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Make sure you bring your BIB and timing chip to claim The Run medal. The collection times are from 9am to 5pm on Level 1, Indoor Stadium. 13th to 15th June 2013.

 

The Awards Night for the Celebrate The Sea Festival 2013 in conjunction with the World Oceans Day was held on Sunday, 9 June 2013 at Indra Samudera Grand Hall, The Empire Hotel & Country Club. Attending as the Guest of Honour was Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Utama Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Yahya bin Begawan Mudim Dato Paduka Haji Bakar, Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources, who also graciously presented the prizes to the winners of the various competitions held during the course of the festival.

Various categories of competitions included Local and International Shootout for keen photographers, and a Children’s Art Drawing competition with the relevant theme, “Sharks are Friends”, which tied in with the recent ban on the sale and consumption of Sharks’s fin and related products.

The children’s competition had 3 categories, Category A 8-9 years old, Category B 10-12 years and Category C 13-15 years old. The winner for the Category A was Cherilyn Caryl Lesmana who took home a cash prize of $400, and in 2nd and 3rd place were Khairunnisa Balqis Hidayah binti Awang Ahmad, and Michael Ho Yii Kiong respectively.

For Category B, Jason Khoo Lik Wei took top prize, while Yeo Yeo and Kelly Tee Gi En, came in runner up and 2nd runner up.

The winner of Category C was Jamia Mei Tolentino, who also won for being the overall best entry in the competition, took home an Ixus 310 camera and $500 cash prize. The 2nd and 3rd place winners, Noorashiyik binti Salim and Noor Ashdina Salim also were awarded Canon cameras for their entries. The shoot out saw s few photographers win multiple entries in their categories. Andrew Chieng swept four up prizes for the local shoot out competition, winning Best Digital portfolio and the top 3 prizes for Best Macros, while Kieran White got honorary mention for Macro and Best Seascape Merit of Excellence.

In the International shoot out, Emily Chan from Singapore took top prizes for Best Digital Portfolio and Best Seascape Merit of Excellence, while Allan Wigs of Australia also took 2nd prizes for both. Among the judging panel was Michael Aw of Ocean Geographic, who was in Brunei to attend the festival as well.

 

Juliana under Yayasan (voluteerism) and JT helping out at the Youth Centre

It was such a pity about the Kampung Ayer incident that happened last week. I was quite overwhelmed with the responses from the public in pouring donations in terms of clothing, necessities, food and many more for the homeless victims. Last week, 11 homes at g Saba Darat “A” caught on fire and I remember going there once for a video documentary for NHK TV (Japan).

I dropped by last Monday at the Youth Centre (Pusat Belia) to check out the place where the donations are being placed. Almost half of the hall was filled with clothes lying on the floor. According to the volunteers, almost the whole area was covered with clothes and many of them chose the items. I’m not sure what happens for the rest of the clothes or will they be stocked up for future use?

The organisers have already stopped receiving donations for the moment as the responses have been overwhelming. I will update you again if they need help especially for logistics. I am quite impressed with our community especially those who helped and volunteered throughout the weekend. I’m always touched how JT was so willing to help out as well and she ended helping last Monday. I had a conversation with Juliana who works for Yayasan as a volunteer and she started all this volunteering work ever since the Tsunami incident in Thailand. So it’s pretty amazing to come across individuals who have the passion to help those in need.

This post is dedicated to those who poured their energy and efforts in contributing to the community in terms of volunteerism :))

There were still ton of clothes lying around

JT and Juliana arranging the clothes

She found an Adidas top

Spot something odd? 😀

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Hmmmm the suspense is almost over.. I wasn’t looking forward for Iron Man 3 or Kick-ass 2 or Despicable Me 2 or FF6.. I’m a huge Zack Snyder fan and I love his portrayal of The Watchmen which I have watched numerous times (I even bought the DVD, iTunes and Blu-ray version) and of course the epic 300. I wasn’t so keen on Sucker Punch (I still don’t get it why lilmopiko likes it :p) but I love the soundtrack nonetheless.

So here I am on my computer screen, refreshing the page of Rottentomatoes to see if the critics have posted their reviews and I was kinda frustrated because the reviews only came in yesterday which is quite late for a destined blockbuster movie. I predicted that Man of Steel would at least be in the region of 80% for RT. Well, that was the case when they had 10 reviews but the average went down after 42 reviews and now it’s standing at a mediocre fresh rate of 69%. There are still tons of reviews yet to be posted and the rate it is going, my final prediction is that MOS will fall in the region of high 50s to low 60s. Did you know that Watchmen and 300 scored 64% and 60% on RT respectively? And I still love his movies very much. Btw, Sucker Punch scored a lowly 23%.

