I failed NAPFA =(. Got 9 points and 2 Fs. If it hadn't been for the first criteria I would have gotten at least a bronze. STANDARD pull-up: fail by 1. Standing broad jump enemy since time immemorial: fail by 38cm. Why does my brithday have to be so early? Especially almost JUST BEFORE the NAPFA ... Arghh ...
Getting worried. Have to learn proper broad jump technique already ... if not HOW AM I GOING TO PASS FUTURE BMT?! I imagine myself re-taking it again and again until it becomes something like a Gulag camp. Where my will to survive would be extremely strong. Maybe that will boost me. Who knows.
Speaking of BMT here are some rumours I've heard about NS (correct me if I'm wrong, or if you have a different version of it) -
Most famous one: No training on Thursdays at Pulau Tekong.
Flags / Colours / Crests are blessed by priests from the 4 major religions for good luck. Berets are especially carried at night to ward off evil (since berets have crests on them).
Never pee by a tree in a forest.
NSMen have to go to a Bruneian (apologies if I spelt incorrectly) ridge that is extremely narrow. They have to run on this long, narrow strip. If you lose your balance and fall, then it's the end.
In BMT, recruits have to jump off a 6-storey building (with safety precautions and a bean-bag like cushion below). Some recruits get so scared they wet their pants. Others scream when they jump.
At one point in time, recruits will be asked to go to Choa Chu Kang cemetery near midnight. They would be fetched there in a lorry, drop recruits off at different random points and they are to find their way out, given only a torchlight. (Actually I think this is quite thrilling)
NSMen are addicted to horror stories. (Reason could be that it never does you harm to know more ... defense is of essence)
(disclaimer: these are based on what I've heard. I don't know how true they are. Believe at your own risk.)
When will I know? When I turn 18.
Speaking of 18, I shall continue my SATIRE：
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四月十一日
啊！夏绿蒂！我有这么多事评述，NAPFA不及格。想当初妳打钢琴，我读稿，气氛多浪漫……如今……缺全归于空。空虚，为何物？晚宴之夜只不过是个过去的事。哎……
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Don't worry. Of course I'm not being emo about the fact that I fail NAPFA. Just try my best next year! I'm an optimist after all ... =)))