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Term Three Reflections

Term 3 was quite hectic since there were a lot of events held during this time of the year in addition to school events I also have family events such as Hari Raya celebrations which took up a lot of my CAS hours however I did enjoy every single activity I participated in. I would say that I liked the activities in term 3 the most as I had more time to try a different range of activities compared to term 1 and 2, I think I have really improved some of my skills from doing these activities especially in terms of creativity as I made digital cards as well as physical cards, I also joined the Rimba Project for service week and I think that experience has given me a glimpse of what type of work I can do with the creative skills I have. I am more willing to try new things now that I know gaining experience in a completely new field of work can be fun especially if you have people doing it with you.

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Pusat Ehsan CCA

CAS: service

Time: 14 hours overall

I joined this CCA for Term 3 and I think this is one of the best CCAs our school has offered. This is not my first time joining the CCA however for the first two terms of Year 12 I did Borneo Project instead of this CCA. The Pusat Ehsan CCA has really helped me improve my communication skills and emotive side, most of the kids I meet are always genuinely happy to see us in the CCA and I hope they know that each of us genuinely care and love every one of them. I'm always the happiest when I do the CCA and I love integrating and playing with the people from Pusat Ehsan.

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Ice Cream Making

CAS: creativity

Time: 3 hours

Over the holiday, I signed up for an ice cream making class with my friends. Again, I was unable to take photos of me and my friends actually making them because we had messy hands the whole time, and the instructor did not allow us to use our phones during the ice cream making class. It was actually easier than I thought, by the end of the lesson we got to bring home a container each of what we have produced during the lesson. I'd definitely be experimenting with making weird ice cream flavours soon.

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Rimba Project

CAS: service & creativity

Time: 26 hours

For our service week, I decided to join the Rimba Project where we help decorate the playground area in Rimba Preschool Brunei for a week. Each of us were put into smaller groups and I was part of the 'artsy' team where we had to make stencils of alphabets and numbers. This alone took us about 6 hours to start and finish, while at the school I mainly helped with painting the numbers and letters in.

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Making Our Favourite Food

CAS: creativity

Time: 1 hour

In our last Malay class before school holiday, our teachers provided us ingredients for traditional malay food which we used and made together. The task required team work and effort, and the end result was delicious.

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Making Hari Raya Cards

CAS: creativity

Time: 5 hours

During Hari Raya my family held a small family event and competition where people below the age of 18 can participate in a Hari Raya card making contest. I made a physical card to represent my immediate family, and a few digital versions of my other family members. By the end of editing these cards, I couldn't close my eyes but the reaction and praise I get fro them made it worth while.

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Beach Clean Up 3

CAS: service

Time: 3 hours

This clean up was similar as the first one I participated in, it was partly a school event so most people I saw there were from my school. We were given the same tasks but despite that I challenged myself and tried to help people pull out as many fishnets as we could.

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Whisgus Sorbet Sticker

CAS: creativity

Time: 2 hours

As a continuation to the sorbet business, my friend wanted to make stickers to give to those who helped us with the production of the sorbet business. I decided to help with designing the stickers since I have some experience with media or graphic design. Here's a sample of what I've done:

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Whisgus Sorbet Business

CAS: service

Time: 2 hours

For Earth Day, my house (whistler) and my brother house (argus) planned to sell sorbet to raise money for charity using sustainable materials such as coconut shells as bowls. Smoothing out 30 coconut bowls is not a thing someone can do alone, so we held sessions after school where people of argus and whistler can come in and help with the coconut shells. I was only able to go to 2 sessions after school to help, this may not be much but I'm just glad that I got to be a part of it.

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Baking for Borneo Project

CAS: creativity and service

Time: 2 hours

Borneo Project isn't over yet! Even though Lapathon ended, I still volunteered to help out with other groups and event preparations like baking for bake sales to raise funds.

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Term Two Reflections

Term two was quite a short term, I don't think there were as many opportunities for me to do my CAS on aside from martial arts and a few service works. My CAS activities for this school term has mostly helped me gain more confidence in myself as most of my activities required integration or collaboration with other people and some acts of leadership eg. in Borneo Project and beach clean ups. I would say that I have gained experience with performance in front of a large crowd and working with people I have never met before which improved my social skills. I also think that I have been more outgoing than usual this term in terms of activities as I have done things that are way outside of my comfort zone such as performing for a large crowd, representing my home town and even cycling on air.

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Holiday Hiking

CAS: activity

Time: 4 hours

During the Term 2 holiday I went to ... in Bandung, Jakarta where I had a small hike up the hill with some family members and ended up cycling in the air! Of course we had to wait and pay for the tickets but it was a satisfying yet scary experience.

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Green Belt in Kempo

CAS: activity

Time: 5 hours

Today I went to the martial arts center to upgrade my yellow in Kempo to a Green belt. This process took about 2 training sessions to get ready for, and the actual test went on for about an hour and a half. This was a very nerve wrecking experience for me as it was a bit hard trying to remember every move while going to school at the same time but I managed to do well in the exam and earned my green belt! Here's me and my friends from the club with our green belts:

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World Hearing Day

CAS: service & activity

Time: 6 hours

For World Hearing Day, Brunei's Minisry of Health held an event where volunteers will march together in silence while wearing earbuds as an act of awareness towards people with hearing difficulties. The event started at 6:30 until 12pm on a Sunday in Bandar where the scenery is quiet and peaceful, roads are closed and the urban environment isn't as chaotic.

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Borneo Project CCA: Lapathon

CAS: service

Time: 15 hours

Borneo Project is a CCA which I joined for the first term of Year 12. For this CCA, my group were in charge of a charity event called 'Lapathon' where we organize a marathon after school hours which parents, teachers and students can participate in. Of course, planning this major event took time (about 2 months of school CCA time) and in the end we managed to reach our goal: to pass a donation amount of BND$1000 (this was from last year's group) however after spending some time reflecting on everything I realized there were a few things we could have done to get better results like inviting parents as well instead of just teachers and students.

ITS FINALLY DONEEE *selling pics

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Sports in Brunei

CAS: activity

Time: 9 hours

Last weekend there was another Shorinji Kempo performance which I participated in as part of an event dedicated to Brunei's National Day and the sports in Brunei. In the event, the Kempo club performed a similar routine as the ones before however this one had included partnered performances from each martial arts club. I was nervous the whole time because it was my first time performing in front of such a large crowd but I managed to execute every move smoothly and correctly (I hope.) This performance was perfected through many hours of practice and I think all that hard work was absolutely worth it after seeing the reaction we got from our audience.

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Cycling and Trying Archery

CAS: activity

Time: 3 hours

I went cycling with my cousins again in Tutong as it was part of an event called 'Tutongku Ceria' where outdoor activities were provided to locals such as rental bicycles, archery and bubbles for children. I decided to rent a bicycles and played with my cousins for about an hour and a half. I tried doing archery for the first time in the archery stall and I found the sport quite fun, surprisingly I was considered good at it. I might consider joining their archery club if I had time in the future.