I've just finished my longest run (in timing not distance). It's raining too. Just what I needed. Don't want to sound selfish, but I've been wishing for a cooling rain since yesternight. Guess it's God's way of rewarding me after my hardest run.

I seem to have problem with running ever since my unofficial graduation. My lungs seem to have shrunk, stamina feels totally depleted, hips seems to be giving quite a problem. The right hip keeps giving a snapping/popping sound more frequently recently. Guess I'll have to run some more and identify the problem.

Hope my 2.4 will no longer be a big deal like previous times.
Deuter is no longer at the top of my list.
I got a Tatonka CrestM today.
But now looking at Vaude, I want that too!

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

This is it! Finally one of the impending letters came in. In case you are wondering, its my enlistment letter. Wonder what caused the hold up.

Here are the details:
9th July 2008
13 00h
BMTC School 2

Gotta start training schedule again!
God is truly Amazing and I really was amazed by Him today.

I was supposed to go fishing today after the video equipment orientation at L2 BUT, apparently God had a better plan for me. You see, if I had gone fishing, I wouldn't have attended Youth Ablaze, joined the rest for dinner and miss out a great opportunity to commune with the Holy Spirit and God. and Jesus too!

If you haven't figured yet, the fishing trip was cancelled. We were about to go for dinner then Bird mentioned that we were going to Uncle KK house later to pray. So in my heart, I was like, har... we aren't going to watch DVD? So I asked what are we gonna pray 'bout, Bird replied anything. Anything? (me) Ya. Anything. (Bird) Cause I always had an impression that there's always an agenda for praying.

At the dinner table, I was apparently not feeling too good. Tired, nausea, didn't feel good, felt like going home to rest. But somehow or another, I ended up at Uncle KK's place (which is a good thing that I did).

Then as they (Shu, Bird, Lala, Hitomi, Linus) were about to enter the room to start praying. I really felt apprehensive. On one hand I felt tired, on the other I felt abit 'left out', I wouldn't know what to pray for. You see, they rest of them are YA leader and I vaguely remembered someone saying abt praying for their sheep, that was why I felt lost to what to pray for if I joined them. Immediately after that thought, I felt a prompting to go, 'challenge' and strengthen my faith in God.

Miraculously during the prayer/worship session, I no longer felt tired or sick. The Holy Spirit really revealed a lot to a lot of us during the GREAT 2hours of praying. It was the first time that Jesus revealed to me a bible verse which then linked to another verse, which was revealed to me via a bookmark in my bible!
God left on me a great impression on love. Not the I love you, you love me kind of Love. It was on God's definition of Love.
1Corinthians 13
4 Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud 5 or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. 6 It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. 7 Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.
13 Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love.

The greatest thing God can give you is His Love. Though sometimes you disappoint or anger Him, He never gives up on you. There's no such thing as being unworthy in God's eyes, because of love, you are forgiven. And in the same way He has loved you, reciprocate this love to your neighbours, brothers and sisters. In the forgiveness of others, love them so that no records of wrong can be kept.
Love your neighbours despite difficult circumstances. No matter how tough it is, never give up. God never gave up his love on you, so why should you? Its easy to say, but difficult to do, but with God's help, all things are possible.

The One Year Bible has really helped me a lot, maybe its time to look for a mentor.
Well, I'll be off to Taipei, Taiwan in May from 9th to the 13th. I was quite reluctant to go initially. You must be thinking right now.... AM I CRAZY? Well, you must know that I am quite contented to be relaxing and fishing here. BUT a holiday trip before I enlist to serve my country sounds enticing. CMPB has yet to sent me THE LETTER, so I have no clue if I can attend church camp which I truly hope I can.

Its gonna be the first time I've traveled a few places within a short time span. Hong Kong... Sibu... Blah blah blah
Ok, the list's not that long.

Well its good to travel once in a while. I get to explore somewhere new, experience a new culture, eats lotsa food (Taiwanese snacks!) and get to shop too!
But I seem to have lost that childhood excitement of getting to fly on an airplane or take a long bus ride to somewhere far (like Melaka?). As I kid, I could never sleep on the day before my flight. I was always so excited thinking of what to do at the airport, what free ' what was controlled by my parents' soft drinks the pretty stewardess were going to serve me. The movies and on and on. I'm still quite excited to fly on an airplane still ( the sky would fall if i didn't, i always love to fly) but I just can't seem to embrace the childlike excitement experience I used to. Its within reach, but my hands are now too short.

On a happier note,aAt least I get to drink wine and beer now! = ) Be jolly on alcohol!
Haven't been blogging for a while now. Here's a song that's been stuck in my head while I was away.

By KT Tunstall
Eye to the Telescope

STOPPIN' THE LOVE

So you think it’s funny
That you keep calling me all of the time
Every day
Oh honey
Don’t want to be following & falling behind
If you’re gonna be walking away
And I don’t know
Why I wouldn’t follow
Wouldn’t follow

You got me looking up
Even when I’m falling down
You got me crawling out of m y skin
You got me wondering why
I am underneath this big old sky
Stopping the loving getting in

Now you say it’s easy
That you been falling for all of my charm
And getting lost in my smile
Never ceases to amaze me
When I’m chancing my arm
That I still do it with style
And now I hope
You’ll be with me tomorrow
With me tomorrow

You got me...