Thanks for your supporting! We held a successful meeting!
HERE are some pictures of that day
Dobule click here!!! and enjoy it
Jonathan Chen
Monday, December 27, 2004
ALE MAX XMAS PARTY's Pictures
Dear Toastmasters
Thanks for your supporting! We held a successful meeting!
HERE are some pictures of that day
Dobule click here!!! and enjoy it
Jonathan Chen
Thanks for your supporting! We held a successful meeting!
HERE are some pictures of that day
Dobule click here!!! and enjoy it
Jonathan Chen
Sunday, December 12, 2004
hey!
HELLOOOOOOOOO...! wow! Kaohsiung is getting colder, that's great...finally feel like in winter now...otherwise it is always HOT HOT HOT....hey, Christmas Party is coming, I love Christmas Party , haha...I am there, who 's coming with me...cool...anyway...I will see you guys in Christmas Party! Shelly
Sunday, November 21, 2004
Script sharing- Amanda's A2 speech
A2 speech（Resources For Entertainment , 5 to 7 minutes） by Amanda
Title: I have a dream delivered on 2004/11/16 (AMTC)
*Objective: Draw entertaining material from sources other than your own personal experience
Adapt your material to suit your topic, your own personality and the audience
Hello, students! Today we’re going to write an article. The topic will be “What would I like to be in the future?” If you have ever studied in a school, you must have ever composed this kind of article. Should I be a teacher? Should I be an animal doctor? Should I be a super model or movie star? Should I be the president of Taiwan? It’s a common topic but it always takes me at least thirty minutes to think about what I will be. Sometimes I even wrote I want to be a general so that I could help our government to unify our country and save China people from the abyss of suffering! It sounds stupid but it’s easier to organize without thinking.
But what really is me dream? Uh, let me recall my memories.
When I was in elementary school, I liked to read books about outer space. There are so many beautiful pictures of stars, comets, Galaxy and stories about constellations in those books. I always imagined that one day I could drive a shuttle and become the first one arriving at the edge of the Universe although they says the universe is limitless. I also wanted to see what happens in the black hole. One day when I land on a star named Amanda, I don’t care to say like Armstrong, “That’s one small step for a woman, one giant leap for mankind.” That sounds so cool!
Yes! I have a dream to be an astronaut!(show picture) But I have the tendency of acrophobia. It’s too high for me to go to outer space. And it’s a hard job! Can I make it?
So I’m not an astronaut now!
When I was in junior high school, my teacher of science taught us science in an active way. He gave us the knowledge in textbooks and in our daily lives as well. Because of him, I knew a tissue can fall as fast as a book! I knew I the reason of why we can wash the kettle by lemon juice or vinegar. There are so much fun in the territory of science! So I hoped one day I could discover some principle or reaction benefit to human being named “Amanda principle” or “Amanda reaction”. At that moment I will say, “If I have seen farther it is by standing on the shoulders of my teacher.”
Yes, I have a dream to be a scientist, like this! Uh…more hair will be better.
So I chose to study chemistry. But I didn’t study chemistry with my passion as before. So I’m an engineer now but once again I’m not a scientist!
I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but the content of their character.
This is one part of the famous speech delivering by Dr. Martin Luther King. He had a dream that every race of people can have equal status and he devoted to his dream in whole life. With his efforts, the situation of racial discrimination is improved.
I have dreams to be an astronaut and a scientist. I hope I can have some contributions to this world. However, without carrying out by actual actions, a dream will be just a daydream. I have a new dream to be a stand-up comic! So I join the toastmaster club without thinking because I say to myself, “this time let the dream comes true”. I organize stories about my best partner, Banana. I rack my brain for the way delivering my speech. It’s pretty hard but I enjoy them because I’m fulfilling my dream.
What is your dream? Please go straightforward with your passion and keep going on. Fulfill your dreams!
Title: I have a dream delivered on 2004/11/16 (AMTC)
*Objective: Draw entertaining material from sources other than your own personal experience
Adapt your material to suit your topic, your own personality and the audience
Hello, students! Today we’re going to write an article. The topic will be “What would I like to be in the future?” If you have ever studied in a school, you must have ever composed this kind of article. Should I be a teacher? Should I be an animal doctor? Should I be a super model or movie star? Should I be the president of Taiwan? It’s a common topic but it always takes me at least thirty minutes to think about what I will be. Sometimes I even wrote I want to be a general so that I could help our government to unify our country and save China people from the abyss of suffering! It sounds stupid but it’s easier to organize without thinking.
But what really is me dream? Uh, let me recall my memories.
When I was in elementary school, I liked to read books about outer space. There are so many beautiful pictures of stars, comets, Galaxy and stories about constellations in those books. I always imagined that one day I could drive a shuttle and become the first one arriving at the edge of the Universe although they says the universe is limitless. I also wanted to see what happens in the black hole. One day when I land on a star named Amanda, I don’t care to say like Armstrong, “That’s one small step for a woman, one giant leap for mankind.” That sounds so cool!
Yes! I have a dream to be an astronaut!(show picture) But I have the tendency of acrophobia. It’s too high for me to go to outer space. And it’s a hard job! Can I make it?
So I’m not an astronaut now!
When I was in junior high school, my teacher of science taught us science in an active way. He gave us the knowledge in textbooks and in our daily lives as well. Because of him, I knew a tissue can fall as fast as a book! I knew I the reason of why we can wash the kettle by lemon juice or vinegar. There are so much fun in the territory of science! So I hoped one day I could discover some principle or reaction benefit to human being named “Amanda principle” or “Amanda reaction”. At that moment I will say, “If I have seen farther it is by standing on the shoulders of my teacher.”
Yes, I have a dream to be a scientist, like this! Uh…more hair will be better.
So I chose to study chemistry. But I didn’t study chemistry with my passion as before. So I’m an engineer now but once again I’m not a scientist!
I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but the content of their character.
This is one part of the famous speech delivering by Dr. Martin Luther King. He had a dream that every race of people can have equal status and he devoted to his dream in whole life. With his efforts, the situation of racial discrimination is improved.
I have dreams to be an astronaut and a scientist. I hope I can have some contributions to this world. However, without carrying out by actual actions, a dream will be just a daydream. I have a new dream to be a stand-up comic! So I join the toastmaster club without thinking because I say to myself, “this time let the dream comes true”. I organize stories about my best partner, Banana. I rack my brain for the way delivering my speech. It’s pretty hard but I enjoy them because I’m fulfilling my dream.
What is your dream? Please go straightforward with your passion and keep going on. Fulfill your dreams!
Sunday, November 7, 2004
wow!!
wow!! the people who live "downstaris" really did a great job, eh?? haha!! I got so much fun reading those scripts,let only people who really hear from the speakers... right? great!! my own computer had been broken down for ages...so I had not went on and checked it out our BBS...but since everything is ok, right....haha!! my super brother came from Taipei to rescue my computer, as you can see, now it's recovered...haha!! I am so happy la....by the way...I guess it is "weird" to see stars in the sky in Kaohsiung, right! but you really want to see, you can wake up at 5:00 in the morning...you can see two stars hang in the sky, very beautiful, eh!! just like diamonds....haha....diamonds are girls' best friends... hehehehehe.........everybody is ok, right?? I am great!! ok!! then....I need to go back to finish my essay now, stupid essay, I really don't care what's the relationship between 孔子 and 孟子 la... as long as I know they are are from the same hometown... haha....
Thursday, November 4, 2004
Script Sharing-John's C4 Speech
Some challenges for a teacher
I started my teaching career three years ago. One day, I received a phone call from my friend who is a professor. “John, do you know what global environmental change is?” “ No, I don’t”. “And do you want to know what it is?” “ Yeah sure, if I have the chance, why not?” “Okay, here’s your chance. We need a teacher to teach this subject in the coming semester. Are you interested in teaching the subject?” And I thought for a while, like 5 seconds, and then I said, “Yes I am”. Since then I became a part time college teacher. There is a saying “for those who can not do, teach.” That’s true!
There were a lot of challenges waiting for me at the beginning of being a teacher. The first thing was to prepare the materials. When we were students, we received the materials in the class and then your teacher taught us something. We took it for granted. Just like when we join the ma in ale, we receive the materials and the crews tell you what happen in materials, we still take it for granted. But where did the materials come from? I had to read a lot and then condense what I read into a few pages of materials. Sometimes I read 20 pages but can only condense the 20 pages into 2 pages of material. This is really time-consuming. The ratio of teaching to preparation time to me is just like 1:5, which means I need to prepare 4 hours to teach one hour class. The school paid me 600 NT per hour, however, if I put the preparation time into consideration, my salary will be like 100 NT per hour. It is nearly the same as those who work in gas station but better then those who part-time work at 7-11.
At the first two years, my class started at 8:00 am. And because it takes 40 minutes to drive from my house to school, I have to get up before 7 o’clock in the morning. So getting up early became my second challenge in teaching. I can’t remember how many times I have the idea of skipping the class in the mornings, especially in the chill winter mornings. I wanted to hide myself in my thick and warm quilt. I hadn’t enough sleep. I didn’t want to go to school. However, my conscious told me:” john, you can’t do that. You are the only one who absolutely shouldn’t skip the class. You are the teacher!” you know what, I skipped a lot of classes when I was a student, so my friends told me that was a revenge to me. However, this problem has been solved at my third year of teaching. I was transferred to teach at night school in the same university.
What’s the challenge no. 3? Because the school I taught in used to be a girl school. It accepted boy students only from a few years ago. The number of girls still dominates the number of boy students. The ratio between girls and boys is like 8:2. You know what will happen under such circumstance. The girls are really hungry for boys. So any male animal that can move will become popular. I am male and I can move, so nearly eighty percents of the students who took my class were girls. Sometimes the girls showed their interests at me. Some of them even tried to flirt with me during the break. Can you guess what happened when the girls tried to flirt with me? Nothing! Because my conscious showed up and told me again” john, you can’t do that. No matter how pretty and sexy they are, they are too young for you.” God, I hate my conscious!
According to the time limit, it’s not possible to tell you all the challenges I have been through. Some challenges such as “how to let your students understand what you said”, “communication skills”, “how to entertain your students”…. etc,
I have learned a lot from the toastmasters training and I will keep learning. I am not promoting the toastmasters club to you although I really want to. Learning through these challenges really makes me a better teacher. I hope all the challenges you will face in a toastmasters club will also make you a better person in your field.
I started my teaching career three years ago. One day, I received a phone call from my friend who is a professor. “John, do you know what global environmental change is?” “ No, I don’t”. “And do you want to know what it is?” “ Yeah sure, if I have the chance, why not?” “Okay, here’s your chance. We need a teacher to teach this subject in the coming semester. Are you interested in teaching the subject?” And I thought for a while, like 5 seconds, and then I said, “Yes I am”. Since then I became a part time college teacher. There is a saying “for those who can not do, teach.” That’s true!
