tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62420912524400060242024-03-19T16:30:46.441+08:00Interests, Pastimes & HobbiesThis blog is created to share my interests in sports, languages, baking, wandering and the WWW.Call me A.S for AkiraSabinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234531863064074831noreply@blogger.comBlogger197125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242091252440006024.post-19018454210997167302021-04-12T23:11:00.002+08:002021-04-12T23:13:20.819+08:008/8 Gains From Toastmasters: Opportunity To Be Seen<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffe599; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffe599; font-family: georgia;">This is the final, 8</span><sup style="color: #ffe599; font-family: georgia;">th</sup><span style="color: #ffe599; font-family: georgia;">
of 8 sharings on why I like being a member of Toastmasters(TM).</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;">I have asked around, among my
fellow Toastmasters friends, and they shared the same observations.</span></p><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;"><span style="text-align: justify;">“I feel more visible over
social media after joining Toastmasters.”</span></span><div><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;">“Well, I like it,” they
added, when asked their opinions about the sudden activities on their social media
page.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #1f497d; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #1f497d; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #1f497d; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygtCPFqrT_ZwAjTjdAS4tlCWfISd86Z_RfGeak3wwxhgVZ9xeDTR5Nkrm4e7DmgsbpS2vdwhCzJTiu8moNYS4uFTq8q3uRLtUefPQua2LRyF6gSFrpyJ0Z1onTlKGcdIR2sDc_XEBMcA/s1280/social+media.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygtCPFqrT_ZwAjTjdAS4tlCWfISd86Z_RfGeak3wwxhgVZ9xeDTR5Nkrm4e7DmgsbpS2vdwhCzJTiu8moNYS4uFTq8q3uRLtUefPQua2LRyF6gSFrpyJ0Z1onTlKGcdIR2sDc_XEBMcA/s320/social+media.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Don't worry. I have never had such intimidating numbers. :)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">Being a member of Toastmasters International, attending the numerous meetings, workshops and trainings, it’s natural that
photos will be taken and shared on social media. My social media was more about
travel and some random thoughts. Ever since I joined TM, there was a spike of
my presence online, being tagged whenever I’m in any of the Toastmasters, which
in a way displays my activity aside from travel and random thoughts, something
more professional.</span></p></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 32.2pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1f497d; mso-themecolor: text2;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 32.2pt; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="color: #1f497d; mso-themecolor: text2;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #d9ead3;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">It
definitely feels good to belong to an international community engaging with
Toastmasters from USA, Canada and Japan. So great! Without traveling, we are connecting,
interacting and listening to each other’s thoughts, across borders, across time
zones, across cultures. Photos of us laughing and responding in our interactions
alone speak so much. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #d9ead3;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;">I am glad
to be part of this! 8 years and more to
come.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #1f497d; mso-themecolor: text2;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #1f497d; mso-themecolor: text2;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #d0e0e3;">Are you looking to have a livelier social media page that
shares the professional side of you to future opportunities?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #d0e0e3;">Want to check our next meeting out?</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #d0e0e3;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #d0e0e3; font-family: georgia;">Follow our Facebook page at </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://web.facebook.com/SuperSpeakersToastmastersClub/" style="font-family: georgia;" target="_blank">‘Super Speakers Toastmasters Club’</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: georgia;">This is my 8<sup>th</sup> gain as a
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #ffe599;">This is the 7th of 8 posts on why I like being a member of Toastmasters(TM). </span><span style="color: #ffa400;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #d0e0e3; font-family: georgia;">Are you
a solo traveller like I am?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #d0e0e3;">If yes,
there are times when you want to get away from doing things touristy and get
local.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;">To me, joining a local Toastmasters club gets me local. I
always enjoy doing things local during my travels instead of striking off all
the tourist attractions in a must-visit checklist. All I need to do is letting
the club know that I’m interested to join its meeting and show up with
enthusiasm, smile and the willingness to learn. Even if these clubs are far away
from home, they all comprise of the same sessions - the table topics, prepared
speech and evaluation sessions. Most corporate clubs may have shorter 1 hour meetings
during lunch breaks. On the other hand, community clubs that have weekly
meetings last for an hour and those held fortnightly last for 2.5 - 3 hours. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #d9ead3;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;">Being a Toastmaster, I feel a sense of belonging everywhere
I go. Before the Covid-19 started, I have attended meetings in Auckland,
Hamilton(the one in NZ), Dunedin, Melbourne, Sydney and Jaipur. The members always make me
feel at home. I am always more than happy to assist with speech evaluations, as
there is a high chance that I will not be picked on for Table Topics (Impromptu
Speech). Unfortunately, it didn’t work out my way sometimes. I just got to push
myself harder to go ahead and take on the Table Topics Challenge. In addition, I
wouldn't have had the chance to go up the Fonterra Office as well stepping into a chapel in Hamilton, the
Department of Finance Building in Melbourne and the ANZ Office in
Melbourne, had it not for Toastmasters.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #d9ead3;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;">During MCO - Movement Control Order, it made it easier to join overseas TM meetings
right from my home. I visited clubs located in the USA, Canada, Peru, UK, Germany,
Kazakhstan, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Australia and enjoyed every single
moment of them. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #d9ead3;">These sweet and memorable experiences wouldn’t be possible if
not for my membership in Toastmasters. My overseas trips(pre-Covid) were made memorable because of time well spent with the locals, listening to their stories while enjoying special local hospitality. Therefore, if you’d like to take time off being another mainstream tourist, and do things
locally and connecting with people where you travel to, this is your best
opportunity. Being a Toastmaster means having an international passport to all TM clubs worldwide. You’re not limited to the boundary of the club you’re
a member of. Yay!!</span></span><span style="color: #d0e0e3; font-family: georgia;"> ☺</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimR42jNxTYMLfYJMvISYYFYoPcCKPrQ6aU2OJXy8jGvIcaGYHKdT8GtsQG6lrY94ImnOX9tJLokQnB_F5VHu-xR8IWXvjIHsQy1Ruo-A-fmftkAJJyKSyFAahX8ldmsW9ztl_z1CBvfXc/s513/at+jaipur+tmc.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="297" data-original-width="513" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimR42jNxTYMLfYJMvISYYFYoPcCKPrQ6aU2OJXy8jGvIcaGYHKdT8GtsQG6lrY94ImnOX9tJLokQnB_F5VHu-xR8IWXvjIHsQy1Ruo-A-fmftkAJJyKSyFAahX8ldmsW9ztl_z1CBvfXc/s320/at+jaipur+tmc.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the many times, I failed at avoiding Table Topics. :)</td></tr></tbody></table> <span style="text-align: center;"> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span style="line-height: 16px;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Day/ Date: Sun/ Mar 7th, 2021</span></span></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span style="line-height: 16px;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Home in KL</span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span style="line-height: 16px;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">-Just like everyone else, A.S is wondering when she could get on a plane again. :)</span></span></i></span></div>
