Saturday – 22^nd June 2013

First of all, let’s give our fellow Gaveliers and guests for today’s meeting a round of applause! Led by our TOE, Caroline, everything went well and we all had a lot of fun. We had some new faces today and it was refreshing seeing them having fun and trying out the table topics. Despite their first time presenting a speech before us, they totally had us blown away by their ideas.

As for the Manual Speeches Session, we bring the boys out~ Gairus, Koffler, Marcellinus and Ryan—all of them did an amazing job on their CC projects. The first speaker, our ever charming Gairus talked about ‘Senior Gilbert’, his respected father. It was a touching speech and he had us all captivated by his voice. I’d totally say that “Mr. Gilbert, you have raised such a wonderful son.”

Moving on to our sexy Koffler, everyone could really tell how confident and prepared he was. For his ice breaking, he told us about himself—how he had once got lost in the airport and the nice couple that helped him searched for his parent. Koffler, undeniably, was a very good example for those who haven’t done their CC1 yet.

Then we have Marcellinus! Also presenting his ice breaking project, everyone would totally agree that he had achieved his goals. Marcel is an only child and he was really lonely—but what are friends for, right? He shared with us about his best friend who has been his buddy through the rollercoaster rides in life. Worry not, dear Marcellinus, for you won’t ever be lonely anymore. Gaveliers are here for you!

And last but not least, Ryan with his soothing voice. Ryan was also doing his CC1 and he had done a great job on it. Ryan shared with us his passion—music. He made a few covers of hit songs before—how amazing is that? To be a pilot or a pharmacist—that was one of his worries. In my opinion, no matter what carrier Ryan chooses in the future, he would make a great pilot/pharmacist because he lives his life with passion!

As for the table topic session, our Table Topic Master, Nizrul deserved a round of applause for his effort. Credits go to all of the table topic speakers. It was a great session and again filled with laughter. Some questions asked were ‘Is mortality a blessing or a curse?’, ‘Video games—is it good or bad?’ and ‘Should teachers punish their students physically?’

Amir, the General Evaluator presented a wonderful report together with his fellow evaluators. The grammarian, Joan did excellent despite her first time talking up a role play. The word of the day is ‘jiggle’ and it was actively used. We jiggled our hands to shake off our sleepiness before resuming our meeting. Cynthia was the Ah-Counter and she delivered a well-prepared report as well. The timer for today’s meeting was Wei Lun and he carried out a great job too.

That’s all for today’s meeting. Unfortunately, there won’t be any educational meeting held on next week. It was canceled in conjunction with the Inter-school Impromptu Speech Competition. For further inquiry regarding the contest, you could check our blog or contact or the OC for the event, Biravina.

Until our next meeting, bye-bye!

THE WORD OF THE WEEK

JIGGLE 

1. noun ; a slight irregular shaking motion

2. verb ; move to and fro

Examples:

• Don’t jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage.(verb)

• If the radio doesn’t work, just give it a jiggle.(noun)
  
  

Synonyms: shake, agitate, fidget, shimmer , twitch


* A word of the day will be introduced during the educational meeting and everyone is encouraged to use the word in speeches. The grammarian will take note who and how many times he/she has used the word throughout the meeting.

Educational Meeting

Today’s meeting is another addition to our previous successful ones. The speeches were great, the table topics were awesome and our fellow Gaveliers had a lot of fun.

As for the manual speeches session, both our speakers, Amir and Caroline did an amazing job. With topics vastly different from one another, they both rocked the stage! Amir was the body language master as he talked about the 4 body languages in doing speeches—the eyes, the body, the feet and the voice. He got the audience to be involved in his speech and we were captivated by how great he has improved.

Caroline, on the other hand, picked a very rare topic. She started her speech with a question. “How many of you, approve of gay marriage?” That blew the audience’s minds—since it was totally unexpected. Her speech had opened our hearts and reminded us that, everyone deserves to love. If you happened to be gays or lesbians in the future, be brave and admit it. Tell your loved ones regarding what you feel about yourselves.

The table topic session was very refreshing today. Led by the Table Topic Master, Gairus, everyone was having so much fun!

Wei Lun was eating laksa and was suddenly confronted by a soaking wet Crystal… what happens next?

Gaveliers had to continue the story spontaneously and the chains of story were very interesting. Having 10 kids in 10 years, bearing a child that actually possesses super powers and reuniting after years of separating were fresh ideas given by the Gaveliers. Not only did we have a good time laughing but it stimulated our brain to work right on the spot. Finally, everyone had the opportunity to talk!

The evaluators should also be given credits for their superb works. The grammarian, Karen Kong did a wonderful job. The word of the day is ‘conceited’ and in every meeting of the Gavel Club, it is advised for students and guests to use the word of the day actively. The Ah Counter was Ryan, who had taken up a role play for the first time. Despite being a first-timer, Ryan did a great job and had delivered a nice report. Claire Kiew was today's timer and she carried a great responsibility throughout the meeting as well.

The Gaveliers receive mutual support and positive learning environment, which in turn faster self-confidence and personal growth. But on top of that, we make friends and assist each other throughout the meetings. There are some things that need to be fixed but we still have the opportunity to improve together in the future.

So, do join us for our next meeting which would be held on 22^nd June 2013 at SMK Kampung Nangka from 2:00 to 4:15 pm. Until our next meeting, bye-bye!

THE WORD OF THE WEEK

CONCEITED adjective

1. Excessively proud of oneself

2. Having an exaggerated sense of self-importance

Examples:

• Why are you so conceited that you think your life is worth anything at all to an infinite god?

• In matters of education you may be somewhat conceited.

• I'm not conceited enough to believe I’m the best person for someone else to have in their lives.

• An attitude of self-conceited arrogance 

Synonyms:

Vain, proud, egotistical, self-important

* A word of the day will be introduced during the educational meeting and everyone is encouraged to use the word in speeches. The grammarian will take note who and how many times he/she has used the word throughout the meeting.