my boat operator course has ended..
once again another wonderful enriching course has ended and im moving on to another phase..
move here n there..
makes me feel so bleahhh..
from e words of Grace of coz..
haha!!

still remember when i spoke to her abt it before gg for this course..
and now it has ended..

i have to say tt i kinda enjoy it..
e course is rather enriching and fun..
we learnt how to setup a boat and prepare it for launching to the sea..
welfare is given to us to e max i can say..
we get to bring can drinks and put into those ice igloo and have them for lunch..
also during preparations for launching into sea we had a nice water dispencer for us to get ice cold water to drink!!

i can say the only setback of the course would be e preparation of the stores..
there are plaenty of stores to move abt..
motor, anchor, safety bouys, boxes, jerry cans blah blah..
and we are doing this for 7 boats!!
so it takes abt 2 hrs to prepare everything..
during perparation e IC would be most likely be scolded for nt handling and distributing manpower well..
o wells.. leadership..
its kinda sad to see such a thing..
but den again its really up to e IC to control and facilitate the whole movement.

gg out to sea is definitely a gd thing..
we get to enjoy sea breeze and e tide!
e motor is pretty powerful and can travel quite fast!
since e sea has no barriers unlike e roads..
we will ramm the trottle to the max and blast our way through e seas!!
it gets real fun when the waves become choppy and e ride sure gets bumpyy!!
a simple punishment onboard would be man overboard!
haha.. hada jump into e sea and get e whole body wet!!

we learnt how to control e boat and how to dock it well and perform e numerous drills as a whole..
as usual we are suppose to be e subject matter expertin e sea movement..

instructors are nice and patient..
they teach each n everyone of us well n gave us ample practice!
there were many things to be taught to us and its nt easy to master them..
well all e tests came and went and we pass it..
and we are passing out..

after 2 n half weeks of training..
we are nw operational and efficient coxwaine..
we dun need any instructors by our side and we can handle our own..
haha...
so they say it..

i have acquired a number of things out of this course..
first would be my tan skin..
everyday under e strong sun has burnt me badly and nw im all charred!
but soon e tanness will go away i suppose..
since i get fair so easily..
my forearm has gone stronger since i have been carrying all e heavy assault boats and rubber dingy..
is a team effort to carry e boats and sure requires aot of strength to carry it..
if someone slackens and dun wanan carry..
e others suffer and has to carry e load..
well some ppl choose nt to carry and pretend..
some give all his might..
this course has also gel e ppl up alot..
my course mates used to be pretty clique-ish but nw all boundaries has been broken and everyone is ONE!
well except some of coz.. haha!!

i wanna thank God for everything He has done for me..

most imptly i have learnt finally why He placed me in this course..
during BMT was in a dilemma whether should i accept this dual-course thing of go for leader course..
though was tempted to go for leader course..
but i decided to stay on n try out..
eventually He reaveled his purpose for me..
leader course was all abt tekaning and tekaning..
there will be constant deprivation of slp and is pretty exhausting...
and out of it will get a sgt rank and 100 bucks more..
also a chance to go ocs..
well for demo-boatman course we get to specialise in 2 fields!
2 fields are that are highly specialised and we ought to be expert in it..
thus e name SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT(SME)
this 2 course has opened me pretty much and i get to try things tt i wont be able to get to do it outside..
explosives and a motor boat..
where to get it..
haha!!
as this 2 field requires special knowledge..
we are required to learn n i have adopted a different learning attitude and thus able to excel quickly..
though im still a slow learner haha!!
my relation wif GOd has also drawn closer and is nice to follow his path!

well tt's it i gotta say..
for those having term papers in poly and upcoming exams in JC..
all e best!!!

take care and God bless!!
=)