Words A.L.I.V.E. (ICC Chapter Malaysia): Dinner

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Monday, May 1, 2017

The Journey

Written by Jonique Chan
Edited by Charis Chen

- 16 April 2017-

Hello! Welcome back to Chapter Words ALIVE's blog! We started off with an icebreaker led by....ME!! This icebreaker was called The Perfect Square. In this activity, everybody stood in a circle with their blindfolds on while holding a long piece of rope. Next, they put it down and take a few steps backward. After taking their short walk, the confused participants had to form the rope into a square. Do you think that they did it? At first, I believed they would never. However, they soon turned the circle into an isosceles triangle, then finally into a square. Great job everyone! This icebreaker taught all of us that in order to achieve something we first must communicate well.

1st: Circle

2nd: Triangle

Finally, an almost perfect square

Photo by Coach Daniel Toh

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Next was a devotion led by Speaker Ranen about the Beatitudes in Matthew 5:9. He started by asking everyone this question, "What do you think of when you hear the word peacemaker?" Truthfully, when I heard this question I thought to myself, someone not like me! First of all, peacemaking means reconciling two parties who are at odds. Jesus was the first person to display peacemaking by bringing us to harmony with God by dying on the cross. After listening to this devotion I decided to try and show peacemaking in my communities the next time someone has a dispute.

The Prince of Peace

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Our Assistant Sponsor, Coach Choong Ming then gave us some wise words. He shared with us that if we do not abide by God's upright laws, what we do will not go well. We must always use God's ways and worldviews and not let our selfish ways rule over God's way.

Photo by Jonique Chan

And then came the part that all of us had been waiting eagerly for....the Guild Induction Speeches!!! First up was Charis, with her YSG Journey presentation. Charis shared with us how ICC had impacted her for 3 years. She encouraged us not to give up and keep working on our portfolios even though it can be very troublesome, and to keep working even though it can be very frustrating.

Photo by Coach Daniel Toh

Awesome job, Charis! My mind was filled with the old memories I shared with this chapter while listening to her wonderful speech!

After Speaker Charis was Speaker Jern Yoong! He started by telling everyone how he didn't enjoy ICC at first but soon was encouraged to keep going on when he received an invitation to the International Tournament for his Duo Interpretation Presentation, done with his sister.

Photo by Coach Daniel Toh

Speaker Jern Yoong's speech was funny, relatable and interesting! Great Job!!

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Next, we had a YSG 1 Speaker present her much-dreaded Limited Prep.

Lee Xin did a really amazing job by speaking conversationally and confidently!

Photo by Jonique Chan

Then we had my much-awaited DINNER-BREAK.

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After our yummy dinner, we came back again to hear thematic religious readings and cultural storytellings from the hardworking YSG 3 Speakers.

First was Speaker Ranen, with a Cultural Storytelling about the Baba Nyonya culture. The story had a twist at the end and was delivered very well! Great job, Ranen!

Then we had Speaker Eunice presenting another Cultural Storytelling about a Jew in China who didn't want an arranged marriage. The story was awesome! Excellent job, Eunice!

Last, but certainly not least, was Speaker Ian with his Thematic Religious Reading about courage. Good Job, Ian!

Bravo to all the speakers who worked hard!!!👏🏻👏🏻

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We closed our late session with a word of prayer and fellowship for the night. Thanks for joining us once again! Hope to see all of you again next time!!

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Sunday, July 31, 2016

ICC Retreat 2016: Farewell Retreat

Written by Jaeriel Sia
Edited by Charis Chen

On July 1st, 2016, we headed to Janda Baik for our 2016 ICC retreat in the form of a farewell camp. The resort we stayed at had approximately 4-5 chalets and a camping ground which we put to good use.

There was a stream beside our campsite. Upon arrival, we set out tents and we went out to look for fire wood.

After we finished our job, we had some free time for our campfire at night. We had tea, jammed on the guitar and sang some worship songs together.

We had a delicious and scrumptious dinner prepared by our chef, Uncle Jimmy. It consisted of barbecued chicken wings and grilled sweet potato with some "nasi kerabu" that we purchased.

Everyone enjoyed it, and laughter was everywhere. We had a light and easy program where everyone just mingled around. Some watched the stars, others chatted, and still others played games. Many of us slept in the wee hours of the morning.

Photos by Eliza Tan and Coach Joseph Tan

Collages by Coach Daniel Toh

Thursday, June 2, 2016

Words ALIVE Graduation Celebration!

