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Celebrating Chinese New Year in Cardiff

February 8, 2011

Today’s post is brought to you by guest blogger Jules Lo who writes about her recent CNY celebration together with other Bruneian students in Cardiff. Thank you very much for your heart-warming post Jules! I see some familiar faces from my visit to Caerdydd last year. First, let me introduce myself, my name is Juliana [...]

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Raising the giant flag

February 6, 2011

The hoisting of the giant-sized national flag in conjunction with Brunei Darussalam’s 27th National Day celebration took place this morning at the Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Foundation’s Open area in Bandar Seri Begawan. The ceremony marked the start of the country’s National Day anniversary celebration. With the hoisting of the giant-sized national flag, the citizens [...]

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Gong Xi Fa Cai! Hong Bao Na Lai!

February 6, 2011

Wishing all Bruneians of Chinese background a Happy Happy Lunar New Year! May we all have a happy and prosperous year ahead! Gong Xi Fa Cai! Xin Nian Kuai Le! Wang Shi Ru Yi! Xin Xiang Shi Cheng! Sui Sui Ping An! Bu Bu Gao Sheng! Shen Ti Jian Kang! Nian Nian You Yu! Pics [...]

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Anugerah RTB 2010 – Persada Seni Warisan

January 31, 2011

The Anugerah RTB or RTB Award 2010 was the highlight of the RTB Media Carnival 2011. Quality work which is popular among the masses as well as continuously contributing in the field of broadcasting specifically in Radio Television Brunei, RTB was the platform in appreciating and recognising the works of RTB employees and local artistes. [...]

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RTB Media Carnival & BITC

January 30, 2011

The Radio Television Brunei (RTB) Media Carnival has returned for its third outing, and was officially launched yesterday at the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Berakas. The carnival was launched by the Deputy Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office, Dato PadukaAwang Haji Abd Wahab bin Juned. The RTB Media Carnival 2011 is part of RTB’s [...]

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A new chapter…

January 25, 2011

The last few days have marked a potentially new chapter in the anakbrunei project with the migration of the project website onto servers located in Brunei Darussalam, tanah ayer tercinta. Its really exciting because for the first time, my content is actually residing on a machine which I could theoretically touch if I wanted to, [...]

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Think BIG Business Plan Awards 2011

January 22, 2011
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BIBD Annual General Meeting

January 21, 2011

The BIBD AGM was held yesterday afternoon at the Chancellor Hall of Universiti Brunei Darussalam. Also at the meeting were BIBD Board Members Iqbal Ahmad Khan, Junaidi bin Hj Masri, Kamran Faridi and BIBD’s Managing Director Javed Ahmad bin Kamil Hasan. Others in attendance were members from Syariah Advisory Body as well as officers and [...]

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The Inaugural #Brunei Camera Phone Photowalk

January 16, 2011

What an awesome morning walkabout it was this morning with fellow cam-phoners in BSB. I found it refreshingly challenging to take pics using my camera phone and I believe so did the others! Come join us for the next cam-phone outing soon! Awesome turnout included some complete strangers! It was a wet morning, so nice [...]

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The Malaysian experience at Rizqun Coffeehouse

January 11, 2011

The Rizqun Coffeehouse is currently running a "Three States of Malaysia" buffet promotion where diners are invited to experience delicious signature dishes from three Malaysian states, namely Selangor, Malacca and Johor with the coffee house’s. This promo will run until the end of this week. The buffet is priced at $25 for an adult and [...]

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Checking out CF7

January 9, 2011

Today was a HOT day! And was it me or was the WHOLE of Brunei at the ICC checking out CF7? For some reason Japanese snacks were at the forefront this year Kimono-clad sales assistants help you pick a snack This guy was selling a simple but  interesting gadget Kurapak and crew

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Dine. Enjoy. Smile. Only with Chef Mauri

January 6, 2011

Dropped by at Mauri’s Gadong joint last night to try out his Tiger Prawn special which is currently running until the end of Jan. Chef Mauri’s crustacean delights pair tiger prawns with kinds of dishes including salads, soups, pastas, ravioli, and risottos. FLAME ON! The cous cous salad with grilled tiger prawns was unanimously voted [...]

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Awesome video

January 5, 2011
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An afternoon at Butra HeidelbergCement

January 4, 2011

Have you ever wondered what a cement manufacturing plant looks like and how it works? Well, I did, and out of curiosity, a couple of weeks ago, I tagged along with Jan Shim and his crew who were doing a professional shoot at a cement plant in Serasa. Butra HeidelbergCement was established in November 1993 [...]

