Thursday, April 2, 2009

Ushering the 'Chai' to Gurney Toastmasters!

With everyone all ready to usher in the year of Ox this Chinese New Year, Gurney Toastmasters are still in the mood of having their speech done and a traditional reunion with everyone in the 'family'.



We have been practising our tradition of having a reunion dinner together, if not, a reunion for all the members, past and present.



This year, with no exceptional reasons, "yee shang" was the main attraction! Supporting Gurney Hotel in their quest for charity, we purchase the "yee shang" for a great celebration after the meeting.




Wikipedia.com :


Yusheng , yee sang or yuu sahng (simplified Chinese: 鱼生; pinyin: yúshēng) is a Chaozhou-style raw fish salad. It usually consists of strips of raw fish (most commonly salmon), mixed with shredded vegetables and a variety of sauces and condiments, among other ingredients. Yusheng literally means "raw fish" but since "fish (鱼)" is commonly conflated with its homophone "abundance (余)", Yúshēng (鱼生) is interpreted as a homophone for Yúshēng (余升) meaning an increase in abundance. Therefore, yusheng is considered a symbol of abundance, prosperity and vigor.








At the same time, we have 2 new members that decided to join our Gurney Toastmasters family. What a great celebration indeed!



New members profile :





Kyle Lee

Profession : Engineer
Reason of joining Toastmasters : To learn and improve communication skills










Chan Jyh Woei

Profession : Senior Account Officer
Reason of joining Toastmasters : To improve communication skills and brush up on his leadership skills too












* More about members feature up next , stay tune!!

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