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A great night pulled off by Netcom Computer House in celebrating their success with an annual dinner held at Vanda Restaurant, The Orchid Garden Hotel. The theme was suiting enough --> "Back to School" and all of them were dressed in school uniform.
The annual dinner was hosted by Managing Director Vincent Goh, General Manager Jackie Goh and Technical Director Mr. Chong who also presented prizes such as lucky draws, best dress and long service awards and best team performance.
Vincent Goh was very pleased during his speech where he shared the success of his Netcom team. Their company was awarded the Most Valuable Partnet by Dell and the Best Growth (overall) by Prolink and this is a good milestone considering the small size of our country. He appreciated his team players in the company who have shown their best and he felt a sense of gratitude that their commitments and efforts are being recognised.
Did you know Netcom has been around for 18 years this coming November? That's 8 years ahead of my website *lol* Anyway, it's amazing to know how Netcom started only with two people in the company and now it has more than 70 staff. Vincent was highly appreciative of his long time partner Mr. Chong. The Managing Director also acknowledged the contribution of his employees who are important assets to the company's success.
The company vision is simple - to achieve success in business by creating joy, meaningful moments and success to their beloved customers and the community. For now, they have 5 Netcom outlets with Hua Ho Mulaut being the latest.
Hassan and Wady were excited as Mr. Chong , Technical Director of Netcom Computer House presented certificates and prizes to them
Jackie Goh, General Manager of Netcom Computer House, (3rd from left) handed prizes and certificates to staff who has been in the company for 5 years
Both are happy campers for receiving iPads and certificates for serving the company for 10 solid years
The Best Growth Team of 2012
Apart from the various fun games and stage performances participated by staff from the respective branches as part of the night’s entertainment, the annual dinner also saw the presentation of appreciation awards for the staff who have been working with the company for five and 10 years, which also marked the highlight of the dinner.
On hand to present the ‘Five Years Service Award’ was the Jackie Goh, General Manager of Netcom who presented the award to five recipients who were also presented with an Acer Iconia Tablet each.
The two ‘10 Years Service Award’ recipients were Hj Hassan Hj Md Gafar and Md Zulmaswadi Hj Abdullah who received an Apple iPad each presented by Mr Chong.
Another highlight of the event was the presentation of the ‘Best Growth in 2012 (Team)’, an award which was just added to the award categories this year and was presented to the HQ Corporate Team by Jackie Goh.
Other prizes for the night were the ‘Best Dressed Awards’ for male and female, as well as lucky draw prizes with the grand prize of an iPhone 5 won by Sales Supervisor, Grace Q Lamela from The Mall Branch.
The dinner concluded with the Core Team of Netcom, as well as management and the managing director, singing a number by Tata Young, "I Believe".
One of the lucky winners who won a Dell notebook
The Best Dressed winners with Vincent Goh, the Managing Director of Netcom Computer House
The dance performance from KB outlet
Some of the staff from Netcom Computer House
Grace was the lucky winner as she walked away with an iPhone 5, the grand lucky draw prize
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Awesome A-Class
The Mercedes-Benz logo that was featured before unveiling the A250 Sport last night
What a great introduction of the new A-Class by Jati Transport Sdn Bhd last Saturday at the Indra Samdura Grand Hall, The Empire Hotel & Country Club. With only 600ish guests RSVP-ing, the turnout was more than expected. I believe the figure would have been near the 1,000 as everyone was anticipating the launch of the Mercedes-Benz A200 Urban and A250 AMG Sport.
This was also the first time that Mercedes-Benz event took place at the said venue and it totally suited the theme and the ambience. There was a welcoming remarks by Phil Myhre, the General Manager of Jati Transport and he spoked off the latest A-Class which have won a few accolades. Did you know that it was voted Germany's Most Beautiful Car by 2012 AUTO BILD Design Award? It was awarded the Yellow Angel 2013 by Europe's largets automobile club and AM New Car of the Year by UK-Automotive Management Organisation. So there are many things to be proud as owners of the new A-Class.
Speaking of owners, Jati Transport gave the honour to the new proud owners of the A-Class to unveil the car during the event. Before unveiling, Jenny Malai Ali the emcee of the evening asked a few questions to the owners on their feedback on the A-Class as they had the privilege to test drive with the media two days before the event. All of them were definitely impressed with A-Class and most of them highlighted the performance and the handling.
