5th Chapter Meeting on 18 Nov 2009 @ Tampines ITE

We had our 5th Chapter meeting at ITE College Central (Tampines Campus) in the newly renovated conference room.

President's Opening Address
Siva touched on the theme "Forget Injuries, Never Forget Kindness" by Confucius. We should forget injuries as injuries given by others are not forever. However, one should never forget kindness as kindness always comes from deep inside the heart.

Shared a story he read on the internet about "The Lion & The Mouse". In this story, the lion caught the mouse one day disturbing his sleep. The mouse begged the lion to let him go as he would help him one day. The day came when the lion who was hunting for some food fell into a trap set up by hunters. The lion tried to free himself but with every move he made, the ropes bound him tighter. The mouse hearing the roars came to his aid & gnawed at the ropes with its sharp teeth. The lion was freed & said gently to the mouse "You did help me eventhough I am big & you are so little. I see now that kindness is always worthwhile".





Aloysius was the Toastmaster of the Evening.
Being a veteran Toastmaster, he made the meeting lively with his witty and timely use of language. He demonstrated his ability to to think on his feet by ad-libbing after each prepared speech.



Table TopicsLiying (Tampines West TMC) was the Table Topics Master. Her topics were related to childhood events. Topics attempted were as follows:

1 Aloysius Lim - When you were a child, what did you aspire to be (did it come true?)
2 Linda Lim (Tampines West TMC) - Were you punished by a teacher when you were in school?
3 Parwinder (First Time Guest) - Did you ever bully your friend or were you the victim of bullying?
4 Karl - What mischevious things did you do in your childhood?
5 Edmund - How much have you changed when you were a child compared to now (in terms of character, attitude, your look, etc)
6 Eng Kai - Share with us a memorable moment or event that happened to you when you were a child
7 Kelvin (Tampines Changkat TMC) - Do you often look forward to school holidays or start of school term?

Prepared Speeches

Hun Shen delivered his maiden speech titled "myself". Ho Peng gave his P5 (Your Body Speaks) speech titled "Courtesy & Kindness". Edmund presented his AP2 (Technical Presentation Manual - The Proposal) speech titled "Simply Green". Lye Sum presented his AP4 (Speaking to Inform Manual - A Fact Finding Report) speech on the topic "Start Mammogram Early".


Best Table Topics Speaker: Parwinder Singh (First Time Guest from ITE College East)
Best Prepared Speech Speaker: Ong Lye Sum, ACB, CL (ITE TMC)
Best Evaluator: Lum Sau Ying, ACB, CL (NUSS TMC)

Presentation of Tokens of Appreciation to Visiting Toastmasters:
Lum Sau Ying, Div Z Governor (NUSS TMC), Coen Tan (Tampines Changkat TMC), Victor Zeng (Tampines West TMC), Kelvin Cheng (Tampines Changkat TMC) & Wong Liying (Tampines West TMC)







Presentation of "First Timer" ribbon & gift to Hun Shen.








Parwinder Singh (First Time Guest from ITE College East) shared his wonderful experience in this chapter meeting. He indicated that he would sign up with our Club.
Thanks to Kay Chuan who contributed food, souvenirs for visiting Toastmasters who took up mtg appointments & special gift for P1 speaker.