Here are a list of the rankings of army personnel in Singapore. Enjoy.
Warrant Officers, Specialists, and Enlistees
REC - Really Enduring Camp in Tekong
PTE - Physically Trained Expert after Tekong
LCP - Lowest Confident Personnel in camp due to inexperience
CPL - Cannot Play Liao because you are a senior NSF, always complain alot
SGT - Saying Goodbye Thank you, because you are at the end of your service
SSG - Showing Social Grace by asking people to call you staff instead of sergeant
MSG - Must Say Good no matter what your commanders so that you get your 1st epaulette on your shoulder faster
MWO - Must Watch Out for n00bs making mistakes and make them sign extra
SWO - Still Waiting Orders because you are somehow still lower ranked than commissioned officers even if you have loads more experience than them
Officers
LTA - Listening To Advice because your officer-commanding told you to do so and you cannot disobey. LTA normally graudates to work in the Land Transport Authority and listen to the advices by traffic police.
CPT - Call Please Thanks, too busy with work, no time to reply
MAJ - Must Always Joke so that people in SAFTI MI will recognise your "Leadership" and send you to command
LTC - Later Then Confirm because you have too many meetings to attend
COL - Content Over Leadership since you have already commanded so many people
BG - Better Gone, so that someone can replace you...
MG - Media Glamour, especially if you are Chief of Army, pictures always taken for mass media purposes
LG - Life's good, nowhere higher to go, nothing to do also. (Too bad Singapore does not have 4 star general ranking!) Perhaps you can into Singapore administrative services, the place where you can go into politics. LG generals also organise an annual party cum chalet at the government owned Aloha Resort where a lucky draw will be held and the winner will walk away with a 42 inch Plasma LG TV.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Bubble Wrap
Introduction
Don't you just like it?
The sound, the feeling of popping those bubble wraps.
POP
POP
POP
Isn't that a lovely sound?
POP
POP
POP
The fascinating bubble wrap gives you an experience never like before. You will be enamoured of it! As Mrs Ann says, "Love it, kiss it, marry it." Do as she says (except the marrying part, obviously)!
Bubble wrap, to most people, is ostensibly little more than a transparent plastic material commonly used for packing fragile items, a means to ensure that these goods reach their destination unspoiled. However, they don't know the real reason why bubble wrap came to this world. It is more than just padding to protect precious commodities as they travel through the vagaries of the postal system. It is capable of more - so much more! From stress relief to competitions with your friends, bubble wrap has lots and lots of untapped, unnoticed potential. This item has not been in the light for too long. I hope to bring this under-appreciated material the widespread use it deserves through this post.
Bubble wrap has made an immense contribution to our society. However, most people only play with the devices stored in the bubble wrap. Oh, why can't they ever understand? Indeed, the only ones who seem capable of appreciating Bubble Wrap in all its fascinating glory are children. They will happily unwrap a shiny new toy, cheerfully discard it, and spend quality time with their Bubble Wrap, popping it, squeezing it, pressing it till their fingers start to swell, enjoying the pleasure its unique texture brings.
I shall now show you the benefits of bubble wrap to our civilisation, AND SHOW THOSE SUCKERS HOW GREAT BUBBLE WRAP CAN BE!!! POPPITY POP! Ahhhhhhhhh...
Uses of bubble wrap
Stress Relief
POP.
Isn't the sound relaxing?
Well, if you were the one popping it, you'll feel GREAT.
Somehow, the feeling of you popping makes your head feel like its going to rise. Your head in the clouds, the weight off your shoulders....
Let me compare bubble wrap to... drugs. The same feeling, but a different price to pay.
Popping bubble wrap can give satisfaction, happiness and removal of burdens.
Drugs can cause hemorrhages, decrease in lifespan, anxiety that you will get caught by the police - and if you do get caught, you may have to spend the rest of your days behind bars, which are, unfortunately, made of steel, not bubble wrap.
Told you so.
Erm... decorations?
Your room used to be so dull, so sparse, so concrete-grey, so... boring.
