The Youth Generation

Old & Forward 2 think about

2010-04-03T06:49:00.001+08:00

Lets see Earth Hour check, April Fool Day check. Earth Hour 2010 is a huge success worldwide, for instance Brunei recorded 38.5MW of electricity savings compared to the period on last Friday. For that, the Earth thanks you & it meant that you have made a stand against saving our earth & lobbying for our leaders to do the same via a more concrete action plan. Enough of serious talk

On a lighter note, today (April 1^st aka the day this post is written) is April Fool Day. Guess some of you have been prank by your friends. I hope that none is hurt by those pranks. As usual, politicians have also their own April fool jokes. It is not suitable to share it here but if you search in Google, you will be able to find it. Do you know in France it is not called April fool but April Fish (Malay translation ikan bulan April or ikan jenis April). Without further ado, 2 things to blog for this week: old & forward

Old

I had just completed reading the book ’Chicken Soup for the soul: My Resolution’ that I had bought last December. (Slow right) The last story in the book is titled Lets celebrate the old written by Dayle Allen Shockley. It says a few old related things should be celebrated each year, so the author had their own list & I had mine too. Things in my old list includes

Ÿ Old shoes - According to some people, if you want to climb a mountain e.g. Mount Kinabalu, do not buy & wear new shoes for you climbing journey. Why? Your kaki will get very sakit after you come back. Instead, wear your trusted old shoe unless you want to go limping everywhere for sometime after you come back. Old shoes should not be thrown away, as the environment, state is bad already. Instead, donate it or keep it in your ‘great shoe museum’. My shoe had travelled thousands of miles for instance the shoe that I am wearing now had travelled to Thailand, Singapore, and Malaysia and as far as Taiwan. So think twice before throwing old shoes yeah?

Ÿ Old folks - Yes, warga tua or orang tua! Your grandpa/grandma nini! Recently Astro aired a promo. It was about a college/uni student who did not know much/care about his grandpa. All he knew was study! Later, when he needed his grandpa assistance for an assignment, then this student thought about spending more time with his grandpa. The message of this promo is cherish & learn about your own family roots/history. Don’t wait until it is too late then you will regret! Back to the book, this author said ‘we just idolised the young while the old folks are forgotten’. Old folks have lots of wisdom & stories to share with us that may prevent us from committing the same mistakes as our ancestors as well as steering to the right course.

Ÿ Old friends - This is what that should be treasured the most by us the young generation. Sorry to say but I had not really keep in touch with them. So what about you guys?

Ÿ Old newspapers - My computer clogged with hundreds of copies of the digital PDF editions of newspapers such as Malaysia the Sun, Singapore’s TODAY and Mypaper. They remind you of what happen last year & 2 years back. For instance, the H1N1 pandemic, His Majesty hard-hitting titah on various issues, the death of Michael Jackson, the 308 political tsunami in Malaysia and many more. Did I mention that I had also three stacks of old newspapers that I do not feel like throwing them but instead I had wanted to recycle them? Too bad, there is too little recycling facility in Brunei!

Well that is it for ‘old’ topics; hope that with this posting it will be able to give you an idea of making you ‘old’ things list. Next, its time to look to the front so here comes: ’forward’

Forward

Students you have been back to school (or as I described it battlefield) after a holiday right. Holiday is sure much needed after you were bombarded with so much work & teacher shouting, etc. Well to students in PreU2 or the 2^nd year of your Pre-U course, let me give you an idea of what to expect, from the eyes of a student that had passed through it last year.

Ÿ Extended class - Since the June AS is getting closer, even though there is still about 2 months but teachers do not think like that. From my experience, if you are so ‘lucky’ to have this kind of hardworking teacher, there is a chance that you may have to attend Friday & even Sunday classes. Yikes, Friday & Sunday classes are not the norms in Brunei schools. Hence, let this be a warning so that you will be prepared! Therefore, ‘jemputan kahwin‘, ‘jalan with family to Bandar/Miri’ would have to be forgotten for the meantime!

Now let us talk about a step further after your A Levels, where are you heading. Are you aiming for that uni/scholarship/job?

Life while waiting for the results can be boring. I would suggest you to take this opportunity to go and get your license if you do not have it yet. Some would also go to get a part-time job as a bank teller, office clerk, teacher, DJ, etc. It will help you to experience working life. However, some may go a step further by getting a fulltime job as a flight attendant. While some like, me just sits down & watch the world goes by.

Speaking about scholarship are you aiming for the Sultan’s Scholar or MOD Supreme Commander Scholarship. Both are what I called the ‘big 2’ of scholarships in Brunei. They are the most prestigious awards in Brunei awarded only to the ‘crème de la crème’ (best of the best). It is not easy to get, as it needs hard work in academics & great thinking skills. For the Sultan’s Scholar according to its recipients as quoted by local newspapers last year stay abreast with the current happenings in Brunei as the interview panel may ask your views on certain issues. So get your thinking caps on & be ready with the answers of the hard questions that maybe asked in your interview.

Next stop university which is another phase of your education. I understands that most of you are aiming to enter the best universities in either US, UK or Australia. Very little people I would say is looking nearer to our shores. In US you have Harvard, MIT, Stamford, etc while in UK you have Cambridge, Oxford, Imperial College, etc while in Australia UNSW. Things to think

1^st thing is can you reach the requirement?

2^nd if you got admission can you afford the fees or can you get a scholarship?

3^rd do you want to come back often to Brunei during holidays?

Let me tell you my earlier dreams, I wanted to enter UK university, University of Warwick to be precise. However due to financial constraints which may include resorting to remortgage our house to the bank, I decided to look nearer to our shores Singapore & Australia to be precise.

I am not being biased here but if you have a look at The Guardian or The Daily Telegraph website & search for Oxford, Cambridge & Imperial College related news you will know what I meant. On the other hand Singapore’s had just increased their university fees.

Think about the pros & cons of each country of study that you will choose? Do your homework/research! Don’t just follow friend. Its your future

Fine I think I better conclude now later if I talk about more aspects then I maybe in trouble. Tata, have a nice weekend & I will see you very soon!

P.S. This blogger thinks future is very bleak for his university admission but he believes ‘at the end of the tunnel there is light’. He thinks that we should dictate our own future don’t go against your own will!

Lights out its Earth Hour

2010-03-27T10:19:00.001+08:00

After it had gone for a year, here it comes again! Earth Hour 2010 will be held on March 27^th 2010 at 8.30pm local time wherever you are. This year it had attracted official participation from 120 countries including Brunei involving 4 billion people worldwide. This Sydney initiated event organised by World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) is to create more awareness on global warming among the people. Its not just about people switching off lights!

A 2 degree Celsius rise in global temperature could cause parts of Taiwan submerged, as well as parts of Singapore (especially East Coast area) & low-lying countries/areas submerged underwater. Basically we will have to redraw the world map! That’s how severe the impact of global warming. In addition, the cost of global warming to humanity is very high! From extinction to animals to even extinction of mankind in the worst case scenario.

The current scale of Earth Hour is a quantum leap from what it actually is. A small Sydney initiated event in 2007 had became a global phenomenon in 2009 when 88 countries participated last year as a sign to call for more drastic action plans being taken in COP that was held in Copenhagen December last year. However, our 1 billion plus people voices were not really being heard by those leaders, as not a concrete plan was proposed. Even before COP, a few of the world’s newspapers including The Guardian of UK issued a joint editorial calling for the leaders to save mankind. That too fail! Therefore as a Malay saying says ‘habuk pun tiada’! I view the COP as a ‘tug-of-war’ between countries as it seems no countries want to compromise. Some countries wanted to offer substantial carbon emission reduction in exchange for something or some particular countries would also need to offer carbon emission reductions! This shows that there is no ‘free lunch’ in this world!

Meanwhile on our local front here in

Brunei

, it seems that things in this little oil-rich sultanate are changing for the better. In 2008, a headline in The Brunei Times on the day of Earth Hour said ‘We can’t live without electricity’ which states the reasons why many people aren’t willing to join Earth Hour in 2008. For the record, I guess only parts of UBD participated in the 2008 Earth Hour. In 2009, despite Brunei not being officially participated in Earth Hour, it can be seen that it is gaining ground here. Finally, this year Brunei would be finally participating officially in Earth Hour. As one of the terms of official Earth Hour participation, one of the country landmarks has to be switched off. The choice for

Brunei

is the Kampong Ayer Cultural Centre.

