KELAB RENANG PULAU PINANG

PENANG

SWIMMING

CLUB

FOUNDED 1903

DATE: 24th June 2018 | TIME: 2.30pm | PLACE: Multi-Purpose Hall, Level 14CLUB'S AGM

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PENANG SWIMMING CLUB

517, Tanjung Bungah, 11200 Penang

Tel 04-890 7370 Fax 04-890 3271

E-mail info@penangswimclub.com

www.penangswimmingclub.com

PATRON T.Y.T. Yang Di-Pertua Negeri Pulau Pinang Tun Dato’ Seri Utama

(Dr) Haji Abdul Rahman Bin Haji Abbas DMK, SMN, DUPN, SPDK, DP, DMPN, DJN

CLUB MANAGEMENT

GENERAL MANAGER Ramis Chandran

FINANCE MANAGER Ong Gaik Cheng

F&B MANAGER Mahmuda Sadek

CONFIDENTIAL SECRETARY Agnes Leow

ADMIN EXECUTIVE Ann Tan

CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER Mohd Haikal Bin Abdullah

MAINTENANCE OFFICER Mohd Shah Affendy Bin Omar

TRUSTEES

Y. Bhg. Dato’ Seri Zainol Abidin Bin Dato’ Hj Salleh DGPN, DMPN, JSM

Y. Bhg. Dato’ Mahinder Singh Dulku DSPN, PKT

Y. Bhg. Dato’ Seri Nazir Ariff Bin Mushir AriffDGPN, DMPN, DSPN, PKT, PJM, JP

ADMINISTRATION OFFICE

OPERATING HOURS

Monday - Friday (9.00am - 6.00pm)

Saturday (9.00am - 1.00pm)

Sunday (Closed)ELECTION COMMITTEE

Dr. Tan Kim Hor

Richard Chung

Dato’ Dr Zaatar

Valerie Chuah

Elaine Tan

Colin Yu

Opinions & views expressed in this issue do not necessarily reflect those of the Committee and the Editorial Board. The Editorial Board reserves the right to reject or edit any contribution to the Newsletter. Articles, extracts and notes published in this newsletter are strictly for members and not for public circulation.

INTERNAL AUDITOR

Jessie Chin

SECTIONS & GROUPS

AEROBICS Mariam Harvey

ANGLING Beh Ping Seng

DANCE SPORT Terence Choong

DARTS Anthony David Morley

KARAOKE Michael Quah

SAILING Manfred Wiedenmaier

SCUBA Freddie McGuire

SQUASH/RACQUETBALL Nick Prior

SWIMMING Cindy Wong

TAEKWONDO Michael Ong

TAI CHI Colin Yu

TENNIS Tan Tian Heng

YOGA Clara Ooi

YOUTH John Tan

CONTENTS

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LIBRARY COMMITTEE

Lim Lay Looi (Molly) - Chairperson

Lee Chee Lin

Lee Cheng Tee

Dr. Lim Shueh Lin

Dr. Yoon Chee Kin

Dr. Pamela Jean Sharpe

MAIN COMMITTEE

President : Lim Shin Lid

Vice President : Najieb Ariff

Honorary Secretary : Lim Khoon Seng

Honorary Treasurer : Lee Chee Lin

Club Captain : Michael Cheong Zhi Xian

Committee Members : Lim Lay Looi

Ian Philip Peggs

Cheah Chin Teong

Chan Fai Keong

Ng Chin-U

Yeoh Sung Shen

Paul Thomas Harrison

DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE

Chairman : John Heah Wee Theng

Committee Members : Ramsun Ho Chii Huey

Diljit Singh Dulku DJN, PKT, PJM

Dr Gopinathan A.

Tan Hooi Choo

DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Committee Members : Eric Chong San Dee

Ivan Tan Boon Guan

Chairman : James Low Poh Beng

Rethinam Pillay

John Tan Choon Yee

EDITORIAL BOARD

Editor : Lim Khoon Seng

Members : Najieb Ariff

Chan Fai Keong

Advisor : Lim Shin Lid

Management : Ann Tan

Adelyn Chew

Ramis Chandran

Khor Siang Tatt

Club Announcements Swimming News Aerobic News Yoga News

Club Happenings Taekwondo News Tennis News

Angling News Taichi News Library News

Sailing News Darts News

Youth News

F&B Promotion

Calendar of Events

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Scuba News

Karaoke News

Dance Sport News

This is my final President’s Message for the 2017-2018 Term and I would like to take this opportunity to thank all Club

members for their unwavering and continuous support. I

would also like to acknowledge the hard work and diligence

of our Club’s employees. Although there is definitely room for improvement from some, our Club, as a responsible

employer, is committed to support, assist and retain those

who are competent, true and loyal to our Club, by providing

them with the opportunity to learn and grow their career

with us. I would also like to recognise the passion and effort

from my Main Committee members, and thank them for

their hard work and selfless contribution for the betterment of our Club.

I regret to report that we faced a slight glitch to our rock

revetment project. Briefly, on 5th April 2018, the Pejabat Daerah dan Tanah, acting upon a complaint received, issued

a stop work order to our rock revetment project, on the

grounds that our Club has encroached on the foreshore of

State Land without permission. In a nutshell, after meeting

with and explaining our position to the Pejabat Daerah dan

Tanah, it was discovered that the root cause was an internal

“miscommunication” between the relevant authorities,

namely the Jabatan Pengairan dan Saliran, which granted us

the necessary required Approval on 24th November 2017,

and the Pejabat Daerah dan Tanah, which was not notified of the same. I am pleased that the matter has now been

satisfactorily resolved, and we received a letter dated 17th

April 2018 from the Pejabat Daerah dan Tanah informing us

that they have no objection to our Club resuming our rock

revetment works in accordance with the aforesaid Approval

issued on 24th November 2017. Lim Shin LidPresident

Our Club covers a large area and we have embarked on a

strategy to identify key specific zones, with an emphasis on our F&B outlets and their surroundings, where we

can make a swift and positive impact by renovating and

upgrading the venues at relatively nominal cost. Besides

improving the aesthetics, our team is committed to improve

the cleanliness, service and also the choices of food and

drinks available to better suit the venues. I must commend

our team, who have just completed the upgrading and

renovation of the Sea Front Café, for a job well done. With

this newfound confidence and renewed vigour, I hope our team is up for more challenges to improve and upgrade our

other outlets. On another note, we have also just completed

the repair works on our boat ramp, which hopefully will

resolve the long outstanding issue of safety when launching

and returning our boats.

We shall soon be celebrating our Club’s 115th anniversary,

and I hope to see all of you at our Members’ Night

scheduled on 1st June 2018 at the MPH. We shall also be

having our Annual General Meeting on 24th June 2018,

which I encourage members to attend, as we all have a

stake and interest in this beloved Club of ours.

I also take this opportunity to wish our Muslim members and

friends a Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri!

PRESIDENT’SMESSAGE

I would like to take this opportunity to thank allClub members and employees for their unwavering and continuous support.

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Lim Khoon SengHon Secretary

EDITOR'SNOTE

The Nautilus is a platform for members to share and exchange thoughts and experiences with each other.

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On behalf of the Editorial Board, we wish all our Muslim

members and friends

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri. We are coming to the end of term 2017/18. This is the last

issue of Nautilus for this term, and I wish to thank members

of the Editorial Board, writers from the Sections and Groups,

the staff, the Publisher and many others, for their diligence

and dedication. It has been a great experience working

together with everyone in the bi-monthly production of the

Magazine. Thank You.

