One week to Lent

We woke up to some disturbing news this morning .... Israel had bombed a convoy of weapons in Damascus. Not that there will be retaliation strikes ... but that there are sufficient storage and movement of weapons in the north to start a regional war. But that of course is the news. On ground level, people want continue to live as normally as they could.   http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4925977,00.html

Students at the studio

Since Monday I've been having classes like almost every morning and afternoon, every day. Yesterday I had to bring my class of 40 students to the Media Studio down the street from their seminary. They were introduced to how news and documentaries are made, from pre-production to post-production stages. They saw the latest equipment and editing programmes used, and how live broadcasts are made. It was very interesting for them as it was the first time they have seen a studio. I was director here many years ago ... and things have changed ... from equipment to management. That's good.  All my plans that I left for the Media Centre have now for the most part been fulfilled. There's a sense of satisfaction in that.

My hoodie jumper to
coincide with the PM's
visit to Singapore

The Israeli PM's visit to Singapore is getting a lot of headlines locally. Israeli friends have been messaging me to read this or that news. It's creating quite a bonding among us. That's nice. I managed to squeeze 45 minutes from yesterday's schedule to have lunch with a really good friend whom I've not seen for 3 months. And we talked about the visit while eating a salad lunch. Some of my other Israeli friends are in Singapore too ... and others in Thailand and Cambodia right now. So our circle is getting thin this month.

Weatherise it should be warmer ... nights are 5 degrees and daytime up to 15 degrees. But in the shade, it can feel very very cold. In fact for the past 2 nights I've been getting so cold I couldn't sleep. It should be 5 degrees but it feels like zero. I went back to my doc this morning to see if I need another flu shot ... he said no need. I've weathered through the winter without a cold or flu so I'm good for now. Yesterday I went to see my physiotherapist too. The shoulder is still very painful, and my spondylosis on my neck was bad. It makes me dizzy, nauseous and the pain prevents me from sleeping. A bit of manipulation helped to relieve the pain, and the analgesic sprays that you gave are good temporary pain-relievers ... so I can sleep for us an hour.

Tomorrow it's going to be 4 hours of classes, then 3 hours of confessions and adoration. I will be extremely tired so tonight I'll be spraying the analgesic balm. Need the sleep so bad tonight so I can face tomorrow.