Tuesday, 16th June 2009
(1) Life is great,i just wanna experience more of it. [ ]
(2) Life is full or surprises, it is this that keeps me on guard and motivated to do more/better. [ ]
(3) Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are. [ ]
(4) It's faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes a life worth living. [ ]
Well for me , it's a tick for all 4 of them. Like it or not,2009 has already reached half of it's age ,
and things like experiencing the unexperienced, feeling the greatest downfall ,patience being tested and pushed to the limits, vision and values being widen and appreciated individually has already came on to my side. And i praise God for it, im not letting status quo to just stop here , im ready for more and indeed the best is yet to come .I believe that most of u guys knew where i've been in the last 3 months, and here i am sitting in front of the computer proudly saying i had served the country and finished the race. Here is a brief explanation of what Malaysian National Service is all about :
"The National Service Training Programme, or Program Latihan Khidmat Negara (PLKN), is Malaysia's national service program. The conscripts are 17-year-old youths that are selectively drafted. The three-month program, which started in December 2003, began as way to encourage friendship between youth of certain ages with different races and ethnic groups and address concerns that the country's various races were becoming increasingly isolated from one another."
Yeap!that's pretty much about it. Oh,ya before i move on, i would like to thank our
P.S to ying hao : "ohh, u gangster now la, call me fat flabby with my girly pink phone , fat round ball all =p "
AMBIENCE OF CAMP JUNACO PARK
Being chosen to National Service is one thing, which camp you are assigned to is a whole new story. I'm grateful to be assigned to not just any other camp in Malaysia, but a Sarawak Camp, and it's none other than Camp Junaco Park, Sibu , Sarawak .
Entrance of Camp Junaco Park,Sibu,SarawakAnd so,before leaving for National Service i did a little research by google-ing Junaco Park, and to my surprise this place used to be a resort for tourist, and straight away a thought just ran through my head thinking how BAD does BAD can this place be??
And so the journey began, from :
HOUSE --> SHAH ALAM STADIUM --> KLIA -->SIBU AIRPORT -->CAMP JUNACO PARK
Journey to our camp from the sibu airport was like forever, the route to camp was bumpy,swaying left and right as the underpowered bus had to climb up steepy hills.
Lo and behold,the beauty of Camp Junaco Park was unfold and unveiled to us upon our arrival.My first impression was like "WOA! THIS PLACE IS H-U-G-E!!"
Let me allow some pictures to do the talking allrite??
And so the journey began, from :
HOUSE --> SHAH ALAM STADIUM --> KLIA -->SIBU AIRPORT -->CAMP JUNACO PARK
Journey to our camp from the sibu airport was like forever, the route to camp was bumpy,swaying left and right as the underpowered bus had to climb up steepy hills.
Lo and behold,the beauty of Camp Junaco Park was unfold and unveiled to us upon our arrival.My first impression was like "WOA! THIS PLACE IS H-U-G-E!!"
Let me allow some pictures to do the talking allrite??
Dewan Makan, it takes 6-7 minutes to walk from my dorm to here
The long building there is our dewan kuliah (Air-conditioned), the place where classes are conducted
This is where we do our water sports
Padang Kawad
2 banglo mewah, where the commandant and other army personnel stays
During our makan malam in the Commandant's banglo
View in one of the room
A view from the JUNACO HILLTOP
The floating Canteen (koperasi)[Indon Mee,Nasi Goreng,MeeHun Goreng, Mee Goreng, +telur + hotdog all sold here! =p]
Guys' Dorm
We have horses here too!! They are let loose, freedom is in their hand.There are the not-so-lucky caged animals too, like rabbits,goose,deers,slow-norris,owls,eagles and monkeys(WAK-WAK)
(Grabbed this photo from Sze Yie's facebook)This is our tempat rehat(air-conditioned),notice the TV ?? It's a SONY LCD 32' TV , loaded with all the astro channels. MUAHAHAA.....
Football is like a must watch here, dun think i dunno who kena tapau in the Manchester United-Barcelona Match ok!!! =p
The type of sunset you get to view from this camp.
THE SIBU TOWN
National Service is no prison camp, we don't just stay in the camp for the whole 3 months , but instead we were given the chance to goooooooo SHOOOOOOOOOPIIIINGGGGGGGGG!!!!
And it's not your ordinary shopping routine/lepak time in SUNWAY PYRAMID,1 UTAMA or MID VALLEY shopping mall, this time in the tallest building in Sarawak ..
WISMA SANYAN
"Tallest building in Sarawak"
National Service trainers are still taking school buses ! =D!
Chinese Methodist Church in The Sibu Town
This is the youth hall, the main hall is downstairs and it's way bigger!
Chinese people in Sarawak are very rich!!
While waiting for the van to pick us up.. RILEK DULU..BERGAMBAR DULU!! =)
National Service is no prison camp, we don't just stay in the camp for the whole 3 months , but instead we were given the chance to goooooooo SHOOOOOOOOOPIIIINGGGGGGGGG!!!!
