YSaturday, August 25, 2007
Saturday
25 August 2007
Guessed it’s has never been happier than lately, having 14 more days to go before I turn ORD, which literally mean operationally ready. Gotta know about my re-service battalion, I will be in 755 Singapore Infantry Regiment, no more Heli-Ops, but more into Water-borne Ops. Hopefully my group of friends and I will still be in the battalion block force, a minor force specialized in anti-tank. It’s gonna be fun and exciting, and also, some times of catch-ups.
Lately things seemed so smooth for me. Got my dental surgery appointments fixed in time to have my wisdom tooth plucked out, all thanks to a particular Dr Chew, the 2 separate surgeries were very successful, 7 more days to a beautiful and healthy jaw.
Then I went in search of a job, hopefully I can get one and start work as soon as possible after I’m done with my national service, so that my cash flow won’t be interrupted, and thanks God that I received 2 really keen and sincere interviews. I accepted Hexagroup’s offer mainly because the manager, Mr Lim was very transparent, honest, and aspiring(my 1st impression of him during the interview), secondly was because most of the projects that they’re handling got to do with my interest of studies, in the area of environmental protection, doing stuff like soil stabilizing, drain and bridge design. Although the job that I applied for is a Quantity Surveyor, one that’s really stress and not many would want to do, but I feel that it’s a good start-off if I look at the experiences aspect. Further more, Mr Lim is offering a rather good salary, compared to the rest of my friend. Just feel that, for a start, one inexperience fresh grad like me, and completely forgotten after army, and Hexagroup is willing to hire, it’s simply a God-Bless thingy. And here’s my new chapter, and I really hope and pray that I can attained the few goals that come with this particular chapter. I would say, Chapter QS. Heeheez … =)
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YMonday, August 13, 2007
Monday
13 August 2007
So excited, very soon, I’ll be embarking into another realm of market place. Hope everything will go as plan. Just simply can’t wait to see and to get a feel of it. 07 September 2007, the day we’ve all been waiting for.
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YFriday, August 10, 2007
Very soon, I’ll turned ORD – operational ready. As I was recalling what to write for my blog, I suddenly feel that I have a difference perspective of thoughts and ideas, as compared to the past. Probably due to the fact that I’ve discovered what’s weak and what’s strong about me during the past 2 years of ‘low-form’ lifestyle. No doubts training and exercises were tough, especially the walks, various and numerous kind of night walks, unforgettable. But what that really caught me and captivated my heart and soul was the lessons learnt in others’ characters as well as my own. There are really many difference kinds of people who react differently to different situation. This is one thing that I never understood till now, I finally got it. Nice people you thought they were will turned out nasty as the most unpredictable time, and nasty people you’ve wronged turn out to be that angel.
Under certain pressure and environment, I’ve resorted to shout, cheat, quarrel, hold grudges, hold violence thoughts and even break down with tears. So much so that I realized it is only the times when I fully rely on God that can bring me through storms and thorns. I’ve never put a thoughts on my friends circumstances and always jumped into foolish conclusion, sometime I feel that the emotional me should just stand aside and think through (with a short prayer) before I made any hasty reaction.
At once, I used to feel that the environment I was in was very hash and negative. Thanks God I didn’t got into the highly favored ‘interesting’ bad activities and habits enjoyed by my peers. Truly, I was almost there, but really, He was always there. He, is the Jesus that I believe in since day 1. He held my hand whenever the emotional me almost got into the dark pit. As I thought about it, this is the hash that I really felt I’ve taken a lot from. A lot of life-to-life understandings of the real world. For once I think this was hash and negative, but for eternal, I know this is what’s happening right now everywhere and in every corner. People think alike.
As I’m reaching to the end of this chapter, I really appreciate a lot to certain group of people whom I’ve met while in national service, whom had really inspired me to go on, do the extra miles, and finish the journey. These people might not even be a Christian at all, yet, they’ve all the virtue of a good man, that kept my engine on-going. I believe there’re many young men who’ve experienced a similar journey as me throughout too, a journey of discoveries while in an ugly room.
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YWednesday, June 20, 2007
20 June 2007
Wednesday
4th to 15 june 2007, I ‘ve been to Sakon Nakhom. Some north eastern side of Thailand. A state of certain poverty. A state where I see that most of the works are done and control by their military. So much so that they don’t even have a commercial air field. My friends and I took a 4 hour 30mins ride by Charlie 130 SAF plane. Plane was flying pretty low when 30 minutes nearer to destination. We flew past an area. Totally dry, few green trees could only be seemed every few km apart. Clouds were even brown and dusty in colour. Obviously a state of extreme dryness, poor, for the first time, seemed to vividly appear in my vision. Although I am not sure of where i was, but one thing for sure, we’re a bunch of blessed city man heading toward an eye opening world.
30 minutes time and we’re nearer to Fort Krist military air base (Thailand). Living here is obviously difference. Water condition was definitely another alien’s from Singapore. Sanitation, food, weather, and many more were difference. We had rice for breakfast, lunch and dinner, rice seemed like something really precious and abundant in this area.
Having interacted with the local, I learnt that the people here seemed familiar with basically 3 kind of cultures, Christ (what the locals call, rather than Christianity), Buddhist and Pepsi. Sakon Nakhom was difference, it’s covered with green vegetation, but weather is a lot dryer and hotter than Singapore. The forest here are heavily invested with snakes and black scopions, which the Thai claimed to be edible with proper handling.
I was offered red ants and certain tree bugs and many kind of leaves for food. Red ant tasted like little concentrated sourly salt, certain tree bugs tasted like cone flakes, though my friends claimed that they tasted like ‘wasabei’ instead. We were showed how live chicken are slaughter bared handed. Interesting, uniquely survivor.
I was really worried about the chicken here, because of the bird flu around the area. But ultimately I still had them into my stomach, in order to stay strong for the exercises.
Been here for 2 weeks, on 15 june we headed back to Singapore, for a moment when the plane reach nearer to my home, suddenly I feel like our street are beautifully light up with golds all around. (street lamps), it’s a total difference scene from North Eastern Thailand. We are really blessed. Cherish what we’re having now.
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20 June 2007
Tuesday
What’s really wrong with me? Was I finding an excuse for myself? Or was it that I was too much into jungle that I guess I probably had totally completely forgotten who I was?
The thought of helping out in the cell, going into the “market place”, and mixing with those rich retired man? Yeah, telling them the good news, fellowshipping with them? Going out with guys and girls of my ages? The thought of leaving the dialect ministry and helping up even more in the cell seemed to constantly tickling onto my heart.
I was in a state of confusion. I don’t really know what I really want.
Yeah, everybody is going into the market place. People are going into Shenton way, mixing with those capable people. And I am actually thinking of leaving these old folks for these able beings? Whom in the world, at least in my surrounding, have easy access to the church?
I was kinda taken aback today when I came to realize that Mr Yap committed sucide. In a moment I could roughly figured out the reason. Before I enlisted into the army, I was still singing Karaoke, having dinner and accepting his jokes and laughters and an expensive parker pen despite his bad health and financial condition. And I’m thinking of leaving them for the people who already have many Christian moving towards them?
What’s really wrong with me?
In a moment, I recapped memories of those moments when he and his wife came to church with me, those days should NEVER be a past …
Forgive me.
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YSunday, June 03, 2007
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