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No matter what you choose to believe in or what you choose to celebrate during this Time of Year...

I sincerely hope that all of you have been able to spend some Quality Time with your Family and Friends...

I also hope that all of you have been truly appreciative of every Gift that has been given to you. I do not celebrate Christmas and I do not receive any actual Christmas Gifts from anyone on Christmas Day. Christmas Day is and has always been like any other Day for me but I happen to like any Holiday that encourages People to be together. LOLYAY!

The "End Of Year" 2009 Event will commence tomorrow and I am prepared to cosplay once again. OMGWTFBBQ...

I will be submitting more Deviations before 2009 finally ends so please keep on watching and enjoy the Holidays while they still last...

Take Care and Take It Easy, Folks!

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"Links"

- My Blog: [link]

- My Art Blog: [link]

- My FaceBook Account: [link]

- My Twitter Account : [link]

- My Steam Account : [link]

- My Final Year Project (Destiny Blade): [link]

- My Final Year Project Blog (Beyond Comics): [link]

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- Neo V7.0

]]> ~NeoVersion7 http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/29012925/ http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/29012925/ Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:08:48 PST 20 December EDIT: I have returned LAWLZ...

Thank You, Air Asia...

For delaying only my Flight Trips and not anyone else's Flight Trips... Somehow...



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Tomorrow... I will be taking my FIRST AirPlane Trip in my entire Life to Kuala Lumpur (KL) Malaysia to attend a Wedding with my Family...

My iPod and all of my Regular Drawing Materials will also be coming along with me so that I can somehow keep myself entertained and occupied when Boredom strikes. LOLYAY!

My Family and I will leave our Home on Saturday Morning and return on Sunday Night. I will be on "Annual Leave" on Monday so that I can still rest some more before I can continue my "Work"...

Also, I am so totally not really nervous about my FIRST FLIGHT in my entire Life. Not at all. Nope...



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In Other News...



"End Of Year 2009 Event" (EOY)

Date: 26 December 2009 (Saturday)
Place: National Library Drama Centre (Level 3)
Time: 10 AM - 6 PM

Official Website: [link]

I will be attending this Special Event with some Special Friends of mine and I will also be in "Cosplay Mode" once again because I can. So who will I choose to become this time? Hmmm...




Goddamn Spoilers... D:

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That is all that I can write about for now. I still need to prepare all of my Travel Stuff and then I will post more Random Crap on my FaceBook and my Twitter for the LULZ. I hope that I can still return Home alive and well because I still have Deviations that I need to finish up before this Year ends.

Take Care and Take It Easy, Folks!

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"External Links"

- My Blog: [link]
- My Art Blog: [link]
- My FaceBook Account: [link]
- My Twitter Account : [link]
- My Steam Account : [link]
- My Final Year Project (Destiny Blade): [link]
- My Final Year Project Blog (Beyond Comics): [link]

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- Neo V7.0

]]> ~NeoVersion7 http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/28705139/ http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/28705139/ Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:30:39 PST

December is here and the First Decade of the Second Millennium will soon begin. Some will worry about 2012 and some will never care about it. Oh well...

It has been a while since I updated this Journal so I will write as much as I can remember. Here goes...

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"Anime Festival Asia 2009" (21 - 22 November 2009)

[link]

Fun Event was FUN! I could only come on the 22nd due to some "Military Commitments" on the 21st which almost drained me dry. Durr Hurr...

Here is a Summary of my Experiences there...



I cosplayed as a Spy from "Team Fortress 2". I even did some "Spy Crab" Performances to entertain the Public around me. I am a little disappointed because I cannot find any Photos or Videos online which contained any of my "Spy Achievements". Maybe I should blame my crappy "Cloaking Device". Hmmm...



I demonstrated a Sample of my unique Voice-Acting Prowess TWICE to the Public at the Animax Booth. I know that I could have done much better if I had more Chances. I really hope that I can reel in some sweet Voice-Acting Jobs someday. You simply cannot find Voices like mine every once in a while...

Here is the Video Footage of my Performance. Please watch and enjoy...

[link]

I really like to mess up my Voice Box...



Fun Event was fun indeed...

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I have finally purchased my own Copy of "Team Fortress 2". Need I say more?...

Here is my Steam Account. Please feel free to invite me. I will meet you in the Battlefield...

[link]

My Game Name is "YTMND". Remember it well...

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That is all that I can write about for now. I am planning to draw som... ]]> ~NeoVersion7 http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/27315222/ http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/27315222/ Sun, 20 Sep 2009 08:30:35 PDT

20.09.2009

To all Muslims out there... Online and Offline...

"Selamat Hari Raya! Maaf Zahir dan Batin!"

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Well...

Since I am in a really Festive Mood... I will replace that old Journal Entry about "National Service" with a Special Journal Entry about "Hari Raya Aidilfitri"...

Nothing but a Simple Greeting to All who celebrate this Islamic Holiday with their Families and Friends. Nothing else...

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That is all. Were You seriously expecting Something brilliant from Me? LULZ...

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"External Links"

- My Blog: [link]
- My Art Blog: [link]
- My FaceBook Account: [link]
- My Twitter Account : [link]
- My Final Year Project (Destiny Blade): [link]
- My Final Year Project Blog (Beyond Comics): [link]

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Take Care Everyone!

- Neo V7.0

]]> ~NeoVersion7 http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/27166033/ http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/27166033/ Sat, 12 Sep 2009 08:50:34 PDT

12 SEPTEMBER 2009...

1 Year ago... I was officially involved in Singapore's "Compulsory Conscription" of ALL Male Singaporean Citizens. I had to serve a Period of 2 Years as a "Full Time National ServiceMan" (NSF) in the "Singapore Armed Forces" (SAF). I seriously believed that I was really going to die...

Today... I have officially served 1 Year of "National Service". I have reached the "Middle Point" MileStone of my Compulsory Military Service. Somehow... I am still alive... Still alive...

Or I actually died 1 Year ago and I have been in "Eternal Punishment" since then. Only God knows...

1 Year later... I will officially be relieved of ALL my Duties as a "Full Time National ServiceMan" in the "Singapore Armed Forces". I will finally be Free... Free to live like I used to live 1 Year ago...

Free to live until I have to serve MORE Years of "National Service" as an "Operationally Ready National ServiceMan" (NSMan / Reservist) until I live to be 40 or 50 Years old. Only God knows if I will still even be alive until then...

1 Year has passed since September 12 of 2008. Several times I had really WISHED for Death since then. Several times I had really believed that I was somehow both Dead and Alive at the same time since then. How else could I somehow still be "alive" despite all of the Suffering which I had to experience during 1 Year of "National Service"? There have been People who DIED during their "National Service". So how did I manage to survive until now?...

Since I will be experiencing 1 more Year of "National Service"... Can I still be "alive"? Will I still be "alive"? Only God knows... Because only God does...

To be Chronologically precise... I will officially be relieved of ALL my Duties on September 11 of 2010...

Yes. One of the Saddest Days in Human History will also be one of the Happiest Days in my Life History. Should I be Publicly Happy or Publicly Sad on that Day? I can almost sense the Future Awkwardness when I express my Joy online when other People do not feel the same Way...

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That is all that I can say for now. I am still feeling really worn out and depressed because of all my recent Military Regimental Duties. Seriously... These Regimental Duties can really deaden your Soul...

I seriously do not know how much Stress I can endure before I finally CRACK and experience a COMPLETE MENTAL BREAKDOWN. How ANYONE else is actually capable of dealing with all that I had to deal with and still be able remain more Sane than I am is totally beyond my Understanding. LOLWAT?! D:

Am I really cut out for Military Life? I have been wondering about that since September 12 of 2008 and I will most likely keep on wondering about that until September 11 of 2010. There is no Escape. Goddommot...

Maybe Someone out there can and will finally put Me out of my Misery. I need a Saviour. I needed a Saviour since September 12 of 2008. I will keep on Praying for a Saviour to deliver Me to my own "Promised Land". Sigh...

Whenever I am feeling too exhausted to write Journal Entries... I will post "FaceBook Updates" and "Twitter Updates" because I somehow find them to be a lot more convenient.

I tend to welcome Anyone out there who wants to be my Friend on FaceBook. I originally joined FaceBook because to connect to as many of my Friends as possible... NOT to waste my own Time playing various endless FaceBook Applications. No FaceBook Application has ever succeeded in attracting and keeping my Interest so far. Somehow... I really like it that Way. LAWLZ!

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Enough of all this Miserable Ranting about "National Service"! I need to be deeply entertained now with a lot of Comedy or I will never stop being this Negative. I need to be as Negative as I had always been and not become too Negative until it hurts.

My Sincere Thanks for reading all of this! (Assuming that You were seriously reading all of this. LOLZ!)

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"External Links"

- My Blog: http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/26835715/ Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:10:48 PDT

BRB CELEBRATING MY 21ST BORNDAY AT HOME AND NOT IN CAMP! LOLYAY!

Expect some "BornDay Deviations" sooner or later! It really has been quite a while since I actually posted some Stuff in here...

Full Story about some Recent Events in my Life will be posted in another Journal Entry when I somehow feel free enough to type it all out. LOLZ!



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Happy BornDay To Me! LOLYAYAGAIN!

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"External Links"

- My Blog: [link]
- My Art Blog: [link]
- My FaceBook Account: [link]
- My Twitter Account : [link]
- My Final Year Project (Destiny Blade): [link]
- My Final Year Project Blog (Beyond Comics): [link]

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Take Care Everyone!

- Neo V7.0 (Age 21)

]]> ~NeoVersion7 http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/26331630/ http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/26331630/ Sun, 02 Aug 2009 05:40:57 PDT NEO'S INDEPENDENT RANDOM REPORT"

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"2 AUGUST 2009"

Next Camp Report Date: Sunday - 2 August 2009 - 11:00 PM (GMT + 8:00)

Injuries: None

Illnesses: None

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"Miscellaneous Content"



Yes. The Month of August is here and that means that Singapore and I will once again be another Year older and so will my Father as well as the late Michael Jackson himself if he was still alive now. August will also be another challenging Month for Me because I will be learning to juggle even more Military Work and still be trying to find some Time for myself. Sigh...



9 August will be the Day that all Singaporeans celebrate 44 Years of Independence. LOLYAY!

The Theme of the 2009 National Day Parade (NDP) is "Come Together - Reaching Out. Reaching Up."...

Official NDP Website: [link]

The Theme Song of the 2009 NDP is "What Do You See" by "Electrico"...

YouTube Music Video: [link]

There will also be "Webcast Providers" for Anyone who is unable to view the "Live Telecast" on Local TV. The Webcast will begin at 1815 Hours Singapore Time... (GMT + 8:00)

made the Effort to view the "2008 NDP" all the way from the United States and she was not disappointed.

2009 NDP Webcast: [link]

I really hope that I can somehow have a "Break" from National Service to fully enjoy National Day. I will also be posting a Special 2009 National Day Deviation so please stay tuned!

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27 August will be the Day that I reach 21 Years of Age. I will "Level Up" again and I will finally be old enough to Vote. My entire Life is changing even more and I can never stop it from changing. I cannot help but wonder about what my Future really holds sometimes. Hmmm...

Sadly... I will be in Camp on my Bornday so I will not be able to celebrate my Old Age in the Comforts of my Home with all of my Family and Friends. Sigh...

My Father's Bornday is on the 25th and I seriously pray that he will still continue to live on to guide and support me with my Mother like he had always done during the past 20 Years of my Life.

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"Michael Joseph Jackson" was born on 29 August 1958 and he would be 51 Years old if he was still alive now. He was gone too soon...

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My First Week as an Official "Transport Supervisor" was indeed as difficult as I had always expected. There was a lot that I had to learn and remember about my new Job and I still feel quite intimidated by various Officers that I encounter on a Daily Basis. I have been told by them that I can always seek Help from them whenever I need it. I do need Help. Lots of it. Almost all the goddamn Time. Goddamnit...

I also had encountered plenty of Difficulties and I am certain that I will encounter a lot more in the Future. I pray that I can somehow survive and manage all of my Duties without losing my Health and my Sanity in the Process. I may still be new on the Job but I cannot possibly be "N... ]]> ~NeoVersion7 http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/26168399/ http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/26168399/ Sat, 25 Jul 2009 10:30:44 PDT NEO'S INDEPENDENT RANDOM REPORT"

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"26 JULY 2009"

Next Camp Report Date: Sunday - 26 July 2009 - 11:00 PM (GMT + 8:00)

Injuries: None

Illnesses: None

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"Miscellaneous Content"



July is coming to an End and my Limited Freedom will end too. But before I mention more about that, I would like to dispense a more pleasant Story...

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Cosfest 8 was indeed a "Very Happy Event". I drew on the "Graffiti Wall" and I publicly danced as "Monkey D. Luffy" from "One Piece". I am actually planning to cosplay as a different Character from a different Manga in future Events. A Character Change might be good for me. I just need to be more willing to spend more... LAWLZ!

The various Performances were awesome and I really enjoyed watching them. Only a few People wanted to take Photos of me in "Luffy Mode" so I had a lot of Free Time during the Event. I humbly thank all those who were willing to point their Cameras at me and to all those who decided not to do so, I honestly do not blame any of you. Maybe I should just stick to more Drawing and less Cosplaying. If you have posted any Cosfest Photos of me online, I would like to see them. I would FacePalm myself as I do so but I suppose that it would all be worth it somehow. "One Piece" will always have my Support here in Singapore.

To all those who visited this Account through the Link that I wrote on the Graffiti Wall, I also would like to extend my sincere Thanks to you. Even if you swear to never visit my boring Gallery again, your First Visit will still be appreciated. It can be quite difficult to gain some Positive Attention from the Public Eye when there are more competent Artists all around you. I will still make my Mark in all future Graffiti Walls that I come across in the Future. Drawing freely is still too fun to pass up.

I got to meet some Old Friends and I also got to make some New Friends too! This is a Positive Outcome out of any Social Event. My "Entertaining" Personality can win the Hearts of those who are willing to give in to it. My Comics may not have given away any Suggestion that I am funny in any way but I believe that I would not have a lot of Friends in my Life now if I could not bring some Joy to their Lives. Maybe I should do a Deviation about my Voice-Acting Skills or something like that. Impressions can be quite fun to do.

I went Home exhausted but satisfied. I sometimes wish that I could have done more during the Event instead of roaming aimlessly like an Idiot but there is no Point in dwelling on such Thoughts. There will always be next Year and I want to live long enough to experience it once again. Also, MOAR COSPLAY CARAMELLDANSEN!
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Now comes the Unpleasant Part of my Journal Entries which no one else really reads or cares. But if you do want to care then you can read on! LOLYAY!

I have finally been posted to a new Military Unit to spend the rest of my National Service Period. I am a Transport Supervisor who now needs to prove to his Superiors as well as his Subordinates that he is competent and reliable. I am feeling the Pressure to meet some Expectations and I am worried that I might actually screw Something up eventually. I know that Mistakes are Natural to all Human Beings but the Damages that are caused by some Mistakes can seriously be more than Anyone would be willing to handle for as long as they live. I do not ever want to end up like that and I really hope that all my Fears do not completely consume me. I will see what Fate is truly intending... I will see what it did there...

I cannot disclose a lot of Information about my new Unit but I think that I can reveal this...

Due to Manpower Reasons, I am required to "Stay In" Camp from Sunday Night to Friday Evening every Week. My "Stay Out" Days is gone and my Limited Freedom has become even more Limited once more. I will only be Online during Weekends and I will have to deal with a Mountain of Updates every Week when I reach Home. Sigh...

So what does this mean? Well, it obviously means that my Deviation Updates will once again be even more scarce than it is now. DAYUM!

I would be goddamn lucky if I can somehow produce at least one decent Deviation a Week. If Physical or Mental Exhaustion does not get to me, then there will always be a Possibilty that a Negative Event will affect me. Remedial Trainings, Overseas Trainings, Regimenta... ]]> ~NeoVersion7 http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/25791091/ http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/25791091/ Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:10:36 PDT COSFEST 8"

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[link]

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Location: Singapore

When: 11 July 2009 & 12 July 2009 (1 PM - 7 PM)

Where: Downtown East

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Yes... A "Very Happy Event" will happen once again during this Weekend.

I am planning to attend "Cosfest 8" on both Saturday and Sunday with a few Singaporean Friends of mine. Fun should be expected.

I think that I should also expect some Photos with Me in them from other Visitors. It could happen... I know it...

I really do not know if any of my Viewers out there will also be attending this Singaporean Anime/Games/Cosplay Convention and I also doubt that Anyone would want to actually find me among the Crowd.

If any of you seriously want to find me and you somehow managed to do it, feel free to toss in a Random Greeting at my General Direction. It would be quite nice to be able to know some new Friends once in a while. I will most likely be wandering around aimlessly without any Sense of Direction or Purpose... Just like what I did in "Cosfest 7"... LULZ!

Cosfest 7 was the same Event which got Me voluntarily involved in "Project Caraplay"... A Live Action Caramelldansen Video which includes me cosplaying as "Monkey D Luffy" from "One Piece"...

[link]

Oh lawdy... I look really silly doing that Dance... KEKEKE!

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In Other News...

- The Number of Confirmed H1N1 Cases in Singapore has officially went over 1000. 1111 Confirmed Cases to be precise. Goddamnit...

- As of 6 July 2009 at 10:00 PM... Singapore has been ranked 4th in the Medal Tally of the "Asian Youth Games" (AYG) with 9 Gold Medals, 6 Silver Medals and 15 Bronze Medals. Nice...

- An Officer in the Singapore Armed Forces died last Week. He was inspecting a Land Rover when it rolled backwards and hit him. He was found pinned under the Vehicle. He died in Hospital.

WTF?! How many more People are going to die in the Army? Sigh...

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That is all that I can say for now. I have to do more "Driver Continuous Training" tommorow...

Oshit...

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"External Links"

- My Blog: [link]
- My Art Blog: [link]
- My FaceBook Account: [link]
- My Twitter Account : [link]
- My Final Year Project (Destiny Blade): [link]
- My Final Year Project Blog (Beyond Comics): [link]

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Take Care, Everyone!

- Neo V7.0

]]> ~NeoVersion7 http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/25668053/ http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/25668053/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:00:31 PDT NEO'S INDEPENDENT RANDOM REPORT"

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"1 JULY 2009"

Vocation Course Status: Completed

Unit Posting Status: Pending

Next Camp Report Date: Thursday - 2 July 2009 - 8:30 AM (GMT + 8:00)

Injuries: None

Illnesses: None

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"Driver Continuous Training"

Accidents: None

Completed Assessments: 1 / 3

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"Miscellaneous Content"



July 1st...

Outside Singapore...

Canada celebrates its National Day.

Canadians celebrate the Anniversary of the 1st July 1867 Enactment of the British North America Act of 1867 which united Canada as a single Country of 4 Provinces. Canada Day Observances take place throughout Canada as well as internationally.

Inside Singapore...

1st July 2009 marks the 41st Year since the Formation of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF).

The SAF Day Parade is a Highlight in the Military Calendar and serves as a Reminder of the Importance of National Defence. For the SAF, it is a Day to renew its Pledge of Allegiance to the Nation and its Commitment to Singapore's Defence, to remember the Sacrifices of its Comrades-In-Arms in the Course of Service to the Nation and to give Recognition to the Best of its Armed Forces. The Reviewing Officer for the Parade is His Excellency, Mr. S R Nathan, President of the Republic of Singapore.

