it was a bittersweet affair when the four of us returned back to barrack and packed our belongings into that huge police bag kitting while the rest headed to mess for lunch.

it's frustrating when we're notified at the very last minute.everything is in such a mess and we have no idea whether or not we would be involved in the passing out parade together with the others from our squad.it's depressing when we made that premature exit,way before the rest made theirs from home team academy.

just like how coy commander made it clear to us before we left,"goodluck and be careful.theres no more theory in the outside world.take necessary precautions."

and so,lejian and i made our way to foxtrot with those heavy kits.the briefing made us realised the "no-nonsense" attitude adopted in dealing with real ops by the senior officers.they packed us with a truckload of information and destination maps.the most immediate thing that i could picture while engaging in the briefing was that still image from band of brothers.

tuesday started off as an off day for my team,fortunately.

and today is the day that i'm down for an admissions interview with NBS.as usual,i hailed a cab and as the cab whizzed along PIE,home team academy appeared on my right.i checked my watch for the time and wondered where my squad might be.

my watch read 0900h.they were probably out in unity square under the hot sun with FI Ian conducting the POP drill rehearsal.