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The countdown to the semi-finals and finals of Who’s Got Talent is heating up as the Top 20 Who’s Got Talent is going to battle it out at The Airport Mall. The semi-finals will be on the 10th December while the finals will be on the 11th December this weekend.
Who will take the crown in the 3rd season?
Some of the finalists of Who’s Got Talent being interviewed at Pelangi FM last weekend
Donate through SMS for Thailand and Cambodia victims
Background Thailand Disaster: Since July 2011, Thailand was hit by the flood where a third of the country was flooded with water. The incident has killed about 527 people and affects more than 2.5 million people. Skin Disease “fungi” and “athlete’s foot” have also occurred due to flood.
Background Cambodia Disaster: Since early August 2011, Cambodia suffers the flood caused by heavy rainfall in the isolated areas of the Mekong River, Laos and Thailand. The flood has affected 17 out of 24 districts of the country. At least 247 people were killed, 1.5 million people were affected and 100.00 families were left homeless.
Needs: The victims are currently in great need of basic assistance such as food aid, water, medicines, temporary tents and other emergency assistance.
To donate please visit our B.World Portal ( type portal.bmobile.com.bn at your handset browser) or SMS BANTU1, BANTU5, BANTU10, BANTU15 or BANTU20 and send to 38111. They kindly invite B-Mobile customers to donate and 100% of the donation will go to the Donation fund and no charges will be incurred for the SMS service.
United Motors Sdn Bhd announced the Brunei Champion of the Global PROTON Grand Prix VIP Challenge Online Contest. In total, there were more than 1,000 online entries for Brunei, for the period of the contest from 15th July to 15th October, 2011.
Pg Abd Momim Pg Hj Ahmad is the lucky local winner having purchased a PROTON. He received 5 additional rounds to participate in the online contest to score himself a perfect score in the fastest time. Mr. Alfred Yong, Executive Director of United Motors, presented the prize to Pg Abd Momim at the United Motors Batu Bersurat Showroom.
As part of the prize package, Pg Abd Momim receives two tickets to attend the adrenalin-packed action of Formula One in the Kuala Lumpur Grand Prix in 2012 inclusive of two roundtrip airfare tickets and hotel accommodation.
An additional five Brunei participants, outperformed the other global contestants, whose scores in the PROTON contest qualified them to take home a prize each from the 156 consolation prizes being offered consisting of iPad2, PROTON merchandise and LOTUS merchandise. Congratulations to Suhardi Marsal, Noor Azrin Hj Ahad, Bahrin Haji Hamdani, Abdul Aziz Hj Masri and Sheikh Helmi Rahman.
Also 50 residents of Brunei received special edition PROTON Motorsports Wristband USB Drive for answering quiz questions about PROTON conducted by United Motors in conjunction with RTB Radio stations.
“United Motors is pleased to have supported and conducted this fun, exciting contest for the people of Brunei and PROTON car owners. We are dedicated to continue to uphold and execute on our commitment to delivering excellence always in product, service and activities,” said Mr. Yong.
Mr Yong added, “Furthermore, in just a short six months of the PROTON relaunch, we are reaching yet another milestone. We are please to announce the opening of the new branch of United Motors in Kuala Belait. We invite everyone to come celebrate with us at the Grand Opening of United Motors Kuala Belait Branch on Friday, 9th December, 2011.”
The winners of the Global PROTON Grand Prix VIP Challenge Online Contest. Image courtesy of United Motors.
The opening of the new branch on 9th December at Kuala Belait
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After diving it their all on stage, STPRI’s rendition of the song “Popular” from the Broadway musical “Wicked” won the hearts of the judges at the Laneige Broadway Musical Charity Competition 2011 to claim the champion’s title.
Intended as platform to expose students’ talents as well as English Language speaking skills, the competition also saw the champion grabbing the Best Choreography and Best Vocal awards.
First runner-up was Sultan Hassan Secondary School with “Consider Yourself’ (Oliver!), followed by SOAS College with “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” (The Lion King), which also won the Most Creative Adaptation award.
Sayyidina Hassan Secondary School took the Best Stage Management award for their Little Mermaid – Under the Sea props, while Rimba and PAP Hjh Masna Secondary Schools won the Best Actor and Best Actress categories, respectively.
The 19 participating schools were each represented by 25 students who performed songs from various musicals such as Aladdin, West Side Story, High School Musical, Grease, Oliver!, Mama Mia!, Hairspray, The Lion King, Wicked, the Sound of Music, Little Mermaid and Enchanted.
The Marketing Executive of Laneige, Pat Li, noted that ideas, innovation and creativity do not come out of the blue as it requires discipline, exposure, discussion, brainstorming and knowledge from all possible positive directions and guidelines from teachers and coaches in the schools. Text courtesy of Lyna Mohamad of Borneo Bulletin.
