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It’s super big in Malaysia and now it’s made available in Brunei Darussalam. In Malaysia, there are almost 580 restaurants listed in Food Panda which is a mobile app and web-based for food ordering and delivery service provider. Now it’s good to see such a reputable company such as Food Panda to be in Brunei and it’s slowly making waves as the online orders are increasing day by day.
So far, Food Panda has partnered with 20 restaurants such as Ximply Chriz, Kitaro Japanese, Swensen’s, KFC and Burger King to name a few in Brunei. Last week, I conducted a special free voucher for my instagram followers to increase the awareness of Food Panda existence in Brunei and it worked. People were ordering and there was a huge spike in terms of orders from Food Panda and Burger King was the popular order among the lot.
Recently Claudio Abitante, the Managing Director of Foodpanda Brunei, was in the country to meet up with potential restaurants to be listed in Food panda. He believes that Food Panda will be as popular as in Malaysia because Bruneians love to eat.
For the moment, the delivery service is currently limited to residents of Brunei-Muara and hopefully it will extend to other districts after they finalized with the logistics. I have to say it’s not that easy especially for logistic purposes and currently, FoodPanda is utilizing TNT Brunei in providing the delivery service.
Two days ago, FoodPanda Brunei is now available on three platforms – IOS, Google Play and Window, and now you can order your favourite food from your smart phone. So do give it a try and you will amazed that to see food being delivered to your doorsteps.
Do mind the delays on some of the deliveries and FoodPanda Brunei is still finding ways to expedite the process for the convenience of the customers.
From time to time, FoodPanda Brunei will be running a few gimmick promotions and you will get some FREE vouchers from FoodPanda which you can use for your orders. You can also visit their website page – foodpanda.com.bn too. Happy hunting for food 😀
Now available on the tip of your fingers
Do download the app on your smartphone
Don’t forget to register yourself
Yay, I’m a registered user
So far, the delivery is within Bandar Seri Begawan
The good thing is that they have logs on your previous orders. So far, I have yet to make an order 😀
Some of the restaurants listed in FoodPanda Brunei
You can check out their website too
This is how the delivery man will carry – a FoodPanda bag in the near future
Claudio Abitante, the Managing Director of FoodPanda Brunei, is happy that FoodPanda is slowing making an impact in Brunei
Something huge and exiting for this week’s Weekend Promotion. Enjoy storewide shopping at 15% discount; from women accessories to men clothing to kids’ shoes, basically everything you can find from Malppy! Do your last minute shopping with just a few clicks away and be ready for Raya.
How to Shop:
Go to www.malppy.com and register an account for free.
Once logged in, browse any item you want to buy and add to cart.
Once you’re done shopping, proceed to view cart
Type in [DISCOUNT] at Use Coupon Code and proceed to checkout
Done! And you will receive your goods within 14 days at your doorsteps.
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Apart from this big discount, this week Malppy is featuring Valentino Inspired Rockstuds sandals for children. Every little girls’ dream shoe; for the little ones that love to dress up like mommy can do so now with these cute sandals. This featured sandal is at only B$23.90 instead of B$32.90, even better, you can use this week coupon code to get another 15% discount of the promo price! There are more colours to choose from, so what are you waiting for? Visit Malppy today.
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Dayat, Elizabeth, Eden, Maria, Joanna, Ruby, Bridget, Shian Li, Adi Farhan and Jeffery at the Brunei International Airport
Last year,there were three representatives. This year, Brunei are sending 9 participants and this shows that Bruneians have what it takes with their talents. Yesterday nine of them took off for the United States to represent Brunei in the World Championship of Performing Arts (WCOPA). In other words, it’s the official “Talent Olympics” and it’s a good avenue to aspire more talents. This is a great opportunity for the participants to be exposed to the real competition and also compete against other performers around the world.
Last year, Fakhrul Razi made to the finals of WCOPA 2013 and bagged a few gold medals while Kevin Lo earned scholarships from the acting academy and notching a few gold medals whereas Maria Grace Koh earned silver medals from last year’s awards. The only one returning back to Hollywood is Maria while the rest are new to the competition.
Jeffrey Cadayong of Prismworks Event Management is confident that Brunei will bring in more medals and also earn more gold medals. The Brunei candidates have been working very hard and they had their final rehearsal at Expression Music before taking off for their adventure to Hollywood. I saw bits of pieces of Ruby Chong’s performance and I was super amazed already by this lady talent and I have seen her sing in public events.
Both sisters Eden Chiam and Shian Li Chiam are also selected for the USA trip who will performing vocal and instrument respectively in the junior category. They are the youngest of the lot. Elizabeth Sim and Joanna Kwan will be representing Brunei in the senior acting category. As for the senior vocal category, former champion of P2F Hidayat Hj Ahim, Ruby Chong, Bridget Ang and Md Adi Farhan will represent the country.
Will any of them reach the finals of the WCOPA like Fakhrul Razi did? I do have faith in them and they will make more waves this time round. Last year, Brunei won the “Spirit Award” and also the winning viral photo which happened to be my photo on social media.
Good luck to all the participants and do keep us posted. Too bad this year I won’t be joining them to the States. Maybe next year when the time is right. Do follow their updates on instagram @officialwcopabrunei
Dayat with his family and friends, sending him off
Ruby Chong and her cute nephew
Adi Farhan with his family members
Brunei delegates with the family members
Bridget Ang with her family and friends
The Chiam family 😀
A shot with the celebrities 😀
Grand Motors Sdn Bhd, the exclusive distributor of Kia vehicles in Brunei Darussalam is at the forefront of the companies supporting football in the country. Kia Motors, one of the official automotive partners in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ further compliments the youthfulness, dynamism and excitement of its products through active participation in sports marketing.
