The battle of the foodies
Iron Man 3. I have to say this is an awesome movie. Way better than the 2nd and slightly better than the first. Reviews tomorrow!! But verdict is 8/10
TCY Motors as the sole dealer/importer of the Audi brand in Brunei treated its customers and guests to two exclusive premiere screenings of Iron Man 3 at the Times Cineplex at Times Square shopping centre. As with the previous two IronMan films this has become a much looked forward appreciation activity for invited Audi owners and fans alike.
In this latest blockbuster instalment the prototype all-electric sports car Audi R8 e-tron is Tony Stark’s new ride.
As well as showcasing Audi technology and sleek design with the R8 e-tron, Iron Man 3 also features the Audi S7 Sportback, driven by Paltrow's character Pepper Potts, CEO of Stark Industries and girlfriend of Tony Stark. The film also includes placement of the Audi A8 L, A6, S5 Coupé and Q5 models.
Tiger Lim getting ready for the movie after a heavy meal at Killiney Road Cafe and he gave it a 8.5/10 for Iron Man 3
Iron Man 3 figurine display at Times Cineplex by Fan Boys Infinite
TCY Motors with Audi customers. TCY Motors booked two cinemas for their guests
Hello ladies
All of them also get refreshment treat
Taken at Cinema 1
Meanwhile at the Empire Cinema, you can get this exclusive Iron Man 3 mat
Good luck to all the participating vendors from Girly Explosion led by @wingitbrunei and Buzz Fest 2013 led by @shiizcandies which is bound to be a spectacular event. In terms of food vendors, Buzz Fest 2013 is a winner but I'm just slightly concern with the venue because of the number of exhibitors at one place. But I'm pretty sure the organisers can sort things out.
@Wingitbrunei have come up with some interesting marketing gimmicks with some lucky dip draw and one can also stand a chance to win an iPod Nano and some shawls. They have also learnt from experience on the logistics as it was quite a crowd during their first food sale.
I'm still contemplating if I have enough energy to visit both places (One in Jalan Muara, the other at Mabohai). We will see :D
Buzzfest 2013
The lucky dips from Girly Explosion
This is bound to be a hit from Cafe Maurina
@burgersandbeyond at Girly Explosion
Win this at Girly Explosion event
Chili Bomb making its debut at Buzz Fest 2013
Much talked about ribs by @wingitbrunei
The popular @enyabijoux at Buzz Fest 2013
Shawls to be won at Girly Explosion
New flavour introduced by @wingitbrunei
Happening later at Buzz Fest 2013
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Be a member now!! There will be some free gimmicks for those joined as member from 26th April to 5 May.
Now you can become a member at Concepts Computer and it will be a form of a pen drive than the normal membership cards that we normally get. The Concepts Computer Pen Drive was launched today and customers and members of the public can apply for the 4GB customised pen drive at a cost of $8.
For your info, the membership pen drive is only open for application until 27th May 2013 and you can visit their Kiulap and Gadong outlet. So what are the benefits as a member? You can enjoy certain discounts on some of the models from Acer computers, Epson printers and Logitech products. These are known as Surprise Deals which will keep on changing throughout the year. So all you need to do is flash your Concepts Computer pen drive and you are eligible for the discount.
Vincent Pao, General Manager of Concepts Computer, believes in innovation and he came up with the idea of providing pen drives as a token of membership. He believes it is a necessity for a modern IT-literate society.
The membership is also in conjunction with Concepts Computer 14th year anniversary. It was a great year for Concepts Computer who reached milestones such as Acer Top Revenue Contributor Award and Epson High Achiever Award among others.
So what are you waiting for? Register and apply for membership and get your self a Concepts Computer pen drive. Call 223 3551 or 244 8102 for more details.
Vincent Pao addressing his speech on Concepts Computer 14th year and also announcing the new membership program
Mr. and Mrs. Pao and Wendy Pao with the management of Concepts Computer. Happy 14th year, guys!!
As part of Concepts Computer's appreciation towards the media, we earned ourselves a free membership + one Iconia tablet *woohoo*
Zul describing the benefits of the membership
This is how it looks like - the Concepts Computer membership pen drive token
There are loads more of this
Tigerlim bows to the management for their generousity
The latest Iconia tablet ($198) is selling like hot cakes. There are even customers who buy 3 or 4 in one go..
