Hotel hopping
Finally I’m back in Singapore after a few months being there. This time it’s an assignment where I will be focusing more on the hotels under the Far East Organiazation. Hence, we (Debbie Too, Jan Shim and I) are hotel hopping every day to check out the facilities and the rooms and share with you guys..
Sorry for the lack of updates especially yesterday. Schedule was pretty tight on Friday and yesterday was not bad actually but I spent my time on power naps and some quick shopping errands and catching up with friends..
I won’t go far into details jus as yet on the hotel coverage. So far we visited three hotels and today will be the final hotel (Oasia Hotel) that we are gonna experience. Enjoy the pictures and the captions. By the way, these hotels have their own benefits and I do hope that you pay a visit to these said hotels as they are giving exclusive discounts to my readers. Awesome aye?
And a big thanks to Alex Chan, Management Associate, Far East Hospitality, for arranging this trip as well as taking care of us during the weekend trip.
Debbie and I had salmon scrabble at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf before taking off at Brunei International Airport
Debbie playing with her IOS game at @royalbruneiair bound for Singapore
Our first pitstop was at Landmark Village Hotel and this hotel is situated next to Raffles Hospital. Yeah, it’s a bit further out from the typical Orchard area where Bruneians love to flock. Hotel price it’s pretty reasonable and for a weekend package, it’s from $165+ and for my readers, you will get a 10% discount if you click on this image and make a reservation
Cheryl Tong, Rooms Division Manager, Landmark Village Hotel with myself, Debbie Too and Jan Shim
We had a quick pitstop at Mooi Chin hosted by Far East Organization and Landmark Village Hotel. Diana Lim (center) monitors the social media aspect of the hotels under Far East Organization. She was a former active blogger from Singapore and now her experience comes in handy.
We had this dessert which is Yam pudding of some sort. Inside it’s mashed up yam with pumpkin mixed with coconut milk. One awesome dessert that I highly recommended
We had a quick walk near by the hotel and this is apparently the narrowest road in Singapore called Haji Lane and they have many interesting shops along the stretch. Here we see how convenient it is for a mini cooper to drive here.
At the end of Haji Lane, there’s a special wall near a prawn noodle shop where you can scribble or post up graffiti without being fined or told off *lol*
I think a lot of ladies would enjoy the shops along Haji Lane as they have many lifestyle shops
So apparently this lady bought two bikes at a bike shop along Haji Lane and she managed to fit in two bikes too.
This is a popular restaurant next to the hotel and it’s highly recommended you try the chicken rice here
This is one of the best Swedish restaurant in Singapore and it’s halal too I heard.. Located along Arab Street.
Thank you Andrew (left) for hosting us lunch and bringing us around the area. It’s good to explore other parts of Singapore.
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Close to 750 volunteers turned up for the Beach Bunch’s third consecutive clean-up in conjunction with Earth Day, despite the heavy rain last Sunday morning at Jerudong Beach.
More than one billion people participated in Earth Day globally, with people of all nationalities and from different backgrounds voicing their appreciation for the planet and demanding its protection. Brunei Darussalam was no exception. Present to support the event was Pehin Orang Kaya Indera Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Suyoi bin Haji Osman, the Minister of Development, and Village Head of Jerudong, Awang Haji Mohammad Rais bin Haji Ishak.
The volunteers were divided into groups and assigned to five different zones. Each zone was covered by approximately 100 volunteers, led by five Beach Bunch members and volunteers from Sultan Saiful Rijal Technical College (MTSSR). The rubbish collected in each zone was dropped off at the designated collection point. An estimated 80 per cent of the volunteers were from schools and clubs from all over Brunei, including STPRI, Maktab Duli, Telisai Tutong Primary School, Seri Mulia Sarjana School, Brunei Polytechnic School, Maktab Sains, MD Crescent Club, MTSSR, PTE Tutong, International School Brunei and Jerudong International School.
A total of four truckloads of waste were collected by the volunteers during the clean-up.
Malaysian artiste Zainal Abidin, who flew over from Kuala Lumpur to join Brunei’s efforts to save the environment, was also at the clean-up to show his full support and passion for the environment.
“Today is a very special day for me, and I came to Jerudong Beach with all the volunteers from Brunei because we are having a clean-up day,” the singer told the Bulletin.
“Today is Earth Day, and I feel that a small country like Brunei is an outstanding example for the whole world with volunteers ranging from the young to the old, from the corporate and government sectors, working together to clean-up Jerudong Beach, which is at the heart of their city. This is a good example. Way to go Brunei! Everybody else, let’s follow Brunei Darussalam,” added Zainal Abidin.
The Minister of Development Pehin Dato Awg Hj Suyoi was pleased by the turnout and hopeful for more events, such as yesterday’s clean-up by the Beach Bunch, to take place in the future.
“I’m very happy with the turnout, despite the rain. It shows how committed our people are to looking after the environment,” the minister told the Bulletin. “We need to do it (clean-up) from time to time, and not only that, but I hope that people will stop littering once we have cleaned up our beaches. Everyone has a role to play in helping to keep the environment clean. Today’s turnout is very encouraging and we hope we can have more clean-ups like this and we hope more people will turn up.
“We hope more schools will be involved. Seeing all the students participating in today’s clean-up is a good sign,” he remarked.
“We have done clean-ups elsewhere and we hope other beaches will be treated the same way. We see rubbish being thrown everywhere at all the beaches, so we hope an event like this will not only preserve our beaches, but help instil awareness among our people as well. That is the idea, and I thank the Beach Bunch for taking the initiative in this matter.” Text courtesy of Jake Ten of Borneo Bulletin.
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Borneo Villas is an exciting and unique project undertaken in Sungai Liang. After its launch on 24th March 2012, the Borneo Villas has had an overwhelming response from the public with the complete booking of Phase One and partial booking of Phase Two. The Borneo Villas website, www.borneovillas.info, has also had over 50 000 views in the period of these three weeks.
