‫سيناران‬
Volume 1, Issue 1
Inside this issue:
Shooting Star of SVSB 2 that the school’s development can be
Warm Welcome!
Announcment
NSC 2010 3 want to provide a platform for the
Open Day 2010
Bidding Farewell
2009: A Flashback 4 students to express themselves in
Guiding Lights of SVSB 6 hidden talents to their own benefit as
Great Moments in 8 The current trend in every organiza-
Captivity!
SVSB : A Profile 10
Nuptial Knots Tied.. 12
A Point to Ponder
Vision
To develop Sekolah Vo-
kasional Sultan Bolkiah
into a centre of excellence
in commercial and engi-
neering studies and to
establish a good working
relationship with local
industries
Mission
To provide theory and
practical training to qual-
ify school leavers and
youth by maximizing the
use of available resources
and facilities to be able to
channel them to commer-
cial and engineering ca-
reers through techni-
cal/vocational training
programmes.
Principal’s Message
W elcome to the first edition of
our “SINARAN” 2010!
As the Principal of Sekolah Vo-
kasional Sultan Bolkiah, I would like
to congratulate the Publication and
Library Unit, at the outset itself, for
their sincere efforts to realize the
dream of bringing out the first issue
of SINARAN with the purpose of
sharing information about our school
and its activities.
At the same time, SINARAN is de-
signed to serve as a mechanism to
bring the whole school alive and
active. It is an outcome of our vision
From the Editor’s Desk
T his publication being our mod-
est venture to bring to light the
various curricular and co-curricular
activities of our school, we’ve chosen
the title SINARAN meaning a radiat-
ing line or the act of illuminating
part of a thing.
It implies the ray of hope for a bright
and brilliant future that the school’s
activities invariably kindle in the
heart of all those involved. It is our
sincere wish that the tiny spark de-
promoted through various activities,
intellectual, creative and cultural in
essence and spirit. This way, we also
SVSB family to share their views and
futuristic visions regarding the school.
It envisages encouraging the staff and
writing and to develop and utilize their
well as to the benefit of others.
tion is to have their voice heard
through their own medium that could
also act as an organ for publicity too.
The SINARAN may also be used as an
“alarm system” to alert us and to deter
us from possible undesirable aspects
that may go unnoticed otherwise. In
addition to this, we visualize it as a
system for every individual in the
school to invite the attention to vari-
ous aspects that may expedite and
actualize the improvement and devel-
opment of the institution. This could
also help to bring to notice the various
areas where innovative ideas, con-
cepts and practices can help in creat-
ing a better future projected in our
vision.
velops into a flame of greater magni-
tude in a short while.
In fact, any effort to express poses
the potential threats from the natu-
ral limitations of language in trans-
lating fully and effectively, the inner-
most or hidden layers of feelings and
inexplicable experiences. Hence all
expressions tend to be partial in
effect. Yet they always carry the
fragrance and flavour of the unspo-
ken word, like a dew drop reflecting
March 2010
SINARAN also aims at improving the
public perception of our school as a
centre of vocational education on the
one side, and helping in becoming
more and more aware of our respec-
tive roles in achieving this goal.
Through this, we may put on record
the historical moments and mile
stones achieved by the school so as to
give wider exposure to all concerned.
Even with information technology
reaching out to the masses populariz-
ing social networking and virtual
spaces such as facebook, twitter,
myspace etc, publications like SINA-
RAN will still be valid and hence be
recognized despite all the modern
outcomes of new technologies. It is
the realization of the above fact that is
behind our endeavour to publish both
the print and soft versions of SINA-
RAN. Insha Allah, it will be published
as a quarterly, throughout this year.
It is indeed my honour and pleasure
that I can update you about our genu-
ine concerns and challenges via this
medium, our SINARAN. Let me recall
some of our accomplishments in the
recent past. (Continued on P.2)
the universe around!
Finally learning, whether for the
student or the master, signifies the
sublime activity of adding much light
to one’s life in multifarious ways,
resulting in the transition from dark-
ness to light, for the free and fair
understanding and expression of the
self.
Let us receive, share and shed light
in sheer delight!
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Shining Star of SVSB

H ajah Januaryah binti Tamil, a student of Clerical Studies
of the February 2008-July 2009 batch, was selected
the best student of the year 2009 in the 12th convocation
held on Oct. 15, 2009 at ICC. She was awarded a medal and a
cash prize. This position came to her as a reward for her hard
work and dedication. She was a regular student throughout
her course. As a result, she topped the list of BDTVEC – Na-
tional Vocational Certificate examination with four distinc-
tions and two merits in various subjects. She maintained 99%
attendance and was lauded for her good character. All these
together earned her a place in “the Roll of Honor”. Members
of staff and students of SVSB are proud of her and are
pleased to congratulate her for her outstanding achievement
and wish her the best in future.

