BPYs@36th SSEAYP'09

The End of SSEAYP'09

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Part 26

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Part 25

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Part 24

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Part 23

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Part 22

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Part 21

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Part 20

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Part 19

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Part 18

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Part 17

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Part 16

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Part 15

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Part 14

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Part 13

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Part 12

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Part 11

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Part 10

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Part 9

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Part 8

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Part 7: Hello M.S. Fujimaru

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Part 6: JASEAN YLS - The Final Day

2009-11-04T04:05:00.002+08:00

Date: 3/11/2009

Venue: National Youth Center, Tokyo

Part 5: JASEAN YLS continues... Showcasing Brunei Darussalam in Japan

2009-11-03T04:58:00.007+08:00

Date: 2/11/2009

Venue: National Youth Center, Tokyo

Part 4: At the NYC - JASEAN Youth Leaders Summit Begins

2009-11-02T03:45:00.005+08:00

Date: 1/11/2009

Venue: National Youth Center, Tokyo

Part 3: Parting Ways

2009-10-31T02:55:00.004+08:00

Date: 29/10/2009

Venue: New Otani Hotel, Tokyo -> Haneda Airport -> Various Prefectures in Japan (according to SG Groups)

Part 2: First Light in Japan

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Date: 28/10/2009

Venue: New Otani Hotel, Tokyo -> Embassy of Brunei Darussalam, Shinagawa

Part 1: It Begins

2009-10-29T14:08:00.011+08:00

Date: 27/10/2009
Venue: Brunei International Airport, Brunei Darussalam -> Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong -> Narita International Airport, Japan -> New Otani Hotel, Tokyo

Sending-off Ceremony / Departure from Brunei Darussalam

Transit @ Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong

Arrival to Japan @ Narita International Airport

National Leader back from COC meeting in Japan

2009-10-02T09:32:00.000+08:00

Our NL, Abg. Hj, arrived back to Brunei from Tokyo, last night... almost close to midnight. There was an event held at KKBS, so after the function ended, we made a beeline straight for the airport.

As our NL came out into the arrival hall, we welcome him with cheers, and cheers... and more cheers... and somehow we did too many cheers that we began to draw too much attention to ourselves. People were probably wondering whether another celebrity arrived in Brunei as was the case the day before. Ya, whatever... we were happy that our NL came back to us, bringing back various helppful information, especially in regards to our exhibitions and our homestay locations in Japan.

Although, he seemed uneasy to let go of that big plastic bag full of chocolate that he brought back with him...

Unfortunately, we spent only a short time at the airport because of the heavy rain pouring... and were so lost in our cheering that we forgot to take pictures....

National Leader'09 off to Japan for COC meeting.

2009-09-28T05:44:00.005+08:00

Last night, our NL, Abg. Hj, left for the COC meeting in Tokyo.He'll be there for 5 days, till the 1st of Nov. Majority of the BPY'09 went to the airport to see him off.

The airport was kindna crowded that day, since many students were heading back aboard after spending a small part of their raya holidays in Brunei. Some of us arrived very late due to the long time spent looking for a parking space.

Obviously, we had a photo session before he left us.

Doing our photo session line.

Well, we aren't the type to let a chance to do a pose "maut" go to waste.

SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI EVERYONE!!

2009-09-21T11:36:00.006+08:00

To all the Muslim readers, BPY’09 would like to wish all of you Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri Maaf Zahir Batin.

Dari hujung rambut kami ke hujung kaki kami, kami minta maaf dan mohon ampun jika terlanjur dalam perkataan dan kelakuan terhadap sesiapapun.

BPY’09

Photo Session (Official?)

2009-09-19T10:05:00.007+08:00

Last night, we have a photo session at Regalblue Production (http://www.regalblue.tv) for our Profile Book, Name Cards and ID Tags.
Everyone looked great last night…

Our thanks to Regalblue Production for allowing us to use their studio as our venue.

Because it wouldn't be a surprise if everyone knew what our photos for the Profile Book will look like, our dear readers are just going to have to wait for the actual book to be printed out and distributed during the 36th SSEAYP.

In the meanwhile, all we can offer to show you all are glimpses of what went on behind-the-scene.

September Birthday Celebrants....

2009-09-18T03:20:00.011+08:00

In the month of September, we have 4 BPYs'09, Aniza, Farah, Rafie & Nizam, celebrating their birthdays. As the saying goes, " The more, the merrier", we decided to surprise all of them at once... Our YL, Iqbal, had to set up them... and us too somehow, with a game... which didn't have any meaning other than to divert the 4 celebrants' attention.

BPY'09 w/ BPY'08 for Sungkai and Sharing Session

2009-09-17T10:03:00.001+08:00

Last night, BPY’09 was invited to a Sungkai gathering with BPY’08 at the residence of the BPY’08 Youth Leader, Hj Khairul Ariffin Bin Hj Abd Aji, in Jerudong.

Although a few of the BPY’09 and BPY’08 weren't able to make it, we still had a great time. We had an informal Q&A session with the BPY’08, them sharing their experiences and giving us advices regarding the responsibilities of the Committees, and also on the Discussion Group topics.
As expected, a photo session was compulsory as without it, the evening would not be complete.