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Getting there…
I met up with Erika who is the founder of “Book Swap” and the idea finally made it to a reality where a “Book Swap” event was created through means of Social Media as well as radio and the local newspapers.
I did ask if Harry Potter books were in the pile but I was told that on one was willing to give those books away *lol*. Anyway, the organiser is hoping for some feedback and you can click here.
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14 hrs at Sepang Circuit *lol*
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The briefing before the race on Saturday
The Singapore drivers – Amirah and Emmiline
The organizers and Redbull representatives from Malaysia and Brunei
Mr. RA with the Redbull Rookies
Apparently not so many models this year compared to last year
Putri Ayu Jasmin came in as a late replacement for Carmen
The Brunei team MTTS also raced yesterday at Sepang 1000km Race
The other Redbull Rookies candidates earlier this year who were invited to support their friends yesterday
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Back in KL
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Too many international events happening that I could made it this weekend but I’ve already committed myself a few months back that I will be covering Sepang 1000km Race where Ogy aka Fauziah will be representing Brunei under the Redbull Rookies team together with experienced driver Putri (last-minute replacement) and Emmiline from Singapore. Today is also Pesta Blogger in Jakarta where @anakbrunei will be showing his presence while in Singapore, there is the SCB Marathon is another popular event where lots of Bruneians always participate.
I won’t blog much today but let the pictures tell the story of my first day in Sepang today. Have a nice weekend, peeps!!
It’s full house at the boarding room on our way to KL via @AirAsia. Apparently it was packed at Brunei International Airport as many people are traveling for holidays too. Definitely good business for car park airport *lol*
This time I didn’t ordered the nasi lemak from @AirAsia and I had the nasi goring with satay.. Not bad, my friend, not bad at all though I still prefer the nasi lemak 😀
I didn’t know that @AirAsia is a sponsor for the Oakland Raiders NFL team… *Awesome* For your info, QPR is also bought by @tonyfernandes
I also bumped into @AnakBrunei who was on the same flight, catching a connecting flight to Jakarta for the Pesta Blogger 2011. How I wish I can split myself and attend the event
Brunei reporters Sahrol Daud of Borneo Bulletin and Dennis Lim of The Brunei Times having a laugh during yesterday’s Sepang 10km qualifying
The guys representing Redbull Rookies team and RB21. Mark Darwin (Malaysia), Fauziah Haziz (Brunei), Puteri Ayu Jasmine (Malaysia), Emmiline (Singapore), Amirah Mokthar (Singapore) and Siti Shahkirah (Malaysia)
I kinda enjoy the atmosphere at the media centre. This is how a media centre should look like with screens to catch real updates of the race. The room is also wifi-enabled and they also provide refreshments for the media. However, for Redbull team, we have our own dedicated area with awesome hospitality and food as well 😀
Ogy keeping in touch with her family and fans through Whatsapp, Facebook and Instagram.. Good luck, Ogy, and we are proud of your efforts
Amirah Mokthar of Singapore getting ready for her qualifying race. Her team qualified at position 23rd for Saturday’s race
Emmiline of Singapore had some challenges as she had to race during the rain
It was quite rainy mid-afternoon and made driving difficult for the last batch of qualifiers
I didn’t realize that the cars don’t have a reverse gear so it’s a manual effort
We all stayed at the Empire Hotel Subang and I’m enjoying my stay so far at the hotel. Two months ago, there was an explosion due to gas leak if I’m not mistaken but now the hotel is back to business
I’m loving how the rooms are designed especially when the desk area and the bedroom are not visible to each other. I definitely might give this hotel another try on my personal trip 😀
I saw this indoor tube slide at Empire Shopping Gallery (Subang) and it’s 4 level high. I should have given this a try last night but we had a heavy dinner at Italiannese Restaurant (rating 8.5/10)
Ok, I’m also loving this new edition of WWE RAW game. I highly recommend you this game too
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Wawaaa
The National Road Safety Council of Brunei Darussalam and Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam (BIBD) inked a memorandum of understanding for a collaboration effort to organize events relating to the Road Safety Awareness Campaign.
Signing on behalf of the National Road Safety Council (NRSC) was Dato Paduka Hj Alaihuddin bin Pehin Orang Kaya Digadong Seri Lela Dato Seri Utama Haji Awang Mohammad Taha in his capacity as the Chairman of NRSC, Ministry of Communication and signing on behalf of BIBD was Managing Director Mr Javed Ahmad.
Its first collaboration will be a walkathon to commemorate the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 2011 which will be held this Sunday, December 4, 2011 at the Taman Haji Sir Muda Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien. The main objective of this event is to bring awareness to everyone about road safety. It also aims to educate the public about delivering the message of United Nation ‘Decade of Action for Road Safety (2011 – 2020)’.
The event hopes to foster closer relationship among NGOs, the Government and other institutions to deliver positivity in road safety awareness and road traffic ethics to road users.
