<![CDATA[Let's Talk about National Service]]>

Zeit\" post_id=\"2133601\" time=\"1715218881\" user_id=\"156710:

Initially when I saw the newsfeed, I thought it was somewhere in Arizona or Guam island. Then I saw Tengah.

Where exactly did the F16 crash? Within the Tengah airbase boundaries or outside and above our central nature reserve? Thought Tengah has some new HDB flats coming up? Vaguely remember ACSP is going to shift there some time this decade.

How come the location and images of debris / remnants of that F16 are not reported by Mindef?

With the airbase in the NW part of Singapore and with the lightning speed of F16, wouldn't that malfuntioned aircraft be out of our Little Red Dot airspace above the sea waters within seconds?!

Can't imagine if he didn't eject in time...the aircraft might have just crashed into some residential estate! Scary...
Seems like crashed within Tengah airbase itself, so I guess it must have been immediately after takeoff.

He followed safety protocols. I’m sure given the location near high-density housing, they have all their S.O.P. on where to turn if need to avoid etc. down pat, no need for us to worry so much about what-ifs.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/82974/let-s-talk-about-national-serviceRSS for NodeFri, 01 May 2026 07:20:14 GMTThu, 09 May 2024 01:50:29 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Let's Talk about National Service on Wed, 08 Feb 2023 14:31:58 GMT]]>Thanks Esteema and bbbay.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2096976https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2096976Wed, 08 Feb 2023 14:31:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Let's Talk about National Service on Wed, 11 Jan 2023 00:03:38 GMT]]>

manorway\" post_id=\"2094670\" time=\"1673341776\" user_id=\"9303:

I have been told the same before but I don't really understand why specifically the 11pm or 9pm timing? Our body cannot tell the time, right? So is it more a case of minimum number of hours of sleep and people assume that we wake at 6am or 7am and work backwards to derive at the 11pm timing?

If I sleep at 1am daily but wake at 9am and get 8hrs sleep. Will my kidneys work as well?

TCM: sleeping at 11pm prep our body for various rejuvenations that will occur at various hours:

“Best time to sleep?

11pm. According to TCM body clock theory, 11pm -1am (timing of the gall bladder meridian) is when yin energy fades and yang energy begins to grow. Yang energy helps you to keep active during the day and is stored when you are asleep. At 1 – 3am (timing of the liver meridian), you must be in deep sleep as during this time, the liver gets to work, toxins are removed from the body, and fresh blood is produced.”

Our body can tell time. We experienced jet lag, because our body is still at a different time zone.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2094716https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2094716Wed, 11 Jan 2023 00:03:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Let's Talk about National Service on Tue, 10 Jan 2023 15:36:11 GMT]]>

manorway\" post_id=\"2094670\" time=\"1673341776\" user_id=\"9303:

I have been told the same before but I don't really understand why specifically the 11pm or 9pm timing? Our body cannot tell the time, right? So is it more a case of minimum number of hours of sleep and people assume that we wake at 6am or 7am and work backwards to derive at the 11pm timing?

If I sleep at 1am daily but wake at 9am and get 8hrs sleep. Will my kidneys work as well?
No idea leh. I rmbr TCM practitioner indicate the body needs at least 2-3 hours before kidney starts cleaning & detoxing the body. TCM indicates the rest hour in quiet of night is when body works best with the cooling night temperature & no disruption like noise or movements.

I wld like to think like u do, manorway, that so long as we hv the 8-hour cycle it shld still works well for our kidneys right? Maybe we hear fr those TCM experts?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2094698https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2094698Tue, 10 Jan 2023 15:36:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Let's Talk about National Service on Tue, 10 Jan 2023 09:09:36 GMT]]>

Estéema\" post_id=\"2073553\" time=\"1657163143\" user_id=\"66413:

Oh, you got it as 11pm? I saw a programme that says 9pm & alr complaining not possible in this day & age! So agree!

