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Name: Sabree A. R. Location: PTP, S'pore, lives opp. a-now-supposedly-exhumed graveyard Occupations (so far): Student, Condo Facilities Officer, NUS event facilitator, Exam Invigilator, WARRIOR (sai kang), HQ AMS Medic (Overseas). Fav Quotes:
"There is no wealth other than knowledge, There is no poverty other than ignorance" Ali-ibn-Abi Talib
" Willing Obedience Beats Forced Obedience, at anytime.."
" Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime"
" Give a man fire, and you give him warmth for a day. Put a man on fire, and you give him warmth for a lifetime!"
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Twenty In A Foreign Land
10:46 PM 20090221
I'm 20 years old today and it feels so surreal celebrating my birthday so far away from family and friends... Let's just put it as a very "mild" birthday celebration involving my fellow colleagues at a club (or two..) It's been 3 months since I've been here and all these 3 months have been very ****ing turbulent for me. Early this month, I had no choice but to leave someone's apartment after moving in with her for a month. Let's just put it as she's more interested in my wallet than anything else... It was totally a wtf moment packing my stuff and leaving the apartment at 3 in the morning and leaving her asleep... Sianz... All I want is life as it was: Weekends, Family.. All those things which have been taken away from me eversince last April... I can't wait to be a civilian again...
You guys back home are so lucky... You guys will never have to: 1. know how sucky it is to be working on a beautiful saturday/sunday 2. have lost touch with the concept of weekends 3. look up at the night sky and wonder if your family/friends are looking up too, thinking of you 4. walk ALONE, in a foreign land, so far away...
After reading up on the grades requirements for local uni, I seriously feel even more fucked up. What has my country become??? My average grades aren't good enough for my country... I feel betrayed... I feel fucked up...
I feel as if I'm twenty in a foreign land, with no home to go to anymore...
What Happens In Thailand, Stays In Thailand...
7:20 PM 20090109
Life so far here's on the extreme for me. When it comes to work, I'd really have to work so hard that it actually hurts... When it comes to day off... Well, I can't say.. All I know is that I've a different outlook on the world right now. Not all is black & white anymore... I hope my friends back home are doing fine... All I can hope for is the best......
Turmoil In Bangkok & I'm stuck.
11:37 PM 20081125
Well, it looks like change is starting to come. To the world: the upcoming recession To thailand: in their government To me: well, just take a look at the last post
The protests in thailand are on the rise and judging from news reports it's starting to get worse. Well, this means that I'll be stuck in camp until "further notice".. which I can say as: God only knows when... Only 2 outcomes will happen here: 1. PAD gets their wish, everyone goes home "somewhat" happy, but another protests by PPP will begin in the following month... 2. Civil War. which can only happen if the situation gets REALLY out of hand and the military will be forced to step in.
However, unlike the bloodless coup of '06, there's predictions that if the military does step in now, there'll be resistance. Armed resistance...
Which kinda sucked since I'm in uniform, and I'm in Thailand.
So either I can hope for things to return to normal OR be sent back to singapore with full tour allowance =D. Can only wish for it...
To my readers, I'm fine here so long as the other 60+ of the SAF family here is.
Hollywood Bangkok lo!!!
7:01 PM 20081121
Rajen brought me n my buddy to Hollywood bangkok club last nite.. Basically, I only need to remember several things which I did last night:
1. Kissed a stripper.. on the tongue! 2. Got a lapdance from her.. hehe... and I know cfm gurantee plus chop it's a SHE.. (so dun bother asking again) 3. Did some OUTRAGEOUS things with my tongue on her... her body LA... (and no I didn't get laid or got her to come back..) 4. Got her no. b4 she left.
Followed by:
1. I got a waitress drunk 2. So drunk that she cannot tahan, fall asleep on me 3. Then I had to bring her to the toilet cuz she vomit like mad...
And the MOST AMAZING THING was that while she was so sick from vomiting, exhaustion all that, I can still remember my PAM drill. Haha!! Check ABC, D Spine, LOC, etc etc. Made sure she's ok la..
Haha..
Havoc nite man...
Tonite's itenary: Back to SYC Tmr: Duty Medic... FUCK!!!... :(
Too bad no Mandy at SYC Medical Center la...