The admission to the walkathon is free and the distances are 4.5km for men and 3.5km for ladies. All participants have to do, is to be present at Taman Haji Sir Muda Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien this Sunday, before 6am to register to take part. The walkathon is open to all ages.
Other than the walkathon, various awareness activities will be held, and one of the activities will be the importance and ways of checking your tyres regularly.This event is supported by the Ministry of Home Affairs and various companies from the private sector including the official Event Partner, Sunlit Advertising Sdn Bhd.
The panels of the press conference were Head of BIBD’s Corporate Social Responsibility Hjh Nurul Akmar Jaafar and Head of Road Safety Unit, Ministry of Communication, Hj Joharry bin Hj Abd Karim.
During the press conference, Hj Joharry revealed that up to today, 39 road fatalities have been recorded, an increase of 50 percent compared to the official figures last year of 26, bearing in mind that it is not even December yet. He also shared that statistics between January until November this year, nearly 50 percent of fatal road accidents involved youths between the ages of 18 and 30. Text and images courtesy of BIBD.
Javed Ahmad the Managing Director of BIBD and Dato Paduka Hj Alaihuddin, Chairman of NRSC
Javed Ahmad and Dato Paduka Hj Alaihuddin exchanging documents
Group photo with the organisers for this Sunday’s walk
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Do try out Tasek Brasserie’s Churrasco promotion at Radisson Hotel Brunei Darussalam and experience a unique dining experience with a Brazilian Style Churrasco BBQ and it ends on the 10th December 2011.
All you have to do is relax and savour the moment while the Tasek Brasserie team will come to your table and slice the sizzling hot skewered beef, chicken or lamb directly to your plate.
Cameron Lawless, the Executive Chef and F&B Manager, came up with the idea for December food promotion. This all you can eat Brazilian style Churrasco is available for dinner only from 6:30pm to 10:00pm at BND 30 nett per adult and BND 10 nett per child. The best part is that all Baiduri Cardholers will be entitled to 20% discount.
For reservation, you can call 224 4272 or you can also comment on their Facebook and Twitter (@radissonbrunei).
Green means you want to be served while the Red means “no more serving” for skewered meat
A PRIZE presentation was held following the prize draw of Royal Brunei Catering’s (RBC) Malaysian Food Festival, at the Airport Restaurant recently.
Twelve lucky winners walked home with amazing prizes on that day.Siti Noor Mahfuzeah Hj Mohamed, Kamariah Hj Kasah and Hj Hamzah Hj Sabtu won themselves exclusive prizes in the form of one return air ticket with hotel package to Penang, one hotel package to Kuala Lumpur and one hotel package to Melaka respectively and were sponsored by Tourism Malaysia (Brunei).
The prizes were presented by Puan Jamilah Abd Halim, Director of Tourism Malaysia to Brunei. Hj Ahmad Sabli Hj Nawawi, Sharijah Hj Mohamed, Norhashimah Hj Nayan, Pg Fauziah Pg Hj Md Kifli, Rosedina Mat Salleh and Pg Hj Asmawey Pg Hj Osman won themselves hotel packages sponsored by Ri-Yaz Hotels and Resorts Sdn Bhd. The prizes were presented by RBC General Manager, Hj Omar Ali Hj Mohd Daud.
Hjh Masuayati Hj Abd Wahab, Lim Yee Siu and Lim Tze Kiong won themselves travel vouchers courtesy of Century Travel Centre Sdn Bhd. RBC conveyed its gratitude to the High Commission of Malaysia, BIBD, Ranoadidas and other partners for their support during the promotion period. Text by Zatty Joanda of The Brunei Times.
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The one that got away
Last Sunday, The Brunei Hotel hosted to the 1st Canon Photo Shootout in Brunei, a competition open to photographers from all over Brunei. The competition was organised by the Interhouse Company, in association with Canon Singapore, with the aim of promoting photography as a hobby or profession and for people to enjoy ‘the true meaning of photography without software editing’.
Present to help judge the photos were experienced local photographers Hj Haranadi, Rudolf Portillo, Ong Heng Seng and David Yeo of Canon Singapore Pte Ltd. Also present was Vincent Goh, Deputy Managing Director, who gave an opening speech before the event started.
Participants were given three themes throughout the day, with only two hours to complete each theme, the first being ‘opposites’, the second ‘delicious’, and the third and final theme was ‘colours’.
The prizes up for grabs in each category were, for the first prize, a Canon EOS60D EFS 18-55mm Kit, a Canon IXUS300 HS for the second prize and a Canon Pixma MP276 all-in-one printer for third.
Theme A – ‘Opposite’:
1) Hassanal Sulaiman
2) Pg Hj Mohd Heries Pg Mohammed
3) Ang Chong Soon
Theme B – ‘Delicious’:
1) Rueben Chin 2) Saifulizam Zambor
3) Gerald Goh
Theme C – ‘colours’:
1) Awg Mahdini Hj Ahmad
2) Nordin Hj Barudin
3) Jeffri Mohammad
Mr Vincent Goh concluded the event by expressing the Interhouse Company and Canon Singapore’s desire to collaborate again next year and turn the event into an annual competition for aspiring photographers. Text by Jake Ten of Borneo Bulletin.
