2017. Enjoy.

Remember the targets I set for myself last year? I am proud to announce that I fulfilled....

NONE!

Okay, let's have a recap of what are my target for myself...

Anyways, I have set four saving goal for myself this year, 2016!
1) Save at least $8000 by 31 December 2016
2) Only take taxi when needed maximum 2 times per month. Use other form of public transportation like buses and MRT every time.
3) Spend money on necessary items only. Wait.. Is facial and slimming necessary??? 
4) Save more money according to this 52-weeks challenge I found online.

1) Well, I did save $800 just minus one zero. Why missing of one zero? I was bitten by a stray dog in Malaysia and doctors recommend me to have rabies injection. It cost a bomb... wait, it is not those hand grenade kind of explosion, it is those atomic bomb kind. I can't claim from my insurance. Also last year, I paid a lot for my acne problem consulting both doctors and facial palour.
2) HAHAHAHA.. Each week 2 times.
3) Sorry, I have no clear definition what is necessary to me till today. I am a Libra, lover of beautiful things and most well-known for being indecisive. I change my idea a little too often.
4) I stopped after 1 month due to no determination. 

2017,  I am going to not set any target for myself 

and enjoy my life to the fullness.

 

"screw all new year resolution!"  

I will still try to save up but no limits. Also, more holiday trips! 

Qoo10.

Hello, it has been a while since I posted something not personal. So I am back!

Based on title above, I bet most of you will assume that this post is about the hauls I gotten from Qoo10. But... I am actually going to blog about how it is like being a seller on Qoo10! plot twist. Please note that this post will be a super picture-heavy post.

A Little Background Story
I have been buying stuffs from Qoo10 before it is called Qoo10 it was called G-market last time. During 2014, I decided to sell stuffs on Qoo10. When I just start using, it was really a pain in the ass to create a listing and it wasn't user-friendly. Asking the customer service is like talking to the wall. After some trial and error I did over the years, here are some steps or guide to help you start creating your own seller account there without the hassle I been through.

Step 1: REGISTER ACCOUNT
You have to register your account here.

 

This will be the page welcoming you. The login and password are the same as the one you used in Qoo10. There are 2 type of account available, one is company and one is personal. I am using the personal one.

For personal one, you just need to scan the front & back of your NRIC and the first page of your bankbook which contain your name and account no. or recent bank statement. Qoo10 will then verified and approved your account. Setting up the account is free, but they have some service charge that they will deduct from your total sales which I will discuss it further later.


Step 2: SETUP LISTING

Just follow and click on the black arrows.

 

 

And you will be directed to this page ↓ where you key in all the important information like the price and product descriptions.

Let's break down into several portion to explain in details.  

Category is really tricky. They breakdown into many many detailed parts. Just select those that you feel are suitable.
Market & Delivery Type really depends on the items or services you are selling.
Item Condition is either New or Used.  
Item Title & Short Title is the name of the items or services you are selling.  
Seller Code if any.
Item Image/Type upload the images of your product.
Production Place have three option "Domestic", "Overseas" and "Others".
Adult Item? Yes/No?

Sell Price this will determine your option price (-50% to 100% of Sell Price). My advise to you all is determine your option price carefully. And do remember that Qoo10 will also deduct the service charge from your total sales.  

Quantity you know. what to key in

Available Period Maximum is 1 year. You can extend your listing thru the app under Price & Qty or web Listing & Pricing > Pricing & Qty.

The rest I honestly don't know. =X

The most important part in this portion is Shipping Rate.

Shipping Rate There is a few different shipping available in the market. Courier, Singpost, Qxpress, and many more. Among all the delivery services, Singpost normal postage is the cheapest but risky as there is no tracking services available for this option.

Item Description You can customize it easily using the setting available, but do remember to save. As if you exit this page, all the setting will be GONE!

I have not tried most of the thing in this option except for Search Tag Management. It is like the labels in blogpost, just key in the keywords so that buyer can search for them easier. 

Then, click on List Item and wait for Qoo10 to approve your listing.

Oh ya.. If you want your item to be advertise, you have to pay money for that. If not, just pray that buyer have awesome searching skill and Qoo10 have fantastic search function.

Step 3: WAIT FOR ORDERS

 

Yeah! Orders is in! 

How you know you have orders? You will receive an email or notification if you downloaded their QSM and Qtalk app. If you click on the GO ↑ on the webpage, you will be directed to this page ↓.

Again, here are some breakdown explanation for portion I feel important. 

Just click on On Request(brief view) is detailed enough for you to pack your orders. 

Awaiting Payment you don't have to do anything yet. 

New Orders is the order you have to packed and mailed out. 

