previous posts from wordpress

hi guys! here are some of the posts from my wordpress. enjoy:)


20.08.08

i know i can, i know i can, cause i have Jesus with me! yes i can!

it's quite a neutral feeling even though it's two weeks away from the immersion trip. i am not sure whether i am excited at the prospect of being a student leader, after yesterday's heated argument with the aerospace gentlemen. to make an appointment with me before my flight, you can either email, text or phone me. i will be available for the next entire week. hahaha :)

yes it's the final paper tomorrow, but i am not mugging! i shall start after this post...

people are suffering everyday, even in our own society. nkt once mentioned to me that going for missions are a waste of time. "why should we go out to help people when we ourselves are having problems too? first solve our own problems then we can focus on going on missions to help those in need."

honestly i was quite disappointed in this answer/excuse. yes it's true that we have have our own problems to ponder on, but does that restricts us from reaching out to the unreached people? NO. it's a stand i have to make, not even the mountains are able to waiver my decision on becoming a missionary in the next few years. looking back at the above mentioned trip, and as i am typing this post, i suddenly got back that adrenaline urge to want to get out of town now. if we were to first solve our problems then reach out to the unreached, by that time armageddon would have come to annihilate every living thing in this world. it's an excuse, and we are being selfish.

i hope this would leave us to do our own self reflections... sometimes in life, it's not always about us.

your friendly neighbourhood,

spiderman

19.08.09

right after the final attachment presentation, i was touched by some of my classmates who waited for me at makan place.

and an argument took place in just a few minutes over my presentation.

i thought everyone was joking, and suddenly the situation became so tense up, and i felt everyone was against me.

yeah thanks for making it happened because the china trip is coming. i slammed the glass door which shocked everyone in the canteen. fortunately i did not got into any fights.

(after a few hours of sleep......)

looking at the incident above, i am just damn childish.

somehow, i have a feeling someone wants to see this happen within the class.

call me judgmental or sensitive, but if anyone tries to wreck the bond between me and my friends. you have a little harder.

push me abit more, and i might break your face in china. trust me.

the first to present, the first to impress, and the first to leave a lasting impression. i can't be arrogant though, God brought me through this entire week. i was guilty of not seeking Him during the lowest periods since this week and the past few days.

but i tell myself: "hang on spiderman, think of the bigger picture that God has planned for the upcoming road ahead. "

i will be starting to post my thoughts and recordings in wordpress. kinda addicted to it though.

i shall reward myself with more sleeping hours before starting on the next revision for the final test this friday, yeah damn pathetic. :(

time really flies, in a blink of an eye, 6 months have passed... life in the working society will be another difficult journey. oh well i shan't be too far-fetched.

come on! nicholas! you have to persevere and be humble.

17.08.09

i am still exploring wordpress so forgive me if you find this blog abit dull. anyway i just want to comment that i have finally finished my final report on the industrial attachment programme. my sister neo is still in the midst of 'chiong-ing' hers, oh well guess our dinner date would have to be postponed again.

one thing i like about wordpress is the way they format the writing style, also at the same time it brings out this adrenaline rush within me to want to post something here. maybe i am new to this environment, after being with blogger for so many years. looking back, i have written about 572 posts on my life biography.

someday when i have kids, i want to compile everything into an autobiography for them, so that they may know more about me through reading it. it's hard sometimes for parents nowadays to show love on their kids, maybe that's the reason why my brothers are causing a mess in the family, sometimes even worse than the typhoon in taiwan.

being in singapore is such a blessed thing, even though there were slight tremors due to the earthquake that hit sumatra, we stood strong.

i am blessed that i have my limbs and health, i am blessed that everything is provided, i am blessed that my weekly allowance is more than others. i shouldn't see the reason to complain, but it often happens. i must never take all these for granted. maybe i should remind those around me to cherish what they now and be contented, not be blinded by temptations around them. seriously, temptation is a very powerful tool that can turn the life of a man 360 degrees, and once you are hooked with it, its hard to get out. i wish i could get out of mine, and hopefully cover that dark pit with something so that i may never walk into it again.