Rumahku Real Estate is proud to announce that it will be opening Phase Two for bookings to investors and home-owners at a Borneo Villas Expo on the 28th and 29th April at the Empire hotel & Country Club from 10am to 7pm. This expo will present a great opportunity for people who reside in Bandar to take a look at the Borneo Villa as a future residence or investment.
For the potential home-owners, Borneo Villas is strategically positioned between Bandar Seri Begawan and Kuala Belait. Young executives will have a great chance to settle down in a home close to work and other amenities.
For the prospective investors, they can take advantage of the Oil & Gas industry. This industry is currently looking for a large number of properties within Mukim Liang which offer clean and safe environments to fulfill their employee housing requirements. A Borneo Villa will yield positive rental returns for these investors. The Borneo Villas project is one of the largest private developments in Mukim Liang, some 37 acres. This project has large freehold plots with high quality housing, as well as a very competitive pricing structure.
The coming expo at the Empire Hotel & Country Club offers the best opportunity to save thousands of dollars when purchasing a Borneo Villa. There will also be other great expo deals on offer over the weekend. In order to secure these great deals you will have to register yourselves with Rumahku on the day at expo. Rumahku Real Estate would like to take this time to say thank you to all the home-owners that have booked a Borneo Villa and to everybody that has been involved with this project. Thank you.
For more information, visit www.borneovillas.info or contact Yusuf Flynn on +673 875 3330
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Ok, yesterday I really had trouble registering for HSBC’s Walk Run Cycle 2012 (#walkruncycle2012) as the registration is almost at its maximum capacity. I was driving to two HSBC branches but with a little luck, I went to one where I managed to squeeze in for my own registration *lol*
Yes, the closing date was supposedly in early May but who would have expected that the numbers to be escalating like no one’s business. As of now, #walkruncycle2012 have reached almost or probably over 6,000 participants. This is perhaps the highest I’ve seen by any organisation in terms of numbers in Brunei.
I did receive a press release from HSBC this evening stating that individuals who are still interested in supporting the HSBC Walk Run Cycle charity event, you can submit the registration form to any HSBC branch before the NEW CLOSING DATE 28th April 2012 (not 5th May 2012 as previously stated).
Individuals who come dressed up in costumes will stand a chance to win the latest iPad, while families who dress up in costumes will stand a chance of winning an exclusive hamper.
Those who are not participating in the HSBC Walk Run Cycle event will still get to enjoy the night carnival with stall games, bouncers and many more exciting activities.
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The Legendary Concert
Wanna catch four superstar icons from Malaysia – Zainal Abidin, Sheila Majid, Jamal Abdillah and Amy at KK in one weeks’ time? Well, it’s just 30 minutes away (by air) and S-Team, the Brunei Sole Ticketing Agent, have created a package for the Brunei market. Further more, if you happen to “like” this Fanpage, the organiser will be giving away two tickets to two lucky winner and it will be announced this coming Monday.
The venue will be at UMS, Chancellor Hall, on the 5th May 2012. For more info, you can click on the link – http://legendary.gbs2u.com – or call 2345 999 or 2342 999 for more details.
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Last weekend, Zainal Abidin did some voluntering work with the Beach Bunch for the Jerudong Beach Clean up.. Awesome lad 😀
So I’ve heard so much about Boracay which is one of the best beaches in the world!!!! Did you know that it is voted as one of the world’s best beach by the Sun Herald, Australia. It’s a good getaway island located in Aklan provence, 345km south of Manila. It is accessible by air from Manila through two principal gateways: Caticlan Airport or Kalibo Airport.
Reading from the articles, there are tons of things you can do at Boracay Island. Of course, some of the things you can do are diving, snorkeling and windsurfing. You can also sail around the island or kayaking, paddle boat, speed boating and many more.
It’s a norm that most travelers love to lie under the sun or under the shade of coconut trees. The sunset is something to be amazed of from the view of the beach. And when the night hits, there will be more exciting activities in store for tourists.
Now doesn’t the beach look awesome??
You can get massages on the beach too
There’s also under water activity
Another great view of the beach… Don’t you just want to relax here?
Lots of tourists on the beach
Wanna do parasailing?
Boracay Beach also known for its seafood
There’s a huge chance that I will be flying over there to feel the “Boracay Experience” so that would be an excellent coverage for my readers. I’m pretty sure a few Bruneians have ventured here after hearing rave reviews of the island.. Forget Bali, Kosamoi, Pulau Redang for the moment.. Boracay is the in-thing in terms of beach experience.
So the question is how do you get there? Easy peasy… Now Anthony Tours have launched a special package where you can go to Boracay for a 4 days 3 nights holiday package (31st May to 3rd June) and this is considered a long weekend because of the Army Day in Brunei.
The package is as low as BND 999 and you will be catching two flights (RBA and Cebu Pacific) and it includes Hotel Twin Share room only, return transfer Airport-Hotel. You can book online or call Anthony Tours 222 2666, 222 8668 or 222 7965.
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DST yesterday announced its first Instagram Challenge where contestants will stand a chance to win Samsung Galaxy Note, Professional Photograph Accessories, an IPOD Nano and more attractive prizes. The Instagram Challenge, is one of the many exciting activities organised by DST to celebrate DST’s 17th Anniversary with the public.DST has partnered up with BRUNIKA, Brunei’s official Instagram network association, to run the challenge through the popular social media platform Instagram, a popular photo-sharing site in Brunei and in the world.
The theme of the challenge is ‘The Future. Now.’ where photos submitted must capture a world of possibilities and progressiveness for the future. It is not limited to photos of technology, allowing for photos such as scenery, human relationships and emotion.
The Instagram challenge is open to two categories. The first category is for DSLR photography and second category is for mobile phone photography. All photographs will be uploaded to Instagram linked to the hashtag communities #dst_thefuturenow_dslr and #brunika for DSLR photography, and #dst_thefuturenow and #brunika for mobile phone photography.
