Saturday, October 31, 2009
heyya peeps! havent been blogging for the past weeks! but i am v excited to blog now! (: no idea why also, but just want to share alot of things. haha! alright, let me start all the way back and see what are the key events!
Monday, 19 Oct 2009 had my first ever IPPT in HTA and was quite disappointed. didnt get silver. and for those who didnt catch my tweet, my score was as follow:
Sit Up:41, 5pts.
SBJ:216,2pts.
Pull Up:10, 4pts.
Shuttle Run:9.7s, 5pts.
2.4km:11.05mins, 3pts.
Result: Pass
as you all can see, my SBJ was super lousy. SBJ is standing board jump btw. in HTA, they use machine system and the SBJ machine was totally lousy and not very good. manually, i can jump 225+. but when it comes to machine, i still hit the mark of 225, but the machine show 216. so they take it as 216. and my running time became slower again. gotta train harder man.. ohh yeaa, my personal best was 10mins 41secs. still needa improve!
Tuesday, 20 Oct 2009
Happy Birthday to KarChun, Luke and Jia Jun! or me, myself and i! also to Izuan and Vincent who is born on the same day as me!
Sunday, 25 Oct 2009
went out with Xueting, Peixin, Lemmuel, Samuel and Sermeng to celebrate my birthday. was a simple outing, but nevertheless, i enjoy the time spent with these people, who are still very close to me. and with much to talk about and catch up, the celebration was awesome! watched Cloudy with a Chance of Meatball 3D. was alright, quite interesting! yupp~ thanks for planning! :) should have more of this kinda outing!
Monday, 26 Oct 2009
had a farewell party for our senior! it was very very fun! alot of videos about them and some made by us about them, can really see how much they enjoyed their OCT life here in HTA! (: coool bunch of people!
Thursday, 29 Oct 2009
our Seniors BIG DAY! its their passing out day!! the day they have been waiting for all these while! all these 32 weeks! its the day they get their rank, and march pass the Commissioner of Police. its super nice their march pass. here is a video of it, its not them de. its from youtube, but its exactly the same. appreciate it! :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoPiXb-yYe8&
dammn coool right!! i am waiting for this day too!! :D
today went to watch movie with Jovey and Chung Kwan at Bishan. Love Happens. 3 guys watch that love story. hah! but its quite nice! (: after the movie, Jovey drive us to Samuel's 21st Birthday celebration! and it was quite good and fun as well. catch up with them and talked alot. most importantly, we are still able to talk like normal and enjoy each other's presence!
alright, that sums up what happen and what i have been through this past 2 weeks! more photos will be uploaded once i get it! (: till then, shall end here! God Bless all! have a fruitful week ahead! :D
`audience of one
at 10/31/2009 10:19:00 PM
hello!! (: feel like blogging today before i book in! my com crashed on friday. no idea why. :( so now i am using my bro's laptop to bloggg~
alright, first things first, yesterday service was a blast! it was really really great! i like the way P. Jasmine preached. the message was really clear to the believers, the backsliders and the non-believer. real life examples of Christians and how they handle it and go through it with God. strong testimony by Lemmuel and Joanne. thank God for the both of you for your willingness to share something that is close to you. a fantastic service indeed! for those who didnt manage to come, its okay. there is always another time, but make sure you can make it! :) 18 cross the line of faith accordingly to P. Jasmine's twitter! God really worked in Nexus yesterday! Praise God. :) Nel sang well too! i went up to her and tell her, she was like shocked. haha! but yeaa, i meant it! :)
something that is really cool.
4 answers to our prayers:
1. Yes
2. No
3. Wait
4. I got something betterthis was something that was shared during service yesterday and 2 names were mentioned, but i forgot the name. =/ but i know of another person that also prayed to God but didnt get what he prayed for. he is none other than Nick Vujicic. some of you might have heard his name before somewhere, some might not have. but if you want to know more about him, check out his website!
http://www.lifewithoutlimbs.org/
here is a picture of him. taken in HK MTR area. (fyi, HK MRT is called MTR) he is still doing what he had been doing. Evangelising. thank God for continuously using him. :D
had a mini pre birthday celebration yesterday after service with NSA. 5 person's birthday on Oct. haha! they are Nehemiah, Jun Jie, Han Hong, Vincent and Me! it was a mini celebration, but still enjoyed and appreciate it. :)
days in HTA was quite slack this 2 weeks. because our Coy Commander wasnt around as he was deployed for IGA, International General Assembly i think. something like that. haha! but nevertheless, training was still on but just that, more free time which i think is good because we are able to rest and do our own things. :) tomorrow will be our first IPPT in HTA. hope i will be able to maintain my silver because i havent been working out 'fiercely' after my BMT days. as long as my 4 stations can maintain a grade C and above, then okay le! ohh yeaaa, last friday we had a practice 2.4km run and my timing was 10mins 41secs. not very fast, but got improvement compared to last time. slowly but surely. :)
i want to watch Cloudy with a chance of meatballs and i want to eat durians!! anyone who sees this and is interested, please feel free to sms me! :D haha! maybe friday night or something! heh alright, got to go! meanwhile, tweeting is all i can do in camp! :D thanks Rayna for helping me create my account some months back! haha! thanks! :) ! update again next week! have a fruitful week ahead and God Bless!
