KPMG on Wed 8 Dec 2010

We were listening raptly to tales of headhunters of Sarawak, in the meeting room of KPMG, far from the jungles of Borneo. Krystle not only had interesting stories of her ancestors for us, we relived the days of Rajah James Brooke in her well-researched speech.

Toastmaster of the Day Chee Sing decorated the meeting room with Christmas ornaments and we had a “Delightful December” meeting, knowing that we were safe from any headhunting activities. General Evaluator Michelle diligently evaluated each role player and was especially impressed with Table Topics Master Nas’ shopping bags, which provided the creative topics for our Table Topics session.

Krystle and Chee Sing with their ribbons, with President Grace

At the end of the meeting, President Grace was presented with District 51’s Select Distinguished Club award for 2009/2010. Congratulations to KPMG !

Hasil on Fri 10 Dec 2010

Mazlin, a new member, presented her Ice Breaker speech without reading her notes. This secretary shared with us stories about her family life. We are certainly looking forward to her future speeches.

Toastmaster of the Day Mustafa also presented his interesting “Beer” speech which was an explanation on tax rates and tax rebates. It cleverly explains how the higher income group is paying the bulk of our bills and is helping everyone to enjoy the benefit of tax rebates. How appropriate that we have a Toastmaster working in the Income Tax Department explaining about tax to us in an easy to understand manner.

Exact ADC on Tues 14 Dec 2010 (By Chee Hoe, Friendship)

First experiences are always memorable. My first visit to Exact ADC was not only memorable, but interesting and exhilarating (word of the day) as well. President Andrew arranged a fun game session, "All I want for Christmas", to infuse the mood of Christmas into our "Christmas in the Tropics" meeting.

Gunalan guessing who wrote the “All I want for Christmas” message

As a first-timer Toastmaster of the Day, Caroline impressed us with her smooth delivery and excellent introduction of role players. Ai Shiang also had her first experience in taking up the role of Table Topics Master. She gave us interesting topics for us to practice our impromptu speaking skills. Then General Evaluator Hairani, also her first experience in this role, lightened up our lunch meeting with her nice smile and friendly feedback. My first experience at Exact ADC was utterly fantastic!

Friendship on Tues 21 Dec 2010 (By Caroline, Exact ADC)

I attended Friendship’s “Make it happen” meeting - and make it happen, they did! They set a white Christmas ambience for the meeting by encouraging a “white” dress code, adorning the room with simple Christmas ornaments and playing cheerful Christmas songs in the background. It was truly a pleasure watching another club in action and TME Angeline sure had it organized with utmost professionalism. Having renowned Dennis Wee presenting “Vocal Variety” was an entertaining, learning experience.

I thoroughly enjoyed Chee Hoe’s unconventional Table Topics session, which added a twist to the “Passing the parcel” game, which helped to get everyone in the festive mood. I’m sure it brought back many fond memories for those present. It was also a delight to watch eloquent Toastmasters, Michelle and Alexandra, present their respective project speeches. I definitely enjoyed my first visit and look forward to my next!

One World on Thurs 23 Dec 2010 (By Chee Hoe, Friendship)

The year of 2010 was coming to the end, and it was the genesis (word of the day) of One World Toastmasters Club, our new sibling in the family of Area W3. The very first meeting was held two days before Christmas. We had a few high-ranking officers of District 51 attending and supporting the first meeting of One World.

It was my pleasure to guide new Toastmasters to play the roles of Ah Counter and Timer during the meeting. The first timers and fast learners, Ivan and Rachel, did very well. Kudos to both of them!

Inspired by President Jessica's closing address, many members of One World volunteered to deliver their Ice Breaker speeches and take up meeting roles for the next meeting. I certainly like the warmth and friendliness of One World. In the Toastmasters world, no matter who you are, we are under one roof and under 'one world'!

Compiled by Angeline Lee