National Service "aftermess"

Ten Things I Have Learnt or Gained From National Service!

1. How to sleep in almost any condition or situation given

E.g. During Aerobics (don’t ask how I just do ) , “classes”( that’s what the government calls it), Community Service (beside drains, in toilets, during speeches and etc)

2. How to use clothes for more then a humane period-(I meant humane to the

Clothes) – use IO* inside and outside… I can tell you it’s safe to wear the same underwear for THREE DAYS… given that you know how to keep it clean!

3. “Self-control”… that’s all!!! no more elaboration on this point! Figure it out yourself

4. How to SURVIVE, Not how to be independent …

5. How to eat and not like the food at the same time! ( 6-8 times a day)-even go for second helpings.

6. All types of injuries and other “mafan” stuff… (this also don’t want to elaborate cause it’s a bit embarrassing… you would agree if you knew)

7. How to “wash” clothes… ( people still don’t even know I wash my clothes)

8. Mastered the art of “stealing bones”(curi tulang) – in other words how to make people think you are doing a lot of work… >>> firstly you only let people see you doing work… then make as many trips as you can to the toilet and make sure it’s the furthers toilet. Get yourself dirty!

9. How to act like you know how to speak and understand a language when you actually don’t !!!

10. How to live with animals! NOT JOKING OR EXAGGERATING ABOUT THIS ONE!

NS CASUALTIES

1. Cloth pegs ( 24 to 4)
2. Underwear (5 to 4)
3. Shower Gel
4. Slippers
5. Water bottles ( uncountable)
6. Watch
7. Socks

“ Now you see it, now you don’t items”

1. underwear

2. slippers

3. hand phones

4. socks

5. caps

6. digital cameras