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Volume 1, Issue 3 September 2010

Inside this issue:

School Leadership 2 Principal’s Message
competition among VTIs was held on 7 will be invited to speak and educate
SVSB Cooperative Ltd: 3
August 2010, Celik Al Quran Project the prospective entrepreneurs.
Project Bisai SVSB Goes 3 in conjunction with the holy Month of
Ramadhan and Khatam Al Quran on 1 Thirdly we have begun our staff devel-
Pertandingan Lagu-lagu 4 September 2010. opment programme, an ongoing pro-
Dakwah Antara Insti- ject of sharing best practices, concepts,
tusi-institusi Teknikal I am sure that this year would be very methodologies etc. for the betterment
significant for our school as we have of the individual staff member and
Majlis Khatam Al-Quran 4 decided to celebrate our 15th year of institution. Already we have had a talk
establishment, since 18 September on better interpersonal relationships by
MLS Experience 5 1995. We are happy that a lot of activi- Cikgu Nair on 8th July and another
ties have been planned that may con- talk on “ Enhancing VTET Policies
Workshop On Enhancing 5 tribute to our journey of transforma- And Practices Through Evaluation
VTET Policies and Prac- tion. As part of it, we continue to Research” by Cikgu Pg Sumajaya on
Bismillahirrahmannirahhim. search for the best practices outside the 24th August.
SVSB offers warm 6 Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi box in order to actualize our transfor-
Wabarkatuh! mation initiative.
They came back loaded 6 We have also decided to institute
with laurels: reflections awards for excellence to staff and
Welcome to the 3rd issue of The transformational projects weth have students to honour, appreciate and
“SINARAN” 2010! planned are as follows. On 7 July
inspire the deserving individuals. As
Higher Studies 7 2010, Sekolah Vokasional Sultan
well, to embed core values into the
Bolkiah opened its own SVSB Coop-
I would like to congratulate the publi- system, we have formulated an action
To greater heights… 7 erative Ltd launched by Pengarah
cation committee once again for their plan for students and staff members;
BINA, Pengiran Haji Safiruddin bin
Project Reports Pre- 8 efforts to materialize our 3rd issue in the core values selected are solidarity,
Pengiran Haji Metali. The main aims of
sented by Students of succession. During the last 3 months, passion, integrity and dynamism.
the cooperative society are to apply the
a lot of major things have happened
knowledge that students acquire from
SVSB shines… 9 in the School. Alhamdullilah! Through your con-
class, to learn how to run a business as
a cooperative body, to gain profit from certed efforts and sincere support, we
Orientation Programme 10
It is indeed my honour and pleasure the business, and to achieve the socio- have been able to surmount the chal-
Happily Wedded… 11 that I can update you about our con- economic goals of the training im- lenges of the past months. With firm
cerns and challenges via this me- parted at the school. faith and determination, we shall con-
dium, our “SINARAN”. To remi- tinue working hard and strive as a
nisce about our recent accomplish- team to face new endeavours in the
Secondly we have plans to hold En-
ments, do allow me to relate what we months ahead too.
trepreneurship week during October –
have gone through during these pre- Thank you and till the next issue,
November which shall contain semi-
vious months. The Dakwah song Wassalam!
nars wherein many renowned experts