Of course, the other model that the crowd is anticipating is the A45 AMG Twin Turbo all-wheel drive which will arrive only later this year. But for now, the highlight belongs to A200 Urban and A250 AMG Sport.
The other highlight of the event was the teenage sensation Shian Li Chiam who performed two numbers as the Mercedes-Benz A250 AMG Sport was driven on the stage. Shian is the daughter of the Lily Chiam, founder of Expression Music and she performed to great precision too. I thought it was a great touch on how the A250 was revealed.
So which do you prefer? The entry level A200 with 17 inch light alloy wheels with twin exhausts? Or the A250 Sport with high performance suspension with a striking diamond grille and red trim on the front spoiler (kind reminds me of Prada) and rear valance? Either models, you will still be amazed by its performance and features.
Do visit their showroom at Beribi and Gadong or call 244 1763 or 244 1777 for inquiries. You can also join their Facebook page for updates.
It was such a crowd last night at the A-Class laucnh
The crowd waiting for the event to start
Phil Myhre, General Manager of Jati Transport, delivering his welcoming remarks
The video of A200 being played on the big screens
He kinda like the red seat belts. He's a Mercedes support for F1 I can see.
She is another enthuasastic owner of the A-Class. I remembered that she was one of the first to turn up during the test drive last Thursday.
Another customer unveiling the A200. There were four of them.
Doesn't the red look nice?
The crowd checking out the A200
Shian Li Chiam stole the show last night on stage
I won't be surprised to see her performing in future events
Finally the A250 Sport was unveiled
His Excellency Roland Cristian Grafe, German Ambassador to Brunei and Andrew Chiam, the Executive Director of Jati Transport checking out the A250 on stage
The guests checking out the A250 on the stage
Jane, Kaewen and Chea Hong attended the event last night
The 199 people who turned up at Beachathon 2013 organised by the Brunei Beach Bunch. Click image to enlarge.
What a great turnout last Saturday!! It was also Beach Bunch's first event of the year. A total of 199 participants signed up for the Beachathon 2013 which was held at Meragang Beach. This event was to mark the upcoming celebration of Earth Day which falls on 22nd April. The intention of the Beachathon event is to educate the students on the awareness of the beaches in Brunei and also appreciate its nature.
To show the support of the event, Puan Hjh Normah, Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources, showed up and joined the 3 km walk by the Meragang beach. Also present were the officers from the Marine Diversity Centre.
Most of the participants were students and parents. The participating schools were Sultan Saiful Rijal Technical School, Polytechnic Brunei, ISB and Seria Muria Sarjana School. One of the sponsors Concepts Computer were represented by Mr and Mrs. Pao and Wendy. Also volunteers from BSP were present.
The event was supported by Concepts Computer, Tony Moly and Rentokil Initial Brunei.
Students being briefed before the walk
Puan Hjh Normah with Rizan Latif of Beach Bunch. Also in picture are representatives from Concepts Computer and Marine Diversity Centre.
We walked on the right side of Meragang
One of the teachers found a toilet seat
The other side of Meragang that I didn't realise
This is beautiful
The beach still needs a clean up
The weirdest items found at the beach
Vincent Pao, General Manager of Concepts Computer handing over the prize to a representative from SSMS for finding the weirdest rubbish at the Meragang Beach
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I was fortunate to catch Adam Gyorgy performing on a Steinway this afternoon at Expression Music. It was a pleasure to listen and experience your performance. Thank you to Lily for the invitation. Cya tonight!! More updates soon.
This morning we had a good 3km Beachathon walk at Meragang Beach. More updates tomorrow!!
The guest of honour and representatives of Grand Motors unveiling the new KIA Cerato last Thursday. Image courtesy of James Kon of Borneo Bulletin.
After my posting on instagram two days ago, there have been so buzz about the latest car by KIA which is the Cerato model. The first thing that caught their eye is the design. For your info, this is KIA's top selling model and by its recent launch, it hopes that Cerato will once again dominate in numbers in the near future. The launch was officiated last Thursday by Choi Byung Koo, the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Brunei Darussalam and Teng Chin Ying, Director and Senior Manager of Grand Motors.
