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BIBD Blessing Rewards 2 was launched as a sequel to the immensely successful Blessing Rewards campaign that BIBD ran between September and November 2011. Launched on the 20th March 2012, the campaign today announced ten lucky winners who walked away with a Luminox watch.

Rohane bte Hj Ratu, Rosli bin Luang, Nuraimi binti Ahmad, Mahathir bin Haji Abd Hamid, Airman bin Haji Tindas, Nurhamidah bt Abdul Rahman, Johaidin bin Hj Mohd Ariffin@ Mohd Johaidin bin Mohd Ariffin, Norhartini bte Ishak, Dk Juliani bte Pg Tajuddin and Hasnul Alwe bin Matassan were overjoyed when they received a call last week informing them that they have each won a Luminox watch.

Present as the guest of honour to present the prizes was the Branch Manager of BIBD Tungku, Pg Hjh Badariah Bt Pg Hj Yussof. The presentation ceremony was held at the BIBD’s Tungku Branch. The promotion will run for three months until June 19, 2012 and will give one lucky BIBD customer an opportunity to drive away in a brand new luxury Lexus IS300 convertible car.

At the grand draw to be held on July 3, 2012, BIBD will also be giving away other prizes – a second prize of state-of-the-art 60” Samsung LED Smart TV, and packages of Apple products worth up to B$5,000, B$3,000 and B$2,000 respectively as the third to fifth prize. In addition to the Grand Draw, there will be 3 monthly draws offering ten Luminox watch each month.

The winners rewarded with Luminox watches. Image courtesy of BIBD.

More than 166,000 entries were generated over the last two months and more are being generated. An aspect of the Blessing Rewards 2 promotion is that number of draw entries varies by the product/service obtained. For example, customers who sign-up for BIBD’s Rumah Plus and are approved could get as many as 120 entries into the prize draws subject to terms and conditions.

Other eligible BIBD products or services include BBA Home Financing, Home Improvement Financing, Education Financing, Ar-Rahnu, BIBD Debit Card, BIBD Online, Remittance, Term Deposits, new account opening, new Perdana World Banking customer and assignment of salary to BIBD amongst many others. ‘BIBD Blessing Rewards 2’ offers the widest range of eligible products and services to its customers.

Draw entries are generated and entered automatically by the system into eligible draws upon approval or activation of the product/service without the need for the customer to fill in forms or vouchers manually.

For more information on the campaign, visit the nearest BIBD branch, contact BIBD’s call Centre at 223-8181 or log on to www.bibd.com.bn.

Remember the huge craze on Panini football stickers? Well, it’s back again and I haven’t started the so called “craze” moment yet as I’m preparing for my one week trip next week. But for those interested, you can start buying your sticker album now and you can win awesome prizes for participating in the promotion conducted by Panini (Brunei) and managed by Adison Marketing.

There are three categories where you can win prizes :-

1) Guess & Win – The participants who can guessed the right answer as who will win Euro 2012, then you will get a chance win $100 gift vouchers (to 30 winners) of Cosmo Beauty.
2) 100% completion of Euro 2012 Sticker Album – For every 100% completion of sticker album, you will receive a PUMA FC jacket.
3) Stick & Win (at least 80% completion) – You could win a Niko D90 or the new iPad or Samsung Galaxy Note if you have at least 80% completion of the Euro 2012 sticker album.

So far, there has been some mini gatherings but I do hope to make one before I fly off to Singapore next weekend. You can also join the Facebook group Euro 2012 Panini Sticker Swap (Brunei) by clicking here.

Now the Panini official sticker album is available in many department stores, book shops and convenient shops

One of the mini-gatherings for the sticker swap. Taken from Euro 2012 Panini Sticker Swap (Brunei) Facebook group.

Pertubuhan Ukur Jurutera Dan Arkitek (PUJA), Surveyor’s Division – Young Surveyor’s Group has organised Fun Run @ Tasek 2012 to be held at Tasek Lama Recreation Park on Saturday 16th June 2012.

This Fun Run has been organized to raise funds for SMARTER Brunei and Pusat Ehsan Al-Ameerah Al-Hajjah Maryam in conjunction with the 16th Pacific Association of Quantity Surveyor’s (PAQS) Congress.

