I guess God often work in miraculous ways.
He offers solutions in times of doubt and uncertainty.
He lends a helping hand when you are right on the cliff.
He gives you a window when the last door closes on you.
But,
Just when you think you have a clear path ahead of you, he adds a little adversity.
Just when you think you are saved from falling, he removes that hand.
Just when you see the window, he adds a lock.

Life has been a lot of ups and downs for me since Secondary,
but of course, became more significant in the Army.

I was afraid, and weak.
But God gave me Alfred, Pangwei and many other friends to tie me thru' the arduous journey.
to pull me thru' all the seemingly endless route marches,
and the torturous "botak" period.
Then, he added IPPT, so that I wouldn't be able to join the rest to be future specialist.
I tried and tried, training hard each day.
Just when I almost gave up,
God gave me that much needed hand, to pass and become a specialist trainee in the
School of Infantry Specialist.

It was there where i realise that he added another hurdle.
the SOC.
I was demoralised when one by one, were one step ahead of me.
It was then, when God provided me with an alternative route.
to be a scout, to escape ASLC.
Yar. I was happy. for a moment though.
but upon seeing that i was the only one i knew in my whole Hotel Coy in 3SIR Btn,
My mood dropped 12 stories high.

So there i went in 3SIR,
he gave me a bunch of other fellow comrades,
to tie me thru' this period.
He gave me a bunch of people, who are probably the best lot I have ever known.
Enci. Hui Kai. Kenneth. Samuel. Kenny. Ignatius.
Timothy. ZhouXiang. Melvin. Jason.
and Toy.
Each of them played an important role in the second phase of my Army Life.
Bringing me thru' all the fast marches,
Giving me a lift when I needed help.
Guiding me through all the tough times we had.
I was complaining then. yes i admit.
but, I was glad.

In Atec S2, i once again witness the supreme powers of God.
The unbelievable coincidences,
the unity and cohesiveness amongst the 6 teams,
the willingness for each commander
to pull ourselves together to do one-last-good-one after all that we had been through..
is just amazing.
I was really impressed by Him.

After I ord, I moved on in search of the right path to the working world.
I guess I wanted a lot of things,
a lot of ambitions, a lot of dreams.
God gave me an opportunity to work in the Ministry of Manpower.
I was totally thrilled. But He took it away from me the next day.
He then gave me friends who are willing to accompany me to find jobs,
in NbyN, Recruit Express, Kelly Service, Adecco and BGC.
It took a while.
and just when I decided to shift to learning stuffs instead,
He gave me a job. 3 jobs actually.
NTUC, RBS and CNB job.
But He added quite a bit of headache in it.

Well, now at RBS,
when I am now made to be a little more occupied with my time,
and once again renewing my earning power,
He gave Toy received his confirmation to further his studies.
He pulled away my best-best friend.

And just today,
when I thought I was left work slightly earlier,
He gave me a train that crawled from stop to stop,
making the 38mins ride a 70mins one.

Life is certainly full of ups and downs.
Full of challenges, separations and joy.
But it thought me not to take for granted, the things closest to my heart;
not to run through life so fast that I'd forget where I had been,
but also where I would want to go.

It taught me how to learn, appreciate and move on,
that in every line, there is a start and an end.
It gave me lots of challenging obstacles,
lots of crossroads, where any direction doesn't seem to matter anymore.
It taught me that I won't be able to outwit, outsmart and outlast Him.
It taught me that its time to evolve,
and emerge a stronger,
and better me.