The media have to be commended for providing more awareness on Earth Hour. However that should not stop there, media should provide more environment issues reporting & tips. In support of Earth Hour, Nat Geo Channel will stop normal programming for an hour. Instead, ways to preserve & protect our environment would be presented to their viewers. However some media outlets choose a different approach which is drastic considering the time of Earth Hour is TV prime time. Last year, 8TV of Malaysia totally blacked-out programming for 1hour. Amazingly, more than 700,000 viewers were watching ‘blank’! This year, the tradition continues at its sister radio station, Fly FM. There would be no programming or music during that 1 hour. I say this should be the trend to look at for the next Earth Hour for media outlets. It may mean lost of millions of advertising revenues but it sure is a way to save our planet! Kudos to Brunei’s Kristal FM for blacking-out programming this year for Earth Hour.

If you had watched The 11^th Hour by Leonardo di Caprio (the actor in Titanic), you would hear him say ‘Let’s make our world darkest hours into our finest’. It means without all those sort of things like Kyoto Protocol, we can still change the situation. Small steps such as adjusting your air-cond temperatures, recycling, using cloth bag (Bring You Own Bag campaign), use less polystyrene containers (bring your own food container), etc may not mean much but if it its practiced by people worldwide it sure will bring some positive effect on the global temperature. ‘Small steps could bring huge changes’

It’s hoped that this Earth Hour would not just be a publicity stunt but an awareness campaign for us to do what we can in our daily life to save the Earth. Remember what goes around comes around! Do Mother Nature good and it will repay you, treat Mother Nature badly, and it shall treat you in the same manner! GO GREEN SAVE EARTH!

Let’s play a role in reducing electrical usage tonight by switching off lights & maybe stay away from your mobile phones & TV (yes there is Demam AF & EPL Football Frenzy night) but could you just sacrifice not watching just for an hr?

As we participated in Earth Hour, we made a stand in the fight against global warming! So do you feel ‘green’ tonight? Its your choice!

P.S. This blogpost might be useful to students taking GP in Form 6. I know you are learning the topics of environment, so here's some help that may/may not be useful!

21 SMSAians make SMSA proud in A level exam

2010-02-07T10:15:00.000+08:00

Written by:The Editor The youth generation mr blogger cold as ice
After almost 2 weeks of 'false alarm', as well as keeping students who were candidates of Brunei Cambridge GCE A, AS & O Level November 2009 in a 'state of suspense', finally yesterday everything had been unveiled whether you like it or not.With even Rano on Twitter Friday saying that 'the wait is causing temporary social stress in Brunei'.Yesterday, emotions were running high as some rejoices there good result while some others cried over their results, while some no reaction at all whether they pass or failed(life goes on normally as if nothing happens). Well, I guess not everyone had known their results like those who didnt register for SMS, or even those who have registered but havent get yet who mostly are on b-mobile network. The nail-biting moments starts after 11am with some1 proclaiming in Twitter, 'result out'! After lunch, around 1.15 pm, I received my results. Statistically according to info from Exam Dept, MOE which were published in Brunei's sunday papers:The Sunday Times & Sunday Bulletin.

A Level Analysis& Stats

For A Level out of 3073 students who have sat for it, 2462 students(80.12%) achieved at least 1 'A' Level, which is an improvement of 0.49% over that of 2008. 52.72% have achieved at least 2 'A' Level where 54.49% comprises school candidates whilst 21.82% are private candidates.68 candidates or 2.21% obtained at least 4 'A' Level's including 1 from Maktab Duli,2 from PTE Katok and 1 from SMSA who achieved 5 'A' Levels.
From the 68, 13 are their school's 'creme de la creeme' (best of the best) by obtaining grade A's in at least 4 'A' Level subjects comprising 7 candidates from Maktab Duli, 2 from PTE Berakas and 4 from SMSA. 36 candidates obtained grade A's in three 'A' Level subjects where 14 are from Maktab Duli, 5 from Maktab Sains, four from PTE Berakas, two from PTE Katok, one from Sayyidina Othman Secondary School and 10 from SMSA whilst 69 candidates have obtained grade A's in two 'A' Level subjects comprising 30 candidates from Maktab Duli, 9 from Maktab Sains, 6 from PTE Katok, 12 from PTE Berakas, 2 from Sayyidina Othman, 7 from SMSA(including me) and 3 private candidates. 2.46%-25% increase in achievement for 10 subjects including Malay, Art and Design, Economics, History, Hafaz al-Quran, Computing, Thinking Skills, Psychology, Business Studies and Sociology, compared to 2008. A 100% pass was achieved for Further Mathematics compared to 2008.

AS Level Analysis & Stats

Improvement seen for GCE 'AS' Level as well with, 1,276 out of 1,617 or 78.91% obtained at least 1 'AS' level, which is an increase of 0.8% when compared to 2008.
Overall, candidates who have achieved at least 2 'AS' level is 52.63% or 851 candidates, which is an increase of 7.97% whilst 53.39% of school candidates have increased to 8.03% compared to 2008. Overall, 87 candidates from 1,617 candidates or 5.38% have achieved grade 'A' in at least 2 subjects.

O Level Analysis & Stats

The rumours on O Level results apparently have been quashed with the release of the results. 7,555 who sat for the examination but
3,986 or 52.76% obtain at least 3 '0' Level, which is an improvement of 0.42% compared to 2008.
As Mr Cheong, principal of SMSA always emphasizes 'quality is better than quantity' hence the quality of 2009, 898 candidates or 11.89% have managed to achieve 8-12 '0' Level, an increase of 47 candidates or 0.16%.
3 schools have achieved 100% pass i.e. students achieve at least 3 'O' Level
Maktab Sains and Chung Hua BSB, passing rate were 98.46% and 96.40% respectively.23 schools comprising 17 government schools and 6 private schools, which improves between 0.66% and 26.32% compared to 2008.
41 candidates or 0.58% have achieved excellent results with aggregate 6 and grade 1 in 6-9 subjects. The figure is an increase of 0.11 per cent compared to 2008.
2 candidates from Chung Hua Middle School, Kuala Belait have obtained grade's Al in 9 subjects
4 candidates have achieved grade's Al in 8 subjects including 3 from Chung Hua, BSB and 1 from PJN Pg Hj Abu Bakar Secondary School (A)
11 obtaining grade Al s in 7 subjects including 3 candidates from Chung Hua Kuala Belait, 2 from Chung Hua BSB, 2 from Maktab Sains, 3 from Chung Ching ,1 from Sayyidina Hassan & Yayasan Secondary School respectively.
24 students obtained grade Al's in 6 subjects comprising 9 from Maktab Sains,3 from PJN Hj Abu Bakar (A), three from Chung Hwa BSB,3 from St Andrew,3 from PJN Pg Hj Abu Bakar (B),1 from Ma'Had Islam Brunei,Muda Hashim & Seri Mulia Sarjana respectively.
252 candidates, or 3.58%, obtained grade A's in 5-10 subjects, an increase of 0.25% from 2008. The candidates comprise 2 students or 0.03% who obtained grade A's in 10 subjects that include 1 from Chung Hwa BSB & Chung Hua KB respectively.
9 students or 0.13% obtained Grade A's in 9 subjects comprising one from Maktab Sains,3 from Chung Hwa BSB,1 from St Andrew's & 4 from Chung Hua Secondary School KB.
19 candidates or 0.27% have obtained grade A's in 8 subjects comprising 7 from Maktab Sains,1 from Sayyidina Hasan,2 from PJN Pg Hj Abu Bakar (A),1 from PJN Pg Hj Abu Bakar (B),7 from Chung Hwa BSB & 1 from Chung Ching.
58 candidates, or 0.82%, have obtained grade A's in 7 subjects
83 or 1.18% have obtained grade A's in six subjects
81 candidates or 1.15% have obtained grade A's in 5 subjects

Reminder

- Collect result slips from your respective schools or from MOE for private candidates

- For those who thinks their grade are 'not up to the mark' & wish to 'give another shot', you are advised to register with your schools or directly @ MOE for June exams ASAP. Jangan terlambat nanti miss

- For those who didnt get good grades, its not the end of the road. It marks another start, so ponder upon what went wrong & emerge stronger the next time around.

- For those who got bombarded (including me) by your parents.Dont blame them because 'IT FOR YOUR OWN GOOD' (quote from a movie)

-Lastly, please do not try to do silly things. STAY STRONG

Failure is not the end. There are still other routes to be explored

Lastly

Congrats to all Brunei GCE A,As & O Level candidates who have passed, passed with flying colours, passed with straight A's,passed with strings of A's,average pass,above average pass, 'cukup makan' pass, etc. You must be wondering what did I get 2a2b thats it no bragging. I would say its a 'cukup makan flying colours' pass. Hence, there goes my iPhone!

