Location: Bedok Camp
Time: 5:00pm
Weather: Raining madly.
First I need to whine because I’m taking this “bo liao” test. They force us (reservist) to take IPPT every year as they said, keep us fit.
Eat healthy, exercise more, still die what.
Anyway I was very surprise when I went to the Army camp there no need to check IC and even register myself. Just say the magic word; I’m here for IPPT and they will let you in.
No security? Yes, there were soldiers (teenagers) carrying assault weapon standing guard at the entrance but one can enter without checking identification. In the battle between ignorance and knowledge, ignorance is undoubtedly prevailing, how else can you explain this?
Never mind that it’s not my problem. I got a bigger crisis in hand, that is how to pass my IPPT.
I shall slash all other irrelevant things and straight to my IPPT.
My first station is sit up.
In order to pass (depending on your age) I need to do at least 31 sit up. These days they have this device.
Its will automatic count my sit up and this new SAF toy has downside which is, I can’t cheat. I did my sit up 37 times and I got 5 points which is the maximum point given. This doesn’t even break a sweat on me. Woof.
Next station is the standing broad jump.
Again, all computerized. I got 5 points again for my little effort and suddenly I felt there is no challenger at all.
Next is the pull-up/chin up.
It looks rather like a metal detector and again all computerized.
I did 8 pull-ups and I got four points.
If I got Stephanie’s body, probably I get ZERO. Hahah. (Hey, I’m just kidding). Since I’m on this topic, you know some people are afraid of heights. Not Rachel, she is afraid of widths. Hahah.
Next station is the shuttle run and this event measures speed, quickness and agility. This test requires the person to run back and forth between two parallel lines as fast as possible.
Yup, you are looking at the new SAF toy.
I did a run under 10 second….9.2 seconds to be exact. With score like this, of course another 5 points. Now tell me what’s so difficult about this, huh
I know why.
Because I’m that good!
Now the last station is most demanding and strenuous is the 2.4km run. My legs went jelly as I approaching the 400m track. All this while I have been jogging for the past few weeks was because of this event. It really scare the hell out of me.
My requirement for passing is to run 6 laps in less than 13.20minutes (base on my age). A second more, I would have fail.
Look at this, so intimidating!
During the third lap of my run, I wanted to given up and that’s make me a loser then isn't it. Loser? Me? No way!
I want to be a winner(pass).
I was a winner just like nine months before I was born. Of all the sperm I was the fastest.
With this in mind, I finished my last lap with a time of 11:54 minutes and I got 3 points.
Final tally score, I get silver and a $200 for my effort.
Can I have a little "thank you speech" just like those star awards.
Me: I want to thank my family, my father, my mother for all the support. I also thank....etc.
