Grand 3-in-1 Party

Grand had to move when I left Taiwan Pharmaceutical Industry Association 13 years ago. Erick Suen shouldered the responsibility to find a new home for Grand. After meetings of meetings at different venues, Grand finally settled at Room 504, General Building, National Taiwan Normal University in 1994. Last month, Grand decided to move again to a new place under the same roof with China, Happy, and Excellence Toastmasters clubs at at Tsing Hua University Taipei Office.

A grand housewarming party took place Thursday evening, the 19th of July. The entire meeting hall was surrounded by tables covered with food and drinks. Many past presidents came to this significant occasion to warm the sweet new home, and to celebrate Grand's 32nd Anniversary and Officers Installation at the same time. There were about 80 participants in total, a full house of laughter and tears!

Kate, Michelle and I performed a clogging dance "Sweet Sweet Smile" during the intermission. Some people thought we were rehearsing, so they missed our wonderful performance. Some members, including Linda, were very much impressed with golden ladies' long legs in stead of our clogging feet. We were not allowed to put on our clogging shoes in order not to disturb the resting residents in the same building complex.

I was happy that I had a new record on my clogging history last night, that is, to clog on a wooden floor without clogging shoes on. Four months ago, Trini, Michelle and I had to clog on a thick woolen carpet with our clogging shoes on. But, the most memorable and exciting clogging experience was on the Mother's Day this year when I was invited to clog on stage covered with soap bubbles. It was like performing a figure ice skating, and surprisingly I didn't trip. After all these challenges, now I feel confident even when I clog on the moon!

What a serendipity! We found a male clogger in Toastmasters yesterday evening. It is like one good thing after another. Immediately after our entertaining performance, Albert Tsou, Incumbent President of Neihu Toastmasters Club approached me and complimented on our clogging show. Albert told me that he used to clog with Jennie a long time ago. And he decided to take out his clogging shoes from his closet to join us. I am sure Lydia would be happy to hear the great news, because the only reason Harry couldn't make up his mind to join the clogging clan was because of no man in the circle. Now we have one, on top of that, a senior one.

I can foresee, in no time, we shall have more than a dozen clogging toastmasters in Taipei. Clogging and toastmastering are meant for each other. They share many similar happy-go-lucky characteristics. Through clogging and toastmastering activities, let's march arm-in-arm into the future light-heartedly and noisily. Sherry