For the past years, Grand Motors has supported several sports events like tennis, golf and football. This year, Grand Motors extends the spirit of the world’s most famous football tournament and donates more than 100 footballs to different schools in the country to further expand this advocacy. As one of the company’s newest corporate social responsibility (CSR) endeavors, this program is in line with its advocacy of youth empowerment through sports. Among the schools in Brunei, the following were the recipients of the KIA-FIFA footballs: Co-Curriculum Education Department for Sports School, Jerudong International School, International School Brunei and Seri Mulia Sarjana International School.
According to Grand Motors’ Managing Director Frankie Ho, “Kia Brunei believes that through sports, our youth will grow up to be responsible and active adults who will strengthen the backbone of our society”. He also added, “Through this program, we aim to develop the skills and interest of the students in this global sport to further reinforce fair play and team spirit”.
Kia has been an Official Automotive Partner of FIFA since 2007, including the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ and UEFA EURO 2012™, and has recently strengthened their involvement in the game with an unprecedented long-term commitment of extending their partnership with FIFA until 2022.
Mr. Ambrose Nathan, Chief Financial Officer of International School Brunei receives the footballs in behalf of their school.
Grand Motors’ Executive Director Pg Hj Abdul Qahar Bin PSD Maj Gen (R) Pg Hj Ibnu Basith ceremoniously hands over the footballs to the Director of Co-Curriculum Education Department, Pg Suhaimi Bin Pg Hj Bakar and receiving it is Sports School Deputy Principal Mohammad Norilham Jais
Receiving the balls from KIA Sales Manager Ms. Jacqueline Koh are representatives from Jerudong International School with their Sports Director Mr. Chris McGeorge
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Check out the promotion during Ramadhan
Brand Manager Terence Han also caught by surprise of the outlet’s overwhelming response in KB. For your info, the location of the KB outlet is in the middle town of KB town along Jalan Pretty. You definitely won’t miss it and furthermore, Skechers looks colourful and catchy from a distance.
The great thing about its location is that it is able to attract customers from the border (Miri).
So do expect footwear for men, women and children and who knows I might end up wearing a casual one. You will be amazed that there are estimate of 2,000 shoes and stocks just keep coming because of the good demand.
Skechers Brunei are currently having a new promotion during the month of Ramadhan, offering members a 20 per cent discount on regular items instead of the normal 15 per cent discount. Membership is free of cost and discounts apply immediately upon purchase.
You can also follow their updates on @skechersbrunei and their Facebook page.
Now open in KB town
Check out the footwear at Skechers KB
Check out the footwear at Skechers KB
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What Skechers are you?
Faridah was being selected as one of our lucky members! Faridah used her $80 voucher towards On the GO Sport Sandals and a pair of Men’s USA for her 2 handsome boys. Taken from Skechers Facebook Page.
Happening tonight at Galleria YMRM
This will be the third edition of their crazy sales at Galleria YMRM. This time it will be at their Batu Satu Branch and for the first time, Galleria YMRM will be having a 50% discount on all their lightings and chandeliers for tonight only. Those who are familiar, the crazy sales will be from 7pm to midnight tonight at Batu Satu Branch. The last time when they had the crazy sales, YMRM managed to sell 40,000 metres in that five hour window. Amazing!!! This is because of the ridiculous low $1 per meter sale that they have and that deal is back on again for tonight.
Door mat will be priced at only $1 each which is ideal for your home before the festive season hits. French lace is now at $19.90 per meter as compared to $129 per meter. Other fabrics are now $3.90 meter as compared to the usual $39 per meter.
YMRM is also giving out tikar sembayang for every purchase above $100 on that 5-hour window tonight. And if you purchase more than $300, you can buy 5 chairs at a price of $12.90 each chair which is a great deal if you happen to host open houses during Hari Raya. Down light for lighting up your home will be as low as $1.90 each.
So do plan yourself tonight for some awesome deals at Galleria YMRM Batu Satu and shop till you drop.
Loads of choices for fabric and textile to choose from at YMRM
Lightings for your home
Loads of choices for fabric and textile to choose from at YMRM
Now you can get this chandelier for half the price, only tonight
Plenty of lightings to choose at YMRM
If you spend more than $300, you can buy 5 chairs at a price of $12.90 each
Tikar sembayang will be given out those spending more than $100
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Minister of Energy at the Prime Minister’s Office, Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Singamanteri Colonel (Rtd) Dato Seri Setia (Dr) Haji Mohammad Yasmin Haji Umar, Dato Matsatejo Sokiaw, CEO of PetroleumBRUNEI and Yves Grosjean, General Manager of Total E&P Borneo B.V
A launching ceremony for the Maharaja Lela South (MLS) project was held at the Muara Fabrication Yard in Kampung Serasa. Attended by the Minister of Energy at the Prime Minister’s Office, Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Singamanteri Colonel (Rtd) Dato Seri Setia (Dr) Haji Mohammad Yasmin Haji Umar, also there were Mr Nguyen Truong Giang, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Vietnam, Dato Paduka Awang Hj Jamain Bin Haji Julaihi, Permanent Secretary (Downstream & Power), Energy Department at the Prime Minister’s Office, Puan Hjh Rosmawatty binti Hj Abd Mumin, Permanent Secretary (Upstream) , Energy Department at the Prime Minister’s Office and Dato Matsatejo Sokiaw, CEO of PetroleumBRUNEI.
The MLS project, which is part of the exploration Block B, is located 50 kilometres northeast from Brunei coastline, and costs around US$1.4 billion ($1.74 billion).
In his speech, the Minister of Energy said “The MLS Project will amongst others, extend Block B’s production life to beyond 2025, while increasing current daily production from 30,000 barrel of oil equivalent to around 40,000 boe.”
