The China T/Ms is twenty-five years old.  Time flies like an arrow and it’s been 15 years since I joined the club!  The club has always been one of the best in town and for many years membership soared with over 60 members. In the past few years the China T/Ms has lost many members including15 young members; some pursued their study abroad, some got married, and had children.  At the same time new T/Ms clubs have been established one after another. Despite all the frustration, the club never failed in its warmth, friendliness, passion, enthusiasm, and energy, and since the day it was chartered, the club has maintained its trademarks of warmth, friendliness, passion, enthusiasm, and energy, making it the vital and successful organization it is today. After 25 years the China T/Ms is still among the finest in town.


Speaking of the history of T/Ms International in Taiwan, the 1^st T/Ms club, Taipei T/Ms Club, was founded in 1958 by Dr. Bernie Bough.  We are the 8^th T/Ms club established in 1985  after Taipei, Tainan, Taichung, Touyan, Grand 1975, PECL1982, and CECI 1982 

The club President Jamie approached me more than a month ago explaining his idea of celebrating the club’s installation and 25^th anniversary ceremony together.  It was a big day of the club.  He invited me to be the master of the ceremony.  Hosting the most important annual event of the club is a great honor of mine.  I appreciate our President Jamie for giving me this opportunity.  Being a T/M for about fifteen years, conducting a regular club meeting is just like fulfilling a member’s duty by taking turns.  The audience is small, the program is formatted and the speakers are familiar.  The club’s 25^th anniversary is extra especial.  We’d not only contact all the club’s past Presidents to come, but also invite as many guest T/Ms from other clubs as possible, especially those very popular ones.   

I thought it was great as Pamela could help me run the session with all the beautiful and handsome Galaxiers.  As the ceremony master,I better concentrate on hosting the ceremony and not involve myself in performing.  Yet, Pamela couldn’t spare more time to prepare for conducting the session by herself.  So, it was decided we together do it and lead the audience to dance. 

The program was settled.

Bing Bing Lin, DTM, gives Best Wishes to the club:  He’s a T/Ms Guru, a magician, the sponsor of the club.  He alone sponsored 15 T/Ms clubs, I think he’s eligible to be listed in the T/Ms International record. 

Victor Tsui, ACB, CL, conducts the variety session:  He’s a newly happily wed member.  He’s a person in depth never loosing temper or control.   He’s still in his honeymoon though he has married for over a year, always putting EVE, his wife, before the club activity.  We must thank his wife for giving him to us for the ceremony.  

Moses Mo, ACB, CL, gives the Humorous Speech Demo.  He’s the spiritual leader of Galaxy T/Ms club, a hero behind the scene.  He is one of the parachute team to Galaxy TMC from Legacy T/MC.  He looks very clam, or a little bit serious, the truth is?  The audience will find it out after hearing his speech.   

Larry Lee, ACS, AL, conducts the Discharging Ceremony.  He was the club president from 1993 – 1994, area C2 governor then the immed. Past Division C governor.  He speaks in a very composed manner.  He teaches in the college.   

Mike Yang, DTM, District 67 Governor elect conducts the Installing Ceremony.  He was the club president from 2000 to 2001, then area C2 Governor, Div. C Governor, District LGM, LGE and soon in a few days he will lead all T/Ms in Taiwan to soar into a new high.     

Harry Fong, DTM gives the Evaluation Demo.  He’s a very popular and distinguished T/M.  His membership is as old as the China T/Ms club which means he is one of the charter members when the club was split away from Taipei T/Ms club. He was the club’s president in year 1990 and Counsel Governor from1999-2000, the year I took the club’s presidency office.    

Choi Chang, ACS, CL , conducts the Cake Cutting Session.  He’s a treasure of the club;  observant, logical, and wise.  He has a very good analytical quality to make complicate things easy.  That’s why our officers or members count on him very much for advice.  

The night before the Ceremony, I invited Viola and her club members to Pamela’s home to practice the dance for more than an hour until we were familiar with the dancing steps.  Though only Viola and Pamela made it, it was OK as the purpose of the session is to exercise.

In the evening of Celebration, things went very smoothly even better than I expected.  We had more than 50 participants.  Twelve past Presidents of the club showed up.  Every session was proceeded smoothly and achieved its best effect.  The “Shake Your Body” session led by Galaxiers was exceptionally satisfactory.  Every Galaxier demonstrated youth, vitality and dynamic strength.  Can’t thank them enough. 

The only room for improvement was time control.  Time control has been the biggest challenge for all T/Ms activities.  Every speaker and session master wanted to make their points or message across.  It really gave our timer a big headache. 

At last, I like to give my best wishes to the Club again.  May the China T/Ms Club keep booming and prospering, and best wish to the Club for continuous prosperity and success.

Trini Ding, DTM