Tahlil, Sungkai and Doa Selamat for BPY2008

Bersatu organised a Tahlil and Doa Selamat for BPY 2008 on Sunday 21st September at the Games Village. The Tahlil is usually around this time to remember those who have passed on, particularly to remember the events of 2001. The Doa Selamat was to pray for the safe journey of the new PYs. Mamul BPY08 led the the recitals of the prayers.

Thanks to Baim 01 for the great pictures!


For more pictures, check out the BPY07 blog!

Aladin 95 with his kids

Hjh Sita 92, Maswati 95 and Hjh Tom 95

Some of the treats awaiting..

Ariffin 08, Mamul 08, Fakhri 04 and Rozan 92

Hafiy 91/NL07 and Ahanapi 88/NL02

BPY08 boys (and G-Raman 06 far left)

BPY08 girls with Raudah 07 in the centre

Press PYs Jen 07 and Daphne 08 in action

Yasmoon 96 and Zul 96

Norhayati 87/ NL08

Ahanapi (VP1 Bersatu)

Hail 05 and Azlan 05

Hj Duka 97

Breaking the fast..

Hafiy, Ahanapi and Baim 01

Jen 07 and Linda 01/03

Noor Aini 01/03 and Hjh Tom 95

Nazri 05 (and OBSC 08) and Hail


Minul 06, G-raman 06 and Midi 06

Ramadan Charity Sale

D' Other Office Cafe bistro and Ranoadidas.com organised a charity sale on Friday 21st September 2008, supported by BPYs (past and present). Proceeds from the sale will go to Pusat Ehsan Al-Ameerah Al-Hajjah Maryam.

The sale included Nasi Bryani kindly provided by D'Other Office Cafe and also various items generously donated by the public.

Here are some pics taken by Baim '01 from the sale:

Ex-PYs and BPY08 at the sale (pic from BPY07 blog)

For more pictures check out D'Other Office Cafe Bistro blog here and the BPY07 blog here

D'Other Office Cafe Bistro is run by ex-PYs Hj Saini BPY92 Yacob SPY92/SNL03 and Keiko JPY91. They also have a SSEAYP corner in their cafe.

Pusat Ehsan Al-Ameerah Al-Hajjah Maryam is a non-government and non-profit organization committed to provide quality education and rehabilitation services for physically and intellectually challenged individuals.

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Update on Religious Activities for Bersatu during Ramadan

20th September/ 19 Ramadan

Majlis Bertadarus Al-Quran Ramadhan Belia at the Honourable Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Residence in Kg Kapok (NOT in Pusat Belia as previously reported)

Guest of Honour – The Honourable Pehin Orang Kaya Setia Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Dr. Awang Haji Ahmad bin Haji Jumat, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports

Event starts at 4.30 pm with the Guest of Honour arriving at 4.45pm.

21^st September/ 20 Ramadan – 5.15pm

Majlis Tahlil, Sungkai dan Doa Selamat for BPY2008 at Games Village

23^rd September/ 22 Ramadan – 3 PM

Tahlil at Allahyarham Hj Tamrin's (PY85, NL92) Grave at Damuan Cemetary in remembrance of the tragic accident in 2001.

Assemble at Damuan Recreational Park at 3PM.

Reunion Dinner on Board Nippon Maru 2008 [ 8 Nov 2008 - Saturday ]

Farewell Nippon Maru!

Brunei will be Nippon Maru's second port-of-call this year, so the much anticipated reunion dinner is here again! Make a date with us on 8 Nov 2008 and gather your batch mates to indulge in a night of gastronomical delights, nostalgic memories and light-hearted gossip!

Proposed Theme:
Bollywood Nite

Date:
Saturday, 8 November 2008

Time:
1800 - 2100

Venue:
Dining Hall, Nippon Maru

Registration Fee:
BND5 (member of BERSATU), BND10 (non-member ex-PYs), BND15 (spouse)

*Please note that ex-PYs will be given priority and registration for spouses will only be opened at a later date subject to availability*

Dress Code:
Bollywood costume.. saree, kurta

Please note that this might be the LAST time you board our much-loved Nippon Maru, as this will be the final year the Nippon Maru is used for the SSEAYP.

To register, please email the Brunei Reunion on Board Committee on brunei.reunion.2008@gmail.com . We will send you a registration form for you to fill in and email back to us.

Details on how to make payment will be released soon.

Ex-PYs from other countries are required to submit their registration via their own alumnis.

