Tips for Health

Many foods, especially most of our favourite snacks, are chemically or biologically defined as junk foods because of the content of sugar, salt or cholesterol. However, they could be regarded as spiritually health foods owing to their mental functions. We agree that enjoying beloved chocolates, soft drinks or cakes etc. after working around the clock is a kind of relief and a way to re-energize our body, don’t you? In the regular meeting on 18 Jul 2011, our speakers shared their views on health and illness, not only of people, but also of the globe. Here are the highlights:-

Stage fright is unquestionably a disease from which many people suffer. In the first prepared speech, San advised us on the method of conquering the disease by playing a role model. She delivered her Project 1 – The Ice Breaker of the Competent Communication (CC) Manual in which she shared her journey of pursuing career goal from her first impromptu speech in the Club.

In the second prepared speech, Thomas reminded us about the consequences caused by the carbon emission from human’s excessive use of vehicles in his Project 3 – Get to the Point of the CC Manual. In order to deal with this global issue, he proposed several solutions, particularly some means by which Hong Kongers could contribute to the world, to the audience.

In the third prepared speech, we enjoyed a live version of An Inconvenient Truth. Ai Ai, who was the best prepared speech speaker in the evening, drew our attention to the impact induced by various ways of power production on the earth. In her Project 8 – Get Comfortable With Visual Aids of the CC Manual, she furnished us with a deep analysis of the energy crisis we currently encounter. Ai Ai also gave us comparison between our brisk planet at previous stage and the infected one at present by illustrating panoramic photos that demonstrated global transitions. At the end of the speech, we learnt more from her recommendations of certain sustainable energy alternatives.

In the table topic section, Donald, our table topic master, invited unrehearsed speakers by introducing few health-related topics. Michael shared the moments of enjoying the “super foods” elaborately prepared by his wife with us and disclosed his work-out plan. Emma suggested everybody to maintain positive attitude and keep taking fresh air in order to combat mental illness. Arthur advised that playing mah-jong, studying and, especially, participating Hong Kong Toastmasters Club’s events were good choices to nourish our brains. Eventually, Calvin told us his tips of being financially healthy. Since each of the table topic speakers earned equal number of ballots from the audience, we had to announce a tie in the selection of the best table topic speaker at the night.

In the evaluation section, Arthur, Amy and Edwin were the evaluators for the first, second and third prepared speeches respectively. Edwin’s suggestion of wearing T-shirt with “Against Nuke” on the chest as one of the visual aids for presentations of environmental-protection topics brought laughter thoughout the meeting room. Nat, who was the best evaluator, created another peak of the meeting by giving us a vivid and humorous evaluation.

Finally, Rita, our general evaluator, provided very useful comments on the meeting arrangement for our improvement.

The winners in the evening:-

The best prepared speech speaker: Ai Ai Ong
The best evaluator: Nat Hix





Clement Wong
President 2011-12