• 83 • The year 2002 is a very special year to me. That year, my first child was born. That year, the club I called my other family was established. I was first approached by Chung Chi College Toastmasters Club through Dorothy Fok, the former Project Coordinator, in fall 2002. At that time, the club had already been officially chartered. Dorothy told me that they were urgently looking for a language evaluator for the upcoming Saturday meeting and asked if I could help them out. I didn’t know what a Toastmasters club was, nor did I know what a language evaluator did. But Dorothy assured me that my task was JUST to listen to students’ speeches and gave them some feedback, like what the ELTU (English Language Teaching Unit) teachers did in class. She was very persuasive, and I could not find any excuses to turn her down. Besides, as the meeting venue was within walking distance from my home, I really had no reasons not to go take a look. So, that Saturday, I went. And that was how my CCC Toastmasters journey began. The Chung Chi College Toastmasters Club was officially chartered in April, 2002
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