A few months after I have completed my junior college, I was enlisted in the military/national service. This was the first time that I have to stay out from my family for 2 weeks without going home. At that time, the "confinement" was 2 weeks. This means that inclusive of Saturday and Sunday, recruits like myself are to stay in camp, doing all sorts of activities such as running, 5 Bx etc. (Memory collected at the Sembawang Public Library during "The Singapore Story: My Heart, My Hope, My Home" campaign from 6 Sep to 31 Dec 2012)