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Factors to Consider When Choosing a Korean Wedding Photography

When choosing your wedding photographer, price and quality are the major factors that you should consider. Nonetheless, it’s also important that you understand all the elements that consist a Korean wedding photography package. If you’re done narrowing down your list to a handful of wedding photographers whose services fit your budget, then it’s time that you start comparing their photography packages by putting the following factors into consideration.

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1. Price

Although the price of a wedding photography package is a major consideration in choosing a wedding package, you still shouldn’t consider it as the most important factor. As much as possible, allocate 20 percent of your wedding budget for your Korean wedding photography and choose a package that perfectly fits in that amount. Also, make sure that the services and products included in the package will be provided to you. Your wedding is a once in a lifetime event, so make sure that you only choose the best photographer and photography package within budget range.

Just keep in mind though that factors like weather, location, number of guests and distance between locations can change the total cost of your overseas photoshoot. Make sure that you inform your photographer with all these details to determine whether or not these factors can affect the final cost of the package.

2. Services and Products Included

Similar with choosing your bridal studio package, you should also ensure that all the details in your photography package from Singapore’s Whitelink overseas korean pre-wedding photography are clearly stated before deciding on which one to purchase. Keep in mind that most photographers include the photo album, number of photos and enlargements in their package, while some will have you purchase your photographs and album individually.

Moreover, you also get to pick an album that best suits your budget and needs. If your photographer wishes, he or she can keep the original copies of your wedding photos or surrender them to you but for an additional fee. Overall, ensure that you discuss the end product that you want to get from your photographer and ask if it’s included in the Korean wedding photography package that they are offering.

3. Photography Equipment and Style Used

Aside from the products and services included in your package, another important factor to consider is the photography style that your photographer is using. You get to decide to have your photos taken using the traditional, candid or photojournalistic style. The traditional style is often used to capture the mood of the wedding and present it in a romantic way. The candid photography, on the other hand, gives a casual feel to the wedding photos while the photojournalistic approach tells a story out of the event and even focuses on the elements of a wedding (e.g. bridal dresses, rings, wedding gowns etc.).

In addition, your overseas photoshoot package should also include details about the equipment your photographer will be using on your wedding day. Even if you’re not that knowledgeable with wedding photography equipment, it’s always a good idea to have a record of these things since you’ll never know when it’ll be useful for you.

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4. Photoshoot Coverage

The overseas photoshoot coverage your prospective photographer is offering is another important factor worth considering when selecting a wedding photography package. A wedding photographer’s service charge varies depending on the number of hours needed for the wedding coverage. This is due to the amount of work needed on the wedding day, particularly the amount of work necessary for the post-processing of photos.

Confirming who will handle all the photography works is also essential. Find out if you will be working with a lead photographer or an associate photographer. Also, check if your package includes more than one photographer. If you’re going to get a photography package from your bridal studio, there’s a chance that you’ll get more than two photographers working on your wedding. Going for a package that has two or more photographers will allow you to get more photos, but if bringing home more photographs isn’t your priority then you should just choose a package that only includes one photographer.

5. Inclusion of Engagement Shoot

Although engagement shoots became quite common these days, some wedding photography packages still don’t include them. Oftentimes, a pre-wedding shoot is included as an add-on in the package so you need to pay for it. So if a Korea pre-wedding shoot is included in your package, use it as an opportunity to capture high quality photographs of you and your partner several months or weeks before your wedding. If an engagement shoot isn’t included in your package, however, you’ll need to spend some extra bucks to book one.

6. Feedback From Previous Clients

While it may not seem like it, knowing about the feedback of your photographer’s previous clients will help you decide as to which package to get and photographer to hire. If possible, ask your photographer for the contact details of his previous clients. Once you have contacted them, inquire about their experience with the photographer, especially the services he’s offering. Scrutinize all the information you managed to gather before making a final decision.

