<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/" xmlns:blogger="http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2101511876754055405</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 03:31:22 +0000</lastBuildDate><category>MIM Toastmasters Club</category><category>toastmasters</category><category>johor bahru</category><category>joint installation</category><category>leadership</category><category>speechcraft</category><category>bad english</category><category>command respect</category><category>communication</category><category>confidence</category><category>evaluation contest</category><category>exco</category><category>humorous speech contest</category><category>international night</category><category>jb</category><category>k. logandran</category><category>leaders</category><category>public speaking</category><category>toastmasters meeting</category><title>MIM Toastmasters Club of Johor Bahru</title><description>+++ Making a Difference +++</description><link>http://mimtoastmasters.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>38</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2101511876754055405.post-8747844537852462064</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-07-07T02:02:03.198+08:00</atom:updated><title>BLOG ADDRESS CHANGE</title><description>&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: x-large;&quot;&gt;Please note that this blog will be transferred to another address: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: x-large;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: x-large;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mimtoastmastersjb.blogspot.com&quot;&gt;http://mimtoastmastersjb.blogspot.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: x-large;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: x-large;&quot;&gt;Thank you. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;** Make A Difference In Yourself Today **&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://mimtoastmasters.blogspot.com/2010/07/blog-address-change.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2101511876754055405.post-2679880256208565137</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:40:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-06-23T19:52:18.625+08:00</atom:updated><title>AGM 2009/2010</title><description>&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Firstly, I would like to salute the exco team for this term for a job well done. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;To our club&#39;s president, TM Glen Koh, who has doggedly given his best for the club. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;To our VPE, CC Ee Jun Wai, who made sure we all completed our projects and took up appointments. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;To our VPM, TM Michael Tee, who left us early to Kuantan, but has always been so encouraging.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;To our VPPR, yours truly, for trying her best to update this blog and fb page. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;To our Secretary, TM Gan Chin Soon, whom despite his busy schedule, contributed to the club so willingly.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;To our Treasurer, CC Chiang Lee Lim, for making sure the accounts are in order and taking the pains to bank in or reimburse our claims. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;To our SAA, CC Doreen Tey and CC Auyong Lucy, for being the coordinator for so many meetings and ensuring we are all comfortable and well-fed during meetings. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;The AGM came up with a new exco team:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Immediate Past President: TM Glen Koh&lt;br /&gt;President: Charlotte Goh, CC&lt;br /&gt;Vice President of Education: Auyong Lucy, CC, CL&lt;br /&gt;Vice President of Membership: Ee Jun Wai, CC&lt;br /&gt;Vice President of Public Relations: TM Norihan&lt;br /&gt;Secretary: TM Norhidayah&lt;br /&gt;Treasurer: Jason Kum, ACB&lt;br /&gt;Sergeant-at-Arms: TM Fazril&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;With that, I look forward to handing this blog over to the incoming VPPR... &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Thank you for your support by visiting this blog. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;   style=&quot;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;** Make A Difference In Yourself Today **&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://mimtoastmasters.blogspot.com/2010/06/agm-20092010.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2101511876754055405.post-2465094417799396016</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 09:45:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-05-22T18:23:30.931+08:00</atom:updated><title>Miri Convention - Day 2</title><description>Congratulations to Siew Weng Yue for getting through the early morning run-off and being eligible for the District level competition tomorrow! &lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;You&#39;re the BEST! &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;As for the International Speech Competition Runoff A (which was the one I was in), the competition was a true show of talents among the various divisions. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The final 3 from runoff A are:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;1. Iin Haryani&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;2. Stephen Fernando&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;3. Bhavna Sutrisna&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;CONGRATULATIONS, wishing you all the best for the final round tomorrow! &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;---------------&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;u&gt;My Story&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I rested and went through my speech in the morning, choosing to stay in rather than go for the Opening ceremony. Despite being scared and worried, I went up and did as best as I could, with the thought of speaking from my heart. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Out of 7 contestants, I was 6th. When it was my turn, I went up in my White jacket and told myself, &#39;SMILE&#39;. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I delivered the speech with as much gusto as I can summon. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;People commented that my speech was &#39;powerful&#39;. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And you wonder (I wonder too), what was the missing winning element (it&#39;s evaluation time). With the help of fellow caring toastmasters, we analysed my speech and came up with the following reasons: &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;a. The content and speech title did not connect very well. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;b. Not enough humour.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;c. The content could have been with more solid information.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Lessons learnt from this experience: &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Talking in a large auditorium is VERY different from talking in a small hall.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Use of PERSONAL experiences are more effective than using another person&#39;s story.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Even when using a headset microphone, THROW your voice - because throwing your voice and NOT holding back, will help you to express yourself much better. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt; Having more than 3 experienced toastmasters to review your speech would help to avoid more than 50% of mistakes and improve your content.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;When we write a script, we are attuned to the speech personally. Just as how we can&#39;t see certain flaws in ourselves, we may not be able to see the flaws in the speech that we wrote. Hence, we need the comments from others to suggest and point out the improvements we can make to our speech.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This has been my FIRST experience on a district level and the support and encouragement I have received from fellow Division A members as well as other toastmasters we&#39;ve met here in Miri, has helped me to stand tall and be proud that I have completed my speech at district level! &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;A very big, heartfelt, THANK YOU to all of you who shook my hand and told me &#39;all the best&#39; at least 10 times during the past two days (you know who you are). &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We shall all moot for TM Siew during the Table Topics Competition! Enjoy yourself and do your best! &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;** Make A Difference In Yourself Today **&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://mimtoastmasters.blogspot.com/2010/05/miri-convention-day-2.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2101511876754055405.post-2051460387906405732</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 16:39:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-05-22T00:59:32.985+08:00</atom:updated><title>Miri Convention - Day 1 (part 3)</title><description>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFzdQkHlFAzTYCeaLXKIOP2pU61S_is57qZUVxX0Xnk04CMRicUviUmSg38ZLfu3LldUZzdinyN7LoFTf7pUhgLe8X33Ci62RO1YkAeUkphRAFshNmi4H7Li99GVFBbfyzz__ct9j35X4/s1600/P5210343.JPG&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The evening&#39;s Welcome Night proved that we are a happening bunch of people no matter what the situation. &lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Food was good. We had the whole 8 course dinner, which included the cold dish all the way to dessert. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;To entertain us, we had an excellent musical by Kota Kinabalu Toastmasters Club - Spray. It was indeed a well written musical script which caught all our attention with song and dance. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The acting was very impressive with colourful costumes and well recorded music and singing. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;After the dinner, we decided to let our hair down (not me, i got short hair), and walked a short distance to SOHO, a pub which had a 2-piece band. Keyboard, guitar and vocalist. That&#39;s 3? &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The guy was playing both the keyboard AND the guitar. If he had a drum, he would probably play with his legs too. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Our finale song, &quot;I Will Survive&quot; - I won&#39;t only survive, I will Rise up to the occasion and do MORE than survive. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Right now, the confidence is brimming because everyone has been so encouraging. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;That&#39;s today. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I hope it is sustained and maintained until the run-offs and the finals. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Till tomorrow morning, time for us to be snoozing. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;But before that, thanks to Fung Lee-Jean, some pictures:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFzdQkHlFAzTYCeaLXKIOP2pU61S_is57qZUVxX0Xnk04CMRicUviUmSg38ZLfu3LldUZzdinyN7LoFTf7pUhgLe8X33Ci62RO1YkAeUkphRAFshNmi4H7Li99GVFBbfyzz__ct9j35X4/s1600/P5210343.JPG&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFzdQkHlFAzTYCeaLXKIOP2pU61S_is57qZUVxX0Xnk04CMRicUviUmSg38ZLfu3LldUZzdinyN7LoFTf7pUhgLe8X33Ci62RO1YkAeUkphRAFshNmi4H7Li99GVFBbfyzz__ct9j35X4/s400/P5210343.JPG&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473767400123016162&quot; style=&quot;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; &quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Back (L - R): Lee-Jean, Patricia, Harold, Teresa, &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Front (L - R): Nancy, Lucy, MK, Yours truly&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2dVcO2YYw6TS0gXx6Wcxh195BAi27Qn0VG6xsYJIV1tcXNVd6Y5m-CIKUO5rywM092zG2TitH41tMbsofVqvlPXaOkRwvEpr-z5K61eixNaeKHBdq4rCioEXvdiPoxKD4-0AjwhOemvc/s1600/P5210342.JPG&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2dVcO2YYw6TS0gXx6Wcxh195BAi27Qn0VG6xsYJIV1tcXNVd6Y5m-CIKUO5rywM092zG2TitH41tMbsofVqvlPXaOkRwvEpr-z5K61eixNaeKHBdq4rCioEXvdiPoxKD4-0AjwhOemvc/s400/P5210342.JPG&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473767389812860098&quot; style=&quot;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; &quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Table Topics Run-offs at 8am! &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;ALL THE BEST TO &lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: georgia; font-size: large; line-height: 19px; &quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;SIEW WENG YUE &lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;(Malacca Toastmasters Club) representing Division A. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: georgia; font-size: large; line-height: 19px; &quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;** Make A Difference In Yourself Today **&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://mimtoastmasters.blogspot.com/2010/05/miri-convention-day-1-part-3.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFzdQkHlFAzTYCeaLXKIOP2pU61S_is57qZUVxX0Xnk04CMRicUviUmSg38ZLfu3LldUZzdinyN7LoFTf7pUhgLe8X33Ci62RO1YkAeUkphRAFshNmi4H7Li99GVFBbfyzz__ct9j35X4/s72-c/P5210343.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2101511876754055405.post-1632549181587584085</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 10:51:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-05-21T18:54:25.873+08:00</atom:updated><title>Miri Convention - Day 1 (part 2)</title><description>The afternoon and evening, district council meeting - where they elect and nominate and vote for the various division govenors and the splitting of divisions due to &#39;overcrowding&#39;. &lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The meeting was formal, but with the quirk comments of those on the floor, laughter made the longer than usual meeting bearable. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Later, it&#39;s the &#39;Welcome Night&#39; with its theme of &#39;Denim&#39;. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Looking forward to it. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;** Make A Difference In Yourself Today **&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://mimtoastmasters.blogspot.com/2010/05/miri-convention-day-1-part-2.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2101511876754055405.post-1086002048921509392</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 03:21:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-05-21T11:29:15.717+08:00</atom:updated><title>Miri Convention - Day 1</title><description>It is day 1 of the convention and people are pouring in from all over. Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Brunei. &lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Woke up early this morning at 8am, but my housemates woke up even earlier and chatted amiably while I covered myself with my make-shift blanket, a bedsheet. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;As we took our time to shower and brush our teeth, taking turns in that one bathroom, the mood was high and jovial. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We registered ourselves for the convention and took our bags of program book, and nametags. However, my nametag was not in the bunch. Probably because I registered late. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We went out in search of breakfast and ended up at a coffeeshop about 100m from the hotel. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;They ate laksa (which was quite good) while I ate mee suah in chicken wine (the wine was not enough!). &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;-------------&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;My brain is forgetting my speech, but I am trying not to concentrate on that very much. It would not be good to worry myself beforehand. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;My club members have been extremely supportive. Wanting to make my stay comfortable and ensuring that I get a good rest. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;THANKS to all of you who have been so encouraging! &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;** Make A Difference In Yourself Today **&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://mimtoastmasters.blogspot.com/2010/05/miri-convention-day-1_21.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2101511876754055405.post-2341645899742758870</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 16:31:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-05-21T00:47:18.080+08:00</atom:updated><title>Miri Convention (Day -1)</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;u&gt;ONE DAY &lt;b&gt;BEFORE&lt;/b&gt; THE CONVENTION&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Arrived Miri at 7:40pm, after a 2 hour flight on Airasia. Slept most of the way since I was tired from sleeping late and waking up early. &lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Arriving at the airport, reminds me of Subang airport. Smaller, but the design seems similar. But it&#39;s definitely nicer than JB&#39;s Senai ariport (for now since Senai is going through a revamp). &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sharing a cab, going to the hotel, and seeing many other toastmasters getting their keys to the rooms. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imperialhotel.com.my&quot;&gt;Imperial Hotel&lt;/a&gt; is located in town and I was very glad to see many shops nearby, especially food. We were hungry. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The hotel is ok, clean. Not new, but satisfactorily maintained. It&#39;s next to Imperial Mall - we&#39;ll see what there is tomorrow. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sharing a two-room apartment, which usually sleeps only 3, with 4 others (ie 5 of us in one apartment. Namely, Nancy, Joyce, Lucy and MK. That makes me the youngest! &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So far, it&#39;s proving alright, and it seems that my luggage is the biggest too. That&#39;s what happens when you pack only the morning when you have to leave for the airport at 2:45. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I literally dumped my clothes into the luggage, not being sure of which I would want to wear for the next few days, hence, causing me to overpack and checking in a 13kg luggage. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The laptop is important, as I have decided to update this blog with all the sights and sounds that I will be experiencing these few days. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I am wondering how the next few days will be like. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Being a relatively new toastmaster, my first time to east Malaysia and my first trip to a toastmasters convention, I have totally no idea of what is in store. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Tonight might be the only night that I have some time to myself. Who knows, by tomorrow, I will be sucked up into the festivity of it all. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Till tomorrow... &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;(by Division A International Speech Contest Champion, Charlotte Goh, CC)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;** Make A Difference In Yourself Today **&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://mimtoastmasters.blogspot.com/2010/05/miri-convention-day-1.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2101511876754055405.post-200646344841083111</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 15:26:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-05-09T23:26:07.752+08:00</atom:updated><title>District 51 Div A International Speech Contest 2010</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;IT&#39;S ALL IN YOUR MIND (9 May 2010)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;object style=&quot;background-image:url(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/V7wmNakfK78/hqdefault.jpg)&quot; width=&quot;425&quot; height=&quot;344&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;movie&quot; value=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/v/V7wmNakfK78&amp;amp;hl=en_US&amp;amp;fs=1&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;allowFullScreen&quot; value=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;allowscriptaccess&quot; value=&quot;always&quot;&gt;&lt;embed src=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/v/V7wmNakfK78&amp;amp;hl=en_US&amp;amp;fs=1&quot; width=&quot;425&quot; height=&quot;344&quot; allowscriptaccess=&quot;never&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;true&quot; wmode=&quot;transparent&quot; type=&quot;application/x-shockwave-flash&quot;&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I was the last contestant out of 8. It&#39;s nerve wrecking to be the last. To listen to 7 other speeches that are just as good and to feel jittery and restless. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;However, it was truly an amazing feeling when your name is called and you realise you&#39;ve achieved something regional and going on national. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Thank you to those who went for the contest today, and for those of you who supported me and believed in me. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;~ it&#39;s all in our mind ~ charlotte ~&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;----------------&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;** Make A Difference In Yourself Today **&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://mimtoastmasters.blogspot.com/2010/05/district-51-div-international-speech.