grandslam

mind over body. it is said that we can push ourselves past our physical limit if we're mentally strong. This statement is just so .. ironical. Wait, ironical isn't the word. How about.. FLAWED.

Firstly, if we're able to push ourselves past our physical limit just with a strong mind.. that wouldn't be our physical limit in the first place would it? A limit is a limit. You don't.. surpass the limit, otherwise it isn't a limit. If we can do that, it simply means our own perception of our physical limit is wrong, and we're actually capable of achieving more.

So how about i make this statement: A strong mind helps us REALISE our physical limit.

It's more true isn't it? =)

Next this statement has led to countless of deaths. how many times have we read about cardiac arrest occuring in young individuals doing exercise? They push themselves, thinking 'mind over body, mind over body'. And indeed, their mind takes over their body and they keep going even though the telltale signs of overexertion set in - ending up in sudden heart attack and they die.
Young, healthy, fit individuals.

Indeed, the army helps you to develop a strong mind. Even when you're physically worn out, you have to keep going on, as 50 odd other guys are doing the same thing with you and it'll be.. odd to quit. Sometimes.. you just have no choice. However tired you are, you just keep going. and going.

I had section live firing yesterday.. it took the entire day and night and day. Yup, i reached back to camp at 4am. and they didn't let us sleep as we had to clean weapon and stuff. So i slept 0 hours for the whole of saturday.
came home and slept about 5 hours before my preset alarm woke me up.. and i think my psychic powers are resurfacing, as within 5 seconds after my alarm rang my mom came home with lunch. =)

Still feeling sleepy and tired! but i wanna play more games. ha. so stupid, have to book in super early tonight @ 7pm -_- ah well, just have to keep looking forward. 2 more weeks till i finish this course!! and i pray hard for a slack posting :S

Oh yes, i've had a cough for over a week and lately it's became alot worse. I was coughing nonstop the whole of yesterday. and today. it all seems connected cos i didn't sleep. well yea. it's bad. and i have field camp this week :/
pray for me yea! i wanna be at least relatively healthy for fieldcamp leh. sigh.