In selecting a wedding photography package, always remember that you shouldn’t decide based on which has the lowest price. Instead, check if each package is able to meet your photography needs in terms of coverage, budget, photography style, deliverables and package add-ons (e.g. Korea pre-wedding shoot). Only then should you decide as to which photography package best fits your needs.

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Things to Know Before Getting an Infertility Treatment

Infertility is a sensitive issue and so are the treatments, tests and evaluation that come along with it. Fortunately, there are qualified specialists who are ready to help you deal with this condition.

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Your first visit to a GP clinic for your initial examination may be very uncomfortable or even downright frightening, but with due preparation you will know what to expect at your doctor’s office and have a better experience. Here are the important things to remember to dispel some of your doubts and fears about fertility treatments.

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Obesity is one of the well-known causes of infertility in both men and women in Singapore. Some of the fertility-related health problems due to obesity include reduced sperm count, erectile dysfunction, ovulation disorder, and increased risk of pregnancy complications especially miscarriage.

The body mass index (BMI) helps identify your risk level of various health problems. A person with a normal weight has a BMI ranging from 18.5 to 24.9. If your BMI is over 30, every additional unit decreases your chance of getting pregnant by several percent. High BMI is also associated with hormone imbalance in both men and women.

Rapid weight loss, on the other hand, is not advisable as it can harm your health rather than improve your chances of conceiving. Your GP clinic should recommend a program consisting of physical activities, dietary modifications, and necessary medications.

Necessary Tests

Infertility diagnosis usually requires several screenings at a private and discreet hiv testing center in Singapore in order to identify the cause of the condition. Your doctor will pick the diagnostic tests to perform according to your medical history and current health and reproductive state.

Tests for Female Partners

• Physical Examination: This is a thorough examination of your reproductive organ often done in a women’s health clinic. During the exam, your healthcare provider will look for signs of hyperprolactinaemia, thyroid gland disorders, uterine anomalies, polycystic ovary syndrome, and other conditions that can affect your fertility. Your healthcare provider will also get your weight and height to calculate your BMI.

• Hormone Balance Blood Test: Your Singapore specialist will perform a blood test to check your hormone levels. There’s a range of hormones that can be tested, but your specialist will identify which beneficial hormones to check. For instance, follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), thyrotropin, and prolactin are all important to identify the cause of anovulation. Gonadotrophins and estrogen show the function of the ovaries, while luteinizing hormone indicates egg supply.

• Infectious Disease Testing: HIV and STDs like gonorrhoea and chlamydia are serious infertility causes, but are preventable. You can get infected with chlamydia without showing any symptoms and it can interfere in your efforts to conceive. In an STD and HIV testing, your doctor will take a sample mucous from your vagina and/or cervix and have it thoroughly examined in a laboratory.

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• Hysteroslapingograpy: Your women’s health clinic performs this X-ray test to see the shape of your Fallopian tubes and uterus. This test rules out tubal obstruction and abnormalities in the uterine as the possible cause of infertility.

• Ultrasound: This step can be a part of physical examination or another step after hormone testing. Your doctor will use this test to evaluate the condition of your ovaries and uterus, and predict how your ovaries will respond to the treatments and medications.

• Diagnostic Laparoscopy: This minimally invasive surgery, performed under general anaesthesia, allows your doctor to view your internal reproductive organs. The doctor will insert a small tube, with a small video camera on it, through a small incision in the abdomen. Laparoscopy is performed when physical examination results and medical history suggests pelvic adhesions or endometriosis.

Tests for Male Partners

• Physical Examination: Your men’s health clinic specialist will examine your genitals to eliminate conditions like cryptorchidism (undescended testicles), varicele (swelling of testicles and veins), and anatomical abnormalities from the picture.

• Semen Analysis: A men’s health clinic provides this test to assess sperm mobility, sperm count, and its quality. An abstinence from any sexual activity for two to seven days is recommended prior to collection of semen sample.

