Friday – July 22nd, 2011

The second chapter meeting in the new term saw Toastmasters from SIM I descend on the SIM Management House at Namly Avenue.

Word of the Evening: “Immunity”

The awards went to:

Best Table Topics Speaker: Vera Chia, CC

Best Prepared Speaker: Wilson Ong, CC, CL

Best Evaluator: Kelvin Kok, DTM

 

 

 

Friday – July 8th, 2011

President Patricia Lim ATM-B, AL gave her inaugural Presidential Address titled “It’s wise to worry about tomorrow today.”

Best Table Topic Speaker: Ng Yee Hoon

Best Prepared Speaker: Prashant Kumar

Best Evaluator: Oon Tik Lee

 

 

 

Friday – June 24th, 2011

Installation Night 2011

The Incoming Executive Committee : 2011/2012

PRESIDENT: Patricia Lim, ATM-B, AL

Immediate Past President: Benjamin Lim, CC

VP Education: Ng Yee Hoon & Vera Chia, CC

VP Membership: Shirly Lau & Lin Pan Pan, CC

VP Public Relations: Prashant Kumar & Martin Boon, CC

Secretary: Goh Li-Ying

Treasurer: Ong Chuan Aik, DTM

Sergeant At Arms: Stephanie Lim, CL

 

Esther Tong: SIM Representative

 

 

10th June, 2011

SIM I Toastmasters Club Chapter Meeting No 21 was a very special one not because it was the last but not least meeting under the 2010/2011 EXCO but because it hosted 17 members from Hong Kong University Space Toastmasters Club. They were on their annual visit to Singapore NUS Toastmasters Club.

The Language Evaluator was Patricia Lim, ATM-B, AL-S and the words of the evening: Obsess(v), Obsessive(adj) and Obsession(noun)

It was also our first time to have our visitors organizing the Table Topic Session.  The Topics suggested by our friends from Hong Kong were challenging but easily conquered by both our members and the visitors alike. The Table Topics Masters were TM Karris Lai and TM Jenny Chan.

We also saw our visitor,  TM Billy Cheung presented his Project2 and Henry Woo evaluating TM Shirly Lau for her project 2 during this meeting.

Also, we congratulate TM Tan Wenling who was inducted as our new member by VP Membership Ong Chuan Aik, DTM during the Chapter Meeting:

Two P10′s lead by Tamil Chelvan & Lin Pan Pan who completed their CC manuals. Congratulations all around.

And the winners are …

Best Table Topics Speaker, Bruno Pereira, DTM

Best Prepared Speech Speaker, Lin Pan Pan

Best Evaluator, Bruno Pereira, DTM

In conclusion this Chapter meeting was a “full house” event with more than 23 visitors coming from HK University, NUS, UniSIM and also Angela from England plus few local ones. We would like to thanks all visitors for their support and interest in our Club Chapter Meeting. Cheers!

 

May 30th, 2011

SIM I Toastmasters Club had its AGM on 27 May 2011.

The following items were adopted by all members:
1. Minutes of the 25th Annual General Meeting held on 14May2010
2. 26th Annual Report 2010/2011
3. Income and Expenditure Statement for the year ended 31Dec2010

The Nominations for the Executive Council 2011/2012 recommended by the Nominating Committee led by CTM, Paul Lee were unanimously accepted by all members and they are:

Immediate Past President: Benjamin Lim Tian Ping
President: Patricia Lim Siat Foong
Vice President Education: Vera Chia Puey Choo
Vice President Education: Ng Yee Hoon
Vice President Membership: Lin Pan Pan
Vice President Membership: Shirly Lau Pek Ha
Vice President Public Relations: Kumar Prashant
Vice President Public Relations: Martin Boon Kia Hak
Treasurer: Ong Chuan Aik
Secretary: Goh Li Ying
Sergeant at Arms: Stephanie Lim Hoeng Keun

13 May 11. TM Sherry Chua, completed her CC manual project 1o and awarded with the title Competent Communicator. At the same time, Wilson Ong, CC completed his CL manual project 10 with the GE appointment is awarded with title Competent Leader. Congratulation to both Sherry, CC and Wilson Ong, CC, CL. The words of the evening were Concur/Concurrent/Concurrence..
Voted winners of the night….
Best Table Topic: Karen Tan, CL
Best Prepared Speech : Karen Tan, CL
Best Evaluator: Oon Tik Lee, ATM-B

29 April 11. Our Word of the day: Garner. Definition: tr.v. gar·nered, gar·ner·ing, gar·ners
1. To gather and store in or as if in a granary.
2. To amass; acquire. See Synonyms at reap.
n.
1. A granary.
2. An accumulation or collection of something.
The ruling party garnered 60.1% of the popular vote at the recent elections.

