It all started at the end of sec 1, when there was a selection for new recruits into the SPDS main team. SPDS was like the elite squad in our npcc, only the top of the top can manage to enter. Then I went to try out during the recruitment. Out of all the sec 1s and some sec 2s, only one of us managed to get in. Kenji was the only one who got into the main team but he was an reserve. The rest of us did not get to learn the rifle drills but we still join the fancy drills competition with batons. That was the first time I joined a fancy drills competition, it sparked off my precision drills route. The first time, 15 Feburary 2005 when we were invited to compet with other schools in fancy drills. We did not win, it was a really sad one, but that did not discouraged us.

After the competition, they want to have more new recruits in the rifle precision team, those who got through were able to join the competition with the senior team together as the main team. The process of getting in was really tough, it took me one whole day to master one drill which was rotation. The pressure was really great, colin and gary got into the main team on the first day. On the second day, I managed to master all the other drills and was the fourth sec 2 cadet to join the main team. Later came kh and shermeen, shermeen was the only girl in the team. Our first SPDS competition was held in dunman again, we were the host. Of course we cannot lose in home ground, we had more than 4 months of trainings. We trained every alternate days till 7pm, till the day of the competition. I was really really nervous, because I was a newbie and I was so afraid I will drop the rifle while doing the drills. My first time was smooth, I did not do anything wrong and never drop the rifle. I still remembered shermeen drop her rifle and she cried after the competition. But, we won champion, it was the first time ever I felt like a champion. We did an encore performance and that was the time when I felt I chose the right path. When we won champion, we were invited to perform at suntec convention centre. That was the time when I taste some failure, we were so great performing in front of 1,000 people, but I was so tensed that I could not grab hold of my rifle after I tossed it. I continued the whole performance without my rifle.

After two or three months, we started to recruit more people because the senior passed out, so more of my squadmates came in, aaron, zx, wg, yh, shawn. We form a team with some sec 3s, we went for another competition at dunman high, we won second. We were disappointed because we lost to our rival. Also on that day we got a lecture from miss si. Just because we were in the SPDS team, we thought we were more superior, we got a little proud and neglect the other np cadets. I still remembered what she said, "SPDS is part of dunman npcc and we are a one big team together!"

Then we had some reflection but it did not help at all, we were still the same. We had our second performance which was the recycling day when we welcomed the minister. We were not performance with a large formation so we took things very lightly and we were heavily punished. I guess no one will forget what royce sir did to us, he asked us to take one step back. We thought we were just adjusting our places so we moved slowly. Then he shouted so loudly, "PUMPING POSITION DOWN!". We were all so shocked, maybe we were too young to really understand those stuffs.After that, we had a period of rest time because we did not have any upcoming competition. After a few months, we were back to train for our third performance at the All Saints Home. It was a time that changed me, a time that made me more brave, a time that I feel I am leading the team. I was the one man rotater or the soloist in the performance when I had to rotate cross both wg and aaron and stand right in the front. It was the first time when I felt so much pressure, I was in front of the whole team, I had to do everything right and follow the timing because I could not see what the rest where doing. I was really afraid I did something wrong and could not follow the beat. Lastly we end off quite well and that day we got our shirt which marks us as the rifle precision drills specialist. However, we were still being scolded, because we were too noisy and too rowdy. The person in charge also say she never seen such a bunch of students before. We then went to train for our fourth performance for givingtree 2005 beside tm. The process of the training was really the turning point for us. We grew, matured and bonded. There were many conflicts among us, it was like every training was not a pleasant one. Then we sat together and thrashed it out, but was not really so useful. Then there was one training when firdaus sir scolded us, saying we were too slack, not even able to perform well. We were really pissed with what he said, maybe it was because of that hatred we had against him that bonded us together. He could not care about us and went off, we then worked together, throwing all the other matters aside.

We came back after 15 minutes of lunch and started training, when someone did a mistake, the whole team will do pumping together to punish ourselves. Evening when it started to rain, we still trained in the parade ground, still punish ourselves if we did something wrong. Firdaus sir saw when we did but he sat aside, I guessed at that time, he knew this was a process of working together as a team. So we successfully performed at the open space beside tm for 2 consecutive nights. From then on, I felt that we really matured and really bonded, we knew each other so well. For the year 2006, we only had one competition which was the one in dunman again. However this time we won third, it was disappointing, all of us were not happy at all. We used to be champion, now a third? It was a pity but managed to move on. Actually when we were sec 3 we did more performance rather then competition. We performance during the school's speech day and national day, and were too busy with other npcc parades and events. When we reached sec 4, we started to train new cadets into our team, then we also had our last performance as dunman students. For the last time, we performed with the dashing first-u uniform outfit. This marks the end of our SPDS time in dunman.
2008, we had a reunion performance for dunman speech day, but I could not perform because of the stupid commskills test. It was really a pity, I missed the last time holding a rifle performing in front of so many people, I missed the last time hearing the cheers from the auidence when we rotate the rifles together. To conclude, I will never forget every single part of SPDS, it will etched to my heart forever. Maybe we could not perform again anymore, but the bond we got from it will be treasured. Just because of this, the SPDS TEN BROTHERS was formed, 1-xiang, 2-shawn, 3-gary, 4-weiguang, 5-kenji, 6-aaron, 7-kahhwee, 8-zehui, 9-yonghong, 10-colin. This entry is kind of long, I guess type what I thought of. Lastly, not to forget our DAJIE shermeen, and our "behind-the-scenes" leader jun hong.

Never Be Replaced.......