• Hormone Balance Blood Test: Like women, men also have to undergo this type of blood test in a men’s health clinic. If your physical examination results and medical history shows signs of endocrine disorder, you will have to go through this test. Your testosterone and FSH levels will be checked in case of low sperm count. For signs of hyperprolactinaemia, prolactin levels will be measured.

• STD Screening: As mentioned, STDs pose a serious threat to the health, especially to men’s fertility. In an STD screening, the doctor will take a swab from the opening of the penis and send it to a laboratory for analysis.

• Genetic Testing: The doctor usually suggests this test if he notices features that suggest genetic cause of the infertility case. This test is also recommended if semen analysis results to severe oligospermia (low sperm count) or azoospermia (zero sperm count).

Unexplained Infertility

It is possible that, even after the test results say you and your partner are physically normal, you’re still unable to achieve pregnancy. Unfortunately, in these cases, the exact result of infertility is unidentified. It could be disappointing to hear this result after all the work you have put into trying to conceive. However, this does not mean that there is no cure for your case. There are so many treatment options available including vitro fertilization (IVF), combination of intrauterine insemination (IUI) and ovarian stimulation, and other therapy combinations with assisted reproductive treatments and technologies.

When it comes to getting a fertility treatment, you need to work with a qualified Singapore healthcare professional with whom you feel comfortable and who has the expertise to create a treatment program that suites your needs. Working together as a team—you, your partner, and your doctor—it’s possible to create a family that you have always dreamed of for yourself.

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Imagining the Ghostbusters in Singapore

 

If you watched the latest Ghostbusters movie starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones and Chris Hemsworth, you will be entertained. Of course nothing beats the classic but the latest movie brought a new twist of comedy. The movie will definitely encourage the paranormal enthusiast in you using science to battle ghost invasion.

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One thing you will learn from Ghostbusters – continue your dream even if others do not believe. You only need one friend to believe in you. If you think the Ghostbusters franchise would flourish here in Singapore, you should continue by all means. Do not let other people stop you. The good news is that Singapore is the best place to establish a new company.

If it is a product, you will have a hard time selling it unless you come up with a very unique one. Services will thrive and that includes ghost-busting services. For paranormal enthusiasts, this will sound a good prospect. Just never mind the haters.

Here’s why Ghostbusters might actually have a good time here:

There is a ghost everywhere

Ask everyone and you will know that they have their own encounter with the paranormal. Ghosts are everywhere and everyone has seen or heard it before. Even when peeing on trees, you are always reminded that things live inside. How about the toilet? Some taxi drivers would attest white ladies hailing cabs.

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High technology equipment will win funding

Since most people here believe that supernatural exists, crowd funding for that laser beam and other high technology equipment used to catch or trap a ghost is a possibility. Remember that Ghostbusters are scientists. No one will make fun with scientists provided you prove it. If you believe that you can help the society trap a malevolent spirit, you should pursue it.

They will fit in this diverse society

Ghostbuster casts are multicultural as well. There are different beliefs in this diverse society and all you can do it respect. If you respect and believe their beliefs, any business will thrive here. Nobody will bat an eyelid if you just want to help. No problems with adaptation here.

Of course there will be non-believers. You just need to plough your way through them if you want your business to flourish. If you mind these people, you will surely fail and what will happen to protecting people from malevolent ones? Ghost busting services may be a good prospect these days but it will take time for the society to fully accept it as a service or a business. Until then, keep pushing on.

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How to Defeat Hangover

 

You are often reminded by your mother, girl friend or maybe the bottle to drink moderately. Despite the reminder, you still manage to get wasted and regret the day after vowing not to drink again. This cycle never ends. If you want to change this, you should find in yourself the will to stop or at least limit it.

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Hangovers are made so you will realize what drinking can do to your body. There are however ways to defeat hangover but you have to remember that it will only deal with one or two symptoms – it cannot totally get rid of the whole thing. According to a researcher of Utrecht University, Joris Verster, the problem with hangover is that not all people understand how it works.