The Magazine serves many purposes, for a start, it is the

face and voice of the Club. It keeps members informed of

the major events and happenings; gives a voice to members;

a platform for members to share and exchange our thoughts

and experiences with each other.

During the year, the Club had undertaken a number of

projects with the aim to protect or improve the values of

the Club’s assets. The Club’s Swimming Pool is one of the

oldest structure in our Club’s establishment and among

few in the country with sea water. During the year, we have

replaced the pump/assembly so as to maintain our sea water

composition. This may sound simple, until we learn that the

old pump/assembly is of such old design that no supplier

could furnish any spare parts! The Pool itself is sited adjacent to the sea, and is subjected to the forces of the waves and

weather. Therein the Rock Revetment and Wooden Deck

project was initiated to address serious corrosion and

potential structural failure. The project on completion will

protect the shore line fronting the Pool from the strong

waves directly impacting the Pool. Next, we are pleased to

report the repair and rectification of the Ramp at the Boat Yard. This will greatly improve the process, and safety of

launching boats from the Yard; and bring to a close a long

outstanding issue. There are obviously more happenings in

the Club that I would dearly like to report, but is beyond the

space of this message could cover.

Finally, but not the least, I wish to acknowledge the diligence,

and dedication of many of our staff. The Management Team

is taking shape and taking charge to better serve the Club

and members.

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Ramis ChandranGeneral Manager

GM’SMESSAGE

On behalf of the Main Committee, I would like to let you

know about an upgrade project done with the intention of

increasing the enjoyment of you and your family members.

Several “facelift” projects are currently being considered for

the F & B restaurant(s) and bar(s). The first of these, due for imminent completion, is the Seafront Café, the renovation of

which, management believe, will turn this into a comfortable

and atmospheric members lounge area.

We believe that bars, managed with skill and efficiency, backed up with periodic transformation, can thrive and play

a major role at the heart of club communities, and be a key

component in creating interaction between members.

Although I have only been in position as GM of Penang

Swimming Club for several weeks, my increasing knowledge

of the Club staff and management, leads me to believe that

each individual employee at Penang Swimming Club brings a

different skill set “to the table”, but combined, they are one

voice working to provide ever improving member service,

with the eventual aim being, what can best be described as,

total “customer” satisfaction.

Total Customer Satisfaction is only possible when one

delivers what is expected.

Penang Swimming Club employs over 90 people, many of

whom have as much as 10 years experience within the Club.

That is a lot of combined experience and knowledge to draw

upon. Therefore, I say to members, never hesitate to make

enquiries or ask for assistance regarding Club matters. We

are here to serve you and we will do our utmost to provide

the information or assistance you require.

As members, it is your right to expect excellence from us,

and the goal for management and staff is, and always must

be, to meet, or even exceed, those expectations.

I also take this opportunity to wish our Muslim members

and friends a Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri!

A customer is the most important visitor on our premises.He is not dependent on us.We are dependent on him.He is not interruption in our work.He is the purpose of it.We are not doing a favour him by serving him.He is doing us a favour by givingus an opportunity to do so.

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Ong Bee Ching &Andrew Yun Kok Choy

Mun Synn Hang Lim Jia Min Andrew Yeoh Chen Ka Lim Xin Jie

JM CONVERSION TO OTM

JUNIOR MEMBERS

Club Announcements

Sharon Regina VegaCherly Lynn Kiot Yi Wei

Sarah Ho Xin Ming &Loh Eng Chun

Rebecca Lydia Vega Kumar Kartik Visvaraj

Razhell Soriano Tuppil &Jagdev Singh Dulku

Wong Tze Yoong Lim Ming Pei &Kenny Boon Chun Ee

Margaret Louise Glough & Blunden Joseph Butt

Tse Mei Hua &Ian Malcom Jolley

JiaYing Liang &Alexander Rhodes

VanDalen

08MARCH2018

Yamini Keshav &Keshav Sunderraj

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Tan Yen Yee &Chan Eu Tim

Lim Hak Nguang

Chew Jia Wei

Ian Loo Pei En

Eugene Ooi Shiong Jin

Jolene Ng Shi Ying

Quah Khai Zhi

Sarah Ch’ng Shi Yin

Lee Zong JunnToh Zhen Kang

Tan Quan Way

JM CONVERSION TO OTM JUNIOR MEMBERS

Club Announcements

Cheng Jia Jun

Beh Suan Sim

Loh Li Hsien

Ong Swee Keat

Lye Siew Hoon &H’ng Kok Liang

Deborah Jean Ann Pickett &

Iain William Pickett

Ho Ai Jun &Tan Lip Kern

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Gladys Tan Siok Ling &Choong Khuat Yau

Misheel Kaur D/O Harjinder Singh & Maanveer Singh

Jonathan Wee

19APRIL2018

Cheong Hoy Kitt

Lim Le Chuan

The Club had engaged the services of a Consulting Engineer

in 2017 to carry out a conditional structural assessment of

the swimming pool deck. The assessment indicates that

the structural integrity of the pool deck structure had been

severely compromised by impact of continued wave action,

acting on the reinforced concrete frame structure beneath.

The assessment indicates that the RC beams have large

cracks (spalled concrete) and the steel reinforcement bars

are severely corroded.

The lack of shore protection has also resulted in direct

impact of wave energy onto the pool deck structure. The

damage to the pool deck is more pronounced at the areas

where there is very minimal rock revetment (the structure

towards the Club House, away from the Snake Temple)

The Consultant's proposal was to re-construct the concrete

frame beneath the pool deck to ensure long term structural

integrity. Shore protection in the form of large rock

revetments will also be introduced to protect the pool

deck from direct wave impact. A new composite timber

deck will be installed upon completion of the remedial

works to the structure.

Construction works on the rock revetment and pool deck

commenced in March 2018.

Club Announcements

SWIMMING POOL DECK & ROCK REVETMENT PROTECTION

The Boat Ramp is our main launching site for boats at the

Boat Yard. It has been in state of disrepair for some time.

We are happy this is all behind us now.

The Maintenance Committee 2017/2018 is glad to report

that the long outstanding problem of the broken boat ramp

has been resolved! The broken and disjointed concrete slabs that make out the whole boat ramp can be seen just floating dangerously before the repair while our members and

workers continue to use it in a risky manner when boats are

being launched to sea and back.

The appointed contractor completed the job in approximately

5 weeks. The broken concrete slabs were hacked and

discarded and 30 points of 6” x 6” concrete piles were

placed. Due to the tide condition and water level, sheet

piles were brought in temporarily by the contractor to

shield off the water while work is being carried out.

The Maintenance Committee is very happy with the final result of the boat ramp and wishes to take this opportunity to

thank fellow members who advised and shared their opinion

with us during the work duration especially those from the

Sailing and Angling Section and also not forgetting Basri,

who was of great help in assisting throughout the process.

