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The 6 days field camp is a rewarding experience for me. Once again, NS had taught me not to take things around me for granted, and it is a fantastic feeling to be able to appreciate what I am missing once I come back from the field camp. I will never look at basic stuff like lights, running water, and freshly cooked food the same way again.

Other than depriving us of basic things like light, running water and fresh food, we were also given the experience of being cut off from the rest of world for 6 days. Our handphones were not brought out to the field camp, and we could not communicate with the outside world at all. There is absolutely no way to communicate with my loved ones. As a result, I missed them and treasure the time I had with them even more.

One interesting aspect of the Field Camp was powder bathing. I used to shower 1 or 2 times per day when I was at home, but during the field camp, instead of using water, we had to use the SAF body and foot powder. Although it doesn’t work as well as using real water, the amazing powder did indeed make me feel fresh and clean. The person who invented the powder must be a genius. Unfortunately, I still suffered from heat rash as a result of lack of shower, which I painfully bear with for the rest of the field camp.

I was also fortunately enough to learn that my buddy snores extremely loudly. It was interesting to see him rudely awaken by his own snore multiple times. My friends in bashas near ours thought that a wild boar had came in the middle of the night. Of course, fun aside, I had difficulty sleeping throughout the entire field camp because of his snore.

All in all, although the field camp is something that I would certainly not want to try again, it is an enriching and highly inspiring experience as it had taught me many stuff, and I had also learnt to kope with lower morale and high stress level when carrying out activities.

(What am I writing? Can’t be bothered. This had to be submitted today.)

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Many Singaporeans are firm believers of Meritocracy. So much that they are blinded by the word and often use it as convenient benchmark to judge the ability of people, and to illusion themselves into thinking that the society we live in is a fair one. Anyone beyond primary school education with average intelligent should know that there is no such thing as fairness, equality in this world, and indirectly, meritocracy do not exist.

For a simple example, take a look at education. Meritocracy rewards those who are capable. The former sentence sounds good, except for the loosely defined word, “capable”. In every context, “capable” can mean different thing. Our students live in a narrowly defined playground created by those who are academically strong and those who are not. Academically strong people defined success and achievements as being able to soak up as much knowledge as possible. Others in the system have to follow their footsteps and achieve similar success in order to be successful. Of course everyone is given an “equal” chance to succeed, but the type of success is limited by those who had already achieved it and continue to hug on to the fact that their own success are the only success that can be considered “success” for those behind them.

In our context meritocracy, despite being a noble sounding concept, limits the achievement of an individual. In a country where there is much emphasis on education, success is given to those who can memorize more information. In a country where there is more emphasis on military prowess, success is given to those who who are more physically fit. Although everyone is given the same chance to have a go at achieving success, Meritocracy in this sense isn’t really fair as “success” is defined by situation or society, and not by the individual.

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I alighted at Marina Bay with my girlfriend, and we route marched all the way Zhen Fa BBQ Steamboat to enjoy our long awaited steamboat dinner. We went there with high spirit, and paid $24 fucking dollars to dampen our spirit. I had lost my English writing ability after this two weeks, so I will just write down my thoughts as they come in point forms.

1) Poor fire control method. Occasionally, some diners’ steamboat will catch fire and the employees put out fire by stepping or slapping with cardboard boxes.
2) Table catch fire easily, burning the plastic sheet on the table, releasing poisonous toxic flumes to playground in everyone’s lungs.
3) No additional utensils were given for consumers to handle cooked and uncooked food separately.
4) Chopsticks given were made of plastic, and the tip of the chopsticks looked rounded and melted. Melted chopsticks had become lining for consumer’s stomachs. What comforting thought.
5) All the meat for BBQ contain very high amount of MSG and taste very salty. This is to encourage consumers to purchase drinks sold separately at black market prices.
6) There are many LP Gas Containers stacked around pillars where consumers are eating. A potential health hazard if they are to fall onto people, or if they are still unused, a potential fire hazard.
7) Lots of insects flying around, kamikaze-ing on my steamboat and food.
Big spat of oil shoot into my girlfriend’s eye.

Conclusion: If you want cheap BBQ steamboat experience, and don’t mind gently coating your lungs and stomach with a bit of plastic here and there, go for Zhen Fa BBQ Steamboat. $12 for adult and $5 for children!

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Weikiat is at field camp this week, until thursday afternoon, I think. Hence there is nothing for me to post since weikiat cannot sms me anything, and I don’t know what he is going through. Wait 3 more days. He will be back.

Therefore, the next blog post should be up any time this weekend or next Monday or Tuesday. Stay tuned!

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