About

NICLEE.com is the successor to all personal content previously part of XBOP, particularly the blogging capability. Over the period of August 2017, all content from XBOP is being migrated to NICLEE.com with the intent to commence active blogging from September 2017. The XBOP brand is, as of 2017, 14 years old. Over the years, XBOP has been my trading name. Its origins and meaning have always been multi-fold, but it has always remained a reflection of who I am personally. Me. Nic Lee.

XBOP as the Business Brand will become the home of all business opportunities, services and client-related information. Event management testimonies, case studies and technology-related topics will remain under the XBOP banner.

All personal/blogging topics relating to church, faith, worship, holidays, travel and topics relating to design & Lego all belong here at NICLEE.com

XBOP: Background to the Name

So, what’s in a name? Well, whilst the four letters — X B O P — weren’t coined as an acronym, there is meaning and association behind each individual letter, as well as the whole word:

X. Christ

Think of the ‘X’ in XBOP like the word ‘Christmas’, which can similarly be abbreviated to ‘XMAS’. In that context, X is very intentional — a subtle acknowledgement to an identity in Christ. So, XBOP has a Christian flavour infused throughout. A key acknowledgement here goes to my home church, Clayton Church of Christ.

B. Business

By day, I am a Business Analyst Consultant. Work is nominally Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. I trade under XBOP as a contractor consultant.

Business is also infused into the MBA studies I completed on a part-time basis at Melbourne Business School (2010-2013). As a professional services business, I have spent 2014-2015 with greater focus and clarity on the mission of XBOP here:

Technology consulting & advisory services
IT support, training & procurement (Macs, PCs, smart phones & tablets)
Event Management & Production services
Online/social media advisory services

O. Opinionated

The following list demonstrates the diversity of topics and interests:

Christian songwriting & worship
Christian apologetics
Customer experience & design (Apple & Lego)
Public transport (redesigning and fixing Melbourne)
Technology, social media & networking
Food: eating (Japanese in particular) & cooking
Science fiction (Star Wars, Star Trek, superheroes)
Education/teaching/training — professional services / MBA-related

Over the years, you will see me cover these topics. The first major series of content focused on public transport, followed by a continuous coverage of Apple & technology. As a blog with (since 2015) a thrice-a-week publishing cycle, the use of themes for writing a series of articles has provided better holistic structure and alignment to this strategic pillar.

P. Personal

At the end of the day, XBOP has largely evolved into an online blog reflecting my personal opinions. The motivation behind me writing and creating content is not driven by a desire to please anyone other than myself. Since 2015, a number of writings – like Memory Verses – have been intentional on my part to help discipline myself and introduce greater efforts of my Christian walk and journaling. Daily devotionals which align with the Clayton Church preaching have driven the content of XBOP since 2016, as reflected in the 40 Days of Community and more current Value Based Discipleship series.

Since 2018 my writing has also been given a new platform to publish:

Thanks for reading and following me at NICLEE.com and/or XBOP.

Nic