Explore your mental potential at 11th MFotM
KAMPAR: With the vision of each and
every Malaysian unleashing their mind’s unlimited potential and developing
their brainpower, the Malaysia Festival of the Mind stages another comeback
this time at Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) Kampar Campus from 8 to 9
August 2015.
A concerted effort by the
Malaysia Mental Literacy Movement (MMLM), UTAR and Tunku Abdul Rahman
University College, the crowd-pulling festival in the past has invited scores
of seasoned and qualified speakers and trainers introducing and promoting
various techniques and skills pertaining to the improvement of mental literacy
among Malaysians. These include memory skills, creativity, thinking skills,
personality profiling, mind mapping, emotional intelligence, brainpower, mind
power and other memory management tools.
Aptly
themed “Sharpening Your Mind, Boosting Your Brain”, the 11th Malaysia
Festival of the Mind (MFotM) offers a line-up of enriching talks and workshops
ranging from understanding the nature and versatility of the human mind to
bringing out the best of the human brain, with the aim of improving our lives.
MMLM Chairman Tun Dr Ling
Liong Sik said, “In today’s globalised and competitive world, maximising brainpower
is no longer an option. It is a necessity. To excel in life, one
needs to adapt oneself and face new challenges intelligently and
positively. These new challenges require one to find new and creative ways
of problem solving.”
MFotM
gains a boost this year by inviting memory expert Melik Duyar to demonstrate
his brainpower prowess. The Turkey-born Duyar is an
author and mental athlete fondly known as ‘The
man who forgot to forget’ and ‘Mr Memory’ by the Turkish media. He is also
well-known as one of the pioneer memory athletes.
Duyar will be speaking on
topics which include ‘Memory Power and The Major System’, ‘Encoding Information
and The Method of Loci’, ‘How to Memorise Numbers’ and ‘How to Memorise A Deck
of Playing Cards’.
Among the other
mind-related talks that will be covered during the festival are ‘Developing
Emotional Excellence for Future Career Success’ (Mandarin) by Choong Hoon Guan,
‘How Mindfulness Benefits Learning and Concentration’ by Lily Kong, ‘3 Reasons
Why Knowing Your IQ Can Transform Your Life and Career’ by Nic Sim, ‘The MOSTI
Funded Brain-Computer Interface Wheelchair Project’ by Prof Datuk Ir Dr Goh
Sing Yau, ‘Dream the Impossible Dream’ by Wong Chooi Yee, ‘Rewiring the Brain
via the 7 Secrets Rhythm’ by T. Elanggovan, ‘Leave Your Fingers Out of the
Equation’ by West Wong, ‘How to Become an Inventor in 60 Minutes’ by Dr Yew Kam
Keong, ‘Mind You Mind, Find Your Mine’ by Khooi Chu Boon, ‘The Strongest Brain
Memory Techniques’ (Mandarin) by Teo Kim Foo, ‘Mind Map for Success’ by S.
Jeyaraman, and ‘Living the Law of Attraction’ by SK Tan.
Besides
these, a total of seven workshops, with each programme going for an hour, will
be held over the two days. Thousands of visitors are expected to flock to the
festival. Admission to the festival, talks and workshops is free. Visitors also
stand a chance to win attractive prizes from the lucky draw, in which two units
of Redmi 2 Smartphones await the grand prize winners.
The annual festival aims to create a
greater awareness among Malaysians of all ages on how to develop thinking,
memory and creativity skills. The two-day festival will feature, among others,
an exhibition, mind games, MENSA admission test (at a special price), The Magic
of Science, and showcasing of Leonard Personality Inventory (a personality
test) and mental literacy related products.
For more information on the 11th MFotM (Perak),
refer to the official website www.utar.edu.my/mmlm,
email to mmlm@utar.edu.my or contact Wei See/Jamaliah at (05) 468 8888.
A festival for all
walks of life: Participants are intrigued by the games at the 10th MFotM
