The promotion starts this Saturday 9th February

Staff of KFC Brunei holding Doraemon pillows and Golden Wrap Chicken

Golden Wrap Chicken – a deep fried chicken being wrapped to keep the flavouring inside. Inside the wrap is this juicier chicken with an aromatic golden brown finish

This is the actual presentation of the Golden Wrap Chicken at KFC. This will be available this Saturday onwards

For Daraemon lovers, now you can buy the soft pillows at KFC

Del Goh, the General Manager of KFC Brunei holding the Red and Pink Daraemon pillows

Zatty seemed excited with the pillows

Alex is very shy one

Nurul with Zatty and the Daraemon cushion

 

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Now you can buy Bricks Apparel in Brunei and they have just started bringing them last December. You can check out their Facebook page and you can follow them on instagram @bricksapparel. For now, you can check out their latest collections located at d’Brandon at Kiulap branch (Unit L3/15, 2nd floor) at Seri Qlap Mall.

Bricks Apparel are US-sourced quality streetwear for guys and they are brought in limited quantity amounts to make sure they are exclusive. They have a special discount where you buy two items of Bricks Apparel and you will get 10% discount or buy 3 items to get 15% discount.

 

Check out their products and you can get them delivered free only for tomorrow. I’m gonna make some orders too 😀 Click image to enter website

Fitness Zone, the #1 health club in Brunei has always been very active in promoting a healthier lifestyle in Brunei. Besides promoting their main core business which is Fitness and Group Exercise, they are giving a full support into sports activities as well. According to Wu Chun, the founder of Fitness Zone health club, ” Sports and Fitness has always been one of my biggest passion. Being a sports fanatic since the age of 10 and having the experience of running a health club for 10 years, there are just countless of reasons why i want to share and promote all the benefits that you are going to get by living a more healthier lifestyle than yesterday!”

Wu Chun also shared that physical activity is an essential component of a healthy lifestyle. In combination with healthy eating, it can help prevent a range of chronic diseases, including heart disease, cancer, and stroke, which are the three leading causes of death. Physical activity helps control weight, builds lean muscle, reduces fat, promotes strong bone, muscle and joint development, and decreases the risk of obesity.

Wu Chun, the founder of Fitness Zone with representatives from BIBD At-tamwil, the co-organisers of the recent University Cup 2013 at Fitness Zone. Image courtesy of Fitness Zone.

Recently, Fitness Zone has also become a fan of football, which has seen them as being the official health club partner to the UniCup, the first ever inter-university football tournament for local universities and higher institutions co-organized by Brunei BIBD At-Tamwil Berhad and Institut Teknologi Brunei.

According to Muhmmad Firdaus bin Haji Mokim, the Marketing and Public Relations of UNICUP, “Fitness Zone has been a great partner to work with not only because of the prizes that they sponsor but also because of the never-ending passion they had in promoting health awareness to the community. Its very obvious that Fitness Zone has raised the fitness standard to another level in Brunei and we are so glad that they are so active not only in fitness but in sports as well.”

The objective of this UniCup is to improve the quality of football sports in Brunei Darussalam, to increase healthy and friendly competition among local Universities, we would like also to promote sense of belonging among undergraduates and highlight the leadership qualities amongst undergraduates through their hard work and dedication in organising the premier event and to stay an active lifestyle. According to Wu Chun, ” Everyone has a role to play in promoting a healthy lifestyle and especially in reducing childhood obesity, including parents, government, schools, health care professionals,community-based organizations, and private sector companies.  Our involvement is key to ensuring a healthy future for all these students.” 

The UniCup event has received a huge response from the public after their kick-off  with an opening ceremony on the 5th January 2013 and the tournament will continue until 9th February 2013 with the closing ceremony schedule to be held at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium.This tournament is supported by Ministry of Education, Ministry of Youth Culture and Sports and Ministry of Home Affairs and it is sanctioned by National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam who have all join hands in support of the event.

The official venues for this Unicup are Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Track and Field Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex, Berakas Sports Complex and RBRC Sports Club Football Field. Attractive prizes are offered to be won by the public or spectators with a quiz and photography competition will be held for the one-month tournament.
 

 

University Open Day and Career Fair at Institut Teknologi Brunei next week

 

 

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The yearly competition is back!! The Authority for Info-Communications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam (AITI) is organising the 2012 Amateur Radio Direction Finding Competition on 7th April 2013. You can download the form on www.aiti.gov.bn or for further information, you can contact Norelham 236 6640 Rafidah 236 6687 or Shazana 236 601.

The ARDF competition allows participants to show their skills in amateur radio direction finding, and involves orienteering and navigating skills in locating hidden transmitters called “beacons” or “foxes” within an area using the bearings of the transmitted signal in pedestrian mode.

The Spirit of Budō

This year marks Japan-ASEAN 40th year anniversary of friendship and cooperation and The Japan Embassy to Brunei Darusalam will be organizing many commemorative events.  As the first event of this year, the Embassy and Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports are co-organizing an exhibition of THE SPIRIT OF BUDO: THE HISTORY OF JAPANESE MARTIAL ARTS at Brunei Museum.  They will display many traditional items such as samurai costumes.  It will start from February 19 to March 24. I’m pretty sure that there are many Bruneians who are interested in Japanese Martial Arts. More on this event soon 😀

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HSB Deals for Vanda Restaurant and Kitaro Japanese Restaurant

Prosperity Yee Sang from BND 68 at Kitaro Japanse Restaurant

With HSBC promotion, you can stand a chance to win Canon EOS M camera

 

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Brunei Press Sdn Bhd and TelBru are calling for all photographers to hand in creative and original submissions for a nationwide photography contest.

The “Brunei Through My Lens” photographic contest jointly organised by Brunei Press and TelBru, and supported by Brunei Tourism was launched yesterday at the Millennium Restaurant in Beribi, Gadong.

General Manager of Brunei Press, Reggie See said the event was made possible with TelBru giving Brunei Press the opportunity to work with them for the publication of a premium Coffee Table book on Brunei.

He said, “The contest is launched today as there are partners and sponsors like Interhouse Canon, Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam (BIBD), Orchid Garden Hotel & Crystal Time Columbia.”

“Thank you partners and sponsors for coming forward to support the ‘Brunei through My Lens’ photographic contest.”

The Coffee Table Book which will be used as a premium corporate gift by TelBru, will feature Brunei in pictures and bring readers on a journey from the past to present day.

The photographic contest is organised to select potential photographs for publication in the premium book. The contest is open to the public and all residents in Brunei Darussalam.

Reggie See, General Manager of Brunei Press and David Kay, CEO of TelBru with the partners and sponsors representatives from Interhouse Company (Canon), BruneiTourism, Brunei Islam Brunei Darussalam, The Orchid Garden Hotel and Crystal Time Columbia. Image courtesy of Lyna Mohamad of Borneo Bulletin.

Reggie See, General Manager of Brunei Press saying a few words during the launch of the competition. Image courtesy of Lyna Mohamad of Borneo Bulletin.

Lunch hosted by the organizers at Millennium Restaurant. Image courtesy of Lyna Mohamad of Borneo Bulletin.