There were a lot of challenges waiting for me at the beginning of being a teacher. The first thing was to prepare the materials. When we were students, we received the materials in the class and then your teacher taught us something. We took it for granted. Just like when we join the ma in ale, we receive the materials and the crews tell you what happen in materials, we still take it for granted. But where did the materials come from? I had to read a lot and then condense what I read into a few pages of materials. Sometimes I read 20 pages but can only condense the 20 pages into 2 pages of material. This is really time-consuming. The ratio of teaching to preparation time to me is just like 1:5, which means I need to prepare 4 hours to teach one hour class. The school paid me 600 NT per hour, however, if I put the preparation time into consideration, my salary will be like 100 NT per hour. It is nearly the same as those who work in gas station but better then those who part-time work at 7-11.
At the first two years, my class started at 8:00 am. And because it takes 40 minutes to drive from my house to school, I have to get up before 7 o’clock in the morning. So getting up early became my second challenge in teaching. I can’t remember how many times I have the idea of skipping the class in the mornings, especially in the chill winter mornings. I wanted to hide myself in my thick and warm quilt. I hadn’t enough sleep. I didn’t want to go to school. However, my conscious told me:” john, you can’t do that. You are the only one who absolutely shouldn’t skip the class. You are the teacher!” you know what, I skipped a lot of classes when I was a student, so my friends told me that was a revenge to me. However, this problem has been solved at my third year of teaching. I was transferred to teach at night school in the same university.
What’s the challenge no. 3? Because the school I taught in used to be a girl school. It accepted boy students only from a few years ago. The number of girls still dominates the number of boy students. The ratio between girls and boys is like 8:2. You know what will happen under such circumstance. The girls are really hungry for boys. So any male animal that can move will become popular. I am male and I can move, so nearly eighty percents of the students who took my class were girls. Sometimes the girls showed their interests at me. Some of them even tried to flirt with me during the break. Can you guess what happened when the girls tried to flirt with me? Nothing! Because my conscious showed up and told me again” john, you can’t do that. No matter how pretty and sexy they are, they are too young for you.” God, I hate my conscious!
According to the time limit, it’s not possible to tell you all the challenges I have been through. Some challenges such as “how to let your students understand what you said”, “communication skills”, “how to entertain your students”…. etc,
I have learned a lot from the toastmasters training and I will keep learning. I am not promoting the toastmasters club to you although I really want to. Learning through these challenges really makes me a better teacher. I hope all the challenges you will face in a toastmasters club will also make you a better person in your field.
Thursday, October 21, 2004
Script sharing-Mayna's C1 Speech
Dear all,
The following is the script of the best speaker, Mayna, last night!
For the members who didn't join us last night, it's the chance to enjoy it by reading.
But it's greater if you enjoyed her delivering last night!
So don't forget to join our meeting next time!
Amanda.
C1 speech(The Ice Breaker, 4 to 6 minutes) by Mayna
Title: Me,Myself and Mayna delivered on 2004/10/19 AMTC
*Objective:
*props:
*Word Bank:
What’s my name? (Audience say ”Mayna” .) A lot of people think my English name is very unique. After all, how many Maynas do you know? For your information, my English name is from my Chinese name. So can you guess what my Chinese name is? Yeah, it’s May Na. My family calls me Ah Na. (Ah counter, please don’t count this Ah.) My childhood nickname was Ah Bie, which means Little Ugly Duckling, just like Connie, except I never became a swan. When I was in high school, my classmates called me Princess Mayna. Why? Because they thought my name was very exotic, just like an English name. Therefore, I gave myself this English name-Mayna. It’s very special, just like me. At least my mother thinks so.
So would you like to know what I do for fun?
1) I shop till I drop. My record was maxxing out three credit cards in one month. My ex boyfriend even called me Lady Imeda, the lady with one thousand pairs of shoes. That’s not fair to compare we both cuz I only have 50 pairs of shoes, including these ones. I believe those who say money can’t buy happiness are those who don’t know where to shop.
2) I love reading and studying. I was such a big bookworm when I was a little Mayna. When I was young, I would spend most of my break time in the library while most of the other kids hung out at the gym. The kids hated me. Not only because I was a nerd but also because I was a giga smart ass. Once in the social science class, the teacher asked us: Does anyone know in what year America became independent? I raised my hand and said: “Me, me, me I know the answer. In the year 1776 and I also know French revolution happened in 1789.” Would you hate it if we had this kind of members? My Mom loved me for my being a bookworm though. She would bribe me with 50 NT to get me keep the perfect score. So that she could brag to our relatives how smart her little Mayna was. So the moral of this story is: 小時了了
3) I’m a big fan of music. I love classical music. Sometimes I feel sorry for my neighbors as I like to pump it up when I listen to classical music. As some of you may already know, I used to host a radio show. My coworker Tony once heard me on the air and he said to me “Mayna, I didn’t realize you’ve got such a nice voice.” So, would you like to hear me sing unplugged? You better say yes. Only you have the power to lure me. (Super Star) Midnight, not a sound from the pavement. (Cats), Love me, that’s all I ask of you. (Phantom of the Opera.) Now you know Tony was an ass kisser.
I have a passion for foreign languages. Aside from English, I also speak French, German and Spanish. Do you want me to prove it? French: Vou La Vous dance avec moi cest soir? German: Mouste Du Danse Mit Mir Heute Abend? Spanish: Te Gou se dei liea bela Con migo? Werner, do you know what I just said? No, not tonight. Now you know I’m an equal opportunity heart breaker.
The following is the script of the best speaker, Mayna, last night!
For the members who didn't join us last night, it's the chance to enjoy it by reading.
But it's greater if you enjoyed her delivering last night!
So don't forget to join our meeting next time!
Amanda.
C1 speech(The Ice Breaker, 4 to 6 minutes) by Mayna
Title: Me,Myself and Mayna delivered on 2004/10/19 AMTC
*Objective:
*props:
*Word Bank:
What’s my name? (Audience say ”Mayna” .) A lot of people think my English name is very unique. After all, how many Maynas do you know? For your information, my English name is from my Chinese name. So can you guess what my Chinese name is? Yeah, it’s May Na. My family calls me Ah Na. (Ah counter, please don’t count this Ah.) My childhood nickname was Ah Bie, which means Little Ugly Duckling, just like Connie, except I never became a swan. When I was in high school, my classmates called me Princess Mayna. Why? Because they thought my name was very exotic, just like an English name. Therefore, I gave myself this English name-Mayna. It’s very special, just like me. At least my mother thinks so.
So would you like to know what I do for fun?
1) I shop till I drop. My record was maxxing out three credit cards in one month. My ex boyfriend even called me Lady Imeda, the lady with one thousand pairs of shoes. That’s not fair to compare we both cuz I only have 50 pairs of shoes, including these ones. I believe those who say money can’t buy happiness are those who don’t know where to shop.
2) I love reading and studying. I was such a big bookworm when I was a little Mayna. When I was young, I would spend most of my break time in the library while most of the other kids hung out at the gym. The kids hated me. Not only because I was a nerd but also because I was a giga smart ass. Once in the social science class, the teacher asked us: Does anyone know in what year America became independent? I raised my hand and said: “Me, me, me I know the answer. In the year 1776 and I also know French revolution happened in 1789.” Would you hate it if we had this kind of members? My Mom loved me for my being a bookworm though. She would bribe me with 50 NT to get me keep the perfect score. So that she could brag to our relatives how smart her little Mayna was. So the moral of this story is: 小時了了
3) I’m a big fan of music. I love classical music. Sometimes I feel sorry for my neighbors as I like to pump it up when I listen to classical music. As some of you may already know, I used to host a radio show. My coworker Tony once heard me on the air and he said to me “Mayna, I didn’t realize you’ve got such a nice voice.” So, would you like to hear me sing unplugged? You better say yes. Only you have the power to lure me. (Super Star) Midnight, not a sound from the pavement. (Cats), Love me, that’s all I ask of you. (Phantom of the Opera.) Now you know Tony was an ass kisser.
I have a passion for foreign languages. Aside from English, I also speak French, German and Spanish. Do you want me to prove it? French: Vou La Vous dance avec moi cest soir? German: Mouste Du Danse Mit Mir Heute Abend? Spanish: Te Gou se dei liea bela Con migo? Werner, do you know what I just said? No, not tonight. Now you know I’m an equal opportunity heart breaker.
Thursday, October 7, 2004
How to quote famous sayings?
In writing, we often cite celebrity’s words, proverb and idiom to emphasize our perception for the beginning of an essay, wrap-ups, or use them to describe our feelings. How do we quote those famous sayings? Here are some examples for your reference.
1. As the English proverb says, “Take care the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves.”
2. As Abraham Lincoln said, “ You can take in all people part of time; and you can take in some people all the time; but you cannot take in all the people all the time.”
3. As the old saying goes, “ All work and no play make Jack a dull boy.”
4. As Pope said, “ A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.”
5. Rome was not built in a day, so the saying goes.
6.”Lost time never returns, “ so says the English proverb.
7.There is the famous saying: “Good health is the best wealth.”
8. As far as I know, “Example is better than precept.”
9.In my opinion, “There is no royal road to learning.”
10.Where there is a will, there is a way; that is, when we are determined to do a thing, however difficult it may be, we should find a way to do it.
11.Time and tide wait for no man; that is, you should prize (your time).
12.”Honesty is the best policy” is a common saying.
13.The Chinese saying “Time is gold.” Tells us how precious time is.
14.The proverb “Knowledge is power” should always be kept in mind.
15.We should take as our motto, “Do it now!”
16.You should take as your motto, “No pains, no gains.”
Sometimes it’s good to memorize some famous quotes because it can help you to create a flowery essay, and I hope these samples can help your writing.
Jane
1. As the English proverb says, “Take care the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves.”
2. As Abraham Lincoln said, “ You can take in all people part of time; and you can take in some people all the time; but you cannot take in all the people all the time.”
3. As the old saying goes, “ All work and no play make Jack a dull boy.”
4. As Pope said, “ A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.”
5. Rome was not built in a day, so the saying goes.
6.”Lost time never returns, “ so says the English proverb.
7.There is the famous saying: “Good health is the best wealth.”
8. As far as I know, “Example is better than precept.”
9.In my opinion, “There is no royal road to learning.”
10.Where there is a will, there is a way; that is, when we are determined to do a thing, however difficult it may be, we should find a way to do it.
