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Tuesday, July 20, 2004

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hey guys.. just remembered that i'd come across a really sweet article in the 'his say' section of a mag. I've read it and i think the guy is just sooooooo sweet! Oh yeah. now i recall that i've read this article to him over the phone. He didn't seem to think much about it. Or maybe he just didn't want to comment, but i guess at that point of time (approximately 7 months ago) it was a really BIG hint and he should've got it. Oh well, here goes....

My Country or My Girlfriend?
I've just become a national serviceman and will serve my country for the next two years of my life. To reward me for this, i am now in the "highly probable to lose your girlfriend" club. Urban legend has it that 70 percent of NS guys will lose their girlfriend within their period of service. Urban legend also tells of the white lady sitting on top of the Jacob's ladder in the Standard Obstacle Course, but thats another lady for another story. Right now, i'm worried about mine.

The first thing they tell you to look forward to in your Basic Military Training is Visiting Day, which occurs two weeks after you book into Pulau tekong. But this is also the day it all begins. From the solitary NS man waiting in vain for four hours at the Tekong Ferry terminal to the quiet sobbing in the toilet after the visit. The girls have started to leave.

What causes this? According to my recently jilted sergeant, "Any girl who stands by you through your BMT really loves you." Well, his girlfriend stood by his three months in Pulau Tekong and his five months in specialist training. But when he finally got posted to his unit, he received a nice long SMS, which said, "I can;t stand not being with you anymore, so I rather not be with you." And of course, "but i still care for you alot, as a friend."

Do girls really want us to be there 24/7? "No", says a female friend. "he doesn't have to be there all the time, as long as he makes time for me during the weekend." But are weekends long enough? If you are posted to a stay-in unit, the weekends ar your sanity keepers. They are times for you to relax, wear slippers and catch up on sleep- 48 hours is too short to rejuvenate oneself, let alone a relationship.

Age plays an important part too. Most girlfriends would be in their late teens or early twenties- finishing their studies or starting a new job. It is a time of new experiences and new faces. Hormones are raging and temptations are everywhere. From the cute colleague at her new job, to the hot hunk she met on a night out, guys are aplenty even as the boyfriend is stuck in camp. Fill in the rest of the blanks...

In the meantimes, i have compiled a list of ways to keep my girlfriend while in NS:
1) Tattoo my name across her forehead
2) Make her wear a chastity belt
3) Post her picture on a website called www.shehasbadbreath.com.sg
4) Turn her into a leabian (and pray that i have what it takes to turn her back)
5) Pay her friend to ward off all other interested parties.
6) Singn her up for an Afghanistan charity mission for two years
7) Paint a life-sized portrait of myself on her ceiling, so i can "watch" her every move.
8) Fall off the three tonner, break bothg my legs and lose sight in one eye so the army will deem me unfit for service and throw me back into the arms of my girlfriend.

Honestly, i don't think any of them will work. Yes, my girlfriend is meeting new people. Yes, I can't spend much time with her. But what i can do is put her on my speed dial and tell her that i love her and that I will keep the country safe, just for her. If she is worth keeping in the first place, I know that will be enough.

See? This is what i call sweet. And this is what i will never get.

Too serious too soon,
cher
xoxoxox

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