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POP-ed
we have POP-ed on 080509
it was rather successful i guess.
a little screw up here and there.
so i guess it wasn't perfect.
=(

it's sad, leaving the guys you know for 4 years.
they've trained, drilled, PT-ed, pumped and pretty much manymany things for 4 long years.
that last song we sang, kiss goodbye, it's meaningful. we sang our hearts out. most of us, at least.
i know i did.

this last day in CHSNPCC, we've worn our full uniforms for the last time. (most of us, at least), adjusted our berets for the last time, arranged our badges correctly for the last time, solidbang-ed for the last time, be together for the last time.

i know we'll still be in the same school, but the feeling's bound to disappear soon.
those who'll break away, will break away in the end.
the few who have stayed together will be together in the end.
but then, the squad, wont be A SQUAD anymore. the definition's blurred. words fade.
POP is many things for all of us. each of us has different definitions.

i feel what the sirs said yesterday after the concert, really got to my soul
it's hit deeply in me. the guilt of not trying our best, which led to the failure of us to hold the City Venture during our NCOship.
there have been screw ups during our annual camp, hike and POP concert.
we haven't been the best. we said we would be the best. but then we weren't. complacent, i'd say we were.

no one's perfect, i'd say. but that's an excuse.
oh well.
what's done cannot be undone. we've POP-ed. whether or not we have left behind a legacy or a bad name, is up to the rest of the batches to decide.

'kiss goodbye' that's what i'll say to CHSNPCC.
i've brought with me qualities i'd never get from other CCAs, other UGs.
i used to regret getting into NPCC. now? NO MORE.
i'm proud. it's this pride that's going to spur me on.
this pride that's going to be the strong basis on which future character traits can be built on.

30th batch CHSNPCC, we have our own squad tee.
i'll wear it. i won't and most likely cannot ever forget these 4 years in CHSNPCC as the 30th batch.

and to you guys who were the definition of 30th batch, thank you all. from the deepest reaches of my soul, thank you all.