The Post which is Oscar Mike

Finally went back to the Singapore River!





I spent my two months there during my stint in NDP, manning the Navy Medical Post 5 with my medic friends. Two hot sweltering months with the sun beating mercilessly down on our defenseless green tents has made a good enough impression for me to stop going back there.

In the few months I never went back to the spot. Even sometimes when I go to Raffles Place, Clarke Quay and other places around the area, I generally refrain from going back there again.





Just a few days back, I finally headed back to the exact same place where we pitched our tents during those months.

I remember this exact bench, facing the Asian Civilisation Museum just across the river. It was my favourite bench actually. I used to sit there, around 10pm on each of those terrible Saturdays, mentally ticking off one rehearsal, and counting down to the end of NDP.





Last week after work I finally went back to exact same spot. I stared once again at the Museum just across the river, just like I did months back. I look at the where the tents used to be, right in front of O'Briens (now it's some other cafe) and I can still remember the sight of the bored medics, fiddling around and playing PSPs in their sweatstained red NDP shirts.

The only difference is that, I was no longer in uniform, I was in a much better mood, and I definitely had much better company.

And also, this time I finally walked over the bridge right in front of Fullerton Hotel, saw the pretty lights, enjoyed the breeze (so elusive during the NDP days for some reason).





Literally and metaphorically on the other side of the river I guess. Haha.