A jolly 1.5 day rest...hopefully

I was almost about to type "2 days rest" until i rmembered tat we might hav recalled back to jurong island.But am praying n keeping my fingers tightly crossed tat i dun hav to be recalled to jurong island tml....or for e rest of e deployment....heehee :-)

i jus came back frm orchard road after playing pool n watching movie wif hong siong(pls pronounce his name wif a deeeeep voice :-) ) n yi hui.Without uncertainty,tuesday is e day to chill n relax after a wk of deployment at jurong island.

For the past few wks,my section has been to different parts of jurong island to keep vigilant watch for any suspicious stuff.There's a particular sector(i'll call it "nuts" sector) where standing is a real bore.It's seriously really boring to stand forever n let ppl laugh at u(coz of my height).As boring as the "nuts" sector can get,the "china" sector is e total opposite.It's so much more enjoyable coz it's really breezy at e "tango"(got Q's ask me via sms)n frm dere i can see sentosa n the city.Whenever am doing e "tango" watch over e city,it brings back memories b4 NS.Oh yes,dere's an abundance of extravagant creature comfort in e form of 3-in-1 coffees,milo,biscuits etc.....tat's very much bout e past few wks of deployment.

During one of my sentry watch,i felt realli bored n sianzzed.I started thinking hw to improve my relationship wif my platoon mate.But i couldn't think of any concrete solution n hw will it end up when ORD draws near.i felt helpless bout tat.Nxt i wonder hw n when will i ever do further study coz i hav average GPA n nt wealthy enuf to go overseas.Again,i felt helpless.Nxt i wonder y does everything seems so bleak n seems to b getting worse??I asked God bout tis n he answered by reminding me bout jacob's wrestling wif e angel n his wrenched hips.

In tat story,jacob displayed perseverence in tough situation by wrestling n struggling against e angel all night long for blessing.Tat's nt to say we nd to wrestle wif an angel to be blessed :-) But tat,perseverence is impt to overcome watever obstacles come in our way.Thru e process of overcoming,strong character n rite attitude will grow.The human hip is one of the strongest part of the human body.So the wrenched hip symbolises certain weakness,problem tat we nd God to depend on for help.

Hmm...though e nite is long but it's no longer getting any younger.i gtg nw for a gd slp.But i'll b back in blogsphere soon...TATA!!!

Hello 2008...bye bye 2007

Oooooh.......

My mind is goin a lil laggy n sleepy nw arhh.Tat's cause i went to e new yr countdown wif my CG at vivocity,den later to stay overnite wif e SP gp at raffles place.

While we r chilling out at e cafe watching e fireworks,we had a new obsession:citadel.It was a really fun game tat had us in laughter,suspense n mock tears for hrs.The rule to winning tis game is to hav as many gold points when someone has 8 districts to close the game.There were many character in tis game but we picked onli 9 character cards.Most of e time,many of us picked e assassin n thief cards stealing n killing n building districts along the way to win e game.During e first round,lean choo picked e thief card n tried to steal frm e architect.But it turned out tat no one picked the architect card so she nv get any $$...lol.But she did managed to steal some $$ in the later rounds.Though we played for ard 4 hrs,it feels like kindof long...tat's until i saw tat it's 15 mins to 2008.So after we finished e game n e countdown is over,we were on our way back hm.I tot everything's over until gideon told me he's meeting e SP fellas.

matthew,phillip n timothy chilling at corduroy cafe

And so we went to raffles place n met up wif them.It was a great time catching up wif them after such a long time.We were like sitting under the stars talking cock,sing along....etc.It reminds me of the days b4 goin to e army.But some of us were getting tired at ard 3pm.i actually chat randall up but she was really really tired so i decided nt to do it.In the end,i started to doze off also...lol.As the morning draws near,we moved out to go for some breakfast.But many places were still nt opened so bo pian mus go hm eat our own breakfast.

When i came home,i quickly cleaned up myself n slp straight away.When i woke up,i quickly list e new yr resolution coz with e new yr comes new targets to meet...so here it is

personal

• b more generous in giving time n resource
• be a salt n lite in NS
• closer relationship wif God;more breakthrus in my life
• more faith
• better relationship wif my platoon mates

Goals for 2007

• get marksman badge n combat skill badge
• bring bo jin over to christ
• successful entry to chemistry in NUS or NTU

Life to the full

"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing."-Helen Keller

That sentence is something tat's been occupying on my mind alot as i was thinking wat to do after ORD.

1st thing is tat i wan 2 earn a doc or masters in chemistry n b a researcher:

2nd thing is to skydiving:

3rd thing is to backpack to somewhere exotic,maybe even ard e world:

NS has made me realise tat time is very little n precious.Esp when i can only see my family, closest frens n CG mates for only 1.5 days every week.A boring life would make a "sian" story for all who would listen but a adventurous life would make an inspiring n powerful story for all who would listen.Moreover God's word also rang a bell in me:

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy;I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.---John 10:10

Jesus came,died n raised alive again after 3 days so tat all man will b freed frm sin n live life to e fullest.No longer stuck to the old ways we used to live in,but to a life tat Jesus has for us.Tat's y i wan to live fully for him.To b a researcher for him.To skydive n backpack for him.Life can be an adventure,but wif him ard,it'll b even more adventurous.

B4 tat i have to SAVE LOTS OF MONEY ARR!!!

