Tomorrow,will be probably a busy day for me..(again!)I have to go to the court,to take something early in the morning.(hopefully my sister would accompany me). In the afternoon,going to the mall,there will be a gathering among the participants of the Brunei-Muara youths exchange and the Temburong youths. Probably, going to watch movie,eat?and take some photographs?Evening?hmmm...another gathering for us.probably we are going to have a BBQ,during the new year eve..not sure whether the BBQ is going to be celebrated with the new year countdown or what?

Happy advance new year 2009,people!

Hey people! Guess what?! I JUST knew that Micheal Jackson converted to Islam and prefer to be called 'Mikail' as his muslim name. I was having a cup of tea when suddenly the news on TV3 caught my attention..
Read more on newspaper:

Call him Mikaeel? Michael Jackson reportedly converts to Islam
BY LEAH CHERNIKOFF DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Friday, November 21st 2008, 12:26 PM
Jackson/Reuters

Michael Jackson has reportedly converted to Islam and changed his name to Mikaeel after one of Allah’s angels.
Jackson, 50, who was raised a Jehovah’s Witness, was encouraged to convert by his friends Canadian songwriter David Wharnsby and producer Phillilp Bubal.
His brother Jermaine Friday, who is Muslim, has also spoken out about Jackson’s interest in the religion.

Saturday night,27th December celebrates my grandparent (my dad side) 50th anniversary at my uncle's crib at Kg Sungai Hanching. When I first arrived at my uncle's house,I was impressed with the transformations that they had made for the event especially with the decorations and the FOODS..There were varities of foods. Too bad my tummy cannot afford to taste all of the delicious foods. and the event was amazingly FUN!My grandpa was playing the keyboard, my uncles,my sisters were having karaoke and suprisingly my dad too! Thanks to Hiero for the fabulous photos..

I was'nt expecting that my book due will costs up to $13.20 at UBD library.Lesson that I learned today.Never ever delayed the due of the books. I borrowed 7 books altogether and only today I had a chance to give it back to the library. I've been busy lately and didn't have time to go to the UBD library.

Anyway,I spent my morning today doing Brunei on your own (BOYO) tour and like last two weeks, mosts of the tourists came from the Europe. I was given some tips $$$ from the tourists. Necklaces is one of the soverniers that I got from the Australian tourist and I like it =)

40 youths join fire prevention course

MORE than 40 youth participants from various institutions completed a Fire Prevention Short-Course at the Youth Centre in the capital yesterday.

The course was held in collaboration with the Fire and Rescue Training Institution Department through the Youth, Culture and Sport Department.

Hj Bostamam Hj Lamat, the course organiser, said in his opening speech the objective of the course was to expose the youth to the role of Fire and Rescue Department in handling cases and at the same give them the chance to learn the basic technique in fire fighting.

He further said that this project was part of the department's effort in filling up the holiday season of students with extra curriculum activities that will become beneficial knowledge for them. He went on to say that more youths should grab this opportunity to attend this kind of course in the future.

According to him, the three-day course included a lot of theory lessons, which were not limited only to various outdoor practical activities.

On the first day, participants were trained with building fire prevention involving the use of fire extinguisher, fire drill equipment, taking call on information on fire report and self-rescue technique in a dark building. On the second day of the course, participants were trained with practical activities in fire equipment handling technique, assembling and dismantling of fire hose reels and building evacuation drill.

On the last day, the youths had an opportunity to learn on handling victim/casualty evacuation technique, fire drill assembly and use of different types of fire extinguishers and identifying types of fire.

Speaking to The Brunei Times, course manager Aznain Hj Idris, 43, said that they invited participants to attend the course by advertising it in local newspapers and the sending of memorandum to villages since last october.

Md Fadzry Jabir, 18, from Kampung Sungai Bunga, said that he and his friends gladly took the opportunity to join the course.

The course, he said, was very useful to them as they learned a lot of lessons which they will not be able to learn from books.

According to him, the most exciting part of the course was when they had to enter a dark room full of thick smoke as if it was a real fire situation and they had to overcome their fear.

One of the guests, Asmali Abdullah, 23, from the prison department, said that he was glad to send his brother to attend the course as he did not want to see his brother stay at home for not doing anything during the holiday season.

With this course, he said, his brother will get a lot of extra knowledge and this programme will also teach the participants to be a useful person. (BPA1)

The Brunei Times

Positive way of utilising holiday season

THE fire prevention course, held yesterday to fill up youths' holiday season with various useful and beneficial activities, is aimed at generating youths in the Sultanate to be more knowledgeable and productive in the community.

Speaking to The Brunei Times on the sidelines of the course, Nuur Aqilah Hj Zainal Ariffin, a 19-year-old student from Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD), said that they feel honoured to be given the opportunity to join the programme as she did not expect it to be so exciting and memorable. Youths, she said, should take an opportunity to fill up their time efficiently, especially during the holiday season.

She said that doing a lot of healthy and positive activities will help the younger generation to avoid any negative and illegal activities.

She said that some students were also taking the opportunity during the school holidays to get part time jobs to earn extra money and learn how to be independent. Working part time, she said, will at least reduce the burden of their parents in providing them with school uniforms, books and stationeries.

She further said that during the course they learned a lot of important lesson in maintaining healthy environment by looking after home facilities properly such as electrical power supply and others. "It is very important to provide homes with sufficient fire prevention equipment in order to minimise the damage while waiting for the Fire and Rescue Department personnel to take their action."

She also said that by attending the course, they will have a better understanding about how Fire and Rescue Department handling a fire every time they receive report.

She added that apart from learning each specification of the fire prevention equipment, participants were also trained with other skills, such as leadership and sense of responsibility. "Being responsible and aware about the aspect of safety will help the others from sustaining injuries."

The UBD student said that with the experience, she would also relate the knowledge by implementing it with her subject of Public Policy in the university. She added that they will be ready to be called up anytime to help the Fire and Rescue Department as volunteers.

She said that she would like to encourage her other friends to participate in any activities to fill up their time with beneficial programme.

She said she will up load all of the memorable pictures during the course in her blog at www.qeelz.com.

Md Fazry Jabir, 18, said that he learned a lot of lessons during the school holiday by mingling with people that he has never met before. During the course, he said, they went through hardship together and learned how to give a strong support and cooperation to each other in order to achieve a successful mission.

He hoped that the department hold advanced courses in the future and he will be happy to attend the programme with his other friends. (BPA1)

The Brunei Times

Finally,sampai jua hajat ku kan ke Temburong. ‘Cuti-cuti Temburong’ hehe..I spent 2 days 1 night at Youth Hostel in Bangar ,Temburong together with other 25 youths from Brunei Muara District under a programme called ‘Youth Exchange between Brunei Muara youths and the Temburong youths and this programme is under ‘Pusat Belia,Brunei Muara’ and the programme was fantastic! Too bad we only spent two days in Temburong. First day,we went hiking at Puni and we had a chance to enter the small amazing caves around the area and second day,we spent our morning at Bukit Patoi Forest Recreation Park..and it was totally adventurous!