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<!--nuffnang--></div>Call me A.S for AkiraSabinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234531863064074831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242091252440006024.post-2557239291775231062021-02-22T19:36:00.002+08:002021-02-22T19:36:45.815+08:006/8 Gains From Toastmasters: Making A Difference in the Community<div style="text-align: justify;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1f497d; mso-themecolor: text2;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #ffe599; font-family: georgia;">This is the
6<sup>th</sup> of 8 posts sharing on why I like being a member of
Toastmasters(TM).</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1f497d; mso-themecolor: text2;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1f497d; mso-themecolor: text2;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinr-tM3IQ-GBBtxvlNeMmCKvSLGJeOUlaNNyMNpk-zyIPgXvyNNPHTAYkkV-5ow5HPbKU37XyvFK_QYySZj7EKux43cEFOCIvJgEIHG00_OCbVJYewued3a2OT11Bgu6LvAbb_d_2NTik/s1080/community.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1080" height="125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinr-tM3IQ-GBBtxvlNeMmCKvSLGJeOUlaNNyMNpk-zyIPgXvyNNPHTAYkkV-5ow5HPbKU37XyvFK_QYySZj7EKux43cEFOCIvJgEIHG00_OCbVJYewued3a2OT11Bgu6LvAbb_d_2NTik/w200-h125/community.jpg" title="credit: Stonegatecenter.com" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">credit: Stonegatecenter.com<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;">Related to my <a href="http://akirasabine.blogspot.com/2020/12/38-gains-from-toastmasters.html" target="_blank"><b>3/8 gains,</b> </a>as a Toastmaster (TM), I feel that
being a TM means we’re granted super powers. We can now go out to the community
and give back. There are many people out there who have not known Toastmasters
and they need to be introduced to it.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #d9ead3;">Not yet for me but I’ve seen seniors reaching out to the
community. One of the regular workshops conducted by TM is Youth Leadership
Programme (YLP) as well as Speechcraft. These workshops are opportunities to
introduce a day’s or 2 days’ workshops on communications, leadership and speechcrafting to the community. Compared to private coachings, the costs are
relatively minimal, just to cover the expenses including venue, refreshment and
materials. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #d9ead3;">These seniors also charter new TM Clubs, from doing
roadshows to keeping everyone aware of TM to demonstrating to a group of
enthusiasts or an organization on how a TM meeting is conducted, and what benefits it brings to them. The growth of
TM clubs largely depends on the active chartering of new clubs as well as mentoring/coaching them. Eventually when these
clubs are mature enough, they will be able to stand on their own and grow
healthily.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #d9ead3;">Being a Toastmaster naturally opens up opportunities to be
part of a workshop organizing team. In a way, one gets to play a part in making
a difference in his/her community. As part of a community, our role is not
limited to the boundaries of our families/workplaces but also the communities we live in.
Similarly, we see more and more companies playing their part via Corporate
Social Responsibility (CSR) Programmes. However, if you’d like to contribute to our community, as
a member of the public, TM is an opportunity for you. The gains we get through our
effort largely depend on how much we put our commitment and dedication into our
TM membership. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #d0e0e3; font-family: georgia;">Are you looking to be more involved in your community and be
part of a global organization helping in personal development? 😊<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #d0e0e3; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #d0e0e3; font-family: georgia;">Or you’d just want to check our next club’s meeting </span><span style="color: #d0e0e3; font-family: georgia;">out</span><span style="color: #d0e0e3; font-family: georgia;">?</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #ffe599; font-family: georgia;">This is my 6<sup>th</sup> gain as a
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span style="line-height: 16px;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Day/ Date:Mon/ Feb 22nd, 2021</span></span></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span style="line-height: 16px;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Home in KL></span></span></i></span></div>
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<!--nuffnang--></div>Call me A.S for AkiraSabinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234531863064074831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242091252440006024.post-73348249081537860752021-01-18T00:51:00.003+08:002021-01-18T08:09:06.292+08:005/8 Gains From Toastmasters: Connecting with Like-Minded Passionate Learners<div style="text-align: justify;"><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 32.2pt; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="color: #1f497d; mso-themecolor: text2;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 32.2pt; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: georgia; mso-themecolor: text2;">This is the 5<sup>th</sup> of 8 posts sharing on why I
like being a member of Toastmasters(TM).</span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 32.2pt; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;">Have you ever felt like you need to meet people outside your day-to-day
circle?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 32.2pt; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;">You’ve come to the right place – </span><span style="color: #d0e0e3; font-family: georgia;">Toastmasters! </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 32.2pt; mso-add-space: auto;"><br /></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUiJBfjtlIyRiEo4huzLXF3yXLA75YzsF85eLUFCAIWF60uFerwyBS86tbmtFTDtK1K0f1ln9xMNrIpE2AEVWaTTc2NAS94Elrc5OAspREZ_7rXdP5wK1Do2vszqFiiOiodZThZJpd3ek/s960/for+blog.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img alt="A memory from 2017" border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUiJBfjtlIyRiEo4huzLXF3yXLA75YzsF85eLUFCAIWF60uFerwyBS86tbmtFTDtK1K0f1ln9xMNrIpE2AEVWaTTc2NAS94Elrc5OAspREZ_7rXdP5wK1Do2vszqFiiOiodZThZJpd3ek/w320-h180/for+blog.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A warm memory from 2017.</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 32.2pt; mso-add-space: auto;"><o:p> </o:p> </p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 32.2pt; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span style="color: #1f497d; mso-themecolor: text2;"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 32.2pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;">For myself, I came from an engineering background. Some people term
engineers as being square. 😊 Half true! There are ‘squares’ in every
profession.</span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 32.2pt; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 32.2pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 32.2pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #d9ead3;">I’m a sales engineer. Hence, I meet people from
engineering/production/maintenance departments of a manufacturing company as
well as contractors and operators. At times, I meet the R&D team, at times purchasers and at times, finance, if only it could be more often, which means I get more good old cheques to collect. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 32.2pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;">At a Toastmasters (TM) meeting, I meet entrepreneurs, bankers, IT personnel,
students, retirees, among others. Regardless, we were once terrible speakers
and we all have the passion to learn and support each other in our TM tracks.
