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- Free sightseeing trip
- Had the opportunity to ride on the back seat of the helicopter and played the role as a lookout man for my colleague’s instrument flight this morning. This is the first time (and expecting many more) in which I am... Read full entry
(0 comment) | Dec 5, 2008- Life as a grooming scheduler
- Last week, I was given the honour to learn the ropes and have a taste of life as a scheduler, managing the daily flight schedule and crew pairing. Simple as it may sound, I took up the challenge and soon... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | Nov 30, 2008
- My first helicopter ride
- After numerous sessions of practising checks and procedures in the simulator, I finally had my first helicopter ride this week! Can’t describe how great it feels being able to get airborne again since returning from Pearce and honestly, nothing beats... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | Sep 27, 2008
- Ditching ditching
- Equipped with a life vest and a short term air supply system (STASS) oxygen bottle, I had my first experience of being submerged underwater and learning to escape from the confined space of the helicopter cabin. Known as the Helicopter... Read full entry
- Sep 12, 2008
- In a loop
- Ground school is over and whatever rotor dynamics or aircraft systems knowledge that I’m expected to know have been delivered within the short period of time. Right now, I feel like I’m back to the days when I first arrived... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | Sep 7, 2008
- Spotlight
- As I embarked onto navigation phase of my flying training, maps and Staedtler markers surrounds me all day and the tedious process of preparing maps takes away precious time and crippled my leisure activities, thus restricting me from posting updates.... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | Jun 15, 2008
- Responsibilities
- Now that the last few seniors from the most senior flying course have graduated, the ‘senior’ title has finally arrived at our doorstep. Many would think that this automatically grants one more power in making decisions and that they feel... Read full entry
- Apr 30, 2008
- Hello, world
- I’m finally back, not from any sort of vacation nor time-off. To be honest, ever since news broke on the departure date for my flying training, my schedule has been somewhat hectic and unpredictable. I can’t seem to gather enough... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | Sep 12, 2007
- Bon Voyage
- It wasn’t too long before when we went for air grading as a group. Now, the time has come for the few within the group to depart for the next phase of our flying training in Pearce, Australia. Though it’s... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | Jul 13, 2007
- The last 12 weeks
- This entry was supposed to be published last week but I didn’t manage to complete the draft until today. Unknowingly, 12 weeks seems to have come and gone in a flash. It wasn’t too long ago when I had to... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | May 27, 2007
- Conjunctivitis
- The remaining few fighting fit colleague of mine and myself were forced to take half-day leave for today and tomorrow as there was an outbreak of conjunctivitis among us and around the workplace. It started on Tuesday when one of... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | May 24, 2007
- Selfless or selfish?
- Just weeks before, I’d this impression and thought to myself that something nasty is going to occur if no one takes the initiative to sort out the mess. Last weekend, as I returned to camp on a Sunday night, I... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | May 12, 2007
- The torture machine
- I went for my second G-Fet (G-Flight Environment Trainer) habituation today and to my surprise, it feels much better as compared to the previous 2 sessions. Today’s profile includes a gradual onset to 8G environments as well as a rapid... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | May 2, 2007
- Live long, techie
- Lately, I’ve been taking exam papers for my ground school that are of a more technical type and require a little more technical knowledge. I realized that I was able to digest the subjects that were taught at a faster... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | Apr 30, 2007
- Peer Influence
- For the past few hours, I have been hesitating to install the newly released Command and Conquer 3 game on my computer. Ever since my colleague purchased the game and loaded on his laptop, I’ve seen him played for days... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | Apr 4, 2007
- What's been happening lately
- So it has been awhile since I last blog. Life have been getting a little hectic these few weeks with the commencement of my ground school studies that consists of endless projects, presentations, reading, physical and psychological training and not... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | Mar 24, 2007
- Game of Golf
- Golf is no easy game in my opinion. As part of my unit’s Chinese New Year celebration, I had my first attempt for hands-on on a game of golf today at the Sembawang Country Club. Though it may seem... Read full entry
- Feb 26, 2007
- Wet Winching
- Once again, I had to wake up early today just to attend an exercise. This exercise should have been completed before Chinese New Year but due to bad weather and many other factors, more than half of my colleague and... Read full entry
- Feb 22, 2007
- Just some thoughts and updates
- It has been almost a week since I last blog. It could be plain laziness or simply because I’m too occupied with other issues on hand, which I have no idea what exactly it is. Somehow, ideas and thoughts have... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | Sep 27, 2006
- Bowling
- One of the most talked about activity in the organisation I work for is Team Building, Team Learning (TBTL). In fact, I would say it is such an important foundation as many missions or even simple task could fail without... Read full entry
- Sep 8, 2006
- Patroit's walk
- As part of the four days Common Officer-ship Training (COT) course after the Air Force Service Term (AFST), one of the key highlights for the course was patriot’s walk. In short, it was an event that requires us to walk... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | Sep 7, 2006
- Surviving Brunei, once again
- I’ll be away from Aug 20 till Aug 30. During this period, I will not be able to update my web log as I have no access to an internet enabled computer. Though it’s only going to be a short... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | Aug 19, 2006
- Another chapter closed
- Today marks the end of my seven weeks of Air Force Service Term (AFST) training in the Officer Cadet School (OCS). I must say time passes very fast and seven weeks just seems to vanish at the snap of a... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | Aug 17, 2006
- Occupied
- Apologies for the lack of constant updates to this site. I’ve been extremely busy and frustrated as I’m trying to meet my project deadline. It has been a long time since I’ve touch programming and it’s a challenge to think... Read full entry
- Aug 12, 2006
- Rock climbing
- Today was the first time I ever attempted to rock climb in my life! All these while, I thought rock climbing was an easy task until I actually starting climbing up the artificial rocks. Though I did not managed to... Read full entry
- Aug 8, 2006
- Time travel
- Last week, I wrote about feeling anxious, excited and yet looking forward to attend my AFST back in OCS after a long wait. Little did I realize that one week came and went at the blink of an eye and... Read full entry
- Jul 8, 2006
- Identity transformation
- For the next 8 weeks, I won’t be able to write as often as I’ll be going back to the Officer Cadet School (OCS) for my Air Force Service Term (AFST). This means I’ll be staying in camp on weekdays... Read full entry
- Jul 2, 2006
- Culture differences
- Before reading my thoughts for this entry, I would like to make it clear that I’m not pin-pointing any organization or person. References, if any, are simply quoted as examples. All of these are my personal opinions and thoughts and... Read full entry
- Jun 27, 2006
- Leaving for Australia, Tamworth
- This will be my second trip in less than 1.5 months out of Singapore once again. This time round, I’ll be heading to a little town called Tamworth in the western part of Australia for about 5 weeks. As many... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | Feb 26, 2006
- But you're wearing spectacles
- This is the common perception of the majority when they got to know that I’m a pilot trainee. I guess the impression of a pilot to many is one that looks cool with his sunglasses as well as having perfect... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | Feb 25, 2006
- Reporting to Air Force School
- Today’s Routine Order (RO) was like another any other day’s except for the following: The under above-mentioned cadet is to report to the Air Force School on February 06, 2006 at 0800 hours: Officer Cadet (OCT) Alvin Tan, Pilot Trainee... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | Jan 27, 2006