From the Editor’s Desk

Hello dear ones! Listen to a story this
time. Once a merchant was going
back home after an unsuccessful
business trip. He was much worried
and had to cross a desert on the way.
It was too hot even in the evening
and he had to travel by foot as he had
sold his camel too. He suddenly
noticed an old cloth bag lying in the
sand. It was dusty and looked as if it who had kept stones in such a bag.
had been lying there covered by sand Anyway he went ahead swinging the
for days or months. bag back and forth. Soon he crossed
the next row of sand dunes and
It was with much excitement that he reached the banks of a beautiful sea.
picked it up. It was closed and tied
safely with a chord. Without opening it After performing ablutions, he prayed
he understood that it contained crude and ate some dry food before going to
stones. He laughed at the man (Continued on P.2)
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School Leadership Programme
By: Cikgu Hjh Hanita Hj Hussain
The School Leadership Programme (SLP) is an
ambitious training project envisaged by the Uni-
versity of Brunei Darussalam. It targets school
leaders and other senior school administrators.
The aim of the programme is to bring about
transformational change in school administration
that is vital to the success of the new National
Education System, SPN21.
The programme is hosted by Institute for Leader-
ship, Innovation and Advancement of University
Brunei Darussalam (ILIA) and conducted by two
world renowned consultants from the US-based
Action Learning Associates, Professor Dr Noel
Tichy and Robert Knowling Jr. These two princi-
pal co sultants, Professor Noel Tichy from Uni-
versity of Michigan and Robert Knowling Jr,
chairman of Eagles Langing Partners, have been
part of the A-list team from Corporate America
which helped achieve a turnaround in America's
education system in recent years.
It has indeed been a privilege for us, the SVSB
team represented by the Principal, Cikgu Akandi
From the Editor’s Desk (continued)
rest under the vast blue sky. He felt happy in
the open and placed the old cloth bag under his
head for support.
It was getting darker and darker. There was no
moon and the stars looked like jewels studded on
a dark blue carpet. Lost in thoughts, he opened
the bag under his head, took a stone from it and
threw it into the sea. He enjoyed the “plop”
sound of the stone falling into water. He repeated
throwing the stones one after the other into the
sea as his thoughts carried him to his young wife
and sweet children at home waiting for his return.
He had no idea when he might have fallen asleep
but he woke up much before dawn. His hand felt
for the stones in the bag and took one and threw
it into the sea. The next time he put his hand
inside the bag he found that it was the last stone
and hurled it with much force. He looked at the
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bin Hj Abd Razak, the Deputy Principal
(Education & Training), Cikgu Hjh Hanita binti
Hj Hussain and the
Administrative As-
sistant, Cikgu Hj
Norali bin Ahmad
Juni to participate in
such an excellent
programme.
The programme
comprised of three
workshops con-
ducted from Febru-
ary 28 to March 3,
from May 9 to 11
and the final session, from July 11 to 12. In the
workshops, we were exposed to many new ideas,
such as new management tools and techniques,
and stimulating activities that moved us out of
our comfort zone. There were also times when
the sessions were stretched up to late evenings or
Sundays and had activities that drained our men-
tal energy. Nevertheless, the sessions were defi-
nitely highly informative and beneficial.
Each school team that participated had to come
up with a „transformational project‟ that would be
diligently monitored by the program‟s consult-
ants, who make weekly calls for updates regard-
ing progress made. It certainly felt like being
watched under the magnifying glass, yet it has
been an effective way to keep the project going
because without their support our progress would
definitely slow down. And as for SVSB, we are
stone as the first rays of morning fell on it while
flying from his hand.
Oh, he couldn‟t believe his eyes! It was a blue
diamond as big as a stone! At the same time, he
was shocked too when he realized that he had
become abundantly rich and again poor during
one night! He searched for the stones in the water
but could not find even one of them!
Dear friends, we spend things we get hold of
even without trying to see what it is worth. And
the most precious thing that we spend carelessly
is time. Yes, time is the invaluable jewel that we
can never buy back. Once spent, it is lost forever!
Be wise enough to make use of the time at hand!
TIME IS MORE PRECIOUS
THAN GEMS!!!
proud to have a unique transformational project
in the form of the school cooperative society
that has been launched successfully.
Another requirement was for our team to do
cascading workshops to impart the knowledge
gained from the SLP to all the school staff.
Three cascading sessions were successfully
conducted on May 6, May 29 and Jun 1. The
feedback received from the staff members re-
garding these sessions were certainly positive
and favourable.
It was also fortunate for us to have the chance to
meet the former and current Ministers of Educa-
tion during the programme. In the beginning,
we met YB Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Lela Dato
Seri Setia Awg Hj Abd Rahman bin Dato Setia
Hj Mohd Taib, the former Minister and in the
end we met YB Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Kerna
Dato Seri Setia Hj Awg Abu Bakar bin Hj
Apong who is the present Minister of Educa-
tion. Both the ministers graciously attended the
Question and Answer session and responded to
the inquisitive participants during the first and
last workshops.
Pertandingan lagu-lagu dakwah
(sambungan)
Naib johan ialah kumpulan Sekolah Vokasional
Sultan Bolkiah dan tempat ketiga dimenangi
oleh kumpulan Sekolah Vokasional Wasan telah
memenangi tempat kedua dan ketiga masing-
masing dalam kategori ini. Kumpulan lelaki
Sekolah Vokasional Nakhoda Ragam telah
muncul juara keseluruhan dan seterusnya mer-
angkul Piala Pusingan pertandingan ini.
Pemenang Ketiga, MKJB
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SVSB Cooperative LTD: An Innovative Venture