According to Yves Grosjean, General Manager of Total E&P Borneo B.V, “Starting early 2016, the Project will produce the new gas and condensate resources discovered by exploration wells ML-5 and ML-6 drilled in 2010. These two wells were the deepest ever drilled in Brunei and the reservoirs to be produced are high pressure/high temperature. With the new wells from ML South it is anticipated that field production will be sustained at the new plateau level of 5Mm3/d beyond 2025, with the contribution of identified upsides. This new production level represents an increase of 35% compared to the production rate under the initial gas sales contract to BLNG that expired in 2013 and has now been renewed until 2033.”
The MLS Project is the largest joint venture in the block, spearheaded by Total E&P Borneo B.V. with Petroleum Brunei and Shell Deepwater Borneo among the shareholders.
The guest of honour in his welcoming remarks
Yves Grosjean saying a few words
Group photo
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Breaking news: Official statement from AirAsia: AirAsia confirms there was an incident with Flight AK 278 at Bandar Seri Begawan International Airport, Brunei today at approximately 1600hrs.
All passengers and crew on board disembarked safely and there are no injuries reported for this incident. There were a total of 102 passengers and 7 crew on board.
Our ground services personnel are currently attending to the needs of all passengers concerned.
Our team is working with the relevant authorities to identify the root cause of this incident, and AirAsia will provide further updates as necessary.
Passengers disembarked from flight AK 278 after an unusual landing at Brunei International Airport. Image courtesy of Whatsapp.
A personnel from the fire department, helping to carry bags of the passengers to an assembly point. Image courtesy of Whatsapp.
Image courtesy of Whatsapp
The AirAsia plane that landed unusually on the runaway and skidded off to the grass area. Hats off to the captain of flight AK 278 to ensure everyone is safe. Image courtesy of Whatsapp.
Passengers are all safe. Image courtesy of Whatsapp.
The bus chauffeuring the passengers to the assembly point
The famous Tapak Kuda from M. Hana Bakery. Now it’s open for orders
Guess what, guys?? You can now order your cakes and biscuits just in time for Hari Raya and for many years, my friends have ordered through M. Hana Bakery because of the choices they have and they are yummy too. For your info, M. Hana Bakery has been one of the biggest household name when it comes to home made cakes and biscuits. But this time, they will only do cakes and cake roll.
The top selling ones are 1) American Chocolate Cake which now has 3 layers instead of 2 previously and 2) Tapak Kuda. Therefore, M. Hana Bakery has stocked up their materials to cater for the growing demand for both items. Other items for order are Kek Lapis Coffee Princess, Bueno Marble Roll, Tik Tak Roll, Kek Vico, Oreo Cheese Cake and many more (just check the order image below).
You can download the order form for cakes and biscuits [here]. The deadline for the final order is on 12th July 2014. For SMS bookings, you can contact 710 4474 or 7153030.
Cheese cake 9” x 9” for $15
American Chocolate Cake (3 layers) – 6” x 6” for $18 or 9” by 9” for $22
Oreo Cheese cake 9” x 9” for $18
Cake Vico 9” x 9” for $20
Kek Lapis Favourite Nutella 6” x 9” for $30
Bueno Marble Roll (Green orange) and Tik Tak Roll (white roll)
Kek Lapis Coffee Princess 6” x 9” for $20
I’m in love with their Tapak Kuda
Peah, Mel and Bakar devouring the Tapak Kuda last night
Seng Yee having a roll too
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Pao Jian Wan of Concepts Computer (2nd from left) with Zul Abdul Rahman, Marketing Executive of Concepts Computer with the staff of Concepts Computer unveiling some of models that are going on discounts
This is how Concepts Computer gives back to the community and I always love their promotion because it involves the youth especially students. This is a very great deal for students and even teachers as they enjoy certain discounts on selected items such as the Acer notebooks and Epson printers to name a few or perhaps an Acer smartphone. Not to worry as membership pen drive holders will also benefit from the ongoing “Back-To-School” promotion. Check out the press release below given by Concepts Computer. Thumbs up to the promotion and happy belated to the man behind Concepts Computer, Mr. Vincent Pao. You can follow more updates on Concepts Computer on their Facebook page.
Education is one of the most important part of a healthy and growing society, which is why Concepts Computer is always glad to do promotions when it comes to “Back-To-School” periods. And as July/August is one of the larger “Back-To-School” period in Brunei, that is in terms of returns to primary and secondary schools and also more importantly, in terms of the start of higher education at institutes like UBD and ITB, Concepts Computer will be rolling out a huge selection of specials and promotions from well-known brands like Acer and Epson.
On offer from Concepts Computer is a slew of laptops from Acer, over ten models. Listed will be a sample of models that will be available during this period. First is the Acer Aspire E1-432-29574G50, available in black and on promotion for $468, usual price was $528. The Acer Aspire E1-432-29574G50 is an affordable 14” laptop with an Intel Celeron processor and is perfect as a beginner’s laptop, and a great introduction to IT literacy for young children. Next is the Acer Aspire V5-472P-21174G50, available in 2 colours, either champagne ice or cool steel, selling for $618, down from usual price of $718. The Acer Aspire V5-472P-21174G50 is a great introduction model for those looking to learn touch-screen computing on a Windows 8 machine. With an Intel Pentium processor, 4GB of RAMs and HDMI connectivity, the Acer Aspire V5-472P-21174G50 is also perfect as an at-home multimedia console that streams all of your multimedia onto your High Definition HDMI-connected TV screens.