if you are faced with temptations, how do you overcome it? well prayers are one effective way, the other method... i strongly discourage it - "walking into it to overcome temptation". that is bullshit, walking into it doesn't solve the problem, in fact you will become the problem.

damn random with my thoughts, i need to stop and start on my presentation slides.

till then,peace out

15.08.09

okay i am going to chengdu for an immersion programme, and china happened to ban blogger. so here i am using wordpress for the very first time.

i have managed to find my way through here, thank God.

recently this week has been a blow to me, i need to talk to someone i know closely. i realize friends aren't really the solutions. Calvin told me that as time goes by, friends are people whom you depend on, but the dependency level isn't that strong. looking at my situation now, i have no choice but to agree to his words.

now, i am on my own.

many times people tell me to pray and seek God, the truth is, i don't. many times i tried to cry and release all my emotions, and it failed.

Calvin once told me to give a serious consideration on choosing the right path in life, religion is some sort of a self-assurance when you are down on the bottom rocks. but what exactly is the right path? even if i chose the right one, will it be an easy one for me?

i want to experience God and listen to Him whisper to my ears, but somehow it doesn't seem to happen. my life right now after the attachment is advancing like a bullet train.

yes i want to see a change in my life, a good one. not a life being destroyed or ruined by my own hands.

i am really hanging on, and any moment if i let go, it's the end of everything.

that evil tooth of mine

dentist: hi! is this your first time here?
noobthenick: yeah, name's nicholas but you can call me tonight :)
dentist: okay fill up this form and we'll attend to your problems.
noobthenick: sure

(AHHHHHHHHHHHH...)

dentist: just abit more and here we go, okay thank you and hope to see you again. =D

that lady dentist really melted my heart while my teeth was being treated by her. being mesmerized by her, i told myself there would be a next time. so i proceeded to the cashier, and to my horror...

cashier: mr. nicholas, your total bill for today = $250.
noobthenick: (*super stunned look, looks at pocket and knives stabbing into his heart)
cashier: hope to see you again arh!
noobthenick: yeah, hopefully.

should have known i would have become a dentist instead of being a aerospace engineer.

sian...

mom and dad would also be shocked, some more i have not get my overseas allowances from him! oh oh, not a word of complaint. *lun...

parental guidance

friend: "i will always be there for you."
noobthenick: "sure?"
friend: "absolutely."

(some random stuff happened...)

noobthenick: "hey thought you were supposed to be a friend, to be there for me..."
friend: "sorry, had something to attend."


it's true that a friend would stand by your side in times of troubles, but not always. even i am also guilty of that.

i could still remember a few years back when i got caught for stealing a pathetic chocolate bar at the supermarket, with my dud friend joash ong. no one showed up to bail the both of us out, except our parents.

another incident that happened was during a detention in school, i argued the vice-principal and broke down badly in the office. eventually my parents were the ones who had to clear up the mess.

third incident was during the molestation case that happened when i was in secondary two, who came to see the discipline master? my parents.

in times of financial difficulties, who provided the funds for me to go overseas and living expenses? obviously my parents.


thousands of illustrations to describe how great and sacrificial our parents are, and yet nowadays we take them for granted. from an infant till the way i look now, they had neither uttered a single word of complaint nor regret about giving birth to us. not only do we not appreciate their love for us, our expectations from them grew even higher according to the living standards in the society.

we complain about not getting enough allowances from our parents, we complain about not getting the extra incentives other children are getting nowadays, we complain about this and that. sometimes i feel like throwing all these rotten kids into those third world countries and let them have a taste of the life there.

that's it, i had enough. whatever allowance my dad or mom is giving me for the china trip, i am going to accept it without a word of complaint.