Even if a member is based in the US, Europe, Asia or Oceania, we share the same
passion and always greet international guests with warm welcomes. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 32.2pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><o:p><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 32.2pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #d9ead3;">At my club, <a href="https://web.facebook.com/SuperSpeakersToastmastersClub/" target="_blank">Super Speakers Toastmasters Club</a> in KL, Malaysia, we assign
new members to mentors, as their
special guardian angels particularly in the first few years of being a
Toastmaster. Back in 2012, I was assigned to a lady who looked like me, sounded
like me but WWWAAAYYY more experienced, more lively more giving than me.
There’s more. She’s more productive, more sassy and definitely has more memory
cells than me. It’s superb for her age of 60+. She has consistently volunteered
me into roles and applauding me as I delivered my speeches and participated in
contests. At her age, she still works, and she’s a voluntary line dance teacher
to her friends and neighbours. As a 2<sup>nd</sup> term president of a local Lions Club as well as a past Toastmasters EXCO of a string of roles, she’s
been a great role model to me, not just in my TM journey but as a person,
leading a colourful life, while making a difference in the community. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 32.2pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 32.2pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #d9ead3;">Then, I’ve got a mentee who is an emcee herself with Astro, a local major
broadcasting company. I’ve never come close to knowing someone from the showbiz
until I joined Toastmasters. She’s a self-initiated and eloquent speaker, yet
maintains her humble self. If I’d like
to improve my pitching and persuasive skills, I know where to go, as she demonstrates
and sells on a TV shopping channel. As the saying goes, you are the average of the
5 people you surround yourself with. I think I’m in good hands. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 32.2pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 32.2pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;">There are many ways we can meet people outside our working lives. TM is
one of them. Members are people wanting to improve themselves regardless of age
and background. While doing so, they help others to improve as well, as here in
Toastmasters, we learn in moments of enjoyment.</span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 32.2pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 32.2pt; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 32.2pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #d9ead3;">Through my </span><a href="http://akirasabine.blogspot.com/2020/12/38-gains-from-toastmasters.html" target="_blank"><b>3/8</b> <b>gains</b></a> <span style="color: #d9ead3;">posted
earlier, you’ll learn more on why being a TM opens up an opportunity to give. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 32.2pt; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: georgia; mso-themecolor: text2;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 35.45pt;"><span style="color: #d0e0e3; font-family: georgia;">Are you looking to meet people
outside your circle too?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 35.45pt;"><span style="color: #d0e0e3; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 32.2pt; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="mso-themecolor: text2;"><span style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: georgia;">This is my 5<sup>th</sup> gain as a member of Toastmasters. Stay tuned
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4<sup>th</sup> of 8 posts sharing on why I like being a member of
Toastmasters(TM).</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;">Speaking of TM, many
of us, myself included, associate it with speaking, especially in our earlier years
of joining. We did not join TM, aspiring
to improve in our leadership skills.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;">Over the years, I’ve
learnt that speaking and leadership comes hand in hand. </span><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;">Especially when I’m delivering
a speech with a message to inspire others, it is only better received if I’m speaking
from a position to service. For example, if I were the VPE and would like to inspire
new members to start their Pathways’ project speeches, I’d tell them a story
about how I first started and how anxious I was before I got over the fear.
Compare this with if I were a member, showing up at meetings only when I am
delivering a project speech, and delivering the same speech telling juniors “in order to improve, you should do this, and
that” .</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #d9ead3;">As the new member,
which speech would have a better impact on you?</span><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_O7HiTMxstYtln3IfkV45YoXwjC6vSYTqUm7Ive4KPJJQSpM65XnKHIUPXPKkDz-80sIqJo3Z0k_BcXS_-XOrVKIodDVGAbOgnNqVC3-3Sq9YojKMenKAzro83xHp9FziYJZ3oQZdpkc/s1300/engaged+audience3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="866" data-original-width="1300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_O7HiTMxstYtln3IfkV45YoXwjC6vSYTqUm7Ive4KPJJQSpM65XnKHIUPXPKkDz-80sIqJo3Z0k_BcXS_-XOrVKIodDVGAbOgnNqVC3-3Sq9YojKMenKAzro83xHp9FziYJZ3oQZdpkc/s320/engaged+audience3.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Every speaker's dream audience </td></tr></tbody></table></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;">Personally, as someone from the sales engineering profession, I have been working independently most times. I guess it is the
same with people who works in other sales profession, in the lab, as well as IT
personnels, where one doesn’t collaborate much in a team in his/her day-to-day work.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-family: georgia;">As a TM member, I have
been given ample opportunities to:-<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
</div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-family: georgia;"><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">a)</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: -18pt;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">Mentor new members</span></span></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-family: georgia;">b) Take up EXCO positions i.e Sargeant At Arms
(SAA), Vice President Public Relations(VPPR), VicPresident of Education (VPE),
President</span></span></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-family: georgia;">c) Become an organizing chair and form my organizing
team to put together successful contests</span></span></p></div></blockquote><p><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;"> </span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;">While I am not a
born leader, these experiences of working with fellow members of diverse age
group and backgrounds, are great practices to help me to collaborate better
with my co-workers, and to inspire and motivate them towards accomplishing a
common goal.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm;"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0cm;"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;">To many fellow
members, these opportunities allow them to sharpen their leadership skills in-line with their aspirations to progress into managerial positions at their
respective workplaces. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;">TM gives me the opportunity to take up leadership
roles I would otherwise not have, had I not joined TM. These roles
are essential experiences to build up my soft skills collaborating and
motivating others towards accomplishing a common goal.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #d9ead3;">Many of us are not keen on leadership roles and often keep
it on the side, but over the years, I’ve learnt that in order for my message to
become more acceptable, I need to speak from a position of service, to help
them achieve their goal, and help them see that their contribution is significant towards accomplishing the bigger vision.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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your leadership skills?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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sharing on why I like being a member of Toastmasters(TM).</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;">Have you ever said something
and seen someone’s face just lit up?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;">The joy is contagious.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;"><o:p> </o:p>Have you felt like you haven’t
done enough to make someone’s day?</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;">There’re lots of opportunities
in Toastmasters.</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;">In Toastmasters, we learn from
each other. When one speaks, the other evaluates. I didn’t start of enjoying being
an evaluator. In the past, I was so fearful of this role thinking it’s only for
the professionals to evaluate. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;">“No, other roles.., please.. I
don’t qualify. I am not even a great speaker myself.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;"><o:p> </o:p>I was totally nervous
evaluating, and had no points of improvement when the speaker was definitely
more eloquent and a better speaker than me. I refused to take up the evaluator’s
role whenever called upon to do so.</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;"><o:p> </o:p>Over a year later, I became
convinced that we could evaluate to help the speaker improve from the viewpoint
of the listener. The listener could be anyone, even a non-speaker,
non-Toastmaster. An evaluation can go as such.</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;"><o:p> </o:p> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;">“The speaker spoke with a
clear pleasant voice and the pacing was easy to follow. This helped me to
follow the delivery of her speech well. The speech had clear opening, body and
closing and the speaker injected humour that lightened up the mood in the
room. The speaker used personal story of
her own that made her message memorable and more impactful to me.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;"><o:p> </o:p> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;">Over a span of 8 years,
evaluating has become enjoyable to me. I have learnt that it doesn’t take a
great speaker to evaluate. I may be 8 years, but I could be assigned to
evaluate a Distinguished Toastmaster (highest title in TM) or a veteran who has
been a member for decades. Over the years, I realized that being an evaluator
becomes an opportunity. It’s an opportunity to give someone a gift. a gift to
affirm their strengths, a gift to help them improve, a gift to encourage them
and last but not least, a gift to lend a listening ear to follow and connect
with them through their stories and messages. In Toastmasters, we evaluate the
sandwich method. First, we share what we like or what the speaker did well, and
then we give one or two recommendations for improvement. Lastly, we wrap up with
words of encouragements to keep their strengths and try out the recommendations
in the next speech. In our evaluations, we acknowledge the content of the
speech and shares what resonated with us and thank the speaker for helping us
to learn something new.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;">For a TM meeting/contest/workshop
to run smoothly, there is a committed team behind it that makes this possible.
