Sunday, November 08, 2009
{ 4:42 PM }
The only motivation I had while in field camp was to see my darling over the weekends.She told me she had something up for me.Birthday celebration for me ma.
I booked out around 4pm and reached pasir ris around 5pm.Dearie was already there waiting for me.Xing ku ni le bao bei.Walked over to my dad's car with her,lugging my ultra heavy bag that contained all my clothes for the past few days.Upon reaching home,darling hurried me to go and bathe as she wanted to bring me somewhere.Keeping me in suspense yet again.
After leaving the house,she told me that we were headed for Bugis.Off we went and she brought me to a European cuisine restaurant.The ambience there was great! Nice and quiet,though there were quite a few customers around.It is definitely worth going back there again.The food was good,though our main course took quite awhile to arrive.Something went wrong along the supply chain la.Must be.Anyway,what matters most is we both enjoyed each other's company.Dearie gave me my birthday present and a card.It was something simple but yet something that I will hold close to my heart.
Seriously ar,if without the support of dearie during my BMT period ar,I would have gone crazy.Right now I just pray that everything would turn out smooth and alright for the rest of my BMT.No shit,no trouble,no nonsense from my instructors. Also,I'm called to go for a particular vocation's selection test on the 23rd.Hopefully this is a door that God has so graciously opened for me.He knows me best.Pray and hope for the best.
Once again,I don't know what other things may come my way,but let me be able to say that it is well with my soul.
P.S:Darling thanks a million for all that you have done.Thanks for being my pillar of strength.Being there to support me and love me through even the toughest of times.Love you lots.
{ 3:27 PM }
I survived 6 days of field camp.It was definitely the toughest part of my BMT thus far.It was also the dirtiest part of my life,made worse by constant downpours over the few days.We were always muddy and smelly.Everyone smells like crap.Everyone did not have a good sleep and yet we had to go on with normal activities as though we had more than 7 hours of sleep.What more,we are constantly being punished or shouted at.It was like a recruit's version of hell week.
Ok la give field camp abit of justice la.At least I took home several precious lessons.At least there was a surprise from darling and my family while I was out in the field.On the fourth day we all receive letters or notes from our loved ones.Most of us teared upon reading it.Many began to question our motivation for serving NS.At that point of time,our morale dropped valley deep.Yet in our deepest need,it was our family members and loved ones that came and lift us up emotionally.I guess we should never take them for granted.That is one lesson that I learnt.I really thank those who wrote notes and letters to me.My dad,mom,dearie,dearie's mom and dearie's sister.Thanks for taking the time to encourage me and support me.Without you guys,I would not have done it.Of course I gota thank God for protecting and watching over me.Indeed I can say that whatever trials that come my way,I will say that it is well with my soul.
I don't know about tomorrow,yet I know who holds it.. :)
Saturday, October 31, 2009
{ 8:02 PM }
Confinement is officially over.Its THE second bookout of my BMT.Hohoho i'm glad to be able to come back to civilisation after being confined on Tekong for nearly 2 weeks.Of course,I'm ultra happy to be able to see my dear girl.I really appreciate her for being so understanding and patient even as I serve my NS liability.What to do,I'm a Singaporean male ma. Though I have to book in tomorrow evening and field camp commencing on Monday,I will treasure this short time that I have out in the civilised world.
I booked out at 10am this morning and thank God dad came to fetch me at Pasir Ris.I was dead tired that I told my dad that I'm not gona drive.Instead I slept and sms dearie on the car.I unpacked my stuff and washed up quickly upon reaching home.Then I went over to dearie's place for my lunch and quality time with her.
On a side note,I can really see dearie becoming more mature and understanding.She is placing greater emphasis on the welfare of others above herself more.So God won't you protect Grace,grant her good health and let her mature even more :)
Dinner,dearie decided that we should go to ChongPang for seafood.Unfortunately,the shop was closed for the day and we went to another good alternative.The food there is cheap,serve in big portions and delicious.Most importantly,the service is good.Burp! Its been almost a year since we both last went there to makan.
Now I'm using dearie's laptop to blog.At the same time,spending quality time with her.Afterall I won't be able to use my phone for 5 days starting from Monday morning.Field camp oh field camp.Pray that it will not be a problematic one.I will be able to learn new skills and go through it with the strength of the Lord.
P.S:I love my dearie lots :)
