Toastmasters Jaw Exercise in Top Japanese Restaurant

Good response. We have reached 20. I AM THRILL!

Cannot wait till Sunday. please read update below.

Place : Yuri Japanese Restaurant, Allson Kelana

Agenda:
11:00-11:30 : Arrival of guests
11.30 : Buffet starts
14:00 : Restaurant close

Latest List:

Yes:
1) Rosa
2) Soo Guan
3) Lai Hock
4) Amy
5) Frank
6) Donna
7) Kay
8) GT
9) Indra ( just drink and chit chat)
10)Chandran
11)Robert
12)Lian Geok
13)Kala
14)Margaret
15)Gilrena (tat's the way, aha...)
16)Asha (Hurray!)
17)Sanjev ( Cool..)
18)Marie (Be with Sanjev and us)
19)Bernard Len
20)Mrs.Len

No :
1) Vallie ( something on)
2) Kenneth Gong ( will join next one)
3) Dharma (miss your joke)
4) Eu Chieh ( Penang)
5) Dr.Subassh(work)
6) Capt (I am sailing...)
7) Harold (out station)
8) Nageswari( back to Kluang)

Kay Ku
Secretary
PD Toastmasters Club

Toastmasters Luncheon in Top Japanese Restaurant

Our club members are leaders who wait for no one, I booked for 15 pax, and up to now, we have 17 confirmed. Looks like I have to add extra pax with the restaurant.

Our guests are also showing advancing personality, they are definately the shaker and the mover.
Kenneth replied very early on his reason for not making it this time. I hope all members learn from him about his E-tiqette.(answer e mail)

Please refer to new list below.

Dear All,

Brunch on 2nd May is confirmed, buffet starts at 11.30 am, be punctual for food. Only RM48++ per person.

Yes:
1) Rosa
2) Soo Guan
3) Lai Hock
4) Amy
5) Frank
6) Donna
7) Kay
8) GT
9) Indra ( just drink and chit chat)
10)Chanran
11)Robert
12)Lian Geok
13)Kala
14)Margaret
15)Gilrena (tat's the way, aha...)
16)Asha (Hurray!)
17)Sanjev ( Cool..)

No :
1) Vallie ( something on)
2) Kenneth Gong ( will join next one)
3) Dharma (miss your joke)
4) Eu Chieh ( Penang)
5) Dr.Subhassh(work)
6) Capt (I am sailing...)
7) Harold (out station)

Time from 11.30am to 2pm, COME EARLY .

Area Governor Suresh Was Here

AG Suresh was here. Together with him is ACS Robert Ram from out of town , who gave us a paradigm shift on evaluation.

Old members(Margaret and Dharma) , guests( Kenneth, Asha and Sanjev) were with us which make last night's meeting a memorable one.

We are meeting up this Sunday at Allson for Japanese Buffet at 11.30am.Do not miss this!!

Roles On 11th May, 2010:
TOE : Rosa Phua,ACS
TTM : Amy Siew, ACB
TTE : OPEN

Humour : OPEN

GE : Lee Kah Tor,ACG
LE : OPEN
AC : OPEN
TK : OPEN

Speaker 1: Robert Tan, DTM CC6
Speaker 2: GT Singam,ASB
Speaker 3: Chua Eu Chieh, CC Adv #6
Speaker 4: Harold , TM CC 8

Evaluator 1: Tan Soo Guan, CC
Evaluator 2: Role Open
Evaluator 3: Role Open

Kay Ku
Secretary
Port Dickson Toast Masters Club

Toastmasters Meeting 27th April 2010

Was it exciting over last two weeks?
In two days time , we are meeting again to get charge up.Can't wait for the day?
Looking forward to see you!!

Roles On 27th April 2010:
TOE : Indra ,CC
TTM : Tan Soo Guan,CC
TTE : OPEN
Humour : OPEN
GE : Lee Kah Tor,ACG
LE : OPEN
AC : OPEN
TK : OPEN

Speaker 1: Valentine Sia,TM
Speaker 2: Rosa Phua,ASC
Speaker 3: G.T.Singam,ACB

Evaluator 1: Role Open
Evaluator 2: Role Open
Evaluator 3: Role Open

Kay Ku
Secretary
Port Dickson Toast Masters Club

Steve Jobs on Dots, Love and Death

A powerful speech by Steve Jobs. A must watch!

The Language Perfectionist: Unintended Double Meanings

By Don Hauptman

Not long ago, an editor e-mailed a document to me, but it somehow went astray. When I told her that it hadn't arrived, she responded with the words: "I resent it." I wrote back, jokingly, "What do you resent?"

This is a case of a linguistic ambiguity. Because English is filled with double meanings and puns, such confusions can easily occur. The results can be amusing or tragic -- or both.

Here are some classic ambiguous headlines, all alleged to be genuine mistakes. (The first became the title of a book that immortalized such errors.)

• Red Tape Holds Up New Bridge

• Kids Make Nutritious Snacks

• Killer Sentenced to Die for Second Time in 10 Years

• Milk Drinkers Are Turning to Powder

• Enraged Cow Injures Farmer With Ax

• Grandmother of Eight Makes Hole in One

• Squad Helps Dog Bite Victim

Last year, the term crash blossom appeared. It refers to headlines, like those above, that have double meanings and can be misconstrued. This odd coinage itself comes from a newspaper headline: "Violinist Linked to JAL Crash Blossoms." (Explanation: A musician whose father was killed in an airline accident was recovering from the trauma.)

As a veteran collector of funny mistakes, I'm perplexed by the term. It strikes me as excessively twee. The word blooper has been around for more than half a century, and is perfectly adequate to describe these risible ambiguities.

But the important lesson here is to be careful in your writing. A draft should always be reviewed carefully -- by several pairs of eyes -- to ensure that everything is clear and that nothing is subject to misinterpretations that could have embarrassing or dangerous consequences.

Word of the Day- Braggadocio

Braggadocio (brag-uh-DOH-shee-oh) -- from Braggadocchio, a character in Spenser's Faerie Queene -- is empty boasting.

Example : "If this doesn't sound like too much braggadocio to you, read on."

The Language Perfectionist: "Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope"

By Don Hauptman

Can you see anything wrong with the following sentences?

· "No longer able to cope, she reluctantly decides to leave."

· "I just can't cope anymore.... Most of the time I can cope pretty well."

· "Homer and the rest of the family have trouble coping without Marge."

Or how about the title of this column, which is the name of a Broadway musical from the 1970s?

In the above examples, the verb cope is used incorrectly.

According to Strunk and White's The Elements of Style, the classic guide to English usage, cope is "an intransitive verb used with with. In formal writing, one doesn't 'cope,' one 'copes with' something or somebody."

Here's an example of the correct use of the word: "How will this remote society of island people be able to cope with the modern pressures and influences of the rest of the modern-day world?"

If you're not familiar with the difference between a transitive and an intransitive verb, the terms themselves provide clues to their meanings. An intransitive verb indicates a completed action, which is thereby restricted to the subject. A transitive verb conveys the action to a direct object.

To communicate the sense of a struggle without a specific referent, try endure, prevail, or survive instead of cope.

Word of the Day-Primeval

Something that's primeval (prie-MEE-vul) -- from the Latin for "early in life" -- is ancient; belonging to the earliest ages of the world.

Example : "On and on, we drove... into the primeval forest of southeast Oregon."