December 6th - Borneo Bulletin - Brunei-Singapore Adventure Camp simply 'unbelievable' by James Kon

The Bruneian and Singaporean national flags held high together.

Muhammad Yusrey receiving his award. - PHOTOS: James Kon

Mr Kuang Yoke Wee exchanging souvenirs with Dayang Hjh Aishah

Participants from both countries singing side by side.

One of the comical skits being performed about a lightning in the sky.

One of the scenes from the winning Sultan Bolkiah story.

The guest of honour presenting the prize of Best Performance to team Killer Beez.

Strengthening understanding through exchanges of culture and tradition has forged a lasting friendship between the youths of Brunei and Singapore, through their weeklong stay together for the Brunei-Singapore Adventure Camp 2008.

One of Brunei's participants, Muhammad Yusrey bin Hj Yusli, described the alliance that was formed between the participants of the two countries as, simply, "unbelievable".

Speaking to the Borneo Bulletin, Muhammad Yusrey went on to say, "At first I thought it would be hard for us to get together but as time went by, we got along and built up strong friendships with each other."

He hopes that the programme will continue on to generate even more friendships between the future youths of the two countries.

The Brunei-Singapore Adventure Camp 2008 came to an end yesterday that was marked by a ceremony at the Rizqun International Hotel.

The guest of honour was Dayang Hjh Aishah binti Hj Muhd Husain, Director of Schools, Ministry of Education.

At the start of the ceremony, representatives from both countries took to the stage and spoke about their enriching experiences from the programme. Pang Chai Seng represented Singapore whilst Maydelyn Ling Mohd Tong Ling represented Brunei. What followed were four entertaining performances by all the participants.

There was also a prize presentation, presented by the guest of honour, in which the winner of the 'Best Performance Award' went to 'Killer Bee' with the story of Sultan Bolkiah. The 'Best Actor Award' went to Muhammad Yusrey bin Hj Yusli of G Cube whilst 'Best Actress Award' went to Maftuhatus Sainah binti Mohd Hambali.