Group photo of guests in Lolita outfit

There was a Lolita fashion gathering recently held at Kiulap. The word itself originated from Japan and it’s a combination of a particular street fashion with attitude. The event was initiated by Nio and Suok Jiuan and of course, the dress code for the event is “lolita”.

There were some games and photo session for the participants who came wearing their own Lolita outfits. Images are courtesy of Scary Soul.

This was what they had for hi-tea… yummm!!

They had some games too for entertaiment

Suok Jiuan (in pink) with the ladies in their Lolita outfit

Faeza with Nio, one of the co-host of the event

Suok Jiuan, the co-host, presenting prize to the winner

Another group photo

The exchanging of dcouments between Fitness Zone and Royal Brunei Airlines. Now you can earn 10 miles for every $1 spent at Fitness Zone. Starts from 1st June to 31st July 2012 only.

Are you are a Royal Skies member? Then you better get your work out outfit and work out at Fitness Zone.. Why? Because now you can earn an awesome 10 miles for every $1 spent at Fitness Zone and on top of that, you can also stand a chance to win a ticket to London too.

This was made possible after the joint venture between Royal Skies, Royal Brunei Airlines’ frequent flyer programe, and Fitness Zone. The agreement was signed by Maswadi Hj Mohsin, Chief Commercial and Planning Officer of Royal Brunei Airlines on behalf of the national flag carrier, witnessed by Yasmin Abdullah Chin, Manager of Loyalty Marketing, Royal Brunei Airlines. Fitness Zone was represented by its Managing Director, Wu Chun, whose signing was witnessed by its Chairman, Goh Kim Tian.

The guest of honour Ahmad Jefri Abd Rahman, a member of the Royal Brunei Airlines Board of Directors, witnessed the signing between the two strong local brands in Brunei Darussalam.

Maswadi Hj Mohsin described the deal in four words, “Burn fats, earn miles!” in encouraging the local community to be healthier and also earn miles at the same time.

So the deal is that from 1st June to 31st July (2 months) that Royal Skies member will be able to earn 10 miles for every $1 spent at Fitness Zone. You can also stand a chance to win a flight to London.

The deal was initiated by superstar icon Wu Chunas as he was browsing through bruneiair.com and checked out Royal Skies benefits. So from there, he sent an email to show interest in working together with Brunei’s national carrier.

According to Yasmin, there are an estimation of 60,000 local Royal Skies member from the 200,000 members worldwide. If you are interested to sign up, it’s pretty straight forward. You can sign up through http://www.bruneiair.com/

Wu Chun expressed his satisfaction to have RBA on board for a win-win situation for Royal Skies member and FItness Zone patrons

Wu Chun handed over a pair of boxing gloves to the guest of honour, Ahmad Jefri

The brief press conference after the signing ceremony

The work out session for associates of Royal Brunei Airlines

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The Ivy League Charity Netball Tournament 2012 draw was conducted yesterday at the Dewan Kuliah, Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium. The tournament is set to be held on May 31 for the Men’s Category and June 3 for the Women’s Category, at the Multipurpose Hall of the Hassanal Bolkiah Sports Complex.

Group A for the Men’s Category will consist of Strangers (Male), BMJ, Nad’s Stars, BSRC, Matrix B and JBCE Buttowski, whilst Group B will be made up of Emerald Ahiz, F19, Matrix A, Nextz, Nad’s V8 and Spitfire.

The Women’s Category has Angle Net A, MS ABDB B, Strangers (Female), NN Speed, MSSBBD Junior Team, JBCE KB, Netballisus, MS PDB and Comets in Group A. Fire Kittens, Setia Motors, MS ABDB A, JCMK Team, Revival NC, Net7, BKN and Angel Net B complete Group B.

In the preliminary matches, each team within the groups play each other once. The top four teams will proceed to the semi-final round. The winners of each semi-final match will face-off to claim the Ivy League Charity Netball Tournament 2012 trophy. The Men’s event will start at 7am on May 31, and will conclude by 6pm. The same schedule will be used for the Women’s event on June 3.

During the day-long competitions, there will be sales booths, showcases by the donation recipients, Pusat Ehsan and Persatuan KACA, and donation collections. During the two-day matches, spectators will also be able to buy lucky draw coupons for $5 each, with a maximum of five tickets per person. All proceeds are being donated to a charitable cause. Prizes like holiday packages to Bali and Kuala Lumpur, and various electrical goods, are up for grabs.

After the completion of the Women’s Final on June 3, there will be a prize presentation ceremony, followed by a donation presentation and the lucky draw winners presentation. Text by Jake Ten, Borneo Bulletin.

Mudshark will be holding a touch rugby tournament for Open Men and Women category and it will take place this Sunday 3rd June at UBD Sports Complex. This tournament is a great way to give more exposure on touch rugby to the public. There will be other activities as well as booths. Good luck to all the participants!! I do hope to drop by for a quick coverage.

The winner of the “Best Costume” for individual category

The E-Government National Centre, Prime Minister’s Office, introduced a new program for the Youth Development Program and the objective is to provide an alternative education platform especially those who didn’t performed well in their “O” levels (from 0 to 3 “Os”) and they will have this privilege to be part of the ICT Program and this can provide future opportunities in terms of employment in the private sector.

It will be a 3 month training after the applicants successfully pass the selection process and there will be an orientation program to make familiar with their classmates and the program. However, only 30 applicants will be selected in the first batch accordind to the representatives of E-GNC.