Warm Welcome!

O ur school was much delighted to welcome a new

staff member, Dyg Melati Bte Haji Abdullah, to
the library and Dyg Nor Qamariah Haji Yunos to DNT
brary into a haven for SVSB students who are
interested in reading.

Section. Dyg Melati began her first day as Assistant
Librarian on 25 Jan. 2010. She has worked formerly as
the Assistant Librarian in Sekolah Menengah Pengiran
Jaya Negara Abu Bakar, Belait for four years.
Being asked about her first impression as regards the
school’s library, she remarked that it would be too
soon to make any comments. Nonetheless, she said
she was pleased to be a part of the school and looks
forward to contributing her share to convert the li-
Whereas Dyg Nor Qamariah Fahkriah Haji
Yunos joined DNT Section of Business and Cleri-
cal Department as a daily rated teacher in the
forenoon of 18 Jan.2010. She is a well qualified
lady who after passing her A’ Level Exam, was
sent to Manchester Metropolitan University on
government scholarship where she did HND in
Dyg Melati Bte Haji Dyg Nor Qamariah Textile Technology for Fashion. She loves the
Abdullah Haji Yunos school and enjoys working here.

Request Some highlights

The Publication and Library Unit is glad to invite materials to be published of the next issue...
in the future issues of Sinaran. All the staff and students are urged to
make use of their talents and enrich the publication in their own way.
Please submit creative and other original works to the Secretary of the • Educational visits to SVSB
Unit.
• Business Seminar at OGDC
• Articles • Paintings • Typing Speed Master Challenge 2010
• Stories • Caricatures • Apprenticeship Signing Ceremony
• Poems • Jokes • Industrialists appreciated for long term
service and support.
• Sketches • Quotations
• Drawing Competition
• Cartoons • Puzzles

Principal’s Message Continued:
We are proud to have taken part in
the yearly celebration of National Day
and also, to have observed Majlis
Korban (the Sacrifice Ceremony) on 27
November, 2009. The institution wit-
nessed spirited participation by all
during the speech competition and
Sukan Ria held to mark the end of
semester break in December. January
proved to be a hectic time with the
new admission process and welcom-
ing of the new batches.
rules and regulations in force. The three day long stinted support of all, we have surmounted all the
departmental exhibition added more hue and colour obstacles of the past year. With firm faith and deter-
to the launching and conducting of National Skills mination, we shall continue working hard and strive
Competition 2010 for Fashion Technology and Weld- as a team to face new challenges on the path of pro-
ing. gress in the days to come.
Alhamdulillah, due to the concerted effort and un- Thank you! And till the next issue, Wassalam!
Announcement
The following instructors have been assigned the charge of offices mentioned against their
names, from 1st February 2010. This is in addition to their normal duties in their current posi-
tions. The entire school is glad to have them in the respective positions discharging the duties
and responsibilities most efficiently and successfully in the interest of the establishment.

In the area of education and training, Mr Mohd Hamidy bin OKMB Haji Othman Head, Mechanical Department
we have been successful in joining
Mr Azman bin Hj Wahid Asst Head, Mechanical Department (1)
hands with the Ministry in preparing
for the implementation of SPN21 by Mr Abd Latiff bin Hj Hitam Asst Head, Mechanical Department (2)
2012 and developing the curriculum Mr Munif Ahmad Acting Head, Business & Commercial Dept
through the various PDECs. The staff Mr Mohd Zainor bin Hj Awang Zainal Acting Head, Business & Clerical Section
mentoring unit conducted a workshop
for giving orientation to the newly
appointed teachers regarding policies,

