Nee Soon East Cc Toastmasters Club Newsletter Oct - Nov 2008

Nee Soon East TOASTMASTERS

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hahaha..tickle me pink!!! We wouldn’t want our jokes to be interrupted by annoying ring tones, don’t we? Boring contest rules were read out and the contestants reminded to entertain us. The perennial star vocalpowerhouseLawrence Chan mesmerized us with his quirky insight on why women drivers are not necLaughter is the best medicine essarily be the worst drivers on the road. In fact, he generur funny bones energetic hustle and bustle. ously studded his speech on were given a thor- To set the stage for the annu- anecdotes on why men could ough workout and al contest, tables were straight- very well be the real culprits. our mouth mus- ened out, chairs whipped into Yihao presented a rather physical cles were strained all for a good positions and the Club ban- speech on his experiences with cause - at our club’s Humorous ner unfurled to full glory. table topics. Speech Contest 2008/09. Of course, the genial Toastmaster- The guy brought the house down

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The evening started with guests slowly trickling into the meeting room; weary after a hard day's work around 730pm. Hot, flustered and harassed - words that aptly described those who came to the meeting. Suddenly, tiredness and lethargy quickly gave way to animated and

of-the-Evening,, Saddiq was busy with his “traumatic”experiences making sure that he had his script with the dreaded Table Topics Sessions ("truly torturous"). polished to perfection. Continued on Page 2 In 3, 2, 1, it was time to bring Editorial Team out the funny side in all of us. The highly-anticipated Contest Editor: Kenneth Goh, CC started with a stern reminder to Writer: Mohd Saddiq, CC switch off their electronic devices. Designer: Kenneth Goh,CC Photos: Mohd Saddiqi

The jovial young man read his mind aloud with a blowby-blow sequence of what goes in his mind when he gets called up to speak impromptu. What a dig to Toastmasters, albeit a sincere and personable one. Kenneth Goh, ever the one with a flowery tongue and a penchant for creative word usage, wowed us with a hilarious speech on his pet peeves. One of them is - yes, you guessed it, is the fact that Singaporeans hold the unbroken world record of fastest sprinter to the bus doors. The other pet peeve is that the humble computer seemingly saves you the energy to

turn it off, par ticularly when you are working on a project and burning 10 litres of midnight oil. Seductively hilarious speech! Giving our smile lines a break, the session broke off for refreshments. Breaking the ice was top on the menu as our members entertained the guests (we had 6 of them!!!) and preached to them the benefits of joining Toastmasters ( of course). Cakes were shoveled down and wash down the palate with drinks and friendships were forged. The next part - the Speech Evaluation Contest - featured our Mystery Speaker Mohamad Saddiqi sharing his journey in Toastmasters. After that was over, the contestants were led out of the room and given 5 minutes to complete their evaluations.. With that, The Humorous Speech Contest came to a rousing end. It was a satisfying session filled with warm laughter and ap-

plause and lots of fun and wit thrown across the room.

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F o r The Record: Winners of Our Club’s Humorous Speech Contest 2008/9 Gold: Kenneth Goh Silver:Yihao Man Bronze: Lawrence Chan Speech Evaluation Contest Gold: Lawrence Chan Silver:Yihao Man Bronze: Kenneth Goh Congratulations to all of them! You have truly shown that you have what it needs

Quotable quotes from our club's speakers : “ If you drink, don’t drive.You might just spill your beer” - Lawrence Chan, our perennial star speaker “ Forget National Day Parade or Queuing up for doughnuts, the best way to catch the Singapore Spirit is to wait to board a public bus.” - Kenneth Goh, editor of this newsletter “ Table Topics is also known as Truly Torturous. T and T.” - Yihao Man, our “long-suffering” Sergeant-At-Arms, ( SAA)

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ur September chapter meeting saw a bonanza of guests visiting Nee Soon East CC Toastmasters Club on 18 September – a sign of strong interdependent ties that we have with other clubs in Singapore. And oh what fun we had! Our latest addition to the Nee Soon East family, Chan Si Min was officially inducted into our club!!! Cheers and welcome Si Min as you embark on your numerous project speeches- to come!!!!

our september chapter meeting Without much “ wheedling” ( our word of the evening) – which means to obtain something with persuasion, it was time for the painful table topics to roll out by Saddiqi. Congrats to Tung Keong for winning his first ( of many) Best Speaker Ribbons to come for his inspiring speech on competition. The spotlight was thrown back at our dear pioneer member ( and our very own area governor, not withstanding) – Kumaran who completed his advanced projects. Here’s to all the milestones we have achieved!!!! We also thank our dear guests for their invaluable help, which added more colour and spice to the “main courses” that night. To the gracefully tall DTM Rebecca Lee and Ming Hwee and witty Seh Leng ( pronounced Sail-Ling) from Ulu Pandan Toastmasters Our members- all at club and Sor Hoon from

Welcome Si Min

Our language evaluator, DTM Rebecca Lee & Club Preisdent, Saddiq sharing a Kodak Moment

Best Speaker of the Night : Tung Keong is all smiles

ears

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