Vincent Goh of Interhouse Company believes that the contest is a great competition which is a good build u for Brunei hosting the ASEAN summit this year. The book will give visitors a glimpse of the rich culture, flora and fauna that Brunei has to offer. He also hopes the competition will promote photography as a healthy hobby.

For those interested, you can find the entry forms from Borneo Bulletin and Media Permata this coming Friday and you can submit your photos via www.telbru.com.bn/bruneithroughmylens and the closing date will be on 11th March 2013. For more information, you can reach Fatin, Marketing Executive of Brunei Press 833 8360 or email marketing@bruneipress.com.bn Source: Lyna Mohamad of Borneo Bulletin

 

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For the whole month of February, Baiduri cardholders can enjoy fabulous dining discounts plus the chance to win amazing prizes in their “Yee Fatt” dining promotion. ‘Yee’ meaning ‘1’ and ‘Fatt’ meaning ‘8’ are the lucky numbers for Baiduri cardholders this Chinese New Year. The word Yee Fatt also means ‘quick to prosper’, which is what may happen to Baiduri cardholders when they dine at partner restaurants from now until 28 February 2013.

The grand prize is a Nissan Almera 1.5 saloon car, while other prizes comprise the latest communication gadgets consisting of an Apple iPhone 5, a Samsung Galaxy Note 2, a Samsung i900 Galaxy S3, an Apple iPad 4, a Samsung P5100 Galaxy Tab 2, an Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation, and two Apple iPad Mini.

Enjoy dining discounts up to 25%

Excapade Sushi Kiulap, Regent Square, Gadong, Times Square, Serusop, Bunut & Kuala Belait
I-Lotus  Restaurant
Kaizen Sushi Restaurant Kiarong, Waterfront & Seria
Li Gong Restaurant
Atrium Café
Lucky Restaurant
Phong Mun Restaurant
Emperor’s Court, Dynasty Restaurant
Seasons Restaurant, and Airport Restaurant

The winners of the Samsung Galaxy Note II with BIBD Marketing Department

Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam Berhad (BIBD) held a prize presentation ceremony today for its ‘Swipe to Win 2’ lucky draw winners. The brief ceremony was held during the NewXpo, at the Hassanal Bolkiah Indoor Stadium car park in Berakas.

On hand to give away the prizes were Ben Lin and Dk Hjh Siti Amal Zuria Pg Hj Jadid from the BIBD Marketing Department. The lucky draw winners were chosen from BIBD customers who used the BIBD Debit Card or BIBD Credit Card at any retail outlet during the promotional period.

Haji Kifli Bin Haji Tarip and Mohammad Auni Bin Haji Abas were all smiles when they were announced as the 7th and 8th week winners for the BIBD ’Swipe to Win’ campaign. The two very lucky men each brought home with them a Samsung Galaxy Note II.

The BIBD ‘Swipe to Win 2’ campaign will continue on until the 24th of February, carrying along a weekly prize of a Samsung Galaxy Note II for twelve consecutive weeks, along with a final grand prize of 100,000 Royal Skies Miles for one lucky customer. Furthermore, this campaign only requires the BIBD customers to swipe their BIBD Credit or Debit Card at any retail outlet, which will automatically entitle them one ticket for the lucky draw, regardless of the transaction limit. Winning is never any easier.

 

Have you check out the Modern Cheongsam Collection at DESEO? They have tons to choose from with a variety of design. Don’t worry about clashing with the same design or color because DESEO is selling one piece per size and color. The prices ranges from $50 and above. So do hurry and visit DESEO before Chinese New Year. Apart from that, they also have new arrivals at the Kiulap branch.

It’s located at Regent Square on the 1st floor. You can visit their Facebook page here or call 223 3998.

 

The At-tamwil University Cup final – UBD A vs ITB A this Sunday. Click image to enter website.

This is it!! The finals of the much anticipated tournament, At-tamwil University Cup between undefeated UBD A and ITB A. Both will square off once more and ITB A will be seeking for sweet revenge after UBD A defeated them in the group stage of the tournament. UBD A have been a force to be reckon with as they emerged as group winners with 3 wins and a draw before defeating ITB B in the semi-finals (6-2).

In the semi-finals, ITB A defeated Brunei Polytechnic A 3-1 last Sunday at Belapan Sports Complex. ITB’s Md Nasrullah scored a brace while Md Hanis also got on the score sheet. Khairul Haq scored the consolation goal for Brunei Polytechnic A who will face off against ITB “B” in the third/fourth place this Saturday.

In the other semi-finals, UBD A defeated ITB B with a 6-2 score line. UBD’s Zulhirni and Mohd Helmi scored twice, Faiz Badri and Amirul Tuah added the goals for the finalists. Muhd Irsyad and Abd Muez scored the consolation goals for ITB B.

So catch the finals of the Attamwil University Cup 2013 final this Sunday at the Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium at 8pm. The images below are courtesy of Azizi@Azri taken from University Cup Facebook page.

Brunei Polytechnic A and ITB A

Sportsmanship between the players

A aerial scissors kick from an ITB player

Khairul Haq of Brunei Polytechnic A

It was great to see a full house during the semi-final matches

The fans having a great time at the matches

ITB B vs UBD A

ITB B vs UBD A

ITB B vs UBD A

ITB B vs UBD A

 

Wu Chun made a special appearance at Meragang Sixth Form school this afternoon

Following the initiation of the ‘Hopes in the Hoop’ Initiative last Friday, KFC and Fitness Zone visited their first school, Sekolah Pertingkatan Enam Meragang, to kick start their school tour on this afternoon with their partners Good Game and Trinity.

The Hopes In The Hoop Team or the H.I.T. Hoop Team’s visit was received by over 300 students and teachers who had a chance to listen to a talk followed by a basketball clinic. Leading the basketball clinic during that day is none other than ex-PBA player Erwin Velez who is currently working with KFC to promote basketball. Assisting him in the clinic was Good Game’s Jacky Yong Kui Seng, another experienced basketball player. Jacky’s past notable achievement included a personal scoring of 44 points during a game in an inter-company basketball tournament.  

The students were in awe with the presence of Wu Chun’s appearance who gave support to the basketball clinic. He also shared some of his basketball experiences.

“As part of our roadmap to see a Brunei team playing for 3 On 3 basketball tournament during the Olympics, we are trying to push for a 3 On 3 inter-school basketball tournament to happen in the near future,” said Jonathan Bong, Senior Marketing Manager, KFC.

“For now, we are adopting most of FIBA’s rules so as to prep the participants, hence our slogan for this year being “Our Rules, Your Battles, Anyone’s Game,” said Wu Chun.

The H.I.T. Hoop team plans to visit 2 to 3 schools every month to promote basketball via talks and basketball clinics. Interested schools can contact Wendy or Devon via 8713788 / 8838310 to make arrangement.

Besides doing school visits, the Hopes In The Hoop Initiative will see both KFC and Fitness Zone doing roadshows to promote basketball. Last Sunday they did their first roadshow at The NewXpo which gathered around 200 participants joining a new activity of theirs known as ‘Time Attack’. In the activity, participants were given a 1 minute timeframe to shoot in as many balls into the hoop as they can from the 2 points line with the winner shooting in the most. The winner of the day went to Sii Tung Yung who shot in 17 balls within a minute.

