ITC Bintang and Bashamichi Toastmaster Club Joint Meeting

Joint meeting

ITC Bintang and Japan Bashamichi Toastmasters club

Theme:

Cherry Blossoms                              &                   Hibiscus      

Bashamichi Toastmasters Club is an advanced English club

which was born at an exotic town of Yokohama in March 2013.

One of their club aim is to bulid friendships with other Toastmasters in Asia.

We started our meeting as usual at 730pm.

 

 We are pleased to welcome Bashamichi Toastmaster President- Yoshikazu Kawakami, DTM !

Look! Full house meeting in ITC Bintang Toastmaster. It will become an unforgettable and memorable joint meeting in ITC Bintang toastmaster club.

Noriyuki Kobori was presenting Japanese Art of Tea Ceremony

She presented  Japanese tea ceremony, or Cha-no-yu, meaning “hot water for tea”, is more than an elaborate ritual. 

There are 4 principles: harmony, respect, purity, and tranquility (wa, kae, sae, jubuo)

• Harmony: with other people and with nature.  The tea ceremony is the way of bringing one’s self into harmony with nature.
• Respects: a harmonious relationship with others. 
• Purity: clean yourselves through the five senses

1)    sense of hearing when hearing the sound of water(which remind one of the silence outside)

2)     sense of sight when see the flowers,

3)    Sense of touch when touch the utensils,

4)    sense of smell when smell the scent of the flowers

5)    sense of taste when drinking tea.

• Tranquility: peaceful mind

All handsome toastmasters were well presented.

And here all pretty toastmasters were presented traditional costume with baju kurung, traditional Chinese costume, and Japanese costume.  

Last but not least, of course is delicious supper in Kuala Lumpur before back to Japan.
Hopefully the next meet will be in Japan Bashamichi toastmaster club.