By: Mohammad Rafaie bin Takong, the principal of the school and the Deputy Chair- A mini tuck
Nor Asy’surah binti Haji Ahamady, person is Cikgu Hajah Hanita binti Haji Husain. shop has been
The cooperative society‟s activities are managed opened beside
ND/BNF/11
by a team, which consists the school li-
of Cikgu Munif bin brary as the first
On 7th July 2010, Sekolah Vokasional Ahmad as the Managing business activity
Sultan Bolkiah opened its own SVSB Director and 15 students of the coopera-
Cooperative Ltd. It was launched by from Business and Com- tive society.
Pengarah BINA, Pengiran Haji mercial Department. This tuck shop is managed by the students of Busi-
Safiruddin bin Pengiran Haji Metali. . ness and Commercial Department. This will give
The starting capital of the them an opportunity to gain experience in running
The main aims of the cooperative cooperative society is a business. There are various items for sale such as
society are:- B$500.00 collected from stationeries, grocery, fizzy and soft drinks, snacks,
 to apply the knowledge that stu- the entire school for the sweets, choco-
dents acquire from class assets. Staff and students late, hot drinks,
of SVSB are encouraged instant noodles
 to learn how to run a business as a
to be members of the society. Membership sub- and much more.
cooperative body
scription has been fixed as B$5.00 per student,
 to gain profit from the business, and B$10.00 per staff member while for other The manage-
 to achieve the socio-economic goals of the schools/colleges the amount is B$100.00. Ac- ment team as-
training imparted at the school. cording to the Managing Director, Cikgu Munif, sesses profit and
the share value is B$1.00 each and students are
loss on weekly basis according to the latest re-
The cooperative society has its own executive asked to buy at least 20 shares per person. Mean-
ports. It is highly encouraging to see that this pro-
committee members nominated by the school while, all the staff members are expected to buy
ject is going on successfully.
management. The Chairman of the cooperative 50 shares each, and other schools/colleges will
society is Cikgu Akandi bin Haji Abdul Razak, buy 500 shares.

Project Bisai – SVSB Goes Green

By: Abdul Malek bin Ali, ND1/CST/11

Global warming and pollution have become very

serious threats to our planet earth. Global warm-
ing is the increase in the average temperature of
the earth‟s atmosphere causing climate change
and natural disasters like forest fires, rising sea
level, melting glaciers and many alarming situa-
tions resulting from it. Pollution can cause many
diseases including the most common lung and
respiratory diseases.

In view of such Present at this important occasion as the guest of

and fruit saplings and beautifying the school
environmental honour was the Acting Director of the Depart-
compound. A total of 300 palm and fruit tree
problems facing us, ment of Technical Education, Mr. Denis Ho,
saplings were planted during Project Bisai. About who solemnized the ceremony by planting the
a project to pro- 250 saplings of various types of palms were do- first official tree and fruit sapling near the
mote ecological nated by the Forestry Department and 50 different school‟s administration area. Later, the Principal
awareness was fruit tree saplings were donated by the Agricul- Cikgu Akandi led the members of the staff to
organized by SVSB ture Department to the school. plant the tree saplings.
on the 3rd June
2010. It was named
Mr. Denis Ho in a statement said that he would
„Project Bisai.‟
like to applaud SVSB in implementing the
Led by Cikgu
“Project Bisai” as it is vital to keep our environ-
Akandi Bin Abdul
ment green and to promote „Education for Sus-
Razak, the school
tainable Development‟ in Brunei Darussalam. It
Principal, many
may be well reasserted here that certainly, Mr.
members of staff and students spent several days
Denis Ho‟s point of view is shared by one and
going around the school clearing up rubbish,
all at Sultan Bolkiah Vocational School.
trimming bushes and shrubs, planting new trees

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Pertandingan Lagu-lagu Dakwah Antara Institusi-institusi Teknikal Dan Vokasional Senegara

