Organising end of year trips and tours is traditional for almost everyone in Brunei, taking advantage of the school holidays, parents would take their children on trips abroad for some much needed rest and relaxation.

Biker clubs and associations are no different. However instead of rest, these hardcore road warriors would take their machines and challenge the elements, spending hours on end on the open road. That is how bikers relax, the open road, good company, and stories to tell on their journey.

Melding man and machine into one component, bikers ride for their enjoyment, and in line with tradition here in Brunei, biker associations, clubs and individual bikers would organise tours around Borneo.

The Temburong bikers Association are no different. This year they have announced that they will be touring Pontianak, Kalimantan. A 2500km journey from Temburong to Pontianak, where they will meet up with their fellow biker brothers from IMBI.

Temburong Bikers Deputy President, Md Ali bin Hj Radin said that they welcome other bikers to join in the ride, and that this is the first challenging ride that members of the Temburong Bikers have ever participated in.

He explained that the biker association in Indonesia, IMBI, had invited them for a tour in Pontianak, a round trip of over 5000km from Temburong to Pontianak Kalimantan, and back.

The 7 day tour will be from 13 December until 20^th December 2010. In total the participants will be on the road for four days, 2 days on the road to reach their destination in Pontianak, and 2 days on their return journey.

Malay Version

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Jumaat 12 November – Persatuan Temburong bikers telah mengumukan bahawa persatauan tersebut akan membuat penjelajahan ke Pontianak, Kalimantan Indonesia, pada 13hb hingga 20 hb Disember 2010.

Menurut Timbalan Yang Di Pertua, Md Ali bin Hj Radin, penjelajahan selama 7 hari tersebut akan mencabar para perserta, yang mana mereka akan melalui jalan raya, merantasi Sarawak. Perjalanan tersebut dari Temburong adalah sejauh 2500km.

Katanya mereka akan menunggang motorsikal mereka ke daerah Kalimantan, dan akan memakan masa selama 2 hari untuk mencapai destinasi mereka. Katanya keseluruhannya perjalanan mereka akan mencapai 5000km.

Ini adalah kali pertama ahli-ahli persatuan Temburong bikers menjeljahi ke Pontianak, dan sebagai pengalaman baru, mereka sudah bersedia dengan segala cabaran yang akan dihadapi semasa perjalanan.

Beliau menerangkan bahawa kelab-kelab motorsikal sepanjan Sarawak pun sudah dihubungi, dan mereka juga akan menjemput mereka semasa mereka berada si Sarawak. Hubungan dikalanangan ahli-ahli motosikal di seluruh kepulauan Borneo adalah sangat rapat, dan kerena hubungan itu, ahli-ahli persatuan motorsikal tidak ragu-ragu membuat perjalanan yang sangat jauh.

Persatuan IMBI, Indoneisa, yang merupakan payung persatuan-persatuan dan kelab-kelab motoriskal di seluruh Indonesia telah menjemput Persatauan Temburong Bikers, untuk berkunjung ke Pontianak, bagi mengeratkan lagi silaturrahim, dan juga bagi menikmati keindahan di daerah Pontianak.

Md Ali, juga berkesempatan untuk mempelawa ahli-ahli kelab motoriskal yang lain, mahupun individu yang berminat untuk mengikuti acara tersebut, dan mengalami salah satu penjelejahan yang mencabar tersebut.

IMC to hold Mandatory ‘Iron Butt’ ride in December

The Independent Motorcycle Club (IMC) announced that the club will be holding its first ever mandatory ride on 2th – 5th December 2010. Naming the ride the Mandatory ‘IRON BUTT’ ride the club said that it is mandatory for its members to participate in the ride where the destination will be to Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.

IMC Deputy President  Asmalee bin Hj Ariffin, the ride is compulsory for all IMC members, since it is difficult to gather all the members of the club to ride on tour outside Brunei.

This is the first mandatory ride for IMC, where in the future they will hope to organise another mandatory ride in the month of December, where the ride will be an annual event for IMC.

He said that Independent Motorcycle Clubs in Malaysia and Singapore also holds mandatory rides for their clubs. Following that tradition the Brunei Independent Motorcycle Club will also organise a mandatory ride for its members.

He added that for the first ever IMC Mandatory ride all bikers are invited to participate in the ride and for those interested may contact Asmalee on +6738639366

Malay Version

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Isnin 8 Nobember – Kelab Persatuan Motorsikal Independent (IMC)  telah mengumumkan penjelajahan ke Kota Kinabalu pada 2hb hingga 5hb Disember 2010.

