eGENTING Programming Competition 2007 De-mist-ified

On 22 September 2007, over one hundred undergraduates, graduates and professionals throughout Malaysia converged in Genting Highlands to contest for the top prizes in the sixth eGENTING Programming Competition.

Multimedia University Cyberjaya graduate, Fun Mun Pieng, emerged champion and walked away with RM6,000 cash and an opportunity to work with the eGENTING Research & Development (Systems) Department. Fun’s advice to other contestants “I believe to be successful is easy, but the only problem is that giving up is easier. So, never ever give up.” He said the competition was very tough but he didn’t give up and managed to solve all four questions successfully.

Phan Thanh Quan, an undergraduate of Monash University Malaysia, came out second, followed by third prize winner Alven Lee Weng Wei, a graduate from Multimedia University Cyberjaya.

There were seven contestants who attained the level of distinction and six others who received certificates of merit.

Programming enthusiasts who have exceeded the age limit of 26 years old were also given a chance to demonstrate their programming skills in the professional category. Yew Kwang Hooi clinched the first prize and took home a Dell laptop, a HP All-In-One printer plus an iPod Nano worth over RM5,000 in total. The second and third prizes went to Mohd Nazri Ramliy and Leong Team Fook respectively.

For more details of the competition, visit http://egpc.genting.com.my