u may be wondering where in the world did that last post popped up from
especially if you'v been checking back now and then
well...
cos i realised i didn't post that draft earlier on..
so well...
with a click of a button... tada!
haha ;)
just in case you're wondering where i've been
well.. for these few weeks, or rather the past month.. weekends have been rather packed... plus i m still on the snail slow 56k modem..
well.. life's still good in NDU
started sea swim and sea circuit
managed to clock pretty alright timing for starters
2km sea swim 43m58s
sea circuit 19m16s, most recent 18m21s
sea swim i didn't manage to complete the entire swim becos the buddy assigned to swim with me gave up half way becos of his cracked mask and a sprained ankle
so well, for the 2nd one, i paired up with my buddy kelvin tong and managed to pass
dun be fooled that although he may be one of the fatter guys in my batch, he can swim real well..
not forgetting he already have an open waters advance diving liscence
we started land phase 2 weeks ago
bought the expensive US jungle hat which replaces the heavy and awkward helmet which we wore during BMT
visited mandai TP5 quite a number of times for topography lessons
quite fun... but still... i can't stand the jungle
just take yesterday for eg. before training even start, instructor father koh told us to get wet in the big drain...
not that bad.. compared to rolling in the mud! but still... yucks!
guess he didn't want us to get dehydrated...
well... anyway.. seriously, more than half of my batch boys really dread the jungle
i overheard one 23rd senior say to one of my batch boys, "eh how come u guys land phase like still can smile one? during our land phase, everyday is a sad day"
LOL
well, the only explanation is that the smiles return when we are back in NDU
the shower, the dive pool, the SNT pool... shiok man!
k la.. gtg liao.. not blogging much...
before i go...
wish u guys a blessed christmas!
Friday, December 24, 2004
Thursday, November 11, 2004
started turtle back with my booties n fins this week...
quite fun... but my shin hurts now... not used to swimming with fins
learnt side stroke on dry ground, seems quite tricky, think tmr might be doing it in the pool
yesterday before we booked out, we went for 6km run, static PT and survivor swim
survivor swim is basically jumping into the pool in no. 4 camo uniform and stripping everything, except trunks, and making a float with the camo pants
maintained my IPPT gold standard but 2.4 timing dropped to 10m02s
last week missed my ippt becos of sore eyes
the previous week before that my running was around 9m40s
guess that's what happen when slack for 2 weeks
gonna boot up to aim for diver's gold
quite fun... but my shin hurts now... not used to swimming with fins
learnt side stroke on dry ground, seems quite tricky, think tmr might be doing it in the pool
yesterday before we booked out, we went for 6km run, static PT and survivor swim
survivor swim is basically jumping into the pool in no. 4 camo uniform and stripping everything, except trunks, and making a float with the camo pants
maintained my IPPT gold standard but 2.4 timing dropped to 10m02s
last week missed my ippt becos of sore eyes
the previous week before that my running was around 9m40s
guess that's what happen when slack for 2 weeks
gonna boot up to aim for diver's gold
Friday, November 5, 2004
no much evolutions this week
basically it was quite slack
was sent home on monday becos my sore eyes just recovered and they were still a little red
so i missed IPPT on monday and wed's last SOC,
which resulted in me booking out this morning
those who passed everything n didn't report sick booked out yesterday after lunch
those who didn't pass but didn't report sick were gone after dinner
only left a bunch of 23 sick chickens who were let out of camp without breakfast indented..
-_-
went to the store on thurs to draw my dive bag, dive mask, fins, booties and sealion skin suit
although it's only 5 or 6 weeks, my bmt is officially/unofficially over
drawing all these equipment means we are entering physical phase aka class 02
no diving yet, just all the intense water evolutions n lots of physical training
we were actually about to learn basic finning on thurs but it rained so there were no water evolutions
only have a rough idea of what to expect in these couple of weeks to come..
drown proofing, sea swim, sea circuit, 6km timed run
evolutions back to back
slowly getting myself mentally prepared for the things to come
funny thing we didn't get much whacking this week from the instructors..
my batch boys call it "the calm before the storm"
lol...
23rd batch have officially passed out as divers
seeing their face beaming with smiles as they wear the diver's badge on their no. 3
really feel happy for them
u earned it guys! hope to be able to join u at OPS side soon next year :)
yep. nothing much else to blog at the moment
gonna meet up with sier and the rest for some fellowship tonite
meanwhile i'm off to jog to buy some breakfast for my family
basically it was quite slack
was sent home on monday becos my sore eyes just recovered and they were still a little red
so i missed IPPT on monday and wed's last SOC,
which resulted in me booking out this morning
those who passed everything n didn't report sick booked out yesterday after lunch
those who didn't pass but didn't report sick were gone after dinner
only left a bunch of 23 sick chickens who were let out of camp without breakfast indented..
-_-
went to the store on thurs to draw my dive bag, dive mask, fins, booties and sealion skin suit
although it's only 5 or 6 weeks, my bmt is officially/unofficially over
drawing all these equipment means we are entering physical phase aka class 02
no diving yet, just all the intense water evolutions n lots of physical training
we were actually about to learn basic finning on thurs but it rained so there were no water evolutions
only have a rough idea of what to expect in these couple of weeks to come..
drown proofing, sea swim, sea circuit, 6km timed run
evolutions back to back
slowly getting myself mentally prepared for the things to come
funny thing we didn't get much whacking this week from the instructors..
my batch boys call it "the calm before the storm"
lol...
23rd batch have officially passed out as divers
seeing their face beaming with smiles as they wear the diver's badge on their no. 3
really feel happy for them
u earned it guys! hope to be able to join u at OPS side soon next year :)
yep. nothing much else to blog at the moment
gonna meet up with sier and the rest for some fellowship tonite
meanwhile i'm off to jog to buy some breakfast for my family
Friday, October 29, 2004
4 weeks of bmt
been thru really packed programs one after another
i figured that bmt would be like actually around 6 weeks
the whole system for my batch has been changed
the 24th batch bmt, incoporated with physical(class 2) and land combat training phase, would be 15 weeks
after which would be dive and 02 phase
and the last thing we would go thru would be team building week, aka "hell week" before going over to ops side
all these constitutes to about 10 weeks
so my whole course would be around 25 weeks, which is 6 to 7 months,
compared to previous batches where the whole trainee divers' course is around 9 months
shorter, but very packed
first week of bmt we already went for SOC 3 times, inclusive of introduction, first and full run thru
the past week we had range 4 days in a row, barely 5 hours of sleep every nite
having IPPT every week is a norm in dive school, or rather NDU
which was hard to adjust initially when i first enlist
i still remembered the first few IPPTs where my heart would be thumping real hard when approaching the chin up bar, once i almost forgot to count for my buddy doing the chin up right in front of me in queue, until the PTI had to "oei! what's the count" at me..haha
been sick on and off these 2 weeks...
started off with sore throat... after which developed into a bad cough...
fever and cough has been spreading like mad throughout the batch...
but somehow it's also because of inconsiderate ppl who dont cover their mouths when they cough...
fresh air huh... -_-
you ming told me that "it's somewhat similar to the "tekong cough".. whereby it will spread thruout the batch and after a period of time, when everyone is cured, our body will build up certain amt of immunity, so it's actually good to fall sick once in a while"
and yesterday, just when i thot i m good to go n fighting fit
at the end of the day at mandai, some dirt got into my eye, or prob the smoke from the smoke grenade, (or camo cream dissolved in sweat which seeped into my eyes)
my left eye began to hurt quite bad and i had to blink non stop... good thing the evolution had ended and we were just waiting for the bus
msg jimmy gave me some eyedrops and the medic gave me some gauze to wipe off the camo around my eye
still hurt when i went to sleep and i woke up this morning with a "da xiao yan" (big small eye)
another good thing, SOC intended for this morning was cancelled because of bad weather
eye got better as the day goes but it was pretty red that everyone thot i had sore eyes
btw everyone is freaked out by ppl who have sore eyes because there was a bad spread thru the senior batch..
now back home getting better
hmmm.. bear with me ar... thots all over the place...
see lah... too long never blogged.. haha :P
yep..
everything is packed packed packed
the past week went like this
mon - range till 8pm plus
tue - IPPT, Swim PT, Static PT
wed - Individual Field Craft (IFC) @ Mandai till dinner time
thur- IFC @ Mandai till 10pm plus
fri - SOC (Cancelled)
this coming week will be
mon - IPPT, Swim PT (think we might be learning swim with fins this week)
tue - 8km route march
wed - hmm... forgot.. but i think is swim again
thur- 16km route march
fri - ? unknown ATM
sat - ? unknown ATM
really have to depend on God for strength to pull thru every evolution
well, something to give thanks.. :)
my IPPT!
Chin ups - 12
Shuttle run - 9.2s
Sit ups - 45
Stand broad jump (SBJ)- 2.43m
2.4km run - 9m56s
now to work on my running...
which i have to hit 9m14s for divers gold (which 23rd seniors, instructors, CWOs & TOs have asked us to start aiming for)
and also to maintain my SBJ mark which i don't hit all the time, and also becos i'd need to hit at least 243 for divers gold
i was quite worried about my physical before and when i was enlisted,
especially the first 3 weeks where the physical training breaks down my muscles
my chin ups drop from 3 to 0
sit ups was only around 30
SBJ, 225 and 2.4 was 12m34s
before every IPPT, i spend a few minutes praying that He will just give me the strength and endurance to pull thru that i will know that it's Him who has allowed me to improve
btw speaking of IPPT, how can i leave out vince
hey man, Congrats for hitting Divers gold
yr key to long weekends and liberties :)
23rd batch is passing out next week, according to what vince mentioned
still got some diving to complete in dive school i heard
after which they will be over to OPS side
hmm... kk
think that's abt the updates for now..
my apologies again for the messy flow of thots... heh :P
gonna go nurse my red eyes
missed you guys at WAC,
hope to be well this sunday
been thru really packed programs one after another
i figured that bmt would be like actually around 6 weeks
the whole system for my batch has been changed
the 24th batch bmt, incoporated with physical(class 2) and land combat training phase, would be 15 weeks
after which would be dive and 02 phase
and the last thing we would go thru would be team building week, aka "hell week" before going over to ops side
all these constitutes to about 10 weeks
so my whole course would be around 25 weeks, which is 6 to 7 months,
compared to previous batches where the whole trainee divers' course is around 9 months
shorter, but very packed
first week of bmt we already went for SOC 3 times, inclusive of introduction, first and full run thru
the past week we had range 4 days in a row, barely 5 hours of sleep every nite
having IPPT every week is a norm in dive school, or rather NDU
which was hard to adjust initially when i first enlist
i still remembered the first few IPPTs where my heart would be thumping real hard when approaching the chin up bar, once i almost forgot to count for my buddy doing the chin up right in front of me in queue, until the PTI had to "oei! what's the count" at me..haha
been sick on and off these 2 weeks...
started off with sore throat... after which developed into a bad cough...
fever and cough has been spreading like mad throughout the batch...
but somehow it's also because of inconsiderate ppl who dont cover their mouths when they cough...
fresh air huh... -_-
you ming told me that "it's somewhat similar to the "tekong cough".. whereby it will spread thruout the batch and after a period of time, when everyone is cured, our body will build up certain amt of immunity, so it's actually good to fall sick once in a while"
and yesterday, just when i thot i m good to go n fighting fit
at the end of the day at mandai, some dirt got into my eye, or prob the smoke from the smoke grenade, (or camo cream dissolved in sweat which seeped into my eyes)
my left eye began to hurt quite bad and i had to blink non stop... good thing the evolution had ended and we were just waiting for the bus
msg jimmy gave me some eyedrops and the medic gave me some gauze to wipe off the camo around my eye
still hurt when i went to sleep and i woke up this morning with a "da xiao yan" (big small eye)
another good thing, SOC intended for this morning was cancelled because of bad weather
eye got better as the day goes but it was pretty red that everyone thot i had sore eyes
btw everyone is freaked out by ppl who have sore eyes because there was a bad spread thru the senior batch..
now back home getting better
hmmm.. bear with me ar... thots all over the place...
see lah... too long never blogged.. haha :P
yep..
everything is packed packed packed
the past week went like this
mon - range till 8pm plus
tue - IPPT, Swim PT, Static PT
wed - Individual Field Craft (IFC) @ Mandai till dinner time
thur- IFC @ Mandai till 10pm plus
fri - SOC (Cancelled)
this coming week will be
mon - IPPT, Swim PT (think we might be learning swim with fins this week)
tue - 8km route march
wed - hmm... forgot.. but i think is swim again
thur- 16km route march
fri - ? unknown ATM
sat - ? unknown ATM
really have to depend on God for strength to pull thru every evolution
well, something to give thanks.. :)
my IPPT!