And it's not your ordinary shopping routine/lepak time in SUNWAY PYRAMID,1 UTAMA or MID VALLEY shopping mall, this time in the tallest building in Sarawak ..
WISMA SANYAN"Tallest building in Sarawak"
National Service trainers are still taking school buses ! =D!
Chinese Methodist Church in The Sibu Town
This is the youth hall, the main hall is downstairs and it's way bigger!Chinese people in Sarawak are very rich!!
While waiting for the van to pick us up.. RILEK DULU..BERGAMBAR DULU!! =)The Sibu Town is a very welcoming place,the people here are not so status-minded,the goods here are cheap, not mentioning the food =D!
The town is surrounded by a lot of greeneries , and although the town is not developed to the K.L standard,it is still a nice place to be , you can practically live a comfortable life here ,whereby everything is affordable and managable.
HIGHLIGHTS (1)
One of the dramatic changes that can happen to a person's physical appearance is when you have a change in your hairstyle. Agree ?? I think you got a picture of what i'm about to talk about ..haha...
And of course, one of the National Service trademark for guys is the CREW-CUT hairstyle or in other words,the "LICK-HUNG BOY HAIRSTYLE" =p!
The town is surrounded by a lot of greeneries , and although the town is not developed to the K.L standard,it is still a nice place to be , you can practically live a comfortable life here ,whereby everything is affordable and managable.
HIGHLIGHTS (1)
One of the dramatic changes that can happen to a person's physical appearance is when you have a change in your hairstyle. Agree ?? I think you got a picture of what i'm about to talk about ..haha...
And of course, one of the National Service trademark for guys is the CREW-CUT hairstyle or in other words,the "LICK-HUNG BOY HAIRSTYLE" =p!
Check out this video!! =D!
Junaco Park guy trainers are true men, we don't cry just because of a hair cut??? (of course will feel heart pain a bit la,for those who never cut crew-cut in their life before =D)We even have guys here who's hair were silky smooth and as long as RAPUNZEL's coming up to the barber and said "ABANG , POTONG AJE LA"
At first i thought i will look like a weird rounded bald chinese guy, well after cutting it is actually not bad after all !!
In fact, as days and months pass by, i started to love this hairstyle , but you have to keep TWO things in mind, when it is HOT , when the sun is shining down at your head, it feels like you can fry an egg on top of it, and when it is COLD, when the wind starts blowing or you just simply standing under a ceiling fan, you can feel physics doing it's job, feeling the aerodynamics flowing through the surface of ur head =)
At first i thought i will look like a weird rounded bald chinese guy, well after cutting it is actually not bad after all !!
In fact, as days and months pass by, i started to love this hairstyle , but you have to keep TWO things in mind, when it is HOT , when the sun is shining down at your head, it feels like you can fry an egg on top of it, and when it is COLD, when the wind starts blowing or you just simply standing under a ceiling fan, you can feel physics doing it's job, feeling the aerodynamics flowing through the surface of ur head =)
HIGHLIGHTS (2)
Trainers are separated into 4 company, that is :
A-ALPHA C-CHARLIE
B-BRAVO D-DELTA
and in each company,guys and girls are separated and divided to 3 different platoons.
I came to this camp with a motto implanted in me, and i challenged myself to be a leader among others.
And indeed God gave me a platoon to lead ,working along with our company leader (QUE) and 5 other platoon leaders.
Basically platoon leaders have to do a little extra work like wiping the tables after each meal,chasing people out of their dorms to attend classes,counting heads during the morning gathering and waking up a little earlier to wake the sleepy-heads. It is the lowest post and the least stressful post =)
The ranking that you get to wear on your (shoulders) class shirt and uniform.1 stripe for girls platoon leaders,2 stripes for guys platoon leaders, 3 stripes for company leaders, 4 stripes for the overall leader and he's assistant.
This is the class shirt they provided
The complete uniform set,they call it CELORENG.
This is the one and only Bravo Company flag
Us in our uniform =)HIGHLIGHTS (3)
And so it begins, the battle to the top between Alpha , Bravo , Charlie and Delta Company. Trainers have to be physically and mentally prepared as there were many competitions lining up for them, honestly speaking i felt that every company is balanced in the Physical aspect.Having tough and buff-ed up IBAN guys is definitely a YES in each company.
Above perseverance and strength, it all comes down to one very important aspect that keeps the team up. Without this, a team is nothing , it will just be a TEAM for name and not for any use.
Having heard this nearly everyday , it is none other then TEAMWORK . APA YANG PENTING?? "KERJASAMA!"
Having a team that is high in morale and always on fire for every single competition, Bravo Company took the lead in the "A-FRAME" Competition. It is our very first victory after 2 previous competition.
No idea what "A-FRAME" is ??
Check out this video!
Check out this video!
Champions for both guys and girls . If i'm not mistaken the guys took about 2 minutes and 25 seconds to go back and forth.
POWER EH?? haha... well there's more competitions to come! This is the appetizer only, haven't go to the main course meal. =D!
POWER EH?? haha... well there's more competitions to come! This is the appetizer only, haven't go to the main course meal. =D!
