Yet another new posting. Air Force School. As what? Guardroom spec. lol. I got quite a shock when I got the news that I'll be posted out, because quite a few people told me that I'll probably be staying. I also expressed interest to stay, actually. When my sergeant major was announcing our postings he split all of us into groups then told us stuff like 'ok this group you all will be posted to Tengah/ Sembawang/ Changi' etc but I was the only one not in any group. Then he told me 'ok Kelvin for the moment just take it that you are Paya Lebar first, your posting is not out yet.'
Five minutes later, during lunch while we were all mingling and saying our goodbyes, my sergeant major called me to him and told me to report to Gombak Base, MINDEF the next day 8am. Some more tell me to bring all my stuff there, which I found puzzling because I never knew MINDEF was stay-in. Those posted out were allowed to book out that day. haha. shiokadoo.. :)
Next morning, I took a cab to MINDEF which was located all the way at Dairy Farm Road, near Bukit Timah. damn far sia, the cab cost me $24. lol. some more the camp all the way on a hill, lucky got the cab to send me up. Quite a few people gave me strange looks because apparently I was the only one with a duffel bag and another huge civilian bag which was also like a duffel bag. The rest of the office people at most only had a small handbag or haversack. The people got quite a shock when I reported there because my name wasn't in any list to report or whatever. So I sat there for about an hour or so while the clerk desperately scanned through all his emails to find my name and what my posting was supposed to be. After an hour or so then he told me "oh, you're supposed to report to Air Force School instead." I was thinking like 'what..!?!', because it meant that I just wasted $24 on my cab and my wallet had no more cash to take another cab back to Air Force School. Lucky my mum and sis were free so they came to give me a lift. :D
heng ah. I thought my permanent posting was going to be MINDEF as some clerk or something. If yes then I die sia, all the computer stuff so chim to me.. some more I stay so far away lol if 8 to 5 also damn jia lat every morning climb up the steep hill. lol.
So that is how I ended up in Air Force School. lol. it's not 8 to 5, by the way just in case you were thinking it is. haha. but it's quite relaxed as compared to PLAB. It's just next to PLAB too, so hopefully I get to bump into some of them sometimes. haha. The duties operate on a shift system as well. One day work one day off, but FRI+SAT counts as one day and SUN+MON counts as one day. So a typical week will go something like, tue work, wed off, thurs work, fri + sat off, sun + mon work, tue off, wed work, thurs off, fri + sat work etc. not bad hor. =D hopefully I will be able to go learn driving haha. The trainees in Air Force School damn shiok sia, because there is a mess inside that sells food and also have pool tables lol. The thing is that even trainees are given these privileges, unlike us in PLAB lol. machiam chalet. :) oh yes I bumped into Jingwen and Yu Quan too!
I shall update more about my adventures next time.. lol till then!
CHRISTMAS is coming! :D