Haiz. I was initially going to write a wonderful, happy, uplifting post after 3 days in Malacca attending a spiritual banquet - Keep on the Watch. Was also going to tell you all about my delicious Nyonya Asam Laksa and Chendol that I slurped down at Jonker Street amidst the crowd and haze.

Unfortunately, returning back to Singapore was equivalent to jumping into a pool of workload and upcoming stress. I can't believe the notes and readings for tomorrow's lectures are already up. Just 1 module's readings for tomorrow have used up more than 20 sheets of my printing paper. How is global warming ever going to end with the amount of paper we print each day in the name of Education, I wonder.

Oh well, I guess I'll just share a bit of the spiritual food with my audience today. To be frank, I'm hoping this review daily will be able to remind me of spiritual things so I do not get pulled into the whirlpool of school and this system.

"Keep your senses, be watchful. Your adversary, the Devil, walks about like a roaring lion, seeking to devour someone." - 1 Peter 5:8

So the word devour as used in the Greek scriptures actually has the meaning of to swallow down. The Devil really wants to swallow us down, to break our integrity to God. To do that, he makes our faith weak, soft, soluble so it's easy to devour us. In order to avoid being a victim, I really need to maintain strong and solid faith. Hope I will be able to continue keeping my faith strong even with the upcoming stress and schoolwork. After all, it concerns my life and future, much more than school.