Ring-A-Ding-Ding...The New Year's Here!

Hello dear friends! The New Year is only a day away! And yes, we are counting down to a whole new decade!!! Wow, how time flies =)

So, what will you be doing? Party all night long? Spend time with your loved ones? Or glued to the tele while counting down to year 2010?

Well, one thing's for sure, a new year means a new beginning and many great opportunities will be ahead of us. With that said, don't mop around and regret on the things you didn't do this year, but reflect and then really (seriously) make a point to keep your resolutions next year!!

Jingle Bells...Jingle Bells...

Merry Christmas

to everyone!

Have a wonderful time with your friends and family =)

May your Christmas be joyful and jolly!

A visit to HELP University College Toastmasters Club

Hello again, so..how was your weekend? Hope you had a great one!

On a beautiful Saturday morning, dated 19 November 2009, we visited HELP University College for another exuberant Toastmasters meeting. The Toastmaster of the Morning, Jack, TM briefly explained the Toastmasters history to members and guest and also introduced the role players.

Lukreiza, CC, the Table Topics Master (TTM) then took control of the meeting to run the "table topics" session. The Word of the Day (WOD) was "EXUBERANT" which simply means full of energy, excitement and cheerfulness. Table topics provides everyone in the meeting an opportunity to practice their extemporaneous speaking skills. The rules are simple, members and guest are required to speak for 1-2 minutes to the questions posed by the TTM and also encouraged to use the word of the day. There were six participants for the session, speaking exuberantly on topics such as happiness, excitements, ways to cheer oneself up and also the mood they were currently in.

Congratulations to our guest Azri Syazwan, who is also from UNITAR for his courage to volunteer himself in the table topics session! It was his first time experiencing Toastmasters meeting and participating in the session. Azri, we hope to see you again in our upcoming meetings after the semester break :D

A big congratulations to Nimmala, TM for being voted as the Best Table Topics Speaker and also for completing her 4th Assignment Project from the Competent Communicator Manual! She gave a very in depth and personal review on part two of the Twilight Saga, none other than the "New Moon" movie. Nimmala impressed the audience with her usage of words and wide vocabulary. Although Nim thought that the movie was a bit mopey and draggy, she still finds Edward irresistible! (Oh no, another Team Edward!). Qinmei, ACB, CL evaluated Nim's speech on that day, highlighting on her strong points and some areas of improvement. Way to go Nim!

The WOD was used 24 times during the meeting. Yes, 24 times! It was indeed an exuberant meeting :) We really had fun and wish to attend another meeting next time.

Christmas Dinner with DU Advanced Toastmasters

Hello everyone, how have you been? Well, if you have been feeling not so good lately...why not get in the Christmas mood with us? Ho ho ho!

On 10 December 2009, we were lucky to be able to join DU Advanced Toastmasters Club for their Christmas meeting + Penang Street Food at The Mage Cafe (Damansara Jaya). Good food, great bunch of energetic people, infectious laughter and enthusiasm...what's not to love?
Oh, and not to be forgotten, all of us were given a Santa hat upon registration!



The word of the day is MERRIMENT, a noun which simply means fun, laughter and happy talk. It definetely suited the mood of the casual meeting as everyone was enjoying themselves while keeping in touch with fellow Toastmasters from other clubs. We instantly felt very welcomed by the merry crowd and amazing camaraderie seen :)



Our Area B1 Governor, ACB CL Julian Gan was given the honour of becoming the General Evaluator (GE) of the meeting.

Jingle Bell Jingle Bell Jingle All the Way

The food's so fine though without wine

We laughed

Smiled

Paid Attention

Won some prizes

And took some photos

We did it the Toastmasters' Way!

=)

La Dee Da ~ It's the Holidays!

Dear UNITAR Toastmasters members and friends,

Guess what?

The year is about to come to an E-N-D

but wait a minute...

Happy Holidays!

Happy Belated Thanksgiving! (sorry for the late wish)

Selamat Hari Raya Haji!

and then there's Christmas =)

The year should really end with a big BANG
and therefore...

