Wednesday, January 05, 2005 0 comments Post a Comment Not entirely unforeseen. But i am, nevertheless, surprised. I do actually think i do and will miss my campmates. The look on my face now : Pouty smile with my nose wrinkled up. *grumble* The 3 of my peers (not under or upper studies but same batch of signallers) are clearing their leaves now and will be disappearing and leaving me behind for a month plus before its my turn. I remember the 4 of us being the only ones spared from being posted to an Infantry *snort* unit in my entire signaller course. We were standing at the accom. block waiting for the mini bus which would pick us up and drive us down to our camp. We waited for a very long time. ~ And then we came in together, freshmen , greenhorns and absolutely clueless. We were never very close. In fact, for the first few months in this unit, i had this great disliking which sort-of rotated from one of them to the other. And finally it wore off and really appreciated the 3 of them cos we always stuck ard one another and did things together when all the other understudies weren't around. Its that kind of initimacy which is unspelt, unsaid but fully felt. Not 'close'. But a sort of silent agreement. And knowing that there are always people backing you up. I remember having some problems getting certain people to get stuff done and the 3 of them were always around. Not like actively VOLUNTEERING OF COURSE (gee. dun expect tt much ok. haha) But just sitting around and willing to work when i asked. (nicely enough) But always without complain. Maybe alot of grumbling from Peh or some friendly stinging remark from Jack or having to timidly prod and fearfully awaking the sleeping ogre Shaun. We used to sleep in a row. Sharing wall fans and my portable fan. knowing who would sleep in latest and not get up. (Shaun) knowing who will be all scratchy and itching at night. (Jack) knowing whose phone it was that started BEEPING (urg!) and RINGING all night. (Peh) Playing **ahem** "games" together. the *emphasis* FOUR of us. haha. *wink* Then i moved away cos some others around started crowding over and making too much noise. ~ There is this night i remember : There was this blackout in our unit and there was a need for one of us to be activated at bout 12 plus am. And him (Peh) was being absolutely hilarious, just lying on his bed and in the darkness , repeating over and over again : "Ey. Have to bring generator over leh. Ey. " And everyone was just ignoring him or laughing in the dark, trying to get to sleep. Then i decided that i HAD to help cos he can't possibly do it himself so i just jumped up from bed and said i would help him. (but that Peh is super funny, he just kept lying there when i already volunteered to help him until i shouted at him to get up. hahhaa . useless bum. ) And Jack got up. Then the 3 of us , carrying lightsticks, in shorts and slippers, made our way downstairs to get the generator over to the main building. And just while we were getting the trolley from the store, guess who popped out by the door, in shorts and slippers too : Shaun. And he said (matter of factly) : " Aiyah, 3 of u all come le, of cos i come la. " And that was when there were bout 10 or more other colleagues who could have helped out too. And it feels quite warm and fuzzy inside, thinking bout it now, working like how we used to in old times. Yeah. ~ Like waking up at 7 together and waiting by the door for the others to get washed up and have breakfast together. Or Peh msging me when my favourite breakfast is on the menu today. (tau sah delight! grin grin) Or volunteering to join in and do work (which is SO unnatural) when two of the others are already driving out to get stuff done (for e army guys : L/C). Or looking out a little bit more for the ones who aren't around. Or when Shaun told me " Aiyah, we will help out wat." when I was worrying bout getting things done on time. ~ It can't be helped that its gonna be those casual, quiet farewells. Cos they come back on different days from time to time and you know never know when it is the very 'last' day before we will never see each other in camp again. But i guess it doesn't really matter. Its so awkward to feel even MILDY sad when parting with these guys. I'll like to remember them as being crappy and funny anyway. 1/05/2005 10:05:00 PM

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