Kali Kedua
Rijal, Maktab Kejuruteraan Jefri Bolkiah, Sekolah
Oleh: Cikgu Alageswari Ramasami Perdagangan, Sekolah Vokasional Nakhoda
Ragam, Sekolah Vokasional Wasan, Pusat Latihan
Sekolah Vokasional Sultan Bolkiah telah men- Mekanik dan Sekolah Vokasional Sultan Bolkiah.
ganjurkan Pertandingan Lagu- Lagu Dakwah Uztaz Awg Omar Rizam bin Hj Abu Bakar, Uztaz
Antara Institusi-Institusi Teknikal Dan Vo- Awg Abdullah Bin Bakri dan Awg Ali Omar Bin
kasional Senegara Kali Ke Dua pada 26 Syaa- Hj Yussuf dari Jabatan Pengajian Islam, Kuala
ban, 1431 bersamaan hari Sabtu 7 Ogos, 2010. Belait di jemput untuk menghakimi pertandingan
ini.
Hadir
selaku Tetamu Kehormat
Tetamu
Kehor- Ugama SVSB.Majlis kemudian diteruskan den-
mat pada gan ucapan alu-aluan oleh Pengerusi Pertandin-
pertand- gan, Cikgu Akandi bin Haji Abdul Razak, Pen-
i nga n getua SVSB. Dalam ucapannya beliau berkata,
t er s eb ut tujuan pertandingan ini diadakan ialah bagi men-
i a l a h yemarakkan sambutan Israk dan Mikraj Nabi Pemenang Kedua,SVSB
Y a n g Muhammad S.A.W. bagi tahun 1431H/2010M.
Johan Keseluruhan, SVNR Mulia
Pengiran Dalam pertandingan tahun ini, johan kategori
Suhaimi bin Pengiran Hj Bakar,Pemangku Pen- Pertandingan lagu-lagu Dakwah kali ini disertai lelaki disandang oleh kumpulan Sekolah Vo-
garah Jabatan Pendidikan Teknik. Majlis telah oleh tujuh buah institusi-institusi Teknikal dan kasional Nakhoda Ragam. (Sambungan MS.2)
dimulakan dengan bacaan Surah Al-Fatihah oleh Vokasional iaitu Maktab Teknik Sultan Saiful
Uztaz Mohd Hirmi bin Tahir, Ketua Guru

Pemenang Kedua,SVSB Pemenang Pertama. SP

Pemenang Ketiga, SVW

Majlis Khatam Al-Quran 1421H

Oleh: Cikgu Alageswari Ramasami Hadir selaku tetamu kehormat di majlis tersebut ini diakhiri
ialah Yang Mulia Awang Haji Matzin bin Haji dengan pen-
Pada 21 Ramadhan 1431H bersamaan 1 Sep- yampaian sijil
tember 2010M, Sekolah Vokasional Sultan kepada murid-
Bolkiah mengadakan Majlis Khatam Al-Quran murid yang
sempena bulan Ramadhan. Tujuan Majlis ini mengambil
diadakan untuk menyemarakkan bulan Ramad- bahagian oleh
han yang penuh keberkatan dengan bacaan ayat- tetamu kehor-
ayat suci Al-Quran serta dapat mendedahkan mat dan men-
kepada pelajar-pelajar akan pentingnya Al- yampaian
Quran dalam kehidupan. cenderahati
kepada tetamu
kehormat oleh
Pengetua seko-
lah ini.
Muntol, Ketua Pegawai Ugama Daerah Belait.
Majlis ini juga dimeriahkan dengan ke-
hadiran guru-guru dari sekolah ugama,
Daerah Belait.

Majlis ini dimulakan dengan bacaan Al-

Fatihah beramai-ramai diketuai oleh
Tetamu Kehormat. Selepas itu Surah Al-
Mulk, ayat 1-30 dibacakan oleh murid-
murid sekolah ini dan seterusnya bacaan
takhtim oleh guru-guru perempuan. Majlis

