The Kop is in KL

This news is nearly two months old but I guess it's better late than never. The Liverpool Football Club decided to open their first official retail store outside of the United Kingdom – and the place chosen is Kuala Lumpur.

 

This is the club’s seventh store – which opened on September 26, 2014 – on the third floor of Lot 10 Shopping Center located on Jalan Bukit Bintang.

 

LFC legend and former player Robbie Fowler was present to officially open the store and for a meet-and-greet with Anfield’s Malaysian fans. When quizzed on his thoughts of Malaysia hosting the first ever overseas LFC store, Fowler pointed out that “everyone connected with Liverpool knows about the massive fan base that exists here in Asia and especially in Malaysia.”

 

I must pay a visit to the store soon.

 

On Wednesday afternoon, I was at Damansara Uptown to deliver a CC speech #9 titled “Push” at Phoenix Toastmasters Club’s lunchtime meeting. My evaluator was Lim Thian Seng. I am grateful to Ahmad Rizal for giving me a speaking opportunity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the evening, I was at Lanai Kijang (Bank Negara`s purpose-built residential complex that comes complete with facilities for training, conferences, sports and recreation) along KL's Jalan Berjasa to attend the joint meeting of Kijang Toastmasters Club and DTM Toastmasters Club.

 

Again, I am equally grateful to be provided with a speaking slot – my second today – to enable me to deliver CC speech #3 titled “The Long and Winding Road”. My speech was gripping because I generously laced it with death-obsessed gloom. Apart form that, I personally think this speech could be better organized. I was evaluated by Tan Lay Theng.

 

 

That’s the great thing about joining Toastmasters – one continuously learns when one is a Toastmaster. And when one speaks, the learning is even more valuable.

 

The meeting didn’t start on time though – therefore, my score for this meeting is a 4.5 over 10. Though it did earn an extra half mark because I loved the fact that slices of my favorite jackfruit (Malaysians call it “nangka” – see pic below) – together with honeydew – were served!

My preference aside – in Malaysia, Toastmasters meetings are not complete unless good food accompanies them. We are Malaysians, after all.

 

Suddenly, a thought comes to mind. When will I see durians being offered at Toastmasters club meetings? Hmmm, that would be just awesome!