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Convergence 2011. From Success to Significance

November 13, 2011

The first youth-led leadership forum, targeting Brunei’s Next generation – Convergence, took place at the BMW Showroom in Beribi Industrial Area last night, attended by over 100 invited guests ranging from students, fresh-graduates, entrepreneurs, visionary executives, innovators and members from the Local creative industry. The forum, the first of its kind to be held here, [...]

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The Business Icons of Brunei!

September 27, 2011

Ever wondered of the true story behind Hua Ho department store? or Abdul Razak Holdings? how about Chop Jing Chew or Harun’s Gym? Have you ever thought of why and how the individuals who are behind these brands went from managing small scale operations to such mammoth companies? Well then your doubts are going to [...]

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Tunjangan Hari Raya?

September 23, 2011

Did you know that in Indonesia Idul Fitri has a legally mandated salary bonus for all employees, known as Tunjangan Hari Raya (THR) as enforced by Indonesia’s Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration (“Kementerian Tenaga Kerja dan Transmigrasi”)? That’s right folks. The mandated amount of this salary bonus differs by region. For example, within the Jakarta [...]

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Congrats Andrea, Chevening Scholar 2011

September 15, 2011

Andrea Tay Yin Cheng is the recipient of the 2011-2012 Queen Elizabeth II Chevening Scholarship. She will be joining the University of Nottingham studying MSc Economics beginning 26th September 2011. This prestigious award is administered by the British Council on behalf of the British High Commission. Every year, one Bruneian Citizen or Permanent Resident is [...]

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Experiencing Iftar at Orchid Garden

August 6, 2011

Ramadhan has arrived and like always, the Goldiana Cafe is abuzz with many patrons flocking to join and dine in their Sungkai Ramadhan promotion. Throughout this period, the Orchid Garden Hotel will be preparing a grand feast for all patrons planning to dine at the hotel. A weekly selected menu will be running throughout the [...]

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Telbru staff fix up dilapidated house

July 30, 2011

With the month of Ramadhan fast approaching and as one of its CSR initiatives, Telekom Brunei Berhad (TelBru) staff conducted a charity activity which involved repairing a dilapidated house in Tutong belonging to Awang Yusof bin Kadir, 60, who lives with his 90 year old mother. The work done included replacing and repairing damage to walls [...]

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Telbru Media Appreciation Night 2011

July 26, 2011

TELEKOM Brunei Berhad (TelBru) held an appreciation night for members of the media as thank you for their support and contribution in spreading and covering news for the knowledge of the public in the Sultanate. The event was held at Brunei Hotel in the capital last Saturday night. Representatives from eight media agencies in Brunei [...]

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Faces from #HM65

July 18, 2011

From BB: Advancement in mobile telecommunications technology and the introduction of affordable digital SLR cameras have brought about a new way for people to see and experience huge events such as His Majesty’s birthday celebration. Bloggers, tweeters and photographers alike came to Taman Haji Sir Muda Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien for various reasons, but the spirit [...]

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The Race That Cares – Part One

July 10, 2011

Pics from today’s awesome event organized by Standard Chartered which took place at the Indoor Stadium. Over 2000 participants turned up as early as 6am this morning to take part in what was dubbed “The Race that Cares”. From BT: SCB’s Head of Corporate Affairs and Marketing Jennifer Kang said: "We would like to thank [...]

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St. Margaret’s School Launches SIMS

June 26, 2011

Yesterday, I visited my alma mater, St. Margaret’s School in Seria to attend the launching ceremony for the School Web Portal and the Student Information Management System. The last time I visited was during the golden jubilee celebrations so it was an opportunity to re-visit after a few years. The school web portal was developed [...]

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Brustralia2 was a bonza arvo of bloody good grub!

June 7, 2011

IT WAS a food lovers haven as more than a dozen of different Australian-Bruneian fusion dishes were served during the Brustralia 2 foodie event last Sunday. The event was organised by the Brunei-Australia Alumni (BAAA) and held at Australian High Commissioner Mark Sawers’ residence in Jalan Kota Batu. Brustralia was participated by a number of [...]

