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Are you ready to Trek??

November 30, 2011

Following with Telekom Brunei Berhad‘s (TelBru) annual ‘Let’s’ Campaign, this years‘ biggest customer event is TelBru “Let’s Trek, and the Explorers of Unseen Treasures“ which will kick off on Friday, 2nd December and finishes on Sunday, 4th December. According to officials from TelBru, this will be the first 48-hour race in Brunei from 3:00PM on [...]

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Megastrike Bowl Opens Tomorrow!

November 10, 2011

There’s a new bowling alley in town and its slated to open tomorrow, 11/11/11. Megastrike Bowling is located on the 3rd floor of the Airport Mall. Megastrike brings up the standard of bowling centres with plush carpeting, 22 lanes, and best of all, that brand new smell! I might just join a league since its [...]

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SEA Games Flag Handover Ceremony

November 6, 2011

His Royal Highness Prince Hj Sufri Bolkiah yesterday expressed high hopes for the national contingent to be able to borne their responsibilities and duties as professional athletes at the 26th SEA Games, by emphasising on the importance of discipline, commitment and confidence in the biennial multi-sport event. HRH in his capacity as President of the [...]

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BIBD Kicks Off Charity Expedition for Japan

June 19, 2011

Some 1,000 participants flocked to the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium to take part in BIBD’s Charity Expedition for Japan. Present as the guest of honour to flag off the event was Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Utama Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Yahya bin Begawan Mudim Dato Paduka Haji Bakar Minister of Industry and [...]

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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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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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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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Sweet Sweet Victory! Barracudas 71-56 Patriots

November 7, 2010

After losing in the first match against the Philippines Patriots in the AirAsia ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) Season 2 a few weeks ago, the Brunei Barracudas redeemed themselves last night with a sweet, sweet victory of 71 to 56 at the National Indoor Stadium. It was an awesome game with the Patriots putting up a [...]

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Painfully close… Brunei Barracudas 67 vs 71 Philippines Patriots

October 17, 2010

Some of the Facebook comments from the game: Ak Muhammad Hafiz Chris Garnet need to improve on his game, especially, on ”defense” if the Brunei Barracudas need to win a ball game.. but if his playing style stay the same, they need to get rid off him and bring Mike Pilgrim back on the court. [...]

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Come join us for a humanitarian cause this Sunday!

October 1, 2010

We know da gangsta’s gonna be there… Kurapak’s coming… So’s Tiger Lim… The HSBC gang’s gonna be there… Question is… ARE YOU?? Yesterday, the Pakistani High Commission held a bloggers’ and press conference to announce the walkathon for Pakistani Flood Relief which is taking place this Sunday, 3rd October at the National Stadium. The event [...]

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Go Brunei Barracudas!

September 26, 2010

Congrats to the Brunei Barracudas on their successful launching and press conference which was held this afternoon at the Mall. Look forward to a successful season in the ABL! Team owner giving her speech Guest of honour says a few words

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Wira hopes for magical run at Brunei Open

July 16, 2010

Bandar Seri Begawan, July 16: Local hope Wira Salleh is determined to put in a good showing at the Brunei Open later this month to inspire more Bruneians to take up the game of golf. Wira, 24, is the third professional golfer to emerge from the sultanate and will form part of the local challenge [...]

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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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BruKent’s “Amazing” Race

April 21, 2010

A few weeks ago, BruKent Soceity organised the BruKent Race, which is the 3rd event that they have organised after its establishment in February. BruKent Race is a competition that more or less like Amazing Race or Treasure Hunt which contain clues, riddles and tasks for the competitor to solve. The event was took place [...]

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BruNotts Easter Games – Part Two

March 29, 2010

But first, a message from my friends down under: Assalamualaikum and Hello Friends, Welcome back to Melbourne! We trust everyone has had a good holiday and are settling in well! BSSMelb are hosting a "Potluck Picnic in the Park" event to welcome New and Old friends to Melbourne. We hope in particular to assist new [...]

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BruNotts Easter Games 2010 – Part One

March 28, 2010

Made my way down to Nottingham yesterday to catch the Brunotts Easter Games which was being held at the Uni of Nottingham sports centre. At least 800 Bruneian students turned up for the annual event which included futsal, netball, squash, and badminton tournaments. It was awesome to see so many young Bruneians in one place [...]

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Maul does Birmingham

March 25, 2010

Last weekend, on the way back to Leicester after the uber successful Bruneian Postgraduate Symposium in London, I stopped over at Birmingham at the invitation of fellow anak Brunei and martial arts guru, Maul, who was conducting one of his Silat Suffian Bela Diri seminars there. Among those present at the seminar were international martial [...]

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BIBD Charity Netball Tourney

February 17, 2010

Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam Berhad (BIBD) under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) today held an invitational netball tournament with government agencies and private organizations at the Headquarters of the Royal Brunei Police Force Stadium, in Gadong. Some 120 participants from several organizations as well as BIBD’s CSR committee members were at the event. The participating [...]

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Bonza Rugby Weekend!

October 21, 2009

What are you doing this weekend? If you’re looking to catch some awesome rugby action featuring our very own boys playing against some monster teams from the likes of India, Malaysia, and Philippines, then come on down to Belapan Sports Complex and support our anak Brunei! Plus there’ll be a carnival just outside the complex [...]

