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Curiousity still killed the cat
I finally made use of my Royal Skies and earning points for my travels. I should have done five years ago when I’m starting to frequently fly here and there. I was told that the Dreamliner for Royal Brunei will go to Singapore on Friday and Sunday afternoons.
The Brunei national netball team were also on the same flight as they will be competing in the Asian Netball Championship in Singapore. Good luck!!
This competition looks interesting and let’s see how our Brunei team will do.
The most talked about run in my instagram because of its novelty. It’s happening in Singapore on 1st November.
Caught up with Lily Chiam at Nana’s Cafe and they served awesome Maccha drinks and ice-cream
Del’s a happy camper when he purchased the Sandcrawler Star Wars Lego. Costs a fortune too 😀
Staying at this hotel for the 2nd time and liking it so far
Doing my blog here and I feel more imaginative in this kind of setting
Something that cinemas in Brunei should do and I’m sure this will be a big hit 😀
I’m devastated that my Sam the Tennis Machine is damaged *boohoo* I’ve spent a fortune on it of the love of tennis and so eager to play but it didn’t turn out as expected. I bought the machine from a newly found friend Kenny Chea who is another passionate tennis player and he already gave me a good deal for the machine.
I believe the machine was mishandled at the cargo area (either in Singapore or Brunei) and this must have caused the components to be faulty. The wires were disconnected and the batteries fell out from the deck. Oh well.. That’s partly me to blame for not double checking and making sure the box was probably handled with much care at the cargo area.
Now I’m back in Singapore and I brought the 22 kilo machine with me to be sent for repair. I wonder how much it will cost me but at this point of time, I just felt devastated. It’s like owning your first iMac but it just won’t start at the first attempt.
My tennis buddies are already too eager to play with the machine so I apologize for the delay due to this misfortunate event. We will get a taste of “Sam” but for now, let the humans do the work 😀
A month ago when I was testing out Sam the tennis machine and I was impressed. I bought the machine on the spot back in Singapore.
Fast forward a month later, it’s back in Singapore and I never got the chance to even play with the machine. It seems so troublesome to bring this heavy machine back to Singapore and I’m glad I didn’t have to pay excess baggage but still….
The components inside were not in placed and this must have been resulted from a huge impact during handling of the box. I’m yet to find out the cost repair for this.
Another event that I just missed today is the UBD Convocation 2014 which just took place at 9am today at the Chancellor Hall. I will definitely cover but just that I’m currently not in Brunei at the moment. It’s the biggest calendar of the year for UBD and it is very special as well since His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei Darussalam present the certificates to all the graduates of UBD. Awesome!!
A big shout out to Ruebin Chin, Nina Kifwari, Rebecca, Jordine, Winnie Sia, Ismah Ismail, Alicia, Nadia and a few more. Any of you who wants to contribute their selfies, you can email to ranoadidas gmail 😀 Congratulations once again to all my friends. You have done our King and our country proud. Keep it up!!
The graduates of 2014
The graduates of 2014
The graduates of 2014
Don’t forget to send your pictures to ranoadidas(8)gmail 😀
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Happening this weekend
It’s been happening this weekend which started yesterday at the Mabohai Shopping Complex. Yesterday there was a group build (Parisian Restaurant) among the BULAT members and there is also an ongoing competition on instagram for the hidden mini figures contest.
Just check out the posters below for details. Today (Saturday) will be the polybags speed building competition which will happen at 2pm. The competition is limited to the first 40 participants. The top 3 participants will be notified to come on Sunday 23rd March for the prize presentation. The top three winners will win Lego sets from BULAT.
Tomorrow Sunday there will be minfigures record attempt. Not sure what that actually means but I assume is the amount of minifigures to be displayed. The event is organised by Mabohai Shopping Complex and BULAT.
The customized ship build by a BULAT member
BULAT members setting up the display
@juloren documenting the Lego display
Speed building by BULAT members
Speed building by BULAT members
Speed building by BULAT members
The competition happening today
Prizes you can win for the speed building on Lego polybags
BULAT also join partnered with Bluebox Services, a sole distributor of Lego education products which are ideal for students to be creative and imaginative in building mechanical stuff made of Lego. There is a Robotic showcase on Lego education with students and teachers from Pengiran Isteri Hajah Mariam Secondary School, who are the current champion of the Lego Robotic Competition. If you want more information about the Lego educational products, you can drop by the showcase area and meet up with Hjh Faridah of Bluebox Services.
