You do not need to wear Sherlock’s deerstalker hat to filter out the falsehoods from the facts!
#1: IS IT LEGIT?
I have to admit, one can easily get lost in the vast Silicon Valley. A humble image search may lead to random personality quizzes. More so, it may lead to a seemingly familiar website that spreads factitious news. Do not rely on the credibility of the sharer (i.e., refers to your friend who shared the “news” on social media) alone! Assessing whether the website is legitimate or not is the first step to spotting a fake headline.
Notice its face value. If the article reeks of typographical and grammatical errors then, approach with caution. If the author’s prior works does not seem fact-based then, approach with caution. The article’s graphics may look impressive, but it does not necessarily add to the website’s credibility. Consider clicking the website’s “About Us” tab or browse through the readers’ comments below the article.
#2: THE HEART OF SOCIAL MEDIA
The rise of websites like Twitter and Facebook created a digital landscape for an unprecedented number of online articles. Its potency was highlighted as fake news became a modern epidemic. Facebook defines fake news as articles that “set out to deceive, contain objectively provable falsehoods, and pretend to be from a legitimate news site”. A single nation cannot control its overwhelming global prevelance.
For starters, getting your news primarily from social media platforms entails reading articles that usually skip fact-checks. Social media websites allow individuals and businesses to campaign paid advertisements and make them seem like genuine stories. Some websites are even decorated with “fake news” bots. It is dangerous when you are regularly fed with fake financial news to suit your online behaviors. Steer away from these stories and focus on accurate financial websites or news outlets such as MoneySENSE.
#3: CAN YOU DEFINE IT?
Let us get our vocabulary straight – first things first. Contrary to popular belief, fake news are not restricted to impolite or inconvenient themes. Nor is it limited to the scrutiny of a financial professional or a financial theory. Fake news have in-depth layers. As I previously mentioned, Facebook defines fake news as deceiving articles that contain false information. Many are published to target the ignorant masses to generate “virality”.
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You see, this type of news rely on your impulsive decision to click. Just because something has optimized shareability does not mean that it is credible. There are some viral money articles that are worth missing out!
#4: THE LACK OF DATA
Viral articles usually elicit strong emotions from its readers. Whether they are sobbing or empowered, people are fond of sharing stories that leave a lasting impact. Despite carrying an inspiring rags-to-riches investor story, do not instantly treat an article as your stock guide. Just because a charismatic person says that a certain stock is booming does not mean that it is!
Fake news lack tangible data. Artistic infographics or tables may distract you from the truth that the article is utterly baseless and purely objective. So, remember that savvy investors examine the data rather than the opinion. Opinions may be harmful when the person you are interacting with is promoting a stock for his or her ulterior motive. Safeguard your financial well-being by checking for the facts.
#5: DID YOU FACT-CHECK?
Group SMS used to be all the rage back in the day! It refers to establishing a collection of contacts that you will constantly communicate with. When I was in secondary school there was an individual who hid in the persona of “gossip girl”. He or she used to send messages containing unpleasant events that attack a particular set of students. It was saddened to see how rumors spread like wildfire! Lies often spread farther and faster than the truth – according to a report.
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Applying the same ideal to fake news highlights how facts go viral less often than falsehoods. This is why readers must adapt the habit of fact-checking. Start by digging through the attached links then, check the article’s primary resources. Dial up your skepticism when links and references do not add up.
I have learned my lesson. I will no longer waste my money on seemingly fashionable yet cheap earphones. I got tired of replacing the ones that I recently bought at an artsy bazaar or a festive market. So, I focused on browsing some premium earphones. It made a huge difference! In fact, my current earphones has been with me for about two years.
Consider making the switch! Look for an earphones that possess amazing sound quality, decent microphone sensitivity, and well-made wires. I know that some people prefer flat wires to prevent the hassle of tangled wires. Note that there are certain brands with lifetime warranty such as JLab Audio. Before making a purchase, educate yourself about these things by reading online reviews.
PRESCRIPTION SPECTACLES
Half of my life was spent on constant trips to the nearby optical shops. Changing my look became a subtle hobby of mine. I either steer away or hop aboard the bandwagon when it comes to the style of my frames. I cannot be the only one!
The prevalence of shortsightedness or Myopia among Singaporean children was considered as one of the highest in the world. For a trait embedded in our genes, many of us are in need of prescription eye-wear. A lifetime eye-wear supply may poke a hole in your pocket, but it does not have to!
Purchasing your specs online may be cheaper and more convenient. However, it may not withstand the test of time. You will have to constantly replace your frames or lenses to compensate for its lack of quality. It is a good idea to invest on quality prescription spectacles that your specialist recommends.