Written by Nathanael Chong
Edited by Charis Chen

~22 May 2016~

Welcome, welcome, welcome! On this wonderful and greatly anticipated day, we celebrated our YSG graduations! It was a time of joy as we looked back upon our ICC journey with all its wonderful memories. We also welcomed our new chapter members!

Photo by Eliza Tan

Our icebreakers took place in the garden, led by Jern Ling and Eunice! In the first activity, we had to go around high-five-ing people and saying "I'm a busybody!" We also had to tell each other three interesting facts about ourselves.

Photos by Nathanael Chong

Now for game No. 2! This activity was similar to Rock, Paper, and Scissors, but with a twist: Rock, paper, and scissors was now Samson, Delilah, and the lion! Samson would defeat the lion, the lion would defeat Delilah, and Delilah would defeat Samson.

Photos by Eliza Tan

After the game, everyone went around congratulating each other for a job well done.

Then it was time for dinner! The table was filled with an array of interesting foods, and we had a time of fellowship.

Photo by Ian Chan

Once dinner was over, we began our indoor session. Going in alphabetical order according to names, the Coaches took turns sharing their expectations when they joined Words ALIVE and whether those expectations were met. We could see that they were proud of the progress their speakers had made.

Photos by Nathanael Chong

Charis and I put together a timeline video for this event. It presented pictures, showing how much the speakers have grown, from our very first Words ALIVE meeting to the present. We had fun seeing how much we've changed.

After the video, it was time to receive our certificates! Individual families went up, and the Coaches talked about their Speakers and their ICC journey. We've definitely been through a lot, but it was worth it.

Photos by Nathanael Chong

And so ends our celebration meeting! This is my last ICC blog post, so I would like to say how much I appreciate the people in my chapter. They have helped me grow in tremendous ways, both in speaking abilities and in character as well. I believe that he things I've learned in the past two years will stick with me throughout my life, and that they will be the groundwork for greater things to come. To the Coaches, I want to say thank you for your faithful involvement in the chapter and your contributions to my life. To my fellow Speakers, I urge you to press on and become the people God wants you to be. As for the new chapter members, you have a long journey ahead of you. You will experience times when you feel like giving up or settling for the satisfactory, but I encourage you to press on and remember that once you jump the last hurdle, you will realize that it was all worth it.

Photos by Nathanael Chong

Friday, April 10, 2015

Epic Speeches and Chinese New Year! (Mar 1, 2015)

Written by Charis Chen

Edited by Eliza Tan

Welcome to the first March 2015 ICC Chapter Meeting!

Our meeting began with an icebreaker led by Speaker Jern Yoong. We were divided into four groups to discuss 2 questions:

- If you could be a vegetable, what vegetable would be and why?

- If you could choose your age, how old would you want to be and why?

Photo by Eliza Tan

OK! So what vegetable do we want to be?

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Kangkung, the patriotic vegetable

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Sweet potatoes... cuz' they're extremely useful!

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Hee hee!

Worship was a joyful time.
Speakers Jaeriel and Nathanael led us to sing the songs "In His Time" and "In Christ Alone."

Photo by Eliza Tan

Praying before worship

Photo by Eliza Tan

"In Christ alone I put my trust"

Before we proceeded to devotions, Coach Joseph drew our attention to the phrase "I feel smarter," spoken to him after a training session. We had a discussion on what the statement meant. When speaking, we should focus not on impressing others, but focus on our audience. Instead of speaking for self-glory, we should gear our speeches toward our audience and bless them with what we have to say. So when we hear the phrase "I feel smarter," or something similar from the audience, we should be glad that God has used our words to enlighten others.

It was a good reminder to focus on making others feel "smarter" instead of focusing on making ourselves look smart and important.

Photo by Eliza Tan

After the discussion, Dad and I shared about speaking words that bring life to others. One of the main verses we referred to was Ephesians 4:29- "Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers".

Photo by Eliza Tan

After worship, we had our final Interpretation practices for IMPACT 2015.

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Creating a safe environment... :)

Eliza went first with the Three Little Pigs from Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl. Next was Jaeriel with his story of The Two Builders.

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The wise man built his house upon a rock...

We took a short break for tea. Guess what we had?

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Special vegetarian lou sang for Chinese New Year, homemade by Coach Sandy! ˆˆ

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The parents

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The 'baton,' passed on to the kids :P

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We had lots of fun!

Practice resumed after the tea break. We were duly entertained by Jern Yoong's "Adam Raccoon and the Race to Victory Mountain" by Glen Keane, Ian's "The Cat in the Hat" by Dr. Seuss, Ranen's "Talk" by Harold Courlander and George Herzog, and Eunice's excerpt from "The Horse and his Boy" from C.S. Lewis.