| Fadhil Yunus |
BRUNEI Students’ Society Cardiff (BRUSCA) helped bring the prestigious Winter Games, a sporting showpiece for Bruneian students in the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, to the city and region amid firm competition from Birmingham.
BRUSCA recently organised a joint Chinese New Year celebration and Cardiff Winter Games (CWG) appreciation lunch at the Hospitality Suite of the School of Management Building, Llandaff Campus, Cardiff Metropolitan University in Cardiff, United Kingdom.
The guest-of-honour at the event was the High Commissioner of Brunei Darussalam to the United Kingdom, Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Aminuddin Ihsan bin Pehin Orang Kaya Saiful Mulok Dato Seri Paduka Haji Abidin.
The high commissioner emphasised in his speech how BRUSCA fought hard to ensure that Cardiff play host in the Winter Games especially with Birmingham expressing interest of staging the highly prestigious students’ competition back in the West Midlands.
“I seek to recall last year when we have our meeting with all the societies’ members and Cardiff was so adamant because Birmingham wanted this very much,” said the high commissioner during the event.
The event was attended by officers from the Brunei High Commission and Brunei Students’ Unit (UPP) as well as BRUSCA society members.
“They wanted to move the Winter Games to Birmingham but Cardiff was so adamant that they wanted to do it here,” the high commissioner continued.
Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Aminuddin Ihsan bin Pehin Orang Kaya Saiful Mulok Dato Seri Paduka Haji Abidin, High Commissioner of Brunei Darussalam to the United Kingdom, with BRUSCA members in a group photo. – FADHIL YUNUS
“They wanted to do it in Cardiff because of the President (BRUSCA). She was so adamant, strong and wanted to prove that this will be the best ever Winter Games.
“The committee members ensured that they could be seen by the people in Brunei.
“Last year was the best. I was not there but I can see that it is the best Winter Games and whoever who is going to do it this year will be tough to follow suit at the end of the year whether Cardiff will do it here or another place.”
The high commissioner congratulated the BRUSCA President, Dayangku Siti Nurul Naabihah binti Pengiran Haji Roslan and her team including from Bangor and Swansea for their efforts towards ensuring the success of the Winter Games which was also capped by a victory from the hosts BRUSCA Bluebirds.
The Winter Games boasts a fine history after it was revived in 2006 after the end of the BIA tournaments.
During the subsequent years, the city of London spearheaded by the Brunei Students Union played host which was annually held at the Westway Sports Centre until 2011.
The high commissioner also highlighted how the society exhibits strength adding that it is the third BRUSCA event which he had attended.
“The way I see the strength of Cardiff is because you all want to be a part of BRUSCA. You all wanted to work together, to be as a family.
“We are here as Bruneians. The strength of BRUSCA is that you are here as one big family.
“And I can see with the leadership of the President, I hope this will continue and BRUSCA will keep on continuing as one big family,” the high commissioner concluded.
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