During this Chapter Meeting, Max Wong was formally inducted as our club new member.  Congratulation Max! Guna was voted the Best Table Topic Speaker and Best Prepared Speech went to Justin Kong. Last but not least, John Choi walked away as the Best Evaluator.

8 Apr 11. Word of the evening: Distinguished. Voted Best Table Topics Speaker: Kelvin Kok DTM. Best Prepared Speech: Wilson Ong CC and Best Evaluator:  Kelvin Kok DTM.

25 Mar 11. Word of the evening: Emphatic. Voted Best Table Topics Speaker: Oon Tik Lee ATM-B. Best Prepared Speech: Wilson Ong CC and Best Evaluator:  Oon Tik Lee ATM-B.

11 Mar 11. Word of the evening: Wheedle. Voted winners of the night….if not for Karen’s challenge, Kelvin could have been the overall Champion! Possible?
Best Table Topic: Kelvin Kok DTM
Best Prepared Speech : Karen Tan CL
Best Evaluator: Kelvin Kok DTM

25 Feb 11. SIM I Toastmasters Club International Speech and Table Topic Contest attracted a good number of members’ participation. After an intense
competition, the final result for the International Speech Contest:
Champion: Wilson Ong, CC
1st Runner Up: Lynn Yap, CC
2nd Runner Up: TamilChelvan, TM
The winners for Table Topic Contest were:
Champion: Oon Tik Lee, ATM-B
1st Runner Up: Karen Tan, CL
2nd Runner Up: Ng Yee Hoon, TM

Also, 3 new members Shirly Lau, Goh Yi Ling and Kent Cheong were formally inducted into our club. Congratulation for making this wise decision.

28 Jan 11. “The Courage To Conquer” came true when Ms Choon from District 1 (United States) shared with us how we could bring our club to greater heights. While Karen Tan shared her secret technique on how to hand impromptu questions. Word of the evening was Magnum Opus.
Voted winners of the night….
Best Table Topic: Dexter Toh
Best Prepared Speech : Wilson Ong
Best Evaluator: Dexter Toh

14 Jan 11. With “New Year, New Goal” as the theme, we kicked off the 1st Chapter Meeting for the Year 2011.  In this new year, for the benefits of our members, the club added the segment of detailed table topics evaluation done by a specialized table topic evaluator. Helping our members improve their impromptu speaking skills faster. Word of the evening was appreciate
Voted winners of the night….
Best Table Topic: Benjamin Lim, Martin Boon
Best Prepared Speech: Sherry Chua

10 Dec 10. A Dazzling Christmas to remember for all. Special guest included table topic evaluation by Gerald Ong ACG, ALB; and our General evaluator Was our Area B3 Governor, Ong Lye Sum, ACS, CL. Congratulation to Martin Boon who has successfully completed 10 projects and is promoted to Competent Communicator. Christmas is about “Joy” and that was the word of the evening that matched the theme of “Dazzling Christmas”.
Voted winners of the night….
Best Table Topic: Karen Tan, CL
Best Prepared Speech: Kumar Prashant
Best Evaluator: Karen Tan, CL

26 Nov 10. “Blast to the Past” was the theme for this Chapter Meeting.. Word of the evening: detrimental – adjective 1. causing detriment; damaging; harmful. Example of use. The inability to communicate with people of different background is detrimental to anyone success.  Martin Boon and Paul  Lee shared the title of  best table topic winner. The best speaker was Belinda Woo  And the best evaluator was again Kelvin Kok. Well done!

