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Weekly meeting of the Maharlika Toastmasters Club. Because of the proximity of the meeting day to St. Valentine's big show, the members decided to adopt the Valentine's Day theme. Not only that, a contest featuring duets was also held. Most of the members had dual roles (some even had three) and it became a very lovable night for everyone.
Jade Vine was painted red with all the decors and props, coupled with dozens of flowers and heart shapes. CC Mely acted as the Toastmaster of the Evening. After the usual formalities, the educational portion followed. The usual Table Topics was skipped in lieu of the singing contest. Two advanced speakers were present. DTM Aida presented an award of Sports Excellence to CC Bong and these two speeches were under the Specialty Speeches manual.
TM Cecille was chosen as the contest chair for the singing contest. There were four pairs, Mely and EdVil, Owen and Erika, David and Mimi, and Marah and Bong. All were required to sing a love song for under three minutes, with the emphasis on the presentation. The combination of David and Mimi proved to be the crowd favorite and they bagged home the grand prize.
To date, the Feb. 12 meeting saw the largest crowd for the Maharlikans for the year 2008. Guests from other Toastmasters clubs like Harbor, UP Manila, Makati, and UEC were in the mix.