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><thr:total>2</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2101511876754055405.post-392221144759988196</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 08:31:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-05-05T16:33:05.194+08:00</atom:updated><title>URGENT NOTE - Change Venue</title><description>&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; &quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Dear all,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Please be informed that due to some unforeseen circumstances, the&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;venue for the Workshop and Division A International Speech and Table-Topic&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Contests this coming Sunday, 9th May 2010 has been changed to :-&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:arial black,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:130%;&quot;&gt;    &lt;span style=&quot;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;TAMPOI CHESHIRE HOME&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:130%;&quot;&gt;     JALAN JUMAAT&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:130%;&quot;&gt;     KG. UNGKU MOHSIN&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:130%;&quot;&gt;     80350 JOHOR BAHRU&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:130%;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:130%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;The workshop is from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Tahoma;&quot;&gt;The Contests will be from 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm (Registration starts at 1.30 pm)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Tahoma;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Tahoma;&quot;&gt;We have a total of 32 participants for the Workshop and about 100 pax for&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Tahoma;&quot;&gt;the Contests.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Tahoma;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Tahoma;&quot;&gt;For those who have registered for the workshop, please bring along your &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Tahoma;&quot;&gt;Competent Communication Manual.  The workshop will be highly interactive &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Tahoma;&quot;&gt;and discussions will be centred on Speech Project No. 2, 3, 4, 7 and&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Tahoma;&quot;&gt;possibly 9 &amp;amp; 10.      &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Tahoma;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;For further information, pls contact me at 012-7233710&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Thank you.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Best Regards,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Cindy Wong&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#888888;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Division A Gov 2009/2010&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;** Make A Difference In Yourself Today **&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://mimtoastmasters.blogspot.com/2010/05/urgent-note-change-venue.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2101511876754055405.post-5303823627206947942</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:37:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-04-19T01:10:22.513+08:00</atom:updated><title>Taking on Challenges in Life</title><description>Challenges are put into our life everyday. It may be small challenges or big challenges.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But today, I was given a challenge.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To do one good deed everyday.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It struck me that we hardly do that anymore. We&#39;re so protective of ourselves, of our money, of our reputation - that we forget about others.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Strangers in the street. Strangers in the shop.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A good deed does not need to be giving of a million dollars to a person. But it could be something simple like picking up a bag dropped by someone. Or even to buy a drink for the salesman that asks you to buy a toothbrush while you&#39;re having lunch.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Taking up the challenge, to help fellow toastmasters to become better leaders, to become better speakers. to become better communicators.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Taking up the challenge, to greet and smile at strangers. To make another person&#39;s day better.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Life is already full of stress. Doing a good deed not only helps others, but it lifts up your spirits as well. You feel better, you become less stressed. When you feel less stressed, you will automatically feel more confident.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That&#39;s the reason why many people like the way toastmasters clubs conduct their meetings. We encourage. We exhort. We praise.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I look forward to seeing you at our next meeting!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;(by VPPR Charlotte Goh)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;** Make A Difference In Yourself Today **&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://mimtoastmasters.blogspot.com/2010/04/taking-on-challenges-in-life.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2101511876754055405.post-1357357730243455250</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2010 08:20:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-03-28T16:30:17.907+08:00</atom:updated><title>International Speech and Table Topics Competition (Area A4)</title><description>I got 1st runner-up!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The last Humorous Speech Contest, I did not manage to go for the Division level competition. So I&#39;m now making it a point to go for the division A competition on 9 May 2010.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My speech was &quot;It&#39;s All In Your Mind&quot;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I thank those of you who went for the competition today. Your support and &#39;All the Best&#39; gave me courage and confidence to remember a speech I wrote only the night before.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I also thank the person who gave me pointers on my previous speech, thus my need to rewrite a whole new speech.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As you give more speeches, it becomes more difficult to find topics. No matter how confident you are, if you can&#39;t find a topic, the confidence level falls.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, putting together your ideas and making it your own great speech is not difficult.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A few pointers to finding a topic:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;Imagine what would be relevant to your audience. Topics that are close to the audience&#39;s heart, will bring you nods and &#39;yes&#39; and a big round of applause.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Put your topic into a manner where your examples emphasise your topic.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Repeat your message at least 3 times throughout your speech, ingraining the message you want the audience to remember. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;Finding a topic requires research. Writing the speech requires concentration. Rehearsing your speech is important.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Because I finished writing my speech only the night before the contest, I read it out loud twice before I fell asleep, rearranging certain paragraphs in my mind. When I woke up, I read it out again one more time. And I read it out loud again on my way to the venue. Lastly, I wrote out the sequence of my speech in point-form to make sure I remember what to say before and after.