18 Nov 10. The Club organized a social gathering with a mini bowling competition at the Singapore Recreation Club Esplanade Bowl. Lily Lim and husband walked away as the champions for the evening. While the couple was bowling away, Micheal Ng, kept the rest entertained with the Gold investment opportunity…

12 Nov 10. With the theme “You are a Star”, everybody came alive being a star in their own right! Word of the evening: ra·tion·al (răsh’ə-nəl)
adj. Having or exercising the ability to reason. Of sound mind; sane. Consistent with or based on reason; logical: rational behavior. See synonyms at logical. Example of use. It is only rational if you want to improve your communication skills that you should attend SIM I chapter meetings more often. The table topic winner for the evening was Karen Tan. The best speaker was Tamilchelvan. And the best evaluator was Kelvin Kok.

22 Oct 10. Halloween came alive this evening. The word of the evening was Dubious. Paul Lee CTM being voted the best table topic speaker.

8 Oct 10. DTM Kan Kin Fung gave a talk on how to do our project 9 & 10 of the manual. His talk was insightful and many of the members attending sung high praises of it. The winner for the best prepared speech was Kumar Prashant. And the best evaluator went to DTM Kan Kin Fung. The word of the evening was ‘Uncanny’. uncanny [ʌnˈkænɪ]
adj
1. characterized by apparently supernatural wonder, horror, etc.
2. beyond what is normal or expected an uncanny accuracy
uncannily  adv
uncanniness  n

24 Sep 10. It’s the first time we had our Chapter Meeting held at Costa Sands, Pasir Ris. Not that we wanted to take an early year end break but just to ensure our meeting not to be disturbed by those blasting F1 cars! It was an evening of fun and sumptuous buffet! The Best Table Topic winners for the night were Dexter Toh and Kim Toh. Congratulation to the Tohs!

13 Aug 10. 2 new members Sun Xiaoxin and Prashant Kumar were formally inducted into our club. And not long after were we sent off by Prashant to the Land of the Roti Prata.

The Best Table Topic winner for the day was Christopher Foo. The Best Prepared Speech winner for the day was Prashant Kumar. The Best Evaluator winner for the day was Paul Lee.
The word of the day was gladden click on the word for the correct pronunciation. Example of use of the word in a sentence. Its gladden me to see so many people taking part in our humorous speech contest.

23 Jul 10. The theme of this chapter meeting is “Battle of the Sexes” and  Language Evaluator Jennie Ong gave a unique language making use of debits and credits being an accountant by training. Thank GOD, a clean bill of health was given.
The Best Table Topic winner for the day were Oon Tik Lee.
The Best Evaluator winner for the day was Kelvin Kok.
The word of the day was temperate click on the word for the correct pronunciation. Example of use of the word in a sentence. We should learn to be temperate in our eating and drinking.

9 Jul 10. World Cup came to SIM I and to kick it off our new club President Benjamin Lim gave his maiden address at the first chapter meeting of his term
Special guest DTM William Lim whom presented the Art of Evaluation and shared tips of how to give effective evaluations.
The Best Table Topic winners for the day were Oon Tik Lee and Kim Toh.
The word of the day was obtuse click on the word for correct pronunciation and meaning.
Example of use of the word in a sentence. Often the absolute meanings are hidden behind obtuse lyrics and intricate symbolism.

25 Jun 10. The  Installation  Night  is  one of the annual events of SIM I Toastmasters Club. During this gala event, we have the award presentations as well as the Installation of the Incoming Executive Committee (Exco) for 2010-2011. In addition, there was a Special Session by Mr Michael Ng (ACS, ALB), “Take Us To Vegas”.
The New Executive Committee for 2010-2011:

President:
Benjamin Lim, CC

Immediate-Past-President:
Priscilla Tan, CC

Vice President Education:
Yap Boon Liang, CC, CL
Lynn Yap, CC

Vice President Membership:
Ong Chuan Aik, DTM
Lin Pan Pan

Vice President Public Relations:
Martin Boon
Teo Chang Wee

Secretary:
Sherry P. H. Chua

Treasurer:
Wilson Ong, CC

Sergeant-At-Arms:
Stephanie Lim, CL

14 May 10. We had our AGM (Annual General Meeting) at SIM Management House. At the AGM, a new Executive Committee (EXCO) was elected and formed for the term 2010/2011 term.

26 Jun 09. The  Installation  Night  is  one of the annual events of SIM I Toastmasters Club. During this gala event, we have the award presentations as well as the Installation of the Incoming Executive Committee (Exco) for 2009-2010.In addition, there was a Special Presentation by Mr James Leong (DTM). He spoke about “Dynamic Postures for Public Speaking”. The coveted “Toastmaster of the Year” award went to Wilson Ong, CC.