Next model from Acer is the Acer Aspire V5-473PG-54204G50, also available in 2 colours, champagne ice or cool steel, on offer for $868, usual price was $998. It comes with touch-enabled screen, HDMI connectivity, an Intel i5 processor and a 2GB Nvidia GeForce graphic card, making the Acer Aspire V5-473PG-54204G50 the perfect multimedia laptop on-the-go. Next is the Acer TravelMate P645G-MG-54204G52, available for $1,108 per unit, down from the usual price of $1,308. It is classed as a business laptop, with it’s anti-shock HDDs and Acer’s patented Bio-Protection fingerprint security scanner, making the safety of your business-related data secure wherever you are.
Concepts Computer will also have 2 models from Acer’s portable line of smart phones and tablets, first is the Acer Liquid Z3S smart phone which during this promotion will be $128 and comes with a free 4GB micro-SD card, adding more space to an already affordable and utilitarian smart phone. Next is the Acer Iconia W3, a 32GB Windows OS tablet, on promotion for $398, down from the usual price of $428, making Windows-based smart tablets more affordable.
Acer Iconia W3, a 32GB Windows OS tablet,
Some of the Acer notebooks on promotion
Many of the Acer Aspire models on promotion
Epson printers making a name for itself especially among teachers and students. Now you can enjoy some discounts on selected models of Epson printers
Also on offer will be the full line of Epson L-Series printer with external ink tanks, ranging from the affordable Epson L-210 ultra high-yield all-in-one colour printer to the very robust Epson L-1800 A3 6-colours photo printer. With every purchase of any of the L-Series printer during this “Back-To-School” promotional period, customers are entitled to receive free full set of inks and free ream of papers. All Epson L-Series printers comes with genuine external ink tanks, a full set of bottled inks and 1 year warranty coverage, making the L-Series the best printing solution when it comes to quality and cost.
Zul Abdul Rahman, Marketing Executive of Concepts Computer said, “Concepts Computer has always had a close relationship with students and teachers and the Bruneian education sector in general so it’s not a difficult step for us to cater to their needs specifically.” He continued, ”These promotions not only ensure a well-equipped student base in Brunei but also a well educated and IT-literate group of people who will be technically savvy and a huge resource for Brunei as a whole in the future.” Zul also noted that the promotions are not limited to those in higher education like universities or institutes, it is also open to students in primary and secondary education levels.
The “Back-To-School” promotions will be available from the 5th of July til the 26th of July, and will be open to all teachers and students, please bring proof to show that you are either a teacher or student in the form of ID, report cards or a formal letter from the respective educational institute. Also this promotion will be open to all Concepts Computer members, just show your membership pendrives when you make your purchase to take advantage of these promotions. To those who are not members, do not worry, registration will be open during this period as well. For even more information, please visit your nearest Concepts Computer showroom or call 2233551/2/3.
It’s always a great sight to see Vincent Pao behind the camera and working hand-in-hand with the media
Concepts Computer associates posing for the media
Check out the promotion deals at Concepts Computer
Concepts Computer celebrated Vincent’s birthday last week.
I only dropped by last Saturday just to check out the “Revelation of Muslim Clothing” exhibition. I believe it was a great success and it was great to see big names from Malaysia showcasing their products to the Brunei market and yes, there is such a demand for these products that they offer. The exhibition also had special talks on Aurat and Muslim clothing with the title “Aurat oh Aurat, I Cover Up for Allah SWT”. You will be surprised that there are many things we assume that what covering Aurat is and there are many things to learn about Aurat itself.
The Revelation of Muslim Clothing event also comprises of an area for ‘Used & Wearable Clothing’ as well as Hijabs, Baju Kurungs, Baju Melayu, Jubah, shoes, shirts and pants which is free of charge for the public, as well as 100 over Ramadhan goodies.
One of the names that caught my eye was Miss Nina whom I made acquaintance during her days in Teh Tarik Crew and they did perform once in Brunei Darussalam. I doubt she remembered me *lol* and now she’s doing quite well with her fashion label Mizz Demeanor and Madeena Clothing (a Muslimah fashion label). Another famous designer from Malaysia is Calvin Thoo who was recently in Brunei as well for the showcase.
Check out some of the pictures below. Some of the images taken from @feekscada @madeenamy instagram and images courtesy of Aziz Idris and Syazwani Rosli of Borneo Bulletin.
Hajah Izyan Ahmad Khalidi, the Managing Director of IWN Enterprise, the organiser of the “Revelation of Muslim Clothing”. Image taken by Syazwani Hj Rosli of Borneo Bulletin.
Hajah Izyan Ahmad Khalidi presenting Ramadhan goody bags at the event last weekend. Image by Aziz Idris of Borneo Bulletin.
Afiqah Ibnu with celebrity Mizz Nina of @medeenamy design line. Image taken from @feekscada
Mizz Nina at the event. Image taken from @mizznina1780
Afiqah and Zuraidah
A talk on Aurat
The event took place on the 7th floor at Centrepoint Hotel
The Madeena collection
Guess who was there? The passionate singer himself Fakhrul Razi who was selling his debut album Mutlak
It’s good to see @franatics_bn helping out the selling of his album
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“With advanced technology and the creativeness of designers, clothing these days can be very unique and interesting. This week Malppy introduces, Creative 3D T-shirt (without the use of 3D glasses!). They are designed and printed in a way that those objects or cute animals are three-dimensional. Be the topic of the crowd with these t-shirts for B$33.90 instead of B$39.90 for this week promotion. Go to Malppy’s website and type “3D Creative T-shirt Unisex” to see the full range of designs that we have for you. Happy shopping and have a great weekend ahead!”
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Galleria YMRM Tungku Link Branch
Galleria YMRM have quite a selection of fabric for “cara melayu” and what impressed me the most is the IMA fabric which is the Japanese cotton material. The price is higher than the normal type but now they have a promotional price where it’s being slashed from $15.90 to $12.90 per meter. What’s great about this material is that it’s of high quality and it’s pretty cooling and soothing to the skin. Last year, they have 20 different colours and this year, they have 60 different colours with the IMA material. This really shows how good the material and the trust it has coming from customers. You can look elegant wearing one without to fork out so much.
