Having a good memory.. Bane or Bless ?

Just watched a farewell video for one of my fellow colleague... it made me wonder about my previous Command tours.

I resumed service with the mental thought that its gonna be a hellish journey with all kinds of nonsensial requests and deadlines. Looking back, i would have to agree some times its like that, most of the time, its peppered with heart wrenching goodbyes.

"I wana ensure every men under me learnt something about life and became a better person than he / she had ever been."

Statistically-wise, I wont say I scored a perfect 10, maybe a hit rate of 70 - 80% We come from many places all across the land... Its quite challenging, yet fufilling to had had the chance to "fathered" so many individuals during my command. So many of them now graduated, careers, fathers... goodness... time really flew

How many names can you remember in your life? As a PC I thought 30 names was a challenge, as an OC I thought 90 was another challenge... but time and again I had been proven wrong. I still remember every single individual whom came across my command, I wonder if they still remember mine =)

Till date, I have said countless goodbyes... and some of which, were really quite memorable, some unbearable but always with a tinge of loss. I dont think I can with stand much more of friends leaving...