understand your soulz

for serving 10 years in the army, you get Hamilton watch with your name engraved. unique and true exclusivity to me (prior to this, i wanted to sell it if there is no engraving *sigh* ). i have 2 of these medals for being the best NS Unit. (Should we have 6 medals? see these reasons .) of course, the most important award is the MR letter to inform me that i am no longer under Mindef Notification Centre, no more IPPT and mobilisation.

our reservist PC (in civilian) for eight years of in camp before he is posted out.... saluting you, Sir!

21 Mar 2009 really marked the end of my Army career... or it is not? 1) the day of my reservist unit, 596 SIR stand down; 2) the day that we received Hamilton watch for our 10 years of service; 3) the day (although 31 March 2009 is the official MR) that i belonged to Mindef Reserve (MR); 4) the day that i can really 'hung' up all the camouflage uniform, SBO, helmet, full pack, black duffel bag, boots, all the mobilisation packs; i will miss the reservist days of crazy jokes between commanders and men, the special English language that we converse in, the Big 2 game (including climbing the stairs to buy drinks), hadoken thru PSP, brotherhood of men and among us (commanders namely Seah K P, Tong W M, Seow L B, Ang W S... of course, our ex-PC Chua T W)... and Lao Da (Tan W B), ex-6SIR. Photos of this event. 596 SIR stand down parade was held at Army Museum (beside Singapore Discovery Centre) at 7pm 21 Mar 2009... we had our last march in (in front of the spectators of family memb