Body weight (体重) 68.0kg

26/06/2012 (星期二, Tuesday, Selasa):

0600hrs: 起床. 量体重: 67.4kg, 做晨运, 步行40分钟。Woke up. checked body weight: 67.4kg.  Brisk walking exercise 40 minutes.

1100 - 1230 hrs: 我去裕廊西图书馆读报纸. I went to Jurong West library to read newspapers.

报纸报道, 地铁公司说: 法律并没有禁止他人坐保留座, 让位只是情, 不是理. Newspapers, SMRT said: The law does not prohibit others from sitting Reserved Seating.

1530hrs: 我步行20分钟去裕廊战备军人俱乐部. I walked 20 minutes to SAFRA Jurong.

1550 hrs: 有被雷击危险，游泳池关闭。lightning risk, swimming pool closed.

27/06/2012 (星期三, Wednesday, Rabu):

0620hrs: 起床. 量体重: 68.0kg, Woke up. checked body weight: 68.0kg. 

右膝盖关节疼痛, 脚弯曲有困难, 不能做晨运, Right knee joint pain, foot bending difficult, can not do the morning brisk walk exercise.

1630hrs: 右膝盖关节疼痛舒缓了, 步行运动20分钟, Right knee joint pain relieved, I walked for 20 minutes,

28/06/2012 (星期四, Thursday, Khamis):

0640hrs: 起床. 量体重: 68.0kg, Woke up. checked body weight: 68.0kg. 

0645hrs: 右膝盖关节疼痛, 慢步步行组屋区一圈, 30分钟. Right knee joint pain, walking slowly 30 minutes, one round housing estate..

1630hrs: 右膝盖关节疼痛, 慢步步行组屋区一圈, 30分钟. Right knee joint pain, walking slowly 30 minutes, one round housing estate.

炮兵士官

回首37年在炮兵30

1974年兵营搬迁, 炮兵司令部 (General Arty HQ), 炮兵学校(Sch of Arty),  和第23炮营(23 SA), 搬迁落户于港脚兵营(Kangaw Camp) 。

从三巴旺路, 多伦多入门口(Toronto gate), 要步行15分钟, 1.5公里, 到炮兵学校司令部(School Orderly Room), 再步行5分钟, 半公里, 才到各个训练翼(Training Wing), 范围好大的兵营, 我们的距离课程(Survey Lessons)可以在营地里进行, 不必出外。

炮兵学校大致上有4个部属: 军官训练翼(JFAOC Wing), 技术助理训练翼(TA Trg Wing), 炮兵班长和火炮训练翼(Arty Trg Wing). 正规士官训练翼(RANCO Wing) 。

刚刚从士官学校(SISL)完成士官课程的中士(CPL), 必须来炮兵学校火炮训练翼报到，继续接受炮兵班长课程, 才可以胜任炮兵班长(Detachment Commander)。

有一项没有明文规定的风俗习惯, 美其名是为了要树立军令如山的形象与威严, 火炮训练翼的BSM和指导员, 命令第一天来报到的新任中士，拿着行军袋上下3吨军车几十次，随后，学员制服上的两巡中士军阶, 被指导员一一的扯了下来, 指导员对学员说: “学员不可以和指导员军阶同等为中士。”

1970年代的炮兵班长学员(Arty NCO trainees): 服从, 服从, 就是服从, 没有人质问。也许是秀才遇见兵, 有理说不清.

想当年, 1968年, 哈山上士是我们(2nd Batch TASA)第一天来达曼裕廊兵营报到的连上士长(BSM)。报到时，哈山上士没有乘机虐待(Tekan) 我们, 没有要我们拿着行军袋上下3吨军车几十次。

Arty NCOs

37 years served in Arty 30

In 1974, Arty camp relocation; the General Arty HQ, Sch of Arty and 23 SA were settled in Kangaw Camp, at Sambawang Road.

From Toronto gate, we had to walk for 15 minutes, 1.5 km, to Sch of Arty Orderly Room, walk another 5 minutes, half a kilometer, to the various training wings and trainees’ barracks. It was a big camp that we could carry out our survey lessons within the camp compound.

There were basically 4 training wings: Officers Training Wing (JFAOC Wing), Technical Assistant Training Wing (TA Trg Wing), Weapon Commanders and Weapons Training Wing (Arty Trg Wing) and Regular NCOs Training Wing (RANCO Wing).

NCOs from SISL (School of Infantry Section Leaders) after graduated as CPL, had  to report to Sch of Arty to continue an Arty NCOs’ Course, in order to be a competent  Detachment Commander.

There were some customary practices without general standing orders, in the pretext to establish the command and control and authority, the Arty Trg Wing BSMs and instructors, on the first day of their reporting for course, made the new CPLs to load and unload the 3 tons military truck, up and down with their knapsack dozens times. Subsequently, the two stripes CPL rank on the trainees’ uniforms, were striped by the instructors, and said that, "trainees cannot wear the same rank as their instructors."

Arty NCOs trainees in the 1970s, were all obedience national service youths, no one questioned for the reason for being punished on the first day reporting. Perhaps, Chinese saying, soldier gives reason to scholar, no reason would be given.

Whenever I watched those customary practices, I remembered in the year 1968, the BSM Sgt Hassan received us, the 2nd Batch TASA, on the first day at Taman Jurong Camp, we did not get ‘tekan’, we did not make to load and unload, up and down 3 tons.

Father's Day (父亲节)

23/06/2012 (星期六, Saturday, Sabtu):

0700hrs: 起床. 量体重: 67.6kg, 做晨运, 步行40分钟。Woke up. checked body weight: 67.6kg.  Brisk walking exercise 40 minutes.

