Monday was our last day to have our legal (YES! L-E-G-A-L) tea breaks 'cause as trainees, we weren't suppose to have any tea breaks at all. =p All thanks to our instructors who taught us the various kinds of operational appliances. If not for them, we won't be able to enjoy such rare privileges. We had our last few practical sessions with them learning about the foam operations of PL (Pump Ladder a.k.a. fire engine) and LFAV (Light Fire Attack Vehicle a.k.a. red rhino), LT (lighting Tender) and foaming with FT (Foam Tender). It's our first time playing working with foam but I think it'll be the last resort I'll use to fight a fire cause the foam really smells. Heard that it's made up of animal fats. However, rumour has it that it's made up of animal faeces. =x It figures.

Tuesday we had our CA (Chemical Agents) operation procedures. Just some practical sessions to teach us how to do decontamination, CA contamination monitoring and demarkation of zones. After lunch we had a short rehearsal for the 36th BOC (Basic Officer Course) POP. Received our newer set of fire jacket as we need to standardise our design (due to the 2 different manufacturers). Later, we continued our HazMat mitigation equipment practical. Come to think of it, HazMat ops. is much more complex than fire ops..

Wednesday had a full-day rehearsal for the 36th BOC POP. Everyone had the same thing in mind - Why are we the chosen ones? We had to don our full bunker gear. However, we were given a new version of fire helmet which was made up of Al. That's why we felt it lighter than our own fire helmets. If I'd not mistaken, we'd rehearsed for as many as 6 times. Each lasting for as long as 45 minutes. We went back to our dorms to wash up at around 8 plus. However, there were some unlucky souls who need to do guard duty that night.

Thursday was the actual day of their POP, but we still had to rehearse in the morning. Fortunately, we did not cock up much, so we only rehearsed 2 times and we were left untouched. But before that we were given our last task - placing chairs for the spectators. Well, as an ERS, we finished that chop chop. LOLx While doing so, the PA system played 'Graduation' by Vitamin C. The song suddenly brought me back to my secondary and jc days, where we had most of the freedom, studying, playing, laughing, crying, being scolded, tonning overnight etc etc... ...sigh...those were the days... ...Anyhow, we went back to dorm before going for lunch then went back to dorm again and sleep. =p Had our Term 3 test focus at 2pm. By giving us the questions we were going to be asked deifinitely helped us alot. The only problem was that most of the questions we hadn't learn... ...yet. Now, they were expecting us to get the answers by ourselves. Well done! Anyhow, we went back to sleep somemore before cleaning up our dorm at around 2 45pm as there will be dorm inspection at 3 30pm. Had to fall in by 5 35pm to get ourselves ready. Fortunately, everything went well and we had zero complains. Good job guys! After the POP, Rota 1 went back home for their station attachment the next day. It was a quiet night yesterday; now I know why. lolx

This morning was slack as we had a HazMat operation procedures lesson. Just need to know how to set up the things if there were to be a hazardous material crisis. As we ended this lesson rather hastily, we carried on our HRCT (HazMat Responder Certification Test). It dragged until after lunch and little did we know that we were to report to the auditorium latest by 2 45pm for some play. !!! However, our encik ignored it and we still continued with our test. I assumed that I had at least a 70% pass. Hopefully I can be able to confirm my assumption when I get my payroll advice next month.