Brunei Cooks Up A Treat
By James Kon & Azaraimy HH

Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei Darussalam struck gold and silver in the Cookery .vent of the 6th Asean Skills competition, displaying the best result so far in the tightly contested skills competition among Asean member countries since the Sultanate's first participation in 2001.

Brunei's Dk Yani Mariana Pg Yahya was able to secure gold medal with 541 points, while Dyg Sharmita bte Junyang scored a total of 535 to bag the silver.

Another silver in the Cookery event went to Mr Ta Trung Giang of Vietnam.

In an interview soon after receiving the gold medal, 21year-old Dk Yani Mariana said that when she was a child, the kitchen had never really been her place, and that she was surprised with her win.

"I wasn't really confident of winning any medal, but I put out my best in the tasks I had set out to do at the competition", she told the Bulletin.

"I think I owe much of my success at the 6th ASC to my two instructors, Mr Navin and Cikgu Fatmah, and also to Royal Brunei Catering for pushing me to take up a competition at the national level, which then led to my nomination to compete in the 6th ASC," she added.

Dk Yani Mariana is currently working as Cook 2 at Royal Brunei Catering at the Brunei International Airport.

"I don't really know which were my best dishes at the competition, but I was really satisfied with the pastry that I did ... they were really nice," she said when the Bulletin asked which were her best dishes throughout the threeday competition.

According to Dk Yani Mariana, the person who encouraged her to take up Cookery was her mum.

The results were announced following the closing and prize presentation ceremony for the 6m Asean Skills Competition which took place at The Rizqun International Hotel in Gadong yesterday evening.

The guest of honour who presented the medals and souvenirs was Pehin Dato Seri Setia Hj Awg Abdul Rahman, the Minister of Education.

The other medal winners at the 6th Asean Skills Competition are as follows:

Bricklaying: Eko Irawanto of Indonesia (gold), Nirut Mingmitmee of Thailand (silver), Nguyen Dang Hung of Vietnam (bronze) andAgung Widodo of Indonesia (bronze).

Cabinet Making: Ha Due Truong and Dao Van Huan of Vietnam and Asbai of Indonesia (one gold each).

CADD: Huynh Huu Du and Phan Minh Vuang of Vietnam (one gold each), Ahmad Anan bin Kamarudin of Malaysia (bronze) and Surachai Pongampai of Thailand (bronze).

Commercial Wiring: Meor Aziszan bin Mohd Arbee of Malaysia (gold), Kronkit Saeko of Thailand (gold), and Tran Hoang Ro of Vietnam (bronze).

Electronic Applications: Nguyen Van Dung and Hoang Minh Tuan of Vietnam (one gold each) and Phanupol Pheungjai of Thailand (bronze).

Information Technology: Andreas Kurniawan (gold) and Hendry Yanuar of Indonesia (silver), and Huynh Co Tai and Nguyen Duy Tuyen of Vietnam (one bronze each).

Restaurant Service: Dhalya Litad Baru of Malaysia (gold), I Wayan Perdi Erawan of Indonesia (silver) and Ms Nyugen Thi Huyen Trang of Vietnam (silver).

Ladies Dressmaking: Ms Nelly Sophia Talan of Indonesia (gold), Yap Chin Yan of Malaysia (gold) and Ms Nipa Najai of Thailand (bronze).

Plumbing: A-phisit Sitthikan and Peerapol Sripetch of Thailand (one gold each), Mohamad Zaidi bin Sharifuddin and Mohd Affendy bin Azman of Malaysia and I Made Rais Arsa of Indonesia (one bronze each).

Welding: Taweesuk Aeamphong and Trirat Buasuk of Thailand (one gold each) and Muhazemir bin Kamarudin and Zuhaili bin Othman of Malaysia (one bronze each).

After the presentation of souvenir to each head of delegates at the competition, the guest of honour handed over the Asean Skills competition flag to the representative of Malaysia, the host of the next competition in 2008.

Also present were Pg Dato Dr Hj Mohammad Bin Pengiran Hj Abdul Rahman, Deputy Minister of Education and Hj Mohd Daud Bin Hj Mahmud, Chairman of the organising committee for the 6th ASC. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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