Mahdini won first place for Theme “Colours”
Gerald Goh (3rd place), Reubin Chin (1st place) for Theme “Delicious” and Jefri Mohammad came 3rd place in Theme “Colours”
Hassanal Sulaiman aka @adamsnaps won first place for Theme “Opposite”
The winning shot by Hassanal Sulaiman. This took him approximately 10-15 mins to execute
Saifulizam of The Brunei Times came 2nd in Theme “Delicious” and posing with Vincent Goh of Interhouse Company
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Said and done
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BANK Islam Brunei Darussalam (BIBD) recently held a media appreciation night to express its gratitude to the members of the press at the Royal Brunei Recreational Club in Berakas.
Members of the media were treated to a scrumptious barbeque buffet and participated in a cook off. The night started with a welcoming remark by the Managing Director of BIBD Javed Ahmad.
The event was a good opportunity for the management and staff of BIBD to get to know the media in Brunei in an informal outing and at the same time thank them for their continuous support.
The night was followed by a series of cooking games where members of the media had the opportunity to show off their culinary skills. Some of the dishes the media had to make were omelets, perfect three-quarter boiled eggs and ambuyat. They also had to show off their roti canai spinning skills, cake decorating and ‘teh tarik’ making skills.
The media appreciation is an annual event for BIBD. Text courtesy of Anwar Hj Rosly.
A simple but symbolic flag-handing ceremony was held at the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCYS) yesterday for Fauziah Haziz, who also goes by the name Ogy — as she flies the Brunei flag in the Sepang 1000km (S1K) endurance race to be held from Dec 1-3.
Datin Hjh Adina Othman, the Deputy Minister of MCYS was present to do the honours of handing the flag over to Fauziah, being the country’s sole representative in the three-woman team who will compete at the Sepang International Circuit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
“I’m proud of what she (Fauziah) will do. For the second time, Brunei will be part of an all girls team! It just shows that the females can perform in this sport,” said Datin Hjh Adina Othman.
The 26-year-old will be part of the Red Bull Rookies Racing Team 2011, together with Malaysia’s Puteri Ayu Jasmin and Emmiline Ang of Singapore. Fauziah will be replacing Noradzlianayati Abdul Razak and Meline Jaidin who represented Brunei last year.
The Sultanate’s sole representative for this year’s edition of the Red Bull Rookies Racing team will be driving behind the wheel of a 1,600cc Proton Satria Neo in Class 2, a lower class but with more action. Earlier in the month, she managed to improve on her fastest recorded time. She managed to complete the track in Sepang International Circuit in 3:00:5s. Click here from more update from Dennis Lim of The Brunei Times.
Ogy aka Fauziah receiving the Brunei flag from Datin Hjh Adina
Group photo with Datin Hjh Adina and Ogy
In conjunction with the upcoming Mission Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol movie special premiere screening on December 15 at The Empire Cinema, TelBru customers are invited to enter the lucky draw for the TelBru Movie Night for a special prize – a limited edition MI4 T-Shirt, a movie ticket to watch the premiere, and a complimentary drink and popcorn.
To enter, customers only have to “Like” TelBru’s official Facebook page and follow TelBru’s Twitter account and send their name, identification card number, Facebook and Twitter name tocc.unit@telbru.com.bn.
In a press conference yesterday, the General Manager of Media and Communications at TelBru, Muhammad Reeda Hj Malik stated that, after five years of establishment, Telekom Brunei Berhad (TelBru) will now utilise social media to uplift and promote its products and brand.
“In conjunction with the premiere of Mission Impossible 4,100 prizes will be up for grabs for our customers, where winners will be chosen at random by TelBru management,” he said.
Winners will be announced on December 5 via TelBru’s Facebook page as well via the respective winners’ email accounts. Winners will gather on December 15 for the special premiere screening at 7.30pm at The Empire Cinema. Text courtesy of Borneo Bulletin.
Reeda Malik of TelBru briefing the media
The local presss asking questions regarding the event
Reeda Malik holding an IOS with TelBru Twitter feeds. So join @TelBru and stand a chance to win MI4 tickets
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Selamat Tahun Baru Hijrah 1433
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Royal Brunei Airlines (RBA) has teamed up with Amadeus Altea Customer Management Solution to launch its new online booking system, with the aim to increase efficiency in handling customers.
The Altea suite will provide Royal Brunei Airlines with a “next generation technology”, to allow the airline to remain competitive, both regionally and globally, and will equip the airline with the tools needed to improve business efficiency and performance, including reducing waiting time at airports and improving customer service.