We present you with the other clubs' Toastmasters Meetings:

1st & 3rd Wednesdays:

Deloitte Kassim Chan Toastmasters @ Uptown 1, Damansara Uptown/6.45pm
TTDI Toastmasters @ WIM, TTDI/7.30pm
UEM Toastmasters @ UEM Academy, PJ/6.45pm

1st, 3rd & 5th Thursdays/RM10 per person (door fee):

Damansara Utama Toastmasters @ KDU College/7.30pm

10th December/7.30pm/RM20 per person:

Damansara Utama Advanced Toastmasters Christmas Meeting @ Mage Cafe, PJ
(please inform VPE by Sunday (29/11/09)...check their blog for more info)

1st, 3rd & 5th Saturdays:

HELP University College Toastmasters @ HELP Building/9.30am

and many, many more meetings in December =)

If you're interested, please e-mail our VPE:
Hui Shan/lhs1209@gmail.com
or text/call : 012-2422535

A Little Visit to Taylor's University College

A while back in October...

A few of us from UNITAR Toastmasters Club

visited Taylor's University College and helped out with a demo meeting...

So,here goes!

We hope to join in their meeting again, soon! =)

Great Leaders from UNITAR TMC

UNITAR TMC proudly congratulates two great leaders:

UNITAR TMC President:

Jess Foong

for being chosen by

the Ministry of Youth and Sports to be one of the leading youths in Malaysia

IPP/Area B1 Governor:

Julian Gan

for being voted and chosen as

UNITAR'S Student Council'sVice President of Education 2009-2010


We wish these two young leaders All The Best in their future undertakings!

Counting down to 16.11.09

Dear Friends,

Are you prepared for the examinations?!

It is just 5 days away!!!

To ease your worries and fears...

Click on this link

for some wacky examination tips

=)

Good Luck for Final Exams!

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Dear friends =)

UNITAR Toastmasters Club is wishing you

All the Best and Lots of Luck

for the upcoming examinations!!

Study smart and the hurdle will be over before you know it!

Do take care of your health too!

- Congratulations to our Miss President -

Ladies and Gentlemen,

We are proud and extremely happy to shout out a BIG

CONGRATULATIONS

to our

MISS PRESIDENT



for achieving Advanced Communicator Bronze award

=)

From just a toastmasters member in year 2007, she has truly gained many experiences and climbed both the communication and leadership ladder.

We present to you - Advanced Communicator Bronze, Advanced Leader Bronze
Jess Foong

*applauds*

It is another success from our humble club; UNITAR Toastmasters.

Distritct 51 2009 KL Semi Annual Convention

ONE more day to go before the Semi Annual Convention!

Wow, how time flies?!

Where will it be?

On the wonderful highlands...GENTING!

UNITAR TMC is proud to send 3 representatives - Julian Gan, Jess Foong and Hui Shan

=)

The experience will definitely be Absolutely Magical just as promised ;)

For more information, please check the official blog :

District 51 2009 KL Semi Annual Convention

Final Meeting August Semester 2009

Many, many, many thanks to all our guests for joining us in our humble meeting -
Johnson Yike

Poh Lin

Emil

Lay Kun

and Fauzi.

We had a wonderful time during the table topics session because of the topics given by our Table Topics Master - Lukreiza, CC. She added some flavour into the session by relating the theme "Malaysia's Colourful Festival" with the topics given. Some talked about the Hungry Ghost Festival, Hari Raya, while others give their opinion about being a Malaysian; blessed with the opportunity to celebrate many festivals =)

Then the prepared speech speakers took the stage and entertained us with their antics. Amir gave a speech entitled - "My Journey to Germany" and gave us a humorous twist at the end by saying that Air Asia still does not have a direct flight to Germany.

As for Nimmala, she gave a speech about her idol - Sir Richard Branson. She inspired us with the things he did to make a difference in his life. The lessons were - Never take "NO" for an answer, Use creativity to get something you want.

