Notice of Meeting

MESSAGE FROM VPE

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Zaiton Zainal Abidin

From: zaiton zainal abidin [mailto:ton.abung@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 9:56 PM
Subject: FTMC Meeting 2 February 2010

Dear members,

Greetings! My wish is that all of u are in good health and spirits. Our regular meeting is coming soon and the theme of the meeting is Grow Your Courage. How do we grow our courage?

We may face situations that scare us and we can't find the courage to face the situations. In times like this, we may have to "grow" our courage by reaching out to others. Armed with friends and like-minded advocates, we can regain our sense that we are not alone. Helen Keller's words: "when indeed shall we learn that we are all related one to the other, that we are all members of one body?"

We will be celebrating Chinese New Year in advance. Please come to the meeting dressed either in red or in Chinese New Year apparel.

AND we will have Yee Sang dish!

So, come one, come all. Be in the presence of like-minded and positive people.


QUOTE OF THE DAY
Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.
C.S. Lewis


Warmest Regards,

Zaiton Zainal Abidin
Vice President Education,
Friendship TMC 2009/2010
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Announcement_FTMC-Exact ADC Joint Meeting

MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY

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Angeline Lee

From: angeline.lee@thetasp.com [mailto:angeline.lee@thetasp.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 6:53 PM
Subject: Joint Meeting with Exact ADC 9 February 7 PM


Dear Friends,

Apart from our regular meeting next week on 2 February, we will have
our second meeting on 9 February at Exact ADC meeting venue of G
Tower, Jalan Ampang. We will not be having our meeting on 16 February
due to the Chinese New Year holidays.

Here are the details on the high-tech, state of the art meeting venue
of Exact ADC
http://areaw7.blogspot.com/2010/01/exact-adc-toastmasters-moved-to-g-tower.html

Wondering what\'s in store for 9 Feb ? Do have a look at the draft
program agenda attached.

If you wish to attend and experience a joint meeting (new place, new
faces, new ideas, new experience), do let me know as I will be
submitting the name list to Exact ADC VPE on 5 February. The name list
is required as a security requirement to enter G-Tower.

If you wish to know more about our fellow Area W7 friends, you may
have a look at http://exactadctoastmasters.wordpress.com/

Do join us & the equally friendly people of Exact ADC on Feb 9 !


Regards,
Angeline
Secretary, Friendship Club

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Photos @ 19 Jan 2010

A Leader In Every One of Us

Contributed by Angeline Lee and Elaine Tan

Angeline Lee

Elaine Tan

If the New Year started with a bang, the second meeting of the year on 19 January 2010 brought in a bumper crop of guests ! Friendship Toastmasters Club (FTMC) saw an exciting influx of 14 guests who were experiencing a Toastmasters meeting for the first time. We also witnessed the eager participation of voluntary speakers who wanted to seize (word of the day) the opportunity to practice and polish their communications skills.

Our wonderful guests are

(R-L) Ji En & his mother to his left, and Stacy Tan

Victor Wong & Kent Ho, our third-time guest

Khairil, who came with his mum

Nagalingam, Wong Peng Wei, Wong Wei Kai seated with our Ah-Counter Chor Chee Hoe and Timer Chor Wai Yee

Sivadas, our Grammarian with Seow Boon Hoe, Mable Teh Shin Mun and Ting Ther Teng

Anne Marie Warren and Chitra is at the left of VPE Zaiton. Seated at Zaiton’s right is Nagalingam and Wong Peng Wei

Humour Master James Arokiasamy with Ravi, Tan Lay Theng and Lee Soo Ling, VPE of Ireka Toastmasters Club

Referring to the day’s theme, Fill Your Own Cup, President Ben Fong said, “The theme revolves around the area of being knowledgeable. To fill your own cup would mean to keep the desire of continuous improvement intact and develop habits to learn or pick up new skills as we continue to progress in this world.”

Helming the evening was Toastmaster of the Evening Theresa Chong, who guided our guests and members through the evening’s programme. It certainly proved to be another blissful and meaningful FTMC event, made memorable by the attendance and participation of our numerous guests.

During the Table Topics session, KC Lim applied the carrot and stick method to entice us to volunteer to present impromptu speeches with titles such as “To err is human, to blame someone else is strategic” and “Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional”. For their reward, the sporting speakers consisting of Thomas Chen, Ravi, Kent Ho, James Arokiasamy, Khairil and Anne Marie, each received a mystery gift from KC. Spunky Anne Marie shot up to seventh heaven when her spontaneous talk of “Don’t drink and drive, keep the beer in the fridge” won her the Best Table Topics Speaker of the day award.

