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My Tree My Life Project - SMSS

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry! This sooooo over due. I was suppose to post this last week but I have been really, really, really busy with school and family functions.

On the 18th of July, my class - Year 11A had a tree planting session. Well, other class had other days to plant the plants. From what I know, these tree planting sessions is to support HOB project. Anyway, only some of us brought saplings - mostly are flowers and I am the only one who brought tree sapling, to be specific, mango tree. I was suppose to bring the sapling I brought home from Labi, and also simpur. But, sadly, it wilted! So, I had to find a tree sapling the night before, and yes, that is why I ended up with mango tree sapling instead.

We planted the trees around the school area - digging the holes, planting, watering. We had fun planting because we could skipped some of the classes :p and of course, because we "helped" the Earth.

Other than that, this project doesn't only consist of tree planting, but also puppet shows, and talks about global warming, deforestation and etc on the next week. Drawings on global warming are also pasted around the school compound.

I support this project, and I would like to thanks Science and Geography Department of Seri Mulia Sarjana School for supporting HOB project.

I guess, pictures will do the talking :)

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Tree Planting in Badas (First session)

I was with the BPYs (thanks for the ride, guys!) for the event and it was awesome. 600 trees were planted in just less than an hour.

Meeting point was at Soon Lee Sg Liang. While waiting, we went to one of the restaurant for breakfast. My friends -Fez, Justeen and Maria- were there too, together with Uncle Pablo and the others. Brunei Times came to make cover on the event.

Started our journey around 9 am, if I am not mistaken, accompanied by ISB's principal, Dr David Taylor and British High Commissioner. It was a long ride, in deed. It took us around 10-15 minutes to go to the area by bus and another 10-15 minutes walk to the plantation area. They dug up the holes already, so it was easier for us and faster.





Some briefing was given on how we are going to plant those trees. And after we finished planting the trees (I was told that it was drybalanops rappa), we were given refreshments such as fruits, waters and light food.



Everything was awesome and went well.

This is iBlog's first cover and I am glad that I came because I know that I can't come on the 2nd session.

Once again, BPYs, thank you yeah :D

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UPDATES!

Taken from Senor Pablo's blog...

I've got an update on the Tree Planting event in Badas Forest Reserve for the 17th June 2009. They are some 1,200 trees to be planted and it is now decided that there will be to two sessions. The session on Wed, 17th is still on (with the British High Commissioner and staff) and the other one is Friday, 12 June 2009 at 9am. Guess who will be there? Yes! The Polar Girls, the Brunei Chevening Alumni, BARA and BPY of 35th SSEAYP.

Anyway, one person can plant about 16 trees in an hour and they intend to be there at Badas in two hours (in view of Friday). Some school students have also shown interest which is great.

There is a bus leaving Yayasan on Friday 7.30 am and limited seats available if anyone interested. Do email brithc@brunet.bn.

Please register yourselves if you are keen to participate at FACEBOOK
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/event.php?eid=83657114033

Hope to see those not working on Friday. Have an awesome week!
Thank you to Brunei Lifestyle and Iblog for Cause in supporting this event. :>

Hopefully I could make it on Friday :)

Let us plant trees!

Uncle Pablo messaged me yesterday and told me about tree planting in Badas this June. If you have already read his blog, I am sure you know about this already, if you haven't, you can click here or just read them below :p

Recently We have voted Earth during the Earth Hour. It is time to put our words into action, The United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) has designated 5th June as World Environmental Day, and has organized the One Billion Tree Campaign,with tree planting or replanting as its main goal.

The British High Commission is organizing a tree planting event at Badas Forest Reserve in Seria on Wednesday 17th June 2009 at 9.00 am. The High Commission is committed in reducing the Carbon Dioxide emission into the atmosphere and one way to do it is to plant as many trees as possible. The designated area is the Badas Forest Reserve which you may have known, was badly damaged due to forest fires many years back. Last year, HRH The Prince of Wales together with HRH Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister, both planted trees in the area and has brought much attention to the tree-planting project there.

Please register yourselves if you are keen to participate at FACEBOOK

or email brithc@brunet.bn

The programme on that day is for participants to make their own way to the Badas area. There will be a sign on both sides of the highway (for those travelling from Bandar or from Belait) on where the exact location is.

To bring:
- sun block, insect repellent
To wear:
- comfortable clothes; shoes that people dont mind getting dirty (as the area can be soggy); long pants and light shirts/ t-shirts
- sun hat or caps (opt)
- small towels (opt)
- a smile

The British High Commission will provide water and First Aid Kits.


Good luck! To other bloggers, please help to spread this good cause on your respective blogs. Thank you.

Brunei Generation Green Project

Was suppose to update earlier, but.. yeah, sorry. It is just the matter of time. Anyway, 350.org - Brunei Generation Green is organizing a few events which will be held in OCTOBER (I thought it's this month! I hope I could make it since I am going to have Oct/Nov O Level Exam). Click here.

"On October 24, there will be an international Global Warming awareness events that will be occurring all over the Globe at various iconic locations.

In conjunction to that, we plan to make this Global warming awareness campaign on a large scale in Brunei.

I believe it is the first of its kind in our homeland, and it would be our chance to mark our country on the world map, gaining recognition that there is a going green movement in our country.

This event is still in the planning stage, and we would like YOU to get involved and take part in the planning process! Do come through with ideas and inspiration of any sort.

This movement has just begun, and it needs your help. Lets make this event recognized in Brunei, and doing our part in helping to heal the earth back to how it used to be.

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CALLING ALL TREE HUGGERS!!!


Here is the list of the events that will, insya Allah, be included in the BGG project:

1. Opening ceremony

Date: Saturday, 17th October 2009

Venue: UBD

Time: 8am-10am.

