8 June 2007

It a long journey from Singapore to Charleston, SC. I had to take a total of three flights in order to reach to Charleston, SC. I went with a total with 13 other people which consist of 2 teachers official, 4 cadets officials and the rest are cadets. The first journey was taking a flight from Singapore to Hong Kong for a stopover. On the plane I was separated from my friends and being put at 47C which far behind from everyone. Beside me were two other passenger but both of them were fast asleep during the journey. I was upset and lonely as it cannot be help due to the sit located for me. So the flight was 3 hours long with no one to talk to, till we arrived at Hong Kong. We arrived at Hong Kong at 10 plus and waited for the next flight which about an hour before our next flight to Chicago. Within that hour, we spent at the terminal walking around and also took some pictures. At 12.00 noon, we board up the plane and took off to Chicago. The flight was about 14 hours long. I cannot imagine myself is 14 hours long and at first what am I going to do in the plane for 14 hours. In the end I managed to sit in there for about 14 hours. The stuff I did in the plane to keep myself occupied were eating, sleep, play my video game, make new friends and listening to my music. By the time I reached Chicago it was around 2 plus on 8June. This inversed in Singapore timing is 9June around 3plus in the morning. For now I would write in US timing as this would be easier for me and you to understand. Once landed at Chicago, we have to check out our bag and rechecked in again before leaving the gate to do some entertainment. As we were leaving the gate, we saw a band and there were about to start playing. The band was a jazz band and it actually plays some wonderful music for us to enjoy though not many people were around though. When the members were taking a short break, I went to take some photograph with the guys. Later went out to the airport’s car park to take some pictures together. The weather at Chicago was lovely and windy. We spent the rest of our time eating, waiting and talking before our next flight to Charleston, SC. The thing that is cool was that at 7 in de night it is till daylight and at about 8 then it started to get dark. At that time we boarded up the plane and head to Charleston airport. At the airport, the two people which greeted us were LTC Ticknor and Major Clark. The both of them later brought us to eat a midnight supper before heading to the Military Camp School.

9 June 2007

Today was an awesome day for me. Firstly, I woke up early in the morning to have a breakfast with LTC Ticknor. After breakfast we started learning about drill in ENGLISH. At first was a bit hard and confusing without even trying out but once you seen its movement and step you will get the hang of it. The drill is really simple but the part that I am worried is the executing its command. After a bit of training, one of the officials went in to the room and took out a football and let us plays. We took the ball to the field just outside of the barracks and play. After a little of fun, head into the bus and start our trip to Fort Moultrie. Before reaching to Fort Moultrie, we had a little tour around Charleston. Upon arriving at Fort Moultrie, LTC Ticknor gave us a brief history of this Fort Moultrie before entering into the museum. There we took pictures of the artifacts and learn more about how their civil wars started. Later I went and brought some souvenirs before heading to the theater to watch a documentary on Civil War. During the show I actually fall asleep at the last part till my friends question mi about it. I was not able to answer them at all but I at least got a brief ideal. After the show when to the area where the war actually took place. After the Fort Moultrie tour, we went to BK for our lunch. Guys you may all think I am having a nice meal at any fast food restaurant but you all are wrong the truth is I getting sick of it. Is like having burger everyday for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The worst part is that their burger is the scariest as their one normal burger is Singapore upsize burger and their upsize is Singapore double upsize burger. After lunch, we went to Walmat which is more or less liked Giant in Singapore. After shopping for stuff and gift for my friends back in Singapore, we all went to the air forces base to have a picnic with the US cadet. The picnic was very lovely as the things we were playing volleyball, basketball, Frisbee and even sitting down together and chatting on things in US and Singapore. We spent the whole evening at the picnic and by the time we sit in the bus to head back to Citadel, we all fall asleep in the bus. We were so worn out after a day that all of us slept. Everyone enjoyed themselves that day.

