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Rants

Monday, January 10, 2011

12:42 AM

Some ppl are horrible incorrigible and JUST CANT GROW UP.

Not only act childish but THINK childish.

要耍孩子，小姐脾气，请回家。

Spoil my day zzz

这样打了还要人家轰

Dam Nice Pic

Monday, September 27, 2010

11:36 PM

My fav profile pic of all time:

NDP 2010

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

6:37 PM

Long time never blog but I always blog when theres NDP haha. too bad theres none for hwa chong this year.

1st thing i noticed was that they painted the arrow on the roads away. It was left there on the 40th NDP, in 2005.
next was that the Parade RSM marched from the back, gave the command for SC to march in then move to the front, a nice change.
but stupid things happen. the SC did respond to his sedia command but apparently some ppl did not julang in time, caught on TV summore
btw i find it funny when he said in his video "we will stand tall" then its a vid of him pointing his pace stick high LOL
ok the band is dam zai, played immediately so that the contingents no need to wait for 2 drum-rolls but they marched off immediately upon the command
btw i think the music are all recorded one, the band only play at the site, very softly :)
one thing abt the zai-ness of ndp is the contingents' ability to keep distance
aft the 1st belok the army contingent abit out of coordination
but i like how the combined band enter the parade ground
ok, 1 civilian caught looking down at his marking. now a few more
LOL 1 guy looked to his left and right
the PAP CC also turned and look at his contingents haha
CCs did not turn together for kedalam! both facing the contingent and facing the front
btw i liked that this year they did not have the cliche formation of 45 or NDP 2010
and the Parade RSM do kebelakang like total personal timing sia, aft he turn wait so long then bang
i liked how the colours party come to attention and then rusok when masuok baris is given
and when he give hormat kepada panji panji hormat senjata the GOH come to attention
and the regimental colours + SPF + RSAF march at the command while the state colours + RSN + Army marched off aft the drum roll
btw if you looked closely the 1st CC of the army GOH is missing. Hes at the side with the mic giving the command, which puzzles me cause he already have a coord less for him to give kedalam later on wad...
i like the colours party belok even though they have 12 person in front!
aft the 1st belok, the GOH do 2 45 deg turn instead of 1 90 deg turn
and i like that NDP always have the colours party and the 1st incoming GOH marching in line
stupid mediacorp did not capture the backward hentak of the colours party! i was like ARGH when i heard the double tap!
yay my favourite colours form up and they really have alot of space lol
GOH CC did not turn together for kedalam!
but luckily they turned to the front together. and the Parade RSM's final 'DANG" IMO was not sharp enough
and the GOH CC was together! nice haha. but it looks like they followed the music coz they cut when the music ends, which is a nice way to judge
i also liked how the contingents always react to 'BARIS' just before attention. all will pull back their shoulders upon the identifier
oh the colours party did not cut together =(
and i like how the colours rusok themselves :) ok la at the command of their colours RSM but still the audience dunno mah so look very nice
for the salute to the president the UGs opened their umbrella and formed the words NDP 2010! Its nice but the emcee didnt even mention abt it =.=
and for the rusok command aft the anthem the Army GOH CC and the PC did their sword drills simultaneously. it was perfect! great job haha
The slow march/inspection tune is the SAF Provost/Military Police March: Pride, Discipline, Honour.
ok caught one guy lose control of his SAR21 when loading it for feu-de-joie
yay favourite colours party form up and tune again
Band gave double tap when PC reach his position and immediately give the drum roll and the entire GOH march off without command. I always like this closely packed timeline
and lol the colours ensign 'let fly' the colours when the pandang kekanan is given when the colours are already free
i like how the army SC did turning on the march. its very nice. and i rewatch the youtube video many times to count the timing for the SC march past ><
i also liked how the other military contingents belok but not the other SC cause they were a square and looked very awkward
and i wonder wads the cue/timing for the contingents at the back to start march. they cant all start at once cause they will crash
the GB CC look so SCARED.
the Scouts CC even worse. He looked like hes dying and he march on the wrong leg =.=
AND FINALLY THE BAND's TURNING WAS LIKE THE HIGHLIGHT LA LOL

Overall, I liked this year's PC's WOC. very nice
Next yr PC is going to be a malay and the Parade RSM is a women. Progressive SG FTW! haha

RunKeeper Shared Fitness | Running Activity

Wednesday, June 02, 2010

11:49 AM

RunKeeper Shared Fitness | Running Activity

Trigger

Tuesday, June 01, 2010

6:20 PM

Really long time no blog and it has to be an unhappy one.