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His Majesty hosts Press Conference
His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar `Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam highlighted some pointers on the progress of the meetings in 22nd ASEAN Summit. His Majesty also answered a few questions from the media during the Press Conference.
A Press Conference held earlier on chaired by His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar `Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam who is also the Chairman of ASEAN 2013 at the Prime Minister's Office.
In his Titah, His Majesty the Sultan shared some pointers that were discussed during the first few meetings during the ASEAN Summit. His Majesty stated that the Heads of State/Government of ASEAN Member States had a productive discussions under the theme "Our People, Our Future Together". His Majesty also touched on the issue of South China SEa and China where they aimed to have a calm and harmonious discussions and they have continued discussions with the ASEAN Head of States. They also take into account the importance of the 10th anniversary of the ASEAN-China Strategic Partnership in 2013 and followed by the positive momentum 19th ASEAN-China Senior Officials' Consultations and hopefully the Ministers will continue to work actively with China on the way forward for the early conclusion of a Code of Conduct in the South China Sea (COC) on the basis of consensus.
His Majesty stated that ASEAN Leaders expressed satisfaction on the progress of ASEAN's relations with Dialogue Partners and external parties especially their support and contrition to their community building efforts. The Leaders looked forward to the upcoming disaster relief and military medicine exercise in Brunei Darussalam this June, which will be the first humanitarian effort of its kind to bring together ASEAN countries and partners.
In line with the current theme, His Majesty said ASEAN Leaders also recognized the important contribution made by the socio-cultural pillar in bringing their people together and supporting their community building efforts as well as raising ASEAN awareness. In particular, His Majesty and other ASEAN Leaders would like to see greater involvement of youth in ASEAN activities.
His Majesty touched on the progress of ASEAN Economic Community by creating an effective roadmap that will set out initiatives to ease the way of doing business, address investment impediments and incorporate innovation policies into ASEAN's efforts. They also have discussed on the need for development of an ASEAN Business Travel Card to ease the movement of our business people and investors.
In conclusion, the ASEAN Leaders look forward to meeting their dialogue partners this Octoer in Bandar Seri Begawan at the 23rd ASEAN Summit and Related Summits. Also present at the Press Conference was Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Perkama Dewa Dato Seri Setia Lim Jock Seng, Second Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
His Majesty the Sultan with Pehin Lim Jock Seng, Second Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade in this afternoon's Press Conference
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His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei with regional leaders with the ASEAN handshake gesture before kicking off the 2nd day of 22nd ASEAN Summit meeting at the Prime Minister's Office. Click image to enlarge. Image courtesy of InfoFoto.
Today His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei Darussalam hosts the 2nd day of the 22nd ASEAN Summit meeting at the Prime Minister's Office. All 10 regional leaders will have a series of meetings including His Majesty's press conference for the local and foreign media. That should be an interesting segment to look forward to. Other meetings include the 9th Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines Eeast ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) Summit and the 7th Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) Summit. The ASEAN Summit will concluded this afternoon with CIMT Establishment Agreemet Signing Ceremony.
This morning sesson began with a retreat session at the Prime Minister's Office. The theme for this year's ASEAN Summit is "Our People. Our Future Together". More updates later on the outcomes of the meetings this morning and the afternoon sessions. So far, the programs are running smoothly and the working committee involved have been investing a lot of effort to make this event a memorable one.
I, for one, is very impressed with the new building of the Prime Minister's Office. It's so majestic and it's honour to cover the ASEAN Summit and thank you for those who made this possible. You know who you are :D
The new building of the Prime Minister's Office. Image courtesy of InfoFoto
The flags from ASEAN countries. Image courtesy of InfoFoto.
The event took place this morning at Muara Beach. Anzac Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia and NZ who lost their lives during the wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations. Today, it's a remembrance for the 1945 Brunei-Australia Memorial.
Thanks Leonard and Jackie for the pictures :D
Iron Man 3 Beach Mat from KFC
Good news to Ironman and KFC fans. Imagine watching the Ironman 3 movie while munching on the Colonel Burger or KFC fries. Thanks to a joint promotion between KFC and M Vision Cinemas this will come true from 26th April until 30th April 2013 at the Empire Cineplex.
