I have so so much to say after so long. Haha. 3 months or so. Well, lots have happened. Lots of good things. Hehe. And i'll write them down now. Anyway, Mia, if you're reading, read on yar? There’s a part i'll be talking about Taiwan. Wooo, so here i go!
Well, from December onwards, to January, it was quite a roller coaster ride for me. JUst the 1st week of January, i had this like super big scale logistics check that would affect my unit quite a bit. And like got so many things to do. Like i had to come back during my leave and stuff also. Even on saturday and stuff, which i didn't like at all. But oh well, the check came anyway, and that 4 days were really terrible man. Felt so stressed and everything. But as all things, it passed and it was finally over! The most important thing in my last month of army life was over. like finally, i've been waiting so so so long for that to happen. And just like that, it was over. A sense of relief that's kinda indescribable kinda came to me and yay! Haha
Well then, that’s that for the last part of my army days, cause after that, I was on off and leave (which means I did not have to go to camp) until the day of my ORD. I’ve enjoyed my rest up till now, and still am. Here, I’d like to encourage those who might be going through crappy moments. Throughout this whole army experience, no matter how bad it was, I realized that God was always there for me. Sometimes I might not have felt it. Sometimes it might have been really bad. Which has happened quite a few times, but He was always there, be it the revelation kind of “Lord you’re here”, or sometimes, just that quiet presence that understood what I was going through, He was there.
Through my whole journey in the army, I’d like to thank a few that have blessed my life, and kept my sanity in check when I thought I’d lose it.
John : Dude, you’ve really been a really big big blessing to me throughout the period I’ve known you. Especially during army, your words of encouragement, your belief in me for being a good officer (which I treasured a lot, and hope I did not fail you in that), your attentive ears that was willing to listen anytime, your care and concern, and never tired of meeting me when I needed it, or wanted them, especially during my OCS first few months, that were really quite a hellish experience in some ways. Thank you for sharing my joy when I commissioned, when I got gold for my IPPT, and just being the wonderful friend you are to me. Thank you. Now that you’re in Australia, I won’t be able to go out with you, but I want you to know, I really treasure this friendship a lot, and I want you to know, I’ll be here for you. I’ll make an effort to call you and stuff, but now it’s probably the other way round since you’ve school, and I don’t for the moment. But I want to keep in contact and stuff k? Miss you dude.
Lydia : Thanks for everything. You’ve never been condemning or judgmental everytime I complained about the army. You were always supportive and understanding, and it really helped me a lot through this whole journey. We might not meet up a lot, nor talk a lot like how we could during JC days, but you’re still someone I can trust, and confide in, and share stuff with whenever we meet up. Thank you for everything. And I hope we’ll continue to grow together in this friendship. Thank you. =)
Abby : Throughout this whole period, I think we kinda grew further, in my kinda terms, not yours if you get what I mean. But nonetheless, I’d like to thank you for the things you’ve done. I still remember a sentence you said “If it’s not tough, then where got call training”, or something like that. That kinda helped me through whenever I faced really tough physical situations. I’d have complained a lot more if not for that, and so, thank you. Thank you for the support you’ve shown me throughout this whole period too. I know you went through quite a lot yourself, so thanks for giving whatever you got. Especially during the period where my auntie passed away, the offer of wanting to come over was something I really appreciate. Thank you. Hope I can be a support for you even as you take on the A’s this year. “I’ll be there for you”.
Jialin : Jialin, thank you for being so supportive of me throughout my whole army life too. Still got the message where you said something like “ know you’re still doing duty or something, hope all’s well” and stuff like that. Those messages were little things that kept me going, and brought smiles to my face whenever I was in camp. You’re still a friend that I treasure, so let’s keep in contact even when you’re in America alright? =)
Samuel Low : Thanks for everything man, your advice were of great insight. And thank you for always being available to talk when I needed to. On top of that, thank you for being a great friend and mentor that you are.
Joylynn : Thanks for always urging me on to hang on to God. Thank you for the times you messaged me to spur me on in my army days. Those were things that kept me going and brought smiles to my face too. Thank you for being there when I needed it. =)
Natalie : Your smiles on Saturday have always been something that I look forward to every Saturday. They were warm and sweet. And they always made my days on Saturday. Thanks for being willing to listen when I had to talk. I still remember I had a really terrible Saturday one time, and while walking you home, that talk helped me a lot. Thank you. =)
Sherman : For tolerating all the nonsense that I release every Saturday. Haha~ You’ve been a wonderful listener. So thank you. Hehe. Hope all’s well in SAJC, and get to know more friends! Enjoy your stay there, while remember to be consistent in your work yeah?