John Chapman, vice president of the Airline Group from Amadeus Asia-Pacific said that liability and security is of “major importance” to the company. He gave a presentation of an “airport of the future”, which showed how smoothly an airport should be run with the increasing number of travellers and crowds. “Airports are becoming increasingly crowded and there are more travellers everyday,” he said, adding that airlines movement can increase their efficiency and security while decreasing their costs. For more updates, please click here from Debbie Too of The Brunei Times.
One of the Royal Skies member receiving a token of appreciation from Dermot Nannion, Deputy Chairman of Royal Brunei Airlines. Image courtesy of Jan Shim.
As part of Royal Brunei Airlines appreciation to their top Royal Skies members, they were rewarded with a 16GB 3G iPad2 with their names laser engraved *wuuhuu*. Image courtesy of Jan Shim.
The top Royal Skies Members with Dermot Nannion. Image courtesy of Jan Shim.
Storm Troopers with Ahim Rani and Jan Shim. Image courtesy of Jan Shim.
This was a funny moment during the launching of the service. I just realised how strong the presence of iPads in Brunei compared to other tablets. Even Pehin Abdullah mentioned the word “iPad” as a generic word for tablets and not mentioning other brands.
DST-National Football League 2011/2012 will kicks off on the 3rd December 2011, Saturday, at the Berakas Sports Complex, 8.00 pm. DST Group of Companies is very supportive in sponsoring the leagues for season 2011/2012.
There will be 32 teams competing in group stages. The teams are divided into 4 groups namely Group A, Group B, Group C and Group D. Each group will consist of 8 teams. The teams will play in a one round robin competition in each group.
The Champion and Runner-Up in each group will automatically promoted into the DST-National Super League with another 2 teams will be selected from the best 3rd placing in the groups. The DST-National Super League will consist of 10 teams. The teams in the DST-National Super League will continue to compete for the National Super League Trophy for the inaugural league competition.
The rest of the teams will be in the group of National League 1, National League 2 and National League 3. So for season 2012-2013 there will be National Super League, National League 1, National League 2 and National League 3. The venues of the leagues will be Stadium Negara Hassanal Bolkiah, Berakas Sports Complex, Balapan and Padang Field. Other venues will also be used once approval is obtained.
Every team must enlist at least 1 player who is 23 years old and under in their starting line–up. The aim is for the selection process of potential players to undergo national football training and be selected to represent Brunei Darussalam in age-level football competitions organized by AFF, AFC and FIFA. The leagues are also to indentify and select players to be in the Brunei National Football Team.
Apart from the DST-National Football League and DST-National Super League, the DST-FA Cup will also be organized and the format will be a sudden death competition. There will be at least 64 teams competing in the FA Cup competition. NFABD also wish to express its gratitude and appreciation to DST as the Title Sponsor, the Department of Youth and Sports, Ministry of Culture Youth and Sports, Radio Television Brunei, local news agencies etc.
There will be cash prizes for the champions, trophies, medals, Fair Play award, Best Player award, Top Scorer and Best Goalkeeper award.
So, we all invite all football supporters and lovers to come and cheer their teams and hope the teams will show great sportsmanship, high level of skills, teamwork and motivation. Text courtesy of NFABD
Mochi is a local brand and not a franchise. It’s now officially open to the public and it’s located on the ground floor of The Airport Mall. Lately there have been a lot of frozen yoghurt business popping here and there. It’s the in-thing now
Mochi is having a special opening discount until the end of December 2011. This is a good introductory price promotion to encourage shoppers to try out Mochi
Vanny and Carol are big fans of Frozen Yoghurt. Surprisingly I’m not a fan of yoghurt *lol*
You should try out the flavour of Blueberry Frozen Yoghurt and don’t forget the choices of toppings especially their home-made mochi
The other flavour is the original one and the pearl look-alike are pretty tasty too. They compliment well with the frozen yoghurt.
There’s a sitting area for customers too.
They had quite a strong crowd during the 1st day of the opening last Saturday. You can find them on facebook by simply searching “Mochi” and do Like their page :))
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Johnny Leong Man Theng from Hair Cut City Salon and Yvonne Chai Yit Khuan from Kathy Chai Hair Studio were named winners at the final round of the Obsidian Hair Cut Competition in the male and female categories respectively, earning themselves the grand prize of a tour to Korea, along with trophies and cash prizes.
The competition’s preliminary round held earlier last week saw 23 professional hairdressers in the male category and 33 in the female category from salons nationwide competing for the final cut last Saturday night.
The finals, held at Times Square Shopping Mall in Berakas, saw the top 10 making it to the finals in the male and female categories. The competitors battled out their haircut techniques and skills in front of professional judges from the Obsidian team in Korea, Mr Yang Han Hong and Ms Kim Ji Myung. Judging criteria also covered aspects of creativity and design, general presentation and hair styling. On top of the judges’ marks, members of the public could also vote for their favourite hairstylist, adding an extra 10 per cent mark.