They also have good quality ones for the ladies for Baju Kurung and they have different price range from the affordable ones to the high end and of course, the quality is guaranteed. It’s no surprise that most of the tailors in Brunei make their fabrics and textile according to the management. For the ladies, if you want something more elegant as in Kebaya type, then I recommend you go fo the laces and YMRM have tons of those in both branches.
Perhaps the ladies will be more interested in the Italian silk that just arrived at YMRM stores, direct from Italy. The prices are at premium but you will see why it is expensive because of the quality and the designs are pretty unique as well. YMRM are only bringing limited designs and quantity so at least the ladies will feel more privileged.
Galleria YMRM are not only popular for selling fabrics for men and women but they are also selling in-house lights and also “cucul” lights for Hari Raya. So if you need some new lightings in your house, they have a wide selection to choose from. YMRM already have tents outside their premise selling deco lights (cucul) and this have been their trademark for a few years already.
The containers just keep coming every week just to stock up on new items and another good reason why customers keep coming back for more
The interior of YMRM at Batu Satu
Customers making selections of fabric at YMRM
Galleria YMRM Batu Satu branch
The chandelier from YMRM
Many lights to choose from at YMRM
The place is just full of old and the new
Check out the Songkok
Name of the songbook is Darussalam
Check out the IMA fabric collection ideal for Cara Melayu
Wide selection to choose from
Senjang for the guys
More senjang for the guys
Ask for the assistants from YMRM
I highly recommend you to buy this particular material for Cara Melayu
YMRM has actively been giving back to the community by having special discounts every now and then. Furthermore, customers can even buy fabric as low as $1 per meter. Galleria YMRM Director, Hitesh Ramesh Bhawnani, shared how successful the crazy hour sales have been and thanked the media for the overall success. He said that customers even have to park along the highway to get into YMRM at Tungku Link. For those who didn’t know, YMRM Tungku Link held two sessions of “Special Happy Hours” sale few weeks ago.
Guess how much fabric was sold in one night alone? Believe it or not, 40,000 meters. These materials are mostly the Cara Melayu fabric and these materials come from Egypt, Japan, Korea and others. So it’s good to see more patrons coming in and buying at really affordable prices in time for Hari Raya. The usual $20 per meter was slashed to $4 per meter for that night as well.
Do stay tune for more updates on YMRM on my blog and social media platform.
These newly imported Italian silks just came to YMRM a few days ago
They only brought in limited designs
Loving the colours of the Chanel textile from Italy
Maybe the ladies will like the new trend and design from Italy
Light colours to suit your taste
Don’t forget to buy cucul for your home for Hari Raya
Something new to give more attraction of your home
More lights at YMRM
Something to buy in preparation for Hari Raya
Chairs also for sale
It’s always affordable to shop at YMRM
Shopping overload at YMRM *lol*
This Ramadhan, KFC wants to celebrate with you with some exciting news for the occasion.
First is the new product of Tangy Crunch now available at all outlets. A new creation with the tagline Liven up your taste buds!, the Tangy Crunch chicken features an irresistible combination of tangy and crunch with a marinadethat includes lime and a special blend of spice. Available in two combos, Combo A comes with 2 pieces of chicken, 4 pieces of Onion Rings, 1 Colonel Rice, 1 Colonel Soup and a regular carbonated drink for only B$8.50 and Combo B comes with 3 pieces of chicken, 1 butterscotch bun, Cheezy Wedges and a regular carbonated drink for only B$9.50. During this time, Hot and Spicy will temporary be replaced by the Tangy Lime.
Secondly, majority of the KFC outlets will be operating from 11am to 2am daily during the Ramadhan month to cater to the customer’s sahur needs. Customers that spend B$5 and above in a single purchase will also receive a complimentary gift. Beside that, customers doing their pre Raya shopping at Airport Mall, The Mall and Yayasan is also up for an extra treat as the KFC outlets in these Malls will give customers a car parking rebate up to B$2 for any purchase worth B$15 in a single receipt.
Fans of Doraemon can also expect the arrival of Doraemon blanket towels later this month which comes in six different designs and colours. KFC would like to take this opportunity to wish all a Happy Ramadhan.
KFC Tangy Crunch
Origin Films with St. Andrew’s School principal, staff and students during Origin Films visit to St. Andrew’s School last week
As you know, Yasmine the movie has been getting a lot of publicity in the media and they have been aggressive in their exposure especially in government and private schools to increase the awareness of Yasmine’s movie as well as educate the students the essence of film making and more of behind-the-scenes moments. For your information, Yasmine is a Brunei featured film produced by Origin Films Sdn Bhd, and the movie has created good waves to be featured in Shanghai Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival.
Recently Origin Films’ cast and crew paid a visit to schools – St. George’s School, St. Andrew’s School, Yayasan Primary School, Maktab Sains School and ISB to name a few. Of course, the main draw of the visit is Liyana Yus who plays the main lead role in Yasmine. Also accompanying her were Siti Kamaluddin the director of Origin Films, Din Kamaluddin, the producer of Origin Films, Chan Man Ching, action director of Origin Films and Nadiah Wahid, co-star of Yasmine.
They have been warmly received during the ASEAN Consumer Fair where Origin Films made their presence felt with appearance of the lead actor Liyana. It was a successful project initiated by her co-star Nadiah Wahid and her efforts paid off.
Below are pictures from St. Andrew’s School and ISB. Ah, the memories of SAS and it was great to be back and the school hall still feels the same *lol* It was great to catch up with my former teachers and it’s amazing that they are still teaching in St. Andrew’s School. Anyway, enjoy the pictures.
