Hmm HMm, its about time

woh 2 months just pass like that since i graduated from poly. Looks like its really realli time for me to step into the ah bing ge(army) life. TIme to hand up my Pink IC in exchange for the much dreaded 11B(army ic). haha. Bought some items i thought i will need for life in tekong. NOw im still feeling pretty relaxed n calm about goin army. MEi you se me da bu liao one la.haha. anyway i know that God will sent his angels n his presence will be alongside me when i go there. When i have the time n chance will prob contact my good frens n family back in mainland spore. yeah so all u ppl out there, enjoy life while u can and take care leh. p.s I'll be back :!O

1 more week before my IC taken

my Days are numbered. gonna be an NSF very soon. will be goin in next friday july 8 1145. Wish me all the best. Hope i call come back in one piece.haa. Will update more about my life inside when im out. Just hope i get a company that has nice officers n cool platoon mates. ITs gonna be like a training camp for me. Will contact u guys esp my buddies when im out. Knock It Down! Recruit Ho! %*#(@*@)*)?!

Wruff! Wruff!

In the morning around 10am went for a run around my neighbour hood from my place to SGH down kim tian to lower delta road back to my house. Estimated the distance should be around 2.8km like that. THis time round i tot i wouldnt be able to last the whole run without stopping due to tiredness n fatigue. BUt however thank god for the strength within me to run the whole distance, and I even improved my timing by bout a min. But the more surprising thing was that I wasnt feeling as dizzy and nauseuous the last time i ran the same route.

Later on went to do survey at orchard area( private estate). Saw lotsa nice houses and branded cars. There was one of this house i went into had sotra like a sliding door for their entracen and the whole house was like glass windowed. Very classy and elegant look xia. I was thinking either these people has very high paid jobs or their ancestors were filthy rich. haa. abit jealous but i told myself diff ppl have diff lives. shouldnt compare. yaa. That same house i went into guess what. The owner of the house has to be called using a phone within the house. Cos the maid called her. And she spoke to me thru the phone. just shows how big the house is. She said I have to make an appointment with her first. Wah liew. so snobbish. Guess shes seems reall busy so I decided not to interview her ba. Today was quite productive, except towards the end. When it turned dark, all the noisy fierce lookin dogs started their continuous barking at me. AT first quite scared but now used to it liao. can even talked to them. ask them relac la fren. im not a thief. haha.

after an exhausting cycling trip 

wat u gonna do about our muscles? 

smile pls. act tao ah..haha 

Reflections

I realise for the past few days I managed to do my Quiet Time more consistently. It takes effort and reminding urself to make it the first thing I do when i wake up. Previously while I was still in Spore Poly, i only read the Daily Bread or bible on the bus. SOmetmies i will also miss a few times. Guilty of that. NOw i find that when i quieten myself before the Lord at the start of the day, I find myself more clear of what im doin in the day and the Lords presence through the day.
Went back to ARICC in the morning to give some suggestions and pass on some things about kicking gait to Andy. One of the few times heard he said Thank YOu to me. Kinda weird hearing that coming out from him cos he normally don say one. Can see he is now better in his social skills. I don think i did much la anyway. Only told him bout the basics of tuning the kicking and some ideas on doin a chip shot. Hope the robot can perform the chip shot soon. Help SP to victory in osaka. :) Can see some of the guys passion and commitment to the humanoid robots there. They sometimes can tune gaits and fix robots and postpone their lunch hours to later. N also they go everyday. Wish them all the best, may they do Sp proud in Osaka!
Im learning to be more disciplined in my daily habits as well as how i spend my time. Try not to waste any single min of my time. Seeing what are things need to be done. Like i went to photocopy the memory verses for my church sunday school youths. Was thinking of putting the verse in a transpararent plastic cover. so they can put it in their wallets. Gonna do that. like this they can read the verses even when they are outside. Another area im improving myself is how to consider the interests and needs of others. Many a times we focus alot on ourselves. what is good for ourselves. What we can do to make our life better. Often we missed out on how we can bless other people with what we have or what we say.
Shawn will be goin to Tekong for his PTP tmr le. Supposed to go in on sat one but cos of his sore eyes he has another 3 days with his frens and famiy before goin tekong. I believe army life in Teking can be quite interesting n fun one la. make some frens there. And go thru the tough training together. Hope he doesnt fall sick there and may his officer be understanding of the times when he really down n out physically. Cos he got lotsa health problems. Eyes, nose, heart. U name it u got it. Ke lian la. Ok make the best of your time in Tekong. When u reach there remember to msg us to let us know how u coping man. Ok go man Ah Bing Ge. Recruit Teo! Knock It Down! Soon Recruit Ho and Recruit Chua will be there too. :)

