Ippt
After a weekend of feasting and rest at Kuala Lumpur, I have a bit doubts about clearing my Ippt. I don't have any training to prepare for the IPPT but I know that usually most NSmen don't train for their IPPT due to their work commitments.
Worse still, the shoes I am wearing is too heavy for running. The more closer I reach to Maju Camp, the more butterflies fluster around my stomach. I am not ready for it yet. I register my handphone at the Guardsroom because it has the function of camera.
I walk towards the training sheath and change to my running attire.I quickly register for my IPPT and get my number tag. It is a quite surpise to bump into Jimmy
from Hall 14, my former neighbour. He told me about him being charged for not taking his IPPT last time but he was given warning and get fine only. It is his first time in Maju camp.
I look around the people who attend the today IPPT. This make me more nervous because I hardly see any uncles around but a lot of young and fit guys. My detail consist of few fit guys. How to feel that I can make it better physcologically when i know these people will do better than me in any stations.
I just wait for the first set of people to finish to finish all the stations. Apparently I do minimal C to most stations because I don't want to get tired later for 2.4km run. Everyone in my detail fares better than me. I am like a weakest link.
Then, I am waiting for running station, I chat with Jimmy awhile to kill time as well as not to think too much about the dilemma.
The dilemma about getting silver and get $200 and just pass IPPT, given with my capability. I know it is mind over body situation again today.
I did my best for the run and eventually I did some pause along the way and there are a lot of pauses somemore. At one point of time, I am being encouraged by uncle.
How embarrasing.
However, I sprint damn hard for the last round. I know my body cannot take it for the sudden power change but i don't care. I don't want to fail and take it on Friday. I have no time.
While waiting for result, I bump into my good buddy, Herwan and It is so unexpected to see him again. He is surpised to see me in such bad state.
I look out of shape now. My metabolism starts to slow down when I reach towards thirties and that freak me out. My glorious periods are gone. We did a ctaching up at smoking point while I am waiting for my result and he is waiting for briefing. It is RT for him today. He tells me about hwat happened to our common friends.
He is quite sad about the change of behaviour after one of the common friends has marrried. He does not want to meet any of his friends after new status. Unlike him, he is married, he still do have time for his friends. Marriage is all about give and take. Does not mean you are married, the world evolved around your wife and children.
Well, i am not marrried yet but I know that such mentality sucks and I abhor such married males.
Then I bump into Wee Keng, another good friend of mine in Junior College. He also takes RT todaya nd he is late.Hence we don't have much time to do catching up. I feel quite happy to meet them at such unexpected moment,
Never be so mush expected in life, or you won't feel the sudden rush of happiness at times.
I get my result. And disappointed.
Have anyone feel so regretful by 4 seconds? I did.
I lose $200 because I score 12.04 for my 2.4KM run ( To get $200, I must score 12seconds flat ). There goes to my New Year celebration and my birthday.
But I am not taking it again even though $100 is big sum for me.I go back home by bus even though Jimmy offers me a ride to nearest mrt station. I just need to be alone for some soul searching about today.
It starts to pour heavily. How thrilling.
Worse still, the shoes I am wearing is too heavy for running. The more closer I reach to Maju Camp, the more butterflies fluster around my stomach. I am not ready for it yet. I register my handphone at the Guardsroom because it has the function of camera.
I walk towards the training sheath and change to my running attire.I quickly register for my IPPT and get my number tag. It is a quite surpise to bump into Jimmy
from Hall 14, my former neighbour. He told me about him being charged for not taking his IPPT last time but he was given warning and get fine only. It is his first time in Maju camp.
I look around the people who attend the today IPPT. This make me more nervous because I hardly see any uncles around but a lot of young and fit guys. My detail consist of few fit guys. How to feel that I can make it better physcologically when i know these people will do better than me in any stations.
I just wait for the first set of people to finish to finish all the stations. Apparently I do minimal C to most stations because I don't want to get tired later for 2.4km run. Everyone in my detail fares better than me. I am like a weakest link.
Then, I am waiting for running station, I chat with Jimmy awhile to kill time as well as not to think too much about the dilemma.
The dilemma about getting silver and get $200 and just pass IPPT, given with my capability. I know it is mind over body situation again today.
I did my best for the run and eventually I did some pause along the way and there are a lot of pauses somemore. At one point of time, I am being encouraged by uncle.
How embarrasing.
However, I sprint damn hard for the last round. I know my body cannot take it for the sudden power change but i don't care. I don't want to fail and take it on Friday. I have no time.
While waiting for result, I bump into my good buddy, Herwan and It is so unexpected to see him again. He is surpised to see me in such bad state.
I look out of shape now. My metabolism starts to slow down when I reach towards thirties and that freak me out. My glorious periods are gone. We did a ctaching up at smoking point while I am waiting for my result and he is waiting for briefing. It is RT for him today. He tells me about hwat happened to our common friends.
He is quite sad about the change of behaviour after one of the common friends has marrried. He does not want to meet any of his friends after new status. Unlike him, he is married, he still do have time for his friends. Marriage is all about give and take. Does not mean you are married, the world evolved around your wife and children.
Well, i am not marrried yet but I know that such mentality sucks and I abhor such married males.
Then I bump into Wee Keng, another good friend of mine in Junior College. He also takes RT todaya nd he is late.Hence we don't have much time to do catching up. I feel quite happy to meet them at such unexpected moment,
Never be so mush expected in life, or you won't feel the sudden rush of happiness at times.
I get my result. And disappointed.
Have anyone feel so regretful by 4 seconds? I did.
I lose $200 because I score 12.04 for my 2.4KM run ( To get $200, I must score 12seconds flat ). There goes to my New Year celebration and my birthday.
But I am not taking it again even though $100 is big sum for me.I go back home by bus even though Jimmy offers me a ride to nearest mrt station. I just need to be alone for some soul searching about today.
It starts to pour heavily. How thrilling.
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