A student asking question for Origin Films
Students listening to the presentation of Origin Films project on Yasmine
Another student from Hollis asking a question
The students managed to do some silat poses with Liyana
Siti Kamaluddin doing a selfie with the students
Preparing for the customary Yasmine pose
Trying out the Yasmine pose
And they did a good job
Adam Hanif of Origin Films was a popular figure among the ladies
More selfies and selfies
Students feeling Fai’s hair
Liyana Yus with my former Malay teacher Normah
Selfie with SAS Students
More selfies
Nadiah and Mariah giving their signatures
For all the Yasmine fans out there, you can stand a chance to win a ticket for two to Jakarta for the Yasmine Gala Premiere. Awesome, right? This is because the Gala night is only by invitation and it’s not for sale. So refer to the posters below for the questions and email your answer to marketing(a)bruneipress.com or enquiry(a)origin artistic.com by 21st July 2014 and the winner will be announced on 25th July 2014. For more information, you can visit their facebook.com/yasminethemovie and you can follow them on Twitter and instagram @yasminethemovie
Check out the original song from the soundtrack of Yasmine, song entitled “Menang Demi Cinta by Nidji
Students were excited to see the guys behind Yasmine
We are gonna catch the premiere *woohoo*
The Yasmine pose with the ISB students
It’s signing with fans session
It’s good to see Liyana being an inspiration for others
Thank you, ISB, for the wonderful energy
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SAVE THE DATE! ISB First Reunion Homecoming Party is here!
Registration starts from now until end of July! To register, kindly RSVP to Ciara at ISBAlumni@ac.isb.edu.bn !
Relive your fondest ISB memories by returning to the place where it all began (that’s right, the venue will be in ISB School)!
Reunion Homecoming Party. Eligible to all former students of International School of Brunei.
The famous Tapak Kuda from M. Hana Bakery. Now it’s open for orders
Guess what, guys?? You can now order your cakes and biscuits just in time for Hari Raya and for many years, my friends have ordered through M. Hana Bakery because of the choices they have and they are yummy too. For your info, M. Hana Bakery has been one of the biggest household name when it comes to home made cakes and biscuits. But this time, they will only do cakes and cake roll.
The top selling ones are 1) American Chocolate Cake which now has 3 layers instead of 2 previously and 2) Tapak Kuda. Therefore, M. Hana Bakery has stocked up their materials to cater for the growing demand for both items. Other items for order are Kek Lapis Coffee Princess, Bueno Marble Roll, Tik Tak Roll, Kek Vico, Oreo Cheese Cake and many more (just check the order image below).
You can download the order form for cakes and biscuits [here]. The deadline for the final order is on 12th July 2014. For SMS bookings, you can contact 710 4474 or 7153030.
Cheese cake 9” x 9” for $15
American Chocolate Cake (3 layers) – 6” x 6” for $18 or 9” by 9” for $22
Oreo Cheese cake 9” x 9” for $18
Cake Vico 9” x 9” for $20
Kek Lapis Favourite Nutella 6” x 9” for $30
Bueno Marble Roll (Green orange) and Tik Tak Roll (white roll)
Kek Lapis Coffee Princess 6” x 9” for $20
I’m in love with their Tapak Kuda
Peah, Mel and Bakar devouring the Tapak Kuda last night
Seng Yee having a roll too
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Some FAQs from Progresif Cellular
Question: What will happen to my present postpaid service?
Answer: Your postpaid account will remain uninterrupted and will be automatically transferred from B-Mobile to Progresif Cellular (PCSB), effective July 1,2014.However, there will be some slight changes that need to take place with your regular payment procedure beginning July 1st – this varies from bank to bank.Beginning July 1, 2014, you will no longer be able to make any bill payments to the B-Mobile account. This includes payments via automated teller machines (ATMs), over-the-counter deposits and internet banking.You may continue to make bill payments to the newly established Progresif Cellular account via the same methods mentioned above i.e. ATM, over the counter and internet banking.
For details on what you need to do to make the change, please go to our new website at www.progresifcellular.com.bn,or to your bank’s website, where you will see a step-by-step guide. If you need any clarification or further information, you may also send your query to contact(8)progresifcellular.com.bn.
Question: What will happen to my prepaid service?
Answer: You will still be able to buy and use B-Mobile prepaid top-up cards from your regular outlets. Nothing has changed. At the end of July, you will be able to buy Progresif Cellular or PCSB top-up cards, but for now, the B- Mobile cards will still work as usual.
Question: What about our SIM cards. Do we need to change them and will there be a cost?
Answer: This will be an over-the-counter process, but you will have 6 months from July 1st to do it. This will apply to both prepaid and postpaid and there will be no charge.For corporate customers, we will be liaising directly with the administrator at your company.
Question: When will new Progresif Cellular (PCSB) top-up cards be launched?
Answer: They will be available at the end of July. Meanwhile, your existing ones will still work.
For more FAQs, you can click here on their corporate website or you can join their Facebook Page.
Invited guests checking out the dresses from Jovian Mandagie at The Empire Hotel & Country Club
Late post: Ever heard of ZALORA? It’s a growing brand in Brunei though there’s no physical store that exists in Brunei because it’s an online brand. Do you know that ZALORA is increasing in growth in terms of sales from Brunei alone? Though it’s a small market compared to other regional countries but it is an important growing market said Luca Barberis, Director of ZALORA. He noticed the growth trend increased by 100% in the past few months and from there, the company believe that Brunei is an important market because many Bruneians buy Jovian Mandagie’s design wear for women.