11.Time and tide wait for no man; that is, you should prize (your time).
12.”Honesty is the best policy” is a common saying.
13.The Chinese saying “Time is gold.” Tells us how precious time is.
14.The proverb “Knowledge is power” should always be kept in mind.
15.We should take as our motto, “Do it now!”
16.You should take as your motto, “No pains, no gains.”
Sometimes it’s good to memorize some famous quotes because it can help you to create a flowery essay, and I hope these samples can help your writing.
Jane
Thursday, September 30, 2004
hehe
good night,everybody! wow! how's eveybody's moon festival? hehe! got a great time , huh? cool... I thought I had too much roasted meat then...
Shelly Chen
Shelly Chen
Sunday, September 26, 2004
HELLOOOO
good afternoon, everybody...hehehe.... long time no see ya..man! I wish I had a time machine so that I could fly into next year, to the time I had finished the exam...hehe........anyway... how's everything...great...I bet...just wanna say hello to everybody...
HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.........
Shelly Chen
HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.........
Shelly Chen
Tuesday, September 21, 2004
AMTC agenda-930921
ALE MAX TOASTMASTERS CLUB #588627-67
Venue: ALE Office, 7th, 222 Chung Chien 2nd Road
高雄市中正二路
Meeting Dates: Every 1st and 3rd Tuesday Evening
Time: 07:30
Meeting Agenda No.30
Time | Content | Time | Conductor |
19:00 | Reception & social | Jane Yang | |
19:15 | Draw for order | Jimmy Shih (YSTC) | |
19:29 | Call for Meeting | SAA | |
19:30 | Opening | 5min | John Huang (President) |
Humorous Speech Contest | |||
19:35 | Introduce timer and score counterAnnounce contest rules | 5min | Contest Master Jimmy Shih |
19:40 | Introduce Judges Introduce judging criteria | 5min | Chief judge Doris Liu (ETC) |
19:45 | Contestant #1 | 5'-7' each & 1' silence | Amanda Hsu、Jonathan Chen、Vincent Wang |
Contestant #2 | |||
Contestant #3 | |||
20:10 | Intermission | 15min | |
Evaluation Contest | |||
21:25 | Introduce timer and score counterAnnounce contest rules | 5min | Contest Master Jimmy Shih |
20:30 | Introduction of judging criteria Introduction of Judges | 5min | Chief judge Doris Liu |
20:35 | Speech of Test Speaker | 5~7min | Test Speaker |
20:43 | Contestant #1 | 2'-3' each & 1' silence | John Huang、Lesley Huang、Sunny Lin、Youkey Yang |
Contestant #2 | |||
Contestant #3 | |||
Contestant #4 | |||
21:03 | Chief Judge Report | 15min | Chief judge |
21:18 | Award and Closing Remarks | Jimmy Shih/ President | |
21:25 | Officers’ Report | President | |
21:30 | Adjourn | President | |
1. Session masters:
2. Evaluators: Jane Yang / John Hunag/ Youkey Yang /Lesley Huang
Monday, September 20, 2004
Hi, pals,
Dear friends,
This is the first time I suf on the net and leave some words on the board, funny. I just hop in saying "hello" for you all, hope can see lots of friends massages here. Take good care...^-*
Jill
This is the first time I suf on the net and leave some words on the board, funny. I just hop in saying "hello" for you all, hope can see lots of friends massages here. Take good care...^-*
Jill
Monday, September 13, 2004
well! is everybody still alive?
Hi!i have not seen you all for a long time.
How about the ale in Kaohsiung?
is there any new member joining you big group? or is there any exciting gossip?
I really miss you all, especially in the holiday, cuz i am just at home and watch TV.
I hope I could be familiar wiwh Taipei ASAP.
I heard some of you will go to Hong Kong, and I hope you all have a wonderful memory there. Do not forget to bring back some local food or gift to me. Ha!Ha!
See you as soon as possible!
Sincerely. Charles
P.S.Today is my new semester and really to be NTU student!
How about the ale in Kaohsiung?
is there any new member joining you big group? or is there any exciting gossip?
I really miss you all, especially in the holiday, cuz i am just at home and watch TV.
I hope I could be familiar wiwh Taipei ASAP.
I heard some of you will go to Hong Kong, and I hope you all have a wonderful memory there. Do not forget to bring back some local food or gift to me. Ha!Ha!
See you as soon as possible!
Sincerely. Charles
P.S.Today is my new semester and really to be NTU student!
Monday, September 6, 2004
HELLO!! WHERE IS EVERYBODY?
HELLO!! EVERYBODY...HELLO....MAN!! NO ONE USE OUR DIARY ANYMORE...I AM SO SAD........
WAKE UP EVERYBODY...TIME TO TURN ON THE COMPURTER AND WRITE SOMETHING IN OUR DIARY...
HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
SHELLY CHEN
WAKE UP EVERYBODY...TIME TO TURN ON THE COMPURTER AND WRITE SOMETHING IN OUR DIARY...
HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
SHELLY CHEN
TIME TO LEARN SOME IDIOMS
CHECK THIS OUT...HAHA...TIME TO LEARN SOME IDIOMS..
1. A mouse 肉腳的人
2. A computer mouse 滑鼠
3. To mouse around 混水摸魚
4. A Mickey Mouse job (or class) 閒差事
5. A Charlie horse in my leg 腳抽筋
6. To parrot someone 模仿,有樣學樣
7. The black sheep of the family 害群之馬,與眾不同者
8. Ants in someone’s pants 熱鍋上的螞蟻
9. To ape someone 模仿
10. A baboon 粗野,隨便的人
11. To outfox someone 以智取勝
12. To dog someone 尾隨,追蹤
13. A leopard never changes its spots. 江山易改,本性難移
14. To be lionized 被力捧,被奉承
15. To be a parasite 寄生蟲
SHELLY CHEN
1. A mouse 肉腳的人
2. A computer mouse 滑鼠
3. To mouse around 混水摸魚
4. A Mickey Mouse job (or class) 閒差事
5. A Charlie horse in my leg 腳抽筋
6. To parrot someone 模仿,有樣學樣
7. The black sheep of the family 害群之馬,與眾不同者
8. Ants in someone’s pants 熱鍋上的螞蟻
9. To ape someone 模仿
10. A baboon 粗野,隨便的人
11. To outfox someone 以智取勝
12. To dog someone 尾隨,追蹤
13. A leopard never changes its spots. 江山易改,本性難移
14. To be lionized 被力捧,被奉承
15. To be a parasite 寄生蟲
SHELLY CHEN
Monday, August 30, 2004
let's say CONGRATULATIONS to them, our heros!!
Team Taiwan satisfied as 2004 Athens Olympics end
By Lin Chieh-yu
STAFF REPORTER IN ATHENS
Monday, Aug 30, 2004,Page 1
Team Taiwan will come away from the 2004 Athens Olympics with five medals -- two gold, two silver and one bronze -- having at last realized its dream of joining the ranks of the world's athletic champions.
The team secured the biggest medal tally in the nation's Olympic history, ranking 31st in the final medals table out of a total of 202 countries participating -- an improvement of 28 places from its standing of 58th following the Sydney Games in 2000.
"My dream has come true, and we are satisfied with the result of the nation's first gold medals. I will feel no regrets, even though I have to retire," said Wu Ching-kuo (吳經國), an International Olympic Committee (IOC) member from Taiwan.
In addition to the taekwondo athletes Chu Mu-yen (朱木炎) and Chen Shih-hsin (陳詩欣), who each won a gold medal, Taiwan's archers won the Women's Team bronze and the Men's Team silver medals. The fifth medal, a silver, was won by another taekwondo star, Huang Chih-hsiung (黃志雄).
The 17-day Athens Olympics was to end with a glorious closing ceremony last night, in which some 40 Taiwanese athletes were to represent the country's delegation. The event was to be festive, cosmopolitan and stylish.
Unlike the opening ceremony, the details of the closing ceremony were not kept secret. From Aug. 24, for three successive days, dress rehearsals were underway in a small area next to where the opening ceremony was held. A single spotlight was used in these proceedings, which otherwise took place in pitch darkness, so that photographers could not take pictures of them.
The ceremony was to begin at 2:15am Taiwan time.
Weather forecasters were predicting a clear evening in Athens, with the moon visible in the sky.
The closing ceremony's designer, Dimitris Papaioannou told a news conference that he wanted to enable the whole world to experience the happiness of a Greek festival and to take part in a Greek feast, before declaring that although the Athens Olympics is now over, the excitement of the event will always remain in the hearts of the people of the world. http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2004/08/30/2003200863 Shelly Chen
By Lin Chieh-yu
STAFF REPORTER IN ATHENS
Monday, Aug 30, 2004,Page 1
Team Taiwan will come away from the 2004 Athens Olympics with five medals -- two gold, two silver and one bronze -- having at last realized its dream of joining the ranks of the world's athletic champions.
The team secured the biggest medal tally in the nation's Olympic history, ranking 31st in the final medals table out of a total of 202 countries participating -- an improvement of 28 places from its standing of 58th following the Sydney Games in 2000.
"My dream has come true, and we are satisfied with the result of the nation's first gold medals. I will feel no regrets, even though I have to retire," said Wu Ching-kuo (吳經國), an International Olympic Committee (IOC) member from Taiwan.
In addition to the taekwondo athletes Chu Mu-yen (朱木炎) and Chen Shih-hsin (陳詩欣), who each won a gold medal, Taiwan's archers won the Women's Team bronze and the Men's Team silver medals. The fifth medal, a silver, was won by another taekwondo star, Huang Chih-hsiung (黃志雄).
The 17-day Athens Olympics was to end with a glorious closing ceremony last night, in which some 40 Taiwanese athletes were to represent the country's delegation. The event was to be festive, cosmopolitan and stylish.
Unlike the opening ceremony, the details of the closing ceremony were not kept secret. From Aug. 24, for three successive days, dress rehearsals were underway in a small area next to where the opening ceremony was held. A single spotlight was used in these proceedings, which otherwise took place in pitch darkness, so that photographers could not take pictures of them.
The ceremony was to begin at 2:15am Taiwan time.
Weather forecasters were predicting a clear evening in Athens, with the moon visible in the sky.
The closing ceremony's designer, Dimitris Papaioannou told a news conference that he wanted to enable the whole world to experience the happiness of a Greek festival and to take part in a Greek feast, before declaring that although the Athens Olympics is now over, the excitement of the event will always remain in the hearts of the people of the world. http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2004/08/30/2003200863 Shelly Chen
Thursday, August 26, 2004
What a pity!
