The Popcorn Panel 

 

Reviews of Oculus and The Quiet Ones. There are spoilers near the end of the podcast for your info.

Rugby gets exposure  

His Royal Highness Prince Abdul Muntaqim was involved in the program as he learned new skills and knowledge on rugbyThis is what we need in Brunei. To have trial and error for sports that are not as well known in Brunei such as rugby to begin with. We are too familiar with football for the past decades. Rugby has been given much limelight and perhaps the level of knowledge and interest hasn’t garnered pace as much as football. Even on astro and TV, we are more exposed to football and furthermore, football icons such as Ronaldo and Messi to name a few.

This initiative of Get Into Rugby programme is a great idea with the motto – Try • Play • Stay – and it is organised by BRFU (Brunei Rugby Football Union) and Astera Consultant with the help of the Ministry of Education under the Co-Curricular Education (CCE) Department where they have helped in getting students from different districts to get involved in the trial program.

The union is receiving support from Baiduri Bank, Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, Insurance Islam TAIB, DHL, RainFresh., Ideal Cafe, KFC and The Brunei Times to improve the popularity of the game in the country.

I can’t believe the weather was too hot this morning and I salute all the kids for braving the sun this morning. Kudos to the BRFU and the organiser for making this possible. I hope other sports will follow as well and who knows we can find talents at a very young age.

Group photo with the guest of honour this morning 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check out my phone indicator.. Yes, it was pretty hot this morning. Glad it rained in the afternoon 

  

Sukan RIA kicks off  

The top 3 winners of the male and female category in this morning Hike Challenge and opening of Sukan Ria Antara Syarikat 2014

It was scorching hot this morning as the Sukan Ria Antara Syarikat 2014 kicked off today at the Tasik Sarubing Recreational Park. Previously it was meant to be at Bukit Shahbandar but the venue was changed and I’m glad it did because not many know of this recreational park and it’s a good exposure for the public.

The guest of honour was Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Hj Halbi bin Hj Mohd Yussof. Also in attendance was Hj Rani bin BPSK DSS Hj Mohd Yusof, Commissioner of Labour Department, Yang Berhormat Hj Gapor @ Hj Md Daud bin Karim, Member of the National Meeting and Head of Kampong Belimbing: Permanent Secretaries and Deputy Permanent Secretaries of Ministry of Home Affairs as well as government officials.

There were two hiking categories – 4.6km Hiking Challenge for company employers/employees and 2km Fun Hike for family members and the public.

The winners for the male category are (1st) Mohd Shah Azahar of Ben Food, (2nd) Md Nazrul Effendy of JPCC and (3rd) Md Hardiani bin Metusin of Ben Food. The winners for the female category are (1st) Pearl Ching Tieng Lim of Borneo Steel Mesh Factory, (2nd) Cecilia Maksimon of Masros Electrical Company and (3rd) Siti Noor Halizah Hamid of BIBD.

Everyone was hooked to the Milo station 

The guest of honour after the morning hike 

Registering after completing the hike 

It was quite a turn out this morning 

Jackson Ting, Managing Director of D’Sunlit (center) 

The top 3 winners 🙂 

Representing Royal Brunei Airlines 

Representing Netcom Computer House 

James Lee and Gilbert Goh supporting the event 

It was a fun hike indeed