penultimate to ndp

four more days to national day. i kinda feel sad that all these moments that my contingent mates and i have shared are about to come to an end. but i know that some day, somehow, and somewhere i will see them again. and the things that we've shared together have made us share a special dream. it may be hard to part as friends but we are still connected. after all, we were all meant to meet within the life of NDP. there's a reason to everything. there's a reason why i got rejected for NDP 4 years in a row. there's a reason, and the reason is that so i can enjoy this NDP pride, honour, tears and most of all, gratitude.

"i hope to see you come back as a CI next year", CI Low Ee Shang

last night was the last training session that my buddies and i will ever have in NDP 2006. after that some of them told me, "you're different from the rest, a different SI, a SI that doesn't shows off his rank like most of the others do". "do you want to know why you are such a hot target for cameras? because you just know how to make the people taking the shot laugh, and not smile for it". come to think of it, i love being arrowed to do jobs such as taking attendence and conducting uniform check, cause it makes me know that it's not just that, but it's all about loosen the guys up for the parade when i always say, "how are you doing today? don't worry, we're gonna do this right".

"help me to take care of the kids (cont. mates) okay?", CI Chen Lian Yu

i will also remember how i used to take an hour to don up my badges and iron my uniform to prepare for the rehearsals. when i go for the rehearsals, there will be someone, without fail, who will always ask me how long did it take to do up my uniform. for this is am further grateful because it makes me a role model to others. because others look up to me. because i try to live up to everyone's expectations. through this parade, i learnt many other things. leadership is not about commanding or walking with the rest. it's about the ablility to inspire. "are you always this positive?", "please, i don't want to laugh anymore", "chili is red so you can use it paint your face if you have not paint for national day".

"this badge is yours so you keep it with you, keep it on, be proud", CI Koh Tian Guan

then for a particular reason, i will remember all you guys out there that entered my life. cause i've made many mistakes and you guys are the reason that i don't wanna make them again. not everything is about force, not everything is about what you have. it is about playing a game called "touch my favourite tree" that we used to joke around about and loved it so much. the reason is that you guys... are my friends.

"regardless of rank and number of badges, i'm your friend", SI Hsu Chee Keong (me)

lastly, thanks guys for letting me know that you do not need a rank to get people to do something. because when i called for volunteers, it is you, my friends, that stood up to do the job.

XyeThesis
`Lets have faith that right makes might, and in that faith let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it.

penultimate to ndp

four more days to national day. i kinda feel sad that all these moments that my contingent mates and i have shared are about to come to an end. but i know that some day, somehow, and somewhere i will see them again. and the things that we've shared together have made us share a special dream. it may be hard to part as friends but we are still connected. after all, we were all meant to meet within the life of NDP. there's a reason to everything. there's a reason why i got rejected for NDP 4 years in a row. there's a reason, and the reason is that so i can enjoy this NDP pride, honour, tears and most of all, gratitude.

"i hope to see you come back as a CI next year", CI Low Ee Shang

last night was the last training session that my buddies and i will ever have in NDP 2006. after that some of them told me, "you're different from the rest, a different SI, a SI that doesn't shows off his rank like most of the others do". "do you want to know why you are such a hot target for cameras? because you just know how to make the people taking the shot laugh, and not smile for it". come to think of it, i love being arrowed to do jobs such as taking attendence and conducting uniform check, cause it makes me know that it's not just that, but it's all about loosen the guys up for the parade when i always say, "how are you doing today? don't worry, we're gonna do this right".

"help me to take care of the kids (cont. mates) okay?", CI Chen Lian Yu

i will also remember how i used to take an hour to don up my badges and iron my uniform to prepare for the rehearsals. when i go for the rehearsals, there will be someone, without fail, who will always ask me how long did it take to do up my uniform. for this is am further grateful because it makes me a role model to others. because others look up to me. because i try to live up to everyone's expectations. through this parade, i learnt many other things. leadership is not about commanding or walking with the rest. it's about the ablility to inspire. "are you always this positive?", "please, i don't want to laugh anymore", "chili is red so you can use it paint your face if you have not paint for national day".

"this badge is yours so you keep it with you, keep it on, be proud", CI Koh Tian Guan

then for a particular reason, i will remember all you guys out there that entered my life. cause i've made many mistakes and you guys are the reason that i don't wanna make them again. not everything is about force, not everything is about what you have. it is about playing a game called "touch my favourite tree" that we used to joke around about and loved it so much. the reason is that you guys... are my friends.

"regardless of rank and number of badges, i'm your friend", SI Hsu Chee Keong (me)

lastly, thanks guys for letting me know that you do not need a rank to get people to do something. because when i called for volunteers, it is you, my friends, that stood up to do the job.

XyeThesis
`Lets have faith that right makes might, and in that faith let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it.