SAF Day History: [link]

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So how many Singaporeans even KNOW about SAF Day? Your Guess is as good as mine... LULZ!



MAGGOTS!

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Speaking of Singapore...

The Asian Youth Games (AYG) is an International Multi-Sport Event held every 4 Years to complement the current Asian Games. The First Asian Youth Games will be hosted by Singapore as a Test in Preparation for Youth Olympic Games (YOG).

On 21 February 2008, Singapore was declared Host of the inaugural Youth Olympic Games 2010 via Live Telecast from Lausanne, Switzerland, winning by a Tally of 53 Votes to 44 for Moscow. Singapore is contesting all 26 Sports.

Yes. We Singaporeans LOVE Sports. All Your Sport Event Are Belong To Us...

[link]

Team Singapore has won 1 Gold Medal and 2 Bronze Medals so far. Team China is leading in the Medal Tally. No Surprises there... LAWLZ!

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Also, Singapore is once again under the annoying Threat of the Influenza A(H1N1) Virus...



Goddamnit...

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That is all that I can say for now. This Journal Entry is so full of boring Asian Stuff that most of you will either not understand or not care or both. So I will attempt Something Completely Different...



I MISS BILLY MAYS! GODDAMN CAPSLOCK BUTTON! FFFFFF!

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See you all again soon!

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"External Links"

- My Blog: [link]
- My Art Blog: [link]
- My FaceBook Ac... ]]> ~NeoVersion7 http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/25175053/ http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/25175053/ Sun, 07 Jun 2009 08:00:39 PDT NEO'S INDEPENDENT RANDOM REPORT"

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"7 JUNE 2009"

Vocation Course Status: Completed

Unit Posting Status: Pending

Next Camp Report Date: Monday - 8 June 2009 - 8:00 AM (GMT + 8:00)

Injuries: None

Illnesses: None

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"Miscellaneous Content"



Goddamnit... I should have replaced that old Journal Entry several Weeks ago. Really old News is really old. Time to move on with Life and Whatever else. Drawing is still a lot more interesting than updating this boring Journal with boring Entries every goddamn Week. I would rather procrastinate on Writing Updates instead of Drawing Updates. I still have a lot of "Late" Deviations which need Completion soon. So I should finish this Journal Entry as soon as possible too...

Yes. More Summarised Points. Laziness Rules. So here goes...

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- I finally completed my "Transport Supervisor" Vocation Course. I am now a "Certified" Transport Supervisor of the Singapore Armed Forces. I am currently waiting for my Unit Posting Information and I also hope that I do not actually end up in a really crappy Place to spend the Remainder of my National Service. Sigh...

- I have a Twitter Account now. Feel free to follow me. I update whenever I can. I am also constantly tempted to post Nonsensical Updates to gain some LULZ. Hmmm...

[link]

- My "Drawing Day 2009" Submission was actually featured in the Twitter of Drawing Day. My Submission is described as a "Great Drawing". I am Speechless...

- I will be driving Military Vehicles again at the End of June. AutoGear FTW!...

- You should totally vote for GG-Guys in the "Top Web Comic Rankings". Now. Your Support is deeply appreciated. PLZMKAY?...

[link]

- I may have to wear the new Army Uniform sooner or later. Goddamnit...

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Well, that is all that I can say for now. I would like to draw some more while I still have the damn Time...


Also, expect something Special from Me and ...


See you all again soon!

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"External Links"

Drawing Day 2009: [link]

- My Blog: [link]

- My Art Blog: [link]

- My FaceBook Account: [link]

- My Twitter Account : [link]

- My Final Year Project (Destiny Blade): [link]

- My Final Year Project Blog (Beyond Comics): [link]

- My Luffy Dance in "Project Caraplay" (Cosfest VII Live Action CaramellDansen): [link]

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Take Care, Everyone!

- Neo V7.0

]]> ~NeoVersion7 http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/24834676/ http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/24834676/ Tue, 19 May 2009 06:25:46 PDT The Official DeviantArt World Tour Stop In Singapore!

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[link]

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Location: Singapore, Singapore (LOL!)

When: Thursday - 21 May - 4:00 PM (WUT?!)

Where: Meet at "Merlion Park" next to the Merlion Statue (>:3)

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If I am fortunate enough, I might be able to attend this Meet as soon as I am able to leave my Camp... Assuming that I am actually allowed to leave my Camp...

If I am more fortunate, the Meet will still have a lot of People around by the time I arrive... Which is either 6 PM or 7 PM in the Evening...

If I am even more fortunate, I will have an awesome Experience at the Meet with no Regrets or Problems...

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It would be much better if the Meet was on a Weekend instead of a Weekday... Sigh...

Find me if you can... Recognise me if you can... KEKEKE!...

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"External Links"

Drawing Day 2009: [link]

- My Blog: [link]
- My FaceBook Account: [link]
- My Final Year Project (Destiny Blade): [link]
- My Final Year Project Blog (Beyond Comics): [link]
- My Luffy Dance in "Project Caraplay" (Cosfest VII Live Action Caramelldansen): [link]

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Take Care, Everyone!

- Neo V7.0

(End of "Special" Journal Entry)

]]> ~NeoVersion7 http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/24799496/ http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/24799496/ Sun, 17 May 2009 06:35:37 PDT NEO'S INDEPENDENT WEEKLY REPORT"

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"17 MAY 2009" (Week 8)

Vocation Course End Date: 26 May 2009

Days Remaining: 9

Next Camp Report Date: Sunday - 17 May 2009 - 12:00 AM (GMT + 8:00)

Injuries: None

Illnesses: None

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"Miscellaneous Content"



Alright. Since I am running out of Time and I am still lacking the Willpower to write a decent Report, I am going to resort to summarising my entire Week into Bullet Points. It is simple, it saves Time and Effort and I am most likely going to enjoy doing it over and over again in the Weeks to come. What else do you expect from me?...



- I finally bought Adobe Illustrator CS4. 2 Shops were selling it for S$1000 and another Shop was selling it for S$300. The Copy which I bought was also the last one in Stock. Illustrator is surprisingly difficult to find. It is either Sold Out or Unavailable.

- Singapore has went from "Code Orange" to "Code Yellow". It is about goddamn time. No more Regular Temperature Checks and Reports.

- I have completed the most challenging Military Exercise in my Transport Supervisor Course. A few Days in a Singapore Jungle with only a few Hours of Uninterrupted Sleep. I was assessed by various Course Instructors and I have no Idea if I passed or failed.

- I have earned a free Blue Beret which I can now wear instead of wearing a Green Cap all the goddamn time. It is a Symbol of Achievement and I intend to keep it. Congratulate me or something...

- No. I have not been promoted in Rank. Not yet anyway. Something like that requires more Time and Effort to earn. I do not know if I can ever accomplish that. Oh well...

- I have a lot of Administrative Crap to settle once I return to Camp tonight. Weapons to clean and Vehicles to return. I really hope that I have not forgotten anything important. It can really suck to be responsible for Stuff...

- My Course Commander is thinking about removing the "Stay In" Requirement so that I can "Stay Out" during the remaining Days of my Course. If my Group performs well, he might consider his "Stay Out" Decision. I am seriously hoping for the best... Which is so unlike me...

- I also have loads of Late Artwork that I really want to finish up and submit into my Gallery. Stay tuned and I will try not to disappoint.

- Spam my Blog because it is dead and it can actually be more fun to beat up a Dead Blog than you would normally think. Or maybe not...

- I like Sleep. Uninterrupted Sleep. Yeah...

- Less than 10 Days to go before I finally graduate as a Transport Supervisor of the Singapore Armed Forces. 10 Goddamn Days!...

- I will have to learn to drive Military Vehicles once again sooner or later. I am so out of Practice. Goddamnit...

- Anyone know where I can find some really cool Journal Skins?

- I still do not know if I should get a Twitter Account or a Ustream Account or both. Meh...

- This Bullet Point is written for nothing. DURR HURR...

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Well, that is all that I can say for now. Thanks for Viewing! I can finally submit Deviations again! I feel awesome again! HELL YEAH!

See you all again on soon! Hopefully really soon!...

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"External Links"

Drawing Day 2009: [link]

- My Blog: [link]
- My FaceBook Account: [link]
- My Final Year Project (Destiny Blade): [link]
- My Final Year Project Blog (Beyond Comics): [link]
- My Luffy Dance in "Project Caraplay" (Cosfest VII Live Action Caramelldansen): [link]

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Take Care, Everyone! http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/24667942/ Sat, 09 May 2009 11:40:40 PDT NEO'S INDEPENDENT WEEKLY REPORT"

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"10 MAY 2009" (Week 7)

Vocation Course End Date: 26 May 2009

Days Remaining: 16

Next Camp Report Date: Sunday - 10 May 2009 - 10:30 PM (GMT + 8:00)

Injuries: None

Illnesses: None (Cured!)

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"Miscellaneous Content"



A Week of Theory Lessons and Assessments to balance out a Week of Field Exercises. Sounds like a Good Deal? It is too bad that I still have more Field Exercises to experience in the next few Weeks before Graduation. Also, "Field Rations"! Sigh...

There will also be more Assessments for me to pass because the Military simply cannot tolerate Failures. Failures cause Defeat in Wars. "Signapoor" has never experienced a Defeat in War. "Signapoor" has never experienced a Victory in War either.

Wait... WHAT WAR?! LOLWUT?!...

Just Kidding... Y SO SRS?!...

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In Other News...

The "Swine Flu" has certainly been causing a lot of Problems for a lot of People in the World these Days. I have been instructed to carry out "Temperature Checks" on a Daily Basis and I also have to report all of the "Temperature Results" by any Means without Fail. Orders are Orders. Meh...

That is an Example of what happens when "Code Orange" comes in. I really hope that this Flu Outbreak ends really soon. These "Preventive Measures" are seriously beginning to tire me. I know damn well that these Measures are important but I am also not willing to go through Confinement or Quarantine or both when "Code Red" or any "Suspected Case" comes in. Damn Pigs...

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Mas Selamat the Alleged Head of "The Singapore Branch of Jemaah Islamiah" has finally been captured after several Months of Searching. He had become "Singapore's Most Wanted Fugitive" and he also started the largest Manhunt ever launched in Singapore. Goddamn...

He was actually captured on April 1st. We Ordinary Singaporeans had absolutely no Idea and we were simply not informed about his Capture until now. WAT?...


More Information Here: [link]


Conspiracy Theories? You decide...

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Well, that is all that I can say for now. I still have much Revision to do. These past few Days have seriously been getting weirder and weirder for some Reason. Even the Weather in Singapore seems a little messed up sometimes.

There is no Way to tell what other News will suddenly appear from Wherever to surprise us all. What the Hell is this damn World coming to?...



Oh well... Only 3 Weeks remain...

3 Weeks of Crap. Sigh... Almost there...

(I am still experiencing Software Problems... Goddamnit...)



See you all again on soon!...

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"External Links"

Drawing Day 2009: [link]

- My Blog: [link]
- My FaceBook Account: [link]
- My Final Year Project (Destiny Blade): [link]
- My Final Year Project Blog (Beyond Comics): http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/24527965/ Fri, 01 May 2009 09:40:40 PDT NEO'S INDEPENDENT WEEKLY REPORT"

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"1 MAY 2009" (Week 6)

Vocation Course End Date: 26 May 2009

Days Remaining: 25

Next Camp Report Date: Tuesday - 5 May 2009 - 7:30 AM (GMT + 8:00) (Cinco De Mayo!)

Injuries: None

Illnesses: Slight Cough (NOT The "Swine Flu"!)

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"Miscellaneous Content"



Welcome to another Edition of "Neo's Independent I'M FROM SIGNAPOOR"!

No wait... Something is wrong here...



Welcome to another Edition of "To Catch A Predator"!

Goddommot! What is my damn Line?! Oh screw it...

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Another Month has ended and Mayo is now here. Not the Sauce. I dislike Mayonnaise. It reminds me of certain Bodily Fluids. I dislike the Taste too...

Anyway... The End is almost in Sight as my "Transport Supervisor" Course will end before June arrives. Only a few Weeks remain but there is still a lot to learn and a lot to do. There is also a lot of Suffering to endure but we all knew that. Moving on...

All that I can reveal about my Activities in the Past Week is that I returned to the "Basic Military Training Center" to learn about certain Important Duties of a "Transport Supervisor". The Wild Mosquitoes had plenty to feed on while I was learning in the Field. The Weather was mostly Goddamn Hot and I had to drink plenty of Water on a Regular Basis to be Safe. Sigh...

There will be more Field Exercises in the remaining Weeks of May. There will also be some Assessments that will test my "Supervisor Skills". I still have a lot of Revision to do. Goddamnit...

LOLWUT? 50% less Military Stuff in my Journal Entries? Is that as likely as I think? I must either be too lazy to write more or I simply could no longer be bothered to write more Crap that no one out there seems to really care about. Laziness sure sounds better to me. I do hope that I can somehow continue on like this. Maybe my Journal Entries will actually be more interesting to others that way. Hmmm...

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In Other News...

I have been suffering from a Slight Cough during the past Week but I assure you that it is not the "Swine Flu". I avoid all Forms of Pork for Religious Reasons so my Chances of getting the Swine Flu in Singapore should be slimmer than most People out there.

Heck... I think that I will only suffer from Swine Flu when Pigs fly...

See what I did there? LULZ!

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Well, that is all that I can say for now. I have to do Guard Duty in my Camp tommorow.

Yes... Guard Duty on a Saturday. 24 Hours from Saturday Morning to Sunday Morning. There goes my Long Weekend. Everyone else will have plenty of Rest during the Weekend but I will be defending my Camp from Whatever or Whoever for 24 goddamn Hours. I am currently hoping for some reasonable Form of Compensation for my Inconvenience...

I can always expect some Weird Stuff in the Military these Days. I am slowly becoming even more difficult to surprise because I keep encountering a lot of Weird Stuff from all kinds of People in the Military. Some of them would actually do the Unthinkable and I would instantly respond with a Silent FacePalm as strong as a Falcon Punch. I really do not know what to say about these People anymore. Anything goes I suppose...

Only 4 Weeks left...

4 Weeks of Whatever. Sigh... Almost there...



See you all again on soon!... ~NeoVersion7 http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/24319360/ http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/24319360/ Sun, 19 Apr 2009 04:30:33 PDT NEO'S INDEPENDENT WEEKLY REPORT"

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"19 APRIL 2009" (Week 3)

Course End Date: 26 May 2009

Days Remaining: 37

Next Report Date: Sunday - 19 April 2009 - 10:30 PM (GMT + 08:00)

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"National Service Course Information"

Current Vocation: Transport Supervisor

Current Location: Supply & Transport Centre

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"Current Health Status"

Injuries: None

Illnesses: None

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"Miscellaneous Content"



Goddamn... 5 Days of Maintenance Skills Training almost drowned me deep in Boredom. I painfully endured every passing Hour of Nothing with nothing but my iPod Nano to keep me sane and stable once again. Sigh...

On the Positive Side, I have almost completed my Basic Maintenance Skills Training and I only have a few more Tests to pass before I move on to other Matters.

On the Negative Side, these "Other Matters" will consume almost 2 whole Weeks of my Time. Although I cannot reveal exactly what I will be doing and where I will be going, I can tell you that I will not be returning Home until Labour Day finally arrives. I will be busy and away from the Internets for the rest of the Month and I will definitely be extremely exhausted when I am done. Goddamnit...

If I somehow survive until May 1st, then I will be able to enjoy another long Weekend! I will certainly look forward to that...

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The Past Week was not entirely full of Maintenance Stuff. I also had to do a 6 Kilometre Route March on Thursday Morning and I could actually feel my Lifespan shortening once again. The next Route March will be 8 Kilometres long and it will happen sometime this Week. Goddamnit...

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In Other News...

I overcame my Excessive Boredom by fiddling with a few Blogs during the Weekend. I simply spent a few Hours making a few Changes and a few Improvements in a few Areas. Admin Powers are awesome...


[link]


A simple little Art Blog. Nothing more. Nothing less.

I have recently uploaded an Inked Sketch in this Blog that you will NOT yet find in my DeviantArt Gallery. The Coloured Version will be submitted in here once all of my annoying Software Problems have finally been resolved. Visit the Blog to see my little Sketch...

Blog Contributors:




[link]


My Official Blog. Another Waste of Space on the Internets... And I am in it! LULZ!

Visit my Blog and enjoy my "unusual" Taste in Songs. Forever...


Feel free to follow these little Blogs with the Power of Google! Leave a Comment too if you want. The Blogs would really appreciate your Visit...

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http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/24177195/ Sat, 11 Apr 2009 06:20:53 PDT NEO'S INDEPENDENT WEEKLY REPORT"

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"11 APRIL 2009" (Week 3)

Course End Date: 26 May 2009

Days Remaining: 45

Next Report Date: Sunday - 12 April 2009 - 10:30 PM (GMT + 08:00)

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"National Service Course Information"

Current Vocation: Transport Supervisor

Current Location: Supply & Transport Centre

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"Current Health Status"

Injuries: None

Illnesses: None

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"Miscellaneous Content"



Good Friday was good. I really needed the Extra Rest...

Yeah... It has seriously been a while since I had the Chance to relax on a Weekday. The Holidays have once again liberated me from the monotonous Routines of Life and National Service. LOLYAY!

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The Past Week has been filled with nothing but "Maintenance Skills Training" from Dawn until Dusk on a Daily Basis. The Boredom Level in every single dull Lesson was so high, even 8 Hours of Sleep was simply not enough to keep me awake and coherent during the Daytime. Goddamn...

The Maintenance Skills Tests were quite boring too but I have not failed any of them so far. That should sum up the entire Past Week. Nothing but Training and Tests with more to come in the following Days. There will be Worse Stuff coming later too. The remaining Weeks will definitely not be full of Fun. Obviously. Sigh...

I suppose that this is one of those Rare Times when I have absolutely little to say in a Journal Entry. Nothing interesting happened to me all Week and I do not know how to feel about it. Oh well...

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In Other News...

Drawing Day 2009 is less than 2 Months away and I am still planning on what to draw. LOLWUT?...



The latest "One Piece" Anime Opening is totally awesome and full of Win. Massive amounts of Spoilers everywhere. The Opening Song is called "Share The World" and you can see it here:


[link]


(Watch it in High Definition. High Definition is good for you...)



Come on let's go everybody we share the Music! We share the One Dream! We share the Good Times! We share the One World!

Also, Eiichiro Oda is still incredibly awesome... SRSLY...

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Well, that is all that I can say for now. I have to write another goddamn "Reflection Journal" soon. I blame "Problem Based Learning". GODDOMMOT PROBLEM BASED LEARNING!...



Only 7 Weeks left...

7 Weeks of Godknowswhat. Sigh...



See you all again soon... (On Wednesday or Friday or Saturday or Whenever...)