The best table topics speaker was - Nimmala, TM!!!

The meeting ended with the closing speech for our Miss President who again encouraged us to move on and work hard for the remaining weeks of this semester =)

We also got a little token from our generous Miss President! Hooray!

See you all again next year!

And see you all around other clubs!

Toastmaster in Need

Latest Update!

We are so happy to let you know that our TM Jefferey has been discharged today :)
However, he is still unable to walk (according to his FB's status), so let us all hope that our dear Treasurer will have a speedy recovery.




Jefferey, we wish you a fast recovery!


Dear friends,

Toastmaster Jefferey Tang was injured in a road accident this evening. He is currently being treated in Kelana Jaya Medical Center (KJMC). His condition is stabile but his hands and leg injuries are preventing him from travelling to university and commit house chores.He will only fully recover in a month's time.

If possible, please pay him a visit in the hospital from 10am-2pm, room 2-205. He needs all the support and help he can get. You can also send your regards via mobile phone ; Jefferey - 016-61199399.

Please contact us if you want to help Jefferey in any way:

Jess Foong:012-2434105/Hui Shan:012-2422535

Malaysia's Colourful Festival

Since the month of August, all of us has been celebrating one thing after the other



And that, is the joy of being Malaysian



=)



In our next meeting, our theme - Malaysia's Colourful Festival - highlights the few festivals that we celebrated in these few months.





There will be some fancy "kuih raya"

and enjoyable Table Topics Session

with a hint of excitement from the Prepared Speeches Session



Come and join in this meeting to be apart of all these unique festivals!

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- Moving On...To...20th October 2009 -

Ladies and Getlemen,

Toasties and Audiences...

=)

This blog is very much alive

and yes!

UNITAR TMC's next meeting details....

Date/Day: 20th October 2009/Tuesday
Time: 6pm-8pm
Venue:TR1, Ground Floor, Block B, UNITAR.

What's the theme?

Thou shall know...very soon...

Interested in doing your speech in our club?

Contact our Vice President Education(by Thursday, 15th October):

Hui Shan, 012-2422535/lhs1209@gmail.com

:: President Address- Halloween Meeting 09' ::

I still remember before the Raya break kicks in. I suddenly got the inspiration of having a Meeting based on the Halloween theme.

Carrying a heavy mind, I spoke to a few of my friends about the idea and theme. Initially, three of them were excited about the meeting but as I told them that the meeting would tag along with Ghost Story Telling they gave me a worried face and said "eeeee...". Apparently, most of them have Nyctophobi-Fear of Dark and Phasmophobia – Fear of Ghost.
Without thinking twice, I thought this would be a good time for us to practice stepping out from our comfort zone in many ways.

Thus I proposed it during the last EXCOs meeting, without any hesitation my fellow EXCOs gladly agreed with the idea.

Then we started to think further, how can this event be unique? In the sense where we will be able to learn something yet have some fun and most importantly encourage people to step out from their own comfort zone and discover their own potentials.

In our society culture, we often believe in ignoring our deepest inner feelings of ours. We often fail in admitting our flaws, but others’ in real. Like, I am born to be bad with mathematics, the minute I see figures my head would spin. How many of you are like that?

All these little fears can be overcome in many ways. I know few of you who are here are suffering the Fear of Ghost just like I do. My close friends would never watch Horror with me as I would likely to have nightmares or wakeful night after hearing ghost stories.
There again, we must not let excuses to come into our ways. We are born to overcome all this fears. Not accumulating them. Fears of overcoming our weakness are just like our journey that is often stuck between a riverbank.

Today, is the time for you, you and you to start building the bridge between the riverbank by stepping out your very comfort zone. Simply by these three little steps. Firstly, don’t be shy and stopped clinging on your old buddies; meet some new friends. Secondly, always carry the right mind and often give the benefits of the doubts. Last but not least, always priorities your main fear and overcome it.

