400th Chapter Meeting 31/3/11

It was the 400th Chapter meeting of Tampines Changkat Toastmasters Club and it represents a significant milestone in our club's history, having groomed countless excellent speakers over the count of 18years.
At the same time, we are excited to receive 4 visiting guests at our Club on this special day.

In the opening address, our president, Coen Tan gave credits to our charter members, Chong Cheng Lee and Michael Wee to thank them for their selfless efforts in contributing to the club for 18 years. Thank you Michael and Cheng Lee for your continuous commitment!

It was the first time I am taking up the appointment as the Toastmaster of the evening. I was extremely excited at the opportunity to take up the role and to host this wonderful meeting. It was another step out of my comfort zone, as always the case in toastmaster. Thank you our VPE for this chance.

The prepared speech segment never fails to interest us. The 1st speaker, Ulyssess gave an account of how to change a person through his experience in facilitating the speechcraft workshop at Bedok View secondary school. I learned from Uly that changing a person all boils down to sincerity and a truthful self. It was truly an inspiring speech with an important message. It is no surprise that Uly received the best speaker of the evening.

After being weighed down by Uly's touching speech, Matthew lighten up our mood with his humorous speech" Are you from Hongkong?" He talks about his experience of being labelled as a Hongkie and how he handles the generalization by Singaporeans in a hearty way.

Atindra shared an important message that small experiences in life can be enriching which i truly agree. Live in the moment. No matter how precarious the situation may seem, find the joy of being in it.

JinSen taught us about the essence of forex trading as he completes his project 8. As always, his mini course is especially convincing and informative.

The evaluation segment at our club is always value-filled with our countless titans and giants.
Michael won the speech evaluation segment with his evaluation on Matthew.

The table topics segment this evening is so inspiring! Firstly, Our TTM, Zhi Qiang came up with a series of questions in line with today's theme of path finding. Next, i am so glad that all our visitors courageously volunteer to speak on our table topics. In fact, we have a handful of audiences vying with each other for the chance to speak! Gladys, our 1st-time visitor clinched the honor of the best table topic speaker with her story on how being a HR officer have taught her to head in correct direction without rush.

Once again, we ended a day of meaning and fulfillment in our club. For those who have missed out on this fun-filled meeting, fret not, our next chapter meeting is on the 14th April 2011 . Hope to see you there!