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If I recall correctly, back in 1985 or 1986, a hand grenade went off in the hand of a recruit during a live grenade throwing exercise in ITD. When I was doing my BMT at Tekong shortly after that incident, there was a exhibition by School of Military Medicine and one of the exhibit was a...

Col Alvin Kek will be joining SMRT as Director of Train Operations, if I am not wrong.

I was told by a regular, during one of my ICT, that the Malaysia and Indonesia joint exercise incident occurred on National Day and the troops were some 60km from the causeway.

There were a few times I have seen one or two ang mo wearing camouflage uniforms around the Mt Vernon area. I believe that these ang mos are likely seconded from the British Army to the Gurkha Contingent. I have seen Bruce Niven, once the Commander of the Gurkha Contingent, once around the Mt...

The kukri is the distinctive knife used by the Gurkhas. In their blue police uniforms, the kukris will be sheathed in a scabbard, which looked like shiny leather, and hooked on their belt and hanging on their bum area. Milla Jovovich was using a pair in the Resident Evil movies.

I believed that some Gurkhas are selected to attend the various course in our armed forces if we infer from the various army t-shirts that they wear when they are off-duty and hanging around the Joo Seng estate area. I stayed in that area for more than 30 years and that is what I have observed...

No problem. Could it be that Ong's feeling a little sore, having seen his peers CCS and TCJ fast-tracked up the ladder?

Gunston Gitanes

The father-in-law's firm is Sim Lian.

He was DS at MICA

I first came across Lock in NCC which he joined in Sec 2. I remember him because he was the only Sec 2 among us Sec 1s and he was very serious and focused. Did he leave the civil service when his term ended or was it for some other reason? I met NJH when he was awaiting his A level results. I...

I just went into ACPS website to check. There is only one teacher who was there during my time in ACPS and shown on the website are and she is Ms Lee Kam Har (Chinese).

Thanks for the explanation. I never thought that the young man whom I met in 1985 will be CP one day. His younger brother was my classmate.

I have no idea whether it was true or not as a Navy regular, who was a captain then, told me back in 2003. Back then, the RSS Courageous incident was in the news.

I have no idea whether it was true or not as a Navy regular, who was a captain then, told me back in 2003. Back then, the RSS Courageous incident was in the news.

I have just completed "Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption" by Laura Hillenbrand. The book's central character is Louis Zamperini, who participated in the 5000m event in the 1936 Berlin Olympics and who also participated in the pacific war. He is still living...

Can just reject? I know HSK has moved on to greater heights but would there be negative career implications if a scholar turn down the offer? The one I have heard was Lui TY was offered CDF but he too turned it down.

There is stall at Amoy Street Food Centre, at the corner on the 2nd floor that claims to sell the Tok Tok mee. I wonder if this stall is the real McCoy?

Yes. I remember the noodle stalls. I think there were two. One sold "sek mee" (the big fat yellow noodles) with a few slices of fish cake and slapped with the chilli sauce if you are having it dry. One bowl was going for 20 cents or 30 cents and you can buy one whole fish cake for 20 cents. This...

Yes. I took that CSS 3 from the bus stop outside the Supreme House all the way to Chancery Lane where I will get off and walked to ACS. I generally prefer to take CSS 3 because the bus pass by Anderson Secondary School and Raffles Girls Secondary School, and I get the chance to see a few girls...