PENANG

SWIMMING

CLUB

FOUNDED 1903

JULYSEPT2019

KELAB RENANG PULAU PINANG

Birthday,

Malaysia!

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PENANG SWIMMING CLUB

517, Tanjung Bungah, 11200 Penang

Tel: 04-890 7370 Fax: 04-890 3271

E-mail: info@penangswimmingclub.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 Ibrahim Bin Kamarudin

CONFIDENTIAL SECRETARY Agnes Leow

ADMIN EXECUTIVE Ann Tan

CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER Mohd Haikal Bin Abdullah

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

Dato’ Dr Zaatar M Adel

Richard Chung

Valerie Chuah

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

Yvonne Lim

SECTIONS

CONTENTS

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 2019/2020

President : Najieb Ariff

Vice President : Ng Chin-U

Honorary Secretary : Lim Khoon Seng

Honorary Treasurer : Lee Chee Lin

Club Captain : Yeoh Sung Shen

Committee Members : Michael Cheong

Molly Lim

Lee Aun Tiang

Lim Beng Kok

Chew Saw Hoon

Tang Khye Kian

Annie Lim

DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE

Chairman : John Heah Wee Theng

Committee Members : Ramsun Ho Chii Huey

Dato' Diljit Singh Dulku D.S.P.N., DJN, PKT, PJM

Dr Gopinathan A.

Tan Hooi Choo

DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Committee Members : Eric Chong San Dee

Ivan Tan Boon Guan

Chairman : John Tan

Tho Lai Teng

EDITORIAL BOARD

Editor : Lim Khoon Seng

Members : Chew Saw Hoon

Michael Cheong

Advisor : Najieb Ariff

Management : Ramis Chandran

Ann Tan

Adelyn Chew

Chan Fai Keong

Khor Siang Tatt

06Club Announcements

10Club Happenings

16Angling News

ANGLING Boey Taik Hin | SAILING Manfred Wiedenmaier

SCUBA Freddie McGuire | SWIMMING Francis Soo

GROUPS

17Sailing News

18Scuba News

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Swimming News

Aerobics News

Khor Siang Tatt

Jenn Goh

Low Mei Leng

25Tennis News

28Calendar of Events

26Yoga News

26F&B News

22Dance Sport News

Karaoke News

Darts News

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| DANCE SPORT Stanley Fong (Acting)

| KARAOKE Eric Lew

| TAEKWONDO Lim Peng Eng

| TENNIS Tan Tian Heng

| YOUTH John Tan

AEROBICS Mariam Harvey

DARTS Blunden Butt

SQUASH/RACQUETBALL Iain Pickett

TAI CHI Colin Yu

YOGA Clara Ooi

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(wef July 2019)

PRESIDENT’SMESSAGE

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After serving 4 years on the main committee, it is with great

honour that I now serve as your Club President for the year

2019/2020. It has been challenging for the committee for

the last four years, but we survived under the leadership

of Mr Lim Shin Lid, our Immediate Past President and

Mr Kenny Koay.

My sincere appreciation and gratitude to both the immediate

past Presidents and the previous Committee members for

their contribution and dedication during their tenure, not

forgetting also a big thank you to the current committees for

agreeing to serve the Club together with me for the coming

year. The challenges we face this year would be the expiring

of the leasehold land and the improvement of our financial position. There are areas in the club which need looking at

for example: The Fun Pub and the Captain Deck to name a

few, however priority will be focused at the maintenance of

the club and cost reduction. We need to also provide better

facilities for our ever-growing younger members.

We hope that all members will give us full support and co-operation to make our Club the Premier Club on the Island.

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In short, it's going to be a busy year for the committee

and we hope that all members will give us full support and

co-operation to make our Club the Premier Club on the Island.

Thank you.

Najieb AriffPresident

Lim Khoon Seng Editor

EDITOR'SMESSAGE

In the just concluded AGM on June 30, Sunday afternoon, we saw a good turnout of 278 enthusiastic members, and witnessed lively deliberation on a variety of issues concerning the Club and members. A new Committee was elected, mostly unopposed, with Najieb Ariff as President. The make-up of the Committee, but for four new members, consists mostly members from the previous term, thus we have a good mix of youth, seniors, as well as new bloods. Our much hoped for continuity has been preserved; we look forward to an exciting and productive term ahead. At the AGM many members posed questions and expressed themselves on topics of their concerns. It is great to note the level of interest that members have on our Club affairs. Due to time constraint as well as scope of the AGM some of members’ questions could only be answered collectively. We do ask that members keep the fire of the AGM burning for the rest of the term, and better, it’s time to come forward and put your ideas into action. There are numerous committees and sub-committee on different disciplines for those who wish to participate. The Club needs the service of many talents in variety of fields; financial, technical, management, to name a few. The narrative at the AGM has been on topics such as the Club financials, cost savings, support for Section and Group activities, special (improvement) projects, together with some ongoing projects such as the SOP and Document Control, there will be exciting challenges and missions to be accomplished.

