I'll do Whatever it takes


To turn this around. This is a story recounting how two sour enemies became the sweetest of friends. Delta Company returned to singapore from the dark temburong jungle in september 2009, Due to the lost of 4 instructors, the company was immediately re-shuffled.

Every Cadet's mood were at its pits as bunks beds and buddies were re-assigned. I arrived at my bunk 4 - 1 before my new buddy Yi Ming. For some strange reason, the mind of an asshole just came over me and I told myself that I will sleep where I damn well please and stuff my barang barang wherever I damn well want.

As expected, within 5 seconds of Yi Ming's arrival, we broke into an arguement as to which wooden brown cuboard, blue painted inner shelf and study table one should occupy. What a wonderful way to start off our friendship, we did not entertain any form of communication with each other during the first week. I bitched day in and nights out about him and his awkardness and he did the same telling people how 'fucked up' the situation was.

Miraculously however, perhaps the Holy Spirit took over and allowed me to come to my senses as to how much of a selfish being I was becoming. I decided to turn things around, "no matter what it takes!" I told myself. I will do my duty as a buddy and assist him in anyway I can. I thank God that he too did the same for me. Night by night, we battled the awkward silent moments and managed to talked about every boring thing under the sun. Finally, Delta company left singapore for taiwan, and it came a time, when my buddy's weapon was missing and by the grace of God, it was I who picked it up. The handing over of the rifle not only saved my buddy's Recreation and Relax pass, it also sealed our friendship.

Coincidently, my brother's chinese name is also Yi Ming. Perhaps, this bromantic relationship between Yi Ming and I was destiny. This process of finding friendship in the midst of hatred has taught me that no situation is incurable, relationships between any two person can always be mended if both parties put in genuine effort to turn things around. For that, I thank my OCS buddy and friend for life, Cai Yi Ming. Like how the saying goes, don't marry the woman you love, but love the woman you marry.




So if you do not get the buddy you love, love the buddy you get.