The Lord is amazing......
I have to possess a to-do list soon.
I have to learn languages.
I have to seek Him more.
I have to read more.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Sunday, January 20, 2008
vietnam trip part 3
Back to the viet days.
the last thing which was the best every thing that happened on the trip was that...
i actually went snorkling....in the sea...for real. on the day tour, all of us had to at least swim in the sea....according to the aggressive tour guide. he was hurly burly. he threatened to fine those who missed the chance to dive in.
Only later did a friend point out he was only joking. Still...the effect remained.
so i was like "whoa! gotta brace myself for the cold waters...", while praying frantically for good waters. since i was already at south china sea, might as well try!! gulp!
and hey didn't Lily, one of my little korean students, jump into the sea when she was only 6 before? finally...it was really the Aussie tourists on the boat that whoa....inspired me. they just jumped from the top of the boat...without life vests. and they went "ahh!! warm! just like australian waters". so that was it.
Tum-bied (bye).
the last thing which was the best every thing that happened on the trip was that...
i actually went snorkling....in the sea...for real. on the day tour, all of us had to at least swim in the sea....according to the aggressive tour guide. he was hurly burly. he threatened to fine those who missed the chance to dive in.
Only later did a friend point out he was only joking. Still...the effect remained.
so i was like "whoa! gotta brace myself for the cold waters...", while praying frantically for good waters. since i was already at south china sea, might as well try!! gulp!
and hey didn't Lily, one of my little korean students, jump into the sea when she was only 6 before? finally...it was really the Aussie tourists on the boat that whoa....inspired me. they just jumped from the top of the boat...without life vests. and they went "ahh!! warm! just like australian waters". so that was it.
Tum-bied (bye).
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Vietnam Part 2
shucks man, lost that burst of word prowess i had last week. maybe that "inspirational feeling" of those holiday "mountain top" experience, just like any other spiritual high, does wear off.
but the substance, the real deep stuff that impacts or impacted u, the truth of the matter, the lessons learnt etc etc, runs deep.
So the next big thing i did was conquer the fear of TRAFFIC. ha. bet no one knew this. so embarrassing. i never liked and always tried avoiding jaywalking. i would rather wait the next round of green traffic lights to cross a Singapore road. that was .....vietnam!! imagine 10-15 rows of motorbikes er, aiming at you......if you're lucky they slow down.....no lah they generally all TRY to slow down when they see people crossing. but traffic lights do not help at all. unless there is some marshall around.
the next scary experience is yet to be written.
but the substance, the real deep stuff that impacts or impacted u, the truth of the matter, the lessons learnt etc etc, runs deep.
So the next big thing i did was conquer the fear of TRAFFIC. ha. bet no one knew this. so embarrassing. i never liked and always tried avoiding jaywalking. i would rather wait the next round of green traffic lights to cross a Singapore road. that was .....vietnam!! imagine 10-15 rows of motorbikes er, aiming at you......if you're lucky they slow down.....no lah they generally all TRY to slow down when they see people crossing. but traffic lights do not help at all. unless there is some marshall around.
the next scary experience is yet to be written.
Friday, January 4, 2008
Vietnam part 1
Its like singapore back in the 1970s
this trip has proved to be a very culture enriching one....of both modern and a i would say, more backward nation. The traces of the french colony was all around like buildings, architecture and maybe manners/culture. backpacking not literally but rather, going without a tour guide and just navigating on your own was somewhat different compared to the korea escapade in june this year where everything right down to the meals(!!!) were planned for us.
There were 3 things i did that i wouldn't do if i were in my comfort zone of dear singapore.
the first was the cuchi tunnels.
call it harmless and "just a playground" where adults have to be kids again and just bend and crawl?? Nah!! you could feel the horror, from the musty-smell of the 50 over year old tunnels used to house thousands of war victims during the vietnam war. there were some stretches of it which was just PITCH black, you couldn't see your own fingers!! tensions were high as some of us crawled through, feeling the anguish, the helplessness of those of thew 1950s who had to endure the 5km cuchi tunnels for a chance at survival from the war. people actually lived in those?
more laterz......
this trip has proved to be a very culture enriching one....of both modern and a i would say, more backward nation. The traces of the french colony was all around like buildings, architecture and maybe manners/culture. backpacking not literally but rather, going without a tour guide and just navigating on your own was somewhat different compared to the korea escapade in june this year where everything right down to the meals(!!!) were planned for us.
There were 3 things i did that i wouldn't do if i were in my comfort zone of dear singapore.
the first was the cuchi tunnels.
call it harmless and "just a playground" where adults have to be kids again and just bend and crawl?? Nah!! you could feel the horror, from the musty-smell of the 50 over year old tunnels used to house thousands of war victims during the vietnam war. there were some stretches of it which was just PITCH black, you couldn't see your own fingers!! tensions were high as some of us crawled through, feeling the anguish, the helplessness of those of thew 1950s who had to endure the 5km cuchi tunnels for a chance at survival from the war. people actually lived in those?
more laterz......
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