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This is the first of its kind being held at the Royal Wharf at Bandar and it’s the first Boat Show in Brunei which is jointly organised by the Municipal Board, Sakam Enterprise and Adison Marketing Services. Perhaps the highlight of the event is the stunt show by Medhy Menad on his Yamaha Superjet Jet Ski. He will be performing on the opening of the event at 10am Saturday 29th June. So you guys are more than welcome to witness his stunt at the Royal Wharf. He will also be performing at 3pm Saturday and 10am and 3pm on Sunday.

There will be rowing competition sponsored by LSL Roofing and it’s open to both male and female. O3 which is the official drink will have a fun fair activity. There will also be colouring contest sponsored by KFC. The winners of the photography competition will be awarded tomorrow morning after the opening ceremony.

Do make sure you make your way to the Royal Wharf this weekend and enjoy the activities provided by the vendors.

An instructor from the Brunei Yacht Club shared some insight on how the youth can take up sailing at the BYC and learn sailing for as long as $20 per month. You will also have to be a member of BYC though and also sign up as a member of the sailing team. For more information, you can check them out at the Boat Expo.

Brunei Yacht Club displayed one of their small sailboats called the Optimist. It is a small, single-handed sailing dinghy which caters to children. According to the instructor, the Optimist costs roughly BND 5,000

One of the judges representing from the Marine Department taking down scores for the boat design competition

Check out the shortlisted photos at the gallery at the Boat & Holiday Expo

Guess who’s in Brunei? The jet ski stuntman himself, Mr. Medhy Menad (second from the left)

Check out his performance on the jet ski at the Royal Wharf. 10am, 3pm Saturday and 10am, 3pm Sunday

Medhy Menad preparing his stunt

There is also parasail activity organised by Poni Divers. It’s interesting to see parasailing in Kg Ayer.

 

It was not meant to be. They had their chances. Not even one of them were converted into a goal. A big salute to the visitors Alberix Niigata for keeping a clean sheet especially in Brunei. They joined Tanjong Pagar and Warriors FC for keeping clean sheets against DPMM FC in Brunei. DPMM FC haven’t been performing well this season and they have already registered their sixth loss of the season and now they are 15 points behind runaway leaders Tampines Rovers FC in the S•League.

Albirex played a patient, possession game and their efforts paid off late in the game. DPMM FC had two new import players but I believe they have yet to gel as a team. Arturas Rimkevicius was hardworking upfront but his partnership with the Portuguese striker Jo hasn’t shown any maturity just yet. Coach Simunic was hoping that the chances they create can turn into goals. DPMM FC need to work on their finishing indeed. They were also missing the presence of Shahrazen Said who was serving suspension for his red card incident. In midfield, new import Rodrigo Tosi still needed time to settle in. Let’s give them a few more games to prove their worth and I believe DPMM FC still have a lot to offer this season.

Albirex Niigata thanked the DPMM FC for their professional play and they gave them a great challenge on the field. They also thanked the wonderful hospitality in Brunei. Now DPMM FC will have to focus on their next match against Woodlands Wellington which will be on the 5th of July in Singapore.

Adi Said challenging for the ball in the air. DPMM FC lost to Alberix Niigata 2-0 last night at the Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium.

Another brave jump by Adi Said

New signing Arturas Rimkevicius failed to break his duck on his debut. There are still more games to prove his credentials.

 

Have you tried the newly open Korean food joint in Brunei? It’s pretty good actually. I think I was well fed that day and I was grateful that I had my buddies to help me out too. What’s great about this particular Korean Restaurant is that it uses no MSG so do expect that their food are healthy. All their dishes are home cook style too.

Their most popular dish is the fried chicken. I personally like the red flavour one. They have three flavours for the Korean fried chicken – normal, yang-neom and ganjang. And guess what… they are having a special promotion where you can enjoy 20% off the Korean fried chicken served at YamYam Sarang but the promotion is only from 9pm to 10pm. Awesome, aye?

The Korean restaurant was opened in Batu Bersurat last April 2013 and it’s located at Block J, Unit 6. For reservations, you can call 860 7830. YamYam Sarang is open every day. Monday to Thursday, Saturday and Sunday 10am to 2pm and 5pm to 10pm. On Friday, it’s 10am to 12pm and 2pm to 10pm. So do try out the best original and healthy Korean food in Brunei.