i don't understand why i am ranting my thought here, but i believe that we should really cherish our parents now while we can. i really cherished the time with mom during the buffet dinner just now. we had a ride on the mercedes limo cab down to hotel rendevous and savoured all the seafood and cold dishes.

super ex to the max. it was actually a treat before i leave for china, and i really appreciated it and cherished that period of time during dinner.

thank you mom. thank you Lord for the preparation you have made for the both of us. :)

"when a friend tells you he/she will always be there for you, think again..."
noobthenick

the week before the chendol trip

the 10km nike human race marathon is out now! i can't seem to navigate the way to the registration website. can anyone help?

i want to go for a movie treat now! is anyone interested?

the week ahead would be a very busy one for me, and i am still slacking at home. i know i have a lot of planning to do now, but there's no motivation to push myself ahead.

i would miss everyone in singapore once i am in chendol. to make an appointment with me, please text me one day earlier to prevent any clash in the schedules. hahaha!

i really have no mood to blog. till then.

post cabin crew training pictures

do you have the Nicholas inside you?

readers please hook me up on wordpress. the url is www.noobthenick.wordpress.com.

deadliest disease

"thursday marked the end of my attachment at tiger airways. it was an honour to meet Mr. Calvin Tan, who became a mentor and friend to me. although there weren't any farewell celebration, i knew i would be running alongside with him for the full marathon come december the 6th.

i've been appointed the student leader for the chengdu trip, and assigned to organize a cultural night programme during the lantern festival. the question is, am i happy about it? or is it the final report that is making me very impatient over several matters that i am beginning to fall back into my old self.

fmc, that is the abbreviation that i will be implementing from now onwards. up to you guys to comment or whatsoever. seriously, the end of the attachment should come with a celebration. there was one though, and some of us were not invited along, cause it requires a license. hilarious. eventually the remaining decepticons were chilling out at makan place. how am i going to china with a heart of expectancy and anticipation? those times in year two were the greatest of all, those good old times. if i had a choice right now, i would head for innova with my current o level grades.

home should be a peaceful place, and often i hear screams and cries of complaints. sometimes it feels like pearl harbour, fuck it. i don't think i can ever make it even before i reach NS. might as well go china and fuck around, out of this place once and for all.

i just hate the month of august. FML & FMC."

why am i like that? in good times, i praise God. in bad times, i run away from Him.

i have been diagnose with this disease, and only One can heal it. no doctors in this world have the cure for it. sin is the deadliest disease that all men have it.

if u can conquer your own heart, you will definitely conquer the world. but can you?

help me please?

the piece of paper

a company testimonial from my supervisor, after 6 months of the internship programme.

let us do a comparison between two reports, report A and report B.

report A is beautifully done, it has fulfilled whatever sections on the report format, but there is no sign of any company testimonial found in the report.

report B however, lacks of quality and content, and the thickness of the whole report is not as impressive as report A. but report B possesses that piece of paper that report A doesn't have. and that piece of paper, is the company testimonial.

who do you think will score a better grade?

the answer is none. why?

i will be the one scoring the better grade among these two reports. i have the quality, and i have the testimonial in my hands. all i have left now, is to finish up the report and get ready for the final presentation.

phew~ just received news that lean manufacturing project have been screwed up, looks like another day for completing the report is wasted...

no worries no worries

two more days to the end of my attachment, i have not finish my final report yet. deadline is this friday, i have no one to blame but myself for being lazy and procrastinating. 'no worries' is my current motto to keep me going through this week, the dark moments are finally here.

help me.

perseverance, determination, wisdom and knowledge, i need all these to spur me on.
i've missed out on soccer because of my stupid lack of discipline to complete my report, now i have to pay the consequences by burning more midnight oil, and it isn't really helping me abit at all.

help me.

final presentation is next week, professional preparation programme, preparations for china trip, all these i have not done...

help me.