Walter Comania from Cutting Crew Salon and Peggie Kiew Suh Chi from Ago Go Too Beauty Salon came in as runners-up in the male and female categories respectively, also earning themselves a tour to Korea.
The competition was organised by Yun Ho Trading Company, which is the local distributor for Obsidian Professional Hair Products. Obsidian has been maintaining cooperation with LG Life Science ensuring innovation and efficiency of all product research and development procedures. Text by Hakim Hayat of Borneo Bulletin.
The finals took place at Times Square and it drew quite a crowd last Saturday
One of the finalists for the Male Category
Johnny Leong (left) of Haircut City Salon is the champion for the Obsidian Haircut Competition
The ladies category was next after the male category
Walter Comania of Cutting Crew came 2nd place among the 10 male finalists
Hairstylist Yvonne (champion) and model Lily watching the male category
Peggie Kiew Suh Chi of Ago Go Too Beauty Salon was one of the top 10 female finalists and she came 2nd place.
The ladies category was a crowd puller later that night
The 10% of the hairstylists overall score came from public votes
Ms. Kim Ji Myung was one of the invited judges from Obsidian team in Korea
Johnny Leong – Winner (2nd left) and Walter Comania (3rd from right) – runner up with the their models and the judges from Korea
Yvonne Chai – Winner (3rd left) and Peggie Kiew Suh Chi (right) – runner up with the their models and the judges from Korea
The group photo of all the finalists of Obsidian finals. Click image to enlarge.
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The steps are pretty straight forward and once you get use to this service, I can assure you that you will be spending more time shopping online *lol* I normally buy my books online and other clothes too but now with Suite Lola, it has widen my scope of variety in terms of shopping online.
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For WWE fans, you can now get your merchandise at your doorstep. I know some of the items don’t deliver to Brunei as I tried before. Now with Suite Lola, this is now made possible 😀
Hmmmm perhaps I can also make use of Suite Lola to buy some Adidas stuff from the UK
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THERE is just two weeks left before the start of the semi-finals of the Who’s Got Talent Competition (WGT) organised by B-Mobile and managed by Relentless Entertainment. A press conference was held recently at the B-Mobile headquarters where the top 20 contestants were announced.
A number of 16 contestants were announced, thanks to the SMS votes by members of the public as well as another four contestant who were called out and got through thanks to the votes of the judges of the competition which finalised the top 20 contestants of the semi-finals of WGT.
The lucky four who were voted back were dance group “Persistence Crew”, singer Ak Khairul Ikhwan Pg Irwan , Dancer Felicia Luah and Magician Achmed Nadzri.
Speaking to the press, Relentless Entertainment’s Amy Chung said, “This was the surprise that was hinted over the past two weeks. We thought of informing people early but then the element of surprise was a good twist in order to bring more excitement to the competition this time around.”
“Every year, auditions are done differently so this time the semi-finals and finals performances will also be (different),” she added.
For the semi-finals and finals contestants are not given the free choice of performing what music or song they want but instead will base their performance from the shortlisted range which have been selected by the organiser.
The Top 16 that was listed in the finals but now there is an additional four contestants – “Persistence Crew”, singer Ak Khairul Ikhwan Pg Irwan , Dancer Felicia Luah and Magician Achmed Nadzri
Dancer Felicia Luah was voted back by the judges
Magician Achmed Nadzri was voted back by the judges
During the press conference, all 20 contestants were briefed on what has been planned for them leading up to the competition. Participants will have special session on tips for stage performances which will be led by Adi Rani of Project Tunes, a beauty and hairstyle talk conducted by Tony Moly, an interview session with local radio Djs.
The Senior Manager of Public Relations B-Mobile Nurul Haniah Hj Jaafar announced that the competition will be held at the Airport Mall on December 10 and December 11, 2011 in conjunction with B-Mobile’s mini road show. The top 20 cheered as the prizes of the top four winners were announced during the day.
Winner of the first prize will walk away with $3,600, a winning trophy and a hotel satay at Ming Garden Residence, vouchers from Mr Baker worth $100 and a B-Mobile phone package.
The second place prize includes $2,000, a trophy, a Tony Moly Beauty Hamper, a Mr Baker voucher worth $100 and also a B-Mobile phone package. The Third prize winner will walk home with $1,500, a winning trophy, a Tony Moly hamper, a voucher from Mr Baker and also a B-Mobile phone package. Fourth prize winner will receive $600, a trophy, a hamper and also vouchers and goody bags courtesy of B-Mobile. Text courtesy of Adib Noor of The Brunei Times.