Melina Jaini, Assistant Manager of DST’s Group Corporate Communications said, “We have decided to run two categories because we would like to include as much as possible the Brunei population in our activities. We would also like to recognize the diversity of photography from two popular platforms, DSLR and mobile. At the same time, we hope the competition will create greater awareness for DST celebrating 17 years of our company’s development.”
The challenge is set to close on two different dates depending on category. For mobile phone photography, the closing date will be on Friday 20 May 2012, while for the DSLR category, the closing date will be on Friday 20 July 2012. Photo entries per participants are unlimited and all original photos must be e-mailed to BRUNIKA upon submission. To show your talent and creativity, visit simpur.net.bn/instagram or find BRUNIKA on instagram for more details.
Are you ready for this challenge?
Cabin in the woods
I fell in love with this move especially the final third. It’s something refreshing, unique, daring too and not many director or producer would take the risk to produce this masterpiece. It’s really hard to sum up this movie as a whole and I could go on and on and on because there are many talking points that I really wanted to share without spoiling the moments.
This is definitely not for those who can’t handle horror movies or let alone watching alone which one of my friends did a few nights ago *lol* (and my friend survived the whole ordeal by the way). There are still some minor questions that made me wonder but it really didn’t bother me in terms of influencing my level of entertainment of this horror genre.
If you love horror flicks and craving for something that’s out of the ordinary, this movie has the whole package. I know not all would agree with my rating but this is one movie that I truly enjoy. I also love the ending (and again not many would agree with me) because it’s unique in its way. Solid stuff. Verdict: 9/10.
The Nikon WalkAbout or the outing will take place on Friday 27 April 2012 at Kampung Ayer. This outing is also co-organising by GemilangFoto. Meeting point will be at The Waterfront at 8am. All NikonClub members are advised to wear “I AM NIKON” t-shirts. Those who haven’t got it, just wear black t-shirt. Members who participated in this outing would get the chances their photos to be featured on NikonClub website and can win attracted prizes from Nikon if their photos been selected as the best pictures overall.
Secondly, Nikon will be organizing the Nikon Basic Photo 1 Workshop on Sunday 29 April 2012 at SEAMEO Voctech, Jalan Pasar Gadong. Registration fee is only at B$20.00, refreshments and lunch is included. “I AM NIKON” t-shirt and Nikon Guidebook will also be given only to registered participants. To register for this workshop, please go to NikonClub website (http://www.nikonclub.com.my/pages/EventDetails.aspx?id=131) And deadline is on Friday 27 April 2012 at 12noon. Make sure you register as NikonClub members first, before you register for this workshop. To register as member, please go to this link.
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RA in a Box
AirAsia AllStars celebrated Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, CEO of AirAsia Group recently at the AirAsia RedFort. Well, technically it wasn’t his birthday but it was a surprise advance celebration for Tony.
Below are pictures of Tony’s surprise and the pictures below are courtesy of www.facebook.com/AirAsia
Tan Sri Tony himself being surprised at AirAsia RedFort
Tony giving a speech during the celebration
Happy birthday Tony 😀
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AIRASIA is giving you a chance to escape from your daily routine and embark on an exciting holiday to China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan or Australia during the upcoming school holidays with its exclusive school holiday deals.
Guests can take this opportunity to grab AirAsia’s exclusive school holiday deals with affordable fares from as low as RM349 (about $142) one-way all-in to Taiwan (Taipei) and RM 389 (about $158) one-way all-in to China (Tianjin, Chengdu, Hangzhou) from Kuala Lumpur.
Other destinations that are available on offer from Kuala Lumpur include Korea (Seoul) from as low as RM439 (about $178) one-way all-in and Japan (Tokyo, Osaka) from as low as RM519 (about $211) one way all-in. Guests also have the option of a trip down under to Australia (Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Gold Coast) from as low as RM459 (about $187) one way all-in
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CEO of AirAsia X Azran Osman-Rani said, “Spending quality time is essential to foster and maintain close relationships with your family members. What better way to spend your school holidays than with your family, enjoying quality time while discovering new places and experiencing the wonders of different cultures together.”
“To enjoy more savings during the holiday season, guests can opt to pre-book their meals, baggage, in flight entertainment and comfort kit online to ensure a more comfortable journey,” concluded Azran.
AirAsia keeps abreast with the social media community via their Facebook and Twitter accounts. Guests are able to receive real-time updates on latest promotions and interact with AirAsia via facebook.com/AirAsia and twitter.com/AirAsia.
Customers can also earn points with BIG, AirAsia’s Loyalty Programme when they purchase flight tickets and travel packages. Sign up now at tune2big.com to redeem BIG points for free flights with AirAsia.
The exclusive school holiday deals are available at www.airasia.com from April 23 to 29 with a travel period validity between June 1 to August 10. Flights and fares are subject to availability and terms and conditions apply.
Last weekend, HSBC featured its ‘model house’ for one hour outside The Mall in Gadong which attracted scores of visitors in an event aimed at creating awareness of its latest home loan promotion.
Gerald Sim, HSBC’s Communication Manager told the Sunday Borneo Bulletin that the gimmick they featured for an hour was aimed at raising awareness of the bank’s latest home loan promotion which among others offers rewards such as exclusive welcome gifts, special interest rates, exclusive subsidies and cash rewards for any signups. “This is something new and different” he said, adding that the public can expect more “gimmicks” of this kind in the following weeks aimed at creating awareness of HSBC’s products and services and in rewarding their customers as well.
At the model house from 7-8pm last night, anybody spotted wearing red shirts was also given a chance for a lucky dip which offered prizes such as HSBC Merchandise, The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf vouchers and movie tickets. Text courtesy of Hakim Hayat of Borneo Bulletin.