To BPY’08, thanks for the sharing session.
To the BPY’08 YL, Ariffin, thanks for having us at your lovely house. I hope we didn’t break anything or make too much of a racket… (Yeah right… on the latter…)

RAMADHAN BERTADARUS AL-QURAAN YOUTH PROGRAM @ ORCHID GARDEN GARDEN HOTEL

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BPY'09 @ Majlis Khatam Al-Quran Persatuan Bersatu..

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BPY'09 was invited by PERSATUAN BERSATU to join the MAJLIS KHATAM AL-QURAAN on 11 september 2009

The Guest of Honor of the event was The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Development, HAJI ROZAN HJ YUNUS (bpy 1990)

This event is also to bless 2 X-PY's who recently converted ISLAM

bpy 2009 for a safe journey..

THANK YOU PERSATUAN BERSATU...

RAMADHAN BERTADARUS AL-QURAAN YOUTH PROGRAM @ TEMBURONG DISTRICT

2009-09-10T20:19:00.004+08:00

MASJID KG. BOKOK, DAERAH TEMBURONG

08/09/09

NOTICE

THE FINAL BERTADARUS LOCATION WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD AT YANG BERHORMAT MENTERI'S HOME ON THE 12/09/09 HAS BEEN CHANGED TO

ORCHID GARDEN HOTEL

bpy'09 goes sungkai part 2

2009-09-08T00:10:00.006+08:00

bpy'09 goes sungkai again...

this time its at Kimichi@Kiulap

The sungkai is followed by an informal meeting on SPONSORSHIP

SADLY....

not all bpy'09 attended the sungkai.......

all i can say is "RUGI KAMU SEMUA!!!"

why you say???

A-YL BLANJA!!!, :P

thank you NURUL~~

RAMADHAN BERTADARUS AL-QURAAN YOUTH PROGRAM continues.....

2009-09-07T16:46:00.005+08:00

MASJID ZAINAB, LUMUT

5/9/09

next destination:

MASJID KG. BOKOK, TEMBURONG

8/9/09

fasting?, the training must go on..

2009-09-03T10:28:00.010+08:00

after a one week off after the orientations..

its back with the dance practice.....

tiring indeed but all of us had FUN

but the sweetest part of it is

breaking the fast together as a one big happy bpy family

the "MAN" unveiled

2009-09-01T09:27:00.005+08:00

the new 2009 BPY National Leader unveiled at the games village last night

AWANG HJ MUHAMMAD IBRAHIM BIN HJ JUMAAT

a.k.a "abang haji"

welcome aboard "abg haji"..., :)

for laughs: bpy 2009 official dish..

2009-08-31T12:25:00.003+08:00

AYAM PENYET

(without fail)

Favourite memenyet place: Tamu Selera

a.k.a "Wing Wing Food Court"

H.O.C for Memenyet

Khaiddir Shah Hj Halim a.k.a Mr. Penyet a.k.a Mr. Nut Cracker

and your leaders are....

2009-08-31T11:18:00.010+08:00

last night was the moment of truth for all the BPY's.....

even though it was said that it was traditionally announced formally unlike this year but im sure the feeling of wanting to know who has always been the same..

the tension....

the pressure.....

the happiness.....

......................................................................

without further due

ladies & gentlemen

your leaders for BPY 2009 are..

"just what others predicted"

ASST. YOUTH LEADER

NURULHUSNA HJ NORDEEN

YOUTH LEADER

IQBAL DAMIT

CONGRATULATIONS!!

RAMADHAN BERTADARUS AL-QURAAN YOUTH PROGRAM

2009-08-31T10:07:00.008+08:00

BPY2009 takes part in the RAMADHAN BERTADARUS AL-QURAAN YOUTH PROGRAM together with other youth & officials from various organizations organized by Youth & Sports Department, Ministry of Culture, Youth & Sports.

the program will be carried out in all 4 districts through out the holy month as follows..

more recent pictures

bpy09 bersungkai

2009-08-31T09:21:00.010+08:00

last friday, bpy 2009 had its first sungkai together along with the beloved "Abg. AZeeZ" at AIANA RESTAURANT, Melabau Complex Serusop

it was a night to "REMEMBER" for most of us..

the food was.....

INI MACAM*!!!!

cant wait for the next one..

*dont take my word for it, :p

ON RANOADIDAS

2009-08-24T13:28:00.006+08:00

Guess what?
BPY’09 IN RANOADIDAS!!

Rano, of Ranoadidas, posted about us, BPY’09, in his website.

Having a post about us appearing in Brunei’s No.1 social news website, is such an honour. We are trying to promote our batch to the general public, and having being promoted on his website is such a big help…

We, the BPY’09, wishes to extend our thanks to Mr. Rano, for taking the time to write about us.