Okay, I know there must be more than these people, and I thank all for being part of my life. Just that I can’t really remember all now. So, for whoever’s name’s not on it, you’re not forgotten k! Just that it’d be a bit too many if I list down all. Haha.
Alright, let’s now talk about what happened after I came out from the army. This will be kinda short. Well, I’ve been enjoying life. Some days more than others. But in general, I’ve been resting. And I really really like it loads! The freedom that I experience is like so sweet and so fragrant you can almost smell it! From here, something can be learnt. That is a lot of times, we treasure the things only after we lose it. Well, for me, I’ve always liked my freedom. But to have it taken away, and given back to me, felt like my personal haven on earth. So treasure what you have, especially the things you don’t want to lose.
I’ve been playing games, doing lots of sports, ministry, and stuff like that. Went to Korea for a holiday with my family. It was great~ Had lots of fun there. Went ski-ing for the first time in my entire life! Enjoyed my time there.
Oh then after that, I called some schools to do relief teaching. And guess what? Tampines Secondary called me~ And that’s Kimberly and Merril’s school lar. I even thought their class! Haha, so interesting right. But I did realize that teaching isn’t going to be easy. I mean, the sec 1 class was terrible lar! And the sec 3s. I didn’t recall my class being SO rowdy ok. Like oh my gosh. But oh well. We’ll see when the time comes for me to really teach. =)
Fast forward it a bit, then came Taiwan Trip. Lemme try to put this through in Chinese. Haha. 不知不覺，很快就來到我得去台灣的時候了。本來還不是很興奮的。就只想趕快結束，然後回去新加坡休息。應為去台灣之前，我在做很多的東西，忙得沒完沒了。感覺去台灣也是其中的一個 “噢，我得去台灣“ 那樣的感覺。但是，一到了高雄，見到burger 和susan， 他們都很親切。就讓我感到很舒服。然後就到了夜市場。在那兒，挖，見到poo, Stephen, howard, 玨哥，lily, 挖， 全都好熱情喔！之後再玩那丟圈圈的東西時，也看到恩了。你們都非常的友善，和熱親。在那一刻后，就麽了那“噢，我得去台灣“ 那樣的感覺了。臭豆腐還真的好臭啊！哈哈~
然後過幾天，就開始習慣在台灣的生活了。食物還真的非常好吃喔！每一餐都吃得津津有味~ 這裡要感謝 Liang An 和 Howard, 經常抽空來陪我們去吃東西。第2 天也有機會和Bo Yu, Liang An, Eric，Stephen, Howard, Pastor Johannes 踢球。雖然你們不怎麽喜歡踢球，但應為知道我們喜歡，就帶我們去踢，I’m really touched by your actions and accommodation to us. I really appreciate it. 在踢球時我非常享受。謝謝！
然後過一天就見到Andy 了。我認爲你的英文和華文都講的很好。翻譯事業非常厲害。*鼓掌* 也很喜歡跟你聊天。你對你周圍的人都很細心。And you’re always thinking how you can help us. Really appreciate your heart to serve us, and just to make us feel more comfortable. And thanks for the scooter ride! It was really fun~ hee. I’ve felt that you love people a lot too, especially for your sheep, and I pray that the fire you have for God will not dwindle, but you’ll continue to live the life God wants you to live.
在這八天中，Howard 不管另一天有考試，還是沒事做， 都會晚上帶我們去吃東西。除此之外，your heart to really want to serve, and always being so helpful, has really touched my heart, and to make me understand what serving (服侍) really means. 你有時也挺冷的。很好喔！呵呵。
Bo Yu, 在台上和你談音樂的時候，能感覺到你那非常 sensitive heart. 雖然語言上，和動作上比較難溝通，但是你還是能support me, and feel where I’m going during worship. 我的祈求，is that your sensitive heart towards God will continue to grow, and that your love for your people will continue to grow too. Together with your relationship with God to grow deeper and deeper everyday.
還有，就是Lily 和 Susan. 每天風雨不改，都會帶我們到這裡啊，那裏啊。戴我們去玩。去逛街。去吃東西。我們雖然每次都有遲到， 但你們都沒有怨言。總是以微笑來對這我們。你們的笑容，都充滿愛，令人在你們的當中感到非常舒服。謝謝你們日夜不停的服侍，I’m really touched by it. And I really appreciate all that you’ve done.