And guess what.. That weekend, I became the first candidate to be showcased inside the HSBC Box and thank for the companion Rafhana
The guys from HSBC were holding this call sign for the eyes of the public
We played this game but didn’t last long
Yuniza aka Baby bumped into me and she was shocked haha
I also did some cleaning inside the box
We pretended that we need help within that hour
Some of my fans were there to support.. Awesome!!!
And they managed to be in the box as well
We wrote this message and one pretty lady came and bought us Fun Donuts.. Thank you a lot 😀
Eahui was also shocked to be see in the box
While training for #walkruncycle2012, he also dropped by to support.. Awesome lad 😀
Felmen was one of the pass byers that night
Vouchers were given out to those wearing red
Group photo with the Deputy CEO of HSBC and his family
For the third year running B-AA presents Brustralia3 – Foodie Event. Participants can register a dish (With Bruneian, Australian or a Bruneian/Australian fusion of flavours).
Everyone present will have the opportunity to vote for their favourite dish and the most voted dishes will be awarded prizes.
The event is open to all, so those who are currently not a member or B -AA are welcome to participate and also welcome to join the Association. This will be yet another informal get together for all Bruneians that have studied or worked in Australia and Australians living in Brunei. The event is intended to rekindle old friendships and provide opportunities to make new acquaintances while tantalising your taste buds.
Date: Sunday 29 April
Time: 3.00pm-6.00pm
Place: The Australian High Commission Residence
No 11, Spg 501
Kg Pelambarian
Kota Batu
We look forward to developing strong attendance numbers for events this year. Readers are encouraged to submit their expression of interest and registration of their dish to: enquiries@b-aaa.org
Should you require further information on this event please contact Shaikh Fadilah on email: jack191@gmail.com
It’s happening this Sunday
B-AAA is changing to B-AA. The Brunei Australia Alumni Association is currently in the process of changing its name to the “Brunei-Australia Association” or B-AA. This change is being made with the objective of including as many people with ties to Australia, whether through education, business, or family, both Bruneians and Australians. With this, we hope to increase our membership numbers further.
Apart from the Brustralia event, the B-AA has a few other events lined up for the year including a fashion show and gala dinner.
For those wishing to join, the joining fee for the B-AA is B$30.00 per annum and registration can be done either online at the association’s website,http://www.b-aaa.org or during the Brustralia 3 event this coming Sunday.
We hope that our media friends will be able to attend to event as well and join in the foodie fun!
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Drilling mode on
KFC Airport Mall was the big winner for the National Champ Challenge which happens annually. Around 12 branches of KFC Brunei competed and only one will be chosen the winner. In a way, this competition will help to boost their working spirit and motivation at KFC.
Here are some of the winners in their respective categories:
KFC Airport Mall – “Best Overall”
KFC Yayasan – “Best Champ Cheer”
KFC Berakas – Least Wastage
Alimin Alim – Fastest Cook
Siti Norsamiah Abdullah – Most Accurate Cashier
Best Cashier – Nurzafirah Jakaria and Siti Nadhirah Osman
Best Supply Base – Fathiah Naqibah Bollasan and Jayon Mandi
Mohd Azahar Hj Salleh and Mohd Radzwan Sapar – Best Supply Base
Warlito Helaga Jr and Marvelous Manicdao – Best Manager
The winner of the National Champs Challenge will represent KFC Brunei in the upcoming Regional Champ Challenge in Singapore in October.
Del Goh, General Manager of KFC Brunei (2nd from left) with the winners from KFC Airport Mall. Image courtesy of Vince Hong.
Have you tried Greenfields UHT Milk? It comes from pure-bred Holstein cows imported from Australia. Their finest cows receive a healthy diet of superior corn kernels, grains and special Alfafa grass that contain high protein and fibre.
Their Full Cream Milk, Low Fat and Skimmed milk are produced from 100% fresh milk. Greenfields is distributed by Ying Bee Company in Brunei and they are committed to provide high quality fresh milk to the Bruneian market at an affordable price. Greenfields is available in all major supermarkets and retail stores.
For a sample shot, you can try at SupSave Mabohai from 27th to 29th April from 2pm to 6pm.
Sample shots at SupaSave Mabohai, 27th to 29th April
Sample shots at Milimewah Lambak, 26th to 29th April
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Catch the new B-Class at Gadong showroom
Price wise this is still a pretty affordable. The new Mercedes-Benz B-Class meets and exceeds customers seeking for premium quality and this is also good for a family car too.
* New standard and Dual Clutch transmission for all variants
* Attractive new pricing with class leading safety features as standard
* Combined fuel consumption as low as 6.2L/per 100 kilometres
You can check out the B200 in display now at Jati Transport showroom. It has a new four-cylinder petrol engine featuring a direct petrol injection and a turbocharger that produces an output of 156 horsepower and new assistance systems, the front-wheel-drive car also rings in a new technological era for compact cars from Mercedes-Benz.
Perhaps one of the best features is the Collision Prevention Assist which is pretty technical but this is a great warning system for drivers to be alert of possible obstacles on the road which the help of Brake Assist for a precise possible braking response.
What I also enjoyed with the B 200 is the Active Parking Assist. So let’s say there’s a space for parallel parking, the B 200 will automatically parked by itself without you controlling it. We did a quick test drive last weekend and I was quite impressed by it. And this is only done by a press of a button. Awesome!!
The price like I said it’s pretty competitive and affordable. Jati Transport also offers attractive finance and you could have a chance to win a new SLK AMG with BND 120,000 with a purchase of any new Mercedes-Benz passenger car, Vito or Viano.
Indonesia, for the first time, hosted the most exciting and interactive arts festival in Southeast Asia; the Marketplace of Creative Arts, on the 14th – 15th April 2012. The two-day arts festival will feature international artistes from more than 13 countries around the ASEAN region who will showcase their talents and creativity that have made them trail-blazers in their own right.