12 Jun 09. We welcome five new members, Goh Wei Jia, Betty Choo, Sherry Chua, Tok Choon Boon, Hong Mei Fang. They are inducted at the chapter meeting conducted by our VPM Benjamin Lim. Let us warmly welcome them to join our club. Towards becoming the Speaker & Leader You Want To Be.

22 May 09. We had our AGM (Annual General Meeting) at SIM Management House. At the AGM, a new Executive Committee (EXCO) was elected and formed for the term 2009/2010 term.

8 May 09. We welcome two new members, Karen Soh and Kan Chee Wee. They are inducted at the chapter meeting conducted by our VPM Benjamin Lim. Let us warmly welcome them to join our club. Towards becoming the Speaker & Leader You Want To Be.

25 Apr 09. Toastmaster Ng Yee Hoon represented Area B4 in the Division B Table Topics contest today, (25th of April 2009)

As Champion of Area B4, Yee Hoon represented Area B4 to battle against the other Table Topics Champions of Area B1, B2, B3 and B5.

Many of our members were there to support Yee Hoon, they were

President Chin Cheow Liang, CL
Kelvin Ong, DTM
Ong Chuan Aik, DTM
Area B4 Governor, Belinda Woo, ACB, CL (Co-organising Chair of the contest)
VPE Priscilla Tan, TM
VPE Dr Stella Wee, ACS, CL
Gary Tan, ALS
Michelle Lo, CL
Masquerade guest, Sylvia Oo, DTM
VPPR Wilson Ong, CC

If you were there, you would have seen and heard the high standard and quality of the other contestants.

Therefore, it was not an easy battle but Yee Hoon, being the only female contestant, was calm and steady when she presented her Table Topics.

Congratulations to Ng Yee Hoon for emerging as the 1st Runner up of Division B Table Topics contest.

Yeah !!!

She has brought tremendous glory to the club and once again affirmed our status as one of the best Toastmasters club in Singapore.

Join me to applause and congratulate her achievement.

24 Apr 09. Congratulations to CC Benjamin Lim and CC Freeman Yue for successfully completing their C&L Project 10.

10 Apr 09. This event is a memorable milestone for SIM I Toastmasters Club as we celebrate our Silver Jubilee, our 25th Anniversary titled “Masquerade Ball”.

For the past 2 weeks, we have been receiving many well –wishes and encouragements from members and guests.

On behalf of the Masquerade Ball Committee, we would to express our heartfelt appreciation to your emails and smses. Your words have given us a great “pat” on our shoulders.

For members and guests who were present, we are indeed honored to have you as one of the 230 over attendees. You have witnessed an extraordinary event in 2009 where there were many excellent and electrifying performances.

One of the highlights of the night’s program is when we showcased the montage (a series of photos) from 1984 to 2009. From the pictures, we can see the transformation of SIM I Toastmasters Club from a small club in 1984 to now, a leading Toastmasters club in Singapore.

In a nutshell, we are proud to be members of SIM I Toastmasters Club.

Last but not the least, we are thankful to all members who have contributed your photos.

Here is the link to the photo album.

http://picasaweb.google.com/simtoastmasters/MasqueradeBall10April2009

14 Mar 09. Area B4 International Speech & Table Topics contest held at SIM Management House. Congratulations to our club representatives !

International Speech Contest (Area B4 level)

1st Runner Up        Derrick Kon

2nd Runner Up       Lynn Yap

Table Topics Contest (Area B4 level)

Champion               Ng Yee Hoon

2nd Runner Up       Wilson Ong, CC

Join me to congratulate our winners.

Yee Hoon, as the champion for the Table Topics contest will represent Area B4 in the Division B contest held on the 25th April 2009 (Saturday).

13 Mar 09. We welcome two new members, John Sih and Ryan Tan. They are inducted at the chapter meeting conducted by our VPM Benjamin Lim. Let us warmly welcome them to join our club. Towards becoming the Speaker & Leader You Want To Be.

13 Feb 09. Our recent chapter meeting on the 27th of February 2009 (last Friday) was our club’s International Speech & Table Topics Contest. The meeting was well received with high attendance and lots of explosive power of words.

