I am an unproven patriot.
I hope to remain unproven in the sense of not having to die for my
country one day ;-). When I was young, like many boys, I used to role
play fierce battles, with the twist that I had to be the one to do
something heroic to save many others. Perhaps this willingness to make
sacrifices originated in church teachings but it was honed to becoming
second nature in the boy scouts. By the time I was drafted for NS,
I was so eager to do my part that I
can almost swear I was the only one smiling on the way to BMT.
In fact I was genuinely smiling in most of my OCS (Officer
Cadet
School)
photos.
Fast-forward to 1995 when I moved back to Singapore after living in
Silicon Valley for 10 years, I immediately called up MINDEF in the
hope of being assigned a combat unit despite my reconstructed
knee.
I wasn't disappointed, all I can tell you is that I served 11 years as
an FO
in a classified armoured regiment
before being decommissioned.
So you now know I enjoyed the camaraderie of the army. I also happen to
be a sci-fi and Starship
Troopers fan. So during my stint as Sun's 1st Java programming
instructor in Asia, I also became javatrooper@yahoo.com
and javatrooper@gmail.com.
Subsequently, I was a designated troubleshooter for SunService's
Java-based business systems, and was flown around the world to resolve
pressing availability or performance problems. Any of my
15 ex-managers at Sun
can tell you what a "trooper" I was, willing to make personal
sacrifices for the sake of the company. So naturally, when I started my
own company, this name was an obvious choice. We believe the
willingness to
do what it takes to achieve customer satisfaction is a great business
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