I received an invitation to attend the HELP University College Inter-College Toastmasters meeting this afternoon, and I turned up. It was a good turnout – altogether 32 Toastmasters came. The bulk of them were members of HUC and Taylor’s University, a handful from Sunway and token representation by Universiti Malaya and HICT (Yep, you guessed it – I was their sole representative!). In addition, visiting Toastmasters from D’Utama and Speecom came too. If I may say so, there was entertainment when not a few HUC Toastmasters were demonstrating Jason Moi’s famed theatrics – and I suppose that alone is worth the trip to Pusat Bandar Damansara, KL. There was a newbie speaker – Isabell from Taylor’s – who acquitted herself very well in the Table Topics session as well as when she delivered her maiden Ice-breaker speech. She will definitely go far and yes, I was suitably impressed. My only complaint was that the meeting started 32 minutes late, and my hands had to grip my chair because otherwise, I would have walked out. I’m a stickler for punctuality, so starting late is not something that I can endure. Yes, I did tell them off as diplomatically as I can, but really, I don’t believe in the soft approach. Still, an enjoyable meeting!
“Annual per capita consumption of Coca-Cola drinks in Malaysia is still relatively low but the population is growing and people are becoming more middle-class and adopting urban lifestyles; we will grow with that,” The Coca-Cola Company chairman and chief executive officer Muhtar Kent who was on his first trip to Malaysia said during an interview session here on Thursday. As I read this news in today's Star (p SBW17), I shook my head because his assessment of Malaysia was so quaint, so whimsical, so dated. I think Coke has already missed the boat. And I don’t think the beverage giant will do very well in this market. I am a Coke drinker but even now, I alternate between different beverages. There was a time not too long ago when I drank at least two cans of Coke a day – today, it is a wonder if I even drink a can a day! Still, good luck to Coke on their RM1 billion investment committed here over the next five years! They will need lots of luck! And marketing efficacy too!
“Annual per capita consumption of Coca-Cola drinks in Malaysia is still relatively low but the population is growing and people are becoming more middle-class and adopting urban lifestyles; we will grow with that,” The Coca-Cola Company chairman and chief executive officer Muhtar Kent who was on his first trip to Malaysia said during an interview session here on Thursday. As I read this news in today's Star (p SBW17), I shook my head because his assessment of Malaysia was so quaint, so whimsical, so dated. I think Coke has already missed the boat. And I don’t think the beverage giant will do very well in this market. I am a Coke drinker but even now, I alternate between different beverages. There was a time not too long ago when I drank at least two cans of Coke a day – today, it is a wonder if I even drink a can a day! Still, good luck to Coke on their RM1 billion investment committed here over the next five years! They will need lots of luck! And marketing efficacy too!
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