`audience of one
at 10/18/2009 06:35:00 PM
heyyo! :) i am backkk~~ :D
this week was quite slack in camp and i got quite alot of admin/free time in the middle/end of the day. as i was reading thru a leadership book, 21 most powerful minutes in a leader's day, the word influence came to me. there is one chapter on influence and it talks about how effective a leader is when he has bigger circle of influence.
influencing others is a choice. we must desire and be willing to do it, then God will do his part. many people experience ineffectiveness as leaders give up and never try to lead again. but if we look at the example of Joshua, he desired to become a better leader. he continued to be faithful to God. and the most important thing in him is, he never gives up. he perseveres.
today, what are you currently doing to increase your influence in where you are? be it in your workplace, your camp or your campus. are you doing things that will help increase your influence? it has to start some where as everyone knows becoming a leader takes time. it is not done overnight. as the saying goes;
leadership develops daily, not in a day.yupp! so peeps out there, jiayou k! :) i believe God always use the weak, so that when we succeed, we will give praise to God for we know that He worked in our life. :) God Bless! :)
`audience of one
at 10/11/2009 11:41:00 AM
heyyoo i am back to writeeeeee!! (:
first, HAPPY CHILDREN'S DAY on the 1st Oct!! :D next, happy 21st birthday to JIA SHENG on 3rd Oct 2009! and happy 21st birthday to LIK CHOON on the 4th Oct 2009! (: both older than me siolz. both 21 le! happy for them!
something i want to thank God for! today while i was on the bus to service, i was on my psp~ (as usual) but to my horror, my UP button spoil!! normally spoil is cannot press eh? mine is UP all the way. means i cannot press down, left or right. then i was getting frustrated and quite sad, because this psp is quite precious to me. not because it help me to kill time, but it has been with me for almost 2 years and its a gift from my brother. then i decided to leave it aside. on my way back, i tried to on again to see if the 'situation' has improve. ohh yeaa, by the way, its not the first time. but normally, i shake and hit it a few times gently, then it will be back to working condition! but, disappointing effort. still spoilt. fixing it would cost me 65$. i asked in the noon! i reached home and tried working on it myself. unscrew this, unscrew that. touch this and that. and TADA!! its back to working condition!! okaaaay~~ :D :D was super happy man! thank God for helping me man. its e first time i do such a thing and its a super big risk because i know nothing about this kinda things. i dissemble the thing. haha! but its back to good condition now! thank God! :)
HTA is quite fun! being a Officer Cadet Trainee is not that bad either. although needa run alot, but the training is quite fun and i hope, it would be fulfilling. as in, help me to achieve a better result in my ippt and help me improve on my leadership and communication skills! something i learn here in my camp;
Dont count your days in camp/work, but make them count. (:
Failure is not fatal. Success is not final. Going from failure to failure, before success, without losing enthusiasm is the courage we need. - Winston Churchill
it definitely did inspired me and i hope it inspired you as well.
thinking about how to increase my effectiveness as a church/caregroup member while in camp! (: God, speak to me as i learn and look upon you..
God Bless all! have a blessed week ahead!
`audience of one
at 10/04/2009 02:09:00 AM
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Philippians 2:1-4 (The Message)
He Took on the Status of a Slave
1-4If you've gotten anything at all out of following Christ, if his love has made any difference in your life, if being in a community of the Spirit means anything to you, if you have a heart, if you care— then do me a favor: Agree with each other, love each other, be deep-spirited friends. Don't push your way to the front; don't sweet-talk your way to the top. Put yourself aside, and help others get ahead. Don't be obsessed with getting your own advantage. Forget yourselves long enough to lend a helping hand.
Relationships are always worth restoring.Life is all about learning how to love, and God wants us to value relationships and make every effort to maintain them instead of discarding them whenever there is a rift, a hurt or a conflict.
like i said in twitter and to some of my friends, i chanced upon this during one of my daily devotions online. it spoke to me about alot of things here. hope it spoke to you as well! :D
breakthrough!! more to come please!