I’m kinda impressed with the students on their creativity using Lego Robotics products. So do drop by Mabohai Shopping Complex this weekend and check out the Lego showcase.
Hjh Faridah of Bluebox Services being interviewed by Aziz Idris of Borneo Bulletin
A Lego product made by students
You can check out the showcase at Mabohai Shopping Complex today and tomorrow
The ongoing promotion at Badi’ah Hotel Restaurant every weekend
Currently they are having a special promotion – Badi’ah Fusion Buffer Dinner. The buffet dinner offers free flow of appetisers, soup, main course, noodles, porridge, seafood, hot dishes, desserts featuring Chinese, Malay, English and Japanese flavours prepared by the kitchen staff with 30 years of experience in the food and beverage field. The dinner also includes a free flow of beverages.
Some of the standard items for the buffet dinner includes Ayam Masak Merah, Salted Egg Chicken, Mongolian Lamb, Beef Rendang, Sweet and Sour Fish, Butter Egg Fish, Roasted Poultry, Mixed Vegetables with Oyster Sauce, Wantan Broccoli and an assortment of tantalising Japanese sushi and Chinese dim sum to choose from as well fruit tarts, assorted cakes, sandwiches and more for dessert.
However, the menu will be changed every weekend night, according to Joey Kong Siow Wei, the Manager of Badi’ah Hotel Restaurant. The buffet dinner starts from 7.30pm to 10.30pm, every Friday to Sunday. It is priced at $28.80 for adults and $14.40 for children. But good news is that they are having a 20% discount on the weekends until end of March.
They will also stand a chance to win a mini iPad and smartphone in a lucky draw session. The eatery also provides outside catering services as well as banquet services to which the hotel can accommodate a maximum of 800 people. For more information, call the Badi’ah Hotel at 7292221 or 222 073/4. You can also follow their updates on instagram @badiahhotelrestaurant
The buffet spread at Badi’ah Hotel Restaurant
For Japanese lovers, they even have sushi spread
The buffet is every weekend from Friday to Sunday
Do try out their $9.90 lunch set promotion
The mascots looking surprised at the Freshco Kids Carnival
Two more days left before the end of the Kids Carnival happening on the 1st floor of Freshco. For your info, Freshco is located at the building that used to be rented out to Soon Lee. So now the place has been revived and you will be surprised how much it has changed ever since the renovation.
So now you have a good reason to bring your family and the young ones to the kids carnival. They have activities such as pasta making, photo booth with props, face painting, hand bowling, a real angry bird game, basketball, bouncer, dart games and many more. They also have mascots to cheer the kids and to take photos with.
You will need to buy the coupons at the entrance valued at 50 cents and 1 dollar.
The colour contest was just over and the next event will be the Kids Dress Up Competition this Sunday. The carnival times are from 11am to 9pm. Enjoy!!!
It’s located on the 1st floor and not the ground floor of Freshco
Need to buy the coupon in order to play the games
The dart game
The basketball game
Angry bird for real
You can wear the accessories and take a selfie
The most popular area for kids
You today (Saturday) and Sunday left to enjoy the Kids Carnival
Play podcast on my interview with the guys behind the Film Festival UBD 2014
Times Square Shopping Centre has always been great in creating events and exposure for participating tenants. After the successful Japan Festival 2014 event, TSSC held another interactive event for the public, targeting the younger generation with the gimmick called “Armed for the Undead”.
This event has been a success since Wednesday and sadly today will be the final day. I saw a lot of interest after my posting on instagram last Wednesday. The “Armed for the Undead” event or more commonly known as the Nerf versus Zombies experience is an innovative form of entertainment that Times Square Management has organized specially for this year’s first school term break. With an entry fee of only $3, customers get to choose their “weapon” or Nerf Gun and walk their way into the zombie infested arena. Supported by The Brunei Milsims Cosplayers, customers were also given a short briefing of the rules to ensure a safe playing environment.
