Its no other than Jon! Jonathan Lim Kok Haw, 3rd year Medical Student from our very own Institute of Medicine, UBD. He has been working hard for the past week on the Asean Youth Extemporaneous Speaking Competition.
"It was a good experience...it was something out of my comfort zone and I am glad I was able to do it. Impromptu in front of the public and TV is a bit crazy - so relieved it is over now"Here are some photos of Jon with the ASEAN delegates.
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Brunei TimesBrunei snags top prize at Asean contest
The winner: Jonathan Lim Kok Haw from Brunei Darussalam waxes eloquent at the Asean youth Extemporaneous Speaking Competition held at the Dewan Raya RTB in Bandar Seri Begawan to claim the first prize. Picture: Syafie Nadi
Saturday, March 1, 2008
A UNIVERSITI Brunei Darussalam (UBD) student of Health Science emerged first at the Asean Youth Extemporaneous Speaking Competition held at Radio Television Brunei (RTB) yesterday.
The theme "Do Drugs Control Your Life? Your Life, Your Community — No Place for Drugs" is the official theme of the United Nations International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (IDADAIT) which was chosen to strengthen the shared responsibility in creating a drug-free community and environment.
Jonathan Lim Kok Haw, representing Brunei, spoke on: "If you knew a young person who felt lonely or bored, and this person was contemplating the use of illegal drugs, what would you say to him/her and why?"(click here for the full article)
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Borneo BulletinAsean youths' voice on prevention of drug abuse
Best speaker: Brunei's contestant, Jonathan Lim Kok Haw, beat nine other contenders at the Asean Youth Extemporaneous Speaking Competition, yesterday. Picture: Syafie Nadi
VOICES of the Asean youths were heard yesterday at the first Asean Youth Extemporaneous Speaking Competition at RTB where three youth leaders, each representing their Asean member country, came out as winners.
Ten youth leaders delivered their views, opinions and positions as they expounded on topics randomly chosen all pertaining to drug abuse prevention which focused on the youths and their relationship and responsibility with themselves, their families and their communities.
The champion, Jonathan Lim Kok Haw of Brunei who spoke on his topic: "If you knew a young person who felt lonely or bored, and this person was contemplating the use of illegal drugs, what would you say to him/her and why?" pointed out that youths turn to drugs "to escape reality" and that they should find out the root cause of their stress and problems in order to deal with the issue instead of turning to illegal drugs.
He stressed that youths today should be more involved with activities such as sports to rid their mind of contemplating the use of drugs.
"You can get high on other things," said Jonathan. "I get my high from playing tennis and I use it to channel the stress and problems I encounter."
In his third year at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) taking up Bachelor of Health Science, Jonathan has also represented Brunei in the Sunburst Youth Camp in Singapore which was attended by participants from 13 countries.
Ten youth leaders delivered their views, opinions and positions as they expounded on topics randomly chosen all pertaining to drug abuse prevention which focused on the youths and their relationship and responsibility with themselves, their families and their communities.
The champion, Jonathan Lim Kok Haw of Brunei who spoke on his topic: "If you knew a young person who felt lonely or bored, and this person was contemplating the use of illegal drugs, what would you say to him/her and why?" pointed out that youths turn to drugs "to escape reality" and that they should find out the root cause of their stress and problems in order to deal with the issue instead of turning to illegal drugs.
He stressed that youths today should be more involved with activities such as sports to rid their mind of contemplating the use of drugs.
"You can get high on other things," said Jonathan. "I get my high from playing tennis and I use it to channel the stress and problems I encounter."
In his third year at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) taking up Bachelor of Health Science, Jonathan has also represented Brunei in the Sunburst Youth Camp in Singapore which was attended by participants from 13 countries.
"There should be more drug education in schools," he said, commenting on what should be done about the increasing drug abuse problem in the country.
"Youths should get together and discuss the drug problems as they listen to their peers."
"Youths should get together and discuss the drug problems as they listen to their peers."
Jonathan expressed his surprise at coming in first place. "It was unexpected," he said. "If I can influence the youths in Brunei, that makes all the difference in it for me."
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CONGRATULATIONS Chief!!
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