blessed birthday singapore

being ranked the top 10th most expensive city in the world, singapore finally turns 44 years old.

on the 8th august of saturday, many things happened:

1. math tuition programme
2. personality test programme
3. slacking with heartbeatz
4. shopping with wei qian
5. billy's birthday celebration dinner
6. trip to geylang and east coast park
7. home sweet home.

i don't see myself making any effort to finish up on my final report. how to stand up for singapore?

this year's national day would be rather special, at the time of 8.22pm, everyone would stand together as one and say the pledge. i am excited about today's programme, hopefully there would be another gathering to catch the fireworks!

once again a blessed birthday to singapore.

P.S: i still have that smelly beancurd taste in my mouth.

romantic love v.s love?

wei qian probed me on a question during the journey to campus: 'what's the difference between romantic love and love?'

definition of love
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love

definition of romantic love
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romance_(love)

in my opinion, romantic love is expressed between both man and woman, an in-depth type of love as compared to love itself. love takes on many forms, such as parental love, friendship love, or even materialistic love. love can be expressed in different feelings, states and actions.

love is a very powerful tool. without it, the world would be in chaos, outbreak of wars, racial discrimination among people and violence would be inevitable. love connects people around us, and naturally relationships with people will become stronger.

i am going to china with my classmates, and i have a gut feeling bad things will come and destroy the bonding among everyone. politics will rise, betrayals among friends, competent attitudes over grades, all these and more will definitely come. i need a solution before that day comes.

this month would be a very dark month for me. it could be probably be one of the darkest period of the year. i really need the power of God's love, to prevent all this nonsense from happening.

Lord, help me to love others just as You have shown Your love and grace onto us. Grant me a heart of mercy, so that I can forgive these people just as You have forgiven my sins. It is by Your perfect and beautiful love, that all these things can be put to a stop. And Lord I pray, to take away my mistakes, and destroy them. So that I will not ponder on these things, and continue to walk with You and serve You through the works which you have prepared along the walk with You.

Thank you Lord Jesus Christ. Amen Amen.

i have to relax my nerves, if not i would experience rashes outbreak.

Simple Faith

simple faith is hope that cannot be seen with a naked eye. outside in the working society or the real world, we often think too much about our faith, sometimes to the extend until our faith becomes doubt. people who have simple faith are those whom the Lord blesses and reward them secretly. i ask myself: "do i have simple faith?"

when uncle boon ann shared about simple faith and being hungry and desperate to pray. i am ashamed of myself for not being a faithful person towards God. sometimes i feel like a pharisee, like the older brother mentioned in the book of luke. i am glad the prayer meeting made me felt connected to God once again. working life is a form of testing of my simple faith. yet again, i failed to discipline myself in some aspects of my life.

i must pray more and yearn for that simple faith and love from God. i want to be the older brother who is willinh to deny himself and become his own servant. i want to stop procrastinating and act now.

though i know i will start off well, but can i end well too?

Loo-ney Tunes.

a blessed happy birthday to billy loo who has turned 19th today!

one week left... the final countdown... you can do it noobthenick.

God has spoke to me on 'our daily bread' page via facebook!

“If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land” (2 Chronicles. 7:14).

1. i have signed up for standard chartered full marathon - 42.195km.

- i am quite interested at the number 42.195 km, why not 42.00 or 42.2km? can anyone provide an explanation?

2. billy's birthday celebration

- chiong and have fun!

3. as usual, work

- no comments

4. chengdu trip.

2 corinthians 4:13-18

Dear Lord,

Thank you Lord for Monday and the well spent time with the people at work, help me to face my fears and struggles and weaknesses oh Lord. I pray that You will come and touch my heart, and take away all these burdens and sins away and destroy them for Your sake. I pray that whatever I do, these words, thoughts and actions that come out from within my heart shall be pleasing to You and Your kingdom.

Help me Lord, take all my mistakes away and destroy them. Guide me to the road of servanthood.

Amen