 

If you update estimated shipping date in the portion ↑, your New Orders will be moved to Order Confirmed. 

If you have mailed out the orders, just update shipping status. Personally, updating registered postage is really really annoying. I don't know why even after I key in the tracking no. one by one, they still failed to update all together.

opps... 

Step 4: KA-CHING $$$
To see your total sales, you can follow and click the the arrows as shown in below. 

And you will see this ↓.

Normally I will choose Shipping date option to see how much is my total sales. 

How did Qoo10 determine their service fee? It all depends on your service grade. There are three grading, "Standard", "Good" and "Power". Have attached the service fee rate ↓ as of  02/01/2017.

Note to all seller: Do take note of how much you need to markup your item so that you don't lugi lose out. 

All the money earned will be converted into Q-cash. You can either withdraw (need to wait 3-5 working days to be deposited into your account) or just use them when you are shopping on Qoo10. 

ANY OTHER MATTERS?

I will continue this portion next time.
Finally I have an inquiry, so that I can explain to you all how to answer them.

Answering Inquiries

You will receive this pop-up when you log into QSM.

 

 You can't answer the inquiries online, you have to download the Qpost for desktop or mobile.

 

Okay. Before you ask me, I also don't understand why there is for their mobile app to separate the QSM & Qpost. I sincerely hope in the near future, they will combine this two app together.

So what is the advantage of using Qoo10 even though they charge a certain amount of service fee whereas there are other selling app that are free.
Personally, I feel that the buyers are more financially stable?. You don't have to worry about customers MIA missing-in-action or back-out last minute as they are required to make payment first. But you do have to worry about a small amount of customers who give you negative feedback as they expect Singpost to deliver their item in less than 12hours. I don't own Singpost! 

Today.

When my mum and I was accompanying my granny for her laser eye treatment at one of the specialist medical center for eye care. Her appointment was 2.30pm, we reached at 1.30pm to register. Patiently waiting for her turn until around 4.40pm, then the nurses inform us that she needs to be the last patient of the day!

So last patient means that by the time it was her turn, the nurses are all rushing to close. Most of them have changed out of their uniform and chit-chatting near the counter who am I lying to even before closing they already chit-chatting at the counter. Finally when it was my granny's turn, the doctor need some assistance because my granny have Parkinson's Disease. In short, it means that she can't stay stand during the laser treatment. One of the nurse at the counter actually say, "But I want to go home already leh, get someone in uniform la." 

... ... Lucky, some nurses come to assistance and make sure the treatment continue smoothly. 

Just one random thought regarding the nurse's comment. Does it means that if a policeman witness a crime happening, he can't catch the criminal when he is in civilian/home clothes? Don't worry, I have faith that there are so many other nurses out there will still help even if they are not in their uniform. Thank you for being the helping hand when we really needed one. :)

USED TO.

Used to be a proud owner of 2 dogs and a turtle.
But Terry decided to move to the happy place.

This is really a bad year.

BOOM!

 
/photo taken by the event photographer at my workplace/ 

Why am I showing picture of my phone only? 

... ... ...  Because I am using Samsung Note 7. 

 
Yes. The exploding phone in GTA and real life. 

Just want to blog a review post about my phone before Samsung collect it back and change to S7 Edge. But seriously, this is best Samsung phone I have used so far and of course, minus the part that it will explode.

Okay, let me share with you why I love it.

1) Long battery life. It might not last as long as Samsung S7 Edge. But still WOW, with only 10% battery left, I still managed to snap about 70+ photos when I was in Taiwan.

2) Customizable icon and theme in its setting! There is absolutely no need to download another app for it. Save some storage space.

3) Camera. One word, fantastic!
Photos are taken during my taiwan trip in September and USS Halloween Horror Night 2016 in October.

Even in low light, the image quality is good!

4) User friendly operating system. Unlike some android phone, you need to get used to it.

5) ... ... I don't know. I just love it and will miss it alot.

Okay. I will end this post with 12 random casing I bought for Note 7. But till date, I only used 1 only. Bidding farewell to this fantastic phone in less than a few hrs.

Warm-hearted ❤

Dark cloud and the sudden rain today might have dampen some's mood.

But not mine. Today I feel that the world is not so harsh afterall.

My mum always tell me that no one will help you unless they have something in return. But the event that happened today have proven her statement wrong at least for my case.

When I nearly fainted today, a group of aunties and uncles actually rush forward to help me by giving up their seat to me and constantly checking whether I am okay. Some of them missed their bus looking after me and two of them even offered to send me home. Super mega touched!

Today is not so gloomy afterall. 

Hope to help. Want to help.

"Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart."
- Anne Frank