Bersatu to organise Homestay Program for SSEAYP 2008 in Brunei

Bersatu has been given the green light (verbally) from Department of Youth and Sports to start preparations for the homestay program in Brunei Darussalam for SSEAYP 2008.

To begin preparations, the Executive Committee has set up the Organising Committee for the Homestay Program.

The Secretariat for the Homestay Program will start operating from Wednesday 17th September at Bersatu Headquarters from 3.30 pm onwards. Members of the Organising Committee are invited to come during this time to discuss issues regarding the organisation of the program. Inshallah, we will "sungkai" at headsquarters as well. (We'll buy food from the gerai at the stadium and eat there :) ).

Anyone else who is interested in coming along will also be welcome.

For further information please contact Fakhri or Amal.

Homestay Program for Brunei will be from 7th - 9th November with the homestay matching scheduled to take place on Friday 7th November from 11am -12pm at the Indoor Stadium.

Brunei PYs (past and present) to be involved in charity sale

From the BPY07 blog:

BPY 07 will be collaborating with BPY 2008 (This is their social voluntary activity project similar to ours like what we did for SMARTER last year), De Other Office Cafe and Bistro (Official SSEAYP Cafe) and Ranoadidas, one of our sponsors from last year whom we are very grateful for !!

Basically, this charity project involves us having a garage sale for any old and unwanted items that we wish to sell. Proceeds of which will go to charity, namely PUSAT EHSAN AL-AMEERAH AL- HAJJAH MARYAM. This is a charity project aimed at raising funds for those less fortunate than ourselves in conjunction with the Holy Month of Ramadhan and also the upcoming Hari Raya Aidilfitri Celebrations.

To Mobilize the troops, those of us who have items we want to sell for charity are welcome to contact P.E, who has volunteered for this project ( We are most grateful :D)... The plan is to handover stuff we want to sell to him on the public holiday, Thursday 18th September 2008. i'm sure more details will be worked out shortly... please contact P.E should u have any queries.

Basically if u have any old clothes, toys, magazaines, etc that you wanna sell for charity- this is the time to do so and make a differenceAlso, this serves as part of our POST PROGRAMME project in line with last year's DISCUSSION PROGRAMME of the 34th SSEAYP 2007 by which the OBSC of this year can present on it :)The date is Friday 19th September 2008 from 11 AM to 6 PM!

Hope to see u guys there :D

Click here to check out the BPY07 blog and here for the BPY08 blog.

Bersatu Tahlil, Sungkai and Doa Selamat for BPY2008

Bersatu would like to invite all ex-PYs and the new PYs to attend the Bersatu Tahlil, Sungkai and the Doa Selamat for BPY2008 on Sunday 21st September which will be held at the Games Village.

Those planning to attend should arrive at the Games Village by 5.15pm. Food will be provided but if anyone would like to bring a little something (sedekah), you're welcome to do so.

Everyone is welcome to come. If you can't make it for the tahlil, just come for the sungkai and the free food.

BPY08 Preview National Day!

Brunei Darussalam Contingent (pic by Jen '07)

BPY2008 previewed their National Day Performance at the Dewan DiGadong at the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports on Saturday 30th August.

The Preview started out with a Speech by the YL, Ariffin, representing the NL who at the time had only just arrived at the airport after attending the NL meeting in Japan. In his speech, the YL thanked everyone who had helped them in their preparation for this year's SSEAYP.

The Preview included a fashion show and the Brunei Darussalam National Day Performance. Those who attended the Preview also had a chance to look at their Exhibition which will for the second year running, take place in Tokyo and not on the ship as in previous years.

Present at the Preview was Haji Metassim bin Haji Jibah, the Director of Youth and Sports; Haji Malik bin Haji Mohammad, the Chief Youth Officer; other officers and staff from the Youth and Sports Department as well as friends and families of the new PYs...

And of course ex-PYs from various batches also came to lend their support to the new PYs.

Well done BPY08!

As always you can check out the pics on BPY07 blog here and here.

And don't forget to check out the BPY08 blog here.

BNL08 attends National Leader's Meeting in Tokyo

BPY '08 with their NL at the airport

Brunei Darussalam's National Leader for this year's SSEAYP recently attended the National Leader's Meeting in Tokyo, Japan. Miss Norhayati who is also the Deputy President II for Bersatu left Brunei for Tokyo on 25th August.

Among those who sent her off at the airport were her own PYs, executive committee members of Bersatu as well as representative from the Department of Youth and Sports.

Miss Norhayati returned on 30th August after attending the meeting.