$60-$70 or even $100 is what i would expect to be alright i
guess.. but $200 is really....... cause i gotta transfer 3 buses,
tho its less than an hr journey in all.. sigh. heard that my
posting to STC would only be temporary, with most of the training
to be done at OETI at ayer rajah... direct train down for me so
that would be much better..
anyway, i was posted as an automotive tech 'B'.. hahah.. quite
shiok from what i heard.. can get my 3SG stripes as well
eventually. kinda exactly what i wanted lah... esp after having
some problems with stress and depression back at tekong during my
BMT days.
for me personally, i really gotta agree with you again also. i
seriously wouldn't mind tough training at all, no matter how xiong
it may be, as long as like what you said i have that something to
look forward too, booking out, sleeping in my own bed and meeting
up with my gf.. friends, and seeing my family and siblings every
nite.. that's damn hell important to me.
which is why perhaps i had those problems during BMT, even tho the
physical training-wise it was no more than a holiday chalet la.
because i knew i was like that, being mentally weaker than most
others when it comes to things i have zero passion for ( eg: NS ),
i made up my mind to just 'don't be the first, don't be the
last..', just do my part and do it well, always remain in the
background, and not trying to stand out at all right from day 1 in
tekong.. altho not being chao keng or being a fuckup that drags
down the platoon la. never wanting to be a commander right from e
start even tho i was almost assured a place as one of the 'scholar
batch' BMT intakes..
not everyone would agree with me, and some may even brand me as
chao-keng inspite of what i've said, but i have a clear
conscience.. and have got a vocation which i kinda looked for all
the while maintaining the respect and liking of my fellow platoon
mates in BMT who understood me for who i was, and respected me for
still doing my best and not dragging the entire platoon down even
tho they knew i had no interest of going to command school at all
right from the start..
so well, to sum it up.. yeah. im very happy. 