What a pity! We will lose one of excellent speakers, shell, When I visited this bulletin, I got this bad news, and it seems my family will leave me. Anyhow, Shelly I wish you have a beautiful life and your dream comes true. You are always full of great ideas for this meeting, bring us a lot of fun, especially your sweet voice, I enjoyed your love stories speech, I hope you can come back soon, and continue story speech, we are waiting for you.
Good luck
Jane
Good luck
Jane
Saturday, August 21, 2004
take care
wow!! haven't logon our diary for a week , everybody seems to use it very well , I ' m ....touched........(in crying....) haven't said anything about our meeting last time yet, I really appreciated what Jason did for our meeting , he contacted me after our first meeting in Augest immediately , which means that he started to prepare the meeting for 2 weeks....oh! my god! great job , eh? everybody really like this meeting very much of cource other meetings as well...kind of sad to say , but I have to leave our cutest Toastmasters Club for a while , remember how Jason introdueced me in last meeting , everyone always get their dreams to reach , so do I , I have a lot of dreams to get , since I am the "yougest" one in our club ( haha , everyone seems to like use it to be part of my introduction...) , well , I am working hard to reach my first dream , but just during the process I have to give up something , unfortunately the something including our Toastmasters Club...well , that's life , right! I really want to say thanks to everyone in our club , I am really proud of you , you are so great , I am really proud of your efforts and creativities for our club , because of you guys , our one-year club baby now is so strong and cute...and will be better each time ... I don't know what else I can say , I never could have guessed that I would leave our club one day , not even in my dreams , but it is going to happen. I have to say that Toastmasters Club is really good , feels like it's me second home, you know, so I really hope that everyone will get the feeling as mine , because once you find out what good part of our club , you will just fall in love with it for good ! wow...seems like I am going to somewhere else...hahaha!! ^^ I am still stay in Kaohsiung and ALE , so I guess you can see me in MA then...haha... don't forget to tell me what's the beef about our club next time you see me in MA , althought I am leaving but my heart still be with our club...haha....gross....anyway, don't forget to use our diary well ,I will logon and check from time to time , ok...adios...(bye bye) feels like using some spanish ...haha... adios mis amigos.... Shelly Chen
great jobs done by our officers--part two
5. lesley
our secretary, invisible but important officer. no matter how hard she's been working, her job and performance is not really able to be seen by most of members. being a secretary, she plays another 'silent hero' most of time. you might notice that we have a signing book for the meeting. all you have to do in each meeting is just to sign your name on the book. however, she needs to complete the record for each meeting. next time, instead of just signing your name on the book, please look into the book and check out the record form, you will understand how difficult and annoying this work is. besides doing this, she's also in charge of all the club administrative paper works. you can join the officers meeting on the second tuesday every month, i bet you will be suprised how difficult her job is. what a great job done by lesley!
6. faye
our saa, visible (you can see her calling for each meeting) and extremely important officer. although she's a little bit ......hum....eh....mini-sized, she's in charge of decorating or arranging our meeting venue. that's definitely a tough job even for a man! however, she seems always enjoying in her job and you can see there're always smiles on her face. for any member who's not blind, you must have seen the nametags on the white board at the meetings lately. that's her idea and she did the job by herself. as far as i can remember, the nametags have been modified at least twice. can you imagine how much time need to be taked when making all the nametags? my fellow members, please don't take any thing for granted. what a great job done by faye!
7. jonathan
our ipp, the only unreplaceable officer of the officers team. you can recall your president via democratic process if you don't like your president. however, you can't recall the former presidents or ipp according to the regulations of toastmaster club. because.....ipp is so honorable and unique! although he's been discharged from his presidency, he's still kept caring about the developemet of our club. although he's so honorable, he still takes every assignment that officer committee gives him, mostly comes from the president. due to his expertise in computer stuffs, i believe this bulletin board will soon be developed into a website. we are so fortunate to have jonathan in the meeting. let's appreciate our honorable ipp in advance. what a great job done by jonathan!
8. john
your president, the hammer man in each meeting. you know, a president is very important in a toastmasters club. our president has been working so hard and done a lot of 'difficult' jobs for our club. for examples,..........hum......ehem.......woo.........i will tell you whenever you want to have a cup of coffee and have two hours.......your president can always buy you a cup of coffee!
please support our club and officers!
have a nice weekend and happy chi-shee!
john
our secretary, invisible but important officer. no matter how hard she's been working, her job and performance is not really able to be seen by most of members. being a secretary, she plays another 'silent hero' most of time. you might notice that we have a signing book for the meeting. all you have to do in each meeting is just to sign your name on the book. however, she needs to complete the record for each meeting. next time, instead of just signing your name on the book, please look into the book and check out the record form, you will understand how difficult and annoying this work is. besides doing this, she's also in charge of all the club administrative paper works. you can join the officers meeting on the second tuesday every month, i bet you will be suprised how difficult her job is. what a great job done by lesley!
6. faye
our saa, visible (you can see her calling for each meeting) and extremely important officer. although she's a little bit ......hum....eh....mini-sized, she's in charge of decorating or arranging our meeting venue. that's definitely a tough job even for a man! however, she seems always enjoying in her job and you can see there're always smiles on her face. for any member who's not blind, you must have seen the nametags on the white board at the meetings lately. that's her idea and she did the job by herself. as far as i can remember, the nametags have been modified at least twice. can you imagine how much time need to be taked when making all the nametags? my fellow members, please don't take any thing for granted. what a great job done by faye!
7. jonathan
our ipp, the only unreplaceable officer of the officers team. you can recall your president via democratic process if you don't like your president. however, you can't recall the former presidents or ipp according to the regulations of toastmaster club. because.....ipp is so honorable and unique! although he's been discharged from his presidency, he's still kept caring about the developemet of our club. although he's so honorable, he still takes every assignment that officer committee gives him, mostly comes from the president. due to his expertise in computer stuffs, i believe this bulletin board will soon be developed into a website. we are so fortunate to have jonathan in the meeting. let's appreciate our honorable ipp in advance. what a great job done by jonathan!
8. john
your president, the hammer man in each meeting. you know, a president is very important in a toastmasters club. our president has been working so hard and done a lot of 'difficult' jobs for our club. for examples,..........hum......ehem.......woo.........i will tell you whenever you want to have a cup of coffee and have two hours.......your president can always buy you a cup of coffee!
please support our club and officers!
have a nice weekend and happy chi-shee!
john
Friday, August 20, 2004
great jobs done by our officers--part one
fellow toastmasters,
as a president of our club, i am really proud of my officers (amanda, shelly, les, jane, lesley, faye and honorable ipp jonathan). in the beginning of 2004-2005 term, the officer team has done a lot of good jobs for our club.
1. amanda
our evp, she has arranged everything to create each high quailty meeting we have had so far. she's been working so hard, but i don't think you have felt having any pressure when she asks you to play any role for the meetings. lately we changed out meeting agenda by adding word bank column. that's also a good job done by amanda. beside her hard working, she can also deliver a tremendous speech to entertain us. what a great job done by amanda!
2. shelly
our mvp, she's been working so hard in recruiting new members. in fact, she's not only succeeded in member recruit but also done a good job to link us together. where do you thnk this bulletin board come from? besides the work she's done for the club as an officer, she can also deliver wonderful speeches for us and do the excellent grammarian job( the best grammarian job in our club history....) as well. unfortunately, shelly will suspend her membership due to some personal reasons. however, i believe she'll be back in six months and the club will always wamly welcome her. still, what a great job done by shelly!
3. les
our prvp, a person who's really passionate but always keeps in low key. he's kept doing the pr job very well but i guess some of you might not know that. some examples are that he joins other clubs' meeting and networks there; he keeps contacting some potential alemax members from ale and tries to make as much effort as he can putting the potential members to the our meetings. this sort of work is definitely not easy and can't be seen, but a ' silent hero' like les is always a necessity for an organization. what a great job done by les!
4. jane
our treasure, money woman, the person who keeps all of our ah-money. she's a professional accountant in her regular job. you are very lucky cause your president won't embezzle any dollar from your ah-money under her supervising. besides keeping our money well, she sometimes 'take' some resource from her company to do the stuffs for our club( like nametags......hope this won't be seen by her boss.....hee!). anyway, we need jane to avoid bankrupting since alemax is still a 'poor' club. what a great job done by jane!
i will tell you what the other officers do later........
as a president of our club, i am really proud of my officers (amanda, shelly, les, jane, lesley, faye and honorable ipp jonathan). in the beginning of 2004-2005 term, the officer team has done a lot of good jobs for our club.
1. amanda
our evp, she has arranged everything to create each high quailty meeting we have had so far. she's been working so hard, but i don't think you have felt having any pressure when she asks you to play any role for the meetings. lately we changed out meeting agenda by adding word bank column. that's also a good job done by amanda. beside her hard working, she can also deliver a tremendous speech to entertain us. what a great job done by amanda!
2. shelly
our mvp, she's been working so hard in recruiting new members. in fact, she's not only succeeded in member recruit but also done a good job to link us together. where do you thnk this bulletin board come from? besides the work she's done for the club as an officer, she can also deliver wonderful speeches for us and do the excellent grammarian job( the best grammarian job in our club history....) as well. unfortunately, shelly will suspend her membership due to some personal reasons. however, i believe she'll be back in six months and the club will always wamly welcome her. still, what a great job done by shelly!
3. les
our prvp, a person who's really passionate but always keeps in low key. he's kept doing the pr job very well but i guess some of you might not know that. some examples are that he joins other clubs' meeting and networks there; he keeps contacting some potential alemax members from ale and tries to make as much effort as he can putting the potential members to the our meetings. this sort of work is definitely not easy and can't be seen, but a ' silent hero' like les is always a necessity for an organization. what a great job done by les!
4. jane
our treasure, money woman, the person who keeps all of our ah-money. she's a professional accountant in her regular job. you are very lucky cause your president won't embezzle any dollar from your ah-money under her supervising. besides keeping our money well, she sometimes 'take' some resource from her company to do the stuffs for our club( like nametags......hope this won't be seen by her boss.....hee!). anyway, we need jane to avoid bankrupting since alemax is still a 'poor' club. what a great job done by jane!
i will tell you what the other officers do later........
Wednesday, August 18, 2004
A Wonderful Music Night
Whether Jason will see this post or not.
Here, I have to say "Jason, you are so great! You gave us a wonderful meeting~"
Because of the music, I could feel that all speakers became calm and all members and guests concentrated on the speeches more.
Do you know?
Jason collected all music, designed the procedure and explained to me "one week ago".
What a model TM !
As the DJ, I was lucky, all I have to do is pressing "play" button on time~
In the end, I want to say "it's my pleasue to work with Jason" and hope all of you really enjoy the show.
