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I heard this somewhere. Life is not about the amount of breaths you take, but the moments that your breath is taken away. This should be from the Hollywood movie, Hitch. But i could be wrong.

I agree and let me think about the amount of such moments for the past year.

I certainly have to mention my commissioning parade last October. After 10 months of intense training, i finally made it on the parade square, standing proudly in front of my parents and guests to be commissioned as an officer of the Singapore Armed Forces. Although i am only 21 years old, i am sure it must be one of my proudest moments in life.

At this juncture, i must give very special thanks to someone. His name is Mr Robert Sim.

Robert was from the same BMT company as i was. After i went to OCS, we hardly had the opportunity to meet up and talk about our new lives. Prior to commissioning, i invited him to attend my commissioning parade. Despite the late notice and me not being able to give him a VIP ticket, he showed up punctually and gave me the warmest congratulations. I must emphasize that at that moment, his actions greatly touched my heart.

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank all that showed up on that very special day. For others who didn’t appear, i truly believe that there was a more important appointment on hand.

I have a list of other events that i wouldn’t elaborate much on. There goes. (1) When i was on top of mountains i climbed in ROC. The scenic view was truly breathtaking. (2) When my dad bought me a Nokia 7260. I was so pleasantly surprised. (3) When my dad’s new car arrived and i have the opportunity to drive and roam around with it. (4) Generally, when people greatly appreciated what i do in tough circumstances.

I had a wonderful year. Did you?

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