I haven’t climbed the breath-taking Mt Everest or seen the golden blocks of Grand canyon. Nor have I back-packed round the enchanted Mt. Makiling or trekked the lands of La Mesa Dam. The Antarctica is not a place that I have ventured to because I get sea sick and just hopped on a boat for the first time recently. I haven’t flown to the moon with Neil Armstrong at that time because, aside from it was expensive, I wasn’t born yet… I’m not a mighty skydiver or a canyon-climbing queen. I’m not an adrenaline junkie who does bungee jumping off a bridge because I ...
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"S...A....T-t-t....A-a-a-a...n-n-------N!........eeeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Fellow Toastmasters and guests, good afternoon! Since young, I've been very interested in horror stories, movies and jokes. Others may consider this as a taboo to listen to ghost stories at night for fear that tales might haunt them, but for me, they excite me specially during black out! Here is how my fascination nearly got us into trouble... When I was studying in MSU-IIT, I became an active officer of the College of Education-Executive Council. A few of my co-officers and I preferred staying in the CED-EC office, 2nd Floor of the College of Education building. It served as our place, a ...
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You’re nothing but a second rate, trying hard to copy me. Copy cat! Fellow toastmasters and guests Are you a copycat? ( www.wikipedia.com ) The expression may have originated from observing the habits of kittens that learned by imitating the behaviors of their mother. Hence, the term copycat refers to the tendency of humans to duplicate the behavior of others, as expressed in the saying, " monkey see, monkey do." The term is also used both for the act and for the person. It is often used in derogatory sense, meaning plagiarist. But do you know that Copycat is a computer model of analogy-making? ...
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Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "Toastmasters Club International, Basic Speech Project". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own article!
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