Often times, I’d have invitations to fill up roles from technical roles to
evaluators. Many times I would not be able to assist and few times, I could. In
the few times, I could see joy in the other’s text reply. The joy was contagious.
I felt like I had not just made someone’s day, but my own. We are all busy
people, and our time is precious. By giving our time helping others, we are giving
something valuable, really, and it’s a joy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;">Being a Toastmaster opens up
opportunities to make someone else’s day. Have you ever heard that the best
gift to give to someone else need not be monetary? It is by spreading
positivity and lending a helping hand/listening ears. It’s a way of showing
care, as we want to see someone grow. Everyone around the world wants to grow
and it’s universal. If we’ve mastered encouraging evaluations, it will definitely
help us not just to be a better Toastmaster but also a better person whether in
our professional or personal life. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: georgia;">P/S: It's Dec 25th today! MEEERRRYYY CHRISTMAS!! Wishing everyone a blessed and joyous Christmas with your loved ones! Enjoy a jolly good time and a relaxing year end holiday. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: georgia;">This is my 3</span><sup style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: georgia;">rd</sup><span style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: georgia;"> gain as a member of Toastmasters. Stay tuned to fine out 5 more.</span></p></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span style="line-height: 16px;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Day/ Date: Fri/ Dec 25th, 2020, </span></span></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span style="line-height: 16px;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Home in KL.</span></span></i></span></div>
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<!--nuffnang--></div>Call me A.S for AkiraSabinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234531863064074831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242091252440006024.post-87478031455186625442020-12-12T00:31:00.001+08:002020-12-12T00:31:16.836+08:002/8 Gains From Toastmasters: Listening to Inspirational Stories<div style="text-align: justify;"><span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #fce5cd;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #fce5cd; font-family: georgia;">This is the
2<sup>nd</sup> of 8 posts sharing on why I like being a member of Toastmasters(TM).</span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f497d; mso-themecolor: text2;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAH2xMEbHHhbz2Hm2N2I7802plqx23LFXx01En_tj62R7pt6slReT9YQw2bWlj1VF7sBtZisyFboqOPdht49HW3rEWh8vHNwO_rDFtiX9AKVVgdDaHYQ0p_K1rEofEEIozG-28_dPDQ1c/s1342/2020.05.11_MV+TMC.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="656" data-original-width="1342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAH2xMEbHHhbz2Hm2N2I7802plqx23LFXx01En_tj62R7pt6slReT9YQw2bWlj1VF7sBtZisyFboqOPdht49HW3rEWh8vHNwO_rDFtiX9AKVVgdDaHYQ0p_K1rEofEEIozG-28_dPDQ1c/s320/2020.05.11_MV+TMC.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everyone is listening intently.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6FxYnlywNr_Tqjn6244oOKDsGZztK_r38ZiXVP6WLyjETm_mILC58ILxDj_3jfw_Ubu_ioi2B128q7KYT-bXyIZpCbejQrLjfO1KIkHdB9eTPKenvwf1KF8hT0iIduQea03Hwix_ESuY/s1338/2020.05.28_westside+tmc.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="635" data-original-width="1338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6FxYnlywNr_Tqjn6244oOKDsGZztK_r38ZiXVP6WLyjETm_mILC58ILxDj_3jfw_Ubu_ioi2B128q7KYT-bXyIZpCbejQrLjfO1KIkHdB9eTPKenvwf1KF8hT0iIduQea03Hwix_ESuY/s320/2020.05.28_westside+tmc.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's not all serious talk.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQCa1CjyaTeXCLwO_W3avXRU_PH9iAnQmX57Jwxr4na7R_VSZ5Uy_b7dQ1hxEBBXB1huuksPPs4QJyoVRtYE9AzOWEQW7oLwvW9TLMuOrVacO7h6Z8pePYLto9FZTAmj0YLE3rFKmrhJI/s1329/2020.07.26_Effective+Communicators+TMC.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="1329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQCa1CjyaTeXCLwO_W3avXRU_PH9iAnQmX57Jwxr4na7R_VSZ5Uy_b7dQ1hxEBBXB1huuksPPs4QJyoVRtYE9AzOWEQW7oLwvW9TLMuOrVacO7h6Z8pePYLto9FZTAmj0YLE3rFKmrhJI/s320/2020.07.26_Effective+Communicators+TMC.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before we listen intently again.<br /><br /><b style="text-align: justify;"> <i> </i></b><i style="text-align: justify;"> Of course, these are 3 different club meetings I <br />have been attending during the earlier months of <br />the pandemic lock down. </i></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #1f497d; mso-themecolor: text2;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><o:p><b> </b></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; margin-left: 18pt; text-align: justify;"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;">Do you know what your family
member is now struggling with?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;">Do you know what your next
cubicle colleague care about?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;">Unless you have coffee with them,
to show them you care, that you are willing to lend your ears, you will not
know. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;">It takes time and effort to show
them that you sincerely care and not judge. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;">On another hand, what about people
you have not known, that may have interesting stories to share. Someone you don’t
know and through their stories, you discover that there is someone who thinks, feels and acts like you?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;">This, my friends, is made possible
at a Toastmasters meeting. There are always new people to meet, whether a
Toastmaster or non-Toastmaster guest joining our club’s meeting or I visit
others. Even members within my club may open up and share something others have
not known about them, of fear and failure, among others, and of how they bounced back against all
odds and inspire me to also do the same against all adversities I am currently
facing.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt;"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt;"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;">Isn’t this interesting?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt;"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt;"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;">I remember one time when I
listened to an emcee member’s speech. She was a senior member in my club and
she was always the eloquent speaker in meetings I looked up to, until one time,
she shared about her struggles and fear of speaking just a couple of years
back, before she joined Toastmasters. How she was lack of confidence and in a
career she didn’t like. She was at a loss. She then quit her job, and started a
business. Unfortunately, the business did not survive. The office was burgled, and the profit
was not encouraging and she lost most of her capital and went into depression. That
was a bit sad. She went on to share that soon after she joined Toastmasters,
she discovered her passion in speaking and turned it onto her profession. When
I knew her, she was already a much sought after professional emcee in town. That, was truly one inspiring story from someone around me, I would not have the chance to listen to, had I not join Toastmasters.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt;"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt;"><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: georgia;"><b>In a Toastmasters meeting, there
are 3 sessions which are the:-</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt;"><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: georgia;"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
