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The Malaysia Mental Literacy Games 2006

The Malaysia Mental Literacy Games 2006 held recently at TAR College, Perak Branch Campus brought in many participants from all over Malaysia who competed in four categories of the mental literacy activities. Yip Kooi Keat, 23, a student studying the Diploma in Science (Business Information Systems) course from Perak Branch Campus emerged champion for the Creativity category.

He said he had not even thought about winning as he only wanted to participate in the competition. He added that he would be joining the contest next year. When asked about how he planned to spend his cash prize of RM1,000 which he won during the contest, he said he would give half of the cash prize to his parents and keep the balance for himself.

Where manual labour and routine activity once ruled, brainpower and creativity now begin to reign supreme. Participation in such games increases the mental abilities of TAR College students and also widens their scope of learning methods.

Mental literacy involves mnemonics, speed-reading, mind-mapping and creative thinking. The techniques require humans to use 100% of our mental faculty, if possible, and not just the usual 1% in all our endeavours. Mental literacy is about learning how to learn and not just learning what needs to be learned only, and practising what we learned.

A moment to be proud of …. The champion of the Creative category.

Participants from TAR College crowding around Kooi Keat (with medal).

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