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Little known Faiz has big dreams at Brunei Open

July 7, 2010

Kuala Lumpur, July 7: Unheralded Faiz Damit will spearhead the local challenge in the US$300,000 Brunei Open later this month with hopes of upstaging the stars from the Asian Tour. Faiz will feature for third time at his national Open from July 29 to August 1 and hopes to become the first local professional golfer [...]

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b.mobile Loyalty Club Launch Part 1

June 27, 2009

These pics are more or less LIVE from the Mall, Gadong. More updates on the way

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MOD Customer Appreciation Day

May 11, 2009

It was an activity-filled morning at the Ministry of Development yesterday as their Customer Appreciation Week came to a close. Heaps of games and other activities took place over the last week and prizes from these activities were presented to the winners yesterday. BARA was a major participant with their flying fox, abseiling, rock-climbing AND [...]

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SM Sayyidina Hasan turns 15

May 10, 2009

Pics taken at yesterday’s Open Day and Jumble Sale which was held at Sayyidina Hasan Secondary School to commemorate its 15th year anniversary. Sayyidina Hasan Secondary School was previously known as Tanjung Bunut Secondary School. The name change was officiated by the Minister of Religious Affairs. The school was opened in 1994 with 647 students [...]

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The Ministry of Communications’ Media Night

April 20, 2009

Pics taken during the inaugural Ministry of Communications’ Media Night held at the Amar Pahlawan Hall, where the guest of honour was the Permanent Secretary at the ministry, Haji Awang Alaihuddin bin Pehin Orang Kaya DiGadong Seri Lela Dato Seri Utama Haji Awang Mohamad Taha. The event was organised to maintain a closer relationship between [...]

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I LOVE Brunei Darussalam!

February 23, 2009

This morning’s 25th National Day Celebrations at the stadium could not have gone any better! Weather was perfect (HOT but perfect!) and the crowd was HUGE! Hats off to the organizers and all those who were involved in making this Silver Jubilee National Day a great success! Now, excuse me while I go to sleep… [...]

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If you can read my mind…

January 29, 2009

Pics taken during the 2nd BEDB Stakeholder Forum which took place at the Empire Hotel’s Bunker Club. The theme for the forum this year is “Developing Infrastructure Building Partnerships”. The focus was clearly on Public-Private Partnerships. The term “public-private partnership” is a specific reference to a deal between a government and a collection of private [...]

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More from the Temple

January 28, 2009

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A Farewell Dinner for Ruth

January 19, 2009

Pics taken during last night’s farewell dinner at Villa Mauri hosted by the Brunei-Australia Alumni Association (BAAA) for outgoing Australian High Commissioner HE Dr Ruth Adler, who finishes her tour of duty at the end of the month. HE Dr Ruth Adler and YB Dato Hj Idris, President of BAAA Z and her mum Da [...]

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Aussie Art Exhibition

January 15, 2009

Lookin’ for some PRO photography gear but don’t want to splurge on new stuff? Then check out this link! Pics from the launch of the Australian Art Exhibition which took place yesterday evening at the Sheraton Utama hotel. About the artists: Michael Conolly is an Aboriginal artist from Charleville, in south west Queensland and his [...]

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Congratulations K & S!

December 13, 2008

Congratulations to our friends Kamal & Sufinah on the successful launch of their first Shop @ Sarah’s outlet in Seri Q-lap Mall yesterday! My my, what a crowd! In Seth Godin’s words, you have your own tribe already! Here’s wishing you continued success and growth of your dream! Congrats you two! I still haven’t figured [...]

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Cita2 aku dulu nak jadi DJ Dave…

December 10, 2008

Have you signed up for this Sunday? Meet Saiful and Yusry at the Empire Cinema this afternoon from 3.30pm to 5pm! Pics from last night’s informal dinner with the stars of Cicakman2, Saiful and Yusry. It was my first time meeting both of them and I found them really friendly, approachable and on the same [...]

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The Human Chain!

