Who say dreams are easy to achieve?

Sean Quek leads…
”Are we Frogs?
NO!
Are we Dogs?
NO!
Are we Bears?
NO!
We’re the Naval Divers!
When you come to NDU
Instructors has to say
Welcome to hell~
You’ll be tortured well!
I let out a Scream of terror
Cos we’re stuck in here till 2 years later
Hey! Hey! What you see now
Is the Naval Divers bear crawling now
Bear crawl bear crawl everyday
We bear crawl here we crawl there we bear crawl everywhere!
SIAN LA!”
this song we sung with fire on the Thursday night..
most probably due to how the song relate to our time in NDU
the week was just another week of intensive training..
but what is different was the emotions i had..
especially on Thursday
before during and after the Sea Circuit
Instructor BK came to me for the swim check
while screwing the cylinder for me he said
”how Fong Lin Qiang? can pass anot today?”
”you are good la.. you are good. dont lose it”
then i went back to the podium..
Shern came to me.. “hey buddy today is the day liao la.. my tu liao la”
detail 1 2 and 3 set off..
then i went… the rope was long.. my fear was huge..
but i hear Shern was shouting at me..
and i just kept going..
first round.. second round.. last round..
he came to the slipway again.. and told me 1 minute to bingo..
he fucked me.. and for that i really chiong for my life..
18minutes.. 3 seconds.. i failed again.. by 3 seconds..
while my 100plus was going everywhere..
Ricardo helped with my UDT and wet suit..
i went back the podium and started to cry..
i guess i let myself.. my buddies and instructors around me down..
im really appreciate these group of 31 buddies who are able to feel me..
i wasnt wrong on the thought that i want to be here..
cos one thing for sure.. when times are hard.. strong bonds will be forged
at the boat level..
i seriously think that the mixed up Boat 4 is… fun.. very fun haha..
we had boat paddling …
the Evolution was called “The Endless Boat Paddle”
we are proud to say that we were last all the way through..
even instructors came with their sea boat and threaten to hammer us.. hahahhaha
hahahahahaha.. but we really had great fun paddling the boat..
from the last.. we managed to chase to the 5th place after 8k of boat paddling..
but Instructor Koh came to us and ask if we got sportmanship..
so we.. the last 3 boats came back to the slipway together..
so the last 3 boats got hammered together..
that was the boat paddle..
boat pt..
its the same crew again..
and Jon Chua said..
”we get last in the sea.. but we must get first on the land guys!”
hahahaah.. yea.. we finally proved ourselves right..
we got first for every Pays to be a winner challenge..
and we got secured for all the chances we got..
and every time i sit in the boat while other boats are doing more..
i think im loving my boat more and more man…
hoho..
sea swim..
i swam with Jared this time round..
although i didnt pass.. i felt really happy after the swim..
yes!.. i helped him to improve…
rather to always push myself .. i think its really a joy just to see others get moving on and improving..
IPPT.. finally.. i got my second Diver Gold..
Hooyah!
Ah Jin ended his reservice today..
damn it easy day for him all the 2 weeks back in NDU..
”suck it up ah!” was his last advice for me..
yea man.. suck it up AHHHH!

Represent
“A kid came up to me now just the other day
And asked me if I'd thought about what I would say
If everything came crashing down on top of me
How would I stay pure?
Will you represent
Who you stand for
Will they shame you
Will they blame you
It's funny how the words of a child can be
Simple, though the thought there is so meaningful
It makes me wonder what I would say to me
Through the eyes of another
Will you represent
Who you stand for
Will they shame you
Will they blame you
There's a consequence
For the path you chose
Will they change you
Will they make you who you are not
Let the free world light the way
In these times of darkened days
Let the free world light the way
You will represent
Who you stand for
They won't shame you
They won't change you
There's a consequence
For the path you chose
They can't change you
They can't make you who you are not”

oh.. i am tired.. very tired… i need some rest.. and a shoulder perhaps..
keep going keep going
3 weeks to go..
lets go!