For those who didnt make it to the passing benchmark, stay strong & 'pasti ada hikmah di sebaliknya'. Its not the end, there are routes to be explored. Consult your Career officer for more info & advice.

For those who have made it, its time to move on to the next level of your life & another obstacle have been passed in your route to 'menara gading'. Now its time to ponder which way next?

I shouldnt talk this much in times like this oh well one more sentence or 2 before I end this posting.

Is it logical if I say its all because of my 'red&white wristband' It doesnt seem logical right, but it seems that since I had wear my wristbands my grades improves. Hmm?

Bye!

This blogger thinks that people should ponder this result system as well as ponder upon the results. We shall rise stronger in the future to give a 'counterstrike'
P.S. Congrats to Youthgen team members who have passed, while those with a less unfavourable result dont be sad, still long way to go, other routes to be explored. You never know what lies in the future, you could be successful in business world?

Happy 18th birthday

2009-12-12T20:33:00.000+08:00

The Youth Generation team would like to wish our Creative Director, Amizi Rosman

HAPPY 18th BIRTHDAY

Semoga Murah Rezeki & Sukses In Your Life (standard line)

Use Your Legal Status Responsibly For 18 Years Old Is The Start Of Another Phase Of Life. Now, you can drink, drive, watch X-rated stuffs

P.S. Red Alert understood loud & kristal clear

alert!

2009-12-04T21:36:00.001+08:00

...

Somebody's birthday is coming!

-mizirosman-

Trip After A Level An Update

2009-12-03T10:54:00.000+08:00

Hey there people, its December already. So last month, 23 November 2009. The Youth Generation had organised a trip to DST HQ & i-centre. Finally, it was a reality after so many problems that had occured behind-the scenes. For those who have miss the trip or didnt join the trip you can view the pictures by click on this link Facebook pictures, facebook pictures 2,facebook pictures 3 and for those who wanted a comprehensive stories of what happened on that day you can visit chatlepak.blogspot.com (its kinda long), Creative Director story.
Basically, a short description of what we had seen in these both places. In i-centre, we visited the Green & blue Floor. At DST HQ, we went to the 12th floor, 11th floor @ DSTCare 151, a building that houses the Kristal FM Studio as well as DSTCom Network Operation Centre.
From the feedbacks that I had received it was FUN! Lastly, would like to thank Miss Tan for assisting in asking people to join the Trip as well as for the financial assistance provided. And not forgetting all The Youth Generation members (Teo, Mizi, Ambrose, Angie, Hariz) who have join in the trip & also other students who have joined the trip (Zafirah S, Eric, Lik Sui, Chan, Glen, Edwin, Boon Siong, See Siong, Fuizana,Ong,Kanniga,Ming Hui,Suriana,Zilah,Cassandra,Aqilah,Amalina,who else did I miss?) .

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, XIE XIE NI, TERIMA KASIH!

Signing Off

The Editor

P.S. Anyone PreU2 batch 2010 who wishes to continue this blog, may contact me via Twitter @ twitter.com/sabah13 or MSN @ busted_ryan156@hotmail.com

Musim Bola

2009-09-15T18:46:00.004+08:00

Walaupun kita sibuk dengan peperiksaan yg bakal menjelang tiba,jgn lah dilupakan musim bola yg semakin rancak diperkatakan!

Kerancakan itu dtambah lagi dengan bermulanya liga Juara2 Eropah,atau pun dkenali ramai dengan UEFA Champions League yg bermula pada hari ini.

Jadual2 perlawanan boleh la didapati di sini.

Sebelum saya mengakhiri laporan saya untuk hari ini,saya sertakan kedudukan terkini bagi liga2 tempatan:

2009/2010 English Premiership Table
		Overall						Home					Away
RK	TEAM	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	W	D	L	GS	GA	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD	P
1	Chelsea	5	5	0	0	12	3	2	0	0	5	1	3	0	0	7	2	9	15
2	Manchester United	5	4	0	1	11	3	2	0	0	3	1	2	0	1	8	2	8	12
3	Manchester City	4	4	0	0	8	2	2	0	0	5	2	2	0	0	3	0	6	12
4	Tottenham Hotspur	5	4	0	1	12	7	2	0	1	5	5	2	0	0	7	2	5	12
5	Liverpool	5	3	0	2	13	7	2	0	1	9	3	1	0	1	4	4	6	9

Spain

2009/2010 Spanish Primera División
CLUB	GP	W	L	D	Pts	GD
Barcelona	2	2	0	0	6	5
Real Madrid	2	2	0	0	6	4
Valencia	2	2	0	0	6	4
Athletic Bilbao	2	2	0	0	6	2
Mallorca	2	1	0	1	4	2

Italy

2009/2010 Italian Serie A
CLUB	GP	W	L	D	Pts	GD
Genoa	3	3	0	0	9	5
Juventus	3	3	0	0	9	5
Sampdoria	3	3	0	0	9	4
Internazionale	3	2	0	1	7	6
Fiorentina	3	2	0	1	7	2

2009/2010 French Ligue 1
CLUB	GP	W	L	D	Pts	GD
Bordeaux	5	4	0	1	13	9
Lyon	5	4	0	1	13	7
Montpellier	5	3	0	2	11	6
Marseille	5	3	0	2	11	4
Paris Saint-Germain	5	3	1	1	10	4

German Bundesliga

2009/2010 German Bundesliga
CLUB	GP	W	L	D	Pts	GD
Hamburg SV	5	4	0	1	13	9
Bayer Leverkusen	5	4	0	1	13	8
Schalke 04	5	3	1	1	10	4
Eintracht Frankfurt	5	2	0	3	9	3
Bayern Munich	5	2	1	2	8	6

Sleague

Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
Singapore Armed Forces FC	27	20	1	6	69	26	43	61
Tampines Rovers FC	27	14	8	5	41	25	16	50
Home United FC	27	14	5	8	48	27	21	47
Brunei DPMM FC	26	13	7	6	40	33	7	46
Gombak United FC	27	11	11	5	46	32	14	44

Tidak lupa juga saya ucapkan Selamat Hari Raya,Maaf Zahir dan Batin untuk semua warga smsa

Ikhlas dari saya,
Penerbit Bahagian Sukan,
Dr Hariz.

Selamat Hari Raya & Good Luck

2009-09-15T18:13:00.002+08:00

The Youth Generation wishes all its Muslim Youth Blogger team (Hj Djim, Tiqah Bling-bling, Hareef & Ariz), readers, the rest of Sixth form in SMSA

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri

Semoga Syawal ini disambut dengan bermakna walaupun ada kekurangan

Maaf Zahir & Batin

Jika ada silap dan salah dari segi penulisan di dalam blog ini & tersilap bahasa & kata, harap maafkan - Editor Yg Cool Bagai Ais

The Youth Generation also wishes Best of Luck to all its Youth Blogger team (Teo, Ambrose, Miji, Angie, Mag, Ariz, Hj Djim, Hareef, Tiqah Bling-bling, as well as the rest of the SMSA PreU2 for the upcoming November A Level exams.

May All Of Us Pass With Flying Colours And Make Our Country, Tutors, Parents And Ourself Proud

WE CAN DO IT!

Lastly, HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL !!!!!!!!

For any SMSA PreU1 that is interested to continue this blog in 2010. Please contact, The Youth Generation @ youthgen09@yahoo.com or twitter.com/youthgen

Thats a wrap people and SMSAians. I will see you after A Level finished with our projects.
Signing off!!!!!!
The Youth Generation do not condone the playing of 'meriam buluh' during the festivities!

Temporary closure

2009-08-04T19:54:00.002+08:00

With the power that I have in the name of 'freedom of expression', I sadly announce the temporary closure of youthgen, due 2 lack of time in respect of upcoming A Level. Over the past few months, we had tried 2 link all SMSA students blog, which is not quite berjaya. B4 closing I would like 2 thank all Youthgen team (Miji Creative, Angie Gossip, H Sukan, Ambrose, Djim, Reef, Magz & me) & not 4getting Tqah Bling2! Bila album keretaku keluar? LOL! TQ 4 all ur effort & time. TERIMA Kasih, xie xie ni, what is tq in bahasa dusun, kamsamnida, kap kun ka! Insya allah, Youthgen will still be revived Nov 2009 & the hilite activities would b The Special One(beach prom or poolside prom or riverside prom) & Trip After A Lvl! Sekian, salam perjuangan untuk semua! - The Editor Youthgen Mr Cool as Ice! P.S. The blog will still be open but no new postings will be made til Nov!

Should we have a Youth Festival here?