THERE IS A BLOODY FKING LIMIT TO HOW MUCH WE CAN ADVICE AND NOW NOTHING SEEM TO WORK HUH!?

THE LAST THING CI ADVISORS WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF OFFICERS COME SHOOTING THE EVENT

IF AN EVENT FAIL, IT IS THE FAILURE OF THE ADVISORS AS THEY DID NOT GUIDE THE TEAM WELL

BUT WE TRIED. SO CAN SOMEONE ENLIGHTEN ME AND MY FELLOW COLLEAGUES?

Gosh. What happened to the success of ARD. I had such enjoyable moments guiding the ARD team.

Teachers

Friday, February 05, 2010

2:45 AM

Today's econs tutorial was emo. I cudnt ctrl myself much either.

Very 感动

Many thoughts flow through my mind.

I ask myself, if I were to join the teaching profession, what does that mean? It means that I want to groom the students. But now it seem like teachers have to do, so much admin, so many projects that they are forced to scarify their students in some ways....

But its really very 动心 when mrs tan was sharing how bad she felt and how much she wanted us to do well till the point where she was at a loss for words.

On the school side, its really more beneficial for C1 tutors to follow up to C2, end up half of our tutors are changed. Including CT, replaced with a 'fill in your blank' one...

Weeks ago I was just sharing with Ms Koe how bias CSE can be. Almost all the opportunities are given to CSE or CSE have priority, then the rest of the consortium classes get almost nothing. Ms Koe replied 'Its quite elitism' and that's exactly my thought!

华中变成什么样了

updates updates

Sunday, January 24, 2010

4:38 PM

ytd had dinner for ms koe's semi-retirement with my council exco and my senior batch. aiya in the end onli 5 person la. but it was a great 3.5hrs chat.

school is realli taxing =(

on a happier note i love 桃花小妹 ji nice ji sweet can ^^
love da songs too!

很感人lor,又哭了啦

sometimes wish things were like in the past, only 2 person so easy to do things. but its ok, ive worked with worst ppl before. like wad some1 said, if can work with those ppl then can increase patience level =)

ok tts all for nao. looking forward to see the orientation mood again haha

thoughts of 2009 - status from FB

Saturday, January 02, 2010

1:09 AM

some of my 2009 status

不懂就要学习，不要在那边假装很厉害这样

You need to come as a white piece of paper. Forget about everything in the past. Then come and learn as a humble person again. Then you will shine after you pass out from course.

好朋友是即使在很安静的时候，也不会觉得尴尬

做人要适可而止, dun go overboard

the standard of the BUC very much depends on the standard of the unit. coz hes the best of the UNIT...

做事情，一定要用心去做

Cai Hongliang thinks we shld all dao those cynical ppl who dun appreciate the efforts put into NDP. If you cannot train a better parade, shuddap.

Cai Hongliang thought that it would be great if everyone could contribute into teaching juniors

Cai Hongliang the sch allow ppl to gather for block test(like the hall gt 300+ ppl). but cancel sabbatical when they are all at different venues. how brilliant.

DADADA

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

6:42 PM

love starfish story and this:

You need to come as a white piece of paper. Forget about everything in the past. Then come and learn as a humble person again. Then you will shine after you pass out from course.

LONG TIME NO POST!

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

1:26 AM

Very long never blog already. Many things happened since my last post. My absence from blogging is mostly due to mugging for promos luh. So I got CDDES for overall grade la. Not say very good but im satisfied le. As I've said I dun have any scholarship or H3 to worry about. my whole point is just to get promoted.