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Fifth National Skills Competitions 2010
n the 1st Feb 2010, Sultan Bolkiah Voca-
O tional School had the soft opening for the
National Skill Competition. The guest of honour
was Awg Hj Abdullah Bin Ahmad, Assistant Di-
rector of Technical Education Department.
The ceremony commenced with the recitation
of Surah Al-Fatihah
by Ustaz Hirmin.
This was followed
by the welcoming
address by the
school’s Principal,
Cikgu Akandi Bin Hj
Abd Razak. The
Principal expressed
the hope that both
the teaching com-
munity and the
students commu-
nity would invaria-
bly benefit a great
deal from such
events. The guest of honour then delivered his
speech and inaugurated the National Skills Com-
petition 2010.
The guest of honour observed that the aim of
the National Skills Competition was to select
potential students to represent Brunei in the 8th
ASEAN Skill Competition to be held in Bangkok,
Thailand. Moreover, this competition provides a
rare opportunity to the students to bring out
their real capabilities and capacities in their
respective skill areas so that the teacher’s con-
Open Day 2010
S VSB held the
Open Day from
1st to 4th Feb to attract
the attention of gen-
eral public and the
students of other
institutions towards
the courses offered ,
the well trained and qualified workforce and
modern equipment used here.
To make this event smooth and effective, the
Business and Commercial Department, Me-
chanical Department and ICT Department had
prepared well in advance. Exhibition of tools,
objects and equipment that form an integral
part of these departments was organized to
impress the visitors.
The ICT Slideshow related to some educational
visits, picnics and sports day by ICT students
remained the centre of attraction. Their Com-
tribution as an educator could also be assessed
from the performance of the students, he
added.
tition held in Pusat Latihan Mekanik were Abdul
Akhimah Bin Md Salleh Haini and Abdul Za’afri
After the launch, the guest of honour paid a visit
to the display areas and workshops where dem-
onstrations were held by the students of various
courses offered in Sultan Bolkiah Vocational
School.
The National Skills Competition was held for
three days from 2nd to 4th February 2010 when
the public and students in the locality could visit
the school and wit- Bin Abd Za’abah. Abdul Azim Bin Hj Abdul Rah-
ness the talents. man and Muhammad Reimi Bin Rambli from ICT
Welding and Fash- took part in the IT Software Application Compe-
ion Technology tition in MKJB. Meanwhile, Muhammad Hafizul
were the two skill Asmee bin Jasni and Mohammad Fathuddin bin
areas in which com- Mohd Daliare were among the contestants
petitions were held. competing in 5th National Skills Competition in
The participants the discipline of `Refrigeration' at MKJB.
from Welding were
Mohammed Rah-
mat Bin Abdullah
and Junie Anak Bidding farewell!
Inggang, and Jessica
Anak Rantai, Noor
Qaiyimah Bte Hj
Jamaeh and Noralipah Binti Mohd Sahlan were
S VSB saw an illustrious teacher bid farewell
to the institution as Cikgu Zamain bin Haji
Abd Rahman, Head of the Mechanical Depart-
the participants from Fashion Technology. ment was transferred to and posted in Profes-
sional Development Section in the Department
SVSB students from Automotive, RAC and ICT of Technical Education. He has served the
also took part in the 5th National Skills Competi- school for over a period of twelve years. We are
tion held in other institutions. The students who glad to see him in the new role and wish him a
took part in the Automobile Technology Compe- glorious career and all success in future life!
puter Hardware Booth wherein they displayed
various computer models and the hardware also
attracted crowds.
comed the visitors to cool off from the scorch-
ing sun in their Air-conditioning Section to re-
lieve before they were taken to the workshops
of Welding and Fabrication, Automotive, Vehicle
The Business and Commercial Department Body Repair and Machining Sections. The visi-
added hue and color to this event by briefing tors had a nice opportunity to know about the
the students how the various programmes such machinery of various sizes and use as well as
as NVC in Accounting Clerk, PND and ND in Busi- tools and equipment on display.
ness and Finance run here can open the flood
gates of job opportunities. They also displayed
pictures and posters, and did slideshows of their
curricular and extracurricular activities. Stalls
were opened
where Business
students con-
ducted the sale of
various fancy
items at cheap
rates.
The Mechanical
Department wel-
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2009: A Flashback
Speech Competition
A speech competition was organized by the
General Studies Department in November
2009. The aim was to promote public speaking
importance of communication skills in life
especially in the 21st cen-
tury business world, and
Rafaie of PND/BNF/11 won the top prize with
his lively delivery on ‘Do you
think you can dance?’ while in
skills in stu- the role they play in getting the NTC / NVC level,
dents at and retaining a job. Mohammad Izzuddin of Vehicle
SVSB. It also Body Repair section impressed
served as a A total of 15 students took both the judges and audience
platform to part in the competition and with his profound views on
display their they spoke on a variety of youth problems.
talents with a topics that included inter-
competitive net, sports, environment, The guest of honour was the
spirit. travel, music etc. Stephynie Principal, Cikgu Akandi Bin Hj
Viviana of ND2/BNF/09 Abdul Razak, who was visibly
In his open- emerged the best speaker impressed by the students’ tal-
ing speech, in the National Diploma ents and enthusiasm displayed
Mr Tauqir category with her topic during the competition.
Ahmad high- ‘Socialization’. In the Pre
lighted the National Diploma category, Mohamad