Alongside Gods Majestic Creations 

One of the pagodas 

Kao Shiung 

Great shot. good view 

My fav. Jiu Fen market.  

taipel 101 models 

One of the night markets. lotsa stuff 

Windmill N pottery world 

Happy Family 

My daughter.haha 

At the jetty end 

Puny in contrast 

what a beautiful waterfall and ppl 

on the edge..careful wohh 

At a rest station.long journey 

yummyy..  

Near the museum. and xu chun mei house 

At the princess house 

4 more nice pics 

ANother nice view at Fisherman warve.  

At Fisherman Wharve. Strong wind xia 

models in action 

cute fishball seller 

Taroko Gorge in taiwan.nice view 

Alright! A Productive day.

Yeah! today's survey work at outram park area went well. Its much better than the previous Tiong bahru area i doin. For one its not as hot and also there are more units in one block. Thank god managed to complete 12 interviews in one evening, as compared to only 6 in a day in the last week. Its already considered so much better for me le. And i even managed to do one smoker. Yesh finally find another smoker. Previously most of the ppl i find are not smokers or even when they are smokers, they are not so willing to complete the 30min interview.
2 main persons whom i approached today left the biggest impression in me. The first one was this house with a cross outside the house. When i said i was conducting a quick interview bout 5 mins a few qns only, the lady in the house immediately said im a christian and i want to be at peace with everyone, with her hands out stretched.

Then she said she don like to offend anybody cos shes a Christian. She use that excuse to reject doin the survey for me. Hmmz. I just tot in my heart whether they are really true Christians. ITs fine with me if u don wish to do the survey cos u are not obliged to help me do. But i just find her reasoning very weird. It doesnt really make sense. IF u are truly a Christian i think u should be warm n loving n ready to help others.

Anyway the second person whom i remember is this tanned skinny guy who completed the smoking survey for me. Hes unemployed and staying at his brother flat. He even took a stool for me out to sit at the door side when he saw i was like quite tired standing. At first i told him there will be a 10 dollars voucher for him after he did the survey but he was quite skeptical about it. I assured him i will surely give him the voucher but he still don really blive. Anyway he still answered the qns about wat kind brand he smoke and other smoking qns. Upon completing the survey i chatted with him for a while. When i asked him whether hes eaten he told me he has no money about it. At first i didnt really blive him and i said U don even have a few dollars with U? Then i saw his bony chest and stomach, he doesnt look like he is lyin bout not yet eaten. SO i decided to give him 2 dollars so that at least he can buy some food to eat. Can see his happy face when i gave him the money and i hoped that little bit can fill his stomach for a while. Hmmz i wonder whether is there anyone helping him to find a job like the consitunency or grassroot workers. Or else hes gonna starve again.

