ART, The story teller - Part XI

PART XI – THE STORY OF CADETS’ PASS-TIME & Officers Hobby

OUR FAVORITE SONGS

Lagu Favourite & Tergemar - ini lah satu satunya cara untuk mengubati hati semua kedet baik semasa senang, susah, pahit, manis, gembira, sedih dan rindu. Kalau tidak nyanyi nanti kena pulak, baik jerit kuat kuat lepaskan geram, tidak kira kat JL atau Staf.

Lagu 1. ‘Siapa Suruh Masuk Tentera - ‘Pencipta dan Penyayi ( Kedet )

…..sendiri suka sendiri RASA!’

Padan MUKA!...

lirik tidak ingat lagi pak…tolong lah skot…sambungkan lagu ni!!!

Lagu 2. Beribu–Ribu! Pencipta dan Penyayi ( Kedet )

Satu ribu, dua ribu, tiga ribu belum tentu……..!

Hari hari kita lari

Buat PT pagi-pagi

Badan sihat otot kuat

Cukup bulan dapat gaji

Satu ribu, dua ribu, tiga ribu belum tentu……..!

Lagu 3. Aden! Pencipta dan Penyayi ( Kedet )

Den tenang, den tores terrigor……

den dapet sekor ayem donak…!

Den poui sarjan major 

den dapet lans korporal

Lagu 4. Kuda Hitam – Hetty Koes-Endang

Kuda hitam aduh... kuda hitam 

Tak dihitung namun berbahaya 

Lari tenang aduh... pelan-pelan 

Tau-tau bisa nyampai keluan

Gadis manis aduh... kulit hitam 

Hidung mancung abang... berbahaya 

Tenang-tenang aduh... menghanyutkan 

Tau-tau bisa bikin kejutan

Kalaulah naik kuda hitam 

Lari kencang nafas pun panjang 

Kalaulah punya pacar hitam 

Walau hari panas senyum senang

Jangan marah aduh abang-abang 

Hati-hati hidup di dunia 

Jangan pandang remeh pandang ringan 

Aku nyanyi bukan sembarangan

Lagu 5. Benci Tapi Rindu - Saleem

Bukan hanya sekadar penghibur

Diriku ini sayang

Bukan pula sekadar pelepas

Rindumu oh sayang

Sakit hatiku

Kau buat begini

Bukan hanya sekadar penghibur

Diriku ini sayang

Bukan pula sekadar pelepas

Rindumu oh sayang

Sakit hatiku

Kau buat begini

Kau datang dan pergi

Sesuka hatimu

Oh kejamnya dikau

Tegarnya dikau padaku

Kau pergi dan datang

Sesuka hatimu

Oh sakitnya hati

Bencinya hati padamu

Sakitnya hati ini

Namun aku rindu

Bencinya hati ini

Tapi aku rindu

Lagu 6. Lancang Kuning – Jamal Abdillah

Lancang kuning

Lancang kuning belayar malam

Belayar malam...

Lancang kuning

Lancang kuning belayar malam

Hai belayar malam...

Haluan menuju

Haluan menuju ke laut dalam...

Haluan menuju

Haluan menuju ke laut dalam...

Lancang kuning belayar malam...(2X)

Kalau nakhoda

Kalau nakhoda kuranglah faham

Kuranglah faham...

Kalau nakhoda

Kalau nakhoda kuranglah faham

Hai kuranglah faham...

Alamatlah kapal

Alamatlah kapal akan tenggelam...

Alamatlah kapal

Alamatlah kapal akan tenggelam...

Lancang kuning belayar malam...(2X)

Lancang kuning

Lancang kuning menentang badai

Menentang badai...

Lancang kuning

Lancang kuning menentang badai

Hai menentang badai...

Tali kemudi

Tali kemudi berpilit tiga...

Tali kemudi

Tali kemudi berpilit tiga...

Lancang kuning belayar malam...(2X)

Dedication to All Our Fallen Comrades

1. Lt Mohd Razif Abdullah (RMAF)

2. Ltm Md. Naimi Md.Yunan (RAMD)

3. Lt Jamil Long (RAMD)

4. Capt Nazri Ismail - 3000736 (RAMD)

5. Capt Tarmizi Muda (RMAF) 16 Sept 1997

6. Maj Ong Cher Keong (RMAF) 15 Sept 1990

7. Capt Tan Eng Huat (RMAF) 11 Jun 1991

8. Maj Zukri (ARTY)

9. Capt Rashid Marsalam (RSD)

10. Maj Wan Johan Wan Hussin (KAD)

11. Maj Zukefli (Orang Lama )(RAMD)

I might not have the latest updated list, still awaiting from Sec-Gen……!

The Overseas Cadets & Diplomats

I must also mention about this group of lucky skotee, they were very lucky & fortunate to be selected to be trained abroad, the likes of Shahrani, Abdillah, Tg Ahmad and Tajri.

I must also give them credit for representing our Intake as well. All of them have made it, even Abdillah and Tg Ahmad, both are successful in their own ways outside the forces. Shahrani and Tajri are both Generals today and very soon will be adding another Star, insya allah.

