Pitchers Day
2006-03-29 @ 10:56 a.m.

I think I should drag Ben out of his bunk to talk to me at night. He's just down the corridor anyway! Can't figure out why I've been so sleepy these past few days. I'm getting as much rest as I did during BMT, and I'm definitely doing a lot less in terms of physical activity. It's not even like during my JC days, when all I needed was a quick walk to the canteen to stretch my legs and freshen up. Now I just drift off. Plus it's a DXO conducting the lesson, and they're a lot less scary than military people. Read about four weeks' worth of the Lent devotional guide in one day. (I've not been very disciplined about my quiet time these last few years.) Well, I must confess that quite a few passages ministered to me. I think I've relied too much on my own abilities to carry me through the past week, and it's time I let God take control again. Was feeling incredibly down not too many days ago, but some SMSes from my old bunkmates cheered me up. Seems like I'm not the only one who misses Tekong, and I type this fully aware of how ironic it sounds. So now I'm just taking carpe diem as my motto, with Friday nights as my motivation for carrying on. I still hate the thought of compulsory guard duty though...