The other reason why Bruneians love to shop at ZALORA because of the speedy delivery to their doorsteps. The items will be delivered within 3-4 days from Malaysia and you can even return the item should the dress or shoes you bought isn’t the correct size. Jovian Mandagie is known for their modern Baju Kurungs and Muslimah Dresses and the price ranges from RM 250.
Recently ZALORA made a showcase at The Empire Hotel & Country Club with the presence with the management and fashion icon celebrity Jovian Mandagie. The public had the opportunity to view the collection by Jovian Mandagie “Chantilly” which is inspired by the French city of Chantilly which is known for producing the finest lace.
The showcase was also an avenue for the newbies to get a feel of Jovian Mandagie products and they will be able to trust and appreciate the design and materials by Jovian Mandagie. So ladies, this is very ideal for upcoming Hari Raya and I have to say I’m impressed with the workmanship and the simplicity of the design and still looking elegant.
It was a honour also to meet the fashion designer himself, Jovian Mandagie, and I love his aura and charisma which makes him such an approachable celebrity. I also had interesting conversion with Giulio Xiloyannis, Managing Director of ZALORA Malaysia and Luca Barberis, Director of ZALORA Malaysia and Stacy Hui, PR Executive of ZALORA Malaysia.
Luca shared that many of their customers are surfing through mobile phones and making purchases from their devices. At least 30% of their customers buy ZALORA products online, either through ZALORA mobile site or ZALORA app. His team will further improve the user friendliness of their mobile based ZALORA to improve customer experience which will translate to more dollars and cents.
So do check out their website ZALORA and you can check the number of Jovian Mandagie’s dresses online and give it a shot or even download their mobile app on IOS and Android.
Fashion icon Jovian Mandagie and Giulio Xiloyannis, Managing Director of ZALORA Malaysia
Luca Barberis, Director of ZALORA Malaysia mingling with the guests
ZALORA showcasing Jovian Mandagie dresses
ZALORA showcasing Jovian Mandagie dresses
Jovian and @enyabioux
ZALORA showcasing Jovian Mandagie dresses
Anisah browsing through ZALORA website
The layout at ZALORA website
How ZALORA app looks like on IOS
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The top 3 winners of the Kick it to Brazil” campaign organised by Peugeot Brunei. Prizes were presented to Lim Kai Wei, Peugeot’s Marketing Assistant.
Congratulations to Michelle Wong for winning the Facebook photo contest organised by the Peugeot Brunei Facebook page. The winning photo was taken at Singapore’s Flower Dome and she entered the “Malaysia or Singapore” week of the contest where she achieved the most number of likes.
Second place went to Danny Aimi, an avid runner who travels around the world for marathon purposes. His picture was taken in Singapore. Third winner went to Debbie Too, former The Brunei Times reporter, and I’m not sure where this photo was taken *lol*
Michelle Wong won herself a GoPro Hero 3+. The photo contested went on for five weeks and it was a contest organised in conjunction with the “Kick it to Brazil” campaign where Peugeot Paris’ aim was to send a football through 30 countries in 100 days.
For more info, you can visit Peugeot’s Facebook page for updates. Images courtesy of Peugeot Brunei.
Michelle the star of the day with the media
Michelle Wong with her new gadget – GoPro Hero 3+
The winning photo submitted by Michelle Wong
Danny Aimi receiving consolation prize from Lim Kai Wei
Danny Aimi’s photo on Peugeot Facebook Page
Debbie Too receiving consolation prize from Lim Kai Wei
Debbie’s photo submission at Peugeot Facebook Page
The fantastic prizes from Peugeot
The Peugeot 408 1.6 Turbo
Check out the Hari Raya promo at Peugeot Brunei. Click image to enter Facebook page.
Brunei Shell Marketing recently launched a new product that will be made available in Brunei by July. If you are not familiar with the product, well, it’s the best in the line under the Shell Helix Ultra brand and it’s called the Shell Helix Ultra 5w-40. The product was launched by Pg Shamhary Pg Dato Paduka Mustapha, Managing Director of Brunei Shell Marketing at the Royal Bekshire Hall, Royal Brunei Poll and Riding Club.
The new product Shell Helix Ultra 5w-40 is top of the line product and it is made from natural gas with Shell PurePlus technology. It’s the most advanced motor oil in the market and it is able to meet up the demands of the latest cars. Because of its pureness and clear base oil, it enables Shell to develop superior lubricants. Just imagine using the Shell Helix Ultra 5w-40 on your old engine and it will be able to keep your engines to factory clean.
In his speech, the managing director pointed out more benefits of the new Shell Helix Ultra 5w-40 such as offers superior friction and corrosion protection and also improved fuel economy (by 1.4%). He is confident that this will meet the demands of motorists and drivers who seek high quality motor oil to deliver the best performance.
Present were the Hj Mat Sarudin Hj Ismail, Head of Commercial and Mohd Adini Mohd Daini, Head of Retail of BSM, Brunei Shell Marketing retailers, franchised workshops (car dealers), independent workshops and distributors as they will be focused on passenger car motor oil.
In the afternoon session, BSM conducted a product knowledge training for Brunei Shell Joint Venture companies, government and industries for industrial lubricantss.
There was also a technical presentation by Premit Singh, Lubricants Technical Advisor, Shell Lubricants Malaysia.
Recently BSM also participated at the ASEAN Consumer Fair at the ICC to educate the public on the new product Shell Helix Ultra 5w-40 and its benefits. It is known that the price of the new product will be similar to the previous premium model. The other advantage is that it works for both diesel and petrol engine cars.
