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Monday, March 27, 2006

smeared-away vision; 2:43 AM

Wednesday, March 22, 2006

smeared-away vision; 3:21 AM

March 22, 2006 CAT Graduation and turn-over ceremony. This was our last day wearing our CAT uniforms (camouflage, beret, combat boots, pistol belt & suspender, CAT pins) and our last day for being a CAT Officer, CAT-I Class COMRADES 2005-2006.

I remember when I'm still a first year high school, watching to the quadrangle while their having a formations that when I step in the third year of my HS, I'll join CAT Organization which is you must train (COCC = Cadete/Cadettes Officer Candidate Course) to become a CAT Officer.

Second year high school, my classmates and I wrote in a piece of paper (which we wrote that we will be a future CAT Officers) and keep them until fourth year.

Third year high school, our 5 former officers, including our two training officers were recruiting to join COCC. Firstly, few third year's were raising their hands (includes me) but after 3 days I think, our training officers were came to ask us if we will join CAT. Afterward, 3/4 of our batch joined the organization. Our first formation was last June 22, 2004 and first Friday training was June 24, 2004 (wahahaha! That was my birthday~ XD). We experienced many things. Ah! That! I was able to wake up early and go to school to attend our morning formation. One of the requirements is attendance. We learned to respect our superior officers by saying Ma'am/Sir, side-stepping, saluting, saying "po" and "opo". When the time goes by, we develop leadership because being an officer you first must learn to have a self-confidence and determination to yourself to do that task given by your officer/s. Not everyday is a happy day. Sometimes our OIC (Officer-in-Charge) was not in their good mood. You must learn not to become a "pasaway" in the platoon. Platoon.. My first platoon was Echo Company and became Delta Company. I was reshuffled after the second cut-off. And many more things happened during our COCC time (fancy drill, bivouac, CAT Graduation) and after that last April 13-29 2005 was our Summer Training. I always bear in mind that this summer training was one of the difficult training that we've encountered before. We trained outside of our school from morning until lunch time. Before the field drills, we exercise everyday. I think this was the reason why I became really really slender (CAT Organization). After the field drills, it's lecture time! XD We discusses this last year summer training:

1. SOP (Standard Operating System)
2. Memory Works
3. Courtesy of Officers
4. List of Demerits
5. Code of Conduct of a Filipino Soldier
6. Rifle Prayer (Oh~ This is my favorite! XD)
7. Code of Loyalty
8. Military Secrecy ("What you see, what you hear, when you leave, leave it here")
9. Unity
10. 11 General Orders
11. 12 Rules you can live by
12. Sympathizing
13. Phonetic Alphabet (For Platoons)
14. Section I - V (I reported Section III - Conditions of the Service)
15. Role in the Citizen in the Defense of our Country
16. Military Courtesy and Discipline
17. The Salute
18. Persons Entitled to a Salute
19. Rules in Rendering a Salute
20. When to salute and not to salute
21. Mistake in Saluting
22. Courtesies to Individuals
23. Keywords to inform discipline
24. Military Titles
25. Commission ship Ranks in CAT
26. Commission ship Ranks in AFP (Philippine Army)
27. Commission ship Ranks in AFP (General/Admiral Officers - Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines)

RIFLE PRAYER:

This is my rifle. There are many like it. But this one is mine. My rifle is my bestfriend, it is my life. I must master it, as I master my life. My rifle without me is useless. Without my rifle, I am useless. I must fire my rifle true. I must shoot straighter than my enemy, who is trying to kill me. I will shoot him before he shoots me, I will…. My rifle and to myself knows what counts. It is not the rounds with fire the noise of our burst, nor the smoke we make. We know it is the hit that counts. We will hit my rifle is human, even as I because it is my rifle. Thus, I will learn it as a brother; I will learn its weakness, its strength, its parts, its accessories, its sight and its barrel, I will even guard it against the ravages of weather and damage. I will keep my rifle clean and ready, even as I am clean and ready. We will become a part of each other, we will.

I will miss this! I will miss whenever Sir Grafil ask our Corpse Commander will form us or by saying “humanay” in his loud and compact voice and his commands every time we’re having formations. I will miss the pumping, push-up, squattras (4 and 6 counts), duck walk, fall like a log, crawling, and helicopter. I am not loyal to my officers though but I am 100% LOYAL to CAT Organization. I will miss my CAT uniforms, my co-officers, my CAT Commandant, and OUR CLASS… CLASS COMRADES.

smeared-away vision; 3:16 AM

March 4, 2005, I remember the day when we, my co-COCC, was celebrated the "gratitude party" with our superior officers. We thanked them for the hardship in every lesson they had thought to us when we still a cadets/cadettes. We thanked them for their each and every enjoyable morning and Friday formations everyday. We thanked our former officers for their love and care they had treated us before until now we still salute them when they visit our school.

March 17, 2006, a year after. At this very moment, we are the one who was given a party. This was a tradition of our school before the CAT Graduation and turn-over ceremony between the officer's and COCC's. And I've said before, this is a "thank you party" between us. Many things had happened. They planned to have games for us and snacks with our CAT Commandant which is our loving Sir Noel A. Grafil.

Wednesday, March 15, 2006

smeared-away vision; 6:42 AM

We had our graduation practice this afternoon...
we were dismissed at around 4:30 pm...
i was gonna meet him at sm southmall..
weee... he said that he was waiting there
for 3 hrs... wow ehehehe... we went around SM
he toured me around... he told me here he
usually hangs (tamabay... inde siya unggoy)
cute nga siya ehh... wahehehe... anyways
we played in the arcade.. beat him twice..
hurray for me !! weeeee.. after playing
we ate at KFC.. gravvyyy... lol
after eating... we went home already..
he accompanied me from sm to southland
waheehe... at the jeep... i gave him my present
for him for the white day occassion... he was very
happy for the chocolate... then we arrived at home
almost at the same time... wehehehe.. that's all
wahehehe

-Jo-

smeared-away vision; 6:42 AM

Tuesday, March 07, 2006

smeared-away vision; 12:58 AM

Finally....... OUR EXAMS ARE OVER! Bwahahahahahaha!!

Practice..Practice..Practice..^________^ Ayaw ko pa mag-college!! ~___~

Tsk tsk tsk.. Pasahan na ng ranggo >___< ba-bye CAT...... I'll miss all the activities (especially FANCY DRILLS and OUR VERY SUCCESSFUL BIVOUAC!) Malapit ko na hindi na masusuot camouflauge <_<

Err. Ba't sa Insular pa ang Grad venue? Gusto ko ulit sa PICC!!! *thinks Maksim's last concerto~* XD

*Geez.. I lost my ribbon and my pins ~_~

Saturday, March 04, 2006

smeared-away vision; 8:43 PM

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