Set Fire to the Rain
Friday, June 17, 2011
7 weeks. From Jockey cap to Grey beret. From 2 to 3 bars. From army to air force. From green to blue.
Sometimes it seems so surreal. Transitioning from the menial life of BMT to the more studios AFST (Air force Service Term) sounds easy but having physical activities helps take my mind off mundane military life. I guess up to now I've always done things with a goal in mind, be it studying to get good grades for a uni placing or training hard to keep fit. But AFST felt like a holding stage before I start the real GBAD training. I was doing things without really thinking, going through the motion to get through it. I guess I made some friends there, though not really close ones. I'm glad it's over and we are moving on. Last night's Social night was spent in good company. Good friends from Mohawk (BMT guys like Junlong and Yu Hsuen), a sporting date (thanks Alex!), good music (Mark Daniel Wilson was AWESOME) and of course good Chinese food :) It's kinda fulfilling to see that the month or so spent planning these social events finally bore good fruit. I admit the night was a little nostalgic, knowing that I would not be seeing my pilot friends again (they were some of the closer friends I made back in OCS) but I guess like how it has been since I enlisted, it's time to move on.
It's a week long break for me now. With no one else on block leave, I'm very much left with a lot of alone time. Actually it doesn't sound as bad as it does. More time = more time to pray + more badly needed sleep + more time to go for longer runs + time to start reading those novels again :) I have a new love (fav singer that is)! She's called Adele and she has an amazing voice! Thanks to my bed buddy, Yi Yang for blasting her songs every night, I can't get her songs out of my head. Well until the next Switchfoot album comes out that is XD But seriously it's been a long time since I heard such a good voice, somewhere in the realm of Michael Jackson. Out with Pop, she's the real deal.
Oh well guess I'll sleep early tonight. Got a long day tomorrow, going out to watch Kung Fu Panda 2 and meet up with Praisecell buds :) Gosh Fridays are great but Saturdays are awesome :DDDD
~In the silence...I'm waiting to hear your voice~