Remember, as you are overcoming your deepest fear you are building your bridge to your destiny. I must specially acknowledge this person as this person is one of our role model for many of us here today. For the first time, he took up a challenge to organized and lead few of the members to make this Halloween Meeting happened. I must said I am truly amaze and inspired with he’s creative ideas and new perspective. Can all you help me to give this person and his team a round of applause; I present you Toastmasters Jefferey Tang and team. Thank you.

Spooked Silly Halloween Meeting 09'

Laughters

Dances

Jokes

Scary stories

It was definitely a meeting that caught us by surprise!



The crowd was great and all pumped up for the meeting!


The organizing chair and team did a fantastic job on decorating and made sure everything ran scarily perfect =)


Many thanks to our club mentor; Johnson Yike, DTM for being our General Evaluator! Even though he was tired, he joined in throughout the meeting from being a "princess" to being a narrator, ghost story teller and finally the GE!

Thank you to the HELP TMC gang who joined the meeting as well =) We appreciate your enthusiasm and support!!

Thanks to the UNITAR Chinese Students' Association (UCSA) who sent their representatives to our meeting. Your cheeky dances and extended "hands" made us laugh and we finished cleaning the place early XD

Thanks Thank Thanks to the invited guests! Without you,the meeting wouldn't be a success!


So,are you all ready for our next meeting?

Watch this blog for more updates!

Changes on Halloween Meeting 2009

Ladies and Gentlemen

Boys and Girls

Please take note...

The Halloween Meeting details are as follow:

Date/Day: 10th October 2009/Spooky Saturday
Time: 5pm-8pm
Venue: TR 39, Level 2, Kelana Mall (in the same building as OldTown White Coffee Restaurant)

Time is ticking...have you bought your tickets?

Do not miss the opportunity to have good clean fun while learning a thing or two from the meeting...

Remember, dress to impress and be there to de-stress!

A Peek into the "Halloween Meeting 2009"
Activities:

Table Topics Session

Ice Breaker Session

Entertaining Ghost Stories

Exciting Games

Delicious Food

Lots and Lots of Halloween Candies


What are the benefits of the meeting?
Opportunity to be in an educational yet fun environment to develop interpersonal skills and improve self-confidence

Guests to learn more about Toastmasters International

A chance for UNITAR students to befriend other university/college students and also working Toastmasters

Enjoy yourself, learn something new and meet great people!

So,what are you waiting for?

Purchase your tickets from now till 8th October 09/Thursday by contacting:

Jefferey Tang
Syuhadah Che Zul (019-3344604)
Sarah Naomi (019-99772213)
Hui Shan (012-2422535)

Ticket Prices:
RM8 - UNITAR students
RM10 - Invited Guests/Toastmasters

Updates on Halloween Meeting 2009

We suggest you dress to impress on this coming Saturday because...

There will be prizes for the

Best Costume

for both Male and Female

If you are active and kicking it right...

you can awarded as the Most "Alive" Attendee

=)

Suggestions for your Halloween Costumes:

*Click on link to view site

You can always get *Masquerade Masks to jazz up your outfit

*Face painting,anyone?

D.I.Y *Witch's Hat

Oh-so-easy *Party Hats

Easier? Check these *masks out

You can always drop by at Toys' R Us, One Utama or Ikano Shopping Centre
to get a ready made mask, rented costumes or hats to suit your outfit.

UNITAR TMC Presents:

HALLOWEEN MEETING

Dress up

Eat up

Speak up

Be prepared to be scared out of your mind

by Ghost Stories, Pranks and many more...

Interested? Excited?

Book your tickets by the 8th of October!!

Dress Code: Halloween Costume (COMPULSORY)...or else...

Contact: Jefferey Tang (jefferey_88@hotmail.com)

Hui Shan (/lhs1209@gmail.com)

- The Professional Seminar -

Ladies and Gentlemen =)

Join in for the Professional Seminar that will be conducted by our Miss President - CC, ALB Jess Foong!


