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RA says Happy New Love Day to all friends and family *lol* The word “V” is a very sensitve one in our culture. I remember years, years back, it was kinda liberal when the “V” word was acceptable. Nowadays, retailers and especially restaurants have been warned on using such word. However the Happy Heart’s Day slogan was given the green light for those establishments who want to highlight their promotion.

There’s always a controversy whenever Malays celebrate this particular occasion. Then again this is a very subjective topic to talk about and I don’t want to go into depth of this topic as I could be quoting or saying the wrong things and I get the fingers being pointed at *lol* All I can say is that Muslims are not encourage to celebrate V-day.

For the record, I did celebrate one or twice long, long time ago *lol* and this was back when laws weren’t strict or perhaps we had lack of awareness or education on what’s acceptable and what’s not. Anyway, that was long time ago and I have grown out of it.

For those celebrating it especially the non-Muslims, don’t use this day as an excuse to express your love or feelings. Love is unconditional and love should be celebrated every moment. Maybe those who are shy (like me) might take advantage of such days like this *lol* For me, I’m living in self-love and from there, I’m able to love others as well. Sometimes I feel love is an over-rated word and I rather feel it than say or express it.

So today I’m gonna love myself even more and do more self appreciation and be grateful for the things that have come my way and appreciate the abundance and the friendship I have gained along the way. That’s my mini-intention for today 😀

I woke up pretty early today to catch the Real Madrid-Manchester United match and I couldn’t sleep after. So I tuned in to HBO and they were playing romanatic comedies such as Wedding Singer, My Best Friend’s Wedding and now Notting Hill’s playing. But my best rom-com for me is still Love Actually 😀

Below are some of my favourite rom-com movies

Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Love Actually
500 Days of Summer
50 First Dates
Notting Hill
When Harry Met Sally
You’re the Apple of My Eye
A Werewolf Boy
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Moulin Rouge
Ghost
Titanic

Below are some of my favourite love songs

Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
Goo Goo Dolls – Iris
Because I Love You – Celine Dion
Have I Told You Lately – Rod Stewart
Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
Close To You – Carpenters
Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol
A Thousand Years – Christina Perri
Can You Feel The Love Tonight? – Elton John
More Than Words – Extreme
This I Promise You – ‘NSYNC

Ok, I’m being extra cheesy today, right? *LOL* Have a great day peeps and I hope I haven’t offended anyone on this article and you know it ain’t my intention.

 

Interviews on 21st and 22nd Feb

Interviews on 21st and 22nd Feb

 

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RA says Happy New Year to all my Chinese friends and families. This is the third day of Chinese New Year, the Year of the Snake. I do wonder if I actually fall under the Year of the Dragon because my birth month is January, before the lunar calendar. Ah, I’m not really familiar with Chinese horoscopes. Anyway from my research, the year of the Snake means you are smart and intelligent.

Today I won’t be doing any house visits unless I do a “Bainian” where I simply visit my friends though they don’t officially host open houses. This is what I practised during Hari Raya festive season as I feel that it’s way better to connect or catch up with friends without much interruption. Well, I have planned to do some but for today I feet I need to recover after a hectic two day of house visiting.

There are a few open house invitations that I’ve missed (sorry Rach, Edward, Anthony & Celia) and yea, I don’t feel nice either whenever I missed invitations. I have new respect for High Commissioners and Ambassadors (to Brunei) and even those in the high ministerial ranks. This is because most of them will make an effort to complete all their CNY invitations within a short span of time. I don’t think I can manage that milestone though I ever did during my Hari Raya days few years back. So to you guys, hats off and pat on the back.

Speaking of CNY, is it true that Lion Dance performances are allowed in the first three days of CNY? I remembered last year a ruling was given where they were only allowed to perform for three days and the same ruling is imposed for this year if I’m not mistaken. Some of the Chinese community did share their views last year that the 3 day was a bit too short. My suggestion would be to increase the number of days perhaps if it’s not conflicting with any religious events or periods.

Today I will be catching Stephen Chow’s Journey to the West and I can’t wait for this comedy flick and I am also a big fan of Stephen Chow. His best movie for me is still Shaolin Soccer and I was kinda disappointed with CJ7 and did you know that he co-produced Dragonball Evolution?? Another terrible movie *lol* Recently Kung Fu Hustle’s being shown in Astro and that’s a good lame-ass comedy flick. Now this one is interesting.. Stephen Chow will be producing a remake of 3 Idiots which is one of the biggest Bollywood hits back in 2009. Interesting…. Let’s hope the remake won’t spoil the original movie because that’s one hell of a good movie..