10 June 2007

The day was great not only the weather was fine but it was not hot and the place we visited was the best. That day we went to Fort Sumter to know more about the Civil War and part of it was also from Fort Sumter. The history of the Civil War was that there are two Forts that fight the Union. The two Forts are Fort Moultrie and Sumter. Before departing to Fort Sumter which is an island off shore from the land, there is a submarine, Air-craft carrier and a ship destroyer. On that morning we did not went into there as we were going to Fort Sumter for the tour. At Fort Sumter was the scariest place for me. Is not that there is ghost or what but is I went into a gift shop and come out with some gift in my hand. Guess how much did I spent? That gift cost mi $70 burning a big hole in my pocket. I cannot believe that I spent so much in there and is like the third day in US. The main problem about this Civil War is that whether should there continue and expand the campaign on slavery. That is why this Civil War started, hope I am right because I did not read the text properly. After spending about an hour there we head back to shore and went for lunch. At least lunch this time we had some Asian food rather than going to the entire fast food restaurant to have our lunch. After lunch before heading back to tour around the air-craft carrier, we spent some time in the video and game shop and purchase some stuff. At the air-craft carrier, we spent US$5 in sitting one flight simulator which actually is a waste of money. Then tour around the ship, it was a amazing and fruitful trip to me as I got to learn more about how the ship carry the air-craft plus making space for the crew to sleep and eat. About 4 plus in the evening, went to the gift shop and buy more gifts for people. Later went to Walmat again and factory outlet to shop for clothes, shoes, caps and other stuff. Tell u a secret when u reach US go look for this factory outlet and go buy as many Levis jean as there is so cheap. I really cannot believe it. By the end of that day I actually spent more then US$100 on clothes and gift.

11 June 2007

Today nothing much happen for me as wake up early as usual. We went for morning exercise before heading for breakfast. This time we did not go out for any trip or tour but given spare time to pack our stuff and also mingle around with the US cadet. The reason is that today is the day our course is going to start and must at least make some friends so that we will not be lonely. In the afternoon, went for lunch before heading to the lecture room to start the programmed of the course. After some lesson, we head back to the barrack to have our sharing with our flight advisor. After that went to look for our new room and bunk in. At 10.30pm light off and turn in to bed.

12 June 2007

The second day of the course, everyone have to wake up early in the morning at 5.30. I woke up at the dot of it, jump out of my bed and quickly rush down for morning pity (morning exercises). I did not brush my teeth or anything just put on my pity clothes and head down for my morning exercises. The pity was simple we are supposed to do 25 push up within 2 minutes, 40 sit- up also within 2 minutes and a mile run which is about 1.6KM with 10 minutes. I pass everything and for my mile run, my timing was 6minutes 20 seconds. After that head back to the barracks to bath change into uniform and go for our breakfast. After breakfast we had our personal and room inspection, from what I heard that my room inspection did not do so well but I got a perfect score for personal inspection. Went on to learning of drill, that was my worst drill session I had for my entire life as I humiliated myself by splitting the platoon into two part. Which normally will not happen in drill but is I not sure what is the command. From that day I learned my lesson and kept a close eyes to all my flight mates on how there do it. After everything, we had lunch then followed lesson and more lessons. After dinner, we had a volleyball match. My flight did not do so well in the first game but from where we are at that game our bonding had become closer. The truth is during the game I did not even touch the ball at all and the winning points come from serving the ball. So far so good in US but today I have a wired feeling that I somehow miss home and my family a lot. Due to support I get from my friends spiritual I able to continue it all the way.

13 June 2007

I am happy and glad for my team or flight as during the volleyball match we won two team but we did not do any drill session which mean that we will be having it the next day for a longer hours. Due to the rain, we had 3 hours of lecture with 3 different topics. The most shocking part was that I did not fall asleep at all as this lecture really was interesting to me and is very useful for my daily life and there was another reason to it. One of my friends also from Singapore actually sat beside mi but she was writing notes and talking to all the time till the lecture actually stood behind me. After dinner, I was surprised to find out that we are playing volleyball after dinner and my only thought was that did any one suffer any indigestion. The truth is that in the morning the entire American cadet went for a tour at Fort Moultrie but we went ahead of them so we were taken out and went to shop while they were having their tour. We went to a shopping mall and I brought some more gifts at that time. By noon we had to head back to citadel to be with all the cadets again. It was only a short while but its still fun. Later in the night we had our briefing for only the Singapore cadet and we were told to write reflection on that day. Everything went smoothly that and for the pity my timing for my mile run was 6 minutes 14 seconds. The reason could not run any faster is that the cold wind is very cold and I did not sweat at all when I run. That day I was also appointed as a element leader which was cool as I got to wear their collar pin to represent the element leader.