First-time guest Anne Marie is our Best Table Topics Speaker! She receives a certificate from President Ben, and a free ticket to Division B Evaluation Workshop to be held on 23 January.

Zaiton Zainal Abidin confidently attempted the ninth project in the Competent Communicator Manual with “Powerful Thoughts”. Now, she is only one speech away to completing her manual!

Sailing smoothly through his Humorously Speaking Manual was Ben Fong who described his “Weekend Shopping” spree as his regular retail therapy and an opportunity to provide honest feedback, in a non-Toastmasters manner (confuse, complicate and condemn) when his opinion was sought on a certain outfit. With a twist in his tale, he certainly left the audience with a smile on their face.

Next, we heard from LeAnn Tang with her presentation on “Values and Leadership” from The Leadership Excellence Series. She was indeed the star attraction of the evening, the very reason that we are having a bumper crop of guests.

The audience was spellbound by LeAnn's presentation on Toastmasters International’s core values of integrity, dedication to excellence, service to members and respect for the individual. She then presented a compelling case that Toastmasters is the perfect learning laboratory to practise our leadership skills.

After the Happy Break, everyone in attendance was delightfully surprised when James Arokiasamy belted out a Chinese New Year song in perfect Mandarin before settling into his role as our Humour Master of the evening.

General Evaluator LeAnn Tang’s team of role players included Table Topics Evaluator Angeline Lee, Speech Evaluators Thomas Chen and Kim Chow, Grammarian Sivadas, and first-ever brother and sister team of Ah Counter Chor Chee Hoe and Timer Chor Wai Yee.

LeAnn touched us with her memorable feedback such as:
- praising the wonderful room, meeting and group of people;
- encouraging everyone to play roles at the meeting to practice their listening, thinking and speaking skills;
- learning through the evaluators’ feedback;
- giving credit to the people behind-the-scenes who made the evening a success; and
- returning to any Toastmasters meeting as the doors are always open.

LeAnn Tang, DTM, our GE as well as our Values & Leadership speaker, receiving a TQ card from President Ben. Thank you LeAnn !

Our guests were of the opinion that they benefited from attending this meeting, enjoyed the food served and the company, to the extent that some vowed to return. Thank you to our guests, who made the effort to attend our meeting and in the process discovered the many learning opportunities that await them at every Toastmasters meeting.

Our next meeting will be held on 2 February, at Bukit Kiara. Join us for another exciting, exhilarating and eventful evening !


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Newsletter_Volume 8 Issue 13

FRIEND'S CONNECTION
Volume 8 Issue 13


Newsletter was initiated by Mohamad Abdullah, DTM, in 2000
Ben Fong took over as editor from 04 July 2006 to 20 October 2009
Angeline Lee is the current editor

Angeline Lee

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Meeting Programme_19 January 2010

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Notice of Meeting

MESSAGE FROM VPE

Zaiton Zainal Abidin

From: zaiton zainal abidin [mailto:ton.abung@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 5:02 PM

Subject: FTMC Meeting 19 January 2010

Dear Members,

We are a week away from our next meeting in this new decade.

The theme of the meeting is Fill In Your Cup. Quite puzzling, right? Don't think further. I will shed the light and clear your thoughts.

It is about ending the search for things outside ourselves to make us feel happy and whole. It is about tending to our bodies, minds and spirits, so that we can bring wholeness to our relationships and everything we do. It simply means taking responsibilities for ourselves, rather than expecting someone else to be responsible for us.

WE CREATE EVERY MOMENT OF OUR LIFE.

Quote of the day:

"Successful people are very action oriented. If they get an idea they move quickly on it. If they learn something new, they try it out."
Brian Tracy


Warmest Regards
Zaiton Zainal Abidin
VPE, Friendship TMC 2009/2010

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Photos @ 05 Jan 2010

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Report by Elaine Tan

Photos by Angeline Lee

Elaine Tan

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FTMC kick-starts 2010 with 5 Jan Meeting

The first Friendship Toastmasters Club (FTMC) meeting for 2010 was themed TRUST YOUR VISION and the word of the day was VISUALISE. In his opening speech, President Ben Fong highlighted FTMC’s vision to “consistently be the best of the best in communication and leadership”.

Gino Chong performed his maiden role as the Toastmaster of the Evening and kept everyone on their toes. He received a warm round of applause at the end of the meeting.

Gino Chong in his first performance as TME

With every New Year comes another round of setting goals and resolutions. In her invocation, Tan Lay Theng, IPP cum Area Governor, said anything is possible. As life holds no promises, be brave to explore opportunities that life presents.

