Andalus Demonstration Meeting as Language Evaluator, 19th November 2019

On the 19^th November, Jauhari Bilingual Toastmasters Club held a demonstration meeting at Andalus private school.  I was the language evaluator.  This was my 119^th Toastmasters event, on the 141^st day of the Toastmaster Year.  This Toastmasters meeting was largely conducted in Malay.  As such, much of the flavour, the rhetorical devices, and the beauty of the speeches cannot be fully conveyed when translated into English.

The Toastmaster of the Day was Muhammad Nurhakim bin Mohamed Yusop.  The table topics master was Mohamad Saddiqi bin Mohamad Said.  The timer was Syaiful Hakimnudin bin Sa’adon.

The charter president-elect, Abdullah Uthman, welcomed all attendees.  He expressed his hope that the club would grow, and do well.  He also said that he was surprised to be nominated as the charter president.  Whilst others were there to be chairmen, he wanted to be a fisherman.

The first speaker, and also giving his maiden speech, was Fathur Rahman bin Daud.  He gave a humorous account of his secret to looking younger than his more than four decades – his affection with his wife.  He is the youngest of five children, and there were his comedic travails of being the youngest.

Muhammad Nurfarhan bin Abdul Jaaffar spoke about the concept of mentorship within Toastmasters.  He said that knowledge loses its value when it is not passed on, and enhanced.

Wiwiek Najihah binte Hairudin spoke about the ordeal of dealing with procrastinators.  It was a self-deprecating speech, and she was the ultimate procrastinator.  In her case, it was about taking our loved ones for granted.  It was a poignant account of the time she did not spend with her grandfather, and her regret when he passed on.  This is a stark account of what we take for granted.

The evaluators were Siti Zuhriyyah binte Mohammed Ariffin, Nurliza binte Sawi, and Othman bin Muhammad Sadli.

Best Speaker: Fathur Rahim bin Daud;

Best Evaluator: Othman bin Muhammad Sadli; and

Best Table Topics Speaker: Guest.