But with a magical touch of bubble wrap, POOF! Your room's now fabulous!
Because of its significant aesthetic properties, it can also be used to brighten up any room!
It's so beautiful. I could stare at it for minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years, centuries and yada yada.
You can gaze lovingly at miles of gently rippling plastic, and even reach out and touch it. The sensuality under your fingertips, even allowing yourself the occasional...
POP.
POP.
POP.
POP.
Ta-dah. Your interior decoration. Decorative and functional.
Conclusion
I hope you have opened your eyes to the beauty of bubble wrap.
Thank you for reading!
By the way, there's a roll of fresh, translucent bubble wrap next to me.
Should I resist the temptation?
Should I?
Should I?
No... I can't... I must... my fingers... reaching out... nearly there...
POPPOPPOPPOP POPPITY POPPITY POPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP...
Ahhhhhhh... Please, leave me in this glorious moment...
Don't you just like it?
The sound, the feeling of popping those bubble wraps.
POP
POP
POP
Isn't that a lovely sound?
POP
POP
POP
The fascinating bubble wrap gives you an experience never like before. You will be enamoured of it! As Mrs Ann says, "Love it, kiss it, marry it." Do as she says (except the marrying part, obviously)!
Bubble wrap, to most people, is ostensibly little more than a transparent plastic material commonly used for packing fragile items, a means to ensure that these goods reach their destination unspoiled. However, they don't know the real reason why bubble wrap came to this world. It is more than just padding to protect precious commodities as they travel through the vagaries of the postal system. It is capable of more - so much more! From stress relief to competitions with your friends, bubble wrap has lots and lots of untapped, unnoticed potential. This item has not been in the light for too long. I hope to bring this under-appreciated material the widespread use it deserves through this post.
Bubble wrap has made an immense contribution to our society. However, most people only play with the devices stored in the bubble wrap. Oh, why can't they ever understand? Indeed, the only ones who seem capable of appreciating Bubble Wrap in all its fascinating glory are children. They will happily unwrap a shiny new toy, cheerfully discard it, and spend quality time with their Bubble Wrap, popping it, squeezing it, pressing it till their fingers start to swell, enjoying the pleasure its unique texture brings.
I shall now show you the benefits of bubble wrap to our civilisation, AND SHOW THOSE SUCKERS HOW GREAT BUBBLE WRAP CAN BE!!! POPPITY POP! Ahhhhhhhhh...
Uses of bubble wrap
Stress Relief
POP.
Isn't the sound relaxing?
Well, if you were the one popping it, you'll feel GREAT.
Somehow, the feeling of you popping makes your head feel like its going to rise. Your head in the clouds, the weight off your shoulders....
Let me compare bubble wrap to... drugs. The same feeling, but a different price to pay.
Popping bubble wrap can give satisfaction, happiness and removal of burdens.
Drugs can cause hemorrhages, decrease in lifespan, anxiety that you will get caught by the police - and if you do get caught, you may have to spend the rest of your days behind bars, which are, unfortunately, made of steel, not bubble wrap.
Told you so.
Erm... decorations?
Your room used to be so dull, so sparse, so concrete-grey, so... boring.
But with a magical touch of bubble wrap, POOF! Your room's now fabulous!
Because of its significant aesthetic properties, it can also be used to brighten up any room!
It's so beautiful. I could stare at it for minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years, centuries and yada yada.
You can gaze lovingly at miles of gently rippling plastic, and even reach out and touch it. The sensuality under your fingertips, even allowing yourself the occasional...
POP.
POP.
POP.
POP.
Ta-dah. Your interior decoration. Decorative and functional.
Conclusion
I hope you have opened your eyes to the beauty of bubble wrap.
Thank you for reading!
By the way, there's a roll of fresh, translucent bubble wrap next to me.
Should I resist the temptation?
Should I?
Should I?
No... I can't... I must... my fingers... reaching out... nearly there...
POPPOPPOPPOP POPPITY POPPITY POPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP...
Ahhhhhhh... Please, leave me in this glorious moment...
