Majlis Junjung Ziarah ke Hadapan KDYMM Bersama Pelajar-Pelajar dan Rakyat di Australia

Bismillahirrahmannirrahim.

Assalamualaikum.

Alhamdulillah, a total of 71 Sydneysiders made it to Canberra to meet His Majesty at Hyatt Hotel on Wednesday, 1 May 2013. It was a one-day event, that stretched from 1pm until around 3.30pm. We were asked to meet at the hotel as early as 9am in the morning, as we were required to do some rehearsals prior to His Majesty's arrival. Alhamdulillah, things went pretty well that day. We were very delighted to see how happy His Majesty was to spend some time with us here in Australia. Let's have a look at how the Sydneysiders behaved during the event! Hohoho!

Before we knew it, it was time to leave Canberra for Sydney already:( I must say, Canberra was breathtakingly beautiful. Masya Allah. And Alhamdulillah, all the matters during our trip were made easy. We finally got to meet our just and wise ruler of Brunei.. Alhamdulillah:)

Thank you Dk Aqilah, Yusri and Lin Siew for the pics:) Good job dear photographers!

An article from Pelita Brunei on the Majlis can be viewed here: http://www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn/index.php/nasional/item/2600-teruja-temui-pemimpin-negara

RTB coverage on the event can be viewed here: 

http://www.rtbnews.rtb.gov.bn/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10257%3Aberita-nasional-1-mei-2013&catid=73%3Aarkib-video-berita-nasional

BASS Committee would like to thank everyone for their cooperation in making sure that everyone was safe during the whole trip:)

Till then. Ciao!

Wassalam,

BASS 2013.

An Invitation to Majlis Junjung Ziarah in Canberra

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.

Assalamualaikum.

It was announced on 22 April 2013 that Bruneians in Australia were invited to Majlis Junjung Ziarah held in Canberra. To many of us, this felt like a dream come true! Masya Allah:)

A chance we all wouldn't want to miss!! 

See you, Canberra! 

Thank you Zimah for spreading the good news:)

Wassalam,

BASS 2013.

BASS Get-Together

Bismillahirrahmannirrahim.

Assalamulaikum. BASS organised a get-together event for all Brunieans on Friday, 29th March 2013 at UNSW Physics Lawn, prior to our mid-semester break.

Quoting from the event's page, the event's aims were stated as:

 "So.... let's get together, and have a potluck hi-tea, as a kick-off to start our first mid-semester break 2013 together. Let's treat this as a warm up to start up our holiday and 'mengeratkan lagi silaturrahim'. Some of us might have already planned something during the Mid-Semester break, so we'll not touch and leave the break for you all to enjoy."

Annnnnnyhoo,

The event kicked off with welcoming remarks from the newly-elected President, Ahmad Bukhari and followed by a warming-up session led by Goh the treasurer. Before the members were allowed to eat, they had to play some games organised by BASS Committee. Let's have a look!

The Committee members playing frisbee while waiting for more people to come

Lin Siew with the Vice-Pres, Elyn Lim

Goh leading the warm-up session

Our first game: Ice breaking! Membari lamah jantung ni game ah

And membari menangis too!

Our third game: Dodgeball! Siukkkk, we must do this again nx time insya Allah:)

Gadis kecil sedang bermain basikal

They boys all FIRED UP...not. Hahaha

Banar2 usul Khalaf kn go undercover atu 

No one actually took a picture of us playing the second game.. its was a unique game named 'Apa?'. I guess everyone was so immersed in the game that no one actually bothered to capture some pictures. 

ONE MORE THING!!! NADA GAMBAR MAKANAN!! Apa niiiii:( well again, i guess everybody was so hungry we all forgot to click on the camera. 

All in all, we, in BASS, hope that everybody gained something from this event. We hope that it helped to bring us closer, we are a family anyway, kan?:) Alhamdulillah and thank you to those who came. Yg nda dtg atu, you guys were actually there di dlm hati-hati kami;)

And we hope that you all enjoyed the early Easter/Mid-Semester Break!

Thank you Lin Siew for the pictures:)

That's all for now.. Ciao!

Wassalam,

BASS 2013.

Lunch with HRD and Prof Rod Chaplin

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.

Assalamualaikum. On 9 April 2013, Bruneians in Sydney were invited to a free lunch and get-together session, organised by HRD Services represented by Dr Smitha. The session was held in the Mechanical Engineering Block, Level 5.

Here is a piece of information, taken from HRD Services facebook page, about the event:

Gathering for Brunei students at UNSW

The recent lunch reception held for Bruneian students at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, attracted a large group. The majority of Brunei students at UNSW are studying Petroleum or Chemical Engineering through the twinning arrangements with Institute Technologi Brunei. At the same time, there are also a number of students pursuing programmes in health, science and business.