-DJ, Faye-
Here, I have to say "Jason, you are so great! You gave us a wonderful meeting~"
Because of the music, I could feel that all speakers became calm and all members and guests concentrated on the speeches more.
Do you know?
Jason collected all music, designed the procedure and explained to me "one week ago".
What a model TM !
As the DJ, I was lucky, all I have to do is pressing "play" button on time~
In the end, I want to say "it's my pleasue to work with Jason" and hope all of you really enjoy the show.
-DJ, Faye-
Tuesday, August 17, 2004
AMTC agenda-930817
Venue: ALE Office, 7th,
高雄市中正二路222號7樓 ALE會議室(07-9712828)
Meeting Dates: Every 1st and 3rd Tuesday Evening
Time:
Time | Content | Time | Conductor |
Reception & social | Jill Li | ||
Call for Meeting | SAA | ||
Opening | John Huang (President) | ||
Toastmaster of Meeting | Jason Wu | ||
Manual Speech Session | 38 min | TM | |
C2 Speak With Sincerity- Am I a chicken? | 5-7 min | Julie Tsai | |
C2 Speak With Sincerity - Better thinking for a better life | 5-7 min | Jane Yang | |
C3 Organize Your Speech- How to find your Mr. or Miss Right? | 5-7 min | Jenny Chou | |
A1 The Folk Tale- Egyptian Cinderella | 7-9 min | Shelly Chen | |
Educational Orientation- Setting the Stage for Success | 10-12 min | Casey Lin | |
Intermission | 10 min | ||
Table Topics Session | 15 min | Wade Wu | |
Evaluation Session | 15 min | Amanda Hsu | |
Evaluator #1 (C3) | 2-3 min | Henry Chang | |
Evaluator #2 (C3) | 2-3 min | Fion Chou | |
Evaluator #3 (C3) | 2-3 min | Jonathan Chen | |
Evaluator #4 (A1) | 2-3 min | William Lai | |
Timer Report | Erika Wu | ||
Ah Counter Report | Nicole Lai | ||
Language Evaluator | Youkey Yang | ||
General evaluator | 4 min | GE | |
Awards & Closing Remarks | TM | ||
Officers’ Report | President | ||
Adjourn | President | ||
Word Bank | |||
pirate , taunt , copper , Mend , hippopotamus , gild , sole , Pharaoh , raft , linen , weed , grind , grain , splash , grab up , wipe off , Falcon , sweep down , snatch , awe , tunic , decree , barge , papyrus | |||
1. Session masters:
Wednesday, August 11, 2004
Do you know "Toastmaster" is really related to "toast"?
Hi dear all,
I find one article on toastmaster website.
It's translated by 吳載奇 FROM 台灣客家TM CLUB.
It's an interesting article.
After reading this article, there is a thought coming out from deep of my heart.
We can throw one piece of toast in a large cup of drink and share it with everyone.
Every the meeting, we will choose a MVP for that meeting and the MVP can keep and enjoy that toast.
The toastmaster will announce at the beginnig of the meeting,
"Dear all, try your best to win the toast!"
It sounds great and terrible also!
Forget it!
But there are really many great information on TM website.
You can go visiting the website-http://www.toastmasters.org.tw
Amanda.
「吐司」知多少？ 吳載奇 台灣客家
筵席上,每次舉杯均須針對某人敬酒；否則就會被認為嗜酒成性或是傲慢無禮,
彷彿滿座賓客沒有一個值得與之共飲似的.
“Every glass during dinner had to be dedicated to someone.
It was thought sottish and rude to take wine without this,
as if forsooth there was nobody present worth drinking with.”
LORD HENRY THOMAS COCKBURN
「吐司」知多少？
The Toast in History
烘烤的麪包 ＋ 葡萄酒 ＋毒藥 ＝ 演講協會
Burned Bread＋Wine＋Poison＝Toastmasters
烘烤的麪包、葡萄酒和毒藥這三種東西，跟演講協會到底會有什麼關連？乍看之下，似乎毫無瓜葛。如果你也這麼認為，那就表示你對以下事實的瞭解可能還不很透徹：（一）吐司麪包在歷史進程中曾經扮演舉足輕重的角色（二）吐司對演講協會這類組織與演講術的演進有過重大的影響。
What do burned bread, wine and poison have to do with Toastmasters? At first glance, nothing. But that's because you may not understand the sometimes-crucial role toast has played throughout history and it's influence on the Toastmasters organization and public speaking in general.
我們都知道，吐司不過是一片片略加烘烤、或者因為技術欠佳而變得十分焦黑的麪包而已。雖然吐司真正的起源已不可考，不過研究食品的歷史學家相信，大約在紀元前 3000年埃及人就已經懂得用火烘乾麪包可以預防長霉。
We know toast is nothing more than lightly burned bread – or if you're bad at it, very burned bread. The toast's actual history is unclear: some food historians believe that in 3000 B.C., the Egyptians dried their bread in front of open fires to keep it mold-free longer.
這麼說來吐司又有什麼值得大書特書之處？為什麼老祖宗們在紀元前2100年，也就是美索不達米亞人發明塑膠套袋（plastic baggie）的時候，沒有中止這種烘烤的傳統技術？
So what's so great about toast? Why didn't we stop toasting bread in 2100B.C., when the Mesopotamians invented the plastic baggie?
根據英國作家Nick Parker（尼可派克）在他所著 ”Toast: Homage to a Superfood”（令人崇敬的超級食品－－吐司）一書中的描述，一片經過烘烤的吐司遠較未曾加工的普通麪包更為香酥可口；因為在攝氏154度高溫的烘烤下，麪包裏的糖份和澱粉就會因為糖化而變得風味絕佳。
According to English writer Nick Parker, author of Toast: Homage to a Superfood, “… a single slice of plain toast is tastier than a single slice of plain bread.” This is because “ at 154 degrees Celsius, the sugars and starches in the bread start to caramelize, intensifying the flavor.”
接下來，土司又怎麼會跟葡萄酒有所牽連？原來紀元前600年的時候，希臘人就風行在宴飲時用葡萄酒來作為祝福友人健康的象徵。這個習俗其實只有部份是表示對朋友的尊敬和摯愛，更重要的理由是要証明自己沒有毒害賓客的意圖（當時的希臘社會已有用毒酒謀害敵人、竊賊和配偶的惡習）。
So what does toast have to do with wine? In the 6th century B.C., the Greeks began the practice of saluting their friends' health with wine during dinner parties. They did it partly to show they respected and loved their friends, but mostly to show they weren't trying to poison them. (The Greeks had a nasty habit of using poisoned wine to eliminate their enemies, thieves and spouses. )
在正式筵席中，主人會從全體共用的酒壺中先為自己斟上一杯，並且當眾一飲而盡。等待片刻，如果沒有毒發倒地，他就會高舉酒杯邀請滿座賓客開懷暢飲。這也就是我們今日舉杯祝酒的濫觴。
At dinner parties, the host would pour wine from a shared pitcher and take a drink in front of the guests. Then, if he didn't collapse in a heap, he would raise his glass to his friends and ask them to drink – the first incarnation of our present-day toast.
另外，由於羅馬人沿襲了希臘時代的所有習俗，其中包括處理社會與政治問題的一切作為，所以舉杯祝酒也就自然而然成了羅馬時代的習尚。事實上，「祝酒」（toast）一詞是羅馬人發明的。為了中和酒裏的酸度，好讓原本難以下嚥的葡萄酒變得比較香醇，羅馬人將烘乾的麪包（toasted bread）碎屑投入杯中。後來拉丁文裏原本表示「乾燥」或「燒焦」的「tostus」，就轉意成為「飲酒」的意思。
And since the Romans borrowed everything from the Greeks – including how they dealt with social and political problems – they, too, adopted the practice of toasting. In fact, the Romans gave us the term “toast.” To reduce the acidity of bad wines and make them more pleasant to drink, they dropped toasted bread crumbs into their cups. Eventually the Latin term tostus, which means “to dry up” or “scorch,” came to refer to the drink itself.
這種敬酒祈福的習俗後來逐漸傳進英國。有歷史可考的首次敬酒紀錄發生在英皇Vortigern款待撒克遜盟友的宴席上，時間大約在公元450年。當時撒克遜頭目Hengist的女兒，Rowena，也在席上。她除了向英皇敬獻葡萄美酒之外，還親口說了”Louerd King, waes hael”（吾皇政躬康泰）這句祝詞。英皇龍心大悅之餘，當晚就娶她為妃，使得皇后萬分惱怒。
The practice of drinking to one's health eventually made its way to England, where the first recorded toast was at a feast between British King Vortigern and his Saxon allies around 450 A.D. Rowena, the daughter of the Saxon leader Hengist, offered spiced wine to the king, and the words “Louerd King, waes hael!” (Lord King, be of health). Vortigern was so impressed with Rowena's toast, he married her that night, much to the dismay of Mrs. Vortigern.
Rowena的經典之作（waes hael）後來變成現代人聚飲時競相模仿的模式；例如聖誕節的時候，將加糖或添加香料的葡萄酒盛裝在一個大盆子裏，由賓客自由取用。不過Rowena也在後來毒害了她新婚的夫婿；好在這種在酒裏下毒的行為只在當時盛行而沒有流傳至今。
Rowena's “waes hael” eventually became the modern wassail, the practice of drinking mulled or spiced wine from a large bowl at Christmas time. However, she also poisoned her new husband. Fortunately the wassail is Rowena's only habit that lasted over the years.
舉杯祝頌友人健康的儀節，在往後的一千兩百年裏迭有更異。到了公元1600年間才轉變為今日所熟知的單純祝酒（toasting）。為了保留羅馬傳統習俗，參與宴飲的人會將一片吐司投入「公杯」裏面而由大家共飲此杯。最後一位喝乾杯酒的人有權取得杯底的吐司，但是他必須設法不去想那吐司中可能殘存眾人的口沫。
The ritual of drinking to a companion's health evolved over the next 12 centuries, until it became known simply as “toasting” in the 1600s. Remaining true to the Roman custom, partygoers would drop a piece of toast into a shared glass. The last person who drank the wine claimed the toast at the bottom, trying desperately not to think of the backwash.
到了1700年代，一種新興的角色－”祝酒人（toastmaster）”－誕生了。這個角色在正式宴會中「主持」敬酒，介紹其它敬酒人的姓名、同時安排每一位有意祝頌的人都有機會舉杯向貴賓舉杯致敬。
The 1700s saw the creation of the position of “toastmaster.” This person was responsible for proposing toast, announcing other toasts and making sure all toasters were given the chance to make a contribution to the festivities.
