Why U Should Start Dreaming Now!

5 Reasons Why You Should Start Dreaming Now
under30ceo | Feb 12, 2010 | http://under30ceo.com/5-reasons-why-you-should-start-dreaming-now/

Few people can say that they have truly lived their dreams. As a matter of fact, most of us have experienced that sickening feeling that we have not done the best that we could in life. Fortunately, there is a way for us to awaken our minds to help improve our lives and we all know it as Dreaming.

Dreaming, as long as it does not get stuck in procrastination, will allow us to go the distance and reach for our true potentials. So, before you work yourself to death, here’s why you need to put the spark in your life through dreams.

1. Dreaming Lets You Find What You Want
Dreaming is a prerequisite to ambition. Let’s face it, life is never meant to be handed down to us on a silver platter. Even the few people who are considered to have been born with a silver spoon in their mouths need to have dreams or ambition if they want to continue living the good life. You see, dreaming allows you to really see what you want in life. Once you do, you will try to work hard to achieve what you want.

2. Dreaming Helps You Believe in Yourself
If there is one thing that all successful people have in common, that would be their strong belief in themselves. It all starts with their ability to dream big. Dreaming makes one believe that he or she has something important to contribute to the world. So, if you want to become successful in your chosen profession or business, you should first start to dream. It will give you the compass or beacon which will guide you to your goals.

3. It Gives You Much Needed Boost
Sometimes, there comes a point in life when things get slow. I’m talking about losing sight of our goals and succumbing to procrastination. Many people would waste a lot of their time in trivial matters. This attitude can pull your life down. To fight it off, you need to start dreaming. Being able to dream allows you to reacquaint yourself with your life’s most important goals.

Start dreaming if only to awaken a sense of persistence inside you. Did you think that Bill Gates or Steve Jobs will be where they are now if they were not persistent in their chosen fields? Before they became winners, they were dreamers. They made their goals in life clearer by first visualizing through dreams what they wanted to achieve in life.

4. It Gives You a Different View of Life
I have always drawn my inspiration in life from my dreams. And the inspiration I get from my dreaming is more than just the ordinary spur-of-the-moment inspiration. Rather, the energy I feel comes from deep within myself. The fact that my dreams let me see the more important aspects of my life allows me to see life differently. My dreams help me realize that what I can accomplish in life is all up to me. In other words, my dreams can jumpstart my own goals and ambitions.

5. Dreams Allow You to Measure Your Progress
There is no doubt that dreaming can give us our aspirations. But for you to go far, you really need to know where you stand. This is possible if you can measure your actual achievements against your dreams. For instance, if you dream to have a Lamborghini Gallardo in your garage, but right now you can only afford a Japanese family car, then you have much work to do. If you think that your dreams or ambitions are unrealistic, you can always reset them. After all, you own and control your dreams. Just be careful not to be contented with just your dreams. Once you’ve reached your dreams, start dreaming some more and scale newer heights.

PS: Thanks Alex for sharing this interesting article =)

Quote: "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream." ~ Mark Twain

Update: leechie asked my leechie uncle to help me buy back a charm from japan...he smsed to say tt he bot a v.BIG charm for a leechie n asked me to arrange to pick it up when he's back...well, leechie shall sms him tmr to tell him tt i'll arrange for a lorry to pick up the charm...n a trailer too if the needs arises -.-" as what i said previously, our family hav a sense of humor ler ;p

Never ever give up ur dreamz!!! The best revenge is to be more successful than them!!! then u can ask them to get outta ur elite uncaring face!!!


The pursuit of Happyness!Never ever let anyone tell u tt u cant do somthg!U gotta protect ur dream!


The art of war =)


What is your strategy? what is your advantage? o.O


Social intelligence n leadership =)

Good Friday Sapporo Special Networking on 2nd April

Dear Friends :)

Thanks for your support in making our Jap-Italian dining event in Jan another sold-out event! About 90 % of the ladies who attended this time round were new faces who had joined our networking event for the first time! Quite a few really pretty and successful ladies n eligible bachelors came too =)

Demographics of past events participants: Expats, investment bankers, business owners, traders, bankers, lawyers, accountants, managers, lecturers and phD & Masters degree holders and other professionals from various industries.

Any plans for the upcoming Good Friday? Come join our Good Friday Sapporo Special and spend a special evening with us. You may come alone but you could possibly meet your "Perfect Ten" match =)

Centrally located? Check.. Plenty of networking opportunities? Check.. Yummy food? Check..