Here are the results of the contest:

International Speech Contest (Club level)

Champion               Derrick Kon

1st Runner Up        Kelvin Ong, DTM

2nd Runner Up       Priscilla Tan

Table Topics Contest (Club level)

Champion               Wilson Ong, CC

1st Runner Up        Kelvin Ong, DTM

2nd Runner Up       Ng Yee Hoon

Congratulations !

We wish our club representatives all the best as they represent our club in the Area B4 International Speech and Table Topics Contest on the 14th March 2009

9 Jan 09. We welcome two new members, Koh Puay Eng and Seet Li Peng. They are inducted at the chapter meeting conducted by our VPM Benjamin Lim. Let us warmly welcome them to join our club. Towards better speaking.

26 Dec 08. We have the Finals of the debate in the first half of the Chapter meeting. Fighting Falcon and Simply Us were locked in a closely fought debate. By judges’ decision, Simply Us won the Finals of the debate. On top of that, Oon Tik Lee, ATM-B, CL from “Simply Us” was the best speaker (debater) for the debate once again.

By members’ vote, TM Ng Yee Hoon was the best table topics speaker for the debate.

In the second half of the meeting, TM Rayson Lim and TM Shannon Goh organised the Christmas Celebration with fun games, singing Christmas Carols and Christmas gift exchange. To round up the meeting, we had sparkling drinks to toast for Christmas and the New Year 2009.

12 Dec 08. We welcome one new members, Samson Chen. He is inducted at the chapter meeting conducted by our VPM Benjamin Lim. Let us warmly welcome him to join our club. Towards better speaking.

We also conducted our debate in this Chapter meeting with for 4 teams namely,

Fearless Five (Gary Tan, Lum Cheok Wai, Jennie Ong, Michael Ng and Ng Yee Hoon)

Fighting Falcon (Martin Boon, Benjamin Lim, Freeman Yue, Dexter Toh, Karen Tan)

Real Deal (Yit Weng Kay, Ricci Rikardo, Martin Li, Lynn Yap, Wilson Ong)

Simply Us (Neo Kim Guan, Anthony Ng, Teo Chang Wee, Onn Tik Lee, Wayne Siew)

Fighting Falcon and Simply Us emerged as the winners against their respective opponents, They will battle out in the Finals on the 26 December 2008.

By members’ vote, TM Tamichelvan was the best table topics speaker in the first session of the debate while Oon Tik Lee, ATM-B, CL was the best table topics speaker in the second session.

By judges’ decision, Oon Tik Lee, ATM-B, CL from “Simply Us” was the best speaker (debater) for the debate.

29 Nov 08. Today is a milestone for SIM I Toastmasters Club. We are the Champions for the 1st SIM IG Appreciation Bowling Tournament 2008 held at Superbowl Mount Faber in Safra Mount Faber for the Exco members of the 12 Interest Groups of SIM. Our club was represented by the following Exco members,

VPM Benjamin Lim (Team Leader)

VPM Freeman Yue

Treasurer N. Gunasekaran, CL

VPPR Wilson Ong, CC

As the inaugural Champion, we also won a huge and beautiful Challenge trophy for the club. Now, we have the Challenge trophy to defend in 2009.

To add to the icing on the cake, we also won $600 cash which would be credited to our club funds. Besides being the team Champion, Benjamin Lim was the individual best bowler.

28 Nov 08. Congratulations to CC Wilson Ong for completing his C&L Project 10.

22 Nov 08. As Champion of Division B Evaluation Speech Contest held last month (11 October). Our member, Karen Tan, CL who is also the Immediate Past President, represented Division B in the District 80 Semi–Annual Convention Evaluation Speech Contest held at YWCA Fort Canning Lodge on the 22 November. Though not placed, We would like to thank her for her participation as well as lifting our banners high in Division B as well as in the District Level.

We are sure that Karen has inspired and impacted many members to emulate her success in future contests.

14 Nov 08. We welcome three new members,

1) Boonpueng Sinlaparat, 2) Derrick Kon, 3) Mollie Angeline Tay Siok Leng

They were inducted at the chapter meeting conducted by our VPM Benjamin Lim. Join me to warmly welcome them at our chapter meeting.

