Meeting Review (1st April, 2008)

Theme	:	Relaxation
Word of the Day	:	Ephemeral

Members Present:

Chandran CTM

Huegesh

Jessy Mak

Lakmichand ATMB

Lee Chor Wah

Loke Kah Sing

Lourdes DTM

Maureen CC

Michelle CC

Parimala

Prem

Ranjani

Ranjit Singh ATMB

Sham Sunder CTM

Shanmugam CTM

Guests:

Richard Chia CTM, CL

Prakash

Suryano

Role-Players
SAA	-	Shanmugam Ganesan	CTM
TME	-	Chandran	CTM
Invocation	-	Lourdes Chandramohan	DTM
TTM	-	Shanmugam Ganesan	CTM
TTE	-	Lakhmichand, M.A.	ATMB
GE	-	Richard Chia	CTM,CL
Ah Counter	-	Huegesh
Grammarian	-	Maureen Ong Swee Kin	CC
Timer	-	Prem

TT Speakers

Ranjit ATMB

Loke Kah Sing

Prakash

Michelle CC

Sham Sunder CTM

Assignment Speeches

Ranjani – Basic C & L Manual, Speech #6,

Title -“Partying Without Getting Drunk”

Evaluator: Lucky ATMB

Parimala – Basic C & L Manual, Speech #7,

Title – “Law of Success”

Evaluator: Chandran CTM

Ranjit ATMB – Persuasive Speaking Manual, Speech #4,

Title – “Addressing the Opposition”

Evaluator: Lourdes DTM

It was certainly no April fool’s joke as our meeting started on time with such a great turnout!

ASA Shanmugam CTM started the ball rolling by calling the meeting to order and led us in reciting the Toastmaster’s Promise.

Our President, Ranjit ATMB then took control with his welcoming speech as led the introduction and welcomed the guests and members.

Lourdes DTM did a wonderful job of inspiring us with his words of wisdom on life and set the tone for the meeting.

Shanmugam CTM challenged us with his usual wit in the Table Topics session. With titles like “Love – A Temporary Insanity Curable by Marriage” and “There Is No Great Genius Without a Touch of Madness”, how could we not be entertained as well as challenged at the same time?

Lucky ATMB had us in stitches with his jokes in the humour session.

After the break, the assignment speakers delivered their speeches. I was especially engrossed since I found the titles of the speeches rather intriguing.

The General Evaluator, Richard Chia CTM, CL and the able team of evaluators did an excellent job of providing feedback with regards to the overall running of the meeting as well as zooming in to specific areas with helpful recommendations.

The evening was concluded with Ranjit ATMB sweeping the awards for both the best Table Topics Speaker as well as the best Assignment Speaker. Lourdes DTM was voted as the best Evaluator.

A memorable April 1^st indeed and that’s no joke!

By Chandran CTM

District 51 - 2008 Contests Results

20th April2008 (PENANG)
International Speech Contest
Champion	:	K. Loghandran	Div W	Speakers Dream
1st Runner-up	:	Marianna Pascal	Div A	Sacred Heart
2nd Runner-up	:	Patar Simatupang	Div I	Metropolitan

(Left to Right: Marianna Pascal, K. Loghandran & Patar Simatupang)

Table Topics Contest
Champion	:	Marianna Pascal	Div A	Sacred Heart
1st Runner-up	:	Luke Bong Yew Tzuu	Div E	Miri
2nd Runner-up	:	Vincent Hor	Div W	MAICSA

(Left to Right: Vincent Hor, Marianna Pascal & Luke Bong Yew Tzuu)

(Photos by ET Lee)

Meeting Review (4th March, 2008)

Attendees

Ranjit Singh

Lakhmichand, M.A.

Maureen Ong Swee Kin

Michelle Ong Swee Jin

Muhendaran Suppiah

Ranjani

Primalar

Prem

Loke Kah Sing

Huegesh

Shanmugam Ganesan

Sham Sunder

Rema Paul

GUESTS

Mike Teng

Edina

Sai

Mohan

Role-Players
SAA	-	Muhendaran	DTM
TME	-	Maureen	CC
Invocation	-	Shanmugam	CTM
TTM	-	Muhendaran	DTM
TTE	-	Sham Sunder	CTM
GE	-	Mike Teng	ATMS
Ah Counter	-	Huegesh	TM
Grammarian	-	Ranjani	TM
Timer	-	Loke Kah Sing	TM

The SAA called the meeting to order at 7.30 p.m. sharp. He then led members in the recitation of the Toastmaster’s Promise.

The President, Ranjit, then made his welcome speech and had members introduce themselves as well as the person sitting on their right by informing those present an interesting thing about the person. This form of introduction gave those present to get to know a little more about each other. We had four guests joining us for the meeting. Our guests included three persons who were new to Toastmasters.

With the general elections round the corner, Shanmugam gave a very encouraging Invocation on making wise choices through the ballot.

The topics chosen by the Table Topics Master, Muhendaran, also had the theme of election such as the need for a strong opposition, the need for check and balances, etc. Volunteers for this session had a challenging time speaking on the chosen topics. Sham Sunder then gave a evaluation to the speakers.

We had 2 speeches. 1) Prem gave his 2nd speech from the C&L manual, titled "Why do I Love Toastmasters". His speech, spiced with jokes, kept those present attentive and laughing.`

2) Rema, delivered her speech number 5 from the Interpretive Reading Advance Manual, titled "My Fast as a Protest". Rema delivered a speech given by Mahatma Gandhi. The picture of the Indian flag and of Mahatma Gandhi helped set the environment for the speech.

The evaluation session was conducted effectively by Ranjit and Lucky respectively.

Mike Teng, as the GE, complimented the club for an enjoyable meeting and at the same time gave some useful feedback on how we can conduct even better meetings. His feedback was greatly appreciated.

At the end of the meeting the guests Edina, Sai and Mohan expressed their enjoyment and their intention to be members of the club.

Let’s continue to have enjoyable and fun meetings.

by Maureen, CC

Div W Contests Results...

Results of Contests (29 March 2008)

International Speech Contest

Champion
K. Loghandran
(Speaker's Dream, W3)


1st Runner Up
Kim Chow
(Kelab Pidato Perdana, W6)


2nd Runner Up
John Lee
(Help UC, W2)

(L-R) John Lee, Kim Chow, K.Loghandran, Azmi Shahrin (Div W Gov)

Table Topics Contest

Champion
Vincent Hor
(MAICSA, W5)


1st Runner Up
John Lee
(Help UC, W2)


2nd Runner Up
Philip Wong
(KL Advanced, W1)

(L-R) John Lee, Vincent Hor, Philip Wong