14 June 2007

The day is still the same as usual having to wake up as early as 5.30 in the morning to do the morning pity. I was amazed of my capability as I am able to do my morning pity properly but I did not do so well in my mile run as I got only 7 minutes 20 seconds as I run with my friends Kenneth. The reason I did not run solo is that I knew Kenneth was not a person that able to run for long distance so I was there actually to motivate him. I was not upset with the timing I got as all my other friends also pass this section also. After the mile run as usual have breakfast and inspection but this time my inspection I got 79 out of 80. No way only short of one mark and was the beret not properly put on. After that spent more time on drill and to my amazement I able to learn their command within 3 to 4 days. Later have our last lecture talk in the afternoon and then proceed to the parade rehearsal. There one thing that I find it different from our parade was that they proceed to the prize giving on the spot and there are very welfare in the sense that you are able to fall out and get a drink and rest awhile before fall back in again. That the things that were different, which is good as for Singapore we do not have such good welfare. I actually pass out or fall out from the squad as I had stitches due to running once after lunch. Once the parade over, we went to play volleyball but this time we lost the match. Our flight leader was not happy with the judge I also find it a bit unfair that why. Since we lost we must be a good sport man ship. After all this thought can sleep but had to spent time doing on the power point slide. Had to sleep late about 2 to 3am in the night but at least sleep late the time still managed to finish the slide and I was also being promoted as road guard.

15 June 2007

The day had come to be tested by my people from Air Force officials. The things we did as usual but this time round it would be counted as a mark for the grade to pass. Then we had inspection test and morning breakfast. After morning breakfast we head to the mess hall for our quite study before our turn to take the test on our drill. When it’s our turn to be tested, everyone turned out to be as nervous as mi but the score we got were quite impressive. Later head down to the lecture room for our test. The test is almost like our GSK in Spex course so more or less it’s much easier as they have is all multiplier choice but for Spex course has open ended. After test we had the NCC talk which took up about an hour before the break that was given to us. The break was free and easily and is about 2 hours. We are allowed to do anything in the citadel except some stuff that may cause a lot of trouble. Then once the break is over we went to theater to watch the car but fall asleep half way through. After the show, we went back to citadel and sleep.




16 June 2007

Finally, this is the day I have been waiting the pass out of the course. Though I have been waiting but I do not want my US friends to go. I want them here forever, is like I missing my flight mates as though we have been together for 10 years. I cannot help it this is life; I must know how to let things go. During the parade, I was amazed to find out that I was awarded the best personal inspection with 98% for my score. Not only that I and not just me is the whole ICEP cadet got the pity ribbons for passing our physical test. Now, I realized that the parade is not long as I thought but I stand till my backache. From them we are dismissed home. During lunch we spent time at Colonel Barter house for it. I am surprised to see five dogs and his house is beautiful. It’s much better than in Singapore. After that, we head to a baseball game which lasted for three hours before we went back. This is my first time seeing a baseball game live. It was really cool and would want to do this again. After the game, we went for laundry. It was really fun doing the laundry but we have to wait for long our before things got done. While waiting for it some of my friends and I went outside listening to some music till the stuff was done. In the end we got it done and went to sleep.

17 June 2007

Early in the morning, I was angry over my friend’s phone as it gave both of us a false alarm and woke us up. That morning we did something different after breakfast. We went to the coast area side to sit a carriage ride around that area to learn the history about this street. After the short tour we went to the common market which was once be populated with the African American people as that area was a slave market but now is a normally market that send different kind of stuff like toys, food, gifts and many more stuff. Near the common market there is an ice-cream shop which I brought one down there to cool myself there as the weather was hot. Later went to outlet to shop for clothes. Khalis and I spent most of our money in buying stuff like clothes, pants and other stuff that caught our eyes till we were late. Went we were rushing to the spot we got lost in there and realized that we make a big turn before heading to the right destination. After shopping went to Major School as they were all waiting for us to come. They present us with the drill team routine and also the saber team routine. Later they show us what they normally do in their school and when we went and see their prize, they got tons of them till there were not any spaces left to put their prizes. After that we went out to eat dinner with them before heading back to citadel to sleep.

18 June 2007

This is the last day spending at Charleston before heading to Washington. D.C. We all went to interact with the second batch of the cadet who was coming for the course. After that went to have presentation for them talking about what is Singapore but this time I was not in the presentation and my work was wasted also due to lack of information on which stuff to save in that prevent my file from opening. After our presentation, we had a drill performance for the American cadet to show them how Singapore did our drill. After that all of us went to change and head to outlet for more shopping. At that time I went to buy more jeans and was Levis Jean. Total I spend wad US$26 but in Singapore if u buy one shirt and two pairs of jeans is like $200 something. Later we headed to Target which is like Walmat, before we headed back.

19 June 2007

Early in the morning before breakfast, we were all slacking around doing our own stuff and some packing. Then later headed to the airport to check in and flied off to Washington D.C. Once we touched down hope on to a mini bus hired before hand to send us to our hotel. After checking in, we went out to the subway station that brings us to a cemetery as one of the famous site for it. Once visiting that area had our dinner before going back to hotel to rest.

