Types of Shoes that You Should Know

Posted by Editor on Oct 29th, 2014 in Clothing | 0 comments

There is no doubt that Singapore is a fast-paced economy. What should you do to keep up? You only need two things – a reliable shoes and comfortable bed. You spend most of your day working. If you have reliable shoes, you can surely deliver all the things and the end of the day when you are exhausted, you need a comfortable bed to give you shelter.

For this article, let us focus our attention to shoes. There are different shoes that you can use every day. Your feet deserve good shoes. The least thing that you can do is look for a pair that will make your feet happy. Before anything else, you have to know the different types of shoes. It is important that you know different types of shoes so you will be certain what you will buy.

In that line, here’s the list of the type of shoes:

• Men’s shoes: Men are often suitable with one pair of shoes. If you found the right style and fit for you, you have to purchase it right away before it disappears right in front of you. You have to know though there are different types of shoes. There’s oxford’s, bluchers, monk-tops, slip-ons, cap-toes, plain-toes and brogues. Perhaps the most famous is the oxfords.
• Women’s shoes: Women are very particular about shoes. Maybe it is in their nature but they simply love beautiful shoes. There are some who are never contented with one or two pairs of shoes. The different types include high-heels, slingbacks, stilettos, ballet flats and mules.

• Athletic shoes: Athletic shoes protect the feet in a different way. If you are indulged in any sport, you have to look for the perfect shoes. Looking for the perfect shoes depend on the demand. Types of athletic shoes include running shoes, climbing shoes, track shoes, skating shoes, cycling shoes and many more.
• Unisex shoes: There are also unisex shoes that can be suitable for both men and women. Unisex shoes include sandals, sneakers, slippers, boots, moccasin, slip-on shoe and platform shoe. Perhaps the simplest and the most versatile shoes are sandals. It was after all one of the earliest shoes in the history of mankind.

You do not need to purchase all types of shoes. Sometimes, one pair is enough for you. However, if you feel like purchasing different types of women’s or men’s shoes, you can do so. There are many shoe stores here in Singapore that you can lean on.

Clever Ways of Saving in Singapore

Posted by Editor on Oct 25th, 2014 in All About Singapore, Money Matters | 0 comments

We all need to save money for a better future, but how can we do that? Saving money, as said, is really difficult, especially when you’re living with your family and you know the members of the family only have a small income.  But it is harder to save money if you only subsist on your own and wants something every time pay day’s coming.

Electric and water bills are the most important obligation that should not be neglected. On the other hand, there are also monthly bills that are not usually used in your house so better cut it. Turn off any connection that is not needed like telephone, cable and internet connection to avoid large charges. If possible cut all connections to have lesser monthly bills.

Get a Phone Plan: Cell phones, like cars, needs fuel and cell phones’ fuel is prepaid load. Nowadays, if you do not have load for a period of approximately 30 days, your card will be deactivated. Re-activation of the card is a very tiring yet expensive. So, to avoid this, make sure that you are subscribed in a monthly plan.

Buy affordable but tasty meals: What’s the point of buying expensive foods when in fact there are a bunch of restaurants and food shops that offers an appetizing meal? If you are a clever person, you will surely be eating in a nice, cozy and expensive food place, but when you are a pragmatic soul, you will go to a restaurant that has clean, cozy, delicious, cheap and the finest food in own. It’s really a big savings.

Easy and Effective Saving Tips for Student in Singapore

Posted by Editor on Oct 22nd, 2014 in School Tips | 0 comments

You might think that saving is only for people who are suffering in their life. In reality, all people needs to save. But how should they do it? It’s very simple! You will only need to limit your expenses by cutting down the unnecessary things or the things that you are not using. Some students aren’t so sure about saving money because they taught it very hard. But when they learn it, they find it very helpful. The easiest and efficient way of saving are the following:

• Choose School Activities Rather than Student Night out – Instead of going to bars, why not attend school activities that are for free. Others may find it boring at first, but when you are into it, you will definitely love it. Going to bars and clubs at night time is strictly prohibited especially to students.

• Summer trips are expensive. You cannot avoid that summer will come. Therefore, summer trips are usually spent with you and your family. It is understood that when you are a student, your family will shoulder your expenses but not all because there are instances that you need to buy something that you need. Now, when your friends invite out on a summer trip, try to decline. Explain to them the worth of your education and your financial status. For sure, they will understand that. When summer hits, you can work part time so that you can earn a penny that is enough for your next semester.