THE FUN DAYS OF SVSB

aturday, 13th June 2009, marked

S the end of our 2nd term school ses-
sion and it was certainly one of the FUN-
DAYS to all the SVSB staff and students.
It was the school’s yearly event and was
known as ‘the Sukan Ria SVSB’.
The aims of the Sukan Ria were to create
a much closer relationship among all the
staff, teachers and students and to cre-
ate team spirit among students in han-
dling group work tasks. The guest of
honour was Cikgu Hjh. Hanita binti Hj.
Hussen, our school’s Registrar, who
inaugurated the event.
There were sixteen games alto-
gether, such as Badaboom Pow!
(BNF), Ball In The Hole (ICT), Fan-
tastic 4, 4 x 4 (Machining), Iron
Man (Automotive), Ketuk-Ketampi
(VBR), Lumba Jet Ski & Pancing Botol (FNW), games held by the Students’ Council Committee; the
Bottle Cup Relay (RAC) and Top-up or Re- Instruct Game, 3 in 1 Game and 4 in 1 Game. All of
charge Game (GS). The prize giving ceremony these three games were open to all the teachers and
was conducted in the afternoon in the SVSB’s new students, and the prize giving session was con-
Multipurpose Hall. ducted at the quadrangle.
Another FUNDAY was held on the 25th No-
vember 2009. This was also known as the
Mini Sport Day with the aims of celebrating
the Teacher’s Day and welcoming the new
students to our school. There were three

Workshop For New Teachers

A four day long workshop
for the new teaching staff
was conducted during the
school’s final term holidays. The
objective of the workshop was to
brief the newcomers regarding
teaching and assessment meth-
ods, implementation of common
skills and also implementation of
the BDTVEC Assessment Policy.
The workshop sessions were
conducted and delivered by the
senior staff mem-
bers including the
in various activities individually as well as in groups. The final day of the
workshop required each group to do
presentations on what they had
heads of each de- gained from the workshop. Each
partment who participant including the mentors
acted as the men- involved in the workshop was re-
tors of the partici- warded with a certificate which was
pants. presented by the Deputy Principal,
Cikgu Muhd Sani bin Abdul Rahim
Throughout the four day work- Unan in an assembly held earlier this year.
shop, participants were involved

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2009: Imbasan
MAJLIS KHATAM AL-
AL-QURAN DAN BERBUKA PUASA

J abatan Ugama, Sekolah Vokasional Sultan

Bolkiah sering menganjurkan majlis
yang terdiri dari
penuntutpenun-
khatam Al-Quran bagi penuntut- tut dari Jabatan
penuntutnya. Majlis khatam Al-Quran tahun Komputer, Perda-
2009 di adakan pada 10hb September gangan dan Ko-
2009M bersamaan dengan 20hb Ramadhan mersial dan
1430H di dewan utama sekolah. Acara ini Mekanikal.
dimulakan pada pukul 5 petang dan diakhiri
pada pukul 9 malam. Majlis khatam Al-
Quran ini di
Tujuan majlis khatam Al-Quran dan berbuka teruskan dengan majlis berbuka puasa han, majlis ini diteruskan lagi dengan sembahyang
puasa ini diadakan di sekolah adalah untuk di antara guru-guru dan penuntut- terawih dan witir berjemaah yang diadakan di surau
menyemarakkan lagi suasana bulan Ramad- penuntut di sekolah ini. Untuk menye- Sekolah Vokasional Sultan Bolkiah.
han dengan membanyakkan aktiviti keuga- marakkan lagi suasana di bulan Ramad-
maan.