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Our much hoped for continuity has been preserved; we look forward to an exciting and productive term ahead.

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The Nautilus, with effect from this issue, will be published on a quarterly basis (July/August/September) instead of on alternate month; the next issue would be for October/November/December. The change would likely realize substantial savings for the Club, while at the same time allow more time for the production work. Our plan is to eventually have the eNautilus as the predominant medium for the magazine.

Ramis ChandranGeneral Manager

GM’SMESSAGE

Maintaining the status quo is not an option! PSC must move forward.

On behalf of Management and staff, we say “Thank You” to our ex President Mr Lim Shin Lid.

“We would be remiss if we did not thank you for your contribution, especially for providing some decisive turning points.

We would not have been able to accomplish many projects without your wise counsel and patient advice.

As you look back on your time with us, please know that our achievements would not have been possible without you at the helm.”

I would like to thank the members who turned up at the 2019 Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 30th June. Congratulations to Mr Najieb Ariff on his election to President in the new term FY2019/20.

The AGM attendance and voting demonstrated the overall concern for the well-being of the Club. On behalf of Management and staff I would also like to welcome Mr Tang Khye Kian, Mr Lim Beng Kok, Ms Chew Saw Hoon and Ms Annie Lim to the Management Committee.

There was widespread discussion at the AGM on “ways and means” to improve the Club’s financial performance. The Management Committee and Club Management have been looking at new ways to increase revenue, some of which may initially appear unconventional. But the Club is in survival mode (and has been for a number of years) and therefore all avenues have to be explored if we are to reverse the annual deficit trend.

Times ahead will be challenging. Fortunately, we have already implemented several cost-saving initiatives. For example, we

Maintaining the status quo is not an option! PSC must move forward.

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have recently replaced almost all the lights with brighter energy-saving LED lights, which achieve an estimated 60% reduction in power consumption and utility costs.

Greater adoption of technology is a way towards increasing operational efficiencies. To this end, we are working on a new Club Management IT System that integrates three existing, but outdated, standalone systems. It will automate certain manual tasks currently undertaken by staff, which will in turn cut manpower and improve productivity, hence reducing costs. The new system, which comes with a free mobile app, will also introduce simpler and “greener” processes.

Penang Swimming Club, as the club it has always been, is viewed by many as being in a “comfortable state”, but this is not sustainable. With your support and the help from Management, Committee members and the Club Management, I will continue to strive to improve the Club to one that not only exists, but also thrives in 2019/20, and thereafter. The Club, in the coming financial year, will continue to spend prudently in order to cut costs and stem year on year, gradually increasing financial deficits. The CAPEX budget for the period 1st April 2019 to 31st March 2020 shows a 29% reduction compared to the budget for the preceding year. Proposed CAPEX includes those that directly benefit our diverse membership, and we are also planning a much required refurbishment of the Fun Pub décor and fittings.

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ELECTION OF NEW MEMBERS9 MAY 2019 11 JUNE 2019

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Club Announcements

OTM & AM OTM & AM

JM JM

Chang Shuyan &Zhang Jian (AM)

Nuengruthai Kaewsaeng & Falan

Chan Hock Tien (AM)

Karen Kaur Premajit Singh

Chareesa Usaha

Catherine Cheang Jeng Yi

Yong Chung Shen

Tudor AntonDragon Martin

Boey Jian Yang

Khor Yuk Ian

Lee Shen Syian

Tan Ming Kai

Ooi Chin Boon &Ng Kim Pheng (AM)

Victor Tan Pang Hau & Lee Hwei Ring

(AM)

Kelvin Koor Kai Jie

Goh Shu Hui (AM)

Hun Zi Ann

Keefe Yeoh Wern Kye

Antonia Catherine Phoenix Martin

Florence Chuah

Khaw Zhan Hao

Shelby Ngooi Xin Min

Tan Ze Zhang

Teh Bee Leng Goh Kian Cheong

Bryce Tan Xian Sheng

Tan Wei Lun (AM)

Khoo Jeiying

Leong Sze Kuan (AM)

Sim Jia Yi Tan Cian Lynn

Khoo Guan Sen

Ong Chen Ping

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Club Announcements

11 JULY 2019

OTM & AM

JM - OTM

JM

Judy Fong Mei Fenn

Aluo Swee See (AM) &Linus Aluo

Scott Jon Boedigheimer (AM) & Phillis Loh Wan

Ching

Fong Yu Liang

Brenda Teh Yi Min

Gaurav Patel A/L Vijay Kumar Patel

Eow Sulin

Janet Ka Yee Fan (AM) & Michael Kin Wang Tse

Liew Lucent

Tsen Ee Lin

Khoo Jing Yi

Yeoh Lay Peng (AM) &Goh Yew Jin

Eileen Tan Lip Hooi

Ma Jing Yang

Ashley Wong Lyn

Koay Chun Li

Julinder Sarjit Daliwal & Mohd Khairel Khalid (AM)