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My MLS Experience 2010
By: Cikgu Siti Noor Azlina bte Hj Ali
Hassan
On 21st January 2010, I left Brunei Darussalam
for Singapore to begin a once in a life time
journey. I was one of the four participants se-
lected to represent the Ministry of Education,
Brunei Darussalam to attend a programme on
Management and Leadership in Schools, coordi-
nated by National Institute of Education, Singa-
pore. On the day I arrived in the city, I
promptly reported at the National Institute of
Education, Nanyang Technological University,
Singapore.
The programme was particularly designed to
cater to the needs of Heads of Departments and
subject teachers working in schools, for their
professional development. I signed up for core
units in management and leadership in educa-
tion/school system. In addition to the core units,
I also undertook few electives on issues such as
Working with School‟s Stakeholders, Perform-
ance Appraisal, Team Work and Conflict Man-
agement, Programme Evaluation, Students‟
Management, and Professional Development.
Workshop On Enhancing VTET Policies and Practices Through Evaluation Research
By: Cikgu Pg Hj Sumajaya Bin Pg Hj Os-
man
I was fortunate to attend a two week long pro-
gramme, “Enhancing VTET Policies and Prac-
tices through Evaluation Research” conducted
by Dr. Paryono of Seameo Voctech, Brunei
Darussalam from 19 to 31 July 2010.
The main objective of the course was to enhance
the knowledge and skills of the participants in
planning, conducting and using evaluation re-
search so as to examine the effectiveness and
Besides the traditional lecture and tutorial ses-
sions that I attended during the course, I also
experienced E-learning sessions, educational
visits and professional discussions. In addition, a
regional visit to Hong Kong was also arranged as
part of the programme.
Generally, words cannot describe how fortunate
and grateful I am for being given this opportu-
nity. The benefit and insights I gained as regards
the field of management and leadership are in-
deed invaluable. The learning experiences have
served to inspire and motivate me a great deal to
become a more enthusiastic teacher and confident
leader.
efficiency of VTET policies and practices.
Among the participants who attended the course
were administrators, officers and instructors of
VTET institutions from Seameo members con-
sisting of Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indone-
sia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines,
Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
In my opinion, attending the course has provided
me excellent exposure to relevant methodologies
in the field of planning, evaluation and revision of
educational policies. I sincerely hope that it can
prove a turning point in my VTET career and
Personally, I feel
that the four-
month journey
has indeed pro-
vided me an
opportunity for
self-discovery
and growth.
Being away
from my home
and workplace taught me to be more apprecia-
tive of my family and the friends I have right
now. It was also a really good break from
routine office work!
My plan now is to share with SVSB the valuable
experiences and knowledge that I have gained
back there in Singapore.
However, I honestly cannot deny that I miss my
short stay in Singapore. It has been a wonderful
experience. But being back in Brunei Darussa-
lam, I also cannot deny the fact that there‟s no
place like home, as we all remember “home is
where the heart is.”
hopefully I can contribute to the sustained im-
provement of our institution.
During the training we have been taught a lot on
how to interpret data using various methods in
data analysis, perform and conduct a standard
research through surveys and data collections.
But the most valuable moment was the time I
had shared with all participants throughout the
course and built a good relationship with them
especially from our Asean countries, not forget-
ting the new local friends too!
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SVSB offers warm welcome!
By: Cikgu Norhamizah Btr Haji Hamdan
Our school was much delighted to welcome new
staff members, Dyg Rahimah bte Abdullah as
Welfare Officer, Awg Zaidi bin Hj Tinggal as
teacher in Fabrication & Welding Section and
Awg Md Azbe Hidayatullah bin Zainul Ariffin as
Lab Assistant in ICT De-
partment.
Dyg Rahimah was ap-
pointed as Welfare Officer
of SVSB on 6th June 2010.
After she graduated from
UBD in 2008 taking Bache-
lor of Education, she
worked as relief teacher at
They came back loaded with laurels: reflections on studies abroad!
By: Ernie Sahliza Bte Salleh, ND/CST/11
Many people, if given a chance would like to have
the experience of studying aboard. This stands true
about the instructors who are given the opportunity
to study abroad.
Cikgu Sufree Bin Haji Mohammad who has com-
pleted his bachelor degree in Mechanical and Ve-
hicle Technology at Bradford University during
the last two years
under Brunei Gov-
ernment scholarship
to pursue higher
studies, endorses
this view. Yet, it is
actually the most
difficult period for
any student in the
journey of one‟s life
as they are separated
from family mem-
bers, relatives and friends. They are also com-
pelled to accept and adjust to new lifestyle.
“Actually I cannot call it “normal” life, but it was
an experience for me, full of challenges and oppor-
tunities”, said Cikgu Sufree.
There in UK, mostly Cikgu Sufree utilized his
time for studies rather than wasting in useless
activities. But at times, he joined pleasure trips