Chin ups - 12
Shuttle run - 9.2s
Sit ups - 45
Stand broad jump (SBJ)- 2.43m
2.4km run - 9m56s
now to work on my running...
which i have to hit 9m14s for divers gold (which 23rd seniors, instructors, CWOs & TOs have asked us to start aiming for)
and also to maintain my SBJ mark which i don't hit all the time, and also becos i'd need to hit at least 243 for divers gold
i was quite worried about my physical before and when i was enlisted,
especially the first 3 weeks where the physical training breaks down my muscles
my chin ups drop from 3 to 0
sit ups was only around 30
SBJ, 225 and 2.4 was 12m34s
before every IPPT, i spend a few minutes praying that He will just give me the strength and endurance to pull thru that i will know that it's Him who has allowed me to improve
btw speaking of IPPT, how can i leave out vince
hey man, Congrats for hitting Divers gold
yr key to long weekends and liberties :)
23rd batch is passing out next week, according to what vince mentioned
still got some diving to complete in dive school i heard
after which they will be over to OPS side
hmm... kk
think that's abt the updates for now..
my apologies again for the messy flow of thots... heh :P
gonna go nurse my red eyes
missed you guys at WAC,
hope to be well this sunday
Friday, September 24, 2004
well, a month in dive school, 24th batch, life as a trainee diver
still no diving yet as many of you may ask
right now i m still at the starting scratch, physical training phase (PTP), which is basically doing runs, static and swim PT thruout the entire week
quite alot of time to sit around and do nothing, or rather "area-cleaning"
many of my seniors from 23rd batch told me to enjoy the days of PTP because when BMT starts, it will be more busy as the different phases draw near
well.. not thinking too far down yet
shall be taking a step at a time and stick to the power curve
met vince since day 1 in NDU, and have been seeing him very often as the 23rd batch's cabins are just a level above us
seniors have been pretty helpful, coming down pretty often to talk to us and teach us new stuffs
my batch's course warrant, msg Jimmy Choo, is known as "one of the best course warrants" in dive school.. and he's a Navy SEAL.. been thru the US SEAL course... an impressive golden eagle badge on his uniform's right pocket..
he's very motivating... even towards our batch's instructors...
the way msg jimmy works is that he want's a good working relationship as well as mutual respect with us and of cos, he expects results when he dishes out good deals for us...
so far, we've been preforming ok so that explains the long weekends i have been getting so far...
really thank God for the blessings so far
gee... so many things to write but cant put together all the thots in one go...
basically life in dive school is still good...
not as bad as many perceived it to be...
my prayers have become distinctly longer... even before meals...
there's so much that i have to depend on God...
to commit everything, every exercise, or what we know as evolution, into His hands... i would silently pray before each run asking Him to grant me the endurance to complete the run..
and no matter what the results are, just give thanks
one thing i learned from purpose driven life for the past week is "you are as close to God as you choose to be"
this is a lesson which i want to learn even in dive school
well.. that's all for now...
as i mentioned, things are still going fine..looking good
bmt starts next week
will be much more busy but i will try to update whenever i can.. :)
still no diving yet as many of you may ask
right now i m still at the starting scratch, physical training phase (PTP), which is basically doing runs, static and swim PT thruout the entire week
quite alot of time to sit around and do nothing, or rather "area-cleaning"
many of my seniors from 23rd batch told me to enjoy the days of PTP because when BMT starts, it will be more busy as the different phases draw near
well.. not thinking too far down yet
shall be taking a step at a time and stick to the power curve
met vince since day 1 in NDU, and have been seeing him very often as the 23rd batch's cabins are just a level above us
seniors have been pretty helpful, coming down pretty often to talk to us and teach us new stuffs
my batch's course warrant, msg Jimmy Choo, is known as "one of the best course warrants" in dive school.. and he's a Navy SEAL.. been thru the US SEAL course... an impressive golden eagle badge on his uniform's right pocket..
he's very motivating... even towards our batch's instructors...
the way msg jimmy works is that he want's a good working relationship as well as mutual respect with us and of cos, he expects results when he dishes out good deals for us...
so far, we've been preforming ok so that explains the long weekends i have been getting so far...
really thank God for the blessings so far
gee... so many things to write but cant put together all the thots in one go...
basically life in dive school is still good...
not as bad as many perceived it to be...
my prayers have become distinctly longer... even before meals...
there's so much that i have to depend on God...
to commit everything, every exercise, or what we know as evolution, into His hands... i would silently pray before each run asking Him to grant me the endurance to complete the run..
and no matter what the results are, just give thanks
one thing i learned from purpose driven life for the past week is "you are as close to God as you choose to be"
this is a lesson which i want to learn even in dive school
well.. that's all for now...
as i mentioned, things are still going fine..looking good
bmt starts next week
will be much more busy but i will try to update whenever i can.. :)
Monday, August 16, 2004
i bought a packet of NTUC butter crackers and khong guan lemon biscuits
apparently when I opened the NTUC crackers.. i noticed it's just khong guan biscuits (it's imprinted on the biscuit)... those square ones... u know... those kopitiam ah peks(not that drummer ah pek) dip in coffee..
mum was apparently very amused by the things i m bringing to camp..
she kept suggesting that i might as well bring the fridge along as well... which if ever it is possible, i would gladly get my dad to bring it down.. but well.. that's rather far fetched.. lol :P
had dinner with my family just now.. initially i postponed it to tmr cos mum not very free, lele have tuition and leong would be in library studying.. so only my dad and myself..
but leong came home rather early today.. and we weren't that hungry.. so we waited till around 9pm, went to fetch lele from tuition, before heading to a new coffeeshop at some old hakka building along the stretch of upper bukit timah...
i made it clear to my parents "no cereal prawns"
had em on friday and sunday
mum again suggested with much amuse that it's my "last supper"
had our fill of "zhu chao"
i realised we 3 brothers have really grown quite abit, cos its no longer as spacious sitting at the back seats of my dad's car...
well... lele is fat wad... look at his spare tyre..hahaha
got a couple of smses from zheng chong
my good friend since primary school, same class thruout my secondary sch days...a decade of friendship
he's starting ATEC tmr and wished me all the best for my days in NDU...
really great chap...
gotta catch up with him sometime soon when i m more settled in NS...
alright...
feeling quite tired..
had a long day of work..
good nite my dear friends :)
apparently when I opened the NTUC crackers.. i noticed it's just khong guan biscuits (it's imprinted on the biscuit)... those square ones... u know... those kopitiam ah peks(not that drummer ah pek) dip in coffee..
mum was apparently very amused by the things i m bringing to camp..
she kept suggesting that i might as well bring the fridge along as well... which if ever it is possible, i would gladly get my dad to bring it down.. but well.. that's rather far fetched.. lol :P
had dinner with my family just now.. initially i postponed it to tmr cos mum not very free, lele have tuition and leong would be in library studying.. so only my dad and myself..
but leong came home rather early today.. and we weren't that hungry.. so we waited till around 9pm, went to fetch lele from tuition, before heading to a new coffeeshop at some old hakka building along the stretch of upper bukit timah...
i made it clear to my parents "no cereal prawns"
had em on friday and sunday
mum again suggested with much amuse that it's my "last supper"
had our fill of "zhu chao"
i realised we 3 brothers have really grown quite abit, cos its no longer as spacious sitting at the back seats of my dad's car...
well... lele is fat wad... look at his spare tyre..hahaha
got a couple of smses from zheng chong
my good friend since primary school, same class thruout my secondary sch days...a decade of friendship
he's starting ATEC tmr and wished me all the best for my days in NDU...
really great chap...
gotta catch up with him sometime soon when i m more settled in NS...
alright...
feeling quite tired..
had a long day of work..
good nite my dear friends :)
Wednesday, August 11, 2004
back for an update
so long since i typed something here...haha :P
well.. let's begin with the public hol that just passed
national day was a nice day spent..
went to catch sunrise (which was hidden behind trees) at east coast with ivy, sab and sier.
slept for just a few hours the previous nite...had to wake up early to prepare breakfast for the potluck and another portion for my family...
made egg w/ melted cheese sandwich and potato salad...
sab prepared hotdogs, nuggets and egg mayo (i still think it taste pretty good.. wonder why all the rest think it smells weird)
rent bikes for an hour to teach ivy how to cycle.. well... she almost caught it lah... prob another trip down to cycle should do the trick... she's so determined.. proud of her!
k.. back to what i've been up to recently
6 days count down..
been busy preparing/ shopping for stuffs for NS..
submitted application to terminate my broadband connection end of september..
1st... it's becoming too expensive... $75 plus for 512!!!
it's only when i asked to terminate then did the singnet staff offered me a better deal...sheesh.. if i didn't ask prob i will continue to pay that horrendous amount..