Before I end, have a great week ahead.. Sorry if my segment today of the Ugly Truth didn’t bring much hype. I’m still in dazed state (lack of sleep). Oh yea, for those who got married last Sunday, congratulations. Only one wedding didn’t materialise on that day. Happy Tuesday peeps.. Now it’s time to shower and get ready 😀

Ok, it’s not a great idea to jog in the morning especially when you start after 7:30am *lol* One reason – it’s too freaking hot and it does make a difference to the distance you are running. Fina and I only managed to run half of the usual distance due to the morning heat.

Yummm.. After our jogs, we had Pop Juice at Countrypatch Times Square. Did you know that this Pop Juice (Orange juice + Pamelo) is one of my favourite drinks? I started the phenomena of ice-blended version and now Countrypatch starts charging 10 cents extra for that request. Hmmmm..

Am I always catching this at the wrong time? My previous visit was two nights ago and it was already deflated *lol* This time I might have come too early. Ok, I’m just kidding about this so you guys won’t force me if you see me next time with the bouncer within my sight :p

Fina and I headed to The Mall, thinking Best Eastern would be open by 10am and only to find out we still have 30 minutes to kill. So here’s a good suggestion if you want kill time. Go to the foyer of the Mall Cineplex and catch the latest trailers. I’ve noticed one of the TVs have been repositioned so people won’t be sitting down on the stairs. You still can but the angle viewing won’t be as great.

I only had an hour’s rest before heading to Michelle house which was our gathering point to surprise birthday celebrant Thomas who lives just minutes away. This is a picture of the Awesome Foursome but we all have moved on and yes, we are all awesome individuals indeed 😀

My buddies outside Thomas’ home for the surprise visit

Happy Birthday Thomas and did you know he loves Doraemon so much?

I told Thomas not to forget to frame this picture up at his new home *lol*

The next pitstop was at Jin Wei/Sabrina/Cecilia’s Open house at Subok. Michelle with the host Jin Wei.

Sabrina the host with Andrew and Kathy *spelling* and Andrew Caie is a former British High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam (2002-2005) and we had a good long chat a few days ago and I’ve learnt so many interesting things along the way.

The next pitstop was at Leonard’s residence and I met two adorable kids

Jackie and Leonard. See you guys pretty soon 😀

Jackie asked me to be in the photo and I told her I can take one for myself and we did *lol*

The 2nd last pitstop was at YC Lee and Pek Ching’s new residence and it was such a lively evening

Sophia asked me if the main reason to YC’s place was the Egg Tarts :p These KFC Egg Tarts have been the talk of the town. I ended up eating one only. Need to control.

Maya (right) just turned 1 yesterday and she was having a good time at YC’s

Hmmmm interesting phone at YC’s.. Don’t even think about sending a text via this phone

Final pitstop – the Sius.. Finally I get to see fireworks from close range.

We had a lan gaming session. It was fun with multiplayer and teaming up against Zombies in Killing Floor.

I was forced to wear this for photo purposes. I have yet to name my alter ego persona *lol*

Wishing all my Chinese friends and family Happy Chinese New Year
 

 

The Audi A4 Sedan and Avant at T.C.Y. Motors

 

What an anti-climax match!! Last night the 3rd play-off match kicked off for the At-tamwil University Cup 2013. I missed the second half but that’s where all the tense moments were. Brunei Polytechnic was already leading 2-1 for the last 25 minutes before Sarif of ITB “B” scored a dramatic equaliser in the dying minutes to lead the match into extra-time. It was close yet so far for Brunei Polytechnic. ITB “B” eventually scored the winning goal through Hafiy Danan in the 103rd minute in extra-time.

Tonight the final match will be between undefeated UBD “A” and ITB “A” which will take place at 8pm at the Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium. Come let’s support the match and the players involved. Good luck to both sides and may the best men win 🙂

I finally signed up today for Standard Chartered Half-Marathon Brunei 2013 race. Click image to find out more

Leung Wai Kaen, a 70 year old Chinese man, was honoured to have his home renovated as his home was previously in a bad state and it was considered unsafe either. Hence with the help of the Brunei-Muara District Office and Rotary Club, Wai Kaen managed to have a much more comfortable home to live in.

The renovation costs BND12,000. The handover was done yesterday with the presence of the Brunei-Muara District Officer Hj Jamain Momin who handed the keys to Wai Kaen.

Handover of certificate to Leung Wai Kaen from the Brunei-Muara District Officer Hj Jamain Momin. Image courtesy of Sim.

Leung Wai Kaen with the Brunei-Muara District Office and Rotary Club at Wai Kaen’s residence. Image courtesy of Sim.