TCM recommends early coz it’s for the kidney to start detoxing thro the body. The rest & relaxing muscles starts at 9pm and the detoxing by 11pm, the detoxing starts as the blood carries oxygen thro our body & cleansing them whilst we’re sleeping. Interruptions in the night wld mean our body will take longer to perform the cleansing & hence we wake up tired and s’times we lack energy in the day or our memory do not function as well, etc. That was what I’ve learnt.

I used to think it was coz in the old days, before electricity was introduced, ppl sleeps by 8/9pm and wakes by 5am but the TCM programme enlightens me. In anycase, FIL chronic kidney prob taught me the importance of nourishing our kidneys as it affects entire body.
I have been told the same before but I don't really understand why specifically the 11pm or 9pm timing? Our body cannot tell the time, right? So is it more a case of minimum number of hours of sleep and people assume that we wake at 6am or 7am and work backwards to derive at the 11pm timing?

If I sleep at 1am daily but wake at 9am and get 8hrs sleep. Will my kidneys work as well?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2094670https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2094670Tue, 10 Jan 2023 09:09:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Let's Talk about National Service on Mon, 09 Jan 2023 13:15:31 GMT]]>Anyone can share what the compass test is for? DS received an invitation to sign up for the test. If he pass this test, what happens?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2094602https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2094602Mon, 09 Jan 2023 13:15:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Let's Talk about National Service on Sat, 26 Nov 2022 08:21:01 GMT]]>Has anyone received the Enlistment Letter for 10th/11th January 2023 ?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2090463https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2090463Sat, 26 Nov 2022 08:21:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Let's Talk about National Service on Fri, 15 Jul 2022 07:12:47 GMT]]>

chenlaoshi\" post_id=\"2072694\" time=\"1656649130\" user_id=\"162894:

Ok, I was wrong. :oops: Actually, other than downloading the LifeSG app, there's nothing else to be done - once signed in using SingPass, there's isn't any need to key in any particulars, the set up is auto-completed.

In fact, there's a \"Benefit and support\" section that provides a comprehensive summary of the NS55 Credits, SkillsFuture Credit and GST Voucher balance/eligibility.
For those who haven't use their NS55 credits yet. From now to 17 July 2022 only though. 😓
https://i.imgur.com/l9UPGQ7.jpg\">

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2074592https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2074592Fri, 15 Jul 2022 07:12:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Let's Talk about National Service on Thu, 14 Jul 2022 09:30:20 GMT]]>

floppy\" post_id=\"2073549\" time=\"1657161924\" user_id=\"97579:

Is there a difference between sleeping at 11pm and waking up at 7am, vs sleeping at 10pm and waking up at 6am, vs sleeping at midnight and waking up at 8am?
I think the difference is not great. Consider those in a different time zone. As long as it’s a regular routine, I think your body will adapt.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2074415https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2074415Thu, 14 Jul 2022 09:30:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Let's Talk about National Service on Sat, 09 Jul 2022 03:28:17 GMT]]>

Coolkidsrock2\" post_id=\"2073462\" time=\"1657098409\" user_id=\"48901:

TCM recommends sleeping by 11pm for organs to rejuvenate. Not quite realistic in today's context.

In general, likely organs of many are prematurely older relative to chronological age due to stress.
Read somewhere about sleeping before 12 so that liver can start to rejuvenate at about 2am.
Earliest we sleep is slightly around 12 plus.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2073850https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2073850Sat, 09 Jul 2022 03:28:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Let's Talk about National Service on Thu, 07 Jul 2022 13:04:11 GMT]]>Some tips on TCM 养生 from a 96-year old practitioner.


https://m.ixigua.com/video/6813483411349438990

https://m.sohu.com/a/203967410_778797/?pvid=000115_3w_a

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2073611https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2073611Thu, 07 Jul 2022 13:04:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Let's Talk about National Service on Thu, 07 Jul 2022 03:05:43 GMT]]>

Coolkidsrock2\" post_id=\"2073462\" time=\"1657098409\" user_id=\"48901:

TCM recommends sleeping by 11pm for organs to rejuvenate. Not quite realistic in today's context.