在那個年代，宴席上頻頻舉杯祝頌友朋的做法非常風行，只是他們已經揚棄希臘時代在酒中下毒的劣習了。基於餐前祝酒已是宴飲時一種必要的社交禮儀，一旦有人想在酒裏下毒，倒是一件易如反掌的事情。
By this time, wine drinkers were always toasting to the health of their companions, although unlike their ancient Greek counterparts, they weren't trying to poison anyone. However, the pre-drink well wishes soon became such a strict social obligation that poisoning may have been considered a less painful alternative.
進入19世紀初葉，「舉杯祝頌」已經不僅僅是時尚和禮儀而已。一旦不肯主動敬酒或是拒絕接受敬酒就會被看成嚴重的輕蔑和侮辱。蘇格蘭的檢察總長柯克本勛爵（Lord Henry Thomas Cockburn）在一本名為Memorials of His Time的書中寫道：「舉杯祝頌在當時已經成為一種專橫霸道的社會規範，筵席上每次舉杯均須針對某人敬酒，否則就會被認為嗜酒成性或是傲慢無禮，彷彿滿座賓客沒有一個值得與之共飲似的。」
By the early 1800s, toasting was not only fashionable and polite, but refusing to toast or drink with another was considered a grave insult. Lord Henry Thomas Cockburn, Scotland's Solicitor General, wrote in Memorials of His Time that the drinking of toasts were “a perfect social tyranny. Every glass during dinner had to be dedicated to someone. It was thought sottish and rude to take wine without this, as if forsooth there was nobody present worth drinking with.”
就在祝酒儀節隨著時代遞嬗的同時，祝酒時所使用的頌詞也在取材和含意上有着明顯的改變。最後竟然形成某種形式的演講比賽；所有舉杯敬頌的人都會使出渾身解數，以期贏得最佳演講與創意的美譽。
As the ritual of toasting evolved, so did the quality and profundity of the toasts. As a result, the competition between toasters grew. Everyone tried to give the perfect toast, thus earning a reputation for being well-spoken and intelligent.
這類頌詞的取材範圍可說是五花八門不一而足。任何狀況、事件或是當時所發生的問題，都可以成為演講者盡情發揮的題材；例如，”here's mud in your eye”（意譯：這是你眼裏的污泥）便是這個時期風行一時代表祝福和喝采的祝詞。之後這類敬語才逐漸被一些稍許文雅的語彙所取代，例如：”through the teeth / over the gums / look out stomach / here it comes”等等。
Toasts would cover every possible topic, and any situation, incident or current event was considered fair game. It's during this time that the famous “here's mud in your eye” was delivered to critical acclaim, before being replaced by the much more poetic “ through the teeth / over the gums / look out stomach / here it comes.”
回顧過去 2700多年來敬酒祝頌的演進歷程，我們不難理解這一段歷史長河是如何既深又廣地形朔塑了我們今日的飲宴禮儀（舉杯之前殷殷祝頌來賓是一種禮節）、演講術（許多膾炙人口的作家也同時是出色的祝酒人和演說家）以及國際演講會的定期例會。在演講會例會的場合裏，每位會員都有機會上台，或是發表演說，或是即席致詞；而且還可以在友好的氣氛下跟其他同台演講的會友們一較高下，
As we examine toasting history over the last 2,700 years, it's easy to see how it has shaped dining etiquette (it's polite to offer well-wishes before the first drink), public speaking (many acclaimed writers were also notable toast makers and speakers), and even our own Toastmasters meetings. The Toastmaster makes sure everyone has the opportunity to deliver their speech, that speeches cover a variety of topics, and that there's even a sense of friendly competition among the speakers.
「友好」是我們對這類活動最起碼的要求。萬一你連這個都有懷疑的話，就千萬不要輕易喝下對方端過來的酒，一定要等對方喝了再說。
At least we hope it's friendly. If you're not sure, don't drink anything offered to you until someone else drinks it first.
作者簡介：艾力克。戴克斯，CTM，是美國印第安那州「華沙午間俱樂部」的會員。除了其他種種頭銜之外，他還是幽默專欄的作家。他表示本篇內容除了「美索不達米亞和塑膠套袋」這段之外，其他情節都是信而可徵的論述。
譯自The Toastmaster月刊，2003年12月號
台灣客家演講會 教育副會長 以及 Premiun TMC, Thomas Wu, CTM 吳載奇會兄翻譯。
I find one article on toastmaster website.
It's translated by 吳載奇 FROM 台灣客家TM CLUB.
It's an interesting article.
After reading this article, there is a thought coming out from deep of my heart.
We can throw one piece of toast in a large cup of drink and share it with everyone.
Every the meeting, we will choose a MVP for that meeting and the MVP can keep and enjoy that toast.
The toastmaster will announce at the beginnig of the meeting,
"Dear all, try your best to win the toast!"
It sounds great and terrible also!
Forget it!
But there are really many great information on TM website.
You can go visiting the website-http://www.toastmasters.org.tw
Amanda.
「吐司」知多少？ 吳載奇 台灣客家
筵席上,每次舉杯均須針對某人敬酒；否則就會被認為嗜酒成性或是傲慢無禮,
彷彿滿座賓客沒有一個值得與之共飲似的.
“Every glass during dinner had to be dedicated to someone.
It was thought sottish and rude to take wine without this,
as if forsooth there was nobody present worth drinking with.”
LORD HENRY THOMAS COCKBURN
「吐司」知多少？
The Toast in History
烘烤的麪包 ＋ 葡萄酒 ＋毒藥 ＝ 演講協會
Burned Bread＋Wine＋Poison＝Toastmasters
烘烤的麪包、葡萄酒和毒藥這三種東西，跟演講協會到底會有什麼關連？乍看之下，似乎毫無瓜葛。如果你也這麼認為，那就表示你對以下事實的瞭解可能還不很透徹：（一）吐司麪包在歷史進程中曾經扮演舉足輕重的角色（二）吐司對演講協會這類組織與演講術的演進有過重大的影響。
What do burned bread, wine and poison have to do with Toastmasters? At first glance, nothing. But that's because you may not understand the sometimes-crucial role toast has played throughout history and it's influence on the Toastmasters organization and public speaking in general.
我們都知道，吐司不過是一片片略加烘烤、或者因為技術欠佳而變得十分焦黑的麪包而已。雖然吐司真正的起源已不可考，不過研究食品的歷史學家相信，大約在紀元前 3000年埃及人就已經懂得用火烘乾麪包可以預防長霉。
We know toast is nothing more than lightly burned bread – or if you're bad at it, very burned bread. The toast's actual history is unclear: some food historians believe that in 3000 B.C., the Egyptians dried their bread in front of open fires to keep it mold-free longer.
這麼說來吐司又有什麼值得大書特書之處？為什麼老祖宗們在紀元前2100年，也就是美索不達米亞人發明塑膠套袋（plastic baggie）的時候，沒有中止這種烘烤的傳統技術？
So what's so great about toast? Why didn't we stop toasting bread in 2100B.C., when the Mesopotamians invented the plastic baggie?
根據英國作家Nick Parker（尼可派克）在他所著 ”Toast: Homage to a Superfood”（令人崇敬的超級食品－－吐司）一書中的描述，一片經過烘烤的吐司遠較未曾加工的普通麪包更為香酥可口；因為在攝氏154度高溫的烘烤下，麪包裏的糖份和澱粉就會因為糖化而變得風味絕佳。
According to English writer Nick Parker, author of Toast: Homage to a Superfood, “… a single slice of plain toast is tastier than a single slice of plain bread.” This is because “ at 154 degrees Celsius, the sugars and starches in the bread start to caramelize, intensifying the flavor.”
接下來，土司又怎麼會跟葡萄酒有所牽連？原來紀元前600年的時候，希臘人就風行在宴飲時用葡萄酒來作為祝福友人健康的象徵。這個習俗其實只有部份是表示對朋友的尊敬和摯愛，更重要的理由是要証明自己沒有毒害賓客的意圖（當時的希臘社會已有用毒酒謀害敵人、竊賊和配偶的惡習）。
So what does toast have to do with wine? In the 6th century B.C., the Greeks began the practice of saluting their friends' health with wine during dinner parties. They did it partly to show they respected and loved their friends, but mostly to show they weren't trying to poison them. (The Greeks had a nasty habit of using poisoned wine to eliminate their enemies, thieves and spouses. )
在正式筵席中，主人會從全體共用的酒壺中先為自己斟上一杯，並且當眾一飲而盡。等待片刻，如果沒有毒發倒地，他就會高舉酒杯邀請滿座賓客開懷暢飲。這也就是我們今日舉杯祝酒的濫觴。
At dinner parties, the host would pour wine from a shared pitcher and take a drink in front of the guests. Then, if he didn't collapse in a heap, he would raise his glass to his friends and ask them to drink – the first incarnation of our present-day toast.
另外，由於羅馬人沿襲了希臘時代的所有習俗，其中包括處理社會與政治問題的一切作為，所以舉杯祝酒也就自然而然成了羅馬時代的習尚。事實上，「祝酒」（toast）一詞是羅馬人發明的。為了中和酒裏的酸度，好讓原本難以下嚥的葡萄酒變得比較香醇，羅馬人將烘乾的麪包（toasted bread）碎屑投入杯中。後來拉丁文裏原本表示「乾燥」或「燒焦」的「tostus」，就轉意成為「飲酒」的意思。
And since the Romans borrowed everything from the Greeks – including how they dealt with social and political problems – they, too, adopted the practice of toasting. In fact, the Romans gave us the term “toast.” To reduce the acidity of bad wines and make them more pleasant to drink, they dropped toasted bread crumbs into their cups. Eventually the Latin term tostus, which means “to dry up” or “scorch,” came to refer to the drink itself.
這種敬酒祈福的習俗後來逐漸傳進英國。有歷史可考的首次敬酒紀錄發生在英皇Vortigern款待撒克遜盟友的宴席上，時間大約在公元450年。當時撒克遜頭目Hengist的女兒，Rowena，也在席上。她除了向英皇敬獻葡萄美酒之外，還親口說了”Louerd King, waes hael”（吾皇政躬康泰）這句祝詞。英皇龍心大悅之餘，當晚就娶她為妃，使得皇后萬分惱怒。
The practice of drinking to one's health eventually made its way to England, where the first recorded toast was at a feast between British King Vortigern and his Saxon allies around 450 A.D. Rowena, the daughter of the Saxon leader Hengist, offered spiced wine to the king, and the words “Louerd King, waes hael!” (Lord King, be of health). Vortigern was so impressed with Rowena's toast, he married her that night, much to the dismay of Mrs. Vortigern.