2nd... i'm going NS so wont need unlimited account for the time being
3rd... my brother is going to have his As so thought its not wise to pass this account to him
guess that's enough reasons to say goodbye to singnet...
i m seriously considering to go wireless with starhub maxonline when i finished my basic training and when leong has enlisted too...
then we can split cost... :P
so well...
guess wont be seeing me blog for some time bah...
pretty much things in mind now..
my family... dear...youth...worship ministry... NDU
i really hope that the older guys will rise up to see the need to ministering to the younger ones..
thinking back to my secondary sch days..
i have a mentor from youth for christ (YFC) called Jia Fu...
he was in charge of taking care of me and another guy my age called benny...
both of us are a notorious pair...
often we would be playing soccer across the room in the YFC office in jurong west.. until he screams at us to stop playing.. :P
but what i remembered most are the times when he asked us out to even do bible study with us... answer questions we have about aliens, ghosts, etc.. yea we were sec 1 then
he was just a poly student, in his final year...
of cos, then we had no idea how heavy his work load is but yet he dedicated his time and effort to meet up with us and even bring us to YFC events, and even subsidising us sometimes...
i remember the days where he would leave voicemails in his pager for us to retrieve...
although it was just simple things that he did...
it mattered alot to me and definitely impacted me one way and another...
he could have dedicated his time elsewhere... even in other areas of ministry... being concerned with his responsibilities..
but he chose to be a friend to benny and i..
being a friend...
maybe sometimes we are just so clogged up and stuck up with our own self, our well being and our own comfort that we have neglected the people around us who needs help.. needs guidance..
wallow in self pity and lament abt the world being unfair...
being a friend...
personally, i find it all pointing to the youths in the ministry...
they are at such a moudable age...
although i have no idea where Jia Fu is presently (i heard he MIA after enlistment...haha), but he left such blessings in my heart that i would want to pass on this blessing to the younger ones...
looking at another incident...
i still remembered the time when the older brother in church whom i look up to alot left the saturday service because of a failed r/s
i was so upset that i cried in church...
thankfully, things calmed down and he returned to church...
seriously, we never know how much the things that happen to us..may affect others around us who care, love and look up to us...
being a friend...
guess it's a humbling process altogether...
i remember the days where i was an arrogant guy who looks down on the childish behavior of the youths back in my previous church...
by God's grace, he changed my perspective...
to be honest...
one doesnt really have to be of a certain leadership role to start impacting lives..
wherever u are, the simple things you do, the way you carry yourself...
in your sch, yr workplace... to the people you mix around with
just look at Jesus when he was a little boy sitting among the teachers
to bear God's love and being a testimony...
it's the little things which amounts
i really thank God for Jia Fu... and of cos many others whom He has placed in my life.. whom have left such sweet memories in my heart...and even impacted me in one way or another..
this would be the beginning of a new challenge in NS...
pray that He will keep me strong in my faith and make me the light and salt he wants me to be
so long since i typed something here...haha :P
well.. let's begin with the public hol that just passed
national day was a nice day spent..
went to catch sunrise (which was hidden behind trees) at east coast with ivy, sab and sier.
slept for just a few hours the previous nite...had to wake up early to prepare breakfast for the potluck and another portion for my family...
made egg w/ melted cheese sandwich and potato salad...
sab prepared hotdogs, nuggets and egg mayo (i still think it taste pretty good.. wonder why all the rest think it smells weird)
rent bikes for an hour to teach ivy how to cycle.. well... she almost caught it lah... prob another trip down to cycle should do the trick... she's so determined.. proud of her!
k.. back to what i've been up to recently
6 days count down..
been busy preparing/ shopping for stuffs for NS..
submitted application to terminate my broadband connection end of september..
1st... it's becoming too expensive... $75 plus for 512!!!
it's only when i asked to terminate then did the singnet staff offered me a better deal...sheesh.. if i didn't ask prob i will continue to pay that horrendous amount..
2nd... i'm going NS so wont need unlimited account for the time being
3rd... my brother is going to have his As so thought its not wise to pass this account to him
guess that's enough reasons to say goodbye to singnet...
i m seriously considering to go wireless with starhub maxonline when i finished my basic training and when leong has enlisted too...
then we can split cost... :P
so well...
guess wont be seeing me blog for some time bah...
pretty much things in mind now..
my family... dear...youth...worship ministry... NDU
i really hope that the older guys will rise up to see the need to ministering to the younger ones..
thinking back to my secondary sch days..
i have a mentor from youth for christ (YFC) called Jia Fu...
he was in charge of taking care of me and another guy my age called benny...
both of us are a notorious pair...
often we would be playing soccer across the room in the YFC office in jurong west.. until he screams at us to stop playing.. :P
but what i remembered most are the times when he asked us out to even do bible study with us... answer questions we have about aliens, ghosts, etc.. yea we were sec 1 then
he was just a poly student, in his final year...
of cos, then we had no idea how heavy his work load is but yet he dedicated his time and effort to meet up with us and even bring us to YFC events, and even subsidising us sometimes...
i remember the days where he would leave voicemails in his pager for us to retrieve...
although it was just simple things that he did...
it mattered alot to me and definitely impacted me one way and another...
he could have dedicated his time elsewhere... even in other areas of ministry... being concerned with his responsibilities..
but he chose to be a friend to benny and i..
being a friend...
maybe sometimes we are just so clogged up and stuck up with our own self, our well being and our own comfort that we have neglected the people around us who needs help.. needs guidance..
wallow in self pity and lament abt the world being unfair...
being a friend...
personally, i find it all pointing to the youths in the ministry...
they are at such a moudable age...
although i have no idea where Jia Fu is presently (i heard he MIA after enlistment...haha), but he left such blessings in my heart that i would want to pass on this blessing to the younger ones...
looking at another incident...
i still remembered the time when the older brother in church whom i look up to alot left the saturday service because of a failed r/s
i was so upset that i cried in church...
thankfully, things calmed down and he returned to church...
seriously, we never know how much the things that happen to us..may affect others around us who care, love and look up to us...
being a friend...
guess it's a humbling process altogether...
i remember the days where i was an arrogant guy who looks down on the childish behavior of the youths back in my previous church...
by God's grace, he changed my perspective...
to be honest...
one doesnt really have to be of a certain leadership role to start impacting lives..
wherever u are, the simple things you do, the way you carry yourself...
in your sch, yr workplace... to the people you mix around with
just look at Jesus when he was a little boy sitting among the teachers
to bear God's love and being a testimony...
it's the little things which amounts
i really thank God for Jia Fu... and of cos many others whom He has placed in my life.. whom have left such sweet memories in my heart...and even impacted me in one way or another..
this would be the beginning of a new challenge in NS...
pray that He will keep me strong in my faith and make me the light and salt he wants me to be
Saturday, July 31, 2004
i really pray that i will get a lower deck in my bunk-to-be
anyway..
congrats to Vince who successfully cleared hell week... =)
quote: Been thru hell, ring no bell
here's a list from him regarding the things to bring:
Pricky Heat Powder.
Qin Chao Yiu.
Medical Oil.
Muscle Rub.
Alarm Clock.
Washing Powder or Liquid
Hangers (about 10) (dun need too ex one)
Hanger Clips, (a few can liao)
toothpaste, toothbrush
shaver
vitamin C tablets or pills
rug ( for wipping things during stand by bed)
buy 1 pair extra gaters ( dun have nvm. I got, can find me )
small sissors
torchlight (small one can liao)
girlfriend, family, friends photo and blue tag ( to paste on your cabinate) lol
gluclose ( this one is good , replenish your energy ) (bring a small spoon to put it into your bottle)
Some salt (if you want)
toilet paper ( dun show ppl you got until emergency) lol . cause always run out of toilet paper one.
shampoo, facial, bath things.
zip lock bags. (to pack your own things, bmt will use quite a lot but that one can buy later.)
small containers to organise your things better.
$1 coins (to wash clothes using washing machine. ) ($1 to wash, $1 to dry )
black & silver marker
fm receiver
anyway..
congrats to Vince who successfully cleared hell week... =)
quote: Been thru hell, ring no bell
here's a list from him regarding the things to bring:
Pricky Heat Powder.
Qin Chao Yiu.
Medical Oil.
Muscle Rub.
Alarm Clock.
Washing Powder or Liquid
Hangers (about 10) (dun need too ex one)
Hanger Clips, (a few can liao)
toothpaste, toothbrush
shaver
vitamin C tablets or pills
rug ( for wipping things during stand by bed)
buy 1 pair extra gaters ( dun have nvm. I got, can find me )
small sissors
torchlight (small one can liao)
girlfriend, family, friends photo and blue tag ( to paste on your cabinate) lol
gluclose ( this one is good , replenish your energy ) (bring a small spoon to put it into your bottle)
Some salt (if you want)
toilet paper ( dun show ppl you got until emergency) lol . cause always run out of toilet paper one.
shampoo, facial, bath things.
zip lock bags. (to pack your own things, bmt will use quite a lot but that one can buy later.)
small containers to organise your things better.
$1 coins (to wash clothes using washing machine. ) ($1 to wash, $1 to dry )
black & silver marker
fm receiver
Wednesday, July 28, 2004
Tuesday, July 27, 2004
there's some pop up thingy going around with blogspot and dairyland..
i have updated my virus-scan, and spywareblaster, malicious active-x database
ran a full scan on my pc to see if the pop ups are internal, from my com
if not it could well be external, which would be server problem
it feels scary
cos i surfed blogger and diaryland for news on these pop ups but couldnt find any
i wonder if anyone else also have these annoying pop ups when you're surfing the pages...
so far... my brother, peixuan and myself all have the same problem
i have updated my virus-scan, and spywareblaster, malicious active-x database
ran a full scan on my pc to see if the pop ups are internal, from my com
if not it could well be external, which would be server problem
it feels scary
cos i surfed blogger and diaryland for news on these pop ups but couldnt find any
i wonder if anyone else also have these annoying pop ups when you're surfing the pages...
so far... my brother, peixuan and myself all have the same problem
Friday, July 23, 2004
BINTAN
i knew that ivy will beat me to blogging this trip.. hehe
basically what we did for the two days...
jetskiing - i think i m hooked (and it was only half an hour!)... really shiok... the jet ski has a great motor... if it wasn't for dear who was hanging on so tight at the back, i would have stood up and accelerate all the way..
but well... i kinda figured i will get lots of "water sports" very soon
kelong dinner...
it was a very homely dinner... nice atmosphere
we got a corner table but it's quite different from sentosa's SEA village restaurant cos in bintan.. u look out to sea and all u see are just some small lights from the boats... everything else is pitch dark...whereas in sentosa... u look out and u see lots of lights...
hmmm...actually... everywhere in singapore is well lit...
ELEPHANTS...
very interesting! got a ride around the forest on elephant's back with dearie...
she din dare to let go of holding the shoulders of the elephant trainer and kept telling me not to let go of her too..
the spine of the elephant is pretty hard... we came back with sore thighs..
the whole place is open... so the elephants run around in the wild...
i've never been to a safari.. but i think it might most probably be the same...
bought some bananas for $1 a bunch (cheap!) and fed them
went back in the car that drove us there, with a new zealand couple who thought we were on our honeymoon.. hehe =P
overall... it was really fun
really enjoyed myself... dearie too rite? =)
yep..it definitely goes right up my list of most memorable holidays
k lah.. just back from work.. shall go rest...more details read dear's blog.. =)
i knew that ivy will beat me to blogging this trip.. hehe
basically what we did for the two days...
jetskiing - i think i m hooked (and it was only half an hour!)... really shiok... the jet ski has a great motor... if it wasn't for dear who was hanging on so tight at the back, i would have stood up and accelerate all the way..
but well... i kinda figured i will get lots of "water sports" very soon
kelong dinner...
it was a very homely dinner... nice atmosphere
we got a corner table but it's quite different from sentosa's SEA village restaurant cos in bintan.. u look out to sea and all u see are just some small lights from the boats... everything else is pitch dark...whereas in sentosa... u look out and u see lots of lights...
hmmm...actually... everywhere in singapore is well lit...