Tetamu kehormat pada majlis tersebut ialah

Yang Mulia Cikgu Haji Abdullah bin Ahmad,
Penolong Pengarah dari Jabatan Pendidikan
Teknik. Juga turut hadir ialah Pengetua SVSB,
Cikgu Akandi, Ketua-ketua Jabatan, guru-
guru dan kakitangan sekolah. Seramai 45
orang penuntut yang mengambil bahagian

SAMBUTAN HARI RAYA AIDIL ADHA

S alah satu amal ibadah
yang disunatkan pada
Hari Raya Aidil Adha ialah
Tujuan acara
ibadah korban di
adakan adalah
empat ekor kerbau dan sapi dijadikan
korban dalam acara itu.

melakukan korban. Waktu untuk memperin- Selepas acara penyembelihan, dag-

menyembelihnya ialah gati peristiwa ing-daging korban tersebut di agih-
sesudah mengerjakan sem- kisah Nabi Ibra- agih kan oleh Pengetua , Cikgu
bahyang sunat Aidil Adha him a.s dan Akandi bin Abdul Razak kepada fakir
sehingga hari tasyrik (13 anaknya Nabi miskin, warga sekolah dan para suka-
Zulhijjah). Jabatan Ugama, Ismail a.s. dan relawan yang hadir pada hari itu.
Sekolah Vokasional Sultan juga untuk me-
Bolkiah telah menganjur- meriahkan lagi majlis Hari
kan acara ibadah Raya Aidil Adha.
korban pada 29hb
November 2009M Acara tersebut di adakan di
bersamaan dengan sebelah pagi, bertempat di
12hb Zulhijjah dewan makan Sekolah Vo-
1430H sempena kasional Sultan Bolkiah.
meraikan Hari Raya Seramai 28 orang peserta
Aidil Adha. yang mengambil bahagian
dalam acara ibadah korban
pada tahun ini. Sebanyak