The principal with the organizers for ‘Hopes in the Hoop’

Wu Chun with Jonathan Bong of KFC

Erwin Velez conducting clinics for the students

Erwin Velez conducting clinics for the students

 

The final day of the NewXpo capped off with prize presentations for Red Bull Prize Draw, Most Photogenic Contest and NewXpo Grand lucky draw. For the Red Bull draw, in first place was Hjh Rasinah Yusof, who won an iPhone 5. Second place winner Ruslin Hj Abd Rahman won an iPad 4, while third place winner Pg Jaya Pg Hj Hamzad won a Samsung Galaxy Ace 2. Wong Chin Toon the Managing Director of GreenCity Concept presented the prizes to the winners.

For the Male Photogenic contest category, Danial Kelvin Ong came 1st place with 16 x 20 photo with frame sponsored by Fotomas and 20 trays of eggs sponsored by Sunlit Advertising. 2nd place went to Lee Kar Jun and 3rd place to Md Azzamuddin Hadimin and both also received a photo with frames and tray of eggs.

For the Female Photogenic contest category, Wan Sayffadarin Zulkiflee came 1st place with 16 x 20 photo with frame sponsored by Fotomas and 20 trays of eggs sponsored by Sunlit Advertising. 2nd place went to Nur Qanitah bte Hj Md Hidin and 3rd place to Wong Yin Ying and both also received a photo with frames and tray of eggs.

As for the Grand draw, Sri Wahyuni bte Samsir from Sabah won the L-Shape Corner Sofa. Hasnah bte Hj Mudin won an iPad 4 while Mohd Rabiih bin Hj Naim won a 42″ Panasonic Plasma TV. The prizes were presented by Sunlit Advertising General Manager Christopher Chee.

So far The NewXpo attracted 62,500 visitors during the 9 days expo which is not a big number when compared to the recent 11th Consumer Fair.

Mohd Menghindrawadi won a standing lamp which is the 5th prize of the NewXpo lucky draw

Cendri Bantai won a 32″ Panasonic LCD TV which is the 4th prize of the NewXpo lucky draw

Mohd Rabiih won a 42″ Panasonic Plasma TV which is the 3rd prize of the NewXpo lucky draw

Hasnah won an iPad which is the 3rdprize of the NewXpo lucky draw

Sri Wahuni is the grand winner of the NewXpo Lucky Draw

Group photo with the winners of the NewXpo lucky draw

Some magic show to entertain the crowd

Some of the booths at the NewXpo

The winner of the 1-1 mini competition organised by KFC and Fitness Zone

Devon as usual emceeing the event for the 1-1 competition

It was pretty busy at the Fitness Zone booth area

Another magic card trick

Fina still not satisfied with the card trick

The Male Photogenic Contest

Danial Kelvin Ong won 1st place in the Male Photogenic Contest

With the Top 3 winners of the Male Photogenic Contest

The Female Photogenic Contest

Wan Sayffadarin Zulkiflee came 1st place in the Female Photogenic Contest

Wong Yin Ying came 3rd in the Female Photogenic Contest

The Top 3 winners of the Female Most Photogenic Contest

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The 2nd semi-finals of the University Cup: ITB “A” 3 Brunei Polytechnic 1.

 

Datin Paduka Hajah Adina binti Othman, Deputy Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports with Ungku Datin Hajah Fanzah Osman, the General Manager of Hear Better Services Company and Noorafzah Ahmad Project Manager of the charity bazaar (far right) with the supporters of the event. Imabe courtesy of Hock Sim.

Members of the public can lend a helping hand in giving hearing impaired children an ability to listen by visiting and spending time at the ‘Better Hearing, Better Living’ Charity Bazaar which was launched yesterday at The Mall. The bazaar is aimed at raising fund to purchase hearing aids for school children with hearing impaired.

The three-day ‘Better Hearing, Better Living’ Charity Bazaar which will end tomorrow was officially launched by Datin Paduka Hajah Adina binti Othman, Deputy Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports. Ungku Datin Hajah Fanzah Osman, the General Manager of Hear Better Services Company, the organiser, in her remarks said the charity bazaar is a truly local project with a long-term mission to equip hearing impaired children with hearing aids so they will have a better chance towards having an independent and productive life and become citizens who will be able to contribute to the nation’s development.

“Communication skill is vital for learning and developing other life skills. With hearing aids, not only do the children learn to hear but they will learn to speak and socialise in a normal setting. A child’s first word is always the most early awaited by his/her parents,” she stated.

The General Manager of Hear Better Services Company also revealed that the Association of the Hearing Impaired of Brunei Darussalam also participated in the bazaar to help raise awareness. She commended the association’s effort by stating that their enthusiasm and dedication toward educating the public is much needed to create a tolerant and more inclusive society.

Over 30 vendors are taking part in the charity bazaar including Setia Motors displaying the latest Hyundai vehicles, Concepts Computers with the latest IT products, Takaful Insurance, homeware, clothing, carpets, food and others. Text courtesy of James Kon of Borneo Bulletin.

Today is the final day of the bazaar which is located at The Mall.

Datin Paduka Hajah Adina binti Othman gracing the event last Friday. Image courtesy of Hock Sim.

Datin Paduka Hajah Adina with members of the Association of the Hearing Impaired of Brunei Darussalam

Concepts Computer also one of the suporters

T-shirts for sale will be donated

Setia Motors (Hyundai) is also one of their supporters

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Free eggs will be given away starting today until Sunday at The NewXpo! Do not miss the chance of getting free eggs while stock last!

Being one of the highlights for The NewXpo event, the organising committee is giving away free eggs to the public at the National Indoor Stadium car park area, Berakas starting today until Sunday.

All you need only to do is fill in and cut out the coupon in The NewXpo newspaper advertisements (The Brunei Times), present it and collect a chop or stamp at the redemption booth at The NewXpo venue with valid identification to prove you are 12 years of age or older, and walk away with a pack of four eggs. Only original coupons are accepted, and each person is entitled to present only one coupon per time of claim, and the offer is good while stock lasts.

Area for redemption is near the entrance of the Used Car Area at The NewXpo on 2 February at 1pm, 3pm, and 7pm and Sunday 3 February at 11am, 1pm, and 5.30pm.The coupons will be randomly distributed at town areas, as well as inside The NewXpo venue. The coupons are also available in The NewXpo advertisement where readers may cut out from newspapers.

Del Goh, General Manager of KFC Brunei and Wu Chun, Managing Director of Fitness Zone with the organisers and partners of KFC Fitness Zone 3 on 3 Streetball Challenge. Image courtesy of Jake Ten.

After a successful run of 4 seasons in 2012, the KFC Fitness Zone 3 On 3 Streetball Challenge is back, this time, bigger and better. Yesterday at Fitness Zone Kiulap’s basketball court, KFC and Fitness Zone renewed their partnership and also brought in Good Game Event Management & Advertising and Trinity Advertising & Event Management, 2 event companies to help drive their vision. “This year we have a new team with more experience and dedication to help us bring the game to the next level,” says Jonathan Bong, Senior Marketing Manager, KFC.

2013 will continue to see the tournament playing in 4 seasons, namely in March, June, September and December at The Airport Mall but each tournament itself will differ from the others. The first tournament in March will take place end of March at the Airport Mall itself entirely. There will also be a sub activity which is the cybergame tournament running alongside with the main basketball tournament.   

