The ANNUAL YOUTH CAMP, 18- 20 December, 1998 organised by the RPG SIG was a huge success. Backed by the Penang Regional Group, and sponsored by Nestle, the camp was participated in by more than 100 people, including 14 competitive teams and an enthusiastic committee. This was a live virtual-reality RPG game where for three days and two nights, the players became their characters in an overall quest in a land beyond time. They each took on a Character Profession - Dr'lyti, Dragon Warrior, Healer, Necromancer, Sorcerer and Plainsman, and likewise inherited the skills and spells that came with that profession. Their objective, not only to survive the game, but
complete it, for there could be only one victor. A highly competitive weekend with an excellent job from the SIG committee and GMS! The winners of the trophies for 1998 were:

           Best Costumes              - The Capoeilan Perkinious
           Best Campfire Presentation - Mango Boyz
           Champion 1998              - Rising Sun
           1st Runner-up 1998         - Snake Eyes
           2nd Runner-up 1998         - Zorro Youth Alive

Participants were:
1. FIRE BLADE
2. FLAME
3. FLAME GLIDERS
4. MANGO BOYZ
5. MERCURY
6. RISING SUN
7. SHADOW CHASER
8. SNAKE EYES
9. THE CAPOEILAN PERKINIOUS
10. TORNADO
11. TWILIGHT
12. VICTORY
13. VOYAGER 2
14. ZORRO YOUTH ALIVE

Committee was:
¨ Camp Commander: Looi May Li
¨ 2nd-in-Command/World Creator: Chee Ming Yau
¨ World Creator: Tan Su Chiat
¨ Security & Discipline Commander: Peh Ee Sun
¨ Lucky Draw & Team Supplies Coordinator: Edward,Terence,Kean Chong
¨ HQ Equipment Coordinator & First Aid: Teng Poh Si,Ko Shin,Jonathan
¨ Campfire Coordinator: Lim Pen Nee [Logo Design]
¨ Quartermaster & Registrar: Kelly Lim,Renee Tiun
¨ Scorekeeper & Photographer: Khoo Lin-Na,Wong Weng Kit
¨ MC: Prakash
¨ Campfire Registration & Support Personnel: Quah Wen Puah,Chee Keong,Oon,Rizuan,Boon Pin,
      Goh Wei Siong,Stephen Yong

BUKIT JAMBUL CARNIVAL

Date: 15 November, 1998 (7:30 am to 4:00 pm).

The Carnival was held at The International College, Penang, in conjunction with the opening of  a new link road by the Chief Minister YAB Tan Sri Dr. Koh Tsu Koon.

Penang Regional Group's was invited to set up a static display and conduct IQ Testing for the public.

Penang Mensa’s programme included:

Mensa Booth and Display (Dr. Akbar and Mr Terrence Ooi),
Talk on Mensa (Mr. TG Lee),
Open Scrabble Competition (Dr. Sallehuddin),
Scrabble Clinic (Dr. Salehuddin),
IQ test (Dr. Ho SH),
Taekwonda Demo (Ms Looi May Li)

PENANG REGIONAL GROUP MONTHLY GATHERING, 26/09/98

A total of 17 mensans turned up at this first gathering for the year, held at our office at the Kompleks Masyarakat Penyayang, from 2.00 to 6.00pm. A quiz contest, Boggles contest and chess games were held, with prizes for the winners.

1st PENANG OPEN SCRABBLE TOURNAMENT

Date & Venue: 4th and 5th of July 1998 at the PENANG PARKROYAL RESORT.

Organised by the Penang Regional Group, Malaysian Mensa. Parkroyal Hotel hosted the event and also donated prizes in the form of room vouchers and dinner vouchers. MBf Property Services
donated the trophies.

Penang Regional Group, Malaysian Mensa Annual Report 1997-1998

The Penang Regional Group has seen a very active year with high participation and enthusiasm from members, as well as a varied selection of organised activities. Seminars have been carried out for the benefit of members and also the communi- ty. Among them are: Treasure Hunt Workshop by Dr.Ho, Seminar on Taiqiquan by Master Ch'ng, Seminar by Encik Idris Mohamed on "Kearah Kecemerlangan Diri", Two seminars on Motivation, Maths & Additional Maths Preparation for the SPM by Mr.Fintan Ooi (held twice due to popularity), Seminar on Social Etiquette by Yang Bahagia Datuk N.A.Ogle and a half-day seminar by Dr.Shukri Abdullah on Memory Improvement. Dr.Akbar played a major part in the organisation of the seminars and the public relations with the speakers. Counselling Services were also organised to give advice and help students who were having difficulty with their studies, or parents who were having difficulty with their children. Community Service projects are also underway - Mensans Care SIG.

The Penang Regional Group has also developed its own HomePage on the Internet at http://www.oocities.org/Athens/5181, and has recently opened a Penang Office at C024-GF, Kompleks Masyarakat Penyayang, Scotland Road, Penang. The Regional Group also has a mailing list-both email and snail mail, and sends activity updates to its listed members several times a year. Updates are also listed within the Star Newspaper, New Straits Times Newspaper, and the Kwong Wah Yit Poh.

On the more physical level, the Regional Group has organised TaiqiQuan classes every Saturday, from 7.15am - 9.15am, Taekwon-do classes by the Taekwon-do SIG every Sunday from 2.00pm - 5.30pm, badminton every Monday at 9.30am, and forthnightly hikes to Penang Hills 84' half-way station-Taekwon-do SIG & Hikers SIG. Games and sporting activities organised are puzzle games/displays, role-playing game gatherings-RPG SIG, weekly scrabble sessions-Dr.Akbar & Dr.Salahuddin, chess sessions-Chess SIG, the Annual Chess Tournament 1997, the Annual Scrabble Tournament 1997, as well as the historic 1st Penang Scrabble Tournament jointly organised by the Penang Regional Group, YMCA and PSC under Rakan Muda - the first tournament of its type to be held in Penang. Scrabble Clinics jointly organised by the Penang Regional Group, Jackie-YMCA and Dr.Salahuddin- PSC have further been arranged every Sunday for the month of March and is at- tracting interest throughout Penang. The end of year further saw the Penang Annual Youth Camp 1997 organised by the Penang Regional Group and RPG SIG held in December, which attracted over 100 participants.

The Mensa Fun-Day cum National Malaysian Mensa AGM was also organised in May 1997, the first time the AGM has ever been held outside of KL. Activities included beach games and the Annual Dinner, complete with entertainment and a lucky draw. The year saw a huge increase in interest from the BM/Butterworth areas thanks to our very active Mainland Coordinator, Mr.Fintan Ooi, with a large I.Q. testing of over 100 members planned in April 1998. Public testings on Penang Island have continued to be carried out every two months, with also specific test- ings such as the Acer Butterworth testing.

Our SIG listing has increased with 5 SIGs currently active in Penang - the RPG SIG (May Li & Ming Yau), the Taekwon-do SIG (May Li & Mrs.Looi), the Chess SIG (Mr.Ooi), the Mensans Care SIG (Fintan) and the Hikers SIG (Vishy). The Penang Regional AGM 1998-1999 was held on 22nd March 1998 during the Penang Regional Monthly Gathering, in which a new committee was elected.