Singaporeans to be drinking toilet water

[Rimjaw]

I heard the mutton curry can be indistinguishable from the sweet and sour fish.

[K T Ong]

Originally posted by Dundee Slaytern: If you think this is bad, wait till you sample the 'vegetables' they serve to you in NS. According to my friend in there, they ain't even sure if they are vegetables. It seems the meat is good though. [img]smile.gif[/img]

NS is way behind me now. Gladly.

You look forward to serving NS?? Are you a masochist or something??

[K T Ong]

Originally posted by Rimjaw: I heard the mutton curry can be indistinguishable from the sweet and sour fish.

I prefer vegetarian food.

[Dundee Slaytern]

Originally posted by K T Ong: NS is way behind me now. Gladly. You look forward to serving NS?? Are you a masochist or something??

I had a very sadistic Scoutmaster in secondary school. ;Þ As me and my friend often joke( and apparently it seems we are justified since he is serving now), whatever happens in NS, we will just chant to ourselves...

"It could have been worse if it had been Weilong. It could have been worse if it ~~"

[Rimjaw]

I think the main reason why the average Singaporean male is so apprehensive about National Service is not because of fear of military life or 'leaving mommy' but the oppurtunity cost involved. You could get a degree in the time taken to do NS.

[K T Ong]

I suppose it's called 'Positive Thinking'. Good on you, Dundee. [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Dundee Slaytern]

Originally posted by Rimjaw: I think the main reason why the average Singaporean male is so apprehensive about National Service is not because of fear of military life or 'leaving mommy' but the oppurtunity cost involved. You could get a degree in the time taken to do NS.

That is true too, and it does suck that we will be nearly 30 before we finally settle down so to speak, but I think the logic behind having NS is reasonable. I will freely admit that I am apprehensive about whether I will be able to continue with my studies in an Uni after NS( one can forget a lot of things in 3 yrs), but I try to be optimistic.

[K T Ong]

Originally posted by Rimjaw: I think the main reason why the average Singaporean male is so apprehensive about National Service is not because of fear of military life or 'leaving mommy' but the oppurtunity cost involved. You could get a degree in the time taken to do NS.

Well, for me, military life was basically just about learning to kill people -- and that's something I had a very hard time coming to terms with. (I ended up in the combat medic vocation, though. ) The extreme deprivation of individual freedom was something I didn't like, either.

[Dundee Slaytern]

Originally posted by K T Ong: I suppose it's called 'Positive Thinking'. Good on you, Dundee. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Heh, heh... If I didn't try to think positive, I will be a very bitter and stressed-out student already... oh wait, I am a very bitter and stressed-out student, [img]tongue.gif[/img] with a dollop of cynism and sarcasm carefully cultivated over the years. [img]tongue.gif[/img] [img]tongue.gif[/img] [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[Dundee Slaytern]

Originally posted by K T Ong: Well, for me, military life was basically just about learning to kill people -- and that's something I had a very hard time coming to terms with. (I ended up in the combat medic vocation, though. ) The extreme deprivation of individual freedom was something I didn't like, either.

I already know how to kill people, I don't need the military to teach me that. Joking aside, I see NS as our nation's way to ensure that if we ever come under attack, our agressors will have to fight tooth and nail before we fall, if we fall.

In other news, I want women to serve NS too. They need not take the same route as us guys, but there are many non-combat roles that women can take, and I see no issue as to why they should not serve. That is the only stickling point I have with NS, why guys only?