the end of all misfortunes... is it?

1800hrs, I was happily walking out the camp with xinlong. Happy because that would be the last time i walked that route. Xinlong has labelled me the 'SAF suai kia'. now that i'm leaving SAF for good, it should be time that he change his opinion of me.

I told xinlong that after walking past the gate, that would conclude all misfortunes on me. Xinlong shook his head in disbelief. Whatever. Lightning flashed, it started pouring the moment we stepped out of gate, we had another 500m to walk in the open. xinlong shook his head silently.

Okay, perhaps i'm cursed in green. My whole NS life was an administrative error, as Big nose so adequately put it. I didn't have much luck either. There were times i really wonder if i should do anything to change my luck, times when i really hated NS, times when people doubted my actions, times people judged me unfairly.

Contrary to what others may think, my NS was not only about misfortunes and wrong decisions. I do not regret any decision that i've made. When my buddies stayed up late to look for my lost pass, when my officer patted me on the back to acknowledge my hardwork, Others do not see them, but i know. These were blessings in disguise.

So afterall, my NS life wasn't all bad. I loved it and i hated it. Long 2 and a half years... it felt forever. Now it's time to move on.