So other than studies, npcc has also been keeping me busy. There's many many manty admin stuffs. Unit events like POP and also Hq stuff like joining 77th CIBTC (D09) Committee as CII (CI Instructor) and going for npap and syfoc 2010 trainer selection. FI Stanford say since next yr ndp is at padang so SYF might be at floating platform. Since it is open air means might have feu-de-joie or fire-of-joy which is my fav drill. I want to teach what ive learnt 3 yrs ago! =D

and since promos are over, its CIBTC CIBTC CIBTC
from mentoring to IPC to actual course. Whoa its really something new that I've experience and Im thankful to everyone that guide me and teach me new things. The trainees are wonderful too. Except for one. Without that ONE, its sure going to be even more wonderful. But some people need to learn how to respect and I realli mean R E S P E C T.

For nao, course is over, next up will be NPAP followed by SYF =)

Ranks in Chinese

Saturday, December 26, 2009

10:55 PM

Im bored so I did this

SPF

CP - 警察总监
DCP - 副警察总监
SAC - 高级助理警察总监
AC - 助理警察总监
DAC - 副助理警察总监
SUPT - 警监
DSP - 副警监
ASP - 助理警监
INSP - 警长

SSI2 - 高级驻署警长2
SSI - 高级驻署警长
SI - 驻署警长
SSSGT - 高级警曹长
SSGT - 警曹长
SGT - 警曹
CPL - 二划警员

flame

Sunday, November 22, 2009

12:24 PM

how long can i keep the cadet inspector flame burning? the npcc flame burning? inside me?

sometimes its just tiring *yawns*

but i will try =D

心

Sunday, August 23, 2009

10:07 PM

做事情，一定要用心去做

I was actually quite upset to hear that my designate NCOs left training early because they need to meet at the airport the NEXT day at 6am.

I can remember very clear that a year ago when I left for Mongolia which was on a FRIDAY and I am like suppose to meet at 8pm. I was still at training until 5pm. So I do not understand why they need to leave training early at all.

有心的人, will also sacrifies his mugging time, to complete a proposal by the deadline set by his superiors. This was a common sight in ExCo, but I have yet to see it in the designate ones as well.

To me, 有心的人, will stay till the last minute possible to help out at NPCC.

I've always thought that they have the 'xin', but maybe I'm wrong.

SAFE Seminar 2009

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

10:01 PM

duno whether its fate but its like the 2nd non-NPCC trip i have to HTA

the first was last year when i was facilitating leadership sabbtical and then one of the places we visit was HTA

now is a PW seminar regarding home front security and related stuff. quite cool. and as usual when ppl say this place dam nice i feel the sense of pride bcoz i consider myself part of it =)

saw FIs too. long time no see

TAK BOLEH TAHAN

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

9:49 PM

TAK BOLEH TAHAN INI ORANG
我真得受不了你

hello mister. 做人要懂得什么时候要收，什么时候要放
not everything, every game, every sport is played like an actual competition
SO STOP PLAYING ROUGH AND SHOUTING LIKE MAD
its fucking irritating yah

even the other class are commenting this is like the most meng game ever with 'that guy' playing so meng.

hello its just a game to play and relax la. everything play so serious for wad

realli wonder wad SHE saw in you.

sheezzz

Passing of Tradition

Sunday, August 16, 2009

11:57 PM

I would like to share a note HO Paul wrote in Facebook:

"Usually, I do not have a habit of writing notes in Facebook unless the topic is of some significance. This particular note warrants the same kind of importance as the previous notes that I have written. Please note (pun not intended) that this post is that of my personal opinion and is of no way representative of the people/organization mentioned in this note. Readers' discretion is advised.

Back in the middle of the last century, the then Prime Minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew, proposed the setting up of a Police Cadet Corps to give students a better insight into the workings of the Police Force. It was felt that a close understanding and relationship should be built between the Police Force & the Youth of Singapore. With the Prime Minister's support, the Police Cadet Corps was thus formed in December 1959 on an experimental basis.

The organizational structure and training programme thus modeled after that of the regular Police Force. Since we are training our youths to be the builders of a safe a secure home, the NPCC was put under the hierarchical structure of Training Command of the SPF. We were within the SPF and not a stand-alone organisation. Therefore, it is not wrong to say that we are part of the SPF, and now part of the Home Team.

