36 Pieces

What an embarassing experience yesterday... we went to this japanese restaurant to get some food to buy back to base. I looked at the menu, and selected my choice.. a meal, and an extra pack of sushi that my friend told me included 6 pieces. So i ordered 2 eel, 2 crab and 2 salmons. Here comes the interesting part.. my fren had mentioned that he was short on cash and so i thought i would just buy a pack of 6 sushi pieces for him...

There was this japanese girl serving us when the orders were ready. Well, i gotta say that she was quite attractive. But that's besides the point. haha... we had this pagers you see, which rang upon activation when the order was ready. Well, i thought, since i was within sight, surely i didnt need it to ring to go get my food? And when this girl had packed a plastic bag of food, i thought that it was mine... cos she did look at me and her body language indicated (or at least i thought) so. So i went up before waiting for the device at all...

As i was taking the pack, i was thinking to myself "how come so many packages?" but dismissed it as i thought they would pack each individual ingredient in a pack. However, as i was walking out of the shop with my friends, she came running after from behind and apologised, saying that the food wasnt mine... "Oh it isnt?"i said.. haha... well that was embarassing for us both right? there's more...

i went back to the counter to get my food and this time i took a single plastic bag she handed to me. So without checking the contents, i went off with my friends. A minute later when i was in the car, i checked the contents and saw about three boxes of 36 pieces of sushi and realised i must have gotten the wrong pack again! so i went back again!

Another lady there was like "oh there he is" and told me that i had forgotten to take my other bag as well! "The other bag?" i thought to myself. So i asked,"you mean this one (the one with 36 sushis in it) is mine as well?" and the reply was yes. My next question,"how come so many?"
The first girl then replied,"but you ordered that many.." It was then that it dawned upon me that when i ordered 2 eel, 2 crabs and 2 salmons, it translated to 2 boxes of 6 eel sushi, 2 boxes of 6 pcs of crab and 2 boxes of salmons. I had effectively bought 36 sushi pieces!

i smiled back nodding in understanding and said "i see, thanks"... Urrgghh!
Well, i ended up sharing those 36 pieces within four of us. At least i think they'll recognise me next time i go there! haha...

rainbows

well, i wrote a whole lot actually, but somehow i lost the stuff i wrote so i kinda gonna cut this short...
11 of us left in the course, 9 of us going to be accelerated in flyin as these 9 have been shortlisted as possible fighter course candidates... So despite the recent bad weather, due to the winter season, they have pushed us to fly anyway... but it's safe so no worries...

Just a few days ago, during my flights, i have been seeing lots of rainbows... And once while on the way to squadron, i even saw 4 rainbows in the sky! Reminds me of God and His covenant promises, forgiveness...

Been flying formations recently, and apparently the instructors think i am good at it.. Sometimes i feel proud about it, even want to boast. Then i remember that it is by God's grace that i can do what i do...

To mum, i love you. Sorry if i have been rude , just been quite impatient recently. To sis, dont think of the problems. Focus on His grace and love for you. As you receive His love, He will give you the desire, overflow and strength to go to church, read the bible, etc. So simply receive His grace ok. To dad, thanks for your love and the trouble you take.. especially for my name tag, socks, etc...

Your grace, more than enough for Lincoln Joshua

just moved into a new module recently... formation stuff... my first time trying to formate on another a/c was exciting and fun! Initially it was a little challenging, but it seems formation flying is a bit like the life we are supposed to lead. I have to consciously force myself to relax and not tense up in order to formate well. When we get tensed and grip the controls too hard, we lose the "feel"of the aircraft and tend to be unable impute minute forces into the controls. When we input too heavily, we tend to induce our own oscillations...

The Boss spoke to us recently. It seems we might be accelerated. Especially those selected for fighters. Then rush back Spore, finish ground school, then rush off to maybe France again.. Reach there, rush to finish e syllabus earlier again! Why is my course always rushed?! haha.. bad thing is, very pressured lei, the pace of flyin, etc. Also, wont get to relax for a while in Spore.. Good thing is, maybe as early as March can get wings liao...
But i think i gotta learn to say 'Lord, i trust in You. My future is in Your hands, and it is blessed!'

To dad, i understand your concern regardin my name. I really rather not have all this trouble but i am trying to get it settled anyway. So just leave everything to me ok. No, leave everything to God. Perhaps i need to say that our family names have all been changed to Christ's.

Well, long weekend this week with a holiday on monday. But i have to get some maps drawn and stuff like that... but v thankful for the monday! haha...

Everyday, i see myself and my weaknesses. I see my reactions, my selfishness, folishness. But what Jesus wants me to do is not look at them but focus on Him, knowing that i have been forgiven. I am human, and my weakness wil become His strength.
For my selfishness, His grace is sufficient for all my needs. He is my Provider. Worry not, and He will feed me, clothe me.
For my foolishness, greater is He that lives in me, than He who is in the world. And He has become my wisdom. And He will lead me in the paths that i take, making them straight, lifting my feet, lest i stumble over stones.
For the times when i judge, He has forgiven me. And by His cross He has judged me and the world. That now, what i really need to know, is that His love and compassion reaches out to the world. Jus like He reached out to me when i was lost and unworthy, He is reaching out, even to the people i dislike. Love, You live in me. Change me.