US of A

Its been a good 2 months and yes, i have finally passed my basic course and have been streamed to my desired course.(transport transport!! yahoo!!!) Went back to singapore on the 20th july and for the next 1 month, it was nothing short of an eating frenzy with diff pple. Managed to catch up with most of my friends and even had a class(not primary but jc) chalet to boot! Too bad all good things must come to an end and it was back to work i go.

Currently on course in usa for 2 weeks. Everyday is simulator training and it is like going back to australia, with the f#$%ing that comes along with each flight. However, even though i am not doing too well, i know i will at the very least scrape through la(not ideal, but thats wad u get for not putting in effort). When i go back sg for the real flights, gotta put in more effort and hopefully perform better....dun wanna get f$#%ed for the entire duration of the course.

On the bright side, shopping down here is surprisingly good! Branded goods sold in those factory outlet shops are simply a steal and even a person like me(who doesn't really like shopping) has been shopping crazily whenever i have the chance!

Anyway, 2 more simulator trainings and i will be done in USA. Homeward bound once again! will be reaching at 1am on a sunday morning and i am seriously considering heading straight for supper once i leave my luggage at home! (bak chor mee...its been a cruel 2 weeks...) i am such a pig....lol

Countdown!

alright! another sortie down and with 2 more flights tomolo, i am juz 7 flights away from salvation! the countdown has officially begun!! A predicted 6 more working days and it will be home sweet home!

21st....

hmm....today i finally crossed the threshold and officially took my 1st steps towards adulthood..
actually was quite an anti-climax, was looking forward to this day since last month, because i initially thought that i could be back in singapore by then and at least celebrate it with my family and friends. But instead, i am still here sitting in front of my laptop with 10 more flights to go and praying none of my coursemates realise that it is my birthday(i still get the shivers when i think of that super wedgie they gave me the last time.....OUCH!)

well, at least the weekend was not that bad. we had our end of course dinner at this nice cosy japanese restaraunt(tsunami) with really nice ambience in a garden backdrop. the food was pretty not bad too, even managed to sample delicacies like wagyuu beef(although i must say it sure did not live up to my expectations) and ginger icecream(it didn't go down well with me but if the boss liked it then who am i to complain!) went to a casino after that and boy was that an eye opener, tried my luck at the jackpot machine and lost 25bucks! my coursemate with juz 1 dollar he managed to steadily win $80 on the machine next to me!(lucky bastard!!) the following nite we went to this strip club downtown and i had my 1st private lap dance. lol, the gal was pretty hot too! too bad i sorta zonked out a bit during the dance( i blame it on the 5 bottles of wine we had prior to coming to the club, not to mention the goondu who mistook our order for stellar beer into tequila shots!!) all in all, it was a pretty interesting weekend out in perth.

anyway, gotta cheer up and start studying again....tomolo is another working day and got a flight to prepare for! Cant wait to go back singapore! after tomolo it will be 9 more flights to go!!

Primary sch gathering anyone??

Recently made 'contact' with a few long lost friends. The little chit chat, the catching up, really made my day! Have been thinking about organising a primary school class outing(almost 10 year anniversary liaoz), but only have the contacts of barely a handful of them. But still.....it would be great if the whole lot of us could meet up. It would sure be interesting, how the rest have fared, i bet like almost all of them will be in the midst of becoming doctors/lawyers/some other professional, being the smart asses they are!(i can still remember that i was close to the bottom in class during our PSLE and my score wasn't even that shabby!)

Shall try to contact a few pple and see if they are interested in having such a gathering, maybe can even invite our teachers(if we can still remember their names) and let them see the fruit of their labour 10 years ago. So if anybody from TAO NAN SCHOOL 6H(1997) reads this msg plz contact me!! any other help is appreciated!!

Nothing has changed......

hmm...since the last post(a gd 5 months ago!!), nothing much has changed.
I am :
1. Still a pilot trainee
2. Still stuck in Australia
3. Still unsure of what i want in life
Last but definitely the most important one of all!!
4. Still SINGLE!!

In the pass 5 months, basically did nothing except fly and slack in base. I passed my GHT and IPT(though how i managed to pass remains a mystery even to me...). 2 of my coursemates have been streamed to the USA where they will be starting training on their new platform(helicopters!). Another 2 of my coursemates were attritted and have been sorely missed.

In another 2 months time, i will know wad platform i will be streamed too(pray that it is transport). After that, my future is more or less set, baring any major mishaps. Quite cool huh? I mean at a age where most pple are still schooling/serving ns. I already have a job that is quite stable and pays well!

But lets not look too far ahead, in another month's time, will be my final test flight, after that is home sweey home!! Oh ya, and i will finally get commissioned as an officer after being a stinky cadet for 2 bloody long years!

Bak chor mee, satay, roti prata, katong laksa, sambal stingray, goreng pisang, hokkien mee, wanton noodle and al l my other beloved singapore makan......I WILL BE BACK

New Year....

Another year has passed...looking back, wad have i achieved and more importantly, do i have any regrets??

For achievements...
1. Going through ground school, i have really learned a lot..
2. I finally became a jet pilot(trainee) and even went SOLO(my proudest achievement in my short lifetime and propably one of my most unforgettable experience ever)
3. I made some new friends in the force
4. I felt that i made a difference in the lifes of those kids i met during voluntary work
5. I managed to stay in the air force and get my bonus!
6. I learned to really appreciate my family, especially my parents and aunts
7. I experienced my 1st wedgie(and thats another thing i wun forget easily) :)
8. I grew up......

For regrets.....
1. I did not put in enough effort in ground school and therefore only got average results
2. I am still uncertain of wad i really want(i thought that by now i will know if flying is really for me)
3. I lost contact with many friends from my school days(i dun hav a problem with making friends, it is keeping them close that i somehow cannot master)
4. I grew up......


I am confused......in the next month or so...i muz really decide wad i want to do with my life. For in the next month, i can either fail and come back singapore and go uni and maybe even SIA, or i can try my best and pass the last main choping block of the course. Worse, i feel like as though i dunno who can i talk to about my problems and who can really understand me. Ha...maybe i should really go and get a girlfriend, one whom i can talk to and relate to. Any kind soul reading this with good lobang muz contact me hor......i will be eternally grateful and might even kiss your foot!

Shall leave with a quote from this book i was reading..."When pple are kind, there is no such thing as a strangers, just a friend you have yet to make." Cant agree more......

Maxed OUT!!

Flying involves multi-tasking most of the time and i muz admit that it is definitely not one of my strong points....

Today while landing off a circuit, a plane cut in front of my path above me without warning, even worse was when the tower addressed me and cleared me to land, that stupid guy actually thought it was him and happily went ahead..

Now imagine this, i am descending and am quite close to the ground, the guy is descending even faster and on a path that might lead to a close proximity, The tower is confused about who is where and is trying to sort us out and last but not least...the friendly instructor in the back seat is screaming his #$%^ing head off. Oh ya, while all these were happening, must not forget to fly the aircraft and scan the altimeter/vertical speed indicator/air speed indicator/Angle of bank indicator......

I was like totally maxed out man....information was flooding in but i was like oblivious to all of it, my mind was saturated and couldn't analyse the situation and make decisions properly(more like not at all)i kinda like went into a daze..... luckily for me....the instructor saved the day!!! No, he did not take over control...but he did $%^# me until i woke up and try to salvage the situation. phew......'

Oh ya, if everything goes according to plan and the stupid weather dun change for the worse, i should be going solo this friday.....scary man....especially since i am like still a noob at landing and not really confident of doing it yet. Hope the next few flights can give me the practise i need and let me gain some confidence in myself.....