with his colleagues to places of interest to know
about the people and their history. The environ-
ment also helped him to discover his true potential
and intensify his efforts to further his career. It
really encouraged him to pursue and achieve the
purpose behind going there, he observed.
He advises the young staff to go abroad enjoying
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Sekolah Menengah Sayyidina Hussin for 3
months. Being asked about her first impression as
the Welfare Officer of the school, she said that
the tasks such as calculating students‟ allowance
and composing warning letters are very chal-
lenging. Yet she added that she enjoys working
and looks forward to contribute more to the
school.
Awg Zaidi joined FNW
Section as a teacher on
16th June 2010. He had
graduated from Maktab
Kejuruteraan Jefri
Bolkiah where he com-
pleted his National Di-
ploma in Fabrication
the opportunity provided by the government for
furthering their qualifications and to study hard to
bring the glory of success back to Brunei so that
what they learn can be shared with the students
here.
Cikgu Iskandar Haji Taim is another instructor
who returned from the University of Wales‟ Insti-
tute of Cardiff in UK where he was a student of
higher National Di-
ploma in Biomedical
Science from Sep-
tember 2007 until
June 2010. He said
he felt unwell on
return as his body
had adapted to the
cold climate of the
foreign land, and it
had to readapt itself
to the climatic condi-
tions of the native land. And as he came back, he
was greeted by Brunei Students‟ Reunion.
“Even though Bruneians form only a microscopic
minority in UK, the natives respect us and estab-
lish good rapport with us through close commu-
nication. You can do your grocery shopping after
you have finished with your lectures, and it is
easy to get „halaI‟ food stuff too. I do not regret
choosing the University of Wales. It was all per-
fect for me – the environment, syllabus, social
life and much more. No matter what, one must
still find a balance between one‟s goals and the
situations there. Setting things straight really
gives a lot of valuable experiences that program
students to do real things like cooking and wash-
ing by themselves”, Cikgu Iskandar said.
& Welding. He is keen to work in the school
being inspired by the staff and students who
are very friendly.
The new Lab Assis-
tant, Awg Azbe began
joined the ICT depart-
ment on 21st June
2010. A former stu-
dent of SVSB, he
completed PND in
Computer Studies in
June 2010. He is
pleased to be part of
the school and looks forward to do his part in
helping students to acquire knowledge and
ICT related skills.
“When I was there, a volcano erupted in
Greece, and that was a different experience for
me”, he expressed with a sense of awe. “I used
to go out and attend a few events held by the
Islamic Society that I was part of.”
Cikgu Siti Nurbaini Binti Mornee, who is now
heading the Business and Commercial Depart-
ment, returned after successfully completing
her bachelor degree in Technology in Entre-
preneurship at the University of Surrey after 3
years of study.
Mostly she enjoyed the time with her friends
from other countries such as Britain, Spain,
China, Jordan and the like. “They were very
friendly and good in communicating with
people. We shared the best of our culture,
language and tradition among all. So everyone
could know about and appreciate the different
cultures of different parts of the world,” Cikgu
Siti Nurbaini reflected on her experiences
during her stay there.
Sometimes during the winter semesters she
went around the places enjoying the sights
with her friends. The first heavy snowfall that
happened in the United Kingdom forced her to
stay in the campus because those days the
university was closed and she could not go to
any place outside. Surrey has a high standard
of living because it is close to London where
mostly rich people stay.
“I feel very happy about having done my stud-
ies in the University of Surrey. The system
and the ...(Continued on P.11)
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Higher Studies
By: Cikgu K.B.V. Nair have been fortunate to obtain study leave for
four years. She shall be doing Bachelor of Busi-
It is true that the doors are wide open for those ness (Hons) in Business Information Technol-
who are determined to progress personally and ogy.
professionally. The Ministry of Education has
always been kind enough to sanction leave for During this quarter of the year, two more teach-
pursuing knowledge to deserving employees. ers are packing their bags to go for higher stud-
The couples Cikgu Mohd Zainor bin Hj Awg ies. Ckigu Azman bin Hj Wahid of Machining
Zainal and Cikgu Section will be joining the second year of B.E
Ann Michele Rahman in Mechanical Engi-
binti Suhaili of the neering with Control,
Business and Com- a three year course in
mercial Department
Cikgu Mohd Zainor Cikgu Ann Michele University of Aber-
has been granted
deen.
study leave for four
years to join B.Sc. in
Meanwhile Cikgu
Economics at the
Mohd Azhar bin
University of Brunei
Abdullah is joining
Darussalam.
the four year Bache-
lor degree course in
Cikgu Norini Similalrly, good luck
Mechanical Engi-
has favoured Cikgu
neering at Institute of Cikgu Lisa Hanisa
Lisa Hanisa binti Borhanudin of the Dressmaking
Technology , Brunei
and Tailoring Section of the same department.
(ITB).
She is doing her Diploma in Technical Education
at the University of Brunei Darussalam for the
We wish them all a wonderful time savouring
next one year.
Ckigu Azman Cikgu Mohd Azhar the delights of knowledge.