Oh ya today read a large portion of the book "I kissed Dating Goodbye" , about five chapters ba. I read it on my way to tuition at Simei. It was a long ride on MRT so used the time to read it. Discovered and learned lotsa challenging n biblical views and opinions on dating and relationships. ITs always better to go out with members of the opposite sex in a group setting unless u are ready to commit. Cos when u put urself in a one on one situation u are putting the focus on each other and theres a danger the 2 of u may grow close physically or emotionally. As i read that, i realise im guilty of dating girls on a one on one basis for the sake of accompaniment or just to get to know the other person better. Quite a few occasions ba. My thinking was that there was no harm, just go out together and see if things can work out. I realise it was kinda wrong thinking, because firstly the girl may not see it that way. She may be growing close to U and expecting to commit or wat. Secondly also by doin that u may not be objective enuf to consider properly how u can show genuine love and concern for her, considering whats really her needs. GOin on one on one dates without being ready to commit is like climbing a mountain with another person and not being ready to support the other person if the other person falls. Eh i am paraphrasing from the book. sounds abit confusing though.haa.

The key idea is that Intimacy is only cause of the reward of commitment. So best is build healthy friendships with the opposite sex, with only thoughts of how U can be of encouragement or blessing to them. And not limiting urself to just one girl. Will definitely continue to finish the book. and i hope to be able to digest some useful guidelins and truths in the book about datin. most impt, to be honoring god in my relationships with girls. As i wait upon Gods direction and timin for my life partner, I want to develop deeper relationship with the Lord as well as with my friends.

Hi Im from TNS. im not here to sell anything

For a few evenings been goin around TIong Bahru area to do door-to-door survey. This project is targeting smokers. The reason why i took up this job because the working hours are not fixed like 9 to 5 kind. I feel those kinda job restricts me alot and gives me less time to go out with friends and relax at home. At first i was pretty optimistic about this job. Seems like you just have to get ppl to answer questions here n there. Its only when i actually started doin when i start to discover how its realli like.

I had to do alone as my brother's girlfriend who actually went for the training with me decided not to take up this job. At first like abit scary la. Cos its like i got to knock on doors myself n get complete strangers to listen n answer my qns. Then some more the place i do is those low rise HDB areas. A few residents were quite nice, they willingly helped u do the survey. and there was even one auntie who offered me drink. A can of 100 plus. cold some more. Cos i was perspiring alot. I really thank God for such nice ppl like her. Like god sending someone to make my day better. However i don expect to meet ppl like her everyday.

I came to realise normally its those ppl aged like 50 and above more willing to open their house and talk to u. Those middle aged or young adults will probably snub you or too busy to do your survey. Some will like anyhow answer your questions. Ask him how many ppl in the house. he said a few lo. Or there are some who will like give their comments alot. share long stories. but havent answer the survey question .haa. I understand all these are part of the job la.

Maybe im not experienced enuf ba. Only managed to find one smoker to do the long survey. The rest i did are mostly non smokers. Actually just answer the questions got 10 dollars NTUC voucher not bad ma hor. But got alot ppl turned my offer down also lo. Even tried diff ways still didnt really worked. Like explain my situation said I been to so many houses none helped me do. Just do me favor la. PLs. Haa. I already like put my pride down still they refused la. So bo bian move on to the next house lo. Today i did the first one hour almost all i got rejected. I did not gave up and continued to go house by house. Efforts paid off when at the end of the day. DId seven surveys, though all non smokers im glad la. Cos only need to do 4 more and i can meet my quota and move on to another area. This area liek very few smokers, all very healthy living. haa. Plus very hot n humid here. N few units. just give me a average 10 storey HDB block im happy le. N i blive this is good training for my tolerance n patience. Not only the heat n restlessness but also to handle continuous rejections. N even learning how to smile though im tired in order to make ppl feel comfortable n moer willing to do the survey. Who would want to help a black faced sulky surveyor answer qns? haa.

Anyway managed to do Quiet Time in the morning. Even sanga few songs while playing the guitar like Thy Word is a Lamp Unto my Feet. Think they lyrics i can really relate to them. Cos many a times when i feel lost and confused or even afraid of what the future holds. I know that God is leading me and showing me the way. I will determine myself to maintain the level of consistency in doin QT as i want to draw closer to God n learn what he wants me to learn every new day. Every day is a challenge in itself, N half the battle is won when U have confidence in Him.