Acara teresbut yang dinamakan IMC Mandatory ‘IRON BUTT’ ride akan membawa paraperserta sejauh 300km dari Brunei hingga ke Kota Kinabalu.

Menurut Timbalan Yang DiPertua IMC, Asmalee bin Hj Ariffin, tour tersebut adalah mandatori bagi ahli-ahli IMC. Beliau menjelaskan bahawa acara tersebut telah menjadi tradisi bagi kelab-kelab Independent di Singapura dan Malaysia. Malah, Kelab Independent Brunei juga akan mengadakan acara tersebut, yang mana sekurang-kurangnya setahun sekali mereka akan mengadakan penjelajahan atau tour ke luar negara.

Beliau menambah bahawa ianya juga adalah bagi mengeratkan lagi silaturahim dikalangan 20 ahli-ahli IMC yang jarang sekali dapat menjelajah keluar negeri  secara satu kumpulan.

Katanya Mandatori ride ini adalah pertama kali dikendalikan dan adalah terbuka kepada penunggang-penunggang motorsikal yang lain. Katanya sudah ada berberapa ahli-ahli kelab persatuan yang lain diBrunei dan juga dari luar negara yang berminat untuk mengikuti acara tersebut.

Bagi sesiapa yang berminat untuk mengikuti acara tersebut bolehlah menghubungi Asmalee di talian +6738639366

Sportbikerz year end ride

Rounding up the year’s activity, the Sportbikerz Association announced that they will be organising a year end ride to Sandakan on 24^th December 2010.

Sportbikerz Association Deputy President Md Azman bin Hj Aziz said that this is an annual activity for the association where its aims are to foster closer relations amongst the members.

Its also a good opportunity for Bikers to blow off some steam  after a year’s hard work. Riding a bike of any kind promotes a health and fitness, where bike riding takes fitness and stamina, in particular when riding over long distances.

The ride to Sandakan is over 800km from Brunei to Sandakan, Sabah.  In total the trip from 24^th until 1^st December will be approximately 2000km by the time ride ends, as the bikers will also be visiting places of interests along the way.

The ride is also to promote safe riding amongst the members of the Sportbikerz association where they will obey the rules of the road and the discipline of the convoy. Since its a long ride there will be regular stops to make certain that the riders will have plenty or rest to keep up their energy during the ride.

He explains that the ride to Kota Kinabalu will be estimated to be about 300km, while the route to Sandakan from Kota Kinabalu will be 500km.  The route to Sandakan will be go over the long twisting roads of  Mount Kinabalu. This will test the biker’s dexterity, precision, fitness as well as discipline when they are on the road.

Malay Version

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Jumaat 5 November – Mengakhiri aktiviti-aktiviti sepanjang tahun, Persatuan Sportbikerz telah mengumumkan bahawa persatuan tersebut akan mengadakan aktivti penjelajahan motorsikal ke Sandakan Sabah.

Acara  selama 7 hari tersebut akan diadakan pada 24 Disember hingga 1 Januari 2011. Menurut Timbalan Yang Di Pertua Persatuan Sportbikerz, Md Azman bin Hj Aziz, perjalan tersebut adalah lebih dari 800km dari Brunei hingga ke Sandakan.

Beliau menambah bahawa keseluruhannya perserta-perserta  akan mengembara sejauh 2000km  yang mana mereka akan berkujung ketempat-tempat menarik sepanjang perjalanan ke Kota Kinabalu dan Sandakan.

Beliau mengatakan bahawa perjalanan ke Kota Kinabalu adalah sejauh 300km manakala perjalanan ke Sandakan adalah 500km. Beliau menjelaskan bahawa perjalanan ke Sandakan adalah melalui jalan Gunung Kinabalu, dan akan mencabar kebolehan ahli-ahli Sportbikerz.

Perjalanan ke yang jauh adalah mencabar, dan akan mencabar penunggang-penunggang motorsikal dari segi mental dan physical. Beliau menjelaskan bahawa ketahanan stamina dan tahap physikal mestilah mantap apatah lagi semasa menunggang motorsikal.

KAtanya walaupun perjelajahan tersebut mencabar, akan tetapi mereka tetap akan mematuhi tatacara dan peraturan jalan raya dan berkonvoi.

IA Salon and Lady bikers raise awarness on breast cancer

In conjunction with the Breast Cancer Awareness Month, IA Salon and Brunei’s Lady Bikers has joined hands in raising the awareness of Breast cancer in Brunei Darussalam.