2009-06-17T18:45:00.006+08:00

Hey, its the Editor in the house. 1st of all, we would like to apologise because these past few wks we have been featuring so....so many Language Twisters teaching people to speak Mandarin, because the Editor is crazily madly learning his 'bahasa ibunda'.
The youths in Brunei are not short of entertainment & socialising options. In the cyberspace, we have the Facebook where you can poke...poke..poke your friends 247 as well as Twitter where you can tweet what you are currently doing in less than 140 characters. Since there is not much nightlife here, youths engage themselves with sport activities like futsal, basketball, football, etc. Some maybe joining go-karts racings, drift racing (is there any here?). But, there doesn't seem much news about youths involvement in break-dance, shuffle dance (I know quite a few that can really shuffle). In addition, there is not much youth carnivals/events being held aside from the yearly National Youth Day in August, and those occasional camps. Some of the youth festivals are listed below.
Malaysia got an event named Youth Malaysia, which is a huge event for the youths with more than 100 activities to be participated. Quoting the youth.sg website, Singapore is going to held its SHINE Youth Festival 2009 from 27th of Jun. The festival is an initiative by the National Youth Council (NYC) to celebrate the vibrancy of the local youth scene. As NYC director Koh Peng Keng put it, “We (NYC) recognise the importance of providing this national platform for our youth to showcase youth vibrancy and diversity in Singapore”.
So, the question is when are we going to have a youth festival that we can truly call ours (ala Brunei), and showcase our own Unexpected Treasures?
Some of the activities that could be included might be a b-boyz battle competition, 3-on-3 basketball, futsal, ProEvo soccer game, shuffle dance competition, other reasonable activities according to our MIB philosophy, local artists performances, etc. So, youths out there what do you think?
Till, next time, Kedewasaan Bernegara, Belia Berbakat, Negara Gemilang.

Language Twister Music Edition

2009-06-17T18:45:00.004+08:00

Well, howdy people, have been enjoying the Holidays? I guess some are, while some dont. As promised, in the last edition of Language Twister. We are gonna learn a popular Chinese pop song, it will be retranslated in Malay & English. The song is sung by Eric Lin(not Eric in U2H3, because he cant sing, haha). Song is Wo Ting Jian You Ren Jiao Ni Bao Bei(I Heard Someone Calling You Baby/Darling/Saya Terdengar Ada Seseorang Memanggil Awak Sayang). Enjoy it(sorry incase translation is not good because partly translated by me)
English (I Heard someone calling you darling)
1st
You asked me why I didn't comfort you anymore
Walking in the cold wind, I had home I don't go back to
It doesn't matter if we don't see each other for many days
2nd
You asked me why I returned your letter
And teared the photo with no regrets at all
You asked me why I started drinking
And getting drunk every time.
Chorus
Don't tell me I'm doing something wrong
Don't say you'll never know
Because I didn't mean to but heard someone call you 'baby'
4th
Don't say it's a misunderstanding
Please don't cry infront of me
Because I know I heard someone call you 'baby'
You allowed him to call you 'baby'
repeat 1st paragraph
repeat 2nd paragraph
repeat Chorus
repeat 4th paragraph
Woo~ Oh No No
repeat Chorus
repeat 4th paragraph
Malay(Saya Terdengar Ada Seseorang Memanggil awak sayang)
1st
Awak bertanya kepada saya mengapa tak menenangkan awak lagi
Berjalan dalam keadaan angin dingin, saya mempunyai rumah yg saya tak pulang
Tak kisah jika kita tak berjumpa untuk banyak hari
2nd
Awak bertanya kepada saya mengapa surat awak saya kembalikan
Serta mengoyakkan gambar tersebut tanpa rasa kesal
Awak bertanya kepada saya mengapa saya mula minum ****
Serta mabuk setiap kali
Korus
Jangan beritahu saya saya sedang melakukan suatu kesilapan
Jangan kata selamanya awak takkan tahu
Kerana saya tak bermaksud tetapi mendengar seseorang memanggil awak sayang
4th
Jangan kata ia adalah salah faham
Jangan menitiskan air mata didepan saya
Kerana saya tahu saya mendengar seseorang memanggil awak sayang
Awak membenarkan dia memanggil awak sayang
ulang 1st paragraph
ulang 2nd paragraph
ulang Chorus
ulang 4th paragraph
Woo~ Oh No No
ulang Chorus
ulang 4th paragraph
Pinyin Chinese
1st
NI WEN WO WEI SHEN MA, BU ZAI GEI NI AN WEI
ZAI HAN FENG ZHONG MAN BU YOU JIA BU HUI
HAO JI TIAN BU JIAN MIAN YE WU SUO WEI
2nd
NI WEN WO WEI SHEN MA, BA NI DE XIN TUI HUI
YOU BA ZHAO PIAN SI SUI HAO BU HOU HUI
NI WEN WO WEI LE SHEN MA, KAI SHI HE JIU
ER QIE MEI CI DOU HE ZUI
Chorus
BU YAO SHUO WO ZUO DE BU DUI
BU YAO SHUO NI YONG YUAN BU HUI
YIN WEI WO, ZAI WU YI JIAN TING JIAN YOU REN, JIAO NI BAO BEI
4th
BU YAO SHUO ZHE SHI GE WU HUI
QING BU YAO ZAI WO MIAN QIAN LIU LEI
YIN WEI WO MING MING TING JIAN YOU REN, JIAO NI BAO BEI
NI RANG TA JIAO NI, BAO BEI
repeat 1st paragraph
repeat 2nd paragraph
repeat Chorus
repeat 4th paragraph
Woo~ Oh No No
repeat Chorus
repeat 4th paragraph
English translation credited to beemp3.com. Pinyin lyrics credited to overthatrainbow.blogspot.com
The Youth Generation spreading the usage of Malay via music. Music is an universal language. Till, next time bye!

Language Twister 3

2009-06-10T21:49:00.002+08:00

Happy advance 2nd term holiday people from the team @ The Youth Generation. Enjoy it 2 the max because after school reopens it gonna be very very crazy days ahead til A Level end ofr PreU2s. Ok, lets continue more of our Language Twister, enjoy, soon we may be including Japanese language as well or maybe Korean.
force - qiang po/paksa
no problem - mei xi/tak apa-apa
Help! Help Me! - jiu ming/jiu ming a/tolong/tolong saya
Peeping Tom - tou kui wang/pengintai
Suspected - Xian Yi/Disyaki
Salted fish - Xian Yu/Ikan masin
Trials - Shi Yan/Percubaan
Acne-An Chuang/Jerawat
Undercover - Wo Di/Menyamar
Accent- Kou Yin/Loghat
There you have it 10 new words that may not be used in our daily life especially Peeping Tom unless there is peeping tom daily! Soon we maybe translating some of the popular Chinese hits songs currently to English as well as Malay. Some of it include Huai Ren(bad person), Tong Ban Tong Xue(classmate), Bao Bei(baby), Wo Mei You Cuo (I'm not wrong).

Language Twister 2

2009-06-05T21:58:00.002+08:00

Helo, people sorry for the lack of updates because our members hands are tied with so...so many H/Ws, projects, and not to mention AS exam. Ok, bk to our Language Twister continuation. Enjoy and have fun learning new language!
English - Mandarin/Malay
climax - gao chao
discounts - zhe kou/potongan harga
genetic tests - ji yin ce shi/ujian genetik
laughing stock - xiao bing/bahan ketawa
adult - cheng nian ren/orang dewasa
illogical - bu he luo ji/tak masuk akal
cancer - ai zheng/barah
driving license - jia shi zhi zhao/lesen memandu
Earth - di qiu/bumi
overzealous - guo du de/terlalu cemburu
appetiser - kai wei cai/pembuka selera
picky - tiao ti/pemilih
option - xuan ze/pilihan
concert - yan chang hui/konsert
Good Evening - Wan An/Selamat Malam
There you have it people 15 terms, we will be bk with more Language Twisters soon. Bye, cai jian, selamat berblogging!

Sharing...

2009-05-30T22:42:00.005+08:00

I have some nice website to share with you all..

First ladies..My friend had open a online clothes shop.So I help to advertise also lah. :D Anyway you cn c it is ordered from Singapore and the price is not expensive compared to other online shop.If you hve a prob on the payment or order you cn just pm me aNgie.I can help you about it.It quite nice!!Have a look :D Enjoy shoping online!! http://www.twinklysparkly.com

Next is The Lemon Graphic owner Rayz Ong..They had gathered all the talent together and create some things to share wth us.Expecially they created animation/graphic movie is very nice.Believe me!!Dont believe??Hve a look on this video...The latest they hve created!!