What's attractive is not just the design but the affordability of the Cerato which is roughly BND 24,020 on the road. It is powered by a 1.6 litre Gamma Engine. You can check out the new KIA Cerato at the Grand Motors Showroom at Beribi.
Choi Byung Koo, the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Brunei Darussalam and Teng Chin Ying, Director and Senior Manager of Grand Motors posing for the camera
One of the first owners of KIA Cerato
Another one of the first owners of KIA Cerato
The different colours available at the showroom
The design that caught many eyes
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The awesome Mercedes-Benz A250
The launch is tomorrow!! Jati Transport will unveiled the much awaited Mercedes-Benz A-Class and it comes with two models A200 and A250. Yesterday during the test drive, almost all the selected customers chose to test drive the A250 and it seems that most of them have done their homework online about the specs of the A250.
I have to say that A250 is one solid car despite its smaller size (since it's an A-class). I love how Mercedes comes up with new versions on every launch and it's the most dynamic premium brand if you ask me. I love the progressive design of the A-Class too. It has this luxury sporty feel and this will be a great hit among ladies though I personally won't mind driving one too.
The media and selected customers were given the opportunity to drive along the long track near Indera Samudra Hall, The Empire Hotel & Country Club and sometimes most of us wished it was at Sepang Circuit because the car was just awesome during "cornerings" and it is pretty stable on high-speed *ooopsy* (though it's not encourage to drive fast huhu).
The A-Class also has great safety features which uses the PRE-SAFE® techniques which premiered in the S-Class in 2002. It has also 30 different impact configurations (which I think in English terms, 30 different scenarios). So you can tell how much Mercedes spent on research and data and testing on safety.
This is bound to be a hit with a price tag in the region of BND 60,000 plus (not sure the exact figure) and this is a great price for an awesome premium brand. I can't wait for the launch tomorrow.
The media taking shots of the A250
One of the potential customers was excited to try the A250
The new A250
Schumi the man....
The image of students walking on roundabout on the 2nd morning after the launch of the traffic light dated 4th April 2013. Image taken from Whatsapp.
It has been two weeks ever since the introduction of traffic lights at Kiulap Roundabout. The responses have been very mixed, geared to more negatives than positive ones. It was interesting that someone pointed out that I'm hardly expressive when it comes to government related issue but I just had to be honest in how I felt that time because I'm a regular user of the roundabout and I foresee problems when I saw the lights being installed. And predictably my assumptions were spot on. It was havoc on the second day. If you missed my article on my rant, click here to read.
I was in touch with the PRO of the Ministry of Development through email and the PRO was giving their pointers in their defence. However, I wasn't satisfied with the response and they should have been wary on how media will also listen to the public complaints. My role here is to educate the public and my readers what is right and I also entitled to my personal point of view regardless whether I'm influential or not.
What struck me (and many others as well) was the headline in Borneo Bulletin on 5th April which read "Motorists' lack of understanding blamed for chaos at roundabout". This is surely pointing fingers on road users as the first major problem rather not looking into the situation deeper. I believe the biggest error here is not the motorist but to the lack of awareness programs and even a proper dry-run before the actual launch of the roundabout.
The images on how to use the roundabout only came out in the local media after the chaotic incident which happened on 4th of April. Shouldn't all these materials been promoted earlier on or at least a week and keep advertising on local newspaper and even use RTB like how they did with the previous video which kept airing from time to time on educating motorists to use the Kiulap roundabout or they can even get in touch with me on spreading the news for the benefit of the public. If the PRO claimed that I'm influential, then the PRO could have contacted me earlier and help spread the news (This is also my 2 cents).
This is the thing I totally disagree this headliner and it's ok to be humble for once
My comments were featured in The Brunei Times with a better headliner. Thanks Wanee :)
This is definitely a good representation during that day. Taken from Borneo Bulletin website.
