The theme for the meeting was “Independence”, which was very relevant, considering Indonesian Independence Day was the day before. The meeting was hosted by none other than our very own club president, CC Rina. She emphasized the importance of independence not only on a macro level, but also on a micro level in our personal day to day lives.

The arrangement of the meeting was different than usual, with a prepared speech first. TM Zenny opened with her 2nd Basic Manual Project (Organize Your Speech) titled “Finding a Soulmate”. Her speech was both entertaining and practical. She highlighted both the difficulties and strategies of finding a soulmate and provided 5 practical steps to achieving this goal. She was evaluated by our Division G Governor, ACG ALB David.

The table topics session followed, which was conducted by CC CL Rama. It was very entertaining and put a different twist on the standard impromptu speeches. Speakers were put into different challenging situations and had to use their quick thinking and speaking skills to turn an obstacle into a win. The situations ranged from coming home late to an angry wife to expressing your love to a stranger in the vegetable section of a supermarket.

The second and final prepared speech for the evening came from TM Andi, our VP of Membership. He was also working on his 2nd Basic Manual Project (Organize Your Speech). His speech was titled “Scars”. He shared how life sometimes teaches us lessons which aren’t really fair and they leave scars. He illustrated his point by telling us about a serious motorcycle accident he was in which left him with … scars!. He was evaluated by CC Jessica, our VP of Education.

The position for best Table Topics speaker for the evening was shared between ACG CL Boon and ACG ALB David. The best evaluator was ACG ALB David. Finally, the person who won the most coveted award of the evening, the best prepared speaker, was TM Andi.

Overall, it was a fun and memorable meeting.