2. Symposium

Date: Saturday, 17th October 2009

Venue: UBD

Time: 1pm-4pm

3. Environmental workshop for Primary school students

Date: Wednesday, 21st October 2009

Venue: JASTRe's dewan (TBC)

Time: 9am-12pm

4. 350 Global Movement

Date: Sunday, 25th October 2009

Venue: Pantai

Time: 9am-4/5pm.

5. Drawing/Painting and Photography competition

Date: Tuesday, 1st September 2009

We would like to recruit volunteers for each event and play a part in the project. We require a team of dedicated and committed earth loving Bruneians to ensure the success of this project. The available posts and job description are as such:

Volunteers
- Survey for locations and other requirements for the event
- Communicate regularly with event manager
- Execute event manager’s requests
- Be present during the event (s)
- Provide ideas and suggestions to event managers on the design of the event (s).
- Be the primary Brunei liaisons for the project/event.

Media and Design Team
- Web posters/advertisements for the events
- T-shirt design
- Photographers
- Videographers
- To create and coordinate all printed materials for the events

For those of you who are interested to be part of this nobel cause, the requirements are as below:

1. Share our objectives and mission
2. Willing to commit and sacrifice their time and energy for the success of the project
3. Able to communicate frequently with their respective team managers
4. Preferably currently in Brunei, but we will also consider those who are yet to be in Brunei


If you are insterested to volunteer in any of the events please send us an email at Brunei350@hotmail.com with the details below:

Name:
Presently at:
Place of work/study (position/course):
Contact details (email/phone):
Event to volunteer:
Reason(s) for volunteering:

Let us all come together and give birth to a Bruneian generation that cares about the environment, and play an active role in preserving the ecology. So what are you waiting for? Let's make a difference!"

Syahirah says; Alright, I'll be updating when I am not busy. And for your information, I will either provide you with form or list out what infos you need to fill up to be iBlog volunteer.

Unite for Hunger and Hope

Objective:

All you have to do to help end world hunger is to join thousands of others bloggers on April 29 and write a post about world hunger.

BlogCatalog members and Heifer International are partnering to call for the end of world hunger and start of hope on April 29. All we ask is that you join thousands of other bloggers and write a post about world hunger on April 29. You can make a difference.

• Right now, more than 500 million people are living in "absolute poverty" and more than 15 million children die of hunger every year.

• World Health Organization estimates that one-third of the population is underfed and another third is starving.

• Even in the United States, 46 percent of African-American children and 49 percent of Latino children are considered chronically hungry.

Organizations like Heifer International are the solution. Every day in April, Heifer International is lifting people out of poverty by providing communities with livestock and agricultural training to improve lives and inspire hope. What can you do?

iBlog says "Dear iBlog daily readers, on the 29th April, Wednesday, it is "unite for hunger and hope" day. We would like to welcome our readers who have a blog, to write a post on it, what it is, how it happens, any solutions, and etc. Please use proper English OR Malay. If you don't have a blog, you may e-mail us your article. We will be selecting top 3 writers and the top threes will be given a chance to be the co-author for iBlog for 1 month (T&C applied!). Please submit on or before TUESDAY, 28th April. For more FAQ and information, please go to our Facebook Fan Page or send us e-mail. Thank you"

Upcoming events

It's the 22nd of April and it is Earth Day!

Objective:
Earth Day 2009, April 22, will mark the beginning of the Green Generation Campaign!

This two-year initiative will culminate with the 40th anniversary of Earth Day in 2010. With negotiations for a new global climate agreement coming up in December, Earth Day 2009 must be a day of action and civic participation, to defend the Green Generation’s core principles: Family with windmills: Renewable energy for future generations.

Join the Earth Day event

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Objective:
Arbor Day is an internationally-celebrated observance that encourages tree planting and care. Will be celebrated on the 24th April. Even though, it is mainly for USA, now, EVERYONE can join it!

It has been over 135 years since J. Sterling Morton founded Arbor Day. His simple idea of setting aside a special day for tree planting is now more important than ever.

So plant a tree . . . take pics of historic, beautiful, unusual trees in your town . . . spend a day in the forest . . .

Join the event or visit the website
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World Malaria Day (25th April)

Objective:
April 25th is a day of unified commemoration of the global effort to provide effective control of malaria around the world.

Malaria is a deadly mosquito-born disease, which takes almost one million lives per year and afflicts as many as half a billion people in 109 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Malaria plagued Europe and North America as recently as 60 years ago. Simple public health measures were crucial to eliminating the disease and helping those regions achieve growth, prosperity and stability.

Today, for the first time in 50 years, the international community is poised to win the fight against malaria worldwide. Effective, low-cost tools exist to prevent and treat the disease and new and improved tools are currently being developed and tested. A consensus global action plan has been put forth to guide a coordinated international effort to control, eliminate and eventually eradicate malaria. A robust Partnership, uniting all key actors and stakeholders in malaria control, is in place to respond to challenges that no organization or government can face alone.

The next two years present a rare window of opportunity to save a million lives by rapidly delivering malaria interventions - protective nets, diagnostic tests, antimalarial drugs and indoors spraying - to all people at risk of the disease and to pave the way towards virtually ending deaths by 2015.

On World Malaria Day, the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Partnership will kick-start its "Counting malaria out" campaign. This 2-year campaign will intensify global efforts to reach the first important malaria milestone by 2010 and to strengthen systems in endemic countries for the long haul of sustained malaria control and elimination.

Each 30 seconds, a child dies from malaria. Each of these deaths is avoidable. Join the world’s largest international effort to end malaria deaths. The countdown has begun.

Join the event