Before

After| 08

by: Ng Chin-U

PSC BOAT RAMP REPAIR

MEMBERSHIP STATISTICS

JULFor The Financial Period from 1 April to 28 February 2018

INCOME & EXPENDITURE STATEMENT

EXPENDITURE EXCLUDING DEPRECIATION

Staff cost 3,076,250 3,191,495

Utilities & services 1,086,811 971,551

Repairs & maintenance 547,691 448,320

Entertainment 198,641 172,731

Promotion of water sports & recreational activities 338,258 390,673

Administration expenses 341,723 510,834

Rates, taxes & insurance 236,905 275,932

5,826,279 5,961,536

28/2/2018 28/2/2017

INCOME RM RM

Subscriptions 3,559,421 3,576,722

Bar profits 64,203 168,493

Restaurant commission 314,608 380,253

Slot machine profit 1,002,563 1,171,762

Interest from fixed deposits 820,714 801,602

Transfer/registration fees 415,820 547,500

Sundry revenue 148,201 149,040

6,325,530 6,795,372

Membership Figures as at 31 March 2018

TYPE OF MEMBERSHIP ACTIVE ABSENT TOTAL

Patron / Hon. Members 24 0 24

Ordinary Transferable Members - Pending for Election (NormalTransfer)- Pending for Election (JM Conversion)

467036

28

658 5392

Ordinary Members 3 2 5

Unattached Lady Members 1 1 2

Term Members- Pending for Election (JM Conversion)

31

1 5

Junior Members- Pending for Election

273 39

67 379

Associate Members - Pending for Election

191123

117 2051

TOTAL 7012 846 7858

FIXED DEPOSITS AT BANKS 22,365,325 21,377,485

Club Announcements

E-STATEMENT

MEMBERS’ ACCOUNTS

Members are hereby requested to submit their email address, phone

number, together with their names and membership number to the

Office or send to accounts@penangswimclub.com. Thank you.

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SURPLUS BEFORE DEPRECIATION 499,251 833,836

Depreciation of property, plant & equipment 1,108,087 1,093,257

Deficit after depreciation (608,836) (259,421)

Taxation 205,180 200,400

Net deficit (814,016) (459,821)

Our beloved Seafront Café with the vantage overlooking

the beach and boat yard, has long being a hang out for

beachgoers and a pit stop for the sailors and anglers. It

recently underwent a face lift and is now open with a new

look and much more to offer. The excitement are, the old and

worn out furniture are now being replaced with new outdoor

furniture; the cafe has acquired a clean and refreshing look

after a well design coat of paint; a sixty-five inch TV has been installed for members viewing pleasure; and the old faithful

pool table is always at your service. To top it all, a short order

menu and draught beers are now available at the Café! So, why are we waiting? See you at the Café.

Club Announcements

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Club Announcements

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Attendance is free to all Ordinary Transferable members, Ordinary Members and

Associate Members. STRICTLY NO CHILDREN ALLOWED.

Please register at the reception at level 6 latest by 28 May 2018. The registration

will be based on first-come first-served basis (Target maximum up to 700 members). Members who registered but do not attend will be charged a fee of RM35.00 billed

to their account. Cancellation must be made at least 3 days before the closing date.

Thank you.

The Management

DATE1st June 2018 (Friday)

TIME7.00pm

VENUEMulti-Purpose Hall, Level 14

The Patron’s Night on 13 April 2018 at the Multi-Purpose

Hall (‘MPH’), Level 14 saw diners coming early all decked out

in their formal attire. Prior to the arrival of the Club’s Patron

T.Y.T. Yang Di-Pertua Negeri Pulau Pinang Tun Dato’ Seri

Utama (Dr) Haji Abdul Rahman Bin Haji Abbas, the members

and guest were served finger food and drinks. It gave the members and invited guests an opportunity to mingle and to

get to know each other before the arrival of the VIPs.

The programme formally started with the arrival of our

Patron TYT at the Reception, who was warmly greeted by

the Main Committee. After a photo session, our Patron TYT

together with the VIPs adjourned to the MPH where TYT was

greeted by our members with a big round of applause. Once

the formal protocols were completed, dinner began with the

entertainment for the night from the 4-piece band “Heart

Desire” and also a solo saxophonist, Wan Andre.

During dinner, our President, Mr. Lim Shin Lid delivered his

speech highlighting our Club’s achievement for the year.

Thereafter, we enjoyed a lovely Tango dance performed by

Mr. and Mrs. Chew Cheng Lai from the Dance Sport Group

and two line dances by Ms Emmeline and her team. We were

also entertained by our very own Karaoke stars, Ms. Elaine

Tan who serenaded us with ‘Shanghai Tang’ and Mr. Jef Tan

who sang the classic ‘Getaran Jiwa’.

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Our Patron TYT then presented the Certificate of Achievement for the Premier Award to Ms. Geh Cheow Lin,

for winning the silver medal in last year’s SEA Games for

Windsurfing RS: One Event. We then presented TYT with a surprise birthday cake for his 80th Birthday celebration.

Before TYT’s departure, our President presented him with

a memento to mark the joyous occasion and also to thank

him for his attendance.

Compliments to the Organising Committee and many thanks

to the Management and staff as well as PSC members for

helping to make this year’s Patron’s Night an enjoyable

evening and a great success.

Club Happenings

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Chap Goh which is the 15th day of the Chinese Lunar New

Calendar Year traditionally marks the end of the Chinese New

Year Celebrations. This year our Club celebrated Chap Goh

eve with a dinner attended by 210 members and our guests

consisting of 20 Cheshire Home residents.

The celebrations started at 6pm with Lion Dance performance

commencing from the Tower Block and thereafter proceeding

to all the 15 Club outlets.

At 7.30 pm, our President, Mr Lim Shin Lid, welcomed all

members and guests to our Chinese New Year Celebrations

and wished everyone all the very best for the New Year.

Thereafter members helped themselves to the sumptuous

buffet spread comprising local food and a few traditional

delicacies namely “Bubur Cha Cha” and “Fried Tee Kueh”.

After dinner, the members watched and enjoyed the

acrobatic dance performances of the six Lions present.

They were subsequently entertained by the Karaoke Group

members who performed some Chinese New Year classics.

The ever popular “God of Prosperity” mascot, made a late

but much anticipated arrival, distributing the gold coin

chocolates and Mandarin oranges to appreciative children

and adults respectively. At the finale, members of the Main Committee set off fire crackers and members were treated to a spectacular fireworks display at the Seafront.

by: Ann Tan

Club Happenings

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This annual event was scheduled on 7th January 2018 but

had to be postponed to 4th February 2018. Some 68

members took part in this event held at the beach near

the Sailing Area Shoreline.

Many of the participants were there, much earlier than

the registration time of 2.00pm. As the norm, these early

birds had booked their fishing posts; and we were told that some had already started fishing and even caught a good sized fish.

The Carnival started off with the fishing competition at 2.30pm. Being an angling event and with the majority of

participants comprising of anglers, it was just natural to

give this event prominence. Hence the fishing competition lasted 2 ½ hours and even then there was this reluctance to

reel up when the horn sounded at 5.00pm. For variety too,

the Committee decided to give prizes for the first 5 special fishes caught viz. Senangin, Sembilang, Grouper, Whiting and Grunter (Pekcho) instead of rewarding by weight the fish caught as in past years.

The second event, the“Korek Siput”competition which

lasted just half an hour started at 5.00pm; but none the less

many found it to be a laborious task, especially for the notso

young and able. And of course, the coarse and rough sand

added bruises and grazes to our hands and knees.

Last but not least, the 3rd and final event, the Sand Sculpture Competition was held from 6.00 to 6.30pm.

This year there was also a change in the format for drawing

of team mates for the Sand Sculpture Competition. Instead

of allowing the participants to select their own team mates,

the adult participants were divided into teams, selected by

serial numbering.

We too had observed that for the previous years that the

children usually joined their parent(s) team comprising

mainly of adults. This has curtailed the children’s chances of

playing with sand as the adults dominated both the choice

and the building of the sand sculpture.

