Hi folks,
Greetings from the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF).
Yep, I'm serving my military reserve training from 24th Nov to 5th Dec (Fri).
It's surprising that the SAF still needs me.
Perhaps to show how things shouldn't be done during military exercises J
You guys know the Stanchart Marathon is on 7th Dec.
I've had my final long training run last night (Sat) and won't have the chance to train again till the actual run itself.
Reason: My unit is going to the jungle from Mon to Thurs and it would be absolutely insane for me to jog in the wilderness with my boots on (and I can't shower after the run too !!).
In this period, we'll be deploying our equipment and there will be sleepless (mosquito-filled, non-aircon) nights.
Needless to say, the training will take a toll on my physical well-being.
So I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I don't get injured or sick.
My target time this year …….. 5h 30 min (with my nipples intact at the end of the run ….. if you recall what happened last year).
Wish me luck.
This year, RFF will not be raising funds during the 2008 Stanchart Marathon.
We have enough reserves to fund RFF beneficiaries for 2009.
Some of you have offered cheques for RFF 2008 which I've asked you to either hold the contribution for 2009 RFF fund-raising or direct it to a cause in need of urgent support.
Economic conditions are bad and markets are depressed.
We should be prepared for a rough ride in 2009.
In such challenging times, those who are originally in need (due to their lack of skills or poor education background) could ask for more support.
If RFF runs short of funds in 2009, I'll give you guys a shout.
I will be closing RFF accounts for 2008 after my 42km run on 7th Dec.
Will give you guys a detailed breakdown of expenses in 2008.
The major ones are (1) $1.5k for Semb Pri School drop-in centre (2) $6k for Semb Pri day care / low income families fund (3) $20k for D'Joy renovation funds.
Talk to you guys in 2 weeks time.
Cheers,
aL
p/s I wonder how much my brain has been damaged during my reservist training (activities are really non-cerebral) …… J
Posted at 07:34 pm by meepoktah