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BIBD Cabaran Anak Brunei Prize Giving

June 22, 2009

Jerudong Park Playground, Brunei’s is excited to introduce its newest attraction –THE BUBBLE SHOW , a fun and engaging stage act featuring the newest member of the Giggles Family of Clowns – Mr. Bubbles. The show makes use of one of the most endearing elements for children and adults alike – bubbles, bubbles and more [...]

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DPMMFC Champions!

June 20, 2009

NEWSFLASH TelBru, Brunei Bay Radio and Card Access Services Brunei Launch Low Cost Electronic Payment Service Using the High Frequency (HF) and Radio Network – TelBru, Brunei’s largest telecommunications and information technology provider, Brunei Bay Radio (BBR), operator of the South East Asian HF/SBB radio email hub and Card Access Services (CAS) Brunei, the leading [...]

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The Bowling Tourney

May 29, 2009

I injured my knee after falling on my first throw of The Firm’s bowling tourney last weekend. Am still feeling it today… ouch!

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SMARTER Challenge 2009

May 5, 2009

Some pics from our simple little birthday do for da missus on Sunday. Thank you very much to CL for the lovely lemon cheesecake and Bunny Pablo for the marvellous cuppy cakes! SMARTER Brunei’s "Charity Giant Walk" ended on a high note yesterday afternoon after the association’s president, Malai Haji Abdullah bin Malai Haji Othman, [...]

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Special Olympics Brunei Darussalam Charity Bazaar

May 4, 2009

Above: HRH signing a copy of the book. This special copy of “My Recipe Book” will be auctioned off and the starting bid will be BND50.00. Deadline for bids will be Friday. For those interested to bid, you can text da gangsta at 8677773 and place your bid and your name. Let’s do this for [...]

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Special Olympics Brunei Darussalam Walkathon

May 3, 2009

SPECIAL BIRTHDAY SHOUT TO DA MISSUS. HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEETHEART. MUCH LOVE FROM DA HUBBY N DA BRATZ It was an early morning start to the day at the Taman SOAS for the Special Olympics Brunei Darussalam Walkathon. There was a huge turnout with members of the public showing their support for the cause. Wow! What [...]

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TruFitness – Change Your Life Today

April 29, 2009

ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR TRAVEL AUTHORIZATION (ESTA™) ADVISORY STATEMENT April 28, 2009 As previously announced, as of January 12, 2009, all travelers under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) must have obtained authorization through the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA™) prior to initiating travel to the United States. This authorization may be obtained online through a [...]

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The 19th hole at the Empire

April 24, 2009

Lunch yesterday was at the newly launched upscale clubhouse restaurant at The Empire Country Club, called Bunker Bistro. The restaurant is themed with classic and the nostalgic feel of golf which surrounds the room from the staff’s uniform to the centerpiece figurines on each table. A dining venue that overlooks the putting green, South China [...]

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SOBK 2009

April 15, 2009

A BIG Birthday Shout-out to Aunty HDM who turns *cough cough* today! Happy Birthday and Many Happy Returns of the Day! A TOTAL of 230 participants with special needs signed up for the 4th National sports meet organised by the Community Development Board (Japem) at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Berakas last weekend. The bi-annual [...]

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Tarik Kalat – Tug of War

April 11, 2009

Tug-of-War or also known as rope pulling is a sport that directly pits two teams against each other in a test of strength. The origin of this sport is unknown but it is known that tug of war was practiced in ancient Egypt and China. The game had been made as part of Olympic Games [...]

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AB Goes Walkabout: M’sia Megafam F1 Raceday!

April 7, 2009

Here’s a taste of the F1 action on Sunday The road leading to Sepang was JAMMED! An example of excellent branding… The CROWD! We had Jade tickets Da gangsta & Yoong making a run for the starting grid. Unfortunately they missed it by a minute…

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MIPR Family Day

March 30, 2009

Here’s a little something to start off an awesome week! Groove Bandit ROCKS! HAPPY 7th BIRTHDAY NINA THE BARTINA! Pics taken during the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources family day which was held at the Ministry compound yesterday. I dropped in hoping to catch up with old colleagues and friends from the ministry and [...]

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Ultimate Frisbee – The New Rugby?

March 29, 2009

I don’t think so, but it sure looks like a heck of a lot of fun without the bruises and broken ribs! All pics courtesy of Phoenixlancer. AWESOME set dude! From BT: With the support of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, Bara has invited an American expert, Douglas Ladner in the field of [...]

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MOF Charity Bazaar

March 1, 2009

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More from the Polar Girls Fundraiser

February 17, 2009

Its gonna be a really hectic day today… BRING IT ON! Sugar Cane (?) Pocho pocho time! Put yr hands up in the ayer! Tired but happy bunch The girls doing the walkathon flag-off The rumbling hoarde arrives

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Football for a worthy cause

February 14, 2009

Haven’t decided where to celebrate your love this weekend? Click here Pics taken during last night’s Charity Football Match between DPMM FC and FFBD XI. The match was organized by the Football Federation of Brunei Darussalam . All proceeds (nearly B$100k from what I gather) will be donated to the Fund for Flood and Landslide [...]

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SMASH!

February 9, 2009

Pics taken during the Firm’s annual badminton tournament over the weekend. Yours truly was roped in to play as well. Thankfully no pics of THAT ordeal! Heheh! About to SMASH!

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