Happy New Year 2015!

Happy New Year 2015!

decision paralysis

The paradox of choice. 

When presented with multiple options, one often gets into a decision paralysis. 

Research has shown that he optimal number of choices should be a maximum of 3 choices. 

Any number of choices beyond that will not serve to help the user in decision making, rather it will serve to confuse and frustrate. 

Similarly for decision making in buying gifts. 

The lesser choices we have actually makes the gift buying process easier. 

But, the caveat is still to have a choice, to give the gifter flexibility in the gift buying options too. 

Limit the gift choices to 3. 

#firstworldproblem

#paradoxofchoice

#decisionparalysis

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New Year Resolutions or Life Goals?

New Year Resolution. 

We often overestimate our capabilities in the Short Run. 

And we often underestimate our capabilities in the Long Run. 

In this instance, new year resolutions, being set at a timeline of 1 year, is clearly short, and categorised as Short Run. 

You see, in this 1 year forward, we often make resolutions that we fall short on. Eg. lose 10 kg by end 2015. Then we despair and reckon that new year resolutions doesn't work. Well, if you have set resolutions or goals for the Long Run, that is at least 5 years, or better, 10 years and more. Then you, often, might underestimate your own capabilities. 

So for this new year forward, are you setting new year resolutions? If you do, make sure to set it a little more realistic. Eg. Sign up for a gym membership card, and go to the gym at least once a month. Focus on the positives, on staying healthy. Rather than on the negatives, "lose" 10 kg. 

Even better, throw out the old practice of setting new year resolutions. 

Set life goals!

Sign up for your free iWish account at www.iwish.com.sg now and set up your bucket list for listing your life goals!

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Prayers

iWish that QZ8501 will be found soon. 

Prayers.

Here's to 2014 being the past, and welcoming 2015 as the future.

It's the last week of 2014. 

It's also time to take stock of how 2014 has been for you, and what you expect for 2015. 

Time for a stock take. 

The hits and misses of 2014. 

And your dreams/ goals/ aspirations for 2015. 

A new year ahead. 

What are you going to do to refresh, recharge and rejuvenate yourself? 

A brand new year requires a brand new mindset, a brand new you to tackle it. 

Well, for me, I will welcome 2015 with open arms. 

And what parting message do I have for 2014? Good riddance!

haha. 

Well, everyone is fighting a battle you don't know. 

So while you are fighting your own battles and demons, don't take it upon yourself that the whole World only revolves around you. Show some care and concern to the people around you. And if you do find someone irritating or just plain idiotic, well, remember that they too are fighting their own battles and demons that you don't know, and sometimes, it is wise to just afford people the benefit of the doubt. 

Happy holidays. 

Here's to 2014 being the past, and welcoming 2015 as the future. 

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mind reader

Its that time of the year for the Christmas gift exchange and secret Santa.

Well. Now that you've exchanged gifts, opened your gifts, pretended that you got what you exactly needed and appear amazingly pleased...

You go back to your desk. Thinking in your mind: she got me xxx. He got me yyy. ?!?

So this is the impression that I left to them? That's why they got me xxx and yyy!

Well. If only.
If only can read minds. More specifically, if only gifters can read your mind, and know exactly what you wanted.

People. Are. Not. Mind. Readers.

Get that. You got to drop hints along the way. Subtle hints.

Blatant hints are not hints. By being blatant, they make you look bad. Look ungrateful. Look demanding. Well, you most probably are, anyways.

iWish to the rescue. Put up your desired gift ideas on it, share it with your friends or secret Santa, if you know who he or she is... And wait for your wishes to come true and be gifted.

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Gifting Made "Ho Ho Ho" Easy!

Merry Christmas to you. 

On behalf of the iWish team here in Singapore, we wish you a Merry Christmas and have a happy holidays. 

Keep gifting anyways. 

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Wish it, Gift it.

Wish it. Gift it. 

Gift someone their wish today.

(Source: a certain hewlett-packard HP ad seen somewhere, I think it sums up pretty clearly what iWish is all about)

The algorithms of Google and Facebook

One word: three alphabet. 

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)

Google adwords. Facebook ads conversion pixels. 