`audience of one
at 9/27/2009 03:08:00 PM
Sunday, September 20, 2009
this is my posting!! hope its clear. :)
:D i think its something i really really want to thank God for. after going thru so much in bmt, i think it paid off. :) i dont know what kinda environment will be there for me, but like what i told God previously, i want to make an impact and influence the people in my camp no matter where He place me. i dont want to just pass ns and waste this 2 years. i want to make the best out of it. :)
today had UNIT meet. omg. it was superb. :) watch another video. this one is about Noah's Ark. its really really mind blowing. made me think thru alot about my walk with God and my r/s with God.
what does the story of Noah's Ark mean to you? another story that God show His power/promise? think about it. i will blog about what jeremiah explain in my next post. :)
ohh yeaa, Hong Kong trip was a blast! learnt alot of things and go to new places that i had never been to. thanks to my buddy, tour guide, Tai Chung Kwan. :D will upload more photos in facebook! its really really fun. maybe because not alot of people, but all v close. when we go over, we dont care about our cash man. haha! everyone want to pay for everyone. cool! thanks Chung Kwan, Jovey and Samuel. you guys made the trip superb and you guys rocks!
lastly, a picture to share! try to find me!
and dont you laugh when you find me!! lol!! :D
God is faithful, always and forever. thank you Lord.
`audience of one
at 9/20/2009 03:14:00 AM
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
9th September 2009 marks the end of my 3 months of Basic Military Training! today is my POP day, which is also known as Pass Out Parade. means offically pass out from that piece of island, Tekong. i officially POP from BMTC SCHOOL 1, YANKEE COMPANY. Platoon 2, Section 2.
first, let me talk about today! woke up at 4+, to prepare then ate breakfast, then draw arms. then started marching at 6am. marched till 2pm. 24km. it was super tiring, but nevertheless, it really tested everyone's perseverence and teamwork. when someone is down or cannot go on, people will help them by lifting up their heavy fieldpack and push them forward. this is what everyone in the platoon hope to see. :)
at the end of the 24km, one of my Seargent who is going to ORD in 5 days time, 140909, said this thing that touched and inspired me personally. He is Seargent Suffri. one of the fun seargent and likes to play around with us, though at times he is fierce, he still do his best when he needs to train us. he said this, 'i am very proud of you guys, Platoon 2. you all completed your 24km Routh March without your PC and your PS, and none of you guys fall out. this is my best gift before i ORD.' for your info, my PC just got posted out to 2SIR a week before we POP, and our PS just got foot rot not long ago, and he is on status/leave, so wasnt walking with us today.
but i got to admit, i POP with JOY and v memorable memories with my Platoon, not to say my section. had alot of fun times with my section. even though sometimes we have misunderstandings or quarrels, but we still make it right at the end of the time and help each other thru the hardest time of our BMT. that include fieldcamp, trainings, punishment and route marches. i believe if w/o them, i wouldnt have been able to train myself well and complete the various route marches during the past 3 months. thank you Platoon 2, and most importantly, Platoon 2, Section 2.
2-2 Bravo!!memories in BMT Yankee company is definitely deeply engraved in my heart and if i am able to go back one day, i will choose to go back to Yankee company. because we are ZAI!! :D fastest route march company, never lost a tug-of-war in Rocky Hill.
alright, enough talking. some pictures taken today! :)
my mum helping me put on my jocky cap!
my mum and i!
my dad and i!
calvin and i!
Samuel on the left, Chung Kwan (my buddy aka bed 12) on the right.
my PC, KOH NENG JIE, and i! he came for our POP! :)
preparing to throw our jocky caps. (try to find me!)
here we go! woohooo~ :D
POP LO!! i want to congratulate all Yankee recruits, Koh Ser Meng from Quebec and Lim Yen Chuan from Zulu! and all the best for the upcoming enlisting recruits, they are namely Chris, Su Quan and Lik Choon who will be enlisting on this coming Friday, 110909. not forgetting Darren who is enlisting on Monday, 14090.
ohh yeaa, had OC evening this week on monday. it was very fun. OC evening is a time for recruits to show off their talents to their commanders to 'WOW' them. every platoon did a good job. platoon 3 dance from a song. this dance, this song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE1PAmE5550 HAHA! quite funny, but nice. :) platoon 4 and 1 was acting about some common chao geng scenes and extreme examples on people who chao geng. funny too~ platoon 2 is the best. haha! got some nengjie style + 4 songs! ming wei, you sang well. :) same to guang wei and edwin. way to go, platoon 2! :)
something to share! last week NSA unit meet was a mind blowing one! got to see this video, and if you have time, MUST SEE! after you see, your perspective of the God we are serving will definitely expand! we are serving a great, big, almighty, all powerful God. :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKMw1ndl-EY& (this is part 1, check the sides for continuing parts!)
have a great week ahead, till my next entry, take good care people! :D God Bless!!
`audience of one
at 9/09/2009 09:12:00 PM
