Couldn't go for the whole cell advance so only went on the second day for pulau ubin.

Scenery after we reached the top. The waters are so blue, really feel like swimming in it, it's so hot after we climbed up! But it's quite scary looking down from the cliff.

On our trip back to the mainland. View from our boat.

Yingxin and Cherie.

The hike is better than i expected. It's not as tiring and long as described by some people. Had to be leader for my group, which I really hated. Gathering group members, making sure everyone is there, getting everyone's spirits high, collecting the money for the boat trips. All these are the supposed jobs of the leader BUT i didn't accomplish that at all, well, except for the money collecting part which i did, not knowing what was happening. Always someone else in the group would have to take over the role as leader. I feel relieved but yet i feel useless too. I suppose it's easier to blame on my tiredness (as usual, i slept late reading online manga) and so leading to my disspiritedness but i know that i'm not a really extroverted person. To take on the role of a leader, whom people look up to and respect, i guess is much of a difficulty for me. I'm more of a follow-the-rest-of-the-group sort than the hey-let's-be-high sort. yea..

The morning session was about the 100k challenge. God gave each of us a key verse to prepare for this particular upcoming warfare. Mine is Psalm 68:9-10

9 You gave abundant showers, O God; you refreshed your weary inheritance.
10 Your people settled in it, and from your bounty, O God, you provided for the poor.

Honestly, i don't understand this verse at all. But i think it may be that God, whose heart is always for the poor, the lost and the needy will give plentiful blessings to them, should the occasion calls for it or when these people cry out in thirst of Him. For them, they need more of God's love and since God's heart is always towards them, He'll take compassion with them and provide them with those that they need. Should they even stretch out their hands and cry out to the Lord, God will be heartened and more than satisfied for this recognition. He wouldn't turn His back against the poor and He's always yearning and searching for the chance to make known the knowledge of Christ to those people whom He absolutely love so much.

Kelly said something which really made me think. "If we truly know God's heart, our lives will be very different." God loves His people so much. He naturally wants to help them and couldn't stand to see the suffering we're inflicting on each other. It's about being really selfless and putting other people first. To be a blessing rather than to receive. Should we be able to bless people, it goes to show that we're already very blessed. Knowing this, what would we have done differently? Would we still think that instead of being committed to Him, we would rather spend our time on mugging or other things like going out with friends or playing computer games? Knowing His heart for the people is different from acting it out and truly committing yourself to that very same cause that brought Jesus Christ here in the first place.

OMG i like yui the jrock singer so much!!! She's so cute and talented (she only learnt to play the guitar and songwriting when she's 16!). usually she's quiet but when she sings she shines like a star. Also, she doesn't have the airs of a celebrity and she didn't try to conform to a cool image or what. She's just being herself. I think that's really admirable. *going ga-ga over her* And i have to listen to her songs every day! I really like her songs and her voice. So simple yet catchy, pure and true to her feelings. The song 'Goodbye days' didn't really strike me at first when i listened to it while watching her debut movie but then i couldn't get it out of my mind later.. it's plain yet catchy.. ahh... how to describe.. i also dunno.. she just rules..

really, really tired. i think i would be able to fall asleep immediately after hitting the pillow.