The Young Surveyor’s Group would like to take this opportunity to highlight public awareness about the Congress as well as the Quantity Surveying Profession in general. Not many of the general public are aware of the role that Quantity Surveyors play in the Construction Industry and we hope that this run will present a chance for Quantity Surveyors and other members of the Construction Industry to interact with members of the public and especially the younger generation who will be the future of our profession. The Treasure Hunt category of the Fun Run is specifically aimed at students who are interested in joining the Construction Industry or who would just like to find out more about the industry as a profession. There will be a series of clues and puzzles in this category of the run, which will have relevance to this industry and we hope that it will serve to broaden the experiences of our participants.

They would like to encourage everyone to join in the spirit of Fun Run @ Tasek 2012, raise money for charity and take up the challenge to run around Tasek Lama Recreation Park!

One of the mini-gatherings for the sticker swap. Taken from Euro 2012 Panini Sticker Swap (Brunei) Facebook group.

Student
▪ $10 Registration Fee
▪ For Participants 15 years and above
▪ A 2.5km run including a series of Treasure Hunt “Amazing-Race” style of roadblocks and activities, where participants must answer a series of questions and complete some tasks before proceeding on to the next roadblock.

2.5km
▪ $20 Registration Fee
▪ A 2.5km run incorporating an upper loop of the Tasek Lama Recreation Park towards the water tank/dam and through the jungle, before completing a lower loop of the jogging path around the waterfall.

5km
▪ $20 Registration Fee
▪ A 5km run for the super energetic participants, to whom the 2.5km run is a mere warm-up. It is a double loop of the 2.5km run.

A stunning defeat as Manny Pacquiao lost to Timothy Bradley by a split decision from the judges last Saturday. Image by AP Photo/Julie Jacobson.

Maria Sharapova won her first French Open as he defeated Sara Errani of Italy in straight sets at Roland Garros. Image by AP Photo/Bernat Armangue.

The Miami Heat will face Oklahoma Thunder in the NBA Finas after their victory over Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Final. Image by AP Photo/Lynne Sladky.

A shocker as Denmark beat Holland 1-0 through a solitary goal by Danish midfielder Michael Krohn-Dehli at the Euro 2012 Championship Group B match. Image by AFP Photo/Patrick Hertzog.

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Our morning reflection every day at Shangri-La Hotel beach

Sorry for not updating as I’m pretty much enjoying my stay here in Penang. We are all staying at the Golden Sands Resort, Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts and it was my second visit here and as always, this hotel is pretty awesome to stay at and we also managed to get a good rate too because of the group check-ins we had.

This is my 4th day in Penang and so far, it has been an amazing experience with my buddies and I’ve learned a lot about myself through my friends especially Winnie whom I finally get to know much deeper than before. I met new friends from Kuching too and they reminded me of our gang back in Brunei. Oh, by the way, all four of them, Patrick, Faustina, Jodie and Jayden shaved their head for the Go Bald Charity Drive in Kuching a few weeks ago.

I shall be back blogging by Monday should time permits so I would like to address this matter especially to my readers. Thanks for your support and understanding.

One of the best seafood restaurant at Taiping

My room mate partner during my Ipoh/Penang trip – Vinod and he’s such an empowering person

It was a durian outing where they all raised their hands

Joan and I shared the same “dislike” – Durians hahaha

Our mornings are always pretty early

I never tried this restaurant but does it taste good?

The Tau-Fu food at Ipoh is awesome!!

Made friends with Brendon, Jodie, Faustina and Patrick from Kuching

What I also appreciate during my trip is the food 😀

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Chairman of committee for The Run, Raja Segaran (center) with Aaron Goh (left) the Co-chairman of The Run and Dato Paduka Alimin (right) the Advisor of The Run. Image courtesy of Wardi Buntar, The Brunei Times.

Guess what? There will be finisher medals presented for those running 21KM, 12KM and 5KM (within a qualifying time) in the upcoming The Run while the finisher medals for the 2KM fun run, 2KM special need and 2KM wheelchair for The Run.

I’m not sure yet as what the qualifying time is for the respective categories. I shall update you again once I have more news on this.

Another announcement I would like to share is to remind you guys of the deadline for the registration of The Run. It’s gonna be epic as it will be the final run before Ramadhan starts. By the way, the deadline for The Run is 8th June (today) or if the participants reaches 4,000.

Come and show your support for The Run where it is organised by Pusat Ehsan Al-Ameerah Al-Hjh Mayram. For more info, you can visit http://www.therun.com.bn/ and the website is pretty comprehensive.

The finisher medals for The Run

The finisher medals for The Run

There’s also the Corporate registration. Click image to find out more.