COSMETICS
The beauty industry generates billions each year. I cannot deny how crazy consumers can get when Sephora Singapore announced their Christmas Sale that offer up to 50% off. Brands such as Too Faced, Urban Decay, Fresh, Nyx, and Tarte can be easily spotted in the sale racks. For a makeup enthusiast such as myself, I quickly grabbed the shopping basket!
Why is it important for you to purchase high-quality cosmetics? For starters, it is something that you apply to your face on a daily basis. It is hard to hide an irritated or a wounded face due to cheap makeup. Invest on high-end products every once in a while. Pretty soon, you will see your collection growing and your skin glowing. Consider foundations or tinted moisturizers from Laura Mercier, Bare Minerals, and Bobbi Brown.
KITCHEN KNIVES
Rather than frequenting the restaurants or hawker centres, cooking for your family can stretch your dollars. Knives are among the essential tools in the kitchen. The basic collection includes a chef’s knife, a serrated knife, and a paring knife. A dull knife takes you back to the caveman era. While, a sharp knife can last you for a lifetime. Remember that all blades can be sharpened. However, some blades dull faster than others.
Look for reliable knives that may last you for a lifetime. Consider notable brands such as Victorinox and Cangshan.
SOCKS
Socks are prevalent in the workplace and school environments. Students and employees regularly change their socks to accompany their trusty shoes. I remember using antimicrobial socks to prevent foot odor during my Physical Education class. You read that right! Socks are essential to protect your feet from odor, blisters, and unwanted microorganisms. This is why you spare no expense in finding a durable pair.
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With an article of clothing that you must wear everyday, ensure that you are comfortable throughout the day. Opt for thin socks to provide you cushion and style. While thick wool socks shall provide you the warmth and longevity.
The glittering trees and the glistening streets mark the Christmas Eve in Singapore. What are your plans for the holidays? Do you fancy a crowded night out or a peaceful night in?
I, for one, was showered with gifts from generous clients and friends. Not to mention, I bravely partook in a holiday spree. There were great deals everywhere! The exhilarating feelings of Christmastime brings happiness to people of all ages. Celebrate the Yuletide spirit by visiting one or all of these amazing places:
GREAT CHRISTMAS VILLAGE
It is difficult to resist the retail bargains found islandwide! As I have mentioned above, I embraced the volume of people to accomplish my holiday spree. The crowds were truly overwhelming. I noticed that they condensed in one place – Orchard Road’s Christmas Village. The Christmas Village includes Santa’s house, amusement rides, and a pop-up market.
The “Endless Wonder — Christmas on A Great Street” market is located at the Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza. You can expect an array of retailers such as Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Tiffany & Co., Casio, SK-II, Fish & Co., and Haagen Dazs. You do not want to miss the Christmas Countdown concert as well as the gorgeous street lights!
Location: Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza Rate: Free admission Duration: Open daily at 11 am until December 25, 2017
SMASHING NEON PARTY
Let your neon dreams come to life as you enter the largest retail playground in Singapore – the Flashbang! A variety of food stalls, game booths, and craft workshops await you at daylight. When night dawns, neon installations designed by the local artists will light up the place. You are sure to snap Instagram-worthy pictures in every corner! Boosting your social media profile is important during the Millennial era, right?
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My sister and I began our Flashbang stroll with a sip from our cocktails. We were enticed by the old-school arcade games, the live music performances, the unique food stalls, and the luminous LED-light balloons. Our experience was concluded by a restful nap at the Airmocks’ hammocks.
Location: Grange Road Carpark Rate: Free admission Duration: Open daily at 3 pm until December 30, 2017
A CINEMATIC WONDERLAND
Gone are the days when you visit a Christmas event mainly for its festive market. At Gardens by the Bay’s Christmas Wonderland, you will be delighted to see an action-packed area. This place is filled with live performances, light sculptures, carnival games, and snowfall shows. You will be greeted by the quaint wooden huts containing artisinal products and quirky crafts. It is recommended to see and snap Santa’s well-lit grotto!
My family and I decided to explore its cinematic wonders tonight. We are looking forward to witness the Vokatones perform their Christmas Carols as well as the Luminarie Light Sculptures at 7 pm. Buy your tickets online (at least one day in advance) to get the discounted price of S$4 to S$8 instead of paying S$6 to S$10.
Location: Gardens by the Bay Rate: S$4 to S$10 Duration: Opens daily at 4 pm until December 26, 2017
THE FAMOUS CARNIVAL
With hundreds of online reviews, who would not be curious about the largest carnival in Singapore? The Prudential Marina Bay Carnival spans about 3.5 football fields. It hosts over forty rides including the Star Flyer, Mach 5, and Das Fun Schiff. The Star Flyer gives a sensation of flying with its 35-meter tower. The Mach 5 swings its riders round and round at an outstanding 55 meters high. Lastly, the Das Fun Schiff is their take on the classic Vikings ride.