The renewal of the partnership agreement also sees KFC and Fitness Zone initiating a “Hopes In The Hoop” project. “With this project, our aim is to work with various organizations to give hope to basketball so that basketball in turn can inspire hopes to others” says Wu Chun, Managing Director Of Fitness Zone. “Basketball has always played second fiddle in a football loving nation but it has a lot of potential to be developed into a fun activity that brings family together, especially 3 on 3 which is easier to pick up” added Jonathan. Part of this initiative will see KFC and Fitness Zone, together with their event partners doing school visits and road shows to promote the game. “I started basketball when I was young in school, with Michael Jordan as my role model. Partly where I am today comes from many important lessons which I have learnt from basketball, one being to never give up. We hope that by sharing some of these testimonies, others would see basketball in a different way and we hope that they will fall in love with it just as we did” says Wu Chun.

As part of the Hopes in the Hoops Initiative, part of the proceeds generated via sponsor’s contributions, player’s registrations and other revenue, from the 3 On 3 Streetball tournament will go to various charitable causes in Brunei at the end of the year.

Entry forms for the March tournament will be available at all Fitness Zone outlets and available at KFC Gadong Central, KFC Airport Mall and KFC Seria outlets starting 8th February 2013. For more information, interested parties can log on to KFC Fitness Zone 3 On 3 Streetball Challenge on facebook. For the March tournament, there will also be booth selling opportunities of 10 days (22nd – 31st March), interested parties can call Jacky/Winnie at 7182907/8833831 for more details.

Guest waiting for the signing ceremony event

Devon of Trinity Advertising and Event Management was emceeing as usual

Jonathang Bong, Marketing Manager of KFC Brunei, briefing the success of last year’s event

It’s a done deal 😀

So are you up for the challenge?

Check out the #HSBB at Times Square

People been asking me what does HSBB stands for?? It stands for High Speed Broadband and finally we Bruneians can experience a different level of internet speed. It reminds me of the transition from dial-up modem to our existing broadband (eSpeed). The responses have been mixed for the past few years and this is perhaps boils down to congestion due to high number of subscribers. I remembered when eSpeed was introduced, the rates were reasonably high then before they introduced competitive low rates in the past two to three years which increased the number of subscribers (just refer to the diagram below).

Now streamlining seems seamless and you can see the demo at the TelBru High Speed broadband roadshow at Times Square. Tomorrow (Sunday) will be the last day of the roadshow. For your information, around 1,000 homes are already connected with HSBB and the ongoing project is called fibre-to-the-home (FTTH). Hence the first 1,000 houses are part of the 1st phase of FTTH project and yesterday was the celebration of that milestone and also the official launch of HSBB which took place at Times Square Shopping Mall.

Pehin Abdullah the Minister of Communicaitons was the guest of honour and he’s a high user of internet and he was very eager to see the efficiency of internet speed in Brunei alone. This was also part of the discussions during the BIT council on the FTTH project and it’s good to see that the timeline is on track.

I didn’t have a chance to interview David Kay, the CEO of TelBru. From the press release, he revealed that the first phase of the project covered areas are Madang, Gadong and Bandar. He said that it’s not easy to implement FTTH but they will slowly go in phases to install the cabling works and mind you it costs a huge investment.

David hopes that by the end of the year that most homes in the densely populated area will be connected to high speed broadband. So peeps, be patient should your area do have not FTTH installed yet. I’m quite fortunate that I’m staying around Gadong and the guys are still fixing the cables at my home and it does take some time as well.

Pehin Abdullah checking on the buffering while surfing on Youtube

David Kay, CEO of TelBru, delivering his remarks

The launch of HSBB

Lim Ming Soon of TelBru explaining to Pehin

The statistics for internet users in Brunei for 2012. source: AITI website.

The new FTTH modem

A sample on how on FTTH is installed

Mr. Reeds talking to the guest of honour after the tour

The Green dots means that the houses are installed with FTTH

Currently League of Legends competition is running

The organiser of League of Legends explaining

Group photo

The current rates for High Speed Broadband. Source: Telbru’s website.

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His Majesty delivered an emotional titah during the 8th Sovereign Parade as the monarch reflects on the fallen military personnel involved in the devastating helicopter crash that happened in July 2012. Click image to view.

 

With Chinese New Year approaching, Acer Sales & Service Sdn Bhd of Malaysia will be having a special promotion for their touchscreen Acer Notebook & AIO PC nationwide – For Selected Concept Stores at 11 Locations (Klang Valley, Penang/AS, Ipoh, Melaka, JB, Pahang, Kelantan, KK, Kuching, Miri and Brunei Darussalam). The Acer Aspire S7, Acer Aspire M5 and Acer Aspire Z-series touchscreen Notebook & AIO PC will have a special promotion from Acer called the “Chinese New Year 2 Days’ Dream Sale” to be held during the 2nd and 3rd February 2013 nationwide. Concepts Computer has been selected as one of the participant stores in Brunei Darussalam.

The Acer Aspire S7 ultrabook with touch screen are one of the slimmest, lightest and most powerful notebooks available right now. With 3rd Gen Intel processor, and solid state drive memory, the Acer Aspire S7 ultrabooks are powerful, long-lasting and durable, perfect for everyday use. The 13.3” model, Aspire S7-391-73514G25, will be on offer for $1,608, down from their usual price of $1,958; and the 11.6” model, Aspire S7-191-53314G12, will be available for $1,258, usual price $1,568. Now that’s a $300 difference so what are you waiting for? 😀

The Acer Aspire M5-481PTG-53316G52 touchscreen notebook will also be under the “Chinese New Year Dream Deal” from 2nd February to 3rd February 2013. The Aspire M5, with 3rd Generation Intel processor with 6GB of RAM and Nvidia graphic cards, ensures smooth touch operations on a power packed Graphic mobile machine; perfect for graphic minded and imaginative users. A 500GB HDD guarantees ample space to store work and games, and the 20GB solid state drive ensure fast loading of the Windows 8 operating system. The Aspire M5 will be available for $998, usual price $1,308.

Vincent Pao, General Manager of Concepts Computer (left) with the staff holding the latest Acer notebooks

Not to forget, the Acer Aspire Z3770-3322W8 touchscreen computer, with it’s 21.5” wide touchscreen all-in-one monitor and wireless keyboard & mouse, makes the Aspire Z3770, a perfect companion for small, medium sized offices or home office. The Acer Aspire Z33770 will be on offer for $828, down from the usual price of $918.

Also, in conjunction with the “Chinese New Year Dream Deal” promotions, Concepts will also have a few other items on offer. This offer valid Whiel Stocks Last!is First up is the Acer Aspire 431-10074G50, on promo for $498, down from the usual price of $568. The Acer Aspire 431-10074G50 is a 14 inch notebook, running an Intel Celeron 1.5GHz processor with 4GB of RAM and a 500GB HDD. It is perfect notebook for students and young children who are getting acquainted with the ins and outs of IT.

Other Acer IT accessories like their LED monitors and external HDDs will also be up for grab during this promotion. The Acer external HDD on offer is the Acer slim 2.5” external 1TB USB3.0 HDD, $148, down from usual price of $198. Next from Acer is their Acer S231HL 23” LED monitors, on offer for $188, usual price $268.