Come and discover this newly-opened Japanese restaurant which is quietly-tucked away amidst the busy city area and which offers just the right ambience for networking and link up with like-minded people. You wouldn't know what you are missing out on if you are not here to experience it for yourself =)

Date/Time: 2nd April (Fri) 7:00 - 9:30pm
Venue: Japanese Restaurant only 5 mins walk from City Hall MRT station (exact meetup location is only revealed to confirmed participants)
Programme Timetable:
7:00pm - 9:30pm: Dinner and drinks would be served. Large group rotation to facilitate interaction with many networking opportunities for you to get to know professionals from various industries. If possible, do bring along your name cards to facilitate interaction and for the lucky draw game (Many attractive prizes to be won!)
After 9:30pm: Those who are interested can stay back for further interaction or drinks at a nearby venue. Leechie would be very glad to facilitate this.

Vacancies are very limited so do sign up soon to avoid disappointment!

To register for the above event, please email Leechie at leechietheleech@ gmail.com ASAP with the following details:
- Name:
- Gender:
- Handphone no.:
- Email address:
- No. of friends invited (please include their names, emails & contact nos.)

* Confirmed participants will receive an acknowledgement email latest the following day. Further instructions (exact meetup location details) are included in the acknowledgement email.

* Pls note that the above planned programme serves only as a guide and is subject to changes but we will try to stick to it as far as possible.

* Feel free to invite your frenz to join us and be part of our hip networking scene! ;)

* Pls check out my blog (www.leechietheleech.blogspot.com) for pics of the restaurant as well as updates on all events =)

Please register early to secure your participation as we received overwhelming response for our previous events and had to reject some applicants on the waiting lists due to the constrain as imposed by the max capacity of the venues. Even the waiting lists were building up. We look forward to hear from you soon! =)

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Testimonials From Past Participants:

"Thanks for arranging for networking event. I have enjoyed myself last evening. You are definitely a good organizer for such events." - B.K., Agency Manager

"Hooray, we are glad to have you indeed as an efficient, effective, meticulous, detailed, expressive and communicative singles social event organiser who got along well with most of us new kids on the block." - K.C., Senior Associate Director

"You have done a good job and I know it's tough to organize such a big group. Keep it up" - L.L., Pilates Teacher

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Cheers,
tono leechie
www.leechietheleech.blogspot.com
Be part of our hip networking scene! ;)
Be with the original B-)

Update: Overwhelming response!!! MAX MAX MAX capacity hit...waiting list coming up...thx everyone for the fast response...v.v.v.limited vacancies still avail...so do take action fast to secure ur participation in this exciting event...email me at leechietheleech@ gmail.com for any query...Joop fashion vouchers to be won in the lucky draw =)

How Unique Is Thy Name? ;p

Read Dr. Lee's interesting article in Sunday Times today...tt article reminded a leechie of a period of time when i was in pri sch...i didnt fancy my given names...well, as mentioned perviously, my leechie dad named a leechie after a pretty colleague n leechie aint too amused with tt fact -.-" n a nosey relative gave me a really common western christian name...tt same name tt my leechie granny who cant speak a single word of english still refers me by today (ok fine, since she can pronounce tt name...so she can speak a few words of english, well, mostly names of my cousins) n the same name which appears on my name card today...so, i tried out various english christian names during tt period in pri sch then...the changes were so frequent...until, my tutor wrote in my autograph book tt "a girl with many names should also have many talents!" well, perhaps the phrase "jack/jill of all trades n a master of none" slipped her mind while she wrote tt line? o.O"

Based on the recommendation of tt nosey relative, my leechie mum brought me to a fengshui master who came up with a complicated-looking chinese name for me...it has so many strokes manz...i figured tt i would b amongst the last to start my exam if this name were to b adopted...@.@" so i was really glad tt this planned name change was nvr effected...

Flashback to today...i still dont fancy tt same western christian name tt the nosey relative gave me...n i'm still damn glad tt this name doesnt appear anywhere in my official documents...but tt's the name tt most schmates know me by...i still rem an incident whereby i couldnt find my essay when it was returned...cos i didnt put tt common english christian name on it...my ex-classmates didnt recognize my official name on tt essay -.-" so i tend to use this damn common name as far as possible...but it seems tt it's too common tt many frenz dont even rem me by tt name these days...but the v.minute i mentioned tt i'm leechie...zoomz...the image of my leechie face starts to appear in their minds ;p

I always tell ppl tt "when i grow up, i wanna b a leech!" ;p well, as explained previously, i'm a leech-wannabe...y the leech ambition? well, cos leeches r v.focused creatures...n i wanna more focus in my life...juz in case tt one didn't notice, tono leechie ---> The One N Only Leechie ;p apologies, tt's my leechie A380 ego at work again ;p