These are some of the technical jargons that are out there, everyone is a marketer these days. Especially for entrepreneurs, entrepreneurs wear multiple hats. They are the business development, financial controller, risk manager, human resource practitioner, executive, office administrator, logistics assistant, etc, all rolled into one. given the grand title of CEO, or MD, or Founder...

Most importantly, is the role of marketing, how do you get your product out there to the market, and have the public talking about it (in an excited good way of course). Then you have to convert your users into raving fans. Fans who evangelise about your products to their other friends. 

But it is never glamourous. It is often hard work. years toiled in sweat and tears, pitches for investment often met with blank stares, rejection and despair. 

The importance of user acquisition. 

Never has this topic been more important to a start-up. 

Well, iWish is a local Singaporean start-up. 

Help us make a difference and bring happiness to the world of gifting. 

Exchange happiness, Exchange gifts.

Wish it, Gift it. 

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Thank you iWish, for making wishes come true

iWish has ran a successful first contest aimed at generating awareness from the gifting community. 

See how our prize on offer, 4 randomly selected winners will win a set of SGD 50 CapitaVouchers each when they (1) like our facebook contest post, (2) share it publicly on their facebook news feed, and (3) sign up for a free iWish account at www.iwish.com.sg

Check out their smiley faces as they collect their prizes, and look set to spend the vouchers in good time for this Christmas festive period. 

Thank you iWish, for making wishes come true

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4 Tips for Effective Wishlist Making

4 Tips for Effective Wishlist Making

So you are using a wishlist to share with your friends and family - be it for X'mas, birthday or any other celebratory occasions! Quick question though… is your wishlist effective?

Here are four tips to help make your wishlist a little more effective in getting the perfect gift that you've always wanted:  

1.    I: Be specific – If you do not know what you really want yourself, it is much harder for others to gift you something. Thus, avoid stating vague things like "A Book", "A Watch" or "A phone". Instead, state the gift item explicitly like "Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince" or "Longines Hydroconquest Blue Dial Men's Watch". You'll be amazed as to what friends or family will gift you when you vaguely state "A Book"! Recalled a friend receiving a dictionary during a recent X'mas party when he simply stated "A Book" in his wishlist! Hope it was a prank! :P 

2.     II: Picture. Picture. Picture – can't emphasize more on the need for a picture of the item you want. As the adage goes, "A picture paints a thousand words"! With something visual, your friends & family will find it easier to show shops a reference point or distinguish amongst similar-looking items, when they head out to the stores to get you the desired gift.

3.    III: Additional Notes: It does not hurt to write a few more words to describe the item you want. The gift item you want might be very popular and chances are that it will run out of stock! For example, we noticed that the LEGO Starwars Storm-Trooper Keylight is always out of stock. As such, you could pen down a statement in the additional notes field like, "If Storm-trooper is unavailable, Darth Vadar or Yoda are fine too" – giving immediate alternatives for your gift 'buyers'.

4.     IV: Place: If you know where your gift item could be found or if you've seen it around in a particular shop, state the location. Your gift 'buyers' will thank you for it as they need not roam around scores and scores of shops to locate the gift item. Heard of a situation where some friends wanted to get a gift state in their dearest friend's wishlist. However, nobody knew where to get it. They went around to several shopping malls and could not locate the gift! In the end, they were so tired that they gave him vouchers instead – mismatched gift!

Have fun creating and sharing your Wishlists at iWish (www.iwish.com.sg) for free today! Gifting Made Easy! J

Turning 21 years old

Turning 21...

21 years of age - now that is a huge milestone in Singapore. At least that is when the state legally proclaims you an adult. 

An adult affords you many things, for one, you can enter into a contract, without having to get your parent/guardian/custodian's permission and signature. While this means greater freedom, this freedom also comes with a caveat. 

Being an adult means you need to take responsibility of your actions, you cannot hide behind your parents when you get into trouble with the law. You are your own man, or woman in either instance. For one, boys' home or girls' home is no longer an option - you go directly to jail, if your crime warrants jail time, that it. 

You can even watch R(21) restricted 21 years old banding category movies!

Many young adults host a big celebration when they turn 21 years of age. 

