Wednesday, July 27, 2005 @9:30 PM
Was it planned? Yep... Not by me but by God... (Part1)
"Hey Ben how's army?"
That is the most common question I get ever since I booked in last friday.
Honestly, I wasn't looking forward to stepping outta my comfort zone. Enjoying the freedom to choose where i want to go everyday. Unfortunately, it's a chapter in my life I cannot escape.
Well 5 days have passed. Looking back, it wasn't really all that bad. Least I would count myself a lot more fortunate than many others in army. & I believe God had it all planned before I was even brought into this world.
To put it simply, I was born with flat-foot. And it never did cause me any trouble till i was in Primary 4. At that point of time i was very sporty, I loved running and would often come in top few in my class. I remember the disappointment i felt when I couldn't join my friends in the races we would usually have during P.E.
Unfortunate? Yea that's what i thought when i was young. I would ask God "Why do you do this to me?" However, now i finally realised the reason: 'PES C2L2 excuse RMJ' Well PES C2L2 in simple army terms means lesser strenuous training and excuse RMJ means excused from Running / Marching / Jumping. Now when i see people running like crazy & marching long distance, I'd think to myself "Wah Heng arh". We still do some Physical training like Marching & all... But to a limit. So i'm keeping fit, yet not overly stressed.
Blessing in disguise? Definitely!
God works in mysterious ways.
* Let no one disregard you because you are young *