Chitchat What did you do during your NS

[k1976]

Pulau Tekong got lots of ghosts
I personally saw a few Pontianaks

lol

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Tiagong Thomson Mata Training Camp also a lot too

 

[Baimi]

Tiagong Thomson Mata Training Camp also a lot too

I was a clerk in SAFTI, also very dirty, those that did tower guard duty at night should know, especially tower 2.
SMM parade square also dirty, sometimes you can hear people marching at parade square and it was after midnight.
No doubt as a clerk is quite easy, in the office every day but my job can never finish. As a documentry clerk, i had to report the posting of every soldier in and out under my care. Promotion, demotion, AWOL, kena charged, update leaves taken..so on. If they are court martial, I had to escorted them to court at Mindef, after charged, quickly update their ORD and give the documents to TDB. Back to office, I had to send all updated information to CPC in Mindef.
During my time no PC, so do by hard copy, and at CPC they feed in the information I sent to them to the computer system, for every mistake I made was fine $5.
The woman clerks at CPC was very nice, everytime i made mistakes they would quickly called me to amend. If it was too late, they would ask me to send the occurrence slip to them personally. Indent transport to CPC was done by my Malay chief clerk, he arh ka liao with the MT chief, also Malay. Once I reached CPC, I had to go the front desk and ask for so and so, which I had never met, only through phone call. While standing there and waiting got this feeling that they were all looking at me. CPC all SAF woman clerk. A nice clerk came up from no where to greet me, thanks to her, I was never fined before.

 

[uniboi]

NS is one thing….the other stupid waste of time is ICT & IPPT.

If you also make ICT & IPPT voluntary….see how many fuckers will take part.

Have. Those foreigners who want a test of NS join the SAFVC

 

[bobby]

Have. Those foreigners who want a test of NS join the SAFVC

2 years full time is very different from SAFVC… only masak masak.

 

[rotiprata]

I think NS was a very good experience

to the white horses ... of course lah !!
to many, NS, is one window, they'll never forget... esp for those who been thru the tiger ong & sammsudin era

 

[sbfuncle]

Back in the mid 90s, mha used nsf to run their data centre operation, working on a 12 hour rotating shift.
I'm not sure is it now still operating like this.
Very cheapskate to tap on cheap labour.

 

[k1976]

Indian man in Singapore says he need not ‘fake illness’ for leave, explains stress-free work culture​

Updated: Dec 9th, 2025

https://english.gujaratsamachar.com...s-for-leave-explains-stress-free-work-culture

A video posted on social media by an Indian professional working in Singapore has sparked wide debate online after he contrasted workplace leave culture in India with what he has experienced abroad.

Aman, a vlogger and engineer, shared a short Instagram reel showing scenes from his Singapore office while describing how attitudes toward taking time off differ sharply between the two countries.

In the voiceover, he recalled having to beg for leave in India, saying employees often felt pressured to cite illness or family emergencies just to take a day off, especially on Fridays.
“In India, we had to invent tragedies to ask for leave.

Here in Singapore, I do not ask, I just inform,” he said, adding that once the clock hits 6 pm, his time belongs to him, not his boss. “If you’re sitting in the office after 8 pm thinking you’re hardworking, you’re not hardworking, you’re just being exploited,” he added.

In his Instagram caption, Aman wrote that the biggest mindset shift after moving to Singapore was learning to stop justifying time off. He said toxic work environments force employees to overshare personal details in hopes of getting leave approved, whereas healthier workplaces expect professionals to manage their schedules responsibly.

He contrasted the difference simply as:
“Sir, can I please take leave?”
“I will be OOO (out of office) from Monday to Wednesday.”

Aman ended his post by asking his followers whether they still feel afraid to send an out-of-office email.

The video has triggered hundreds of reactions online, with many users agreeing with his assessment, while others asked, “How did you get a job there?”

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[Sikodolaukazzz]

to the white horses ... of course lah !!
to many, NS, is one window, they'll never forget... esp for those who been thru the tiger ong & sammsudin era

I heard stories about these guys
They were good soldiers


https://www.miniature-stories.com/legendary-saf-characters-that-we-respect/

1. Captain Hong Seng Mak (Retired) a.k.a. Tiger Hong​

----- he really looks very naughty --- just look at his face I can tell - moustache somemore --- lol

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Memorable Quote: “My son complained that you tekan him terok terok. Good! Give it to him properly.”

2) Captain Shamsudin bin Shadan (Retired) a.k.a. The Terror of SAFTI​

----- you see him in the opposite direction 100 metres away you better gostan back

Captain Shamsudin during his early days​

Memorable Quote: “If they didn’t fear me, I wasn’t doing my job.”

 

[Baimi]

Heng Ah, when I was in SAFTI, both of them were retired. But still heard stories about them. One of them was ambushed and stabbed but survived. Heard that he tried to apply a gun but was rejected.

 

[k1976]

I heard stories about these guys
They were good soldiers


https://www.miniature-stories.com/legendary-saf-characters-that-we-respect/

1. Captain Hong Seng Mak (Retired) a.k.a. Tiger Hong​

----- he really looks very naughty --- just look at his face I can tell - moustache somemore --- lol

​

Memorable Quote: “My son complained that you tekan him terok terok. Good! Give it to him properly.”

2) Captain Shamsudin bin Shadan (Retired) a.k.a. The Terror of SAFTI​

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----- you see him in the opposite direction 100 metres away you better gostan back

Captain Shamsudin during his early days​

Up lorry Liao?

 

[rotiprata]

tis one still standing ...

 

[Sikodolaukazzz]

Up lorry Liao?

They were bad ass soldiers but peopur still leemember them with a smile on their faces.

 

[uniboi]

2 years full time is very different from SAFVC… only masak masak.

Wayang and Govt jobs as new citizens