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Suatu pagi di tamu kianggeh

January 3, 2011

Joined the BFF boys yesterday on a photowalk at tamu kianggeh. Haven’t done that in a long time and it felt good! Here are some of the pics: Ani nama pendeknya si Am… Ani namanya Anggak Someone was shouting ular, ular… turned around and saw this!

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Malam Amal Penuh Cinta

January 1, 2011

What an AWESOME night it was at the Green Frog Charity Concert `GEN Y MUSIK FIESTA – MALAM AMAL PENUH CINTA’ at the JPCC Mini Amphitheatre. Organised by KatakIjau Humanitarian Relief Support Group, the charity concert was held to raise funds for the Merapi and Mentawai Disaster Relief Fund, Fund for Learning Ladders Society Autism [...]

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Terima Kasih

December 31, 2010

I wanted to thank all my friends and family who have forwarded chain letters to me this year… Because of your kindness: I stopped drinking Coca Cola after I found out that it’s good for removing toilet stains. I stopped going to the movies for fear of sitting on a needle infected with AIDS. Forwarded [...]

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A Bruneian in UK

December 27, 2010

Happy Monday folks! It’s the last Monday of 2010 and as we count down to the new year, I just wanted to show you a sample clip I made for the Digital Scrapbook competition which is being organized by the British High Commission in Brunei. I think this is a nice way of preserving memories [...]

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AB goes walkabout: MBS and Chomp Chomp!

December 18, 2010
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Microsoft banks on Cloud Computing Environment

December 18, 2010

Emerging markets in Asia Pacific are well placed to increase national competitiveness and transform how they compete on the global stage in today’s Cloud Computing environment, emphasized Microsoft Corporation’s Chairman of Emerging Markets and Chief Advisor to the Chief Operating Officer Orlando Ayala. Speaking at Microsoft’s inaugural Accelerating Asia Pacific summit held in Singapore, Ayala [...]

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AB goes walkabout: Microsoft Accelerating Asia Pacific Summit 2010

December 14, 2010

Am in Singapore for two days of open discussion around the theme of ‘Technology and partnerships enabling governments and helping local communities and countries to grow and innovate’. The agenda will include panelists from Microsoft and their partners, and will cover a wide variety of topics from technology helping solve problems related to education, workforce [...]

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Checking out Fisheries Carnival 2010

December 13, 2010

FISH: live, fresh, cooked, processed and even ornamental were abound at this year’s Fisheries Carnival, which opened yesterday at the Fish Landing Complex in Muara to a steady stream of visitors eager to capitalise on the products on offer. Various species of crab and prawn, along with other seafood were also marketed by some 53 [...]

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BIBD Camp Gen-Y Day Two

December 12, 2010
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International Human Rights Day

December 12, 2010

Brunei Darussalam joins the rest of the world in recognising the lives, work, and sacrifice of men, women and children whether they be anonymous, known, celebrated or not; who have dedicated themselves to the cause of fighting, defending and advancing the universal cause of improving humanity through human rights. The US embassy, together with the [...]

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BIBD Camp Generation Y kicks off!

December 11, 2010

BIBD Acting MD Javed Ahmad with some of the participants BIBD kicked of its “Camp Generation Y” yesterday afternoon at Taman Rekreasi Kg Parit and judging from the pics, the response has been AWESOME!  The youth camp targeted at teenagers between the ages of 12 to 16 years is the first of its kind in [...]

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Tomyam Klasik

December 2, 2010

After a long first day of tours and visits, and feeling a bit famished, the bus made a beeline for Tomyam Klasik. A bit dark when we got in. Would’ve loved to get some color in the sky. But ah well, when you just had to grab those pants on sale, you have to grab [...]

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SMARTER Brunei Charity Bazaar and Open Day

November 30, 2010

My pic of the day during the Smarter Bazaar has to be this one of the winner of the teh tarik competition in action! Coupon books for the bazaar were on sale at 10 bucks a pop but people were free to donate as well Lots of stuff on sale One of the booths selling [...]

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AWESOME finish to Telbru Let’s Drive!

November 29, 2010

Zuriaddy Ariffin and Hjh Siti Fazriana drove home a Mitsubishi Lancer 1.6 auto (Lovin this pic by one of my crew, Wani!) Lim Ming Soon, the General Manager of TelBru giving his closing speech Brunei’s biggest and first 24-hour race organised by Telekom Brunei Berhad (TelBru) kicked off on November 27 and ended yesterday at [...]