ELEPHANTS...
very interesting! got a ride around the forest on elephant's back with dearie...
she din dare to let go of holding the shoulders of the elephant trainer and kept telling me not to let go of her too..
the spine of the elephant is pretty hard... we came back with sore thighs..
the whole place is open... so the elephants run around in the wild...
i've never been to a safari.. but i think it might most probably be the same...
bought some bananas for $1 a bunch (cheap!) and fed them
went back in the car that drove us there, with a new zealand couple who thought we were on our honeymoon.. hehe =P
overall... it was really fun
really enjoyed myself... dearie too rite? =)
yep..it definitely goes right up my list of most memorable holidays
k lah.. just back from work.. shall go rest...more details read dear's blog.. =)
Thursday, July 22, 2004
guppymania
dear's guppy gave birth to 2 little ones!
=)
but unfortunately, one of the other guppy (the dad i supposed), for some reason, jumped out the tank last nite and dried up...
it looked like an ikan bilis...
haha
pics of the guppies will be up soon...
plus bintan pics... which most likely ivy will upload? will see lah huh... =)
dear's guppy gave birth to 2 little ones!
=)
but unfortunately, one of the other guppy (the dad i supposed), for some reason, jumped out the tank last nite and dried up...
it looked like an ikan bilis...
haha
pics of the guppies will be up soon...
plus bintan pics... which most likely ivy will upload? will see lah huh... =)
Friday, July 16, 2004
i m still contemplating whether to go for my graduation on 19th
u see... my enlistment is on 18th aug
from what i know from vince(a guy i got to know who's in the previous batch).. he mentioned that first few days mainly just draw equipment and admin stuff..
well... i will call up NDU next week and ask the ppl there for advices...
if i may miss out much, i guess i will just give my graduation a miss and get someone in my family to collect it bah..
hmm.. decide next week..
after i call up NDU and discuss with my parents
u see... my enlistment is on 18th aug
from what i know from vince(a guy i got to know who's in the previous batch).. he mentioned that first few days mainly just draw equipment and admin stuff..
well... i will call up NDU next week and ask the ppl there for advices...
if i may miss out much, i guess i will just give my graduation a miss and get someone in my family to collect it bah..
hmm.. decide next week..
after i call up NDU and discuss with my parents
Thursday, July 15, 2004
i just gathered my whole family and prayed together as a family
gave thanks to God for His providence & blessing over this family and pray that He will continue to show His ways in this family
my dad is a non christian
my mum is a christian.. but she doesnt really attend church regularly... back-slided in some sense...
it was quite hard for me lah... i was nervous...
i kept praying for courage and God granted me just what i need...
just before my youngest brother went to bed.. i grab hold of him and my younger brother and went to my parents room and asked my dad and my mum if i can pray together with them and even bless the family through the prayer...
yep.. prayed in chinese as my parents are not that proficient in english..
struggled with my chinese vocab abit as i have not prayed in chinese for a very long time..
at the end of it... when we said Amen.. it was a rather awkward scenario but we just smiled at each other and i gave a light slap on lele's butt & said "off to bed"
it's really a pleasant joy inside me..
felt that i just want to share the above to all of you
especially those with non christian family members...
it doesnt mean that only when your family members are christians then can u pray aloud together..
most person would really love to be blessed and prayed over...
some may reject but many will obliged when they sense that you are really sincere to pray for them...
and i believe when we pray aloud with and for our family members... God's blessing and God's love will flow to their hearts...
and it leaves a "spiritual mark" there...
even if they may not respond instantaneously
when u pray... u are showing an outward affection of concern and love for them...
u are letting them know that "hey, even though u may not believe in God, i still sincerely want to pray for you"
and it's a form of spreading God's love to them..
especially in times when they need support... be there for them and pray for them..
and when God moves and answers their prayers...
they will just know that He is THE God...
don't be discouraged if u get rejected..
pray and try again...
remember what some of us who went to camp learnt?
"never give up!"
=)
gave thanks to God for His providence & blessing over this family and pray that He will continue to show His ways in this family
my dad is a non christian
my mum is a christian.. but she doesnt really attend church regularly... back-slided in some sense...
it was quite hard for me lah... i was nervous...
i kept praying for courage and God granted me just what i need...
just before my youngest brother went to bed.. i grab hold of him and my younger brother and went to my parents room and asked my dad and my mum if i can pray together with them and even bless the family through the prayer...
yep.. prayed in chinese as my parents are not that proficient in english..
struggled with my chinese vocab abit as i have not prayed in chinese for a very long time..
at the end of it... when we said Amen.. it was a rather awkward scenario but we just smiled at each other and i gave a light slap on lele's butt & said "off to bed"
it's really a pleasant joy inside me..
felt that i just want to share the above to all of you
especially those with non christian family members...
it doesnt mean that only when your family members are christians then can u pray aloud together..
most person would really love to be blessed and prayed over...
some may reject but many will obliged when they sense that you are really sincere to pray for them...
and i believe when we pray aloud with and for our family members... God's blessing and God's love will flow to their hearts...
and it leaves a "spiritual mark" there...
even if they may not respond instantaneously
when u pray... u are showing an outward affection of concern and love for them...
u are letting them know that "hey, even though u may not believe in God, i still sincerely want to pray for you"
and it's a form of spreading God's love to them..
especially in times when they need support... be there for them and pray for them..
and when God moves and answers their prayers...
they will just know that He is THE God...
don't be discouraged if u get rejected..
pray and try again...
remember what some of us who went to camp learnt?
"never give up!"
=)
Tuesday, July 13, 2004
Tuesday, July 6, 2004
Sunday, June 27, 2004
NS....tell this to your heart: that you will disallow yourself to stray from God...
dun even give yourself a thot that you may backslide
you may not be serving as much...but service does not equate to your devotion to God.
from the moment you step into the grounds of the navy...
that is where your ministry is.
your ministry is your testimony. your words of encouragement. the times your hold on to God in the darkness...and the times you shine His light into your mates..there. From then on...these will be your ministry....no longer music director of WAC....hahaha!
~Si'er
dun even give yourself a thot that you may backslide
you may not be serving as much...but service does not equate to your devotion to God.
from the moment you step into the grounds of the navy...
that is where your ministry is.
your ministry is your testimony. your words of encouragement. the times your hold on to God in the darkness...and the times you shine His light into your mates..there. From then on...these will be your ministry....no longer music director of WAC....hahaha!
~Si'er
Saturday, June 26, 2004
Close to Your Heart
Hearing your whispers
The lover of my soul
Seeking You Jesus
Your arms of love were never closed
So now i'm here
My only desire
To be
Close to your heart
Close to your heart
Close to your heart
Forever
Being here with you
What can i ask for more?
Your majestic presence
I know there's no other God
Hearing your whispers
The lover of my soul
Seeking You Jesus
Your arms of love were never closed
So now i'm here
My only desire
To be
Close to your heart
Close to your heart
Close to your heart
Forever
Being here with you
What can i ask for more?
Your majestic presence
I know there's no other God
Friday, June 25, 2004
Thursday, June 24, 2004
back from camp at port dickson
this is my first church camp at WAC and it's one of the best camps i have ever attended..
gee... it's really hard to pen down all the thots running thru my head at this moment..
okok... slowly..
i bunked with Denny... Disney could not make it so just me and him with an extra bed
i learnt quite abit just by observing the way he works
the way he unpacks and pack up at an amazing speed... his time of worship and devotion...
he's really a pretty disciplined person in my opinion... and a passionate person
yep... and he played flute for us for one of the worship sessions...
it was soooo beautiful...
pity we were too tired every time we meet in our room to worship together...
but still.. really blessed with the fellowship with this wonderful bro.. :)
the sessions were great...
the worship, the "hot tips" and the sermon
it's really different when you have a group of people who are really hungry for God and desires so badly for His presence in the midst
even with just a guitar and keyboard (plus once in a while either paul or denny would play the percussion instruments)
it's just plain simple yet dynamic worship
and it made me somehow wished that we didn't have drums in church
now i really understand what pastor mentioned to me some weeks back that how important it is for musicians to flow in the Spirit and be ready vessels for His annointing to flow thru to the congregation.
if the worship team don't worship, why does it exist?
ok enuff abt the worship...
activities were packed but fun..
went swimming on day 2 and ate durian
that was when my mouth area started to act up
first, ulcer, then sore throat
then till right now as i m typing this, i'm still recovering from sore throat, ulcer on tongue and lips and a very slight fever
feeling sore all over because i din warm up proper before gym...
day 3.. the scavenger hunt
din have telematch because of the haze
talent nite
it was fantastic man... our church is indeed blessed with many many many talents
from the children to the elderly...
day 4..
had the last session then communion
initially pastor wanted to just close with a prayer but we ended up praying for a very long time for different groups of people in the church...
auntie joyce asked the youth to come forward for prayer,
and i just started tearing for no apparent reason while ministering with the guitar...
paul came over and offered to take over the guitar and i went forward to pray
it was so real... the presence of God...
somehow someway God just open my eyes to things i may have overlooked..
after i was prayed for, i looked over to the guys sitting in one row and God just prompted me to move over to pray with them...
hesitated a little, then tina went forward and prayed for augustine
edward, timothy, jonathan, jethro all gathered around auggie and prayed...
all of us started tearing...
after praying for augustine, i gathered the guys and prayed on a whole for all the guys in YF...
this bunch of young guys are so precious... even though they may not have much older guys whom they can look up to.. but i m so thankful to God that He has blessed and kept them in the house of the Lord...
i was reminded of the verse Pastor shared
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land - 2 Chronicles 7:14
serious... i really believe.. when a group of people who are really hungry for God are gathered together, it's really a powerful thing...
there is power here for miracles, set the captives free, make the broken whole
gee... there's really too many thots to pen down at this moment...
shall stop here... anything else.. just ask anyone of us who attended camp... :)
this is my first church camp at WAC and it's one of the best camps i have ever attended..
gee... it's really hard to pen down all the thots running thru my head at this moment..
okok... slowly..
i bunked with Denny... Disney could not make it so just me and him with an extra bed
i learnt quite abit just by observing the way he works
the way he unpacks and pack up at an amazing speed... his time of worship and devotion...
he's really a pretty disciplined person in my opinion... and a passionate person
yep... and he played flute for us for one of the worship sessions...
it was soooo beautiful...
pity we were too tired every time we meet in our room to worship together...
but still.. really blessed with the fellowship with this wonderful bro.. :)
the sessions were great...
the worship, the "hot tips" and the sermon
it's really different when you have a group of people who are really hungry for God and desires so badly for His presence in the midst
even with just a guitar and keyboard (plus once in a while either paul or denny would play the percussion instruments)
it's just plain simple yet dynamic worship
and it made me somehow wished that we didn't have drums in church
now i really understand what pastor mentioned to me some weeks back that how important it is for musicians to flow in the Spirit and be ready vessels for His annointing to flow thru to the congregation.
if the worship team don't worship, why does it exist?
ok enuff abt the worship...
activities were packed but fun..
went swimming on day 2 and ate durian
that was when my mouth area started to act up
first, ulcer, then sore throat
then till right now as i m typing this, i'm still recovering from sore throat, ulcer on tongue and lips and a very slight fever
feeling sore all over because i din warm up proper before gym...
day 3.. the scavenger hunt
din have telematch because of the haze
talent nite
it was fantastic man... our church is indeed blessed with many many many talents
from the children to the elderly...
day 4..
had the last session then communion
initially pastor wanted to just close with a prayer but we ended up praying for a very long time for different groups of people in the church...