This year, we decided to group the children into their

own group and “volunteered” Ms Yvonne Lim (one of the

parents) to prompt, guide and encourage each individual

child to do their bit and yet work as a team.

Obviously the children had a great time, having a free

playwith sand and yet achieved a collective end result - a

fantastic castle. Indeed, the judges were awed by children’s

creativity and skill. The Committee thanked Ms Yvonne for

obliging to be the chaperone for the day and I end with the

quote from Ms Yvonne: “It was great to see them working

on the castle with so much imagination and enthusiasm.”

Annual Carn

ival

by: Victoria Labrooy

Angling News

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The month of March signaled the end of the fishing competitions for the angling calendar of 2017/2018 and

concluded aptly with the Annual Prize Presentation &

Dinner, the finale of all Angling events.

It was not just an evening of celebration of the victors

but was also an evening fostering camaraderie among our

distinguished guests and the 75 odd Anglers.

This gathering was held on 17th March 2018 at the

Multi Purpose Hall, complete with the presentation of

awards intertwined with the serving of the delectable

8-course dinner.

Just for the record, each of the awards had been

fittingly earned, with consistent and indefatigable effort, notwithstanding the time and weather. An example to

quote are the awards for “Angler of the Year“ where one

had to accrue the points attained in the monthly fishing competitions held during the year. One can be sure that

the anglers will not want to skip any of the onshore fishing competitions held during the angling year.

And to add our merriment, the angling members were

honored with the presence of our Club President,

our Donors & Sponsors and their charming spouses.

Appropriately the Angling Section Committee would like

to record our heartfelt appreciation to our Sponsors - Club

President Mr. Lim Shin Lid, Club Trustee Dato’ Mahinder

Singh Dulku, Mrs. Amara Loh, Mr. Chan Kean Hin, Mr. Ung

Peng Joo, Mr. Ooi Theng Chee, Mr. Ooi Cheng Chye and

Mr. Danny Lee for their unswerving support.

Truly an enjoyable evening to be remembered especially

by the winners of the various competitions!

Angling News

POSITION

Champion1st Runner Up2nd Runner Up

ANGLER OF THE YEAR

HEAVIEST CATCH FOR THE YEAR

GROUP TEAM ANGLING CHAMPION

ANNUAL CASTINGCOMPETITION

ANGLER OF THE DAY

ANGLER OF THE DAY (OPEN EVENT)

POSITION

Champion1st Runner Up

2nd Runner Up

POSITION

1st2nd3rd

POSITION

Champion

(Children)Champion

(Ladies)

Champion

(Men)

CHILDREN

Audrey Ung Amy Ung Hui

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WINNERS

Louis WooiUng Seang GuanTan Fung Liang

CHILDREN

Jeslynn CheahAmy Ung Audrey Ung

DISTANCE CASTING

Audrey Ung

Evelyn Lim

Eddie Wooi

Elaine Chong

Awarded To Team C:

Kalimuthan Veloo, Lee Hong Kiong, Walvin Labrooy, Choo Lip Hoe, Kathleen Cheah

LADIES

Teh Peck HoonCecilia HoHelen Low

LADIES

Ann Ch’ngTan Suat TinSee Phaik Kian

ACCURACY CASTING

Selene Cheah

Teh Peck Hoon

Eddie Wooi

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MEN

Ung Seang GuanOng Yong KitCh’ng Earn Leng

MEN Ch’ng Earn LengCheah Yew WeeTho Yau Cheong

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This Club event held on 4 March 2018 attracted 53 participants

vying for Angler of the Day Trophy and the many other

attractive prizes.

As expected, suspense filled the hot and humid Sunday afternoon as the participants registered for the event which

began at 12pm.

The excitement of the day was when Louis Wooi reeled up an

eel which weighed 2.294kg which undoubtedly made him the

Champion “Angler of the Day-open event”. Half an hour before

the end of the competition, Ung Seang Guan, our Equipment

Officer, brought up a handsome senangin or threadfin weighing 780gms to wrest the 1st Runner-up title from Tan Fung Liang.

And at 4.00pm the horn sounded, signaling the end of the

competition and the Competitors adjourned to the Snake

Temple for buffet-lunch. Unlike the other competitions, the

winners of the day had to wait till 17th March 2018 to receive

their prizes at the Annual Prize Presentation & Dinner.

A total of 78 members comprising 43 from the Angling

Section and 35 from the Tai Chi Group registered and

attended the Joint Angling/Tai Chi Chinese New Year

Dinner held on the night of 3rd February 2018 at MPH II.

As it is the common Chinese belief, the colour red,

corresponding with fire, symbolizes good fortune and joy. Naturally then, the participants were appropriately

dressed to the theme; either something in red or even

traditional for this auspicious occasion.

The Chairman of Angling Section, Mr. Beh Ping Seng, in

his welcoming speech recalled that the Angling Section

and the Tai Chi Group have been observing this joint

celebration for the past several years and he hopes that

this practice will continue to carry on in the future years

to come.

He emphasized that it is only fitting to have a joint celebration as many Members as well as the Committee

Members are also Members of both - Angling and Tai

Chi. Needless to say, the Members had benefitted from this amalgamation of their funds. Besides serving a more

sumptuous feast, we were able to include the traditional

tidbits of groundnuts and oranges and to top it all,

replacing the typical Chinese tea with beer and wine.

Mr. Beh’s message and sentiment were also echoed by

the Convener of the Tai Chi Group, Mr. Colin Yu. In his

speech, Mr. Colin Yu further thanked the Angling Section

Committee for successfully organizing this joint event.A simple but yet an enjoyable evening for all.

Angling News

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Sailing News

Once again, PSC hosted the prestigious KFC Penang Regatta

from 2nd-4th April. More than 150 sailors from all over Malaysia

as well as Singapore, Australia and UK took part in the races.

The much anticipated annual sailing event was a joint effort

between Penang Sailing Association and PSC with endorsement

from the State Government.

The weather held up and seven races were concluded in the

three-day event for the various categories: Optimist, Laser,

Windsurfing, International Open Dinghy, etc. Club President Lim Shin Lid flagged off the race and officiated the closing ceremony. As expected, PSC members did well by winning the

following races:

We thank PSC President and staff for their hard work and member

volunteers who helped to make this event a great success.

Geh Chew Lin Windsurfing Champion RS One WomenYeap Leong Soon Windsurfing Formula Champion MarathonAntonio Cheng 23rd Optimist A

Ng Yu Fey 24th Optimist A

River Ng 10th Optimist C

by: Dr S.H.Ng

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The Sailing Section congratulates the following five members who completed the above course on 18th March 2018:

Charles Slack, Teh Chin Leong, Tan Jo Han, Scott Ong Chen

Min and Ng Kok Peng.

The ‘Learn To Sail’ course is a basic (level I) course for

beginners and it comprises of theory and practical skills

taught over two weekends. In the course, participants learn

to understand the terms commonly used in sailing, recognise

wind directions, rig up the boat and finally, take the dinghy out to sail (solo). The course is ideal for members who wish

to take up sailing as a hobby or competitive sport (if one is

inclined to be more serious in the pursuit).

LEARN TO

SAIL COURSE

Our Masters Swimmer, Lim Cheang Cheang aged 68 had

a phenomenal performance in Singapore, at the end of

March. In the Open Category, she obtained a gold in the

25m butterfly, silvers in 50m breaststroke, 50m freestyle, 25m breaststroke, 25m backstroke and 25m freestyle;

with new personal best times for all events.