Yeoh Hwei Ping

Nur Rasyiqah Johan

Lim Tze Thong

Emily Tan Li Lin

Wee Hui Ting (AM)

Nawiza Hanoum Binti Nazir Ariff

Ooi Ghee Fan

MEMBERSHIP STATISTICS Membership Figures As At 31 MAY 2019

SURPLUS FOR THE YEAR BEFORE DEPRECIATION (56,049) 169,321

Depreciation of property, plant & equipment 183,334 186,672

DEFICIT FOR THE YEAR AFTER DEPRECIATION (239,383) (17,351)

Taxation (43,720) (46,669)

DEFICIT AFTER DEPRECIATION & TAXATION (283,103) (64,020)

FIXED DEPOSITS AT BANKS 21,808,275 22,575,428

For The Financial Period 1 April To 31 May 2019

INCOME & EXPENDITURE STATEMENT

EXPENDITURE EXCLUDING DEPRECIATION

Staff cost 666,715 580,443

Utilities & services 203,047 203,370

Repairs & maintenance 124,220 122,195

Entertainment 35,538 37,677

Club events and functions 32,715 27,893

Sections and groups activities 38,093 15,725

Administration expenses 54,339 80,877

Rates, taxes & insurance 44,568 41,844

1,199,235 1,110,024

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31/5/2019 31/5/2018

INCOME RM RM

Subscriptions 641,770 652,841

Bar profits 33,891 32,398

Restaurant commission 65,401 65,737

Slot machine profits 146,067 236,738

Interest from fixed deposits 157,092 176,718

Transfer/registration fees 74,300 94,000

Sundry revenue 24,665 20,913

1,143,186 1,279,345

TYPE OF MEMBERSHIP ACTIVE ABSENT TOTAL

Patron / Hon. Members 20 0 20

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

45892218

667 5296

Ordinary Members 3 2 5

Unattached Lady Members 1 1 2

Term Members- Pending for Election (JM Conversion)

01

1 2

Junior Members- Pending for Election

26642

71 379

Associate Members - Pending for Election

190432

138 2074

TOTAL 6898 880 7778

Club Announcements

5 Prizes will be awarded to the members and their children with the most authentic and beautiful homemade lanterns. There will be a variety of traditional mooncakes, snacks and tea served.

Enquire / Register at the Reception, Level 6. Members who had registered and failed to turn up will be charged accordingly.

MOONCAKE &

LANTERN FESTIVAL

CELEBRATION

MOONCAKE &

LANTERN FESTIVAL

CELEBRATION

Closing Date:

7 Sept 2019

Time:

7.30pm - 10.00pmVenue:

Oasis Area

Club Announcements

Fridays & Saturdays

Only

TRADITIONAL

SATAY PENANG

SWIMMING CLUB

13 Sept 2019 (Friday)

RMPer Member10+

RM25+Per Guest

Free of charge

years old

for children below 12

RM

10+

Chicken Satay(10 sticks)

RM

15+ Beef Satay(10 sticks)

Revised Operation Hours at Outlets:

Seafront Cafe July Promotion

Pacific LoungeSaturdays & Eve of Public Holiday

Fun PubSaturdays & Eve of Public Holiday

Current : 1pm - 2amRevised : 1pm - 1am

Current : 5pm - 2amRevised : 5pm - 1am

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MEMBERS’ NIGHT ON 14TH JUNE

Our Multi-Purpose Hall was teeming with members by

7pm, enjoying fellowship accompanied by unlimited flow of beer and wine with finger foods. The event started at 8pm and was graced by Club President, Mr Lim Shin Lid, who

extended a warm welcome to the attendees and wished all a

delightful evening.

The 5-piece band in attendance, Peak of the Jammed, set

the evening's mood with their selection of Disco hits of the

70s while club members helped themselves to the sumptuous

buffet dinner spread.

In between Band breaks, members were entertained by

guest performers, Darwen & Friends with their presentations

“Disco Inferno Dance", "Flash Dance" & “Stars on 45”. In

addition, Darwen performed a short disco demonstration

for the members.

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One of the highlights of the evening was the cutting of

the 116th Club Anniversary cake by members of the Main

Committee, Trustees and Past Presidents.

Peak of the Jammed continued to entertained members with

lively disco music and songs; and the band members were

instrumental in getting the crowd into a joyous mood.

Members’ Night 2019 was a success and definitely was one of the biggest events organized by the Club. All the

approximately 550 attendees had a wonderful evening. We

would like to thank the Wine Shop - our main sponsor and

everyone who had contributed in one way or another for

making this event a success.