Mentorship by Adi Rani of Projectunes, Juju and Dayat for the finalis of Who’s Got Talent. Image courtesy of Relentless Entertaiment
Group NQB being mentored by the local artist. Image courtesy of Relentless Entertaiment
Maizurah getting some tips from the mentors. Image courtesy of Relentless Entertaiment
Faizal Irrawandy is one of the finalists for Who’s Got Talent 3. Image courtesy of Relentless Entertaiment
Shameera is one of the finalists. Image courtesy of Relentless Entertaiment
Will Cheenyca Ong be the champion for WGT 3? Image courtesy of Relentless Entertaiment
BRUNEI Shell Marketing (BSM) recently held a Customer Day at Jerudong Park and Riding Club and this was the first of its kind as normally BSM would send out survey forms to their clients for feedback. This time, BSM wanted a more engaging dialogue with their clients to appreciate their support and dedication as a client and also BSM’s role as the provider.
Managing Director of BSM, Mohd Sufri Sulaiman, made a welcoming speech and addressed the clients on certain issues that was brought up during the feedback. There were some concerns with regards to the delivery of petrol to the retail stations. Though the matter is not an overnight solution, BSM understood the clients problems and they will do their best within their jurisdiction to make the situation less of a hassle.
The guests were also given some goodies for answering pop quizzes on BSM.
In this exclusive interview, Mohd Sufri explains why he couldn’t give an immediate answer and what BSM will be doing to alleviate the problems that the clients are facing. For more of the exclusive interview by Debbie Too of The Brunei Times, click here.
Mohd Sufri Sulaiman, the Managing Director of Brunei Shell Marketing, opened the session with his welcoming remarks
The Q&A began between the clients and BSM
The invited guests during BSM Customer Day
Representatives from BSM who ran their presentations on their respective department
The pop quiz lighten up the mood halfway through the discussion
There was an overview model of BSM’s role to the community
Group photo with clients of BSM. Click to enlarge
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It was a new milestone for Royal Brunei Airlines as they launched their “New Generation Technology Suite” with the implementation of the Amadeus Altea Customer Management Solution and Amadeus e-Retail internet booking engine. I didn’t know that Aamedus handles more than 100 airlines worldwide so this shows the great reputation of their services and it came no surprise why Royal Brunei Airlines collaborated with Amadeus.
The event was graced by the Minister of Communications, Pehin Orang Kaya Hamzah Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Dato Paduka Awang Haji Abdullah and also attended by Royal Skies member.
RBA’s partnership with Amadeus, the provider of advance technology solutions, will give a better customer experience especially for Royal Skies member. Did you know that many manual tasks will be automated? Hence, customers will enjoy a more streamlined passenger experience.
RBA is also working to re-brand the airline to further promote the qualities that make up Brunei’s distinct and warm culture. I kinda like the idea that RBA is also embracing the social media as they are on Facebook as well as Twitter (@royalbruneiair).
There was another interesting announcement though and it was the new collaboration between Royal Brunei Airlines (@royalbruneiair) and iCentre (@icentre_brunei). Nothing concrete was mentioned on how but one for sure that they will be involved in the iCentre ThinkBig Innovate according to an insider. There is also a possibility that Royal Brunei Airlines will be engaging some of the incubatees of iCentre for website collaboration and even animation. So more on this once I get some information from the relevant parties.
Mr. Dermot Nannion, Deputy Chairman of Royal Brunei Airlines welcoming Pehin Orang Kaya Hamzah Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Dato Paduka Awang Haji Abdullah, Minister of Communications, at the launch of Royal Brunei Airlines’ New Technology Suite
The welcoming party for the guests last night featuring air stewardess and storm troopers
Pehin Abdullah expressed his gratitude towards RBA for inviting him as guest of honour. He was very delightede that RBA is gearing towards a more innovative adventure and this is also in-line with the vision of the Ministry of Communications. He also spoke of Brunei Darussalam being a “Sophisticated Society by 2017”. He used examples of Bill Gates though he was also mistaken for Steve Jobs.
Mr. Dermot Mannion spoke the highlights of RBA’s Next Generation Technology (enhancement of RBA’s online engine such as clear fare options, detailed booking display with price breakdown, weather forecast of selected destination) and the collaboration between RBA and the iCentre.
I haven’t opened this souvenir from RBA. Looks classy too :))
The guest of honour launching the “New Generation Technology Suite” using the iPad… *Woohooo!!*
The event took place at Indera Sumadera Hall, The Empire & Country Club last night. Congrats RBA!!
Some of the Top ten Royal Skies member of Royal Brunie Airlines were invited to dinner and they walked away with iPads too :))
John Chapman, Vice President, Airline Group, Amadeus Asia Pacific, explained the new features on RBA’s online engine
They had a short role play to give a better feel on the differences using the “old school method”
When Amadeus integration is implemented, passengers will enjoy a smooth transaction especially during the checking-in process
One talented friend we have and today is her special day. Live your life to the fullest and keep on shining!!
Date: 27th November 2011 (Sunday)
Venue: Brunei Hotel (Lobby)
0900hrs – Start of Registration and collection of competition apparel
0930hrs – Annoucement of Theme 1 and commencement of competition
1700hrs – Annoucement of winners and prize presentation (subject to change based on judging process)
1. The Canon Photo Shoot Out Brunei 2011 (“Event”) is an event open to all.
2. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis subject to receipt of a valid registration.