We are very proud of her and her morning trainings

are paying off. We hope that will inspire more mature

swimmers in taking part in our Masters program, so

that we can build a strong competitive team for Penang

Swimming Club.

by: Cindy Wong

Swimming News

Sailing News

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This swimming competition is a strange one, as it is actually

two competitions combined into one – the Malaysia

Invitational Age Group Swimming Championship, which is an

Open Invitational Competition and therefore other countries

are invited to participate; and the National Age Group (NAG)

Championships, which is also focusing at Malaysian state

teams compete against each other, which is also called

Closed. It leads to very confusing results for most of us and a

spreadsheet is needed to puzzle it out and keep track of who

is doing what. I am still not sure what is happening at times.

22 teams from as far as Cook Islands, Hong Kong, India,

Indonesia, Madagascar, Johor, Kedah, Labuan, Perak, Macau,

Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Perlis, Sabah,

Sarawak, Selangor, Sri Lanka, Terengganu, Thailand and Kuala

Lumpur competed against each other.

Hong Kong emerged as the overall winner with 60 golds, 43

silvers & 34 bronzes. Team Selangor was 2nd and Team Kuala

Lumpur was 3rd in the Malaysian Invitational Age Group.

Out of all the Malaysian states competing against each other

in the National Age Group, Penang emerged 3rd. Selangor

was first with 25 golds, 37 silvers and 33 bronzes; and Kuala Lumpur second with 18 golds, 29 silvers and 30 bronzes. Team

Penang did us proud with 7 golds, 17 silvers and 15 bronzes.

Team Penang comprised of 39 swimmers, with 11 from our

PSC Swim Team. These swimmers qualified to participate in this swimming competition because of their good results in

the 54th Speedo-PASA Age Group Swimming Championships

2018. They are Dickson Chin, Elynn Tan, Toh Ting Wei, Ashley

Too, Law Hong Bin, Cieran Wong, Chris Chew, Joel Darren

Kung, Josh Duncan Kung, Jesselyn Lim and Jolene Lim.

Elynn Tan did us proud by breaking the NAG meet record for

the 100m butterfly Girls 18 & over, with a time of 01:04.28. She won silver for the 100m freestyle, gold for the 50m

freestyle, gold for 100m butterfly, silver for 50m breaststroke, and silver for 50m backstroke – all in the MIAG competition

(open). Under NAG (closed) Elynn obtained golds for 100m

freestyle, 50m butterfly, 100m butterfly, 50m breaststroke, 50m freestyle, and silver for 50m backstroke.

Joel Darren Kung is all smiles as he is now going to represent

Malaysia in the South East Asia (SEA) Age Group Swimming

Championships in the Philippines in the Boys 11 – 12 age

group. He will be travelling with 4 other swimmers from

Penang in July 2018. This is from his spectacular gold

performance in the 400m freestyle during MIAG and NAG.

Under NAG (closed), Joel obtained bronzes for 100m

freestyle and 50m butterfly, silvers for 100m backstrokeand 50m backstroke.

His younger brother, Josh Duncan was also stellar during

MIAG with silvers in 50m breaststroke, 100m breaststroke

and 50m backstroke; and a bronze in 100m backstroke. Under

NAG (closed), Josh won golds for 50m breaststroke, 100m

breaststroke, 50m backstroke, and silver for 100m backstroke.

Chris Chew swam to a fantastic silver medal for the 50m

butterfly in the Boys 13 – 14 category MIAG (open) and under NAG (closed) won silver for 50m butterfly, bronzes for 50m breaststroke and 50m freestyle.

Jesselyn Lim obtained a silver in the 50m butterfly Girls 11-12 age group, under NAG (closed). Cieran Wong also won a

bronze for 400m freestyle Boys 13-14 category, under

NAG (closed).

This year, the Amateur Swimming Union of Malaysia (ASUM)

introduced a new incentive to encourage young Malaysian

swimmers to train hard and dream big. It is called the

Malaysian All Stars where swimmers hit the times set by

ASUM for specific events in their age group. Our swimmers who made it into the Malaysian All Stars are Chris Chew,

Cieran Wong, Law Hong Bin, Jesselyn Lim, Joel Kung, Jolene

Lim & Josh Kung.

Our swimmers would like to extend their deep appreciation

and thanks to their Coaches and parents for all the dedication

and effort for getting them to the 54th Milo/PRAM Malaysia

Invitational Age Group Swimming Championship 2018.

Thank you!

Swimming News

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by: Cindy Wong

The Scuba Section Committee of 2017/18 is drawing to

a close. Come May will be the Section’s AGM.

During the Chinese New Year Festive Season, our new

Scuba Equipment Room was officially opened. The event was reported in the March-April issue of Nautilus.

Members helped in the moving of equipment over. We

are enjoying the new facility, which is as good as any Dive

Centre, if not better. Now we can wash our equipment in

the spacious outdoor built-in cement water cisterns, with

spotlights and soon-to-be installed hot water shower.

Once again we thank the Club and its members for their

support to make this happen.

For March and April, our focus was to complete our

tasks for the year and to make the handover to the

new Committee seamless. One last big event was the

completion of OW Course for new batch of beginners.

The Open Water Assessment was carried out in Pulau

Payar over the 7-8th April weekend. Well done to our

freshly minted divers. Last but not least, many thanks

to our faithful and tireless instructors.

We look forward to the new year, 2018/19 for biggerand better diving.

Scuba News

by: Tan Suan See

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An Enchanted Evening in Black, Silver & Gold was the theme

for our Annual Dinner cum birthday celebration for members.

Even though no one came dressed up as fairies, witches or

sleeping beauty, many came in black (with silver glitters) and

gold. To kick off the evening, current Karaoke champions

Quah Fong Fong and Kelvin Lowe each rendered a song.

Of course besides the champs other members obligingly

entertained us in between lucky draw sessions.

In the spirit of Chinese New Year, Karaoke Group members

were requested to attend our Get-Together party on 24

February dressed in red. All of the 94 members who came

brightened up the atmosphere with their attires, smiles

and cheerful chatter. Everyone received an angpow and a

mandarin orange. As usual the young ones and “young at

hearts” happily snapped selfies and wefies before and after dinner was served.

Karaoke News

by: Betsy Koe

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To save time and manpower, Devyn Khoo made the necessary

arrangements and facilitated gifts for the table draws. It

was a one-man effort greatly appreciated by fellow

committee members.

18 tables were taken up for the dinner. 12 members born

in the months of February & March jointly celebrated their

birthdays that night and each received an angpow.

There was overwhelming participation from the floor when two popular evergreen line dance numbers were played.

Congratulations to all lucky draw winners of club coupons

ranging from RM20 to RM100.

Our appreciation to the Club President Mr Lim Shin Lid &

Main Committee members Messrs Lim Khoon Seng, Paul

Harrison, Cheah Chin Tong and their lovely spouses for

gracing our function and rendering their favourite songs.

To all members, thank you for your continuous support.

Karaoke News

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The Dance Sport Group (DSG) held its Grand Theme Night on

Sat, 3rd March with a turnout of about 140 members and guests.

As usual, most of the ladies came appropriately dressed to the

theme “Those Were The Days” and most were seen excitedly

having their photographs and “selfies” taken before the start of the event proper. Marilyn Monroe and Rita Hayworth poses

were, of course, the order of the evening.

The event was graced by Club President, Lim Shin Lid and his

wife. Also in attendance were Hon Sec, Lim Khoon Seng & wife,

Hon Treasurer, Lee Chee Lin & Club Captain, Michael Cheong.