Club Happenings

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MESRA RAYA CELEBRATION

Club Happenings

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On June 23, 2019 – the festive event “Hari Raya Puasa Eid

al-Fitri” was celebrated at our Club at the Multi-Purpose Hall,

Level 14. Eid al-Fitri, also called the "Festival of Breaking the

Fast", is a religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide

that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of

fasting. This religious Eid is the first and only day in the month of Shawwal during which Muslims are not permitted

to fast. There were Raya decorations and the night was full

of glittering lights at the MPH hall and our members were

attracted to the decorations and started taking photos. There

were about 210 Club members who attended the dinner.

The Club had invited children from Pusat Nasyiatul Aisyiyah,

an orphanage at Balik Pulau, Penang to participate as well.

The event was kicked off at 7.35pm by Mr Lim Shin Lid, our

President with his speech, and then an opening dance started

by 6 dancers from Kumpulan Himz. The Members were

treated to traditional Malay food in buffet style. Following

the programme, the band entertainment “Heart Desire”,

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entertained the members with Raya songs. The President

together with the Committee Members distributed out the

goodies and “Duit Raya” to the orphanage later.

Overall, it was a memorable time for the children from the

Pusat Nasyiatul who had enjoyed themselves on this special

occasion. The Club would like to thank Mydin Emporium

Penang for the sponsorship of the hampers, and, thanked the

Management and staff in their effort and hard work to make

this event a success.

Club Happenings

CLUB AGM ON SUNDAY 30TH JUNE 2019

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At around 2.30pm, our President called the Annual General

Meeting to order. Present were 278 members who had

registered and were waiting in anticipation for the meeting

to start.

First item on the agenda was the confirmation of the minutes of the previous adjourned AGM held on 8th July, 2018, which

was duly passed by the floor.

The next two items, which were to adopt the Annual Report

and Accounts for the year ended 31st March 2019 and adoption

of proposed Budget, witnessed lots of interaction between

the office bearers and members. There were lively exchanges

of views, and comments, suggestions and clarifications, all of which were noted for the well-being of the Club.

On the election of Committee members for the term 2019/20,

there were no contest and the Committee was elected as

nominated, with the exception of the post of Club Captain

which was contested. The rest of the candidates for the Main

Committee assumed their positions as proposed. As there

was a request that the election of Club Captain and Internal

Auditor were be conducted by secret ballot, members

patiently queued up for their ballot papers and thereafter

cast their votes. The election proceeded smoothly and was

successfully concluded.

This was followed by the election of six members of the Election

Committee, a member of the Development Committee,

External Auditor and subsequently the two resolutions; one

to increase monthly subscriptions fee and another to increase

Junior to OTM conversion fee were proposed, and deliberated

and put to a vote. Members decided not to increase the fees.

Upon the adjournment of the AGM at around 6.40pm,

members present had a wonderful time catching up with each

other while enjoying a simple buffet spread and drinks.

Club Happenings

THE COMMITTEE

President

Vice President

Honorary Secretary

Honorary Treasurer

Club Captain

Committee Members

: Najieb Ariff

: Ng Chin-U

: Lim Khoon Seng

: Lee Chee Lin

: Yeoh Sung Shen

: Michael Cheong Molly Lim Lee Aun Tiang Lim Beng Kok Chew Saw Hoon Tang Khye Kian Annie Lim

Election Committee

: Dato’ Dr Zaatar M Adel Richard Chung Valerie Chuah Khor Siang Tatt Jenn Goh Low Mei Leng

Disciplinary Committee

: Chairman:

John Heah Wee Theng

Committee Members:

Ramsun Ho Chii Huey Dato' Diljit Singh Dulku (D.S.P.N., DJN, PKT, PJM)

Dr Gopinathan A. Tan Hooi Choo

Development Committee

: Chairman:

John Tan

Committee Members:

Eric Chong San Dee Ivan Tan Boon Guan Tho Lai Teng

Internal Auditor : Yvonne Lim

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Angling News

Contributed by: Boey Taik Hin

ANGLING SECTION

Fishing is 90% luck and 10% skill, or so I heard. But there are

times when you do everything possible under the sun and

there are still no bites, why?

Could it be the temperature of the water? The position of the

moon or sun? Wrong place, wrong time?

Anyway, getting back to the report on our fishing on May 26; it was what you can call a test of patience or endurance. We

casted far, we casted near, we casted everywhere. When

the fishes were not biting, what else could go wrong? The Heavens opened up with strong winds and heavy rain.

I was at the marshal’s table holding on to the big umbrella

with a few others, we were at the losing end when suddenly

clear skies and the sunny days was upon us.

I was telling everyone near me that the fishes will start biting once the sun comes up and heats up the cold water, but it

was the ‘juak kee’ (you know, the heat from the ground from

a short rain spell?) that was a killer.

All said and done, only about 9 fishes were caught that afternoon; it was a really no-fish-biting day!

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The Sailing Section conducts water skiing session during

the weekends and public holidays. We have experienced

skiers to train and coach new skiers. Children and adults

are welcomed to join. Those interested in this activity may

contact Arissa at 0173834273.

In conjunction with water safety month, a water safety

course was conducted at the PSC pool. The course

teaches children and adults on what they can do to help

drowning victims and to prevent drowning.