In conjunction with the worldwide launching of Colonel Sander’s autobiography and cookbook on 5th June, KFC is organizing a cooking competition jointly with Sultan Saiful Rizal Technical College and Jen Studio, and managed by Trinity Advertising and Event Management. The cooking competition, known as KFC Home Chef Challenge will be based on the Colonel’s own recipe in the book. From the list of 33 recipes, we know that we just have to make a great cooking contest out of it and we have shortlisted to about twenty over that is suitable for the contest.” says Jonathan Bong, Senior Marketing Manager, KFC. There’s dessert such as upside down peach cobbler or main course such as meat loaf to breakfast such as The Colonel’s Special Omelet to name a few great recipe.

With the fully equipped Kitchen facilities that Sultan Saiful Rizal Technical College currently has, this competition will differ from any others in many ways. “We are thrilled when KFC approached us to jointly organize the KFC Home Chef Challenge because we have plans to organize a similar competition to motivate our students for better performance”, says Sheikh Lukman, Deputy Principal, Sultan Saiful Rizal Technical College. “A 1976 survey ranked Colonel Sanders as the second most recognizable celebrity in the world. Paying tribute to Colonel Sanders being an Original Celebrity Chef, Jen Studio is looking forward to capture all the exciting moments in where participants compete to be the KFC Home Chef of the year” says Jerome Wong of Jen Studio.

The launch of the KFC Chef Challenge. Registration starts on 8th June.

Registration for the KFC Home Chef Challenge starts from 8th June until 20th June 2012 and entry forms are available at all KFC outlets and also available for download at KFC Brunei’s facebook. Registration fee is B$10. All entry forms must be submitted to KFC Head Office at Gadong Central Outlet before 20th June 2012. First 50 registrations will also receive a goody bag. Audition round will be held on 24th June from 2 – 5pm at KFC’s Gadong Central outlet. Participants will present their dishes which is home prepared. The competing dishes for the Audition rounds will be announced on KFC Brunei’s facebook on 8th June 2012. Only shortlisted participants will be notified to advance to the semi finals and the finals which will take place on the same day at 8th July at Sultan Saiful Rizal Technical College. For more info, please log on to KFC Brunei’s facebook. Interested participants are encouraged to download and try out the recipes prior to the competition.

The Brunei Economic Development Board (BEDB) together with the committee steering the Brunei International Airport expansion project has included the construction of a new surau (prayer hall) as part of its plan.

“It is progressing and we have already appointed an architect (for it),” Deputy Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Chairman of the Brunei Economic Development Board (BEDB) Dato Paduka Hj Ali Hj Apong told The Brunei Times in a brief exchange yesterday.

He added the surau will be completed in line with the time frame of the airport’s expansions. Drawings are currently being done on building the surau, and noted its construction will follow the time-table for the entire expansion project. “There is a sequence (we have to follow), but this (building the surau) is incorporated in the plan,” he said.

The new look of the departure/arrival hall at the Brunei International Airport. Taken from BEDB website.

The new surau is a quick response to His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam’s titah last month when the monarch queried about the location of the current surau situated at the corner of the airport’s basement floor.

The completion of the airport expansion project by the end of 2014 will enable Brunei to become a logistics hub, said the monarch in a previous report, and is set to be one of the top strategic infrastructure developments in the Asia Pacific region. A surau should not be an afterthought, but the centrepiece of the facility, he added.

“When planes land, people should already be able to see the surau which will definitely have the Malay Islamic Monarchy (MIB) characteristics,” the monarch said. “Our religion encourages us to materialise the symbol of Islam with a landmark and not hide it from plain sight,” said His Majesty. Rachel Thien of The Brunei Times.

The Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam (AITI) organized a post implementation of ICT Accredited Business (ICTAB) industry dialogue on Monday (4th June) at the Seri Kerna Hall, Block B13, AITI Building. The objectives of the dialogue were, among others, to share and update on the progress of ICTAB implementation as well as to gather constructive inputs from the industry players on the overall initiative.

The dialogue, chaired by Haji Yahkup bin Haji Menudin, the Chief Executive of AITI, was attended by more than fifty (50) representatives from the ICT industry. ICTAB is aimed at ICT businesses to be accredited as a pre-requisite before participating in any Government ICT tenders. This is to ensure that the projects are carried out successfully by qualified, competent and financially sound local vendors. With effect from 1st September 2011, ICTAB has became a mandatory requirement for vendors when participating in Government ICT projects or tenders.