For more information on any of the promotions mentioned, please visit your nearest Concepts Computer showroom or call 2233551/2/3 or 2448102/3. Also, do not forget to visit Concepts Computer’s booths at the NewXpo 2013 at the Indoor Stadium being held until Sunday 3rd February 2013 and also at the Mall Gadong for the “Better Hearing, Better Living” Charity Bazaar, also ongoing until Sunday 3rd February 2013.

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The first teaser that was out a few weeks ago. I had a feeling it was coming from a telco company. One of the telcos called me up asking who’s advert was it which led to my theory that it might be TelBru’s FTTH advert teaser. However, my theory was dismissed by a TelBru representative.

A few days later this advert came out and I questioned myself that this might be TelBru because of the colours scheme it uses and one friend of mine mentioned about the laser thingy on the design which also makes me thought of fibre optic experience. Hmmmm.. My theory might be right after all…

Ok, when this particular teaser came out, I was 99.5% confident that it was TelBru’s but I never had any assurance from the representatives of TelBru. Maybe they were in a situation that they weren’t allowed to disclose information.

Today’s advert says it all and yes, I was right all along 😀 Congratulations TelBru

It’s happening today at Times Square and you can check out how fast the speed is..

The tech guys making sure the connection is up and running for today. Today will be the official launch I heard.

I’ve seen many of the “FTTH” workers working hard to install cables and wiring.

 

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Cool stuff from Fun Bee Park as you can make order your Bento sets from Fun Bee Park and it only costs $5 which I think is a superb deal indeed!! They even do delivery – $2 within BSB area and $4 outside BSB area.

Here are the steps for order and there are two menus available for Friday (tomorrow).

Direct Message FB or SMS 7178232

1. Bento Option
2. Number of bentos
3. Name & Contact Number
4. Address for delivery if applicable

For more information on Fun Bee Park, call 2467729 or send a text to 7178232. Fun Bee Park is located at A6 & A7, Ground Floor, Sempurna Complex, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam (near Happy Star, Batu Bersurat).

Menu for Friday Option A: Rice, beans, garlicy egg, chicken nuggets, cheese, carrots, tomato, cucumber, cake of the day, fruit of the day

Menu for Friday Option B: Chicken pie, garlicy beans, egg, cheese, carrots, tomatoes, cucumber, cake of the day, fruit of the day

One of the bento sets

I like their presentation of the bento

 

Chief Executive of AITI, Hj Yahkup Hj Menudin, delivering his remarks during the launch of BICTA 2013. Image courtesy of Haadi Abu Bakar of The Brunei Times.

The Authority for Info-Communications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam (AITI) once again launched the BICTA 2013 competition. The theme for this year BICTA 2013 is “ICT, Our Future Together” which ties closely with the theme of this year’s ASEAN Summit’s theme “Our People, Our Future Together”.

The Guest of Honour for the launch was Dato Paduka Haji Awang Alaihuddin bin Pehin Orang Kaya Digadong Seri Lela Dato Seri Utama Haji Awang Mohamad Taha, Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Communications, and in his capacity as Chairman of AITI and the BICTA/APICTA steering committee.

The launch started with the recital of the Al-Fatihah, which was then followed by a welcoming remark by Hj Yahkup Hj Menudin, Chief Executive of AITI. In his speech, Hj Yahkup mentioned “BICTA participants must pay close attention to the future trends of technology in order to develop ICT products that will meet the demand and need of the consumers in the ICT market.” Hj Yahkup highlighted last year BICTA winners who also won the APICTA awards which include Brunei’s winner in the Secondary school category by Chung Hwa Middle school and 4 other merit awards were accomplished by MeSixty, MediaHikmah, Zimac Silicon Sdn Bhd and John Harrith. The target for this year is to encourage more participants from Brunei in order to generate more winners in the upcoming BICTA for the APICTA Awards.

This year the APICTA will be hosted by Hong Kong. Aside from achieving recognition for their participation in the BICTA competition, it was highlighted by the chief executive that AITI has committed to assist the development of the potential ICT products by providing support through the AITI Grant’s Assistance scheme to local companies for BICTA winners who went on to clinch awards in APICTA.

The BICTA is an annual event led by the Ministry of Communications and is jointly organized by Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam (AITI ) and InfoCom Federation Brunei (IFB).

It is reminded to all interested participants, that the closing date for the submission for this year BICTA 2013 will be on 2nd September.

Guest of honour Dato Paduka Haji Awang Alaihuddin receiving a memento from Hj Yahkup. Image courtesy of Haadi Abu Bakar of The Brunei Times.

The winner of last year’s BICTA from Chung Hwa Middle School delivering their project. Image courtesy of Haadi Abu Bakar of The Brunei Times.

The attendees yesterday at the BICTA launch. Image courtesy of Haadi Abu Bakar of The Brunei Times.

The merit awardees from APICTA – John Harith and MeSixty

The ladies from ZimacSilicon Technologies and they also earned a merit award from APICTA last year

 

The last day of entry is this Sunday. Click image to enter Brunei Memes Facebook page

 

This morning Cooltones held another prize giving ceremony for the winners of daily and weekly pelangi quiz in conjunction with its ongoing promotion, FLY2UK SMS Quiz where Pelangi FM is the official Radio for the quiz. Daily winners won prizes from participating sponsors of the promo and weekly quiz winners brought home goodie bags and consolation prizes from Cooltones and its sponsor partners. The weekly quiz winner is drawn from the daily winners list.

The prize giving is being awarded to winners for week 3 and 4 of the Pelangi Quiz. The daily winners won themselves B-Mobile Top Ups worth $10 and Fitness Zone Gym Passes. Weekly winner for week 3 is Siti Nurrahimah Binti Ali Rahman while Week 4 is Md Amzar Syazwan bin Abu Bakar both bagged goodie bag from cooltones as well as B-Mobile Top Ups and $60 worth of QQeStore Voucher. Present to give out the prizes to the winners is the Manager of Cool Tones, Pg Saiful Khalid bin Pg Hj Yunus.

Group photo for winners of Week 3 and 4 for Fly2UK SMS Quiz for Pelangi listeners. Image courtesy of Nana.

This quiz is in conjunction with its ongoing promo FLY2UK SMS quiz where Top 5 winners will stand to win prizes like Sports rims, Smartphone, Tablet and more. Grand Prize winner will get to fly off to UK to watch BPL football match. This year’s FLY2UK SMS quiz is jointly sponsored by AutoPro Tyre, B-Mobile, FitnessZone, Huawei, KFC Brunei, MVision, QQestore and Socialdeal Brunei as its Social Media Partner.

To play the quiz and stand a chance to win B-Mobile subcribers just need to text FLY and send to 38833. The quiz will end at Midnight on 31st March 2013. Active BPL Wap or Cool Tones subscribers playing the quiz will get additional 15 points each and added monthly. Additional 15 points will also be given to active members of FitnessZone.

Also in conjunction with the promo, subscribers of both Cooltones and BPL Wap will stand to win a smartphone monthly in the FLY2UK Mini Draw which also ends in March 2013. For more info subscribers can call B-Mobile Call Centre 177 or visit website www.3g.com.bn

The Grand winner for Week 4 – Md Amzar Syazwan bin Abu Bakar. Image courtesy of Nana.