After short speeches by DSG Convenor, TC Choong and

President, Lim Shin Lid, attendees were treated to a special

opener with a sensual Bachata dance led by TC Choong and

his wife, Teresa. Rumour has it that the couple spent endless

hours perfecting the dance in the privacy of their home.

It was an evening of practically non-stop dancing with not

only traditionally ballroom and latin dances but also disco

and line-dancing. To sum it up, it was truly a grand evening

to round off DSG’s entertainment programme for this term.

The Dance Sport Group’s AGM will be held at MPH2 on

Sunday, 29th April @ 3pm which will be followed by Hi-Tea.

DSG members are urged to attend the AGM.

Dance Sport News

by: Chung Chok Yin

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The Aerobic Group recently held their AGM/Dinner on Friday

23rd March at MPH 11, Level 14. The meeting went smoothly

without a hitch as the same Committee was voted back in

office for the year 2018/2019. An 8-course Chinese dinner was served subsequent to the AGM. It was a night of merriment with

entertainment by our instructors, Jimmy and Dex. The members

participated in the various performances and showed off their

dancing skills as well as their awesome footwork. The food and

wine flowed freely, so did the fun and laughter. What a nightto remember!

The Committee members for the year 2018/2019 are as follows:

Group ChairmanSecretary

Treasurer

Committee members

Mariam Harvey

Tan Swee Nee

Alison Lim

Chin Le Na, Boey Taik Hin, Chng Kee Hiang & Jenny Lim.

by: Mariam Harvey

Aerobic News

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The Penang Swimming Club Taekwondo Group held its

Annual Dinner on 20th March 2018 with a full Taekwondo

demonstration and of course food glorious food!

The event was kicked off with a speech by Mr. Lim Shin Lid,

the Club President who expressed his vision of self defense

classes for adult Club members.

Almost all the Taekwondo members who attended were

accompanied by their parents who came armed with their

cameras for the highlight of the dinner which was the

Taekwondo demonstration. Besides group demonstration

by all members, we also had a poomsae performance by

members of different grades and the highlight was women's

self defense display.

The demonstration materials were sponsored by the

members and parents and in total we smashed through over

140 wooden boards and 70 roof tiles leaving behind a trail of

destruction and yes the buffet line was also 'destroyed".

Our heartfelt thanks for the full support by the members

and parents resulting in this year's annual dinner doubling in

attendance compared to our previous year's dinner!

Taekwondo News

by: Michael Ong

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The joint pre-CNY get-together with Angling Section was held

successfully on 3rd February 2018 with 80 members combined.

The venue, MPH II was filled with greetings of Gong Xi Fa Cai amidst the predominantly “red” affair.

Following the Angling Chairman, Mr Beh Ping Seng’s opening

address, the Tai Chi Convenor, Mr Colin Yu welcomed everyone

especially the Tai Chi members. He also thanked Mr Beh and

his Angling committee for helping to organize the function. In closing, he wished everyone a Happy & Prosperous Chinese

New Year.

This annual Club function was held on 10th March 2018 and was

well attended by the Tai Chi members. In his opening speech,

the Convenor, Mr Colin Yu, welcomed everyone and wished all

the ladies present a belated Happy International Women’s Day

that met with great applause. He thanked all Group members for

their continued support and assistance especially Mr Beh Ping

Seng, Mr Wang Chee Seng, Mrs Jenny Beh and Mdm Lim Mei Mei.

The guests of honour were the Club President, Mr Lim Shin Lid

and wife and Sifu, Mr Teoh Ching Lye and wife.

The highlight of the evening was the Wushu demonstration which

included tai chi chuan, sword, fan and broad sword. The Club

karaoke set was at hand to keep the members entertained.

Taichi News

by: Colin Yu

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With that he thanked the members for their attendance and

attention, and called the meeting to a close at 8.07pm.

COMMITTEE

Chairman

Hon. Sec.

Treasurer

Darts Captain

Darts Vice Captain

Committee Member

Committee Member

Committee Member

Anthony D Morley

Choo Lip Hoe

Jenny Lee

Heng Wooi Piao

Michael Chong

Lee Cheng Tee

Victoria LaBrooy

Michelle Chiam

Prior to the Darts Group Annual Dinner on 24th March 2018,

the Group AGM took place at the Formal Dining Area of the

Captains Restaurant.

With a required quorum in attendance at 7.12pm, Chairman,

Anthony D Morley, called the meeting to order.

The Chairman, initially thanked members of management

and staff for cooperation during the year. He also thanked his

co-Committee members for their’ diligence and efforts on

behalf of the Group, during what had been a difficult year.

In lieu of an “Opening Address”, he stated that he wished

to express some opinions, and also make some comments

on behalf of the Darts Committee, prior to Point 5 on the

Agenda (Election of Office Bearers for 2018-19)

To this, the Members agreed, and hence the Meeting

proceeded to deal with Points 2 – 4, which were dealt with

as follows:-

The Group Members adopted and approved the Minutes of

the Group 18th AGM held on 25th March 2017, the Annual

Report for 2017-18 and the Group Accounts for the Year

Ended 31st March 2017.

At this point the Chairman referred to his earlier request, to

comment before “Electing Office Bearers for 2018-19”. He stated that in his opinion, the current Committee, which had

been re-elected en bloc for the previous 3 years, with some

having “held office” for 8+ years, must, tonight, give notice of calling an end to their tenure.

New ideas and fresh impetus were required. He doubted

that the members would tonight acquire the requisite

6 “volunteers”/nominees to form a new Committee, he

therefore put forward the following options:-

a. That if members wished to elect a new Committee

(of minimum 6) tonight, that the current Committee would “stand down” and allow the new nominees to

take office; or

b. That, after much discussion and persuasion between

themselves, the existing Committee would agree to remain in office, but that members must be prepared to elect a new Committee at the 2019, thus giving

members 12 months notice and therefore time

to canvas and lobby for suitable candidates to form

a new Committee.

After a short break allowing members to discuss the options,

Walvin LaBrooy proposed Option “b”, which was seconded

by Dato Lawrence Cheah.

The Chairman therefore confirmed that the current Committee would remain in office, as detailed below, but may make some minor changes in “office positions”, and that a new Committee must be elected at the 2019 AGM.

Darts News

by: Anthony David Morley

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Darts News

Following the Darts Group AGM, the Group Annual Dinner

took place at the Formal Dining Area of the Captains

Restaurant.

The Darts Chairman thanked members for their attendance

and welcomed MC members with thanks for taking the time

Doubles Competition Tuesday League “Novelty” Scores Tuesday League Champion Annual Competition – Ladies Annual Competition – Men's “Foursome” Team Competition

Most Improved Player 2017-18

Sponsor – K H Chan

Club Captain – Michael Cheong

Club Pres. - Lim Shin Lid

Mr. See Ewe Lin

Sponsor – Mr. See Ewe Lin

Sponsor - Ian Nicholas

2016-17 Winner – Lee Eng Kim

Quah Yean Lee & Yeoh Chee Teong

21 Individual Awards

Choo Lip Hoe

Michelle Chiam

Chuah Su Aik (Siong)

(Capt) Choo, Victoria LaBrooy,

Quah Yean Lee, Yvonne J. Lim

Yvonne J. Lim

out to attend, and also their support and help during a

difficult 12 months.

He then addressed the sponsors, thanking them not only for

their Trophy sponsorship, but also for the drinks sponsored

on the evenings of past and also tonight’s Darts Annual

Dinner. He stated that their’ long time and continued

support of the Group, was invaluable in terms of morale for

the Group.

