I miss feeling carefree.

I miss my boarding school days (Australia).

I miss my first ever car (BMW 3 series).

I miss the old house at Tungku Link. 

I miss long conversation on the landline.

I miss wearing Nike (not).

I miss my thick hair.

I miss watching movies on VHS. 

I miss rewinding cassette tapes with a pencil.

I miss my late sister.

I miss the 90s of Singapore. 

I miss playing arcade games at Trocadero.

I miss watching movies at Paragon IMAX.

I miss my high school mates.

I miss having dinner time with family at home. 

I miss watching Top of the Pops.

I miss my late godmother. 

I miss blogging.

I miss traveling abroad. 

I miss chatting on MiRC and MSN. 

I miss my first ever SLR camera which got stolen.

I miss my high school faction R-Express. 

I miss my basketball team RA Rockettes.

I miss my mom’s driving antics.

I miss traveling with my family and cousins to the UK. 

I miss the watching concerts in Brunei. 

I miss Yaohan.

I miss my old hobby – comics.

I miss my student life at University of Queensland. 

I miss writing letters and postcards. 

I miss my years at Sunway College. 

I miss playing football for my house team, Perry, in Australia. 

I miss walking at Orchard Road. 

I miss playing Winning Eleven on PS2. 

I miss shopping at Unitek. 

I miss renting videos from Popeye. 

I miss traveling for toastmasters events.

I miss Japan.

I miss Singapore even more.

I miss my Reebok pumps.

I miss my MJ thriller jacket. 

I miss attending Grand Prix events.

I miss the Motorala (brick) phone.

I miss drawing comic characters in pencil.

I miss eating my rice with banana or mango.

I miss the family bike ride in the middle of the night. 

I miss my wall of pin-up posters of pop artists of 80s.

I miss my Dr. Marten’s shoes. 

I miss the sound of dial-up modems.

I miss watching movies on Laser Disc.

I miss sleeping in my mom’s room during my teen years.

I miss last minute revision for exams. 

I miss the RA6 during our carefree days. 

I miss the cinema in Bandar.

I miss the banking presence of HSBC.

I miss the 90s of the Jerudong Park playground.

I miss making drinks at CBTL. 

I miss listening to Capital FM. 

I miss my childhood days at Darul Hana.

I miss playing cricket in Australia.

I miss the tram rides in Australia.

To be continued….. 

Jati Transport Sdn Bhd was once again ranked as the market leader in the
luxury passenger car segment in 2021. The NGCC (New Generation
Compact Cars) and AMG performance models continue to be our best
sellers.

Although the business environment was difficult during the pandemic, we
have managed to adapt and accept the challenges with positivity. Jati
Transport Sdn Bhd has a dedicated team of individuals with a common
goal to provide excellent Sales and After Sales services during this
challenging time.

On April 23rd 2022, a ceremony was held to acknowledge and reward our
dedicated and loyal long service employees. At the same event, Academic
Excellence Awards were also presented to the children of our employees.

Jati Transport Sdn Bhd was once again ranked as the market leader in the
luxury passenger car segment in 2021. The NGCC (New Generation
Compact Cars) and AMG performance models continue to be our best
sellers.

Although the business environment was difficult during the pandemic, we
have managed to adapt and accept the challenges with positivity. Jati
Transport Sdn Bhd has a dedicated team of individuals with a common
goal to provide excellent Sales and After Sales services during this
challenging time.

On April 23rd, 2022 a ceremony was held to acknowledge and reward our
dedicated and loyal long service employees. At the same event, Academic
Excellence Awards were also presented to the children of our employees.

World Autism Awareness Day 2022 Second Forum; Child Led: Choosing The Best Programmes For Your Autistic Child

Assalamualaikum and Salam Ramadhan everyone.

As we come to the end of April, SMARTER Brunei marks the end to World Autism Awareness Month with another forum. This forum aims to help guide parents and caregivers by providing insight as to how to choose the right programmes suited for their child.

SMARTER Brunei’s World Autism Awareness Day 2022 Second Forum, with the topic Child Led: Choosing The Best Programmes For Your Autistic Child

Details as follows;

Day: Saturday, 23 April 2022
Jam: 10.00am (link opens at 9.45am)

Link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/2796774325?pwd=WloyM1MyeTlCYkVuQzI4M1lXWDZHZz09

Meeting ID: 279 677 4325
Passcode: cbpyac2022

The Guest of Honor will be the Minister of Health

We thank you for joining us and supporting SMARTER Brunei’ s World Autism Awareness Day celebration!