To celebrate this momentous milestone - they spend lavishly to host parties. Parents usually gift the recipient a necklace with a key pendant, or a lock, or some symbolic item of a key etc. To signify the turning into a full adult, and holding a key to his or her own pathway in life. A key to his or her own success, whatever it may be, for he or she is now fully in charge of his or her own life and decisions. 

For your peers, who are most probably born in the same year, many if not all will be turning 21 years old on the same year. Meaning, you have to host 1 big party yourself, and will have to attend all your other friends' 21 years old birthday parties. 

One immediate thing came to mind - what do you gift them???

Well, you enjoy it once. At your own party! For one time in the year, and possibly your lifetime, you get to host one of the biggest birthday bashes ever, 21 years old birthday party, and get to be the main character for 1 full day, and collect all the wishes and gifts from others. The day then passed, and you're back to your old self. 21 years and 1 day old. 

You get to then worry and fret over what unique gifts to get for your peers, your friends, your bros, your crushes etc, for the rest of the freaking long year!

iWish to the rescue. iWish, an online wishlist platform repository to make your gift desires known! You can (1) sign up and cretae your wish list, (2) share it with your network, it is even integrated with facebook so you can share it and comment on it using facebook, and (3) wait for your wishes to come through and be gifted. 

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#WDIW

#WDIW

What Do I Want? 

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Q

To queue or not to queue?
Usually a long queue is a signal on the underlying goodness and quality of a product. That's why people queue for good food in food centres.

But we hate queue for the reasons that they waste our time, makes us tired from the queuing and standing, and makes us frustrated to endlessly waiting.

How can we then have a signalling effect and yet skip the bad effects associated with queuing?

Using technology.

Technology can have the signalling effect on the perceived quality - through user feedback and crowd comments.

Technology can skip the queuing process - the rise of e-commerce.

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Christmas lights

Have you seen the annual Christmas light up at Orchard Road this year yet?

Worth a sight. Worth a trip. Worth the effort.

Bring your loved ones and fall in love with them again.

Thank goodness the haze is not here anymore.

iWish upon a star.

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Intelligence in gifting?

Human intelligence is one hotly debated topic. Is it genetic or is it environmental? There are numerous research and academic articles on this topic alone, and many academic scholars debating on this notion. 

However, one quick look around town during the festive period and you can see men and women frowning, deep in thought, and lost in space...

Chances are, no matter how high your intelligence is, you will fret over the choice of gifts for your loved one. The closer you are to the gift recipient, the higher the expectations, and the higher the expectations, the more at stake and the more worried you will be. 

Also, the closer you are to the gift recipient, the higher the amount (either perceived effort or monetary value of gift) to prepare. 

iWish to the rescue!

How nice if one can pen down your greatest wish list and desires on a platform and allow your loved ones to access it. So that they will know what you want, and they will gift you exactly what you want. 

100% accuracy. 

100% satisfaction. 

100% happiness.

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W.D.I.W.? (What Do I Want?)

On a Christmas Wishlist of a friend (Let's call him Mr. X) created & shared using iWish (www.iwish.com.sg), there is a gift that he wishes for, amidst others, starring prominently at me..... Presenting.... <Drumroll>... Lego Starwars Set ( Palpatine's Arrest)

He is a grown-up friend mind you! That got me thinking...What is it about Lego that still manages to capture our attention and ignite affinity with it even though we've all grown up?? 

A trip back memory lane... Remembered when I was a young kiddo.. I had those "theme-less" good old Lego blocks which I could practically build anything based on pure imagination! Had loads of fun building the blocks up and tearing them down! 

Nowadays, there are themed Lego blocks such as Star Wars, LOTR (fans will know what this acronym means) and Marvel Heroes! Even as I walk past Lego shops on the street, I still get drawn to it and will get up close and personal to "ogle" at the Lego sets available! So what is it about Lego toys? 

Is it because it triggers creativity and imagination? Lots of article claim so. 

Is it because of its sheer simplicity as a toy? Well, it's really really easy to play with! 

Is it because it allows you to escape reality for a moment to play in your dream world? Mr. X will probably build the set thinking he is Palpatine! 

For some, it's an obsession! Well, at iWish, we think a Lego toy is a good gift to list down on your Wishlist, even though you might not have played with it eons ago! Who knows? It might just spark a new multi-million dollar idea in your head! No harm giving it a shot! 