View more on his you tube and website..

Lastly S.H.E Brunei FANS club..I dnt noe do anyone in Brunei like them or not.Macam tak ada.Cos until now,only the two ppl keep on posting and tat is me and my other friends..Boring bah only two ppl.MANA ALL S.H.E FANS FROM BRUNEI??I dont believe only tis ppl!!Cn Pre U1 and 2 students help lah??Tke notes keh.Help to advertise.PLS!!!www.shefairy.5d6d.com/bbs.php

The day teachers meet parents

2009-05-30T20:58:00.001+08:00

It seems that Mr Bharat & Miss Tham will win the Most Popular Male & Female Teachers in this year's Teacher's Day. If there is SMS voting of course & also is there such an award. Dont think there is! Why did I say so? Bcoz there are so many parents at both teacher's table at PTM held just now. Well, pity some teachers who have to stand because space constraints as it was held at the foyer. Regarding the parent's reaction of their child result, I would say parents are pleased. Anyway, watever your results are dont be demotivated as there maybe shocking surprises in A Level Nov 2009 like some1 from U2Sc4 is the Best Student in Brunei or even some1 from U2H6 beating Sc students. This is Teo the not-so friendly Editor reporting for The Youth Generation.

Entertaiment first news...

2009-05-29T21:58:00.006+08:00

I actually wnt to start wth my idol S.H.E first but since these days they dnt really hve much new.So nxt post lah.Let just start wth Brunei most handsome man Mr.Wu Chi Chun (Wu Chun).Yupe tat become his name where all his entertaiment friends call him cos his name in Hot Shot movie is tat.

Taken from Taiwan Reader's Digest and translated,

The new generation of idol superstar, Wu Chun has a very handsome appearance. He can sing and act and has been out for 3 yrs. Rapidly becoming famous in 3 countries including Japan and Korea. Fans only know that he's from Brunei, comes from a privileged family background and is in every sense of the term " the knight in shining armour". However, not known he is also at the same time a skilled and experienced business man

Not yet 30yrs old, Wu Chun in his home town in Brunei has opened 2 luxurious gyms, also takes on the responsibility of managing a worlds famous watch company, has 2 nutrient shops and also numerous gym equipments representative.

Although Wu Chun is very modest, indicating that his income compared to the Brunei Royal Family is simply a drop in a bucket, but he will not hesitate to speak about earning money. For him in terms of earning money seemingly is not difficult. As early on as 15 yrs old, he planned and held a Brunei worldwide national inter-school university basketball competition, earning his 1st income in his youth of 1000 Brunei dollar (BND) (U.S. dollar equivalent of about $700 )

Wu Chun said "To attract University groups to compete wasn't hard, I learnt the NBA 3 point game, gaining the highest scores, learning methods of the rebound king. Faxing, handing out leaflets to all the big schools, asking them to form a team of 5 to come register. Because I organised so that the game would be more fun than a normal competition, 30 groups came. Each group paid a registration fee of $80 BND, so the total came to $2400 ; The drinks at the venue and the trophy cup I had one by one searched for companies to sponsor us for free. Taking away the $50 fee for the referee, the rent of $500 and miscellaneous expenses, I made a clean profit of $1000".

Who said a 15yr old boy "with no hair on his upper lip, can't work fast" ? Wu Chun said maybe it was because he was very young, hot blooded and sincere so the company and the competing university students particularly trusted him. 2 Years after when he was 17 yrs old, he opened a fashionable pool (snooker) shop that was a sensation in Brunei. Thinking about the 1st time being a boss, Wu Chun very pleased of himself said “ I went to Australia to go to high school, not even reaching 3 months I wanted to run back home to Brunei. I went with friends to play pool to relieve the boredom, seeing how a pool shop with just a few pool tables could earn money, so I thought why don't I just open one".

Wu Chun said that for the 3months he was in Australia, he learnt every style and technique to blend alcohol and drinks. Thinking of Brunei's pool shops they didn't have a bar, " If I put in a nice bar stand and become the bartender myself, the cost of one cup only costs $1 BND, selling it at $5 BND, the profit return would be 80%!".

10 pool tables, interior decoration, 12 staff members salary and the addition of every months rent of 540 BND, Him and his friend together took out $15 000 BND to open the store. Never thought that once the store opened it would immediately become extremely busy, With every cup of his special blend of different styled beverage, within a few months he recuperated the revenue.

" A business earning money there will defiantly be people that will copy, close by like a swarm of wasps have opened a lot of pool shops". Wu Chun said taking advantage of the shop's popularity at it's highest, he persuaded his partner to let go of the shop, both earning $15 000 BND and also the shop's TV, stereo, pool tables etc..."the aftermath of war".

Wu Chun spoke frankly, his father is engaged with real estate business, the enterprise spreads across China, Singapore and Brunei. From his memory in his childhood home's garage, there were 2 branded cars worth $1 million. Since childhood he never had to worry about food and clothes. Every month he would get $150 BND pocket money to spend, during the new year the red pocket would hold a lucky amount of money, every year he would receive $1688 BND (meaning continue to be wealthy). His father would also take the whole family abroad for a big spending spree, everyone each year would get $30 000 NT to spend on famous brand clothes and accessories.

It is reasonable to say that Wu Chun can be at ease and be a "rich man's son", but he said, because he's always want to make money to buy a Subaru sports car that belongs to him, so from childhood the pocket money his parents gave him he wouldn't waste it. His father knew that him opening up a pool shop would never be able to earn the money to buy the car, so while he sent him off to Australia for University he bought him a car. Wu Chun said " I really do regret that I was so fascinated in modifying cars I almost wasted all my savings".

The today's Wu Chun doesn't like famous brands, doesn't play with modified cars, but determined to open up 10 multinational gym chain stores. Wu Chun deeply expressed that a lot of people see him release albums, act in films, do adverts, so busy running round in circles, only sleeping 5-6hrs in a day and when he has a few minutes to spare he will open up his computer and use email while overseas to manage the trivial matters of the 2 gyms in Brunei.

Will he be too fierce over earning money? "Actually I don't care about the money. Money can't buy you health, I knew this when I was 25yrs old when my mother passed away from pancreas cancer". He said, that year was his university graduation and he had planned to return to Brunei, his father suddenly wanted him to 1st fly to Singapore to meet with his mother, in high spirits he arrived at the hotel , however to see his mother's sallow face. Apparently his mum had hidden the fact for 7 yrs. The fact that the cancer relapse had already worsen had completely driven me crazy.

He said, choking back tears "I accompanied my mum running through Russia, America, China, Singapore, Seeing her receive chemotherapy, nutritional therapy, using up all of the possible treatments, but in the end the cancer continued to spread to the liver, lymph, the whole stomach becoming bloated. Even through the doctor used all his efforts to drain the ascites (fluid in the stomach) it would not drain completely..... My heart broke"

After his mother past away, Wu Chun decided he wanted to become for the rest of his life a child that would not let down his mother. He said" My father will one day get old, I want to become the "mountain" for the rest of my father's life!"

He emphasised towards in terms of comparing the opening up of a gym and pool shop it's only on a scale a few times bigger, the importance is that you need to save on all the unnecessary expenses. At the same time buying gym equipment, fitness nutritious foods. Other people directly order from overseas, he will go on the internet and will compare prices; he discovered if you become the representative of the company 1st he can half the expenses and he can sell the imported goods to other gyms again earning money from the access fee.

"For everything, you have to personally put in effort and do yourself, using all your strength. Like me applying to become Brunei's gym equipment company representative, I really did put in a lot of money because there's only one place within the government, running slowly and making long distance telephone calls to foreign countries to explain that even though Brunei's demand isn't that big, I will still defiantly use all my strength to develop it, so when the customer ordered one, I could only order one. The head office believed in me becoming their representative and that for the future there would be space to expand, so they also accepted".

Asking Wu Chun what kind of rich person does he want to be? he replied " When my mother was still here , she'd regularly took me to the nursing home and the children's home to donate money and other necessities. She adopted 2 poor children from Africa, After my work I also adopted 2 ; so after my mother passed away it had changed to 4. I want to have money, to have power to do more charity, and still be able to rely on my own efforts to take my father to travel the whole world, would it not be very happy?" He said he doesn't do risky investments, he doesn't waste money, as time goes by he will become the person in charge of a multinational fitness group.

