It was an eventful weekend over at Bukit Bintang where Malaysians, to quote from (in)famous rapper NAMEWEE, witnessed "kaum gangster, kaum pencuri, and kaum police," in action. Hot on the heels of this regrettable incident, TMIKL had meeting #763 which also ushered in the new club officers for year 2015/2016.
TMIKL had reservation on how the turnout would be, alas, curiosity got better of everyone to find out what is in store for them, and to our delight, it was a full house. Among the distinguished guests who graced the meeting were Nisar Latif from Doha, the return of DTM Victor Ong, Shakira and Maylee from Berjaya TMC, Kanagaraj from IEM TMC and guests who walked in for the 1st time.
TME DTM Ismail Omar had chosen a theme which piqued the interests of all. How apt given that with new leadership is at the helm, members would like to know where the captain will steer us in our toastmaster's journey. New President, Rajesh will surely be galvanized to deliver more given how supportive and how high the standard the members had set for the club.
Table topics were excogitated (WOTD) by Lim Yi Kang and they orbited the curiosity theme. How would you answer in 2 mins if you were asked, Curiosity kills the cat, healthy curiosity kills ignorance, curiosity has own reason for existing, if you are curious, you create opportunity and when you open doors, you create possibility? There was not a tongue tied moment and the curiosity neurons in the minds of the speakers were turbo charged.
There was literally icing on the cake as TMIKLites celebrated DTM Ismail Omar's birthday. DTM Ismail Omar is a towering personality in TMIKL who has always been an impetus to help the club and members accelerates forward, faster and further. Still no sign of slowing down, and we wish him all the best come what may,
We had 5 excellent projects speeches after the break. Razwan Rashidi delivered #3 Understanding the Quiet, quashing the stereotypes we have on introverts. A well researched topic that might as well met the objective of speech #7.
Up next, Stirling Kho teleported all of us to #7 The Cat City. Maybe he can get us all Gambir when he is back in Kuching, The next time we see a girl without make-up on the street, she could be a Sarawakian.
Endrea Hugh brought keys to #9 Unlock your inner piece. "Why always me?" are you consumed by negative energy that you need to purge these pent up emotions? Well, maybe Endrea or meditation could help.
Mariel Fong addressed the power of #9 Delayed Gratification. A new term that most of us just heard. The ability to resist a smaller but more immediate reward in order to receive a larger or more enduring reward later. No, she was not talking about after life.
Sandra wrapped up the project speeches session by teaching us how to become a distinguished club. Sandra sure has many things to share and everyone has got important roles to play!
GE DTM Victor Ong was generous with his praises, and I shall quote him, "TMIKL's meeting epitomize a great toastmaster meeting!" For that, TMIKL will rate him 10/10 for his role and will invite him back again:)
What an exhilarating evening it was, thanks to everyone who made it happened. You will never walk alone (yes, Liverpool is coming to town) in this toastmaster's journey. We will be here for you, just like how the members will be there for TMIKL.
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