There will be allowances provided as well of $150 to the students and they will be trained at TechOne Global at Knowledge Hub, Anggrek Desa where they have local professional and certified trainers. The students will not only learn the basic field of IT but also other values such as MIB, costumer service, public speaking and so on.

The online registration will open on the 2nd June until 12th June or you can visit the various roadshows for more info.

Grand Bowling Atrium, Seria
2nd June 2012 9am to 9pm
3rd June 2012 9am to 7pm

Second Floor, The Mall, Gadong
9th June 2012 & 10th June 2012
9am to 9pm

Petani Mall, Tutong
11th June 2012 9am to 7pm

Complex Utama Bumiputra, Temburong
12th June 2012 9am to 3:15pm

Dk Syaza Nabilah bte Hj Haris, System Analyst, E-GNC, Dk Mashirrynaty bte Pg Hj Matahir, System Analyst, E-GNC and Hj Kamarul Azam bin Hj Muhammad, Head of Corporate Division, E-GNC at the press briefing yesterday

The process of the successful applicants for the Youth ICT program conducted by E-GNC

Check you their webpage for more info. Click image to find out more.

Today 28 May 2012 at 12:30, the Australian High Commission will host a panel discussion on building Creative Cities at Bridex. This event will be held in conjunction with the National Policy Forum on Creative Industries, which will also be at Bridex from 28 to 30 May.

In 2011, the Australian High Commission sponsored a visit to Brunei by Professor Phil Graham, a Creative Industries specialist from Queensland University of Technology (QUT). Phil Graham’s visit helped to create strong interest in the concept of creative industries in Brunei. According to Australian High Commissioner, Mark Sawers, ‘the response to the QUT visit in 2010 was brilliant. Bruneians with an interest in these industries have been very dynamic since that time. For example, UBD created a Creative Industries Cluster and policy makers started to focus on this new opportunity for the economic diversification of Brunei.’

An important milestone in this effort is the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sports (MCYS) organising the National Policy Forum on Creative Industries, and again, the Australian High Commission, in collaboration with iBudaya, Austrade and MCYS, wants to share Australian experience with Bruneian professionals. According to Sawers ‘The Forum is a great way to take all this activity forward in a cooperative and coordinated way and the Australian High Commission again wants to help inspire Bruneians through the Australian experience.’

During the Panel discussion five Australian speakers will present the theme of “Creative industries in creative cities: the Australian experience”. David Throsby Professor in the Department of Economics at Macquarie University and play-write will talk about “Culture in sustainable development’, Marek Kozlowski, Urban Designer, Urban Researcher and Lecturer will present the “Creative Industries in South-east Queensland: The role of urban planning and design”, then Greg Hearn, Research Professor in the Creative Industries Faculty at QUT and Program Leader Creative Workforce at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative industries and Innovation will focus on “The example of the Kelvin Grove urban village in Brisbane’. Finally, Sasha Lennon, Principal with SGS Economics and Planning will discuss “Creative Industries and the importance of place for prosperity” and this will be followed by an open discussion.

Professional and interested people can join the panel discussion and have some casual lunch from 12:30 on Monday 28 May at Syndicate Room 5 of BRIDEX. It is free of charge and open to creative practitioners, architects, creative entrepreneurs, policy makers, venue managers, sponsors, education professionals, students and all interested members of the public.

19th May 2012 marks KFC’s official opening of their Gadong Central outlet. This is the 13th KFC outlet in Brunei. To officiate their event, 4 KFC customers were invited for the ribbon cutting ceremony. Customers were then invited inside where they were greeted by guling tangan performances. KFC’s mascots were also present to grace the event. First 130 customers get a KFC 20th Anniversary Calendar free for any purchases. Customers that spends B$20 and above in a single receipt can also get some Luminarc plates for free.

It is KFC’s tradition to invite customers for their ribbon cutting ceremony as they owe their success to them. There are few more outlets coming out this year, among them a Driv Thru. What makes outlet number 13th special is that it is below their Head Office and currently, it also have the biggest Colonel Sanders signage in Brunei.

Gadong Central itself is a center of activities supplementing customers of varying background to KFC Gadong Central. Besides offering a wide menu such as KFC a.m. breakfast and Krushers to name a few, Gadong Central will also be the first KFC outlet in Brunei where customers can enjoy watching their favourite Astro Channels. Business hours are from 7am until 11pm daily.

The latest KFC outlet at Gadong Central

The boys from Brunei Press having a good laugh at KFC Gadong Central

BIG fans of Upin and Ipin are in for a treat; KFC Brunei is offering figurines of the popular twins for a limited time only.

Four figures are available, each with its own unique design, and will be available to customers on a weekly basis.

The first to be made available is the Playful Upin figurine, which is available now; the second figurine is the Happy Ipin, which will be available starting May 24; the Defender Upin will be available from June 3; and the last figurine; Striker Ipin will be available from June 12.

The Upin and Ipin figurines will come for free with any Chicky combo meal priced at $6 for Chicky Club members and $6.50 for non members. Chicky club members can also purchase the figurines with any other chicken product purchase for only $3, whereas for non-members they are available at $3.50.

Collect these limited edition Upin and Ipin figurines

Check out their Family Special deal and save 40%

Chelsea fans making a pitstop during the NBT Car-toon Hunt to celebrate Chelsea’s success in Europe

Pg Hj Matusin Pg Hj Matasan (right) is one hardcore Chelsea fan. “I have waited 42 long, long years for this moment.. As in all things, patience and perseverance and faith in supporting your team through thick and thin, will be rewarded.”