11 Oct 08. Brilliant and Bravo ! Congratulations to Karen Tan, CL for emerging as the Champion of Division B Evaluation contest held at Zhenghua Community Centre. She has brought glory to the club and affirmed our status as one of the leading toastmasters club in Singapore.

10 Oct 08. We welcome five new members, 1) Lum Cheok Wai, 2) Martin Li, 3) Rayson Lim,       4) Ricardo Ricci and 5) Shannon Goh. They were inducted at the chapter meeting conducted by our VPM Benjamin Lim. Let us warmly welcome them.

Congratulations to CC Yit Weng Kay for completing his C&L Project 10.

4 Oct 08. Club Social Event – Fun Bowling Orchid Country Club.  We had an enjoyable time bowling as well as getting to know each other better during the Fun bowling event. We held a friendly competition for the top male and female bowlers. In addition, we also gave out prizes for male and female rookie bowlers who are beginners in the game but have shown great tenacity to participate.

Top Female Bowlers

1st Place  Esther Tong

2nd place  Valerie Tan

3rd place  Kim Toh

Top Male Bowlers

1st Place  Benjamin Lim

2nd place  Yap Boon Liang

3rd place  Jeremy Soh

4th place  Gary Tan

5th place  Dr Simon Lu

6th place  Rayson Lim

Female Rookie Bowlers

Jennie Ong

Patricia Lim

Male Rookie Bowlers

Chin Cheow Liang

Kelvin Ong

13 Sep 08. Area B4 Humorous speech and Evaluation contest held at SIM Management House. Congratulations to our club representatives !

Humorous Speech Contest – Area B4
Champion – Kim Toh, CL
1st Runner Up : Kelvin Ong, DTM

Evaluation Contest – Area B4
Champion – Karen Tan, CL

12 Sep 08. We welcome three new members.                                                                      1) Chay Suet Yee, Jill

2) Jayanti Sari Jong

3) Ng Yi-Xin, Sabrina.

They were inducted at the Chapter meeting conducted by our VPM Benjamin Lim.

The theme of the Chapter meeting is Mid Autumn festival. The Best Dressed female and male Toastmaster goes to Michelle Lo, CL and Michael Ng, ATM-B, CL respectively.

8 Aug 08. We welcome two new members, 1) Jennie Ong and 2) Neo Kim Guan. They were inducted at the meeting conducted by our VPM Freeman Yue.

11 Jul 08. We welcome two new members, 1) ATM-B Lim Meng Tong and 2) Dexter Toh. They were inducted at the meeting conducted by our VPM Benjamin Lim.

23 May 08. Congratulation to CC Andrew Osborne and CC Vera Chia for completing their C&L Project 10.

9 May 08. Congratulation to CTM Karen Tan (our President) for achieving CL status (Competent Leader).

19 Apr 08. Congratulation to CL Guna Nalappan for being the 2nd Runnerup in the Division B Prepared Speech contest at Leng Kee CC.

11 Apr 08. Congratulation to CC Russell Loh for completing his C&L manual and achieving Competent Communicator tonight.

8 Apr 08. Save the Trees. A plea for e-mail in place of paper mail. By President CTM Karen Tan

29 Mar 08. All our contestants for the AREA B4 Prepared Speech and Table Topics Contest held at Joo Chiat Community Club emerged as winners. CL Guna Nalappan and CC Michelle Lo are Champion and First Runner-up for the Prepared Speech and ATM-B, AL Patricia Lim and Wilson Ong are Champion and First Runner-up in the Table Topics Contest. CONGRATULATION.

14 Mar 08. Congratulation to CL Guna Nalappan and ATM-B, AL Patricia Lim for being crowned Champions in our club Prepared Speech and table Topics Contest respectively. They will represent our club in the AREA B4 contest. Also, a BIG thank you to all the participants, appointment holders and CC Stephanie Lim for organizing the contest.

21 Feb 08. Congratulation to CC Kam for being voted for the BEST CFO of the Year by Business Times. CC Kam special thanks to SIM1 toastmasters club giving him the opportunity and venue to improve his public speaking, otherwise he could not manage to make the award acceptance speech successfully in front of 700 distinguished guests which include 3 ministers and CEOs of listed companies during the award gala.

25 Jan 08. Congratulation to CC Guna and Lynn Yap for achieving Competent Leader and Competent Communicator respectively.