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SEKOLAH VOKASIONAL SULTAN BOLKIAH: A PROFILE
Brief history and facilities available
S ince its inception
almost seventeen
years ago on 7th August
1993, Sekolah Vokasional
Sultan Bolkiah has been
lived up to the expecta-
tion of the general public
as a centre of learning
par excellence in the
technical, vocational and
business disciplines.
Located in a sprawling
12.68 hectares of lush
green surroundings near
the Seria town, it caters
to the needs of the aspir-
ing youth of the nation. Originally named as
Sekolah Vokasional Lorong Lima, it was re-
named on 7th August 1996. Today the school
offers as many as twenty academic pro-
grammes to develop the nation’s human
resource for employment mostly in business
and industry.
The school is proud to have produced the
workforce of the country with the help of
highly skilled and qualified teachers who are
committed to the core. The infrastructure
available here is rated as the best available
in the country too. Various facilities like me-
chanical workshops, dressmaking and tailor-
Vision, Mission and Objectives
Vision
To develop Sekolah Vokasional
Sultan bolkiah into a centre of
excellence in commercial and
engineering studies and to es-
tablish a good working relation-
ship with local industries
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The school rightly boasts of
having produced the best
outgoing students several
times over the years. Most
of the successful scholars
have had the good fortune
to be employed by reputable
organizations immediately
after their passing out. The
school hopes to be upgraded
in due course and to run
academic courses of higher
levels in many more disci-
plines as SPN21 gets intro-
duced.
The additional mechanisms
ing workshop, laboratories, library, like the Students’ Council, Extra Curricular
lecture theatre and language lab are Activities’ Committee, Counseling Service,
available in the school. Discipline Committee etc play their re-
spective roles in helping the students to
The active support garnered from the develop their personality so as to grow up
local industries to provide actual train- as responsible, self-disciplined and loyal
ing to the students on rolls in the real individuals committed to the development
work atmosphere has been remarkable. of the country in every situation. Further
The knowledge and skills that the stu- the various activities are specially de-
dents imbibe and develop in the class- signed to nurture creativity and emotional
rooms, workshops, laboratories etc are intelligence in the enterprising youth of
applied in real work environment and the country.
perfected with the supervision and
guidance from experts in business firms The other facilities include the surau and
and industrial units. canteen as well as the multi-purpose hall.
Objectives
• Increase professionalism among
the committed staff members for
Mission the needs of Vocational and Technical
To provide theory and practical Education
training to qualify school leavers • Provide highly skilled manpower
and youth by maximizing the for industry’s needs
use of available resources and
• Enhance collaboration with local
facilities, to be able to channel
industries
them to commercial and engi-
neering careers through techni- • Put vocational and technical
cal or vocational training pro- education in the limelight
grammes ...
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Major Departments & Programmes Offered
Mechanical Department
T he Mechanical Department
consists of four sections
namely Automotive, Vehicle
Body Repair, Welding and Fabri-
cation, Refrigeration and Air-
conditioning and Machining sec-
tions. The Mechanical Depart-
ment runs more than fifty per-
cent of the total number of pro-
grammes offered by the school.
The major programmes are listed
below.
The different praogrammes pro- • BDTVEC National Trade Certifi-
vide the students with a wide cate Grade 2 in Motor Vehicle Me-
chanics
range of skills and knowledge in
various areas such as motor vehi- • BDTVEC National Trade Certifi-
cle maintenance, a i r - cate Grade 2 in Vehicle Body Repair
Business and
Commercial Department
C omprising of the Business
and Clerical Section as
well as the Dressmaking and
Tailoring Section, the Business
and Commercial Department
conducts six programmes in
total. The programmes offered
are of National Diploma level
and National Vocational Certfi-
cate level. The students are
amply trained to become use-
ful manpower or entrepre-
neurs who can utilize the fu-
ture market’s potential in the
country and the region, at
large.
General Studies Department
T he department supports
and augments the needs of
other departments by providing
the basic skills required for per-
sonal development such as those
related to communication, nu-
meracy and scientific and logical
comprehension of technology
and other areas of study. All
courses are specially tailored
keeping in mind the vocational or
technical programmes con-
cerned. The language courses are
designed in such a way as to
improve the basic linguistic skills
conditioning, welding and fabrication
as well as refrigeration and air-
conditioning.
•
•
BDTVEC National Trade Certificate Grade 2 in Machining
BDTVEC National Trade Certificate Grade 2 in Refrigera-
tion and Air-conditioning
• BDTVEC National Trade Certificate Grade 2 in Welding
and Fabrication
• BDTVEC National Trade Certificate Grade 3 in Motor
Vehicle Mechanics
• BDTVEC National Trade Certificate Grade 3 in Vehicle
• BDTVEC National Trade Certifi- Body Repair
cate Grade 2 Apprenticeship Training
Scheme in Automotive Technician • BDTVEC National Trade Certificate Grade 3 in Machining
• BDTVEC National Trade Certificate Grade 3 in Refrigera-
tion and Air-conditioning
• BDTVEC National Trade Certificate Grade 3 in Welding and
Fabrication
Information and Communication Technology
• BDTVEC National Department
Diploma in Business
and Finance
T he Information and Technology Department has the hon-
our of running two programmes in computer studies
• BDTVEC Pre-National Diploma in preparing students to meet the ever increasing demands of the
Business and Finance country’s software and IT industry. These are National Diploma
level programmes specially tailored to impart highly technical
• BDTVEC National Trade Certificate
and specialized knowledge relevant for the IT sector, software
Grade 2 in Dressmaking and Tailoring
application and computing.
• BDTVEC National Trade Certificate
Grade 3 in Dressmaking and Tailoring
• BDTVEC National Diploma in Computer Studies
• BDTVEC National Vocational Cer-
• BDTVEC Pre-National Diploma in Computer Studies
tificate in Clerical Studies (General Of-
fice Clerk)
• BDTVEC National Vocational Cer-
tificate in Clerical Studies (Account
Clerk)
required for prospective employment
or higher education, workplace interac-
tion and self-expression.
Ugama Department
The courses in Mathematics and Science have
direct bearing on the logical and critical thinking
skills relevant in the respective areas of study so
as to enable them comprehend and assimilate
T his department focuses on the teaching of
Islam and thus broadening the students’
knowledge and vision of life in total. Religious func-
the complex concepts, principles and applica- tions like “Maulidul Rasul” and “Israk Mikraj”are
tions with ease. organized and observed in the institution with the
active participation of the department and support
All these courses are activity based and learner- from other staff members.
centred as well, the approach and design pro-
vide much scope for the integration and applica- Some inter-departmental competitions like “Nasyid”
tion of skills necessary in the major field of study initiated by the Ugama Department have been wel-
and prospective employment. comed by students with great enthusiasm.
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Nuptial Knots Tied...