I’m still hyped up to watch this blockbuster and I already bought my tickets for the 3D IMAX ones. I was already been invited to catch the premiere from an invitation by the U.S. Embassy which will be screened at the Times Cineplex. I already spoke with the U.S Ambassador that I will be covering their event but highly unlikely that I will watch with them. My apologies, Your Excellency. I just want to be spoiled on my first screening by catching it on a big screen 😀

So what’s my prediction for MOS in the box office? Well, it would probably be in the region of USD 90 million to USD 120 million for the opening weekend. I don’t think it will match Iron Man 3’s superb opening (USD 175 million). The trailers for Man of Steel has the most views as compared to Iron Man 3 and even other summer movies. So this also could be a factor that many are dying to see MOS on the big screen. Plus, I have been watching the “Fate of Your Planet” trailer numerous times and it’s perhaps the best trailer I’ve seen this year alone. Bryan Singer’s Superman Returns had an opening of USD 52 million back in 2006. Now with 3D and IMAX sales, it will help boosts the box office receipts for MOS. Anything less than USD 60 million will be deemed a failure. So yeah, my prediction will be in the region of USD 90 to USD 120 million.

All eyes will be on Henry Cavill and yes, he’s British

Yay!! Bought my tickets at Lido last week. Now I can’t wait for Monday

The Rottentomatoes scores are lower than my expectations but it’s still fresh nonetheless

I was so tempted to buy the S t-shirts at Super Heroes shop in ION. It’s pretty expensive SG89 each.

This is the particular t-shirt I’m aiming for…

Back in the old days, this is a famous phrase used by General Zod in Superman II

Great marketing gimmick for MOS at Shaw Theaters in Singapore

 

Guest of honour Javed Ahmad, Managing Director of BIBD

Remember the successful At-tamwil University Cup 2013 that happened earlier this year? Two weeks ago, they had an appreciation night for the organisers, sponsors and the volunteers as well as the players involved in the three week tournament. The event took place at Royal Berkshire at Royal Brunei Polo and Riding Club and the guest of honour was Javed Ahmad, Managing Director of BIBD.

Javed was impressed with the tournament and he sincerely thanked the committee and also the players for making this event a super success. Honestly, I have to say that the tournament was one of the best I’ve seen in terms of organisation. This is one that NFABD should look and use that formula to bring the fun in football in our community.

The UniCup 2013 officially took place on January 5 and ended on February 10. The tournament saw participation from ITB, Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD), Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali (UNISSA), Kolej Universiti Perguruan Ugama Seri Begawan (KUPUSB) and Brunei Politeknik. Taking home the winning trophy was UBD Team A, followed by second place ITB Team A and ITB Team B in third.

Will there be another tournament next year? I hope so 😀

 

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This event is happening in three more weeks – The Boat and Holiday Expo which will be held at the end of this month at the Royal Wharf. This huge event is jointly organised by Municipal Board, Sakam Enterprise and Adison Marketing Services. The event is also supported by Brunei Tourism and also the Marine Department.

Supported by the Municipal Department and the Marine Department, the expo will be split into two parts; one will seek to cater all things boat related; exhibitions and trade, seminars, parades and even a jetski stunt show featuring professional stuntman and world champion jet skier, Medhy Menad.

The event is aimed at bringing in together all holiday and tourism authorities, operators and other related establishments together to showcase their ideas and products and services. This is with the goal of creating awareness to imporove the sustainabilitiy of the tourism industry and Brunei’s socio-economic stature.

There will be a photography competition with the theme “The Beauty of Kampung Ayer”. The date will be from 12th June to 24th June. There will be great prizes to be won. The first prize will be a Sony Bravia LED TV with certificate. The second prize will be a Sony Home Theater with certificate. Third prize will be a Sony Handycam. There will be seven consolation prizes as well together with the certificates.

The shortlisted photos will be exhibited on 28th to 30th June and the winner will be announced on the 29th of June. The competition is only open to Citizens and PR of Brunei Darussalam though there is an exemption for Green IC holders if you have been in the country for more than a year. There’s a $10 fee for participation. You can send up to a maximum of four pictures.

The photography competition

The photography competition