In general, likely organs of many are prematurely older relative to chronological age due to stress.
Oh, you got it as 11pm? I saw a programme that says 9pm & alr complaining not possible in this day & age! So agree!

TCM recommends early coz it’s for the kidney to start detoxing thro the body. The rest & relaxing muscles starts at 9pm and the detoxing by 11pm, the detoxing starts as the blood carries oxygen thro our body & cleansing them whilst we’re sleeping. Interruptions in the night wld mean our body will take longer to perform the cleansing & hence we wake up tired and s’times we lack energy in the day or our memory do not function as well, etc. That was what I’ve learnt.

I used to think it was coz in the old days, before electricity was introduced, ppl sleeps by 8/9pm and wakes by 5am but the TCM programme enlightens me. In anycase, FIL chronic kidney prob taught me the importance of nourishing our kidneys as it affects entire body.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2073553https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2073553Thu, 07 Jul 2022 03:05:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Let's Talk about National Service on Thu, 07 Jul 2022 02:45:24 GMT]]>

Coolkidsrock2\" post_id=\"2073462\" time=\"1657098409\" user_id=\"48901:

TCM recommends sleeping by 11pm for organs to rejuvenate. Not quite realistic in today's context.

In general, likely organs of many are prematurely older relative to chronological age due to stress.
Is there a difference between sleeping at 11pm and waking up at 7am, vs sleeping at 10pm and waking up at 6am, vs sleeping at midnight and waking up at 8am?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2073549https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2073549Thu, 07 Jul 2022 02:45:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Let's Talk about National Service on Thu, 07 Jul 2022 01:59:45 GMT]]>

Liew Nga Wing\" post_id=\"2073432\" time=\"1657092163\" user_id=\"195250:[quote=\"Liew Nga Wing\" post_id=2073432 time=1657092163 user_id=195250]
In TCM, when our kidneys are not function as well as we were young, some waste water will be accumulating in our body cells and our weight will be increasing...[/quote]
I watched a prog and they explained that because the heart is not as strong in an older person, fluid tend to accumulate at the extreme lower part of the body, namely the calves. And that results in frequent night urination in older persons coz the fluid will slowly backflow when lying down at night.

Oops...totally OT!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2073536https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2073536Thu, 07 Jul 2022 01:59:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Let's Talk about National Service on Wed, 06 Jul 2022 09:06:49 GMT]]>TCM recommends sleeping by 11pm for organs to rejuvenate. Not quite realistic in today’s context.


In general, likely organs of many are prematurely older relative to chronological age due to stress.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2073462https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2073462Wed, 06 Jul 2022 09:06:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Let's Talk about National Service on Wed, 06 Jul 2022 08:41:08 GMT]]>

Liew Nga Wing\" post_id=\"2073432\" time=\"1657092163\" user_id=\"195250:[quote=\"Liew Nga Wing\" post_id=2073432 time=1657092163 user_id=195250]
In TCM, when our kidneys are not function as well as we were young, some waste water will be accumulating in our body cells and our weight will be increasing...[/quote]
It’s not just TCM. Even in western medicine, the doctors will not only measure just the functionality of kidneys but the they’ll tell u if the kidney don't function at least 40-50%, our heart will function slower. However, they’ll tell u our kidney & heart will not function at optimum (100%) & that only a young child typically hv 100% functionality.

Exercise & appropriate diet can help us maintain functional level. Fr FIL’s chronic kidney illness, our families hv learnt the importance of mainly kidney health as a base. There are various cause for kidney failure - some stem fr individual genetic cause, others due to over toxicity of our diets & habits. If the kidney fails, the heart don’t get sufficient pump & further the lung function will decline. Advanced chronic kidney disease can cause dangerous levels of fluid accumulated & , electrolytes and wastes will build up in your body. I’ve seen how fluid accumulate in FIL’s legs & when he had too much fluid accumulated in his lungs, he can’t breathe & he’ll faint resulting in frequent admission at A&E.