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"External Links"

Drawing Day 2009: [link]

- My Blog: [link]
- My Facebook Account: http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/24056977/ Sat, 04 Apr 2009 11:40:29 PDT NEO'S INDEPENDENT WEEKLY REPORT"

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"5 APRIL 2009" (Week 2)

Course End Date: 26 May 2009

Days Remaining: 51

Next Report Date: Sunday - 5 April 2009 - 10:30 PM (GMT + 08:00)

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"National Service Course Information"

Vocation: Transport Supervisor

Location: Supply & Transport Centre

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"Current Health Status"

Injuries: None

Illnesses: None

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"Miscellaneous Content"



April is here and the Foolings have come and gone. It was too bad that I only had a few Hours to enjoy whatever April 1st had to offer. Some Pranks were brilliant and some Pranks were simply dull and unimpressive. Snowmen? Please. I would rather like Mudkips... LULZ!

I only had enough Time to fool as much people as possible on FaceBook alone. I originally intended to use a Negative Story to fool the Gullible but my Conscience would simply not allow me to go through with it. I was not entirely sure if the Gullible were willing to forgive me for fooling them with a Negative Story that they actually took seriously. I am usually Extra Cautious whenever I come across any kind of Story or News on April 1st so I do not really mind if some Pranks were done in "Bad Taste".

No one I know made any Attempt to fool me personally because they already knew that I could and would instantly see through their Pranks quite easily. I really have no Idea where that silly little Assumption came from but I am quite sure that Anyone out there can fool me if they somehow knew how to sneak past my Skeptism Defences. Sigh... Better Luck next Year?

is too easy to fool. Way too easy. On any Day of the Year! She seriously needs more Training... Hmmm...

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Week 2 did not really start on a Positive Note. Nothing surprising to me in the least. I like expecting the Worst in Anything and Everything. The Reason behind the Negative Start is so depressingly obvious that I do not feel like explaining it at all. Goddamnit...

My First Route March after 3 long Months was somewhat manageable. The Training Conditions were mostly in my Favour so I actually had little Difficulty in surviving the entire Journey from Start to Finish. The next Route March will definitely be much longer and more exhausting and excruciating. Once again... Nothing surprising to me in the least. Sigh...

Week 2 contained a lot of Topography Lessons and Theory Tests as well. I studied and failed Geography in Secondary School and I will soon be stuck with a lot of Maps and Compasses in the Weeks to come. All Transport Supervisors need to know all this Topography Stuff so that they can somehow navigate their own Way out of a Jungle or Paper Bag by themselves. Also, GPS...

Google "Topography" if you seriously have no Clue about what I am ranting about... Knowledge is Power!... YAYWUT?

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For the next few Weeks, I will be learning all about Basic Maintenance Skills and nothing else so that I can somehow be capable of fixing any Military Vehicle if it ever decides to screw itself up while being under my Charge.

Teaching an Artist like me all about Technical Mechanical Engineering Stuff is similar to pouring an entire Section of Ocean into a small old Balloon while hoping at the same Time that it will somehow not burst before you are done. While most skilled Engineers in the World spent a few Years learning their Job Description at a steady Pace, I am actually required to know the Basics within a few Weeks. YAY RUSH!

I am also required to take several Practical Tests and a few Theory Tests to prove that I do know all that I need to know about certain goddamn Military... ]]> ~NeoVersion7 http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/23927867/ http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/23927867/ Sat, 28 Mar 2009 04:00:39 PDT NEO'S INDEPENDENT WEEKLY REPORT"

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"28 MARCH 2009" (Week 1)

Course End Date: 26 May 2009

Days Remaining: 59

Next Report Date: Sunday - 29 March 2009 - 10:30 PM (GMT + 08:00)

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"National Service Course Information"

Vocation: Transport Supervisor

Location: Supply & Transport Centre

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"Current Health Status"

Injuries: None

Illnesses: None

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"Miscellaneous Content"



Sigh...

As expected... The Past Week started with a rather unpleasant Surprise. I was informed that Monday was my Last Day to experience the Freedom of the Outside World. Although I knew that the Transport Supervisor Course was supposed to begin soon, I seriously did not expect it to begin THAT soon. It took me the entire Monday Night to prepare my Stuff and I had to take a Taxi to Camp on Tuesday Morning because I had to carry a lot of Stuff with me. Goddamn...


This is the extent of my Knowledge about the "Revised" Transport Supervisor Course...

- It will last for 10 Weeks. (End Date: 26 May 2009)

- I will usually be staying in Camp for 5 Days a Week. (Extra Classes will ruin it for Everyone...)

- I still can return Home on Wednesday Evening and be back at Camp by 10:30 PM. (Extra Classes or Stupidity will ruin it for Everyone...)

- I now can leave and enter my Camp in Civillian Attire.


Hmmm... I hope that I did not reveal any Sensitive Information. I really need to be more cautious... Hmmm...

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New Start... New Bunk... New Group... New People... Same Crap? Hmmm...

Most of the Trainees in my new Group have completed their Secondary School Education and are a few Years younger than me. I feel old... LULZ!

I still hate Route Marches and Guard Duties. I also hate Morning Exercises and Weekly Reflection Journals. My Soul is still going down the Drain. Damnit...



I sure hope that the next 9 Weeks will pass by as painlessly as possible. Sigh...

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In Other News...

I managed to tune in to one of Andrew Dickman's "Live Performance Shows" on USTREAM and I watched him draw this...

[link]

There was also much Nonsense and Laughter everywhere. It was an excellent Experience. PHROOOOOOOOO!

Interested? You can see his next Show in the following Week here...


[link]


Read his Journal for more Information about the Timing. See you there!

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In Minor News...

[link]

Approved! LAWLZ!

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Well, that is all that I can say for now. I still have a lot of Crap that I really need to finish soon before I return to Camp on... ]]> ~NeoVersion7 http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/23827170/ http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/23827170/ Sun, 22 Mar 2009 07:50:32 PDT NEO'S INDEPENDENT WEEKLY REPORT"

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"22 MARCH 2009" (Week 13)

Course End Date: 13 May 2009 (Unconfirmed)

Days Remaining: 52 (Unconfirmed)

Next Report Date: Monday - 23 March 2009 - 07:30 AM (GMT + 08:00)

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"National Service Course Information"

Vocation: Transport Supervisor

Location: Supply & Transport Centre

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"Current Driving Performance"

Accidents: None

Driving Course: Completed

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"Current Health Status"

Injuries: None

Illnesses: None

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"Miscellaneous Content"



Well... It looks like my "Extension" Scenario will not last as long as I thought. I received some Instructions during the past Week which informed me that the next Transport Supervisor Course will be carried out really soon... Quite possibly sometime during this coming Week. WTF...



The Best Part about those Instructions was that they came in suddenly during Training Hours and they really took me by surprise. I seriously do not know if I should be more annoyed with Surprise Instructions or with the Sudden Course Arrival. I am still awaiting for further Instructions which should prepare me for the Course itself and I am not really looking forward to it. At all...

On the Positive Side, I can still return Home everyday until the Course begins and I do not have to drive around Singapore as much as I used to for the time being. However, this Luxury will end soon enough and Camp Life will resume control over my Days and Nights for a few more Months. Now I can no longer enjoy my Freedom as much as I would like to and I am feeling quite depressed. Unpredictable Military is unpredictable. Sigh...



Route Marches and Guard Duties coming soon too... The Agony... Goddamnit...

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I finally received my "Qualified Driving License" and I also received a Certificate for completing my Driving Course. YAY CERTIFICATES! LULZ!

Being able to drive around Singapore in a Military Vehicle without any Direct Instructor Supervision was actually quite nice. I was confident enough to keep the Vehicle itself intact despite certain Traffic and Weather Conditions. I actually had to sing to myself to stay awake during the entire boring Journey.

Yeah...

Sung a lot of Songs. Sung in different Languages. Sung really loudly and badly. Just to stay awake while driving. I wish I was kidding.

Singapore Roads are still full of Insane Drivers and all sorts of Accidents caused by Insane Drivers. Insane Pedestrians are always around too.



Nice... Really nice...





LOL WUT?!

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On a completely different and more positive Note...

Drawing Day 2009 will be held on June 6 and I am quite interested in being a Part of this Event. For the Uninformed, Drawing Day is a Worldwide Drawing Event that encourages everyone to draw for the sake of Art. The Internet is an Open Canvas. The Goal is to... ]]> ~NeoVersion7 http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/23707355/ http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/23707355/ Sun, 15 Mar 2009 08:00:29 PDT NEO'S INDEPENDENT WEEKLY REPORT"

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"15 MARCH 2009" (Week 12)

Course End Date: 13 May 2009 (Unconfirmed)

Days Remaining: 59 (Unconfirmed)

Next Report Date: Monday - 16 March 2009 - 07:30 AM (GMT + 08:00)

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"National Service Course Information"

Vocation: Transport Supervisor

Location: Supply & Transport Centre

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"Current Health Status"

Injuries: None

Illnesses: None

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"Current Driving Performance"

Accidents: None

Current Total Mileage: Over 800 Kilometres (LULZ!)


Tests Passed:

- "Highway Code" Test

- Land Rover "Circuit Driving" Assessment

- "Defensive Driving" Assessment

- Land Rover "Public Driving" Assessment

- "Height" & "Lashing" Test

- 3 Ton Truck "Reverse Parking" Test

- "Highway Situational Problem" Test (4th Attempt)

- 3 Ton Truck "Public Driving" Assessment (5th Attempt)

- "Traffic Police" Final Test (3rd Attempt)


Status: All Clear

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"Miscellaneous Content"



SUCCESS! FINAL TEST PASSED! DAMN RIGHT!

Wait... Now what?...

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Yeah... It took me 3 Attempts but I finally managed to pass the goddamn Driving Test. The whole Test took almost an Hour but it was worth it. My Efforts were not wasted and my Rewards were deserved. I do not have to sleep in Camp anymore and I can return Home everyday after Training. Hell... It's about goddamn Time...

I could go on a really long Rant about how my Test went but I am currently not in the Mood to commit enough Time and Effort to do so. I am still enjoying my Temporary Freedom way too much to do almost anything else.

Yes... "Temporary"...

I only have a few Weeks left to enjoy whatever Freedom I now have at the moment. Sooner or later, I will have to return once again to several more Weeks of Camp Life to carry out my "Transport Supervisor" Course with a new Group of Trainees.

The Horrors of my Basic Military Training will also be returning to haunt me for a really long time. Route Marches and Guard Duties will come for me and they will never be pleasant for me at all. I can also predict a bunch of other Hardships that the Army will be giving me but only Time can tell me more about them. Goddamnit...

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I may have passed my Driving Test but that does not mean that I have finally become a Good Driver. I still make Mistakes but none of them are serious enough to cause Accidents or Problems. The Roads of Singapore are still filled with Drivers who may never give a Shit about everyone else around them. They would either drive really fast or really slow for Reasons that I may never understand. They would not even give a Shit about simple Traffic Rules as long as they remain uncaught. I hope to never end up like these People. Heck... I hope to never have an important or urgent or desperate Need for my own Transport to move from Place to Place. Singapore Roads... More Vehicles... Not the Answer...

Several Days ago, a Singaporean Driver actually succeeded in making a Semi-Trailer Truck overturn on its side with its Cargo still attached on a Bend in an Expressway. The Accident happened in a Place so special, it later caused an enormous Obstruction that forced several other Vehicles to take an alternate and longer Route just to get around it. Even towing the Vehicle away itself was a Problem because of its Size, its Location and the amount... ]]> ~NeoVersion7 http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/23585651/ http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/23585651/ Sun, 08 Mar 2009 04:25:58 PDT NEO'S INDEPENDENT WEEKLY REPORT"

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"8 MARCH 2009" (Week 11)

Course End Date: 13 May 2009 (Unconfirmed)

Days Remaining: 66 (Unconfirmed)

Next Report Date: Sunday - 8 March 2009 - 09:30 PM (GMT + 08:00)

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"National Service Course Information"

Vocation: Transport Supervisor

Location: Supply & Transport Centre

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"Current Health Status"

Injuries: None

Illnesses: None

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"Current Driving Performance"

Accidents: None

Current Total Mileage: 766 Kilometres


Tests Passed:

- "Highway Code" Test

- Land Rover "Circuit Driving" Assessment

- "Defensive Driving" Assessment

- Land Rover "Public Driving" Assessment

- "Height" & "Lashing" Test

- 3 Ton Truck "Reverse Parking" Test

- "Highway Situational Problem" Test (4th Attempt)

- 3 Ton Truck "Public Driving" Assessment (5th Attempt)


Tests Failed:

- "Traffic Police" Final Test (1st Attempt)


Tests Not Yet Taken:

- None Known

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"Miscellaneous Content"



So Luck itself actually bothered to show up to help me with my 5th Assessment Attempt. Although I still made a few Minor Faults while I was driving, I still managed to pass without committing any Major Fault. Now I am finally qualified to take on the Final Test. I was so nervous that I almost could not sleep as much as I wanted to. I kept praying that I could somehow pass the Final Test in a single Attempt. If a few of my Friends could actually pass on their 1st Attempt then it should be possible for anyone else to do the same.

Wrong.

During the Test, I messed up in a Junction and it caused me to unintentionally commit a Major Fault. The entire Test took 15 Minutes and 3 Kilometres. The Test Area also happens to be in a Town that is quite close to my Hometown. I have proven that Home Ground Advantage does not really work for everyone.

I took the Test in the Morning and I had to drive through Residential Areas full of Jaywalkers from both Sides of the Road. The Traffic Condition during the Test was Light but Bad Drivers will always be around to ruin everything for everyone. Reckless Singaporeans were willing to risk their Lives to reach their Destination in the shortest Time possible. Only 1 Tester was available that Morning...

No one passed their Final Test that same Morning.

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Did you ever had that Special Moment where your Brain and your Body are not working together in unison? Your Thoughts and your Actions would somehow be complete Opposites for a Moment and soon, everything will be fine again. That was what happened to me while I took that Test. I knew at that Point that Luck took another Hike and that I was completely on my own once again.

At a Controlled Junction, my Body could not respond quickly to the Traffic Lights like it normally would. My Mind kept telling me to "GO GO GO!" but my Body wanted to "STOP STOP STOP". By the time I returned to Normal, it was too late. I actually moved off in 2nd Gear when I was supposed to move off in 1st Gear. The Tester noticed this before I did and he verbally expressed his displeasure at my Actions. That Mistake counts as a Major Fault and it costed me my Chance to pass my Final Test in my 1st Attempt. Goddamnit...

Since I failed to pass my Final Test before March 9, the "Extension" Scenario which I mentioned in the previous Journal Entry will now play out. However, everything about my Training from this Week onward has not been fully confirmed at the moment so I am still quite uncertain about a lot of Details. Still, I am quite sure that everything will be explained and cleared up sooner or later. I am not even sure if I can still complete my Course in May. All I know now is that I still have to pass this Final Test as soon as possible.

I only have 3 Attempts left because any Trainee who fails after 4 Attempts will regress and be required to take their Assessment all over again and I simply do not want to go through all that Crap again. Those... ]]> ~NeoVersion7 http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/23462465/ http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/23462465/ Sun, 01 Mar 2009 03:00:30 PST NEO'S INDEPENDENT WEEKLY REPORT"

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"1 MARCH 2009" (Week 10)

Course End Date: 13 May 2009

Days Remaining: 73

Next Report Date: Sunday - 1 March 2009 - 09:30 PM (GMT + 08:00)

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"National Service Course Information"

Vocation: Transport Supervisor

Location: Supply & Transport Centre

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"Current Health Status"

Injuries: None

Illnesses: None

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"Current Driving Performance"

Accidents: None

Current Total Mileage: 701 Kilometers


Tests Passed:

- "Highway Code" Test

- Land Rover "Circuit Driving" Assessment

- "Defensive Driving" Assessment

- Land Rover "Public Driving" Assessment

- "Height" & "Lashing" Test

- 3 Ton Truck "Reverse Parking" Test

- "Highway Situational Problem" Test (4th Attempt)


Tests Failed:

- 3 Ton Truck "Public Driving" Assessment (4 Attempts)


Tests Not Yet Taken:

- "Traffic Police" Final Test

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"Miscellaneous Content"



February is gone and March is here. Another Month of National Service has passed and several more Months remain. Goddamnit...

Looks like Luck took a long Hike in the past Week. I spent the First Half of the Week trying to take my Public Driving Assessment and I spent the other Half failing my Public Driving Assessment. I have managed to fail 4 Times and an Interview is probably coming for me on Monday. With every Failed Attempt, I slowly lose the Will to continue doing this Course.

I am the only Trainee in my Bunk who has not taken the Final Test because I have to pass my Assessment first. Everyone else had succeeded in passing Everything that they needed to pass and they got to reap the Rewards. They got to return to their Homes everyday and they did not have to spend the Night in Camp. Some did not even have to show up at all because they had completed everything that they were supposed to learn. Those who did show up anyway did not have much to do most of the Time. The past Week has mostly been smooth for most of them.

As for me, I am still stuck with more Remedial Driving Lessons and more Assessment Attempts. My Hopes to end my Suffering before March were flushed down the Toilet. I admit that as a Human Being, my Mind was filled with Thoughts of Frustration, Envy and Depression. I was close to being a complete Mental Mess but my Patience managed to pull through eventually. Failure is something that I often find Difficulty in tolerating more than others. While there are People out there who have failed Hundreds of times and still kept going, I could only keep on trying to see Failure in the same Positive Light that they see all the time. It is a Part of my ongoing Inner Battle against my Pessimistic Nature.

I will still be patient enough to continue trying to pass my Assessment but it seems that every new Attempt has become much more Difficult for Reasons unknown. My Patience is strong but it is also wearing thin and getting thinner with every Failed Attempt. How long will I last? I will never know for sure...

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No matter how prepared I was, Singaporean Drivers and Roads remain ahead of me in many Ways. If the Assessment Vehicle itself is screwed up too, then there will definitely be more Problems to deal with. Not all Singaporean Drivers and Pedestrians are willing to give a Shit about an Army Truck that can only travel up to 50 KPH at most. The Vehicle is so goddamn Fat that there is this constant Need to ensure that its Size does not harm Anything and Anyone around it while it is on the Road.

Oncoming Vehicles remain a constant Difficulty that I need to overcome. If I can overcome it, then perhaps my Chances of passing my Assessment would be higher. This Assumption is based on another Assumption that every Driver that I will meet is Rational and Patient. Yeah Right...

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http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/23335442/ Sun, 22 Feb 2009 02:31:46 PST NEO'S INDEPENDENT WEEKLY REPORT"

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"22 FEBRUARY 2009" (Week 9)

Course End Date: 13 May 2009

Days Remaining: 80

Next Report Date: Sunday - 22 February 2009 - 09:30 PM (GMT + 08:00)

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"National Service Course Information"

Vocation: Transport Supervisor

Location: Supply & Transport Centre

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"Current Health Status"

Injuries: None

Illnesses: None

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"Current Driving Performance"

Accidents: None

Current Total Mileage: 599 Kilometers (LOLWUT?!)


Tests Passed:

- "Highway Code" Test

- Land Rover "Circuit Driving" Assessment

- "Defensive Driving" Assessment

- Land Rover "Public Driving" Assessment

- "Height" & "Lashing" Test

- 3 Ton Truck "Reverse Parking" Test

- "Highway Situational Problem" Test (4th Attempt)


Tests Failed:

- 3 Ton Truck "Public Driving" Assessment (1st Attempt)


Tests Not Yet Taken:

- "Traffic Police" Final Test

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"Miscellaneous Content"



Goddamn...

