Ah Boy to Man... the beginning

Today (7 April 2016) is the day that CK is enlisting into National Service.
We (my wife and I, togethe with CK) took a shuttle bus from Pasir Ris Bus Interchange at 9am, reached Changi Point ferry terminal to take a ferry to Pulau Tekung.
Walked through the introductory station --> took a tour on bus round selected spots of the camp --> witnessed the oath ceremony --> took lunch at the canteen --> waved bye-bye to CK and departed from the camp. The whole event took about 4 hours in total (from 9am-2pm).

CK called us at 9.30pm. He brought us the good news that he is scheduled for interview for NUS Medicine tomorrow (with 3 other fellow recruits in the same camp). He was obviously delighted, and so were all of us in the family! Wishing him all the best tomorrow! (It turned out that there was no interview, but members of the selection committee for NUS Medicine had come to brief the shortlisted candidates the paper work needed (personal portfolio/ referreee letters etc) prior to their skill stations test in about 1 week's time).

Time flies, truly.
It was only "yesterday" that he was a boy who always cried "leg pain" when he did not want to walk further (when touring Statue of Liberty in NY, walking in the city etc).
He was the one who put a pebble into the tiny opening in the passenger door lock of our Toyota Corolla when we were on a road trip in Tennessee; as a result, we were unable to close the passenger door, and had to tie a  string to secure the door while driving. Finally, we managed to find a kind soul in a nearby village; he used a screw driver to dislodge the pebble.
It was him who alerted us that his younger brother (who was around 2 years of age) had swallowed a lithium battery; he was 3 years of age then.
He usually did not finish his milk; leaving it for his younger brother...

He always asked for "discount" when doing Maths homework in primary school.
He cried his heart out when getting back his O Level results (because he faired unexpectedly bad in his Higher Chinese), landing him in Anderson JC unexpectedly.

He suffered throughout his 2 years in AJC, because he was "looked down" by Chinese scholars.

But now, he has finally "arrived"- scoring straight As in his A Level exam, got shortlisted for admission assessment in one week's time.