Bilingual Dictionary by The Youth Generation Lifelong-Learning Desk

2009-05-24T12:15:00.003+08:00

Hi, this is another new feature in The Youth Generation. Its a trilingual dictionary comprising of Malay, English & Chinese. This will allow people worldwide (as if we have worldwide readers) to learn more language, as it will be an advantage to learn more language!
passport - hu zhao/ pasport
extortion - le suo / peras ugut
unfair- bu gong ping de / tak adil
threaten - wei xie / mengugut
download - xie zai / muat turun
tough guys - ying han / lelaki tegap
purpose -mu biao / kegunaan
laptop - xi shang dian nao / komputer riba
rape - qiang jian / rogol
collaborate - he zuo / kerjasama
classmate - tong ban tong xue / rakan sekelas
Speak Mandarin - Jiang Hua Yu / Cakap Bahasa Mandarin/Cina
How Are You - Ni How Ma / Apa khabar?
Ok, that is for this edition, join us for more Language Twister in The Youth Generation

SMSA Hall of Fame May 2009

2009-05-23T20:27:00.001+08:00

SPN 21 was aimed to increase the number of students taking Science stream to 40% of all students by 2011. Science stream is a choice for students whom their future plans are to work with BSP in areas such as geophysist, mechanical engineer, engineer, etc. Recently, there are also some hype about bio-technology. However, there maybe little/no job opportunities in Brunei. The closest would be Biopolis Singapore. On 20th of May 2009, a prize presentation ceremony was held for the Primary, Secondary Science & Maths Olympiad as well as National Physics & Maths Olympiad. SMSA send 2 students to participate in the National Physics Olympiad. They were Teo Fwu Chyi & Zulhilmi both from PreU2/Sc 1. Teo Fwu Chyi obtained a gold medal. It is a good learning experience for 26 students that took part in NPO as quoting the coordinator as saying to The Brunei Times, the questions are set at 1st year university standard. Congrats SMSA & Teo Fwu Chyi from The Youth Generation. May SMSA produce even more success stories in the near future.

The Show Where America Decides

2009-05-20T04:56:00.001+08:00

Yes, America has decided who they want to be their President last November! Now, America has to decide again who they want to be the next American Idol. Is it Adam Lambert or Kris Allen? The power is in your hands Americans, vote wisely. So, The Youth Generation Entertainment Desk have prepared the followings from the sources of The Sun.
Adam Lambert often reminds this article writer of The Sun of what a love child by Freddy Mercury and Joan Jett would look like. This highly-stylised singer can rock it with the best of them and still deliver on ballads.
Ok, the finals, which have been telecast live & primetime encore via satellite from Nokia Theatre few hours ago , have seen both Adam & Kris receiving mixed comments for both of their song performance. The first song which is producer's choice saw Kris getting more positive comments than Adam, witn Simon Cowell (our favourite judge aka criticiser) saying that Adam is too over with his performance. Meanwhile, on the second song which is their own choice, saw both of them receiving mixed comments from all the judges. Simon Cowell said that "I didn't knew if America voted for the correct people, but after watching Kris's 2nd performance, I retract it back".
Before we sum up,this posting, here are a SW anaylsis of Adam Lambert & Kris Allen chance of winning the American Idol 2009 in an all-man showdown after last year's David Cook Vs David Archuleta
KRIS ALLEN
Strengths
» He is like a slow burner, starting to become a real
contender only later in the competition.
» Excellent at rearranging music to suit him, the acoustic versions of She Works Hard For Her Money and Cold Hearted being good examples.
» Has a very likeable and humble demeanour which makes him more identifiable to audiences.
» By being deemed a dark horse, he has the advantage of surprising everyone each week. » Has a strong fan base, thanks to his talent and good looks.
» Not that over-hyped so he can still spring a few surprises and steal the crown.
Weaknesses
» Too low key in his performances and has yet to really upstage Lambert.
» Still flying under the radar and will only win if he can project himself more forcefully.
» Very limited range in terms of vocals and type of music genres.
ADAM LAMBERT
Strengths » Can sing any type of music genres and even manage
to put his signature to the songs.
» Can hit the high notes and the low tones with equal élan.
» Memorable even when mangling Johnny Cash’s Ring of Fire.
» Able to pick the right songs with good arrangement to suit his style of singing.
» Surprised and amazed audiences and judges with his subtle but impactful performances of Tracks of My Years and Mad World.
» Practically crowned the winner by Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul.
Weaknesses
» Too much hype.
» Many feel he is too over-the-top.
» Tends to become theatrical during his performance which only works well in rock numbers or R&B songs.
Who will be the next American Idol? Is it favourite gothic styled Adam Lambert or dark-horse Kris Allen? The answer will be revealed tomorrow Brunei/Asian region time 8 a.m. in a 2 hr spectacular musical extravaganza. The season finale and celebration will see the Top 13 finalists reunite on stage one last time before America’s vote is revealed. Former Idol winners Carrie Underwood and David Cook are expected to perform. Other guest artistes making a special appearance include Lionel Richie, Cyndi Lauper, Queen Latifah, the Black Eyed Peas and Keith Urban.
This is The Youth Generation signing off! Students are you gonna escape class 2morrow to watch it? Update: A record 100 million votes have been cast but a shocking result where Kris Allen is the 9th American Idol

BPL champions 2008-2009

2009-05-17T07:17:00.003+08:00

18th tittles n 11th of it is under Sir Alex.This have equalise the number of tittles that Liverpool has won.So congrats to MANCHESTER UNITED!

From Our Desk

2009-05-12T19:34:00.001+08:00

Whats up? Hows life? Pretty hectic yeah with assignments, projects, AS exam, club activities, etc. Oh yes, all of The Youth Generation Youth Blogger Team had been granted administrator privileges. This is in response to the need for fresh ideas for the blog, as well as the need to increase further our SMSA Blogging Nation links which aims to link all SMSAians in cyberspace (it sounds impossible). Lastly, new postings may not be as frequent as AS exam is on currently, but do still log on & read our lastest widget, Galaxie Blog with the latest & hottest gossips. Till then, enjoy life but do not forget your duties as a student/obedient child(are you?). WISHING ALL THE BEST TO OUR TEAM & OTHER STUDENTS SITTING FOR AS AS WELL AS TO PREU1 STUDENTS WHO WILL SITTING FOR MID YEAR EXAM! If you think you can you can do it

LLRC soccer carnival (updates)

2009-05-09T17:14:00.002+08:00

Guyz,fyi

the Beach soccer tournament this sunday at LLRC was cancelled and the tournament will proceed next week. The 17th of May.

sorry for the inconvinience aytz!

It's All About H1N1

2009-05-09T13:39:00.004+08:00

Hey guys. Miji here, reporting for The Youth Generation. As you all know, many countries have been already affected by a new pandemic called H1N1, well it's not that new since it ever occured during the past century. So, what is H1N1?

H1N1 (also called swine flu) refers to influenza caused by those strains of influenza virus, called swine influenza virus(SIV), that usually infect pigs. Swine influenza is common in pigs in the midwestern United States (and occasionally in other states), Mexico, Canada, South America, Europe (including the United Kingdom, Sweden, and Italy), Kenya, Mainland China, Taiwan, Japan and other parts of eastern Asia.

The 2009 flu outbreak in humans, known as "swine flu", is due to a new strain of influenza A virus subtype H1N1 that contained genes most closely related to swine influenza.The origin of this new strain is unknown. However, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) reports that this strain has not been isolated in pigs. This strain can be transmitted from human to human, and causes the normal symptoms of influenza.

Pigs can become infected with human influenza, and this appears to have happened during the 1918 flu pandemic and the 2009 flu outbreak.

There are three possible ways of transmission of Swine Flu:

-Transmission between pigs

The main route of transmission is through direct contact between infected and uninfected animals. These close contacts are particularly common during animal transport. The direct transfer of the virus probably occurs either by pigs touching noses, or through dried mucus. Airborne transmission through the aerosols produced by pigs coughing or sneezing are also an important means of infection. The virus usually spreads quickly through a herd, infecting all the pigs within just a few days.

-Transmission to human

People who work with poultry and swine, especially people with intense exposures, are at increased risk of zoonotic infection with influenza virus endemic in these animals, and constitute a population of human hosts in which zoonosis and reassortment can co-occur.

-Interaction with avian H5N1 in pigs

Pigs are unusual as they can be infected with influenza strains that usually infect three different species: pigs, birds and humans. This makes pigs a host where influenza viruses might exchange genes, producing new and dangerous strains.

Signs & Symptoms

in humans:fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue.

Preventions

Prevention of pig to human transmission: The transmission from swine to human is believed to occur mainly in swine farms where farmers are in close contact with live pigs. Although strains of swine influenza are usually not able to infect humans this may occasionally happen, so farmers and veterinarians are encouraged to use a face mask when dealing with infected animals.

