Are You Delighted?

24 March 2009

Word of the Evening: DELIGHT

What a delight to have attended a delightful meeting and be delighted by the delightfully humourous speakers of SCTMC!

Roleplayers of the Evening:

Toastmaster of the Evening - Gina, TM
Sergeant At Arms – Michael Chan, TM
Timer – Lucas Ng, TM
Ah Counter - Ng Wei Jiang, TM
Grammarian – Fatoumata Dibba, TM
GENERAL EVALUATOR – GRACE TAN, CTM

Food comes first!!

A slight change compared to past meetings - food comes first before anything else. Fried mee with chicken rendang! Yum yum....slurp! hehe..

Table Topics Session:

Table Topics Master, JACKY ANG took the lead role and started the session with his unique style. The first volunteer was none other than Mr Joshua George who was asked what will he do during an economic downturn (...perhaps a topic that many of us might like to exclude from our conversations). But, of course this seasoned speaker is more than a match for this question. He took the smart way out by declaring that he will do what others do during an economic downturn. One point that he strongly stressed was cutting down expenditures during trying times (an advice that seems so simple yet almost always impossible to achieve..haha). Next up was Mr James Gan. This man from Digi Toastmasters Club spoke about Satisfaction and what it means to him. He made his point clear by emphasizing that money does not guarantee happiness (a logical yet an unrealistic matter for many of us). Third on the list was Mr Patrick Daya, who was asked to share his idea of a Dream Home with the audience. Although many of us still dream about living in castles, this man made his stand by stating that a happy family is all he need in his dream home. Mr Dominic Joseph stood up as the next volunteer. As soon as the question was posed, he confidently started his speech about his overseas experience. He shared on how his overseas experiences really changed his mindset about life. Next, our champion in the Area C2 contest, Ms Fatoumata Dibba rose to the occasion and gave her opinion on furthering her studies. (i really got to reveal this..she is the only table topics speaker who used the word of the evening..but then again, maybe it's because she is the Grammarian..hehe.. Great job there, Fatoumata!!)

Table Topics Evaluator, it was none other than TM Muthu Kumar (self-proclaimed most handsome young indian man in the club! LSY:OMG..hahah!!). Delivery of his evaluation was done in a way that no one was visibly demotivated to embrace the challenge of table topics in the future. Yet, the areas for improvement were firmly stressed as well.. (spare the rod and spoil the child...hehe)


Humour Session:

Our jovial Humour Master, Ms Foo Li Hwa made everyone roar with laughter right from the beginning!! It takes great effort to make sure that no one gets offended when telling a joke. And our club “humour lady” succeeded! (I can still remember how she defended herself against criticism of dirty jokes on her..she declared that everything is in the brain-it depends on how you look at it!!) (LSY: Naughty..naughty..naughty...XD)

Assignment Speakers:

Johan, TM - C&L 7^th speech – Fast Food Facts
Patrick Daya, TM - C&L 7th speech – Up Your Service
Joshua George, CC – Special Occasion Speeches- 1st speech – Toasting Grace Chong

Assignment Evaluators:

Grace Chong, CC
James Gan, TM
Dominic Joseph, DTM

The GUESTS:

Dominic Joseph - Indrahana TMC
James Gan - DIGI TMC Grace Tan - Friendship TMC
Johan - UEM TMC
Michael Chan - PJ Hilton TMC
Michael Chan Guan Leong - Area C2 Governor
Patrick Daya
Stamford College students
and any others that i have unintentionally left out.. :)

Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! Please, please, please do come again for our next meetings. Your presence has indeed delighted all of us and we'd love to have you for another night with us! Yes, another night! Hehe.. XD

Also, special thanks to DTM Dominic Joseph, an astounding speaker with a wealth of experience for joining us provide us with an enhanced learning opportunity. Not to forget, CTM Grace Tan who has brought much delight to the evening with her general evaluation and the way she speaks...fuh...you gotta listen to her...*two thumbs up*. Thanks Michael Chan (Area C2 Gov.) for coming even when you're down with flu..that's the spirit, ladies and gentlemen!! Thanks to Johan from UEM Academy and also Patrick Daya for your speech has taught us a lot. Also, Mr James Gan from DiGi TMC who 'parachuted' when in need.. (Don't worry..he knows what i mean..hehe..) ..Thank You all!

*Drum rolls........*

Best Table Topics Speaker:
PATRICK DAYA !!

Best Assignment Speaker:
JOSHUA GEORGE !!

Best Assignment Evaluator:
DOMINIC JOSEPH !!

CONGRATULATIONS to the three delighted-looking speakers!!

That's a wrap for the evening from us at SCTMC!

Fellow members, guests, and students of STAMFORD COLLEGE, kindly put a note in your diary or your time organiser. We look forward to have you on 7 April 2009 at Stamford College, PJ, Jalan Barat.

Do not hesitate to contact us if you want to join the fun in our next meeting or if you are in any doubts of our events.

MUTHU KUMAR KANNAN
Vice President of Membership
Stamford College Toastmasters Club

stamford.college@gmail.com / kkuamnanra@yahoo.com

Meets on every 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 6.30pm.

Quote of the Evening: YOU DON'T HAVE TO TEACH A LION HOW TO HUNT (LSY: Guess who said this? Answer in paragraph 5, the first name highlighted in orange..Who? Who? Who?? XD)