Regular meeting #501 was held on February 23, 2019 at Mina Park, Fujisawa with 17 members and one guest.
The Word of the Day was “Verify.” The meaning is “to make sure or demonstrate that (something) is true, accurate, or justified.”
<Joke Session>
Joke master TM M. H. played the role in a very unique way. She introduced a very famous botanist Dr. Tomitaro Makino. Dr. Makino dropped out of elementary school but later earned Doctor’s degree from the University of Tokyo and became a professor there. She showed us a picture of young Dr. Makino and said, “He is the best-looking guy I’ve ever seen in my life.” Dr. Makino is her “type.” As we know, she is a plant painter and she showed us some pictures of flowers. She told us about the very funny ways of naming the flowers. The name “Kasumagusa” comes from two names; “Karasunoendo,” and “Suzumenoendo.” And she added, “I am “Kasumagusa.” Thank you for the jokes, Ms. Kasumagusa.
<Prepared Speech Session>
The 1st speaker was TM T. K. Title: Family History. She talked about a famous family that lived in the city of Uwajima where she herself is from. She highly praised the family.
The 2nd speaker was TM T. U. Title: Introduction of Diversity & Inclusion.” The visual aids he used were very helpful to follow the speech. In the company as managerial strategy, diversity and inclusion policies have been used. He described and analyzed these policies in detail.
The 3rd speaker was TM L. C. Title: What can we develop in Toastmasters?
He pointed out the fact that we can develop not only communication skills but also passion. He emphasized the importance of passion to achieve our goals.
The 4th speaker was TM Y. U. Title: Continuity is the Father of Success.
Since this project was “Accepting an Award,” he recreated the scene where he himself accepted the award in the club.
<Table Topics Session>
TM T. O. asked the following 6 questions.
1. February 3rd, we have Setu-bun holiday. I went to Setsu-bun Festival held at Yugyo
temple. But I couldn’t get any beans, because so manypeople gathered.
Do you enjoy throwing soybeans with your family? Or do you go to Setsu-bun
Festival?
2. Recently, the custom of eating Eho-maki at Setsubun has become popular all over
Japan. Every year, we make a lot of Eho-maki, and unsold Eho-maki became a
social issue. I ate Eho-maki this year for the first time.
Did you eat Eho-maki ?
3. February 14th is Saint Valentines’s day. My wife gave me handmade muffin. It was
so delicious.
Do you have any good experiences or memories about Saint Valentine’s day?
4. Recently, it is getting warmer everyday but this month we had some cold days. We
even had snow in here Fujisawa.
Could you share your memories about Snow?
5. This month, Chinese people celebrate their new year. A few years ago, a lot of
Chinese people visited Japan and they spent a lot to purchase many goods. This is
so called ‘爆買い’ .
Do you have any experiences of massive purchase, or do you buy something on
impulse ?
6. Yesterday, February 22nd is the day of Cat. Because Japanese pronunciation of
222 is like meow of cats. I’m a cat lover. I give some food to my cat.
What is your favorite animal? Could you tell us the reason why?
<Evaluation Session>
General Evaluator was TM Y. H. The following four evaluators evaluated 4 prepared speeches, respectively.
TM Y. W. evaluated TM T. K.’s speech.
TM K. K. evaluated TM T. U’s speech.
TM M. I. evaluated TM L. C’s speech.
TM T. A. evaluated TM Y. U’s speech.
<Award Presentation>
TMOD Award: TM T. O. for his great dedication to our club.
Best Table Topics Speaker: TM Y. U.
Best Evaluator: TM M. I.
Best Prepared Speaker: TM L.C.
By N. N. Potos by M. I.