 

Guest of honour Datin Paduka Hjh Adina holding the iPad with Wu Chun and Keeran Janin

Fitness Zone and MeSixty collaborated in creating the app and last week they officially launched the iPad app for Fitness Zone developed by MeSixty. The launch was held at Fitness Zone at Kiulap branch along with the launch of Les Mills RPM.

So what can you expect from the Fitness Zone app? Well, it includes an opening video that features our own Brunei and international icon, Wu Chun who is also the Managing Director of Fitness Zone. You will be able to find information and schedules available at Fitness Zone during the week.

Wu Chun said, “As technology is becoming more sophisticated, the health and fitness industry are also responding to the increasing popularity of technological innovations. This allows for a truly flexible and enjoyable learning experience for Fitness Zone, not only to inform and connect with our members but to (also) educate and motivate them with just a few clicks on their iPads.”

MeSixty Art Director and lead designer of the app Nadia Yahya said, “When designing the app, we wanted to capture the look of Fitness Zone while still making the app easy to use.”

Present at the launch as the guest of honour was Deputy Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Datin Paduka Hjh Adina Othman. Also present at the event were Managing Director and owner of Fitness Zone Wu Chun, MeSixty Chief Executive Officer Keeran Janin, invited guests, members of the media and members of the gym.

The Fitness Zone app is free and available download in the iTunes app store for the iPad and the iPad Mini. In addition to the launching of the app, Fitness Zone is also giving away free two-week membership and a Fitness Zone shoe bag to the first 30 customers who download the app. To claim these prizes, all customers have to do is present the app on their iPad to any Fitness Zone health clubs in Brunei.

Keeran explaining the Fitness Zone app

The launch of the Fitness Zone app

The 30 second cycle moment after the launch

Six ways with oysters available for dinner from 6.30pm to 10.30pm and prepared in six exciting ways namely grilled with herb and shallot butter, chowder with corn and pepper, crispy fried with papaya and chilli salsa, classic ‘Rockefeller’ with almond crumbs, ravioli with leeks and tabasco and warm terrine with bonito jelly at only B$24 per dozen or B$18 per half dozen.

“This amazing dish can be enjoyed as an appetizer to complement the main meal or as the main meal for the evening”, said Cameron Lawless, Food and Beverage Manager as well as the Executive Chef. “We are bringing back the oysters until 30 January to satisfy our diners’ craving and leaving them wanting more”.

I have to admit the oysters were amazing indeed… My friends have been giving rave reviews and it’s no surprise that Deals Restaurant have extended their “Oysters prepared in six ways” promotion until the 9th of February.

For table reservations or enquiries, please call the hotel at 224 4272.

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The schedules for activities lined up for the weekend!!

During the launch of the NewXpo by the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports. Image courtesy of Azrol Azmi of Borneo Bulletin.

A group photo with underprivileged students with the guest of honour and organisers. They were given school bags with complete stationeries. Image courtesy of Azrol Azmi of Borneo Bulletin.

Have you registered for the SMARTER 17-hill challenge? It’s happening this Sunday. You can buy the official t-shirt at the NewXpo

The new restaurant in Gadong Central is also participating in the NewXpo

Maybe these slippers might suit you

Aaron of Gadgetplus Store is back again!! If you want SMART keypass or air ionizer, you are more than welcome to visit his booth. An interesting system to lock your car while leaving your engine on.

Check out Gadgetplus Store at the NewXpo

I heard the competition is starting today for those interested

Fitness Zone is also participating in the NewXpo

Want to do some health check up?

Some display for sale at liveWIRE booth

They have a NewXpo promotion for a 40 page Hard Cover photobook for $70 only and also a wedding photography promotion for $1,350 for 3 events, 2 photobooks and 1 photo canvas and for the NewXpo promotion, they will be including 1 free event as well. Check them out at liveWIRE booth at NewXpo.

This wallet does wonders and it’s pretty cheap too.

The new Samsung notebook which can be detached. Check out ACI booth at NewXpo.

The orchid area at the NewXpo

Inflated snakes *lol*

Yellow Pages is running a competition and all you have do is download their app from Google Play or IOS and fill in your entries at the NewXpo

Don’t forget to send me invite okay? :p

These can come in handy especially in your car

Great workmanship from Pusat Ehsan. I wonder how much this cost.

Wanna do some kain shopping? Check out Madison at the NewXpo.

iFoildesign making an appearance at the NewXpo. So basically if you see this BMW is being foiled and the finishing looks pretty good. They can even do on your gadgets such as iPhones, tablets and so on. Interesting. For now, iFoildesign is having a promotion with an intermediate price of $1,000 for vehicles (except buses -> different price).

The lucky draw to be conducted this Sunday

Behind the scene at the information counter

I’m not quite sure what this does

Wana some mojo?

Go for the orange… It’s refreshing!!

Haven’t tried this Nasi Ayam here but looks good

Comfy seats but I’m not sure if you can sit and rest

The usual suspects

Cheap, cheap, cheap!!

They have more coolers now installed inside the NewXpo

Welcome to the NewXpo and it will end this Sunday

 

We need more of this. It’s good to see the drama scene slowly coming back and I, for one, love to act and this is no easy feat too. Last week, I had the opportunity to catch a short play called “The Boor and the Langsat” directed by Abdul Zainidi who is known for his series “Brunei in Paris” and “Beverly Hills Brunei” and his short film “Bread Dream” was selected in the Cannes short film in 2012.

“The Langsat” tells a surreal story of a young man named Langsat in a mental hospital who dreams of putting a show in his ‘mind’. Also, in his head, he is plagued with monsters and trolls who act in “The Boor” later on.

The second play was a Russian comedy about how a widow who grieves after the death of her husband. At the same time, she has to deal with a chauvinist creditor by the name of Smirnov who wants to collect a debt of money from her late husband. The widow, who is accompanied only by her man servant named Luka, is also being held in the house. [Source: Ikhwan Salleh of The Brunei Times]

From what I heard, the preparation was a month or so and the cast pulled off a commendable show. I was particularly impressed with the final act of the play – Mrs Popov played by Adilah Affendy and Smirnov played by the director himself Abdul Zainidi. The body language and the facial expressions and even the chemistry could be felt between the two. I kinda like how they incorporated some Malay in the play and it was humourous too.

The one hour play was organised by Creative Academy of Narrative and Dramatic Arts and Sciences (CANDAS). I hope to see more of this and good job to the cast involved and also to the director for making it possible.

The cast performed some impromptu acts

Devouring Dorothy *lol*

The beginning of the act

Shavez had a cameo appearance

Luka the servant played Faisal Osman and Mrs Popov by Elizabeth Sim

It was almost full house during the performance

Kevin Lo’s version of Smirnov

Stella Roslan’s version of Mrs Popov

Adilah Affendy as Mrs Popov

The man behind the play – Abdul Zaini

 

In conjunction with Malaysia Airlines’ entry into the oneworld® alliance, Malaysia Airlines Brunei is offering great deals to its customers. The carrier promotional offers are also in conjunction with its 40th anniversary celebration of delivering its unique Malaysian Hospitality to customers, operating as Malaysia Airlines since 1 Oct 1972.