The 4th Marketplace with the theme ‘Design Nation: Carving Creative Spaces’ was held at the Cihampelas Walk, Bandung Indonesia and jointly organised by the WIEF Foundation and the Bandung Creative City Forum (BCCF). The event was graced by Yth Ibu Mari Pangestu, Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Indonesia.
“By hosting the Marketplace of Creative Arts in Bandung, I hope it will soon become a center of creative talent, a platform for young minds to share ideas and experiences and position it as a must attend event for all investors and funding of the arts” said Yth Ibu Mari Pangestu, Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Indonesia.
“By hosting the Marketplace in Bandung we are building a platform to bridge the artist community from around the region, promote youth on the world stage and to use the arts as a tool for community development.” said YBhg Tun Musa Hitam – Chairman, WIEF Foundation. This year’s Marketplace will have art exhibits, performances, film screenings, creative business forums, graffiti art, contests, and other exciting activities for artistes, visitors and the general public alike.
Over 40 talented artists and presenters will be performing in CiWalk Bandung and they hail from Indonesia, Singapore, India, Thailand, Myanmar, Australia, Japan, Cambodia, Brunei, Vietnam, Malaysia, Laos and Philippines. These talents come from all facets of the creative industry – be it singer/songwriters, contemporary dancers, filmmakers, fusion bands, musicians, poets, ensembles, instrumentalists, dance troupes, percussionists, art entrepreneurs and traditional performers.
So guess who represented Brunei?? He’s not other than our local young celebrity Aziz Harun who is one of the most promising singer too. He was invited to perform in the event and that’s definitely a privilege for someone like Aziz Harun to be part of the event. He was accompanied by his manager Bahzi Damit and his family and cousins came to support his gig in Bandung. Images courtesy of Bahzi Damit.
Aziz Harun and some of the performers
Aziz Harun performing at the Marketplace of Creative Arts, Bandung, Indonesia
Aziz Harun performing at the Marketplace of Creative Arts, Bandung, Indonesia
His dad (left) came to support him as well
Group photo with all the regional performers
Cousins and families were also there to show him some support
This is the 9th Dairy Queen (DQ) outlet in Brunei and the location is at The Airport Mall. Gracing the opening was the guest of honour His Excellency Daniel Shields, Ambassador of the United States to Brunei Darussalam and the owners of Olive Tree Company, Mr. Johnny Liew and Mrs. Evelyn Liew.
The opening of the 9th branch also had some fun activities for the kids such as bouncers and performances by the DQ staff. DQ also had a special promotion to mark the opening by giving away 50 pint of ice-cream and 50 limited edition key chains to the first 100 customers.
So what’s different about this particular DQ outlet than the rest? Well, now they have a digital display menu on the flat screen and they are also animated too and the other great thing is that the software of the menu is linked up to the their franchisor in the United States. This is the first technology used in Asia and Brunei is the first to use it.
The outlet also has a live display where the bakery chef can be seen decorating the DQ cakes and this is also a new concept for DQ.
For your info, OTC has manages Pizza Hut (Brunei) and it is rumoured that the their next outlet will be opened in a few weeks’ time at the Airport Mall.
His Excellency Daniel Shields, Mr. Johnny Liew and Mrs. Evelyn Liew graced the opening yesterday at DQ Airport Mall. Image courtesy of Vince Hong.
Group photo with the DQ mascots
Evelyn Liew with the local press who covered the event
The DQ staff had a mini performance for the audience
It was such a long queue after the opening as customers were eager for the special promotion
A great turnout yesterday at DQ Airport Mall
The live cake display I was talking about earlier on
The digitised menu which is very catchy for customers
Danial getting his DQ tattoo on his hand
Kids were having a blast yesterday
They were also queueing at DQ yesterday
Danial was enjoying his Blizzard though it was still in the morning
The Liews and their guests at DQ Airport Mall
Dickson holding some DQ balloons
Johnny and Evelyn with the management and staff of OTC
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Hadi is one lucky winner
The All Stars Masters defended their title as they defeated the Liverpool Masters 7-4 in a pulsating final. Last year Liverpoo Masters finished third but bettered themselves by reaching the finals. DPMM FC finished fourth in the tournament. This year’s tournament featured the likes of The All Stars Masters, Liverpool Masters, Manchester United Masters and DPMM FC Masters.
The Guest of Honour was His Royal Highness Prince Hj Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister’s office and he also presented the medals and trophy to the winners. This is the second time that Brunei hosted the EPL All Stars Masters brought to you by B-Mobile.
Kevin Gallen, Regi Blinker and Robbie Fowler were joint top scorers with 8 goals in the tournament. Regi Blinker was named the best player of the tournament.
It was a night to remember for Hadi who never won a lucky draw before and last night he won the biggest prize at the EPL Masters Brunei Cup 2012 lucky draw as he won the Lexus CT200H. There was a minor confusion among the audience as there were were three ticket holders that had the the same number (No. 0051) – one from upper, one from lower and one from the VIP sections. So one of the ticket holders thought he won the car as he had the same ticket number. However, it turned out that my friend Hadi Iskandar who works at AITI won the grand prize as his name was mentioned by the emcee, Jenny Malai Ali.
Perhaps it would have been safer if the organiser issued one number instead of three numbers on the respective tiers/sections for ticket holders to avoid confusion. Well, anyway, the winner is legit as the numbers and his name was mentioned. Hadi is not sure yet what to do with the Lexus CT200H and he will only get hold of the car by next week or so. He was too excited that he didn’t sleep until 3am last night as his friends and family were congratulating him. I’m pretty sure his colleagues at AITI will be teasing him tomorrow. Congratulations buddy and do make sure you take me for a spin too :))
Dutch striker signing autographs for the fans
It’s good to see young kids craving for their signature
DPMM FC Stars still falling short in the tournament but still a good effort
Fans was in for a treat as they fought for the ball souvenir
Quinton Fortune had a small gash on his knee
The fans were excited to see their idols
Celebrity Zainal Abidin was also a spectator
The local media also enjoyed the football entertainment
The section of the crowd at EPL Masters tournament
UBD FM made their presence felt last night
Nice pose, guys *hahaha*
The fans celebrating after every goal
The crowd was aiming for the gloves thrown to the crowd and Zul Fadly was forunate to catch them
The 8 year old kid won a mobile phone presented by Mr. Lim Ming Soon, CEO of B-Mobile.
