My Sis Is A National Service Trainee
1st of January, 2006 has arrived. Other than it was the first day of 2006, it was also the day for my sister - Jamie Lioh to report herself for National Service. Yes, like Jolene Lai, she was selected as the trainee of first batch for 2006’s National Service.
Actually, I have been waiting for this day since she told me she was one of the lucky ones. Other than the reason of me being an evil brother who can’t wait to see her sister suffers in the camp, I hope she will learn a lot of new things that she dare not or never see, play, touch, feel, smell and experience before (Some that I don’t even have the chance to do so.); turning herself into a better person. For your information, this is the first time she leaves the house for more than 3 days. On the other hand, with only my parents and my youngest sister - Janis Lioh in the house, I hope my sis will learn how to do the housework, keep her mouth shut, talk only when needed to, behave herself and not to annoy other people especially me. One stone to kill three birds, awesome!
We left Tampin for Paroi, Seremban at 8AM as all trainees had to gather and report themselves at Stadium Tuanku Abdul Rahman. There were like 20 to 30 buses to fetch the trainees to various camp site such as Ayer Keroh (Malacca), Kuala Pilah (My sis’s camp site), Port Dickson and some places that I never hear before. My dad said one of the camp site is situated right in the middle of an ostrich farm and a deer farm. I pity the trainees at that camp site.
We found the bus and she queued up to board the bus.
I talked teased her a little bit and she started to cry. What the hell…!?!?!?
After 5 seconds, seriously, very seriously, only 5 seconds, she was back to her cheerful mood again. Now, that’s more like the Lioh’s family and my sister.
Her very good best friend, Yen Ching is also one of the lucky ones. Fortunately, she is in the same camp with my sister. At least, both of them have each other and not alone. As we were waiting for the bus to leave, the journalist from China Press came over to interview my mum.
We waited outside the bus for almost 30 minutes while the comander checked with the reception desk for the names, numbers, money and etc. information of the trainees. Talk about “Tak Nak” or the “No Smoking” campaign, even the commander smoked right in front of the parents and in public.
They were given RM5 before they left. Pocket money perhaps? But isn’t that a little wee too little? I think I saw my mum did a little chanting like “Namoamithaba” moments before the bus left. Whether she shed her tears, I have no idea. (After all, this is the first time my sis leaving the house for such a long time.) As for my dad, he loves Jamie the most and you bet, he will be worried and miss her for the next 60+ days.
The bus left and we headed home.
My sis will be back for few days to celebrate Chinese New Year and she will be dismissed around early March, which is less than 3 months. According to my sis, they will be at the camp site for about 60+ days only as there are quite a number of public holidays / festive seasons and February has only 28 days. That’s a good thing, actually.
It won’t be easy for her but I hope my sis can cope with it, be strong, stay unharmed and unhurt. Good luck. -sniff sniff-
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January 3rd, 2006 07:21
wah….lucky you loh….
you can have her portion of meal liao too kekekekekekeke
seem like you are more than happy that when she is not around….
January 3rd, 2006 09:26
I always imagine how Jason will be in the camp — the food, the exercise, no internet etc. those could have kill him gao-gao :lol: :lol: :lol:…
All the best to Jamie :).
BTW, you really looks a lot like your father :-|.
January 3rd, 2006 09:54
haha, Maria, I also abt to say that too( Jason looks like his dad)…
Good luck to Jamie :P
January 3rd, 2006 10:03
Ya ya ya !! Jason you really look like your father.
Like photocopy version like that !!
January 3rd, 2006 10:52
all the best to your sis…you got cry or not? sure will miss her wan….
January 3rd, 2006 11:00
Hey, you look like your dad ler.. Your dad still so handsome. So next time you will be so handsome also la?
Don’t know to congratulate your sis or not for joining national service. :-|
January 3rd, 2006 11:01
oohhh… good luck jamie. it will be the time of ur life.
eh jason, sure u and dad not brothers ah? :P
January 3rd, 2006 11:57
Lee C.S. : Haha! Too bad, I’m in Malacca most of the time. So, doesn’t make any difference ler. Hehe, more happy than sad.
Twinsmom : LOL. Thats now mah! Last time no streamyx yet, I am very active in scouts and camping ler. Don’t play play~! Although the exercise part is killing. Now, if you ask me to check in to camp, I really die lah~! LOL. Oh, everybody says that. :D
Jesslyn : Haha! Everybody also says the same thing since I was small.
Kai Hong : Haha! I will do a post on that, then you all can compare better. :P
King’s Wife : I didn’t cry lah, but as I was writing this entry, I miss her actually. :)
Zara’s Mama : Haha! Hopefully lah~! LOL. You should congratulate her, I also want to join the NS. Can play guns, flying fox, abseiling… Wah, all the activities that I like.
dSaint : Yeah. Hopefully it will be one helluva experience for her. LOL. Nope, he’s my dad for sure. Haha!
January 3rd, 2006 13:25
I actually think that the national service camp can be really fun.. lol maybe I am a bit freak but I am sure this is going to be a lifelong experience for Jamie, hope she enjoys it.
January 3rd, 2006 13:40
hahahah i forgot how colourful i look in the baju colereng. btw, do u still have my entries? my comp crashed
January 3rd, 2006 14:30
errmm.. i hate to ask this.. but shouldn’t the uniform be.. camou.. i mean.. if u wear the uniform in a jungle.. people from space will be able to see u… BRIGHT BLUE
January 3rd, 2006 15:32
ur sis really lucky enuff lar..!! my mom want me to join the camp..but im not selected!! wahah…
hope she can elarn alot of thing fromtehre lar.
