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Volunteering for Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Global Change Workshop 3rdof January-14th of January 2010 had taught me special lessons especially in terms of patience,commitment, responsibility, unity, international friendship, teamwork, leadership skills and etc.

Our work in the volunteering had been divided into several tasks. The first phase is that the volunteers are being divided into 2 : hotel volunteers and airport volunteers. I was assigned to be an airport volunteer. Picking up the participants and the speakers at the airport in the firts few days before the workshop started and sending them off to the airport after the workshop had finished.

Apart from that, my task involved preparing for the IT for the presentation, checking IT stuff (laptop, projector,compatibility of the computer) printing the slides from a troubled old printer(Though i requested the new one, to save my time and the level of efficiency and my effectiveness, slow printer really consume time. for example work that can be completed in 5 minutes,turn out to be 50 minutes, I am not kidding you!),photocopying for the participants, some ushering, that was my job at the Senate Room,Chancellor Hall UBD.

In Kuala Belalong, the volunteers were assigned to do housekeeping chores. Apart from waking up every 5.00am everyday, our tasks in Belalong involve washing dishes, preparing for meals (cutting the vegetables), 'melap pinggan' *lol* (4-5 times a day) for 7o people. A brand new good experience for me and for us..! Thought it was tiring yet spending time in Kuala Belalong and Temburong really enjoyable and really peace and we managed to get a good laugh almost all the time. *lol* and the most important thing, we stayed at Ulu-Uu Resort, sucessfully attempting the Canopy walk and had a good time at the waterfall.

I definately appreciate Dr.Zul, UBD VC for mentoning "Thanks to the student volunteers" in his speech during the closing ceremony ,though it was just simple words, it mean a lot to me because our effort is being recognize and appreciated.

I'd like to thanks to our volunteer leaders, Billy and Bazzy for being a great and motivating leader and without the guide from you guys,we would have been facing difficulties in achieving our volunteer goals. For all the volunteers, it was great to spend time with you guys.!

Overall it was a great experience to mingle with the international and local partcipants and the speakers..!

*Photos courtesy of the volunteers and the particpants

From Kuala Belalong Field Study Centre (KBFSC), it takes approximately less than 5 minutes to be able to reach the jetty that linked to the canopy walk by a small longboat called temuai (it means boat in Iban language).

We went up for a short hiking before we were able to go for the canopy walk. It was an exhilarating moment to be able to see the pristine virgin rain forest of Brunei Darussalam. I was a little nervous before making my way up to the stairs of the canopy bridge.Only two persons are allowed to cross the bridge at one time. Going up to the canopy walk together with the participants and volunteers of Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Global Change Workshop 2010 was definately awesome!


if you ask me,will I come back again for another Canopy walk?
Definately..! Its worth the sweat..! lol

Its good to be back after volunteering for ASEM Global Change Workshop.Most of the participants are now safely arrived in their hometown. Spending time for almost two weeks with the participants and the volunteers really had a huge impact on me. Especially when saying good-bye to them at the airport.

will be updated more soon..

Never thought that I would walk all the way from Rizqun International Hotel to Pureland VegetarianRestaurant , Menglait area.Until some of the participants of the ASEM Global change workshop asks for direction to go to the Pureland. Since it was difficult for me to explain from the given map because I never walk from the mall to the place,then I decided that I join them and bring them around and there were 10 of us including me.

At first I thought the distance was far but then when we reached to the place, it wasn't that far,after all! We passed by the NBT and the bookshop and we use the bridge to cross the road to go to the other side, near to the petrol station.

I was quite surprise and speechless by the time we arrived at the restaurant.you want to know why? because when I asked for the menu, the waitress told me only buffet is available and when I ask how much do we need to pay for the buffet, guess what she said?

"Eat as you wish and pay as you wish."

at first it is unbelievable for me until I asked the waitress the same question again and again.*lol* The waitress also mention that the money goes to the charity

and the interesting part is that there is no cash counter, just a cash box for people to drop the money after they eat their meal.

and a free book to guide towards happy life.( I took one for myself)

Charity is a virtue of the heart, and not of the hands.
- Joseph Addison