Cikgu Norini binti Hj Jaya of ICT Department

To greater heights…
By: Cikgu K.B.V. Nair
Competence and quality are sure to be recognized
as and when the right time comes. We are glad to
welcome Cikgu Hjh Hanita binti Hj Hussain who
has been promoted and posted as Deputy Princi-
pal of Education and Training of our school.
She initially joined the Department of Technical
Education way back in 2001 as Senior Techni-
cal Instructor. She has served SVSB as Regis-
trar since 2004 after she had put in years of
dedicated service in the Business and Commer-
cial Department, including in the capacity of
Assistant Head of Department.
served the school in various capacities as Head of
Business and Commercial Department, Welfare
Officer and Exam Officer after she joined service
in 2000 as an instructor.
Heartiest congratulations to both officers in their
new roles!

Subsequently, Cikgu Siti Nor Azlina binti Hj

Ali Hassan has been promoted as Registrar of
our school. This promotion comes to her at a
time when she has rejoined the Business and
Commercial Department after successfully
completing her Diploma course in Management
and Leadership in Schools at Nanyang Techno-
logical University, Singapore. She has earlier

Quotes Of Life
Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.
Life is beauty, admire it.
Life is bliss, taste it.
Life is a dream, realize it.
Life is a challenge, meet it.
Life is a duty, complete it.
Life is a game, play it.
Life is a promise, fulfill it.
Life is sorrow, overcome it.
Life is a song, sing it.
Life is a struggle, accept it.
Life is a tragedy, confront it.
Life is an adventure, dare it.
Life is luck, make it.
Life is too precious, do not destroy it.
Life is life, fight for it.
Mother Teresa

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Project Reports Presented by Students of National Diploma
By: Cikgu Dr. Parveen Akhtar
The last phase of ND second year assessment
came to an end with the presentation of project
reports by students of ICT and Business and
Commercial Departments. This provided an
opportunity to students to display the key skills
in problem solving, communication, self-
management and team work. The students
availed this opportunity and strived hard to make
use of all the skills in real life situations.
The presentation that started with the recitation
of Surah „Al-Fatiha‟was conducted in the Lec-
ture Room in the presence of the Principal, Dep-
uty Principal (E&T), Registrar, instructors and
students. Some guests from other schools too
were invited to attend the presentation. Cikgu
Akandi Bin Hj Abdul Razak was the guest of
honour.
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The students of Business Department had inte- Question type evaluation.
grated their business project with Language and
The performances of all the students of both the
Communication unit and thus prepared it under
Cikgu Munif, the project coordinator and Cikgu departments were highly appreciated by all those
present on the occasion. Principal Cikgu
Nair,, Language instructor. They performed in
two two groups namely CROSSRIDE and
8VEN1 presenting slides of their activities
skillfully. They brilliantly briefed the gather-
ing on how they planned, prepared, organized
and carried out their business, first inside the
school and later outside in Seria Plaza to earn
much profit and real world business experi-
ence. The reports presented were systematic
and self-explanatory too gaining them much
accolades.
The students of ICT Department proved
highly successful in developing software for
various scenarios that follow.
Akandi remarked , “The students performed like
professionals” whereas the DPET, Hj Hanita
applauded them saying “the students showed
mastery in putting the knowledge and skills
acquired into practice”. The Registrar, Siti Nor-
haslina opined, “the standard of the students has
obviously gone up.” The programme came to an
end with the distribution of certificates of appre-
ciation and recital of Surah Al-Aish.
 MR SYSTEM (Mahidi Rahman Con-
tractor System) meant for a company to help
maintain and reorder stock level
 LMS (Library management system)
developed for SVSB Library to help librarian to
keep record of the book
 KIDS SYSTEM (Kindergarten in Devel-
opment System) designed for students aged 4 to
7 to learn basic maths with the help of IT
 MPS (Manual Pascal System) designed to
create a help manual for the programming lan-
guage
 OES (Online Examination System) devel-
oped to help conduct online Multiple Choice
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SVSB shines…
By: Cikgu K.B.V. Nair best design in the same contest.

Students of our school partici- In another competition named M3V (Modify to

pated at national level competi- velocity) Competition held on 8th August 2010
tions held at MTSSR and at OGDC, three groups of students of National
OGDC and brought glory to the Diploma in Automotive Engineering clashed
school proving that they are against the best teams from other institutions.
certainly among the most inno- The three teams were Team A comprising of
vative and creatively gifted Muhd Bakhtiar Bin Mohd Sufri, Md Norzulfadli
youngsters of this nation. Bin Hj Salleh and Mohd Hazuan Bin Mohd Rid-
zuan; Team B comprising of Mohd Zulhilmi Bin
The school was represented by Hj Yakob, Ahmad Amthali Bin Hj Metali and
four teams comprising of stu- Sheikh Mohd Hafiizh Bin Sheikh Hj Abd Kadir,
ster Garage. Dexter and Glazer participated in
dents of NTC 2 Machining as well as of NTC 2 and Team C comprising of Muhd Syabirin Bin Hj
the contest named Action Bot and won the third
Welding and Fabrication in the competitions Abu Bakar, Muhd Aizamuddin Bin Muhd Kam-
and fourth places respectively. Dexter also se-
named ROBOTECH 2010 held on 7th August sani and Md Amadi Bin Rusli. Team C won the
cured the first place for best design. Robocop
2010 at MTSSR. The groups were given fancy second place for modifying the given mechanism
won the second place in the game called Gladia-
names like Dexter, Robocop, Glazer and Mon- to achieve greatest velocity.
tor whereas Monster Garage won the award for

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Orientation Programme
By: Cikgu K.B.V. Nair

The school conducted a three day orientation

programme for 192 students of the twenty eighth
intake for various courses from 7th July 2010 to
12th July 2010. The courses run here include
National Diploma in Business and Finance,
Computer Science and Automotive Engineering;
Pre-National Diploma in Business and Finance
and Computer Science; National Trade Certifi-
cate 3 in Refrigeration and Air-conditioning,
Welding and Fabrication, Machining and Dress-
making and Tailoring as well as National Voca-
tional Certificate in Clerical Studies.