Bookings and payment for this promotion is till 8th February 2013 for travel from now till 31st May 2013. Malaysia Airlines’ District Manager for Brunei, Alias Suut said, “Being a part of the oneworld® alliance is a big and exciting step for Malaysia Airlines. This membership will enable our customers to enjoy a truly global network together with our partners who include some of the best and biggest airlines in the world. We are indeed very pleased and proud to join this alliance and there is no other opportune moment to reward our customers.” he added.

This promotion also serves well for those who missed out on the year-end travel due to hectic schedules. The all-in one way economy class promotional fare to Kuala Lumpur starts from only BND111. Customers can also fly to Jakarta and Singapore for all-in fares from as low as BND175 from Bandar Seri Begawan.

Likewise all-in one way Business Class promotional fares start from BND608 for travel to Kuala Lumpur, BND808 for travel to Jakarta and BND688 for travel to Singapore.

Exciting offers are up for grabs to London and Paris. The all-in one way economy class promotional fare to London starts from only BND810 and BND929 to Paris. On the front-end, the all-in business class fares to London and Paris starts from only BND3,494. These fares are all for flights through Kuala Lumpur.

With the deployment of the A380 on two of the popular European routes, London with double daily services which began 24th November 2012 and Paris, daily services starting 1 March 2013 the Malaysian national carrier will be able offer the latest premium products and services to travelers.

Other fares that are up for grabs at promotional prices are for travel to Bangkok, Dhaka, Chennai, Colombo, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Delhi, Male and Kathmandu. These fares are available for grabs at www.malaysiaairlines.com, Malaysia Airlines Brunei ticket office and appointed travel agents.

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There has been rumours spreading around about a circus happening in Brunei. It’s true indeed!!! I don’t know how the guys (Forevershine) managed to bring a circus in town but it’s really happening. And tickets are already available at selected outlets such as Dee Jay, Fabrica, Giant, Soon Lee, Supa Save, Utama Grand, Fitness Zone, West Park (kids playground at The Mall) and Venere Enterprise.

Ok, there will be six performers (3 male, 3 female) from The Circus Firemen and they are very popular in Australia and yes, they are from Australia. They have also performed worldwide and two of them have performed in Brunei a few years ago.

The show will be compromising of acrobats, fire juggling and many more and it will be a 90-minute show if I’m not mistaken. This show will be ideal for families and children and guess what… The tickets are pretty affordable to begin with – $15 for adult and $10 for children (aged 12 and below) and it will be free seating as well. The venue will be at the Indoor Stadium.

Here are times for the show.

27th March Wed 2:30pm 8:00pm
28th March Thurs 10:00am 2:30pm
29th March Friday 3:00pm 8:00pm
30th March Sat 10:00am 2:30pm 8:00pm
31st March Sun 10:00am 2:30pm 8:00pm
1st April Mon 2:30pm 8:00pm
2nd April Tues 2:30pm 8:00pm

Forevershine will also be having a lucky draw on every show where you can win an iPad (4th generation). So that will mean the organisers are giving out 16 iPads altogether. Cool!!

The event is brought to you by Forevershine Events, Media and Management Services in cooperation with Rakan Tiga Media and it is supported by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports. Royal Brunei Airlines (RB) is the official airline where the national carrier will be flying in the performers from Melbourne in March. The performers will be staying in The Orchid Garden, the official hotel for The Circus Firemen and the event is also supported by Brunei Tourism. The marketing arm for the event is S-Team Solutions.

You can also check out Forevershine EMMS’s Facebook page for updates. You can call 265 5208 or 879 9055 or 889 7999 from 8:30am to 5:30pm for details.

One of the stunts from Circus Firemen

Taken from an outdoor event in Melbourne. Image taken from Circus Fireman Facebook page.

 

Check out the latest Cheongsam collection at DESEO. Click image to enter Facebook Page

Have you check out the Modern Cheongsam Collection at DESEO? They have tons to choose from with a variety of design. Don’t worry about clashing with the same design or color because DESEO is selling one piece per size and color. The prices ranges from $50 and above. So do hurry and visit DESEO before Chinese New Year.

For more choices, DESEO branch in Kiulap is the best bet. It’s located at Regent Square on the 1st floor. You can visit their Facebook page here or call 223 3998.

Check out the latest Cheongsam collection at DESEO. Click image to enter Facebook Page

Fina trying out one of the Cheongsam collections

Sizes ranging from S to XXXL

Hair clip accessories also at DESEO

DESEO is located at Regent Square, Kiulap

 

Bossini outlet at Mabohai Shopping Complex

A beautiful moon last night taken at 1:10 am

It also houses a corner which showcases a bit of Peugeot’s rich history. Peugeot started up back in the 18th century, manufacturing coffee, pepper and salt grinders or mills. Only later did they enter the vehicle market, by means of crinoline dresses (stiff dresses) that used steel rods, leading to umbrella frames, saw blades, wire wheels and bicycles.

TCY Motors Marketing Executive Kai Wei said that the boutique was built to increase traffic flow into the showroom and also to teach customers a bit about the history of Peugeot, particularly during its salt and pepper mill production days. A Peugeot brand salt and pepper shaker and grinder is even available for sale at the boutique.

Apart from selling Peugeot merchandise, TCY Motors also invited Mad Bites a popular online bakery to set up shop inside the showroom.”We chose Mad Bites because were were inspired by the Peugeot showroom in France during a trip there, where the Peugeot cars and boutique and cafe were located next to each other. The concept is almost similar to the one in France,” said TCY Motors Managing Director Teng Chee Khiong.

Both the Peugeot Boutique and Mad Bites is open from 10am to 10pm daily except for Sundays, so drop by Peugeot’s showroom in Kg Kiarong to grab a “Mad Bite” and pamper yourself with Peugeot goodies made and flown in from France.

For enquiries, call the Peugeot showroom in Kiarong at 2426969 or 2425522. Congratulations to Peugeot boutique and MADbites on their opening. Text courtesy of Ammirul Adnan of The Brunei Times.

Check out Peugeot boutique at Peugeot Showroom at Kiarong

It was full house during MADbites official opening last Friday

The food items were all gone by late afternoon

Do try out their new flavours of macarons 😀

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The Impossible: I have heard many good reviews about this movie. A few have warned their followers on Instagram how tearful The Impossible can be but too bad, the formula didn’t work on me. However, my buddy Lulu was in tears almost half of the screening and she looked like she had a bad emotional day when she came out of the cinema *lol* Don’t get me wrong, though I wasn’t weeping (or weeping in the inside), The Impossible was a pretty compelling movie and I was drawn from the start till the end.