After failing my goddamn "Highway Situational Problem" Test 3 goddamn times with NO goddamn Points in any of them, I finally pass it on my 4th Attempt with NO Faults! LOLWUT?!

I seriously believe that Luck must have had something to do with it. Good Timing too! If I failed again, then I would have to do an Interview to investigate my "Difficulties" in passing this "simple" Test. OMGWTF?

Thanks to the Passing Score, I managed to dodge an troublesome Interview and also be able to return Home at 12 PM on Saturday instead of a few Hours later. LOLYAY!

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However, my Public Driving Assessment did not go so well for me on my 1st Attempt. I received Major Faults for requiring my Assessor's "Assistance" while I was driving. Goddamnit...

I was quite close to completing my Assessment with a few Minor Faults and a Passing Grade. I had to make a Right Turn on the Way back to Camp. However, an impatient Singapore Driver in a Silver Car was driving quite closely behind me at the same time and he made several reckless Attempts to overtake me and cut into the Right Lane before I had the Chance to finish driving safely into it. His Silver Car was so close to my 3 Ton Truck the whole time that his Impatience and Recklessness could have caused a serious Accident.

Despite knowing damn well that I am still a "Learning" Driver with little Experience with other Road Users on Public Roads, this Impatient Driver was only concerned with getting to his Destination as fast as possible and it would obviously take too much Effort and Time for him to think about my Situation. It was already too late for me to allow him to overtake me because my own Vehicle was no longer in the best Position to do so and I had to get my Vehicle completely inside the Lane. Did the Impatient Driver choose to be understanding and allow me to form up properly in front of him? No. He persistently tried to cut into my Lane but he soon stopped himself when he finally realised that he just could not do so. If he realised it sooner, then we would be spared of a lot of Unnecessary Aggravation.

My Driving Assessor was furious and immediately accussed me of not checking the Silver Car in my Side Mirrors. I could not argue with him since he held my Assessment Scores in his hands so I kept silent the entire time. Matters got worse when the same goddamn Silver Car tried to overtake me w... ]]> ~NeoVersion7 http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/23207658/ http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/23207658/ Sun, 15 Feb 2009 00:40:38 PST NEO'S INDEPENDENT WEEKLY REPORT"

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"15 FEBRUARY 2009" (Week 8)

Course End Date: 13 May 2009

Days Remaining: 87

Next Report Date: Sunday - 15 February 2009 - 09:30 PM (GMT + 08:00)

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"National Service Course Information"

Vocation: Transport Supervisor

Location: Supply & Transport Centre

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"Current Health Status"

Injuries: None

Illnesses: None

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"Current Driving Performance"

Accidents: None

Current Total Mileage: 544 Kilometers


Tests Passed:

- "Highway Code" Test

- Land Rover "Circuit Driving" Assessment

- "Defensive Driving" Assessment

- Land Rover "Public Driving" Assessment


Tests Failed:
- "Highway Situational Problem" Test (2nd Attempt)


Tests Not Yet Taken:

- 3 Ton Truck "Public Driving" Assessment
- 3 Ton Truck "Reverse Parking" Test
- "Height" & "Lashing" Test
- Final Test

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"Miscellaneous Content"



Whoa... The Week ended much sooner than I had expected. Friday 13th has passed and so has Valentine's Day. Another Year with no "Significant Other" in my dull little Life... Which means more Chocolate for me again this Year! Wait... I consume Chocolates almost everyday... With no Weight Gain whatsoever... LOLWUT?!

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An Installation Error has caused some Delay in my attempt to submit some new Deviations. It would be nice if I could put at least Something up before 8 PM tonight.

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The Past Week started out Positive. My Duty Instructor had nothing much to say about my Driving so I assumed that both my Skills and my Luck are finally improving. Life itself proved to me once again that I am still guillible enough to believe that Good Luck is unlimited in supply. Goddamnit...

I failed my "Highway Situational Problem" Test again and so did a lot of Trainees in my Group. Those who passed still remain a Minority. The rest of the Week went down the Crapper as soon as I failed that damn Test again. Sigh...

To worsen my Depression, my Duty Instructor returned to his Impatient and Sarcastic Self when it was time for me to practice my Driving. Every single Mistake that I made was instantly followed by a Sarcastic Comment from him which left me more broken and more miserable than I already was. He really hates to repeat himself and I always feel like I am expected to know everything within a short period of Time. Imagine driving from Junction to Junction with the constant feeling of Dread that he is going to complain about the slightest Detail that you have unintentionally failed to notice. Goddamn...

My Eyes would be looking frantically at everything around my Vehicle so that I would not miss anything out. My Mind would be filled with Worries and Doubts about my next Move on the Road. I can barely travel for a single Kilometre with a calm State of Mind when my Duty Instructor starts pushing me against my Mental Limits and makes me doubt all of my Actions and my Judgement. Being close to suffering from a goddamn Nervous Breakdown while driving in Public almost everyday is no fun at all. Call me Weak if you want but I have endured several Accusations of "Laziness" and an "Unwillingness to Learn or Think" from him... ]]> ~NeoVersion7 http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/23074096/ http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/23074096/ Sun, 08 Feb 2009 03:00:54 PST NEO'S INDEPENDENT WEEKLY REPORT"

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"8 FEBRUARY 2009" (Week 7)

Course End Date: 13 May 2009

Days Remaining: 95

Next Report Date: Sunday - 8 February 2009 - 09:30 PM (GMT + 08:00)

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"Course Information"

Vocation: Transport Supervisor

Location: Supply & Transport Centre

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"Current Health Status"

Injuries: None

Illnesses: None

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"Current Driving Status"

Accidents: None

Current Total Mileage: 247 Kilometers (Not Yet Updated)

- "Highway Code" Test: Passed

- Land Rover "Circuit Driving" Assessment: Passed

- "Defensive Driving" Assessment: Passed

- Land Rover "Public Driving" Assessment: Passed

- "Highway Situational Problem" Test: Failed (1ST Attempt)

- 3 Ton Truck "Public Driving" Assessment: Not Yet Taken

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"Miscellaneous Content"



I have been feeling quite lethargic recently and I only have a few Hours remaining before I have to return to my Camp. I would like to see if I can still be coherent while I am typing this. Here goes...

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My Laptop is still unfixed and my Parents actually gave me Permission to use my Mother's Laptop forever. All of my Important Files have been settled but it will still take some Time for me before I can continue drawing again. My Time is also something that the Army has been controlling for Weeks now. I could not even come Home on Wednesday Evening because I was not given enough Time to do so. Hell knows if something like that is going to happen again. Sigh...

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The "Highway Situational Problem" Test was indeed predictably difficult. Only 5 Trainees managed to pass the damn Test and they were allowed to return Home at 12 PM. The Others were supposed to stay behind until 2 PM but some "Unforseen Circumstances" have caused some Changes in Instructions. So no one had to stay behind until 2 PM and I was extremely pleased. The Re-Test will be on Tuesday and I heard that my 3 Ton Truck "Public Driving" Assessment will also be conducted sometime this Week. Short Training Schedule is Short. That is the Disadvantage of being in a FREE Driving Course. You can never study and learn at your own Pace and you are always expected to know everything there is to know. My Brain is already weakening against the Mental Pressure and I fear that there will be a Day where I simply cannot take any more. Goddamn...

My Driving throughout the past Week was terrible. I made too many Minor and Major Mistakes while I was driving and my Duty Instructor made my Daily Lessons a Living Hell. Singapore Roads are still full of Reckless Drivers as well as a lot of Pedestrians who show little or no Obligation in observing Road Safety. These people made my Lessons even more challenging and I have to drive defensively to save them from myself. My Negative Opinion about Driving simply got worse and I no longer have any Interest in it whatsoever. I am filled with both Nervousness and Depression whenever I am forced to drive for 100 Minutes everyday along Singapore Roads. However, the Nervousness and Depression does not completely come from the Road. Most of it came from driving with my Duty Instructor.

The past few Days of driving was really brutal for me. I have been suffering in silence under the Barrage of Verbal Commentary from my Duty Instructor while I was driving at the same Time. His Limitless Sarcasm really made my Heart sink whenever it came out of his Mouth and into my Ears. I have also been Verbally Threatened by him several times and my Confidence continued to drop like a Boulder in an Ocean. It almost seems like I am simply not cut out for Driving. I often thought about Giving Up but my Parents encouraged me to carry on. I still thank them for giving me as much Emotional Support as they could through our Daily Phonecalls.

If my Instructor went too far with his Verbal Attacks, I could end up suffering from an actual Nervous Breakdown and become too messed up to drive properly altogether. I would become a definite Hazard to everyone around me if I still drove around in such... ]]> ~NeoVersion7 http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/22934792/ http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/22934792/ Sun, 01 Feb 2009 03:00:46 PST NEO'S INDEPENDENT WEEKLY REPORT"

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"1 FEBRUARY 2009" (Week 6)

Course End Date: 13 May 2009

Days Remaining: 102

Next Report Date: Sunday - 1 February 2009 - 09:30 PM (GMT + 08:00)

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"Course Information"

Vocation: Transport Supervisor

Location: Supply & Transport Centre

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"Current Health Status"

Injuries: None

Illnesses: None

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"Current Driving Status"

Accidents: None

Current Total Mileage: 247 Kilometers

- "Highway Code" Test: Passed

- Land Rover "Circuit Driving" Assessment: Passed

- "Defensive Driving" Assessment: Passed

- Land Rover "Public Driving" Assessment: Not Yet Taken

- "Highway Situational Problem" Test: Not Yet Taken

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"Miscellaneous Content"



Due to Technical Difficulties, I will not be using my Laptop anymore until every single Problem inside it is fixed. I am and will be using my Mother's Laptop for the Time being so that I can still be Online during my "Free Time". I have successfully transferred all of my "Important Files" into a seperate User Account which only I can access and it will take some Time for me to install all of my necessary Software and make several necessary "Adjustments".

This means that there might be no Artwork from me for a while until I can finish putting everything that I need into place. I do not intend to use my Mother's Laptop forever but it will have to do until my own Laptop is fully restored to its Original State. Since my Mother does not use her Laptop as often as I would usually use mine, she has no Problems with me using it as much as I want.

Also, her Laptop runs on Vista... OSHIT...

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SOYA 2009 was my First "Start Of Year" Cosplay Event and I had a really Good Time. I could only come at 3 PM because I still had National Service on Saturday from Morning to Noon. There was a Graffiti Wall available to the Public so I took the Opportunity to draw something on it. I only drew Feo and Leo doing nothing extraordinary because I did not want to take up too much "Board Space".

I was quite pleased to find out that there are some People who actually took Photos of my Work when they saw it. I also took a few Photos when I was done drawing and I will post them Online when Time allows. So keep a Look Out for them and feel free to remind me if I forget.

I was unable to Cosplay during SOYA 2009 simply because I could not get my Costume ready on Time. Friends who also attended the Event left early before I could even arrive at the Venue.

was the only Friend I had left at SOYA 2009 and he took plenty of Photos while Cosplaying at the same time. He also took a "Special Photo" of Me which I would like to have as soon as he as able to come Online to send it to me.

When SOYA 2009 officially ended, the both of us went to another Cosplay Event at the Singapore Discovery Center but not a lot of People were there when we arrived. It was already Evening by then...

and her Friends were doing a Performance there but they were done and were about to leave by the Time I arrived. Sigh... http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/22804051/ Sun, 25 Jan 2009 13:20:44 PST NEO'S INDEPENDENT WEEKLY REPORT"

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"26 JANUARY 2009" (Week 5)

Course End Date: 13 May 2009

Days Remaining: 107

Next Report Date: Tuesday - 27 January 2009 - 09:30 PM (GMT + 08:00)

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"Course Information"

Vocation: Transport Supervisor

Location: Supply & Transport Centre

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"Current Health Status"

Injuries: None

Illnesses: None

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"Current Driving Status"

Accidents: None

Current Total Mileage: 155 Kilometers

- "Highway Code" Test: Passed

- Land Rover "Circuit Driving" Assessment: Passed

- "Defensive Driving" Assessment: Passed

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"Miscellaneous Content"



Hmmm...

So DeviantArt has gone through another Change while I was away. It still seems that a lot of interesting Stuff continues to happen almost everywhere whenever I am gone. President Barack Obama took the "Oath of Office" as the 44th President of the United States and I was too busy with National Service to know about it until someone else finally mentioned it.

However, all is not lost for me. In several Hours time from now, Singapore will experience a Solar Eclipse for a short period of time. The Good News is that the Solar Eclipse can easily be seen near my Residential Area. The Bad News is that I simply cannot lay my Myopic Eyes on the Solar Eclipse or else I will completely lose my Sight sooner or later. Goddamn...

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Before I continue, I would just like to say "Happy Lunar New Year" to everyone who celebrates it. The Holidays have given me almost 2 Extra Days of Rest from National Service and I can comfortably rest at ease until Tuesday Night. Stay tuned for the Deviations that I am going to submit later on...

The Ox is the Sign of "Prosperity through Fortitude and Hard Work". So Congratulations and be Prosperous! Also, please leave behind some Good Luck for me to collect. I just might need it a lot more than you do...

Also, I cannot wait for the next Year of the Dragon to arrive...

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Before I could drive any Military Vehicle on any Public Road in Singapore, I had to pass a few Driving Assessments in order to earn the "Permission" to do so. Surprisingly, I somehow managed to pass all of them and I have been driving on Public Roads ever since for a few Days now. I also had to learn about Driving during the Night and I am always relieved whenever I have finished every single goddamn Driving Lesson with no Accidents whatsoever.

Singaporeans can seriously be a reckless Bunch of Dangerous Drivers whenever the Traffic Police are not around to observe them. My Father has seen several Examples of "Dangerous Driving" in almost every Road in Singapore and he has never been in a Serious Accident caused by any Reckless Driver. However, he tends to get really pissed off whenever a Singaporean Driver causes any "Inconvenience" on the same Road that he is driving on. I just hope that I would never end up doing something like that when I am driving on the same Road that he is driving too. Awkward Moments would definitely follow...

Another Driving Assessment is coming soon and I am quite worried about my Chances of passing it. Apparently, my Duty Instructor is replaced every Week and I have to adapt to every new Teaching and Driving Style that I experience during my Lessons. I am also learning about several Standard Driving Techniques from the Coursebook that was given to me as well as from several Pieces of Advice from my Father. When it comes to Knowledge and Experience, which would you prefer to learn from?

If I do pass this Driving Assessment, then I can advance to the next "Level" of my Driving Training:

Driving "Military Trucks" (Tonners)
~NeoVersion7 http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/22644689/ http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/22644689/ Sun, 18 Jan 2009 01:45:30 PST NEO'S INDEPENDENT WEEKLY REPORT"

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"18 JANUARY 2009" (Week 4)

Course End Date: 13 May 2009

Days Remaining: 115

Next Report Date: Sunday - 18 January 2009 - 09:30 PM (GMT + 08:00)

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"Course Information"

Vocation: Transport Supervisor

Location: Supply & Transport Centre

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"Current Health Status"

Injuries: None

Illnesses: None

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"Current Driving Status"

Accidents: None

Current Total Mileage: 45 Kilometers

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"Miscellaneous Content"



First Week of Driving completed with no Serious Accidents whatsoever. All that I have done so far were most of the Basics. They were all done under the constant Guidance and constant Reminders of my Duty Instructor. He must be Bipolar by Nature or something. LULZ!

My Driving is slightly inconsistent because I still have problems remembering everything that I need to do while I am still driving the goddamn Vehicle. Various Military Procedures can sometimes be an absolute Pain to do. Sigh...

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I also passed my Highway Code Test on Saturday Morning and I was rewarded with an Early "Book Out" at 10 AM instead of 12 PM. Apparently, since most of the Trainees in my Group passed the Test, the Guy In Charge made an unexpected Decision to release us earlier than they planned. LOLWUT?

There is something about all the constant Random Management Decisions that really reminds me of the Dilbert Comics. Instructions changing all the goddamn Time due to a variety of Reasons. As long as these Changes do not inconvenience me in any way, I simply do not mind. DURR HURR!



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Before my Highway Code Test, I have been driving in a Nursery Circuit with other Trainees. Now that I have done and passed the Test, I am allowed to advance to the next Level of my Driving Training:

Driving on Public Roads!

Yes indeed. Initially, I only had to worry about being a Potential Hazard to the other Trainees. Now, I have to also worry about being a Potential Hazard to the General Public. I hope that my Defensive Driving Skills will protect me from all the unpredictable Singaporean Drivers in my Path.

When will I begin driving on Public Roads? This Wednesday.

Holy Flucking Shitballs...



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Staying in my new Camp was somewhat alright. The Bunks in my New Camp are much smaller in Room Space than the ones in my previous Camp. The previous Group of Trainees who once slept in my Bunk seriously did not give a Shit about Cleanliness. There was Trash around the Beds and in the Lockers. Goddamnit.

Every Wednesday is "Nights Out" Day and that simply means that I can actually leave my Camp for a few Hours if I choose to do so. I just need to return by 9:30 PM on the same Day. I came Home last Wednesday and spent only a short amount of Time online to check as much Updates as I possibly could.

It was really nice while it lasted and I want more Nights Out in future. However, something could always go wrong at anytime and it would affect my Wednesday Evenings at Home. Sigh...



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In Other News...

Chinese New Year is coming soon and I have plans for some Holiday Deviations. I also need to change my Avatar and Deviant ID soon too. So stay tuned for those if you want.

http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/22520362/ Sun, 11 Jan 2009 08:10:33 PST NEO'S FIRST INDEPENDENT REPORT OF THE YEAR"

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"11 JANUARY 2009" (Week 3)

Course End Date: 13 May 2009

Days Remaining: 122

Next Report Date: Monday - 12 January 2009 - 07:00 AM (GMT + 08:00)

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"Course Information"

Vocation: Transport Supervisor

Location: Supply & Transport Centre

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"Current Health Status"

Injuries: None

Illnesses: None

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"Miscellaneous Content"



Sigh... Well, this is it, Folks.

On Monday at 7 AM in the goddamn Morning, I will have no Choice but to "Stay In" my new Camp to train from Dawn to Dusk for several Weeks. It was inevitable.

I willingly admit that I was extremely fortunate to be able to "Stay Out" and return Home safely everyday since December 2008. However, most of us already know that all Good Things must end at some point of Time. For me, Monday Morning will be that Time.

Before I ramble on about more crappy Military Stuff, I would like to digress for a while and share my Personal Experiences during my Time in my School's "Open House" Event which took place for a few Days during the past Week...

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Republic Polytechnic Open House 2009: [link]

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Since I had plenty of Free Time yesterday, I decided to visit my School to meet up with my Teachers, my Juniors and my Former Schoolmates. I arrived in the Morning so that I could spend as much Time as possible with any Familiar Face that I could find.

My next Destination was the Booth of the "School of Technology for the Arts" (STA). Almost every STA School Project ever completed was proudly displayed there in order to demonstrate what STA is capable of creating. Many of my STA Teachers were also present at the STA Booth and their Job there was to simply educate any curious Members of the Public about STA and to answer any Inquiries that they might have about the School itself.