auntie joyce asked the youth to come forward for prayer,
and i just started tearing for no apparent reason while ministering with the guitar...
paul came over and offered to take over the guitar and i went forward to pray
it was so real... the presence of God...
somehow someway God just open my eyes to things i may have overlooked..
after i was prayed for, i looked over to the guys sitting in one row and God just prompted me to move over to pray with them...
hesitated a little, then tina went forward and prayed for augustine
edward, timothy, jonathan, jethro all gathered around auggie and prayed...
all of us started tearing...
after praying for augustine, i gathered the guys and prayed on a whole for all the guys in YF...
this bunch of young guys are so precious... even though they may not have much older guys whom they can look up to.. but i m so thankful to God that He has blessed and kept them in the house of the Lord...
i was reminded of the verse Pastor shared
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land - 2 Chronicles 7:14
serious... i really believe.. when a group of people who are really hungry for God are gathered together, it's really a powerful thing...
there is power here for miracles, set the captives free, make the broken whole
gee... there's really too many thots to pen down at this moment...
shall stop here... anything else.. just ask anyone of us who attended camp... :)
Tuesday, June 15, 2004
Friday, June 11, 2004
came across this beautiful song by hillsong worship series
---
Faithful
You know my future like you knew my past
And Your word concerning me was made to last
Forever
And I know Your word is Your integrity
And that You'd do just what You said You would
You are faithful
Heaven and earth will pass away
But Your word will remain
Your word will remain faithful
Now all I have be stripped away
But to You I remain
To You I remain faithful
I know that Your love is forever strong
And I will sing about it all day long
Forever
I know that there is no one else like You
And no one else can do the things You would
You are faithful
---
Faithful
You know my future like you knew my past
And Your word concerning me was made to last
Forever
And I know Your word is Your integrity
And that You'd do just what You said You would
You are faithful
Heaven and earth will pass away
But Your word will remain
Your word will remain faithful
Now all I have be stripped away
But to You I remain
To You I remain faithful
I know that Your love is forever strong
And I will sing about it all day long
Forever
I know that there is no one else like You
And no one else can do the things You would
You are faithful
Thursday, June 10, 2004
a day at ubin
Arlene, Peixuan, Wanling, Augustine, Edward, Jun Hoong, Weiqiang and myself
the famous nasi lemak at changi
heavy downpour
decided to get 3 reels, some extra hooks and weights, plus a tupperware full of fat juicy worms
dash for the jetty
taking a breather outside the police post
heavy/ light drizzle
top-leaking bumboat
hiking in the drizzle instead of cycling
slightly drenched n took a photo under a small shelter outside the c.c.
a huge spider (which for some reason, the camera refuse to take a shot of it)
augustine tried to fish part 1 - at the beach
augustine tried to fish part 2 - at the swamp/river
junhoong emitting 'smoke' thru his whole body
edward's energy bars
wanling's new found friends (ok.. shall reveal it here - worms)
saw kids wearing the "home run" t shirt cycling in the rain, and somehow regretting a little why we din rent bikes at first :P
weiqiang and his funny noise when he tried to kick something and his slipper flew over a fence :D
back to the jetty and unpack our fishing gear
augustine tried to fish part 3 - at the jetty
weiqiang hooking all sorts of things out to sea as he threw his line out (including my pen knife which was used to cut the worms)
junhoong and wanling took a nap
i passed my reel to peixuan to let her try out
after some time, peixuan and arlene thot the line was stuck
then we thot we lost a potential bite
upon reeling up the line, to our surprise, we found a small fish!
took a plastic bag filled with sea water and transfered it in
more fishing for about half an hour more
530pm, we decided to call it a day
washed my hands with soap twice but couldnt get rid of the reddish glow of worm blood on my finger tips
took pictures of peixuan and her catch!
and then we released it back to the sea
took a better bum boat back to mainland
freshen up a little and took 29 back to tampines
slept on the bus
dinner at a food court outside tampines mall
majority of us went for handmade noodles, plus chilli!
something hot and soupy! :)
went to mac to have icecream
8 of us sitting at a table eating cones
edward and myself helped augustine brainstorm and finalise the games for church camp
took train back to the west
continued playing 4 player golf game on edward's ericsson phone
arlene off at clementi, junhoong and weiqiang boon lay, rest of us transfered at JE to cck
though it was raining
and at first i thot it would spoil the fun
plus arlene and myself would not get the tan we wanted
still
i really enjoyed myself tremendously
the fellowship and all :)
the photos of our trip to ubin
Arlene, Peixuan, Wanling, Augustine, Edward, Jun Hoong, Weiqiang and myself
the famous nasi lemak at changi
heavy downpour
decided to get 3 reels, some extra hooks and weights, plus a tupperware full of fat juicy worms
dash for the jetty
taking a breather outside the police post
heavy/ light drizzle
top-leaking bumboat
hiking in the drizzle instead of cycling
slightly drenched n took a photo under a small shelter outside the c.c.
a huge spider (which for some reason, the camera refuse to take a shot of it)
augustine tried to fish part 1 - at the beach
augustine tried to fish part 2 - at the swamp/river
junhoong emitting 'smoke' thru his whole body
edward's energy bars
wanling's new found friends (ok.. shall reveal it here - worms)
saw kids wearing the "home run" t shirt cycling in the rain, and somehow regretting a little why we din rent bikes at first :P
weiqiang and his funny noise when he tried to kick something and his slipper flew over a fence :D
back to the jetty and unpack our fishing gear
augustine tried to fish part 3 - at the jetty
weiqiang hooking all sorts of things out to sea as he threw his line out (including my pen knife which was used to cut the worms)
junhoong and wanling took a nap
i passed my reel to peixuan to let her try out
after some time, peixuan and arlene thot the line was stuck
then we thot we lost a potential bite
upon reeling up the line, to our surprise, we found a small fish!
took a plastic bag filled with sea water and transfered it in
more fishing for about half an hour more
530pm, we decided to call it a day
washed my hands with soap twice but couldnt get rid of the reddish glow of worm blood on my finger tips
took pictures of peixuan and her catch!
and then we released it back to the sea
took a better bum boat back to mainland
freshen up a little and took 29 back to tampines
slept on the bus
dinner at a food court outside tampines mall
majority of us went for handmade noodles, plus chilli!
something hot and soupy! :)
went to mac to have icecream
8 of us sitting at a table eating cones
edward and myself helped augustine brainstorm and finalise the games for church camp
took train back to the west
continued playing 4 player golf game on edward's ericsson phone
arlene off at clementi, junhoong and weiqiang boon lay, rest of us transfered at JE to cck
though it was raining
and at first i thot it would spoil the fun
plus arlene and myself would not get the tan we wanted
still
i really enjoyed myself tremendously
the fellowship and all :)
the photos of our trip to ubin
Wednesday, June 9, 2004
my phone bill gonna bust this month
or rather because of this week alone
other than organising the ubin trip via calls and smses (yes, i even hooked up my earpiece on tuesday nite while i was outside),
also smsed quite a number of my friends to come for the movie thing
but these are the common responses i get
- NSMen's friday out with g/f
- NSMen's friday out for chiong/ gathering
- NSmen, tired and want to slp
- Undergrads got holiday job. would be tired after that
- Not free (no reason given)
- Don't want to come church
- already have plans
- quite lazy, next time bah
- what movie is that? i've never heard of it
i smsed about 10 of em...
called a couple of them
it's just going around in circles...
but well... i hope the two who said "will confirm again" get back to me soon
shall
p r a y
or rather because of this week alone
other than organising the ubin trip via calls and smses (yes, i even hooked up my earpiece on tuesday nite while i was outside),
also smsed quite a number of my friends to come for the movie thing
but these are the common responses i get
- NSMen's friday out with g/f
- NSMen's friday out for chiong/ gathering
- NSmen, tired and want to slp
- Undergrads got holiday job. would be tired after that
- Not free (no reason given)
- Don't want to come church
- already have plans
- quite lazy, next time bah
- what movie is that? i've never heard of it
i smsed about 10 of em...
called a couple of them
it's just going around in circles...
but well... i hope the two who said "will confirm again" get back to me soon
shall
p r a y
Tuesday, June 8, 2004
Wednesday, May 26, 2004
i'm sooooooooooo happy!!!!!
my results are out
PROJECT - B+
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PROGRAMME - PX
EFFECTIVE PEOPLE MANAGEMENT - B+
INSIGHT INTO THE TOURISM INDUSTRY - D+
FUNDAMENTALS OF LASER TECHNOLOGY - B+
SYSTEMS SECURITY - D+
WEB SERVER ADMINISTRATION & SECURITY - C
i can't believe it...
my WSAS is actually better than my SS... i was more worried for WSAS initially and thot i would score better in SS... thank God i did not fail my 2nd attempt at SS...
another big surprise is that i got B+ for my project!
i've never imagined i would get such a good grade...
my supervisor has told me that doing an e-commerce website for FYP would most likely earn a C or D grade as alot of people are doing e-comm sites for their FYP...
and even more so because i major in e-comm and have an upper hand in this area, thus scoring is not easy...
and all of us in IT also know of this.. but many of us still went ahead to do e-comm...
i was quite ready to receive a grade such as that...
but never would i imagine i got a B+....
guess the effort that i put in did paid off, plus committing it in prayer thruout...
THANK AND PRAISE UNTO GOD!!!!!
what a great start to a day...
waking up and realising i have a sms from sch... that knocked the sleepiness out of me...
mumbled a prayer and click open... so happy!!!
i immediately ran to my mum and told her abt it, then i smsed ivy
although i did not fair that fantastic for this sem but i do know that i've picked up to be more serious in my work..
having to juggle an extra module which i failed...
plus i m the first batch of ngee ann students who have 3 additional IS modules every sem (previous batches only have 1 FYP n 1 module for entire sem)... so my workload was super heavy...
plus FYP made me stayed in sch often till library closes at 9pm..
plus having to juggle ministry work, cell, prayer meetings and weekend church activities
plus having to support my family in the times of difficulties...
plus OP's outreach (my report was due 3 days after the outreach!!!)
it was quite a fair bit...
i know i couldnt have sustained thru all these without God's strength and guidance in this...
it is simply a case of glorifying God thru dedicating my time and putting him first in everything i do...
i did struggled... but i'm glad that i did not back out and choose otherwise...
in fact.. it's ONLY when i put God first then EVERYTHING ELSE fits into place and balance up...
plus reward for faithfulness!
GOD.. I THANK YOU SOOOOOOO MUCH
*MUUUAAAAHHKKKKKKK*
YOU TAUGHT ME TO BE FAITHFUL!!
I SHALL TELL AND TESTIFY SO THAT OTHERS WILL ALSO BE BLESSED!! :-D
In everything you do put God first and He will direct you and crown your efforts with success
Proverbs 3:4
AMEN!
my results are out
PROJECT - B+
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PROGRAMME - PX
EFFECTIVE PEOPLE MANAGEMENT - B+
INSIGHT INTO THE TOURISM INDUSTRY - D+
FUNDAMENTALS OF LASER TECHNOLOGY - B+
SYSTEMS SECURITY - D+
WEB SERVER ADMINISTRATION & SECURITY - C
i can't believe it...
my WSAS is actually better than my SS... i was more worried for WSAS initially and thot i would score better in SS... thank God i did not fail my 2nd attempt at SS...
another big surprise is that i got B+ for my project!
i've never imagined i would get such a good grade...
my supervisor has told me that doing an e-commerce website for FYP would most likely earn a C or D grade as alot of people are doing e-comm sites for their FYP...
and even more so because i major in e-comm and have an upper hand in this area, thus scoring is not easy...
and all of us in IT also know of this.. but many of us still went ahead to do e-comm...
i was quite ready to receive a grade such as that...
but never would i imagine i got a B+....
guess the effort that i put in did paid off, plus committing it in prayer thruout...
