Blink

Hey people! I'm back!!! Woohoo, the whole Taiwan training seemed to pass in a blink of the eye. Perhaps it was due to the rushing everyday that made it seem so short. Training was tough, sleep was rare. I did not sleep in the last 2 nights before R & R due to the cleaning of weapons. It was really an experience which I think once is good enough.. =]

Talking about training in Taiwan, most would relate to the 'Xiang Ji Pa' and 'Zhen Zhu Nai Cha' almost immediately. I had my share too, devouring them after a period of tough training really helps to boost morale. Furthermore the drinks vending machine in camp rules! 50 Singapore cents could get you a drink. The selection of drinks there are outrageous too! hahas..

Ok, zooming to R & R!! Woohoo, the highlight of the trip. Our first stop was the LEOFOO theme park where I rode on 2 killer rides with my heart in my mouth. Other places we visited were scenic places and shopping points. Educational places visited were the CKS Memorial Hall and the Martyr's Shrine where we witnessed the elaborate change of duty by the guards. Guard shifts change every 30 minutes, but the change of duty 'ceremony' takes 20 minutes, you do the maths on the amount of time the guards have before they embark on yet another 'ceremony'..

Shopping was seriously mad for me. I literally brought Taiwan back to Singapore..hahas..Shilin night market was a shopping heaven, but it is so big that one could not finish walking it in a night. Ximending where my hotel was located is also a killer shopping ground. At night, the place is lighted up beautifully, and we shoppers prowl it's streets. =] All in all, shopping in Taiwan is really superb.

That's all for my training trip to Taiwan, pictures will be posted up in the next post when I upload my photos, for now book in is beckoning..out to you people..

"Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane..."

Time will fly by so quickly..I'm believing in that phrase! It' s just 19 days to my R & R in Taiwan! By then my course is more or less over. All I have to do is to wait to be commissioned. Seriously rocks.. But well, the training in Taiwan ain't going to be a walk in the park. Tough times are ahead of me, but I'm placing my faith in the Lord to once again pull me through this ordeal. "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life". I am also looking forward to this trip because I believe that God will use this tough training to impart in me a certain lesson. This is my sole expectation for this training trip. I shall be changed by the works of His hands.

This is a verse I read sometime this week and it really got stuck in my mind. Hope it will help you in your quest (if you are on it) to bless people instead of saying bad things about them..

"Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers." - Ephesians 4:29

This verse will inspire to be a blessing machine! Meditate on it, and be conscious of the things you say daily. I'm currently doing this in my quest to bless and not curse. Take care people, I will post again when I return from my training trip. Photos will be guaranteed! Stay connected..Ciao~