One of my younger cousins was so lucky he got selected to undergo National Service. And he and a couple of friends were taken to the Merang basecamp this morning. He arrived in the afternoon, was allowed to make only ONE phonecall, and he called me instead of his Mum. He probably figured out there was nothing his Mum could do, hence he decided to call this cousin sister instead.
The National Service basecamp was located in the vicinity of the Merang Suria Holiday Camp.
The compound was clean, and the dormitories looked OK from the outside.
The canteen looked OK too, nothing too extreme, except for this laughable notice put up to advice trainees to separate the utensils after using them.
And this was where they got their respective pillow case and bedsheet from.
We were not allowed into the dormitory, not even J. So we chit-chatted with the trainers for a while. Apparently, the basecamp can accommodate as many as 400 trainees but there are usually fewer trainees in the 3rd series because students who were selected but also offered a place to further their studies (either Form Six or college) could be exempted.
Meanwhile, I’ll just cross my fingers and toes and pray that nothing untoward would happen during his 3-month tenure there. It is very terrifying to learn that kids do get killed in National Service camps.
By the way, the above pictures were taken with my new gadget 
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Haha … I noticed the ‘Tolong Jangan Campur Pinggang’ … which was corrected to ‘Tolong Jangan Campur Pingan’ …. I guess whoever wrote that originally was afraid that kids would throw in their kidneys in with cups and spoons =)) … no wonder some parents are afraid what might happen in NS camps !!!
pelf: Actually that was the main reason I took that picture
your new toy’s not bad! pretty good pics for a camera phone.
pelf: I thought so too.. Not bad, I shall say..
pinggang. (O_O)
LMAO!
pelf: Shhh, don’t laugh..
Hie! Thanks for dropping by..
It’s NEW? Uh-oh.. i’m so gonna die.. they must be experimenting..
My neighbour told me to enjoy myself there.. said it was a great place overall.. so let’s see how everything goes..
pelf: Never say die, my dear :))
WAh haaa… the picture quality not bad.. (better than mine…. sigh…)
pelf: And I’m sure it burnt a bigger hole in m pocket than yours!
Waitaminute, NS = Holiday Camp? Daahhmnnn!
pelf: Hhaha, so you see.. Coming to Terengganu isn’t ALWAYS a bad thing
M-16! jealous-nyaaaaaaa….
do u see potential in your cousin of being the next Jeneral?
samsung new hp! jealous-nyaaaaaaa……
pelf: My cousin may be the next Chin Peng for all we know la.. Kakkaka :))
Actually, I’ve been dying to go to T’ganu but can never seem to put together a posse to go with me. *pouts*
pelf: Come la! Come when I’m still here
Then I can take you around, though I know you will be able to find your way around..
Omg, i’m going there for ns 2nd batch. can ur cousin tell me how it went?
pelf: As far as I’m concerned, it was good.. There were no riots (thank God!)