Ramblings of a rather frustrated father...

There have been many occasions since Caleb was born when people asks me," so... is Caleb going to have to serve in the army?"

And... my response have always been: "Yes!"

To my friends who happen to think that I am sadistic and probably bordering madness to want to put my son through the military, I'll have to say that you are probably right. BUT !!! I have to defend my decision - I obviously cannot force him to go and serve in the army - by the time he is 18, I don't even know if I have the strength to fight him at all - I intent to encourage him to do so. Anyone who has been through the army learns a whole set of life skills which unfortunately gets applied to life differently by each individual. Some works and some doesn't. But nonetheless, they will learn independence - if they don't learn anything else.

Anyway.. this is turning into another story book... (gotta refrain from certain words since this is a family blog...)

On to the whole point of this post....

Caleb has been displaying interest in guns, Martial Arts, Star Wars, Spiderman , Ironman, Fantastic Four, swords and so on.. you get the gist...

I suddenly made the realisation one night that I can actually start conditioning him and prepare him for NS!! (yeah.. kiasu.. i know...)

After talking to him and asking him if he wanted to be a soldier when he grows up, it didn't take much to have him reply favourably. Which I was rather pleased about. Then along came Mummy... who sat down and joined us in front of the tv when it was showing some army show.. I forgot what it was. And the kay poh decided to join in the conversation. It went something like this.

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Daddy Choo: " Caleb, do you want to be a soldier when you grow up? You can be a hero you know?"

Caleb: (eyes brighten and a wide grin coming on, nodding his head in reply)
"Yes. Hee-ro. Spy-der-man. I-yern-man (Ironman). Super - Hee-ro!!"

Daddy Choo: " Yeah. You grow up and be a soldier first ok?"

Caleb: "ok"

(Mummy appears and floats down the stairs like a ghost.)

Mummy Choo: "Caleb. You want to be soldier?! Soldier fight and will die one you know?"

*** I WANT TO SLAP HER!!! ***

Caleb starts to show concern and eventually frowns.

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No thanks to mummy for that line... absolutely counter productive. I know I am not suppose to swear but .... @#$%!!!!!

Anyway, I think he has sort of gotten over it. Check out this photo of him trying to camouflage our BBQ pit.




















Yups... time to continue planting the seeds ... MWAHAHAHAHA!!