In his opening remarks, Haji Yahkup stated that it is timely that this industry dialogue on post-implementation of ICTAB is held as the initiative has been operationalised for the past nine (9) months. He further added that the dialogue would be essential to gather the feedback for necessary review and fine tunning of ICTAB in the near future. A few examples of the feedback received are being considered. These are; extending ICTAB implementation for ICT projects in the private sector, reviewing the range of project cost that can be participated for the ICTAB classes and minimum percentage of local ICT skilled workforce for each respective class.

Since August last year, AITI has granted to date a total of fifty five (55) local ICT businesses with the five (5) different classes of ICTAB. To be qualified in either one of the five (5) ICTAB Classes, applicants should fulfill the following requirements:

Amongst the criteria that will be assessed by the Accreditation of ICT Businesses Committee (AIBC), chaired by AITI with members from Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Communications and the e-Government National Centre (EGNC), shall include the applicants’ financial capability, local ownership structure, availability of local ICT skilled manpower, overall workforce size, financial health, management structure, and track record.

The dialogue session also saw a briefing on the pilot proposal for iKHLAS Accounting System, a joint initiative by AITI and BAG Networks Sdn Bhd for the AITI Accredited Business (AAB) Status businesses. This program seeks participation from interested ICT businesses to trial the iKHLAS Accounting System at a subsidised cost for a maximum period of twelve (12) months.

Further queries on ICTAB and the iKHLAS pilot program can be addressed to AITI’s ICT Industry Development Group at 2323232 (during office hours) or email at itidg@aiti.gov.bn.

Do register your application through YEG(a)energy(dot)gov(dot)bn

Now there are more job opportunities if you are searching for one and thanks to the Energy Division to make this possible as an outlet for those who are unemployed and who knows you will be eligible in the field of Petroleum, Gas, Electricity, Policy, Planning and Legal, Coal, Hydrogen, Transport, Education & Research and many more.

This invitation is for a meeting session with Minister of Energy YB Pehin Datu Singamanteri Colonel (Rtd) Dato Seri Setia (Dr) Hj Mohammade Yasmin Hj Umar and this will give a chance to explore apprenticeship opportunities in the Energy Industry.

The event will take place at 9am at Hua Ho Manggis Ballroom on Tuesday, 12th June 2012.

Check out the awesome promotion for Discover Brunei

From MeSixty to Chatworthy and now Discover Brunei.. This is the latest app developed by MeSixty where it gives you an interactive guide to know more about Brunei through real people’s social network photos and tips posted in Brunei. Currently Discover Brunei is only available for iPad version and it’s FREE and you can stand a chance to win an all-expenses paid trip for two to Brunei worth over USD 10,000!!! Now that’s a good catch indeed!!

The iPad app was launched yesterday as mobile app developer MeSixty announced the release of Discover Brunei on iPad, the official Brunei Tourism application with real social media integration.

Get a local perspective by viewing points of interest through the Instagram photos taken there and go a step further by chatting to the authors of the posts or by sharing those posts with your friends on Chatworthy for iPad (A free Chat application made by MeSixty). While professional photos are great for seeing sights at their best, you can find much more valuable information by asking local people or friends who have been there and seeing what they thought was worth capturing.

The Discover Brunei app also gives you a fun way to learn about Bruneian culture through its interactive content. Tapping on the different gongs of the local “Gulingtangan” instrument will let you hear how they sound and swiping across the image lets you see a full 360 degree view of them. You can also learn useful phrases and tips, tapping to hear what they sound like in Malay, the local language. Hundreds of high quality photos complement in-depth write ups about locations such as ecotourism resorts, golden palaces and local markets.

MeSixty is also giving you the chance to win an all-expenses paid trip for two to Brunei worth over US$10,000! The prize includes return flights for two, 3 nights stay at a luxury hotel, 2 nights stay at the Ulu Ulu rainforest resort, a personal tour guide with a chauffeur driven car and US$1,500 cash! Everything you see inside the Discover Brunei app could be yours to experience. Download the app to find out more and to enter the competition for free.

Keeran Janin of MeSixty during the launch of Discover Brunei. Image courtesy of Brian Koh.