The newly renovated dining area

Wai Kaen’s bedroom

The sister of Wai Kaen speaking to the members of the Rotary Club

The home of Leung Wai Kaen

 

I guess you might have seen on websites and social media on the recent photo of Beyonce’s bad photo moment during the recent half-time Superbowl performance. Some said it might be photoshopped but I don’t think it was. I won’t be surprised the image will be used for 9GAG and memes. Oh well, sometimes it’s really hard to execute the dos and donts. It’s just one of those days…

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Beyonce during the Superbowl

Beyonce during the Superbowl

Beyonce during the Superbowl

 

I can’t believe it’s here already.. I have been craving for so long for the KFC Egg Tarts and they are best sellers regionally and I’m glad it’s here in Brunei. For your info, the egg tarts are only available in Yayasan outlet. So do take note..

The Egg tarts are called Portuguese Egg Tarts which comes all the way form Macau, Hong Kong. The original recipe comes from Maraget Sow.

Now you can buy a box for $7.20 (six pieces) or $1.30 per piece.. Or with any purchase from KFC, one piece will be $1.20. For now, they have one oven at Yayasan and the reason being is that KFC Brunei wants to make sure the quality is there and yes, I have to say the quality is the same and I love it 😀

AJ training the KFC staff on how to bake the Egg Tarts

Steps might look easy but it’s important to give attention to standard of procedure to ensure the highest quality for the egg tarts

So far this is the special oven that makes the egg tarts so just a word of warning that with huge demands, the orders might be slightly slow.. But not to worry as KFC will be having bigger ovens and the next outlet rumoured to serve egg tarts is Airport Mall. I shall update you on that :))

The egg tarts take at least 10-15 minutes to bake to ensure the right result and quality

Del Goh, General Manager of KFC Brunei helping out with the egg tarts prepartion

I love the packaging and yes, it’s very hot indeed!!! So you have to wait a while to cool down and the Portuguese Egg Tarts is only available at KFC Yayasan outlet.

Seng Yee and I shared the egg tarts… Yummy!!!!

One way to cool down the egg tarts!!! *LOL*

It’s happening tonight at 8pm at Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium. Lucky draws to be won too 😀

Representing ITB “B”

Representing Brunei Polytechnic “A”

 

Let’s hope for the best for the telco and their customers

 

Helping some friends here since there have been demands for flowers and plants in time for Chinese New Year. So I first thought of Roz Floraculture Greenhouse as they have plenty of them.. So a quick shout out to those hunting for one.. And if you want to make a visit, they are still open until 3pm today (Saturday) and it’s located at Spg 189-41-30 Kg Manggis.

You can read more from TigerLim’s post and sorry bro, me steal your pictures *haha* and Happy new year to you too.

Loads of orchids to choose and loads in quantity too

Fresh plants at Roz Floraculture Greenhouse

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With the increasing popularity of a sporty lifestyle in Brunei, Fitness Zone, the number 1 health club in Brunei is signing a MOU with one of the best local football clubs in Brunei, FC Phosphor. This event is held at Fitness Zone with an opening video introduction of fc Phosphor history and their achievements. After the opening video, players from fc phosphor had a freestyle football performance to show the talent, skill and hardwork during their journey to achieve their football dreams and inspiration by the #1 free styler in Brunei who achieve semi finalist in the singapore competition. Fitness Zone logo will also be the main sponsor logo on the fc Phosphor jersey.

Football is always the No.1 national sport in Brunei and with the increasing rate of obesity in the country, government and private sector has put more priority in promoting a heathy lifestyle to the public. Teenager obesity rates has been increasing, and today, nearly one in three children are overweight or obese. Its predicted that one third of all children born in 2000 or later will suffer from diabetes at some point in their lives. Many others will face chronic obesity-related health problems like heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer, and asthma. According to Wu Chun, “Today, children experience a very different lifestyle. Walks to and from school have been replaced by car. Gym and after-school sports have been cut. Afternoons are now spent with TV, video games, and the internet. Parents are busier than ever and families eat fewer home-cooked meals. But the good news is that by making just a few lifestyle changes, we can help the younger generation lead healthier lives and thats why Fitness Zone is here in Brunei to encourage and motivate everyone in any possible way especially through the connection of doing sports activities.”

Wu Chun with FC Prosphor players. Image courtesy of Fitness Zone

FC Phosphor owner, Tengku Syed Herdiman Bin Tengku Syed Abdul Rahman, has established the club since 2005.According to him, “Our club has been established for 7 years and today is our greatest moment and it is a great honour that with have been supported by the #1 health club in brunei, Fitness Zone. I ensure with the support of the local company will have a potential, bright future and improving individual players to be a professional players for Brunei Darussalam.”