The PCC (thereafter renamed NCC (Police) and now called NPCC) had uniforms that was similar to that of the SPF. When they wore khaki uniforms, we wore too. When they changed to the current blue uniform, we changed too. It was the little differences within the uniform itself that distinguished who from whom.

The khaki uniform comprised a black headdress, khaki shirt and short pants, black puttees and ankle boots. As the Second World War drew to a close in 1945, the khaki uniform was updated with the black beret replacing the Songkok, and completed by blue grey flannel shirt, brown khaki short pants, dark blue hosetops, black boots and leather belt, and a navy blue whistle lanyard. This uniform became the primary uniform used throughout the force, and was last worn in 1971. The shoulder lapel bearing the letters "SPF" was worn to give a sense of identity of its officers.

Members of the NPCC back then wore the same uniform. But to distinguish ourselves, the letters "NPCC" was on our shoulder lapel instead of "SPF". It is perfectly fine to create our own unique sense of identity. Afterall, we are what the layman would say: "Same same, but different".

When the SPF changed their uniform to the current version, they removed the shoulder lapel and introduced collar lapels bearing the SPF crest. NPCC for that matter, retained the shoulder lapel for their cadets and many of us who were long enough in the Corps will fondly remember our metal chrome "NPCC" chrome lapels. I still have mine for keepsakes. Officers in NPCC had NPCC crests for their version of the collar lapel. So for a long time, these were the things that made us "same same, but different".

There was no major change to the uniform since then, except for the adoption of embroidered shoulder ranks and badges for all ranks as well as the removal of the whistle & chain in the late 1990s. NPCC followed suit years later in the new millennium.

Soon, NPCC will see a new change, although not drastic, but will see the passing of a tradition that, might not be known to those who pushed for the change. The letters "NPCC" in our cadet ranks where a pass-down from that of the metallic shoulder lapel. Officers do not have them as they can be identified by the collar lapel. We will soon see the inclusion of the letters "NPCC" on the ranks of officers.

Apparently, this is to be in line with the rest of the National UGs (NCC & NCDCC) to have the abbreviations on our ranks. However, they fail to realize that the NCC & NCDCC whose parent bodies SAF & SCDF respectively have the words "Singapura" & "Civil Defence" respectively on their rank epaulettes. The SPF still maintains its identification through its collar lapel. We don't see SPF or otherwise on the ranks of our regular counterparts do we?

Another reason is that (a minority) of NPCC officers have been found abusing their authority or have episodes of mistaken identity when donning the NPCC uniform, having moments of split personality with the regular policemen. So instead of arresting the problem with these irresponsible officers (whom I personally think should be out of the Corps), the problem of the uniform was arrested instead.

As we strike an identity for ourselves, we sometimes fail to hold on to certain traditions who made us who we are today. Without proper judgment, these traditions will be lost as time passes. People who make decisions to warrant changes in an organization fail to see the entire picture. They sometimes make (wrong) decisions that will affect the people that have stayed longer than they have, and longer than they will.

Let us ask ourselves: Who we really are? What we really stand for? Where are we now? Which direction are we heading to? Then, hopefully, as an organization we will progress."

omg

Monday, August 10, 2009

1:28 AM

omg somebody actualli said hormat principal is correct because there is hormat president

nope things arent so simple =)

firstly, in malay, president --> presiden
so hormat presiden hormat senjata is correct

but in malay, principal --> pengetua
so if there is a malay translation use one, unless its commisioner (i actualli think the malay equivalent is komissioner, nid to double check)
so it shld be hormat pengetua (or hormat pengetua sekolah like wad SSS Firdous suggested) hormat senjata

yep. parade knowledge is never ending and we are all learning.

anw its jus so weird to have one hormat for a parade onli...
i miss hormat pedana mentri(prime minister) hormat senjata

FYI there are also
hormat panglima (MP)
hormat mentri (minister)
hormat polis (commisioner of police or deputy)
hormat commandant
hormat polis cadet (npcc council chairman)
and many more =)

im tempted to start my parade story all over again but nope i shall stop here before my blog gets boring. FORGET IT. IT ALREADY IS. =.=

nites

NDP

Sunday, August 09, 2009

6:08 PM

this post is created as the parade is going on. ready to write down any interesting things seen =)