Customers calling in to book or purchasing for the Ironman 3 movie tickets at the Empire Cineplex can also top up an additional B$7.50 for the “Colonel’s movie deal” in which they will get an Ironman 3 beach mat, a Colonel Burger and a promo fries. Customers can redeem their “Colonel’s movie deal” package on the day when they collect their movie tickets before their movie starts.
Previously a there was also a similar partnership between KFC and M Vision during the showing of the Transformer 3 “Dark Of The Moon” movie which many have enjoyed and both KFC and M Vision look towards a similar success.
For bookings and more information about the Ironman 3 movie and the Colonel’s Movie Deal, customers can call the Empire Cineplex hotline at 241 7977. Interested customers for the Colonel’s movie deal package are advised to grab it soon, while stock lasts.
First of all, I'm just in awe of the majestic building of the Prime Minister's Office. The previous location was near Kumbang Pasang and now it is located along Jalan Menteri Besar and you can even view the architecture of it from the road side. As you know the ASEAN Summit 2013 is being chaired by Brunei Darussalam and His Majesty the Sultan is the Chairman of this year's meeting.
I was a bit a lost entering the building but that's normally the case, right, when things are still new and foreign to you. I haven't ventured to all the rooms at the Prime Minister's Office but I shall make another visit when it's much freer to explore since it's tricky to see the rooms and areas of the PMO building.
Anyway just enjoy the pictures below and more of them soon. Thank you once again to PMO and Info Department for allowing me to do some coverage of the happenings of the current ASEAN Summit 2013.
The PMO building taken from the car park area
A group photo shot with the Brunei Press guys before entering the building. Awesome lads to have around.
Heading towards the entrance and for security check as well
We had to go through the tunnel or basement to the PMO
This place feels so majestic!!!
The platform for the benefit of photographers and camera men
Dean Kassim taking a shot of the media. We had to standby at least one hour before the event.
Some of the media rushing to get good spots for photo taking
Hj Dayang briefing the media
There were tons of foreign media as well
The lady doing a video news footage
I love the pillars...
The media area at PMO building
Awesome!!! They even have these sofas for the comfort of the media.
Wandi is busy as ever, helping out during the ASEAN Summit. See you soon, bro :D
Co-directors Munji Athirah and Jessica Nimmoo of the Fashion Show during Regent's Arts Festival
On Tuesday, 16th April 2013, students from Regent’s University London finally saw the success of the Fashion Show after four months of preparations. The show was the grand finale to close the week long Regent’s Arts Festival aimed at celebrating students’ talents in the arts field.
The Fashion Show was the first and the biggest student run event as part of the Regent’s Arts Festival organised by co-directors: Munji Athirah, a Bruneian student studying in the University (and also a cousin of mine) and Jessica Nimmo alongside their team.
Among the pool of designers showcasing their collections at the show were two local designers: NaForrer and Enya Bijoux. Clothes from NaForrer were seen on a catwalk on models who are all students of the University. Other designers that took part in the Fashion Show included OnePiece that was made famous by celebrities such as One Direction, Farah Vintage, Thom LoveGrove, Amore Lore and designers from the London College of Fashion: TinkiLove, Braille and Jie Lang. As a finale, the fashion show presented the world’s most expensive dress as recognised by the Guinness World Record 2010.
Accessories from Enya Bijoux were displayed at the pop-up exhibition after the show and attracted the interest of guests who flocked the exhibition after the show.
The turnout at the event was overwhelming. The event welcomed over 500 guests and it received positive feedback from designers and attendees in general. The success of the first event is only an indication of what is to come from the University and its student body. Images below are courtesy of Regent's College London
Hj Yahkup Hj Menudin, Chief Executive of AITI, witnessing the exchange of documents between Queh Ser Pheng, Deputy Chief Executive of AITI and Thomas Mehr, Managing Director of Detecon at AITI headquarters yesterday
I was trying to understand what the event was about yesterday as it was a signing agreement between AITI and a Consultant company from Germany on "Tariff Regulation Framework for the Telecommunications and Broadcasting Sectors" in Brunei Darussalam. Basically this framework, once created, will be a guidance for AITI and telcos for prices of let's say calling rates or promotional rates set by local telcos such as b•mobile or DST.
