The day for the Area Champions to battle for glory was upon us.
The
Substation, founded in 1990 is Singapore's first independent contemporary Arts
Center. On 12th April, it was our pleasure to have it as the venue for the
Division A International Speech and Table Topics contest.
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The
opening address was delivered by our bubbly Div A Governor DTM Carolyn
Street and Area A6 Governor R. Sabapathy ACS/ALB, our witty TMD
from the Tamil Toastmasters club.
First
up, was the Table Topics contest, and the all-important quote was "The
show must go on!"
After
the break, it was time for the International Speech contest where our very
own Salma was the 3rd speaker. Salma began with
confidence and assertiveness. She demonstrated with vigor, how she brutally
killed the ants in her kitchen. Moving on to her dream where she turned into an
ant, and lived its life. When she woke up, what she experienced as an ant came
crashing upon her. She concluded by rousing the audience to work hard as a
team, which in her opinion, is the most valuable lesson ants can teach us.
Soon
it was time for the results to be announced. The winners of both contests will
proceed to Bangkok to compete in the District 80 contests. The Table Topics
Champion was Melvyn Goh.
It
was time for the results of the International Speech contests. The winner was Saint Yi Htet. Surprisingly, Salma was not placed among the top 3.
Her supporters, filled with consternation and dismay couldn’t understand why.
Despite the upsetting news Salma showed no signs of disappointment. She knew
she did her best and remained poised and confident, the hallmark of a true
champion.
Our
District 80 Governor DTM Pradeep Kumar
ended the day by describing a book he read. He questioned the audience about what makes a leader. A
thought provoking question that clearly piqued the audiences’ interest.
An
unexpected development that day, was Anchorvale CC TMC receiving the Star Award
for recruiting more than 20 new members in the 3rd quarter of the
fiscal year. It was a delightful surprise and a fantastic team achievement. Hopefully, this propels Anchorvale to even
greater heights.
Why
don’t you come on down for our next chapter meeting on the 19th of
April 2014 at Sengkang West Zone 'D' RC Centre, Blk 307D,
Anchorvale Road from 2pm-5pm. Apologies for the change in venue, as our usual
spot is undergoing renovation.
Hope to see you there!
Written by:Thomas
Selvaraj CC
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