Looking for a tranquil weekend getaway?

DARE SIG will be organizing a trip to Kukup this Good Friday! Enjoy 2 days of R&R with fellow Mensans with activities such as fishing, Karaoke, board gaming, eating (lots of seafood) and much more!

Venue: Kukup, Malaysia
Date: 6 April 2012 (8AM) to 7 April 2012 (4PM)
Member cost: $75 (with Mensa subsidy)
Guest cost: $85
Min/Max Participants: 10-20 (first come first serve) Closing date for registration is 31st March 2012.

Note: Cost includes Transport, Lodging and Food. Fishing equipment and board games will not be provided. Full payment (payment details below the form) is required upon sign up so that we can confirm the booking with the Kelong.

Please feel free to contact Ian Eio at ianeio@mensa.org.sg or 97902411 to clear any doubts.

Payment Instructions

1) Electronic Funds Transfer

Transfer the amount payable to Mensa Singapore (DBS Bank Current Account Number: 004-020945-1, Branch: Parkway Parade, Branch Number: 004) using your preferred method of Electronic Funds Transfer (e.g. Internet/Mobile Banking, ATM, etc). If you are using Internet Banking, please key in your name/initials and membership number under your description or remarks field of in your Internet Banking transfer form. If you are using an ATM, please retain your receipt of transaction for reference.

2) Cheque

Please mail your cheque to the Mensa office and write your name, membership number and “kukup trip” behind the cheque.

3) Credit card or paypal.

Number of People

Member $75.00 SGD Member + 1 Guest $160.00 SGD Member + 2 Guests $245.00 SGD Member + 3 Guests $330.00 SGD

It is February and love is in the air!

Thinking of velvety chocolate oozing out of warm moist chocolate cake? It is heavenly! How about making your very own chocolate molten cake to impress your family and loved one? Here is a your chance to learn how. Details are as follow:

Topic: Chocolate Molten Cake Making Workshop
Date: 25th Feb 2012 (Sat)
Time: 11am (workshop will last about an hour)
Venue: Paisley & Cream (Address: 2 Veerasamy Road Singapore 207305)
Cost: $10 for member, $20 for non-member (payment to be made at the event itself)

Each member can bring up to 2 guests. Children under the age of 12 can share a seat for free with the accompanying adult.

Limited to 15 participants only and each paying participant will be making their own cake. Vacancies are available on a first come, first serve basis. Registration is now closed.

If you sign up but are unable to come, kindly inform us to cancel your booking so that we can give your seat to someone else. We reserve the right to charge the full fee for no-shows who do not cancel as the ingredients would have been bought.

Are you a jigsaw puzzle fan?

Mensans are usually not satisfied by the ordinary, so we have taken the conventional jigsaw and upped the difficulty factor by making it double-sided.

Yes, you have heard it right. A double-sided jigsaw puzzle to challenge your mind!

To top it off, we have two designs available for you to choose from.

The 336 piece, 12″ x 18″ puzzles have images of the Singapore skyline photographed by our own President, Patrick.

The first design has a 10 year old night skyline on one side and the present night skyline on the other, both from slightly different vantage points. The second, and easier one has a day and night view of the same skyline.

So are you up to the challenge? (click on the picture below to enlarge)

For now, these jigsaw puzzles are custom made for Mensa Singapore members and will not be on sale for the general public. (Of course, you can order extra sets and give a unique gift to family and friends).

Order now at only $49 per puzzle (inclusive of local shipping).

The specifications of the puzzles are :

- Printing: Full Color, Double Sided
- Material: Grade A – 1.2mm Cardboard
- Puzzle Size: 12x18in — 336 pieces
- Packaging: Puzzle Box (approx 8x6x1.5in)

Deliveries will start from the first week of April. Please make payment using the instructions below after you have completed
the order form.

Payment Instructions

1) Electronic Funds Transfer

Transfer the amount payable to Mensa Singapore (DBS Bank Current Account Number: 004-020945-1, Branch: Parkway Parade, Branch Number: 004) using your preferred method of Electronic Funds Transfer (e.g. Internet/Mobile Banking, ATM, etc). If you are using Internet Banking, please key in your name/initials and membership number under your description or remarks field of in your Internet Banking transfer form. If you are using an ATM, please retain your receipt of transaction for reference.

2) Cheque

Please mail your cheque to the Mensa office and write your name, membership number and “jigsaw pre-orders” behind the cheque.

3) Credit card or paypal.

Quantity

1 $40.00 SGD 2 $80.00 SGD 3 $120.00 SGD 4 $160.00 SGD 5 $200.00 SGD 6 $240.00 SGD 7 $280.00 SGD 8 $320.00 SGD 9 $360.00 SGD 10 $400.00 SGD

Calling all the creative Mensans out there!

Show your creativity! Design our own Mensa Mugs! It can be whacky messages, nice photographs or artwork that can represent Mensa.

3 winners will be chosen. Mystery prizes await!

Please submit your work by 31st Jan 2012.

Photos submitted should be at least 1500px by 1500px resolution (a good gauge will be about 500KB JPEG file)

Submit a photo, text or both, or your own design. (200x90mm, 240dpi)

Email all entries to merinahui@mensa.org.sg.

Cynthia Lau - Facilitator

Are you Creative? What are some issues and challenges faced in creativity and innovation? Come, join us for a session on O.P.E.N.™ for Innovation and learn about processes to challenge your mindsets, status quo and assumptions that hinder your creativity.

By the end of the session, participants will be able to outline some of the issues and challenges faced in creativity and innovation as well as explore processes to challenge mindsets, status quo and assumptions more fluently.

Programme highlights include 1) Creative OPENers, 2) Key Aspects on the Nature of Innovation, 3) O.P.E.N™ for Innovation Tools and 4) Questions and Answers about Creativity and Innovation.

Profile of Speaker

Date: 14 January 2012
Time: 3pm – 530 pm (Registration starts at 245pm, session will start at 3pm sharp)
Venue: NUSS Guildhouse Suntec City
Fee: Free for members and one guest. Additional guests will be at $8/person.

There will be a Lo Hei session after the soapbox. Please register on the form provided below so that we know how many sets of Lo Hei to order.