That was it.....:) for the THIS IS IT! Div K Convention March 2010!:)

Dear Fellow Toastmasters,

A HUGE THANK YOU for making the Division K THIS IS IT Convention a successJ

We had great fun in organising it and we have learnt so much in the processJ but it wouldn’t have been possible without your support, your positive energy and spirit to come and sing, dance, and be inspiredJ

Thanks to Mohd. Ariff we have found our Irresistible Voice! I hope you all are practicing your resonating belly voice..;) and Thank you all performers for dancing /singing your heart out on Saturday evening! It was indeed memorable especially being able to celebrate Earth Hour with fellow Toastmasters! Thanks Area K6 – our Brunei friends for making it even more memorable with the candles and ‘Heal The World’ song!

A HUGE Congratulations to our Division K Speech Champions who truly inspired us all on Sunday morning. Thank you to Norman, Rozana, Mui Len, Melissa, Jess, Shahar and Grace for leading the way in taking that extra step to improve your skills!


Division K International Speech Contest:

Winner: Lim Mui Len

1st Runner Up: Rozana Yunos


Division K Table Topics Contest:

Question: If a problem can be solved, it is not a problem.

Winner: Shahar Banon

1st Runner Up: Rozana Yunos

Winners will be representing Division K at the District 51 Miri Convention 21 – 23rd May 2010. I hope you visited our friends from Miri Convention Committee during the weekend and signed up by now?!!

Write ups of the Convention will be available on our KKTMC blog soon www.kotakinabalutoastmastersclub.wordpress.com . Photos will also be posted up on the same blogJ We’ll let you know when it’s all ready!

Of course, all this would not have been possible without a GREAT team! Please help me applaud and thank your committee members and key people:

Nora Ridzwan – Fellowship Night Programme Coordinator

*Nora not only coordinated the performances but edited the sound, prepared the songs, designed the programme elements for the evening AND choreographed the Opening Committee Dance and the KKTMC ‘The Way You Make Me Feel’ Performance! She also tirelessly bought each item of the 6 hampers to wrap up as Performance giftsJ

Melissa Betsy Jilimin, CC – Secretary and Souvenir Coordinator

*Melissa was responsible for not only taking the minutes of our meetings but the cute Registration tags design and sourcing for our Souvenirs for GOH and Mohd. AriffJ Didn’t you love the THIS IS IT design on the Registration tags with your names neatly printed on it? She was also part of our KKTMC dance team AND contested in the International Speech Contest! *Phew! Talk about multi-tasking;)

Joanna Liew – another multi-tasker who was not only our Treasurer, she also danced in our KKTMC dance performance, and was Contest Chairperson for the Speech ContestJ Being in charge of the $$ with so many last minute changes PLUS technical glitches during the contest – Joanna handled it all in her stride and I’m sure has learnt loads from the experience only a Toastmasters Convention can giveJ

Lorena Binisol – Our new and enthusiastic member who managed to use her persuasion skills to get us our advertisements for the Souvenir Magazine and was first timer as contest SAAJ Truly appreciated her spirit of helpfulness and cheerfulness throughout! One of my memorable moments would be hearing her say ‘you know, I really enjoy doing this kind of stuff’ whilst shoving yet another sponsored booklet into the 60th Convention kitJ

Florence Majanil – Committee Member – an experienced hand at organising installation banquets and conventions, Florence was always prepared to help in any way she could – Thanks Florence for being MC of the workshop and for your assistance on Fellowship night with the judges’ ballotsJ

Veronica Lubinti – was also always willing to assist in any way she could especially with sending out bulk emails on my behalf and at the registration table J Thanks Veronica!

Mohd Zaini – another member who is always willing to help! He was Ariff’s personal chauffeur when Ariff arrived and said YES immediately upon being asked to be our official photographerJ Thanks Zaini for being so positive and helpful!

Dr. Sivakumar Kumaresan, CC – Contest Organising Chairman – amidst his busy work schedule! Thanks for getting the collar mikes for the speech contestants!

Mohd. Ariff Azahari, DTM – for his inspiring, humorous and entertaining workshop sessionJ So much to learn and so much more to learn! I look forward to inviting you back for a proper two hour workshop! Thank you for the quality and the standard you brought to how one should conduct an educational workshopJ



Thanks also to

· Abu Bakar Sheriff, DTM as our MC for Fellowship Night

· Sylvia Maten, ATM-B as our Advisor and Dancer tooJ

· Wesley Vun as our Sound Coordinator

· Jonathan Phun who agreed to sponsor the HSBC notepads and pens



· Richard Gontusan, DTM for his calm and collected advice and composure when technical glitches happened J

· Hanaa Wong Abdullah for being so helpful and quick to assist when the lighting devices were not working with her amazing Iphone auto Timer! I want one of those for the club now! J



· Datuk Hassan Alban Sanduking, ACG – for his immense support and encouragement throughout, and Datin Nuri whom we all can’t do without J

· Dr. John Lau, DTM our 3rd Vice President, Toastmasters International… I can safely say it’s the FIRST time a 3rd Vice President has graced our Division K ConventionJ Thank you Dr. John for your presence and coming especially to grace the convention!! Your support is exemplary and I look forward to your leadership in these next few years to the top of Toastmasters International!


Thank you all once again! See you in Miri !!


Yours in Toastmasters,

Jasmine Leong, ACB, CL

Organising Chairperson,

THIS IS IT Division K Convention 2010

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Jasmine Leong, ACB

President 2009 - 2010
Kota Kinabalu Toastmasters Club 2574-51
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