i survived my first ICT at 2CSH! and i am off to bangkok tonight!!
i never thought that these two weeks would pass by, in this manner. a day by day stretch in a regular march. am sure that time must have passed by in a flash for some; am thinking of my colleagues here. but time is relative, and upon donning the uniform and being based in a camp, time just becomes this thing that passes but doesn't seem to get lesser.like i mentioned previously, this ICT(in-camp training) has been a solid test of my patience for time wasting and my tolerance for those who seem stuck in their way of life. had this been a private venture, we would have finished EVERYTHING in a week. packed schedules, packed deadlines, packed refresher courses, packed mission.
but as i walked out of camp today after out-processing i.e. regaining my life as a civilian. i think that maybe, just maybe, this period being slow gave me the opportunity to get to know my fellow mates better, from the direction of who they are, and what they do. it gave me time to think more in depth about what i wanted to do for myself as well, being exposed to so many different careers and different mentalities. there was lots of laughter as well i suppose, given that we had one over-riding mission daily, even more important than our 'given' objective. we all wanted to book out or get this 2 weeks over and done with.
the characters in the unit are a pretty decent and fun bunch. everyone seems to have assumed this 'air of resignation' towards the time here...and we moved on from lamenting to getting the job done. despite all the blardy long breaks in between. gripes of wasting tax-payers' money aside, the unit ' animal' really is difficult to move methodically. but it doesn't mean that it should still be this much of a drag.
think i am lucky to end up in 2CSH. doubt i will defer if given a chance. better the devil you know, than the abyss beyond.
and...i am off to bangkok tonight. was worried initially that i might still need to return to camp tomorrow morning but that didn't materialise and well, i'm off! hope that this trip works well as well, to give me a short break before returning to the usual chaos and for my baby to get some well-needed perspective into the months coming ahead.
going to do some shopping for stuff like bags and tee-shirts. learnt my lesson the other time round and won't go for the pants anymore. kinda thinking about tailoring some shirts still though. might be cheaper and i ain't sure when i will make a trip back to bangkok again in the near future.
and yes dear...i am spontaneous sometimes.
posted by inspirethereal @ 3:32 PM
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