Ease your throbbing heart as you check out the selection of local and international food such as chicken rice bowls and chendol soft serves. Top your thrilling experience with a carnival staple such as the candy floss or cotton candy.
Perhaps one of the most interesting stories about the carnival is the viral article that narrates a writer’s experience with a stranger. The writer invited a senior taxi driver to the carnival out of spontaneity. They happily strolled the entire area and talked about life (in general). He wisely said: “I learnt in business that we can’t abandon people during hard times…”
Printing T Shirts in Singapore is definitely one tasks that many people have experienced. This is no surprise as t-shirts and apparels are customizable items that is commonly used for CCA t-shirts, events, corporate wear, promotional and many more uses. Many people prefer t-shirts when casually dressed in Singapore. It is a very common perception that t-shirts give a casual look and are very comfortable. T-shirts can serve as perfect giveaways and getting same t-shirts for the whole team is has also become a common trend. T-shirts are becoming more and more common with time.
T-Shirt Printing in Singapore:
Many people believe that there are not many benefits of ordering customized shirts when there are plenty of prints and designs available in the market. You might not know it yet but there are numerous benefits of buying customized printed tees. Some of these benefits include;
i. Highlighting the Personal Styling:
One major advantage of opting for a customized t-shirt is that a person can define his/her personal styling. The ready-made shirts and designs are pretty good too but these somehow limit the styling of people ordering a customized shirt which allows people to show their style the way they want. These personal styling can be easily achieved via the silk screen printing process.
ii. Money Saved:
When buying ready-made t-shirts, often people end up putting the shirts away but in case of the customized shirt, there are no such chances. This is because customizing provides them a way to get rid of designs they don’t want and make alterations to existing design. The chances of the money being wasted are negligible in this case.
iii. Provide a Way of Marketing:
With the passage of time, the marketers are coming up with new, fresh ideas for marketing. One of the ways you can market your business or brand is through customized t-shirts. You can make your team member wear t-shirts with your company or brand logos printed along with an eye-catching illustration or phrases. This is an easy, simple and cheaper way to market and publicize your brand.Want T-shirts for your team? Or as a giveaway at a corporate event? Or for a competition? The big question is, where do we go to save money to get the best & cheapest t-shirt printing in Singapore?
At Meowprint, you can get any type of t-shirts printed be that in a small quantity or in a bulk quantity at great prices. They are one of the leading and most reliable T-shirt printing Singapore hub which has a vast variety of shirts to choose from. There are many other options for you to choose from when buying printed t-shirts in Singapore as the t-shirt printing industry has been prevailing in the country. Being the leading provider allows them to provide competitive prices to the market.
Why Choose Meowprint?
Have you ever googled “T-shirt printing Singapore” and yet find it very frustrating and time-consuming going to different vendors trying to find the best items and prices for your needs? For a start, Meowprint has the largest t shirt printing catalog and this will save you time from browsing different websites altogether. Get what’s available in Singapore from Meowprint alone. Below are some of the items they provide.
General T-shirts:
The general t-shirts category includes; plain cotton round neck t-shirts, plain dri-fit round neck t-shirts, multi-tone dri-fit t-shirts, v-neck t-shirts, raglan-sleeves t-shirts, long-sleeves t-shirts, ringer t-shirts, Muslimah wear, anvil long sleeve hooded tee, tultex blend tee, and anvil camouflage tee.
Polo Shirts:
Polo shirts are also very popular among the people of Singapore and that is why they provide a various category of these shirts including; plain cotton polo t-shirts, plain dri-fit polo t-shirts, multi-tone polo t-shirts, multi-tone dri-fit polo t-shirts, mandarin collar t-shirts and long-sleeves polo t-shirts.
Outerwear:
In the category of outwear, Meowprint offers many options to choose from. The options include; hoodies, windbreakers, jackets, sweatshirts, varsity jackets and bomber jackets.
Singlets:
Following are the types of singlets available ; dri-fit singlets and cotton singlets.
Workwear:
Shirts, F1 uniforms, work jackets, and vests are all available in the category of workwear.
Design Lab:
There are many forums and platforms in Singapore from where people can get their customized tees. But with Meowprint, people get a chance to design their own tees. People can use their ideas and artistic skills to design their own t-shirt prints. There is no such thing as choosing from the available designs as the people are given a chance to make their own designs. This way the risk of a specific design being out-of-stock is reduced. This is an amazing service being offered by the most reliable tee shirt printing Singapore hub.
This service is not offered by any other clothing brand any t-shirt printing hub in Singapore and this is the reason why many people has chosen Meowprint t-shirt printing services. The shirt is your canvas, design the shirts according to your taste and personality, and let no one limit your styling ability. With this platform, they can also then extract the designs you wish to print and incorporate them really quickly. You can even enquire directly via this platform.
