Toastmasters Rio Imamura and Masaki Oshiumi just arrived in Taipei from Fukuoka this afternoon. They came to Jimmy's place before five to practice singing "Akatonbo" and "Amazing Grace". Even though I sent them the MP3 of both songs in advance, it was still a challenge for me to work with them and vice versa. Fortunately, we had an ample amount of time to sing again, again, and again, before our performance at the Nursing Home Birthday Party Friday afternoon.
Jimmy impressed a full house of Toastmasters with a big table of home made Chinese food. Rio was moved with the blessing to have a Thanksgiving Dinner at a Chinese family for the first time. He was interested in all dishes Jimmy prepared this evening. Rio might have thought Chinese also celebrate the Thanksgiving as the Americans.
After dinner, we had an intensive training on the articulation of Chinese lyrics of Akatonbo for Rio and Masaki. It was a joyful singing dinner party at Jimmy's. I'm thinking of inviting more toastmasters to sing at Jimmy's in the future. Maybe we can organize a small chamber choir of Toastmasters to meet at Jimmy's twice a month. It's thrilling to fill Jimmy's place with laughter and music.
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