Universiti Brunei Darussalam's (UBD) vision to make the institution a premier seat of learning at par with other world-class universities received a major boost yesterday with UBD sealing deals for projects worth $56 million to expand and upgrade its faculties.
There will also be a new sport complex.
An artist impression of the sports complex including a swimming pool and new futsal court.
The new faculty of science building. The cost of the extension project for the Faculty of Science building is estimated to be around $23 million while the cost of the Students Affairs Section building is estimated to be around $2 million. Extension projects for the university library and Institute of Medicine is meanwhile estimated to cost about of $7 million and $24 million respectively.
An artist impression of the extension of UBD Institute of Medicine building.The Institute of Medicine is expected to have Harvard-style lecture theatres, teaching labs, specialty simulation wards, health promotion rooms and other facilities. All the projects have been financed under Brunei's National Development Plan (RKN).
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This morning my aunt arrived safely from UK after spending more than eight months there to pursue her degree. She was accompanied by her husband and their two children while the twins have been missing them for months in Brunei. Today, my two little cousins were reunited with their twin brothers, Izzat and Izzan. I wasn't at the airport to welcome their arrival because I was working. There were so many stories shared by my aunt and they were all very interesting and funny at the same time. I was laughing so hard that I could hardly breath, some even ended with a tear-y eyes.
One of the stories she shared was about the last minute cleaning the house they rented while staying there, the couple had to clean all the windows, floor etc.. they even made sure all the furniture and appliances included under the rent were all in good condition. Otherwise, they could be charged if not doing so. They didn't sleep the whole night cleaning it. More over, they should wake up as early as 3.00 AM for their early flight.
My aunt also mentioned that they had to give away half of their clothes to charity and some to their Filipino neighbour, whom my uncle best friend with when they first met at Heathrow Airport in London. They had no choice but to give them away since all their luggages were fully packed!! Amazing right~ Sampat lagi buat good deeds before balik. She also mentioned about how heavy their luggages were and they (the luggages) exceeded the limit amount required for each luggage. However, to their surprise, the luggage people didn't ask them to pay for the extra they brought in when they were supposed to pay around 400 pounds. My aunt apa lagi, besyukur lah ia berabis kehadrat Allah since they didn't have that much money with them at that time. Maybe atu kali balasan tuhan after they gave away their clothes to charity and neighbours. Bersedekah itu satu amalan~
Another story she told us was about her daughter who was crying minta balik kan kuyuk. Hahaha.. She said 'Bah, Ijah mau puppies.. tiny tiny puppies'. Deloo.. she didn't know that dogs are haram because she is still a little girl. Now tau ia udah kali. She was also craving for hotdogs but still nda kana balikan because non-halal. Deloo.. She only got to eat hotdogs or 'sausage' when her father went there in March. Atupun hotdog anu bemasak dari Brunei tarus because if yang in packet and alum masak, sampai sana buruk tia.
For her son, he was very active back in the UK. He played football, kite, had his own band at his school and even appeared on the front page of his school's website. Perhaps, he is good in everything. He is only in Year 3 and was playing football with Year 4 and 5 students. That shows that he can mingle with different cliques and very active too. Now, he has long hair because he didn't want to go to the saloon for chop-chop, plus it is expensive there. So, he will stay with his long hair and I love it!!
After working, I went straight to my aunt's house to have Tahlil and Doa Selamat because she didn't have the kesempatan to go tahlil with us during my grandmother's one year anniversary, that was why we decided to do it again but this time with my aunt arround. After that we makannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.... Yayyy.. Then talk2.
They even made a banner to welcome my aunt.
So nice of them~We then had some cakes and ice cream while chit-chatting before one-by-one my other aunts and uncles went to their respective home. The kids had chocolates my aunt bought from Dubai and I also took some even though I have a big packet of snickers in my room. Hehe.. It was a wonderful day and I'm really glad that I could make it to this fun gathering, the gathering I thought I would miss since I had to work in the morning. The end~
QaLiX :D
