23 / 10 / 2009- a talk given by first Brunei 's south pole girl

Polar girl and me

On friday, Dk Najibah Eradah or more known as era and now as known as POLAR GIRL willingly to spent time to give a motivational talk at the UBD. The exaclty location was set up at CLT room. And the talk was started at 10.00 AM and finished around 12.00 pm. It is a must to us to attend the talk because it will as one of our course work which related to our course. Then this talk might be useful and gives us inspiration for the future.

The event was start with Doa Al- Fatihah by Ustaz. Then Dr. Asmah first gave a talk to introduce who exactly polar girl and a little bit of her background. Dk. Najibah Eradah named was given or era. she is now 26 years old. This kind of adventure was started in her mind since she was kid at the aged of 7. Now she's working or collaborate with Muafat. early back, she have been studied at kingston University at Uk and took Bachelor of science. Now she is a core member of the Brunei Adventure Recreation Association or BARA.She is set to achieve this remarkable feat at the tender age of 26 during her Kaspersky Commonwealth Antarctic Expedition in January 2010, making her the youngest Bruneian to do so.

Then pass to the polar girl to have a talked more elaborately about herself and shared infront of the students and lecturers what she have been through during the training before the actual journey. she told that before she having the actual expedition, they must have a training to do so. The training took part by 8 commonwealth countries. which are Brunei, Cyrups, Ghana, India, Jamaica, New Zealand, Singapore and United kingdom.The training took part at Norway first then to New zealand. The most challenging part to her was during she had a training in the Norway. which because of the weather itself. Cold weather and snow. some at the moment, while the set up the camp, they have to use some glove which only can move is like crabs claws. then the camp have to set up in short time. They must be hurry. The purpose they use the glove is that, it prevent them from getting frost bite. When this frost bite become worst, imputate is the way to lose the frozen bite. This is what they don't want.

Then she told us that the food they made. It taste not good as what we have like usual. The taste was not a nice taste. But like this situation, all of that we have to put aside in order to survive and to finished the mission. she said that at morning they will having cereal porridge and as for lunch, the don't lunch. instead, during they ski, they eating bar of chocolates, that is their lunch. Era and the other friend, sofia was responsible to take part in cooking area. where they have to set up the stove and make a food for everyone. They are not carry water but the snow they melted is becoming their source as drinking water. Its gives me courage that if they can survive with this type of food why not us. Then this make me think that people like from poor country. is this the same taste like era have tasted. Is this like how the poor country having difficulties to have a food or even non. Its make me open my eyes how difficult it is. Then she have told also that, not the weather make cold but the winds that blows make the condition even colder. This may lead to polar shock due to low temperature in Antartica. Its make me realised that its hard for us which usually living in moderate temperature. How we can adapt this kind of temperature.

Every people have their own motivated words in order to have better in their life. As well as era, she using word 'JANJI MELAYU' as her own motivation. we all know that janji melayu gives a bad meaning in term of punctuality. its mean that malay people usually not good in time. so that for her, with this 'JANJI MELAYU' words would change malay people habit from not good in time so that they will be punctuality, leadership and motivation.

what have encourage her to do all of this at the first time is because she want out from the comfort zone that brunei have given. Example with free institution and medical. Then she encourage bruneian people to do the same. set up their own goals in life to ensure those goals are achievable through their own efforts.

all and all, her talk have gave me motivated and inspired me to do better for the future, Not just for ourself but to the country also. Make our country what malay people capable of. Then challenge what is our capabilty and what we good at. Make urself stand out than the people. By this we can make countries from outside world knows that even brunei is small country but not the people. it is also can become one of attraction to the other countries. It is not possible one day there will be another bruneian creates a name which bring brunei name. Nothing else to say, we all PROUD of you ERA or POLAR GIRL.