The reception was hosted by Professor Rod Chaplin, Associate Dean International of the Faculty of Engineering at UNSW. Ranked in the top 40 in the world, the Engineering Faculty at UNSW is Australia’s leading and largest engineering faculty and produces 20% of the top 100 most influential engineers

The reception was an excellent platform for the students to share their experiences of studying at UNSW and living in Sydney. The students have settled down well and have even managed to travel a little around the region.

The students are enjoying the course, which they find to be stimulating and also challenging, and have the confidence that upon their return to Brunei, they will be highly employable, especially with Brunei’s expansion plans in the energy sector.

UNSW is represented in Brunei by HRD Services Global Education Link.

Sydney boys with Prof Rod Chaplin and Dr Smitha (3rd and 4th from left).

Sydney ladies with Dr Smitha and Prof Rod Chaplin.

 

Ze ladies who took some time off their busy schedules to have the free lunch :D

Gadis-gadis manis. hehehe

This is us enjoying our famous moment in Borneo Bulletin. (Thanks BB!)

Alhamdulilah, we'd like to thank Dr Smitha and Prof Rod Chaplin for organising an event like this. We hope to see you again some other time! Insya Allah

More on HRD Services, visit their facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/hrdsbrunei

Thank you for the pictures HRD:)

Wassalam,

BASS 2013.

The Start of a New Semester

Assalamualaikum.

This should be posted more than 11 weeks ago, considering that we are already in week 11 of uni now. But let's just pretend that we are in Week O. Hahaha

Uni commences on 4th March 2013, quite late if we compare this to the previous years. This means most of us got to stay in Brunei till March (Yayyy!)

It was also time to appoint new committee members in BASS as most of the CURRENT ones (remember that we are in Week O) are going back for good in June/July this year. The appointment was made using a voting system.

And the results are...

Alhamdulillah things went well that day.

Insya Allah, we, in BASS, would do our best in making sure that all BASS family members are taken care of, physically, mentally and emotionally;) Do not hesitate to come to any of us if you have a problem. Our Mr President would be more than happy to attend you ;) hehe just kidding (nada wah Boh). Insya Allah we'll try to carry the responsibilities that are handed to us, by the hands of the voters. Let's keep on supporting each other ya?:)

Here are some pics of the event. Everyone looks soooooooooooo very much prepared and eager for the new semester, kan?

This is what we actually came for! FOOOOOD

Yusri, Jong Hau, Adrian

Max, Chris, Royden, Anas

I did not get to eat this that day!!! D:< WHY OH WHY

All smiles from the BASS Family

Tengah: Mantan presiden kami, Cik Nadiah Yaani bersama konco-konco beliau

Nyaman niiii! Buatkan lagi please bagi yg berkenaan hehehe

Some of the seniors who are leaving in just a few months! 

Ka Bel, Ka JJ, Ka Nurul and Ka Nab

Thank you, Jazakallahu Khair Yusri for the pics.

And thats all for now. Ciao!:)

Wassalam,

BASS 2013.

BruONZ 2013 Overall Winner : SYDNEY!

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.

Assalamualaikum. Its been a while since we last updated the blog... which means that we owe you many stories to tell here! Allow us to start with BruONZ '13 overall results. (we know it happened 4 months ago.) Better late than never, yes?:)

                 Figure 1: BruONZ Official Logo.

Hahaha so much for report writing, we now number all our pictures LOL

Anyway..

2013 proved to be a year for the Sydneysiders after all, as we emerged as the overall winner! YAHOOOOOOO! :DDD

Alhamdulillah!:) Good job well done to everyone who worked and played hard in making the event a success. A big shout-out to the organisers, BASS Committee 2011/2012 for all their hard work! *paging our then president, Nadiah Yaani, and Co.* :)

Let's have a look at the results..

FUTSAL                                                                       

1st: Sydney A                                    

2nd: Perth                                                         

3rd: Melbourne                                       

NETBALL                                                          

1st: Sydney A 

2nd: Perth 

3rd: Kiwi (NZ)    

4th: Brisbane

FRISBEE (Let's salute our pink warriors!)