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BIBD Corporate Banking Invitational Bowling Tournament

November 27, 2010

Pics from last night’s bowling tournament which was held at Utama Bowling. There was a huge turnout of teams representing BIBD’s corporate banking customers. Your’s truly was supposed to be bowling for Telbru but had to pull out due to unforeseen circumstances. Fortunately, the Telbru team retained its title of overall champions with a total [...]

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Checking out the MTSSR Entrepreneurship Fair 2010

November 22, 2010

Scores of activities took place at Sultan Saiful Rijal Technical College (MTSSR) in Jalan Muara yesterday in conjunction with the first MTSSR Entrepreneurship Fair. The two-day event, which began on November 20 and will conclude today, was officially launched by the Minister of Communications, Pehin Orang Kaya Hamzah Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Abdullah. [...]

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Brunei Barracudas 75–66 Satria Muda Britama

November 21, 2010

American imports Christopher Garnett and Chris Commons scored, a game high of 21 points each to help Brunei Barracudas to secure its third win in the Asean Basketball league after defeating Satria Muda BritAma, 75-66 in a low scoring game at the Indoor Stadium last night. Christopher Garnett, who also grabbed a massive 23 rebounds [...]

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BTClick Launch at Tasek Lama

November 20, 2010

THE Brunei Times Camera Club (BT Click) held its first gathering of members today at the Tasek Lama Recreational Park in the capital, from 3pm to 5.30pm. Over 70 members turned up for the gathering. Recently set up, BT Click currently has 153 registered members. The purpose of the club is to bring together professional [...]

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BIBD Launches Camp Generation Y

November 19, 2010

After receiving overwhelming response from the country’s first ever endurance sports challenge for youths called “BIBD Cabaran – Anak Brunei 2009”, Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) committee/initiatives has announced to organize its first youth camp ‘BIBD Camp Generation Y’. The youth camp targeted for teenagers between the ages of 12 [...]

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Digital Scrap Book: A Bruneian Student in UK

November 18, 2010

For all you Bruneian students in UK past and present, this is your chance to tell us about your experience in the UK in the most creative way and be in the running to win some awesome prizes! Spread the love #Brunei! The British High Commissioner, Rob Fenn today launched the Digital Scrap Book project, [...]

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Bruneimotors.com test drives the AWESOME 2012 Nissan GT-R Supercar

November 18, 2010

Couple of weeks ago, fellow blogger Haji Suhardi from Bruneimotors.com was among the first in Asia to test drive the new 2012 Nissan GT-R R35 on normal roads and race track in Sendai Highland Raceway located north of Tokyo. Along with him were other motoring journalists including from Top Gear. The undisclosed event was by [...]

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Selamat Menyambut Hari Raya Aidil Adha

November 17, 2010

Aidil Adha is a religious festival celebrated by Muslims worldwide as a commemoration of Ibrahim‘s (Abraham‘s) willingness to sacrifice his son Ismail for Allah. It is one of two Qur’anic Eid festivals that Muslims celebrate. Aidil Adha is the 10th day of the month of Zul Hijjah of the lunar Islamic calendar. The festivities sometimes [...]

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Majlis penyampaian Sijil Sekolah-Sekolah Rendah Ugama Dh VI

November 16, 2010

Congratulations to daughter number one on graduating from religious school yesterday. The event was held at the Sekolah Ugama PAP Majeedah Nuurul Bulqiah, Kilanas.

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Temburong BISAI: Getting ready for Temburong Fest

November 15, 2010

Last weekend, the Temburong District Office held a briefing for members of the media to promote its tourism programme, "Temburong Bisai", which is schedule to kick off on November 28. Singapore have their Uniquely Singapore, then Thailand have their Amazing Thailand, then there’s Incredible India, n even Experience Macau, so now we have Wonderful Temburong, [...]

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World Diabetes Day 2010 – Let’s Take Control of Diabetes. Now.

November 14, 2010

Diabetes currently affects more than 300 million people worldwide. A further 350 million are at high risk of developing diabetes. The International Diabetes Federation predicts that by 2030, close to half a billion people will live with diabetes worldwide. Over the past 30 years the global figures for the number of people living with diabetes [...]

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7 points the difference

November 11, 2010

The Singapore Slingers out played the Brunei Barracudas 81 to 74 last night in a nerve-wracking game. Chris Commons who had a massive 37-point game, but despite double-digit scoring contributions from Ramsey Williams (15 points) and Chester Tolomia (11), the team finally ran out of steam while playing with only a six-man roster. It was [...]

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