Editorial Singapore

Orchard Road’s Unseen Treats

Orchard Road is a wide street in Singapore where you can find leading fashion labels like Prada, Dior, Louis Vuitton, as well as the country’s grandest hotels and shopping centers. People from different walks of life never missed to walk by this destination. But aside from the luxurious brands and five star hotels, one interesting stall caught my attention – ice cream stalls along the road.

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Hidden Sweets

The one who sells the street ice cream are mostly elderly man. A very simple ice cream recipe with options of flavors, where you could pick your own choice of flavor and have it on a wafer or bread. I tried the strawberry ripple with the bread. The color is oh so attractive matching the strawberry ice cream with the pink marble bread. And the price, it’s the cheapest that I ate! Buying this ice cream would make you cool and refreshed after a long walk in the Orchard Road.

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Tummy Fillers

When evening came, I took a walk on the Orchard Road and I found another stall for a street food. When I looked around, it looks like a food court. It’s neat and clean so I filled my hungry tummy with braised duck noodle and soya sauce chicken set. This order is a little more expensive; just taste simple and ordinary but satisfying.

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Street Delights

After enjoying the food I took a little walk across the street and found these mini coconuts near the Mustafa Centre. These are very delicious and sell so fast so better hurry and have one. Well, if you are new to Singapore do not miss out these three recommended flavorful and mouth-watering street foods! Or if not sure, choose carefully so as not to pick the wrong taste. Enjoy Singapore!

How to Organize Files Systematically

Many people forget or ignore the importance of organizing files. You may not see its point now but you will surely realize its important later on. Therefore, you should organize your files systematically so you do not waste your time sorting through all your files. We often waste our time looking for important documents because we failed to put it in order. Sometimes we go crazy looking for it. This scenario can be prevented if we just know how to organize files systematically. Organizing files is not exclusive for Singapore. It should be shared to the world so people can deal with things easily.

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Here in Singapore, people are encouraged to practice organizing files. Other neighbouring countries should do the same. Our country s prosperous so it is important that all the business transactions and other files should be managed well. Without proper management of files in a file server, Singapore will lose track of everything. Do yourself a favour and learn the art of organizing files. Here’s an overview:

Gather everything on one spot. When you feel that papers are cluttering around your office or home, it is time that you consider organizing or managing it in a server. The first thing that you should do is gather everything in one stop, digitalise it and save them into a file server Singapore office where you can easily access. All papers, folders, envelopes and computer files should be gathered in one spot and scanned for saving.

Decide what filing system you want. When you see the papers, folders, envelopes and computer files, you should decide the filing system you want. For papers, folders and envelopes, you should look for filing cabinets. When looking for one, you should determine the amount of space you need for it, the size of the cabinet and the weight of it. For computer files, you should consider file server.

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Sort it out. Organizing everything based on the category is recommended. For example, you should sort everything in the file server according to importance or nature. Sorting out is the crucial so when time comes, you will know how to find it without wasting too much of your time.

Label. To make things easier for you when you are looking for something, you should label it. Labelling is important so you should not forget it. You can buy labelling materials or you can use your artistic talents and make your own labels. This is an easy job do not worry.

Proceed with the storing. Now you are almost done. For your papers, the filing cabinet is available and you should utilize it well. For electronic documents, you should consider file server. A file server is common for institutions and organizations. File server is widespread because of its storage and sharing capabilities. If you want to know more about file server, you can consult experts.

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Organizing files are not easy and of course, it is time consuming but if you put your heart to it, you will complete it in a few hours. If the task is overwhelming, you should ask help from friends. You can also refer to other materials or articles so you can have many ideas about organizing files. More importantly, you should make it a habit. Organizing should be practiced all the time. This is not a onetime deal. Organizing should be present at all times.

You should also share the benefits of organizing or managing files to fellow friends and colleagues. Do not worry because as time goes by, you will get used to it.

What You Should Know About Wedding Filming

Wedding videography should not be underestimated because it can also present a challenging task. You should be a professional when you do wedding videography to give the couple satisfaction every time they recall or reminisce the moment. But if in this case you are still learning the skill, you can also consider wedding videography as your practicing field. You do not need to ask for a big talent or professional fee when you are beginning. For the sake of experience, you should pursue wedding videography. The first thing that you should do is obtain a camcorder and carry on your wedding videography. Since you are a beginner, you do not need a very expensive camcorder.

