461st Chapter Meeting (3rd October 2013) or "A Day of Many Firsts"

A Day of Many Firsts

Best Prepared Speech: Jane Yeo
Best Evaluator: Coen Tan, ACS, ALB
Best Table Topics: Roger Yap, CC
Word of the Day: STRIDE

It was a day of many firsts:
1. The First time our VPE took over in Gurmit's absence, giving his inaugural Opening Address as as Acting President for the day.
2. Joe Wan's First time as Toastmaster of the Day. Joe was totally awesome and energetic. WOOHOO! Go, First Wan!
3. Christina Ho's First time as Language Evaluator, with "STRIDE" as her Word of the Day. Well done, Christina, so full of courage and enlightening observations!
4. Chan Chee Wai did his First Speech, talking about how he takes evening walks with his parents in his hometown of Ipoh, and how he came to Singapore. Ipoh is well-known for its pretty ladies and affordable, delicious food, so perhaps one day we can go visit Chee Wai's hometown as a group! Not just for the single guys, also the MBAs (Married but Availables)...
5. Andrew Chen, ATMB, ALB did his First prepared speech that we've seen in a long, long time. Andrew was very convincing as a Master Salesman, talking about the main causes of death in the Singapore population, and how someone could provide for his family in his absence, in the form of a "Love Letter" (as my best friend Al says, "Cash is the most sincere gift", usually said in jest, but here it has a serious meaning)
6. And also the First time I've seen a Toastmaster so young, handsome and with so much potential: Hayden, Michael and Cheng Lee's grandson, paid us a visit. Since Michael and Cheng Lee are both DTMs, I have a strong feeling that Hayden will walk down that same path.

And if a picture is worth a thousand words, here are several thousand words' worth of pictures:

Birthday Baby for October: Michael Wee, DTM

The icing on the cake...

Best Prepared Speech: Jane Yeo, whose P9 speech was about persuading us to join a sponsored trip to Korea for shopping, a spa in Japan, and cosmetic surgery in Korea!  

Best Evaluator: Coen Tan, ACS, ALB, evaluated Andrew Chen's speech. There are two (2) million-dollar smiles here!!

Best Table Topics: Roger Yap, CC from Anchorvale TMC, talked about how "A piece of cake" doesn't so much represent an easy task as it is a challenge to be overcome. I really like the positive spin on something that seemed so simple on the surface.