For those who might not know, Lego is from the Danish phrase leg godt, which means "play well".  We, at iWish, call the building blocks "Lovable Ever-Green Objects" (L.E.G.O)! 

iWish "how to"

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Sign up for your free iWish account @ www.iwish.com.sg now and start gifting away

You can sign up either with your existing facebook account. iWish is integrated with facebook.

Or you can sign up using your email address.

Step 1: Create your wishlist

Click add a wishlist

Enter the wishlist name eg. Christmas 2014 for Lawrence

Select the category for that wishlist

Wishlist created

Now to add gift ideas to your wishlist

Click on add items

Add an image file, and key in as much information as you can possibly can to describe the gift item.

Eg. Size, colour, model no., specifications worth taking note of, etc.

This is so that your gifter knows exactly what gift to give you. (you wouldn’t want to receive a pink cardigan of size XXXL, when you are a male and is a size M right?)

If you want inspiration for gift ideas, you can click on the Gift Ideas tab to view the catalogue of gift ideas hosted on iWish.

Step 2: Share your wishlist

You can copy and paste the link, and either email, post it on facebook, whatsapp, etc and share it with your network.

Or you can simply just click on the facebook share icon. iWish is integrated with facebook.

Your friends and you can also write comments on this wishlist.

Step 3: Wish granted

Check in regularly and be notified when someone has “choped” the gift to buy it for you.

You will know that this gift item is taken, your other friends will know this gift item is taken, but you and they will not know who in particular has “choped” and bought you this gift item (element of surprise!).

To grant your friend’s wish, you can click on Friend’s Wishlist tab, and view your friend’s wishlist if they have shared it with you.

View your friend’s desired gift ideas on their wishlist, and “chope” the gift item to gift your friend.

We are in the happiness business!

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It's the year end holidays!

It's the year end holidays!

Rejoice, Rejoice, the year end holidays are here. School's out for a couple of weeks now, colleagues are all going on long leave around office. Finance is closing their books for year end consolidation. Out of office replies a plentiful on the email accounts. Vendors are closing their offices early this year. 

Out on the streets - the shopping malls are out in full force. This is the period where they have to do their last push to rack up impressive sales figures to end the year with a bang. It depends on the buying frenzy of gifts for the Christmas festive season on whether the malls will close the year with a loud bang, or a pathetic whimper. 

For those of you who have yet to contribute much to the GDP and the economy, make sure you spend more this month!

For all you lucky salaried employees, you're getting your 13th month AWS bonus payout, plus your usual salary for the month of December. 

For all you lucky employers! well, just one word: Tax. As long as it is business expense, anything goes...

For all you self employed business owners, haha, well, you don't have an annual leave quota, you just leave and spend your holidays!

For all those still making ends meet, hang in there. It will get better. Stay positive, focus on what you already have, make the most out of it, and positives attract more positives. Stay focused, stay grateful. 

For everyone out there, happy festive season. and happy gifting away.

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A fishing rod

Ask a hungry man what he wants, and most probably his answer is: fish. 

Charity and non profit organisations in Singapore operates not on giving the end (gifts), but on giving the means (teach the man to fish) so he can be sustainable. 

If we ask an under privileged kid what he wants, he most probably will say iPad, or iPhone, rather than 12 lessons for financial literacy etc. 

There are some gaps which can be addressed and gift recipients should be educated in the wish list items that they list. To focus on the means, means so that this change can be sustainable, rather than just the end, which only lasts temporarily. 

Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day. 

Teach the man how to fish, and he eats for a lifetime. 

iWish is the fishing rod.

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A good gift

A good gift is like a good meal.

A good meal - sometimes a good meal does not have to be expensive, extravagant, or delicious even. A meal becomes good when dining with the right company, the company of friends or loved ones. 

That is why food critics often dine alone. That is because when one dines alone, one truly tastes the food and drinks he/she is consuming. The food critic is then able to objectively judge the quality of the food without external interventions, and focus solely on the taste and presentation of the food. At least that is, theoretically...