January 3rd, 2006 17:38
Good luck Jamie!!!
January 3rd, 2006 19:49
it reminds me so much of when my sis left for national service 2 years ago.
her camp was based in Bachok (Kelantan) and UiTM Machang (Kelantan). we had frequent visits back then, to the camps.
the changes i see after she came back from the camp was very obvious…as the months go by though, i start wondering if it changed her for the better.
:)
i hope jamie will ’survive’ the camp :) -sigh- even reading the post make me feel like crying edi. i’ve attended an outward bound camp few months back *was very scary* but at the end i felt it was worth the experience :)
sad that she has to leave home so long :(
urm…tell jamie (if she calls/u call) to take good care of herself ya :) and enjoy the process to the fullest!
January 3rd, 2006 20:05
hey yr sis looks so cheerful, i was praying hard for my younger bro to b chosen..too bad ;( kakakakakaka btw, u looked more like yr mum..nonono i eman yr dad…nola, u look little like yr mum n dad…wat am i toking about..
January 3rd, 2006 20:38
I see Rotary T-shirt!
ha ha ha
You’re like the carbon copy of your dad, but younger version lah of course! :P
January 3rd, 2006 22:05
Jee : Yes, if possible, I would also like to join the camp too! So many activities like kayaking, abseiling, flying fox, shooting and etc. are valuble experience.
Jayelle : I will check with my dad’s notebook, and if luck is on your side, I will email them to you.
Boss Stewie : Yes, thats the first thing when I saw the uniform last year. I have no idea what was going through in the designers’ mind when they design the uniform. Stupid right? But we can’t do anything, the “authorities” are just genius.
Milly : You join the camp? Haha! You sure you can survive or not? :P
Laynie : Thank you.
Juliana : I didn’t know Julinda was a National Service trainee. Most likely is good. After all, its like a leadership camp, right? They change to a better person, not worse, I hope. OK, I will. Thanks for the wishes.
Tash : Haha! Yeah, you bet. She took it quite easily and was happy that she was being selected. :D I look like my dad lah, like a carbon copy neh~! :P
Eileen : Yeap, I told you before my dad is a Rotarian too. Mr. Tai is a Rotarian too. Haha! Alot people said that, I hope it is a good thing. LOL.
January 3rd, 2006 22:31
I think its a good program…too many young people are so unprepared for the real world nowadays. I tried to teach my kid to cook.. all she said was ” dont worry, I can get anything from a box” :( . Yup she actually picked up a box of hardboiled eggs from the grocers.
January 3rd, 2006 22:32
No offence but that uniform is Gawdawful LOL
January 3rd, 2006 22:48
Romantic : Yeah, it is a good program. After all, these students won’t have to rot at home until their university/college/Form 6 open school in June. Ready made hard boiled eggs from the grocers? Won’t it rot? Thats a little weird, isn’t it? Yeah, the uniform is bloody awful. If they wear this to war, they are going to get killed in no more than 3 seconds.
January 4th, 2006 00:25
Wah I love that photo of that man holding the cigarette. Very ironic, good shot!! You don’t so cruel to ur sis lar…
I thought Jolene had a deferment. She still has to complete her stint, later, I think. My sis got a deferment too, STPM wrong timing.
January 4th, 2006 00:52
That pic? Heh, thank you thank you. :P
Yeah, she had a deferment. I think she need to report back in after she finishes her course, if not mistaken. She (your sis) must be the 3rd batch, right?
January 4th, 2006 00:57
The eggs have a 3 month shelf life in the refrigerator and cost 2.5 times more than regular eggs.
January 4th, 2006 00:59
eih..u look like ur dad…
January 4th, 2006 01:13
Romantic : Thats something new… 2.5 times more expensive, not worth it. :D
Lobak : Hehe. Carbon copy they say.
January 4th, 2006 10:36
yah i think so.
January 4th, 2006 11:42
Good luck to your sis. :)
January 4th, 2006 11:56
Narrowband : :)
Che-Cheh : Thank you.
January 4th, 2006 16:32
WTH?! You were a scout?!
Hurrhh, didn’t know.
January 4th, 2006 16:57
Hehe. Yeap, I am a scout. :D
January 5th, 2006 00:04
Hope everything goes well. Good luck to your sis!
January 5th, 2006 00:56
You very look like your father but your sis not look like you ler. She so slim.
January 5th, 2006 01:20
Failure : Thank you.
1+2mom : Wah lew… She keep fit alot ler. Haha! She will be thinner after she comes back from the NS. :P
January 5th, 2006 08:09
I hope young Jamie will learn more ways to torture her cruel and bad bad brother!! then will ask her to blog about it :P
January 5th, 2006 11:21
Haha! Torture me? She will get punched by me before even she gets to lay her hands on me. Blog? If she knows how to on the computer lah~! LOL.
January 5th, 2006 16:12
The big bear bear will always protect his siblings, ya? Watch out you male bastards in NS, Jason Lioh is gonna put u under his paw if anything were to happen to Jamie Lioh.
January 5th, 2006 16:58
LOL. I wish the comander will put more presure and let her suffer more. LOL.
January 6th, 2006 09:34
jason, ur sister will be very enjoy the camp, i think. she looks very outgoing and active. so ask ur mom and papa dont worry..hehe
January 6th, 2006 12:26
Very outgoing and active? LOL. She loves to stay home so much until my mum has to force her to go out with her friends leh. Form 5 liao, haven’t really go out yamchar before. -sweat-