Existence of them

Okay. Have been wanting to blog about this for some time... But have been bombarded with school work, work, piano, social life... Boohoo. So didn't blog about it till today! Finally a day to breathe.

On the day of the officer social night thing, I had a long trip on the bus home from school. Was like a really typical day... But I was sick, as usual. Have been sick quite a lot recently. I don't know if that's normal... Hahaha. But yeahs. Have been sneezing on the bus like crazy. And there was an old man that was sitting beside me... That poor thing. Sitting beside me as I sneezed like crazy. :(

Was judging him as he began to sit beside me... I know, I talked about not judging. It's HARD. Well, He was an old man with long beard... Shabbily dressed. So immediately I had a not-so-good impression of him. He seemed like a tourist, holding onto many things. And felt like an American, since I have many American Prof in school now, I kinda am able to recognise them with one sight.

And there was a jam on the way home. Even longer bus ride than usual... (I apologise for my constant sneezing!) And every moment on the bus I was thinking, how long more till I reached home? Or I would be wondering, when is this old man finally gonna alight?

Mean thoughts... I know. :(
I tried not to think about it.

Then he pulled out this pot of Vicks from his small bag that was slung around him. And handed it to me, asking me to apply it on my nose and throat area, telling me I would feel better if I do that. I politely refused his offer, and blushed silently, mentally scolding myself for being so mean to such a friendly guy... And he began to talk to me, making to rest of the bus ride so much more enjoyable. Shall not bore you with the details of the talk... But it was about his experience in America. He's actually a local!

Western culture is indeed different.
You won't see locals or any Chinese educated doing stuff like that.
Not that it's bad for Chinese not to do that...
But it really makes one more comfortable.
The idea that someone wants to make you feel better.
That not everyone is selfish. There are still nice people out there.
Really heartwarming. :)

Real angel in disguise! O:)
He even wished me success in my future career! Gosh. How sweet can this old man get? If only everyone was like this old man... The world would be a happier place to live in. ^^

Surprisingly, I felt better for the rest of the night too.

New year resolution: stop judging people on first impressions.

NS Happenings

Wows. Truckload of things happened these week! Somehow related to NS. Makes me appreciate the poor guys wasting their precious 2 years a little more.

(Social Night)
First up was Bryan's Social Night. I don't know what is social night, how is it like, what to do, what not to do... Though Bryan had been a gentleman and briefed me through the itenary for that day, still it was nerve wrecking to meet so many new people in one day!

No idea how much it costed, since Bryan refuse to tell me (which makes me even more curious about the price!!!) But being a good date, I shall not press him to tell me...

Have always been curious about NS, and guys seldom share about these stuff with girls. They always share it amongst themselves, since it's so much easier. We would be bombarding them with questions if they were sharing those experience with us. Like me, I can't even differentiate coy (short for company), wing, platoon, section... (better understanding after these 2 days, but I was still extremely confused before this)

Going for Social Night had allowed me to see a different side of men. A more gentleman, not treating girls like just girls, but treating girls like ladies kinda men. It was fun and social... But at the end of the day, I still don't understand the purpose behind social night for these guys...

(POP)
Pass out parade! :) that's what it stands for. 2 things guys look forward to in NS are POP and ORD (I forgot the abbreviations for this, but it simply means that your NS life had ended. Yay you!)

And I had lots of friends whom POP was on the same date as my boyf. You can see the amount of small soldiers (from my seat they look like toys! Soooo cute!!!) there are at one POP session. All of them POP together! :) best day of their lives since they are unlikely (hopefully!) to be posted back to Tekong.

Woah. I felt like a proud mother watching this POP. :') can totally cry (you will understand when you attend one!) Boys growing into men... I bet that's how all parents felt on that day... It was a good experience. Make it a great experience (other than the fact that all guys would stink on that day since they would be marching 24km from the Tekong ferry terminal all the way to the Marina floating platform)

The platform had an awesome view... Marina Bay Sands (MBS) and the Ferris Wheel (okay, Singapore Flyer) all at the backdrop! So beautiful...

You can see how much effort they have put in to protect Singapore... So touching! Except for the lady's speech, which honestly could be shorter since I bet no one was listening... We all just wanna hug our friends and family (though they smell of sweat!) after the parade! :)

Some shots below with my best friend and our boys.

What a fruitful weekend! :) honoured to be invited to both events!!!