in this month. many things. didn't have the time to blog everything out. so, before this post gets classified under 2012, i'd better blog about this month's highlights in my life. (:
actually, 3 main things:
1) the stone
2) thailand mission trip
3) hk trip with the Poons.
and of course, all these adds up to not gg for any trngs, missing out on Blacks' Perth trip, christmas gatherings, all the lunches, dinners and all. and the whole 'stone' episode, just nice, gave me a medical certificate to put me out of contact sports for a month.
so, no gymming, no running or exercising for this whole month, making me feel super nua now. i wanna go back, but i find it hard and wierd. i mean like... ur whole team is trng hard and in the zone towards the goal for next yr's championship.. while i'm not even in Singapore 3/4 of the month. ahhas.
ok first, the stone.
ahhas. gave me so much problems, 3 days prior to departure of the trip.
so after the procedure on mon, i was able to fly to thailand on wed. of course, with much worries. spiritually feeling unprepared, and now physically, not in tiptop condition.
so all the squatting to pee.. was totally an experience. each time i pee, it was v nerve wrecking. and the advice give to me was to drink more water. hahas. that didn't help anything. so after about 7 days from the procedure, towards the end of each pee, was abit squirmishly painful. ahhas. had to michael jackson myself for comfort after each pee. ahhahahahhahas. finally during mid-trip,
ta-dah!! the stone was outtttt!
ahhas. it came out in the toliet of the petrol station. heing lor. the jaman was white and clean, and the stone did not fall into the water. hahahas. at first, i thought it was it was some stone/rock from the villages. but i felt it coming out. ahas. and when i took a closer look, there were shiny crystals on it. ahhas. so i use a tissue paper and kept it as a souvenir. it was just a fragment of it, but big enough to cost me about $3k in total.
so yes. that whole episode, finally a closure.
lessons learnt. will drink more water now.
2nd: Mission Trip.
honestly, i dun think i can ever finish typing what i wanna say abt this trip. it was really... God sent. been far far away from church, from God, from my soul. hahas. i felt tt i was changing into someone i dont wanna become. calculative/ no love/ worldly desires etc. i didn't knew who i really was, what i was trying to achieve and so on. i just felt so... unguided.
so one fine random day, i headed down to church to see see look look. since rugby trngs are just a hill above, i decided to go. hahas. and somehow, i said yes to gg for this trip, with within like a wk, my airticket was confirmed. yea.
and then, Blacks' Perth trip changed the date to the same as mission. my heart really sank.
i can see it as both ways; the devil's doing or God's challenge. it doesn't really matter any way. since i wanted to get close to God, certain sacrifices had to be made. and with the whole stone episode, i can again, see it as a blessing or a curse. of course, seeing it as a blessing made everything alot better. with the whole stone shit, though it was physically and mentally traumatizing to some point, it gave me a comforting excuse to give the Perth trip a miss anyway.
the trip, physically very comfortable this yr. weather wasn't as cold as expected. and more so, we had hot water to bathe most of the time. villagers were concernly boiling water. slpin was also gd coz i finally invested in an awesome sleeping bag and most of the time, we were provided with cushions to protect us from cold hard floors. of all the trips, this yr, is by far the most comfortable. i rlly cant think of anything that needs or can be improved. even the vehicles are awesome.
thank God for making the trip safe though. with all the floods, the ppl have piled up rocks on the tracks. was literally a rocky journey, but safe. (: hahas
some photos:
we went round the WHOLE village... on foot.. needed to get some GPS data.
from uncle kc: "a total of 6.6km, over 2hrs, avg speed of 3km/h, total 60m vertical height. great tracks"
some of my act atas fav shots:
ok, 3rd, THE family holiday
8 days in hk. no guided tours. all the experiences from the rugby / touch trips there. managed to cover almost all the hotspots. (: 10 yrs since the poon family went on an holiday together. Mother Poon says that Father Poon was on the trip with us. abit freaky. but we had all the fun. though it was a small budgeted room, with the hotel behind 'guarded' by 2 coffin shops, it was really comfy and cozy. (:
so here's the pics.