T wo “lovely young” flowers of

SBVS had ended their bachelo-
rette lives when they found their per-
fect knights in shining armors. They
are Cikgu Juradyani binti Hj. Akup
from the BNF Department and Cikgu
Zanariah @ Zamila binti Jumat from
the ICT Department.
On 6th December 2009, Cikgu Ju-
radyani was happily wed to Awang
Abdul Malik Ar Rasyid bin Hj. Mohd Idris.
Exactly two weeks after, following the
steps of Cikgu Juradyani was Cikgu
Zanariah @ Zamila, who married Zul-
hilmi bin Ahmad Sherjawi on the 20th
December 2009. Present at both cere-
monies were the staff of SVSB.
All the staff of SVSB would like to con-
gratulate both newlyweds, and may
Allah bless both couples!

Condolence
All the staff and students of SVSB offer their condolence to Cikgu Juradyani of the BNF Department at the sad demise of her father, Hj. Akup bin Hj.
Kalong. He passed away on 11th January 2010 at RIPAS Hospital. May Allah bless his departed soul and reward him Jannat-Firdaus in the next world!
AL-FATIHAH!

A Point to Ponder (For Students)

Simply do this exercise for a while. ally related to us than those who were close to us will be “to be remembered for ever” as nobody
through genealogy. The famous “Polar Girl” Dk would ever like to remain untraceable down the

O n a plain paper, write down your father’s

name. As well, write a few things about him
against his name. Now, below it, write his father’s
Najibah Eradah and the globe trotter Norhayati
Abu Bakar will be remembered ever for the spirit of
adventure they have displayed that make them
memory lane. In that case, it is left to you to decide
and act now so that you shall never be forgotten.

name and a few remarkable things about him too.
Continue the same about his father and the former
ones in the line of ancestry.
Very soon, you might start wondering why we
don’t remember even the names of our own great
grandfathers and their predecessors, let alone their
remarkable qualities, though they all have been
our own forefathers from whom we and our fami-
lies have evolved.
Now try to write what you know about Thomas
Alva Edison, Abraham Lincoln or Alexander the
Great. Anyone with an average education will be
able to write a few things about these personalities
of the past. It may be interesting to note that we
“know” much more about such people not person-
unique and special.
So it is not personal or family relations that make a
person worth remembering. It is something else.
Yes, in fact, it is the unique contributions that one
makes to the world that, in turn, makes him unfor-
gettable as long as mankind is there.
On the one hand it is a pity that it is, as if you were
never born even, though you might have led a
happy and contented life with your wife, children
and grand children, and howsoever responsible
and caring you would have been.
Once having realized this fact, ask yourself the
question, “What do I want – to be remembered for
ever or forgotten by the posterity?” Your answer
A good decision, if not followed by corresponding
action, will just be considered nothing more than
mere “wishful thinking”. And as the saying goes, “If
wishes were horses, beggars would ride”. Never
would the writer of this piece ever like to reckon
any of the students to be fit in anyway, to be asso-
ciated with a proverb of this sort. Then how come
that any of you could wish for something great and
not act towards achieving that goal?
So, with the best intentions and full confidence in
your abilities, prepare an action plan and begin
earnestly! May the future be brilliant! And may
your name live forever in the hearts of people
around!
K.B.V. Nair

Editorial Board
Advisor: Cikgu Akandi Bin Abdul Razak Student Reporters: Mohd Rafaie Bin Takong
Nor Asyurah Bte Hj Ahmad
Chairperson: Cikgu Alageswari Ramasami Abdul Malek Bin Ali
Ernie Sahliza Bte Salleh
Secretary: Cikgu Maseri Norselwah Hj Akip Md Shamsul Bin Husin
Timothy Koo
Editor-In-Chief: Cikgu K.B. Venugopalan Nair
Graphic Designer in Charge: Cikgu Christopher Lee
Editors: Cikgu Robert Lesney Cikgu Hanani Ajak
Cikgu Tauqir Ahmad Dyg Nur Aliah Mohd Zain
Cikgu Parveen Aktar
Student Graphic Designers: Mohd Hifzhan Dzulfiqar Azhar
Reporters: Cikgu Norhamizah Hj Hamdan Md Azbe Hidayatullah Zainul Ariffin
Cikgu Siti Umi Rufaidah Mohamad Khairulanwar Hj Ismail
Nurzawane Abdul Rahman
Cikgu Hemy Pilpus
Cikgu Md Azhar Abdullah
Ustazah Hjh Sarinah Haji Musa

Laugh at life, and at last, weigh its worth!

“Life is a foreign language; all men mispronounce it.” Christopher Morley
“Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.” John Lennon
“We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give.” Sir Winston Churchill

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