Hangover is common here in Singapore especially after a night out. The good thing is that there are things that you can do to help the body cope with hangover. Here are some tips on defeating hangover:

Eat a big fried breakfast

Englishmen deal with hangover by eating a big fried breakfast. That is not a bad start. Actually research showed that eating heavy in the morning may help but not totally get rid of all the symptoms. According to Keele University’s Richard Stephens, hangover has something to do with not having enough blood sugar as well as glucose metabolism.

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Fried breakfast composed of eggs, baked beans and sausages actually have lots of carbohydrates which can help defeat hangover because it can restore the already depleted sugar levels.

Drink water

You believe that water can help with the hangover but Dutch research said it can only give relief to your dry mouth and it will help against thirst. It will not magically make things better. The headache and nausea will still be there even if you drink 10 pints of water every day.

Take headache pills

Many just reach headache pills after waking up in the morning. While it can help, it won’t magically get rid of everything. Hangover is actually an immunosuppression response because of the inflammation. The headache pills contain anti-inflammatory elements that can reduce hangover.

Go to bed early

Hangover is intensified in the morning because you didn’t get enough sleep last night. If you want to suffer less in the morning, it is always recommended that you end the session as soon as you can and go to sleep. If you drink at the expense of sleep, it’ll surely get worse.

Avoid dark spirits

Many people think that hangover is caused purely of how much you drink you had the night before. The truth is, the drinks you chose can make a difference. Dark spirits like brandy and whisky contain congeners, a chemical that can make you feel worst.

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Several Benefits of Getting Creative Wedding Photographer Singapore Service

 

If you really want to have a memorable wedding day, you should not forget to hire creative wedding photographers. By contracting a professional photographer to capture every moment of your wedding celebration, you can reminisce the memories of your special day every now and then just by looking at the well-taken photographs.

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Why Are Wedding Photos Important?

We all know how important it is to have wedding photos. After the cake has been eaten and even after your honeymoon period, you will still be looking at these wedding photos from time to time. As a matter of fact, you will even proudly show it to your children and even to your grandchildren. It is all because it is such an important day of your life. It is the day where you closed the chapter of singleness and open another chapter of your life with the sacred union of two hearts. It is the start of your family story. Reminiscing the memories is a lot better when you have the tangible items to look at, right? That is why it is a must for a wedding and every special occasion to have these photos taken.

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Taking pictures is very easy. In fact, even a five year old kid can accomplish this. So, why do we have to hire a creative wedding photographer Singapore service when we can even request our friends to capture pictures for us or even do it by ourselves? Well, it is because professional wedding photographers produce quality and vibrant photos.

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If we are going to have a remembrance of our wonderful day, then we should make sure that it is something nice! Pictures can depict more than a thousand words. It can also keep our memories fresh and alive. This is why it is considered to be the best keepsake for your wedding. To make it exceptional, make sure it is taken by an expert and creative wedding photographer. You can enjoy a lot of benefits from a professional photography service. Here are some of the following advantages:

Guaranteed High-Quality Images

Surely, anyone can take good pictures when the lighting condition is good. Nevertheless, how about when it is in a low light setting? For sure, if you are not a professional photographer, you will have a difficult time trying to take a decent shot. When you are throwing an event, you have to know that anything can happen. This means that you won’t be able to control the lighting condition. It is best to get a professional creative wedding photographer Singapore service to ensure that every single moment of your wedding will be taken professionally even in low light or dark settings.

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Can Problems With Cavity Wall Insulation Cause Health Problems?

 

If you are someone who loves to help in maintaining and beautifying their homes, then you must be familiar with problems with cavity wall insulation. These are the issues that usually occur due to your wall insulation. These are very common nowadays, especially that there are cavity wall insulations that were poorly placed or fitted these days.

