Screw The Templates, Say Thank You With Your Heart, Your Way

2 May

Ever read articles that tell you how to write a “Thank You Letter” after a job interview? 10 things to note when you write one? Or grab a sample of one from the net? or simply just how to say thank you? Not sure about you, but I always wonder who made these people “gurus” of such matters to begin with. At the end of the day, these pointers are base on their experiences isn’t it? Not yours nor mine.

Do a quick google/yahoo search and you will come across many of such articles on how to write effective “Thank You Letters”. Each claiming to be more effective. Guess how effective will it get when you have everyone writing about the same thing after reading the same article? =p

I mean it’s great to have people sharing their experiences (I do so too =p), but at the end of the day, how you really say thank you really should come from your heart.  If you might have notice, the creative ideas that catch people’s attention at the end of the day are fundamentally original ones that came from the creators themselves base on their experience. After all, we’re all unique in our own sense.

Yes, yes, there are times we are lost and not sure how we should go about doing it, even clueless to begin with. But sometimes perhaps being clueless will help you break new ground that others haven’t thought of? Looking at examples tend to set the boundaries of thought sometimes.

Do not discount your ideas and creativity, cause they are uniquely yours and that’s what make you YOU! You should give your ideas more credit than you ever thought so. At the end of the day, all the articles are just options or references (sometimes it’s better not to read them too) from other people’s experiences.

And if you ever need to say thank you in any occasion, be it for a job interview, a simple help, or just to say thank you… Screw The Templates, Say Thank You With Your Heart, Your Way…

Sincerely

Sentosa Day Out

6 Mar

It was a simple day out at Sentosa, but nothing beats working with the awesome volunteers that decided to spend their Sunday with low income family kids and sharing with them the joy.

… and I hope that they, in return will come back to help others in need in the future… =)

Thanks everyone!

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Saying Thank You

29 Feb
Eat, Pray, Love

Quote from "Eat Pray Love"

” In the end, though, maybe we must all give up trying to pay back the people in this world who sustain our lives. In the end, maybe it’s wiser to surrender before the miraculous scope of human generosity and to just keep saying Thank You, forever and sincerely, for as long as we have voices.”

- From the book, “Eat Pray Love”

 

There are so many ways to “say thank you”, and this one is one of my favourite interpretation. Such a heartwarming quote that embraces the spirit of Thank You. One cannot help to feel that the world is full of love and greatness.

Let us help share this

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Post My Thanks Beta Launch!!!

27 Feb

Post My Thanks has come a long way since 2010 when it started out as Project Say Thank You. Back then, everything was done manually where Thank You Notes were received via email, sent out and posted online by myself. It took up quite a bit of my time back then and I decided to stop working on it after about 6 months into the project.

However, after receiving positive feedback and encouragement from users of the site, I decided to revisit the project. I decided to look into an automated version of this project which will take up less of my time and making it easier for everyone to use. With that, came Project Say Thanks You II: Post My Thanks. =)

It wasn’t easy for me to put together this project as I’m not the best tech person around. So I needed quite a bit of advice and support from programmers. At the same time, I was not familiar with user interface and the technical aspect of web designing, making it tough to piece everything together.

Nevertheless, we manage to piece everything up with the help of the programmers and beta users who have shared their user experiences with us to make it even better. We’re still working on the finer details of the project, but you will find that the Thank You system is up and running!

Hope you will like this project! Help us spread the word around and make this world, just a little, better for that someone you say Thank You to…

Regards

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What’s in it in a name?

9 Jan

I remember this conversation I had with some students I was mentoring sometime back. I asked them,

“Who’s Micheal Jordan?”

“He’s a basketballer!”

“Who’s Mariah Carey?”

“She’s a singer!”

“Who’s Lee Hsien Loong?”

“He’s our Prime Minister!”

Sounds right to you? Well, most will agree with them. The problem here is that I was asking who they are, not what they are doing! They couldn’t answer.

It is easy for people to define others or brands by what they do, or products. But often or not, we will miss the larger picture in life. What do these people actually stand for? Brands like Apple are often linked to innovation and creativity, that’s what Jobs made it out to be. He created a bond and image of what Apple stands for. It’s not just another MP3 player, it’s an Ipod, it’s not just another phone, it’s an Iphone and etc. He has created a branding beyond the products that they do. And Apple stands for more than just these products today, it’s something that has change the world.

From company brands to people’s name, they all have a meaning to it.

Ever thought about, “Who are you?”

Lee

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Steve Jobs – “Stay hungry. Stay foolish.”

4 Jan
English: Steve Jobs shows off the white iPhone...

Image via Wikipedia

Needless to say how inspirational this person is and how he has changed the world in ways we never image before him. Though as much as I’m not a tech person, I can see how his inventions and innovations have change the world before us. He was often quoted by the media and his speeches are all over the internet. His genius mind cannot be doubted in any way.

His words and advice spans beyond technology and innovation. They became inspirational quotes where people apply them to daily lives and work. And one such quote that caught my attention was:

 Stay hungry.

Stay foolish.

- Commencement Address, Standford University, 2005 

Another Ad by Apple was:

“Here’s to the Crazy Ones. The misfits. The rebels. The trouble-makers. The round pegs in the square holes.
The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules, and they have no respect for the status-quo.
You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify, or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore
them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them
as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think
they can change the world – are the ones who DO!”
~ Apple Computers  1997

Reading these two quotes never fails to inspire me and challenge myself about what I want to do for this world. No dream is too big nor foolish as long as we believe in it. And I took the time to think about what I want for the world tomorrow.

He did it, why can’t we?

What is your vision for tomorrow?

Lee

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2012 Big List

27 Dec

It’s the time of the year where one looks back and plans ahead for the new year. I’m doing likewise as well. (And if you aren’t, I think you might want to consider doing so) It’s all so easy to loss track of what you have or have not done over the one year if you just let it flow. Next thing you know, another year is here. And I think it really helps if you write it down somewhere so that you can see it all the time. I might not have achieve everything I wanted to, but at least some gets done. =p It doesn’t matter if you can’t figure it out all at once, you can jot it down along the way I guess, its for your own reference anyway. =)

I’ll start with this blog which I started sometime back. It’s been quite sometime since I last posted a post here as I started working on something else. As for next year, I’m going to look into more inspiring videos and people on the blog and share more thoughts on them. I’ll also be posting more about my project Post My Thanks. While at the same time, I’ll work on the usual posts as well whenever possible.

In the coming year, I’ll be starting new community projects as well. =) Since starting work on Post My Thanks, I’ve been enjoying the process and felt empowered to do more. At the same time, I’ve learnt to manage the projects better so that the operations of future projects will be smoother.

I’ll hope to do more runs in the following year as well. Regular training of once a week at least and some running events as well. I kind of miss the good old days when I took part in runs regularly. =)

I made some financial plans as well for the next year. Learnt a trick or two about saving money in the later half of 2011. Seems to help quite a bit. I’ll like to share more about it in another post to come. =)

What will your 2012 be like?

Lee

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