Farewells
4:07 AM 20081109
With less than 36 hours to my flight, I still have yet to finish a year's worth of packing. But at least I've said my goodbyes to all those I care for.
Yesterday, I met up with mamat and sheik for dinner and I kinda feel sad for the both of them after hearing their medic "horror" stories. Makes me kinda grateful that I'm not a tekong medic.
Thanks once again for the gift guys.
Today, it was 4SA's turn. or rather my close bros in 4SA.
Haix..
Well, so long singapore, family, friends.
The next time I'll probably be able to contact/update should be 2 weeks from now.
Don't worry too much about me.. After all, I have PLENTY of reasons to come back.. haha
Peace & Love!
Gotta Be Somebody
6:25 AM 20081104
`Cause nobody wants to go in on their own And everyone wants to know they´re not alone. Is there somebody else that feels the same somewhere. There`s gotta be somebody for me out there.
Went from the south to the north of singapore today *again* Reported to CMPB at 0800 to collect my visa application and proceeded to the Royal Thai Embassy. Followed by a rush to nee soon to complete my overseas admin/documentation.. Zzz
Finally, I can say my documentation is COMPLETE. Then I took a cab to Joo Chiat Terrace to pass Gladys' gifts cuz "someone" forgot to pass it last friday.. tsk tsk Well, I only have my dad to thank for bringing me across the north/south of sg today hahaz...
Whilst at nee soon I met up with the guys from P036 who's undergoing combat conversion. Han Kiat, Mamat and syasya are all lucky to have entered now, cuz next batch die die confirm will be HIM... HE WHO SHALT NOT BE NAMED
The 4 of us just sat at the open audit, talking and reminiscing about our BMC. They (and almost everyone else I know) said the same things about my tour of thailand (besides trying to picture me with a tranny prostitute which is like WTF WTF WTF!!): It's too long and they don't want to part with family. I couldn't agree more. But if it weren't for me, I seriously dunnoe where to get $$$ for uni.. Looks like there's gotta be somebody to do what no one else wants...
After all, isn't life about making sacrifices? hahz..
Surrealism & Mefloquine or Doxycycline???
2:16 AM 20081103
The past week until now I've been having trouble sleeping.. Kept having these vivid dreams which often involve anger, then the yearn to get to something, before turning left and waking up screaming... Sucks... It's not the dreams that frustrate me, it's the feeling of haziness the few minutes after waking up that annoys me. Today, I almost missed my appointment at nee soon at 1000 because I woke up AT 1000... And when I reached the guardhouse, I kinda stoned a bit, trying to overcome what is real and what was in my dream. Argh.. My head hurts like fuck now... All thanks to rushing to nee soon, then to sembawang medical center.
Tomorrow, I have to report to CMPB *again* to get my visa and then rush to the Thai Embassy by 1115 to send in my visa. Following that, I have to send several documents to my unit at nee soon... Hopefully, no more vivid dreams tonight... Especially not dreams about her.. whenever such dreams come, she's always in pain and I can't get to her.. argh..
Since I'm going to a malaria-prevalent area for the next 1 yr plus, I either have to take 2 tabs of Mefloquine every week or 1 capsule of Doxycycline every day.
FYI, both are malaria prophylaxis a.k.a. anti-malarial drugs (remember, anti-malarial, not malaria vaccine..)
Being around medicines since July, I've always learnt to look up the side-effects before consuming them...
Mefloquine Mefloquine may have severe and permanent adverse side-effects. It is known to cause severe depression, anxiety, paranoia, aggression, nightmares, insomnia, seizures, birth defects, peripheral motor-sensory neuropathy,[2] vestibular (balance) damage and central nervous system problems. For a complete list of adverse physical and psychological effects — including suicidal ideation — see the most recent product information.
Doxycycline Side effects from tetracyclines are not always common, but of particular note is possible photosensitive allergic reaction which increases the risk of sunburn under exposure to UV light from the sun or other sources. They may cause stomach or bowel upsets, and rarely allergic reactions. Very rarely severe headache and vision problems may be signs of dangerous secondary intracranial hypertension.
Judging from that info, I'd rather stick with 1 capsule of Doxycycline per day than 2 tabs of Mef per week...
I don't need drugs to give me vivid, weird dreams because I already have them.. haha