How COVID-19 affected my life, my business and daily routine!

2020-04-05T13:21:00.001+08:00

It's been slightly more than 2 weeks since MCO (Movement Control Order) been enforced. As a business owner I'm badly hit by this situation as we are completely shut down during this period. NO WORK NO MONEY!

I refused to let the negativity of the situation affect me, so here is what I've been doing for the past two weeks that keeps me pumped-up during the lockdown period.

Morning

My wife (Mei) and I, we are used to getting up early in the morning as our 2 years old girl wakes up early everyday even on SUNDAYS! (with or without MCO 😰) We have our breakfast that takes at least an hour of our time. Right after that to keep Rae (my daughter) busy we'll let her play in her "swimming pool".

We called this her Sports Car, it's her favorite past time activity for now. We don't know how long this excitement would last but we hope this would last till MCO end.

Right after this activity, I proceed to begin my daily Online DIGITAL MARKETING course which I've enrolled on the 2nd day of MCO.

Under this course by Next Academy, I'll have an overall spectrum of digital marketing which include stuff like social media, search engine optimisation, content marketing, email marketing and the list goes on.

The reason I kick start to blog is also part of digital marketing but then again I'm doing this out of personal interest.

This learning process would last for approximately 2 hours and by then it's time for lunch.

Afternoon

By noon, Rae will take her afternoon nap. Mei and I would have our lunch together. We are lucky to have my Mother-in-law who cooks for us everyday. After our lunch, I'll continue with my online course for another 2 hrs. For the second half session I would normally spend my time completing some of the assignments given in the course. It takes me a while as I'm not very good with IT Stuff.

The time should be around 4pm by now, I would be spending time playing hide and seek, watching TV, or back to Rae's favourite Sport's car - swimming pool AGAIN!

The play time should roughly end around 5pm and that's when we start preparing Rae's dinner. By the time we feed her and ourselves the time should be 6pm++

Night

Right after dinner, we shower and prep the room for Rae's sleeping time. A short play or story-telling time just before we put her to bed. The part I really like about MCO is the FAMILY BONDING time we have. It's a GIFT OF TIME, nothing is more important than family.

Once Rae is asleep , this is when I'll spent some time to recap the notes I did earlier in the day with the online course. An hour or two would be spent and that's when I call it a day.

Not all the nights I stay up studying, I do spend some time on NETFLIX. You see I have this weakness, the moment I start watching movies I cant stop! So I try hard not to watch too much, I try but then again some time I just couldn’t resist.. hahaha

Conclusion

I rather not worry about the situation I can't control as I've learned worrying doesn’t help. For this I have to thank Mei for reminding me in many occasions. Also COVID-19 has made me realised that whether I like it or not, I need to have some knowledge of digital marketing.

Businesses can no longer rely on conventional marketing or operation. Owners who wants to have a shot of succeeding in times like this can't go without some sort of digital marketing.

As for employees, you may not feel the effect of COVID-19 now as you are still receiving your paycheck and best part you don't have to service your banking loans for 6 months. But LISTEN, most company would had suffered some financial losses by now! What happen when the books go RED? CUT COST!

You might lose your job or end up handling more roles with the same pay. Without having additional skill sets at this point of time is like racing a car without a helmet. RISKY!

Take this time to learn new skills that would improve your income level or skills that can make you some side income.

Comment below if you agree with me or areas that I might have left out. If you don't agree with me that's expected as I'm not prefect either. Share with me you thoughts, I would like to learn from you as well.

Thank you and take care :)

Top 3 features & benefits of Footlink Health shoes.

2020-04-04T15:26:00.001+08:00

Confused with "medical shoes" or "health shoes" in the market & how can one differentiate? how do you know if it honestly provide solution for feet discomfort?

Before we go further, I would like to clear things up. A proper medical or health shoe are made to ease your feet discomfort, It does not eliminate pain! If anyone says pain free just by purchasing "this shoes" please WALK AWAY IMMEDIATELY! PERIOD!

Current Facts

Lets move on and let me explain the production of Footlink shoes. In the product development and testing stage, the team works along side with various professional individuals. Informations are gather and would then be applied to produced the final product. These individuals are certified Doctors, Diabetic Footcare Nurses, Podiatrist & Physiotherapist.

Shoes such as these are seen in chain pharmacist such as KPJ Healthcare shop, outlets in hospitals & are widely used by doctors and nurses in the hospital.

So does it work?

Ok lets be fair, who cares if the doctors did work with the Footlink team on product development if you don't feel any difference after wearing the shoes right? So here are some of the features in Footlink Shoes that makes the differences :

1) Insole - Shock Absorption

Yup, I guess you have heard this plenty of times from various shoe advertisements. However, with Footlink High Performance Insole, what you can expect is the softness of the cushioning effect yet having a high elasticity with re-bounce features. This feature works well for prolong standing or just simply long distance walking.

If you're asking how do you know if this is the "real thing"? I'll recommend you to test a pair of Footlink shoe. You should feel it immediately once you're wearing the shoe. You would be surprise by its comfort.

Now if you don't get the WOW factor, try another 1 or 2 designs. If still it doesn't give you the right feel. It's alright for you to walk away since it's not working for you.

2) Arch Support

Next up, What's arch support? It's basically a curb in the middle inner side of the shoe insole. This feature helps to evenly distribute pressure across the feet. Imagine having the pressure on one spot of your feet for an hour, pain will come next! Hence with this feature, the discomfort on your feet should reduced significantly.

If your concern was heel pain, well this arch support is definitely going to help you out!

3) Shoes Design

The Footlink Shoes is of a wider cut at the toebox. Well in this case there are pros & cons. The good side of it is that your toes should be more relaxed with a wider cut design. However, this will reduce the attractiveness of the shoe design due to the rounder and wider design.

Sharp toe cap design are more attractive (normally used in high heels) but will squeeze your toes hence leaving you with feet discomfort at the end of the day. Overtime, toebox that is too narrow or does not fit well could cause injuries and foot deformities.

Conclusion

There are many medical shoes, health shoes, orthopaedic shoes and the list can go on and on but what's going to work for you? It's simple! Go test the shoe, walk or stand in it before buying. A good 5 minutes in the shoes should be able to give you a good feel.

If the comfort exceed your expectation, it's time to reward your feet! This applies for all kind of shoes. On the contrary if you don't feel comfortable in the shoes, walk away. You don't want to buy something you don't feel right and leaving it at the corner of your house collecting dust.

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Thank you and take care :)

Daniel Lim

How COVID-19 affected my life, my business and daily routine!

Top 3 features & benefits of Footlink Health shoes.