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I share my experiences, in the hope that those of you who read this will be encouraged and write better speeches than I have.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lastly, PLEASE DO NOT WRITE YOUR SPEECH AT THE LAST MINUTE!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I&#39;ll see all of you on the next MIM Toastmasters Club meeting!&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;** Make A Difference In Yourself Today **&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://mimtoastmasters.blogspot.com/2010/03/international-speech-and-table-topics.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2101511876754055405.post-6385177956450750295</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:56:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-03-03T03:13:09.045+08:00</atom:updated><title>Club Speech &amp; Table Topics Contest 2010</title><description>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMoCbNGlb4zsAnbl6U7jpBtVq7WZz6YIvKf7RwanRVcONdHkmd0lPLxM88ANvWBwUnwb0SgSw0tX8qLoTGuy-U7dluc10MvLL387j36ULYhzn2uw-Uef3Ey30PKzUtV_cmRLCqZJyOFPY/s1600-h/SNC00675.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMoCbNGlb4zsAnbl6U7jpBtVq7WZz6YIvKf7RwanRVcONdHkmd0lPLxM88ANvWBwUnwb0SgSw0tX8qLoTGuy-U7dluc10MvLL387j36ULYhzn2uw-Uef3Ey30PKzUtV_cmRLCqZJyOFPY/s400/SNC00675.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444106047149899362&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Congratulations to all those who participated in the contest. 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Have found one! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hope to see more of you join the contest.&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;** Make A Difference In Yourself Today **&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://mimtoastmasters.blogspot.com/2010/02/silver-medal-toastmasters-international.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2101511876754055405.post-8959957703726254545</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:51:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-02-07T05:23:31.554+08:00</atom:updated><title>More photos...</title><description>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN59neGxC_B92lVe8-nWSv4xBVBIYZ0fSZLfq24acnWn_rfpI0osIS7EYfRWTlZluabGhFf-NMPx_d3qzCfohPCFeGgwP_AVD0xDrmRD2lL6tFEgRpHSrtfDHSXtk7NX7MNNymEyK3EV8/s1600-h/SNC00653.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN59neGxC_B92lVe8-nWSv4xBVBIYZ0fSZLfq24acnWn_rfpI0osIS7EYfRWTlZluabGhFf-NMPx_d3qzCfohPCFeGgwP_AVD0xDrmRD2lL6tFEgRpHSrtfDHSXtk7NX7MNNymEyK3EV8/s400/SNC00653.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435244126785540114&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_v8uDl1vMDxPKHPVoZte3gx6jBziHJfagL9Aqa_BoQfL8WKHYf1yqjxOFrCn_uX6RHneRr0fhSxZwbf-OMj-Wev-WLg6YRhRkKEwgQ9sFgd6LA5ny4v_jd2UWWhaeCSVot5w5beU2Z0/s1600-h/SNC00652.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_v8uDl1vMDxPKHPVoZte3gx6jBziHJfagL9Aqa_BoQfL8WKHYf1yqjxOFrCn_uX6RHneRr0fhSxZwbf-OMj-Wev-WLg6YRhRkKEwgQ9sFgd6LA5ny4v_jd2UWWhaeCSVot5w5beU2Z0/s400/SNC00652.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435244123169255314&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjtNGft1Jkf6VKd3BwwLe_Kdvy3kmldm4d_hxZ5oQTzuiomkWsux4dq9sLjdjBL-q6Od1ZdHgGz_xm6lXc9h8yFDyfMjazHjnFknrVTVGaIW4ZHKhs5phxRNwpVmEpsTHLAlVzSNnTl2Q/s1600-h/SNC00650.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjtNGft1Jkf6VKd3BwwLe_Kdvy3kmldm4d_hxZ5oQTzuiomkWsux4dq9sLjdjBL-q6Od1ZdHgGz_xm6lXc9h8yFDyfMjazHjnFknrVTVGaIW4ZHKhs5phxRNwpVmEpsTHLAlVzSNnTl2Q/s400/SNC00650.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435241534424760722&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hGr5wjC-2n54n04X48p1ggIPJ1abDItqhCRFa3oUy7o_LEjCSu_PFmSPkUnqHqmotEosmm7sh9gY7eQsZUfNhu4UBMhZ_bL0ULEkRe80u6P3FN7-5m0rIXcdlsPGyRgzFSXu8_YcwQs/s1600-h/SNC00648.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hGr5wjC-2n54n04X48p1ggIPJ1abDItqhCRFa3oUy7o_LEjCSu_PFmSPkUnqHqmotEosmm7sh9gY7eQsZUfNhu4UBMhZ_bL0ULEkRe80u6P3FN7-5m0rIXcdlsPGyRgzFSXu8_YcwQs/s400/SNC00648.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435241529330385410&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;DTM Gerald Green... 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Entrepeneurs. Restaurants.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All have a purpose and reason to join the Speechcraft program - to improve communication and to speak more confidently.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;--------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Speaking confidently and communicating effectively does not come overnight. Putting your thoughts and feelings into words is an art.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How we speak in our mother-tongue and in another language can be very different, especially if we do not speak it often.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, with constant exposure to more english materials such as watching television and reading the newspapers and speaking more in english to others.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As we know of the importance of English language in our everyday life, wanting to improve and taking the first step to come to this program, is commendable.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Therefore, continue this journey in improving oneself as learning never ends.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;------------------------------------&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;** Make A Difference In Yourself Today **&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://mimtoastmasters.blogspot.com/2010/01/speechcraft-part-3.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2101511876754055405.post-9155408106338469229</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 05:46:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-01-24T14:28:42.231+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">speechcraft</category><title>SPEECHCRAFT (part 2)</title><description>Some pictures of the workshop...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfB4S5FSM3T9ypZYTJ7BM3XoB-xTh5cN028RgN3LxkcNinuomTGsJc2K0KQyr1rNWBnSwrA4gkfwfjTDE50-AaiU7SGP9Vz_jaxyhcqnOlhEicG3bzi9lvNkyztzOACke2eXqZgwU9tzE/s1600-h/Snapshot_20100124_4.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Some of the topics for speech 3:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Money Can&#39;t Buy Everything&lt;br /&gt;Financial Management&lt;br /&gt;Priceless Experience&lt;br /&gt;Internal Hemorrhaging&lt;br /&gt;How to Love Reading&lt;br /&gt;STRESS&lt;br /&gt;Benefits of Online Game&lt;br /&gt;My Superhero&lt;br /&gt;Drinking Water VS Mineral Water&lt;br /&gt;My Sons&lt;br /&gt;My Project (Now and Soon)&lt;br /&gt;How to Avoid Traffic Accidents&lt;br /&gt;My Best Friend&lt;br /&gt;MLM VS Real Business&lt;br /&gt;Anger Management&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Therefore, kudos to all participants who had put in so much effort in their various speeches and evaluation.&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;** Make A Difference In Yourself Today **&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://mimtoastmasters.blogspot.com/2010/01/speechcraft-part-2.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfB4S5FSM3T9ypZYTJ7BM3XoB-xTh5cN028RgN3LxkcNinuomTGsJc2K0KQyr1rNWBnSwrA4gkfwfjTDE50-AaiU7SGP9Vz_jaxyhcqnOlhEicG3bzi9lvNkyztzOACke2eXqZgwU9tzE/s72-c/Snapshot_20100124_4.