Y do i need such an unique name? well, considering my leechie A380 ego, i dont think it's an issue of me having an inferiority complex or somthg...but more for practical reasons i guess...i dont know anybody else by the name of leechie...likewise, i'm pretty sure my frenz n accquaintances would not disagree with me on tt ;p

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Mar 21, 2010
No need for a 'uneqqee' name
Trend of using unique Westernised names reflects insecurity
By Lee Wei Ling

http://www.straitstimes.com/Think/Story/STIStory_504595.html
Over the last 50 years, the names people choose for their children, and the names some people give themselves, have changed dramatically.
When my father was born in 1923, his family consulted a friend knowledgeable in choosing names. He suggested 'Kuan Yew', which means 'brightness' in Hokkien.

My great-grandfather was awed by the British and added 'Harry' to my father's name. Because his name appeared as 'Harry Lee Kuan Yew' on his birth certificate, when he graduated from Cambridge University and later from Middle Temple, he could not persuade either institution to drop 'Harry' from his university degree or his certificate as Barrister-at-law.

In 1950, he managed to arrange for himself to be called to the Singapore Bar as just 'Lee Kuan Yew', sans 'Harry'. 'Lee Kuan Yew' thus became his public persona. To this day, only family members and a few very close friends call him 'Harry'.

My brothers and I have no ang moh name. My parents were not literate in Chinese when we were born, so my father approached a court interpreter he knew to give him some names to choose from.

My name, 'Wei Ling', means 'the sound of tinkling jade'. My parents did not foresee that I would grow up to be a tomboy who would join the army cadets in secondary school, where my loud and resonant voice was deemed appropriate for a parade commander.

'Wei Ling' is a very common name for Chinese girls. When I try to sign up for electronic journals on the Internet, and the system prompts me for a user name, I try all possible permutations of my name, including 'Li', 'Weiling' or 'Wei-Ling'. Alas, I invariably find they have all been taken by others. Exasperated, I would sometimes try 'Lee Hsien Yang', and the system would immediately accept it.

Throughout my years in school, from kindergarten to pre-university, all my friends had only Chinese, Malay or Indian names. When I was in medical school and during my early years of postgraduate training, the only Westernised names were the Christian names of those who were actually Christian.

By the late 1980s, however, non-Christian Chinese began to have Westernised names and often did not use their Chinese names at all. The trend was initially subtle and I had assumed that those with Westernised names were all Christians. It was only when I needed to write a cheque to a friend and I was told, 'don't include my Western name, just write 'Tan Chee Beng'' or whatever, did it dawn on me that the Western names were not official.

My brothers chose not to give their children any Western names. One nephew, when he was in school, asked his parents' permission to adopt a Western name. His mother Ho Ching told him: 'In China, only waiters and waitresses use Western names.' My father also explained how 'Harry' became part of his name and how he tried to remove it.

To date, none of my nephews or niece has a Western name.
I trained in Boston from 1981 to 1984, and in Toronto in 1992. I kept my Chinese name throughout and told those who had difficulty remembering my name just to call me 'Lee'.

To my close childhood friends and my family, I am just 'Ling'. I still think 'tinkling jade' hardly reflects my nature. To those who know me, 'Wei Ling' perhaps conjures up a very different image from that of tinkling jade.
I am glad that Malays and Indians rarely give or adopt Western names - unless they are Christians, in the case of the Indians. I guess there is still a strong anti-colonial instinct in me that leads me to abhor any attempt by people in former colonies to adopt the names of their past colonial masters.

In the book The Narcissism Epidemic by Jean M. Twenge and
W. Keith Campbell, there is a chapter on 'Uniqueness'. They write: 'The biggest trend in baby names recently isn't a particular name; it's that fewer children receive common names.

'The Social Security Administration has compiled a database of the names given to every American child born since 1879. Half the boys born in 1946 received one of the top 23 names. Back then, naming a child was about belonging and fitting in instead of uniqueness and standing out...
'But over the last few decades, parents, tired of common names, wanted something unique for their children. At first it was a slow progression: As late as 1987, 3 per cent of boys were named Michael and 3 per cent of girls were named Jessica, with one out of five boys and one out of six girls receiving one of the 10 most popular names.

'Then, during the 1990s, unique names caught fire and fewer and fewer children received the most popular name for their sex, and only one out of 11 boys and one out of 12 girls went by a name in the top 10...
'Now it is considered better to stand out as an individual and be 'unique'. In fact, 223 babies born in the 1990s in California were named Unique, with some parents putting teeth into it with names like Uneek, Uneque or Uneqqee...