He continued that often Group members are unaware

of what goes on “behind the scenes” when “managing”

a Group, and for that reason he wanted to express his

personal thanks, not only to the sponsors, but also to Club

President Shin, V.P. Najieb Ariff and Club Captain Michael

Cheong for their help and support.

With that, he announced that President Shin would like to

say a few words, after which dinner would be served, and

that the Prize Presentation would take place during dinner.

President Shin, in a short but succinct address, thanked

members for the invitation to the Annual Dinner, with

assurances that he understood the nature of the activities

of the Group and that internal Group and external Inter

Club competition should be encouraged, and that the Darts

Group would have his personal support whenever possible.

The 8 course dinner was then served.

During dinner, the Prize Presentation took place, as detailed

below:-

The presentation finished with members in jovial mood, but after further drinks were ordered and the dinner concluded,

the evening gradually drew to a close around 11pm.

The Darts Group Committee wishes to thank the members,

guests and sponsors for, once again, making the Annual

Dinner a relaxed, enjoyable and successful evening.

Added thanks to Darts Committee member Victoria

LaBrooy who organised the catering amidst change of

venue, revisions to menu and continually changing

attendance list.

COMPETITION WINNERSPRESENTED BY

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In the final event of the 2017-18 Darts Team “Season”, we welcomed darters from Penang Sports Club on Thursday 29th

March 2018. With players and supporters from both Clubs

totalling around 40, plus 3 MC members, the Darts Room and

seating area was well filled for the pre match buffet dinner.

After a short welcome address from our Darts Chairman, a

response from Sports Club Captain, Jude, an exchange of

mementoes, and a few words from our Club President, Mr.

Lim Shin Lid, the “A” and “B” Team matches began.

With the “B” Team match starting slightly ahead, all focus was

on them. Leading from the front, Beh Ping Seng, set the tone

for the “B” Team performance, playing a major role in the

initial Foursome win, and following this with a “no nonsense”

2-0 win in the first Singles.

This established an early 3-0 lead for our “B” Team, which they

continued to build on throughout the match.

Wins for Lee C T / Walvin (1st Doubles), Yvonne (2nd Singles),

Jenny Beh / E K Lee (2nd Doubles) and finally Devyn (3rd Singles) were all achieved with confidence.

A resounding 11-3 final victory score was nothing less than fully deserved.

Whilst all this was taking place in the “B” Team match, our

“A” Team darters were having their usual “roller coaster ride”,

with most players alternating between periods of excellent

high, and inexplicable low scoring.

Trailing 1-3 after the Foursome and 1st Singles, Michelle /

Tony (1st Doubles) and Michelle (2nd Singles) ground out

victories to put PSC 5-4 ahead.

The 2nd Doubles was lost 1-2, despite Yeoh showing,

possibly, his best form in an Inter Club Match.

With the score tied at 6-6, Piao met Hari (Sports Club) in the

final Singles. Piao won the 1st Leg, but then, after a fast start in Leg 2, Piao’s good form disappeared, allowing Hari to win

Leg 2. Piao’s loss of form continued in Leg 3, until, with Hari

well ahead and seemingly in sight of victory, Piao produced

scores of 95, 81 and a 67 checkout in his last 9 darts.

The “roller coaster” had finished at a high point, and an 8-7 victory for our “A” Team.

PSC “B” Team Darters in fine form:“A” Team “snatch victory”

Our guests from Sports Club were their’ usual well

mannered, good humoured and competitive selves. We

trust that the ties between our two Clubs, now rekindled,

continue and strengthen. We understand that there is the

possibility of a reciprocal visit to Sports Club within the

coming 2-3 months.

Finally some thanks. Darts Committee members Piao &

Victoria for organising the match and the catering. Michelle

& Mike for the photos. And Catering and Events staff

(Areyanti & Fatin), who were also unexpectedly tasked with

acting as bar staff on a very busy night at the SeaFront.

Michelle, Yeoh & (Piao - for keeping his nerve) Can best be described as an “erratic”

Team performance

Beh, Walvin & Yvonne

All players performed well, the above

being exceptional

BEST PERFORMANCES:

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Michelle, Yeoh & (Piao - for keeping his nerve)

Youth News

Penang Coast Triathlon 27th May 2018

This is an interclub event

(Penang Swimming Club

& Chinese Recreational Club).

Targets to have around 500

plus participant.

Encourages Members to

be active in all disciplines

such as Swimming and Cycling

and Running.

Registration will be opened on the 1st of April 2018

and available to register in PSC reception.

TRIATHLON

Adults : Non Club members - RM100

Club members - RM85

AQUALON

Adults : Non Club members - RM80

Club members - RM70

Kids : Non members - RM70

Club members - RM60

For more information visit:

https://event.howei.com/event/penang-coast-triathlon-2018

by: Choong Han Shi

On the 24th of February 2018 (Saturday) PSC Youth Group

organised a Chinese New Year Gathering & Mingle Event held in Gurney Paragon Brussels Café which was a new

venue out of the club venue for the Youth Members.

All expenses were borne by the participants themselves with

a specially negotiated Buffet price at RM60 nett per person.

This activity was to encourage Youth Group Members to

socialise and get to know one another.

The next upcoming event will be Escape Theme Park Trip

on 29th April 2018, 9.30am till 4pm with teambuilding

activities organised.

This event promotes youth members to work together

and to have an active & healthy outdoor activity.

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Over 40 yoga members attended the Steam Boat Dinner on

Sunday 4th March 2018 at 6 p.m. at the Marina Deck. After the

dinner was a disco party.

On Saturday 17th March 2018 was Full Day Fun Yoga and

Cooking Demo. It started at 7 a.m. with aqua yoga in the pool

and later proceeded to the beach for yoga and stretching with

Angeline Teh.

At 9.15 a.m. was 2nd session of yoga and self massage using

tennis balls with Sam Cheng. Later Joel explained on the usage

of essential oil.

Yoga News

BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY TO A BETTER LIFE WITH GREAT HEALTH, LOVE, PEACE AND HAPPINESS.

HEALTH IS WEALTH !!! YOGA FOR THE BODY AND MIND!!!

Those PSC members joining Yoga Classes are required to complete the

Registration Form and to be submitted to the reception at level 6. When

they attend the classes, they are also required to sign their names on the

attendance list. The Penang Swimming Club offers the most affordable

yoga facilities and greatest choice in terms of teachers and styles. A

monthly subscription of RM20 +6% entitles its members both ladies and men to an unlimited access to all the daily classes held at B1 room.

At 2.00 p.m. Jane Lim showed how to prepare Mung Bean

Sprouts, Alfalfa, Mango Wrap, Chia Coconut Pudding and Pad

Thai with Coconut Noodles. At 3.45 p.m. Nora taught the club

members how to make Kim Chi.

Jorva Hamilton taught the yoga members how to make various

types of pan cakes on 15.4.2018.

On 22.4.2018 30 yoga members joined the Yoga Retreat at Balik Pulau. The programme included a visit to the Sungai Pinang Farm, yoga session by Sabrina Chew & a visit to the Audi Dream Farm.

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Yoga Annual General Meeting and Dinner will be held

on 29.4.2018 at 11.30a.m. at the Formal Dinning Area

Sand Detox for a Healthy Body will be held on 1.5.2018at 6.45a.m. at the beach in front of the OASIS. Bibi will then lead the members for a yoga session and breathing exercise. At 10.00 a.m. Mr. K.C. Hor will talk on “How to use food as therapeutic substance”.

