Good evening everyone,

The rationale behind this post today, is to suggest the introduction 
of 2 new machines in the school’s compounds: 1) The microwave oven 
2) The toaster.

The pertinence of these machines to the daily lives of our students 
may seem insignificant, given a canteen which supposedly caters to 
our nutritional and caloric needs, and a “Fish Tank” for light 
snacks and drinks which we can feast on in the interim of lectures 
and tutorials.

Yet, we cannot deny the existence of picky-food eaters, and 
inevitably, I have come across numerous friends whom retort that the 
food in our canteen is not especially to their satisfaction. 
Purchasing a snack from the Fishtank may not be a perfect substitute 
as people will usually prefer a full meal (rice, noodles and the 
like) for consumption during lunch, well, a full and enjoyable meal 
too I believe. Hence, the most viable alternative that remains will 
be either, to bring food from home, or consume outside food. To the 
former, the food will turn soggy and less alluring to the taste buds 
if left shut in a container for half a day. To the latter, it may 
not be preferred by most as we simply do not have sufficient time to 
order outside food/leave school during short lunch breaks. 

The best way to solve this problem, in my opinion, is to install 
both a microwave and toaster in school. It is common knowledge that 
food tastes best when served hot, and by having a microwave, people 
who bring food from home will be able to do so without scruples of 
having their food all unappetizing and unsatisfying at the end of 
the day. A toaster will be a bonus, in this situation, and will 
bring smiles to even more people, especially bread, pizza, and 
pastry lovers. Also, sometimes, the breads and pastries sold by the 
Fishtank lose their original crispiness after being left on display 
since the start of school, and a toaster will allow us to 
reinvigorate their original tastiness.

There are many other groups of people, which will benefit greatly 
from the installment of these 2 machines, which I will elaborate 
below:

1) Financially handicapped students who may not have sufficient 
money to purchase enough food from school, can bring food from home.

2) During most breaks (especially morning ones), the snaking queues 
for food everywhere are especially long and cumbersome, resulting in 
a much greater proportion of a student’s time being spent on queuing 
up rather than relishing the dishes they have purchased. With these 
2 machines, they can easily ‘heat up’ and go (their food from home), 
allowing them to save time and not run the risk of indigestion.

3) In the holidays, there are absolutely no avenues of food in 
school. Same concept therefore applies; with these 2 machines people 
need not worry about their hunger pangs when the occasion calls for 
them since they can bring food from home. Leaving school to get food 
may be rather time consuming, and bringing junk food from home may 
not be a very healthy option.
4) People from the boarding school may have food leftovers from 
their meals, and instead of throwing them away, they can too, pack 
them and bring them to school for consumption. This helps to 
conserve precious resources as well. 

My secondary school had a microwave installed in the canteen and it 
did grant much satisfaction to its users. I am confident of the 
benefits Hwa Chong students will too, reap from the introductory of 
these 2 machines, and sincerely wish the teachers and councilors 
will consider my suggestion and look into the matter. 

Thank you very much.

Yours sincerely,
Leo Zhi Wei, 07S7F.

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