3 hrs to go back maju camp

3 hrs to book in at maju camp,6 SIR

OOps!!Did i mention 6 SIR,nt 3 SIR?B4 asking y the change of camp,let me tell the whole story.

When i first booked into selarang camp,there was the usual orientation briefing by the OC(officer commanding).Jus like how SP principal would give a speech when i 1st came into SP(chill...the OC doesn't look like him anyway).Some hours into the late morning,i got a phone call from CMPB ppl telling me tat am not supposed to be at 3SIR but at 6SIR.So i got onto a 5-tonner and headed to maju camp wif 5 other ppl.

Once i reached maju camp,many other stuffs had to be done.Well i can't really blog about it here coz of SAF policy of not blogging about their operational and training stuffs and about troop morale(so much more for freedom of speech in singapore...yeah,but tat's life).I wasn't expecting much when i first arrived in maju camp,except for thinking i'll spending the remaining 1 yr 9 mths there.

But i was wrong coz it's much more than tat.

When i reached my company training,i met hong siong and one of my poly classmates,Brian.That changed my thoughts about my purpose in NS coz i finally realised am here in 6SIR without reason.But jus exactly wat the purpose is,i still do nt noe e answer yet

But am sure God'll tell me e answer soon :-)

Unit badge of 6 SIR(tat's hw it looks like :-) )

一期如梦 (1 week is like a dream)

i wish tis break can last forever coz i'll b reporting to my new unit,3 SIR, at selarang camp tml morning.Ever since i've found out tat am gonna b a rifleman,it's been a roller-coaster ride of emotion,frm disappointment to optimism.i kindof expected tat i'll won't b goin 2 command school since the ankle injury happened.But i still felt disappointed coz of tis posting n of e ankle injury.

It made me wonder if gd times,gd things ever come soon.But God encouragd me via today's sermon n a post i've read at a close fren's blog.It is nt simply jus becoz i've nt landed well tat my ankle is badly injured,but tat God has a purpose for me at 3 SIR.

As for whether gd times will come,am sure it'll come,hope tat it comes soon.Hope tat it'll b e light at e end of e tunnel.

Btw here's e POP pics i've got:

17 days to POP

A rest at hm finally....

Time runs slowly tis wk.It's like as though 2 wks had passed and voila....i got a bad ankle sprain from the low ramp in SOC.I landed quite badly when i leapt off the ramp.Initially,i tot that i'll really hav a wonderful rest with tat sprain.But it gave me lots of headache coz my sergeants n a OOT guy told me tat i might get an OOT(out of training) coz of tis,which is something i really dun wan.I heard frm another fellow status fella(he's got e same injury as me) tat if i get OOT,i'll hav 2 recorse my BMT for another 1 month...SIANZZ!!! I dun wan 2 do e same thing again for another 1 months or burn my 10 days rest.Moreover,i dun wan tis injury to affect my chances of goin 2 SISPEC or OCS.

When i knew bout tis,i got quite depressed for 2 days.Until tis verse frm Romans 8:28 came 2 my mind:

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him,who have been called according to his purpose

Even when tat verse entered my mind,my minds is still stucked thinking bout tat situation,instead of placing my trust in God.I couldn't see any silver linings bout tis situation.But eventually,i learnt to place my trust in Him in tis situation.So i started frm being on cruches to being able to limp ard slowly(hopefully i dun hav to limp 4ever).When i booked out frm camp jus nw,my dad took me to see TCM sinseh.B4 i went 2 e sinseh,i prayed tat e sinseh would b present to treat my wound.However the TCM clinic was closed n i got disappointed.But it will open tml,so i can see e sinseh tml n hav my ankle treated.Yeah.

Tml i'll b seeing e sinseh n get e ankle treated.I hope tat e ankle will heal very quickly,so tat i can join in training asap.For nxt wk,it can only hope,pray n see hw things will go.But one thing is for sure: God really works for those who love him in all things :-).

BMT

Time really flew during these past 3 wks.It's been 3 wks since i've last posted something here.During these 3 wks,i've experienced the sour,sweet,bitter,spicy aspects of BMT life such as appointed as parade state IC,bonding with my section mates,kenging n many nonsense by other ppl,scolded n tekan by sergeants etc.....There's too much for me to recount them all.But i can only think of 3 thing i've learnt during these 3 wks.

1.Quality,nt quantity matters

For the 1st 2 wks,spending quiet time reading the bible is much of a problem coz there's quite alot of time after bathing n other stuffs at nite.However,recently expectations for parade state IC became higher,so more time is nd to sort out e statistics at nite.In the end,i dun hav much time to spend quiet time.Let alone to wash clothes.As i reflected on tis wk,i realised i nd to spend quality time instead of quantity time.So hopefully,things will improve tis wk n God will reflect n cleanse me using his word.

2.Love e ppl ard u,regardless of wat they do

Usually when someone often cock up in our platoon n get us all into trouble,tat person will b outcasted by the rest or complained behind the back.But then wat can christ followers do??tis is something tat's been lingering my mind for some time nw.One thing tat christ followers can do is to show concern n care to such ppl whenever possible.But i got to admit tat i don't really do tat all e time.But still,i hope to love e ppl ard me.

3.Impact lives

Ever since i came to tekong,i've wanted to b a salt n lite in my BMT n after BMT.So after BMT,hopefully i can go to SISPEC or OCS n b a sergeant or officer.But hopefully i can go to OCS n impact lives.Yeah....i gotta buck up my physical fitness sia!!!

Wah i feel realli tired,gtg nw.Adios!!!!