</span></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: georgia;"><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><b>1.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Table Topics Session (Impromptu Speech)</b></p></span></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: georgia;"><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><b>2.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Prepared Speech Session<o:p> </o:p></b></p></span></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: georgia;"><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -18pt;"><b>3.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Evaluation Session</b></p></span></div></div></blockquote></blockquote><p><span style="color: #d9ead3; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #d9ead3; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The first 2 sessions especially, give us the opportunity to get
to know members and guests better. The Table Topics Session requires the speaker to speak
off the cuff. Naturally, the speaker would say something that is on-going in
his current life or something that has been impactful to him. The Prepared Speech Session as the name
implies is a session where the speaker delivers a speech he has taken time to
research and craft so as to share with the audience. This normally is a topic
he deeply cares about and would like to influence the audience to have the same
opinion or persuade them to take actions.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;"><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="text-indent: -18pt;"><br /></span></p></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;">Therefore, being a member of Toastmasters International opens
up opportunity to learn about others a little bit deeper from just a single
meeting. Can you imagine, what comes out of it when it’s more than one meeting?
<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;">One thing for sure, we learn that 9 out of 10 people who
join Toastmasters at one point in their life were struggling with communications
and public speaking skills. This is something all Toastmasters members can relate
to, and see this as an opportunity in this global organization to help each
other grow, especially a senior towards a junior. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;">Toastmasters offers opportunities
to not just busy professionals, but even homemakers and retirees, to listen to deep stories they do not have
much opportunities for otherwise, unless they are highly social. Stories people
around us care about and are willing to share, in one meeting. It’s a community
of people speaking and helping each other along the way, unlike when one engages
a coach. Some members shared that they get energized even after a long day at
work, as they join like-minded and high-spirited fellow Toastmasters as they
engage and inspire others with their stories. This, my dear friends, make Toastmasters
a community of connections and staying connected.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;">Want to check out our next meeting?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;">Follow our Facebook page at</span><span style="color: #cfe2f3;"> <a href="https://web.facebook.com/SuperSpeakersToastmastersClub" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">‘Super Speakers ToastmastersClub’</a></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #fce5cd;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">This is my 2<sup>nd</sup> gain as a
member of Toastmasters. Stay tuned to fine out 6 more.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span style="line-height: 16px;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><br /></span></span></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span style="line-height: 16px;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><br /></span></span></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span style="line-height: 16px;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><br /></span></span></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span style="line-height: 16px;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><br /></span></span></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span style="line-height: 16px;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">*A.S's current location*</span></span></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span style="line-height: 16px;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Day/ Date: Sat/ Dec 12th, 2020</span></span></i></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span style="line-height: 16px;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">-Just like everyone, A.S is thinking when she could be on a plane again. :)</span></span></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span style="line-height: 16px;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><br /></span></span></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span style="line-height: 16px;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;"></span></span></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span style="line-height: 16px;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;"></span></span></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span style="line-height: 16px;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">A.S appreciates you as an audience to her blog. 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<!--nuffnang--></div>Call me A.S for AkiraSabinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234531863064074831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242091252440006024.post-45845493087253593142020-12-05T12:44:00.002+08:002020-12-12T00:13:01.415+08:001/8 Gains From Toastmasters: Get Comfortable Speaking<div style="text-align: justify;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #f4cccc;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #f4cccc;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #f4cccc;">This is the 1<sup>st</sup> of 8
posts sharing on why I like being a member of Toastmasters (TM) International.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;"><b>What do you think is the #1 reason one becomes a Toastmaster?</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #1f497d; mso-themecolor: text2;"><br /></span></b></p></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="346" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cPcIqmKa7l0" width="474" youtube-src-id="cPcIqmKa7l0"></iframe></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"> Trying out speaking in front of a camera.</div></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;">Year 2016 vs 2020</div><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #fff2cc;">Communication skills are definitely important to us. I’ve always admired people who are composed and magnetic
as they speak. They seem to enjoy speaking and the audience seem to enjoy listening
to them. Furthermore, there are those who, wherever they are at, and whatever they are doing, even while doing the most ordinary things like waking up, having breakfast, just
sitting and meditating, they can just reach for a camera and speak into it naturally.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #fff2cc;"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #fff2cc;">During my uni days,
whenever there was a class presentation. I would definitely panicked. I
couldn’t sleep properly for days thinking about it. Putting up most info on
slides, so as, if I blanked out, I had something to fall back on. I made beautiful
presentation slides with animations. I memorized the information, and if I did
not, I made sure, I had backup on the slides.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #fff2cc;"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #fff2cc;">So when I came back
from my 1 month’s travelling in Western Europe, I looked up for a TM club. I went
to one in KL, one in PJ, and then found one nearer to home at Asian
Football Confederation (AFC) in Bukit Jalil here in Malaysia. I liked the one in AFC and
returned several more times. I saw advanced speakers speaking and I was in awe.