Today it will be open by 11am and ends at 9pm tonight. So if you haven’t try, you still have a chance to do so. The cost per entry is $3 and those under 5 years old will not be allowed. You can check out their updates on instagram @timessquarebrunei
Be equipped with nerf guns to fight the zombies
$3 per entry for some cheap thrill
Be equipped with nerf guns to fight the zombies
How the set up looks like
Getting briefed before the entering
The infected zombies you have to go through
A note from Times Square Shopping Centre management: To all of the valued customers of Times Square Shopping Centre, it is almost that time of the year again. Last 18th December 2013, Times Square Shopping Centre announced the beginning of the 4th Series Lucky Draw Campaign and the first quarter of the campaign has ended on 21st March 2014 at 10.00 pm.
Times Square Property Management would like to remind the loyal customers that the first lucky draw will be held Sunday, 23rd March 2014 at the Times Square Atrium at 2.00 pm. With 20 receipts chosen daily, Times Square will be expecting quite a huge crowd of hopeful winners from 1800 receipts that have been collected since the beginning of the campaign.
Also, Lucky Draw coupon holders must be present at the Lucky Draw presentation, along with their Identity Cards (IC) as proof of identity and their Lucky Draw coupons. Representatives are allowed, but they must bring along their own ICs, as well as the photocopy IC of the winner along with the original coupon.
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Catch DPMM FC this Sunday as they take on Tampines Rovers. Both have perfect records but DPMM FC has yet to concede a goal.
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HSBC Personal Internet Banking
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Media briefing yesterday at the Energy Division at the Prime Minister’s Office
It’s happening on starting Monday at the BRIDEX Exhibition Centre and it is organized by the Energy Department at the Prime Minister’s Office. The theme for this year is ‘Sustainable Energy for Brunei Darussalam Prosperity’, Energy Week 2014 which aims to promote awareness among the community about the importance of energy sources, and the need to conserve them. Yesterday I attended the media briefing on what to expect for Energy Week 2014.
The organizer urged the public especially job seekers to attend the event as it will be a total of 5 days (the longest exhibition event being hosted so far) and there are many job opportunities up for grabs as well in the oil & gas industry. The interesting new opportunity is the Brunei Maritime Academy and they are also looking for new intakes. Hence this will be the best time to be part of the team and they will have a booth and exhibition for the youths to find out more about maritime opportunities. I can assure you that it will be a great experience.
I shall spare more details about Energy Week later today. For now, you can surf their official website here and mark your dates of Energy Week 2014 (24th March to 29th March 2014).
Mabohai Shopping Complex, in partnership with Brunei Usergroup Lego and Technique (BULAT), will be holding the Brunei Lego Meet 2014, from Friday, 21st March till Sunday, 23rd March 2014.
The Brunei Lego Meet 2014 will feature special activities which are geared to encourage more people to participate by bringing their own Lego sets and minifigures. Among the activities will include a community speed build, where members and those who are willing to participate can register on FB to bring their unbuilt sets and build them on the spot with other collectors which will then be exhibited. There will also be an Instagram game called “Find the Mini Fig”. On Sunday, 23rd March, everyone with Lego minifigurines is encouraged to bring them to Mabohai to help establish a record for the most minifigs in one location.
Globalart, the newest shop to open at the complex, will hold their Grand Opening on Sunday, 23rd March, 2104 as part of the festivities, and will hold a Lego themed colouring competition.
Lego Mindstorms will also be participating in the event with their “Mindstorms Camp”, a series of hands on activities that will teach participants to create robots out of Lego and program them with various commands. Lego Mindstorms will start their activity from Friday till Sunday.
Happening tomorrow at Mabohai Shopping Complex
The Management of Mabohai Shopping Complex said:
“The Brunei Lego Meet 2014 is one of our major activities to help the community, in this case the Lego enthusiasts and collectors. We are very happy to support the group by being the official venue partner for this prestigious event. We invite the public to be part of this event, either as participant or spectator and enjoy the passion of Lego building and collecting.”
For members of the public who would like to participate, please visit the Brunei Usergroup Lego and Technique FB page to register. Visit our website at Mabohai Shopping Complex for upcoming activities or visit our FB page and like us to get more updates.
Should you wish to book the Event Stage of the Mabohai Shopping Complex for your events and activities, please call us on 8111623 or 8653762.Or find us on Facebook, Instagram @mabohaibrunei and Twitter.
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