Saturday, December 22, 2007
Today has been a rather meaningful day out with my parents. I shall let the picture do the talking...
A beautiful skyline scenery from the Singapore Museum.
Some really nice shophouses I saw along the road. :)
Friday, December 21, 2007
The past 2 days have been not bad for me. Last night, I went out with my OCS platoon mates to catch a movie. There was Barry, Mark P, Luke and his twin brother Mark. We caught the movie "Across the Universe" in cineliesure at 2310. It was a late night show and we ran out of options on what movie to watch. In the end, we were kind of left with only one choice.
To be honest, I was kind of skeptical as to how good the movie was. There was no trailer about it, and it wasn't as popular as compared to the big hits like The Golden Compass, National Treasure 2 and Warlords. Much to my surprise, the movie was very good and I mean VERY GOOD. It was more like a musical kind of thing. The director of the movie incorporated many Beatles songs to create this very intricate story about love, passion and dreams. It was a very refreshing experience. I strongly recommend this movie. The bunch of us who watched it were really impressed with the movie, especially Luke. The movie was like made for him... haha
Then come today. Today was a very busy day as I went rushing between CMPB and ICA. I had to settle concurrently my citizenship and visa for Thailand. I thought the whole thing would be very messy but much to my surprise, the whole thing went very smoothly. I started out by going CMPB to collect my blue ic, then I rushed down to ICA to do my sitizenship registration, followed by going down to the 5th floor to settle my Certificate of Identity for Thailand. I then rushed back to CMPB to collect back my 11B which I exchanged for my ic. I then went on to pass the Certificate of Identity to CMPB for visa application. I was surprised that it only took me from 0830 to 1234 to complete the whole process. I even applied for my passport. In Malaysia, just the passport itself will take from morning till late in the afternoon. I am so proud of Singapore. The efficiency is there. Everything was so crystal clear and simple. I really think that Singaporeans should be proud to have one of the most efficient govermental service in the world. It is really rare...
From today onwards, I will be known as a Singaporean. I am proud of it because Singapore gave me so much. Indeed, I feel so honoured...
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
It has been an eventful period for the past few weeks. I just got back from Brunei after attending the Jungle Confidence Course. I can't blog anything about it but I can tell you, I passed! So now, I have a JCC Badge upon my chest, Infantry Pride!
However, the greatest takeaway from this trip was not the badge itself. It was through this course that I really become more confident abour myself. I feel ever more stronger and tougher after all the gruelling experience. Sleeping alone in the rain takes much courage and endurance. I would say not many people will get the chance to do what I have done and it is something I'm really proud of.
As always, God never fail me. His strength was sufficient and His grace was plenty. Surprisingly, I didn't get much of a foot rot as some other people did. I didn't lose much weight either. I came out of the jungle injury free. For me, the course was rather smooth sailing. Though the weather was horrid, somehow I made it through, something that I myself find it hard to believe time and time again when I was stuck inside the horrible forest.
Nevertheless, the end of JCC means a step nearer to comissioning. For once, I can feel the 'Black Bar' within reach. I went to watch my friends' comissioning on the 15th of December. It was exhilarating. Knowing that I would be next makes me so excited.What seemed so distant 5 months ago seems so real now. What seemed impossible then seem so reachable now. A few more exercises and I am done. Very soon, I will be counting down to ORD, where I can finally do the things I really like and enjoy and not let my life be geared by some aimless situations.
Christmas is coming and 2007 is ending soon. This is just so freaky... 2007 felt like a month to me. A year never passed by so fast for me. Reflecting back upon this past year, some unknown emptiness just fills my heart. Something is missing. God seems to be missing. Admist the business, I chucked God to one side. God seemed so much like a commodity to me than a precious relationship. It feels horrible. It feels like God is walking behind me picking up the rubbish I am leaving behind, without saying a word while I totally ignore His existence. I took Him for granted, as though He was meant to clear up all my crap... that's all. My prayers became so routine and unsincere, always being rushed and seldom complete. Why? Why is this happening? The harder I try, the harder it gets...
This is going to stop. I need to find my way back to Him, I need to. All this time God has been very patient with me. I need to do something in return. God, this gonna be stopped. Help me......