Cold Cold Night
I must be mad... a cold front is hitting heng chun tonite and here i am in this so called open place using the net at 15 deg celsius with the wind howling and blowing at me. My my i am shivering here in my tees, shorts and slippers. i shud hav brought my windbreaker along... ah... regret.
i really miss singapore badly... even though i've only been here like for 1 wk? But i'm more eager to go back to spore than actually gg to taipei for my R & R. Oh gee... but life as an attached medic here has been good. I'm always the latest to wake up... stay in the medical ctr the whole day studying, reading, do some work, play heroes 3 and minesweeper, watch dvd with MO etc... and i often get extra servings from the cooks cos i'm a medic (plus the fact that we kinda know each other lah cos i'm friendly =P) yeah... sometimes i will go out for a run...(which is only once so far) or i will go to the gym (which is once so far too heh)
gained a few kg already... sigh... this is bad...
better go now yah...too cold liao...
cya guys soon... take care and God Bless...
Heng Chun
left with only 7 min of internet time i can only type a short and fast entry of the first few days i've spent in this camp. When i first stepped into the camp, i thought i was in prison... serious... i was like thinking to myself, "is this the place i'm going to spend my 9 mths here till ORD? in the wilderness surrounded by majestic gravestones? Plus the fact that the temperature here right now averages to about 15 to 20 deg celsius plus a cold front which has just hit us *brrrrr*, it gets pretty cold here. Really looking forward to coming back already which is still a long long way to go. only be back on the 2nd Feb... just in time for Chinese New Year.
THe people here are ok... but there are some things which i'm quite unhappy about, like i'm always being taken advantage of among the 4 medics. But i've learnt to trust in the Lord and i'm glad i did not grumble over it cos i've witnessed how myopic us humans can get all the time when it comes to the big picture. alright then... it's almst time liao... shall end here then...
take care and God Bless. =P
at CCK MRT Station after work
I was on my way to take the train, while having a conversation with some of my medical centre kah kees when i heard a familiar tune amidst the crowd. Almost immediately i began to look around to see where the tune is coming from. It was in desperation, it was in eagerness, it was like peace amidst the chaos, it's like hope in the pit of despair, it's like light in the gulf of darkness. I was thinking to myself, it's so amazing for someone to play this tune which i've always kept close to my heart. Then i saw him, this old man in wheel chair with a donation box in front of him playing the flute. His eyes closed, in a world of his own. At that moment, it felt like the whole world was just him and me, the rest of the world were a bizarre... i walked up towards him, took out some money, and inserted into his donation box, whispering a "God Bless You" into his ear before walking back into the crowd. My heart has been healed from that moment, and i found a new revelation of the song...
It Is Well With My Soul
When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll;
Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
It is well, with my soul,
It is well, with my soul,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,
Let this blessed assurance control,
That Christ has regarded my helpless estate,
And hath shed His own blood for my soul.
It is well, with my soul,
It is well, with my soul,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
My sin, oh, the bliss of this glorious thought!
My sin, not in part but the whole,
Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more,
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!
It is well, with my soul,
It is well, with my soul,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
And Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight,
The clouds be rolled back as a scroll;
The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend,
Even so, it is well with my soul.
It is well, with my soul,
It is well, with my soul,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
To all abt to be commissioned officers
Sorry for not being able to attend ya guys' commissioning ceremony cos i'll be away in Taiwan. So hereby i'd like to congratulate every one of u 2LT that every one of you have earned that one bar on your shoulder with honour and glory. (oops... kinda commandoish here =P)Some took the easy way (eg OCTs in signals are really quite slack), while some took the harder way (eg OCTs in armour) but nevertheless... i simply have no idea how to end this sentence after starting it =P... forgive me here. haha.
If ya guys wanna get anything from there just give me a call before wednesday can?
In the mean time... do take care of your health guys...
an order from the Medic Spec haha... =)
Counting Down
in one more week, i'll be off to Taiwan.
Gonna miss so many ppl.. so many bro and sis
even though it's such a short while...
yet a day is like an eternity for me...
but i'll always remind myself this
that our prayers will keep us in contact
through our Lord Jesus Christ... =)
Happy New Year!!
Heh... it's a new year and it's time to draw out a New Year resolution. COme to think of it, who actually follows his/her NY resolution anyway? Haha... Can't believe we actually spent the counting down of the New Year on an overhead bridge near Kay Wee's house. How special that is... indeed... =P
With that, a Great Year Ahead... and SHowers of BlEssiNgs frOm God!
