4 more weeks!

Slowly but surely, the residential phase of my training is coming to an end. Was lackadaisical the past few weeks. Felt that time was passing too slowly. Now, however, there is only a month left. Starting to appreciate the time spent every night with my squad-mates. Living in close proximity for 16 weeks has allowed me to see the "real" side of almost everyone.

God tells us to love our neighbours as much as ourselves, and also to love our enemies. Try as I might, I have been finding it hard to do so. Some people are simply too repugnant for me to even see some good points in them. Perhaps I am just prejudiced or overly sensitive.

One more week and my friend for 14 years will be getting married. He is the first among my gang to settle down. It is not a surprise for me as I have always felt that he is one of the most mature among the five of us. May the Lord bless Samuel and Carolyn in their matrimony, and may the Lord grant me wisdom and guide me in coordinating their banquet.

Relief and Reliance

My third I/C stint is almost over. Had not been getting enough sleep over the past week. Hope things will get better in the coming week. The Lord brought me through the tiring and stressful week.

The LORD is my shepherd,
I shall not be in want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,
he restores my soul.
He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil, for you are with me;
your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

~ Psalm 23 (NIV)

Status quo

Exercised my democratic right yesterday by casting my vote in the GE. Both PAP and the opposition parties retained their parliamentary seats.

Drove again today, in a pickup with manual transmission. Turned out that I am still a maladroit driver, unable to change gears properly and with poor judgement.

Will be the cohort I/C for the coming week. May the Lord continue to guide me through the training and grant me the wisdom to make the right decisions as I/C.

The World Today in History
On May 7, 1945, Germany signed an unconditional surrender at Allied headquarters in Rheims, France, to take effect the following day, ending the European conflict of World War II.

Temerity

Still undergoing my residential training. Many more weeks to go. Morale is not exactly on the high side.

Been living my weekend with reckless abandon. Rather uncharacteristic of me. I have not been driving for well over a year. Yet I was driving around yesterday night. Late night with no other cars on the road. Thank the Lord for His protection. Car, passengers and driver were intact after the ten-minute spree.

Book review submitted. Progress test and presentation over. This cues the picking up of my reading, both in speed and volume. Borrowed two books yesterday even though I am already reading another two at the moment. Literary paradise beckons.