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Friday, February 22
Soaring to greater heights..(Part 1; Alphas)
As always, a momentary solitude from blogging and I am not used to writing again. There's this massive output in my head awaiting to be discharged systematically, sorted into their different realm. Yet, it always overflow. And I am stuck, and I am stuck real bad. A multitude of stories and experiences to be divulged and the first sentence will always be the most difficult.
As I begin to experience the slow-pace of life in NCC, two things I figured out, as a senior, that had misled you cadets out there. Firstly is the sad lack of homilies to aspire and the other, the colossal stonewall which defines the senior-junior relationship.
Lately, I've been leaping from one part to another to delibrately deliver one ultimate message. To motivate, to inculcate and to impart and instill the importance and significance of Unity NCC(Air). This might be the umpteen time that I've been stressing on what-truly-is important and eventually, with you people failing to visualise the framework in the back of your mind, the core values of NCC is nothing but a mere cliche that that had been repetitively recorded and replayed for the sake of tuning in the background.
Its never difficult to motivate someone. But it is also not easy to drill the right screw that fits in the proper perforation, that is in accordance to the different level of competency. Like today, I had found it immensely difficult to choose the proper diction, to choose the proper instance and to choose the suitable quote that suits to deliver the correct message to the Alphas. It clicked to me show how that the Alphas are still new to the school environment and the way some of them behave, speak and react tells me that the level of maturity is still not there yet and that their minds are still cloudy with the perception that they are a new member here and they should be treated like newborn.
It infuriates me inside having to know that you Alphas are here just for the sake of having a CCA and and it hurts me further down to learn that you choose not to put on a facade to what the seniors had done to make you learn and to develop you to be leaders. Like the other time, I was frustrated when one of you all gave an inapt answer to my question. My question was,
"When we, seniors, are standing right here in front of you as leaders, what do you think is the status of you people sitting down there?"
Confidently and convincingly, one of you stood up and claimed, "We are followers!" I feel very bad upon the answer to that question of mine. Now, let me nip in straight in the butt that when we seniors are standing in front of you as leader, you are the future leaders. There is no point of asking you to come to NCC and eat the shit out of us and going home with nothing learnt.
NCC is not about drills, physical trainings, mental challenges, tekan-ning, and diam-ing, NCC is not only about leadership, teamwork, enthusiasm, discipline and all those nice, big, big words. NCC is about that and finding your own true self, your weaknesses and strengths..
Through the four years, its not only about preparation for NS, but it is also about bonding with your friends, about the mental torture we face, the betrayal and the power hunger we feel from our own partmates, the happiness of achieving, and the sadness of failing and fear of not being discovered.. All this will prepare you for life in society now and the near future.. NCC is not fun, it is more than fun....
The reason why we seniors put in more effort to groom you is because the fate of Unity NCC(Air) lies within the reach of your palms. To be able to develop you all well from the start will end with an amazing by-product which can put us up on the throne in NCC, something which is not yet accomplish since the establishment of this unit. We strongly believe in the perception in life that if we focus more on the seedlings, this seedlings will grow well and bear fruits which can benefit those around them particularly the next generation of the unit. That is why we are more focused on this seedlings and saplings here rather than the big trees out there.
And as i am typing away, every second tick silently by. It's tantamount to the period of time before a huge catastrophe. That silence befalling everyone on the battlefield, the expressions on everyone's face, most determined, some uncertain, few unaffected.. That slow incline towards the final climax, when everyone prepared their defences and check on final disorders & loopholes.. It is this period of time, when it will determine how prepared we are during the catastrophe.. Some will triumph over them, some barely surviving, others just totally screwed.. But this is not the time to forecast, not the time to talk about the calamity.. Its not even the time to boast about how early you have started preparing, worse of all how proud you are not doing anything yet.. Because in the end, we save our own butt, now we prepare ourselves, in our own ways, for the final showdown.
So it really depends a lot from you part A. We are here, we are all here to give the motivation and the homilies important to aspire you and to give you an insight of what truly is important in NCC. Now the choice is your's to choose the path for you to lay on. The deceptive one or the you can truly rely on. If I were you, I'll choose the latter. Hopefully after this, you, Alphas will lift and heightened your spirit because it marks another stage of your life crossed over, as you all begin, now, to be a much different person all together.. : )
"It is at the top where you look down and see how ugly everything is"
.:.2SG Muhammad Alfi BMR.:.