As of now, there hasn't been any proper framework or guidelines to what is considered a balanced pricing scheme for the benefit of consumers and also stakeholders. The new framework will also help expedite the process of approval should telcos want to adjust their prices or do promotional packages for consumers. Currently, all telcos will have to go through the approval process through AITI which takes a week or so. With the new framework, such approvals won't necessary need to go through AITI should the prices or tariffs are still within the limit set by the framework.
Hence, AITI opened a tender seeking for Consultancy services to help create this tariff framework. AITI granted the tender to a German company Detecon for consultancy services to develop, implement and support implementation of a tariff regulation framework for the telecommunications and broadcasting sectors in Brunei Darussalam. The representatives of each telcos such as TelBru, b•mobile and DST were invited to attend the signing ceremony event and also to create awareness on the objectives of AITI to the stakeholders.
It was predicted that the first three phases conducted by Detecon will take a duration of roughly 6 months. We hope by then the objectives are met and the telcos will have proper guideline/framework which will also help to maintain fair market conduct and effective competition. AITI will play a role of monitoring and also balancing the commercial interests of market players against the larger public interest.
The contract signing was witnessed by Hj Yahkup bin Hj Menudin, Chief Executive of AITI. Signing on behalf of AITI was Awang Queh Ser Pheng and representing Detecon was Thomas Wehr. The project will be conducted in 4 phases which involves multi stakeholders’ engagement from telecommunications and broadcasting service providers, ICT industry players and government agencies. AITI seeks cooperation from all stakeholders to ensure that the project runs smoothly hence meeting the intended objectives.
Queh Ser Pheng, Deputy Chief Executive of AITI gave his welcoming remarks
Representatives from Detecon
The signing ceremony between AITI and Detecon witnessed by Hj Yahkup
The milestone for the project set by Detecon
Thomas Mehr, Managing Director of Detecon doing a quick presentation
Some of the objectives and challenges highlighted by Detecon
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His Majesty hosts dinner for ASEAN leaders
This evening His Majesty the Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam hosted dinner reception for ASEAN leaders at the Prime Minister's Office Building in conjunction with the 22nd ASEAN Summit Working Dinner.
The dinner kicked off the 2-day ASEAN Summit where all the 10 leaders of 10 ASEAN member states are present to discus issues pertaining to expediting the implementation of ASEAN Community formation in 2015 in the areas of economy, peace and culture.
The only leader that isn't present is Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak as Malaysia is heading for a general election in early May. His Excellency Senator Tan Sri Abu Zahar Ujang, President of Senate, Parliament of Malaysia, will represent the Prime Minister.
This year's theme is "Our People, Our Future Together". Tomorrow's session will have 6 meetings including a press conference by His Majesty the Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam which is programmed from 2:50pm to 3:20pm on Thursday 25th April.
More updates on that tomorrow and the outcome of the meetings.
His Majesty the Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan waved to the media before the arrival of ASEAN leaders at the Prime Minister's Office for the 22nd ASEAN Summit Working Dinner. Image courtesy of InfoFoto, Prime Minister's Office.
His Majesty the Sultan welcomes His Excellency President Benigno S. Aquino III, President of the Republic of the Philippines
His Majesty the Sultan welcomes His Excellency Lee Hsein Loong, Prime Minister of The Republic of Singapore
His Majesty the Sultan welcomes His Excellency Dato Laila Utama Dr Haji Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of the Republic of Indonesia
His Majesty the Sultan welcomes Her Excellency Yingluck Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand
His Majesty the Sultan welcomes His Excellency Nguyen Tan Dung, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
His Majesty the Sultan leading the way for the ASEAN Summit Working Dinner at the Prime Minister's Office
His Majesty the Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan hosted the 22nd ASEAN Summit Working Dinner last night. Image courtesy of InfoFoto, Prime Minister's Office.
His Majesty the Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan hosted the 22nd ASEAN Summit Working Dinner last night. Image courtesy of InfoFoto, Prime Minister's Office.
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