My STA Teachers were clearly very happy to see me again and they also noticed the amount of Physical Change that I have gone through ever since my Graduation in 2008. I got to chat with them about various Subjects and I was pleased to know that they are still as friendly as they had always been when I was first taught by them.

I was even more pleased to find out that some of my Art Assignments were actually being displayed to the Public Eye. 5 of my best Artworks and 4 Pages of my Comic Project were chosen to be seen by everyone and I liked it. It was really satisfying to know that even though I am no longer a Student of STA, my Artworks still remain as a Mark of my Time and Effort spent there.

I also got to play "Halo 3" and "Marvel: Ultimate Alliance" on the School's Xbox 360 with my Friends for a while before leaving the Booth to explore the other Event Areas of the School. My Teachers bid me Farewell and they hope to see me again soon. They also hoped that I would still continue my Art Path once my National Service is finished. I am still in Contact with them through MSN as well as Facebook.

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Next was my Aikido Interest Group (IG), which was stationed in the School's Martial Arts Room. An Aikido Workshop was planned in the Afternoon so I managed to spend some Time with all of my Aikido Juniors before the Workshop was scheduled to begin. A few of my Former Schoolmates were also with me at the Time and we had fun clowning around, taking lots of Photos and remembering the Old Times when we were once Members of the Group itself. Our Aikido Juniors were also very happy to see us and we are still in contact with one another through MSN and Facebook. LULZ!

We also spent some Time trying to convince some new Students to join the Aikido IG as well as enjoying everything that the School Event had to offer. When the Aikido Workshop finally began, we simply demonstrated the various Teachings of Aikido to the Curious and everything ended by 6 PM.

I really wanted to spend even more Time with Everyone but we just could not stay around for long. As every Staff and Student began packing up their Booth Stuff, I took a Final Look around at everything in the School before leaving it. Parting was very difficult for me and I really hope that I can find the Time to visit the Sc... ]]> ~NeoVersion7 http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/22296854/ http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/22296854/ Thu, 01 Jan 2009 05:05:28 PST NEO'S FINAL INDEPENDENT REPORT OF THE YEAR"

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"31 DECEMBER 2008" (Week 2)

Course End Date: 13 May 2009

Days Remaining: 133

Next Report Date: Thursday - 8 January 2009 - 07:30 AM (GMT + 08:00)

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"Course Information"

Vocation: Transport Supervisor

Location: Supply & Transport Centre

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"Current Health Status"

Injuries: None

Illnesses: None

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"Miscellaneous Content"



On January 1st of 2009... At precisely 12:01 AM Midnight... This little DeviantArt Account of mine will officially be 1 Year old.

A lot of interesting Events sure have happened in almost every part of the World within the past 12 Months. Some Events were insignificant and some Events were not. Some Events were Positive and some Events were Negative in every sense of the word. Not only were most of these Events happening Offline but some were happening Online too! The Internet is still a Series of Tubes! LULZ!

Well, obvious little Facts aside, the Year 2008 will forever be one of the most memorable Years in my entire messed up Singaporean Life. Some of you out there might even know why...

So before I move forward to experience whatever the Year 2009 has in store for me, I would like to stop for a moment to look back and think about my Past Experiences in the Year 2008. In other words, I would like to do a "2008 Year In Review" and I would like to take more than a Minute so just sit right there.

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Here is a Good Example of a "2008 Year In Review"...

[link]

Done by the awesome "JibJab Team". Still, I personally think that their "2007 Year In Review" was much better in comparison...

[link]

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"HIGHLIGHTS OF 2008"

- Singapore was declared Host of the inaugural "Youth Olympic Games 2010", winning by a Tally of 53 Votes to 44 Votes for Moscow. Singapore is contesting all 26 Sports.

- The "Singapore Flyer" officially opens.

- I graduated from Republic Polytechnic with a Diploma in "New Media".

- I went to "COSFEST 7: Super Henshin!", cosplayed as Monkey D. Luffy from "One Piece" and became a part of Project Caraplay - "Cosfest 7 Live Action Caramelldansen".

- I began my Comic Project "Destiny Blades" and completed 2 whole Chapters so far.

- S. R. Nathan, the 6th and current President of the Republic of Singapore, visited Republic Polytechnic.

- I created my own Blog as well as my own Facebook Account.

- Singapore won its first Olympic Silver Medal since its Independence in the Year 1960.

- Singapore won 2 Bronze Medals, 1 Silver Medal and 1 Gold Medal in the 2008 Summer Paralympics.

- I celebrated Singapore's 43rd Year of Independence with .

- I officially reached the age of 20. (I'm an Old Relic now!)

- Singapore hosts a Leg of the 2008 Formula One World Championship called the "Singtel Singapore Grand Prix".

- I created a new Original Character. [link]

- I visited my Secondary School and reunited with most of my former Teachers and a few of my former Schoolmates.

- I won a Gold Medal in the "Aikido Demonstration" Event at Singapore's 1st Shinju-Kai-SMU... ]]> ~NeoVersion7 http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/22181606/ http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/22181606/ Thu, 25 Dec 2008 04:55:29 PST NEO'S INDEPENDENT HOLIDAY REPORT"

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"25 DECEMBER 2008" (Week 1)

Course End Date: 13 May 2009

Days Remaining: 139

Next Report Date: Friday - 26 December - 07:30 AM (GMT + 08:00)

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"Course Information"

Vocation: Transport Supervisor

Location: Supply & Transport Centre

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"Current Health Status"

Injuries: None

Illnesses: None

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"Miscellaneous Content"



Seasonal Greetings, Bluepills!

For anyone who was not aware, I have been Online everyday since I continued my National Service on December 22. So what does that mean?

Well, it means that for the next several Days, I do not have to "Stay In" my new Camp and I will be able to return Home every Evening. On the Eve of Public Holidays, I will be able to return Home in the Afternoon. Also, I do not have to come to Camp at all during the Public Holidays. Sounds good? It sure does! However, I do not expect it to last long.

Anyway, I will be learning some Leadership Skills during those several Days. There will be a lot of Lectures to sit through and I seriously hope that I could somehow stay awake during all of them.

Once all that is finished, I will have to "Stay In" my new Camp and the Difficult Parts will begin. What exactly am I talking about? Driving Classes...

That is correct. In a few Weeks time, I will be spending several Weeks in Camp to learn how to drive (and possibly do Maintenance Work on) a variety of Military Transport Vehicles. If I somehow manage to pass all of the Driving Tests, then I will earn my own Driver's License. No Cash required.

However, if I happen to fail miserably (and possibly end up in a serious Accident), then I will have to stay behind on Weekends for Extra Lessons while everyone else who passed gets to return Home. The Worse Case Scenario? If I still cannot pass until the End of my "Transport Supervisor Course" (on May 13), then I will have to stay behind for several more Months while everyone else who passed gets to finally leave the Camp for good. Sounds crappy enough for you?

There will be other Tests too. Since I am training to become a "Transport Supervisor", I need to learn how to skillfully lead all kinds of Men who will be placed under my Command. I definitely expect a lot of Office Work and other related Difficulties in my Job but that is probably a lot better than having to go through all kinds of intense Physical Training. LULZ!

Oh well. I guess I could worry about all that later. It is the Holiday Season now and I am thankful to be able to stay comfortably at Home and spend precious Time with my Family. Lots of interesting Stuff to watch on Television and on the Internet as well. I know that there are some People out there who not be able to fully enjoy the Holidays for various reasons and I sincerely hope that they can still find Happiness.

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In Other News...

is going to be a Year older soon so if nothing goes wrong for me, I should have enough Time to come up with something special. I fear that it might not really be as awesome and as what I came up with in the previous Year but I am sure that it will still suffice. ADULTHOOD LAWLZ!

Also, someone might be getting the "Tiang" from someone else. You know who you are.

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Alrighty then. That is all that I can say for now, which is much better than whatever I wrote in the previous Journal Entry. So, I shall wrap this En... ]]> ~NeoVersion7 http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/22077633/ http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/22077633/ Sat, 20 Dec 2008 00:48:38 PST NEO'S INDEPENDENT WEEKLY REPORT"

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"20 DECEMBER 2008"

"BMTC Posting Order" Date: 19 December 2008

"BMTC Posting Order" Status: Viewed

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"BMTC Posting Order Information"

Posting: Supply & Transport Centre

Vocation: Transport Supervisor

Location: Sembawang Camp

Report Date: Monday - December 22 - 09:00 AM (Singapore Time)

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"Other Known Information"

- No Camera Handphones allowed. (No Surprises there...)

- Not required to bring along the SAF Issued Items given during BMT except for PT Kit. (lol, Reduced Load!)

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"Other Unknown Information"

- Required to Stay In or not?

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"Miscellaneous Content"



Hmmm...

So this is it, Folks.

I will not be in any Command School to become a Commander.

I will not become a Close Combat Instructor.

Instead...

I will be spending the rest of my Military Life as a "Transport Supervisor".

Uhhh... Ok?

Can you guess about what exactly my Vocation is actually about? I have absolutely no idea whatsoever... LULZ!

Anyway... I am also quite concerned about how I am going to survive the entire Training as a Private. Will I have to slavishly obey the insane commands of strict Instructors? Will my Job not be as simple as most people are led to believe? When will I fall sick again? What other Stuff do I have to bring along to survive? Can I be fully prepared on Time? Goddamn...



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Also, HAPPY HOLIDAYS and I hope that every single one of you will have a HAPPY NEW YEAR too!

(Kyre, Happy Early Bornday! )

Take care, Bluepills!

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(I don't really know how I should continue this Journal Entry. It's sad because this Entry will be the last one before I enter my new Training Centre. Besides, who actually reads this anyway? Not much Comments either. Sigh...)

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- My Blog: [link]
- My Facebook Account: [link]
- My Final Year Project (Destiny Blade): [link]
- My Final Year Project Blog: [link]
- My Luffy Dance for "Project Caraplay" (Cosfest VII Live Action Caramelldansen): [link]

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See you all as soon as possible! (I hope...)

- Neo V7.0

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"12 DECEMBER 2008" (Week 13)

"Graduation Parade" Status: Completed

"BMTC Posting Order" Date: 22 December 2008 (IMPORTANT!)

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"Current Health Status"

Injuries: Minor Pains in both Shoulders, Knees, Calves, Ankles and Feet (Goddamn "24 Kilometer" Route March!)

Illnesses: Coughing (Goddamn Military Medication!)

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"Miscellaneous Content"



"It's time to start being a Man. And the First Rule to being a Man is: You got to spend your Life doing Crap you don't want to do."

- Reginald Albert Forman ("That '70s Show")

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Alrighty then.

I know that I have been procrastinating this special Journal Entry ever since I returned Home on Tuesday Evening. The Problem was that I had a really difficult time figuring out exactly how to start and finish this. There is so much for me to write about now and there is also so much for me to do later on. No Surprises there.

For now, I will put my "Resting and Relaxing Time" aside so that I can fully focus my attention on the Contents of this Journal Entry. (Sleep is still simply too addictive.)

First, a short Recap...

About a Week ago, I fell victim to Fever during Training and was instructed by the Medical Officer to rest at Home for a few Days. My Temperature kept going Up and Down several times as I was busy recovering and it became quite clear that I needed a little more time to get better. I managed to get the Extra Time that I needed and my Fever finally disappeared on Monday. Most of my lost Strength also returned but my Coughing still continued to persist. Looks like Military Medication is not exactly what I expected it to be.

Still, I was mostly in good condition by Tuesday Morning and I had already made the decision to go through with the brutal 24 Kilometer Route March. A total of 8 Companies doing the same Route March at the same time, including my own. With every passing Hour spent on walking around with a heavy Field Pack on my back, I began to lose both my Strength and my Confidence. Both my Legs and Feet were constantly in pain and the Path which we took was not entirely smooth either. I was so relieved beyond words when we finally finished the damn March and were given a few Hours to rest and consume our Lunch.

I could not attend all of the Graduation Parade Practices last Week because of my Illness but I was still allowed to go through the actual Parade with the rest of my Company after the Route March was completed. Everything about the Parade went along smoothly and I still had enough Strength to endure the entire event. I expected both my Parents to show up but my Mother fell ill and had to stay at Home. So my Brother took her place instead, much to my disappointment. Once the Graduation Parade had ended, we all went completely insane with Happiness. Friends were hugging one another and numerous Group Photos were taken every few minutes. From this Point on, we would all be going our separate ways in Life.

A lot of Goodbyes also had to be spoken as well. Most of our Commanders congratulated us with smiles on their faces and we sincerely thanked them for everything that they had done for us. For a while, it did not matter that we were once punished severely by these same Commanders for all sorts of reasons. It did not matter how we personally felt towards them during every Training Session. What mattered was that we may never see the Basic Military Training Center and any of its "inhabitants" ever again and we all just wanted to end our time there on a Good Note. We shook hands with our Commanders and moved on. Maybe I might see them around someday. Singapore is a really small place. You never know who you might come across whenever you step outside.

I returned Home safely with my Father and Brother, still carrying everything that I had in my possession since the Route March. Needless to say, I had a wonderful time doing absolutely nothing but rest my aching body when I finally got to the comforts of my Home. This was what I have been waiting for ever since I first began my Training. Now that it is finally here, I will make the most of it and enjoy to my Heart's content.

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Well, that is all that I can mention for now. My Concentration is weakening every second and I just cannot keep this up any longer. Maybe I will continue all of this in another Journal Entry or something. For now, I have to stop so that I can finish up on other important Matters outside the Internet. My Rest Period is not that long an... ]]> ~NeoVersion7 http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/21858249/ http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/21858249/ Sun, 07 Dec 2008 03:00:45 PST NEO'S INDEPENDANT WEEKLY REPORT"

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"6 DECEMBER 2008" (Week 12)

"Graduation Parade" Date: 9 December 2008

Days Remaining: 3

Next "Book In" Date: Monday, December 8, 04:30 PM (Singapore Time) (TO BE CONFIRMED)

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"Current Health Status"

Injuries: Minor Muscle Pains in both Feet and Minor Joint Pains in both Ankles and Left Knee.

Illnesses: High Fever and Coughing.

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"Miscellaneous"



It was the "Final Week" before the grand "Graduation Parade".

There were lots of monotonous Re-Tests and agonising Graduation Parade Practices throughout the Week.

There were also some "special" Events that have been planned for all Graduating Recruits during that Week.

Unfortunately, my overall Health became a matter of concern as soon as I stepped into the Training Center.

For several Weeks, both my Body and Mind have patiently endured and withstood almost every kind of Exercise and Punishment that various Commanders have given me.

Just when I thought I could actually complete my Basic Military Training without having to visit the Medical Officer even once, something happens that changes everything.

And not in a positive way either.

It all started last Sunday. Evening Time.

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I suddenly had a minor case of Diarrhea which lasted until Monday Afternoon. Coincidentally, it ended before Lunchtime. I lost several minutes of sleep and a lot of Toilet Paper was used up. Goddamn Foodborne Illnesses.

The rest of Monday seemed peaceful enough. My Slight Cough which lasted for several Weeks had suddenly disappeared without me realising it. Unfortunately, it came back with a vengeance on Tuesday and it was much stronger than before. To make matters worse, there was something else in store for me as well.

Wednesday was the Day my Body finally had enough. I had to do my IPPT again because Failure is unacceptable. Then, I had to rush all the way to the Close Combat Instructor Audition because the IPPT itself actualy caused me to be late for it by almost an Hour. By the time I arrived, all the other Candidates have already finished their various Audition Tests. I had to do all of the Tests by myself while everyone else in the room kept watching me silently. How embarassing...

When the Audition was over, it was time for Lunch. During that time, I felt that there was something was wrong with me somewhere. My head started to feel a little uneasy. The feeling was small and I was confident that it would go away sooner or later. I learned much later that it didn't.

When Lunch was over, all Graduating Recruits were given about an Hour to prepare for another Graduation Parade Practice. By the time I was done with my own preparations, I only had 40 Minutes left to rest. Those 40 Minutes passed by really fast and I still did not feel any much better by then. However, I still had plenty of Strength and Willpower so I chose to attend the Parade Practice session anyway. That was when Mother Nature decided to join in to try breaking whatever spirit I had left.

It rained 3 times during the entire Parade Practice and I was quite concerned about how the Rain was going to affect my current Health. In addition to the Bad Weather, all of the Graduating Recruits had to spend the afternoon executing every single Command as flawlessly as possible or else we would have to start over. We could not even Fidget or make any kind of Chaotic Movement. We got ourselves punished several times because of small mistakes done by some careless or just plain stupid Individuals. Idiots...

We were given some time to rest every once in a while but for me, my condition seemed to worsen. After the Parade Practice was over, we had our Dinner. By then, it was quite clear that I was definitely not feeling well. My appetite was affected and I could barely keep my Body and Mind together. A few of my Platoon Mates then took action and brought me to see my Platoon Sergeant. He then took me to the Medical Officer who checked me up and instructed me to go Home to rest.

My Temperature at the time? 39.9 Degrees Celsius (??? Degrees Fahrenheit)

I packed as much of my Stuff as I could and weakly made my way Home with my Parents helping me along the way. I remembered to take the Medication that the Medical Officer prescribed to me and I hoped for a swift recovery.

So yes, I was actually at Home the entire time since Wednesday Night. I seriously never expected my condition to be so severe that I needed to be sent Home. Then again, I was in such horrible shape that it would be somewhat insane not to send me Home.

Once again, I find myself fee... ]]> ~NeoVersion7 http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/21734811/ http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/21734811/ Sat, 29 Nov 2008 16:50:32 PST NEO'S INDEPENDANT WEEKLY REPORT"

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"29 NOVEMBER 2008" (Week 11)

"Graduation Parade" Date: 9 December 2008

Days Remaining: 10

Next "Book In" Date: Sunday, November 30, 07:00 PM (Singapore Time)

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"Current Health Status"

Injuries: Some Minor Muscle and Joint Pains

Illnesses: Still Coughing occassionally (Recovering with Time)

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"Miscellaneous"



Sigh... Goddamnit...

It seems that despite all my best efforts to avoid any kind of Severe Punishment from landing directly on myself, Fate itself somehow seems to be able to sneak something up on me when I least expected it. Just when you thought it was safe to start the Week with a positive state of Mind, some Bad Shit goes down and it takes you all the way down with it. Welcome to the Army Life...

Long Story Short... I made a serious Mistake. I got punished for it. Short and Simple but not as Sweet. Now I find myself in a situation which is almost similar to the one I was in last Week. Instead of returning Home early on a nice Friday afternoon, I ended up being one of the few being sentenced to return home on a much later time. Much later.

I know that I only have myself to blame for what has happened and now that my Punishment has ended, I am finally resting as comfortably as I can at Home and I will try to do as much as I can with whatever Time I have left. Luckily, I had plenty of it during my Punishment Period so I have pretty much planned all this out.

Here goes...

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"16 Kilometer Route March"

As I expected, this Route March was the most brutal one for me so far. I was really close to cracking up and breaking down at the same time. The whole journey took more than 4 Hours and I was very worn out when it ended at night.