She won a one year contract subscription fee from B-Mobile
Faridah won an all expense paid to Poland to catch the Euro 2012. Btw, are you selling your ticket?
The crowd was anticipating to which number will be called out
The crowd kept looking up on the screen for the winning number
It turned out that it was Hadi who won the Lexus CT200H and he also had the same ticket number
Robbie Fowler and Steve McMamanam presented the key to the grand prize winner – Hadi
Asprilla was in jubilant mood as he lifted the tropy
The All Stars Team with Mr. Lim Ming Soon, CEO of B-Mobile
Today’s the final day
As a global business, we strongly feel the need to be proactive in the battle against climate change.
We’re constantly seeking new ways to improve our business practices and reduce our carbon footprint. We have set ourselves strict targets to reduce energy, waste and water use.
In 2008 we replaced all our carrier bags with 100 per cent recycled and recyclable paper bags. We have a pledge with Dept of Environment, Parks and Recreation @ Jastre of Brunei Darussalam on No Plastic Bag Campaign since last year and have no intention in backing up. We aim to use the minimum amount of packaging materials for products. We also use post-consumer recyclate (PCR) in packaging wherever possible, and if the primary pack uses paper and/or card, it is from an FSC-certified source.
Everyone has a right to have a clean and healthy environment regardless of race, ethnicity or socio-economic status. Our planet, our home is being neglected. Climate change continues unabated. It seems there’s a new ecological disaster happening almost daily. This Earth Day it’s time to mobilize the planet from the ground up to send a message that the Earth won’t wait!
In Honor of this Earth Day, We, The Body Shop is here once again to participate and show our concern to the environment. As our vision, we always strive to protect this beautiful planet, and the people who depend on it.
We, The Body Shop are selling small trees to the public at a very minimum price at The Body Shop, The Mall outlet only in conjunction of Earth Day commence 20th April to 22th April 2012. The objective of the campaign is to encourage and educate the public of the importance of planting trees. In the same way, we would like them to be aware on the environment hazards by highlighting the problems around us and how we can be able to contribute to protect the environment. Funds collected from the tree selling campaign, we will buy garbage bins and recycle bins and will donate them to schools.
Your contribution is very much appreciated. It may not be big but your concern and care to the planet that counts. Let us take this Earth Day to the Heart. Text courtesy of The Body Shop.
You can buy the small trees at The Body Shop at The Mall
You can buy the small trees at The Body Shop at The Mall
He has the same t-shirt as mine and he also won the grand prize with a little controversy arising. Find out how later
Yay, I officially stayed in the glass box for an hour.. Find out later on what happened. Thank you, HSBC!!
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EPL Masters tonight
B-Mobile had a special treat for teenagers who were given the privilege to join the football clinic conducted by Kevin Gallen and Ian Pearce and both of them will compete in the EPL Masters Football Brunei Cup 2012 brought to you by B-Mobile at the Indoor Stadium.
Pearce highlighted that drills are very important as they will become better. Being passionate and enjoying football is also important ingredient to be a better player said Ian Pearce.
Nana aka Nurul Hainah Hj Jaafar, Acting General Manager and Head of Public Relations at B-Mobile, said that football being a universal sport is followed by many especially the young teens. She strongly believed that giving them this opportunity to see and interact with the EPL players is the least B-Mobile could do as presenting sponsro to the EPL Masters event.
All the youth who attended the clinic were also given tickets to watch EPL Masters tournament tonight. Awesome!!
The EPL Masters player shaking hands with the youths of Brunei
Kevin Gallen showing some football drills
There was a mini game played after some drills
Kevin never heard of 100 plus as he asked what drink is this..
Ian Pearce with the youngsters
Group photo with EPL players, B-Mobile the main sponsors and the youngsters
This is the final dinner of the B-Mobile EPL Masters Brunei Cup 2012 and my nights have been non-stop (need a break) and tonight I will be covering more events and of course, not forgeting the big night – EPL Masters 2012 tournament where defending champions EPL Masters won the tournament.
The dinner took place at the Indera Samudera Grand Hall and there was a special appearance by Steve Dawson who moderated the Q&A for Frank Lebeouf, Andy Cole and Robbie Fowler. Jeff Winter the former referee for EPL was hilarious with his comedic antics and he also conducted the auctions for charity.
There were performances by Relentless Entertainment to cap off the night.
Steve Dawson moderated the Q&A last night at the Gala Dinner
Andy Cole talked about Manchester United’s title chances
Stephane Henchoz missed clinic training with the boys yesterday but surrounded by RBA beauties last night
Jennifer Kang of SCB also attended the dinner last night
Robin of Cooltones asked a question on how Chelsea should play in the 2nd leg of the semi-finals of Champs League
Steve McManaman will be featuring in the tournament
Aaron asked of Robbie Fowler’s fastest hat trick against Arsenal
Jeff Winter telling a fan it’s a smart casual night
One of the performers that night
Great performance by Relentless Entertainment
This duo from Relentless Entertainment was pretty awesome
To commemorate the upcoming 66th birthday of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, biG magazine will be holding a Photo and Essay Writing competition. The competition will start this week; the closing date for both competitions is set at the end of April.
The photo competition is to capture in photograph ‘Your moments with / of HM’, photograph entries should not exceed 1MB, whereas the essay competition is to write down ‘What you are most thankful to HM for and why’, entries should not exceed 200 words.