12 Jan 08. NUSS Guild House has been voted to be our resident Chapter Meeting Venue. If there is a better and viable alternate venue, we will definitely consider. Meritus Mandarin conference rooms are undergoing a new face lift and refurbishment.

11 Jan 08. Immediate past President Michelle is now a Competent Leader. Congratulation.

2nd Nov 07. This evening is our club 2nd networking and socializing night. In the Pools tournament. Freeman Yue is the champion and Patricia Lim is the runner-up. Around 20 plus people turned up for the event.

26th Oct 07. Dr Stella Wee has completed the final project for the Competent Leader Series and is now ACB, CL Dr. Stella Wee. Congratulation.

20th Oct 07. ACS, CL Anthony Ng is the 2nd Runner-Up in the Division B Humorous Speech Contest.

8th Oct 07. Ong Chuan Aik application for DTM (Distinguished Toastmaster) has been accepted by TI (Toastmaster International). Congratulation to DTM Ong Chuan Aik.

My Dog can walk on water. An article from TM Carmen Loh.

26th Sep 07. Congratulation to Ong Chuan Aik for achieving ACG (Advanced Communicator Gold).

14th Sep 07. Yap Boon Liang has just completed the Communication Leader Series in today chapter meeting and is now CL (Competent Leader). Congratulation.

9th August 07. Gary Tan, CL is the champion of AREA B4 Evaluation contest and Anthony Ng, ACS,CL is the champion of the Humorous Speech contest. Well done, and keep the momentum going.

27th August 07. Congratulation to Chong Thian Choy, ATM-B and Patricia Lim, ATM-B, AL for being the champion of the Humorous Speech and Evaluation contest respectively. Gary Tan, CL and Michael Ng, ATM-B,CL are the 1st Runner-Up and 2nd Runner-Up respectively of the Evaluation contest and Anthony Ng, ACS is the 1st Runner-Up of the humor contest. Many thanks to all the contestants, officials, aides for making the contest a success.

16th August 07. Habit of Highly Effectively People. By AL Patricia Lim.

15th August 07. We welcome members to contribute articles to share in our website. The articles can be your prepared speeches, personal write-up or any interesting articles you stumble upon.  To start the ball rolling, our President has contribute the following articles: Juggling 5 balls (about managing your life), Chasing Daylight (making the best use of your time even …), You’ve got to find what you love (Text, YouTube Video) by Apple CEO, Steve Job.

7th August 07. Our club welcome the first new member Wilson Ong for the term 07/08 and we wish him all the best in his Endeavour to be a good public speaker.

27th July 07. Congratulation to ACB Dr Stella Wee for achieving her Advanced Communicator Bronze. Keep up the momentum.

22nd June 07. Installation Night : Starry Starry Night. Celebrated at the M Hotel at Anson Road (7 tables) with a costume theme of  MOVIE CHARACTERS. There were talents all around as we witnessed fellow TMs sing, dance, talk and play musical instruments. It was ultimate fun around. Awards and Achievements, Photos.

6th June 07. Welcome Tan Swee Gek and Elena Poh who joined our club this month.

25th May 07. We have our AGM (Annual General Meeting) at SIM House. At the meeting, a new EXCO for 2007/08 term was elected. We also have our “Under Project 7” contest and a great thanks to all who are involved in making the event a success  especially the contestants.

17th May 07. We welcome TM Grace Bong to our club and we wish her all the best to be a better speaker.

14th May 07. SIM I Toastmaster Club is one of the winners of the Best Club Award in District 80 for 2006 – 2007. DTM Kelvin Ong will receive the award on behalf of our club at the District 80 Annual Convention in Hong Kong this weekend 18-21 May 2007. Kudos to all the members for making our club a success.

11th May 07. Congratulation to CC Guna Nalappan for completing the Basic and Leadership Manual and ATM-B, AL Patricia Lim for earning her Advanced Leader title.

27th April 07. Congratulation to CC Kam for completing the Basic and Leadership Manual.

21th April 07. In the Division B International Speech and Table Topics Contest held at NTU Alumni, DTM Manivannan came in 2nd Runner-up. CL Belinda was not placed. Good attempts by both members and we are proud of you.

15th April 07. We welcome Kang Li as he joined us this month and we wish him all the best.