December 2, 2008

This special cartoon from Rhyme which was in the Bulletin last week just cracked me up! There’s definitely a treasure-trove of information over at the head-boy’s site which I refer to pretty regularly! Oh, here’s a pic of the artist himself at work taken last weekend at Country Patch… heheheh Congratulations and well done [...]

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Telbru Let’s Cruise!

December 1, 2008

A message from Liyana of BDAC: World Aids day falls every 1st december and the council has been working round the clock spreading awareness to the community through its programmes. Be it talks, interviews, media coverage etc, it is to break the silence on hiv and aids. Here i call you to join us to [...]

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Ballerina Girls – Regina Ballet Concert

November 30, 2008

From Da gangsta’s site: YES program for students. As the end-of-year school holidays is around the corner, for most primary and secondary students this translates to Freedom! However, apart from spending this month-long holiday with family and friends, how else can students use up their time in a more productive way? The `Your Extraordinary Self’ [...]

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St George’s School 70th Anniversary Dinner

November 23, 2008

Hello ladies… Silan’s DA MAN when it comes to tyre alignment!

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Blogging it up @ UBD!

November 22, 2008

The blog it up session at UBD this morning went very well with a turnout of over a hundred people! Our session started with me putting things in context by talking about the “big picture” of the whole web 2.0 phenomena and how it is changing the way we use the web. This was followed [...]

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RIPAS Hospital Consumer Day

November 21, 2008

FYI, the organizers have made more places available for tomorrow’s talk, so if you’re keen to be ENTERTAINED by the three stooges, then email ubdgew2008@gmail.com NOW to reserve your seat! We’ve got a whole bunch of GOODIES to give away to the audience during our break out activities (including Victoria’s Secret products, movie goodies, meal [...]

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Got a pest problem?

November 20, 2008

I sure did! Da crib was infested with ants! All sorts of ants, big ones, small ones, black ones, brown ones, even red ones! So last week I finally had it and called in the pest control folks to help with the problem. B-Mas Jaya is a relative newcomer in the pest control game, having [...]

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Sunday morning Qigong @ Tasek Lama

November 19, 2008

It seems all the 100 seats for the BlogItUp@UBD session on Saturday where da gangsta, Mr Kurapak, and myself are scheduled to speak, have been taken! I hope the organizers will be able to organize a bigger venue so that we can accomodate a larger crowd. The more the merrier! Qigong (or ch’i kung) refers [...]

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Ballerina Girls

November 18, 2008

St. George’s School is celebrating its 70th Anniversary this year with a special assembly at the school compound on November 19th. The culminating activity of this celebration is the ‘70th Anniversary Gala Dinner’ on Friday 21st November 2008 from 7pm onwards at the Rizqun International Hotel in Gadong. There will be dinner, entertainment and lucky [...]

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BAH Charity Gala Night

November 9, 2008

Have u registered? Pics taken during the Brunei Association of Hotels Charity Gala Night which was held last night at the Empire Theatre. An excellent turnout with several outstanding performances by the girls from Regina Ballet, the SMARTER kids, and our very own Putri Norizah made the night very enjoyable. The four course meal was [...]

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Yes we can!

November 7, 2008

This is what The Envoy had to say about the election: I echo his views. In what is probably the most followed US election with the highest number of voters, this man became the clear choice for change in America. I’m in awe of how far America has come in terms of racial tolerance and [...]

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The Raya Luncheon

November 5, 2008

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UBD Funwalk

November 2, 2008

What a glorious morning for a charity fun walk. Haven’t done one for quite some time, so I relished the opportunity to get out under the sun and shake off all the “little things” that have been bugging me lately. Felt much better I must say.

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Faces from MOF Raya Open House

November 1, 2008

PCK in da house!

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Night at The Grudge

October 30, 2008

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Sukriya Saquib & Ayesha

October 28, 2008

An invitation to the Mawaz-Khans’ lovely home is always an opportunity not to be missed to enjoy to warm hospitality of my financier friend and his lovely wife. And of course, to enjoy the wonderful pakistani ice cream, khulfi! Sukriya Saquib and Ayesha for having us last weekend! The lovely interior of the Mawaz-Khan home [...]

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