Entries must be emailed to competitions@borneoinsidersguide.com with the following subject title ‘PHOTO’ or ‘ESSAY’, by Sunday, April 29, 2012. The competition is open to citizens and legal residents of Brunei Darussalam, every submission will be shortlisted by a judging panel from the ‘biG team’ and will then be put forward to an online vote by the public.
One winner will be chosen from the two categories and will stand a chance to win a Canon EOS1100D EFS18-55mm kit DSLR or a Canon IXUS 110 Camera. More information on the terms and conditions can be viewed from the biG Magazine official website:
http://www.borneoinsidersguide.com/brunei/photo-essay-competition.html for more details.
For more enquiries, do contact 233 1031 or email big_chmp(a)yahoo.com
Check out biG competition. Ends 29th April 2012.
Earth Day Clean up tomorrow (Sunday) at Jerudong Beach
A total of 862 participants have confirmed their participation in the upcoming Earth Day Clean Up event at Jerudong Beach organised by the Beach Bunch in the organisation’s bid to ‘Mobilise the Earth’.
The number of participants who have registered exceeded the expectations of the group, said RizanLatif, president and co-founder of the non-government organisation, as he shared the goals and objectives behind the upcoming event and what his community is hoping to achieve as its outcome.
Rizan said they expected only about 500 participants to volunteer but with the increase in numbers, he was more anxious to see what they would be able to achieve.
“The theme behind Earth Day is ‘Mobilise the Earth’, how you do it is completely up to you. So ourmobilisation is obviously to gather as many volunteers as we can and do an activity together which ended up being the clean up,” he told The Brunei Times.
When asked whether this initiative could be related to the Bruneian tradition of ‘gotong-royong’, a local term used for numerous individuals uniting to achieve a common cause, the NGO president agreed by saying it possessed similar traits by reaching out towards the communities.
They have set out to collect and exceed 1.5 tonnes an amount collected from their last clean up initiative worth of litter, garbage or other harmful materials from the upcoming event which will cover an estimate of a 200 kilometre radius of Jerudong Beach.
The area will be divided into five zones which covers about two kilometres for the volunteers to clear within the given time.
For your info, Malaysian celebrity Zainal Abidin (right) will be volunteering for the beach clean up tomorrow. Awesome!!! Image courtesy of Muaz Matdani
He hoped that such an initiative would integrate the message of the Beach Bunch to stand against public littering which is harmful for the environment as well as be responsible in keeping not only the beaches clean but the Earth itself.
Amongst the known schools and organisations which will also be participating are Maktab Duli PengiranMuda Al-Muhtadee Billah College (Maktab Duli), Sekolah Tinggi Perempuan Raja Isteri (STPRI), TelisaiPrimary School, Seri Mulia Sarjana (SMS) School, Brunei Halal, Earth Hour, Radisson Hotel and various others.
The clean up will be held at 8am this Sunday, April 22 at Jerudong Beach. Those interested in joining in the clean up are to bring their own necessities such as garbage bags, gloves, sun block and others. Text courtesy of Amin Noor of The Brunei Times.
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DPMM FC suffered 1st loss
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The New B-Class
This is a new model from the Mercedes-Benz line and there is an exclusive preview of the New B-Class rated 5 stars in the EURO NCAP Award. If you have a closer look or have a feel of it, you can drop by the showroom at 10am to 5pm at the Jati Transport Showroom in Gadong.
Catch the new B-Class at Gadong showroom
In conjunction with the much anticipated English Premier League EPL Masters Football Brunei Cup 2012, B-Mobile Communications Sdn Bhd last night hosted a welcoming dinner for the EPL Masters legends at the Rizqun International Hotel in Gadong.
Gracing the event was Acting Minister at the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, Datin Hjh Adina Othman, together with Permanent Secretaries, B-Mobile Board of Directors and its management, sponsors and some 50 winners from B-Mobile’s monthly campaign.
The 50 winners took part in B-Mobile’s monthly contest, which featured a top-up $10 weekend, saturday surprises and platinum campaign.
The dine and meet session commenced with a video clip of B-Mobile’s Football Fiesta roadshow presentation, as invited guests took the opportunity to get up close and personal with the legendary football players.
Q&A, signing and photo sessions were also conducted between the players, the fans and B-Mobile management staff.
B-Mobile Chief Executive Officer, Lim Ming Soon, said the company is very proud to present this one of a kind event to the people of Brunei and he hopes it will positively influence the youth to be more active in sports. Anwar Rosly of The Brunei Times.
Stephane Henchoz, Mr. Lim Ming Soon, CEO of B-Mobile, Datin Hjh Adina Othman, Acting Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports and Jefri Rahman, Board of Directors of Royal Brunei Airlines
Mr. Lim Ming Soon talked off the passion among Bruneis in football and expressed his thoughts why B-Mobile chose to sponsor this year’s EPL Brunei Masters Cup 2012
Clovis of B-Mobile, Smicer, Berger and Azian Abu Bakar of Telbru during last night’s dinner
Saifulizam of The Brunei Times, Ahim Rani of Royal Brunei Airlines, David May and Paul Parker
Jason Rumpun also joined for dinner last night at Rizqun International Hotel
The guests enjoyed the evening and had the opportunity to get their jerseys signed
Actyon Sports from SsangYong
It has to happen one day and Home United did it with style after a narrow 1-0 victory over DPMM FC. The goal came in the 3rd minute and that was the winner. Shahrazen who had a fever was replaced by his younger brother Adi Said and he almost made an impact but failed to convert.
Though DPMM FC had chances to equalise, Home United had chances to put the game beyond doubt but their finishing let them down. This is DPMM FC’s first loss of the season after 9 games but still lead the pack in the S-League table.
“Nothing was going for us and we conceded an early goal from a mistake. We were on the backfoot in the first half, but I thought we were the better team in the second half,” said Mohd Ali in a phone interview after the loss.”