Oh Damn! I nearly got it!

yea.. finally one photo with my botah and my dear
i want my hair back!

long weekends really seem so short..
i dont know how to survive with a shorter weekend man.. damn..
we got a taste of the chow run alittle..
it was a chow march.. and my neck almost give way..
i cant imagine how chow run will push my spirit off man..
boat pt is definitely a way to test the mental..
”prepare to up boat”
”up boat”
”prepare for extended arm carry”
”up boat”
”prepare for boat push ups”
”prepare for boat toss”
”prepare for boat toss”
”prepare for boat push ups”
”prepare for boat push ups”
”prepare for boat toss”
”prepare for boat toss”
”prepare for boat push ups”
”prepare for head carry”
DAMN! it was maximum sadistic
timing for all my evolutions has been improving..
but i have not reach the mark yet..
and some of the timing was just hurtful for me to hear..
seconds.. and i can pass it..
”if you would have suck it up for that little time!”
now i understand how stress slowly build up for myself..
i want alot out of my trainings..
the result did not show..
and i may have to lose much much more if one day everything falls on my again..
damn it damn it DAMN IT!
4 more weeks to hell week..
cheer me up LQ Fong..
lets pass everything this coming week..
YEA! HOOYAH

so proud of Singapore No7.. OCS man!
wohoo!
BFF is enjoy her holiday..
well well.. i think it will be a long wait for my next oversea trip..
or maybe i can do that during my sea swim?

Sean Quek sings…
”botiyana botiyana botiyana
we like to bear crawl..
we like to get hammered..
we like to stand by bed…
we like to do boat pt..
botiyana botiyana botiyana………..”
welcome to the discovery channel.. discovery the amazing horizon here in NDU!
Hooyah!

It’s a tough road

last week..
it seemed slow.. and draggy..
time ticks like snail during training..
but flashed pass while we were sleeping..
straight 4 days of quite an intensive training..
with sea swim, sea circuit, timed run and pool tests
many of us felt like giving up already..
and they ask themselves why are they here in NDU..
will they pass hell week?
just when things were low..
Friday came to us like a surprise
morning sea swim timing was unexpectedly pleasant
the best part of it was the underwater mahjong
interboat competition and 31 batch boy vs 31 batch instructors..
there was the most laughter we got together as the whole 31
what a memory for me to save
and at the end of the game.. the 7 instructors and 7 batch boys were all in tears
for the long timing underwater.. and without mask.. opening their eyes to see if thats the tile they needed..
finally.. we got our new bunk.. and new bunkmates..
Edward Jared and Jack will be my bunkmates for quite some time in 01-06..
and i will be missing moments i had with Ricardo and Shern Whey in 01-03
instructed to put on our beret for dinner.. and finally booking out with no more jokey caps
Xiong Wei, Lennon, Felix and people who just POP.. i hope the best for you guys..
pls dont be drivers in the Sembawang First Transport Battalion.. lol..
OCS or SISPEC!!!
2 weeks of PCP passed..
5-6 weeks more…
these 2 lines had such a different expression for different people..
i think guys.. we all have to stay strong..
life is really better when you are positive..
few weeks more and we can enjoy our heaven week man..
heaven heaven heaven week!!!

chatted with Jun Liang just now..
ha.. was surprised that his parents asked about me..
well.. that was really very nice of them..

stressful weeks still ahead..
pace is getting faster and fiercer..
sometimes people just tend to lose hold of what they initially have..
the confidence.. the attitude.. the power of control of themselves..
peer pressure surrounds everyone of us..
and negative thoughts just keep influencing the whole batch..
like the song <Lonely Road> sings..

“In life there may be times
When it gets hard to walk the walk
It's easier to take the path
That most have traveled on
But then again to do what's right
You must walk alone”

“Some people are unkind
To those who see things different
We've all felt pain in ways
It hurts to even bring it up
But that don't mean that we
Should take this motion lying down
I'll stand and fight until the day
They put me in the ground”

“Now I've taught you all I know
So take this seed and let it grow
Though I'm here now soon I'll be gone
Did what I can to tray and make you strong
(And I see that you're strong)”

come on 31.. come on..
yea.. we can do this thing man..
we can be the Diver that we want..
yes WE can!
and yes i can!
HOOYAH!

