Anchorvale CC Toastmasters Club International Speech & Table Topics Contests 2018 10th February 2018, Saturday

It’s the one weekend to feel the approaching festive mood of the Chinese New Year coming the following Friday. At Anchorvale CC Toastmasters Club, this mood is one up further with the anticipation of the highly awaited International Speech & Table Topics Contests 2018. A yearly event at Anchorvale CC Toastmasters Club is known to have customary huge attendance.

Such crowd only exude our brave contestants’ finest. And finest is an understatement to describe what the audience took away. With such deep treasures of messages from our International Speech Contest Participants:

Cherish every moment with your loved ones (Ricky Setiawan)

Do not wait to tell how much you love them…the important family, friends (Deepthi Valsan)

Talking a troubled youth into the correct path, it is possible (Salma Begum)

Don’t look back, don’t attempt to change the past (Muthu Ganesh)

Emotion is the key to motivation for motion (Owen Lorena)

Step out, step in (Zulhafni Zulkeflee)

Keep the wisdom of our ancestors…do good be good…to move from real life hell to real life heaven (Hareesh BN)

Good spread of food and drinks during the refreshment break followed after the International Speech Contest. Beside an opportune mingling time, as if to hint at anything, the Table Topic Contest commence right after with the hand picked topic by our Chief Judge, Carolyn Street, DTM, … “Food or drink? What is your poison for 2018?”

Our stomach filled contestants tackled the topic with great humour; our audience however, took it all in with jest even though they are no longer hungry, literally.

Balance is the key. Just like her love of perfume. No excess. Eat in moderation (Deepti Monga)

Grape growers funded research stating red wine is “good for health” (Hareesh BN)

Food beyond what you need is not appropriate. Just look at me (Muthu Ganesh)

Coffee during day time to keep awake. Alcohol at night to lower the energy for a good sleep. As long as you know how to use it (Owen Lorena)

Liquor - can be poison to many people. Overeating is poison – antidote is to exercise. Worked hard at poison. Need to work harder on the antidote now (Ricky Setiawan)

Excessive bulge comes from overeating after marriage. Abundance of food she cook now becomes “poison” to her husband (Salma Begum)

Poison is sugar drink. To cut body fat, cut sugar drink – Coca Cola. Painful but necessary (Vincent Wong)

She drinks alcohol. From vodka, to tequila shots, to cocktail, to finally appreciate wine – not just for old ladies. (Gu Weite)

Tried cutting out gravy on food. Only to prefer no mental stress, over stressing on reducing fatty food. (Zulhafni Zulkeflee)

Photos with some of our appointment holders.

Norman Tan - Organizing Chair

Mishrita Gundluru - Timer

Sarah Ong - Food I/C

Richen and Manonmani - Tally Counters

Anchorvale's Adopted Member - Debbie He

Carolyn Street DTM - Chief Judge

Many thanks to our appointment holders who made the Contests a great success. What better way to show our appreciation than to give them gifts of love ……. Carolyn Street (Chief Judge); Sarah Ong and Norman Tan (Organizing Chairs); Chye Bei’an (Contest Chair); Sathya, Vincent Wong, Debbie He and Narayana (Sergeant At Arms); Hu Richen and Manonmani (Tally Counters); Mishrita Gundluru and Suresh Subramaniam (Timers).

Drumroll….. and the winners are……….

International Speech Contest:

Champion - Salma Begum

1^st Runner Up - Muthu Rama Ganesh

2^nd Runner Up - Zulhafni Zulkeflee

Table Topics Contest:

Champion - Salma Begum

1^st Runner Up - Zulhafni Zulkeflee

2^nd Runner Up - Gu Weite

Come support our winners representing Anchorvale CC Toastmasters Club at the Area A1 International Speech & Table Topics Contests to be held on 24^th March 2018 at Function Hall, 2 Bishan Street 25 #26-07, Singapore 573973! See you there!

Article by: Wee Chee Sian CC, ALB