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2101511876754055405.post-1260423225075565360</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 03:22:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-01-24T11:50:19.551+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">MIM Toastmasters Club</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">speechcraft</category><title>SPEECHCRAFT PROGRAM 23 &amp; 24 JAN 2010</title><description>&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As I write this during the second prepared speech presentation for this program, it is interesting to note how everyone has picked up public speaking skills so fast.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Many thanks to all members who has also given up their weekend to help out as speakers or advisors during the speechcraft program. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Each of the 15 participants have such hunger to learn, to improve, to be more confident.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I wondered about when I was their age (between 19 - 22?) What was I doing?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It brought to mind a presentation I did for my Higher English course in Taylor&#39;s College. There was a session where each of us had to complete a presentation and I was to be judged by my fellow classmates.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We had the freedom to pick our own title and it took me one week to figure out whether I wanted to talk about music or a book or about food.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, I managed to finally find a topic, &quot;How to Pick Up Girls&quot; for my presentation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Giving pointers to guys on how to pick up girls, from their appearance, to the use of cologne and pick up lines, I managed to make everyone laugh so hard, they could hardly hear what I said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At the end of the presentation, I had a 9.9 rating from my classmates!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;---------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The speeches by the speechcrafters are getting better and better. Their actions are getting more and more confident. Everyone is laughing at reasons why women likes shopping.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4YuXt0P-aJ4viW3D6m6LuDlQcOEf3rMO71Ntcm2ty-ujG3Qd1KTVhltt2kPIjVqhawa6xF3VOC8I8ngsBH_cXkTaMYPIHMYveWsh4ETcRNqfXs-iXNKTkShYbIk_OR-sDOLx9ESJshxE/s1600-h/Snapshot_20100124.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430146257020160770&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4YuXt0P-aJ4viW3D6m6LuDlQcOEf3rMO71Ntcm2ty-ujG3Qd1KTVhltt2kPIjVqhawa6xF3VOC8I8ngsBH_cXkTaMYPIHMYveWsh4ETcRNqfXs-iXNKTkShYbIk_OR-sDOLx9ESJshxE/s400/Snapshot_20100124.jpg&quot; /&gt; &lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Some mucking around, VPE and VPPR. (not paying attention)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;---------------------------------------------------&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Speechcraft Participants with MIM Toastmasters Club of Johor Bahru:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Norbaizura&lt;br /&gt;2. Fadhila&lt;br /&gt;3. Aidah&lt;br /&gt;4. Fazli&lt;br /&gt;5. Shah&lt;br /&gt;6. Risha&lt;br /&gt;7. Rihah&lt;br /&gt;8. Endang&lt;br /&gt;9. Norhidayah&lt;br /&gt;10. Nur Azeela&lt;br /&gt;11. Jihah&lt;br /&gt;12. Yunus&lt;br /&gt;13. Adli&lt;br /&gt;14. Moon&lt;br /&gt;15. Zakiah &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;------------------------------------------&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I will be writing more about their 3rd speech later...   tata... &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;** Make A Difference In Yourself Today **&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://mimtoastmasters.blogspot.com/2010/01/speechcraft-program-23-24-jan-2010.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4YuXt0P-aJ4viW3D6m6LuDlQcOEf3rMO71Ntcm2ty-ujG3Qd1KTVhltt2kPIjVqhawa6xF3VOC8I8ngsBH_cXkTaMYPIHMYveWsh4ETcRNqfXs-iXNKTkShYbIk_OR-sDOLx9ESJshxE/s72-c/Snapshot_20100124.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2101511876754055405.post-7057687332251178370</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:11:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-01-15T16:19:04.319+08:00</atom:updated><title>10 Tips for Public Speaking</title><description>Feeling some nervousness before giving a speech is natural and even beneficial, but too much nervousness can be detrimental.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are some proven tips on how to control your butterflies and give better presentations:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  1. Know your material. Pick a topic you are interested in. Know more about it than you include in your speech. Use humor, personal stories and conversational language – that way you won’t easily forget what to say.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  2. Practice. Practice. Practice! Rehearse out loud with all equipment you plan on using. Revise as necessary. Work to control filler words; Practice, pause and breathe. Practice with a timer and allow time for the unexpected.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  3. Know the audience. Greet some of the audience members as they arrive. It’s easier to speak to a group of friends than to strangers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  4. Know the room. Arrive early, walk around the speaking area and practice using the microphone and any visual aids.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  5. Relax. Begin by addressing the audience. It buys you time and calms your nerves. Pause, smile and count to three before saying anything. (&quot;One one-thousand, two one-thousand, three one-thousand. Pause. Begin.) Transform nervous energy into enthusiasm.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  6. Visualize yourself giving your speech. Imagine yourself speaking, your voice loud, clear and confident. Visualize the audience clapping – it will boost your confidence.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  7. Realize that people want you to succeed. Audiences want you to be interesting, stimulating, informative and entertaining. They’re rooting for you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  8. Don’t apologize for any nervousness or problem – the audience probably never noticed it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  9. Concentrate on the message – not the medium. Focus your attention away from your own anxieties and concentrate on your message and your audience.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; 10. Gain experience. Mainly, your speech should represent you — as an authority and as a person. Experience builds confidence, which is the key to effective speaking. A Toastmasters club can provide the experience you need in a safe and friendly environment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;(the articles is obtained from the Toastmasters International &lt;/span&gt;website)&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;** Make A Difference In Yourself Today **&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://mimtoastmasters.blogspot.com/2010/01/10-tips-for-public-speaking.