Term 1 Week 4 - Blog Prompt Q1

Dear ladies and gentlemen,

My name is Tay Ching Leon. I am going to discuss about the topic "Age and experience are important to the workforce in any country." Indeed, this is true. Nowadays, when you apply for a job, the employee will look at your age and your experience in the aspect of the job and decide whether to give you the job.

For example, if a young man and an old man are competing with each other for a job as a construction labourer, the employee will choose the young man as he is stronger and is much more fit than the old man. However, the circumstances will change if the young man and the old man are competing for a job as a construction foreman. The old man will be offered the job as he has more experience than the young man.

For a workforce in a country to be successful, it would require young experienced workers. Hence, youths should constantly improve themselves by learning new skills so that they will have more experience and will be able to help and contribute more to the workforce.

In my opinion, I feel that companies should have a balance of young and old workers so that young workers can learn new skills from the old workers and they can co-operate and help each other along.

I have come to the end of this discussion. Thank you.

Term 1 Week 4 - Blog Prompt Q2

Dear ladies and gentlemen,

My name is Tay Ching Leon. I am going to discuss about the topic "The human body today is laden with processed foods that are bad for it." Indeed, this is true for my diet. I consume processed food like potato chips and soft drinks daily. Although I know that these junk food are detrimental to my health, I still continue to eat them as I find it very convenient. Besides, these food are very filling and eating them can keep me full.

Among all processed foods, the worst type is processed meats. They are made with trans fats, saturated fats and large amounts of sodium and sugar. Eating too much of these meats may increase your risk of kidney and stomach cancer, thus, we should avoid overeating those food. Processed meats include hot dogs, ham and other packaged lunch meats.

However, there are also healthy processed foods. For example, milk would be considered a processed food because it is pasteurized to kill bacteria and homogenized to keep fats from separating. Although some people prefer to drink raw milk, most people consume the "processed" version which we will find commonly in our supermarkets.

Another healthy example of processed food is frozen vegetables. Frozen vegetables have preserved vitamins and minerals inside them and they are convenient to cook and eat. Fruit and vegetable juice is also examples of healthy processed food. In fact, some orange juice is fortified with calcium to make it even more nutritious.

If you are shopping for processed foods in a supermarket, be sure to look for products that are low in sodium and calories and free of trans fats. Make sure you also pay attention to the serving size.

I have come to the end of this discussion. Thank you.