Wu Chun added, “A slogan for this event, “2 teams that makes the dream works” show us if we are one heart, one team and one family. Fitness Zone will guide these youngster so they are fit to play the game and at the same time, developing the right healthy attitude towards their future undertakings.”

For the future success of FC Phosphor, the club hope to see more youth in Brunei to join this small community and hoping it to become large one day. Tengku syed herdiman the owner of fc phosphor added, “We plan to organise alot of activities to the youngster in a way they will be a professional players one day. Sooner the club interest is to build and promote a soccer clinics grassroot and freestyle to the community.”

On top of that, Fitness Zone is also coming up with their ‘Gift of Good Health’ for Valentine’s Day. This Valentine’s day promotion has been announced since last week and the response from the members are so good as this promotion is being market to be one of the best choice for anyone to choose a Valentine’s day gift this year. According to Wu Chun, ” Who doesn’t want their loved ones to begin a healthy lifestyle and stay healthy? It’s never too late to start getting healthy and such motivation should comes from someone who they love. This gift of good health is unlike any other valentine’s day gift because its a life changing gift that will definitely be appreciated when your loved ones received it!” Gift Certificates are available in any cash amount starting from B$50 and 4 different types of Fitness Zone’s limited edition Valentine’s card are available for grabs.

For more information, please log on to www.fitnesszone.com.bn or call 2233338.

Exchange of MOU agreement. Image courtesy of Fitness Zone

Handover of jersey. Image courtesy of Fitness Zone

 

Cecilia Lee, Manager of IA Salon, talking and giving some tips on beauty and make-up last Saturday

The Brunei Chinese Chamber of Commerce Woman Section Council hosted a “Beauty and Image” talk at Fun Bee Park in Batu Bersurat. In attendance was the wife of Dr. Chan Sui Kiat (President of Brunei Chinese Chamber of Commerce). The talk was conducted by Cecilia Lee, the manager of IA Salon, who is a qualified make-up artist highly skilled in beauty, fashion, make-up and hairdressing.

During the session, Cecilia shared with the attendees the tips and techniques of make-up, hair-styling, hair rebonding and colouring.

To make the teaching lesson more effective for participants, Cecilia also carried out a grooming demonstration on one of the members of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce Woman Section Council.

To keep up to date with the latest information and skills in this field, Cecilia frequently travels to many major cities in Europe and Asia. She has been invited by RTB Pilihan Mandarin radio to be a speaker for a programme called ‘Woman’s Vitamin’.

For women who are interested in having a new look for this coming Chinese New Year, IA Salon provides services such as manicures, pedicures, waxing, foot scrubs and more.

Make early reservations with IA Salon personnel at 2423232 or 8738232 to avoid disappointment. Text courtesy of Mei Fung Lee of The Brunei Times.

Cecilia Lee, Manager of IA Salon, talking and giving some tips on beauty and make-up last Saturday

Representatives from the Brunei Chinese Chamber of Commerce (women’s section)

Some of the make-ups brought in by Cecilia for IA Salon

Nice accessories at IA Salon

Refreshments were made from Fun Bee Park

There was also hair scalp test at Fun Bee Park

 

Nothing excites the Bruneian appetite quite like our incomparable Double Prosperity Burger, scrumptious Twister Fries, and refreshing Prosperity McFizz. So savor the satisfaction of the Prosperity Meal today.

“We are bringing the double happiness back with the Double Beef or Chicken Prosperity Burger. Doubles are here for those who love to indulge in the mouth watering peppered patties with not one but two pieces of patties”, said Dk Kemariah Pg Hj Duraman.

Enjoy the famous Beef / Chicken Prosperity Burger with its juicy patties dripped in black pepper sauce and topped with slivered onions. The Prosperity McFizz is a mix of Minute Maid and Sprite. It’s bubbling taste is loved by all. Twister Fries which is craved by all are made from the best of potatoes and perfectly seasoned and cooked to golden brown.

For an unbelievable price, not only will you be indulging in the incomparable Chicken Prosperity meal, but you’ll also be enjoying them at amazing value.

Priced at B$10.90 (M) or just add 60 cents you can enjoy a large meal or simply add a double beef or chickenprosperity burger to your other meal for an additional B$9.20.

Happy Meal is proud to present the Tamgouchi toys from Feb 7 and valid till stock last. So join us at our restaurant or call 2449669 for McDelivery.

They are damn good!!

Though I’m trying to cut down on red meat, I prefer Beef Prosperity

Yummm.. Curly fries

Either you are young or old! McDonald is proud to present to you the Tamagotchi Happy Meal toys.