This is the new lanes I was talking about where some areas in the roundabout have become two lanes
So hows the situation now? Frankly speaking, it is way better. I remember pointing out that traffic lights with three lanes doesn't work. Now some of the lanes inside the roundabout have been painted from 3 lanes to 2 lanes. This also needs some awareness campaign as first time users or even frequent users might get confused. For instance, I always use the inner or middle lane but now if I use it, the route will be shifted to middle and outer lane respectively once I'm in the roundabout. So at one stage, I was like "Huuuuh??, how did I end up in the outer lane?".. This is because they painted new lane lines to covert some of them into two lanes.
Traffic is smoother with the traffic lights in operation. Give it another few months, then people will get used to the new concept. The new lanes in the roundabout also stopped those who loves to use the outer lanes irresponsibly. So that's one great point that I would like to highlight. Thank you to the PRO for sharing the images on the directional use of the roundabout.
Totally agree with the headline that we need more awareness. This was taken from yesterday's newspaper
If you are driving from RIPAS into the roundabout
If you are driving from airport into the roundabout
If you are driving from Beribi into the roundabout
If you are driving from Kulap into the roundabout
If you are driving from Gadong into the roundabout
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Adna Shatriremie Abd Rahman, a lecturer under the Faculty of Business, Economics and Policy Studies gave an impromptu speech and praised the work by the students and encouraged them to embrace entrepreneurship
Dr Leong Vai Shiem, the Acting Dean for the Faculty of Business Economics and Policy Studies of UBD launched the 3 hour event
Thought it was last minute, I managed to attend this event at UBD on a short notice and I'm glad I did. This was the first time such event was held for students who are enrolled in business module and they showcased their business plans and sharing their ideas to the public. 200 students in 1st and 2nd year in UBD were involved as they shared and presented their business ideas to the guests at the Chancellor Hall.
For your info, this is part of the Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation module which aimed at optimizing students' skills with zero budget. I'm always in support with exhibitions like this and the same goes to Business School when they have their carnivals every now and then. This kind of events and programs will help to bring confidence and that small spark that might open their eyes that entrepreneurship is not a bad thing after all.
Recently Entrepreneurship @ Campus (EAC) was launched at UBD and this is another stepping stone for students to learn and engage more about the experiences of being in the business world. Thanks to BEDB and iCentre for creating this new medium to reach out to potential entrepreneurs from UBD.
I would to congratulate the students involved in the projects and I sensed that passion and desire in them. Also a big hand to Adna Shatriremie Abd Rahman for keeping up the momentum in exposing entrepreneurship in Brunei and I know you have done a lot of effort in bringing fresh ideas and you have my support in your vision.
Michelle Yang's vision is to see a greener and beautiful Brunei by year 2035 by providing a good landscaping and gardening services
Helmi wants to provide a fast delivery pizza service to residential areas especially in Serusop
Commun1Tee is an online community apparel sotre which caters to create an art community that sells favourite designs chosen by the community itself
Nice motto... Hmmm... Alai suka tu
Neo Cineplex - This is an idea of having private medium-sized cinema rooms (20 seaters) in 2D and 3D. Ideal for families and friends. Nice concept but I believe this will be too expensive to execute.
There are many ladies in this course which is a good sign
Her idea - Intelligent Pent Corporate Cafe - is about providing a conducive environment for corporate meetings outside their work place. This is a doable concept I believe.
Diyana has a passion in art and she came up with the idea of using Brunei colours and designs on t-shirts
Syukri Sulaiman is an advocate for going green and his business concept is Forever Green. This is another great potential business idea as the world is in need of one.
Ahmad Hazim feels that the technological teaching aid devices such as the smart boards in school are underutilised. His movement under the Supporting Essential Minds will help to educate back the importance of using high quality education tools.
It was a great turn out yesterday. Too bad it only lasted 3 hours.
Students trying to learn about precious metals
Evon Goh is inspired by Forever 21 and Deseo and hence she came up with the idea of Rosemary's Boutique. She was conversing with Simon Soo who recently launched Malppy.com
Mini golf is something that is not available in Brunei. It would be nice if it is a miniature golf as kids will enjoy this more. Cost is also another factor to have this kind of project.
