20 Aug 2020 Zoom Online Meeting

By Katong TMC -

Our Club President Swarna informed us about the Speech Marathon happening in September and got the members excited about presenting more project speeches. With three extra sessions in September, members will be given more opportunities to speak and evaluate. 

We officially welcomed two new members Lydia and Yau Hong with a New Members Induction conducted by our VP Membership Ida Lee.👏👏

Our August online meeting featured four speakers:

My First Time by Lydia Ng

Lydia was challenged by her daughter Daniella to try a roller-coaster ride a few years ago on their visit to Disneyland. Her first ride was made with eyes shut tight and yelling in fear. On the second ride, with heart still pounding, she managed to pry open her eyes to survey the landscape. On the third ride, she raised her hands and started to enjoy the fast and furious speed of the ride. By the fourth ride, her eyes were wide open and both her hands were punching the wind. They completed 7 rides that night in less than an hour and Lydia overcame her fear of roller coaster rides!

Stories in the Dark by Eliz Wong

Eliz has a rambunctious 4-year-old son Noah couldn't go to school during and was filled with pent-up energy, bouncing off the walls. In order to slow him down, Eliz initiated naps in the afternoon. She did that by telling stories in the "dark" using black-out curtains. He wanted to hear about mommy's childhood stories. Mommy kept many pets such as tortoises, rabbits, and bat! She shared adventures of moving to their new home in Yew Tee. Eliz's dad would bring them to the forest to jungle walks! They stumbled upon ratholes, crept around beehives and saw birds' nest ferns. The kids would put up skits and dramas for fun.  Eliz considers herself an animal-loving, nature-breathing drama queen. Noah always enjoys listening to mommy tell stories in the dark!

Overcoming My Fear by Dilya

On a trip to Bali with her family, Dilya enjoyed visiting temples and trying out water sports such as snorkelling. However, she felt hampered by her inability to swim and after returning to Singapore, Dilya decided to take up lessons to learn swimming. Two months later, after much consistent effort, she has mastered her swimming skills! It is never too late to start anything new. To overcome your fear, you have to work around it, not go through it.

3 Millionaire Secrets  to boost your wealth in 2020 by Avnish

Imagine you have received a gift of US 1 million dollars. How would you feel? Wealth is not about having a lot of money, but it gives you the option to fulfil your dreams and goals. These are three habits that will help you boost your wealth:

1st habit: Pay yourself first, not last. Prioritise this.

2nd habit: Create multiple income streams. No job today is safe. The rise of digitization has led to many jobs disappearing. Choose something that suits your lifestyle, such as selling online.

3rd habit: Focus on your needs, not your wants. 


Table Topics by Nicholas 

1) No pain, no glory, no guts, no story" by Kah Heng

2) There is no passion to be found playing small, in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living." - Nelson Mandela by Jay Patel

3) "You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call "failure" is not the falling down, but the staying down. - Mary Pickford by Avnish Sharma

4) Jack London "Life is not always a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well." by Defriceni

5) Louis Pasteur "Chance favours only the prepared mind." by Marina 


Language Evaluation by Linda Lam

"I want to hear about mommy as a small girl"  is better rephrased as "I want to hear about mommy as a little girl."

He wasn't able to teach me swimming because I'm grown up => I'm a grown up

Suddenly my aquaphobia aroused => kicked in

Can I please request => May I request that...

Incorporate body language => use more actions/ gestures/ animations

What was that richocheted in the walls of my heart - use of metaphor

both my hands were punching the air in sheer exhilaration - use of action word and descriptive words

Voting results:

Best speaker: Lydia Ng

Best Evaluator: Penny Radcliff

Best Table Topics speaker: Lee Kah Heng



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