THANK AND PRAISE UNTO GOD!!!!!
what a great start to a day...
waking up and realising i have a sms from sch... that knocked the sleepiness out of me...
mumbled a prayer and click open... so happy!!!
i immediately ran to my mum and told her abt it, then i smsed ivy
although i did not fair that fantastic for this sem but i do know that i've picked up to be more serious in my work..
having to juggle an extra module which i failed...
plus i m the first batch of ngee ann students who have 3 additional IS modules every sem (previous batches only have 1 FYP n 1 module for entire sem)... so my workload was super heavy...
plus FYP made me stayed in sch often till library closes at 9pm..
plus having to juggle ministry work, cell, prayer meetings and weekend church activities
plus having to support my family in the times of difficulties...
plus OP's outreach (my report was due 3 days after the outreach!!!)
it was quite a fair bit...
i know i couldnt have sustained thru all these without God's strength and guidance in this...
it is simply a case of glorifying God thru dedicating my time and putting him first in everything i do...
i did struggled... but i'm glad that i did not back out and choose otherwise...
in fact.. it's ONLY when i put God first then EVERYTHING ELSE fits into place and balance up...
plus reward for faithfulness!
GOD.. I THANK YOU SOOOOOOO MUCH
*MUUUAAAAHHKKKKKKK*
YOU TAUGHT ME TO BE FAITHFUL!!
I SHALL TELL AND TESTIFY SO THAT OTHERS WILL ALSO BE BLESSED!! :-D
In everything you do put God first and He will direct you and crown your efforts with success
Proverbs 3:4
AMEN!
Friday, May 21, 2004
been having a bad week with my mum this week...
we had an argument because i shrugged her off when i was busy... and she took it as i dont respect her...
hurled insults at my religion such as how do i honour God when i dont respect my parents...
she thinks i don't care abt the family
when what i've been doing is caring in a different manner...
shrugging her off was a grave error on my part...
i've apologised and admitted my wrongs on my knees... cried like nobody's business...
r
but she's still ignoring me.. it's been 5 days... it's pretty unbearable because i really cherish my family...
---
been juggling my family and ministries ever since my exams are over...
thankfully God has helped me in various areas...
even in the advancement of His ministries in WAC which he has placed me in...
not much ppl can really understand what i m going thru because there are certain matters i have been instructed to keep to myself
it hurts bad to keep it to myself... and prob can only disclose a little to ivy..
feeling the burden and biting my teeth to perservere because i don't want my doings to affect my parents' salvation...
being the eldest in the family... i wasn't one who cared much before until recently when God pointed out to me that i should put more effort into my r/s with my family...
especially their salvation..
realised that testimony is really something that we have to persevere for Christ
evangelism doesnt come without a cost...
been taking extra effort to gel my relationship with my 2 brothers
taking extra care of my youngest brother...
to reprimand and correct him of his mistakes... to let him see what's wrong instead of screaming and scolding him all day...
family asides...
in church...
having to support and lend a hand to tackle problems encountered in ministry...
sometimes i really asked God "why?? why can't these people be more sensible? and stop being so selfish"
i had to remind myself that God will change ppl.... because i really can't...
feeling burdened to guide the younger youths...
especially those who were outcast from the youths...
i was once a person who despise those younger than me... deeming their behavior childish until God had to remind me that He loves us ALL the same
and these who have no much good friends in church are most vulnerable to leave church...
i have no idea when this transformation happened... but i know who made it happen.. God
pastor mentioned before...
if we want to reach out and welcome/bring ppl into church
we have to close the back door...
and i realised... it's at the expense of our own comfort...
so much revelation...
so much grace...
i m feeling much better...
had Ephesians 4:26 to remind me and i called my aunt to cry out my aching heart.. something which i seldom do...
satan propped cigarettes... hurling of abuse back at my mum... hunger strikes... into my brain
but i'm glad that i did not sin...
at least even in bad times..
i know He's real
and He taught me how to praise and worship Him with no part of me held back despite circumstances
God, Please forgive me...
Please give me that extra bit to endure...
and learn to be more like you
Thank you for your guidance...
we had an argument because i shrugged her off when i was busy... and she took it as i dont respect her...
hurled insults at my religion such as how do i honour God when i dont respect my parents...
she thinks i don't care abt the family
when what i've been doing is caring in a different manner...
shrugging her off was a grave error on my part...
i've apologised and admitted my wrongs on my knees... cried like nobody's business...
r
but she's still ignoring me.. it's been 5 days... it's pretty unbearable because i really cherish my family...
---
been juggling my family and ministries ever since my exams are over...
thankfully God has helped me in various areas...
even in the advancement of His ministries in WAC which he has placed me in...
not much ppl can really understand what i m going thru because there are certain matters i have been instructed to keep to myself
it hurts bad to keep it to myself... and prob can only disclose a little to ivy..
feeling the burden and biting my teeth to perservere because i don't want my doings to affect my parents' salvation...
being the eldest in the family... i wasn't one who cared much before until recently when God pointed out to me that i should put more effort into my r/s with my family...
especially their salvation..
realised that testimony is really something that we have to persevere for Christ
evangelism doesnt come without a cost...
been taking extra effort to gel my relationship with my 2 brothers
taking extra care of my youngest brother...
to reprimand and correct him of his mistakes... to let him see what's wrong instead of screaming and scolding him all day...
family asides...
in church...
having to support and lend a hand to tackle problems encountered in ministry...
sometimes i really asked God "why?? why can't these people be more sensible? and stop being so selfish"
i had to remind myself that God will change ppl.... because i really can't...
feeling burdened to guide the younger youths...
especially those who were outcast from the youths...
i was once a person who despise those younger than me... deeming their behavior childish until God had to remind me that He loves us ALL the same
and these who have no much good friends in church are most vulnerable to leave church...
i have no idea when this transformation happened... but i know who made it happen.. God
pastor mentioned before...
if we want to reach out and welcome/bring ppl into church
we have to close the back door...
and i realised... it's at the expense of our own comfort...
so much revelation...
so much grace...
i m feeling much better...
had Ephesians 4:26 to remind me and i called my aunt to cry out my aching heart.. something which i seldom do...
satan propped cigarettes... hurling of abuse back at my mum... hunger strikes... into my brain
but i'm glad that i did not sin...
at least even in bad times..
i know He's real
and He taught me how to praise and worship Him with no part of me held back despite circumstances
God, Please forgive me...
Please give me that extra bit to endure...
and learn to be more like you
Thank you for your guidance...
Saturday, May 15, 2004
Wednesday, May 12, 2004
i can't believe ngee ann did such a stupid thing
it sent information to cmpb telling them that i m graduating in december
luckily lil prompted me to call them up
if not i will be shaking my leg here and waiting for a SECOND medical checkup letter...
the personel will be sending me my enlistment letter prob by next week
can't believe how dumb the person in ngee ann in charge of this can be..
was so shocked when i heard the cmpb phone operator tell me ngee ann informed them in february, which was during my FYP period, that i m graduting in december
condemned me to repeat one sem?
thot my results were out and i failed a module or wad... >_<
it sent information to cmpb telling them that i m graduating in december
luckily lil prompted me to call them up
if not i will be shaking my leg here and waiting for a SECOND medical checkup letter...
the personel will be sending me my enlistment letter prob by next week
can't believe how dumb the person in ngee ann in charge of this can be..
was so shocked when i heard the cmpb phone operator tell me ngee ann informed them in february, which was during my FYP period, that i m graduting in december
condemned me to repeat one sem?
thot my results were out and i failed a module or wad... >_<
Monday, May 10, 2004
Fall
I love to worship you My God
I love to worship you My Lord
And see your spirit fall in power
Your love unfolding
Gifts from heaven
I love to worship you my God
I love to worship you my Lord
And feel your precious
Breath from heaven
Your all consuming love
CHORUS
Holy Spirit come in power
Change my heart
I want to live for you my God
Let your spirit come in power
Change my life
That I may live for you my Lord
Fall on us Lord
So I yearn for you
Long to see you move
O, I lift my hands before my king
And pray
I love to worship you My God
I love to worship you My Lord
And see your spirit fall in power
Your love unfolding
Gifts from heaven
I love to worship you my God
I love to worship you my Lord
And feel your precious
Breath from heaven
Your all consuming love
CHORUS
Holy Spirit come in power
Change my heart
I want to live for you my God
Let your spirit come in power
Change my life
That I may live for you my Lord
Fall on us Lord
So I yearn for you
Long to see you move
O, I lift my hands before my king
And pray
Thursday, May 6, 2004
There is a fable about a meeting that took place in hell.
Satan gathered his demons and asked them, “What can we do to prevent the message from going out? What shall we tell people?”
One worker raised his hand and said, “I will go up and tell them that there never was a Christ.”
The devil shouted at him, “You’ve got to be crazy! There’s more historical evidence for Christ than for Herod!”
Another worker said, “I will tell them that Christ never rose from the dead.” But Satan said, “Then why were his disciples so transformed?”
The meeting got very quiet.
Finally one of them said, “All right, I have a plan. I’ll tell them there really is a bible, and it’s true.
I’ll tell them there really is a Christ, and He’s powerful.
I’ll tell them that Christ is coming again to judge the world. He really is coming.
But I will tell them this:
They don’t have to worry about it yet. There is plenty of time!
And Satan exclaimed, "That’s the plan. That will succeed"
Satan gathered his demons and asked them, “What can we do to prevent the message from going out? What shall we tell people?”
One worker raised his hand and said, “I will go up and tell them that there never was a Christ.”
The devil shouted at him, “You’ve got to be crazy! There’s more historical evidence for Christ than for Herod!”
Another worker said, “I will tell them that Christ never rose from the dead.” But Satan said, “Then why were his disciples so transformed?”
The meeting got very quiet.
Finally one of them said, “All right, I have a plan. I’ll tell them there really is a bible, and it’s true.
I’ll tell them there really is a Christ, and He’s powerful.
I’ll tell them that Christ is coming again to judge the world. He really is coming.
But I will tell them this:
They don’t have to worry about it yet. There is plenty of time!
And Satan exclaimed, "That’s the plan. That will succeed"
Monday, April 26, 2004
took this off a local christian forum.. credits to cky :)
okie...time to zzz...nite! :-)
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Yesh getting into a person's life is important yet by having true friends is equally important.Not everybody can easily bring friends to God.
7 reasons I can think of:
1. Not enough communication between you and the friend, time of reaching out to him is rather short.
Even if you are eloquent or convincing, it does not help you to bring close relationship with you and your friends.simply becos the time is too short.(The person will feel you are fake let alone talk about the one who call frens for only the purpose of inviting them to church.
2. You must really make ends meet as a TRUE friend to that person.Really love the person....almost at the point of laying down your lives 4 him or her.....Make them FEEL it....Ask this question to yourself : Have you been unselfish in your ways?