The appetizers at YamYam Sarang Korean Restaurant

Mel holding Pa Jeon (Spring Onion pancake with squid)

Dak Bulgogi (Korean BBQ Chicken) and it can be cooked spicy or non-spicy

Kimchi Soup

Three flavoured Korean Fried Chicken (Original, Yang-neom, Ganjang)

Pek Ching and Ken enjoying the Korean food

Japchae (potato noodles with vegetables)

Sam gye tang (ginseng chicken soup) and it’s healthy too

Tteok bbok gi (popular rice cake dish) and it can be spicy and non-spicy too. The one we tried was pretty spicy 😀

 My favourite drink.. Highly recommended – Sik Hae

 

Do you lie awake in bed at night and worry about your loved ones’ future should anything happen to you? As the main breadwinner, do you have savings to ensure that your family will be taken care of? Do you have an insurance plan that provides you the security of savings?

Worry a little less with the help of Takaful Brunei Keluarga (TBK), who have the perfect solution for you. Introducing TBK’s Takaful Nur Savings plan, the plan that insures you and gives you the opportunity to save at the same time!

Takaful Brunei Keluarga (TBK) understand the importance of protection and growing your wealth for you and your loved ones. TBK provides several Takaful products to complement the savings culture initiative while providing attractive investment returns.

According to Hj Md Maszaiwardy Bin Hj Masri, Assistant General Manager, Sales Department, that the products under TBK are designed with Shariah compliant principles and it does not matter if the participant is a non-Muslim, as these products are for all. 

One such product is TBK’s Takaful Nur Savings, which an affordable short-term savings plan that comprises of three components; Protection, Savings and Investment. With a single payment, this plan focusing on protecting the participant with a financial benefit in the event of misfortune, and simultaneously saves and grows their wealth for specific financial goals such as families’ needs, childrens’ education or retirement planning. 

Takaful Nur Savings one-off payment scheme features a two (2) years plan that provides twenty four (24) hours worldwide death and total permanent disablement benefit of B$5,000 and a short-term savings and investment.

With this plan, participants could enjoy an indicative profit return of 1.25% per annum for two (2) years with a minimum one-off payment saving of only B$2,000 or up-to B$5,000 maximum. Not only does Takaful Nur Savings offers financial benefits, as a Shariah compliant product, it also encourages everyone to participate in performing good deeds or Ibadah through sincere donation or Tabarru’.

“Not only does this provide coverage for the participant, but this is a savings plan. There is nothing to lose by participating, as they will receive their savings at the end of the 2 year period and also profits from the investment,” said Hj Md Maszaiwardy.

So get peace of mind for you and your loved ones. And it’s proving so popular that TBK extended the date for Takaful Nur Savings plan.   So what are you waiting for? Take this special opportunity to sign up today as Takaful Nur Savings one-off payment scheme is available for a limited time period till 5th July 2013 or upon full subscription. For more information, visit their headquarters at Unit 1 & 2 Seri Kiulap Complex Kampong Kiulap or call TBK at 2231100 or visit: www.takafulbrunei.com.bn

 

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This is the latest Dell notebook from the Vostro Series. It’s the thinnest and the lightest of the 14inch model. It weights at 1.54 kg and despite its ultrathin nature, the Vostro 5460 can deliver more power and portability for value-conscious customers and professionals.

According to Goo Peng Chan, Country Manager for Dell-ROAP and Brunei, “The Vostro line of notebooks has always focused on delivering computing performance in a portable package and today we are proud to bring that promise a step further.”

The latest Dell Vostro 5460 14″ is now available in Netcom branches in Brunei

So what does the Vostro 5460 features?

• 14 inch HD widescreen LED Truelife Display
• integrated stereo speakers, a subwoofer powered by HD audio with Waves Maxxaudio 4.0
• 720HD 1MP camera ideal for conferencing
• full-sized Chiclet keyboard
• 5 hours of battery life
• 802.11 b/g/n Wifi, Bluetooth 4.0 and RJ-45 Ethernet port
• Three USB ports including one for Power Share, SD card reader slot and HDMI port
• HD 4000 graphics or upgrade to 2GB DDR3 NVIDIA GeForce GT630M graphics
• 500 GB HDD, 32 GB SSD
• Comes with In-Home Service after Remote Diagnosis, Dell Backup and Recovery Manager
• Intel Anti-Theft Technology and Identity Protection Technology
• Operating system: Windows 8 or Linux Ubuntu

So basically I have listed the major specs of the Vostro 5460 and now you can also choose if you want the standard configuration which is the Intel Core i3 (2.5Ghz) or the Intel Core i5 (2.6Ghz up to 3.2 Ghz). Or do you want the Ultra book configuration?

Price wise, well, it starts at BND 999 and you can Netcom HQ (Dell Authorized Distributor) at 223 1563/4 or you can visit Netcom outlets in Brunei.