24th March 07. DTM Manivannan and CL Belinda are Champions of AREA B4 International Speech and Table Topics contest respectively. Well done!

23rd March 07. CC Chin Cheow Liang completed his Successful Club Series this evening and is now a CL (Competent Leader). Congratulation.

14th March 07. Congratulation to CC William Chew who became Competent Communicator this day. He did project 10 of the C&L manual with Grassroots Toastmasters Club.

1st March 07. A warm welcome to Tamilchelvan, Marshall Cooper and Lynn Yap who joined us this month.

23th February 07. Chapter meeting Chinese New Year celebration at the SRC (Singapore Recreation Club) at the Padang. Only table topics session, Lo Hei, dinner and karaoke. Photos.

8th February 07. We welcome two new members Benjamin Lim and Roy Chan to our club.

5th February 07. SIM STUDENT toastmaster club was officially chartered. The club is sponsored by SIM I TMC and members were there to witness the occasion. Click for Photos. More!

4th February 07. Contest Results! TM Kelvin Ong’s submission for the new hardcopy Newsletter name is the WINNER. There are NO WINNER for the “Guess the Photo” contest in the Nov 06 issue of the newsletter. Curious to know who they really are. CLICK HERE.

30th January 07. We welcome the following new members. William Chew, Esther Koh, Yit Weng Kay.

6th January 07. Our President CTM Michelle received the SMEDLEY AWARD 2006 from District 80 Governor DTM Poh Kim Siong at the Club Officers Training at NTU Alumni. Congratulation to all members who made the mark to achieve the award.

December 22nd. We had light refreshments  at Chatterbox after our Christmas Celebration chapter meeting at 1130pm, Friday. As the clock ticked midnight, it is 23rd, and we celebrate someone birthday. Who is this person?

November 25th. Anthony Ng has just completed the 10th project from two advanced manuals at last night meeting and is eligible for ACS (Advanced Communicator Silver).

November 10th. A warm welcome to Jackson Ong, our new member for this month. We wish him all the best to be a better communicator.

November 3th. About 20 people turned out at The Legend, Fort Canning Club for our club networking and relaxation. We had 16 participants for our very first POOL knock out tournament. ATM-S, AL Ong Chuan Aik emerged the Champion of the tournament.

October 27th. Chin Cheow Liang finished C&L Project and was awarded CC (Competent Communicator. Congratulation.

Haze : Your Guide to staying Healthy. By TM Kam

October 14th. DTM Kelvin Ong came in 1st Runner-up in Humorous Speech and 2nd Runner-up in Evaluation Contest at Division B. Good performance, keep it up.

October 13th. Yap Boon Liang is a Competent Communicator. Congratulation.

Men and Women …………………… by VPE Carmen Loh

October 7th. Congratulation to DTM Kelvin Ong. He was crowned Champion for Area B4 Humorous Speech and Evaluation Contest. He will represent our club for the Division B contest  on 14th Oct.

Chin Soo Fatt was awarded ACS (Advanced Communicator Silver) on 1st October 2006. Congratulation to ACS Chin Soo Fatt for the award.

Sep 2006 : TM Zhang Yifan, TM Karen Soh and Diana Sin joined us this month and we wish them all the best to be better speakers.

Men are like …………………………  by TM Sylvia Quek

What is Toastmasters (with FAQ)? by Division B Governor ATM-B Tan May Yan

How much water do you need? by TM Chin Cheow Liang

Workshop: Communication with an attitude of Plenitude by CTM Karen Tan. Photos

Humorous Speech and Evaluation Contest 2006/2007 photographs. Click here

Successful Public Speaking Workshop by ATM-B Oon Tik Lee in Aug 2006

“I have a dream” speech (with text and audio) by Dr Martin Luther King Jr

Aug 2006 : TM Shargie Lau and TM Louise Lee has rejoined our club. TM Harry Wee, TM James Tan, TM Chow Kam Wing, TM Freeman Yue, TM Teo Chang Wee, TM May Lee and CTM Dr. Stella Wee are new members to our club. We wish them all the best in their journey to be a good public speakers.

Jul 2006 : DTM Kelvin Ong and CTM Karen Tan, two of our experienced toastmasters have rejoined our club this month and we extend our warmest welcome and regards to them.