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4th Day in Brunei

Time sure flies, tomorrow the children are going for their home stay. Not to worry, the children are grouped into 2s or 4s and their "foster parents" are actually teachers of the school. The director of the Ministry of education and the principal are taking up the roles of foster parents as well! Not to worry parents as I have also given the pupils my number so that they can contact me in the event of an emergency.

The children went to various places of interest today. They visited the Royal Regalia as well as the Mosque built by the king of Brunei. Unfortunately, the mosque was not open to the visitors today. Nevertheless, the children managed to take a few pictures from the outside of the mosque.

The pupils also practiced their item for their performance on saturday.

Wow 2 more nights and we will be back soon!! Cya at the airport!!

3rd Day in Brunei

The children had fun today at Kampung Ayer (water village). We took a boat to the water village and visited a primary school there. They put up exciting performances for us and even treated us to tea. The fried bee hoon was really delicious that almost everyone had more than 1 helpings. The teachers couldn't resist having a 2nd serving too.

In the morning, the pupils had classes. There were 3 classes, story telling, traditional food tasting and traditional games. It was really nice to see our children telling simple stories in malay! They were extremely interested in the tradtional food and games. We also had the chance to play some international chess with our Brunei counterparts.

So far the children have done very well. Parents, please help me to continue to encourage them and give them a pat on their backs!!

2nd Day in Brunei

Welcome to the 2nd day of our trip, the police escort finally came today and we had escort all the way! Everyone on the bus felt really VIPsss.

Today our pupils were introuduced to their fellow Brunei Buddies. The pupils had their ice breaker followed by attending classes. They learn more about the Malay language and some even learnt how to write their names in jawi too!!

We had a great time at OGDC ( Oil Gas Discovery Centre). On our way there we stopped by the angbulong (sago) factory where the staff demonstrated how they tapped sago from the sago tree. It was really heart warming to see pupils buying all sorts of snacks for their loved ones back in Singapore. The children really had fun there as the staff there conducted an experiment for the pupils and also what liquid nitrogen can do. The children also had lots of fun checking out the various stations at the science centre.

We also had a chance to visit the one and only 6 star hotel, the empire hotel! It was really grand. For parents who love to play golf, you may want to consider this 6 star hotel as all the pupils look forward to a stay at this grand hotel.

So sorry that I cannot upload as many pictures as I would want to as internet connections here can be a little slow. Hope I have manage to capture as many pupils as I could.

1st Day In Brunei

The children taking a group photo at the airport Maple seems to be enjoying the ride on the plane

Stephanie having her ipod to entertain her

Hi Everyone, we have reach Brunei safely. We are really blessed as the school that we are having an immersion with had booked an additional 3 rooms for us too! As such, I have split some of the boys up so that they will be 2 to a room.

The boys awaiting for their hotel room allocation

The children on the bus

We went to Giant supermarket after we checked in. The children bought some water, snacks and biscuits. Heh we make sure that no one gets hungry!!

The boys taking time to pose!

Dinner was a good spread of honey glazed chicken, sweet and sour fish, toufu as well as vegetables and fruits. The children will be going to school tomorrow morning followd by OGDC in the afternoon and the night will be a vist to the Empire State Hotel. It's the only 6 star hotel in Brunei and I must say that it is really grand!!

Briefing on Brunei Immersion

Dear Parents,
The briefing had concluded successfully today. For parents who did not turn up today, I will be giving a plastic folder to your child. Inside this plastic folder contains all the information that is needed for the Brunei Immersion. Please feel free to clarify with me at Low_kiah_Wee@nyps.edu.sg should you have any queries. There will also be a briefing for the pupils on the 5th of Nov from 2-3pm at the interaction room. I will also take the chance to collect the passports at that time. Thank you.

Briefing session on the 1st of Nov

Dear Parents,
There will be a briefing session on the 1st of November , 9a.m. at NYPS interaction room. The vendor will also be coming in to give more insights on the Brunei Immersion as well. Thank you.

Updates on Brunei Immersion

Dear Parents,
Just a quick and brief update on the Brunei Immersion. Pupils who have been shortlisted for the trip are given consent forms while a group of pupils are on the wait list. Pupils who have been shortlisted have till 30th of Sept. to revert back after which their places will be offered to pupils on the wait list.

A lesson will be conducted at a later stage as well as a briefing for parents will be conducted. Please feel free to email me at Low_kiah_wee@nyps.edu.sg should there be any queries. Thank you.

Welcome Everyone!

Hello everyone, and thank you for visiting this blog. I am Mr. Low Kiah Wee, the team leader for this year's Brunei trip. Thank you for the generous support. The response towards this year's Brunei trip had been overwhelming and as such, we will have to conduct an interview to select pupils for this trip. The interview has been scheduled to be in Term 4 week 1, Tuesday.

I will be posting regular updates to keep everyone in the loop. The teachers who will be joining me on this trip are Ms Asfalinda Binte Asmawi and Mdm Yee Yin Mei.