Caleb Chess Checkmate

Guess you may be wondering what EPPOP stands for? Well, it is the acronym for Enrollment Cum Passing Out Parade. This was a parade that was one of a kind! During this parade, the sec 1's (Boys Brigade) would receive their first badge... the target badge. Moreover, it would be pinned on by their very own parents! Well, the only disadvantage was that we had to stand in our full uniform for 40 straight minutes, without resting! This is my experience... On Friday, a day before the main event, we had our preparation. We practiced our drills until near perfection, and until we were united as a single unit, synchronized, and fully coordinated. At first, our drills were 'unacceptable'(as the sir called it). A supposed single, solid stamp sounded like a machine gun. However, fortunately, after hours and hours of practice, we managed to 'perfect' it(the sec 1 contingent still had difficult being synchronized when we marched). Anyway, we rose early the following day. Adrenali...

The event that I least anticipated has arrived, the March training camp. Hearing rumours(probably exaggerated) from my seniors about B.B boys sobbing, going missing during the camp, and that the minimum number of push ups that they had owed their officers during the camp was 300 push-ups was enough to make time fly past faster than I had wanted it to. On the first day, I began to have a taste of how tough march camp could be... we had to run around Swiss Cottage Secondary School and St Anthony's Primary School with our full uniform on, and with our bags. Push ups, push ups, and more push ups. Drills Drills and more drills(actually, I did like it, especially if we were coordinated) Changing parade- we had to change from PT kit to full uniform within a certain amount of time. Because we could not do it within the time limit, we had to repeat the same process over and over again until we could make it. ... Of course there were several things I enjoyed during the camp. We had to pit...