Pensieve

When ACS, CL Manoj Vasudevan became the Champion of the 2017 Toastmasters World Championship of Public Speaking , it generated a big buzz on the internet and social media platforms. Some people admired how well he spoke and how great his message is. Yet there are some that expressed doubts about the standard of Toastmasters. They wondered how could he won using a  similar speech to the one he used in the finals of 2015 World Championship of Public Speaking ? Curious about how true the allegation is and what I could learn from this spectacular win, I spent some time analyzing both speeches. With my limited knowledge, I speculated 5 reasons why he won the 2017 Toastmasters World Championship of Public Speaking and not the one in 2015. If you haven't watch the speeches, I highly encourage you to watch them below before reading the five points below. 1. Title  The first and most obvious difference is the title. He titled his speech as "We Can Fix It" during his...

If you are a Harry Potter fan, you probably what is a Pensieve . If you are not, Pensieve is a rare item in the Harry Potter Universe that enables a wizard to recreate one's memory so that he/she can re-live it once again. When I read about this, I thought to myself, wouldn't it be great if I could have such an artifact so that I could just review and learn about my own life? Then it struck me! The boring diary assignments that I've been assigned when I was young was exactly this. A Pensieve that enables me to relive the memory as much as I pour it in. Thus this is my personal Pensieve that has all the writings, videos and learning of experiences that I have encountered in my life. I hope my words and memories could help you grow as much as I do. Do comment if there's any points that has struck you as interesting or useful.