11:37:00 PM
PDS party moments.
Here are some snapshots which the photographer took during the PDS Black And White Party 2008.
I would like to thank all those involve in the party which includes, the CLTs, instructors and cadets who have worked hard for the performance this year. Great job PDS. Hard work pays off and the celebration is truly deserved to be meant for you guys and girls.
 To Instructor Jesper who have helped in renting a function room.
To the Clts and instructors who helped decorate the room into a black and white theme.
To all the parents and cadets who have helped in the making of delicious dishes and the magnificent art of cutting the watermelon.
The food was great and everyone is having a good time...
Also not forgetting Ting our photographer from Foto Gallery Image Consultant who takes great pictures during the party.
For those who would like to have the softcopy of all the photos taken during the event, a total of 213 pictures, please bring a blank CD with a minimum size of 700MB, on next friday training 29 March 2008.
Posted by: SCLT Siti Hajar
11:36:00 PM
Sunday, February 3
Alpha 08
The following picture is the first picture of Alpha 08 (Part A 08).
Let this be the first of many pictures which have yet to come. Alpha 08 in camouflage UNITY NCC-THE BEST THAT WE CAN BE!
11:25:00 AM
Saturday, February 2
Cadets today, Leaders tomorrow.. How about that?
Coming across a string of river, has one ever thought how it came to existence?
A single stream that we see right before us come together from river tributaries.
Stretching across borders and territories of different hills and of different lands.
The source, the beginning, was rocky.. unpolished.
But as the path continues down the ever-quest of reaching the final goal of sea,
path were rejoined, the energy of the river becomes much more.
united. voluminous..
Today marks the day in my life as I first experience the feelings being able to facilitate our Alpha company during the toss of a Chinese New Year delicacy, better-known as the Yu Sheng. It may not sound as interesting as it seems to me but having the part As crowding around me had succesfully installed the sense of brotherhood within me throughout my 4 long years of commitment and dedication in NCC.
When I see all the different faces, I see fear, uncertainty, but on the other realm :
the carefreeness.. the strong desire for discovery.. the strong willpower.. belief and self-confidence emanating from every individuals.
You all had effectively brought me back 4 years ago, when I was directly in your shoes, fresh from a chapter of my life. Not exactly ready for the next possibilites, eventually never ready to meet the golden opportunity to unleash my well-kept talent deep inside me.
The sparks in your eyes tells me that everyone of you have a story to tell. To express the feelings to be among one of the finest youth organisation in Singapore. I was born no different from any of you. A true blue kiasu Singaporean boy staying well within the confines of my comfort zone. That is until I joined Unity NCC(Air) in Sec 1. Just like you now, I began to realise that the world is a much bigger and more challenging place to live in. The exposure I had, had generated in me an interest in things well beyond textbook syllabus required for school examinations.
Because of this, the thoughts never spared me even till now that everyone of you is unique and complicated beneath just the shell of a new member in NCC. And to have all your stories converging into a single one, it was far more than abstract.. Sheer euphoria. I began to see the magic, a magic resonating from everyone of you. The feeling of feelings for one another. Yet i could hardly remember how i did it myself when i was in your shoes. You all effectively reminded me of who i am once more.
Being able to smile in a foreign environment. Being able to start to smile. Everytime I see you all enjoying yourself, it makes me feel that everything we did was worth it. I need you all to know that everything you all did for one another and for us, its all worth it too.
At the end day, I thought what I had done was over. To facilitate that magic, to give sparks that will unite all of you. From the becoming of acquaintances to friends. And i remembered how widely I smiled that evening. That finale that brings about a new beginning. And its back to my own reality, while you guys carry on by yourself. I may only be a memory to your beginning. You all made me feel that orientation was not just a reality, but one special journey.
Keep striving, and keep believing in yourself and keep believing in the faith that brought all of us together. Don't turn back. Don't even try to look back. Your decision to enter the borders of NCC was a wise choice to nurture each and everyone of you into leaders of our nation tomorrow. Today, we had witnessed many former NCC cadets occupying the leadership position in Singapore. To see you standing before me, one day, leading the citizens towards glory is endless possibilities.
"Stand tall. Stand proud. YOU ARE NCC!"
.:.2SG Muhammad Alfi BMR.:.
1:04:00 AM
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