Brunei  lady bikers along with staff of IA Salon, had distributed pink ribbons to members of the public in recognition to survivors, family and friends of survivors and victims of the disease.

A pink ribbon is worn to recognise the struggle that sufferers face when battling with the cancer. The pink ribbon is an international symbol of breast cancer awareness, and a symbol in honouring the month and commitment to fight against breast cancer.

IA Salon manager Cecilia Lee said that the breast cancer awareness drive by the Salon and the Brunei Lady bikers is an initiative to raise breast cancer awareness to the public. She said that the pink ribbons distributed on the day are a show of commitment by IA Salon staff and members of the Brunei Lady Bikers on the support of the Breast Cancer awareness month.

They hoped that during the day that everyone in the mall will be wearing the pink ribbons distributed by the lady bikers and IA Salon staff.  She explained that the breast cancer awareness drive is part of the IA Salon’s 6^th year anniversary, where in previous years, charity events are organised to mark the anniversary.

Meanwhile, two young teen boys also joined the band wagon and volunteered to help in raising awareness during the event. They said that during their research on breast cancer they have found that not only women suffer from the disease.  Men get it too. Although its a small percentage, but there are cases where men have been diagnosed with breast cancer.

They also said that they were also shocked to discover a little girl in Canada has contracted the disease at an early age. At the age of 4, she is the youngest person ever to be diagnosed with breast cancer. Doctors are dumbfounded with the discovery and have no explanation on how a little girl could be diagnosed with the disease.

They said that they cannot begin to imagine the pain and suffering one goes through when they discover that they have breast cancer. From the testimonials of breast cancer survivors and breast cancer suffers they’ve been able to see glimpses of the trials and challenges the individuals have gone through.

Through the breast cancer awareness drive they hope they can make a difference and an impact on raising the breast cancer awareness in Brunei.

There is still not enough awareness on breast cancer in Brunei. In fact not many groups raise their hands in creating public awareness; we hope we changed that today. Our thoughts and prayers goes to the individuals as well as families of breast cancers survivors and we bring a message of hope to those individuals who are still fighting breast cancer, know that our thoughts and prayers are with you, and you will always have our support.

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Ahad 3 otktober – Kanser payudara telah menjadi satu penyakit yang tidak mengenal batasan, miskin, kaya, tua, muda turut diancam. Pemakanan merupakan satu faktor yang ada kaitan dengan pencegahan, rawatan dan pemulihan.

Dengan itu bagi memberi pendedahan dan kesedaran mengenai penyakit kanser payudara, IA Salon Sdn Bhd dan penunggang motorsikal perempuan telah bergabung dan membuat initatif bagi memberi kesedaran mengenai kanser payu dara.

Menurut Pengurus IA Salon, kesedaran mengenai penyakit kanser payu dara adalah penting, dan sempena sambutan 6 tahun IA Salon, IA Salon telah bergabung dengan ahli-ahli penunggang motosikal perempuan bagi meningkatkan kesedaran mengenai penyakit tersebut.

Kakitangan IA Salon dan juga ahli-ahli penunggang motosikal wanita telah mengedarkan reben merah jambu ‘pink’ kepada  orang awam di Mall Gadong, dalam sokongan bulan kesedaran kanser payudara .

Satu reben merah jambu dipakai untuk mengiktiraf perjuangan bagi yang menghidap kanser payudara.  Reben merah jambu, ialah satu lambang antarabangsa kesedaran barah buah dada , dan satu simbol dalam menghormati bulan dan komitmen melawan penyakit kanser payu dara.

Kesedaran untuk Kanser Payudara  adalah  penting dalam pengiktirafan untuk orang yang terselamat, keluarga dan rakan-rakan orang yang terselamat dan mangsa-mangsa penyakit itu, dengan itu ahli-ahli penunggang motosikal wanita dan juga pihak IA Salon berazam bagi memberi reben merah jambu tersebut kepada sebanyak orang mungkin.

Manakala dua remaja lelaki yang telah secara sukerela memberi sokongan mengenai kesedaraan kanser payu dara mengatakan bahawa mereka sangat gembira dengan peluang untuk mengikut serta bagi mendedahkan mengenai kesedaran penyakit kanser payu dara tersebut.