There are many features within the design lab. Some of these features include
i. Add Text:
This tool is a very helpful tool if you wish to add a little text such as a famous quote, two-liner or a cool tag to your shirts. You can now write anything you wish was on your shirt in whichever font, color or size you want.
ii. Add Clipart:
This option allows the customers to add images of any available designs and if you wish to get an image of your choice printed on the shirts than you can simply browse and add the desired image. This is a very amazing feature.
iii. Your Design:
This is a feature which provides the customer the option to use the shirt as a canvas and show their artistic skills. You can make whatever you like with any colors and designs you want.
iv. Design Ideas:
With this option, the customers can use any of the available designs from the platform if they cannot think of something cool or sober.
Transparent Instant Quotes:
They also provide transparent instant price quotes on their website. Unlike any other online retailer in Singapore, they provide this service to help people calculate the amount they are going to spend on their t-shirts and apparels. This saves customers a lot of time by having an estimated price in their budget consideration without even having the hassle to get in touch with 10 different suppliers. By being transparent, they are confident they provide very competitive rates in the market to ensure you get cheap and high quality apparels& printswith no worries.
Customer Feedback:
Nothing can be more convincing than hearing the review of genuine customers. That is the place where you can actually know the real feedback from the customers. They have been rated five on five stars in customer reviews, a platform powered by Facebook. You can navigate to the reviews webpage of their website and there you can see the long list of positive feedback from the customers. The team practices professionalism and patience with all their customers.
Recent Projects:
The recent projects being worked upon or already completed are a proof of how reliable this online retailer is. The largest tee shirt printing Singapore catalogue providers are one of the most professional online retailers of Singapore.
Some of their recent projects include;
i. Singapore Airlines:
This was a very important project for the company. The logo of the company was to be printed on the shirts. This project was completed on 26th September 2017.
ii. Google Asia Pacific:
This project is an example of the shirts that are used in the events for the core teams. It is the choice of the customer to provide an already designed logo other than this the customer has an option to design the logo using the design lab. This project was completed on 12th October 2017.
iii. Roadbull Logistics Pte Ltd
This project was completed on 26th September 2017. We provide shirts with the creative design of a bull and vehicles combined.
There are many other projects on which they are currently working. The team tries their best not to delay any orders to ensure that the customers do not have to go through any inconvenience.
Conclusion:
These are the top-most reasons why one should choose Meowprint as their t-shirt printing shop stop. Not only do they provide cheap t-shirt printing to help you save money, many of the attributes being practiced here cannot be found in many other online retailers. Once you order from here and try out their service, you will know why they are the largest and the most trusted tee shirt printing online retailer in Singapore. The team practices exceptional business ethics attributes such as professionalism and dedication.
Can you feel the magic in the air? Well, that is partly brought by the Christmastime. We are about 24 days away from this whimsical event and retailers are well aware of that.
It is easy to get lost in the sea of discounts that hit every holiday season. As a bargain-seeker, it is definitely one of the best times of the year. But, please think twice if you are planning to purchase these items:
DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
As a symbol of everlasting love, you might consider gifting a ring or any form of glistening jewelry for Christmas. Basking in the glory of attractive jewelry ranks high on many people’s wishlist. You can get a better deal on glistening bling if your recipient is open to flexibility. Wait for a few weeks after the holidays before purchasing the “perfect gift”.
Worthy steals for quality jewelry typically peak in January – two weeks before Valentine’s day. It comes as no surprise that these deals are in preparation for the Day of Hearts.
FOOLPROOF FITNESS RESOLUTION
Research showed that Singaporeans are more invested on healthier choices (e.g., wholemeal bread or brown rice) than before. This increasing importance posed on wellness contributes to the abundance of fitness resolutions. For instance, a friend of mine is currently getting rid of starch and simple sugars in her diet. One way to motivate her journey to fitness is to purchase new exercise apparel or equipment.
While sports retailers may provide tempting sales during Christmas, I will have to pass. Nationwide discounts on fitness equipment are better in 2018. Retailers seem to take advantage of the New Year’s resolutions to get into shape!
CONTEMPORARY SCHOOL ESSENTIALS
Our reliance to modern technology paved way for lecturers to distribute their PowerPoint or video lessons online. If you are planning to give a useful present for a young student, a cheap tablet or a starter laptop may have crossed your mind. Let us start with the former.
It is not unusual to find a low-priced tablet during Christmastime. At the sight of an ambiguous and dirt-cheap product, it is tempting to swipe the card and finish your shopping. However, people tend to be particular with their tablets. You do not want your money to go to waste!
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Now, let us move on to bargain laptops. The joyous season offers affordable prices for low-end laptop models. Young students may settle for laptops with smaller screens, minimum RAM, and limited hard-drive space for daily use. Stay away from these products if you value longevity. Better laptop deals happen during the Back-to-School season.
What other items should you steer away from before December 25th? Please feel free to leave a comment below!
