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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