God's Blessing

I couldn't really remember when was the last time I blogged,
3 months ago?
Within these few months, I felt like having a long dream...
as far as I could still remember, I'm heading to National Service camp at Camp Puncak Permai, Bau.
I really had a great time there.
People normally spent 3 months to complete NS, I, however, spent only 3 weeks there..
In NS, I was really glad to have met so many new friends from all over the Malaysia..
We had great time together and we had indeed built up a strong friendship...
I also thanked god that I was selected as Ketua Platun, which enabled me to learn how to work with a group of teenagers from different ethnics and background..and I really missed them a lot..
In the camp, I had a lot of first time..
First time of playing football (it was actually a match against other companies)
First time of canoeing, etc

Just when I was about to have more first time,
I received a call from Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM),
I was offered a scholarship to further my study in UK (not Ulu Kapit, apparently)
However, I had to leave the camp and report myself to the college the following week..
It was such a rush and sudden as I intended to finished my whole NS training..
Indeed, it was hard and i was in a dilemma as to whether accept or reject the scholarship..
But I eventually decided to accept it and start my new journey...though I was quite reluctant to do so..
the reason made such a decision was because of my promise to God for that..
Why do I say so?

For most of my friends from west malaysia, BNM scholarship is something very popular among them and they considered it as a prestigous scholarship.
For me, on the other hand, had never heard of this scholarship before..
What I knew were scholarships from JPA, Petronas, Shell and so on...
So, to be offered this scholarship was definitely a blessing from god...
Among all the six BNM scholars, i was the only one who did not apply for the scholarship..
I actually got a call from BNM during my SPM examination, asking me for an interview, as well as assessments in KL Bank Negara..
Initially, I did not feel like going because the interview was on 14 of Dec, and i was going to have my last paper, which was chinese for SPM...
but the BNM conveniently postponed it to 15 Dec..so I decided to give it a try...

The interview actually started at 8am, but I arrived there at about 9.30am, solely because of flight delay.
As soon as I arrived the BN in KL, I was brought into a small room where I met 4 other candidates.
I was quite shocked when I saw them writing pieces and pieces of essays...
Of course, I had to do the same..one English essay and one Malay essay..
I felt quite uncomfortable at that very moment because I expected only interview and didn't expect to have assessments..but I still managed to complete my essays..(obviously I didn't have enough time and the essays are thus a straight thought of mine...not well constructed because I only have about an hour to complete them but others have more than that..)

After that, I was called for the interview..
during the interview, I actually told the interviewers that the course that I wanted was dentistry, which I later found out that it was not offered..so I ultimately came out with my second choice...Law..
After the interview, I thought I could call it a day and i was actually preparing to go to airport after having my lunch since my flight was like 3.40pm..
But, just then I received a "heart attack" when I was told that there were two more assessments to go...group presentation and individual presentation....
Initially, I felt like giving up because I won't be able to make it since I had alraedy booked my flight..
but the dedicated staffs and interviewers were really considerate and tolerant in a way that they actually started the assessment session earlier...I finished my assessments earlier before the others and I had actually lesser time to prepare myself for the presentation (others have more than half an hour..I can only afford to have 10 minutes of preparation)...
After that, I straight away took a taxi and rushed to the airport...
I was actually late for the check in and was about to miss the plane..
In the taxi, I prayed for god's mercy so that the plane will actually delay and I will not miss the flight..
thanked god, who listened to prayers...the plane was indeed delayed for 20 minutes and I managed to negotiate with the staff at the counter to let me through though I'm late...

When I reached home, I was totally exhausted..
that night, I really spent my time with God..
I prayed for the whole night before I eventually went into my world of dream...
I realised that it was quite impossible that I'll be offered the scholarship since I had caused so much troubles and inconveniences to the staffs of BN and did not have enough time to prepare well for my presentation..
But, I prayed to God...
I knew there must be a reason behind..why He blessed me by giving me a chance to be called for the interview..
I told God that if it was really His plan for me to become a lawyer and worked in BN in the future to serve him, give me the scholarships..
If not, I 'll just wait for JPA and apply for dentistry..
And I got His answer when I received the call from BN.....
and that's why I here now in college Tuanku Jaafar, taking my A level...

I know that there will sheer be more challenges coming up..
but I'm now more confident to face them with God by my side..
I thanked God for blessing me with so many good friends here in KTJ..
though A level is not easy..especially history and geography, which are totally different from SPM..and economics is a very new subject for me either..
I'm actually changing from science stream to art stream..based on my subjects taken..
I do hope that my life can once again be enlighted ny God and I really thanked God for the blessings because I assumed myself as someone too ordinary and do not really deserve all these...but God still love me..

I really wanna share His love and blessings with all of you..
do hope that you will see God's plan in your life as well...

God bless,
David