A quick pitstop at OldTown at LCCT with my buddies yesterday before heading to Ipoh on the road

As I’ve mentioned before, I will be away for a week and I’m currently now in Ipoh town and this is my 2nd visit here and I’m loving the company here so far. I’m sharing my room with Vinod from Singapore and I’ve learnt so much from this chap about how much illusion I’ve been living in and thinking what I thought was real and genuine. Deep stuff, aye? I’m beginning to find out more about my well being subconsciously. This week is definitely gonna be a fulfilling one and I’m already missing my other friends back home…

I will be in Ipoh till tomorrow before heading off to Penang on a road trip. So that should be another fun adventure. So peeps, before I sign off, what are the few things you done that creates great meaning to you personally?

Her Royal Highness Paduka Seri PengiranAnak Isteri Pengiran Anak Sarah lifting the Women’s Ivy League Netball Trophy after her team Net A narrowly beat NN Speed 9-8 in the finals

Nurul Hamizah Hamdani played the role of the heroine.

The goal attack (GA) hit the game-winner to lift Angel Net A to the title of the Women’s Ivy League Netball Charity Tournament 2012 after a 9-8 victory over NN Speed at the Multipurpose Hall of theHassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex in Berakas last Sunday.

Lacing up for the winners was Her Royal Highness Paduka Seri PengiranAnak Isteri Pengiran Anak Sarah.

Angel Net A had won their first meeting with an 11-10 scoreline during the group stages and the final proved to be just as competitive.

The high-intensity match-up saw both teams playing good defence and it was Angel Net A that led 5-4 after the first 10-minute half. The game looked like it was going to slip away for NN Speed when they trailed 7-5 with under five minutes to play but kept their fighting spirit.

The game had gone down to the wire with NN Speed tying the scores at 8-8 with just a minute left in regulation. Angel Net A would push the ball up quickly on the attack and in the dying seconds of the match, NN Speed were called for an obstruction.

Despite the buzzer having gone, Nurul Hamizah stepped up to sink the game-winning basket sending the crowd into frenzy for the climax.

“I’m proud of the girls because despite being the exam period, they have given their time for training. It must have been difficult for them but they delivered. We would also like to thank their parents for their support and sacrifices as well,” said Rosni Hj Yahya, the manager-cum-coach of Angel Net A, in an interview with The Brunei Times after the win.

Angel Net A booked their berth in the final after they defeated Angel Net B 9-2 in the semi-finals. On the other hand, NN Speed entered the final after dismissing Revival NC 11-5 in their last-four matchup. Text and images courtesy of Yee Chun Leong.

Angel Net team are champions

The champions for the Men’s Netball division

Donations to Pusat Ehsan raised from the event

Donations to KACA raised from the event

Group photo of the Top 3 winners. Click to enlarge.

Jacky and Ai Lin were there during my Ipoh/Penang trip back in 2011. Now I will be back again to meet up with my buddies. Ain’t life just beautiful? 😀

Hey peeps…. I will be away again for a week for a retreat with my buddies.. well, unfortunately not all my close ones could make it but the current company is still an awesome bunch!! So I will warn you guys of my lack of updates for Brunei in the next week or so. But if you wanna share some pictures or updates on Brunei, feel free to drop me an email ranoadidas(a)gmail.com and hopefully I won’t miss your email.

Penang will be another awesome trip because I miss the lovely food there. Yuuummmm *non nom nom* I won’t be carrying my SLR this time round but with my handy S100 which I haven’t been playing around with it for a few months and of course, with my trusted 4s which still take great photos.

I shall be back on the 13th of June and have a nice week, guys!!!

My friend Michelle Kho won’t be joining for the Penang trip.. This was taken back during our trip last year and I can’t remember the name of this restaurant which has an interesting nostalgic interior.

I’m hoping to bump into a cendol stall at Penang this time round

Penang laksa *nom nom nom*

This time Yvonne won’t be following us. This was also taken last year during our Penang trip

The starting line before the flag off. All images courtesy of Snr Pablo.

The cyclists during the event

Both them did the run and cycling

Other participants that day during the event

He had a cramp but he was fine soon after 🙂

The aerobics to warm up the event for the finale of Sukan Ria which took place at Tasek Lama

The closing ceremony of the “Inter-Company Sukan Ria 2012” organised by the Labour Department took place at the Tasek Lama Recreational Park in the capital last Sunday.

The hiking event was joined by some 1,000 participants who were divided into two categories.

The first category was the ‘Hiking Event’ for both men and women for about 4.2 kilometres and the second category was the ‘Inter-company hiking fun-rides’ where a different route was allocated.

Present as the guest of honour and to present the awards and certificates to the winners was the Acting Home Affairs Minister Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Hj Halbi Hj Mohd Yussof.

The Sukan Ria consisted of sports such as futsal, badminton, basketball, netball, bowling and hiking.