'Unique spellings are also trendy: Why name a child Michael or Kevin when they can be Mychal or Kevyn?'

The same trend can be observed in Singapore, especially among the Chinese. An example I came across recently here of a thoroughly made-up, 'uneqqee' name was 'Evetor'.

I asked a Malay friend whether there has been a similar trend among Malay names. She replied: 'Most Malay names have either Arabic or Sanskrit roots and some are drawn from Malay literature. When I was younger, many more Malays had simpler names. Now you find a whole generation growing up with multiple names, not just a simple Fatimah or plain Aminah. Instead, it will be Fatimah Nadia Trina, or Natasha Atiqa, et cetera.
'What you will notice about these new fashionable names is that they are a blend of Western and Islamic names,' my friend told me.

I view this new trend of choosing Westernised unique names as another example of the narcissistic epidemic. I feel that if you need a name to distinguish yourself, you or your parents probably have a chip on your or their shoulder, combined with a cultural inferiority complex.

The writer is director of the National Neuroscience Institute.

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U gotta check this out...it's damn funny manz ;p


Amused but i gotta say tt leechie aint a racist n this is not supposed to b a racist joke o.O"


Scheisse (Shit), Ich Liebe Dich (I love you)! ;p

Was die anderen sagen, das ist mir egal
Du bist zwar Scheiße, doch bei mir erste Wahl
Ich mag deine Art, genau wie sie ist
Obwohl du richtig Scheiße bist!

Ich liebe dich, obwohl du Scheiße bist
So Scheiße, richtig Scheiße bist!
Noch nie hab' ich jemanden so vermisst
Obwohl du richtig Scheiße bist!

What others are saying, I do not care
You are indeed crap, but my first choice in
I like your style, just as it is
Though you're right shit!

I love you even though you are shit
Sun Shit, shit really are!
Never before have I missed someone so
Though you're right shit!

Fall in love, not trouble!


Cutie doggie =)


Amused...keke ;p

Tong Ji Charity Show+Sky Wu Showcase LIVE! =)

Wanna express my gratitude towards Wendy (http://piecesofsky.wordpress.com) n Huiling for making all the necessary arrangements so tt leechie could bring my leechie parents down to watch the Tong Ji Charity Show LIVE!!! my leechie dad was really excited n looking forward to watching this show! despite the relatively long waiting time to enter the studio, it was worth the wait...we really enjoyed the touching show! thx Wendy n Huiling for making this invaluable family activity possible! =) n tell me, how many ppl have watched Jackie Chan sing live? ;p btw, his donation of $100k might not appear to b tt significant when compared to his wealth...but this kind gesture shows tt he walks the talk n isnt like other celebrities who only know how to ask others to donate n donate n yet doesnt even donate a single cent outta their deep pockets -.-"

We were really touched by the moving performances of the pair of handicapped dancers from China (Ma Li n Xiao Wei if i got their names right?)! actually, i saw one of their dance performance clips previously at a seminar n i so touched tt i cried then...so it was really cool to be able to watch them perform live! B-) juz a short note abt the pair of performers...Ma Li lost her right arm in an accident when she was 19 yrs old...she was a dancer prior to tt accident...however with the support of those around her, she was able to take the stage again...Xiao Wei lost his leg when he was only 4 yrs old...they won the 2nd prize in a dancing competition...well, we should learn from them tt we shld nvr give up our dreamz!!! took some video clips of their performances...shall post them up soon when i can figure out how to properly transfer the clips from my sony ericsson vivaz pretty ruby phone to my pink lappie =)

To quote mr.steve jobs ---> "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary."

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Sky Wu was leechie fav singer when i was a kid...when i was in pri sch, i was so excited when i won a pair of tix to his bday celebration event n could meet him in person...i even made a card for him...n i still rem tt "Angie The Choice" was the sponsor for his bday cake...v.yummy...lol ;p leechie didnt hav a camera then...so went ovr to a photo-shop but kenna leeched by the man at tt shop who sold leechie a super exp disposable cam at a ridiculously marked up price...i guess CASE was not formed yet in those days? -.-" so it was nice to see him again...but i'm no longer a crazy Sky Wu fan these days...grown out of it...juz like how i hav grown out of alot of stuff...somtimes i dunno y i kinda lost interest in som stuff tt i used to b crazy abt...leechie was a crazy Man U fan back in JC...but i dont even watch much soccer these days -.-"

Apologies tt leechie wasn't able to capture any decent shots from Sky Wu showcase...well, leechie wasn't too v.tall to begin with n the huge crowd standing in front of me didnt help either...had to ask tt bulky bouncer who was standing in front of me to move aside n not block a leechie view a couple of times -.-" Sky kept poking fun of the DJ host...nice to hear his classic songs again =) but will upload some Sky Wu video clips from Tong Ji Charity Show when the transfer issue has been resolved ;p

LEGACY IS GREATER THAN CURRENCY!!!