Magnesium oxide
Oh well, that fateful Friday, when we burnt magnesium during Science lesson.
If only i had the pictures, that would have been great.
We started off by turning on the Bunsen burner and holding the magnesium strip with tongs. (Duh!)
The strip was a shiny, greyish colour.
Just wait till you see what happens next.
Raymond put the strip into the fire.
All of sudden, the strip was on fire, and a blinding flash appeared.
In front of our eyes was not shiny magnesium any more.
It was a white coloured magnesium oxide strip, crumbling under the pressure of the tongs.
All I said was, "Cool."
If only i had the pictures, that would have been great.
We started off by turning on the Bunsen burner and holding the magnesium strip with tongs. (Duh!)
The strip was a shiny, greyish colour.
Just wait till you see what happens next.
Raymond put the strip into the fire.
All of sudden, the strip was on fire, and a blinding flash appeared.
In front of our eyes was not shiny magnesium any more.
It was a white coloured magnesium oxide strip, crumbling under the pressure of the tongs.
All I said was, "Cool."
Friday, April 17, 2009
Emo culture - my views
Emo culture is a rising trend in teenagers. In this post, i shall express my views about emo culture.
Emo's definition
In this blog post, the definition of emo that I will be using is is a type of subculture loosely rooted around punk rock with its own distinct style of music, fashion and other trappings in a desperate, though ultimately hopeless attempt to pronounce their uniqueness.
Labelling someone as an emo is based on their lifestyle - whatever they do, wear etc. One's personality and attitude should be the factor.
My views
When referring to a person's personality and attitude, most definitions of emo include a number of the following terms: sensitive, shy, quiet, sad, introverted, glum, self-pitying, mysterious and angst ridden. Depression and broken-heartedness are sometimes used to describe the emo personality. Emo's feel society doesn't accept them, they are outcasts and nobody understands them! This is generalising and it is important to note those into the emo culture can obviously also be the opposite of the personality traits listed above as with anyone.
At its core, emo is all about being upfront with your emotions.
The courting of misery and death is a long-established teenage tradition. When death is a long way off, you can afford to be more morbid about it. In particular, Goths and Emos are a rebellion against sporty, manly cultures.
Frailness, which conveys a sense of vulnerability has been associated with the male emo's in particular, but from what I know this isn't particularly valid.
Finally touching on the term "scene" that has become popular since the emo subculture kicked off. Scene kids I believe are more about the style and looking like an emo without the personality of it all. In other words, scene kids are the ones that dress emo, but only because it's a trend or you could say Scene is Emo without the emotion. The term is subject to significant debate like emo though.
Emo's definition
In this blog post, the definition of emo that I will be using is is a type of subculture loosely rooted around punk rock with its own distinct style of music, fashion and other trappings in a desperate, though ultimately hopeless attempt to pronounce their uniqueness.
Labelling someone as an emo is based on their lifestyle - whatever they do, wear etc. One's personality and attitude should be the factor.
My views
When referring to a person's personality and attitude, most definitions of emo include a number of the following terms: sensitive, shy, quiet, sad, introverted, glum, self-pitying, mysterious and angst ridden. Depression and broken-heartedness are sometimes used to describe the emo personality. Emo's feel society doesn't accept them, they are outcasts and nobody understands them! This is generalising and it is important to note those into the emo culture can obviously also be the opposite of the personality traits listed above as with anyone.
At its core, emo is all about being upfront with your emotions.
The courting of misery and death is a long-established teenage tradition. When death is a long way off, you can afford to be more morbid about it. In particular, Goths and Emos are a rebellion against sporty, manly cultures.
Frailness, which conveys a sense of vulnerability has been associated with the male emo's in particular, but from what I know this isn't particularly valid.
Finally touching on the term "scene" that has become popular since the emo subculture kicked off. Scene kids I believe are more about the style and looking like an emo without the personality of it all. In other words, scene kids are the ones that dress emo, but only because it's a trend or you could say Scene is Emo without the emotion. The term is subject to significant debate like emo though.
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