20 June 2007

That morning actually we all woke up late; rush out of the bed to get ready and went down, due to the comfortable bed. Then we headed down to three museums which were the holocaust, aerospace and the World War 2 memorial museum. At the museum, the security is tight and there were a lot of people at the museum but it was not that crowded. After all the tour went back to sleep at the hotel till next morning which will fly off to Singapore.

Hey cloud is back...Hmm its been
Nearby a week since i last post
My blog... Wow during this few
Day lot thing happen to mi...
Not onli de good stuff but bad
Thing also happen... But let mi
Start with my good point of my
Days...

Hmm since last monday
I juz went for my spex course...
Haha...U all are wondering wad
Is it... It de course where i get
My sergent ranks...Haha... To
Start off mi n my platoon which
make up of Garthig Johnson
Kenneth Yiliang Cliford
Brandon Ashwin n Thiban...
We went to HQ to report... Tt
Morning some of us got scolded
But is alright...Ten when reach
Pasir Lebar camp was at least 45
Min ride so we slept in de bus...
When we reach there we fall in ten
Tick attendance n wait for further
Instruction...When all thing was
Done...We march alll de way to
Auditorium to have a opening
Ceremony... Oh ya btw brandon n
I were in bravo6 n our PC is de best...
So we have all tis ten came lunch n aft
TT was our area to sleep...De base
Morning yy bcuze mi nv forget... Is
De part camp was de best not onli de
Area was good to sleep and the room
Were all veri windy... So aft tt we went
For all our revision on our test...At
Night was de best we got to eat dinner
Ten head for de official rocky mess room...
Wow u not believed mi tt de room is a pub
Where pool table n a LCD screen where they
Show us a movie to see so tt we can discuss
de official...De room has de smallest rank of
Master Sergent to de highest rank senior
Warrent...Wow cant believed ... Haha... Aft
tt we head bak to our bunk to bath n sleep...
Tt de end of day1...

Day2 was de test of camp our camp... But in
De morning we get to do some stuff lyk holding
De lastest sniper rifle, got to try on SAR21 n sit
On de melia or spike which is de ATGM in short
of Anti Tank Guided Missile... Haha... Dam cool
Lor... Haha... Tt afternoon we had our test n in de
night we had our GSK test which is General Speciliest
Knowledge... Ten went to bed but there is a funny
Thing which happen in de night where Kenneth is involved...
Early in de morning we had to wake up
So Johnson had to slap his ass but to no
Avail to wake him up... So he call mi then
I went down with him...when reach at
Kenneth...I called siew hun name at him...
Guess wad is his reaction... He turn towards
At mi...Wa tell u... Johnson n mi started
Laughing... Is onli tt he react to her name...
Haha... So that should be the end of day 2

Day3 is de second last day n we got to witness
the BTLS or something not sure wad is it...Ten
We shall carry on at day3...Aft de tour we went
On to de test aft tt we all went home... Tt was all
For day3... Ten on friday was de fourth day...Tt
Day was de worest day i had... Not onli i did not
Get wad rank i wan but also kana scolding...Hai...
Tt day i was being scolded for alot of thing n i dont
Wish to sae otherwise i will cry again...Wad rank i
Got... I recieved was a 3SG...But i want a 2SG... Y!y!
Y i got it... Hai... I think i dont want to sae anymore...
But realli lyk to tks my xiao mei for toking mi n being
my listener n to stay with mi... By making mi happy...
Haha... Xiao mei dont bully tiger ok... He veri de cute
De hor... i will not bully ur Ah Zhu... So cute how to bully...
Haha...And i also lyk my Dad who actually help mi... tks dad...
Tt all i will to have sae ok i gtg ok BYE BYE...

Hey! Feel free to do anything but DONT SPAM OR USEs VULGAR!!
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C0pyrit3d

Dary| Goh W33 Ming
16+
12 MAY 1992
Ang Mo Kio North pri;Anderson pri(was)
CBSS
CBSS NCC LAND
wanna be cadet officer
goldensun_daryl_watup@hotmail.com

-Liar
-Bootlicker
-backstabber
-Anything tt will affect my friendship with ppl!!!(important)
-♥Gameing
-♥Slacking & sleeping
-♥Sports

-Crumpler harvestsack
-New urban male slipper
-Converse shoes
-New clothes
-More $$
-Good 'O' result
-Get to SP
-Another black ghee