What We didn't Notice while the World goes by...

Went for a 7.3 km run earlier and as I was walking to the lift, this sunset in its infancy, yet nevertheless breath-taking, greeted me. Sometimes we're so busy and caught up in living the nitty gritty of our lives, getting stressed and burnt out we forget to just pause, and put EVERYTHING on hold, even if its just for a few seconds to just Stand In Awe of our Creator and Behold His Creation. As the song Still goes "... I will be still and know you are God"

Let us all continue to still our hearts to His purpose and Call on our lives, and not be drowned in the sea of distractions this world represents for us. As Jesus went to pray before his betrayal at Gethsemane (see Matt 26:36-45, Mark 14:32-42, Luke 22:40-46), he prayed three times "Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done" - Luke 22:42

I love this verse because we can at once see that though our Jesus is God, He is also very Human as well. Mark 14:34 says that "My(Jesus) soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death", and so overwhelmed our Lord was that in Luke 22:44 it says that "being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground." Which one of us have prayed with such anguish we bled blood? That was the pain our Saviour went through.

And though His calling was a hard and difficult one, He NEVER let his own feelings/pride/will take over. But rather from His prayer, was Fighting to be in Constant Submission to God at all times. He prayed "Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done" - Luke 22:42 and when it was not enough, he went back, prayed the exact same prayer AGAIN. He found it not enough still, he went back for the very third time, and prayed the same EXACT prayer he just prayed.

What we learn here is that, if we're unable to reach a point of submission to God, praying and re-praying the same Sincere prayer with all of our hearts will bring us to that point. If we seek Him with ALL of our Hearts. Let us be still and walk softly before Him our King.

Have you been Still today?

Simply the Best Seafood Spaghetti! So far, that is...

This is a super backdated entry... But noteworthy, esp if you're a big fan of seafood....

Thanks to Bel, we visited Trattoria Lafiandra, a restaurant at the Singapore Art Museum. Atmosphere was good and ambience great, with a mostly expat crowd at that place. But what's better than an Italian Restaurant boasting original Italian food?

Take a look at my spag... dun mind gg back there again... when i'm less broke lol...


Close up


A cappucino... that was hot and became cold...haha Eugene and Bel would know the inside story...


Oh yeah, and do they serve plain water?

A Fresh Beginning...

These pictures were taken during a divisional morning run at Changi Board walk led by who else but by the fit and i-epitomise-the-army Alvin? The sun rise was simply amazing, and reminded us of the beauty and glory of our Magnificent God and His Mercies that are simply renewed every new day only by His Amazing Grace.

This reminds us of where would be the perfect place to seek God, in the midst of His Creation, untouched by man, in the Wilderness where we can be found by No one, yet if we seek, we will find The Only One who matters...

Have you been in your Wilderness?

Where's the Revival?

Though there seems to be such a large inertia in our Ministry... We should not give up, but step up our efforts, for before the Greatest Promotion of God comes the Greatest Attack of the Enemy. Revival is Near!!

White water rafting pics!!

This is so fun, i'm so going to do this again!!

The happy pic


The river rapids make us work hard... except for Eugene, I dunno what he's doing smiling lol..

Krabi Day 2 - Of Guns and Mac

The day started off nicely with breakfast and a recce of Beach-lined shops and restaurants.

Here's Eugene [NOT TRYING] to convince himself that this t-shirt is a perfect fit LOL!


What followed was the daily chore of lunch which we keep to with no complains :)

Delicious Mac!! I'm hungry just posting these pictures...


Another close-up shot


After which we promptly headed off to Krabi Shooting Range to get our hands on some metal.. living every big boy's dream...

We tried 3 weapons, a sniper rifle, a glock pistol and a 6 round shotgun, stuff we don't get to try during our reservist call-ups:)

Here's our lovely shooting range...

First up, we tried the sniper rifle, which surprisingly gave off a very soft and light recoil - earmuffs not needed. However, zeroing on those telescopic sights was a challenge!

Eugene aiming..


Eugene going for the shot


Me aiming


Me going for the shot on a more stable platform, do you see the intensity of this business?


Our sniping results of 10 rounds between Eugene and I, not bad for a first time eh?


Next up is the Glock pistol, which totally threw me off with its big recoil. Never never expected such a large and noisy recoil from such a small gun - ear muffs required...

Eugene on it


Me on it


Me grappling with the recoil


Now for the last, and in my opinion, the best weapon i've tried so far.. the 6 round shotgun!
Every shot was smooth, accurate and gives the assurance of bringing down your target. Well, i guess it's no surprise since it discharges 12 smothering ball bearings with each shot:) You don't want to be shot by this weapon man....

Eugene trying it


Me on it


Posing with this cool weapon


Me posing.. my fav pic! Thanks Eugene!


Tada... and the day ended with a pizza dinner with the girls at some beach front restaurant, booking of rock-climbing tour, and a nice massage. Come to think of it, massage at phuket is cui compared to massage here at Krabi. This place is worth coming back to...

Marathon Blues...

wanted to try out a new 8 km route today, but realised my shoes are still wet. Bleah... Gotta wait one more day.. I'm gyming tmr with Dave, time to work those muscles!