THE NEWSLETTER OF MANAMA TOASTMASTERS
ISSUE: MAY 2017
Club No. 2916, Area 3, Division C, District 20
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TM Jeena John (VP-Public relations) Editorial Head
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Message from the Editor TM Jeena Ann John
Dear Reader It is indeed a pleasure to introduce to you the 5th Issue of this term , which we hope you will enjoy. I seize this opportunity to thank all those who have submitted their contributions for this Issue. The assistance and guidance of the Publications Committee and Editorial Committee as well as the efforts put in by the Ex-com team and the criticisms forwarded by the readers has been a ladder for us to self development. Due to the tremendous support of the team , we were able to attain PRM’s Excellence award from the floors of DTAC 2017.
First and foremost, the aim of the issues was to provide a continuous informative script for the readers such as articles, meeting reviews and interviews of the champions. Congratulations to all those who have received awards from the DTAC .
Finally I would like to thank Madam President TM Tanaji Omar , TM Rashid, TM Sulaiman, TM Raja , TM Azza, TM Tosin , TM Claire, TM Bharath, TM Kishore, TM Saleem , TM Usha , TM May for their consistent support. Without their efforts, this newsletter would never have become a reality. 3
DTAC PHOTO EXHIBITION 3RD PLACE (MTM)
Manama Toastmasters Club has attained 3rd place for the photo contest held in DTAC. Congratulation to all the members, supporters and TM Shubhashree Srinivasan for the theme Valentines’s Day. 4
Meeting Reviews Meeting 2611: TM Azza Bakai TM Azza Bakai is a highly experienced Toastmaster and was the Master of Ceremonies for the meeting number 2611. She was assisted by: DTM Kishore Babu as Ah counter, TM Bilkais Khan as Timer, TM Chris Noronha as Fun session master, DTM Ratinder Nath as Topics Master And TM Tosin Arowojolu
as General Evaluator. TM Shubhashree Srinivasanattempted project 1 from advance manual Interpretive reading with a speech titled ‘Thank You Ma’am’. DTM Vijay Boloor attempted non project speech with a speech titled ‘Your Club Your Legacy’. ➢ ➢ ➢ ➢
Best Role Player TM Chris Noronha Best Speaker TM Shubhashree Srinivasan Best evaluator TM Khalid Amin Best Topics Commentator TM Nivedita Chandra
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Meeting 2612: Secret Ingredient, TM Roshan Vaghjee Secret ingredient for a successful life is Passion , Positive Perspective and Perseverance .TMOD was TM Roshan Vaghjee and he was assisted by: TM Asiyah Anwar as Ah counter, TM Rizwan Farooqas Timer, TM Sheela Pai as Topics Master and TM Azza Bakai as General Evaluator. TM Nivedita Chandra grammarian provided the
word of the day was “Sanguine”. DTM Claire Cosgrove attempted project 5 from advance manual Technical Presentation with the speech titled ‘How Techy Can We Get’ ➢ ➢ ➢
Best Role Player TM AsiyahAnwar Best Speaker DTM Guraz Wankadia Best Topics Commentator TMAbdulrahman Awadhi
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Meeting 2613: TM Sheela Pai TMOD was TM Sheela Pai and she was assisted by: TM Roshan Vaghjee as Ah counter, TM Cini Joseph as Timer, DTM Kishore Babu as Topics Master, TM Biljana Davceva as Fun Session Master, T M Chris Noronha as General Evaluator. TM Azza Abdulla attempted project 10 from CC manual with a speech titled ‘My Role Model’. TM Rashid Maymoon attempted project 3 from advance manual The Entertaining Speakerwith a speech titled ‘Benefits
without corners’. DTM Claire the head of the nomination committee informed the club of the upcoming nominated Excom: ➢ ➢ ➢ ➢
Best Role Player Best Speaker Best Topics Commentator Best Evaluator
TM Biljana Davceva TM Azza Abdulla Bakai TM Maisa Al-Shaikh DTM Clement Vinayak
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DTAC 2017 Bahrain successfully conduced District 20 Toastmasters Annual Conference “DTAC 2017 which was held in Gulf Hotel between 18- 20 May. The event was a platform to learn , cherish and also have a great gathering with all the attendees coming from various 7 GCC countries. The three-day event, was held under the patronage of His Highness Shaikh Isa Bin Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Chairman of Isa bin Salman Educational Charity Waqf and son of HRH the Crown Prince at the Gulf Hotel Bahrain. The DTAC committee was led by DTM Ali Alraies (Chairman), DTM Mohamed Saleem (Vice Chairman), Sh. Abdulla Bin Khalid Al Khalifa (Head Of Sponsorship), TM May F. Quitevis (Secretary), Tm Madhavi Tiwary (Head Of Education) , Tm Anil Menon(Head Of Logistics), Yaser
Ali Al-Qashar (Head Of Protocol) , Dtm Elipido Quitevis (Head Of Finance) , Tm Rashid (Head Of Pr & Marketing), Tm Manjula Nagendra (Head Of Registration), Tm Nagendra (Head Of It), Dtm S. Abbas Al-Alawi (Head Of Sergeant At Arms).