I also received the News about my Punishment on the exact same night. You don't need a Psychologist to figure out that my remaining Morale quickly hit Rock Bottom. Luckily, I was too physically exhausted to display my depression so I looked more like an emotionless Zombie than an unhappy Recruit. I spent the remaining days of the Week with the Punishment lurking in my thoughts. Sigh...

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"Standard Obstacle Course" (Evaluation Test)

Mother Nature had decided to rain down on us just as we were about to begin another agonising SOC Rundown. The Test was canceled and it is highly possible that it will continue on Monday, depending on certain conditions...

Anyway, moving on...

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"Games Day Training"

In a few days time, every Company in the Basic Military Training Center will be competing against one another in a series of Games that are specially designed to require Teamwork in order to secure a Win. I don't expect my Company to be the First but I certainly hope that it will not be the Last. I also hope that I would look good in my Games Day Shirt. LULZ!

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"Individual Physical Proficiency Test" (Evaluation)

For anyone who is even remotely interested in how much stronger I have become over the past several Weeks, here are the Final Results from all 4 of my IPPT Records. Feel free to laugh hysterically at how weak I am...

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Standing Broad Jump:
1st IPPT Score: 225 CM
IPPT Points: 3

2nd IPPT Score: 250 CM
IPPT Points: 5 (Maximum)

3rd IPPT Score: 239 CM
IPPT Points: 4

4th IPPT Score: 243 CM
IPPT Points: 5 (Maximum)

Final Comments:
I may have not regained my 250 CM Mark but at least I managed to regain my 5 Points and the simple Fact that I am capable of reaching 250 CM is good enough for me. So there... ~NeoVersion7 http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/21623635/ http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/21623635/ Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:01:45 PST NEO'S INDEPENDANT WEEKLY REPORT"

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"22 NOVEMBER 2008" (Week 10)

"Graduation Parade" Date: 9 December 2008

Days Remaining: 17

Next "Book In" Date: Sunday, November 23, 09:00 PM (Singapore Time)

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"Current Health Status"

Injuries: Minor Muscle Pains

Illnesses: Occassional Coughing (For quite some time.)

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"Miscellaneous"

Depressing News...

Since my entire Company had to do a "Situational Test" on Saturday from Morning until Afternoon, everyone could only be able to Book Out in the evening. So this means that most of us only had about 24 Hours of Rest Time in our own Homes before we have to return back to the Basic Military Training Centre. Wut?...



Needless to say, this really sucks. This is the shortest Rest Time we ever had so far. The Worse Case Scenario would be to reach Home on Sunday Morning and then return in the Evening. Fortunately, that did not happen so I am extremely thankful that I would even have the spare time to write this Entry. There is much cleaning and preparations to be done. So I will try to write as much as I can...

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The "Situational Test" actually went better that I expected. The Weather conditions were quite good as well. Nothing much was stained. Rain did began to fall but all of us have already returned to the safety of our Bunks by that time so all was fine.

A Situational Test is similar to Games like Warcraft. There are several Missions to complete throughout the Day. Everyone had to work in Teams consisting of people that come from different Platoons. All Teams must use their Brain Power, their Muscle Power and all available Resources to accomplish each Mission.

Everyone gets a chance to become the Team Leader and he must demonstrate the best Leadership Skills that he can muster. Assessors are constantly observing each and every decision and movement to determine who has what it takes to become a Commander. Some Missions are simple and do not require much effort to complete. The others are painfully difficult and will put enormous Pressure onto the Chosen Leaders. Sometimes, a random Situation will be introduced without warning to see how everyone would react to them. It is really a lot more difficult than it sounds. I am so pleased that I finally managed to finish it.

The Mission which I had to take charge in was one of the challenging ones. I cannot elaborate on what the Mission was about but I can reveal that it required a lot of Time Management as well as Team Management. I nearly buckled under the Pressure but I somehow calmed down and pulled through in the end. Most of my Team bothered to show Effort and contributed all their Knowledge and Skills. The Primary Mission Objective was achieved and everyone had a nice rest. I gave my Feedback to my Team and I hope that they would remember all that I have mentioned to them.

Do I have what it takes to become a Leader? Did the Assessors and my Team think that I can seriously become one? I have absolutely no idea. Leadership is seriously a complicated matter for me because I can never stick to a single Leadership Style. I have to keep adapting and changing the way I do stuff depending on the Situation itself and it is not always turn out good for me.

I may not have shown my best Leadership Skills during the Mission but at least I did my best. Only Fate will decide if I am going to become a Commander or not. Either way, the Road ahead will definitely not be any more easier. I suppose any of you would know that as well as I do. Oh well...

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Currently, I am still trying to get as much Rest as I can but it is really annoying to have such a short period of Time to spend at Home with my Family. Having to return to all the remaining Physical Training Exercises can really be a Morale Sinker and I hate it when that happens.

On the Positive Side, there is supposed to be an Early Book Out on this Friday Afternoon. Assuming that I do not get Confined this Week, I should be able to gain the extra Time that I did not gain right now. That is a relief. I only have about 2 more Weeks to Graduation from Basic Military Training. No more sleeping in the Jungle for the time being and it feels good knowing that.

I still feel the need to mention the Hatred that I have for Route Marching. I had to walk in Full Battle Order for 12 KM to do my Situational Test. My shoulders ache terribly and we had fe... ]]> ~NeoVersion7 http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/21484625/ http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/21484625/ Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:50:57 PST NEO'S INDEPENDANT WEEKLY REPORT"

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"13 NOVEMBER 2008" (Week 9)

"Graduation Parade" Date: 9 December 2008

Days Remaining: 26

Next "Book In" Date: Sunday, November 16, 06:00 PM (Singapore Time)

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"Current Health Status"

Injuries: Nothing Serious

Illnesses: Nothing Serious

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"Miscellaneous"

Gather around Visitors and hear my Tale. The Story of Neo Version 7 and how he managed to successfully survive his first Field Camp of his Basic Military Training without having to Fall Out for any reason whatsoever. A lot sure has happened inside my little Army World as well as outside. I really wanted to write this Journal Entry as soon as I returned Home but I was in pain and a lot of exhaustion to do much of anything. Goddamnit...

However, after experiencing 6 Days and 5 Nights in a Jungle, I also got to experience the rewarding effects of a long Shower, a long Meal and a long Sleep. So now I feel a little better and I can carry on with whatever energy I have at the moment. So here goes...


(WARNING: TL;DR)


BEFORE FIELD CAMP:

Lots of the usual Physical Training with increased Difficulties. The Standard Obstacle Course was quite a challenge for me but I managed to complete most of the Obstacles without injuring myself. Unfortunately, I need to overcome ALL Obstacles in Standard Battle Order in order to pass. Since I lack in Strength, I had to depend more on Techniques. I also need to complete every single Obstacle within a short period of time to pass. Obviously, it will not be simple, especially when the distance of the entire Course is several hundred meters long. Sigh...

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In addition, my 3rd Individual Physical Proficiency Test was conducted on the Day before Field Camp. Here is how well I did in comparison with my Past Scores...

Standing Broad Jump:
1st IPPT Score: 225 CM
2nd IPPT Score: 250 CM
3rd IPPT Score: 219 CM (I was quite pissed off about it!)

Sit Up:
1st IPPT Score: 26 (In 1 Minute)
2nd IPPT Score: 33 (In 1 Minute)
3rd IPPT Score: 38 (In 1 Minute) (Just 2 more to pass!)

Shuttle Run:
1st IPPT Score: 10.3 Seconds
2nd IPPT Score: 10.0 Seconds
3rd IPPT Score: 9.9 Seconds

Pull Up:
1st IPPT Score: 0
2nd IPPT Score: 1/2
3rd IPPT Score: 3/4 (Damn my Long Arms!)

2.4 KM Run:
1st IPPT Score: Over 16 Minutes
2nd IPPT Score: Under 14 Minutes
3rd IPPT Score: Under 13 Minutes

The Final IPPT will be conducted at the end of this Month. It will be the Evaluation Version of the IPPT and all the Results will be sealed in stone. It will be my last chance to pass the IPPT. I am currently training at Home with my Father and hopefully I can still be a little more stronger within a short period of time. Can I achieve a Pass by then? Time and Effort will tell...

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FIELD CAMP DAY:

The 1st Day began with an 8 KM Route March to the Camping Site in FULL BATTLE ORDER. Every single Camping Equipment required was carried around in our Field Packs all morning. Nothing more and nothing less. Luckily, all of the Extra Uniform Sets and Extra Rations were transported by Army Trucks so we did not have to carry even more Stuff. The Path was full of Mud, Puddles, Hills and Rocks which made our Journey quite uncomfortable. We were very lucky that it never rained at all during that morning.

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The moment we arrived, all Hell started to break loose. Instructions were being passed around by various Commanders at every few moments and we had to move swiftly and obey them at all times. Punishments for Failure were inevitable and we were really being pushed past our Physical and Mental Limits. The Commanders were seriously attempting to break all of us down in order to test us but we managed to endure everything they threw at us. They lowered their Tolerance Levels to the point where they were impatient about everything, especially Timing.

We also began to know a... ]]> ~NeoVersion7 http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/21266340/ http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/21266340/ Sat, 01 Nov 2008 14:00:38 PDT NEO'S INDEPENDANT WEEKLY REPORT"

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"31 OCTOBER 2008" (Week 7)

"Graduation Parade" Date: 9 December 2008

Days Remaining: 39

"Book In" Date: Sunday, November 2, 06:15 PM (Singapore Time)

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"Current Health Status"

Injuries: None

Illnesses: None

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"Miscellaneous"

Wow...

Now I'm really convinced that the entire Universe does work in INSANE ways. Lady Luck has obviously been on a Hyper Mood Swing these past few Weeks. For those who were unaware at the time, I had another EARLY BOOKOUT this Week. It was exactly what I needed. I arrived Home safely on Friday Night and I am thankful for it.

Apparently, my "Deeparaya" (Deepavali + Hari Raya) Performance was a huge success. My Team and I only had a few Weeks to practice singing our own Original Song and doing our own Original Moves. Despite some Minor Mistakes, the overall Performance was still good enough to impress our Audience, consisting of various Commanders or various Ranks from several Companies. Even our Captain even gave us a Standing Ovation and he recognised the amount of Time and Effort that all of us have spent to make this Performance a complete Success. He rewarded us with an Early Bookout and we happily accepted it because we know that we have earned it.

However, there were a few Individuals among us who were openly bitter towards us simply because we could Book Out much earlier than them. We did an excellent Performance, we were rewarded accordingly and the People who were not directly involved in it were not pleased about it? OH BAWWWWWW!

LOL WUT?

If I recall correctly, those who earned the Title of "Marksman" after their Shooting Test a few weeks ago were rewarded with an Early Book Out. Similarly, those who earned Silver Medals for their IPPT last week were also rewarded with an Early Book Out. So what makes our Performance any different? We did well so we should have the Right to enjoy the Fruits of our Labour.

Do they honestly think that it was that bloody easy to organise and execute a flawless Performance within a short time? We ate and slept much later than them and we sacrificed much of our Free Time to rehearse. We never wanted to do the Performance and we never volunteered to do so either. We were simply chosen by our Commanders to do it without fail and we went all the way to ensure that it was done. Does that mean that we do not deserve some form of Reward for our Efforts? Idiots. Their Ignorant Remarks were Insults to our Efforts but I chose to remain calm and silent around these morons.

If they think that it was THAT unfair for them, then they are free to voice out their unhappiness to their respective Commanders but I'm sure that none of them would have to Guts to do so because they are clearly in the wrong.

In the Past, I learned that Life was never meant to be Fair. People like them should learn this too because that is just how this crazy Universe works. One of my Friends who performed beside me was insulted by his Section Mates when they found out that he was Booking Out early. What the Hell? How do you even respond to such Stupidity? Luckily, my own Section Mates were understanding Human Beings and they sincerely wanted me to have a Good Weekend. So I will...

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That aside, I can finally move on to a more important Issue.

I will not be returning Home this Weekend because I will have a "Field Camp" that will last for several Days. I know that I have mentioned this before in the previous Entry but I would like to mention it again since I have more Details about it. Apparently, the Camp will last from this Week until the following Week and I will most likely not even be able to call my Parents during my Free Time, assuming that I get any to start with. Meh...

So you guys will have to wait much longer than usual for me to return. Sigh...

"Field Camp" will definitely become the Pinnacle Of Pain in my whole Basic Military Training Life. Our Commanders gave us early Warnings that... ]]> ~NeoVersion7 http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/21164450/ http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/21164450/ Sun, 26 Oct 2008 01:15:34 PDT NEO'S INDEPENDANT WEEKLY REPORT"

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"25 OCTOBER 2008" (Week 6)

"Graduation Parade" Date: 9 December 2008

Days Remaining: 45

"Book In" Date: Monday, October 27, 07:30 PM (Singapore Time)

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"Current Health Status"

Injuries: None

Illnesses: None

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"Miscellaneous"

Before I begin, I would like to mention that I have been advised to NOT mention any Specific Details about certain Events during my National Service. Especially the NEGATIVE ones. To be on the Safe Side, I will be as vague as possible but hopefully not TOO vague. Here goes...

Ahem...

This past Week did NOT start on a Good Note. On Monday Morning, several Recruits were already showing Signs of Illness. It became disturbing News because more Recruits fell sick in this Week than in the previous Weeks. Inspections were carried out to determine the Cause. Although everything returned to Normal a few days later, my Platoon and I were unknowingly heading towards some Big Ass Trouble.

To keep this Story short and simple without revealing too much, I'll just say it this way. My Platoon and I simply failed to meet certain particular high Standards and did some careless Mistakes which could have been prevented. The End Result? We were all punished severely but I will not explain further about it. Let's just say that my Platoon and I had to return Home a little later than the other Platoons. Do keep in mind that DIFFERENT Platoons can have DIFFERENT Standards, depending on whoever sets them at the Beginning. Sigh...

With that said, I will no longer go further into this Matter. I seriously wanted to tell everything that I have known and experienced during this entire Week but I was advised to keep out the Negative Parts. For my own Safety. I really felt like bursting from the inside if I kept these Negative Memories deep inside and refused to let it out of my chest. However, I think that I can finally be at ease now.

To simplify this Tale even further: "Bad Shit went down and people were punished."

















I'm quite sure that NO ONE in my Platoon would ever want to experience the Horrors of this Past Week again. Neither would you if you were there with us. Believe me. That is all that I can say about it. POWER is really a wonderful thing to have and I would know. I have been in a few Power Positions in the Past. In this World, there will always be a Top and a Bott... ]]> ~NeoVersion7 http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/21046693/ http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/21046693/ Sat, 18 Oct 2008 12:00:46 PDT Special Report Of The Week"

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"17 OCTOBER 2008" (Week 5)

"Passing Out Parade" Date: December 9

Days Remaining: 52

"Book In" Date: Sunday, October 19, 05:45 PM (Singapore Time)

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"Current Health Status"

Injuries: None

Illnesses: None

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"Miscellaneous"

3 Words...

EARLY BOOK OUT!

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That is correct. I was one of the fortunate Recruits to be given the rare Opportunity of leaving the "Basic Military Training Center" much EARLIER than the other Recruits in my Group. I booked out on Friday Evening and arrived straight Home safely on Friday Night. I was extremely pleased and thankful beyond words. This whole Week has been quite a pain for all of us and an "Early Leave" was simply a Gift from Heaven to us. However, only a small number of Recruits succeeded in earning it and I was one of them. LOLYAY!

How did I get such Luck? Well, here's the Full Story...

Actually, Long Story Short, I managed to PASS my "Marksmanship Test" and those who had High Scores were rewarded with an "Early Leave". I was lucky enough to pass the Test as well as earn the "Marksman" Title. Out of 32 Shots, I only missed 3 Times. Not bad. I had a total of 3 Attempts during the Day Shooting and had only 1 Attempt during the Night Shooting. A few Recruits were able to pull off Perfect Scores. Good for them. I'm just pleased that I didn't fail. Allow me to explain why...

Those who Passed but did NOT have High Scores were also given the opportunity to leave on Friday Night but they had to wait and leave some time later. Those who FAILED the Test could only leave on Saturday Morning. For once, I actually didn't have to spend my Friday Night in my boring Bunk Bed and I got to return to the Comforts of my Home early. I found that Thought to be very comforting indeed.

Those who FAILED had to go through more Physical Training before they finally leave on Saturday Morning. They also have to clean their respective Bunks which includes the Bunk Beds of EVERYONE who left on Friday as well as their own. I would sure hate to be them right now and I can seriously understand their suffering. I did my best to clean up my own Bunk Bed before leaving to make matters easier for them. However, I was running short of Time and I hoped that I was somehow able to do enough and still remembered not to leave anything important behind.

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To be honest, I was seriously thinking of doing this Journal Entry on Friday Night but I could only stay Online for a while before Physical and Mental Fatigue finally kicked in. Now, after some Good Meals, some Good Rest and some Good Entertainment, I'm ALMOST back to Normal. I just need a little more time to relax. LAWLZ!

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I also went through my 2nd Individual Physical Proficiency Test (IPPT) this Week. My 1st IPPT was done during my First Week of "Basic Military Training". No Physical Training was done before that time and the Test was only meant to sort out the Recruits according to the various Levels of Physical Fitness. For your Information, I was and still am among the Weakest Recruits in the entire Cohort. Goddamnit...

Luckily, 4 Weeks of Physical Training have passed and I have become a little stronger than before. The 2nd IPPT is meant to find out how much we have improved. I'm willing to share my results from both Tests right here and right now. I doubt that anyone seriously gives a CRAP about it but I still would like to do it anyway. I also see no harm in revealing my IPPT Scores on the Internet but if there is any kind of Security Problem about it, then I will remove all of it as soon as possible. Here goes...
<... ]]> ~NeoVersion7 http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/20940100/ http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/20940100/ Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:26:15 PDT EDIT:

I have removed certain portions of this Journal Entry because they contained a little TOO MUCH Information for the Internet. The Internet is still and will forever be "Serious Business" for the Singapore Armed Forces. Oh well... Moving on...

Special Thanks goes to for helping me read and filter out this Journal Entry. He's currently in the Navy and has been in there for some time now. He is a really good friend of mine since my First Year in Republic Polytechnic.

He is also a dedicated Power Rangers Fan and he likes to write all kinds of Stories in his spare time. You can read some of them in his own Gallery and please give some Constructive Feedback to him if you do. I have given him plenty of it in years past. I strongly believe that he can still improve a lot more as a Writer. So help me to help him if you can. Thanks!

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"Special Report Of The Week"

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OCTOBER 11 (Week 4)

Passing Out Parade: December 9

Days Left: 58

Book In: Sunday, October 12, 09:15 PM (Singapore Time)

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"Miscellaneous"

There goes another Week of "Basic Military Training". I'm still alive and still free from any serious Injury or Illness. For now anyway. The Weekend may have arrived fast for most people but it sure arrived a little slow for me. Now that the Weekend of Rest and Recovery is finally here, Time itself is going to move a whole lot faster for me. Thanks for that, Father Time. We really appreciate it...

