I wish they said that to me during a MINDEF dialogue session that I was encouraged to attend a couple days ago. Really, the 2 years can be spent doing so much more. In countries where conscription doesn't exist, being 20 years old means self-discovery, weed (the above 2 may or may not be related), pursuing one's interests or just plain slacking off. Instead, Singaporean boys are to run a lot, do push-ups a lot and look at an unnecessary amount of penises in the bathroom.
Raymond, a friend of mine, told me about how shitting was like when you're doing outfield training. Since there is a designated piece of grassland for taking a dump, God bless you if you had someone else doing their own business in front of you. You can close your eyes but I would imagine dozing off and then falling backwards into a nice warm, mushy bed of human waste.
Of course, the pros of NS are that you get to form a close "I've seen your dong more than I ever wanted to" kind of relationship with other guys and you basically won't get fat over that 2 years. Although I'm not very sure if the first point was a pro and since most of us will get out of shape sooner or later (Why? Roti Prata? Why are you so delicious even in your soggiest form?), the second pro will just be delaying the process.
Hey, at least I get to hold a rifle 24/7, because
"it make you feel like a real man!".
OK let's talk about something different,
Thursday's new release was out some time ago and they have certainly grew since their earlier works, more powerful vocals, slicker production but they retained that post-hardcore sound that so many of us fell in love with back in secondary school. But for me, that style is a little too passé (Ooh French word, with the proper accents even! The author must be a cultured and artistic individual!) therefore I can't see myself liking it for very long.
What I can see myself liking for a much longer time is
Rilo Kiley. They do the Indie-Pop thing perfectly, the obvious country influences might take some getting used to but I don't think it's possible to hate them even though they're not on an Indie label (boo sellouts blablabla). Then again, I think it's partly due to their lead singer, the lovely Jenny Lewis.



Looks exactly like a doll, doesn't she? Plus that voice..oooh..why does my 3 for $5 stay-at-home pants feel tighter suddenly? The last one isn't her without makeup but that nice (I'm sure) lady just popped out when I googled for Miss Lewis.
One more picture of Her Royal Prettiness, this one borders closely between "WTF?" and "There's a Japanese fetish for it somewhere on the Internet".

I would like to be the White Ranger to her Pink Ranger if you know what I mean. *wink wink* Or erm...ooh I've got one more, I would combine with her to form Megazord, if you know what I mean.
........
Yeah, I think you already know what I mean.