On the first day, English semifinals were successfully held from morning 9:00AM to 5:00PM. There were 22 contestants in each category of Humorous,
International, Table Topic and Evaluation. 11 contestants of each group were categorized to Group A and Group B. Group A was the contestants of Bahrain , Qatar and Kuwait held in DANA 1 hall. Group B was the contestants of Lebanon, UAE ,Oman and Jordan held in DANA 2 Hall. Arabic Contest was simultaneously in progress and the contestants were competing at the same scheduled time. 8
The heat up contest was thrilling the audience with the impulsive response of the contestants on choosing topics and keep us thinking and rethinking. TM Guraz Wankadia has tickled the funny bones of the audience with the speech title “Get Well Soon” . He is a graceful Stand- up Comedian and Santa Clause . Cheering and support to his humorous speech was not only done by MTM’s but also his better half “BURZANA GURAZ”
TM Khalid Amin a University Math's professor, Humorous and also was a
participant in the International Contest in DTAC. The speech title was “ The Gift. TM Biljana English teacher by profession, was the Evaluation contestant and she had brought a laughter to the audience by the hilarious ways of Evaluation. At the end of the day all the three contestants of the MTM are the champions, though the lucky didn’t strike them to perform final stage. Indeed the DTM Clair Cosgrove the “Table Topic” contestant has made her way to the final stage, by
winning 1st place in the semifinal level. TM Tanaji Omar the elegant President of Manama Toastmasters Club has made her way to the Finals by winning 2nd place in the Semi- Finals Arabic Table Topic Contest. During the opening ceremony DTM Vijay got the 30 year service awards from His Highness Sheikh Isa Bin Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa
The podium was poised and Master of ceremonies were professional. Break – Fast and lunch was served in the basement. Each of the registered members has a set of 5 coupons which allowed them to access to the Lunch and also attain Goodie Bag which was distributed during the event. During Lunch secession, parallel the CGD awards were distributed. Congratulations to TM Shubhashree and DTM Guraz for receiving the Triple Crown, Also the Club got
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The second day, started with the banner march of 7 countries. It was executed under the guidance of the Logistic team headed by TM Anil Menon. TM Cini Joseph, Beautiful Madonna of MTM was the flag bearer of Oman. The test speaker for the day was challenging for the evaluation contestants. She was a perfect speaker and left a great message to the audience. 6 selected contestants out of 22 has given a perfect presentation which left the judges hard to decide. The second half of the day, it was humorous contest, which made the audience laughter till the jaws to pain
Senior Toastmasters were awarded for their long service to toastmasters, as TM Kawther Taitoon and DTM Clement Vinayak and DTM Ratinder Nath were awarded 25+ service award. TM Jeena John received award for 3rd place in the Club photo contest and the PRM’s Excellence Award for club newsletter. Later, to 5:00 pm, it goes to the start the full on educational and entertainment program
with speech of Chendil Kumar CK, Natalia Wiechowski, DTM Uma Radhakrishnan, Mohammed Qatani ( 2015 World Champion), Indian Classical Dance, Traditional Arabic Songs and Dance, Hawaiian Dance. By 9:00 start of the Gala Dinner. An event to celebrate, reward and engage the audience. With the size of more than 500, the dancing floor was customized with good setting, lighting and perfect style.
The third and the final day was focused to Table Topic Contest with the question “ Winter is coming. How will you be prepared?”. Followed by the International contest. By 12:00 the whole final English contest came to an end. During lunch secession, parallel PR award was distributed TM Rashid Maymoon received the PR outstanding award. The contest for three days was so tough and finally at the
end of the day TM Tanaji (2nd Place) won for the Arabic Table Topic contest and TM Claire (3rd Place) for the English Table Topic Contest.
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TM Azza Abdullla Bakai
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Maya Angelou
“Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway. You’ll be damned if you do, and damned if you don’t.“ Eleanor Roosevelt
Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value.” ― Albert Einstein
“The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.” —Bertrand Russell
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LIFE : A BOOK OF POEMS DR. Khalid Amin
Dr. Khalid Amin, a mathematic professor is fond of numbers, symbols , words and languages. The 2nd Edition of Life , has a good mix of words that will allow you to think and re-think. Each words in the book is highly influential and he has communicated a great message to the audience. 14
Poet’s Corner DTM Guraz H. Wankadia
TM Khalid Amin
Dear Fellow Toastmasters, Recently our fellow member Dr Khalid Amin published the second edition of his book of poems. It's a matter of pride and honor for all of us in the Manama toastmasters club. Congratulations flooded in from all club members in the group. When I sat down to write a congratulatory note to him, an idea struck me: Why not congratulate a poet with a poem itself ?? The following was my humble ode to Dr. Khalid Amin. Read on ... ... My Dear Friend Khalid Amin, Always at the top, you are seen, In Math & Poetry you’re keen, A professor for years you’ve been, Yet, You still look like a teen. At TMs you’re a Speaking Machine, Writing is in your every gene, Your Poetry marks many a scene, From aggressive to serene, So, Your rivals feel Enviously Green,
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Kind-hearted and never mean, Your conscience is very clean, I just wish you would quit Nicotine, Then, cut-down on your Caffeine, & Gain weight with some Chow mien, Because you’re so thin and so lean.
May you never face situations unforeseen, May nothing disrupt your routine,
May GOD Bless You,
My Dear Friend, Professor, TM, Dr., Khalid Amin. DTM Guraz Wankadia
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EX-COM FOR THE TERM JANUARY – JUNE 2017
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