Prevention of human to human transmission: Influenza spreads between humans through coughing or sneezing and people touching something with the virus on it and then touching their own nose or mouth. The swine flu in humans is most contagious during the first five days of the illness although some people, most commonly children, can remain contagious for up to ten days.

Treatment

If a person becomes sick with swine flu, antiviral drugs can make the illness milder and make the patient feel better faster. They may also prevent serious flu complications. For treatment, antiviral drugs work best if started soon after getting sick (within 2 days of symptoms). Beside antivirals, palliative care, at home or in hospital, focuses on controlling fevers and maintaining fluid balance.

6 words on .....

2009-05-08T17:32:00.000+08:00

This is a new feature in The Youth Generation. Its called 6 words on .... . This feature is inspired from The Nut Graph new section. For a start, its 6 words on SMSA canteen. Lets start the 6 word talk! Teo - Ada kantin baru in the canteen The Youth Generation loves our canteen

Aware & Love Food T-shirts

2009-05-07T04:56:00.004+08:00

Are you AWARE of your surroundings? Well, if you are AWARE enough, you will discover that around us there are many wonderful things such as friendship and family . Right, enough of that as opening words. New Urban Male had created a series of AWARE T-shirts, inspired by the AWARE saga in Singapore that had occured lately. It comes in 4 different colours & designs.

(nice T-shirts) (newurbanmale.com/235guys.blogspot.com)
Speaking of our love for food, which put us in a risk of getting 'lifestyle diseases' and made us a 'walking timebomb' that will explode anytime, anywhere! Anyway,these are some new T-shirts created specially for NUM 6th anniversary. (What NUM again?)

(Should there be I love Nasi Katok t-shirt?) (newurbanmale.com/235guys.blogspot.com)

P.S. The Youth Generation apologise to all our readers in case they think all these T-shirt pictures & posts are advertising. We will be posting more T-shirts from that of Uniqlo and other companies.

Event Update:BDNAC Talk

2009-05-05T15:26:00.002+08:00

On, the 5th of May 2009, a talk was organised for the PreU2 students in the Dewan. It was regarding the accreditation and its importance in Brunei Darussalam. It was presented by Cikgu Haji Adenin, Senior Education Officer, Brunei Darussalam National Accreditation Council.

BDNAC was formed as the sole accreditation body in the Sultanate in 1990, with the consent of His Majesty. Accreditation generally means the verification of your qualification, by the government of Brunei should you wish to apply for scholarships.

Some of the documents that are required for applying accreditation include:

A copy of your O/A Level certificate
Letter of offer from the university you have enrolled in
IC Photocopy

Some of the universities that are regconised by BDNAC in the world include Harvard University, MIT, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, University of New South Wales, Universiti Malaya, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Monash University, Nanyang Technology University, National University of Singapore, many others. The most important point to be noted is Top 10 or 50 universities in countries like US, UK, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore most probably are regconised. In Australia, its the Group of 8. However, according to the presenter, universities that are not in their list, may also be regconised on a case-by-case basis.

For those who are unable to further their studies overseas, Brunei do offer some courses locally, mainly Business Studies & Computing courses. However, engineering courses which is one of the popular courses are still not available locally.

The talk ended at around 9.40 am, and further continued with a Q&A sessions. From my observation, most of the questions are regarding scholarships, which is totally out of the scope. It is suggested that future accreditation talks for students, should also have officers from Scholarship Section, MOE to clarify doubts.

For more info: Scholarship Section :scholarship@moe.edu.bn

BDNACmkpk@moe.edu.bn

Which one do you prefer?

2009-05-05T06:30:00.002+08:00

Remember remember, its a sunny Saturday, 2nd May 2009 between 7.30 a.m.-8.00 a.m. The PreU students of SMSA know what happen during that particular time, and they are freaking 'not liking it'. (For those who have no idea on what happen on that day, may I suggest that you check one of our Youth Blogger Team blogs, to get an idea). Ok, Im not here neither to talk about what had happened or the 5-lettered word that had been uttered 4 times. Im here to talk about teachers, no Im are not going to criticise any teachers, if that is the case The Youth Generation is in a very deep trouble!

The question is do you prefer a teacher like Professor Snape (cool, a no-nonsense teacher) or do you prefer a teacher like Mr JP(always complaint he is sick, always being ridiculed by students, highly qualified, always utter sarcastic comments with intention(dengan sengaja)] or Miss C (funny, good, helpful, kind). Please note that these names are not the names of teachers in SMSA, Angie & Magnescia as well as a few other people know these teachers well, with exception of Professor Snape, unless there is really a Hogwarts in the world with the big Hagrid caretaker. Well, thank god in SMSA, we dont have any Professor Snape who will mumble non-stop, or cast a spell to you if you dont finish your work. My experience with SMSA tutors had been okay, as in having 'sense of humour', 'sense of angriness', etc. Whatever it is, teachers have to be role model for the students.

LLRC soccer carnival - Sports Editor

2009-05-02T22:34:00.002+08:00

Sourced from Brudirect.com

By Liza Mohd

Bandar Seri Begawan - The Liang Lumut Recreational Club Soccer Carnival in a bid to raise funds for charity bodies kicked off yesterday with a street football tournament.

Twelve teams throughout four districts took part in the meet which is the first of four other sporting events which will take place weekly till May 24. LLRC Senior Sales Manager Muhd Khairul Azhar bin Abdul Karim said the objective of the carnival is to collect money for the Palestinian Humanitarian Fund and the Flood and Landslides Victims Fund.

Forty percent of the proceeds from the registration fees will be distributed to the two funds.

Other sports events such as 5-a-side tournament will take place on May 3 while the beach soccer tournament will be held on May 10, followed by water soccer tournament on May 17. "Champions from every sporting event will compete for the grand championship title on May 24 where a trophy and cash prize of $500 awaits the winner," said Muhd Khairul Azhar.

The first to third prize winners in the four sporting events will win cash prizes ranging from $100 to $140. Locals and permanent residents are welcome to take part. All the events will take place at the vicinity of LLRC and the carnival was launched on April 17 by the Belait District Officer Awang Haji Jamain bin Momin.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

so guyz,the tournament will start tomorrow at LLRC starting @ 830am,so please come and support this event aytz~if you can come...

Sports Editor

2009-05-01T20:40:00.003+08:00

Hey2
Sports Editor is here~knocking the door of our Youth Generation hearts....
elected by Mr. Founder,so thank you man!

Just a simple intro from me :-

Hariz is my name
Pre U2/H3
always at smarties area,haha...
This is my blog
and this is my website(i mean my team website)

So i think that's all from me,i guess xD for now at least...

see yaa~

T-shirts are so S_XY

2009-04-30T19:16:00.005+08:00

Hi, this is The Youth Generation 1st attempt to blog about fashion. We are going to feature about T-shirt today. The T-shirts are titled S_X. The S_X could mean many different things to different people, rather than that 3-lettered word I guess. It could be sax as in saxophone for a musician, but for this NewUrbanMale.com Pte Ltd company,the word is six for 2009 is their 6th anniversary. This company had created many creative wordings T-shirts under its brand name:NUMTees. Some of its creative T-shirt wording include I am a womanizer, (Im neither straight, bisexual, nor gay, I'm just shameless), etc. Some of it do sounds very sensitive or provocative yeah. So, if you got some creative wordings ideas, send them to NUM via www.numtees.com website. If your wording are choosen, then the T-shirt with your wording will be on the 'next plane to Brunei from Singapore pretty sooon'. Ok, I think I will stop here for the moment, meanwhile, picture speaks a thousand words so enjoy the picture. Bye!

Nice T-shirts don't they, especially the words! (newurbanmale.com)(Price:59.90 inclusive of GST)

Mobile phone ban lifted?

