Wednesday, June 17, 2009
a series of unfortunate (and funny) events /8:23 AM
Okay, so yesterday's medical check-up for NS didn't go as bad as I thought it might... I'm relieved, in a way. I left house really early, in the case that I might actually get lost or something, at least I have some buffer time, lest I get a black mark beside my name for being late...
Heh.
I was hoping that I wouldn't get lost, but I still did. Sucks. I was supposed to take a bus from
Redhill station for about 7 stops or something before I reach the place, but halfway through the bus ride, I got distracted by the TV and lost count of how many bus-stops I had past. I wasn't sure where to alight, since the actual bus-stop didn't even look like it was near some military check-up place. But when I suddenly saw cable cars out of the bus window, I was like "shit, I'm totally in the wrong place".
Yepp, I travelled too far until I was somewhere at Harbour Front. Okay, so I took the bus back in the reverse direction, and guess what? I got off 1 stop earlier and I had to walk all the way to where I was supposed to alight. -.- Not exactly a good way to start off a day.
The check-up was pretty time-consuming though, but also because there were many other guys there in the same situation as I was in, so oh well... And gosh, the blood test wasn't as 'scary' or intimidating as everyone was foolishly thinking it would be. It's not like we would be impaled by this gigantic needle and with half of our blood withdrawn or something. It was just a tiny needle and they took out just enough for a blood sample. AND they rubbed
alcohol over where we were to be 'impaled' so it wasn't that bad. In fact, I think getting pricked by a needle accidentally would inflict more pain.
Hurhur. o.O
And yes, I found the urine test kinda amusing. Everyone was given a small bottle (to pee in obviously) and a litmus paper thing, and there were instructions on the wall on how to conduct the test.
Heh. It was funny in the sense that every guy was in the toilet and standing in front of the cubicle, looking at the wall for instructions. Then, after reading the instructions, everyone had a puzzled look on their faces for at least a few seconds, not sure if they had correctly interpreted the instructions. Of course, next comes the peeing, of which everyone got through (duh)... And then comes the confusing part again when everyone was kinda hesitant as to whether we had to wash the bottle or not even after we disposed of our urine. Turns out we didn't have to (I didn't so lucky me)...
LOL.
And yes, of course, there is the incident of the bare-bodied guys all in a room. I'm not going to elaborate further, lest I spoil the surprise for the guys who haven't gone for the check-up and for some unknown reason, still haven't heard about this part of the check-up.
LOLOL, but it was funny, in a way. Good thing I have a more or less acceptable figure (of which, again, I'm not elaborating) but I feel kinda bad for those who... Yea you get what I mean.
The aptitude assessment test was tiring (3+ hours
omg) and kinda monotonous, since it was just facing the
computer and answering the questions. I totally sucked at the visualization round as well as the physics round. DUH. I'm an arts student; there's no way I'll get everything right for the physics round, which had many questions on gears, pulleys what not. All of which I remember failing when I was in secondary school. Damn. Okay, at least I know I won't be allocated to some technical vocation or whatever. No quantum physics as 'light-hearted discussion'.
Yay... :)
Okay, so it was a day taken off my mugging, but still, let's just say it's a break.
Haha. In a way, I kinda wanna enter the army. It's like something you love to hate, but hate to love.
Lol. I can't wait for the army actually, but I don't exactly want it to come into my life that quickly. I still NEED to party after the 'A' Levels.
Haha...
XDEnough blabbering. I think you are getting bored too. It's back to (yes) studying... ZZZ.
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