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Ensuring the Health of Your Family

There are ways that you can do to address these problems. All you have to do is to understand your situation and the things you can accomplish. It is an undeniable fact that many people choose not to take problems with cavity wall insulation seriously.

A lot of us are taking it for granted because we think that it is not a serious problem and we have more important matters, such as our health problems, financial problems and many more. This is one of our mistakes. We underestimate this problem. We should always take this matter seriously as this can affect our daily living.

Why You Shouldn’t Take Cavity Wall Insulation Problems Lightly

What people do not know about cavity wall problems is that it might cause or even worsen our health problems. One of the many illnesses it might cause is asthma. If you have problems with your wall cavity, then it is possible that your house is already a damp house. What does a damp house cause?

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It is asthma and other health problems. You do not want your family to be suffering just because of problems with cavity wall insulation, right? Then, you must find ways on how to solve this problem as soon as possible or else worse situation might come.

Are Cavity Wall Insulation Problems Common?

If you think that you are the only one who is suffering from cavity wall insulation problems, then you are wrong. This kind of problem can even be considered as epidemic considering the high number of homeowners who are experiencing this problem. Back to the old days, many people are fond of signing up and installing eco-friendly home improvements for the purpose of reducing their energy bills and saving money.

It was back in April 2008 when homeowners started to get their homes installed with cavity wall insulation. It was also the month and year when the government introduced these green schemes. Due to the promising benefits of these schemes, many homeowners got attracted and trusted these only to bring them more problems in the future.

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A Guide to Protecting Your Personal Financial Information

 

It seems like we’re hearing a lot of new risks to our personal financial information lately, which is why it’s more important than ever to know the basic ways on how you can secure your finances. Whether you’re someone who manages everything online, or routinely files away his or her bank statements on hardcopy, the following tips will surely help in keeping your financial information from falling into the wrong hands.

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  1. Clean Your Wallet Regularly

Most of us carry too much identifying information on our wallets on a daily basis than we actually need. So make it a habit to regularly go through your wallet, and remove things like a credit card that you’re not using regularly. In addition, avoid keeping key documents like your social security card on your wallet, and store it in a safe deposit box instead.

  1. Invest in a Small Paper Shredder

As much as possible, limit receiving paper mails about your finances to minimize ways on how your financial information can be acquired. Apart from limiting paper mails, consider investing on a small paper shredder so you can securely destroy bank or credit card statements after viewing it. Make sure that you shred credit card applications as well, as they can be a way for thieves to use your identity and access personal information.

  1. Freeze Your Bank Accounts

If you’ve recently had your wallet stolen, or if you’re in a period where you don’t need new accounts, consider freezing your credit report. This works by restricting access to your credit report so no one will be able to open a new account without a personalized PIN. Doing this will make it a lot more difficult to illegally open accounts that are under your name.

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  1. Use a Passphrase Instead of a Password

Instead of using a password to open your bank accounts, consider keying in a passphrase by condensing a meaningless ‘word’ using the first letter of each word in the phrase. For instance, a sentence like “I like to shoe shop during paydays” becomes this password: IL2S$dPD. See how your password becomes a little more complex? Using such trick is what makes a big difference in creating a strong password.

  1. Update Your Computer Security

Another way to protect your financial information is to ensure that you regularly update the antivirus and security software installed on your home computer. If you’re too busy to routinely update your security software, consider turning on your computer’s automatic updates feature. Doing this will definitely make you feel more secured even as you’re doing your personal banking at home.

  1. Bank Smarter With Your Phone

Mobile banking applications have made handling our finances easier while being on-the-go. It’s important to be careful, however, and not open your banking apps on public Wi-Fi networks. Unless you’re logging in on your own hotspot, consider turning off Wi-Fi as you use your mobile banking apps. With this, your banking transaction will only run on a 4G or wireless carrier whose secure mobile encryption is proven to be safer than an open Wi-Fi.

Protecting your personal financial information is crucial these says. So keep the aforementioned tips in mind to ensure that safety of your finances.

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