2009-04-26T08:07:00.003+08:00

The government had enforced the mobile phone ban in schools since the middle of 2007. This was undertaken after surveys conducted shows that 70% of parents believes that mobile phone is distracting studies. However, there seems to be a lot of troubles. The Youth Generation decides to revisit this issue again, 2 years after its implementation.
In one of the recently aired The Breakfast Show, there was a caller who called in to the show, expressing his displeasure at a school's principal who allegedly refused to allow her daughter who suffers from some kind of medical problems to bring her mobile phone to school. The principal said that "If I allow your daughter to bring her phone to school, then other parents would also ask for the same thing, and accuses the school of discrimination". Well, 1 question, if have a discrimination to assist others, it should be allowed dont they? Policies are created by man, it can be adapted to situation, can't be rigid.
The hosts of that TV show, also disagreed with that situation. He said that 'Student should be allowed to bring their mobile to school, but if they are caught using it, other than in recess or going back time, the teachers have the right to confiscate the mobile and say "Its mine, you will never ever get it back again". The current system in Brunei, is if you were to get caught(which will be least likely to occur), up to 3 times, you just need to get your parents to sign a letter, and alazakam, your phone is returned to you. Earlier, there were some suggestions that a wireless signal blocker to be installed in every school, to prevent usage of mobile phone. So no MSN, SMS, facebooking, tweeting for students, unless you can pass through the blocker of course.
In a nutshell, The Youth Generation thinks that the mobile phone ban in schools should be lifted/cancelled, since it ain't gonna work with a rigid system that it unadaptable to situation, disrimination allegation. Since majority still bring thier phone to school, why not consider legalising 'bringing mobile phone to school'? What do you all think, kindly vote up on this issue, on the right hand side of this blog. Thanks

From Our Desk

2009-04-26T00:03:00.003+08:00

The Youth Generation is on a project to link all students of SMSA blogs under the Komuniti SMSA link in The Youth Generation @ lifeatsmsa.blogspot.com. So if y'all got a person by the name of Guest chatting @ your cbox asking for link, its us.
Updated Youth Blogger Team as of 26th April 2009
Founding Team Members:(alphabetical order)
Rock n Roll Blogger @ Music Man - Ambrose
Creative Director - Mizi
Fareast Entertainment Youth - Angie
Entertainment Adviser - Hj Djim
Customer Relations Director - Mags(MgO)
PA to Creative Director - Teeqs
Founder - Teo
The Youth With The Best Job in SMSA (macam banar!) - Reef(new member)

Founder

2009-04-25T23:49:00.003+08:00

Ops sorry everyone because, I forget to introduce myself, in the 1st posting of this blog, wihich I should do. Since part of the Youth Blogger team:Creative Director and Fareast Entertainment Lady have introduced themselves. I think I have to do it too, for the benefit of our readers.
My name is Teo Cher Ming . I am in PreU2/H1. How to identify me its quite simple! If you see someone wearing red&white wristbands around SMSA, thats me!(It shouldn't be difficult, because I guess , I am the only having that in SMSA and maybe in Brunei, labih!). You can find me in PS set 1, mostly at the library, least likely at the green area, or the canteen. My blog is chatlepak.blogspot.com
Ok, my scope of posting will be very general, since I can't be paparazzi or photographer. Occasionally, I may post up some fashion infos.
Ok thats it about me, nothing much to talk about!
The Youth Generation - New Generation Voices

FarEast Entertainment Youth

2009-04-25T20:42:00.006+08:00

Since the Creative Director have introduce himself to us,so I think it is better for me to introduce myself also..I was appointed as the FarEast Entertainment Youth by the Founder.Thanks to him..!!But my name looks quite funny.I think its because of I am too into ASIAN ENTERTAINMENT.Yupe yupe..I am!!Alright a short introduction about me...

Hi..Nice to meet all of you!!
I am Angie and pls dnt call me NG,Gie,etc..
Call me on what my name is for.
From PreU/Sc3.
I think its quite hard to find me.Cos I don't have any PS or free time.So you can see me busying to class all day long.But normally in the afternoon you can find me in the 1st floor library.I will always be there when I dont have class or need to wait for transport.
I will spent some time to give the latest asian entertainment news everyday.
So stay tune!! :D

Creative Director

2009-04-24T22:55:00.005+08:00

Hey guys. It's me, the Creative Director. I've been elected as Creative Director by the Founder of this blog. Thank Mr. Founder..lol... So, do you guys know me? If you don't, then I'll introduce myself here. ehemmm~ *clear throat*

Hi.Call me by the name Mizi or Miji.

Pre U2 Sci 4.

Find me during PS at the library, canteen or PS Area. But most of the time I'm at the canteen.hee~

My hobby is photoshopping. :D

& that's the reason why I'm the Creative Director.heheh~

My blog is mizimiji.blogspot.com.

Ok, that's all for now. Do visit this blog frequently. There may be update from us.

P/S: I'm thinking of creating a header for this blog. It looks kind of gloomy here >.<

Miji

Tips

2009-04-22T06:11:00.002+08:00

As promised, The Youth Generation is going to give a little 'helping hand' for our potential medical students, who will fill the gap of very little doctors in Brunei. Here goes:
What is your answer to these following questions?
Some questions asked during admissions interviews, according to current medical students:
The perennial question
Why do you want to become a doctor?
Current affairs
Should General Practitioners practise aesthetic medicine?
Ethical dilemas
With one organ and two patients who need it equally, who would you decide to give it to?
Two patients are admitted to the Accident and Emergency department — one a father, the other an old lady. Both are in equally serious condition but there’s only one bed available.Who would you give it to?
Note: The interviewers are not fools, you cant fool them with 'textbook answers', you need to shape your own perspective.
For a reality check to see if you are prepared to be a doctor, in some countries they would bring the potential doctors to the mortuary. If you are not afraid then welcome to doctorhood, well if you are afraid, find ways to overcome it or find another alternative.
This blog post is quoted from TODAY, 20th April 2009

Activity:Any1 up for a challenge?

2009-04-19T10:10:00.002+08:00

Do you want to be famous? Do you want to promote yourself? If the answer is YES Well, here is a chance for you to do that.
Pelangi FM as you know(if you listen to local radio station) is having a Students Nite every Wednesday @ 9pm-10pm. They invite students of different secondary schools in Brunei to talk about their school, CCA, teachers, etc. So far, I have heard PTE Katok & Sekolah Menengah Menglait on air.
The Youth Generation had done a bit of research, and found out bits & pieces of info regarding the Student's Nite.
1.You dont have to be MPP
2.You dont have to be member of Media Club
Pre-requisite: As long as you can talk(which a lot of people can), charismatic, represent yourself, your club & your school well. WELCOME ABOARD! So SMSAians out there or shall I say KBF6, do you have what it takes, take up the challenge & make our school proud?
P.S. Please contact RTB Pelangi FM for more info. This is not an official notice, its just an info, for The Youth Generation don't want to be invited to the 'Principal Office' for a cup of tea & a talk, or even worse into the Director of MOE office.

Taking a Break

2009-04-12T00:39:00.003+08:00

By:Youth Generation Bloggers
In view of the Preliminary Exam that is going to be held over the next 2 wks, The Youth Generation is going to take a break. This is to allow our bloggers to concentrate fully on their studies. I am sure that our future Accountant, ahli geofizik, doctor, teacher or even a superstar want to do well in their papers. Ok here's a personal message for each of our bloggers:
Founder Teo -Dont go on9 facebooking too much otherwise say sayonara to NUS(remind myself)
Creative Director Mizi- Jangan overmental Mizi, hope that you are ok sudah & good luck for all your GP, Bio, Physics & Geo papers
Music Man Ambrose- Good luck 4 all your GP, Bio, Chem & Geo papers
Entertainment Adviser Djim - Happy Advance 18th Birthday from the team @ The Youth Generation & good luck 4 all your papers
Fareast Entertainment Lady Angie - Dont lock urself in the dark scary room & good luck 4 ur GP, Maths, Accounting, Physics & Chem papers
Sports Blogger Harith - bah menari tah Menuju ke puncak & good luck 4 GP, Geo, Biz Studies, Accounting papers
PR Director Magnescia - superlady can do it & good luck 4 GP, Maths, Physics & Chem papers
To all readers & PreU2 students of SMSA - All the best for ur exam & berusahalah kita bersama2 menuju kejayaan WIN IS THE WORD

CCA Update:Circus Club in SMSA?

2009-04-11T06:23:00.002+08:00

By: Founder Blogger Team
Its gonna to be a mini AF ala SMSA, minus the AFUNDI & pengkritik soon. The Circus Club by Ambrose Chong(The Youth Generation Rock n Roll Blogger), is going to open soon, probably in May. No it is not going to have any performing bears in skirts dancing Ballet or tigers jumping over a ring of fire. Its a club which focuses on Britney's dance moves. There will be no professional supervisors, hence the members would have to have a good connection between themselves. The Youth Generation wishes all the best for this new Circus Club.

1st post

2009-04-10T18:54:00.002+08:00

By: Founder Team Blogger
Today, 10th April 2009, witness the birth of The Youth Generation, SMSA Blogging Club official blog. This is the 1st CCA that is going to be operated on cyberspace. Over its lifespan, blog posts will revolve around entertainment, SMSA happenings, sports, etc. My team of bloggers & photographers is going to give our best.
Voices for the young people