They are Nametchi car race and Memetchi Basketball for week 1, Melodchi Golf and Kuromametchi soccer for week 2, Spaceytchi UFO and Lovelin Heart collection for week 3 and for week 4 Kuchipatchi baseball and Himespetchi exciting house.

Happy Meal consist of either beef, chicken or cheese burger burger, 4 pieces nuggets or 1 piece chicken with side of small fries or fruit cup and 1 soft drink.

So hurry as they are available for limited time only and while stock last. So head down to McDonald’s which is located in Gadong or call 244 9669 for delivery ( terms and conditions apply). 

The promotional items from McDonald’s

Now you can collect them

The promotion starts this Saturday 9th February

Staff of KFC Brunei holding Doraemon pillows and Golden Wrap Chicken

Golden Wrap Chicken – a deep fried chicken being wrapped to keep the flavouring inside. Inside the wrap is this juicier chicken with an aromatic golden brown finish

This is the actual presentation of the Golden Wrap Chicken at KFC. This will be available this Saturday onwards

For Daraemon lovers, now you can buy the soft pillows at KFC

Del Goh, the General Manager of KFC Brunei holding the Red and Pink Daraemon pillows

Zatty seemed excited with the pillows

Alex is very shy one

Nurul with Zatty and the Daraemon cushion

 

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Now you can buy Bricks Apparel in Brunei and they have just started bringing them last December. You can check out their Facebook page and you can follow them on instagram @bricksapparel. For now, you can check out their latest collections located at d’Brandon at Kiulap branch (Unit L3/15, 2nd floor) at Seri Qlap Mall.

Bricks Apparel are US-sourced quality streetwear for guys and they are brought in limited quantity amounts to make sure they are exclusive. They have a special discount where you buy two items of Bricks Apparel and you will get 10% discount or buy 3 items to get 15% discount.

 

Check out their products and you can get them delivered free only for tomorrow. I’m gonna make some orders too 😀 Click image to enter website

Fitness Zone, the #1 health club in Brunei has always been very active in promoting a healthier lifestyle in Brunei. Besides promoting their main core business which is Fitness and Group Exercise, they are giving a full support into sports activities as well. According to Wu Chun, the founder of Fitness Zone health club, ” Sports and Fitness has always been one of my biggest passion. Being a sports fanatic since the age of 10 and having the experience of running a health club for 10 years, there are just countless of reasons why i want to share and promote all the benefits that you are going to get by living a more healthier lifestyle than yesterday!”

Wu Chun also shared that physical activity is an essential component of a healthy lifestyle. In combination with healthy eating, it can help prevent a range of chronic diseases, including heart disease, cancer, and stroke, which are the three leading causes of death. Physical activity helps control weight, builds lean muscle, reduces fat, promotes strong bone, muscle and joint development, and decreases the risk of obesity.

Wu Chun, the founder of Fitness Zone with representatives from BIBD At-tamwil, the co-organisers of the recent University Cup 2013 at Fitness Zone. Image courtesy of Fitness Zone.

Recently, Fitness Zone has also become a fan of football, which has seen them as being the official health club partner to the UniCup, the first ever inter-university football tournament for local universities and higher institutions co-organized by Brunei BIBD At-Tamwil Berhad and Institut Teknologi Brunei.

According to Muhmmad Firdaus bin Haji Mokim, the Marketing and Public Relations of UNICUP, “Fitness Zone has been a great partner to work with not only because of the prizes that they sponsor but also because of the never-ending passion they had in promoting health awareness to the community. Its very obvious that Fitness Zone has raised the fitness standard to another level in Brunei and we are so glad that they are so active not only in fitness but in sports as well.”

The objective of this UniCup is to improve the quality of football sports in Brunei Darussalam, to increase healthy and friendly competition among local Universities, we would like also to promote sense of belonging among undergraduates and highlight the leadership qualities amongst undergraduates through their hard work and dedication in organising the premier event and to stay an active lifestyle. According to Wu Chun, ” Everyone has a role to play in promoting a healthy lifestyle and especially in reducing childhood obesity, including parents, government, schools, health care professionals,community-based organizations, and private sector companies.  Our involvement is key to ensuring a healthy future for all these students.” 

The UniCup event has received a huge response from the public after their kick-off  with an opening ceremony on the 5th January 2013 and the tournament will continue until 9th February 2013 with the closing ceremony schedule to be held at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium.This tournament is supported by Ministry of Education, Ministry of Youth Culture and Sports and Ministry of Home Affairs and it is sanctioned by National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam who have all join hands in support of the event.

