Tsukuba Toastmasters Club (5814-76)
Record of #394 Meeting
Date: December 3rd, 2005, Venue: Onogawa Public Hall

Presiding Officer: TM Watanabe (President)
Thought for the Day: TM Shimizu

Business Session: TM Watanabe
1.Application for the membership by Mr. Akiyama was approved unanimously.
　Then, TM Matsushima presided over the Induction ceremony for Mr, Akiyama.

2. Report of district conference and All Japan Tall Tale Contest
(Nov.19, 20)

3. Nomination of Ambassadors to neighboring clubs:
　The President stated that he would nominate some of the members as
ambassador to neighboring clubs. Ambassadors represent our club and
expected to attend meetings of neighboring clubs in order to tell what
we are doing and to listen to them in an attempt to make closer ties
with them and to promote the events we are going to organize.

Toastmaster of the day: TM Negi
 Timer: TM Pang, Vote Counter: TM S. Nakamura
 Grammarian: TM Park, Um’s and Ah’s Counter: TM Futami

Table Topics Session: TM Noguchi, “Journey”
    Ms. Sugimoto (0’43”), TM Futami (1’32”), TM Pang (1’37”),
    TM Park (1’42”),   TM Watanabe (1’27”), TM Ohno (2’15”)

Prepared Speech Session:
1. TM M. Nakamura, Basic manual #4, How to say it  (5-7 min.)
      “I m a lost child in music” (6’30”)
2. TM Hashida, #6, Work with words   (5-7 min.)
      “Paradox of cleanliness”  (7’22”)
3. TM Kaneko, The entertaining speaker#2: Resources for entertainment
(5-7 min.)
      “Not LOHAS but ROHAS”  (7’37”)
       (TOD Negi decided she was eligible.)
4. TM Matsushima, THE TOASTMASTERS EDUCATION PROGRAM;
      “TI Introduces New Leadership Manual and Awards”(10-15min)
        from The Successful Club Series manuals [14’27”]

Evaluation Session:
General Evaluator: TM Fukumoto
1. TM M. Nakamura’s speech: TM Park        (3’06”)
2. TM Hashida’s speech:        TM M. Suzuki   (2’46”)
3. TM Kaneko’s speech:         TM Shimizu     (2’32”)
4. TM Matsushima’s speech   TM Watanabe (2’58”)

Awards
Best Table Topic Speaker: TM Park
Best Evaluator:    TM Shimizu
Best Prepared Speaker:  TM Hashida

Business session: TM Watanabe
Year-end special meeting due on Dec 17th
Announcement of future assignments by TM Fukumoto

Guests: Ms. Sugimoto, Mr. Akiyama (New Toastmaster)
Attendance: Watanabe, Negi, Park, Matsushima, M_Nakamura,
Pang, Shimizu, Noguchi, Ohno, M.Suzuki, Kaneko, Hashida, Fukumoto,
Futami

Thought for the day      “House　Work”   by TM Shimizu

As you know there is big gap between average life span of men
and women in Japan. Women’s average life span is around 86 years,
while men’s life span is around 76 years. Women live more than
ten years than men. What are reasons about this big gap?
Are women genetically stronger than men? Do women eat better
or nutritious foods than men? Do women have less stress than man?
Do house wives have much power than husbands?

I found one very important reason during recent three years.
That is the point who do house works in most Japanese family.
Mostly in Japan house wives prepare breakfast, make lunch boxes
for children, wash clothes, cleaning rooms, go shopping, prepare lunch
and dinner, wash dishes etc. Those are very healthy excises from
the point of human health.

Now let’s think our usual life style again, and try to do every
house work by your self. This makes you very healthy and
to get longer life span.