Malah mereka juga mengatakan bahawa pendedahan mengenai penyakit tersebut tidak sebegitu kuat di negara ini. Mereka telah membuat kajian melalui internet mengenai penyakit tersebut dan telah mendapati bahawa ada anak kecil di Canada berumut 4 tahun yang telah mengidap penyakit kanser payu dara.

Mereka mengatakan bahawa sebanyak 35% kanser mempunyai kaitan dengan pemakanan. Kaitan ini meningkat sebanyak 80% sekiranya ditambah faktor merokok dan kekurangan senaman. Kadar kanser payudara mempunyai sebanyak 50% kaitan dengan apa yang kita makan.

Insiden kanser (bilangan kes kanser baru) semakin meningkat.  Statistik bagi fenomena ini lebih menakutkan di negara seperti Amerika Syarikat dengan 184,000 kes baru kanser payu dara di kenal pasti setiap tahun.

Kanser payudara adalah kanser paling biasa keseluruhannya dan kanser paling biasa di kalangan semua wanita dari umur 20 tahun. Lebih daripada separuh daripada wanita yang didiagnosis dengan kanser berumur kurang daripada 50 tahun

Penyebab utama kanser payudara masih belum diketahui dan dipercayai bahawa lebih daripada satu faktor yang mengakibatkannya. Pakar pengkaji percaya bahawa faktor penyebab termasuk faktor genetik dan faktor alam sekitar.

Keutamaan telah ditumpukan kapada individu yang mempunyai risiko tinggi. Berapa sebab telah pun dikaji dengan teliti

Faktor-faktor risiko yang sudah diketahui akan membolehkan individu yang berisiko tinggi menerima manafaat daripada kawalan rapi iaitu daripada pemeriksaan rapi klinikal dan pemeriksaan mammografi. Walaubagaimanapun, wanita yang tidak mempunyai faktor-faktor risiko boleh menghidapi kanser. Jadi, faktor-faktor risiko tidak boleh memberi ramalan yang tepat.

Mereka berharap bahawa inititif mereka serta IA Salon dan ahli-ahli penunggang motosikal wanita dapat memberi kesedaran kepada orang ramai mengenai penyakit kanser payudara, dan kepada sesiapa yang telah mengidap kanser payu dara mahupun yang sedang mendapatkan rawatan mengenai penyakit tersebut akan dapat terus berjuang, dan sokongan dan doa-doa mereka akan sentiasa bersama individu-individu dan keluarga tersebut.

SOAS Collage draws with PEMODA in friendly

The Darussalam Motorcycle Association (PEMODA) once again organised a football friendly against the Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Collage in the capital. The friendly was aimed at fostering in closer relations between the two entities, as well as promoting a healthy lifestyle between its members.

The match, played at the SOAS collage football field, had ended up with a draw after the two team had struggled to gain the upper hand. However after a fierce struggle for domination, Jifri Abdul Rahman had scored the only goal for PEMODA in the dying minutes of the first half after breaking away from the defence and beating the keeper.

The SOASC team did not give up easily though, and they had struck back with a vengeance. The second half of the game, saw an entirely new PEMODA team. SOAS team remained defiant even through the face of adversity. Their efforts and defiance was rewarded in the 55th minute, when Nor Mohammad Azreen bin Hj Nordin stunned the goalie when he had forced the ball through the goalie’s hand and into the back of the net. With the game tied at one all, and SOAS team had renewed their attacked and had pressed on.

However the fresh PEMODA team had kept the tired SOAS team at bay, keeping their attacks at arms length. Towards the end of the match, the two teams battled it out, at each of their opponents goals. Attacks and counterattacks were very frequent, as the two teams were desperate to score the winning goal. The final whistle blew, and SOASC and PEMODA had to be contented with a one all draw.

PEMODA will be organising more friendly matches between government bodies as well as associations, in a bid to promote healthy lifestyle between its members as well as the community at large.

more pics and story at www.pemoda.wordpress.com

New Motors menyokong usaha PEMODA

YDP PEMODA menerima chek dari PEngarah Urusan syarikat NewMotors SDN BHD, Ng Tze Chiang

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Khamis 4 Mac – Dalam usaha bagi memberi menyokong usaha dan dedikasi Persatuan Motorsikal Darussalam(PEMODA) bagi menyatupatukan pengemar-pengemar dan peminat-peminat motorsikal di Brunei Darussalam dan juga kepulauan Borneo, Syarikat NewMotors Sdn Bhd telah mengumumkan bahawa syarikat tersebut akan memberi sokongan dari segi bantuan kewangan kepada PEMODA.

