Friendships

Ahh, guess I’ve been on hiatus long enough. OurCoffeestops almost looked like an haunted website! (no pun intended)

Having not written a blogpost for so long, I won’t deny that I’ve definitely lost my flair in writing. I can’t exactly think of what to blog about. Not to mention the increased use of Twitter (oh, oh, follow me @ http:twitter.com/theNWCK ), my authors and I are resorting to much simpler means to update about our lives. No, that doesn’t mean OurCoffeestops has become redundant! I actually enjoy looking back at previous posts and reminisce on the older days.

Anyway, it’s been 10 months since I’ve begun my career as an Associate at KPMG. With its ups and downs, I’ve definitely matured from the experience. With the long hours too (my record stands at 8.30AM), I found it extremely hard to keep in touch with everyone, when I say keep in touch, I meant meeting up for a cup of coffee/tea! Just yesterday night, we had a get-together with the uni mates at Sue’s. After a very long time. We couldn’t really remember when was the last time everyone was able to gather together like that. But, it was good. Cherished every minute of it!

I’ve realised true friends are even harder to come by in your work place, but I’m glad God has shown me some. Seriously, you have no idea how much He has looked after me at work even though I turned my back at Him for months. Living my life like the prodigal son was carefree initially, till I realise how important it is to go back to Him again. I’ve lost my footings many times, but with the help of a close friend, who has never given up on me, even though I rebuke her advices countless times, I’ve returned. God has been good to me.

So yea, back to how much I missed the Uni bunch. It has always been just Ding, Sam, Serng and occasionally Sue and I meeting up weekly, since the rest of them aren’t really free most of the time. So the gathering yesterday was a valuable catch-up time. I haven’t seen people like Lydia for months, catch up with Melody for weeks, talked to Shan since we left Uni, etc. Certainly hope Evie could blend in as well though, been trying to get her to come to our meet ups!

Pei Yi, we are all awaiting your return!

My last paper concluded yesterday. I have mixed feelings about it, really. If you ask me, I really have no idea how I did. I was so pressed for time throughout the 3-hour-ordeal I couldn’t even think straight. But it’s okay. My God is a God of impossibilities. By His almighty Grace, I WILL pass. I WILL graduate. I just need to keep believing. Quoting what a close friend used to say, “He can turn a fail to a pass, just as easy as a pass to a fail.”

I shall end the post with a verse I quoted in my blog post looooooong time ago, but I feel it’s the most relevant verse that is speaking to me in current times.

Mark 11:24
“Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.”

Last 5 posts by Nicholas

• Friends. - November 24th, 2010
• In these trying times. - October 31st, 2010
• Society as it is. - October 8th, 2010
• Just My Two Cents. - October 3rd, 2010
• Looking back, I saw a boy. - September 25th, 2010

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