Wedding bells ringing

The month of December is not only the festive season, but also the season of love! On 10th December 2008, many of us had gathered at Paramount Restaurant to celebrate this special occasion with Shuling. Its the day that Shuling and Marcus tied the knot. For years that we have all heard her speaking about Marcus during her table topics, it was truly heartwarming to see them wedded. Especially more so since the JP was our dearest club advisor, Leslie Yong.
As for me, I had the honour to help out as the co-Emcee.

Leslie going through the solomonisation ceremony for the couple.

Marcus and Shuling giving their thank you speech.

(clockwise from top left) Lani, Tricia, Hung Jui, Shuling, Yin Jie, Nancy, Han Wen, Eng Hwa and Daniel.
Cliff, Shuling, Nancy, Gek Choo and Hung Jui.

Hweeling, Albert and Leslie.

Meet Kenneth, Hung Jui and Daniel. The 3 eligible bachelors of Cheng San TMC.

Tricia and Lani, Cheng San's most eligible bachelorettes.

Dearest Shuling, congratulations to your wedding! May you and Marcus lead a fulfilling and blissful marriage, and we look forward to junior Poons joining Cheng San TMC soon!

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Written by: Lani Lam

Power Presentation - The Subtle Way Part II

Yet another successful and enriching workshop by our speaker, CC, CL, Ronald Lim. The lesson for the day was the usage of chiasmus, a form of antitheses, in our speeches. The session was indeed informative and interesting with Han Wen tossing out ideas which can be used for marketing buffet lunches, "Eat all you can! Can you eat all?"

To reinforce session, we encouraged participants to write down table topics with the use of chiasmus. There were plenty of bright sparks who had lots of ideas flowing that marked an early Valentine's Day celebration at Cheng San TMC, with love-related topics. The topics include: Ask not what love can do for you but what you can do for love. And, Do you love to regret of regret not loving? The timing sequence for the table topics went slightly haywired and some enjoyed V.I.P status with double the talk time. And that's what we call maximising your membership fees in the club. The exposure and knowledge gained from these workshops serve us well because they are fun and we will certainly rememeber and apply them in our speeches.

Thank you so much Daniel, Shui Sheng, Yin Jie, Shenoy, Ronald, Manoj, Hwee Ling, Fui Long, Han Wen, Chay Buay, Tricia, and Shuling for attending this workshop. A huge thanks to Ronald who has volunteered to do this workshop for the development of our members. He is definitely an example for us to emulate. As quoted from an audience today:

Let's do the best for the rest and let the rest do their best.

Written by Tan Eng Hwa.

New members @ work

Yin Jie with his First Timer's Ribbon
Eng Hwa as the Toastmasters for the Evening

We had more than 20 people attending our club this evening. Almost half of them are guests from clubs all over the island. Indeed our good name has spread through out the Toastmasters arena. This is thanks to our club President, Esther Lim and also veteran speakers like Ronald, Daniel and Guan Hau for their regular club visiting. Well done and see all of you for the Power Presentation Workshop on 19th Nov (Wed) and the BBQ happening on 23rd Nov.

Written by

Shuling, Asst VPPR

The Power Presentation Workshop - The Subtle Way

Amy getting a new hair-do.Our model, Hung Jui

Shuling and President Mentor, Hwee Ling, after makeover

The workshop was conducted by 2 experienced Toastmasters. The first segment was conducted by CC, CL, Wu Shuling. She taught us on making the right visual impression - how we look, dress, and present would speak volumes about us. This was followed by our language perfectionist, CC, CL, Ronald Lim, who shared with us on how to create an impact by using anthithesis in our speeches. The presentations by these 2 powerful speakers impressed and empowered 20 listeners. To teach is a passion, but to learn is in fashion. Tonight, we had a passionate fashion display, because in Cheng San Toastmasters Club we grow in unison. From the overwhelming response, there shall be a part two to the workshop soon!

Written by, Daniel Kwek

Toastmaster for the Evening

The Power Presentation Workshop - The Subtle Way

Want to learn how to establish instant credibility even before you deliver your presentation?

Keen to know how to win over your audience by sending subtle messages in your speeches?

Join us in this fun and interactive workshop now!

Date: 29 October 2008 (Wednesday)

Time: 7.30pm - 10pm

Venue: Cheng San CC

Topics: How to Captivate your Audience & Image Management

Speakers:

Competent Leader, Wu Shuling. With 5 years of experience in the beauty and wellness industry as well as Toastmasters International, she hopes to share her knowledge on image management with her fellow Toastmasters.

Competent Leader, Ronald Lim has won numerous speech contests at club, area and division levels since 2004. He will be sharing with us tips on the Power Presentation.

*Contributions of $5 are welcome for refreshments.*

Admission is free for Cheng San Toastmasters. (Membership must have its privileges.)
Non-members to pay S$10.

Please RSVP to Shuling at shuling44@hotmail.com

Outing to Southern Ridges on 27th October

On October 27th, a couple of Toastmasters decided to use the Deepavali public holiday to the fullest by heading to Southern Ridges for a hike.

And photos galore...

Smile! (Tricia, superstar Lani and Ying Jie)


At the end of the journey.

Getting dizzzzzzy....


Our guest Chong Hao from China.

On the Henderson Waves.

Stopping for a rest.

A surprise celebration for Tricia.

Thank you Amy and family, Shui Sheng and family, Lani, Tricia, Ying Jie, Hung Jui, Chong Hao, Sherry for participating in the 2 hours trek (with lots of photo-taking involved).

Another outing proudly brought to you by the Cheng San TM Recreation Club. Watch out for the Christmas BBQ on 23rd November and remember to bring along the gifts!

Click on chengsantmc.multiply.com for more photos!

Friends from Raffles Institution

Yesterday we had several guests with us, including 16 foreign students from Raffles Institution.

The evening was packed with guests!

Some students attempted table topics. As a form of encouragement, we presented a First Timer Ribbon to them.

Hieu 1 with our President, Esther Lim

Serjio attemping at a table topic

Hieu 2 receiving a First Timer ribbon.

We are very honoured to have students from Raffles Institution joining us tonight. 3 of them made fantastic attempts at the Table Topics segment! Well done!

On behalf of the club, thank you for participating and we hope to see all of you again at Cheng San Toastmasters Club.

For more photos please visit http://chengsantmc.multiply.com/

By Shuling, Asst VPPR

The Toastmaster for the Evening.