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2101511876754055405.post-6906396087782917973</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:05:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-12-03T02:44:22.140+08:00</atom:updated><title>BUILD our FUTURE LEADERS</title><description>PURPOSE OF THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Youth Leadership Development Workshop is based on the belief that every young person has the potential to become a good communicator and leader, but the potential needs to be developed. The programme&#39;s unique design enables participants to develop this potential through practical experience. Participants learn speaking and leadership skills that they will use for the rest of their lives. They learn to:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• overcome the nervousness everyone feels when asked to speak before an audience&lt;br /&gt;• organise and present their ideas logically and convincingly&lt;br /&gt;• listen carefully to others&#39; ideas&lt;br /&gt;• offer advice that will help others improve their speaking and leadership skills&lt;br /&gt;• participate in and even lead group discussions or meetings&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMIzlnLAxNqAKVTXLMaXSIaGaZD3mao8VxZoqWrds0AK9kb97_qeXNqCE39q5-HnTt3Z5YcuRJDzKEa808X7aj-5wf-FpOiX7VL9-yqYT6FV9ItmqhZylgOWFEiG-_OKdr9LhCzKgPP34/s1600-h/ylp09.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 600px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMIzlnLAxNqAKVTXLMaXSIaGaZD3mao8VxZoqWrds0AK9kb97_qeXNqCE39q5-HnTt3Z5YcuRJDzKEa808X7aj-5wf-FpOiX7VL9-yqYT6FV9ItmqhZylgOWFEiG-_OKdr9LhCzKgPP34/s400/ylp09.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410707870727128722&quot; border=&quot;2&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;(click on the image for clearer view)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It will be an experience worth going through, and skills to equip you for the rest of your life!&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;** Make A Difference In Yourself Today **&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://mimtoastmasters.blogspot.com/2009/12/build-our-future-leaders.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMIzlnLAxNqAKVTXLMaXSIaGaZD3mao8VxZoqWrds0AK9kb97_qeXNqCE39q5-HnTt3Z5YcuRJDzKEa808X7aj-5wf-FpOiX7VL9-yqYT6FV9ItmqhZylgOWFEiG-_OKdr9LhCzKgPP34/s72-c/ylp09.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2101511876754055405.post-5911264992588126088</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:13:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-11-16T02:41:12.814+08:00</atom:updated><title>Self Confidence</title><description>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/rma/lowres/rman815l.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 277px;&quot; src=&quot;http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/rma/lowres/rman815l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Self confidence is the difference between feeling unstoppable and feeling scared out of your wits.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your perception of yourself has an enormous impact on how others perceive you. Perception is reality — the more self confidence you have, the more likely it is you’ll succeed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Do you think highly of yourself? &lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;nomargin&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;nomargin&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;It has been said that if you treat yourself well, the world will treat you even better. Remember, you are a beautiful person in your own unique way. And you are valuable, worthy and lovable.&lt;/p&gt;Confidence is knowing you are special, unique and individual. Confidence is holding your head up high and walking with your shoulders and back straight - &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;whether or not you know all the answers. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Optimism is a major KEY in being confident.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Telling yourself, &quot;I am beautiful&quot; or seeing a situation with optimistic thoughts, will help you to increase your confidence in bad situations.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How others look at you or what they say about you, is not yours to bother about. A positive way of looking at it, is to know that you are NOT like them who think poorly of others.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hence, let&#39;s look at ourselves in the mirror and see how great a man or woman you are!&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;** Make A Difference In Yourself Today **&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://mimtoastmasters.blogspot.com/2009/11/self-confidence.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2101511876754055405.post-1572542290151073980</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:40:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-11-16T02:13:41.115+08:00</atom:updated><title>Building Strong Towers</title><description>Meetings are a time where new ideas can be obtained from one another. A place where we learn and where we teach.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Optimism and Positivity.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It builds you up in a world where criticism is a way of life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Here, at MIM Toastmasters Club, we build high-rised buildings - strong enough to withstand typhoons and earthquakes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih6ePxbG-xd0brG8M2qVkAtrJwFsL2L6X_PdBnUCpD5rmVRLF5-JTqmNsMywJmT39Lsp52pFRhKYoALMKs8Z3vGtJDqHVYhHNnrL_SByn090bJJlf2Smk1KqnMEPyBb1Ftz8uBaya-uMY/s1600-h/SNC00457.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih6ePxbG-xd0brG8M2qVkAtrJwFsL2L6X_PdBnUCpD5rmVRLF5-JTqmNsMywJmT39Lsp52pFRhKYoALMKs8Z3vGtJDqHVYhHNnrL_SByn090bJJlf2Smk1KqnMEPyBb1Ftz8uBaya-uMY/s400/SNC00457.jpg&quot; 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href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5O2Ivobq-UdOfiNU_wzT47oP_7GLRj_LTa708EWCNgbUIN-bMGtWdOIebftvVev1EQrTWzijY7tNsUQQrONJ-JBKYmbKKUZ0CQPaFa0_QnvDrsSnV7VvYfD8VO4ngBHJPbrCBXqsptQ0/s1600-h/SNC00366.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5O2Ivobq-UdOfiNU_wzT47oP_7GLRj_LTa708EWCNgbUIN-bMGtWdOIebftvVev1EQrTWzijY7tNsUQQrONJ-JBKYmbKKUZ0CQPaFa0_QnvDrsSnV7VvYfD8VO4ngBHJPbrCBXqsptQ0/s400/SNC00366.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394746543730552418&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Happy birthday to you... May this year be the BEST of the BEST!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvmNmr9tz3mHCrfa8nDZGT_AUSz82CY9ilhsLWZhyphenhyphennhgeySdstGAbcX1I009RRk8lN0Zka4pDOvVI7TSYk06pn_EN4PBJHtWr1dTYHdBeAGDGI8XdFvX_9eTI07G84q3pNTPIfW3-xxU/s1600-h/SNC00375.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvmNmr9tz3mHCrfa8nDZGT_AUSz82CY9ilhsLWZhyphenhyphennhgeySdstGAbcX1I009RRk8lN0Zka4pDOvVI7TSYk06pn_EN4PBJHtWr1dTYHdBeAGDGI8XdFvX_9eTI07G84q3pNTPIfW3-xxU/s400/SNC00375.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394746536790504146&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Our club&#39;s latest addition: TM Steven&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;** Make A Difference In Yourself Today **&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://mimtoastmasters.blogspot.com/2009/10/mooning-over-mid-autumn-festival.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnu9LC3_mvF15hrmmC7KyRBKKCp3qZ6hejNICnGCu5BolAcYscR0HPGaT9MSrs5RgAiUyI-G6dzRbxe5da0RmmksaWYqmTTc56j41OT_dPY0yZSy87MN1ODZj-76k_VHaaH7ghzV1Jpuk/s72-c/SNC00377.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2101511876754055405.post-6874833483518385239</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:20:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-18T04:24:49.197+08:00</atom:updated><title>With Love... From our Club&#39;s President</title><description>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3yf6s5fWpV5ezDZqCjLGYriIXWuqIRHPs2iCKI2Xk4jkeF9pafsP26P34omrIwBySYc7yKIy9JROK4v3Wlj5RyNMHvB6oBu8gMDR2IOHEA5B5gqLH1zPNQw4C3orMivamhdTztXtRTDo/s1600-h/President.