How can one truly be objective and focus solely on the food itself without regard to the environment aspects, such as the decor of the restaurant, the ambience, or even the plate which the food is placed. All these factors play a part in the presentation of the food itself. 

Likewise, like in a present, how can a gift recipient focus solely on the gift itself, when a gift is truly made up of the sum of all its individual parts? 

Individual parts such as the wrapping, the texture of the wrapper, the look and feel of the gift, the ribbons tying it, the handwritten card that accompanies it. Or even the poem, or text handwritten in the card. And even the gesture of personally delivering the gift by the gifter, instead of relying on 3rd party delivery services. 

What are the elements that make up a good gift?

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without compromising on the elements that made a gift good in the first place...

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Christmas shopping trip at Orchard Road turned gifting idealists into gifting practicals

I experienced a mad rush for Christmas presents over the weekend with a trip to Orchard Road. 

I had to do some last minute Christmas presents shopping myself, along with the wifey. It's the annual Secret Santa initiative. This year, the budget per present is $20. true enough, we busted the $20 cap with today's spiralling prices of presents. 

Every set of present we got, it's above $20. Ouch. 

Wifey had a hard time determining what kind of gifts, or what range of presents she should get for each of her friend/ colleague. She didn't even have a vague idea when we began our Orchard Road presents hunting trip. She said, "Let's walk around Orchard Road, and get gift inspiration. Then we will know what to buy then."

For those who still believe in this saying, let me bust that one out as a myth for you right now. It is a total myth. You will not get gift inspirations by randomly walking around gift stores without having a plan, or having a vague gift idea to begin with. The hordes of shoppers and gift buyers, coupled with the never ending display of gift ideas will confuse you even further. 

Even worse, seeing everyone else around you carrying bags of gifts, made us feel even lousier that we haven't even bought any gifts yet. 

Initially, we wanted each gift to be unique, and represent the person whom we will be purchasing the gift for. We discussed about the gift recipient's unique personality, discern what kind of gifts that person might like, and so on...

We were gifting idealists.

Eventually, we got tired, and settled on the gift idea that "whatever, it will be an awesome gift as long as I have made the effort to come shop, pick out and wrap it". 

We became gifting practicals. 

We came, we conquered, we lost, we got tired, we bought gifts. 

This sums up our shopping spree pretty much. 

When we were younger, we could go on and on the entire day, just walking around, and doing window shopping. Now that we are older, presumably, all the walking and standing around browsing for gifts literally almost killed us. We have the moolah to spend, we just couldn't find the right gift to spend it on. 

How we wish more people will use iWish - to pen down their gift idea and wish lists, so that it actually makes the gifter's job a lot easier, a lot simpler, and a lot more fun!

People, gifters, gift recipients, everybody, I urge you go sign up for your free iWish account @ www.iwish.com.sg now and save everyone else the trouble and hassle in picking out gifts for you. 

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Then why can't I choose the gift that I WANT?

Then why can't I choose the gift that I WANT?

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And he will eat my cookies and warm milk???

And he will eat my cookies and warm milk???

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On the "nice list" of Santa Claus...

You're telling me I'm on the "nice list" of Santa Claus...

Then why can't I choose the gift that I WANT?

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An old man dressed in red

You mean an old man dressed in red will climb down the chimney at night on Christmas...

And he will eat my cookies and warm milk???

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I will find you on iWish, and I will gift you!

I will find you on iWish, and I will gift you!
#iWish #gifting #wishlist

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Favourite human

Don't forget your pet friends during this festive season. they may only be a pet to you, but you, you mean the World to them. You're their favourite human.

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For the record, extra tuition classes do not count as gifts to children...

For the record, extra tuition classes do not count as gifts to children...

Said no woman ever.

Oh, I received the exact gift I was wishing for, without the need to drop hints. 

Said no woman ever. 

Ok, I admit this is just a very stereotypical response, and may not reflect the larger population. But looking through this quote, there is still some sense of truth in it, isn't it? 

To get the perfect gift, the gift you were wishing for secretly, sometimes you need to drop hints around the house, around the workplace and hope people around you will pick up those hints, decipher it, and arrive at the gift that you've been wishing for all along. 

Often times, there is threshold between dropping hints subtly, and being blatant about it. This is an art form in itself, a hint dropping communication form. 