Pg Shamhary Pg Dato Paduka Mustapha, Managing Director of Brunei Shell Marketing launching the new Shell Helix Ultra 5w-40 while Hj Mat Sarudin Hj Ismail, Head of Commercial looks on
Check out the new Shell Helix Ultra 5w-40 which will be made available later in July
Check out the new Shell Helix Ultra 5w-40 which will be made available later in JulyPremit Singh, Lubricants Technical Advisor, Shell Lubricants Malaysia, with his product presentation
Invited guests from Brunei Shell Marketing retailers, franchised workshops (car dealers), independent workshops and distributors during the product launch and presentation
The associates of Brunei Shell Marketing
Group photo with the BSM
Group photo with the BSM
Liking the t-shirts
The new Shell Helix Ultra 5w-40, top of the line motor oil
BSM displayed the new model of Shell Helix Ultra 5w-40 at the recent ASEAN Consumer Fair last weekend
The ongoing promotion at BSM retail stations. While stock lasts
So what pizza are you? Recently the media and food bloggers were given a special treat to try out what Pizza Hut has to offer with their 26 enhanced pizzas. So what’s the difference? It’s chunkier for sure and mozzarella cheese is made to perfection with the combination of the special sauces and the type of crusts you desire.
You can try out the different tiers such as the Supremes or the Gourmet Series or your All-Time Favourite. As for the sauces, you can request for the Classic Pizza, Sweet and Spicy, Creamy Garli, Alfredo Cheese and Texas BBQ Sauce. As for the crusts, there are choices such as Golden Stuff, Cheesy Bites, Whole-Wheat Italian, Whole-Wheat Crispy Thin and all-time favourite Pan Pizza.
My favourite so far is the new “Spicy Garlic Chicken” which is an enhancement from the ever popular Honey Garlic Chicken Pizza. You should try it 😀
During Ramadhan, patrons can try all the 26 pizzas in different crusts in Pizza Hut’s Feast Buffet, which will be offered for Sungkai at only $10 per adult and $7 per child under the age of 10.
Can you imagine me devouring all of these to myself? 😀
Ian of Pizza Hut made slicing pizzas so easy
My new favourite pizza during our feast
If you are into Hawaiian, try this
Vegetarian lovers
I didn’t manage to try this though
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Steve Kean in cheerful mood after the close victory. Image taken by Halim Zul Hakim.
Written by Phoon Jia Hui of S•League: Brunei DPMM left it late to beat Albirex Niigata (S) as they emerged narrow 4-3 winners over the Japanese outfit in the first leg of the RHB Singapore Cup quarter-final at Jurong East Stadium on Sunday evening.
DPMM coach Steve Kean felt that it was a deserved victory for his side and hailed match-winner Roy O’Donovan.
“I think there were good chances from Albirex but we stuck at it and Wardun’s [Yussof] made a few saves and obviously the woodwork came to the play a few times,” he said after the match.
“Even though we were physically dead, we still tried to keep the shape of the team and even at a time when we don’t play particularly well, the last 60 mins of the game and we still managed to win and that’s a good sign.
“When you have a player like Roy O’Donovan in the side, he can pop up and get a goal late on in the game like he’s showed today as he showed a bit of maturity and class at the end to find the target.”
However, it was a tale of two halves according to the former Blackburn Rovers manager who paid due credit to their opponents.
“Credit to Albirex, I felt they kept going,” he said.
“Like I said before the game, they are a technically good side and they play lots of good football. They came back but we showed the character.
“You’ve seen a total contrast in how the two halves were played, even the last 10 minutes of the first-half I thought it was all-Albirex and I thought they were better in the second-half.
“It’s only half-time, far from finished,” the 46-year-old concluded.
Albirex coach Tatsuyuki Okuyama on the other hand, admitted they put a poor defensive showing and stated that this was an area they had to work on.
“For the first 15 minutes, DPMM were very good offensively and defensively we just could not cope,” said the Japanese.
“We allowed them to attack from the first half and we could not push up the defense line and gave them too much space in midfield that’s why we conceded three goals in 15 minutes.
“Of course im not happy with today’s result, but throughout the season we need to improve on our defence. As for offence, we need to score when we can and we have got strikers who can do that.”
DPMM FC line up last night. Image taken by Halim Zul Hakim.
Boris playing his defensive role. Image taken by Halim Zul Hakim.
Good to see Gamble in the score sheet. Image taken by Halim Zul Hakim.
DPMM FC’s bench. Image taken by Halim Zul Hakim.
The celebration from DPMM FC players. Image taken by Halim Zul Hakim.
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It’s been a while since I attended this show hosted by Elizabeth Sim who’s the lady behind the monthly show “Timeout with Liz”. She has hosted a couple of talk shows to give more exposure to the Brunei on our local talents in arts, music, food and many more. It’s never been an easy journey of Elizabeth as she has to find the right partners to make her show a success. I applaud her for her resilience to continue her show.
Currently I like the set up at Kaleidoscope which Liz has ran a few shows there. I actually enjoyed the set up at Kaleidoscope. So hoping it will be kinda of a permanent spot for Liz’ shows in the near future. Last week, we had the privilege to catch local talents – Siti Kamaluddin (Origin Films), Liyana Yus and Nadiah Wahid (stars of Yasmine), Ben Sia a pastry chef who gained experience from watching Youtube and Ruby Chong, an awesome vocalist who will be performing in Hollywood for WCOPA.
Below are some of the pictures from the previous event. I kinda enjoyed but sorry for leaving pretty early since I have Transformers 4 movie to catch.
I was pretending to be their special bodyguard for Liyana and Nadiah
Full house at Timeout with Liz show last week
Liz the star of the night
Liyana looking smashing in pink and Nadiah has such great charisma
Ruby Chong shared how she started loving to sing
Ben Sia with his specialty
The audience had a chance to play charades too
Happy belated to my friend Mr. Vincent Pao, the man behind Concepts Computer. Thank you for your continuous support all these years.
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