Anniversary Parade 2009...

THIS is it. today's the day. today is the 157th AP. which means that i'll be officially stepping down from NCC today. i have to say, im surprised. all i feel is sadness. despite me hating NCC last time, i can't bear to leave it now. honestly. u may be thinking, "yeah right. (and i know why he suddenly likes NCC - cubone)" . but i dun think so. i honestly have grown to love it as my CCA, and i am, and always will be, proud to be a cadet of the corps. NCC has been a part (a major part) of my life for the past 4 years in SJI, and has defined me and made me who i am today (in more ways than one, i suppose). and to leave behind a part of me, such a significant part, is painful. although i definitely do not see myself coming back as a CLT in JC, i no doubt will say i love NCC. as such, i want to dedicate this post to the past near-4 years i have had in NCC, and to everything under it. i want to thank everyone in NCC who has been a part of my life, and i want to thank everything that NCC has given me, from a sense of discipline to how to polish boots. today, i can say that i have never regretted joining NCC, and i have never regretted a single day of it, and never regretted every experience it has given me. what it has given me is transcendent of earthly boundaries, and i can't even begin to enumerate, tangibly or otherwise, how much it has given me. such things are impossible to quantify, but they all qualify. my journey from a Recruit to a 1SG will forever be a part of my soul. thanks be to god. for the last time:

Keluar Baris!

AIR GUYS!

Takoyaki (ad)venture...

HEY Happy Youth Day 2009! yeah, thats the first thing i wanna say. so what hv i done this youth day? well, not much. haha. i finished my chem ws today, in like, half an hour. thank god. anyway, the highlight of today was...me trying to cook japanese takoyaki (octopus balls)! how cool is that? and for a virgin effort (is that the phrase? ah whatever), i think its passable. but hey, my sister (the overly fussy eater) actly ate it, so i guess it was ok. i wolfed it all down. lol. anyway, here r some pics of the completed product. salivate...or not. cheers.

Freshly grilled takoyaki


All sauced up...


and...voila!