Grace Tan captured five willing volunteers during the Table Topics session with her creative scenarios. They were Khairul Hassan, Kent Ho and guests Sarah, Daniel (who did a role-play with Gino Chong) and Alicia Loh who each received a special prize for their efforts.

Kent Ho, one of the Table Topics speakers

Gino and Daniel as passenger and terrorist in Daniel's Table Topics speech

Then came the segment on Speech Projects. The first speaker was Chor Chee Hoe who did the Ice Breaker speech entitled “I, Me and Myself”. He received a standing ovation. In his maiden speech, he shared his background on work, hobbies and life with hyperhydrosis.

Next, Elaine Tan and Khairul Hassan respectively presented Project 7: Research Your Topic based on the basic speech manual. In “Travel”, Elaine gave some travel tips such as narrowing your interests, getting to know the destination better and how to pack your bags. Khairul on the other hand, talked about the benefits of having pets such as cats and dogs in “A Pet a Day Keeps the Doctor Away”.

In “My Own Palace”, Zaiton Zainal Abidin compared the architecture of her family home with that of Seri Menanti’s Istana Lama. This included the roof design representing the horns of water buffaloes.

Humour Master Daniel Teh from Speakers Dream Toastmasters Club shared his fascinating experiences as a speaker such as having a bad translator and going on with the show even when there's only one member in the audience.

Daniel Teh delivering his Table Topics Evaluation. He was also the Humour Master.

Irene Lee from Crystal Toastmasters Club was the General Evaluator. Her team of evaluators comprising Daniel Teh, Freddie Yap (Past President), Grace Tan (club mentor), Angeline Lee (club secretary) and KC Lim (Past President) gave constructive feedback to the speakers.

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Irene was also assisted by Angeline Lee the Grammarian, Chor Wai Yee the Ah Counter and Sivadas the Timer.

Chor Wai Yee presenting her Ah Counter report. This was her maiden role.

Sivadass presenting the timer report. From left: Khairul Hassan, Elaine Tan and Kent Ho

In her GE report, Irene Lee commended the club on the good signage from the entrance to the carpark, the meeting room, the President's initiative in getting everyone to introduce themselves, the opportunity for guest participation and the club newsletter.

Alicia, our special guest, receiving a gift for her participation in Table Topics. In her speech, she told us of her encounter with her favourite American Idol David Archuleta

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Sara, one of our guests, receiving a gift for her eloquent participation in Table Topics. Her topic was on why men should not wear make-up!

Daniel, one of our guests, receiving a gift for his brave participation in Table Topics. In his speech, he had to convince a terrorist not to blow up a plane

The awards of the evening went to …
- Kent Ho: Best Table Topics Speaker
- Chor Chee Hoe: Best Project Speaker
- Grace Tan: Best Speech Evaluator

- Angeline Lee: ACB pin for achieving her Advanced Communicator Bronze award

Chor Chee Hoe who presented the Ice-breaker speech won the Best Project Speaker award

Grace Tan won the Best Speech Evaluator award

Irene Lee receiving a TQ card from Zaiton

Angeline Lee receiving her ACB pin from IPP Tan Lay Theng

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Newsletter_Volume 8 Issue 12

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FRIEND'S CONNECTION
Volume 8 Issue 12


Newsletter was initiated by Mohamad Abdullah, DTM, in 2000
Ben Fong took over as editor from 04 July 2006 to 20 October 2009
Angeline Lee is the current editor

Angeline Lee

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Meeting Programme_05 January 2010

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Notice of Meeting

MESSAGE FROM VPE

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Zaiton Zainal Abidin

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From: zaiton zainal abidin [mailto:ton.abung@gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, December 27, 2009 10:35 AM
Subject: FTMC Meeting 5 January 2010

Dear Members,

The year is coming to an end and with a new year ahead, we normally make our new year's resolution for a better, happier, healthier life.

Let's also make a resolution to motivate others especially our friends and family to attend our meetings. For our first meeting next year - YEAR 2010 - the first year of the next decade, we have a very, very special guest to motivate us all. She is a very young lady (13 years old) who is already the author of a book. In fact, KC Lim awarded this book to one of our members at our last meeting.

So, let's spread the word and make this meeting a HUGE SUCCESS for our members, our guests and for the special young lady.

To top it all, we will be enjoying delicious and beautiful cup cakes!!!


Warm Regards

Zaiton Zainal Abidin
VPE, Friendship Toastmasters Club 2009/2010

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