my ambivalent attitude

Friday, January 13, 2006

It was heavy.

Don't get me wrong. I mean not the rain, but the bag of disgustingly green uniforms I was carrying out of camp earlier on.

If nothing goes wrong, I am to be promoted to the rank of corporal on Monday next week. The promotion proved to be a hassle because the ranks have to be sewn onto the uniforms. Since none in my family is adept at sewing and I hate to trouble my mother, a trip down to Beach Road tomorrow is necessary. Yet, this long-waited promotion has its positive implications. For one, it makes doing guard duty easier, the reasons I will not elaborate. Most importantly, it signals the ending of 1 year of NS. Liberation is imminent!

scribbled at 7:17 PM