They just got to whack us hard

last Sunday.. all of 31st batch Naval Diver BMTee came back to Sembawang Camp as the real Naval Diver Trainee..
Monday morning..
all of us gathered in the auditorium for our class up..
up in my mind.. i was thinking that it will be a very nice event to  attend
for us to name Naval Diver Trainees at the first day of PCP..
i was definitely wrong yet another time..
names called were to make his way out and prepared for class up..
those who were not called.. are named OOCs..
we dont even have a chance to talk to them anymore..
and instructors told us not to talk to them too..
because they will have access to things that we are not suppose to know..
how sad can that be?
the new 31 mustered up and went to the shore near the jetty
there were 10 over instructors looking at us with Instructor Rai having the loud speaker on his hands..
we were all in our No.4 and next thing we know… we were all knocking the floor already
”drop! chase the rabbit in position ready! on your back! flutter kick in position already!
on your belly! on your back! on your feet! on your back! on your belly! recover!”
”its too slow guys.. its PCP already!!!”
”nvm! go to the water and get wet in the sea!”
”dont dare to wet yourself?!?!? whole lot go get wet another!”
”drop! and muster in 3s!”
”too slow too slow!!!”
”get sandy!”
”roll roll roll!!! start rolling!!”
”why your face dont have sand!!?!”
”dont test my patience guys!”
”i want a sand storm now!”
”why are you all not moving!!!”
”use your hand and scope up the sand and throw upwards!”
”you guys are not throwing! throw up high!! higher!!!”
”30 seconds out of the shore!”
”you have 1 minute to reach basketball court in push up position!”
sizing begins..
i have Shawn and Edward by my side so there was a high chance that we will be in the same boat..
yea.. im in Boat 5.. IC is Felix.. with Shawn, Edward, Wei Ming, Christopher, Ian, Fang Yong, Jonathan and myself..
Boat PT is taught to us straight away..
and the Life Jacket and Oars will be part of our lives from now on..
after the short lesson on the Boat PT..
whacking continues..
we were on the field..
the fence were looking at us..
again… “touch the fence and come back!”
”you guys place your time and you will go another"!”
”you guys got 1 minutes to come back to your Boat!”
”drop down!”
”leopard crawl to your boats!”
”touch the fence and come back!”
”prepare to up Boat!”
”where are your Oars suppose to be?!”
”drop down.. guys… your day will not end easy like that. you guys better wake up your idea from this second onwards!”
”down down down down down down..recover!”
”muster on the road!”
”1 minute be at the foyer! go!”
i think by that time.. half of the whacking has past.. but my body cant take it anymore..
medic was called.. and i lie down on the ground.. never feeling so shit before..
head spinning and spinning..
i knew the rest were already running back to the field to continue the boat PT and whack session
i cant believe i fall out at that moment..
sigh..
medic and Jitrui helped me back to the basketball court to rest..
Master Chan asked me to lie down..
Instructor Sia ordered Adrian to get ice and ice my body..
yea.. that was heat exhaustion..
but luckily.. it was a mild one..
i didnt faint.. if not the medic would be in deep shit..
while i was resting..
the sound of the whistle keep coming..
i face the field..
everyone was on the ground leopard crawling..
to secure themselves.. they need to crawl to the instructor that is whistling and grabbed their legs..
of cos.. there were so many instructors there.. and all of them got a whistle.. well well..
slowly one by one they were secure and when back to take seat in the bloody cooked up boat..
the rest of the time.. i was trying to focus my eye on a spot..
it was more difficult than i expected.. but i kept trying.. until the whole whacking session is over………………………………..
everyone gathered around..
finally.. the instructors were talking..
the whacking session was a wake up call..
its was purposely set for us at the first day of PCP …
that was really something man..
mentally we got to switch our thinking.. to overcome all the physical requirements..
NDU wrote their own rules for PCP.. hoohoo..
HOOYAH! la.. no more 20 push ups..
its 50 diamonds everytime..
we got to do most of the things in Boat level from now on..
im glad to be in Boat 5..
many of us called us the Diver’s Gold Boat..
because all of us got Diver’s gold before.. except Shawn… haha.. but he is one of the spartan too.. so.. it doesnt matter.. but for me.. i only got it once.. well.. i think im the weakest link of the Boat..

the rest of the week was pretty fine..
i guess the class performance was really good..
especially for the drown proofing test..
leave only 20+ to take the test..
and the 1k time swim in the pool..
i just got it.. timing to meet was 22mins..
i touch the wall at 21mins 58secs..
how close was that?!?!??!?
and with additional thought.. how do i complete my timed sea swim man? omg omg omg..
+++ 4k timed run and 6k timed run
and my fear comes.. for the underwater knot tying…
AAHHH!! can i implate a gas cylinder beside my lungs?
stressful weeks ahead..
Hooyah PTE LQ Fong!