Sailing News

WATER SKIING

WATER SAFETY COURSE

Contributed by: Arissa Lok

Come and join our Dragon Boat Team training

every Saturday from 3pm till 5pm. It is both fun

and a great exercise. Meet us at the Seafront

Café at 3pm on Saturdays.

DRAGON BOAT TRAINING

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The Scuba Section’s new term 2019/2020 started soon after

its AGM, which was held on 18 May 2019 at MPH, Level 14.

It was a huge success with a good turn-up from members. A

big thank you to our past Secretary Ms Yvonne for the well

planned setting of the AGM and our Social Officer, Ms Annie for the yummy Nyonya dishes served at the dinner. The big

applause from members to these 2 ladies is well deserved, as

they have done a wonderful job.

More importantly, we like to thank our Hon. Chairman of the

Scuba Section, Mr Fred McGuire who has sacrificed much and constantly ensured that scuba activities are carried out with

the interest of its members and bringing back BSAC 225 into

action. It is without doubt that this comes from team work

and all our senior instructors, dive leaders and sports divers

who have dedicated their time consistently, contributing to

the success and training of new divers. It is a perfect timing

and hereon, we wish to record our heartfelt congratulations

to Mr Fred for receiving the award “Appreciation for His

Contribution and Dedication to the Penang Swimming Club

Scuba Section” from our Governor, TYT Tun during Patron’s

Night on 12 April 2019. Besides that, there are only a few

minor changes in the Committee line-up.

The Scuba Section wishes to say a big thank you to those

who have not been re-appointed, and welcome to the new

committee members.

Scuba News

Contributed by: Karen Thong

SCUBASECTIONNEWS

Activities that happened recently:

1. 11 May 2019 - Scuba Social Gathering near Snake Temple

- This annual event is never short of fun and laughter

accompanied with tasty food and drinks from juice, to beer or

wine! For such gatherings, family members could bring their

spouse and children. It is a great opportunity for members to

meet up, especially new ocean divers meeting their seniors,

to touch base with one another. It was a successful evening

and everybody enjoyed themselves.

2. 21 & 22 April 2019 (2D1N) - Open water assessment at Pulau

Payar happened quite interestingly as we have a combined

group of new divers, instructors and fun divers; which totaled

up to 34 members. It was a big group and thanks to our DO,

Jonathan who managed to secure enough boats to ferry

everybody to the dive center. Overall, the visibility was not

very good and challenging for open water assessment as the

divers encountered undercurrents.

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Training is held twice a week at the pool:

Membership forms can be obtained at the Reception, Level

6. For all the above, should there be any assistance required

please contact our Secretary / Diving Officer. For more details, please refer to our notice board situated near the

poolside.

Every Wednesday night

Every Saturday morning

9.00pm

10.00am

Those who are already Scuba members can opt to join the

PSC Scuba Section chat group in Whatsapp to get the latest

information on activities or events happening.

New members are welcome to join us and learn about the

beauty of swimming under water.

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Scuba News

PASA DINNERContributed by: Dr Lim Shueh Lin

Swimmers, the masters’ swimmers, coaches and section

members attended the Penang Amateur Swimming

Association Annual Dinner held at G Hotel, Penang on the

24th May 2019. We proudly received both trophies, Chief

Minister’s Challenge Trophy (awarded to the team with

the greatest number of Gold Medals) and the President’s

Challenge Trophy (awarded to the team with the most points)

from YB Soon Lip Chee and Vice President of PASA Mr Joseph

Ng. We had a total of 71 gold medals and 2040.5 points.

Fantastic job swimmers! We are grateful for the guidance and

inspiration of our three coaches, Head Coach Heng, Coach

Liu and Lee Chek, our Swimming Section Committee and all

the parents. Our heartfelt thanks to Penang Swimming Club

Main Committees for their great support throughout the year. Many of our swimmers also took this opportunity to

show case their dancing and singing talents. We performed

four items from solo singing, solo ballet dance, group band to

K-pop dance. All of us had a great time that night, eating and

mingling around. It was a memorable occasion for the Penang

aquatic community. Four of our swimmers also received PASA

Best Individual Performer awards, Chong Sze Ying (Group

4 Girls), Chris Chew (Group 2 Boys), Cieran Wong (Group 1

Boys) and Tham Khai Xin (Group Open Girls).

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Swimming News

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Contributed by: Mariam Harvey

Aerobics News

More than 60 people turned up for Part 2 of the Retro Dance

Party held at Level 14 and it was an overwhelming success. As

he did last year in Part One of the Retro Dance Party, Frances

Cabanal came all the way from the Philippines to enthrall us

with his dancing skills. Everyone had a great time with the

dancing competition; two groups faced-off trying to outdo

each other. At the end of the day, its not about winning but the

genuine sense of camaraderie and team spirit that prevailed.

This event was followed by a high tea where members tucked

into the yummy food, interacting with one and all.

