Vehicle technician
Never ever in my life (even in my dream), I had visualise myself being a vehicle technician. A technician that wear coverall, go under the vehicle trying to fix some parts so that the vehicle can start moving safely on the road again. It's just so strange and weird that I'm a technician now, everyday fixing countless number of vehicles to make sure it's on road again for the drivers.
Yes, I'm a vehicle technician in the army. That's going to stick with me for the whole of my 2 years NS life and for the whole of my 10 years of reservist. A job which I have never visioned about is what I'm doing now. So strange. Since it's what I'm supposed to do, I will just do my job well.
Being a technician, I get to go under vehicle more than cats. Go on top of the vehicle more frequent than birds. Tighten and loosen bolts and nuts more than I eat peanuts. Sit directly on top of the engine more than I sit inside the vehicle. Step harder on the accelerator than I stepping DDR or cockroach. Open vehicle door more than I open my house door. Turn on the ignition to start the engine more than I get turned-on by pornographic material. Use saw dust to clean up spilled oil more than I play with sand.
Life is really sad being a vehicle technician because you see spoilt things everyday. For some unknown reason, there bound to be vehicles requiring repair work everyday. Sometimes I really wonder is it that the vehicles are lousy or the drivers are lousy. Maybe it's us technicians are lousy.
Despite all the demoralising days (and more coming ahead), I've actually learnt quite alot from being a vehicle technician. It's like going for extra courses out there and acquire a new skill. I never knew how to start engine, how to top up engine oil, how to on the signal lights, how to activate the gearbox, how the clutch works, how come steering wheel can turn and turn and turn and turn, how to dismantle an engine, how to do a complete servicing for the vehicle. Although I'm not the selected few who get the chance to go for driving course (which they will learn another skill), I got selected for the leadership course. I won't comment much on that course though.
Everyday, I learn something new while doing the repair works on the vehicles. There's simply just too much to learn.
For vehicle technicians, we are dealing with chemically treated oils while for combatants, they are playing with soil and mud from the Mother Earth. Which is better for health and for skin? You decide. Maybe it's time to realise that being a technician is as risky as running and crawling up and down the hill.
If you are thinking I'm wrong, I will say that you are wrong.
Vehicle technician, proud to be one. But that's not going to be my career.
Yes, I'm a vehicle technician in the army. That's going to stick with me for the whole of my 2 years NS life and for the whole of my 10 years of reservist. A job which I have never visioned about is what I'm doing now. So strange. Since it's what I'm supposed to do, I will just do my job well.
Being a technician, I get to go under vehicle more than cats. Go on top of the vehicle more frequent than birds. Tighten and loosen bolts and nuts more than I eat peanuts. Sit directly on top of the engine more than I sit inside the vehicle. Step harder on the accelerator than I stepping DDR or cockroach. Open vehicle door more than I open my house door. Turn on the ignition to start the engine more than I get turned-on by pornographic material. Use saw dust to clean up spilled oil more than I play with sand.
Life is really sad being a vehicle technician because you see spoilt things everyday. For some unknown reason, there bound to be vehicles requiring repair work everyday. Sometimes I really wonder is it that the vehicles are lousy or the drivers are lousy. Maybe it's us technicians are lousy.
Despite all the demoralising days (and more coming ahead), I've actually learnt quite alot from being a vehicle technician. It's like going for extra courses out there and acquire a new skill. I never knew how to start engine, how to top up engine oil, how to on the signal lights, how to activate the gearbox, how the clutch works, how come steering wheel can turn and turn and turn and turn, how to dismantle an engine, how to do a complete servicing for the vehicle. Although I'm not the selected few who get the chance to go for driving course (which they will learn another skill), I got selected for the leadership course. I won't comment much on that course though.
Everyday, I learn something new while doing the repair works on the vehicles. There's simply just too much to learn.
For vehicle technicians, we are dealing with chemically treated oils while for combatants, they are playing with soil and mud from the Mother Earth. Which is better for health and for skin? You decide. Maybe it's time to realise that being a technician is as risky as running and crawling up and down the hill.
If you are thinking I'm wrong, I will say that you are wrong.
Vehicle technician, proud to be one. But that's not going to be my career.
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