WOW! I'd like to speak like her! <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #fff2cc;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #fff2cc;">8 years later, here I
am still a member of Toastmasters, but with Super Speakers Toastmsters Club in
Kinrara, Puchong. Watching myself speak in the mirror, I still feel
that I have a big room for improvement. While I was awarded the best speaker here and there, it had not been consistent. Back in 2017, I was crowned
the 3<sup>rd</sup> place winner in an International Speech Contest at the division level. That
felt really good. </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #fff2cc;">I am still the shy
girl but I feel more confident now. Having regularly taking up evaluation role at TM meetings, I tend to evaluate speakers I see on YouTube, Tedtalk or even at work. Good evaluation is an essential skill to help others improve in an positive and encouraging manner, while evaluation which is not properly conveyed may not be well received.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #fff2cc;">My friends, if you
can relate to my problem, unable to express yourself like I still do every now
and then, I hope you have found a solution for yourself. If not, do let me
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you, like how it helped me. You’ll be learning at your own pace, on your chosen
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<span style="color: #fff2cc;">Hello everyone, long abandoned blog, I know. I'll try to pick up writing again, as a creativity outlet and just simply to write things of interests. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #fff2cc;">Now that travelling is only limited to the 14 days's annual leave in a year, I'm spending time doing many other interests I love when I'm feeling comfy in my sweet abode.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #fff2cc;">I've always loved exploring things in the kitchen, making something simple and enjoying that simple food. To me, it doesn't need to be difficult to whip up something tasty and healthy. One doesn't need to be a great cook. It just need a little bit of imagination on creating that great taste and texture. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #fff2cc;">Lately, I've been addicted to my very own version of crispy open wrap. When it's open, it's not a wrap, actually. *chuckle* The ingredient may be commonly used in a vegetarian wrap but what is different in this is, it's crispy, as you tear and bite into the sheets and crispy fresh lettuce. Then, you have the egg yolk oozes into your mouth all it's goodness. There is also the caramelized onions, sweet spicy chilly sauce, sourish tang from the mustard and kick from ground black pepper. The addition of coriander adds citrusy taste to it. Ohhh la la! All these flaovours and textures blended in. What not to love about this. It's light, it's nearly oil-free, it's got all the carbo, protein, vitamins, fibre, that one needs to wake up to.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #fff2cc;">Settling on my stool at the kitchen counter, enjoying it with a hot flask of aromatic unsweetened coffee, with background acoustic musics playing, ooo... what a beautiful life, a beautiful Sunday morning. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #f4cccc; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Surprise, surprise!</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #f4cccc; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>I'm back for this one post, giving me an opportunity to express myself online again, unblocking the blogged creative flow. </i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #f4cccc; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Nevertheless, not the best post to be creative, yet, it's a necessary post. :)</i></span><br />
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*New apartment c/w lift<br />
*3Rooms, 2 Baths<br />
*850 sqft<br />
*Windy on level 9 with great hill views of Semenyih Valley<br />
*Basic unit but tastefully lighted and ventilated for your comfort.<br />
*Yard installed with dark sliding windows for your privacy.<br />
*Grille installed at all windows and main entrance for your/kids'/valuables'
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*Strategic location, next to Ecohill Taipan commercial area and upcoming premium Ecohill Walk (mall under construction).<br />
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*Swimming pools<br />
*Badminton court<br />
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*Function hall<br />
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*Cycling track within Ecohill</span></div>
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<span style="color: #fce5cd;">A.S returned to the same hosts she stayed with a month ago. They were just as welcoming as the first time. The helpXers who joined her the last time had moved on with their travels after she left. There were 3 new helpers now making up of a pair of German couple and a Dutch boy who just arrived at NZ. To accommodate the Dutch boy, the hosts called up their good friend, a German who fell in love with NZ and stayed for a decade, to show him around. Conveniently, the couple and A.S were also invited as the van was big enough to accommodate everyone. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #fce5cd;">"All of you are travellers. Canterbury deserves your exploration. It's beauuuutiful." The host, Ebby said. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #fce5cd;">A.S certainly was glad. She could tell from the <a href="http://akirasabine.blogspot.my/2016/02/nz-bike-ride-in-south-island.html">bike rides</a> she took earlier. She knew that there were more to Canterbury region beyond her energy and time to cycle to. </span><br />
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manufacturing plant in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Malaysia</st1:place></st1:country-region>.
The milk powder we use mainly comes from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Fonterra</st1:city>,
<st1:country-region w:st="on">New Zealand</st1:country-region></st1:place>. I
am very interested to know how milk powders are produced from fresh milk to
powder form. How miraculous is that! Isn’t it funny that in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Malaysia</st1:place></st1:country-region>, we
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will you have me at your dairy farm helping with milking the cows? Oh, you
mean, you don’t need me to squeeze the breasts, I mean udders? This is the 21st
century and you have suction cups doing it? Ohh.. sorry, I am very backward.
OK, OK. I’ll help you cusp the cups to the udders.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #fce5cd;">A Help-Xer helps around your house for minimal hours in
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<span style="color: #fce5cd;">A CS-er at a minimum cleans after herself, offers culture
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<span style="color: #fce5cd;">However when you are a superbly good host, you can’t offer
one food to one and not the other. Your CS profile did not state an expectation
to make your CS-er work and you don’t feel that it’s rightful to do so when she’s
staying with you. The best is to keep the CS-er there for only a short stay.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #fce5cd;">As the CS-er, it was a very pleasant and comfortable stay
and a nice experience being in a luxury farm house. The Help-Xer was a lady in
her late 30’s from <st1:country-region>Finland</st1:country-region>
scuba diving her way around the world funding herself as an instructor as well.