Pengarah Urusan Newmotors Sdn Bhd, Ng Tze Chiang mengatakan bahawa PEMDOA telah banyak membuat acara-acara raidah bukan sahaja bagi ahli-ahlinya malah juga bagi masyarakat umum. Ini menunjukan bahawa PEMODA adalah salah satu persatuan yang aktiv dalam pelbagai acara-acara di Brunei. Belaiu mengatakan bahawa keputusan bagi memberi sokongan padu pada PEMODA dari segi kewangan adalah salah satu keputusan yang dibuat dengan senang, kerana PEMODA telah menampilkan imej yang sangat positif kepada masyarakat. Beliau menambah bahawa PEMODA juga telah berulang kali menyokong syarikat Newmotors Sdn Bhd pada tahun-tahun sebelumnya.

Yang Di Pertua PEMODA, Hj Maidin bin Momin, telah mengatakan bahawa sokongan dari syarikat Newmotors sdn bhd adalah salah satu petanda bahawa hala tuju persatuan PEMODA adalah yang baik, dan dengan sokongan seperti ini dari syarikat penjual motorsikal, PEMODA akan dapat terus maju kehadapan dan membangun lagi persatuan PEMODA. Beliau berharap bahawa sokongan dan persahabatan yang berjaling selama ini akan dapat terus diteruskan kerana tanpa sokongan dan persahabatan dari syarikat-syarikat pemobrong motorsikal seperti Newmotors, setentunya persatuan motorsikal seperti PEMODA tidak akan dapat maju kehadapan sejauh ini.

sembahyang Hajat bagi ahli PEMODA

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN  Rabu 19 Januari – Sikap pemedulian dan semangat setia kawan adalah salah satu sikap yang terpuji dikalangan masyarakat. Malah sikap tersebut telah dibimbing dan dikuatkan lagi dalam persatuan Motorsikal Darussalam (PEMODA) terutamasekali apabila satu tragedy yang menimpa salah seorang dari ahlinya.

PEMODA telah mengadakan majlis sembahyang sunaat hajat bagi meminta pertolongan ALLAH bagi mencepatkan dan menyembuhkan salah seorang dari ahlinya, Zulkifli Hj Ismail yang telah menimpa kemalangan yang telah menyebabkannya dalam keadaan kritikal.

Sembahyang sunaat hajat tersebut telah diadakan di surau hospital RIPAS.

Menurut Yang DiPertua PEMODA, Hj Maidin bin Momin, Zulkifli telah dibawa ke unit kecemasan semasa malam ahad, dan sekarang berada di unit intensif, yang mana beliau adalah dalam keadaan yang stabil tetapi masih dianggap kritikal.

Beliau mengatakan sikap pemedulian dan semangat setia kawan yang ada dalam persatuan PEMODA bolehlah dilihat apabila semasa majlis sembahyang hajat bagi pemulihan segera salah seorang dari Ahlinya, ahli-ahli dari semua daerah telah turun bagi mendoakan keselamatan dan kepulihan Zulkifli.

Beliau menjelaskan bahawa semasa Zulkfili dibawa bilik Unit Intesif hari pertama, sudah beberapa orang ahli PEMODA dan rakan-rakan telah melawatnya. SMS telahpun diedarkan bagi mengadakan majlis sembahyang hajat tersebut bersama keluarganya.

Manakala isteri Zulkfli, Aneta serta keluarganya telah mengambil peluang untuk mengucapkan terima kasih atas sokongan dan doa-doa dari ahli-ahli PEMODA dan juga teman-temanya yang telah menziarahi Zulkfili di unit intesif tersebut.

TIBA announces hari ray gathering on 24th October

AJK Majlis Ramah Mesra Aidilfitri

The TIBA Association announced the  Hari Raya Aidilfitir gathering will be held on Sunday 24^th October. The announcement was made during the working committee meeting held in Salambigar. The event will be held at the Nakoda Ragam Vocational School’s auditorium.

members during the meeting

Meanwhile the Chairperson of the event, Hj Matasan Hj Bungsu  said that residents from  three villages will be invited to attend the event, Kg Salambigar, Kg Sungai Hanching and Kampung Tanah Jambu.

The event with the concept of Hari Raya in the 60s will include mini ceremonies, which are the donations to orphans living in the three villages, and the presentation of certificates to members of the KOTIBA board of Directors.

He added that the hari raya aidilfitri event will include cultural shows, the recitals of poems,, the guling tangan performances by the youths of the TIBA association and a comedy routine performed by local comedians.