1st: Brisbane 

2nd: Sydney A  

3rd: New Zealand                                                                   

4th: Sydney B

BASKETBALL

1st: Perth

2nd: Sydney

3rd: Brisbane

4th: Melbourne

BADMINTON

Men's singles                                                   

1st: Afi (BNE)                         

2nd: Suan Loong (SYD)     

3rd: Lau S Tiong (MEL)                      

Women's singles 

1st: Hafizah (BNE)  

2n: Annemarie (NZ)

3rd: Zuliza (NZ)    

Men's doubles  

1st: Tan Thiam&Alan (MEL)  

2nd: S Tiong&Harry (MEL)

3rd: Afi&Hazmi (BNE) 

Women's Doubles 

1st: Yen&Annmarie (NZ)

2nd: Zuliza&Faizah (NZ)

3rd: Hanisah&Miza (SYD)

Mixed Doubles

1st: Afi&Hafizah (BNE)

2nd: Suan Loong&Jasmine (SYD)

3rd: Sylvester&Hanisah (SYD)

And the standings are...

     * One gold scores 3 pts, silver 2 pts and bronze 1 point.

We'd also like to congratulate our talented MVPs of BruONZ2013 Summer Games namely Dk Nur Azimah Pg Anuar from Sydney's Netball Team A and Ak Mohd Nasrullah Hakim Pg Abdullah from our futsal team. Well done! And also to Perth's Lim Liang Wei for emerging as the best among the basketballers.

And here is a quick look at Sydney's shirt for BruONZ13. (Jadi model skjp ah Chris, this is the only decent photo of the shirt that we have.) And not to forget, congrats to the person who designed the shirt for us this year. (He/She still wishes to not be named) We ALL love the shirt this year!

Salah seorang peserta futsal Sydney

And so, that concludes our post on BruONZ. All in all, we hope that everyone benefited from the event.. after all...

Ciri-ciri seorang individu Muslim itu adalah seseorang yang kuat tubuh badannya, ataupun dalam bahasa Arab "Qawiyul Jismi" :)

We hope to see everyone STRONGER, HEALTHIER, HAPPIER and MORE ENTHUSIASTIC than ever in the next games! Insya Allah.

Wassalam,

BASS 2103.

Credits go to Dk Aqilah and BASS Commitee 2011/2012 for the pics. 

More on BruONZ, visit http://bruonzofficial.blogspot.com.au/

We "Miss-You" Day - Walkathon to Centennial Park

Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh:) Yes! Thats how clingy we are in BASS! We miss each other a lil too much;) Its been a while since we last had a proper gathering (I know most of us met each other in Canberra, but that does not count!), so.... here's a chance for us to catch up to each other's stories, enjoy a new environment.. and at the same time, burn down those stubborn fats! Here are some details about the event: Walkathon to : Centennnial Park When : Sunday, 12th May 2013 Time: 7.00am - 11.00am insyaaAllah Meeting point: Physics Lawn, UNSW at 7.00am Estimated overall distance walked: ~6km P.S. We'l be giving away free sandwiches for breakfast :) Participants are advised to bring their own drinks on that day. If any of you are willing to bring some finger food, you may do so. And dont forget to take some bread with you, if you intend to feed the ducks at Centennial :) We really hope that everyone can make it to the event because..... BASS REALLY MISSES YOU ALL! :D What's more? This is our first ever Walkaton Together for BASS Family Members! Let's all gooooooooo! :D Salam, and Jazakumullahu Khairan :) ................................................................ Here is a quote about being healthy: "To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear." -unknown And also memiliki tubuh badan yang sihat itu adalah salah satu daripada sifat-sifat seorang Muslim:) ** Taken from BASS Facebook Page Regards, BASS Committee 2013

Calling all Food Lover or Cultural Enthusiast!

Hello Everyone!! :D

Just a little update on what's new next week. Beware, this post is related to food. So it is better NOT to view this post when you're hungry. (p/s: esp during late night, haha!)

There'll be an event especially for "Food Lover" or "Cultural Enthusiast"

This is event is organized by the Malaysian Student Organization of UNSW (MSO) in collaboration with Kelab UMNO Australia (KUANSW) and.. they would like to invite you to a night of food and cultural heaven not to be missed..

This event consist of Food festival, Night market, Cultural Performances, Traditional Games and also Eating competition!

Date : 16th May 2013
Time : 5-9 PM
Venue : UNSW Beer Garden & Arc Precinct
(note: it is a 18+ entry to Beer Garden requires appropriate form of identification such as passport/photo ID)

A sneak peak for the foods that are available that night;

Char Kuey Teow

Otak-Otak

Fried Radish Cake

Roti Canai

Chicken and Beef Satay

Nasi lemak

Pasembor

The list is endless!

These are the list of foods we could eat here which have the most nearest (a little bit) to our Brunei food! (esp for those who crave for Brunei food) Let's satisfy our cravings!

Look at the event page for more info :) :) :)

Looking forward to see all of you there :D

Cheers!




Regards,
Elyn
BASS Committee 2013