How rad is that! It was odd having her minding the house when AkiraSabine(A.S)
as the CS-er just relaxed and stepped out exploring and working on the camera. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #fce5cd;">Nevertheless, thank you Mark for giving A.S the opportunity
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although it’s not like a happening touristy town like Queenstown or a big city
like Auckland. Point no.1 sums the lake up in one sentence. You may have known
A.S by now that it is not the place she visits that matter most, although it
may be the reason she is there in the first place, but what makes each trip
even more memorable are the moments and the experiences.</span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #fce5cd;">Seeing such an unexpectable, unbelievable, unimaginable
turquoise blue lake.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #fce5cd;">Meeting a traveller again and joining him in another road trip.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #cfe2f3;">There are various scenic tracks to choose from and they are all safe, well-marked
and graded by difficulty level. The spectacular views around you make one wants
to get a closer look and exploring deeper in the few nights you call this place,
‘Home’. The markings are super convenient and reliable even when one chooses to
hike alone which is deemed to be an attempt of futility. Point 2 explains why.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #cfe2f3;">That’s what everyone does here at Mt Cook National Park. Visitor to this
park, young and old, tough guy or not, would at least do one of the many scenic
walks even if they dropped in for a day’s trip. Some would include camping out
there to gaze at the starry starry nights after a clear day and listening to
the sound of nature.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #cfe2f3;">It’s a free thing to do. It’s also a healthy and fun thing to do. One
won’t get tired with such spectacular view to feast on. It’s also the best way
do it at one’s own pace as he/she keep his/her hands busy with the camera. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<div>As travelers, we often ask ourselves if a stopover especially at a small town is worth our time, money and effort. For an answer, we read up what others say about 'To Do' at this town or we throw a question in a forum or at fellow travellers we meet at hostels. Then, we decide 'To Go' or 'Not To Go'.<br />
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If you are considering whether Oamaru is a town worth your limited travel time and fund, the following may help you to decide if you would like to drop by, and if yes, for how long?<br />
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A traveller may skip visiting Oamaru if he/she has these <span style="font-size: large;">3</span> traits below:-<br />
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<b><span style="color: #f4cccc;">1. Dislikes blue-eyed penguins and seals</span></b></div><div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraph"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #cfe2f3;">A.S’s most memorable penguins encounter in NZ was here in Oamaru. They were not confined like you see in a zoo but out there at the harbour front especially at night. How amazing! To A.S, penguins, whether blue-eyed or yellow-eyed, they are exotic wildlife to her. If only these penguins and seals were livelier, they would be more interesting to watch.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraph"><br />
</div><b><span style="color: #f4cccc;">2. Is afraid of deserted streets</span></b></div><div><br />
<span style="color: #cfe2f3;">It was EEERIEEE, yes it was. It felt like A.S was in a dead town or a setting of a horror movie. Take a look into the video and you will agree with her. It was only 10 p.m in summer and no one else was seen on the streets, but a lost penguin.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cfe2f3;">Sorry but true, Oamaru is not an ideal town for partying. The nightlife here is enjoying the sound of water blown by the strong cold night breeze at the harbour as one looks out into the dark water and only guided by the orangey street lamps with intermittent spotting of penguins and seals, as one sinks into deep contemplation, with a can of beer in one hand and snacks on the other.</span><br />
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More tips on experiencing Oamaru can be found <a href="http://www.newzealand.com/my/oamaru/">here.</a><br />
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><span lang="EN-US">Dunedin</span></st1:place></st1:city><span lang="EN-US"> (pronounced Duh-nee-den) is claimed to be <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New Zealand</st1:place></st1:country-region>’s oldest city. It is a <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">university city</st1:place></st1:city> of Scottish heritage, rich with culture, architecture and wildlife reserves on the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Otago</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Peninsula</st1:placetype></st1:place>. Situated on the south-eastern coast of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New Zealand</st1:place></st1:country-region>’s <st1:place w:st="on">South Island</st1:place>, <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Dunedin</st1:place></st1:city> has a population of about 130,000 and is the main centre of Otago, a region recognized for its spectacular scenery. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">In the 3 nights A.S spent here, <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Dunedin</st1:place></st1:city> gave A.S 3 lasting impressions which are:-</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">A.S remembers walking over to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Otago</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Peninsula</st1:placetype></st1:place> after checking in at the hostel in the city centre of <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Dunedin</st1:place></st1:city>. It certainly was not as small as it seemed on the map neither was it as near as it seemed. She took a local bus, and then walked and walked for about an hour before thinking she would not be able to make it there before dark if she kept walking. So, she put her thumb up as she walked. There was only one destination at the end of that street and many who headed this direction had the same intention as her, to spot Royal Albatrosses and Sea Lions. She was lucky she found a ride with a fellow traveller from The States.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">This city is not flat and it serves as an ideal place for anyone who loves to burn calories, but not for someone who would like to get to places quick and easy. <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldwin_Street">Baldwin Street</a></st1:address></st1:street>, here in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Dunedin</st1:place></st1:city> is considered the world’s steepest residential street. However, the coastline is spectacular just listening to the waves and feeling the breeze with close eyes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Strolling along the street surrounded by the architectures brought back the memories of being in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">London</st1:place></st1:city> once again. Do you feel the same by looking at the pictures below and <a href="http://www.dunedinnz.com/visit/see-and-do/architecture-historic-buildings">here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dunedin does not just have a university.</td></tr>
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<li><span style="color: orange;"><b>It's tough...</b></span><span style="color: #d0e0e3;"> </span><span style="color: #b6d7a8;">but scenic.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: orange;"><b>It's tough...</b></span><span style="color: #d0e0e3;"> </span><span style="color: #b6d7a8;">but A.S met great people and had interesting conversations.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: orange;"><b>It's tough...</b></span><span style="color: #d0e0e3;"> </span><span style="color: #b6d7a8;">but it made her realize that if you're patient and you stayed positive, good things will happen.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: orange;"><b>It's tough...</b></span><span style="color: #d0e0e3;"> </span><span style="color: #b6d7a8;">as Invercargill, albeit is just the southernmost city of NZ South Island, and one of the southernmost city in the world, is still worth the 3 night's visit, simply because it's the southernmost city of NZ and serving as an important commercial centre for this region.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: orange;"><b>It's tough...</b></span><span style="color: #d0e0e3;"> </span><span style="color: #b6d7a8;">and still tough, and it made that trip memorable.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; line-height: 16px;">It's been a looonnnggg absence from this blog and now A.S is back, trying to revive it. There are so many pictures and video clips she'd like to share here dated back in 2010 from a little bit of USA, to a lot of Western EU to another half of NZ and then back to Spain, Austria and Japan. </span></span><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16px;">There was one time she lost her entire files saved in an external hard disk drive and thankfully, with advanced technology these days, she managed to finally... finaalllly retrieved most of them back. It could be one of the lowest point in life when you realized your memories were gone.... forever. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">If annual average rainfall in Peninsular Malaysia is 2000mm/yr, it is 4 times in Te Anau. A.S arrival at Te Anau at 6 pm, and was welcomed with strong wind, it could blow and break your umbrella and rain which didn't seem that it was going to stop. The reception at the Te Anau Visitor Centre promised a cleared day the next morning and rain again in the evening, so A.S and mate had to get up early to catch the good weather.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16px;">A.S supposed it must be due to the generous rainfall that everything looked so green and so tropical. It felt like home. The look of Milford Sound on brochures and images she looked up online did not appeal to her as much as Queenstown. The hills appearing from the water reminded her of Halong Bay in Hanoi, Vietnam.