enlistment act

chinny is finally going in soon. 3 days. better start preparing, chinny.

so here's abit of advice. i told u most through msn liao, but i'll put them here in case u need reference again. and the list u received long time ago shld help too.

ok so things u shld bring:

pt shirt (1-2)
pt shorts (1-2)
admin tee(dun need, the army market sure got ppl try to con u to buy one, no point)
white socks(1-2)
green towel(1) (they'll giv 2, but i advice u buy one so u can do wat i always do, one for using, one for field pack(stand-by-field pack), and one for cupboard(stand-by-bed))
8 hangers
clothes pegs (useful if u dun want the risk of ur clothes dropping downstairs)
loads of underwear
loads of plastic bags
ziploc bags(no hurry though, but since going army market just shun bian lor)
washing powder if u're washing clothes
brush (useful when washing clothes but not a neccessity)(whole bmt i was the only guy in my platoon who had a brush)
mp3 player
book
nail clipper
shaver
toothpaste toothbrush
soap and shampoo
orange cloth (2)(one for rifle, one for stand-by-bed)
garters
alarm clock
watch (good to tell the time, but i survived my whole bmt and first 2 weeks of sispec without watch. highly recommended that u hav a watch during field camp though. u'll understand when the time comes)(watch must be black though)
food (dun really need for first 2 weeks, but will need for subsequent weeks)
drinks (if u think ur bag not heavy enuff)
extra hp batt (dun disappoint trish, later she sad u cannot talk to her)
coins
plasters
rags
powder(prickly or saf one up to u)
photos (optional, but nice to stare at trish all night long)

ok abt all lah. the rest will be general advice.

1. when u go army market, pls dun buy frm malay stallholders. they cheat money. buy frm stalls where u see ppl buying frm. and pls bargain, or the price u get is damn lousy one. bargain as much as u can.

2. on ALL route marches, wear double layer socks. white inside, green outside. helps a lot against blisters.

3. guitar and other musical instruments are actually allowed, but they're big and easy to spoil so up to u.

4. bring airtight container for ur food, unless u want to share wif rats.

5. (HIGHLY IMPT!) this one no hurry, u wun need it soon, but u'll definitely appreciate this when the time comes. BRING WET TISSUE! or WHATEVER GIRLS USE TO REMOVE MAKEUP WIF! u can ask trish or any of the girls abt this. but i kinda nvr asked them cuz wet tissue works like a miracle le. on the green and black camo that is damn hard to remove.

6. there's this thingy called scotch brite. which are pad- like thingys which are impressive and removing kiwi stains. u might want to have them, then collect funds frm ur section and share them wif ur section. stand-by-area for ur section might be a whole lot easier.

7. before any stand-by-area which u think ur section cannot make it alrdy. go mop the floor and make it wet. ensures that all stains and markings and dust cannot be seen at all because of the wet floor. my section survived 3 stand-by-areas because of this trick.

8. when there's a stand-by-bed and u dunno where to hide stuff that u dun want to be seen. stuff them all into the duffel bag and put the duffel bag under ur bed. it's allowed and saves u a lot of trouble.

9. be mentally prepared that before any bookout there'll be either a stand-by-area or stand-by-bed. so start cleaning up the area a day before bookout so it'll be less hectic on bookout day.

10. liquid kiwi allows for much faster polishing of boots and much better shine too but damages ur boots over time. solid kiwi works just fine for me cuz i hav 4 yrs experience of polishing boots. up to u which one u want to use, but the army only provides solid kiwi so u hav to buy ur own if u want liquid kiwi.

11. speakers that go wif ur mp3 makes ur bunk like a partying place and reduces a lot of boredom. my section was the only one that had speakers, so the sergeants always came to our bunk to listen to music, talk cock wif us, then zhao when they had things to do. much more fun lor.

12. bring book during live range or u'll be bored to death. alternatively, u can carve wood just like wat i did.

13. when u go outfield or live range or handgrenade range, u'll hav alot of time and u might get hungry. useless if u hav food in bunk and they're really in ur bunk. when going this places, it'll be useful to put food in ur lbv like wat i always do. dunno y nobody learns frm me. whole day ppl come look for me for food instead of bringing their own. so advice is to bring and keep quiet abt it. if ppl see u eating and ask then giv if u want to. if not, just keep quiet.

yup yup that's all! and that's a lot of advice le. u shld survive damn comfortably liao. if u still cannot then i dunno wat to do liao. just go oot(out of training). lol.

take care inside!