She is current President of UNITAR TMC and is pursuing her Bachelor's Degree in Management, majoring in Entrepreneurship. As a leader with great communication skills, she is an exceptional role model for youths. At the age of 21, she was one of the youngest youth representative to the ASEAN Caucus Youth Meeting 2009 in Thailand.

Her speech entitled, "Self-love" will be a 40 minutes seminar that will focus on - the different kinds of love, what is self-love, the secret approaches of self-love.

What are the perks of this seminar?

It is first of all F.O.C - Free of Charge (students are most welcomed)

- an opportunity to understand yourself better
- build self-confidence
- embrace your flaws and learn to flaunt you talents


Meeting details:

Date/Day: 5th October 2009/Monday
Time: 6pm
Venue: TR1, Ground floor, Block B, UNITAR

*Refreshments are served

Well, what are you waiting for?
Register with our VPE Hui Shan (lhs1209@gmail.com/012-242

2535) by 2nd of October as there are limited seats.

First come first serve basis =)

Festival to Celebrate!

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri

Enjoy the festive season

Have a safe journey
Check everything before you start your journey
Better safe than sorry

=)

Happy Holidays too, to all UNITAR students!

Our next meeting

Date/Day:5th of October, Monday
Time:6pm
Venue to be determined

Have You Paid Your Dues?

Dear Members

It is that time of the year

$$$

Please pay your renewal fee of RM100.00(RM90* to Toastmasters International, RM10 for club fund) to our Treasurer, Jefferey Tang by next week. This is because the dues need to be hand in by end of September.

As for the new members who are interested, please consult our Vice President of Membership (Noor Lukreiza - lukreiza@gmail.com) for more information on becoming a member. The first membership fee shall be RM180.00* (including the 2 basic manuals and 3 mini manuals)

Thank You

=)

*Price may vary according to the exchange rate of US Dollar.

.::Head & Shoulders, Knees & Toes...::.

And that was what we did for this evening's meeting, hand in hand with the theme - "Healthy Body, Healthy Mind". The Nursery Ryhme "Head & Shoulders, Knees & Toes" was fitted into a small session for all the guests and members to stretch their body and thankfully no one injured their back.Everyone also exercised for 4minutes and 20seconds XD

The meeting was a successful one, thanks to all the guests :

Calvin Lim ACS (General Evaluator)

Four speech evaluators

Johnson Yike ACG, ALB, Kuok Sum ACB, CL, Fan Chen Keat ACS, CL, Meyappa Manickam DTM, Invited guests - Poh Lin CC and Emil CC, Guest speakers - Dinesh TM and Xi Wen CC. Thank you for your support to UNITAR TMC!!!

The table topics master, Hui Shan CC played with the theme and letters to make impromptu questions for the speakers. And for the record, all the speakers were daring young gentlemen.

The Best Table Topics Speaker was - Meyappa DTM !!

Nimmala TM has finally did her first speech!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! Now we all know that you are not a "professional liar" =)



Syuhadah TM has continued onto her second speech entitled "Passions" and she did it with tremendous improvements! *Applauds*

As for our guest speaker Dinesh TM, who was here for the second time, he gave a noble speech by persuading us to be socially responsible. Hopefully everyone will consider or perhaps take action to be a better person and contribute to ther society.

Our next guest speaker Xi Wen CC from TTDI did a good job by giving us tips on what to look for when we want to purchase a camera. He even brought his gigantic DSLR to "wow" the audience.I guess now everyone who was present should know that ISO is the most important key to sharp photographs.

The Best Speaker was - Nimmala TM !! =)

As for the Best Evaluator...it was a TIE! They were Johnson Yike ACG ALB and Meyappa DTM!!

Thank you to the GE, Calvin Lim for such a detailed evaluation. UNITAR Toastmasters will take action in order to improve the quality of the meeting. Thank you also to all the members who role-played.

Job Well Done!

ell, ladies and gentlemen...keep an eye on our blog as our next meeting will be on a wonderful MONDAY EVENING, FIRST WEEK of October (due to Raya Holidays in this September).More updates coming your way...