Oops! I got the S in GSMB wrong. It stands for Support, not Supplies. Alright, let me get it correct for the last time. GSMB - General Support Maintainenace Battalion.
I somehow dread going to work this morning. Much like how I used to dread going to secondary school and polytechnic during the first few days. I had no friends then and was alone. I didn't know what to do and was totally clueless. I'm very much like that now.
I was told to wash some cups and plates in the conference room. You know, senior officers have the tendency to forget how to clean up after themselves and require people to wash their stuff for them. Or maybe they did remember but somehow lost the ability to clean up their acts. I'd very much like to compare this to taking care of a baby, always chasing after it to bathe it, change diapers, etc. In short, cleaning up for them. Washing up those were of little trouble. After all, I had worked in SISPEC Specialists' Mess before and had enough encounters with dishwashing. I guess I was fortunate to have that experience. If not, an ignorant me would be saying,"Wu yi-ah bo? (How can this be?) I'm an Ops Spec and you expect me to do dishes?"
Only after experiencing hardships will people appreciate life more. GSMB is a service support battalion and I guess many of those working there are not combat-trained. Just a wild guess, though, I'm too lazy to verify my hypothesis. Anyway, to those posted to GSMB after BMT, I think they should have nothing to complain about. After all, they need not go through the tough training at OCS/SISPEC. In fact, they have no right to complain that life is tough at a service battalion. I have no complains too, for I've went through places worse than this.
Sure, the base itself is in a poor state as compared to my previous camps but life is easy. You can walk around freely without head dress on. Try doing that in OCS. There's public transport nearby, unlike SISPEC where one has to take the lousy fast craft. I'm glad that I was not posted to such a camp after my BMT. Without seeing how life was at OCS and SISPEC, I would not have known a true, blue army life. Being in the army means taking up arms, planning and executing missions to repel our enemies.
On to a lighter note now. I received my latest handphone bill. It was a surprising sum of $31.45, excluding GST. I had expected it to be somewhere in the ballpark of $50. My cost-cutting measures really worked! 10 SMSes a day, no calls during peak hours, except unavoidable. I'm proud of myself for being able to live up to my goals. Good work! It took a lot of self-control to record the number to SMSes and to prevent myself from going overboard. From $115 last month to $31, it's indeed a significant feat.
Speaking of money, I paid 2 bucks for a potential haircut. GSMB has this practice like BMTC, where you pay upfront monthly for a haircut. If you choose not to go, then your money is forfeited. No refunds. Rats.
Anyway, some back date expenditure:
09 Aug 2003 Sat - $93 for Sony receiver, $9.30 for pork chop.
10 Aug 2003 Sun - $4 for mixed beef soup, $12 for bike rental @ $6 per hour per bike
13 Aug 2003, Wed - $2 for haircut
I somehow dread going to work this morning. Much like how I used to dread going to secondary school and polytechnic during the first few days. I had no friends then and was alone. I didn't know what to do and was totally clueless. I'm very much like that now.
I was told to wash some cups and plates in the conference room. You know, senior officers have the tendency to forget how to clean up after themselves and require people to wash their stuff for them. Or maybe they did remember but somehow lost the ability to clean up their acts. I'd very much like to compare this to taking care of a baby, always chasing after it to bathe it, change diapers, etc. In short, cleaning up for them. Washing up those were of little trouble. After all, I had worked in SISPEC Specialists' Mess before and had enough encounters with dishwashing. I guess I was fortunate to have that experience. If not, an ignorant me would be saying,"Wu yi-ah bo? (How can this be?) I'm an Ops Spec and you expect me to do dishes?"
Only after experiencing hardships will people appreciate life more. GSMB is a service support battalion and I guess many of those working there are not combat-trained. Just a wild guess, though, I'm too lazy to verify my hypothesis. Anyway, to those posted to GSMB after BMT, I think they should have nothing to complain about. After all, they need not go through the tough training at OCS/SISPEC. In fact, they have no right to complain that life is tough at a service battalion. I have no complains too, for I've went through places worse than this.
Sure, the base itself is in a poor state as compared to my previous camps but life is easy. You can walk around freely without head dress on. Try doing that in OCS. There's public transport nearby, unlike SISPEC where one has to take the lousy fast craft. I'm glad that I was not posted to such a camp after my BMT. Without seeing how life was at OCS and SISPEC, I would not have known a true, blue army life. Being in the army means taking up arms, planning and executing missions to repel our enemies.
On to a lighter note now. I received my latest handphone bill. It was a surprising sum of $31.45, excluding GST. I had expected it to be somewhere in the ballpark of $50. My cost-cutting measures really worked! 10 SMSes a day, no calls during peak hours, except unavoidable. I'm proud of myself for being able to live up to my goals. Good work! It took a lot of self-control to record the number to SMSes and to prevent myself from going overboard. From $115 last month to $31, it's indeed a significant feat.
Speaking of money, I paid 2 bucks for a potential haircut. GSMB has this practice like BMTC, where you pay upfront monthly for a haircut. If you choose not to go, then your money is forfeited. No refunds. Rats.
Anyway, some back date expenditure:
09 Aug 2003 Sat - $93 for Sony receiver, $9.30 for pork chop.
10 Aug 2003 Sun - $4 for mixed beef soup, $12 for bike rental @ $6 per hour per bike
13 Aug 2003, Wed - $2 for haircut
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