The other guys who were trained overseas much later on were numerous, especially those who joined the SF, the air-boys and many from the Army too. 

We also have a few who have served or are still serving in their overseas assignments, Yusri was D/A of India, Tajri was in London, now we have Zahar in Manila. Hopefully, in the coming years we have a few more!

This does not include those who served under the UN peacekeeping missions worldwide, I am pretty sure all our intake has done a stint in one of the many missions abroad. Maybe accept for Cadet CO & Mat Zain (RRD), which did not have the opportunity to do so.

A Tribute to All Our Generals

We are all proud to say that our intake made a pretty bunch of Generals, including the RMN boys.

In total now we have:

1. Maj Gen Suhaimi Zuki (RAMD)

2. B.Gen Amir (RMAF) the 1st guy of our intake!

3. B.Gen Tajri Alwi (RAMD)

4. B.Gen Shahrani Sany(RAMD)

5. B.Gen Zulkapri Rahamat (RAMD)

6. B.Gen Yusri Anwar (ARTY)

7. B.Gen Halim Othman (REME)

8. B.Gen Tengku Ahmad Noor Tuan Chik (RAMD)

9. B.Gen Azizon (RMAF)

10. B.Gen Mutalib Abd Wahab (RMAF)

11. B.Gen Mohd Shabre Hussein (RMAF)

12. Laksma Utama Jamil (RMN)

13. Laksma Madya Abu Musa (RMN)

The Endless Courses & Promotion Exams

After almost 2-3 years of basic training, commando courses, PULADA and additional career courses, the guys in Green would be required to sit for their Lt to Capt Exams, written & practical. This is the fun and funny part – for practical exams there were 3 papers only, namely tactics ( you are to do & appreciation and deliver your plan, any one of the 4 phases of war), signals – just hello one this is two, voice procedure and ‘slidex-card’ usage and lastly map-reading (simply just to find out where are ‘YOU’).

The written exams consisted of tactics, military law, PoPo & Admin only, now those days every exams is a break from unit life, get to stay in Hotels, eat good food, have yay-yay and get paid as well (dapat allowance)! So YO’s pun make the best out of it, 1st time – pass 2 papers only, because can re-sit and enjoy some more! The only hassle was tactics practical paper, have to drag along a stupid looking MAP-BOARD, and binoculars!

These exams were done on the 4th year of our service, and some did not get to pass it purposely, because those days no matter how many times you re-sit nobody cares, until the Army said enough of this bull-shit, ‘pegawai ponteng kerja’ dan lepak!

So, the new laws were set-up, 1st time pass, you get credit points for promotion, after that ‘baru pegadawai’ mengelabah like hell, asyik cari TIPS dan kalam di-kabut disana sini! Nak Pink sahaja! Macam di semua kursus, nak cari PINK..lama lama jadi PINK-PANTHER TERUS!

So, after these exams came the Capt to Major pulak, sama aje scenario, kali ini tambah subject Military History (The Burma Campaign) for written test! Apa lagi pening kepala nak jawab, 1st time mana ada PINK! Kasi hentam sesuka hati! Until today nobody knows why that campaign, but to me I think there were lots of lessons to be learnt from that failure of the British in anticipating the war the Japanese soldiers could fight - basically underestimating the ENEMY! 

After this all officers made sure kena pass first time out semua paper! 

RISIK COURSE

This was ‘the course’ to attend, apa tidak dekat 6 bulan duduk kat SEA Hotel kat Chow Kit Road, tidor 1st class, makan sedap, allowance dapat dan kaki goyang sahaja! Sampai boleh buat anak-anak! 

YAY-YAY

This is one of the most famous word of any officer of our era, no matter which unit, corps or location you are at, this can be called “zaman jahilia” THIS WAS IN THE 80’S.

The all night longs and all day longs session, oh may god have mercy@! We consider ourselves lucky then the KAGAT came along to stop all the activities, the officers mess scene was slowly diminished and at times becomes a ghost town & haunted home. After this everything changed, the officer esprit d’corps broke down or rather broke –up! Today it’s a different story, every-one of them is their own survivor, they now have their own houses, cars, savings and property! We at that time are considered lucky to have a TV & one Fridge! The post-dated cheques may bounced at any-time, the mess bill unpaid (kena banned & blacklisted by the CO) and that was considered macho & normal! 

One time we said if only all the walls could talk in all the messes, we would have a fantastic collection of UNTOLD stories, terrifying, horrifying and horrible as well!

The word ‘ABU’ was coined, before the current crop of ‘politikus’ became what they are today, some of them maybe in primary schools way back then! Those of you who were staying in JB and across the causeway knows’ it very well!

Today they get married double quick time, we were told or rather indoctrinated by the seniors - forget it, as a YO no kahwin bisnes, masuk hutan! Balik lepas 3 bulan, girlfriend pun kena kebas, cari yang baru, how to kahwin? Yang kebas mess sebelah sahaja, jiran, skot some more! Hiyah! Itu macam pun ada!

Those were the lessons to be learnt, and I guess there are the good & bad sides to what we did endure as YO’s! 

LETS' PUT THAT TO REST……..for good!