He said that each year the TIBA association will be holding a Hari Raya gathering where not only members of TIBA are invited but also residents from the three villages are also invited. Part of the objective of hari raya gathering is to foster closer relations between residents of the three villages.

Bitter Sweet experience for Brunei Paragliding Team

brunei paragliding team in Bahau Malaysia

It was touch and go for the Brunei Team competing in the Jempol Paragliding Team in Bahau, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. Not only was it a first experience for the Brunei team to compete in an endurance event but it was a bitter sweet experience as Siti Khadijah had to sit out for the rest of the three day tournament after she got injured during her second day of time trials in the endurance event.

international participants in the competition

Junaidi Hj Jumat said that it was the first time for them to compete in an endurance challenge, the spot or accurate landing event was cancelled and only the endurance challenge was being competed in.

This had not only put a hole in their strategy but also on every other team that had hoped to score in the accurate landing event. He said that in all the international competitions that was held in Indonesia and Jugra Malaysia, they had only competed in the spot landing event.

Meanwhile Siti Khadijah said that the injury she had received was due to the uneven ground when she had landed. She said that she had accidently stepped into a hole and had fallen on a sharp rock where it had cut her hand deeply.

In paragliding you need your hands to not only steer the glider, but also to erect it prior to takeoff. Hence with her hand bandaged up and she can hardly hold a spoon. She again flew on the last day of the carnival, but again had crash landed due to her earlier injury.

The particular landing area had also caused the injury of a British Paraglider, where his foot was caught on a rock, causing the bone to jut out of his ankle.

Siti ready to fly

soaring high

Siti taking off

siti and junaidi

The gliding spot in Bahau, is particularly tricky, as the air currents and thermals are unpredictable. In particular when approaching a certain landing area, at times the thermal updraft just would not allow the paraglider to land, and they will be thermalling for over half an hour.

Team captain Hj  Mohammad Shafri bin Hj Mohd Salleh said that if nothing else this is a good experience for the team, as not only are they able to hunt for thermals they are also able to soar high and stay in the air longer.

He said that although the conditions in Bahau for the carnival has not been very good, with little or no wind and very little thermal, the team are able to stand their grounds amongst the top parasailing pilots  from around the world, who are also finding it difficult to stay in the air for long periods at a time.

Junaidi taking off

He said that during the practice run both Junaidi and Siti had only a short time to get used to the idea of thermaling and finding a good spot for the high lifts. However during the day of the carnival they didn’t manage to get any lift, for two reasons, one was that there were hardly any stable wind for take off, the second was that the thermal would come and go.

Unlike other competitors who had came equipped ready with gliders meant from soaring or cross country, the gliders of Junaidi and Siti’s were not made to soar, but specifically for sport landing. International participants were also frustrated with the turn of events, where most of them had brought equipment and gliders for sport landing and not endurance, or cross country flying.

soaring high

free as a bird

great way to releive stress

The participants were only told during the opening briefing that the sport landing competition was cancelled, due to ‘technical’ reasons.

Nevertheless, with the experienced from Bahau, the Brunei team will be more better prepared with any endurance or cross country event, though during this particular competition Brunei didn’t win any places, they had gained invaluable experience in regards to the flying sport discipline.

soaring into the deep blue

Maxi Scooter celebrates 1st anniversary

BB – Maxi Scooter yesterday celebrated its 1^st anniversary at the Mumong Multi Purpose Hall in Mumong, Kuala Belait.

Awang Abd Rahman bin Hj Wahab President of Maxi Scooter hopes that its members will always positive in facing the challenges and will always uphold the good image of the association where it is viewed as one of the critical factors in ensuring the resilience of the association in the future.

Members of Maxi Scooter during the 1st anniversary event

He added that the biggest challenge for an association is choosing the right member who has the tenacity and dedication as well as the ‘right stuff’ to be a member of the executive committee. This type of person will be facing challenges, not only in defending the club against criticisms but also expanding the club and gaining new members.

He urged all members to give cooperation in facing challenges and changes that lies ahead as well as to be responsible members and to be proactive, positive and to show the utmost respect to others, not only to other road users but also to the community on the whole.

He had also said that in an effort to produce an active and positive generation members must always support and practice the motto of ‘Ride for Unity’.

Maxi Scooter Association was first establishes in 2006 and had been approved by the Registrar of Societies on 27 March 2008. Currently there are 40 members in the club where it is nick named KEMAS (Kelab Maxi Scooter).