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 315px; height: 400px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3yf6s5fWpV5ezDZqCjLGYriIXWuqIRHPs2iCKI2Xk4jkeF9pafsP26P34omrIwBySYc7yKIy9JROK4v3Wlj5RyNMHvB6oBu8gMDR2IOHEA5B5gqLH1zPNQw4C3orMivamhdTztXtRTDo/s400/President.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382534565757452418&quot; border=&quot;3&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Fellow Members ,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It was a wonderful night on last Tuesday 15 September 09, credit to our organizing chair cum vice president of education who has made the club level humorous speech and evaluation contest run smoothly. Laughters always come together with humorous speaking . One cannot be deny that all the contestants in the contest were quipped the incredible skills who make the meeting lively and full of fun. On top of these, the evaluation contest was conducted within the planned time frame and all the contestants had presented constructive, beneficial and yet simple evaluations.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is my pleasure here to congratulate our award winners and contestants , you have really made a difference and done a very good job . Our club is proud of your achievement and appreciate your endeavor to prepare such a meaningful speech. On the 4th of October at Cheshire home, ours club champions and 1st runner ups will represent our club to take part in the contests for area A4.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For the club members who missed the great chance to witness and enjoy the contest, the following consists of the names of the award winner in our club level contest.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Humorous Speech Contest&lt;br /&gt;1. TM Charlotte Goh - Champion&lt;br /&gt;2. ACB Jason Kum - 1st Runner Up&lt;br /&gt;3. IPP CC Simon Tan - 2nd Runner Up&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Evaluation Contest&lt;br /&gt;1. ACS Harold Angus -Champion&lt;br /&gt;2. ACB Jason Kum - 1st Runner Up&lt;br /&gt;3. IPP CC Simon Tan &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;- 2nd Runner Up&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;  Fellow members who missed the chance to participate in the contest, please do not be disappointed . There is still ample of program on the way, my team and i will keep you all updated .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;--&lt;br /&gt;Warmest Regards&lt;br /&gt;President of MIM TM Club of JB&lt;br /&gt;Glenn Koh&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;** Make A Difference In Yourself Today **&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://mimtoastmasters.blogspot.com/2009/09/with-love-from-our-clubs-president.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3yf6s5fWpV5ezDZqCjLGYriIXWuqIRHPs2iCKI2Xk4jkeF9pafsP26P34omrIwBySYc7yKIy9JROK4v3Wlj5RyNMHvB6oBu8gMDR2IOHEA5B5gqLH1zPNQw4C3orMivamhdTztXtRTDo/s72-c/President.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2101511876754055405.post-3730491829895736900</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:36:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-18T04:20:12.914+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">evaluation contest</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">humorous speech contest</category><title>MIM TM Club Humorous Speech &amp; Evaluation Contest</title><description>&lt;a style=&quot;font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);&quot; onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvx3PIwm-zKVzc-5reV5kP12G79vhq5OEEKLh5hSwDtdMS1RR6MQzcDC_qgChSzhPHLMGGIuO3_SoSRzeY_rh70vZHxSjkqiGU5TzlMDF0OAdljRO5KAVEV3eMapzpvX5q6K5GdV2fnws/s1600-h/PICT0002.JPG&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvx3PIwm-zKVzc-5reV5kP12G79vhq5OEEKLh5hSwDtdMS1RR6MQzcDC_qgChSzhPHLMGGIuO3_SoSRzeY_rh70vZHxSjkqiGU5TzlMDF0OAdljRO5KAVEV3eMapzpvX5q6K5GdV2fnws/s400/PICT0002.JPG&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381766763030511650&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:trebuchet ms;&quot; &gt;Humour is to make people laugh. Humour is to cause people to feel good and happy.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:trebuchet ms;&quot; &gt;A contest is not only to see who is the funniest of them all, but to also compare and challenge oneself with others.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:trebuchet ms;&quot; &gt;Hence, your result is to see who can make the audience laugh the MOST.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:trebuchet ms;&quot; &gt;Welcome to MIM Toastmasters Club of Johor Bahru&#39;s Humour Speech and Evaluation Contest.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:trebuchet ms;&quot; &gt;Our Organising Chairman - the one and only CC Ee Jun Wai.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a style=&quot;font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);&quot; onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; 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font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;&quot; &gt;Humorous Speech Contest:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:trebuchet ms;&quot; &gt;Champion: TM Charlotte Goh (Kids Talk)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:trebuchet ms;&quot; &gt;1St Runner Up: ACB Jason Kum (My Midlife Crisis)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:trebuchet ms;&quot; &gt;2nd Runner Up: IPP CC Simon Tan (Why I Joined Toastmasters)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;&quot; &gt;Evaluation Contest:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:trebuchet ms;&quot; &gt;Champion: ACS Harold Angus&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:trebuchet ms;&quot; &gt;1st Runner Up: ACB Jason Kum&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:trebuchet ms;&quot; &gt;2nd Runner Up: IPP CC Simon Tan&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:trebuchet ms;&quot; &gt;Some pictures of the lovely evening:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);&quot;&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXd7bfzuSNP0-4Ip4CAmJwa-ji61h2D1Uq8C5RFPSrd0AkTJiOR7hoLGgbSwxt69Nxbmn3R8iBdrPVMvCxtAXYBX1H2zuf7chw8InWbqFvG1NX5uF0JUvbU44m39viMFCoACz8iSQLSGI/s1600-h/PICT0015.JPG&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXd7bfzuSNP0-4Ip4CAmJwa-ji61h2D1Uq8C5RFPSrd0AkTJiOR7hoLGgbSwxt69Nxbmn3R8iBdrPVMvCxtAXYBX1H2zuf7chw8InWbqFvG1NX5uF0JUvbU44m39viMFCoACz8iSQLSGI/s320/PICT0015.JPG&quot; 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border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;ATB Victor Lim giving his Evaluation Speech&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);&quot;&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFEUfptBE-I-jE9W6EmORSefzenhFwSYrUDUaZcJmyhW1pKCIBnEcTR2kE1EuXWY5X1a_ub462gTOtpFhSqKuouG3lCz0WOV3VFjYl5B5bhoKAfR8VFJoR7HKvcuuNmFrlF_aD9chrCrU/s1600-h/PICT0017.JPG&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFEUfptBE-I-jE9W6EmORSefzenhFwSYrUDUaZcJmyhW1pKCIBnEcTR2kE1EuXWY5X1a_ub462gTOtpFhSqKuouG3lCz0WOV3VFjYl5B5bhoKAfR8VFJoR7HKvcuuNmFrlF_aD9chrCrU/s320/PICT0017.JPG&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381770236936562594&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;ACB Jason Kum wow-ing us with his midlife crisis (?)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center; 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