In addition, our regular Retro Dance Fitness classes which are

held every Thursday morning at 10am is attracting a lot of

attention as well. Sam who conducts the class, incorporates

15 minutes of dancing with the towel as part of the body

toning exercises. Do come and try these classes, you will

certainly benefit from it.

RETRODANCE PARTY- PART 2

Convenor (Acting)

Hon. Secretary

Hon. Treasurer

Committee Members

: Stanley Fong King Hun

: Catherine Choong Siew Yin

: Ewe Siew Joo

: Dr. Tan Kim Hor

Josephine Cheang Lai Wan

Susie Cheah Suan See

Ivee Lee Lai Hiang

Chin Le Na

Chuah Li Sim

ELECTED COMMITTEE FOR 2019/2020:

Contributed by: Catherine Choong

Our 1st ever Mini Line Dance Jam was held on May 10, 2019 at

the Clubhouse. Thankfully, the weather was surprisingly cool,

having had a really hot, dry spell for weeks! We were joined

by our fellow line dancers all the way from Perth Australia,

who were graciously hosted by Ms Ivee Lee. The jam started

right after dinner, with 30 dance songs almost back-to-back.

Our line dancers from every class, who have been tirelessly

practising the line dance list for a fortnight, hit the dance

floor immediately with our guests from Australia. Our line dance instructor, Ms Emmeline Yong, decided to throw in an

extra challenge by adding line dance songs which she had

taught us previously! Fortunately, line dancing has enabled

us to enhance our memory span and we were able to breeze

through the impromptu music effortlessly (hopefully!). It was

truly amazing to be able to dance in complete synchronization

with our Australian guests although we have never danced

together before. In a nutshell, everyone had a marvellous

time dancing the night away and a wonderful evening!

We would like to thank Ms Ivee Lee, our Committee Member,

for organising and making this happen so that our line

dancers have the opportunity to socialise with other clubs

from around the world...and not to forget our fearless line

dance instructor, Ms Emmeline Yong, who ensured we had all

the right moves!

MINI LINE DANCE JAM

On a more formal note, our Group’s AGM was successfully

held the following day at noon. All the previous committee

members, except for Mr Choy who had previously decided

to retire, retained their positions unanimously. There were

also 2 new additions (also unchallenged!) to the committee in

order to form a team of 9. Congratulations to our 2019/2020

Committee Members! Upon adjournment of the AGM, our

Dance Sport members enjoyed a lovely buffet lunch while

mingling around.

Last but not least, we would like to thank Mr Choy for his time

and effort as the Secretary of DSG.

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Dance Sport News

Darts is Fun! Darts is Easy!Darts is Challenging!Darts is Exciting!

Message from the Chairperson

A Dart Group committee meeting was held on

Tuesday, 30 May 2019, with ex-Chairperson, Tony

handing over the Group accounts and membership

list to the committee. Chairperson Yvonne thanks

Tony and the retiring committee members for their

long history of services to the Group, and pleaded

for their continued support to an entirely new team.

Chairperson Yvonne, also discussed plans for inter-

club competitions for the coming year. The new

committee will try hard to carry-on the excellent

work of representing PSC and continue to be its

worthy ambassadors, home and away. Watch this

space!

We would like to take this opportunity to invite

all PSC members interested in trying out darts, or

re-awake their passion in the game, to contact

Yvonne Lim (Chairperson) at 012-436 0535, or BJ Butt

(Secretary) at 016-904 7328, by phone or Whatsapp,

for more details.

Darts News

Contributed by: Blunden Butt

DARTS GROUP1ST QUARTERLY COMPETITION26 MAY 2019

Eager and energetic Darts Group competitors gathered

on a rainy Sunday afternoon, 26 May, for our 1st Quarterly

Competition. This is the first competition arranged by the new Darts Committee, with our new Darts Captain, Devyn

Khoo.

The response for this event was delightfully enthusiastic,

with 25 members registered, eager to demonstrate their

well honed skills. To provide an exciting afternoon, Captian

Devyn devised a cut-throat mixed Singles match, with four

rounds of sudden-death eliminations. Our members were not

disappointed. It was a Fast and Furious display, punctuated by

a delicious high tea, organised by Chairperson Yvonne. This

welcome break was well received by all to ease the tension,

and giving the quarter finalists, Beh, Lionel, Piao and Siong a spell before fighting out the titles.

The afternoon climaxed with a thrilling match between two

titans, with Lionel overcoming the final cliff hanger and snatching the title for the 1st Quarter. Congratulations to

Lionel, and look forward to you returning to defend the title in

the coming quarters. Congratulations to all the finalists, and thank you for putting on such an exciting match.

1st Place Lionel Lim Ying Kai

2nd Place Chuah Su Aik (Siong)

3rd Place Beh Ping Seng

4th Place Heng Wooi Piao

DARTS GROUP

Open Invitation To All Psc Members

The Darts Group would like to extend an open invitation to all PSC members to have some fun, and enjoy great fellowship

every Friday night, Jul - Sep 2019.

