I was doing my NS between 2002 and 2005, completed BMT somewhere
in September, 02' and was posted to STTS at
Sembawang temporarily. To be exact; CBT (Computer Base
Training) Room as a computer technician before i was
transfered to OETI as a technician.
Those who served NS during the same time as me would know that
Singapore "nearly" went to war with Malaysia in late 2002. We were
told one morning that we are on "orange" alert in preparation for
war and tanks have already been sent and stationed around the
causeway. "red" would mean war... i think... army camps around
Sembawang and Woodlands were already on standby and soldiers,
tanks are to cross over the bridge in the event of war...
If i remember correctly, the reason was Malaysia threatened to turn
of the water supply and infringe the contract between the 2
countries. I believe Dr. Mahathir was still at the helm as he was
Prime Minister from 1981 till 2003...
We were ordered not to disclose this to anyone including our
family but to be prepared for war with supplies trunks and vehicles
were filled up. STTS was a logistic school so i think we had
lots of food supplies packed in tonners. As STTS was
not a stay-in camp, every morning when we book in, there will be a
briefing from our direct superiors about the status and this
persisted for almost 2 weeks... everyday, we were on "orange" alert
until Malaysia came out and say they aren't cutting off our water
supply and we will engage in dialogue to sort out the price.
in summery, what TS had said wasn't exactly false about
possibilities that Singapore will go to war in the event Malaysia
turn off the tap but looking at their political situation right
now, they won't be that silly to create more trouble for themselves
when they are internal fighting now at this moment. Maybe the NSFs
at this moment are bored when they aren't involve with any direct
"action"... why not go play "paint ball"? it's fun, it's thrilling,
it hurts like f**k when it hits you but you won't die from it. want
to organise a Paint Ball outing?
i have lobang for paintball outings if guys wanna have a taste
of combat..
