" A place of My Own....... "

A Journey of uncertainties.....

For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future (Jeremiah 29:11)

Saturday, May 26, 2007

Today a bit sad and tiring for me. Cos today went to send David, WL, ZW off to Singapore. Sad that they are leaving and JY/JH will be leaving in 10 days time also. We have been like great brothers sharing our happiness and woes. I thank God for providing me with such wonderful platoon mates here in Brunei and I pray that they will do well in the various area after they ORD.

After sending them off, went back to camp to rest a while before heading down to Manggis to buy the food for our outfield. Thank God that the newspaper man of our camp offered to give us a ride to manggis, save us the sweat to walk there. Bought quite a lot of stuff, thank God that Alex is there to help us to carry, but in the end we still call a cab to go back to camp (though it is just 15 mins walk from Manggis to Camp). Just came back from the church service, today sermon is about Angels, its a bit boring which causes me to nearly fall asleep. Still, able to catch a bit of here and there.

Now here comes the exciting part: My ticket has been confirmed!! Will be flying off to Singapore on 30th may, wednesday, 1040 hr flight. That means I need not wash & service the vehicle before I go back to Singapore. Though I felt a bit Guilty la, but I'm still happy that I can go back early in the morning!! ahaha.. SINGAPORE HERE I COME!!!!

P.S.: Any good samaritan can come and fetch me up on that day? Jonathan, can make it that day??

Caleb at 9:47 PM

Friday, May 25, 2007

Harlo!! I'm back again to update about my life here in JAC. Feeling really excited now!! Cos I'M GOING BACK TO SINGAPORE soon !! In just 5 days time, I will be sitting at my house sofa, watching TV, relaxing and do what ever I like to do. Though before my home leave, i still need to go for outfield, I'm not too sian at all. May be, its the home leave that motivates me ba... haha...

Anyway, the new replacement for Jun Yue they all have arrived on wednesday. That mean Wei li, Zhi Wei and David will be flying back to Singapore tomorrow. A bit sad la, cos we been living together under one roof for the past six months, eating, playing and chionging maple and DOTA together. Now they are going back, and Jun yue/ Jun Hong on the 5th June, that left only me, zhi yi and Lim Hong. The new replacements looks like will take initiative to get things done one, so think should have no problem. After the old batch is gone, I've been officially promoted to 'Old Bird', haha at least for the driver side la. Hopefully the new guys can quickly get adjusted to the new environment and i will be able to build up rapport with them.

Oh ya, btw, I've just started my 1st practical lesson on driving last wednesday ( which is two days ago). It was really fun sia!! I learn changing of gear, parking and reversing. 1st lesson the instructor bring me out to main road to drive liao. At first very scare sia, cos got a lot of cars and want to turn into another road also scare the car engine wil died off, which happens a few times. overall, everything is good la, the instructor also say if i maintain the std, may be can take test earlier, hahaha, so proud of my self sia. ( Self praising....) will be taking the 2nd lesson later at 10 am. Think thats all for now, need to get change and prepare for the lesson.

Please pray for the following items:

- safety for all the personnels going for the outfield and pray for good weather also.

- the new batch of replacement to be able to gel into the new environment.

- pray for safety on the road while i learn my driving.

- pray for my elder brother as he prepare for his admission to the uni.

- pray for me that God will show me the direction to serve Him better here in Brunei

- pray for my family to receive Christ as their Lord and Savior.

The next time I update, think I will be in Singapore ler.. haha.. So See you all in Singapore!!!

Caleb at 9:00 AM

Thursday, May 10, 2007

Today is a tiring day for me and my platoon mates I would say. In the morning, help to load and unload the bed frames and mattress to the NOK bunk. Had to carry them up the tonner then drive up there to unload and assemble. The bed frames are really bulky and heavy. Need 2-3 ppl to carry. Spend almost the whole morning doing on the same task. After all the carrying and assembling, our uniform is already soak with our sweat. Went for rest and prepare for the afternoon hike.

In the afternoon, we went to climb the Bukit Shahbandan which is at Jerudong. At first, heard from the rest that the hill is very steep and quit tiring to climb. After going thru the hike, I totally agreed with them. At the foot of the hill, after photo taking, we started our hike. At the beginning of the hike, the slope is already very steep liao. Was a bit sian when i saw the slope. Use a lot of strength just to complete the first part of the route. After that we rested for about 15 mins before continuing our hike. As we go on, the slope become more steep and difficult to climb. We keep on climbing and climbing until we reach the mid of our route. After that, the route become more relax with lesser steep slope to overcome. Then came the killer zone. As we walk down, we reach a spot where we need to climb up a dozen of steps to reach the other place and did i mention that it will get more steeper as we climb up? By the time, I complete the steps, I'm completely shack out. For the rest of the hike, I just keep on going not thinking much and just following the rest. Luckily, the remaining route is not that long. By the time we complete the hike, its already 5 plus. Take a short break, do some head count and off we go, on the way back to our camp. What a tiring day I would say. :)

Btw, my flight details has ben confirmed. Will be going back to Singapore on the 30th May via BI chartered flight. Its a night flight, ETA @ Singapore at 2300 hr. Glad that can go back 1 day earlier. Can't wait to see you all!! :)

PS: Happy birthday to you, Aina! All e best in your career and stay happy always! God bless! :)

Counting down: 20 more days to Home Leave

Caleb at 8:36 PM