The truth be said, as we age, our organs will all not function at optimum levels. Impt to keep ourselves fit thro healthy diet & exercises. When our blood circulation is good, our organs can process nutrients better for our body to function better. In TCM, the worry is blood statis.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2073451https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2073451Wed, 06 Jul 2022 08:41:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Let's Talk about National Service on Wed, 06 Jul 2022 07:22:43 GMT]]>

Nebbermind\" post_id=\"2073418\" time=\"1657088544\" user_id=\"15571:

they used to say can even become fat by breathing (or drinking water)
In TCM, when our kidneys are not function as well as we were young, some waste water will be accumulating in our body cells and our weight will be increasing...

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2073432https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2073432Wed, 06 Jul 2022 07:22:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Let's Talk about National Service on Wed, 06 Jul 2022 07:05:30 GMT]]>

Nebbermind\" post_id=\"2073424\" time=\"1657089954\" user_id=\"15571:

Looks like your hub is under-untilised :rotflmao:
Very true hahaha or we women are superwomen.....underslept or overworked......

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2073427https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2073427Wed, 06 Jul 2022 07:05:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Let's Talk about National Service on Wed, 06 Jul 2022 06:45:54 GMT]]>

Imp75\" post_id=\"2073423\" time=\"1657089827\" user_id=\"2358:

Sounds like from a man's point of view hahaha......my girlfriends and I pretty much stay around the same size (ok maybe up a size) as 20y ago..........maybe the mommies have been the busy ones chasing after the little ones and using up the energies....
Looks like your hub is under-untilised :rotflmao:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2073424https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2073424Wed, 06 Jul 2022 06:45:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Let's Talk about National Service on Wed, 06 Jul 2022 06:43:47 GMT]]>

Nebbermind\" post_id=\"2073418\" time=\"1657088544\" user_id=\"15571:

they used to say can even become fat by breathing (or drinking water)
Sounds like from a man's point of view hahaha......my girlfriends and I pretty much stay around the same size (ok maybe up a size) as 20y ago..........maybe the mommies have been the busy ones chasing after the little ones and using up the energies....

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2073423https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2073423Wed, 06 Jul 2022 06:43:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Let's Talk about National Service on Wed, 06 Jul 2022 06:22:24 GMT]]>

janet88\" post_id=\"2073269\" time=\"1656998499\" user_id=\"12950:

when we reach our 40s and 50s, metabolism seems to slow down a great deal.

hubby did tell me he pumped petrol yesterday...the drop doesn't seem to be significant.
they used to say can even become fat by breathing (or drinking water)

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2073418https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2073418Wed, 06 Jul 2022 06:22:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Let's Talk about National Service on Tue, 05 Jul 2022 05:21:39 GMT]]>when we reach our 40s and 50s, metabolism seems to slow down a great deal.


hubby did tell me he pumped petrol yesterday…the drop doesn’t seem to be significant.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2073269https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2073269Tue, 05 Jul 2022 05:21:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Let's Talk about National Service on Sat, 02 Jul 2022 09:39:09 GMT]]>

floppy\" post_id=\"2072876\" time=\"1656728260\" user_id=\"97579:

You can consider surgical work on the no 4. Combining 2 into 1 might work.

It’s not your fault that you don’t fit the uniform. It’s the uniform fault for not fitting you.
😂 Actually that's a great idea :?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2073006https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2073006Sat, 02 Jul 2022 09:39:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Let's Talk about National Service on Sat, 02 Jul 2022 02:17:40 GMT]]>

ChiefKiasu\" post_id=\"2072868\" time=\"1656725838\" user_id=\"3:

I was 48kg when I got out of the army. I starved and slaved to become 68kg. Now I'm around 70kg since CNY and it doesn't look like it'd be going down anytime soon 🙂

Fitting back in my No.4 will definitely require surgical work on me 😂
You can consider surgical work on the no 4. Combining 2 into 1 might work.

It’s not your fault that you don’t fit the uniform. It’s the uniform fault for not fitting you.

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