Meeting No: 146

Theme: Think out of the box

Word of the day: Divergent

When was the last time you thought out of the box?

It is easy for one’s mind to be framed and restricted by the daily, mundane routine, be it at work or dealing with the tiresome household chores.

Upon realizing the stress one might easily have, UMTMC rolled out its meeting with the theme ‘Think out of the box’, to fix the light bulb in the mind which had long been out of action.

What could be the better litmus test other than the table topic shockers?


What kind of traffic sign you would like to be? Yet-to-be-member Yahya, with his usual eloquence and humour ,coupled with his spontaneous imagination chose roundabout. What a choice!


As for TM Shafinas, it was her personal story from sorry to glory. Keep it up!

Project Speaker TM Shafinas

Upon reflecting on her past, DTM Dr. Devi revealed that her greatest success was the formation of UMTMC that has been grooming many students to become a better speaker. Being a living legacy from Dr. Devi, UMTMC shall continue to serve its role relentlessly – producing competent leaders and speakers.

Who knows what’s next? CC Sylvia Tan, the former member of UMTMC, who had to deal with the shock of finding an elephant in the backyard upon waking up. Suggestion: Had you ever found yourself in this dilemma, first thing first -  give yourself two slaps on the face -  to check whether it was a dream. If not, anymore slap is undesirable for the brain to grind out a solution.

As for Project Speeches, TM Pei San shared with us about 'What’s wrong with our food system?'. It was a question that we rarely ponder upon though we are used to eating.

Project Speaker TM Pei San 

Next, came the 3^rd year student from Faculty of Law, CC Wei Chin who conducted a spooky post mortem of a horrendous crime which took place decades ago in America.  The speech title ‘Ken & Barbie’ was enough to give anyone (who had watched a movie about dolls could kill before) shivers down the spine.

Fortunately, this session wasn’t ended with the horror note. CC Fatima shared with us an inspiring story titled 'Rescuer of the World's Children' about a man who refused to copyright the vaccine he had worked tooth and nail for in order for it to be available at a lower price.

After some light refreshment, came the feedback session to which CC Sylvia Tan, the General Evaluator of the Day, took charge.

And the Best Table Topic Speaker goes to DTM Dr. Devi..

The chance belongs to the one who seize it.