 

Best Things a Woman Must Do When in Trouble

Posted by Editor on Oct 18th, 2014 in Safety and Security | 0 comments

Most of the time, girls becomes independent and entrusting their safety to the people around them. However, there are times that this will happen because the reality is that many girls are scared to trust anybody because of the many things that might happen to them. These are the best things that a girl should do whenever she faces a real danger.

• When you are going home and choose to ride a taxi, always make sure that you got all the information that you can get in your way to home late night. Also, give all the details to your mother of father and other relatives, if nobody answers your call, pretend to have a conversation with someone. By doing this, the driver would be in doubt to do crime. Hence, he will just bring you home very safe.

• Moreover, if the taxi you are riding turn to a direction that you think might be suspicious, choke the driver using any string that you have. If ever it is not present, you can hardly pull his shirt. This will also do the same trap.
• In addition, if you are walking along the streets and found that there are no cars or any vehicles available, walk as fast as you can as this will limit the chance of the stranger to follow you. However, if you think that he is still following you. Go to an ATM machine. Since ATM machines have CCTV cameras, strangers would leave you alone.

Always remember that criminals don’t want to be identified. Therefore, as much as possible be alert and keep an eye on the information that you can get in a person.

Making a Travel Affordable

Posted by Editor on Oct 15th, 2014 in Travel | 0 comments

All people can dream on everything that they want; it’s free. But in reality, it is very difficult to find the things that they say – free. In fact, when you visit different countries in the globe, you can only find cheap accommodation and travel. It’s a little bit weary but it is needed for you to save. Here are some ways to make your travel affordable:

• Find some eat-all-you-can food places: In almost all countries around the globe, there are some restaurants that offers unlimited foods. Some restaurants have scheduled time for this offer. It will be better if you ask some locals.
• Eat at sidewalk eateries: It’s fast and it is cheaper than eat-all-you-can restaurants. All in all it helps you save time and especially money.

• Use a tourist card advantage: This card offers a very huge amount of discount most especially when visiting tourist spots in a particular country. Moreover, there are other tourist cards that has discounts on transportation. There are also times that fares will be free.
• Be a house-sitter: If you are really dedicated to have an affordable travel, this might be for you. With house-sitting you can have free accommodation. In addition, you can be able to do everything when your boss is not around.
• Be friendly to locals: Many local villagers in a country will offer you accommodation. This is something that they do in return for your good deed. Take advantage on this as this will be a great way to save money and time especially when looking for hotels.

How Restaurants Can Makes Customers to Spend More

Posted by Editor on Oct 12th, 2014 in Business | 0 comments

Singaporeans love different dishes and cuisines. If you go around Singapore, you will find various themed restaurants from Italian to Greek, Thai, Vietnamese, Chinese and many more. Eating out is common here that there are others who do not care how much they spend just to eat delicious foods. Knowing that, restaurants are keen on providing the best service as a way of enticing their customers to spend more.

If you are a restaurant owner, of course you will use different tricks to entice your customers. This will translate to more profit, yeah? But how can you trick your customers to spend more? Here are some tips that you can consider:

• Do not use dollar signs: When you are building your menu, forget about the dollar sign. Just put the number without it because customers will be reminded that they are spending money. The number is enough reminder that they are spending money, do not stress it further.
• Get tricky with numbers: There are other restaurants that put cents in their menu. If you want your menu to be cleaner and simpler, forget about the cents.
• Use exceptionally descriptive language: Items that use exceptionally descriptive language tend to sell more. Beautiful words are more appealing than simple ones.

•  Think of warm names: If you want to entice your customers, you should know that giving warm names on the menu can make a difference. For example, Aunt Mary’s potato salad or Grandma’s famous homemade cookies.
• Employ ethnic food terms: You can also employ ethnic food terms when you name your dishes. For example, if you specialize in Italian cuisine, your dishes must sound Italian.
• Highlight special foods: You should visually highlight special foods. Your menu should be designed in such a way that it highlights special and expensive foods. You can for example bold and fancier fonts with delectable photographs.
• Know reading patterns: Do you know that there is such thing as analysing your customer’s reading patterns? There are series of eye fascinations called scanpaths that you can use. Scanpaths will give you an idea of how people read things. In the case of restaurants, you should put your expensive items in the upper right corner of the menu board because it is where your customer’s eyes go first. You can use this to your advantage.

Hopefully the things mentioned above can help you with your profit and customer satisfaction. Restaurant business is complicated and it will make a difference if there are few tricks up your sleeve. If you are the customer and you do not want to spend more money, you have to look for the tricks mentioned above to avoid pitfalls.