college vs national service

ah, it's been a long time since i last blog, again.

so anyway, today's topic is college vs national service. and this post is HIGHLY recommended to those who are selected for national service next year. why? well, simply because if you refuse to go to national service, then forget all about college (especially if you have the intention to enter labuan matriculation college). i'll tell you why.

you see, i've been through both of it. so i can give a rough comparison between this 2. very easy de!

1. food:
ns: you get 6 meals a day.FREE. lil breakfast, morning tea , lunch, evening tea, dinner and supper. and you get 3 types of fruits, vege, chicken and fish everyday, different style, and very nyummy. well, at least my camp was superb. best of all, everything is ready for you, you dont even have to think of what to eat, just take your tray and food and shove them down you throat. and your tummy will be pleased.

matrix: you have to boil your own water, think of what to drink and eat for breakfast. then no morning tea, unless you are willing to spend more money. same goes with evening tea. lunch, well, you have to choose to eat either vege, chicken or fish. then dinner, the same thing. and the worst thing, you see the same kind and same way of cooking of chicken almost EVERYday. to the point that, even if you eat the chicken cooked in different styles in every different meals, you will still think that you ate the same thing yesterday. in fact, you eat so MUCH (its uncountable now) chicken that you forgot the fact that you are eating chicken again. that is one thing. another thing is, sometimes the riced is half cooked. very depressing. never mind the fact that you are actually paying to eat raw food. and if you something to drink, dig your pocket deeper. everything needs money.

conclusion: NS got good, free, food with variety. matrix have lousy, you-have-to-pay and i'm-eating-the-same-thing-again food.

2. water. (very HOT topic)
NS: you get to shower as long as you want, and do your laundry as long as you want, EVERYday. provided that there's no activity at that point of time. plus, you do your dishes at a decent place. and you dont need to worry about washroom

matrix: water is major problem. its a norm. we have been experiencing poor water supply for 1.5 months already. i hope the water condition will improve when i go back there. the last 1 week i was there, was a real hell. everyday have to takung water and carry the water all the way up to my room. and then got 1 day, the Q is so damn long, and by the time it was about 5 more pails away before my turn, the water dried out. and then have to go water hunting. some of them went water hunting and carried their pails of water all the way from the lab, from the track, from the astaka, from the washroom near the main gate, from the boys block, in short, from anyway you can find water. well, never mind about the water hunting. but what's worst, is the fact that you have no where to do your business and the toilet really stinks due to no water. EVERy drop of water is valuable. oh yeah, one more thing. you have to buy drinking water, and most of the time, the RO machine is out of order.

conclusion: NS you have reasonably clean washroom, no water problem, FREE drinking water, can shower and do your laundry as long as you want, plus got dobi service. Matrix you have to face major water shortage problem, get extra muscle for carrying water up the staircase everyday from god-knows-where, save money to buy drinking water, stinky washroom, no dobi and lots of laundry to be done.

3.classes and studies
NS: you attend class or LDK (latihan dalam kumpulan) from 8-12.30, with a half and hour break in between. in the afternoon, you have 2 hours break and then physical activities. just attend the class, have fun (though you might be sleepy) and dont need to worry about exams and homeworks.

matrix: class from 8-4. 1-2 hour break in between. very hectic. and lecture hall super conducive for sleeping. seriously!and then after class, you clean up, do your laundry and have dinner.then study, finish your tutorial, some times got extra class. and worry about mid sem and finals.

conclusion: NS, no need to worry about studies. matrix so many things to think off.

aiya.. i very lazy to blog liao. so anyway. you see my point? national service is so much relaxed. you just go there to eat, sleep, have fun and let the time pass. "makan tidur makan tidur sampai bodoh" (quote camp comandan or was it cg elango). there's nothing much to be worried off. where as matrix, you have so many things in you head and its very stressful. so my last words to those selected for national service next year: dont complain, it's good to help you to adapt to KML aka KMHell (Sir Saad's quote)