Sunday, December 5, 2010
BRUNEI's rich culture and heritage had left a positive impression on visitors from Pahang Telok Ira International School, who for the last two days, visited cultural sites in Bandar Seri Begawan.
They spent the first day travelling through Kampung Ayer, visiting the Royal Regalia Building and taking the time to pray at the Sultan Omar 'Ali Saifuddien Mosque and a tour around Bandar Seri Begawan.
"Brunei has a very strong cultural heritage," said Dr Syed Abdullah Syed Sulaiman, a senior lecturer from Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK), who is leading the delegation in an interview with The Brunei Times.
"There's a lot places in Brunei with great artistic value," he said, citing the mosques as a specific example.
The senior lecturer with the Faculty of Creative Technology and Heritage, believes that Brunei is a strong nation as a result of its heritage and culture. He said that the national philosophy of Melayu Islam Beraja (MIB) is one of the strong driving forces behind its strength.
"I will love to come back here again with some of my students from the university," he said, stating that Brunei is a good place to learn about Malay culture.
One of the people whose only regret was the short amount of time they spent in the country was Sharifah Elly Nadia Syed Abdullah, the professor's daughter who accompanied him on the trip. She wished she had more time to see life in Kampong Ayer.
"We only spent a short time travelling through the water village," she said.
She shared that she enjoyed the visit and has learned quite a bit about Bruneian culture and was impressed about the strength of the Islamic belief here in Brunei.
"The people here are also very friendly, and the culture is quite unique."
Sharifah said she was more then willing to come visit Brunei again, bringing her friends and stay longer just to learn more about the country's culture.
The delegation, which comprised not just students, but their parents as well as other administrative officials and teachers from the school ended their visit yesterday at the Information Department.
They were welcomed on arrival at the department by Dr Muhd Hadi Muhd Melayong, Director of Information Department and other senior officials from the department.
The visitors were taken to see the operations of information department upclose, and were given an in-depth documentary on the history of Brunei.
courtesy of--The Brunei Times
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