3. Sad fact but often true: Lack of genuine prayer..... It is not how you pray in a prayer meeting but how the Holy Spirit wants you to pray for. how you feel about that matter...How does God want you to go about having this soul saved.(STRATEGIZE)
4. Your cellgroup must pray FERVENTLY and INCESSANTLY, the point at which you are to ask your friend back or in the process.Call up your members to pray for you!!!!
5. You are a reflector of what Christ is...so often we take things or say things casually...(I do it on several occassions but begin to take notice now)
6. Please...please.......Go and make friends with the newcomers make them feel at home as if you knew them FOR YEARS!!!!(Some of our members talk to them a bit about introduction and that's it!No wonder we are PROUD!!!!
7. Whether you fellowship or go out...always make it a point to share the gospel: Not because you want to bring them to church ....but to SHARE GOD'S LOVE.....................Ultimately they will understand our mission....
LET'S MAKE SACRIFICES AND LAY DOWN OUR LIVES FOR HIS CAUSE (UNSELFISHNESS)
No One is perfect but lets all look to Christ for PERFECTION in this matter....Let's bring in the harvest ..AMEN
okie...time to zzz...nite! :-)
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Yesh getting into a person's life is important yet by having true friends is equally important.Not everybody can easily bring friends to God.
7 reasons I can think of:
1. Not enough communication between you and the friend, time of reaching out to him is rather short.
Even if you are eloquent or convincing, it does not help you to bring close relationship with you and your friends.simply becos the time is too short.(The person will feel you are fake let alone talk about the one who call frens for only the purpose of inviting them to church.
2. You must really make ends meet as a TRUE friend to that person.Really love the person....almost at the point of laying down your lives 4 him or her.....Make them FEEL it....Ask this question to yourself : Have you been unselfish in your ways?
3. Sad fact but often true: Lack of genuine prayer..... It is not how you pray in a prayer meeting but how the Holy Spirit wants you to pray for. how you feel about that matter...How does God want you to go about having this soul saved.(STRATEGIZE)
4. Your cellgroup must pray FERVENTLY and INCESSANTLY, the point at which you are to ask your friend back or in the process.Call up your members to pray for you!!!!
5. You are a reflector of what Christ is...so often we take things or say things casually...(I do it on several occassions but begin to take notice now)
6. Please...please.......Go and make friends with the newcomers make them feel at home as if you knew them FOR YEARS!!!!(Some of our members talk to them a bit about introduction and that's it!No wonder we are PROUD!!!!
7. Whether you fellowship or go out...always make it a point to share the gospel: Not because you want to bring them to church ....but to SHARE GOD'S LOVE.....................Ultimately they will understand our mission....
LET'S MAKE SACRIFICES AND LAY DOWN OUR LIVES FOR HIS CAUSE (UNSELFISHNESS)
No One is perfect but lets all look to Christ for PERFECTION in this matter....Let's bring in the harvest ..AMEN
havent been blogging for quite some time...
been rather lazy to blog details
at the same time... been discovering so many things in recent weeks
i believe that God is really revealing lots to me.. which i m simply very very very thankful for! =)
thru qt, sermons, worship, conversations with family and close friends and even thru God himself
gee... i simply cant find the words to pen down everything running thru my mind
but i just know that God is real and He is working!
and this itself is such a wonderful living fact and the reason that we are alive!
just a word of encouragement for all here:
God has blessed us so much
and it's only right... that we seek and abide in His will!
fellowship with Him and one another...and pray! for it is written!
that is then... do we see even more marvelous and wonderous things that God will do in our midst!
Don't give up! cos He has not given up on us! =)
been rather lazy to blog details
at the same time... been discovering so many things in recent weeks
i believe that God is really revealing lots to me.. which i m simply very very very thankful for! =)
thru qt, sermons, worship, conversations with family and close friends and even thru God himself
gee... i simply cant find the words to pen down everything running thru my mind
but i just know that God is real and He is working!
and this itself is such a wonderful living fact and the reason that we are alive!
just a word of encouragement for all here:
God has blessed us so much
and it's only right... that we seek and abide in His will!
fellowship with Him and one another...and pray! for it is written!
that is then... do we see even more marvelous and wonderous things that God will do in our midst!
Don't give up! cos He has not given up on us! =)
Monday, April 12, 2004
Sunday, April 11, 2004
Sunday, April 4, 2004
Friday, April 2, 2004
Monday, March 1, 2004
Friday, February 27, 2004
Monday, February 23, 2004
"jin du nian ci an" sweet...
u know the one with the ad that a girl "kissed" it out of that guy's mouth?
ya.. that one...
it has a new flavour... "tangerine lemon"
it taste... normal
in fact it tast like some sweet i have eaten before..
but well... it's supposed to at least help sooth the throat a little..
my throat's itching but not sore... too much fast food last week... at least i prevented it from developing to a sore by drinking tonnes of water...
i need a mouse soon
mine broke down on me... and working my fyp on my touch pad in sch today was a killer man...
it just feel so argg...
glad that keong offered to pass me his old one if he happens to ride pass my area...
so now.. considering between ball or optical...
considering optical but heard got radiation...
and also it might heat up?
and is it accurate enough?
dunno how true are these hearsays and claims...
please enlighten me if u happen to own one and whether you would recommend ok? =)
m contemplating to get a haircut too...
crop short.. like last time...
gee.. dunno leh.. i reckon i need at least 1 or 2 haircuts before my enlistment, that is if my enlistment is in august...
so well... to cut or not? short or trim?
u know the one with the ad that a girl "kissed" it out of that guy's mouth?
ya.. that one...
it has a new flavour... "tangerine lemon"
it taste... normal
in fact it tast like some sweet i have eaten before..
but well... it's supposed to at least help sooth the throat a little..
my throat's itching but not sore... too much fast food last week... at least i prevented it from developing to a sore by drinking tonnes of water...
i need a mouse soon
mine broke down on me... and working my fyp on my touch pad in sch today was a killer man...
it just feel so argg...
glad that keong offered to pass me his old one if he happens to ride pass my area...
so now.. considering between ball or optical...
considering optical but heard got radiation...
and also it might heat up?
and is it accurate enough?
dunno how true are these hearsays and claims...
please enlighten me if u happen to own one and whether you would recommend ok? =)
m contemplating to get a haircut too...
crop short.. like last time...
gee.. dunno leh.. i reckon i need at least 1 or 2 haircuts before my enlistment, that is if my enlistment is in august...
so well... to cut or not? short or trim?
Sunday, February 22, 2004
Monday, February 16, 2004
ok..
quite tired after 1 tut from 9am to 10am, 1 lec from 11pm to 12pm, then 4 hours straight of project work with only half an hour of lunch break...
decided to blog the details of my trip down to naval diving unit (NDU) last wed..
woke up at 6... left my house at 630...
took 187 and reached woodlands at 7.. so early sia..
then took train one stop down to admiralty.. 710...
din expect such a quick ride down...
730.. chuan kai came.. he was late..
but he told me the 3-tonner, that big army truck, won't leave till 8am.. -_-
queued and registered my attendance..
there were 2 3-tonner and i took the 2nd one.. 20 of us in civilian clothes, some dyed and long hair.. plus the crew cut tanned corporal who's in charge of bringing us around..
first thing we had to take x-ray (again).. did it at cmpb liao still need to take again..
then pull ups.. don't think poly guys can be any fit lo..i did 4.. fitness dropped man.. in secondary school use to do 7 standard ones.. if non standard can go up to 15.. lol...
after pull ups... went to the lecture room and did pysco test...
4 sheets of optical answer sheet...
i have nv shaded so many circles at one go in my entire life...
test on iq, personality, eq... etc..
i overheard some of the guys taking the test with me saying that even buy toto 4D also never shade so many... haha
after the test we had lunch at the cookhouse..
it was quite awkward.. 3/4 of the place is filled with crew cut guys...
either a grey tee shirt with the prints "Navy" or a blue tee shirt with the print "Naval Diving Unit"...
so many pairs of eyes looking at us..
naval diver's shorts are really sexy i tell you... i have never seen shorts with such high slits... O_O
we cleared up and proceed to medical centre for medical test...
took blood...
then me and 2 other guys took ECG... cmpb somehow missed my records so i had to retake..
the guy who took my ECG looked at my build (i had to take off my shirt and lie down for the ECG equipment to be clamped all over my body)
"hey man.. u look like a diver..so do you want to come in?"
i said "i'm alright with anything, just go with wherever i'm posted to"
he said "hmm.. good attitude.. alright la.. it's a good time to get some tan and lose these fats" pointing to my slightly flabby waist...ok.. just sit back and relax"
after 2 minutes.. the machine recorded all the readins and i can hear the dot matrix printer printing away...
he took one look at the ecg readings and said "here u go.. everything's alright.. seems like i'll most likely see you here soon"
yep. took the body fats test (that funny meter which you just hold and it will give the reading)
then test my ear... the guy in charge of the ear counter plug this thing in my ear and i can hear this "eeeeeeeee" sound... it's used to check my ear drum vibration i think..
then to this counter where i had to take a deep breath and exhale fast and hard and hold the breath... hey it's not easy man.. the guy was swearing away saying how stressed it is having to teach 60 guys per day how to exhale...
then the hearing test... had this earphones over my head and have to press the button whenever i hear something...
i was quite worried abt this as i know i play drums and listen to quite alot of music.. so i hoped that my hearing is not affected..
readings came out.. i cant understand but since the tester didn't say anything.. i suppose should be alright la.. haha
after medical test.. we went to the naval and hyberbaric centre...
the 10 of us who finished the medical earlier sat together in this container and the pressure is sucked out or compressed or whatever...
it's to emulate a 10m dive.. so the pressure down is equivalent to underwater diving...
we had pinch our nose,close our mouths and blow hard to clear the air..
for me.. it hurts a little but when i ask the tester.. he said it's normal.. just have to continuously clear my ears..
we slowly "descended"..
at 2.5m...2 of the guys began perspiring profusely.. one said that his right ear hurts badly while the other said breathing difficulty... the pressure was brought up to 2m and they were led out..
then the "dive" continued all the way till 10m..
at 10m it was beginning to become quite hot...
after that we were slowly taken back up... we were told to keep our limbs straight and not pop our ears...
as the pressure was slowly restored... i can feel my ears popping by themselves.. it's abit itchy.. haha
the whole chamber became misty with water vapour and it became more cooling...
once out of the chamber, we were given this slip of paper telling us to avoid strenous activities for the next few days..
the 2 guys who were excorted out earlier were taken for further medical tests... blood sugar test and stuff like that... so even if want to "fake".. it's also quite hard.. because they can test it all out..
after the pressure test.. we were brought to swim breast stroke for 10m in a 1m deep pool...
dinner after that and then interview with one of the officers...
the corporal told us not to stay inside too long (as we had to wait for everyone to complete in order to go home).. if anything to ask about diver.. just ask him (the corporal)
soon it was my turn..
it's this uncle around 30 years old.. gold chain around his neck.. bikini babes pics underneath his desk glass..
first thing he ask "so.. want to be diver anot?"
i told him my fitness not good now and he asked about my 2.4
he looked thru my interview paper .. marked a tick which can be either high, average, neutral, no or low recommendation.. well.. of cos i din get to see...
then he put the paper aside and taught me how to run... tell me to jog for 20 mins blah blah...
within 3 minutes.. i was out of the room and back to where everyone was gathered..
waited for everyone to finished and we left... 7pm plus...
the corporal was quite happy as we finished earlier than the batch which was here the day before, which ended at 10pm..
we took the 3-tonner back to admiralty and i reached home at 815...
yep.. so that's about it about my trip down to NDU
won't know whether i will get posted there or not.. as this is just a "test" sort of thing and my batch was the 2nd last batch to be accessed for this year...