Nirvana Breathing To Music Chorea 4 will start on Saturday 19th May 2018 at 10.30a.m. at BI Room. Pleaseregister at reception (level 6). Maximum 30 participants.

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UP COMINGEVENTS

Although it was a challenge last year for us to form a team

for the Penang Sports Club International Invitational Tennis

Tournament but again we managed to put in one Men’s and

one Ladies team for the tournament this year. With a change in

the format, the men’s and ladies competition were separated.

As usual the tournament held from 9th to the 11th March 2018

attracted a total of 24 men’s and 8 ladies teams from as far as

Australia, Thailand, Indonesia and various states of Malaysia.

The change in approach by the host made the tournament

more challenging with various types of players participating.

For our men’s team, we were placed together with STF

Avengers from Penang, Raintree Club and Hytech from KL.

The team only managed to qualify for Tier 2 as they only

managed to win one against Raintree Club. However the team

fought hard after that with couple of matches that could have

gone our way before losing in the end.

Meanwhile the ladies team were placed together with team

Rainbow from KL, Trang from Thailand and Sports Club Black

team. They have the same fate as men’s where they only

managed to qualify for Tier 2 as they only won once against

Sports Club Black team. After that they lost twice before

finally beating their final opponent of Sports Club Yellow team. Overall, feeling the intensity and seeing the different level

of tennis definitely help the players to look forward to more challenge in the future.

Tennis News

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The PSC Library Story Telling Competition was held on

Saturday 17th March in the Mini Theatre. A total of nine

talented children took part in the competition, which was

organised according to age ranges in two groups. Group

one comprised five children aged between 9 and 11 years and group two comprised four children aged between 7

and 8 years of age.

Participants were asked to select a published story of their

choice to narrate to other participants and the judges who

formed part of the audience in addition to the organizers

and club members and their families.

Library News

Participants narrated their stories, one by one, from memory

after introducing themselves and the titles and authors of

their stories. A maximum time limit of 6 minutes was advised

for each participant. Other advice for participants given upon

registration, and utilized by the judges in their assessment of

each storyteller, included use of the voice, gestures, focus,

characterization, use of space, and pacing.

The judges and organizers were hugely impressed by the

high standard of the story telling. All participants displayed

a wealth of poise and confidence which made the task of selecting the prize winners a very difficult one for the judges. At the end of the day decisions had to be made and the

results were as follows:

The PSC Library Committee wish to congratulate all

participants and are enormously grateful to the judges

for their diligence and perseverance.

GROUP ONE:

Joint First Ms. Megan Fei Yeap Atkins

& Ms. Yeoh Shu Yan Third Ms. Suzie Kang

First Consolation Ms. Lai Wen Jia

Second Consolation Mstr. Gan Zhong Wen

GROUP TWO:

First Ms. Amber Rena Lim

Second Ms. Kan Yi-Liz

Third Mstr. Lim Shian Yong

Consolation Mstr. Gan Zhong Yi

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Library News

MAGAZINE

"The world is just a book away"

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F&B Promotion

“Sugar & Spice”

Every Friday 9pm to 12.45pm

“Peak of the Jammed”

Every Saturday9pm to 1.45am

“RV Band”

Every Sunday5.15pm to 9pm

“New Memories”

Every Wednesday8.45pm to 11.30pm

“Sweet Notes”

Every Saturday9.15pm to 12am

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CLUB HOUSE

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CAPTAIN’S DECK

Offers a selection of ice-cream, yoghurt, cakes and snacks.

Level 2 @ Tower Block (outside Library)12:00 noon - Midnight*10:00am - Midnight (on Sat/Sun & PHs)

THE CAPTAIN’S RESTAURANT

This cosy restaurant with a panoramic seaview offers a wide selection of Western cuisine and Chinese dishes. Capacity: 300 pax.

Level 14 Multi-Storey Building

12:00 noon - 2:30pm6:00pm - 10:00pm*(12 noon - 10:00pm on Sundays & PHs)

CLUB HOUSE

Enjoy true colonial ambience with a fantastic seaview, lapping waves and sea-breeze. Offersa selection of liquor, wine, beer and aperitifs.

Breakfast 7:00am - 10:00am

Main Club House

7:00am - 11:00pm daily*Till midnight on Wed*Till 12:30am on Sat(Live Bands on Wed/Sat)

PACIFIC LOUNGE

Be a Star and sing to a wide selection of Karaoke favourites in various languages. Private rooms available for bookings.

Entrance Level @ Tower Block

7:00pm - 12:00 midnight (Mon - Thu)7:00pm - 1:00am (Fri)5:00pm - 2:00am (Sat & PH Eves)5:00pm - 12:00 midnight (Sun, PHs)

FUN PUB

Contemporary Pub offering live band music on:- Friday/Saturday 9:00pm – 1:00amSundays 5:00pm – 9:00pm

Opening Hours:

5:00pm – 12:00 midnight (Mon-Thu)5:00pm – 1:00am(Fri)1:00pm – 2:00am (Sat & PH Eves)1:00pm – 12:00 midnight (Sun)

SNAKE TEMPLE

Literally sited on a rocky promontory into sea, enjoy your meal amidst an exquisite view of the sea & shoreline. Japanese set menus for lunch/dinner available. Open for small functions.

Near Swimming Pool

Lunch 12:00 noon - 2:30pmDinner 6:00pm - 11:00pm*Closed on Mondays

SEAFRONT CAFÉ

Enjoy a drink alfresco-style in this outdoor setting with a view of the sea. Perfect venue to enjoy a beer, fruit juice or hot beverage with friends/guests.

Level B3 at Multi-Storey Building

5:00pm - 12:00 midnight (Mon - Fri)1:00pm - 12:00 midnight (Sat/Sun/PHs)

For Private Function @ Multi-Purpose Hall, Marina's Deck, SeaFront / Boatyard & Snake Temple, kindly contact Mr Mahmuda (Ext 228) or Ann Tan (Ext 240)

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Angling Section Family Night

Swimming Section Time Trials

Angling Section Day Fishing Competition

Angling Section Day Fishing Competition

SAT ANGLING

FRI SWIMMING

SUN ANGLING

Marina Deck

7pm

Pool Side

7.30pm - 9.30pm

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High Tea & Darts Group 1st Quarterly Competition

Angling Section Day Fishing Competition

SUN DARTS

SUN ANGLING

Darts Room, Seafront Cafe

2pm

Snake Temple / Beach Front

9am - 12 noon

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Yoga Sand Detox & Workshop

Members’ Night

TUE YOGA

FRI CLUB MGT

SUN ANGLING

Beach / Seafront

6.30am - 3pm

MPH

7pm - 12 midnight

Snake Temple/Beach Front

10am - 1pm

Snake Temple/Beach Front

10am - 1pm

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Sailing Section Sailors’ Night

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Seafront Area

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Seafront Area

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Last Sunday Buffet

Annual General Meeting

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SUN CLUB MGT

Seafront Area

5pm - 10pm

Captain's Restaurant

12pm - 2.30pm

MPH

2.30pm

Club Events are open to all Club Members. Information is accurate at the time of press. However, Events may be subject to information changes, and, we advise all members to refer to the postings on the Notice Boards and Digital Signage for the latest/final updates. Sections and Groups are responsible for posting any information regarding any changes in Sections and Groups Events. All Club events will be subject to approval and endorsement by the Management Committee.

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