Don't you wish that with the technology out there, some platform could help you achieve this? To pen down your wishes, and get people to see those wishes, and be "hinted" at what gifts you might be wishing for. 

iWish - a revolutionary online wish list sharing platform for (1) creating your wish lists,, (2) sharing it with your friends, and (3) having your wishes granted. Even better, iWish is fully integrated with facebook so you are able to sign up, share and comment on your wish lists or your friends' wish lists on facebook itself!

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mind reading

If only one could read minds, we will be able to solve all the misunderstandings and clear all the doubts.

With iWish, now it seems possible.

iWish - a revolutionary online wish list sharing platform for gifting that perfect gift.

Sign up for your free iWish account @ www.iwish.com.sg and find out how to read minds, specifically on reading what gifts your loved ones want. Gift that perfect gift starting today.

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Christmas is coming...

Christmas is indeed coming. its less than 1 month away from the arguably the most important festive occasion in Singapore. 

how has your gifts and presents preparation coming along? what about the usual Secret Santa event at your workplace?

Make your wish come true this Christmas with iWish's help. 

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sign up for your free account @ www.iwish.com.sg today and start gifting away. 

The more you give, the more you will receive

The more you give, the more you will receive

I know this doesn't sound intuitive at all. It even seems dubious. But ask around those who have given, and they will affirm this saying's authenticity. 

Give, and you shall receive. 

Live a life of abundance, not a life of scarcity. 

Live a life of benevolence, not a life of hatred and unforgivings. 

Live a life of givings, not a life of hoarding of things. 

iWish - helping you in your gifting journey. 

iWish - a revolutionary online wish list repository for gifting that PERFECT gift. 

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Useful gifting resources and links

Check out these additional useful resources for your gifting needs.

www.iwish.com.sg - a revolutionary online wish list sharing platform: 

1) create your wish list

2) share it with your network (integrated with Facebook)

3) have your wishes fulfilled

iWish - Gifting Made Easy!

www.facebook.com/teamiwishsg - for the latest gifting trends articles, inspirations and gifting stories

teamiwishsg.blogspot.sg - for gifting trends, shopper insights and behavior and the gifter's mindset

giftinghacker.blogspot.sg - for how to gift the perfect gift, for the ultimate surprise and planning for the gifting process

giftingwarrior.blogspot.sg - for your gifting pattern, knowing your gift profile and optimizing your value of your gift

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Thanksgiving and Black Friday

Yesterday was thanksgiving. A day more popular in the US. But why can't we practice some gratitude? Some thanks worth giving for?

Take a moment and give thanks for what you already have. Like health. Time to read. Eyes to see. Shelter to keep you from the weather or elements. Maybe even a comfortable chair that you're sitting on right now.

After thanksgiving is the famous Black Friday. A day dedicated to sales, promotions and deep discounts. Not just at retail stores. Online  ecommerce as well. Well, what better way to buy a gift for someone else than when it's on sale right. I know. 

Even better, you actually buy a gift for yourself at a good discount. And got a freebie thrown in as part of the sweet deal. And guess what, that freebie you got gets to be a gift you give to someone else. Perhaps during the superficial yearly secret Santa event st your workplace!

Use iWish to curate your very own bucket list. Share it with your friends. Or keep it for yourself only. As long as you can track and curate your wish list. Next, feel free to share it with all your friends. Share it with strangers even. It's ok to be thick skinned here. Next is the fun part, now that you've signaled to the universe your greatest desires, sit back, relax with a good book and a warm cup of tea, and wait for your wishes to come true. 

iWish - a revolutionary online wish list sharing repository and platform for gifting that perfect gift.

Sign up for your free account at www.iwish.com.sg and start wishing away. 

Get your friends to sign up too. After all, gifting is a two way street. 