"shepherd of my soul" was ringing thru my head that whole day..
i will just leave it all to God...
believing that He has the best plans for me...
just commit it in prayer and adopt a positive attitude to wherever i may be.. =)
quite tired after 1 tut from 9am to 10am, 1 lec from 11pm to 12pm, then 4 hours straight of project work with only half an hour of lunch break...
decided to blog the details of my trip down to naval diving unit (NDU) last wed..
woke up at 6... left my house at 630...
took 187 and reached woodlands at 7.. so early sia..
then took train one stop down to admiralty.. 710...
din expect such a quick ride down...
730.. chuan kai came.. he was late..
but he told me the 3-tonner, that big army truck, won't leave till 8am.. -_-
queued and registered my attendance..
there were 2 3-tonner and i took the 2nd one.. 20 of us in civilian clothes, some dyed and long hair.. plus the crew cut tanned corporal who's in charge of bringing us around..
first thing we had to take x-ray (again).. did it at cmpb liao still need to take again..
then pull ups.. don't think poly guys can be any fit lo..i did 4.. fitness dropped man.. in secondary school use to do 7 standard ones.. if non standard can go up to 15.. lol...
after pull ups... went to the lecture room and did pysco test...
4 sheets of optical answer sheet...
i have nv shaded so many circles at one go in my entire life...
test on iq, personality, eq... etc..
i overheard some of the guys taking the test with me saying that even buy toto 4D also never shade so many... haha
after the test we had lunch at the cookhouse..
it was quite awkward.. 3/4 of the place is filled with crew cut guys...
either a grey tee shirt with the prints "Navy" or a blue tee shirt with the print "Naval Diving Unit"...
so many pairs of eyes looking at us..
naval diver's shorts are really sexy i tell you... i have never seen shorts with such high slits... O_O
we cleared up and proceed to medical centre for medical test...
took blood...
then me and 2 other guys took ECG... cmpb somehow missed my records so i had to retake..
the guy who took my ECG looked at my build (i had to take off my shirt and lie down for the ECG equipment to be clamped all over my body)
"hey man.. u look like a diver..so do you want to come in?"
i said "i'm alright with anything, just go with wherever i'm posted to"
he said "hmm.. good attitude.. alright la.. it's a good time to get some tan and lose these fats" pointing to my slightly flabby waist...ok.. just sit back and relax"
after 2 minutes.. the machine recorded all the readins and i can hear the dot matrix printer printing away...
he took one look at the ecg readings and said "here u go.. everything's alright.. seems like i'll most likely see you here soon"
yep. took the body fats test (that funny meter which you just hold and it will give the reading)
then test my ear... the guy in charge of the ear counter plug this thing in my ear and i can hear this "eeeeeeeee" sound... it's used to check my ear drum vibration i think..
then to this counter where i had to take a deep breath and exhale fast and hard and hold the breath... hey it's not easy man.. the guy was swearing away saying how stressed it is having to teach 60 guys per day how to exhale...
then the hearing test... had this earphones over my head and have to press the button whenever i hear something...
i was quite worried abt this as i know i play drums and listen to quite alot of music.. so i hoped that my hearing is not affected..
readings came out.. i cant understand but since the tester didn't say anything.. i suppose should be alright la.. haha
after medical test.. we went to the naval and hyberbaric centre...
the 10 of us who finished the medical earlier sat together in this container and the pressure is sucked out or compressed or whatever...
it's to emulate a 10m dive.. so the pressure down is equivalent to underwater diving...
we had pinch our nose,close our mouths and blow hard to clear the air..
for me.. it hurts a little but when i ask the tester.. he said it's normal.. just have to continuously clear my ears..
we slowly "descended"..
at 2.5m...2 of the guys began perspiring profusely.. one said that his right ear hurts badly while the other said breathing difficulty... the pressure was brought up to 2m and they were led out..
then the "dive" continued all the way till 10m..
at 10m it was beginning to become quite hot...
after that we were slowly taken back up... we were told to keep our limbs straight and not pop our ears...
as the pressure was slowly restored... i can feel my ears popping by themselves.. it's abit itchy.. haha
the whole chamber became misty with water vapour and it became more cooling...
once out of the chamber, we were given this slip of paper telling us to avoid strenous activities for the next few days..
the 2 guys who were excorted out earlier were taken for further medical tests... blood sugar test and stuff like that... so even if want to "fake".. it's also quite hard.. because they can test it all out..
after the pressure test.. we were brought to swim breast stroke for 10m in a 1m deep pool...
dinner after that and then interview with one of the officers...
the corporal told us not to stay inside too long (as we had to wait for everyone to complete in order to go home).. if anything to ask about diver.. just ask him (the corporal)
soon it was my turn..
it's this uncle around 30 years old.. gold chain around his neck.. bikini babes pics underneath his desk glass..
first thing he ask "so.. want to be diver anot?"
i told him my fitness not good now and he asked about my 2.4
he looked thru my interview paper .. marked a tick which can be either high, average, neutral, no or low recommendation.. well.. of cos i din get to see...
then he put the paper aside and taught me how to run... tell me to jog for 20 mins blah blah...
within 3 minutes.. i was out of the room and back to where everyone was gathered..
waited for everyone to finished and we left... 7pm plus...
the corporal was quite happy as we finished earlier than the batch which was here the day before, which ended at 10pm..
we took the 3-tonner back to admiralty and i reached home at 815...
yep.. so that's about it about my trip down to NDU
won't know whether i will get posted there or not.. as this is just a "test" sort of thing and my batch was the 2nd last batch to be accessed for this year...
"shepherd of my soul" was ringing thru my head that whole day..
i will just leave it all to God...
believing that He has the best plans for me...
just commit it in prayer and adopt a positive attitude to wherever i may be.. =)
Friday, February 13, 2004
Hold Strong
To spend this silence
With you father
To seek much deeper
Recognize your voice
To hear your whisper
And know your call
To be still in your presence
Once more
To be hungry for you
The bread of life
To be firm in this world
To reject all the lies
To know your goodness
And want nothing else
That’s you my God
Magnified in my life
Hold on to the rope of salvation
Hold strong in my faith in you Lord
You be the guide
You be the light
You be the hand that holds me tight
Hold on to you
Hold strong
F C G Am
To spend this silence
With you father
To seek much deeper
Recognize your voice
To hear your whisper
And know your call
To be still in your presence
Once more
To be hungry for you
The bread of life
To be firm in this world
To reject all the lies
To know your goodness
And want nothing else
That’s you my God
Magnified in my life
Hold on to the rope of salvation
Hold strong in my faith in you Lord
You be the guide
You be the light
You be the hand that holds me tight
Hold on to you
Hold strong
F C G Am
Tuesday, February 10, 2004
i got my first snare today!
not exactly new cos it has been around for a year plus..
Ah pek's custom made
12 x 5.75 Harry's custom
honey gold finish i think.. not sure though.. heh...
6 ply maple.. if i remember correctly..
Remo Ambassador Coated batter with yamaha logo
Nameless resonant (pek says its yamaha)
all yamaha hardware
yamaha stainless steel 14 strand snare wire
=)
not exactly new cos it has been around for a year plus..
Ah pek's custom made
12 x 5.75 Harry's custom
honey gold finish i think.. not sure though.. heh...
6 ply maple.. if i remember correctly..
Remo Ambassador Coated batter with yamaha logo
Nameless resonant (pek says its yamaha)
all yamaha hardware
yamaha stainless steel 14 strand snare wire
=)
Friday, January 30, 2004
i learnt something in my "Effective People Management" module in school today..
- Conflicts
- Misunderstandings
- Bad decisions
often we are under the misconception, including myself previously, that conflicts are the main issue derived from misunderstandings..
the lecturer made known these few points, read this:
Misunderstandings need not lead to conflicts
In other words, conflicts don't necessary come from misunderstandings
vice versa... conflicts may/may not lead to misunderstanding...
the main thing that you get out of misunderstandings... most of the time.. are bad decisions...
sounds confusing?
here's an example..
A and B has a misunderstanding with each other...
they may not have a conflict before or ever... in fact... they go on with their lives and communicate with each other as friends do...
but the misunderstanding came from A or B observing of something that the other party had done before...
that thought or critism inside your mind or heart is the main issue of how misunderstandings came about..
it may not be that verbal conflict... its all in the mind
and with that negative thought...
or a past experience.... even AFTER forgiving and making up with each other...
as many people do forgive and make up.... BUT somehow some hidden unforgiveness is harboured somewhere inside you...
listen carefully here...
it is that misunderstanding...especially if tat person is involved...... that will affect your decision making badly...
- Conflicts
- Misunderstandings
- Bad decisions
often we are under the misconception, including myself previously, that conflicts are the main issue derived from misunderstandings..
the lecturer made known these few points, read this:
Misunderstandings need not lead to conflicts
In other words, conflicts don't necessary come from misunderstandings
vice versa... conflicts may/may not lead to misunderstanding...
the main thing that you get out of misunderstandings... most of the time.. are bad decisions...
sounds confusing?
here's an example..
A and B has a misunderstanding with each other...
they may not have a conflict before or ever... in fact... they go on with their lives and communicate with each other as friends do...
but the misunderstanding came from A or B observing of something that the other party had done before...
that thought or critism inside your mind or heart is the main issue of how misunderstandings came about..
it may not be that verbal conflict... its all in the mind
and with that negative thought...
or a past experience.... even AFTER forgiving and making up with each other...
as many people do forgive and make up.... BUT somehow some hidden unforgiveness is harboured somewhere inside you...
listen carefully here...
it is that misunderstanding...especially if tat person is involved...... that will affect your decision making badly...
Thursday, January 15, 2004
Tuesday, January 13, 2004
Sunday, January 11, 2004
this is my first entry for the year...
well... for at least the nex few months...i dont think i will be blogging as often...
busy busy busy with my FYP...
it's a killer...
wherever i go... it nv fails to haunt me.. and time seems ticking ticking ticking....
11 weeks due...
so many things in hand...
when i saw the teaching plan for discipling class... i realised the last lesson is one day after my deadline...
and that is just the first deadline... for the product...
the final report is due a month's time from there...
these few months are going to be like sour mouldy milk...
and i seem to be going to drink em in this episode of fear factor...
well... for at least the nex few months...i dont think i will be blogging as often...
busy busy busy with my FYP...
it's a killer...
wherever i go... it nv fails to haunt me.. and time seems ticking ticking ticking....
11 weeks due...
so many things in hand...
when i saw the teaching plan for discipling class... i realised the last lesson is one day after my deadline...
and that is just the first deadline... for the product...
the final report is due a month's time from there...
these few months are going to be like sour mouldy milk...
and i seem to be going to drink em in this episode of fear factor...
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