I'm still not used to doing Route Marches with a Field Pack full of Stuff. I seriously dislike doing Route Marches when I have to carry a Heavy Bag around the whole goddamn time. Once again, I was fortunate enough to be doing Route Marches AFTER Rainy Weather. I have seen other Recruits go through Route Marches in the middle of a huge Downpour. All they had for Shelter were the Helmets on their heads. A true Test of Tolerance if I ever saw one...

Soon, I will be going through an actual Live Firing Exercise. I will be shooting REAL Bullets with a REAL Rifle.We also had to shoot in various Positions and we also had to be able to shoot in the Dark. Special Snap Targets were included as well. Once I got used to the weight of the Rifle, I began to get more Hits than Misses, even in the Darkness. So it ended well for me. YAY!

However, when it comes to the Live Firing Exercise, it will all come down to how much I know and how well I can do. No one in my Group had a Perfect Score yet and the previous Batch of Recruits had a total of 7 Perfect Scores. Talk about Pressure. Goddamn...

So wish me Luck and hope that nothing goes wrong for me or anyone else. The slightest Mistake can cost a Life. Possibly my own...

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Also, we had special Talks from High-Ranking Representatives of the "Singapore Armed Forces", the "Navy" and the "Air Force". Every Recruit gets the chance to be in either one after they have completed and passed their BMT if they managed to meet the necessary Requirements.

I decided to stick with the Army. Why? The Navy are more interested in Recruits with Engineering Education Backgrounds and the Air Force are more interested in Recruits with excellent Eyesight. I'm an Art Student with a really bad case of Myopia. So you do the Math. LULZ!

Every Recruit is also given the opportunity to become a Commander after they have completed and passe... ]]> ~NeoVersion7 http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/20826273/ http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/20826273/ Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:45:47 PDT OCTOBER 4"

65 Days Left to Graduation from "Basic Military Training"! (December 9)

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"Updates Missed"

Deviations: 30
Notices: 1
Journal Entries: 16
Polls: 1
Comments: 3

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Book In: October 5 (Sunday)

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Miscellaneous:

Another Week has passed and somehow I'm still alive. More Weeks of "Hell" is coming up and the Commanders will ensure that we would always remember about them. Physical Training is getting more and more intense as expected and I'm slowly being pushed against all of my Limits every single day. The word "Endure" is being tossed around a lot and it is really beginning to annoy me. "Scare Tactics" will still never get old too. Sigh...

I forgot to mention in my previous Journal Entry about a special Army Activity known as the "Route March". In Basic Military Training, one of the most challenging Activities that they will throw at me will be a "24 Kilometer" Route March in FULL BATTLE ORDER. I will be required to carry around a shitload of Army Stuff while traveling the entire distance on Foot, in full Army Uniform and in Platoon Formation for approximately 7 Hours, singing a bunch of Songs along the way. Goddamn...

Have you ever done anything like that in your entire Life? I suppose not. Singing sure does sound like a lot of fun though, especially when you are busy trying to catch your Breath, trying to keep up with the constant Pace and trying to ignore the aggravating Pains from all sides of your aching body. I'm probably exaggerating a little about all this but I'm always hoping that I will not have to go through all of that discomfort when it finally happens. The 24 KM Route March cannot be avoided. No one can avoid it. It simply must be done by everyone sooner or later. Sigh...

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In other News, my Father just bought me an "iPod Nano" so that I will never be deprived of Music during the rest of my Military Life. That's a Relief. It's a small Relief but a Relief nonetheless. LOL, YouTube Poops!

Also, thanks for all your Support and keep them coming! With every passing Week, I might need a lot more Strength to survive the rest of the way. I would really like to resume the Life that I left behind before all this!

Anyway, did I miss anything while I was away? Anything at all? Any Random Comments that you want to give me? Does anyone even come here anymore? LOLWUT?...

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My Blog: [link]
My Facebook Account: [link]
My Final Year Project (Destiny Blade): [link]
My Final Year Project Blog: [link]
My Dance for Project Caraplay - Cosfest VII Live Action Caramelldansen: [link]

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See you all in the next Weekend! (I hope...)

- Neo V7.0

]]> ~NeoVersion7 http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/20735349/ http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/20735349/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:20:34 PDT October 1: SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI! MAAF ZAHIR DAN BATIN!

There... I said it. Now let me continue stuffing my face...

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In other News...

I just learned that ANOTHER Singaporean Boy has recently DIED while doing his "National Service". Fantastic. Just fantastic. That is EXACTLY the kind of depressing SHIT that I really needed to hear just before I have to return to the Basic Military Training Center and "Book In" tonight. Another unfortunate Soul has departed because of National Service...

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What the Hell is going on here? Seriously? So who will the next Casualty be? Me? Oh really? Well, screw that! SRSLY! WTF?!...

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GODDAMN! During the past 2 Weeks, the intense "Physical Training" has often left me feeling like I'm mere INCHES closer to Death but luckily, I've managed to survive all of it somehow. Now I'm not so sure anymore if I can still last all the way until December. The Training will only keep on increasing in Difficulty and Intensity. Whether my own crummy Body can keep up with it is still a total Mystery to me...

You know what? I should definitely calm down now before I completely lose my "Festive Spirit" to celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri today. My Relatives will be visiting anytime now and I don't want to bother myself with ridiculous BULLSHIT like this while I am with them. What has this pathetic and miserable World come to? Sigh...

http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/20726614/ Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:22:56 PDT
More than 2 Weeks have passed since I left and now I have returned home to celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri with my Family for a few days. What a relief! D:

[link]

Now let's see how much I have missed out during these past several days. Hmmm...

New Deviations: 190
Notices: 1
Notes: 1
Journals: 59
Polls: 5
Activities: 6
Comments: 10
Replies: 1

Goddamn! This much Updates in just Deviantart alone! There are also a lot of other Updates that I have not yet seen in the other Websites that I used to visit daily before my National Service came up. Covering them all up at once might be tiring but when compared to all the Physical Torment that I had to go through during these past 16 days, I would rather deal with the Updates. Sigh...

Full Story will be coming up later in a more detailed Journal Entry. This one is simply just to announce my temporary return to Modern Civilisation. I'll post the new one once I have:

- A nice Home-cooked Meal done in the same way that Mother always does it.
- A nice, long and private Shower.
- A nice, private and uninterrupted Sleep lasting more than 7 Hours.
- A nice, long and enjoyable time in front of the Television and my Laptop.
- A nice, long and peaceful time relaxing in the comforts of my Home without having to exercise or worry about Army Stuff.
- Seen every single Update that I have missed. Yes. Every single one.
- Conversed with at least 1 Person on MSN. CHAT PLZ!
- Spent some Quality Time with my Family.

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Also, if there is anything at all that you would like to say to me, I suggest that you do it now. I only have a few days of rest and some of that time will have to be used away from the Internet to prepare for my trip back to the Training Center. Feel free to tell me about anything that I have missed while I was away. I don't really care what it is. It can be anything. Here or on MSN or on my Blog or on Facebook... Whatever... LULZ!

Oh dear... I better get working on those Updates before more begin to pile up. That's all for now, Bluepills. It's wonderful to see all of you again...

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My Blog: [link]
My Facebook Account: [link]
My Final Year Project (Destiny Blade): [link]
My Final Year Project Blog: [link]
My Dance for Project Caraplay - Cosfest VII Live Action Caramelldansen: [link]

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- Neo V7.0

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This is officially my Final Journal Entry before I leave for National Service. No more Internet and no more comforts of Home for me. Needless to say, always be fortunate with what you have. I know I have and I will always be...

I sure am going to miss a lot of things while I'm away. That's natural for any normal Human Being I suppose...

I can also just imagine the vast MOUNTAINS of Updates that await me when I return home. It's not going to be easy but I'm willing to tackle it despite my fatigue from all those Military Exercise. So please keep those Updates coming!

- All the Webcomics that I keep visiting on a regular basis, keep the Humor coming...

- All the creative Folk who waste their time on YTMND.Com, keep all those YTMNDs coming...

- All the members of Anonymous who keep protesting peacefully against the Church of Scientolgy, keep on fighting! You have my support no matter where I am. Also, Wise Beard Man FTW!

- All my Friends who think that they can actually SPOIL me with all the latest Manga Chapters that I won't be reading while I'm away, you are always free to try. I'm a rare and abnormal breed of Human that somehow loves Spoilers! So just try it! I dare ye! LULZ!

Alright... I think you get the General Idea. My Prepartions are almost complete. I've spoken my Goodbyes to Friends who were Online. The Path that lies before me will no doubt be difficult but I will have all of you in my thoughts to keep me going. I'll try to come Online when I do return home on "Special" Occasions. Then maybe you get to hear about some of the Stuff I went through and lived to tell the tale!

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Journal Updates during National Service:
- (None Yet)

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It has been fun while it lasted. Truly. Words cannot express how much I enjoyed spending the time that I had before this with my Family and Friends. Don't ever forget about me. Okay? Wish me Luck!


Signing Off,
Muhammad Yusri Bin Muhammad Yusof (Neo Version 7)

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ALSO, reposting the previous Journal Entry because I want to...

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On the 12th of September, I will be away from Home and Internet to do my National Service. It is a Mandatory Tradition that all Singaporean Males of all Races must carry out once they reach the minimum age of 18. There is no escape for me. Those who have read my past Journal Entries would already know about this.

Want to know more about National Service in Singapore? Read all about it here:

[link]

A Singaporean Movie about National Service was made in 1996. The entire movie is a Comedy so it is supposed to be funny. You can watch it on YouTube. Uncut and Uncensored!

[link]

Part 1: [link]
Part 2: [link]
Part 3: [link]
Part 4: [link]
Part 5: [link]
Part 6: [link]
Part 7: [link]
Part 8: [link]
Part 9: [link]

WARNING: Contains a lot of "Singlish" Language and Singaporean Humor. Fortunately, the Main Character speaks Perfect English and there are plenty of Subtitles.
~NeoVersion7 http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/20424065/ http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/20424065/ Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:05:44 PDT
Now I will try to make this Entry sweet but it will not be short. Here I go...

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On the 12th of September, I will be away from Home and Internet to do my National Service. It is a Mandatory Tradition that all Singaporean Males of all Races must carry out once they reach the minimum age of 18. There is no escape for me. Those who have read my past Journal Entries would already know about this.

Want to know more about National Service in Singapore? Read all about it here:

[link]

A Singaporean Movie about National Service was made in 1996. The entire movie is a Comedy so it is supposed to be funny. You can watch it on YouTube. Uncut and Uncensored!

[link]

Part 1: [link]
Part 2: [link]
Part 3: [link]
Part 4: [link]
Part 5: [link]
Part 6: [link]
Part 7: [link]
Part 8: [link]
Part 9: [link]

WARNING: Contains a lot of "Singlish" Language and Singaporean Humor. Fortunately, the Main Character speaks Perfect English and there are plenty of Subtitles.

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On Thursday, I will be making all my Preparations and I will also be Online for the last time before leaving my Home on Friday.

So what does all this mean for You?


Worst Case Scenario: NO NEW DEVIATIONS FROM ME FOR 2 YEARS!
Best Case Scenario: New Journal Updates during the Holidays! At least!


If none of you see me Online on DeviantArt or on MSN or both for over 2 Years... That simply means that "Something" has happened to me and I will not be returning to any of you... Ever. I'm serious. You will know what I mean.

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I would like to sincerely apologise to all my Recent Watchers out there. I thank you for showing interest in my work and I appreciate all the Views, Comments and Favourites that I receive from all of you every single day. Unfortunately, you will all have to be patient with me for some time until I have finally completed my National Service and be free to do what I want.

Believe me... There is still so much Art that I want to draw and show you but Time is about to run out for me and only Fate will determine everything else. Destiny Blades will obviously have to be put on Hiatus as well and I will definitely miss working on it.

I am still grateful that I did manage to complete so much Artwork with all the Free Time that I had after my Graduation from Republic Polytechnic. I have also printed out most of my best work for all Visitors to see when they come to my Home. Those were Examples of my Time being well spent.

I do not like National Service. I am reluctant to do it. I am not going to enjoy a second of it. I still have to do it anyway. That is the price to pay to be born a Male in a small and vunerable country like Singapore. On the Bright Side, if I do manage to survive somehow, then maybe I will become strong and muscular like the Spartans! Although I am just Bones! SKULL JOKE!

Anyway... I just hope that the Singapore Military does not replace my Ability to Draw with the Ability to Kill. Having both Abilities is good but I would simply hate to lose my Talent for Art. I will never forgive the Army if that happens.

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That is all that I have to say for now. It is almost 5 AM in the morning and I am trying to finish some "Fin... ]]> ~NeoVersion7 http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/20249599/ http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/20249599/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:46:07 PDT EDIT: ("25 Songs Meme" Completed! YouTube Video Links posted below. All SFW. Watch them if you want. You may like all of them... You may not like all of them... I still like them all myself. The next Journal Entry will be done when I'm in the appropriate State of Mind. In the meantime, enjoy the Videos! LULZ!)

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Whoa...

August sure has been a fantastic month for me this year... Let's recap...

- I surpassed 10,000 Pageviews.
- I celebrated Singapore's 43rd Birthday.
- I watched Team Singapore compete in the Beijing Olympic Games.
- I watched Team Singapore win its FIRST Silver Medal in the Beijing Olympic Games.
- I completed a total of 2 Chapters of Destiny Blades.
- I celebrated my 20th Birthday.
- I visited my Secondary School and was reunited with most of my former Teachers and a few of my former Schoolmates.
- I won a Gold Medal in the "Aikido Demonstration" Event at Singapore's 1st Shinju-Kai-SMU Youth Aikido Meet. My former Polytechnic now gets to keep the Victory Trophy for an entire year.

(SMU = Singapore Management University)

Everyone has been awesome during the month of August. Family... Friends... Even you! YES YOU! :3

But before I end the Chapter of August and begin the Chapter of September, I would like to do one more Meme to finish the month off... WITH A DON! Although I had frequently resisted several other Memes in the past, I have finally decided that one more couldn't hurt. Memes can be fun but they can also take some Time... Which is something that I am definitely running out of right now...

That matter aside for now, here's the Meme of my choice. Enjoy it if you can...

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The Rules:

Step 1 - Put your iTunes or equivalent on random.
Step 2 - Post the first line(s) from the first 25 songs that play, no matter how embarrassing.
Step 3 - Bold out the songs when someone guesses correctly.
Step 4 - Looking them up on Google or any other search engine is CHEATING!

The Lines:

1: Hajimete atta hi wo ima mo oboeteiru?

Song: Carols - Ayumi Hamasaki
Solved By: Me
Video: [link]

2: Uh dduhn ma eum eu ro juhn hal kka nan nuh ae gae

Song: Milky Way - BoA
Solved By: Me
Video: [link]

3: Ton regard comme une caresse

Song: Tous Les Secrets - Celine Dion
Solved By: Me
Video: [link]

4: Konna ni tsumetai tobari no fukaku de

Song: Fields Of Hope - Rie Tanaka
Solved By: Me
Video: [link]

5: Saa wasuremashou sono mirai ga

Song: Naraku No Hana - Eiko Shimamiya
Solved By: Me
Video: [link]

6: Doko ni sumou to doko ni ikou to

Song: Home Sweet Home - Home Made Kazoku
Solved By: Me
Video: [link]

7: Aa, yurameku tomoshibi, gareki no machi ni

Song: Selenite - Rurutia
Solved By: Me
Video: [link]

8: Dori me interimo

Song: Ameno - Era
Solved By: Me
Video: [link]

9: Mamoritai mono ga aru

Song: Compass - Kawashima Ai
Solved By: Me
Video: [link]

10: Ano hoshi wa onaji matataki de

Song: Asu He No Namida - Mami Kawada
Solved By: Me
Video: [link]

11: Nandomo hitori no yoru wo akireru hodo kasane

Song: Koi No Gekidasa Ecstasy - The Prince of Tennis
Solved By: Me
Video: [link]

12: Fureta yubisaki

Song:... ]]> ~NeoVersion7 http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/20163402/ http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/20163402/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:50:32 PDT
MY BORNDAY IS TOMMOROW! FUCK YEAH! I'M GOING TO BE 20 YEARS OLD! FUCK YEAH! THAT IS A LOT OF YEARS! FUCK YEAH! LAWLZ!



Alright...

I don't usually celebrate my own Birthdays and I also don't usually get a lot of Gifts from anyone. I suppose that to many of you as well as several other people around the world, Birthdays are the only times of the entire year when it seems like the whole Universe is busy revolving around you and only you for exactly 24 hours. Your family and friends would eagerly wish you "Happy Birthday" through every possible form of Communication and they would also be willing to spend their spare time celebrating your Special Day with you... Sounds cool?...

To me, my own Birthdays are usually spent just like any other ordinary day before and after August 27. I wake up, I do my daily routine and then I simply go back to sleep. It sounds quite dull and I really have no intention of putting down anyone reading this. If you have had wonderful Birthdays every since you were born, then I'm definitely happy for you. It's good to know that the world is still full of benevolent Human Beings despite all the insane conflicts going around. Even I have a lot of good friends myself. I just don't make a big deal about my Birthdays and not all of my friends are really interested to know about my Birthdate anyway. So you might think that it's purely my fault that I have had crappy Birthdays but I don't mind if you think so. On the Positive side, I am extremely grateful for all the Gifts and Greetings that I was fortunate enough to receive from a few of my family and friends. You know who you people are! You have my thanks! LULZ!

There was a good reason why I avoided revealing my Birthdate to my classmates during my 4 years in Secondary School. At that time, I learned about an unspoken tradition called "Tiang". In Malay, Tiang means "Pillar", "Column", "Pole", "Post" or "Stake". Tiang is only done among the Male school population and by Classmates. Tiang is also usually carried out when there are no Teachers around... For "Safety" reasons...

What happens is that when it's someone's Birthday on a School Day and his entire Class knows it, he will be surrounded and then carried around horizontally by several other male classmates and his hands and feet will be held on tightly to prevent any kind of struggling. Then, the Carriers would find the nearest available "Tiang" in the School and they would car... ]]> ~NeoVersion7 http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/20059962/ http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/20059962/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:00:31 PDT
SINGAPORE WON AN "OLYMPIC SILVER MEDAL"! THIS IS SINGAPORE'S FIRST OLYMPIC MEDAL SINCE THE YEAR 1960! IT IS ALSO SINGAPORE'S FIRST OLYMPIC MEDAL SINCE ITS INDEPENDANCE! GO TEAM SINGAPORE!

Ahem...

Singapore won the Silver in the Women's Team Event of the Table Tennis Discipline. China won the Gold and Korea won the Bronze. The Singapore Flag was hoisted in Olympic grounds and it was an epic event.

So if you or anyone else believed that a small nation like Singapore would never win a Medal in an Olympic Game, then YOU GOT SERVED!

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Thanks to the efforts of Team Singapore, the rest of the World will pay more attention to our small nation than ever before! It may be Singapore's only Medal in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games but I'm quite confident that more will be won in the future. The Youth Olympic Games will be hosted in Singapore in the year 2010. Where will you be when that day comes?

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The Opening Ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games was spectacular. The entire event was truly "the most spectacular Olympics Opening Ceremony ever produced". My only disappointment was that Team Singapore did not have much "Camera Time" when they made their entrance in the Beijing Olympic Stadium. Oh well... Maybe next time...