The official venues for this Unicup are Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Track and Field Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex, Berakas Sports Complex and RBRC Sports Club Football Field. Attractive prizes are offered to be won by the public or spectators with a quiz and photography competition will be held for the one-month tournament.
 

 

University Open Day and Career Fair at Institut Teknologi Brunei next week

 

 

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The yearly competition is back!! The Authority for Info-Communications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam (AITI) is organising the 2012 Amateur Radio Direction Finding Competition on 7th April 2013. You can download the form on www.aiti.gov.bn or for further information, you can contact Norelham 236 6640 Rafidah 236 6687 or Shazana 236 601.

The ARDF competition allows participants to show their skills in amateur radio direction finding, and involves orienteering and navigating skills in locating hidden transmitters called “beacons” or “foxes” within an area using the bearings of the transmitted signal in pedestrian mode.

The Spirit of Budō

This year marks Japan-ASEAN 40th year anniversary of friendship and cooperation and The Japan Embassy to Brunei Darusalam will be organizing many commemorative events.  As the first event of this year, the Embassy and Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports are co-organizing an exhibition of THE SPIRIT OF BUDO: THE HISTORY OF JAPANESE MARTIAL ARTS at Brunei Museum.  They will display many traditional items such as samurai costumes.  It will start from February 19 to March 24. I’m pretty sure that there are many Bruneians who are interested in Japanese Martial Arts. More on this event soon 😀

Cupid’s Night at Caliente Spanish Restaurant. Make reservations – 223 4549 / 720 2985

 

HSB Deals for Vanda Restaurant and Kitaro Japanese Restaurant

Prosperity Yee Sang from BND 68 at Kitaro Japanse Restaurant

With HSBC promotion, you can stand a chance to win Canon EOS M camera

 

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Brunei Press Sdn Bhd and TelBru are calling for all photographers to hand in creative and original submissions for a nationwide photography contest.

The “Brunei Through My Lens” photographic contest jointly organised by Brunei Press and TelBru, and supported by Brunei Tourism was launched yesterday at the Millennium Restaurant in Beribi, Gadong.

General Manager of Brunei Press, Reggie See said the event was made possible with TelBru giving Brunei Press the opportunity to work with them for the publication of a premium Coffee Table book on Brunei.

He said, “The contest is launched today as there are partners and sponsors like Interhouse Canon, Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam (BIBD), Orchid Garden Hotel & Crystal Time Columbia.”

“Thank you partners and sponsors for coming forward to support the ‘Brunei through My Lens’ photographic contest.”

The Coffee Table Book which will be used as a premium corporate gift by TelBru, will feature Brunei in pictures and bring readers on a journey from the past to present day.

The photographic contest is organised to select potential photographs for publication in the premium book. The contest is open to the public and all residents in Brunei Darussalam.

Reggie See, General Manager of Brunei Press and David Kay, CEO of TelBru with the partners and sponsors representatives from Interhouse Company (Canon), BruneiTourism, Brunei Islam Brunei Darussalam, The Orchid Garden Hotel and Crystal Time Columbia. Image courtesy of Lyna Mohamad of Borneo Bulletin.

Reggie See, General Manager of Brunei Press saying a few words during the launch of the competition. Image courtesy of Lyna Mohamad of Borneo Bulletin.

Lunch hosted by the organizers at Millennium Restaurant. Image courtesy of Lyna Mohamad of Borneo Bulletin.

Vincent Goh of Interhouse Company believes that the contest is a great competition which is a good build u for Brunei hosting the ASEAN summit this year. The book will give visitors a glimpse of the rich culture, flora and fauna that Brunei has to offer. He also hopes the competition will promote photography as a healthy hobby.

For those interested, you can find the entry forms from Borneo Bulletin and Media Permata this coming Friday and you can submit your photos via www.telbru.com.bn/bruneithroughmylens and the closing date will be on 11th March 2013. For more information, you can reach Fatin, Marketing Executive of Brunei Press 833 8360 or email marketing@bruneipress.com.bn Source: Lyna Mohamad of Borneo Bulletin

 

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For the whole month of February, Baiduri cardholders can enjoy fabulous dining discounts plus the chance to win amazing prizes in their “Yee Fatt” dining promotion. ‘Yee’ meaning ‘1’ and ‘Fatt’ meaning ‘8’ are the lucky numbers for Baiduri cardholders this Chinese New Year. The word Yee Fatt also means ‘quick to prosper’, which is what may happen to Baiduri cardholders when they dine at partner restaurants from now until 28 February 2013.

