Mr Siao On

The incident remains surprisingly clear to me:

It was after lunch and we were all gathered at the grandstand beside the cookhouse. If I recall correctly, this was on the 3rd day of enlistment and we had all grown rather accustomed to each other by now. So here we were, sitting down, when Sergeant Kan shows us this new guy, still dressed in civilian.

"Hi, my name is Chun Guan and I look forward..." The first thought that flashed through my mind was "chaokeng man... 3 days still haven't go BMT." What transpired next was him introducing who he was and where he was from and how hard he was going to work but his chaokengness was all I could think of. Oh, and how he looks like that hongkong movie star, you know, the one who stars in all the police shows. Then suddenly...Sgt Kan says, "He will join bunk 2."

BANG! It hit me like a ton of bricks....that's my bunk! Ok, but it was alright since I knew he wouldn't be my buddy. I mean, no one really likes new people trespassing into their comfort zone right. Luckily I had Chethan Anil to block the bullet and take one for the team. So thus, it was decided then that Chun Guan was to become Chethan's partner. "Good luck to Chethan, haha!" was all I could think of.

First & foremost, he came across as weird. Perhaps it was due to his penchant for doing pushups at all times of the day, or maybe for loading Chethan's and his duffel bags with all kinds of stuff, and then proceeding to carry it GYM style. Hmm, nono, I think what perturbed me most was his love for doing situps on his clean bed, and sleeping straight after. I swear I have probably sat on everyone's bed but his.

So it should be clear by now where the title of this article stems from... guess what, the insanity doesn't end here. It has come to my attention recently that Mr Siao On has went on to top even himself and signed on. Yupp, SIGNED ON. Now that is friggin' crazy.

However, throughout my many years of knowing him and having him as a bunkmate through BMT and subsequently for Leaders' Course, I can safely say that I have never met anyone else who is as passionate and committed as Chun Guan when it comes to stuff pertaining to our unit. As such, I am in full support of his pursuit of this particular career path and am in no doubt that with him in it, I can rest assure that our unit will only go on to greater heights.

So thus, for Chun Guan, our only army regular representative of Platoon 4, I wish you all the best in your future endeavors and may you do us proud!