3. All information including personal information submitted by the participant to Interhouse Company. (“Organiser”) in connection with the event shall become the property of the Organiser. The participant is deemed to have given the Organiser authorisation to use such information for any purpose (including market research, planning, data-processing, statistical and risk-analysis, research, fund-raising).
4. The Organiser reserves the right to cancel the event at any time without notice. In the event of such cancellation, the Organiser shall use reasonable efforts to inform the participant prior to the date of the event.
5. The stated event timings are subject to changes.
6. Participants must abide by the competition rules, and by any decisions made by the Organizer.
7. Participants under the age of 18 must obtain parental consent
8. The Organiser reserves the right to use any submitted photograph for any purposes without compensation to the participant.
9. The Organiser reserves the right to disqualify any participant who has infringed any of the competition rules.
10. Decisions by the Organiser and competition judges are final. No queries will be entertained. 11. All nationalities are welcomed.
12. By participating in the Event, the participant is deemed to have accepted these terms and conditions.
Competition Process
1. Participants will receive Theme 1 at approximately 0930hrs on 27th November, 2011 at the Event Venue.
2. Participants must submit ONE picture deemed suitable for the Theme before the assigned deadline.
3. Theme 2 will be announced immediately after the deadline for Theme 1 submission has lapsed.
4. Theme 3 will be announced immediately after the deadline for Theme 2 submission has lapsed.
5. The Top three prizes will be awarded for each Theme.
Competition Rules
1. All participants must wear the Canon apparel provided during the event.
2. Participants can use any digital camera during the Canon Photo Shoot Out, Brunei 2011.
3. All photographs submitted MUST be in JPEG format and sized to approximately 5MB.
4. Storage format accepted are CF / SD / MMC / XD / MS formats. Participants using other formats must supply their own relevant adaptors / drives for use during the submission of entries during the event. The Organizers will not be held responsible for the inability to read / download images.
5. All photographs will be judged based on the following criteria:
– Relevance to theme
– Creativity in theme interpretation
– Use of colours and light / shadows
– Composition of photograph
6. All submissions for each Theme must be completed before the announced allocated deadline. The Organiser reserve the rights to reject any submission once the deadline has lapsed.
7. All submitted photographs must be taken on 27th November 2011.
8. Submitted photographs must not be altered by any editing software.
9. Participants must submit their entries personally. No proxy submission by any participant is allowed during the Event.
10. The Organiser will not be responsible for providing photographic equipment including camera, spare batteries, lenses or additional memory cards. All participants are expected to come prepared with all their photographic equipment.
Today 26th November is the finals of the Obsidian Haircut Competition organised by Yun Ho Trading Company who holds the local distributorship for Obsidian Professional Hair products. There are 23 male participants and 33 female participants that signed up for the competition and only top 10 male and female will be chosen as finalists.
The judges for the preliminary rounds were Mr. Ken Taira and Mr. Adam Chhooi who are professional judges from Malaysia. They are looking for a variety of hair designs and the hair style must also suit the shape/structure of the person’s face as well as the skin tone.
The top winners for male and female category will get a chance to tour Korea, win a trophy as welll as $300 cash prize. The finalists will also get consolation prizes depending on their ranking in the finals.
Top 10 Male
1. Andy Law Ming Seng
2. Boyet G. Bactaad
3. Buff Ooi Boon Pin
4. Gilbert Wee Lip Joo
5. Loius Poh Lu Yee
6. Mohd Zulfedhilli B Harun
7. Roman Sii Toh Hung
8. Walter Comania
9. Johnny Leong Man Theng
10. Loo Wengsan
Top 10 Female
1. Emily Loo Young Huey
2. Ivy Teo Lion Poh
3. Leoninda Sanao Nakamura
4. Peggie Kiew Suh Chi
5. Ngan Lee Pheng
6. Mary Grace C. Perez
7. Shirley Tan Ping Ping
8. Vivi Chong
9. Wong Leh Mee
10. Yvonne Chai Yit Khuan
So do come to Times Square later this evening (Saturday) 7pm to find out who will win the Obsidian Hair Cut competition :))
Yvonne Chai Yit Khuan of Kathy Chai made it through the finals
Shania of Ago go Too Beauty Salon missed the cut
Vivi Chong of Cutting Crew was chosen as the Top 10
Shirley Tan Ping Ping of Ago go Too Beauty Salon made the cut too
Some of the models during the earlier session of the female category
Ken Taira and Adam Chhooi are the judges for the preliminary round and the finals too
The hair models for Thursday session and their hairstylists made it through
Sim Yuan briefing the hair stylists for Saturday’s finals
Group photo with the hair stylists, models, judges and representatives from Yun Ho Trading Company
Too bad the same models can’t be used for the finals
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