Salam Ramadan! Enjoy online exclusive sale for selected Dell laptops and monitors at www.netcombrunei.com throughout the month of April!

Lasting until the 30th of April 2022, purchase selected Dell laptops at super-affordable prices with a free upgrade to Windows, we’ve also got Dell monitors on sale, exclusively through our e-commerce website

While stocks last, head on over to www.netcombrunei.com to see what we’ve got in store for you this promo period.

For the next three days, you can enjoy a quick test drive of the newest addition to the Mercedes family – The new Mercedes Benz C-Class.

Leading the world’s best-selling luxury sedan, the new C-Class Avantgarde and the E-Class facelift have been unveiled at the Mercedes-Benz Autohaus courtesy of Jati Transport.

Following the high tech and superior features of the S-Class model, the C-Class proves to be a dynamic, modern and sportier interpretation of the S-Class flagship. You will notice the difference in the interior with a fully digitized 11.9 inch MBUX (2nd gen) which is a feature in the current S-Class model.

It features a portrait style multimedia touchscreen display that is a driver-oriented and compatible with both iOS and Android.

When it comes to safety, there is no exception for the Mercedes-Benz brand. The Driver Assistance packages offer superior safety features with additional and improved functions. The C-Class assistance can accelerate, brake and stay in lane on their own time. This also includes a 12.3 inch customisable and fully digital Driver display with speed detection and Blind Spot Assist.

The new C-Class features low fuel consumption with a 4-cylinder in-line petrol engine with 48-volt on-board electrical system that delivers an additional 200 Nm of torque is available via EQ Boost. The additional 200 Nm of torque from the power delivery of the EQ Boost helps accelerate the car at a standstill.

So do visit Mercedes-Benz Autohaus and test drive the latest C-Class. For more information, do call 244 1777 or 244 1763 for appointments.

The battle continues since the second wave and now we are in the mid of the third wave while other countries are already in their fifth. Despite averaging at 2,000 cases per day (in the past few days), Brunei won’t be reverting back to restrictions.

There are mixed feelings from the public with the current situation. Many are anxious with the increasing number. Some are optimistic as long as we adhere to the Standard of Procedures (SOPs) from the Ministry of Health. Some are even questioning the fact that the National Day celebration/parade is still proceeding though the numbers of participants have decreased from last year’s. I believe as long as strict measures are in place, the upcoming event won’t be a spreader, InsyaAllah.

For me, personally, I am on the fence on attending crowded events. Perhaps, this is a true test for Brunei if we are able to cope with the high numbers. Even the reporting of the Press Conferences have been delivered in a different manner, acknowledging first the number of patients in Category 4 (those requiring oxygen assistance) and Category 5 (those requiring artificial ventilation & treated in ICU) only then announcing the daily number of cases in Brunei Darussalam. I believe that the number of Cat 4 & 5 are better indicators and more important than the number of daily cases.

I am still impressed with some of the actions from the public though. The fact that we are in the “Early Endemic Phase” (with less restrictions), people are quite vigilant and not taking unnecessary risk to head out in public places such as malls and cafes. Dine-ins have recently taken a nose dive ever since the number of cases rose to record numbers. Food delivery apps (GoMamam, TaPow) are back in demand as many opted for take aways. It’s good to see that many are able to make a conscious decision.

It will be interesting how this strategy will panned out in the coming weeks. With a number reaching almost 18,000 active cases, MOH have allowed those in Category 1 and 2 to undergo self-isolation at their own homes so it will help to lessen the strain at the National Isolation Centre.

It’s yet to be known if Brunei numbers have peaked and it’s pretty tricky to predict as well, knowing how unpredictable the latest variant, Omicron, can be. It’s just unfortunate that the number of deaths have steadily increased in the past week.

Honestly speaking, despite the assurance that Omicron is less severe than Delta variant, I am still quite fearful of being infected and furthermore, I have been boosted since January. Just recently I am in a close contact with a friend whom I met at an opened space and I had to do a responsible thing by self-isolating myself for a few days. I know it’s a matter of time that one will either be infected or at least a “close contact” and with lesser restrictive movements and closures, the number of close contacts/QOs will be on a high.

I believe the relevant agencies have done their due diligence, in tackling the virus. We will hit the two year mark since the outbreak in March 2020 and the way forward is to accept that we will have to live with the virus (whether we like it or not).

For now, our greatest weapon to tackle (the virus) is by being accountable and responsible for our actions and adhere to the SOPs that have been provided by the Brunei Government.

This is Rano, signing off. Stay safe and take care.