LEGACY IS GREATER THAN CURRENCY!!!
U need to build brand equity in urself!position urself to succeed!

I wanna build my v.own leechie legacy!!!

U have to do what u love!!!

You only get to play this game once. Just one lifetime. Don't give yourself excuses.

Update: leechie has alot of stuff to update...lemme try to find som time to blog...stay tuned for my updates ya...esp on the pretty gransenbon blushers =)

Check out this inspiring clip shared by Alex...this guy is damn cool! B-)


I dont mean to b a wet blanket...but i've seen some LDR (long distance relationship) cases of my frenz...n the various difficulties tt the LDR couples hav to face...so i was really touched when i saw the following cute clip designed by alex...real-life story of his fren, Gary...mayb can charge alex for advertising fees ler? ;p

The Parable Of The Mexican Fisherman And Investment Banker o.O

Check out this interesting story shared by Rod which he heard from the 4 Hour Work Week series...check out the hidden msg ya ;p

The Parable Of The Mexican Fisherman And Investment Banker

An American investment banker was taking a much-needed vacation in a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. The boat had several large, fresh fish in it.

The investment banker was impressed by the quality of the fish and asked the Mexican how long it took to catch them. The Mexican replied, "Only a little while." The banker then asked why he didn't stay out longer and catch more fish?

The Mexican fisherman replied he had enough to support his family's immediate needs.

The American then asked "But what do you do with the rest of your time?"

The Mexican fisherman replied, "I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, take siesta with my wife, stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine and play guitar with my amigos: I have a full and busy life, senor."

The investment banker scoffed, "I am an Ivy League MBA, and I could help you. You could spend more time fishing and with the proceeds buy a bigger boat, and with the proceeds from the bigger boat you could buy several boats until eventually you would have a whole fleet of fishing boats. Instead of selling your catch to the middleman you could sell directly to the processor, eventually opening your own cannery. You could control the product, processing and distribution."

Then he added, "Of course, you would need to leave this small coastal fishing village and move to Mexico City where you would run your growing enterprise."

The Mexican fisherman asked, "But senor, how long will this all take?"

To which the American replied, "15-20 years."

"But what then?" asked the Mexican.

The American laughed and said, "That's the best part. When the time is right you would announce an IPO and sell your company stock to the public and become very rich. You could make millions."

"Millions, senor? Then what?"

To which the investment banker replied, "Then you would retire. You could move to a small coastal fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, take siesta with your wife, stroll to the village in the evenings where you could sip wine and play your guitar with your amigos."

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Rod: This is a story I heard from the 4 Hour Work Week series. It gives me a new perspective in life. Can you guys guess what is the moral of the story?

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I guess it really depends on what u want in life...somtimes we go round n round in circles n end up where we started...for a leechie, my goal is to leave behind my v.own leechie legacy when i'm long gone B-)

Another good quote by my fb fren Bertrand: "Boxing reminds me so much of life. Saw openings I didnt take, was bashed a few times too in the head, body. Isnt that just like life, business? Missing out on opportunities we know we should take and dont? At times life has situations that beat us to the ground? It's the hits that make me learn about strategy and my modus operandi...n strive to improve. Boxing toughens more than just the body...the mind and spirit too."
hmmm, this quote reminds a leechie of a kickboxing class tt i used to attend couple of yrs ago (ya, no need to b alarmed tt leechie used to take kickboxing class...i prefer to do kicks than juz stretch (no offence, but leechie fell asleep in som yoga/pilates class ;p)...tt coach is really good at pushing ppl...he would say "1 more set" juz after we had completed a set...n after tt set, he would repeat "1 more set"...n i was "conned" into doing more n more sets...each time thinking tt i'm done with tt set of moves -.-" ya, boxing is v.much like life ya...each time i think abt the missed opportunities...haiz -.-" leechie muz jia you!!!

Update: apologies for the infrequent blog updates n events cos leechie is bz working on our next publication these days...my leechie schedule's pretty tight these days...will definitely update u all once i can arrange for som cool events...really hope to catch up with u all soon...stay tuned for my leechie updates ya =)

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Inspiring clip shared by Eric ---> We r what we do, not what we say! Make ur actions reflect ur words!