About to set out to the seas...

I am curious, excited, and a bit nostalgic right now. I am about to loose the child in me. I m gonna miss my room, the softness of pillows, the warmth of my bed,.. My diaries will sleep tight with my memories, and my shelves and table may get rearranged. My dad will miss me waking up early at 6 am; i am gonna wake up before him, at 4 30 am while at academy. I will miss my daily prayer at home, the snooze in between, hihi.. Mom need not wait for me before dinner; i will be dining much faster than she serves the dinner. I will miss my Sunday mass, my church, i thought in mind as i bent down and kissed its floor today morning.... I m gonna miss my sister, my bro-in-law, and Annie will miss my National Anthem on bugle during video chats, and Ainston may look around for my voice... My friends will miss me, i will miss them.. I can't tell u how much i miss them, i may cry... But i can't cry; i am moving into an organization where cry means "War-cry" alone. Home was a refuge for me, as for all of us. I am now leaving home to be your protector... We may not be able to see online, chat, poke or exchange hugs and kisses,.. Behind every silent moment between you and me, you can see my sweat struggling to break my skeleton and wear an Armour to fight for our country. Because, "The more you sweat, the less you bleed", says Academy.......

I can't wait any more to be there. I will have new friends, and will be taught with some new subjects that will be taught only in the academy. Fire arms, power boats, land navigations, map readings, trekking, sailings, diving, sword fightings, an adventure filled, adrenaline rich life, through out out my career. Thats why the President of 33 SSB said "You guys have no idea about what Defense life has got to offer you; it can't be just told, but you have to live it".. Its not the fascination that motivated me, but being in Defense means serving all the citizens of our country with pride and honor. We may enjoy tax benefits, get liquor quotas, and can purchase white goods and almost everything free of tax, but remember, the uniform we wear shows our obligation to all the tax payers of our country. We are not just warriors of our country, but peace keepers assigned to safeguard 2 million square kilometers of our coastal area. May the lord of Oceans be auspicious onto us... Sham no Varuna..

Jai Hind...