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16px;">It was the only place in NZ she remembers driving through tunnels from the small town of Te Anau to Milford Sound. It was a scenic drive surrounded by the morning mists and majestic mountain ranges.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16px;">Like any other smaller towns in South Island of NZ, particularly, it was quiet, peaceful but yet, feeling safe. The population in this town is about 2,000 people, according to the 2013 census.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"><span style="color: #d9ead3;">This<a href="http://www.te-anau.nz.com/" style="font-weight: bold;"> </a></span><span style="color: #ead1dc; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.te-anau.nz.com/">official site</a> </span><span style="color: #d9ead3;">says that Lake Te Anau is the largest lake in the South Island and largest in the country by water volume getting to depths of over 400m.The lake sprawls at the feet of high rugged mountains, and during the summer the hot dry weather encourages water skiing, swimming, fishing and kayaking on the lake. During the winter, days are crisp and clear with frosty mornings and sunny days.</span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As of 2007, the ratio of sheep to man is 10:1 in New Zealand.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clear morning, woo hoo!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and mystical too.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heavenly.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We must step up and take some pictures.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">... all around us.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Chilly clear water. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arrived at Milford Sound</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Go on a cruise to explore this Natural Wonder of the World.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That's what you'll ride on.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plankton, marine vegetation..and the likes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See the waterfall?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The size of the mobile homes against the mountain.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The thunderous waterfall from a distance.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Along the drive back from Milford Sound.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An exciting group of Japanese joined us. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arrived at an alpine lake where one just wanted to sit and feel the place.</td></tr>
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">Has it ever happened to you? You didn't know someone but had an instant affection towards her by just reading her work or about her. Oh yea, it just happened to A.S. It was like an 'Aha' moment. She's got an instant fan in A.S. Well this charming lady is none other than Janice Waugh. You may not know her like you know Oprah Winfrey but I'm sure they are both awesome in their own ways. Janice started the <a href="http://www.solotravelerblog.com/">SoloTravelerBlog</a> in 2009 and since then has garnered a wide readership. </span></span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">What does A.S like about her? Firstly, her distinct somewhat signature look. That white hair on a youthful face is just so uniquely Janice. The charming smile and you should watch the video below to see how poise and composed, the way she speaks, such a warm and friendly lady. </span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Secondly, anyone who does solo travelling, especially a lady, is already A,S's instant friend. There's so much we can talk about and share... if only we met. She seems to have been to many places A.S aspires to go and being someone her age, (of which many travel with tour groups) but she, on her own, is just superbly inspiring to A.S.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thirdly, she ran a successful conference, trade show and publishing company with her husband before the business was sold and became a writer/ speaker as she travels solo discovering this planet earth where we live in. Compared to her, what A.S did in 2010 was nothing. In one of her blogpost, Janice wrote<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><span style="color: #741b47;"> '<span style="line-height: 27px; text-align: left;">Solo travel is an experience like none other. It allows you to enjoy a place on your own terms – without the distractions or schedule of others. It gives you time for contemplation and personal growth."</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ead1dc;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span style="line-height: 16px;">Thank you very much and A.S hopes you enjoy your stay here. ;)</span></i></span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span style="line-height: 16px;"> </span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">Warning! Your happiness is not guaranteed, but you're sure to see Queenstown deeper from underwater to the woods and up the hill. Last but not least, you'll leave this town a lot fitter, and also, more blisters. Here goes:-</span><br />
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more energy, hike up Skyline Trail leading to the theme park on another hill. Alternatively,
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report back in Wanaka, NZ.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<li style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #d0e0e3; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; text-indent: -18pt;">Met new friends over breakfast
at the hostel and joined them for a hike at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">Mount</st1:placetype> <st1:placename w:st="on">Aspiring</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype w:st="on">National Park</st1:placetype></st1:place></span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #d0e0e3; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; text-indent: -18pt;">The objective was to get a
closer look at the glacier.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #d0e0e3; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; text-indent: -18pt;">It wasn’t a pleasant ride to
get to the starting point of the National Park.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #d0e0e3; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; text-indent: -18pt;">Imagine a bumpy ride for 10 km
maneuvering narrow stony unpaved road but the landscape and encounter with
deers and sheep was superb.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #d0e0e3; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; text-indent: -18pt;">Followed the track but glacier
didn’t seem to get any closer after 1 hour’s walk.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #d0e0e3; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; text-indent: -18pt;">View was however picturesque and
there were sheep grazing on the slopes.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #d0e0e3; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; text-indent: -18pt;">Some streams crossing required
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<li><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; text-indent: -18pt;">Joined him to Mount Ithmus
overlooking Lake Hawea.</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; text-indent: -18pt;">Awesome hike, awesome solitary
getaway, awesome landscape. If you wonder about the sound, pure “…..”. Blissful, absolutely blissful.</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; text-indent: -18pt;">So peaceful that A.S and mate stole
a nap for 30 minutes.</span></li>
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separated and A.S continued her journey to yet another spectacular city,
Queenstown.</span></li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and a snap</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The glacier, our unaccomplished mission<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">OUCH. nah, not painful but tedious job.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ignore them first.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here and there</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mate busy sharing his photos.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mission accomplished</td></tr>
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<!--nuffnang--></div>Call me A.S for AkiraSabinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234531863064074831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242091252440006024.post-43586170033985595922013-06-09T15:02:00.001+08:002013-06-09T15:02:35.766+08:00NZ Road Trip: Fox Glacier to Wanaka<div style="text-align: justify;"><span id="goog_852538642"></span><span id="goog_852538643"></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"> </span></span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ask anyone, they would all say, if you could, skip Greymouth. A.S has to agree on this. "It's exactly like the name given to this town. You'll feel like you're entering a grey town as dark clouds loom over you,." shared a Danish traveller at the hostel in Arthur's Pass. "Stop at Hokitika, instead," she added. Having said that, A.S was invited for a special meeting in Greymouth when she hitched a ride. A local Toastmasters meeting for both Greymouth and Hokitka. What a rare chance!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stony beach and these stones sure look precious, no?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A.S is a millionaire, wahahahhah!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The moment when you knew you've chosen the right place for the night.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span style="line-height: 16px;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">-A.S has been back in KL, Malaysia since Aug 16th, 2012 from a total of 3 months in Spain and then, Austria. Burdened with lots of thoughts, plans and to-dos, she'll still try her very best to keep this blog alive. Thank you so much for keeping up with her delays.</span></span></i></span></div>
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