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Saturday, December 10, 2005

Today i go attend a good friend commission parade at SAFTI MI in the late evening.. The parade is Commissioned by President..I ask a friend along... Luckily this friend, Benny is able to make it and accompany me go for this parade.. He is also once a OCS cadet and he already commisson, now in other camp le.. he tell me things about the parade and so on.. For e.g. the red flag with a moon and 5 star will be rise, this show that the President is in this camp..

I meet him at 1645.. we that 182 bus to SAFTI MI... The bus is full of people, many people going for this parade too.. we reach SAFTI at 5 plus... Instead of taking shutter bus we walk up to the parade square.. It was a long distant but fun walking up to the parade square with him.. we saw the SAF BAND on the way..

Benny also tell me the place we pass and so on.. we pass through the swimming pool, the bunk, Warriors Hall, the dinner hall... there are cadets in No.1 standing along the corridor.. i guess is to show us the way to the parade square de ..

when we reach the parade square we sit at W5 according to the ticket.. The parade start at 1745.. Ends at 1910.. The whole parade last for 1 hour plus.. President S R Nathan come for this Commissioning Parade.. there are 369 officer cadets commissioning.. It consist of Army, Air Force and Navy..

( The commissioning of these 325 Army cadets, 36 Navy midshipmen and 8 Air Force cadets marked their completion of a new 38-week intensive officer cadet course. Six outstanding officer cadets were awarded the Sword-of-Honour. The newly commissioned officers will be assigned combat, instructional or staff appointments in various units of the SAF. )

During the Parade they sing 4 Songs in English,Chinese, Malay and Indian.. I Like the English song sing during their marching in.. The President S R Nathan arrive with his wife in a car accompany with 8 MP in motorbike.. We sing two time National Anthem.. one is after the arrive of President S R Nathan and one is after the Commission cadet pass on the Colour Party to the Junior Cadet and the Junior cadet march off..

During the inspecting of the parade President S R Nathan talk to a cadet and many people clap hands as its a honour to talk to the President.. The march pass i saw the face my good friend.. haha.. and after the slow march they march down and sing the OCS Song... I like OCS Song.. its very nice..

After that is fixing the epaulettes on the newly commissioned officers. I go down find my that friend and take a photo with him.. I saw his parent.. They are very nice people.. =) Then finally the whole parade is over ending with all the cadet throwing their hat.. The whole Parade is wonderful and good.. =)

After the whole parade end i go off with my friend.. He is looking for a friend to get something.. While waiting for his friend ( as his friend got duty ) he bring me to where the junior cadet canteen, gift shop and so on.. we then sit down and chit chat to wait for his friend to call him..

When his friend call, he then go meet him and get his things from his friend.. after that we then take shutter bus back to Jurong Point at about 2014.. When reach Jurong Point i go Popular to buy something then go back home.. he accompany me home then he go off.. Thanks Benny =) Its such a wonderful and happy time today! =)

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