The grand prize is a Nissan Almera 1.5 saloon car, while other prizes comprise the latest communication gadgets consisting of an Apple iPhone 5, a Samsung Galaxy Note 2, a Samsung i900 Galaxy S3, an Apple iPad 4, a Samsung P5100 Galaxy Tab 2, an Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation, and two Apple iPad Mini.

Enjoy dining discounts up to 25%

Excapade Sushi Kiulap, Regent Square, Gadong, Times Square, Serusop, Bunut & Kuala Belait
I-Lotus  Restaurant
Kaizen Sushi Restaurant Kiarong, Waterfront & Seria
Li Gong Restaurant
Atrium Café
Lucky Restaurant
Phong Mun Restaurant
Emperor’s Court, Dynasty Restaurant
Seasons Restaurant, and Airport Restaurant

The winners of the Samsung Galaxy Note II with BIBD Marketing Department

Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam Berhad (BIBD) held a prize presentation ceremony today for its ‘Swipe to Win 2’ lucky draw winners. The brief ceremony was held during the NewXpo, at the Hassanal Bolkiah Indoor Stadium car park in Berakas.

On hand to give away the prizes were Ben Lin and Dk Hjh Siti Amal Zuria Pg Hj Jadid from the BIBD Marketing Department. The lucky draw winners were chosen from BIBD customers who used the BIBD Debit Card or BIBD Credit Card at any retail outlet during the promotional period.

Haji Kifli Bin Haji Tarip and Mohammad Auni Bin Haji Abas were all smiles when they were announced as the 7th and 8th week winners for the BIBD ’Swipe to Win’ campaign. The two very lucky men each brought home with them a Samsung Galaxy Note II.

The BIBD ‘Swipe to Win 2’ campaign will continue on until the 24th of February, carrying along a weekly prize of a Samsung Galaxy Note II for twelve consecutive weeks, along with a final grand prize of 100,000 Royal Skies Miles for one lucky customer. Furthermore, this campaign only requires the BIBD customers to swipe their BIBD Credit or Debit Card at any retail outlet, which will automatically entitle them one ticket for the lucky draw, regardless of the transaction limit. Winning is never any easier.

 

Have you check out the Modern Cheongsam Collection at DESEO? They have tons to choose from with a variety of design. Don’t worry about clashing with the same design or color because DESEO is selling one piece per size and color. The prices ranges from $50 and above. So do hurry and visit DESEO before Chinese New Year. Apart from that, they also have new arrivals at the Kiulap branch.

It’s located at Regent Square on the 1st floor. You can visit their Facebook page here or call 223 3998.

 

The At-tamwil University Cup final – UBD A vs ITB A this Sunday. Click image to enter website.

This is it!! The finals of the much anticipated tournament, At-tamwil University Cup between undefeated UBD A and ITB A. Both will square off once more and ITB A will be seeking for sweet revenge after UBD A defeated them in the group stage of the tournament. UBD A have been a force to be reckon with as they emerged as group winners with 3 wins and a draw before defeating ITB B in the semi-finals (6-2).

In the semi-finals, ITB A defeated Brunei Polytechnic A 3-1 last Sunday at Belapan Sports Complex. ITB’s Md Nasrullah scored a brace while Md Hanis also got on the score sheet. Khairul Haq scored the consolation goal for Brunei Polytechnic A who will face off against ITB “B” in the third/fourth place this Saturday.

In the other semi-finals, UBD A defeated ITB B with a 6-2 score line. UBD’s Zulhirni and Mohd Helmi scored twice, Faiz Badri and Amirul Tuah added the goals for the finalists. Muhd Irsyad and Abd Muez scored the consolation goals for ITB B.

So catch the finals of the Attamwil University Cup 2013 final this Sunday at the Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium at 8pm. The images below are courtesy of Azizi@Azri taken from University Cup Facebook page.

Brunei Polytechnic A and ITB A

Sportsmanship between the players

A aerial scissors kick from an ITB player

Khairul Haq of Brunei Polytechnic A

It was great to see a full house during the semi-final matches

The fans having a great time at the matches

ITB B vs UBD A

ITB B vs UBD A

ITB B vs UBD A

ITB B vs UBD A

 

Wu Chun made a special appearance at Meragang Sixth Form school this afternoon

Following the initiation of the ‘Hopes in the Hoop’ Initiative last Friday, KFC and Fitness Zone visited their first school, Sekolah Pertingkatan Enam Meragang, to kick start their school tour on this afternoon with their partners Good Game and Trinity.