The Acting Principal, Hjh Hanita binte Hj Hus-

sain who welcomed the guests urged the parents
to be proactive and to provide support to the
students. She spoke highly of the initiative taken
by the school to promote the interests of the
students by running a cooperative society in the
campus. This initiative will certainly go a long
way in creating entrepreneurs endowed with
strong business ethics, added Hjh Hanita.

The programme that started with oath taking by

the new students and led by the senior students
lasted for three days.

Various activities were organized as part of the

programme to familiarize the new students with
the school‟s system, code of conduct, necessary
courtesies and discipline.

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Happily Wedded… They came back (continued) Quotes For Teachers

By: Cikgu Hemy Pilpus
atmosphere are entirely different compared
Heartiest congrats to Cikgu Maseri Norselwah with Brunei‟s. Of course, I was excited about
Bte Hj Akip of General Studies Department it,” said Cikgu Siti Nurbaini. “When I‟m back  In teaching you cannot see the fruit of
who got blissfully married to her long time in Brunei today, I have a lot of ideas and plans a day's work. It is invisible and re-
partner Awang Muhamad Haikal Wafiq. to improve my teaching; all those are the mains so, maybe for twenty years.
benefits of what I have learned abroad“, she
seemed teeming with happiness to share her ~Jacques Barzun
The wedding was performed on 25th July
2010, Sunday afternoon at the bride‟s resi- experience with all. On being asked about her
************
dence at Kg Penanjong Tutong. Present dur- advice to staff who would like to proceed to
UK for higher
 I like a teacher who gives you some-
studies, she thing to take home to think about
stressed the need besides homework.
“to change their
mindset, pay more ~Lily Tomlin as "Edith Ann"
attention to study,
work hard, follow ************
the ways of people
living there and,
 The secret of teaching is to appear to
have known all your life what you just
last but not least, be
ing the ceremony were staff of SVSB along learned this morning.
independent as a
with other invitees and relatives. All of the student.” ~Author Unknown
SVSB staff use this opportunity to congratu-
late the newlyweds, and may Allah bless the ************
couple!

Request
The Publication and Library Unit is glad to invite materials to be published
Some highlights of the next issue
in the future issues of Sinaran. All the staff and students are urged to
make use of their talents and enrich the publication in their own way.  Launching Of Core Values Of The School
Please submit creative and other original works to the Secretary of the
Unit.  15th Anniversary Of The School
 Articles  Paintings  Teacher’s Day Celebration
 Stories  Caricatures  Hari Raya Aidilfitri Celebration
 Poems  Jokes  Seminar and Courses attend by SVSB Staff
 Sketches  Quotations  End Of The Term Activities
 Cartoons  Puzzles

Editorial Board
Advisor: Cikgu Akandi Bin Abdul Razak Student Reporters: Mohd Rafaie Bin Takong
Nor Asyurah Bte Hj Ahmad
Chairperson: Cikgu Alageswari Ramasami Abdul Malek Bin Ali
Ernie Sahliza Bte Salleh
Secretary: Cikgu Maseri Norselwah Bte Hj Akip Maisarah BteAbdul Rahim
Muhammad Ramzi Bin Mumtazali
Editor-In-Chief: Cikgu K.B. Venugopalan Nair
Graphic Designer : Cikgu Christopher Lee
Editors: Cikgu Robert Lesney In Charge Awg. Md. Azbe Hidayatullah Bin Zainul Ariffin
Cikgu Tauqir Ahmad
Cikgu Parveen Aktar
Reporters: Cikgu Norhamizah Bte Hj Hamdan Student Graphic : Mohammad Hizan Bin Husaini
Cikgu Siti Umi Rufaidah Bte Mohamad Designer Nurzawane Bte Abdul Rahman
Cikgu Hemy Pilpus
Ustazah Hjh Sarinah Bte Haji Musa Photographer : Cikgu Viviasuhairayanty BteSuhairi
Cikgu Juradyani Bte Hj Akup Muhammad Izzan Bin Haji Yahya
Cikgu Nu‟urul Ellisa Bte Suili

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