Ho, ho,
ho”! That was a merry, merry meeting we had, mostly dressed in red and white
with red caps. As the last meeting of the year 2014, this is one meeting that
we “saved the best for last” and illustrated all our resolutions regardless
whether they will be fulfilled or not. Resolutions are to be made but not
necessarily kept. “Ho, ho, ho”!
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| General Evaluator, Henry Fu, ACB, ALB |
We bid
a very warm, merry welcome to General Evaluator, Henry Fu, ACB, ALB from
D’Utama Toastmasters Club and Metropolitan Bilingual Toastmasters Club. Thank
you for being with us on this gracious occasion.
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| From left: Kwa Ngan Eng, DTM, Wong Keng Kan, CC, Sim, Bok San, CC, Chee Ai Lieng, CC, Choong Qian Wei, Alex Lu, ACB, ALB |
We also
welcomed Alex Lu, ACB, ALB, Sim Bok San, CC, Wong Keng Lan, CC, Chee Ai Lieng,
CC, May Ong and Choong Qian Wei for your presence at this special meeting.
Thank you for being with us.
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| ASA, Ken Koh, ACB |
ASA, Ken
Koh, ACB called the meeting to order at 7.20pm as all were too engrossed in the
fun, chatter and great food for this special, merry meeting. Well done, Ken!
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| TME, May Ong |
The TME
for this meeting was May Ong from Open University Malaysia Toastmasters Club
who ran the meeting in her own special style and unique way. Stupendous, May!
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| President, Jeannie, ACS |
President,
Jeannie, ACS reminded all that “saving the best for last” is important in every
stage of our lives as we need to meet and overcome all obstacles in our path in
order to reach our goals, where our resolutions are waiting patiently for us.
We will take heed, Jeannie!
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| From left: May Ong, Pun Yew Kee, Jeannie ACS |
Grammarian,
Immediate Past President, Pun Yew Kee introduced the Word Of The Day, “Resolution”,
this unique word which always surface at every year end but would always seem
far-fetched and unattainable later on. Therefore, some declared that they do
not observe resolutions but will just take each day at a time. Wonderful
explanation, Yew Kee!
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| Invocator, SK Ratnam, DTM |
The
invocator, SK Ratnam, DTM exemplified the paradoxical commandments, “Do good
anyway, think good anyway”, in the face of all negative circumstances, which
was most apt for this last meeting of the year. We shall always demonstrate
positivity, SK!
The
Table Topics session was cancelled to accommodate a special talk and investment
workshop by Alex Lu, ACB, ALB, from IEM Toastmasters Club and a remisier with Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd. It
was a most informative, beneficial and enlightening talk in this economically
stressful times when the prices of everything rise except our income. Thank
you, Alex!
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| First speaker, Pei San |
The
first prepared speech by Pei San, CC#3 titled, “Dress for success” was most
fitting for this year-end meeting as we need to be suitably attired to
constantly meet new challenges in the new year and years to come. Spectacular
speech, San!
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| Shirley Bak, DTM |
Her
evaluator, Shirley Bak, DTM concurred that her speech not only met the objectives of
her speech but was very relevant, applicable and useful for us. Thank you, Shirley!
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| Second speaker, Ken Koh, ACB |
Second
speaker, Ken Koh, ACB did an Advance Manual speech from
Storytelling #1
titled, “Dare to be champion”, which highlighted the goals we need to overcome
to reach eventual success which was most suitable for this meeting, too! Well
said, Ken!
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| Kwa Ngan Eng, DTM |
His
evaluator, Kwa Ngan Eng, DTM agreed that the speech was well done, unfortunately
it did not meet the objectives for it was a personal story and not a folk tale.
Thank you, Ngan Eng!
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| Third and last speaker, Jeannie, ACS |
Third
and last speaker, Jeannie, ACS presented an Advance
Manual speech from Special Occasion Speech #4 titled, “You are a star”. The setting
was concerning our club regular meeting attendance record for the first half
year. There were five club members who had attained at least 80% attendance and
two had 100% attendance. One of them was Kwa Ngan Eng, DTM, the star of this
speech. Well done, Ngan Eng! A really motivating speech, Jeannie!
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| SK Ratnam, DTM |
Her
evaluator, SK Ratnam, DTM was satisfied that all objectives of the speech were
met, however, he expected some anecdotes and humourous stories which would have
added flavor to the speech. Thank you, SK!
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| Best Speaker, Pei San |
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| Best Evaluator, SK Ratnam, DTM |
The Best Speaker was Pei San and the Best
Evaluator was SK Ratnam, DTM. Congratulations, San and SK!
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| Ah Counter, Choong Qian Wei |
First
time Ah Counter, Choong Qian Wei from
Sime Darby Healthcare Toastmasters Club was very attentive and reported on the
word crutches used by the members which contributed some earnings to the club. Remarkable
job, Qian Wei!
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| Grammarian, Pun Yew Kee |
Pun Yew
Kee, was very succinct as a Grammarian and reported that all had used the Word
of the Day. There were also many creative usages of words and sentences. Excellent
job, Yew Kee!
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| Chee Ai Lieng, CC, the Timer |
Chee Ai
Lieng, CC, the Timer, also from Sime Darby Healthcare Toastmasters Club was
very meticulous in her timer’s report. Well done, Ai Lieng!
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| Listening Evaluator, Tan Joke Boey |
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| Best Listening Award to Jeannie, ACS |
Listening
Evaluator, Tan Joke Boey required numerous answers to each of her ten questions
but amazingly, President Jeannie, ACS produced all the correct answers to eight
questions and she received the Best Listening Award. Marvellous job, Joke Boey and congratulations,
Jeannie!
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| General Evaluator, Henry Fu, ACB, ALB |
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| Alex Lu, ACB, ALB |
General
Evaluator, Henry Fu, ACB, ALB felt the warmth and happiness lingering
throughout the meeting and was also very pleased with Alex Lu, ACB, ALB’s
financial workshop. Thank you again, Alex!
However, he requested our executive
committee members’ telephone numbers to be displayed in the meeting agenda to
facilitate easy contact by interested parties and also to change our meeting venue
address in our Blogspot to avoid confusion. We shall do so, General Evaluator. Thank
you, Henry Fu, and we welcome you to our meetings again!
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| President, Jeannie, ACS |
INTERNATIONAL SPEECH & TABLE TOPICS CONTESTS
In
closing, President, Jeannie, ACS reminded all that the International Speech and
Table Topics Contests is on 7 January 2015 at the meeting venue. All club
members, do come in full force to support all the contestants!
Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year!
See you at our next meeting on 7 January 2015!