You can get fine camcorders here in Singapore. If you are looking for a cheap one, you should consider the Great Singapore Sale. After securing your camera, it is imperative that you learn basic things about filming. What you need to know about filming:

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Focus

There are camcorders that have automatic focus. You will not worry every time you point and shoot. If you have a camcorder that has manual focus, you should know how to set it. When setting it while trying to become the perfect videographer in singapore you should put the dot or square in the center on the subject you want to focus on and then push the manual focus album.

White Balance

There are many camcorders that have automatic White Balance feature. When you change locations, your camcorder will adjust with the different lighting sources.

Lightng

Lighting is important. You should give your subjects justice by giving light. Be mindful of the sun and make sure you are behind it not in front of it.

Zoom

When you zoom in, you distort the image quality so when you need close up, you should come near the subject. Do not depend on zooming because it is being lazy.

Microphone

A good video is not only about the video but it is also about the audio. Spare the audience or viewers that hustle of deciphering everything by providing microphone. Make sure the microphone is near the subject so you can get a quality audio.

When you are scheduled for a shooting, you should prepare for it. What you need to prepare:

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Camcorder

You should first make sure your camcorder is working. It would be a bummer if you know your camcorder is not working on the site. Before setting out, you should see it working.

Batteries

Do not forget about your batteries and make sure it is full charged. If it is not charged, always bring your charger with you. You should also consider extra batteries in case of emergency.

Tapes

Though it is not advisable to overshoot, there are times that you overshoot especially if you are still starting. When you are starting, you are too excited that you consume lots of tapes but only a few scenes worth editing. Regardless, you should enjoy every moment.

If you want to be the best in the field of wedding videography, you should learn how to be a good editor. Raw videos should first be processed and arranged. Weddings are full of emotion and capturing all emotions in a small tape is very challenging. The couples will surely love your good work.

NUS Ranked No. 1 in Asia

Good news for students and alumni out there. The National University of Singapore garnered number 1 during the recent rankings conducted by a London based consultancy. The list of rankings was released last September 10. All non-NUS students rejoiced because for the first time, the university advanced the University of Hong Kong.

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The rankings was released by the World University Rankings by Quacruarelli Symonds. In the worldwide rankings, the university is in the 24th spot. The ranking simply reflects the government’s support of higher education. You should know that seven out of the ten spots on the global lists are US universities. The top spot goes to The Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The number two spot goes to Harvard University followed by University of Cambridge then the University College London and the Imperial College London.

The rankings are based on six indicators to include student mix, international faculty, academic reputation, employer reputation, student-faculty ratio and citations of faculty. The NUS fulfilled all the indicators which made them the number 1. The Singapore government promotes and encourages schools to be on their best. As a result, many students from outside of Singapore considered it. The success of NUS is also the success of the government and all its citizens.

NUS offers undergraduate and graduate studies. The school is also proud of its research (with three Research Centres of Excellence and twenty three university level institutes and centres) with intensive focus on Asian expertise and outlook. There are three campuses (Kent Ridge, Bukit Timah and Outram) and 16 faculties’ offers broad curriculum. To date, NUS has a total student population of 37,426. 27,216 of which are Undergraduate students and the remaining 10,210 are Graduate students.

MAS Tightened Credit

What is happening in the credit industry? Well, here is an idea. The MAS (Monetary Authority of Singapore) or Singapore’s Central Bank, announced tightening of rules for credit cards as well as unsecured credit. MAS claims that this action is a measure to improve:

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Lending Practices of Financial Institutions

MAS now requires financial institution to re-examine the borrowers debt or credit limit before actually releasing or granting them. It would be practical and realistic if financial institutions asses the borrower’s capacity. The problem in the past was whenever borrowers ask for an increase in credit limit, financial institutions will give in without investigating.

Encouraging Individuals to Create Better Borrowing Decisions

Everything will begin in the individual. Individuals should be well informed when it comes to their credit decisions. Borrowing money or using credits is very serious. If individuals think about increasing their credit limit or amount of debt, individuals should think a thousand times before actually doing it.

Avoiding Further Debt Problems

The lending practices of financial institutions and the encouraging of individuals to create a better decision will surely spare the borrowers from getting more debt problems. At some point in time, you will surely borrow money but you can avoid further debt problems by learning how to manage it.

The MAS mean well. This new changes will help individuals who have mounted debt through credit cards as well as unsecured credits. Borrowing is common but if you manage your resources well, you will not experience shortage. So, every time you think about borrowing, increasing your credit limit or exhausting your credit limit, you should be aware of the repercussions. Actually, the solution is simple: do not buy something out of impulse and as much as possible, avoid using your credit cards. But if it is for the better, you should pursue it and try hard not to accumulate all your debts.