Tuesday, July 10, 2007
6:54 PM
So it seems I finally decided to report sick today. I've been down with flu for the last week or so, but I've been avoiding reporting sick/seeing the doctor simply because its too troublesome and the MO/staff there aren't exactly the most cheerful or friendly bunch of people you could come across. It seemed however, that my cough and constant sneezing had plagued me relentlessly the night and morning before and I couldn't stand it anymore.
The MO turned out to be the one whom I'd seen the last time I reported sick. Not sure if he recognized me but well, he was his usual cold, irritable self. I guess this is the result of being forced into a job he may not particularly like doing. I pray that God keeps me from hardening my heart; that when I come back to serve the remaining of my national service as a MO, I won't walk down the same path he did.
Spent most of the day reading Gunslinger by Stephen King which I had borrowed from the library. Here's the cover:
I'm enjoying the book so far, only thing I really have against it is that it gets quite confusing. I'm more than 3/4s the way through the book but King has hardly revealed any information regarding the backdrop, motives of the various characters and even information about the world the story takes place in. King also takes full use of his artistic license to express himself, but I do enjoy his complex writing style even if it does lose you at parts.
Today I went to try the fabled 鸡蛋面 located at the Cadet Mass and I'm glad to say it lived up to its reputation down to every last sauce-soaked noodle. It was a thoroughly enjoyable dinner, the only thing stopping me from patronizing the stall regularly in the future is the large number of officers who dine there. It would be extremely troublesome to explain my situation (no student pass, alone by myself, being excused from training) should any officer question me about it and I wish to avoid that situation if possible. It is also precisely this reason why I don't feel like using the sports facilities available.
I also happened to drop my room keys while having dinner there and only found out when I returned to wing line. Thank God I found them still present when I went back (I had no idea where I had dropped them to begin with). Sometimes I wonder why God allows things like this to happen in the first place but I guess He has His own purposes and we should just trust that He knows best. Regardless, as long as we keep walking in the centre of His will, we can walk assuredly and confidently even if we can't understand everything, simply because our God is a great God. =)
"Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus."
-Philippians 2:5 (ESV)