The Hopes In The Hoop Team or the H.I.T. Hoop Team’s visit was received by over 300 students and teachers who had a chance to listen to a talk followed by a basketball clinic. Leading the basketball clinic during that day is none other than ex-PBA player Erwin Velez who is currently working with KFC to promote basketball. Assisting him in the clinic was Good Game’s Jacky Yong Kui Seng, another experienced basketball player. Jacky’s past notable achievement included a personal scoring of 44 points during a game in an inter-company basketball tournament.  

The students were in awe with the presence of Wu Chun’s appearance who gave support to the basketball clinic. He also shared some of his basketball experiences.

“As part of our roadmap to see a Brunei team playing for 3 On 3 basketball tournament during the Olympics, we are trying to push for a 3 On 3 inter-school basketball tournament to happen in the near future,” said Jonathan Bong, Senior Marketing Manager, KFC.

“For now, we are adopting most of FIBA’s rules so as to prep the participants, hence our slogan for this year being “Our Rules, Your Battles, Anyone’s Game,” said Wu Chun.

The H.I.T. Hoop team plans to visit 2 to 3 schools every month to promote basketball via talks and basketball clinics. Interested schools can contact Wendy or Devon via 8713788 / 8838310 to make arrangement.

Besides doing school visits, the Hopes In The Hoop Initiative will see both KFC and Fitness Zone doing roadshows to promote basketball. Last Sunday they did their first roadshow at The NewXpo which gathered around 200 participants joining a new activity of theirs known as ‘Time Attack’. In the activity, participants were given a 1 minute timeframe to shoot in as many balls into the hoop as they can from the 2 points line with the winner shooting in the most. The winner of the day went to Sii Tung Yung who shot in 17 balls within a minute.

The principal with the organizers for ‘Hopes in the Hoop’

Wu Chun with Jonathan Bong of KFC

Erwin Velez conducting clinics for the students

Erwin Velez conducting clinics for the students

 

The final day of the NewXpo capped off with prize presentations for Red Bull Prize Draw, Most Photogenic Contest and NewXpo Grand lucky draw. For the Red Bull draw, in first place was Hjh Rasinah Yusof, who won an iPhone 5. Second place winner Ruslin Hj Abd Rahman won an iPad 4, while third place winner Pg Jaya Pg Hj Hamzad won a Samsung Galaxy Ace 2. Wong Chin Toon the Managing Director of GreenCity Concept presented the prizes to the winners.

For the Male Photogenic contest category, Danial Kelvin Ong came 1st place with 16 x 20 photo with frame sponsored by Fotomas and 20 trays of eggs sponsored by Sunlit Advertising. 2nd place went to Lee Kar Jun and 3rd place to Md Azzamuddin Hadimin and both also received a photo with frames and tray of eggs.

For the Female Photogenic contest category, Wan Sayffadarin Zulkiflee came 1st place with 16 x 20 photo with frame sponsored by Fotomas and 20 trays of eggs sponsored by Sunlit Advertising. 2nd place went to Nur Qanitah bte Hj Md Hidin and 3rd place to Wong Yin Ying and both also received a photo with frames and tray of eggs.

As for the Grand draw, Sri Wahyuni bte Samsir from Sabah won the L-Shape Corner Sofa. Hasnah bte Hj Mudin won an iPad 4 while Mohd Rabiih bin Hj Naim won a 42″ Panasonic Plasma TV. The prizes were presented by Sunlit Advertising General Manager Christopher Chee.

So far The NewXpo attracted 62,500 visitors during the 9 days expo which is not a big number when compared to the recent 11th Consumer Fair.

Mohd Menghindrawadi won a standing lamp which is the 5th prize of the NewXpo lucky draw

Cendri Bantai won a 32″ Panasonic LCD TV which is the 4th prize of the NewXpo lucky draw

Mohd Rabiih won a 42″ Panasonic Plasma TV which is the 3rd prize of the NewXpo lucky draw

Hasnah won an iPad which is the 3rdprize of the NewXpo lucky draw

Sri Wahuni is the grand winner of the NewXpo Lucky Draw

Group photo with the winners of the NewXpo lucky draw

Some magic show to entertain the crowd

Some of the booths at the NewXpo

The winner of the 1-1 mini competition organised by KFC and Fitness Zone

Devon as usual emceeing the event for the 1-1 competition

It was pretty busy at the Fitness Zone booth area

Another magic card trick

Fina still not satisfied with the card trick

The Male Photogenic Contest

Danial Kelvin Ong won 1st place in the Male Photogenic Contest

With the Top 3 winners of the Male Photogenic Contest

The Female Photogenic Contest

Wan Sayffadarin Zulkiflee came 1st place in the Female Photogenic Contest

Wong Yin Ying came 3rd in the Female Photogenic Contest

The Top 3 winners of the Female Most Photogenic Contest