1) oh i tot onli minister arrive early. i dinnoe PM arrive earlier than the parade too. means dun get the hormat perdana mentri...
2) THE CAMERA DIN CAPTURE THE ONLY VAILING!
3) AIR FORCE GOH march past armswing not in sync
4) civilian contingents are still very diu lian. the armswing...
5) overall the whole parade dam short. coz onli gt ONE hormat...
6) the PC still cannot shout...
7) i was telling my parents at 8.22 SURE gt ppl put wrong hand and expected we saw some1 on tv put wrong hand. how shameful

the parade was quite disappointing to me, ESP THE PC..haha but the rest of the show quite impressive haha. oh i saw one MP drop rifle XD

Thanks too

Saturday, August 08, 2009

9:27 PM

I appreciate it when ppl say thanks. Although i duno how am i going to view a locked blog...

School-Based NDP 2009

4:01 AM

HCI National Day Parade 2009 from Hwa Chong NPCC on Vimeo.

The video is also upload in 2 onto youtube. Just search 'HCI NDP'

1) Markers March-in --> Drum Roll so zai then the beat so weak. Shld have something like Call of Drums
2) Markers March-in --> NPCC + SJAB side reach faster than Scouts + NCC side. Plus Scouts and NCC not aligned at all
3) Contingent March-in --> Band is rushing. The beat is more than 120/min
4) Contingent March-in --> NPCC + SJAB side reach a little bit faster then Scouts + NCC side
5) Contingent March-in --> NCC did not keep proper dressing when marching in and hence the distance between the last file and the 2nd last is very big, and then they bounce back. Contingent Commanders SHOULD NOT turn and TALK to the contingents!
6) NPCC Supporting Contingent did not take proper dressing from the contingent commander. The 5th person is aligned to the CC instead of between the 5th and 6th
7) Contingent at the back should be in line with the contingent in front
9) Drum beat for Dressing could include the bass drum as well
10) THE P2IC IS DOING THE WRONG CANE DRILL!!!!!!!!!!
11) GOH March-in --> NCC Left Marker mistaken NPCC Right Marker marking as his, resulting in a crash
12) GOH dressing not in line with CC
13) NPCC GOH, some cut early, some cut late for Turun
14) Baris Rusok Senjata, ALL CC should cut down at the 1st count and not the 2nd
15) Slow March --> I still think the pace is too big
16) March Past Form Up --> CC should reach their position with the same number of steps
17) March Past --> Distance between contingents not kept properly. Similarly for distance between leading column and CC

I might not be a total expert in parades. but I believe my experiences with SYFOC Parade 2006, NPCC Annual Parade 2007, Police Day Parade 2007, NPCC Annual Parade 2009 in addition to my participation in Sch NDP from 2006 and 2007 plus 2008 which was planned by me, can help shape our Sch NDP into a better one.

Some of the so called 'mistakes' mentioned(the list is non-exhaustive) actualli 'appeared' during trainings, but I think I snatch too much show already, as many ppl pointed out, I almost 喧宾夺主, or maybe I already did, so I tried to tone down coz this yr I am not the organiser. But actually I always believe all UG instructors should come together and contribute no matter what, afterall since this is OUR parade, we should just work tgt and try our best to make it the best out of it =DD

AFI for NDP 2010:

Request the band to play at a constant 120 if possible
General salute for RO
Remove marker march in
All 4 contingent in 1 row, instead of 2
Flag party
Proper planning with trainer briefing and key personnel training before combined rehearsal
Send parade procedure to specific UGs to train up on drills needed
Set proper rehearsal objective for each rehearsal
Have more rehearsal
Request UG to select men and confirm parameter before 1st rehearsal(can be done with advance notice)
Draw out and measure the distance of all markings before rehearsal(coz the width and length of the field is a standard) and use measuring tape on the actual day(save time to move contingent and reduce parallax error)
Standardise distance between file with cane for ALL contingents
Finalised marking by 1st rehearsal
Ensure contingent and contingent maintain distance and CC with contingent
CC should all form up with same number of steps
Train whole parade to do proper march past (proper distance, ARMSWING. the crowd knows NOTHING but armswing. keep dressing during pandang kekanan)

I realise that your GOH good not enuff, must be the whole parade, if not the niao sure come one. Experienced it today.