   

I’m already missing Singapore (apart from the haze) and I heard it was back again, the haze I meant. I was away for a week in Singapore for the official coverage of the recent CommunicAsia 2013 where Brunei delegates participated under the flagship of AITI. So apart from the coverage on the 4 day event, we managed to explore some areas of interest in Singapore.

Maybe it is about time that the Singapore Tourism Board use my channel (more on a regular basis) to help create the awareness of different places in Singapore. For all I know, the common word I hear from my friends and peers is Orchard, Orchard, Orchard… There are many places to go actually. It’s just that we are so accustomed to Orchard and I have to say it’s a pretty expensive city too.

Anyway, do enjoy the pictures I posted and I have another separate post on Singapore Art Museum and our experience for the Vocapeople performance in the next few days.

The night view of the Singapore flyer and Gardens by the Bay. By the way, did you know that the Singapore Flyer is under receivership after 5 years?

We paid a visit to Gardens by the Bay since we were staying at MBS hotel. It was my first visit here and we were fortunate to visit it before the haze got worse.

Billy and Sophia enjoyed their short visit to Gardens by the Bay

There’s an entrance fee if you want to enter the Flower Dome. You can check the costing by click on the image.

I kinda enjoyed the scenery at the Flower Dome

I found the +5 Degrees presentation quite interesting

I found the +5 Degrees presentation quite interesting

Have you visited the LV building at MBS? It’s three floors high. And do you notice the eye of the sunset?

This is where you roll your coins and hope that they drop through that hole in the center

This was taken on 17th June and it was pretty hazy

This can come in handy after all the walking

Taxis were high in demand at Tower 1 and 3 at MBS especially during CommunicAsia

One of the best satays at Lau Pa Sat. I’m pretty sure there are many others.

We had an awesome dinner at Lau Pa Sat

Zach’s munchies in time for World War Z at Lido Theatres. What an excellent movie!!

Yea, my favourite shop in Singapore

Sightseeing at Tiong Bahru

There’s a Bhutan shop nearby Tiong Bahru

We caught up with Joan who’s working temporarily in Singapore until July

Cathay Cinemas having a competition on Despicable Me 2 on instagram. I’m catching this tonight 😀

Caught up with Gina whom I’ve not seen for 8 years

I hardly come to Clarke Quay but we were on a music adventure spree then

My companions while listening to live band at Little Saigon, Clarke Quay

I love this band.. Perhaps the best band around Clarke Quay. Soothing to the ears and just nice. Keep it up, guys!!!

One entertaining ice cream vendor at Clarke Quay. Never tried it though

The central park of Clarke Quay (me thinks!)

We also tried out the live band music at Chijmes

Have you been to Bugis Village? Lots of great deals

The mole reader.. Most of the predictions are negatives. I guess that’s how they make business out of it.

I met up with Tiffany and Malcolm before I flew back home. Thanks guys for the company 😀

 

The ‘Teddy Bears’ Tea Party’ was back for the second time courtesy of Mabohai Shopping Complex and Event Solutions last weekend. Families were seen gathered at the first floor of the Mabohai Shopping Complex where they participated in the many activities that were organised for the event.

It was nothing short of cute as the first floor was transformed to a Gummibear-like space as kids were seen having fun with their parents and siblings.

“The first one was so popular. There were a lot of parents and kids who said that they had fun at the first event so we decided to have another one,” said Director of Event Solutions Aziemah Abdullah of the event.

The event began at 2pm and ended at 6pm during which parents get to have a relaxing afternoon with their kids or even become kids once again and have fun. They were treated to a free flow of coffee and tea, while the children enjoyed hot chocolate with sprinkles, along with assorted sandwiches and cupcakes.

Apart from being surrounded by teddy bears, the children also had activities to do, such as face painting, glass decoration, shirt decoration and event card making. In addition, each child at the tea party received a new teddy bear and a goodie bag.

The event was organised by Event Solutions and supported by Mabohai Shopping Complex. “This was made possible with the support of Mabohai Shopping Complex and Toys ‘R’ Us who have generously loaned us the teddy bears used for decoration,” said Aziemah.

The two-day event aspires to create a unique quality family bonding experience, and establishes the Mabohai Shopping Complex as a family-friendly centre. Text by Zatty Joanda of The Brunei Times.

 

For a limited time until 5th July, buy a Vostro 5460 and get extra freebies (movie tickets + tumbler)

Mel trying out the new Dell Vostro 5460

The new look of the Dell Vostro line. This notebook packs a punch or two 😀