Click here to see the post (dated August 23 2009)
Link: http://www.ranoadidas.com/blog/3847

After Orientation... (Part 1)

2009-08-22T07:37:00.002+08:00

We just got back from a surreal yet “can’t get enough, wished it was a few more days longer” orientation, outdoor activities and leadership training camp…

I can’t begin to think of a word or phrase that would be considered most fitting to describe what we went thru. Awesome? Eye-opening? Life-changing? (Ok, that one was a little too serious…) I'm actually at a loss of words on how to describe the last few days...

Oh, oh... I've got one...

PRICELESS....

PRICELESS was the time we spent together, priceless was the experience that we've gain, priceless was everything that we went through...in those last few days...

We’ve learn so many new things, about our country, about each other, and moreover, about ourselves individually and as a group. Our bonds became stronger through the sweat, tears and blood (yes, some of us got some minor cuts here and there)…

This is gonna be some major posting to done in order to cover what went on the last few days, so I’m gonna be breaking it down into separate posts. Well, I’ll let the photos give you all an idea of what went on. More text to be added later…

Starting off with Day 1…

To be continued in... After Orientation... (Part 1)

BPY’09 introduced to the Bruneian public eye...

2009-08-22T05:09:00.001+08:00

BPY’09 were in the Borneo Bulletin (dated Tuesday, 18th August 2009, Page 4), in which an article and even a photo of the BPY’09 contingent were featured. Since we were still away at our SSEAYP 2009 Orientation and Leadership Training Camp, we didn’t know about it.

Since I couldn't find the article featured in the Borneo Bulletin online anymore, here’s a scan of what was printed in the papers.

On the other hand, the same article can be read in Brudirect.com.
Here’s the link: http://www.brudirect.com/index.php/200908175028/Local-News/sseayp-participants-at-orientation-training.html

A related article was also featured in The Brunei Times, at: http://www.bt.com.bn/en/home_news/2009/08/18/sseayp_participants_prepare_for_trip

Welcome, Selamat Datang, ようこそ。

2009-08-06T12:56:00.007+08:00

It’s our great pleasure to welcome you, the readers, to the blog of the Brunei Participating Youths of the 36th Ship for South East Asian Youth Programme 2009 (BPYs@36th SSEAYP’09).

The objective of this blog is to for us, the BPY’09, to have an internet presence and provide info to you, the readers, whether you’re a BPY’09 wondering what we went thru in the previous weeks and months but couldn’t cuz of the hectic lifestyle that we’re leading at the moment, or you’re one of the ex-BPYs of the yesteryears wondering how the 2009 batch are coping or how we’re trying to up the standards that you all previously set, or you’re someone in the general public (who fits the bill) who wanna try out for SSEAYP 2010 next year wondering what you’re gonna be going thru if you make the cut for the Final 28, or the you’re just someone who wants to know what’s all the hype about…

Thru this blog, we also hope that the PYs of the other ASEAN countries, and also Japan, will be able to get to know us in some way… so that when it comes 27th October 2009 in Tokyo, we will be able to rush thru the intros and say “OMG!! I’ve read so much about and I’ve been wanting to meet you for the last 3 months!!” instead of, “Hello,err…ya…so, my name is (name). I’m from (name of country), you know where it is right? It’s nice to meet you. I hope we can along… Excuse me, I have to go do something now… See you later…”

Just to get you all up to speed with what’s been going on with Camp BPY’09, it’s been somewhat of a rollercoaster ride… and we’re not even on Fuji Maru yet!!!

Fuji Maru? Ya, that’s right… you read it right, it ain’t your eyes going blurry nor is it a typo…
FUJI MARU. F-U-J-I-M-A-R-U. ふじまる。フジマル。

WE GOT A NEW SHIP!!… (Well, it ain’t that new… it’s just that it’s not Nippon Maru anymore, so it’s new to SSEAYP). And for us, although it’s our first time joining this programme, the PY’09 will be the first batch to set sail on Fuji Maru for the SSEAYP Programme, so it’s something special for us all to look forward to.

What have we been doing in preparation for our journey? Ever since the Final 28 were chosen, we’ve been shaking our bodies and moving our limbs left and right, up and down, and in angles some of us never moved them in before, all for our performance for our National Day Preview on the 19th of October, a week before our departure. 6 nights a week, we spent our time at Pusat Belia (Youth Centre) at BSB, doing discussions and learning & tweaking our performances, in an effort to prove that we truly are the best 28 that Brunei Darussalam will send in 2009. We hope to silent our critics and honestly earn our praises (hopefully getting a rating of 8 out of 10, although getting 10/10 is nicer) with our performances and efforts.

Please do check back once in a while (although regularly would bring bigger smiles to our faces) for updates. We’ll do our best to provide many-many photos for your viewing pleasure.

The beginning of something new...

2009-08-05T12:43:00.014+08:00

It’s out...
Finally, it’s out...

After waiting a week (a really tense week which seemed never-ending) with us all waiting with our mobile always full charged and in hand (I know lots of you were on Facebook Mobile, constantly checking each other’s status updates. I know... I was one of them)...

The text message that a lucky selected 28 have been waiting for…
is out...

The 2009 way of receiving the acceptance message.
(Roger's iPhone)

People, I give you...
The Final 28...

BPY'09

Congratulations, Ladies & Gents...