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a man cave

trust me ladies, a man sometimes need his time alone. and when you do give him some time to be alone, where he can retreat into his man cave - "usually a tiny corner tucked in the house, or even the bathroom", and give him time to be alone for however long he wants, he will emerge from his time out and alone time, a happier man. 

a happier man = a better lover

and admit it guys, much as you love your wife, or children, there are times where you feel emasculated. that's the time when you need to retreat to your man cave. where you are the World and you can do your silly manly dance, or do the manly roar, or beat your chest like you are the King of the Jungle. 

and when you finally had your fill of manliness, emerge from your man cave and love your wife, love your children, love your family. 

but get back to changing the diapers, and wash the dishes will ya. 

if only i can wish for my man cave built right inside my tiny apartment. 

i will want this nice gift - the perfect gift for the manly man of the house. 

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iwish can make my wish come true, i can put in man cave as an item for my wish list, or i can even ask for time out alone time, say 3 hours of undisturbed tranquility, as my man cave moment. 

sign up for your free account today, and be sure to get your friends to sign up too. especially your wife. cos who better to gift you your time out alone time than your lovely wife. give me my man cave anytime. 

The End is Near...

The End is Near...

the end of the quiet period and where you start the mad rush to buy Christmas presents for your loved one, that it. 

fret not, for those planning a last minute Christmas rush at the nearby malls, why not get your loved ones to create an online wish list, and share it with you? 

this way, you get to "know" what gifts they want, and lets you plan your gifting battle plan more effectively. 

check out www.iwish.com.sg, a revolutionary online wish list repository platform where you can 1. create your wish list, 2. share it with your networks (it's integrated with facebook so you can sign up or share your wish list link), and 3. have your wish granted.

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Identify your primary love language with this easy self administered test

Gary Chapman's The 5 Love Languages

In his famous book, the author posits that every person has different love languages. These different love languages translates directly into how they show their love, as well as how they prefer to receive love.

Although everyone will exhibit certain levels out of each love language, there will be one primary love language in which each of us prefer and predominantly rely on.

The 5 love languages are (in no order of priority):
1. Physical Touch
2. Words of Affirmation
3. Gifts of Love
4. Acts of Service
5. Quality Time

There is a free online test located at this website:
http://www.5lovelanguages.com/

For your easy reference, I have extracted the online text and appended in the text below, which you can fill out at your own leisure.

First, find a quiet corner where you will not likely to be disturbed.
Make sure to leave your hand phone or other communication devices in silent mode.
Grab a piece of paper along with a pen/ pencil.
Clear your head of mindless thoughts, be in the moment when you are attempting this self test.
Select the responses to each question naturally, do your best not to over-think each response.
You should select the response which comes most naturally to you.
If you encounter no responses in which you feel most comfortable with, select the one you feel more comfortable with in relation to the other response.

This self administered test consists of 30 short questions (which will take you an estimated 15 minutes to complete).

1 It’s more meaningful to me when…
A I receive a loving note/text/email for no special reason from my loved one.
E my partner and I hug.

2 It’s more meaningful to me when…
B I can spend alone time with my partner - just the two of us.
D my partner does something practical to help me out.

3 It’s more meaningful to me when…
C my partner gives me a little gift as a token of our love for each other.
B I get to spend uninterrupted leisure time with my partner.

4 It’s more meaningful to me when…
D my partner unexpectedly does something for me like filling my car or doing the laundry.
E my partner and I touch.

5 It’s more meaningful to me when…
E my partner puts his/her arm around me when we’re in public.
C my partner surprises me with a gift.

6 It’s more meaningful to me when…
B I’m around my partner, even if we’re not really doing anything.
E I hold hands with my partner.

7 It’s more meaningful to me when…
C my partner gives me a gift.
A I hear “I love you” from my partner.

8 It’s more meaningful to me when…
E I sit close to my partner.
A I am complimented by my loved one for no apparent reason.

9 It’s more meaningful to me when…
B I get the chance to just “hang out” with my partner.
C I unexpectedly get small gifts from my partner.

10 It’s more meaningful to me when…
A I hear my partner tell me, “I’m proud of you.”
D my partner helps me with a task.

11 It’s more meaningful to me when…
B I get to do things with my partner.
A I hear supportive words from my partner.

12 It’s more meaningful to me when…
D my partner does things for me instead of just talking about doing nice things.
E I feel connected to my partner through a hug.

13 It’s more meaningful to me when…
A I hear praise from my partner.
C my partner gives me something that shows he/she was really thinking about me.

14 It’s more meaningful to me when…
B I’m able to just be around my partner.
E I get a back rub or massage from my partner.