“We pushed forward but couldn’t score. We know a loss will come but we didn’t expect to lose this game. Just one mistake that led to a goal killed off our confidence, but we have to credit our opponents as well as they are a good team,” said Md Ali Momin, DPMM FC team manager. Quote taken from The Brunei Times.
On the upside of things, S-League launched the “The S.League SuperGals” who are made up of individuals from Singapore, Australia, Indonesia and Argentina. She is one of the cheerleaders for S-League. Image taken from S-League facebook page.
Their first appearance will be at Choa Chu Kang Stadium on 22nd April between SAFFC and Hougang United. Image taken from S-League facebook page.
The new iPad officially released today in Brunei at AV Electronics
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This morning, EPL Masters Legend – Faustino Asprilla, Paul Jones, Ian Pearce, Stephane Henchoz, Rob Jones, Fraser Digby, David May, Clayton Blackmore, Ben Thornly, Quinton Fortune, Lee Martin, Andy Ritchie, Carl Muggleton, Rufos Brevett, Michael Thomas and Kevin Gallen.
They will be participating in the upcoming EPL Masters Football Brunei Cup 2012 brought to you by B-Mobile Communications. I shall be doing live coverage on the event (through Twitter) though I will be slightly late on the first hour due to some commitment that I have taken.
The images below are courtesy of Cooltones and eplmastersbrunei.com
Arriving at Brunei International Airport
Good to see Viv Anderson back in Brunei. He’s such as a top bloke.
Can you see Stephane Henchoz?
The crew and the players checking in at The Empire Hotel
Quinton Fortune is here in Brunei
Wanna catch four superstar icons from Malaysia – Zainal Abidin, Sheila Majid, Jamal Abdillah and Amy at KK in two weeks’ time? Well, it’s just 30 minutes away (by air) and S-Team, the Brunei Sole Ticketing Agent, have created a package for the Brunei market.
The venue will be at UMS, Chancellor Hall, on the 5th May 2012. For more info, you can click on the link – http://legendary.gbs2u.com – or call 2345 999 or 2342 999 for more details.
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This was one of the official dinners for the earlier batch of EPL Masters Football Brunei Cup 2012 players – Andy Cole (Manchester Utd), Patrick Berger (Liverpool), Vladimir Smicer (Liverpool FC) and Steve Black (Masters). Also in attendance were members of the Royal Brunei Airlines Board of Directors and Senior Management. The dinner took place at Mutiara Ballroom at Radisson Hotel.
Royal Brunei Airlines also invited 10 winners of RBA’s social media competition “EPL Masters Challenge” on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram which allowed participants to post an image that represented their passion for football.
In his welcoming speech, Royal Brunei Airlines Head of Corporate Services, Mr. Aji Puteh, said, “It’s an honour to be working alongside ADSEM as a a sponsor to bring some of the finiest footballers in the world into Brunei to promote excellence to our community.”
He added, “Brunei have also embraced the English Premier League wholeheartedly which is greatly evident when you pass by local coffee shops. We are grateful to meet some of the finest athletes in the world into Brunei who are here as advocates of sporting excellence to our community promoting that game we Bruneians love so much – football.”
The EPL Masters Football Brunei Cup 2012 is organised by Adsem – Ad Sports Event Management, Masters Football Asia and Football Focus Asia, as is presented by B-Mobile Communications. The EPL MAsters Challenge competition on Instagram was in partnership with Brunika.
There were a few cultural performances during dinner
Smicer and Berger were given the opportunity to “joget” with the dancers. They were stiff alright *lol*
Jefri Rahman of the Board of Directors of Royal Brunei Airlines took a photo with the EPL Stars
With the Senior Management of Royal Brunei Airlines
With the members of Royal Brunei Airlines
The EPL Masters players with Brunika management and winners
I managed to get a photo with the Liverpool legends
Remember the idea is not cross sign jerseys with your rivals
Mr. Kurapak and Wandi are Liverpool fans, smiling towards camera with Patrick Berger
Nadz was the emcee and also the entertainer as he produced his brilliance of magic. Image courtesy of EmmaGoodEgg
Thank you, RBA, for hosting and I love the t-shirts too 😀
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Jog, jog, jog!!! That have been the common word that we have been hearing ever since SCB “Run for a Reason”. With WalkRunCycle2012 around the corner, the Pusat Ehsan Charity Run 2012 will be on 8th of July instead of 24th June. The statement was officially made by the organising committee of the Pusat Ehsan Charity Run 2012 at the BSB Waterfront last Tuesday.
The venue and other programmes will remain the same except for the cultural performance that will be replaced with a variety of game.
Mr Raja Segaran, the Chairman of the event, announced a new category has been included which is the Corporate Category. This category is open for a team of 10 people. Under the Corporate Category, a special rate will be given to a minimum of 30 participants in one organisation. Goodie bags and the logo of their organisation will be included in the back-drop of the banner.
The organising committee and Prism Works Event Management during the press conference. Image courtesy of Pusat Ehsan
The organising committee at the BSB Waterfront. Image courtesy of Pusat Ehsan
Members of the public especially runners may register and get the forms at every BIBD counter, Pusat Ehsan in Bengkurong and also in Belait, and at Fitness Zone. The forms can also be downloaded at www.therun.com.bn.
In conjunction with the run, a bazaar will be held starting Friday, July 6 from 5pm until 10pm. On the day of the run, the bazaar will be opened as early as 7am. In achieving the goal to promote Brunei as a hub for sports tourism, on the day of the run, Prism World Event Management will be providing a 90-minute walks and sightseeing tour for tourists.
The sightseeing includes a walk across Brunei’s iconic landmarks such as Kampong Ayer, Bandar Seri Begawan and the Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Mosque. For more details on the Pusat Ehsan Charity Run 2012, the public may visit their website and search ‘the run’ in Facebook. Source: Rokiah Mahmud of Borneo Bulletin.
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