So many, many things happened last week which are blogworthy but didn't have the time to really sit down, blog and reflect about it until today.
Was supposed to have a presentation today at 3pm but is postponed to tomorrow so now i have the whole day free..
Last week i had the opportunity to visit a NS camp in Dengkil, about 45 mins from campus with yune. Asked her out for dinner one night and this was her reply:
Me: Interested to go dinner tmr? Out-campus...
Yune: Raincheck....thought of going to ns tomorrow with Kim...
Me: Ok..i'll follow..
So off we went to Kem Khidmat Negara Daerah Dengkil. This was my
first time.For the past few batches, Kim has been faithfully making trips
alone to the kem twice a week to conduct CF there.
And i salute her commitment.
Not once a week, not 10 mins from home.
But, twice a week, 50 mins from home, one way, at night.
I was excited to see, feel, and experience.
The trip through the pitch black oil palm estates, through off-roads, to reach the kem were enough to freak me out if i'm driving alone.
So many what if-s..
and there she was...going through all these alone every week.
Upon reaching the place, we were pleasantly surprised by the bright lights aluminating the whole
kem, nothing like the journey behind us, nestled in a secluded site off Dengkil main town. The place seemed nice.
The
wira-wirawati-s (that's how they call them in ns camps) were already waiting for us.
It was awkward at first to see so many clean-shaven head guys, and so many east malaysian. about 89%
After 15mins, everyone was comfortable.
Sang, laughed, played, worshiped, shared.
It was encouraging to see them responding despite the broken-bm.
Then suddenly, Kim asked to pray for them. I knew i had to do it in bm, but how?
And it was nerve-wrecking. But all turned out well.
It was again my first time.
It was encouraging to see them taking up the ns challenge. To see them making the best out of their time here in this secluded place. Looking at them makes me wonder how would i be taking this if i'm one of the chosen ones.
On hindsight,
I'm amazed at how God works.
Truly in ways we cannot see.