Munirah Mohammad loves comics and her idea is to create a superhero cafe theme and they rent and read comics
Smiling faces of the undergraduates
Photo booth where some of the proceeds go to charity
The local entrepreneurs sharing their experiences through Q & A
One of the high school students talking to the audience
These students are learning tips from entrepreneurs
Thank you for the questions
Izzah Jo from BEDB showing her support for the event
Being interviewed by RTB
One of the top 10 winners of the Business Plan competition
Hamiz is the only male in the Top 10 and he also received the most cheers
She is the winner of the Business Plan competition
Well done to the organisers on this event
One of the pieces from the final year students in the Faculty of Arts and Social Science.
I have always enjoyed seeing art installations and last Sunday, I paid a visit to "Spectacle: Art & Design Graduate Show 2013" held at the right foyer of the Chancellor Hall, Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD), and I was very impressed with the display and the effort contributed by the students and I believe the students deserved high marks for their installation pieces. The first impression I had overall is that we Bruneians have the talents and finally it was expressed in a form of creativity and art. Keep it up, guys!!!
The event was launched last week but I wasn't able to attend and it was a much better outing last Sunday since I was able to spend some time with some of the students to understand about their installation pieces. Thank you to Affizah Rahman, Amirul Jazli, Nazreen Amin, Nuriskandar Hasnan and Muhammad Niqmatul Ghizalif for your time in explaining your pieces.
One thing got me curious and that was not just the time and effort spent but also the budget they had to incur in doing their final project. Most of them did highlight that they were given allowances but some of the installations had a higher price tag. For instance, one of the installation pieces cost the a student at least $1,000 and she had to fork out her own pocket money. Most of them had to use their personal money to help fund their project. Perhaps this is something that the university should look into in providing subsidies for these talented students and also for the benefit of future students.
For your info, there are a total of 21 final year students that are involved in the "Spectacle" who are majoring in art and creative technology. They will be the first to graduate from the university's bachelor of arts in art and technology course.
I won't be posting all the installation pictures. The idea is for you to give them a visit and it's worth a visit. The other challenge the students have is what will they do with their pieces once the exhibition is over by 27th April. Any ideas? Anyway, do visit them at Chancellor Hall from 9am to 7pm until 27th April.
Save the Earth by Recycle installation piece by Azmey Yunos. This took him at least two months to complete and he has interest in metal works to begin with. So you can see how much effort was put into this masterpiece using small pieces of scrap metals. One of the best pieces I enjoyed.
Victim of Commercialization by Affizah Rahman. A very interesting piece on how brands have influence over our daily lives.
Fizah with her "Victim of Commercialization" piece
This installation depicts how much we are consumed through commercialization
This is a project entitled "The Life of a Pensioner" by Muhammad Alinormin Hj Omarali. This art sculpture explores cultural and social issues within the context of Brunei.
Fizah and Mizah trying to read the newspaper with pakcik :p
Amazing wire sculpture by Hadi Hj Roseli. This is one creative idea to portray portraitures and something new.
This is the biggest wire sculpture. You will just have to see it live to get the feel of it. Thumbs up!!!
Brick World by Rasidi Saidin who has a passion for Lego
Limitless imagination by Nuriskandar Hasnan. This is made out of cardboard. He spent a few hundred dollars in building this piece. He's also a big fan of Star Wars and Transformers.
Nuriskandar's product design aims to project the possibilities of transforming one's dreams into a reality with the help of passion and motivation that drives us to limitless encounters, hence the title "Limitless Imagination"
Unseen Beauty by Muhammad Niqmatul Ghizalif. From the photo, you can easily tell it's about nature. One of his amazing pieces is the art piece on the far left which is created by using dead leaves.
There's something you can see in that hole. Interesting and unique concept.
Another piece that I was amazed. Loving how the strings used to bring a much livier installation. This is entitlted "Free Art Flow"
Free Art Flow by Nazreen Hj Amin who would dedicate his time continuously on certain segments on his final project. Why free flow is because his art represents the expressions of the imaginative patterns and surrealistic characters. Do read his statement's below.
Domino Effect Art by Amirul Jazli Jali and I was fortunate enough to see the domino demonstration. Interestingly enough he changed his major into art and he found more passion in art. Do check out his installation and there's even a video presentation on the domino effect.
Pencil Illustration from 2D-3D by Airul Arif Awang Damit
..........Waaalaa........
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