(Registration at Reception, and for further information contact Blunden on 016 904 7328)

We will provide darts. We will provide coaching.

We will enjoy your company. Come and test out your skills. Come and join the Fun Group of PSC.

Darts Room

Every Friday Night in July- Sep8.00 pm - 10.00 pm

SEE YOU THERE!SEE YOU THERE!

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Contributed by: Amy Karn

Karaoke News

KARAOKE COMPETITION25 MAY 2019

The recently held Karaoke competition on 25.5.2019, initiated

and sponsored by our past Karaoke Chairman Mr. Robert

Yeoh, received tremendous response from members and

there were more than 30 participants.

Very much to the delight of all members who packed the

lounge almost to the brim, the singers belted out songs

splendidly well in tune with favourites of Elvis Presley and

Theresa Teng. Laughter and applause were created with the

appearance of 'female Elvis Presley ' and 'male Theresa Teng'.

The calibre and standard of singing were extremely high.

Champion

Runner Up

3rd Placing

4th Placing

5th Placing

: Betsy Ong

: Jason Wong

: Richard Chung

: Low Mei Leng

: Devyn Khoo

ELVIS PRESLEY CATEGORY

A birthday celebration for members born in April and May

was held simultaneously with this event.

All's well that ended well.

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The results were as follows:

Champion

Runner Up

3rd Placing

4th Placing

5th Placing

: Winnie Lam

: Low Mei Leng

: Vivian Yeoh

: Betsy Ong

: Rachael Tan

THERESA TENG CATEGORY

Such competitions will encourage greater competitive

spirit as well as member comradeships. Effort will be made

towards achieving this end.

He who sings frightens away his ills"

- Miguel-

"

Contributed by: Tan Tian Heng

ANNUAL PREMIER INTER-CLUB TEAM COMPETITION 2019

SERVE ON TURF FUN TENNIS

After our successful outing last year, once again we

participated in the Annual Premier Inter-Club Team

Competition 2019. Held at the Penang Sports Club on 4th

and 5th May with a total number of 9 teams participating.

With the increase in the number of teams make the format

of play to be Knock-out System. Our first match were up against the Penang Sports Club Team A. Although we lost

With the new tennis courts re-opened with artificial turf, it was definitely time to organise a round of fun tennis for all the tennis enthusiasts. So on 22nd April, the group held their

first fun tennis event on turf. The attendance was superb with over 20 players turning up for the event. Although half way

through the event the rain drizzled heavily, it didn’t stop the

players from carrying on playing. This definitely proves that we have made the right choice to convert the tennis courts

into artificial turf. Overall, it was a memorable night as we also got the opportunity to celebrate one of the committee's

with overall score 0-3 but our first pair of Heng and Alvin did put up a good fight leading 6-5 before losing in the end. Meanwhile another pair of Wei Kah and Eric Wong managed

to lead at the beginning before losing. Our all junior pair of

Way Hang and Sze Liong lost as well to a more experience

pair that they meet.In the Tier 2 matches, we successfully

defeated Nibong Tebal Recreation Club to set up the Plate

Final versus Persatuan Tenis Melayu Pulau Pinang Team B.

First pair consist of Heng and Way Hang who successfully

defeated their opponent to put the team in front. However

our second pair of Alvin Lee and Lim Eng Ming lost to them

bringing the score to 1-1 level. With the outcome now rely on

our last pair of Jeffrey Peh and Sze Liong. With the support of

the team, they definitely didn’t let us down by beating there opponent narrowly. It was indeed a great combination with

Jeffrey supporting strongly of his partner while his partner

Sze Liong blast the ball to victory. So once again we were

crowned the Tier 2 Champion.

birthday. Finally, we would also like to take this opportunity

to thank Pusat Sukan Mercury for sponsoring the top prize

of the night.

Tennis News

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P.S.C BARFIZZCAIPIROSKA

BAR PROMOTION JULY / AUGUST

RM4.00+RM5.50+

MOCKTAILCOCKTAIL

F&B News

SKY MIRRORContributed by: Dominic Boudville

People used to say, looking into a mirror shows your true self.

So for us yogis, we have to find out!

Sky Mirror at Bagan Datuk Perak was our destination. Why?

Because it’s supposed to be the place where pictures are a

true reflection of oneself.

On June 15-16, a bus load of us yogis took a trip to Sky Mirror,

and as usual, stop-overs at the best eating spots in Ipoh, and

we argued on who has the best Kopi O, Penang or Ipoh just

for the sake of arguing.

When we reached in the early evening we were pleasantly

surprised that the ‘kampong stay hostel’ has air conditioning,

plus an attached bath with water heater! Next was dinner,

which was steamboat with no limit top up except for prawns

and crabs, and everything was really fresh.