1600hrs: 步行运动40分钟. Brisk walking exercise for 40 minutes.

1900 - 2130hrs: 我和Joyce和朋友在JCUBE, Jurong East聚会吃晚餐. Joyce and I gathering with friends at JCUBE, Jurong East for dinner .

24/06/2012 (星期日, Sunday, Ahad):

0650hrs: 起床. 量体重: 67.9kg, 做晨运, 步行40分钟。Woke up. checked body weight: 67.9kg.  Brisk walking exercise 40 minutes.

0900hrs: 我出门搭地铁去女皇镇基督渔人团契. I took MRT to the ‘Fisherman of Christ’ Fellowship (FCF), Margaret Drive Queenstown.

0945 - 1100hrs: 主日崇拜, 听华语主日讲道. Attended the Preaching Service conducted in Mandarin.

主讲者: 程天秋. (讲: 马可福音, 第4章, 35 – 41节, 耶苏平静风浪).

Speaker: Tiang Thian Chiaw (Topic: Mark Chapter 4 verse 35 – 41, Jusus Calms the Storm).

1115 - 1230 hrs: 上主日学的初信班. I attended Sunday School.

主日学林许吟珍老师讲解: 团契的本质.

Topic: What is fellowship. Teacher: Xu Ngim Thiang.

1300 - 1430hrs:离开女皇镇基督渔人团契, Joyce和我, 三个孩子们, 去乌节路吃午餐. 庆祝父亲节, Joyce and me celebrate father’s day lunch with 3 children at Orchard Road.

1630hrs: 步行运动40分钟, Brisk walking exercise for 40 minutes.

25/06/2012 (星期一, Monday, Isnin):

0530hrs: 起床. 量体重: 67.9kg, 做晨运, 步行40分钟。Woke up. checked body weight: 67.9kg.  Brisk walking exercise 40 minutes.

1400 - 1630 hrs: 清洁家居. Household cleaning.

1630hrs: 步行运动20分钟, Brisk walking exercise for 20 minutes.

Body weight (体重) 67.6kg

21/06/2012 (星期四, Thursday, Khamis):

0555hrs: 起床. 量体重: 67.6kg, 做晨运, 步行40分钟。Woke up. checked body weight: 67.6kg.  Brisk walking exercise 40 minutes.

1530hrs: 满天乌云, 快下雨, 不去游泳, 去步行运动40分钟, Full of black clouds in the sky, it was going to rain, I did not go swimming  but did brisk walking exercise for 40 minutes.

22/06/2012 (星期五, Friday, Jumaat):

0600hrs: 起床. 量体重: 67.6kg, 做晨运, 步行40分钟。Woke up. checked body weight: 67.6kg.  Brisk walking exercise 40 minutes.

1530hrs: 我步行20分钟去裕廊战备军人俱乐部. I walked 20 minutes to SAFRA Jurong.

1605hrs: 游泳35分钟, 完成1000米. Completed swimming 1000m in 35 minutes.

1640hrs: 晒太阳10分众. 10 mimutes suntan.

2000 - 2140hrs: 在女皇镇基督渔人团契, 出席查经聚会, I went to the ‘Fisherman of Christ’ Fellowship, Queenstown, Bible study meeting.

营房清洁

回首37年在炮兵29

我要借用一位面簿朋友的贴文来说明1970年代, 士官和兵士们对军官的尊敬, 士官和兵士们是不允许军官干粗活的.

07/06/2012, CK Leong在面簿的 贴文:

“辜加兵有一自勉口号: "我宁可死,也不做个胆小鬼。" 我在空降兵课程时, 在一张贴纸上见到这句自勉口号。和我同组有2名辜加兵。因为我是军官，他们把我当作他们的上司:

他们说: “长官, 请你不要自己整理你的床。我们为你整理你的床。”

他们说: “长官, 请你不要扫地。让我们来扫地。”

他们说: “长官，请你不要自己背那笨重的降落伞袋囊。让我们来背。”

1970年代，士官和兵士们对军官十分尊敬, 认为军官们不应该干粗活: 如扫地, 搬抬杂物等等, 这样的劳作会降低军官们的地位和形象, 因此营房清洁劳作是由兵士来做, 由连上士长(BSM)和营上士长(RSM)负责监督。

1974年12月16日至20日, 为了胜任监督营房清洁劳作, 我被派去上一项’营房清洁’课程. 由一位退休护士长教导 – CPT (MRS) Pennefather。

开课的第一天, CPT (MRS) Pennefather的开场白, 说明她是国防部长吴庆瑞特别礼聘教导营房清洁; 她引述国防部长吴庆瑞的话说营房清洁由兵士来做, 由连上士长(BSM)和营上士长(RSM)负责监督。

’营房清洁’课程包含:

1.    节省人力工具的操作。

2.    用旧报纸清除玻璃百叶窗上的尘埃。

3.    整理床铺。

4.    布置家具, 清除杂物, 使不阻碍清洁卫生工作。

5.    用廉价的劳工牌肥皂条, 切成小块浸水, 使它变成黏液清洁剂。

 
过后, CPT (MRS) Pennefather常到各处兵营检查营房清洁和卫生. 我照她教导做事, 使她很满意, 常常得到高分。

课程在荷兰路兵营上课, 我记得Ng Jui Ping 当时是第X旅步兵旅长, 下课时我特地去他的办公室拜访, 他请我喝咖啡。

2000年代, 营房清洁工作, 大部分外包给清洁公司, 每天有清洁工人来做, 兵士们可以争取多点时间训练和休息。