Rowena的經典之作（waes hael）後來變成現代人聚飲時競相模仿的模式；例如聖誕節的時候，將加糖或添加香料的葡萄酒盛裝在一個大盆子裏，由賓客自由取用。不過Rowena也在後來毒害了她新婚的夫婿；好在這種在酒裏下毒的行為只在當時盛行而沒有流傳至今。
Rowena's “waes hael” eventually became the modern wassail, the practice of drinking mulled or spiced wine from a large bowl at Christmas time. However, she also poisoned her new husband. Fortunately the wassail is Rowena's only habit that lasted over the years.
舉杯祝頌友人健康的儀節，在往後的一千兩百年裏迭有更異。到了公元1600年間才轉變為今日所熟知的單純祝酒（toasting）。為了保留羅馬傳統習俗，參與宴飲的人會將一片吐司投入「公杯」裏面而由大家共飲此杯。最後一位喝乾杯酒的人有權取得杯底的吐司，但是他必須設法不去想那吐司中可能殘存眾人的口沫。
The ritual of drinking to a companion's health evolved over the next 12 centuries, until it became known simply as “toasting” in the 1600s. Remaining true to the Roman custom, partygoers would drop a piece of toast into a shared glass. The last person who drank the wine claimed the toast at the bottom, trying desperately not to think of the backwash.
到了1700年代，一種新興的角色－”祝酒人（toastmaster）”－誕生了。這個角色在正式宴會中「主持」敬酒，介紹其它敬酒人的姓名、同時安排每一位有意祝頌的人都有機會舉杯向貴賓舉杯致敬。
The 1700s saw the creation of the position of “toastmaster.” This person was responsible for proposing toast, announcing other toasts and making sure all toasters were given the chance to make a contribution to the festivities.
在那個年代，宴席上頻頻舉杯祝頌友朋的做法非常風行，只是他們已經揚棄希臘時代在酒中下毒的劣習了。基於餐前祝酒已是宴飲時一種必要的社交禮儀，一旦有人想在酒裏下毒，倒是一件易如反掌的事情。
By this time, wine drinkers were always toasting to the health of their companions, although unlike their ancient Greek counterparts, they weren't trying to poison anyone. However, the pre-drink well wishes soon became such a strict social obligation that poisoning may have been considered a less painful alternative.
進入19世紀初葉，「舉杯祝頌」已經不僅僅是時尚和禮儀而已。一旦不肯主動敬酒或是拒絕接受敬酒就會被看成嚴重的輕蔑和侮辱。蘇格蘭的檢察總長柯克本勛爵（Lord Henry Thomas Cockburn）在一本名為Memorials of His Time的書中寫道：「舉杯祝頌在當時已經成為一種專橫霸道的社會規範，筵席上每次舉杯均須針對某人敬酒，否則就會被認為嗜酒成性或是傲慢無禮，彷彿滿座賓客沒有一個值得與之共飲似的。」
By the early 1800s, toasting was not only fashionable and polite, but refusing to toast or drink with another was considered a grave insult. Lord Henry Thomas Cockburn, Scotland's Solicitor General, wrote in Memorials of His Time that the drinking of toasts were “a perfect social tyranny. Every glass during dinner had to be dedicated to someone. It was thought sottish and rude to take wine without this, as if forsooth there was nobody present worth drinking with.”
就在祝酒儀節隨著時代遞嬗的同時，祝酒時所使用的頌詞也在取材和含意上有着明顯的改變。最後竟然形成某種形式的演講比賽；所有舉杯敬頌的人都會使出渾身解數，以期贏得最佳演講與創意的美譽。
As the ritual of toasting evolved, so did the quality and profundity of the toasts. As a result, the competition between toasters grew. Everyone tried to give the perfect toast, thus earning a reputation for being well-spoken and intelligent.
這類頌詞的取材範圍可說是五花八門不一而足。任何狀況、事件或是當時所發生的問題，都可以成為演講者盡情發揮的題材；例如，”here's mud in your eye”（意譯：這是你眼裏的污泥）便是這個時期風行一時代表祝福和喝采的祝詞。之後這類敬語才逐漸被一些稍許文雅的語彙所取代，例如：”through the teeth / over the gums / look out stomach / here it comes”等等。
Toasts would cover every possible topic, and any situation, incident or current event was considered fair game. It's during this time that the famous “here's mud in your eye” was delivered to critical acclaim, before being replaced by the much more poetic “ through the teeth / over the gums / look out stomach / here it comes.”
回顧過去 2700多年來敬酒祝頌的演進歷程，我們不難理解這一段歷史長河是如何既深又廣地形朔塑了我們今日的飲宴禮儀（舉杯之前殷殷祝頌來賓是一種禮節）、演講術（許多膾炙人口的作家也同時是出色的祝酒人和演說家）以及國際演講會的定期例會。在演講會例會的場合裏，每位會員都有機會上台，或是發表演說，或是即席致詞；而且還可以在友好的氣氛下跟其他同台演講的會友們一較高下，
As we examine toasting history over the last 2,700 years, it's easy to see how it has shaped dining etiquette (it's polite to offer well-wishes before the first drink), public speaking (many acclaimed writers were also notable toast makers and speakers), and even our own Toastmasters meetings. The Toastmaster makes sure everyone has the opportunity to deliver their speech, that speeches cover a variety of topics, and that there's even a sense of friendly competition among the speakers.
「友好」是我們對這類活動最起碼的要求。萬一你連這個都有懷疑的話，就千萬不要輕易喝下對方端過來的酒，一定要等對方喝了再說。
At least we hope it's friendly. If you're not sure, don't drink anything offered to you until someone else drinks it first.
作者簡介：艾力克。戴克斯，CTM，是美國印第安那州「華沙午間俱樂部」的會員。除了其他種種頭銜之外，他還是幽默專欄的作家。他表示本篇內容除了「美索不達米亞和塑膠套袋」這段之外，其他情節都是信而可徵的論述。
譯自The Toastmaster月刊，2003年12月號
台灣客家演講會 教育副會長 以及 Premiun TMC, Thomas Wu, CTM 吳載奇會兄翻譯。
Monday, August 9, 2004
Pei-ling Times Aug.9 2004
good morning!!! one of those really early mornings.
something i made earlier...
the schedule upset by a time delay
a hope and an expectation thrown into disarray
what should already be here
seems at a distance, too far to bear
but finally with a bit of luck
the cost of a few bucks
the dream is formed
a sun's ray through the summer storm
a lazy lethargic start
how can two ever be apart
if separation only means a future once again
the wait would be worth, another link to the chain
the crowd, the smoke and noise
amongst it all, two individuals shared one poise
they are in a field of concentration
an involvement, visual penetration
the pinnacle of the occasion
holds itself in a different fashion
words made its way through silence
images fluttered through minds in the subconscience
for one never has to say much
if not at all, but through touch
how much more is required?
treasure those still moments, never are they tired
someone once said,
`great minds think alike, fools seldom differ`
when you find that piece of mind, limits would be tried
great minds look to proceed, foolish ones may be tied
the balance to weigh these out
is on a pivot within us and about
one's mind can be both great and foolish
the thinking always alike but the thoughts are to relish
i've already said too much
i'll leave it up to the melody's clutch
the tune is becoming more familiar
i'm satisfied with the blurriness among the clear
by the way, i have a pink ribbon in my hair this morning!!! heeee...... i don't know why that is, but it's there along with the all important `rubber band`!!
oh... and, whateva happened to emily? like, i haven't seen her for ages! she' can't have fallen off the face of the planet cause you'd have to go very far to do that and she can't possibly have the time. then again, how can you fall off right? the Earth is round... unless i am mistaken and we actually live on the back of a turtle... mmm...
start to the week..... take care lots
monday blues.... you fear not
five more days to the weekend
troubles never last that long, they'd bend
into a curvey line
with two dots above
a smiling face would appear (along with mine!!)
and with it comes... a lot of love!!!
hava great great one and many many more!
ling ling (+ribbon in hair!!!)
Wade's little daughter
everybody , let's check this out... our yougest chick...no no no...haha!! that's Wade's little daughter...haha! very cute , right! by the way , I don't know how to post a picture on it...so...haha...still thinking...haha...............................
Wade's little daughter is here....
here.........
~~~~~ modified by jonathan
Wade's little daughter is here....
here.........
~~~~~ modified by jonathan
Friday, August 6, 2004
How to be a Great Speaker from Shelly
How to be a Great Speaker By: Sandra SchriftDid you know that great speakers are often nervous with butterflies in their stomach before giving a presentation? And there are many actors/actresses who can not speak to live audiences without cue cards. My 13 years as a professional speakers bureau owner allowed me to hear several thousand speakers give their presentations. Here are a few tips I learned from them.1. You want to be nervous. Get your butterflies to fly in formation. Some tension brings about a great speech. You usually don’t look as nervous as you feel. Be prepared, be relaxed. Practice, practice, practice. Use visualization techniques. One speaker suggests that you curl your toes and get rid of your adrenalin. Get out of your head and in to your heart. Reduce nervousness with self talk. Your mantra might be - “I am a relaxed, confident speaker.” 2. Great presentations are well organized. Opening – You have 60seconds to get their attention. So start with a great question, quote or short story. Tell ‘em what you will tell them. Body – Tell ‘em. This is where you tell your 3-4 points supported by your stories. Closing –Tell ‘em what you told them. Give them a call to action. What is one idea they can use immediately? in seven days? in one month? There are basically two kinds of presentations – Informative (to know) Persuasive (to do) Be sure you know what you want your audience to do as a result of your presentation. Ask. . . What do they need to know to do this? What do they need to feel to do this? Then provide 3-4 points in the body of your message and provide transitions between the points. 3. Great speeches have great stories. Sprinkle them throughout your presentation. We delineate our thoughts visually and your audience needs to “see” what they “hear.” 4. Technology is just a tool. Do not be a master of ceremonies to your PowerPoint. It is not the presentation. Here are some guidelines to follow: Necessity - is this visual aid going to enhance the audience’s understanding Clarity – to help people understand Simplicity – PowerPoint with words – no more than five words per line and five lines per slide. Color – color enhances the slide – but only use a few (we’re not talking about your kid’s 300 Crayola box of crayons) Visibility – keep it large and clear 5. Your voice is the source of power. FDR, Martin Luther King, Churchill used the power of their voice. Remember people need to see what they hear. Slow down, add a pause, whisper . . .use your voice to change tones, be loud or soft as needed. 6. Use your eyes – to make contact with audience. Focus on one person at a time and all the other people will feel as if you are talking to them also. This will help you to connect with people and make them feel you are there for them. 7. Interact – provide your audience with short role plays or partnering exercises. This gives them an opportunity to practice what you are telling them to do. Give them an opportunity to tell someone about their challenge and get some feedback as to how to resolve it. Then they can walk out the door at the end of the program ready to think or act differently. This is what every great speaker wants! 8. Join a fre*e Teleclass to learn how to speak like a pro on June 30, 2004 from 8-9 p.m. (EST) http://www.schrift.com/teleclasses/index.htm © 2004 by Sandra Schrift. All rights reserved Publishing Guidelines: You are welcome to publish this article in its entirety, electronically, or in print fre*e of charge, as long as you include my full signature file for ezines, and my Web site address (http://www.schrift.com) in hyperlink for other sites. Please send a courtesy link or email where you publish to sandra@schrift.com. Thank you. P.S. haha ! have you learne d something from this speaker...I have...well, just found this article by chance, hope that everybody can learn something...P.P.S this is not really a post by Shelly but Sandra , so I think this free coffee should goes to her...http://http://mindpower.smartads.info/entrepreneur/how-to-be-a-great-speaker.html
Jenny's wonderful trip in Bali Island
He there,
It's Jenny. I just finished a wonderful trip in Bali Island and I felt that I still left my heart in Bali Island. I took a lot of pictures, too . If you are interested in the pictures, you can mail me. Of course, I have to know who you are firstly. Then I will share my album with you. My e-mail as below: janny_chou@ms10.url.com.tw
I had been done lots of "homework" for Bali Island before left. However, the overseas seminar of this time didn't give me enought free time. There are many places, landscapes, museums and activities that I wanted to visit and join. But time was not enough. Therefore, I want to visit there again by myself in the future.