雁婷，Kai Jun, 和其他幾位，你們都好冷， 好好笑喔！哈哈，但是我喜歡。=）
對了，還有成欣，謝謝你在那跟我講英語。哈哈。，沒啦，就是 thank you for your compliments. 希望你縂有一天，如果it’s in God’s will, 也能當上worship leader. =)
最後呢，就是恩了。第一天見到你，沒說什麽，也不知道你是什麽樣的人。但在你學校的禱告會時， 發覺你還挺好玩的喔。在拍那 “誰是sherron的心上人“的時候，幸好有你在。不然我也不知道要如何結束。然後發現你竟然也喜歡 High School Musical! 挖！當時我還真得非常高興耶！終于有人知道 High School Musical 是什麽了！不只是知道， 還喜歡耶！太棒了！哈哈。那在整個退休會當中，發覺你非常有善，特別熱情，也很會照顧別人。整個退休會和台灣的八天能那麽好玩和享受，也應為能 tease you, 還有跟你聊天。你取笑faith 時也挺好笑的。最後呢，就是我能在你身上感覺到你很愛神。 我的祈求，是你每天會更深愛我們的耶穌。 那好啦，要好好讀書喔！記得我寫給你的字條嗎？要牢記在心啊！應為那句話對我來說， well, I treasure it a lot, and I really believe it. Hope it’s something that inspires you too.
Alright, I really miss you guys over in Taiwan a lot. You guys have been a really big blessing to me. Thank you so much for everything. You guys have shown me what it is to really serve, and what commitment really means. I’ve been really blessed. So thank you all!
Alright, while talking about mission trip, how can I miss you guys out that went to the mission trip with me!
Sherron: Hey dude, it was really cool having you there man. Even though the jokes aren’t always funny, or you might be cheong hei at times. But your heart for the people, your heart to pray for them, and your love for God is really something that I can feel very evidently from you. Without you there, it wouldn’t have been as fun and stuff. Well, I’ll be seeing you still at soccer and stuff, so I hope this friendship can continue to grow. =)
Isaac: Your appetite and hunger for food blew me away man. I never knew someone could eat so much lar! The only other person I thought ate a lot was shawn tan, but man, do you eat A LOT. But anyway, your humour really brought lots of laughter to the team, so thank you. Not forgetting your passion for prayer, which is something that I am learning to have to. It was great knowing you more through this trip, and I hope it doesn’t stop there too.
Daniel: Haha, your wit and funny accent is hilarious man. The way you insult people is suuuuuper farnie too. But all that aside, your love for God, and not really caring how people look, is really something great. I enjoyed my time with you the past few weeks man, it’s really great, even during the camp, NLE, the mission trip. Really blessed by your presence. =) And like the rest, I hope I’ll get to know you more personally too. =)
David: Yomomogilaba! Haha, or whatever it’s supposed to be spelt as. I thought your translation during the whole trip was great. Your presence also perked up the whole team. Hee, and thanks for all the good recommendations on food and everything else. All the best during army! If you need any advice or whatever, can always come and find me. =) Hope this friendship will grow. =)
Joachim: Though I didn’t get to see you much (asylum), hahaha! Kidding. But anyway, I’m blessed by seeing how desperate you were for God. Still remember during one of the days, you were praying in tongues in the retreat in your asylum. Wah sehz, super loud man. But that really showed me how desperate I can still get to God. Long way for me. Hee. And all the sacrifices you made during the trip itself, I was really touched by it. Really. You were an inspiration there by being an example yourself. Thanks for blessing my life with that.
Sarah: Like I said in your card, your smile’s really contagious. Haha, you seem to be smiling all the time. Keep that smile. Din get to talk too much to you. But I can sense a servant attitude from you. So that’s like really cool. =)
Grace: But then… Haha kidding. =P But seriously, I am super amazed by how much you can talk. Like really. Not a bad thing. =) Sorry if I was a bit snappy when I was like feeling drained and all. Didn’t mean any malice. Hee. Keep talking to people about God!But then… hahaha
Faith：Fat boy… Haha kidding too! =P It was great knowing you through this trip! Hee. Prior to this trip, I din even know who you are. Haha , but I think you’re a great girl. I hope you continue to grow closer to God. Your humour’s quite funny too~hoho. =) All the best while studying lor (law). Aaha, k that was a pun. =P
Finally, I’ve updated my blog. This will be well, a new beginning of my life.
The Start of Something New
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