Twenty One

I had an early celebration for my 21st birthday.

No exciting party, no friends from around the country, it was just me and my family in our home sweet home. My safe haven.

Happy birthday, to me.

MPTS POP

A few days after my BMT POP, I received a notice to report to my new unit - Military Police (MP) Command.

Over the next couple of weeks, I was a basic course trainee at the Military Police Training School (MPTS) located at Mowbray Camp. It is a very stringent unit, where abiding by the rules and carry oneself in the most disciplined manner is the norm.

Surprisingly during that period, I also met Yeow Meng who was a trainee in the specialist course.

The training was mainly drills, and honestly they were very anal about this. We also did close-combat, policing lessons etc. Of course, we have live range as well. This time round, we used P226 pistol which was definitely lighter and less stressful for me. I had better accuracy, despite being a Bobo Shooter...

In the blink of an eye it is our POP.

Before the parade, in my No.3. I'm kinda shy to be honest, as my Mom and Dad will be watching me closely!

During the parade I marched a little too fast and had to take 2 steps back at the end, right infront of the audience! *facepalm* It was captured on a video that I saw on that day, but unfortunately I couldn't find it anymore.

Somehow I wasn't as elated as I thought I would be after graduation. A quote from one of our commanders, "the amount of joy you feel when you graduate reflects the amount of effort you put in during your training".

站在高处

这世界不是不公平，而是从来就没有公平过。

这世界不管怎么看，有高低之分才能有繁荣可言。人善，被人欺。残忍？不不，这是适者生存，这是生存之道，这就是人生。

人凭着一身钱财、经验，连说话的方式也跟着不同了。不知他们是否有意，竟然把自己抬得高高的，认为对方不如自己，然后贬低你、数落你，让你在众人面前输得一败涂地，颜面尽失。

是是，不是每个 ‘站在高处’ 的人都是这个样子。但说穿了，他们能够理解 ‘别人’ 所在受的苦吗？