I hope that the Closing Ceremony will be full of awesome as well.

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"National Day Parade 2008"

ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC! really wanted to see it and she was able to do so with some help from me and the Internet. However, she had to wake up at 4 AM in the morning since the both of us are on opposite ends of the Earth. She also had to leave in the middle of the Parade but at least she got to see the President of Singapore as well as several other important people! I was her only Guide to Singapore and I managed to do my job to the best of my ability. A Parade is a lot more fun to watch when you have a friend around to watch it with you. Thanks, Kyre!

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That is all for now. More updates are coming soon so stay tuned...

Status:

- National Day Parade 2008 Art: Completed
- 10,000 Pageviews Art: Completed
- Olympic Games Art: Completed

- New Original Character Art: In Progess
- Lastest Destiny Blades Pages: In Progress

- 20th Bornday Art: Not Yet Started (Crap!)

In case you were wondering... My Bornday is on August 27th... Less than a week from now... Oh God! I'm going to be an Ancient Relic! 2 DECADES OLD! WTF?!

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Also, please watch this Video: [link]

Don't forget to share it with everyone you know...

(BTW... This Entry will replace the Bernie Mac Entry. All contents and comments have already been screened.)

Thanks for reading! Take care, Bluepills!

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- Neo V7.0

]]> ~NeoVersion7 http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/19753285/ http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/19753285/ Sun, 03 Aug 2008 13:43:30 PDT

It also seems to me that I would be a lot more busier with my art in August than in previous months. Here's a rundown of what I have planned to draw and finish as soon as possible...

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9th of August is Singapore's National Day. In commemoration of Singapore's independence, I'm planning to draw the entire cast of The Neo Gallery [link] celebrating the nation's bornday. Drawing a group picture is hard. Drawing a group picture in Flash 8 in my style is harder. Getting it all done and submitted with nice comments by August 9 is even harder. I'm still willing to give it my best shot...


According to my Pageviews, I have less than 500 views left to the grand 10,000. I believe that I have mentioned about me drawing a "special" picture to celebrate my arrival at this milestone of my DA Journey. Can I get it done before reach the 10K Mark? We shall see...


My own Bornday is coming up at the end of August. I'm giving myself a surprise drawing as my DA Present. LULZ! How about you? I wouldn't say no to free Gift Art and a "Happy Bornday!" is fine too. I'm becoming an old dude with every passing day but I am still not going to advance in the Maturity section. Acting my age sounds like a lot of work...


I am also in the middle of designing a new original character for The Neo Gallery. I'm not to give away any more details about this character because I don't want to...


Destiny Blades is still ongoing. I have a new scanner now and hopefully I can still get as much new pages done as possible. Chapter 2 will be coming to an end and then I would have to start drawing Chapter 3... D:


In addition to all of the stuff mentioned above, I'm also planning to print out some of my best artwork and then place them all into a nice clean file for the outside world to see whenever I want to. Fortunately, the printing and compiling process can be done at anytime so I'm just going to rank it as the lowest priority...

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In other news, I have finally created my own Blog! All minor or insignificant updates about my life will go there while the more important ones can either be here or there or both, depending on my mood. I might also toss in some Rejected Sketches into my Blog if I feel like it. If you want to link me, then by all means! Feel free to leave a comment as well. I'll try to update it at least once a day...

My Blog: [link]

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I think that's pretty much it. Singapore's Bornday Art is currently my top priority so I should get cracking now and leave you all with this...


National Day Parade 2008 Theme Song: Shine For Singapore
Music And Lyrics By: Benny Wong
Performed By: Hady Mirza (2nd Singapore Idol and 1st Asian Idol)


[link]


National Day Parade Official Website: [link]


No Lulz List for now because it can always come back in another Journal update...

Enjoy the song, Bluepills! Thanks for watching and stay in touch!

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- Neo V7.0

]]> ~NeoVersion7 http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/19574363/ http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/19574363/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:15:50 PDT !

Sonic Unleashed E3 2008: Beastly Trailer:

[link]

"This is my escape.
I'm running through this world and I'm not looking back.
And I know I can go where no one's ever gone and I'm not looking back.
But how will I know when I get there?
And how will I know when to leave?
We've all gotta start from somewhere.
It's right there for me.
The possibilities are never ending."

Really catchy song. I simply can't stop listening to it. The same goes for Nico Nico Douga Kumikyoku. All 10 minutes of it... !


22 July 2008

S. R. Nathan, the 6th and current President of the Republic of Singapore, visited my school, Republic Polytechnic. My Aikido Interest Group had a public demonstration planned for him and I was asked to help out. However, the school management gave us a really small area to use so we had to take turns using it. When the President himself arrived, he spent a few minutes looking at what Aikido is all about. Unfortunately, when it was my turn to show him some of my own moves, he had to walk to another location. Oh well... You win some, you lose some...

I was also a little surprised that the President is actually shorter than I expected. No offence intended...

The Capoeira IG also had a public demonstration at the same time and it took place beside the Aikido IG. If you were there, which martial art would you prefer to watch?


Anyway, more pages of Destiny Blades coming soon. I'm thinking of doing some special drawings that are related to the Olympic Games. Just for the fun of it...

The month of August is getting closer. Both Singapore and I will be a year older in that month. Expect more special drawings from me to celebrate these two special days that only happen once a year. I may be aging but I'm still not maturing. Why? It's optional. Ask Garfield the Cat...


That's all I have to say for now. Thanks for watching and I hope you look forward to all the stuff that I have planned for all of you. and I are currently working on a small project that involves my voice talent and her scriptwriting skills. What sort of artistic product could we possibly create? You'll just have to wait and see... !

(I heard that the Mood function is still broken. LOLWUT? )


Take care, Bluepills...


After quite a long absense, here is the return of the LULZ List! Enjoy and laugh away!...

YouTube LULZ:

1) Crazy Indian Video... Buffalaxed!: [link]
2) Tomorrow I'll (Robotnik's Penus Song): [link]
3) Half Life: Full Life Consequences: [link]
4) Half Life: Full Life Consequences 2: What Has Tobe Done: [link]
5) Series of Tubes Music Video: [link]
6) Ventrilo Harassment Chris Hansen: [link]
7) Daily Beard Facts: [link]
8) Card Crusher: [link] http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/19269683/ Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:42:37 PDT ! Lots of thanks to all who took the time to see my work. Yes, my little comic is still on its way. I am running out of time so I have to move fast...

Now, here is an update on what I have been doing for the past few days...


29 June 2008
I went to the Singapore Toy & Comic Convention with my friends, including . Despite the crowded conditions, I got to see all kinds of cool stuff, including the booths of the Imaginary Friends Studios, and . I had over $50 with me but I didn't buy a single thing that was on sale. ! Maybe it was a goddamn waste but I simply wasn't in a spending mood. Feel free to nag at me about it...

Singapore Toy & Comic Convention: [link]


5 & 6 June 2008

Cosfest VII: [link]

Neo Version 7 went to COSFEST 7: Super Henshin!. I absolutely had no regrets coming on both days. only came on the first day and came on both days to sell artwork. Maybe someday, my own stuff would be worth a few cents. Moneeeeeey! !

My Aikido kohai, also went to the event on both days. On the first day, he cosplayed as an Engineer from TF2. He had a real steel wrench with him the whole time and a lot of people were surprised that he did so. Luckily, no skulls have been bashed. !

On the second day, he cosplayed as Optimus Prime. As expected, he attracted a lot of attention. I cosplayed as well! That's right... I cosplayed as Luffy from One Piece, complete with my very own Straw Hat with a string attached so that I won't lose it. So if you were there and happen to see a scrawny Luffy running about... THAT'S ME!

Although my Autobot friend had an impressive costume, there were 2 obvious flaws. One of them was that he had to walk very slowly because of the way he designed his legs. Another flaw was that although he had the ability to transform into Vehicle Mode, the process itself was a little complicated and long. I was the only person who could help him transform so I had to do it. Luffy had to help Optimus Prime walk around and transform. Hilarious. Absolutely hilarious. Also, he got OWNED by a Gundam Cosplayer and an Iron Man cosplayer. Everyone else really enjoyed watching the both of us struggle with the transformation process. You know who you are... !

My decision to cosplay as Luffy was perfectly timed. I didn't cosplay on the first day and I saw 2 Luff... ]]> ~NeoVersion7 http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/18612213/ http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/18612213/ Sun, 01 Jun 2008 14:51:46 PDT
One of them is a drawing of Ria in this link:

[link]

I'm not really sure if I should colour it or not... !

Also, did a nice Fanart of Yumi in this link:

[link]

When I saw my first Fanart for the first time, I got a really warm feeling deep inside... Or maybe it was something I ate earlier... Hmmm... !


On a more serious note... I received my NS Notification some time ago. Apparently, I have to leave my home on 12th September... Which means I have about 4 months of freedom left. I am quite annoyed by the fact that I will definitely miss the latest weekly Manga updates when that time comes... Dammit!... !

I am still going to draw my comic in the next few months. To save time and effort, I think I will try an alternate method of colouring so that I can produce pages faster. It might not come out pretty but I really want to get as much of this comic done as possible before my art life ends in a really unusual way. I also hope that all of you would be willing to see what I am capable of...

That's all for now... Take care and keep watching, Bluepills... 8D
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YouTube LULZ:

1) Crazy Indian Video... Buffalaxed!: [link]
2) Tomorrow I'll (Robotnik's Penus Song): [link]
3) Half Life: Full Life Consequences: [link]
4) Half Life: Full Life Consequences 2: What Has Tobe Done: [link]
5) Series of Tubes Music Video: [link]
6) Ventrilo Harassment Chris Hansen: [link]
7) Daily Beard Facts: [link]

YTMND LULZ:

1) Max's YTMND Disclaimer [link]
2) Riker did... Something EPIC! [link]

Miscellaneous:

1) Operation Sea Arrrgh: [link]

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- Neo V7.0

]]> ~NeoVersion7 http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/18449840/ http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/18449840/ Thu, 22 May 2008 15:36:22 PDT
If could go on a vacation, then so will I... It's all her fault... Somehow...

I'll have no internet for a few days but the upside is that I get to bring my laptop with me. That means I get to work on the Character Charts that I have drawn up for my upcoming Comic project whenever I want to. Everyone loves Character Charts! If there are people who don't, then it is somehow Kyre's fault... Like a lot of other things...

I somehow doubt that I will miss a lot of things during my absense. Aside from weekly manga updates, I should be able to catch up with everything else in a few minutes of my return to the Internets...

WHY? TUBES! THE INTERNET IS TUBES! IT'S NOT A BIG TRUCK! IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU JUST DUMP SOMETHING ON! A SERIES OF TUBES! THE INTERNET IS TUBES! TANGELA! TUBES!

If you have not even heard of this awesome song, then you probably should. Also, BENNY LAVA!

Anyway, that seems to be all I guess... I'm really glad that there are more people who have taken the time to look at my work... At least I know that my time here is not wasted... Thanks, you lot...

Have I mentioned that a lot of things happening in the world today are somehow Kyre's fault? Somehow... It appears that way...

Alright! Enough rambling... I got to figure out what other stuff to bring along...

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YouTube LULZ:

1) Crazy Indian Video... Buffalaxed!: [link]
2) Tomorrow I'll (Robotnik's Penus Song): [link]
3) Half Life: Full Life Consequences: [link]
4) Half Life: Full Life Consequences 2: What Has Tobe Done: [link]

5) Series of Tubes Music Video: [link]

(I'll provide some YTMND Lulz when I get back and am not feeling lazy... )



Take care, Bluepills...

- Neo V7.0

]]> ~NeoVersion7 http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/18143538/ http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/18143538/ Sat, 03 May 2008 05:09:14 PDT

Anyway, I'm going to use this entry to share some of the stuff which gives me LULZ everyday. Feel free to watch them if you want to. If you have some LULZ of your own that you want to share with me then post the links in the comments section... I'll update this entry with new content when I find any. Rickrolls will not work on me but you are free to try...

YouTube LULZ:

1) Crazy Indian Video... Buffalaxed!: [link]
2) Tomorrow I'll (Robotnik's Penus Song): [link]
3) Half Life: Full Life Consequences: [link]
4) Half Life: Full Life Consequences 2: What Has Tobe Done: [link]

YTMND LULZ:

1) (Will add later)


LULZ is good for you. May your life be filled with LULZ at some point. Oh wait, no one cares... Not a problem for me. I'm just going to take a nap now...

- Neo V7.0

]]> ~NeoVersion7 http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/17945458/ http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/17945458/ Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:01:09 PDT

Anyway, now that I have graduated from my tertiary education, I only have a few months of freedom to do whatever I want. Which means a lot of time for me to draw, play games, lurk more, etc. Why? Simple. For those who are uneducated in the ways of Singaporean life, I am one of many boys who will sooner or later be forced to enter National Service (NS). Since I live in a small country that could be easily erased off the world map with a strong nuke or two, it is compulsory for boys above 18 to be involved in military training to learn how to defend our country. In the past, guys had to do their NS for about 2 1/2 years but the government later decided to cut down to 2 years so I guess that does not sound too bad. I was given permission to finish my studies before doing my own NS so for a while I had nothing to worry about. I'm now 19 years old with plans to hopefully continue my studies but before that, I have to do my NS whether I like it or not.

What does this mean? Well, now I am trying to do as much artwork as I can. There's always a possibility that 2 years of military training would screw up my abilities or do far worse damage. I tend to get paranoid about almost anything but so far it has paid for me to be a little extra cautious. LULZ! I'm supposed to wait for official instructions that will tell me what to do should NS Time arrive and that time SHOULD BE during the month of June. So I guess that leaves me with less of 2 months of freedom... Crap...

So, if you do not see any updates in this account or have not seen me Online in both DA or MSN for over 2 years, it could mean any of these things:

1) NS might actually take longer than I thought.
2) My ability to draw has somehow been replaced with other abilities and skills.
3) My creativity and imagination has somehow been replaced with other stuff I should be thinking about.
4) I somehow became unable to use both my hands or arms. (Or any other body part for that matter.)
5) I somehow lost some, most or all of my memories and I won't remember any of this or any of you.
6) I somehow decided to quit DA or drawing or both. (Quite unlikely but who knows?)
7) I somehow DIED while doing NS. (Hey, if memory serves, it actually happened to someone before.)
8) I am being sent to Godknowswhere to do Godknowswhat for Godknowshowlong.
9) Aliens took me away from Earth because I knew too much about Lord Xenu. !
10) It was all a dream. I'm going to wake up in my bed and believe whatever I want to believe. (Thanks, Morpheus. The Blue Pill helps.)

I actually don't really mind about doing my part to serve my country. I plan to join the Police Force instead of the Army for a few reasons. I was both a Staff Sergeant and a Non-Commission Officer in my Secondary School's National Police Cadet Corps a few years ago. Another reason is that the nearest Police Academy is only a few busstops away from my home. I kid you not. xD! I used to pass by it every week on the way to school. Which means getting back home won't be a hassle.

However, I don't like the idea of countries causing conflicts and expecting their people to do their fighting for them. I'd rather fight terrorists... I also dislike intensive training, people who shout at me a lot and any kind of punishment. I also get homesick really easily. X_X''' I'm hoping that my 7 years of Martial Arts experience would come in useful during NS.

Thinking about all this makes me feel like I'm missing all of you right now. Family, school friends, internet friends, teachers and other people I've met in my life. Not the school bullies though. They can rot in Hell for all I care...

A few days ago, my school held a 3-day event for the 1st Years to choose whatever Interest Groups (Clubs) they wanted to join. I represented my Aikido IG as the only Alumni Member with 1 level close to a Black Belt. ~NeoVersion7 http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/17618863/ http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/17618863/ Tue, 01 Apr 2008 02:51:00 PDT
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So I heard...

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SO I HERD U LIEK MUDKIPS! AMIRITE?!...

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Alright, that's quite enough of that... You guys are screwballs...

In other news, I have successfully graduated after 3 years of tertiary education... What's next for me might be one of the worst experiences I will have to go through a few months from now... Sigh... For those who have no idea what I'm talking about, I think I'll tell you about it some other time...

I don't feel like writing much so I guess I'll wrap this up with a 10 minute video of my post-graduation party in my school. Despite my best efforts, my face was revealed... This might be your only chance to see my true form before I exile myself to the world of Anonymous...


Neo Revealed: [link]

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You know what? Since not many people comment in here anyway, I'll let anyone post any kind of comment they want right here... Related or not, I don't really care... Anything at all... As long as that anything does not get anyone else in trouble... Myself included...

So GO WILD... You know you want to... *Stares deeply into your soul*



(I'll write a more serious Journal Entry later... Seriously...)

- Veo N0.7 ()

]]> ~NeoVersion7 http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/17266062/ http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/17266062/ Mon, 10 Mar 2008 04:41:28 PDT
In a few days time, it will be the birthday of L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of Scientology... A few days after that will be the worldwide protests against the criminal acts against Scientology... As far as I know, Scientology is nowhere to be found in Singapore... Or at least not yet. Not many Singaporeans know or care about this controversial "religion" simply because it is not here. Figures. We'll just have to wait and see what the future holds I guess...

I won't deny that I think that Scientology is capable of helping people. Anyone is free to believe what they want and free to choose their path in life. However, I am disturbed by the questionable techniques that some members of Scientology are willing to execute in order to keep their organisation alive. What will happen during the next few days? I have no idea. All I can hope for is that the protests by Anonymous remains peaceful until the end and that they spread awareness everywhere they go. I suppose that means I'll be sitting here staring at my laptop screen waiting for some video footages of the event. Does not sound like much but since nobody cares, I won't mind it one bit...

Wise Beard Man... His words are wise... His face is beard... LULZ!

On a more serious note, my late grandmother's sister passed away recently in her sleep at my home. I won't go into details but her death greatly affected the rest of my family. She has done many good deeds unconditionally while she was still alive and now things have to go on a little differently than before. I could write a long entry but I'm not so good at that kind of thing like most people (Which is why I don't write in journals before this).

Moving on...

For those who are interested in knowing more about Scientology (Which I highly doubt anyone cares as much as they care about reading this but you're free to prove me wrong), you can check out these links... Provided that there are no serious consequences to giving these links away in the first place...

THE UNFUNNY TRUTH ABOUT SCIENTOLOGY: [link]

VARIOUS VIDEOS ABOUT SCIENTOLOGY: [link]



I'm still getting used to writing out my thoughts in a journal... Everyone else makes it look so easy... Bleh... LOL!

Take care, everyone!

- Neo V7.0

]]> ~NeoVersion7 http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/16180201/ http://NeoVersion7.deviantart.com/journal/16180201/ Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:34:20 PST
Hello, Internetland!
Unfortunately, I've got nothing much to write about at the moment. However, I'll submit some of my artworks whenever time allows but for now I must finish up my Final Year Project as soon as possible. My graduation is coming closer and closer. Sigh... D:

Hmmm, according to Singapore Time, it seems that I signed up on the 1st of January, 2008. Coincidence? Maybe not. Oh well... HAPPY NEW YEAR! LOLZ! XD

Oh, I know that there are some people out there who have been waiting a long time for me to be here. For now, they suspect nothing! NOTHING I SAY! *Maniacal laughter*



The End... For now...

- Neo V7.0

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