15 It’s more meaningful to me when…
A my partner reacts positively to something I’ve accomplished.
D my partner does something for me that I know they don’t particularly enjoy.

16 It’s more meaningful to me when…
E my partner and I kiss frequently.
B I sense my partner is showing interest in the things I care about.

17 It’s more meaningful to me when…
D my partner works on special projects with me that I have to complete.
C my partner gives me an exciting gift.

18 It’s more meaningful to me when…
A I’m complimented by my partner on my appearance.
B my partner takes the time to listen to me and really understand my feelings.

19 It’s more meaningful to me when…
E my partner and I share non-sexual touch in public.
D my partner offers to run errands for me.

20 It’s more meaningful to me when…
D my partner does a bit more than his/her normal share of the responsibilities we share (around the house, work-related, etc).
C I get a gift that I know my partner put thought into choosing.

21 It’s more meaningful to me when…
B my partner doesn’t check his/her phone while we’re talking.
D my partner goes out of their way to do something that relieves pressure on me.

22 It’s more meaningful to me when…
C I can look forward to a holiday because of a gift I anticipate receiving.
A I hear the words, “I appreciate you” from my partner.

23 It’s more meaningful to me when…
C my partner brings me a little gift after he/she has been traveling without me.
D my partner takes care of something I’m responsible to do but I feel too stressed to do at the time.

24 It’s more meaningful to me when…
B my partner doesn’t interrupt me while I’m talking.
C gift giving is an important part of our relationship.

25 It’s more meaningful to me when…
D my partner helps me out when he/she knows I’m already tired.
B I get to go somewhere while spending time with my partner.

26 It’s more meaningful to me when…
E my partner and I are physically intimate.
C my partner gives me a little gift that he/she picked up in the course of their normal day.

27 It’s more meaningful to me when…
A my partner says something encouraging to me.
B I get to spend time in a shared activity or hobby with my partner.

28 It’s more meaningful to me when…
C my partner surprises me with a small token of their appreciation.
E my partner and I touch a lot during the normal course of the day.

29 It’s more meaningful to me when…
D my partner helps me out - especially if I know they’re already busy.
A I hear my partner specifi cally tell me, “I appreciate you.”

30 It’s more meaningful to me when…
E my partner and I embrace after we’ve been apart for a while.
A I hear my partner say how much I mean to him/her.

After you are done with the questions, go back and tabulate the number of times you selected each alphabet and write that number next to the corresponding alphabet.

A: _____ Words of Affirmation
B: _____ Quality Time
C: _____ Gifts of Love
D: _____ Acts of Service
E: _____ Physical Touch

Now after you're done tabulating your scores for the respective love language.
The category which you have the highest count will be your primary love language.

If you have two highest and equal count for 2 categories, you are "bilingual" in both the love languages.
(please note, it is bilingual, not bisexual)

If you have a second highest count for another category which is fairly close to your highest count category, this will be your secondary love language.

The highest possible count for any single category is 12.
If you've achieved higher than 12 for any of the categories, then you may have either flunked your mathematics, myopic and double counted some responses, or even plain stooipid. Either way, its beyond our help, please seek alternative professional advice on that.
(please note, getting a higher score than the possible 12 does not make you any more of a lover, it just makes you appear silly)

Now that you have your score, go beg your significant other to do it too.
Compare your scores with each other.
Learn and appreciate each other's primary love language.

Stay tuned to what you and your partner's scores mean and how iWish can help you express and receive your love to each other more intuitively!

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Target Launch of iWish online wish list sharing platform in 4Q 2014

Dear iWish Fans!

In the midst of our quest to bring to you more Surprising, New & Interesting Finds (S.N.I.F.) to you, we have embarked on our next phase of “digital ground-breaking” -- technology development works with the help of our technology partner, AppsforBreakfast!

Stay tuned for more updates along our technology development journey and of course, the much awaited launch announcement of iWish.... real soon!!! (target to be launched in 4Q 2014)

www.iwish.com.sg
www.facebook.com/teamiwishsg

iWish is a fun and easy way to organise your wishlists and improve the quality of gift-giving amongst your friends and family.

Gifting Made Easy!