Then, we were off in a huge speed boat to see the Blue

Tears, or luminous sea creatures. The staff would scoop the

tiny creatures and place them on our hands; in our heads, we

could really hear the Avatar theme song playing.

Supper was next, followed by firefly watching, which was rather disappointing as urban development has destroyed

much of the fireflies' natural habitat so we saw only a handful far away...or were those street lights?

Sunday 16 June, no need to explain so much as the pictures

say it all.

We’re quite a colourful bunch of yogis, right?

Yoga News

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Captain's Restaurant

New Boat RampGymnasium

Swimming Pool

Club Announcements

Established in 1903, Penang Swimming Club is now a Club of pre-eminence in Penang. We offer first rate facilities for sporting, aquatic, social and recreational activities. The Club is the second home to 8000 members of distinguished social standing. We welcome you to share with our members, their families and friends your company’s products and services. The Nautilus can help your company to reach out to all our members and their families and friends. The advertising rates are listed below.

5%Discount

FULL PAGE ADV

QUARTERPAGE ADV

RM1,500Size : 21cm x 29.7cm

BACK COVER

HORIZONTALHALF PAGE ADV

RM2,500Size : 21cm x 29.7cm

INNER B/COVEROR F/COVER

VERTICALHALF PAGE ADV

RM2,000Size : 21cm x 29.7cm

RM800Size : 20cm x 14.1cm

RM800Size : 9.75cm x 29.7cm

RM500Size : 9.75cm x 14.1cm

RATE

Temperature setting for Air

Conditioners

The Air Conditioners in the Club are being set at 23

degrees Centigrade. This is to ensure comfort and

consistency in the indoor environment, and also as part

of cost control by regulating electricity consumption.

Staff are instructed to enforce the settings. Members

are hereby advised not to make changes, or influence the staff to alter the settings.

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10%

will be given for advertisements that

offer exclusive benefits to our Club Members

for 3 or more insertions

Discount

Reduction in Air Conditioning Temperature Club-wide

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

JULY

SEPT

Club Events are open to all Club Members. Information is accurate at the time of press. However, events may be subjected to changes. We advise all members to refer to the Notice Boards and Digital Signage for the latest updates.

July, August, September & October 2019

Yoga Group - Yoga Workshop

Mooncake and Lantern Festival Celebration (Club Event)

Karaoke Group -Duet Competition

Club Management - Election Meeting

Karaoke Group -Visit from Royal Selangor Club

MPH, Level 14

9am - 2pm

Oasis Area

7.30 pm

Pacific Lounge

7.30pm

MPH, Level 14

6pm

Pacific Lounge

7pm

7

13

17

8

5

JULY

SEPT

AUG

AUG

OCT

SUNDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

THURSDAY

SATURDAY

Club Management - Election Meeting

Karaoke Group - Annual Karaoke Competition (Heats)

Swimming Section - Time Trials

MPH, Level 14

6pm

Pacific Lounge

7.30pm

Poolside

7pm

11

14 11

JULY

SEPT OCT

THURSDAY

SATURDAY

Darts Group - 2nd Quarterly Competition

Darts Room, SFC

2pm

25AUG

SUNDAY

FRIDAY

Yoga Group - Yoga Workshop

Dance Sport Group - Inter Asia Line Dance Jam

Dance Group - PSC/RSC/SRC Tripartite

Karaoke Group - Annual Karaoke Competition (Finals)

Angling Section - Angling Day Fishing Competition

Merdeka Buffet Lunch

Last Sunday Buffet Lunch

MPH, Level 14

9am - 2pm

MPH

4pm - 12am

Kuala Lumpur

7.30pm

Captain’s Restaurant

7.30pm

Snake Temple shoreline

9am - 12noon

Captain's Restaurant

12noon - 2.30pmCaptain's Restaurant

12noon - 2.30pm

13

21

25

19

21

3128

JULY

SEPT

AUG

OCT

JULY

AUGJULY

SATURDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

SATURDAYSUNDAY

Karaoke Group - OFA visit to PSC

Karaoke Group - Courtesy visit to Royal Selangor Club

Swimming Section - Swimming Carnival

Dance Sport Group - Members’ Night (Fellowship)

Last Sunday Buffet Lunch

Pacific Lounge

6.30pm - 11pm

Kuala Lumpur

7.30pm

Poolside

7am

MPH, Level 14

7.30pm

Captain's Restaurant

12noon - 2.30pm

20

28

28

27

29

JULY

SEPT

OCT

JULY

SEPT

SATURDAY

SATURDAY

Scuba Section - Social Gathering

Marina Deck

7.30pm

30AUG

FRIDAY

MONDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

AUG

OCT

Last Sunday Buffet Lunch

Captain's Restaurant

12noon - 2.30pm

27OCT

SUNDAY

Yoga workshop with Sabrina

MPH, Level 14

9am - 1pm

13AUG

TUESDAY

Yoga workshop with Kimberly

MPH, Level 14

9am - 1pm

31AUG

SATURDAY