I had just left Poly life and is assured a place in National University of Singapore, Industrial Design. Everything seems great, especially with a feature of me in the malay newspaper (Berita Harian) about my achievements. That had placed a golden halo above my head to my future family and mine.

However, everything turns sour when I received my NS letter. I failed my NAPFA test, so I had to be enlisted to PTP(Physical Training Phase) for 8 weeks and BMT(Basic Military Training) for 9 weeks. I just failed on my pull-up, as I did not train on my upper body.

My take on NS:

1) It is full of crap

2) I find no point in being scolded for nothing

3) Im a lover not a fighter

4) No point in marching for miles, especially when in War, nobody marches. (they probably get killed if they do so).

5) I despise Army

6) I prefer Police

7) I do not want to see ghost ever in my life (Tekong is full of IT)

Call me whatever you want. A scaredy cat, whimp, loser, sissy..I just don't give a shit. The bottom line is, NS is a path that I do not like to go through. (guys find it a waste of time, girls suffer the years without their man.) People keep telling me to enjoy the experience. Well, I think I should as I need to buff up my body. But, I mean ARMY seh... Well, maybe I am fated to go to Army to become a soldier, as my name: Junaidi, means 'my soldier'. Whatever it is, it is plain TORTURE. Torture to the body and torture to the mind.

Remember the times when you see the ads on TV about Army? Where the ad shows you being a hero, saving the world, with counter-strike background and in the end it says: Be somebody. Sounds cool huh?!

Well, to the mat reps, it is time to be somebody. However, I am already somebody. I am a designer and I know what I'll be doing in the future and I will sacrifice lots to go get to my dream to be a designer..not a soldier. AND, can the ads be more FAKE?? I mean, come ON!! A hero? Saving the world?? Counter-strike?? Counter-strike is counter-strike, not Army. Puh-lease.. If I have the power over the ads, I would show the TRUTH. And the ad might sound more like this:

Imagine your lushes locks (after saving for years and years, the intention to get girls) got cut away.

Doing punishing push-ups, getting scolded.

March to the toilet, march to the dorm, march for hours and even march to your march. Shouting like mad people (I mean you can talk,why shout? To spoil your vocals and ear drums is it?) to do stuff.

Experience ghosts.

Treated lesser then animals, or even the ground.

And in the end, it closes with : Your nightmare, coming true.

Wouldn't it be truthful??

Whatever..I am just enjoying my time before going to NS. As there is no way for me to escape NS, might as well face it like a man. I am meeting up more and more with my gal. Get her hugs, kisses as much as I can. I have already splurged $200 just like that on DJ hero and completed it within like 3 days. Went out for BBQ with classmate and swim with nothing but my underwear(yes ladies..im hawt..haha), went sheesha and out with the guys, sleep until afternoon and eat as much fast food as I can. NUS seat set aside for me, Diploma with Merit, CCA points A with Merit and been in the news paper about it. Its been great. I think I am ready.

My approach to NS?

Well, I am just going to be quiet and observant. Speak and reveal my true-self only when asked. I would not volunteer to be the leader, however I would do my best at being a soldier.