Bali Island is a paradise for vacation. You can be a millionaire there. You may enjoy the Spa or massage everyday. I had tried the Spa in Ramada Bintang Bali Hotel. While I enjoyed the treatment there, I could appreciate the sunset at the same time. The Sunset Beach Spa is the only spa in Bali which is located on the beach. All their treatment rooms overlook the ocean that perfectly capture the beautiful Balinese sunsets.
I will share with you more about my trip in Bali Island next time...... By Jenny
You owe me a cup of coffe, John.
It's Jenny. I just finished a wonderful trip in Bali Island and I felt that I still left my heart in Bali Island. I took a lot of pictures, too . If you are interested in the pictures, you can mail me. Of course, I have to know who you are firstly. Then I will share my album with you. My e-mail as below: janny_chou@ms10.url.com.tw
I had been done lots of "homework" for Bali Island before left. However, the overseas seminar of this time didn't give me enought free time. There are many places, landscapes, museums and activities that I wanted to visit and join. But time was not enough. Therefore, I want to visit there again by myself in the future.
Bali Island is a paradise for vacation. You can be a millionaire there. You may enjoy the Spa or massage everyday. I had tried the Spa in Ramada Bintang Bali Hotel. While I enjoyed the treatment there, I could appreciate the sunset at the same time. The Sunset Beach Spa is the only spa in Bali which is located on the beach. All their treatment rooms overlook the ocean that perfectly capture the beautiful Balinese sunsets.
I will share with you more about my trip in Bali Island next time...... By Jenny
You owe me a cup of coffe, John.
Tuesday, August 3, 2004
my version of dream a little dream of me
this is cool! and so much easier to access... as opposed to my yahoo and hinet. thanks shelly! i saw some of you at the EC yesterday! although for the first time, i was actually leading b and m groups. but they were nice people and work very hard and overall... i had a blast!
you guys who were there yesterday, still remember the tune to `dream a little dream of me`? well, i couldn't sleep on saturday and had this crazy, what i would classify as, `inspiration` to re-write this song. nothing wrong with the original... just something wrong with me.
so here it is.
sun shining bright above me
day heat is simply killing me slowly
dogs barking making me go crazy
rain a little rain for me
say let's go and go shopping
just drive me there and tell me you're paying
it's end of month, i'm broke as can be
pay a little money for me
you say no, but i really insist
credit card of cash
i'm waiting to see the wallet, dear
don't worry, it's really not expensive
woman wants her man to be manly
man wants his girl to be really naughty
but channel, gucci and armani
is what makes all women happy
oh! by the way, i can be requested to sing this to you!!! free of charge... unless you insist! heee....
i think you have this song in your ale cd package... which i don't have (this note is REALLY not intended for youkey to see...)
a member at ec told me yesterday that she hasn't seen me for a while now and thought that i had been fired!!! gosh........ do i look like the `i got fired` kind????? she could have said `i thought you quit`!!
hope things are fine with you all.
luv luv,
ling ling
you guys who were there yesterday, still remember the tune to `dream a little dream of me`? well, i couldn't sleep on saturday and had this crazy, what i would classify as, `inspiration` to re-write this song. nothing wrong with the original... just something wrong with me.
so here it is.
sun shining bright above me
day heat is simply killing me slowly
dogs barking making me go crazy
rain a little rain for me
say let's go and go shopping
just drive me there and tell me you're paying
it's end of month, i'm broke as can be
pay a little money for me
you say no, but i really insist
credit card of cash
i'm waiting to see the wallet, dear
don't worry, it's really not expensive
woman wants her man to be manly
man wants his girl to be really naughty
but channel, gucci and armani
is what makes all women happy
oh! by the way, i can be requested to sing this to you!!! free of charge... unless you insist! heee....
i think you have this song in your ale cd package... which i don't have (this note is REALLY not intended for youkey to see...)
a member at ec told me yesterday that she hasn't seen me for a while now and thought that i had been fired!!! gosh........ do i look like the `i got fired` kind????? she could have said `i thought you quit`!!
hope things are fine with you all.
luv luv,
ling ling
Monday, August 2, 2004
AMTC agenda-930803
ALE MAX TOASTMASTERS CLUB #588627-67
Venue: ALE Office, 7th, 222 Chung Chien 2nd
高雄市中正二路
Meeting Dates: Every 1st and 3rd Tuesday Evening
Time: 07:30
Meeting Agenda No.27
Time | Content | Time | Conductor |
19:00 | Reception & social | Nicole Lai | |
19:29 | Call for Meeting | SAA | |
19:30 | Opening | John Huang (President) | |
19:35 | Toastmaster of Meeting | Les Lu | |
19:40 | Manual Speech Session | 35 min | TM |
C1 The Ice Breaker- A Duck Is Changing to A Swan | 4-6 min | Connie Tung | |
C2 Organize Your Speech- Animal Instinct | 5-7 min | Faye Chen | |
C3 Organize Your Speech- Say "So What", Don't Say "What is" | 5-7 min | Youkey Yang | |
A1 The Entertaining Speech- Excuse Me, Sir- Movie Theater Section | 5-7 min | Amanda Hsu | |
20:15 | Table Topics Session | 20 min | Gorge Chang |
20:35 | Intermission | 10 min | |
20:45 | Evaluation Session | 20 min | Lillian Tseng |
Evaluator #1 (C1) | 2-3 min | Werner Mooser | |
Evaluator #2 (C2) | 2-3 min | Lesley Huang | |
Evaluator #3 (C3) | 2-3 min | Sunny Lin | |
Evaluator #4 (A1) | 2-3 min | Doris Liu | |
21:05 | Timer Report | Jill Li | |
Ah Counter Report | Erika Wu | ||
Language Evaluator | Tom Ashby | ||
21:15 | General evaluator | 5 min | GE |
21:20 | Awards & Closing Remarks | TM | |
21:25 | Officers’ Report | President | |
21:30 | Adjourn | President |
1. Session masters:
free coffee offered by the president
fellow toastmasters,
as a president, i am so happy to see this bluletin board and so proud of you! what a great job! thanks for shelly, faye, jonathan, amanda and those who have contributed to this board ( including our 'spiritual' member peiling of course....). in order to encourage more members participating in this board to express your opinions or share your ideas with everybody, i decide to offer ten cups of coffee for those first ten people who will post some messages which are more than 200 words since today (gosh! can somebody help me to simplify this sentence?). each message must be more than 200 words! i will count you.........okey, i won't really count you, but the message still must be more than 200 words. please remember, 200 words( guess now 200 words already......)!
the coffee will be offered only at our second round meeting and can't be redeemed!
have a good day!
john
as a president, i am so happy to see this bluletin board and so proud of you! what a great job! thanks for shelly, faye, jonathan, amanda and those who have contributed to this board ( including our 'spiritual' member peiling of course....). in order to encourage more members participating in this board to express your opinions or share your ideas with everybody, i decide to offer ten cups of coffee for those first ten people who will post some messages which are more than 200 words since today (gosh! can somebody help me to simplify this sentence?). each message must be more than 200 words! i will count you.........okey, i won't really count you, but the message still must be more than 200 words. please remember, 200 words( guess now 200 words already......)!
the coffee will be offered only at our second round meeting and can't be redeemed!
have a good day!
john
ha ha !! you bet, you guys...I have my personal diary here too. haha!! this is so cool..thanks Jonathan for those perfessinal knowledge ; thanks Faye for those ideas ; especially for Pei Ling , havn't seen her for ages....by the way...I just talked to crew Julia on TE , she told me that the best thing that she learned in Toastmasters Club is that , it's so natural to be nervous when you go on the stage , you can't just think that how you can make yourself NOT TO BE NERVOUS , all you have to do is that what you can do when you feel nervous on the stage , that's more important...I totally agreed with that, don't you think ?? well , I am very happy to see more and more people using this website , see you guys on next Tuesday... Shelly
Saturday, July 31, 2004
Wow~
Wow~ This is cool~ Thank you, Shelly!!
(The Flash painting game was cool, too!)
I'd like to write something here though I didn't finish my script yet.... God....
I had an idea after officers training and discussed with Amanda today.
I think we should pay more attention to members' learning process insdead of judging their speech.
For example, speakers may have problems on choosing topic or writing script; speakers may need a simulated speach before meeting, etc.
Therefore, maybe we can have a small meeting for sharing our experiences or listening to their public rehearsal on 4th Tuesday.
I believe that if a member can feel our enthusiastic help and make progress for this reason, he/she will love AMTC more.
咦？原來可以打中文丫...
-Faye-
(The Flash painting game was cool, too!)
I'd like to write something here though I didn't finish my script yet.... God....
I had an idea after officers training and discussed with Amanda today.
I think we should pay more attention to members' learning process insdead of judging their speech.
For example, speakers may have problems on choosing topic or writing script; speakers may need a simulated speach before meeting, etc.
Therefore, maybe we can have a small meeting for sharing our experiences or listening to their public rehearsal on 4th Tuesday.
I believe that if a member can feel our enthusiastic help and make progress for this reason, he/she will love AMTC more.
咦？原來可以打中文丫...
-Faye-
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