happy belated birthday to me =) hmm. not that i've been one who eagerly looks forward to birthdays, but i've noticed that as the years go by, birthdays seem to become increasingly insignificant? lol.

anyway, in a bizarre twist of fate, i got posted to Police Coast Guard (one of the line units), unlike the rest of my squadmates who got posted to support departments. this means that i have to attend specialist training (namely, the Maritime Policing Course) for 3 months, before i can graduate as a full-fledged police coast guard officer. i'm not totally eager about going through this course because 1) i can't swim (wtf??) and 2) i may be fitter after 4 months in NS, but i'm still unfit anyway. as if that isn't bad enough, many of my new squadmates were ex-permanent i/cs, or best trainees (basically the cream of the 118th intake). which is why i'm utterly puzzled as to why the heck i've been posted to a frontline vocation.

needless to say, i'm gonna be in deep shit when i report to the PCG kallang base on monday at 0700hrs.

i'll still try to be as enthusiastic (lol) as possible. i want my SC SGT rank dearly, and my rank depends totally on my perfomance in this training.zzzz.

oh, and i have to go for the USP interview next week. i'm thinking i'll go in smart-casual attire, since i'm too lazy to shop for a shirt and a tie just for the damn interview. hope everything goes well.. i'm practically lusting for the 2 semesters at australia and the exchange programmes. lol.