Wednesday, June 21, 2006!
my hols have been surprisingly quite fruitful. maybe cos my absolute priority this time wasnt really mugging and i left some time to do the things i like to do. its the hols after all-or so i tell myself.
first was the missionary trip to Mersing. really meaningful and made a huge impact on my life.
then was 30 hrs famine camp last week. honestly, starving for 30 hrs aint that bad and really really honestly, many of us werent that hungry at all. lol except maybe dear sponge who was hallucinating towards the end. :D
alright. i brought home with me so much after the camp, despite going in with the attitude that i probably wasnt going to learn much. it was an eye opener to see the extent of poverty around the world. you think u already know ALOT about the poor- trust me, you probably dont. because i felt the same way too before i went for the camp. with every meal i eat now i kinda feel guilty because there is so much for me to be thankful to God about and just a simple prayer isnt enough. at all. in retrospec, i whine too much. complain too much. about the stupidiest and littlest things in life. even when i've got so much to be thankful about.
i also had to sacrifice a small bunch of my hair for money during the stimulation game. i know, its just hair, but to me...it was frankly, quite upsetting...until..until i saw my foolishness. superficiality. pride. dignity. gets kicked out of the door when crisis strikes.
ok i know i'm rambling. but i just have alot to say. lol. i think i learnt so much that in the end, the starving seemed so insignificant.
8:53 AM
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