JOHOR BAHRU DISTRICT LEVEL PUBLIC SPEAKING COMPETITION 2019

9th MARCH 2019 ~ The Johor Bahru district level Public Speaking Competition was held at SMK Tasek Utara 2. I was there with the same speaker who also represented SMK Dato' Jaafar last year, Mr. Aidan Leo.

the emcee for the first round

There were 18 contestants in Group B, and Aidan managed to go through to the final round.

Jaafarian in action

the backbencher - an ex-colleague from SMK Mutiara Rini,
Miss Afiqah

an ex-student who is now an English teacher,
Puan Bariah

Pn. Ida Amiza, an English teacher,
who was one of the judges

Six speakers (top three from each group) had to go through another round of impromptu speech before the judges decided who should emerge the winner.

Unfortunately, Mr. Aidan did not win this year. I know many people in school were disappointed as he was the winner of last year's competition. I personally feel he was very good but the judges had other criteria which determined their decision.

a dance show before the final round started

I will still congratulate Aidan for his achievement and hard work. It was not easy to get to this stage and we know we had put a lot of effort before the competition. As I had told him, it is the process that is important and not the result. He will always be the winner in my heart, and many others in school.

VISITING THE STUDENTS OF SMK TASEK UTARA 2

12TH AUGUST 2017 ~ I was invited to conduct a short workshop for PT3 English Language at SMK Tasek Utara 2, Johor Bahru. I don't really go around doing this thing anymore as I find it is very challenging to make people sit down, listen and focus throughout the session most of the time.

There were about 100 students who came for the workshop. The slot started at 9:00 a.m. and ended at 1:00 p.m., with half an hour break in between.

I hope those who had really listened and did all the tasks assigned would benefit fully from the knowledge and experience sharing session.