The dust has settled and I recall the challenges ,of being apart from home for so long, of living independently without income and of maintaining a LDR have been really difficult, and the experiences of seeing and learning new things of different cities and countries. Perhaps its time to journal some of the journey. I remember the thoughts as I boarded the plane left, how I prayed that God will water the seeds that have been planted. Learning I can't say goodbyes well, and that my preference not to attach myself to anything as much as possible. I remember how I never took a plane for 3 years, since I was always occupied in Singapore, and my first time flying was to Europe alone on 22th Jan to Czech Republic without data in the middle of the night. What an experience. Always thought I was going to not make it to my hostel in time, and had no google map to use since my flight was delayed yet ending up at my hostel at 2am alone. By His grace, the experience will live with me...
Dear future Seng, I just want you to remember a few things when you recall your memories in army. I know you hate army. That fact will never change, I hate it now too. Don't worry, we are 2 stubborn dudes. But remember, without army: 1. You would not know how to operate the excavator, dozer, shovels. Heavy plant aka Earthmovers. 2. You would not be this skilled at driving. 3. Your mind map of the roads in SG, it wouldn't be this good if the army didn't send you to Eunos, Woodlands, Pasir Ris, Sembawang, Seletar, Yishun. Be thankful, that despite the long travel hours, you learnt something some people don't have. 4. You would not have been humbled. With your bunk mates, you saw some of your blind spots. 5. Because of the horrible locations and the constant changing of camps that never were near the west, you learnt to appreciate time. 6. You learnt to be thankful for the small blessing you found in a camp that took you 2.5 hours to go from...
Oh! Hello there. Well, I recently was clearing out my trash online, and chanced upon this essay that BMT forced me to write up. Its seems good because it feels like its in a positive tone (I'm kidding, its pretty cheesy) and seemingly neutral point of view, my defining moment in NS. Perhaps it will change by the time I get out of it, but its cool reading how I felt more than a year back.... So here it is, My defining moment. Could a moment fully define my whole BMT experience? Every experience is made up of so many events, so many memories that will eventually lead up to that point in your life where it gets so special, where one will remember for the rest of their lives. Thus, my defining moment was the day I stepped into Tekong, yet littered with so many other memories picked up along my BMT journey. On 7 May 2013, it was the day that a whole new season of life begun for me. I personally believe that army will be more than just a chapter in my life because when BMT e...
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