Christmas

Christmas is approaching. Most of streets were decorated with Christmas trees and lights. Since we still have work and school on Christmas Day, so Taiwan may not be the best place to enjoy the holiday. But we surely can still find ways to celebrate Christmas. On Christmas Day, I usually gather with friends to enjoy a festive meal and exchange gifts as we celebrate the holiday. Christmas day is a good time to be with the people who mean most to you. When I was a child, my mother always hanged stockings on our beds to let Santa can leave little presents inside. Also, my father will set up an artificial Christmas tree in home. My brothers and me will place lights and other decorations on the tree. That is really unforgettable time for me.

Blue Monday

Some people often said the word “I hate Monday”. Everyone who goes to work or school hates Monday mornings. I was really not feeling like going to work on Monday. Sometimes I just feel a little bit lazy to start the week with a lot of work to be done after the weekend. It is hard to get up early after a weekend, and I usually wake up late on Monday than on other days. When I saw that it was raining outside, it made me wanted more to take the day off and just work at home if possible. Anyway, I think I should rather be thankful because when Monday comes it means a new day comes again and go into the next weekend. It is a blessing and I must be thankful!

Introducing My Job

I am working as a shipping specialist for a trading company. Our company is a group of companies managing the exporting and supply chain. There are five members in our shipping department, everyone work independently of each other. We are in charge of different customers. Therefore, our department has the strict shipping rules and shipping regulations. These are made to avoid conflicts between the customer and our company. I need arrange the shipment to meet the customer’s requirements, such as freight cost check, issue the letter of credit, the shipping arrangement of the whole shipment and so on. Also, it is important to provide client with excellent service that we need inform the full shipping schedule to them when vessel sailed. Because our clients must know all the schedules so that they would know when they could receive the cargoes. Most of the time, I need to work overtime. Still, I like my job because I have learned much knowledge of international trade from the job content. For the future, I will do my best whatever the difficulties may be.

Job Stress Management

In office, where deadlines have to be met, problems have to be solved, clients have to be satisfied and bosses have to be tolerated. Thus stress comes naturally. So how can we deal with stress in the workplace? Stress management in the workplace can start by planning our work well. A healthy lifestyle is also important. Regular exercise and make time for leisure activities can relieve our stress. However, it is possible to manage stress effectively before it becomes a chronic problem. For me, I will usually limit my overtime and take break regularly. Sometimes, I will skip lunch because I am busy at work. But the irregular diet can lead to tiredness and in turn lead to stress. So now, I will leave my work-desk and eat outside. I think break can help me recharge and focus better when I get back. Although stress cannot be avoided, it can be managed.

Eating Outside

Some people prefer to prepare and eat food at home. Other people choose to eat outside.I prefer to eat at restaurants for the following reasons. The main benefit of choosing to go to restaurants is that we can save time. If we eat outside, we can save time going to the supermarket or traditional market to buy the food for cooking a meal. Moreover, we can eat whenever we want. In addition, we can have a variety of choices on food. If we eat the same food everyday, we will feel bored soon. Therefore, we eat outside so we can change our minds as we wish. It is true that there are some advantages to eat at home, and there are some disadvantages to eat outside. However, for singles, it is more convenient for them to eat outside than eating at home. So I prefer to eat at restaurants.

The Instant Noodles

It is very easy to cook the instant noodles immediately while away from home. We can only cook the noodles in the boiling water. At home, I like to cook it as my dinner, because I think the meal is quick and convenient to prepare. I often cook the instant noodles together with eggs and vegetables. It is always easy to be tempted to eat during cool winter. However, it is truly not good for our health if we eat too much instant noodles. Although it is very easy to be cooked but we must take note of the harm may cause to our health. The instant noodles contains unhealthy ingredients, it will lead to CANCER if it is stored in our body system for a long period of time. In order to eat safely and stay healthy, I do not want to take too much anymore!

The Ways to Keep Slim During Winter

Winter is coming. It is really difficult to keep slim during winter. Winter provide a good excuse to eat more and sleep more. The cool weather gave me a good appetite, so I can’t lose weight easily. There are some steps we can take to make sure we continue to lose weight during the winter. First, stay active around the house. While it may be cold outside, there are things we can do inside our home, such as sit-ups and push-ups. Second, maintain a healthy diet. Remember the rule of low fat but high fiber when we are eating. Finally, it is a good way to do regular exercise 3-5 times per week to lose weight, for example, running, swimming or cycling. To sum up, if we put on weight, we must carefully examine our diet and measure the weight at least one time each week. Don't use the winter as an excuse to eat whatever we want.

Spicy Hot Pot

Last Sunday evening after I returned home from school, my friend invited me to ate the spicy hot pot. We went to a popular restaurant-Chan Chi Hot Pot (詹記), is just located in Xinzhuang. And very luckily indeed, we noticed there were not much people waiting outside that day and we were immediately taken to the restaurant to be seated. We were very happy because we love spicy hot pot and knew this place is really good. We ordered the "Yuan-Yang Kuo" (鴛鴦鍋) which half of the pot is spicy hot pot with duck's blood and tofu, and other half is the traditional vegetable hot pot. Each pot also can be refilled with soup and duck's blood free of charge. All in all, Chan Chi Hot Pot is just what people are raving about. The delicious meal really makes me satisfying!