For your info, the movie stars Ewan McGregor and Naomi Watts who both played a father and mother figure who were on a holiday trip to Thailand when the tsunami incident took place. Yes, this is based on real events and being depicted on the big screen. So I would think that this movie ain’t for everyone as it can get pretty emotional and tough to watch. What I was impressed is the visuals of the tsunami and it felt so surreal. The characters on screen also lived up to the momentum and it was well paced. There were many touching moments too. You can catch The Impossible at Times Cineplex since it’s only showing there. So far the best movie in January and it’s sad to say most movies I caught this month were so-so. Verdict: 8/10 and Rottentomatoes 81%

Naomi Watts was awesome in The Impossible

Upside Down: I feel sorry for Kirsten Dunst. I used to be a big fan during her Spider-man days. I watched Bachelorette and I wasn’t impressed. This time she starred in Upside Down which is about two cities that exist in opposite sides (up and down) and one represents the rich, the other represents the poor. Ah, I just can’t get over the sci-fi ridiculous plot. This was one of the restless movies I had to endure. There were some missing pieces that were unexplained too and the climax wasn’t the great either. All in all, my interest level was low from the beginning. Kirsten Dunst, I kinda have lost trust in your choices of roles in movies. Yes, there are some nice sweet moments that I can appreciate but overall, it was a failure. At least it’s not as bad as CZ2012. I’m pretty surprised this movie will only be released in March in the States. Verdict: 5/10.

The Last Stand: Is this his comeback movie? His last appearance was in The Expandables 2 and it was fun ride for him. The Last Stand was surprisingly entertaining though it was quite obvious that his stunts were restricted, maybe due to his age. He played a role as a sheriff in a low crime area. The Korean director Kim Jee-Woon cleverly used Arnold Schwarzenegger to his best strength and you know how Arnold is when it comes to his acting. This is a good popcorn movie with some nice humour to it. There was some nice “fast and furious” action scenes to be amazed by too. I just thought his adversary was slightly weak but his henchmen were more cunning. It’s safe to say that Arnold’s hollywood career is resurrected. Verdict: 7/10 Rottentomatoes 60%

I caught a movie marathon with Christine last week. It was my first attempt to catch three movies in a row *lol*

Taxi! Taxi! I always have a soft spot for Singapore movies. It stars the popular Gurmit Singh and Mark Lee who played roles as taxi drivers. It also stars Malaysian radio presenter Gan Mei Yan and Singapore YouTube star Chua Sen (the little kid). It has been some time since I’ve seen Gurmit Singh on the big screen. The movie is inspired by the 2010 book “Diary of a Taxi Driver”. Ok, I always feel that Gurmit doesn’t act as natural as comapred to Mark Lee. It was nice touch to see some political issues incorporated in the movie such as the locals criticising the government of the foreigners taking over the jobs. There are some great laughing moments but it’s not one of the best Singaporean movies to date. I still think “I Not Stupid” is the bench mark of Singaporean movies. This is still an entertaining movie nonetheless. Verdict: 7/10.

Mama: I kinda enjoyed this movie. We Bruneians are sucker for horror movies, right? The first half of the Mama was interesting and the camera works and the acting by the young kids were pretty good too. I would say that the camera technique and sound editing combo were well executed in style to make the experience chilling. I didn’t like the ending though so that kinda affected my rating for Mama. There are still flaws which I still can accept. It is an above average horror flick. If you need some adrenalin rush this week, I recommend you to catch Mama. Verdict: 7/10 Rottentomatoes 62%

Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters Hmmmmm something is just not right here. I’m quite disappointed with Jeremy Renner. He has a lot of talents but lately most of his roles are in wasteland. I truly love him in the Hurt Locker, Mission Impossible and so-so in The Avengers. But his current lead roles in Bourne Legacy and Hansel and Gretel didn’t do him justice. One thing this movie reminds me of is Van Helsing – messy, loss sense of direction, poor character development. It was sad note to end during my movie marathon with Christine (after watching Mama and Taxi! Taxi!). I don’t get it why some would enjoy this movie. The chemistry was bad to start off with and the relationship of Hansel and Gretel was supposedly “brotherly sisterly” like but some of us might think otherwise *lol* Definitely not a movie for kids due to the level of gore and violence. Another disappointing movie this and it should have gone straight to DVD or HBO. Verdict: 6/10 (being too generous here) Rottentomatoes 18%.

Something’s not right between the brother and sister… hmmm…

 

Call 2234549 / 7202985 for reservation. Caliente Spanish Restaurant is located at Regent Square, Kiulap. It opens everyday but however, Monday only opens during dinner 6pm to 11pm. Tuesday to Fridays will be 8:30am to 11pm, Saturday and Sunday is 11am to 11pm.

A new dish, Chorizo Burger at Caliente Restaurant 

Caliente Sirloin, a selection of the main course

Lamb Shank, a selection of the main course

Moorsh Fish, a selection of the main course

 

Looking for massive knockdown offers in Brunei on cool stuffs to see, do & taste? Do make sure you pop by at www.SocialDeal.com.bn first! After what it felt like being a decade long (it’s actually 18 mths old), the SocialDeal has been continuously offering huge savings to the public, collectively saving close to B$360,000+ through some 11,400+ coupons sold!

For my readers, surely you might have missed out some of the mind-boggling Waxing & Polishing, Watersports, HotPot, Massage & Foodie Deals with over hundreds of Bruneians grabbing each of the deals within the 7 days timer limit. It’s not too late to join the hype of group-buying now, if you haven’t yet registered yourselves, i’d say you beam yourselves through this link for free registration: http://socialdeal.com.bn/customer/account/create/

There’s also comprehensive step-by-step guides on how to buy with cards, how to buy with bank transfer down to the details on how to even find your coupons in your email inbox later on. 

Some of the HOT deals on going right now with timer ticking are such:

1. 30mins Horse Ride/Pony Ride at BEQ Sdn Bhd Jerudong Park Royal Stables @ B$9.9 only (worth B$25) – Kind of a HOT Deal with more than 250+ pax bought!
2. SKINC Oxy Miracle Facial Treatment for the ladies at B$69 only (worth B$138)
3. Breakfast Set at Caliente Spanish Restaurant at B$10 only (worth B$16.8)
4. 1H Swedish Body Massage at M-Image Kiulap at B$15 only (worth B$35)

Well, the deals rotate every week and what is gone will be gone until nobody knows when, so don’t miss the runs at www.SocialDeal.com.bn, stay subscribed fellas. Oh, and by the way, sometimes one can (luckily) find out what’s coming next via their new instagram channel: http://www.instagram.com/socialdealbn

..Or maybe their twitter portal as well: https://twitter.com/socialdealbn

Happy Saving!!

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Heard of Oasis Marché? They are the exclusive distributor of Rude Health • Firefly • Munchy Seeds • Queen Vanilla in Brunei and Malaysia and guess what…they are run by our local Bruneians *thumbs up* You can now sign up for their newsletter, just visit their website http://www.oasismarche.com for registration and you will also get a 10% discount off your total bill on your next order.

They will also have a special promotion on 8th February where they will be offering free delivery for one day only… Check out the image below for details.

You can also visit their Facebook page for updates apart from their website. And for instagram users, you can follow them @oasismutiara too.

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You can get Firefly drinks at Mr. Baker’s Bakeshop

Free delivery on 8th February for one day only

 

For the new CNY’s promotion, Dermalogist Beauty Therapy (located at Serusop) is having a Diamond Dermabrasion facial treatment promotion at BND 75 instead of the usual BND 135. The promotion ends on 9th February 2013. Do call 234 2928 or you can whatsapp through 871 6680 for appointments.

Dermalogist Beauty Therapy is located on 1st floor, opposite Secret Recipe Serusop.

Try out their new UltraCalming from Dermalogica

This is used for facial treatment