Meeting #156 (23/09/08)

Where is everybody…?!!! Our 157th meeting was only attended by 13 members and 2 guests, Danny and Derrick.

Anyhow, it was still a laudable meeting because everyone present was courageous to take on more than one role, just like the good old days. And Danny and Derrick became our 2 newest member by the end of the meeting, kudos.

KH Song said it aptly in his invocation… why are we here? Remember always:
to develop courage to speak
to conquer fear of public speaking.

Table topics session was interesting as Huey Yee attempted to get the speakers to ‘story us’ (ala tall tale contest style). Fortunately or unfortunately, most of our speakers are very honest people and the truth was more often the focus rather than stretching/expanding the topic out of proportion. Sigh. Nevertheless, kudos to Francis, Cindy, Paul, Hj Hashim and Nini Yeoh for being courageous to volunteer. (And no ill intent was intended, apologies if I wasn’t sensitive).

Poh Yew kept me in rapture with her 4th speech, “What happiness means to me”.
To her, happiness is ability to get what you want in life, and not at the expense of others. I Love the mottos which she lives by:
Let your mind be free from worries.
Let your heart be free from hate.
Live simply, expect little and give much.

So, practical stuff that you can start putting into practice is start a ”worry bank”. Deposit ie write down all your worries, as soon as they appear in your mind. Surprise, surprise! Almost all your worries won’t materialize.

Paul finally finished his Humorously Speaking Manual, speech no.5, “What do you do”. I have to salute him…if everytime I attempt a humorous speech and I fall flat on my face, I’d rather abandon ship and try another manual. So, bravo, Paul, for following through with your goal of finishing this manual.

Kudos to our roleplayers…our GE, Cindy Foong; Grammarian, Nini; ah counter, Sharon Siow; and time keeper (role jointly responsible for by Alwin, Cindy and Gean).

Dates to note:
Joint meeting of many clubs (heard, it’s more than 10), hosted by AFC TMc at AFC House, Bukit Jalil, on 13th Oct 2008.
Our own meeting on 14th Oct 2008.

Have an awesome week ahead,
Cheers,
Huey Yee