Actualli I have already discussed abit with some fellow trainers with next yr NDP already. Here is the outline

Before start:
No carrying of national flag
Dais to be in between the flag poles, onto the track if necessary

2IC: Baris, Dari Kiri dan Kekan, Cepat Jalan
Band play and all supporting contingents march in
formation will be
NCC NPCC >>>>> <<<<< SJAB Scouts (all in the same row)
They will stick together until NCC and Scouts reach their marking before NPCC and SJAB continue. NCC and scouts should hentak at the same time while NPCC and SJAB should hentak at the same time
Then Double Tap to the left and right
2IC: Baris Kekanan Lurus
Band plays drum beat hopefully with bass drum too and then double tap, but the contingents DO NOT face the front
2IC: Pandang Kehadapan Pandang
2IC handover to PC and march off to the Flag party

PC: Kawalan Kehormatan, Masuk Baris
Entire GOH: SIR!
PC: Baris, Hormat Kepada Panji-Panji (or bendera, haven decide) Hormat Senjata
Band play and all GOH + flag party march in
Formation of Flag Party and GOH too cheem, need animation so cannot say here.
Same as this year, the GOH will stick together before one reach their hentak and the other continue
Then Double Tap to the left
Contingent Commander of NPCC GOH: Kawalan Kehormatan, Kedalam Lurus
Band plays drum beat then double tap, same as SC
2IC: Kawalan Kehormatan, Pandang Kehadapan Pandang
CC: Kawalan Kehormatan, Hormat Kepada Panji-panji, Hormat Senjata
PC: Baris Turun Senjata
PC: Baris Senang Diri
PC will now face front

Awaits RO arrival(which is principal, unless the sch WILLING to invite MP, which is HIGHLY unlikely =.=')
RO Coming

PC: Baris Sedia
PC: Kawalan Kehormatan, Rusok Senjata
RO on dais
PC: Baris, Hormat Pengetua, Hormat Senjata
Band plays general salute
PC: Baris, Turun Senjata
Flag Party DO NOT turun
PC march forward and invite RO for inspection
The moment the RO nods his head, the Band will play and the markers will quick march to the GOH
PC will lead RO to the CC, CC will report and invite RO to inspect
The moment the CC turn the markers will slow march to the music
At the end of inspection, CC will thank RO and march back to position
2IC will give a soft command for flag party to turun
Markers and PC will march to position
PC: Baris Senang Diri

All the speeches and stuff...

PC: Baris Sedia
PC: Kawalan Kehormatan, Rusok Senjata
PC: Baris Hormat Senjata
National Anthem
PC: Baris Turun Senjata
PC: Baris Ta'at Setia
Pledge
PC: Baris Sedia
RO will go onto dais
PC will march forward and request permission for march past and off
PC will march back facing the parade
PC: Kawalan Kehormatan, Rusok Senjata
PC: Baris, Akan Berjalan Lalu Dan Keluar, Berturut-turut, Kawalan Kehormatan Dahalu, Baris Bergerak Kekanan Kekanan Pusing
Band will play(song, not beat) and the flag party and CC plus PC will form up. it too cheem, need animation so cannot show here.
Double beat turn and then IMMEDIATELY the band will play drum roll, so there will be no command from PC and then GOH will march off
As soon as the last person of GOH past the 1st person of SC the band will play double beat and then drum roll for SC
aft the 1st drum roll onli NCC march off, NPCC will be 8 counts later, SJAB will be 16 counts later while Scouts will be 24 counts later. So they will all count in their heart, 1-2-3-4 2-2-3-4 3-2-3-4 4-2-3-4 and so on. this is to ensure sufficient spacing during march past.

So the parade procedure roughly liddat lor =D
Need ALOT of hardwork from all the seniors and trainers. Lets Do It!