BSP won the Team Category for Bowling for Sukan Ria

HSBC won Netball for Sukan Ria

The Basketball team that won the tournament

The winner for the Men’s Hiking 4.2km route

The winner for the Women’s Hiking 4.2km route

The winner for the Men’s Double badminton

QAF Group were champions for Team Badminton

QAF champions for futsal in Sukan Ria

The lucky draw for Sukan Ria

The organisers, Sunlit Advertising, for Sukan Ria

The Brunei Times interviewed some of the winners during the event.

Siti Aishah Abdullah from the Royal Brunei Airlines (RBA) Sdn Bhd team said that she was ecstatic to win third place in the “Category B Inter-Company Kingston Bowling Tournament”.

“We just felt excited when we won, it was a really good tournament with everything going smoothly,” said Siti. Her team mates Salleh, Faizal and Pg Saufi hoped to join again for the next tournament if given a chance.

From the Brunei Shell Petroleum Co Sdn Bhd (BSP) Team who were champions of the “Category B Inter-Company Kingston Bowling Tournament”, team member Ak Ady Fadhli Pg Omar explained that this was the first tournament BSP has joined which was officially organised by the Labour Department.

“On behalf of the BSP team, it has been a great honour to be part of the competition and Alhamdulilah, winning the tournament,” said Ak Ady.

A special gift presentation was also awarded to Hj Salim Ranggas, as he was the oldest participant at 80 years of age to join.

“I’m here with my family under the Yellow Pages Company and I just think that it will be fun to join in the festivities,” said Hj Salim.

The Sukan Ria aims to strengthen friendship ties between companies and employees in private companies as well as to show strong cooperation and strengthen the harmony between employers and their employees. Text courtesy of Wardi Buntar, The Brunei Times. Images courtesy of Sunlit Advertising.

Sunlit Advertising representatives for badminton two weeks ago

Sunlit Advertising competed against Labour Department

b.mobile competed against Royal Brunei

b.mobile competed against Royal Brunei

Hui Chiet and Gavin Chai were unable to win in their match and lost to Labour Department 3-2 in aggregate

There was great support from the crowd too

Professional gaming gear by steelseries

Chairman of committee for The Run, Raja Segaran (center) with Aaron Goh (left) the Co-chairman of The Run and Dato Paduka Alimin (right) the Advisor of The Run. Image courtesy of Wardi Buntar, The Brunei Times.

Guess what? There will be finisher medals presented for those running 21KM, 12KM and 5KM (within a qualifying time) in the upcoming The Run while the finisher medals for the 2KM fun run, 2KM special need and 2KM wheelchair for The Run.

I’m not sure yet as what the qualifying time is for the respective categories. I shall update you again once I have more news on this.

Another announcement I would like to share is to remind you guys of the deadline for the registration of The Run. It’s gonna be epic as it will be the final run before Ramadhan starts. By the way, the deadline for The Run is 8th June or if the participants reaches 4,000.

Come and show your support for The Run where it is organised by Pusat Ehsan Al-Ameerah Al-Hjh Mayram. For more info, you can visit http://www.therun.com.bn/ and the website is pretty comprehensive.

The finisher medals for The Run

The finisher medals for The Run

There’s also the Corporate registration. Click image to find out more.

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Collect this now from KFC Brunei

Big fans of Upin and Ipin are in for a treat; KFC Brunei is offering figurines of the popular twins for a limited time only. Four figures are available, each with its own unique design, and will be available to customers on a weekly basis.

The first edition was the Playful Upin figurine which was the first batch, then the Happy Ipin which released last week and this week, the Defender Upin will be available from June 3; and the last figurine; Striker Ipin will be available from June 12.

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

Will touch rugby generate more interest in Brunei?

It’s good thing to see a different type of sports being introduced in Brunei and yes, there’s something for the ladies too when it comes to rugby.. Don’t get me wrong but rugby is, of course, a very physical sport and what is new now is “Touch Rugby” where it’s less physical than the actual rugby.

It reminds me of playing “carah duduk” where you have to sit down when being tagged. So this is how touch rugby is in a way. Once the offense team is being tagged six times, then the possession changes to the opposition. Hence, there’s no physical tackle of some sort and it’s very unlikey you will get injured unless it’s an accidental clash or getting leg cramps or such.

The interest have shown some positive signs especially among the ladies and according to Nadiah, there was a surge of last minute registration before the tournament and this shows how much interest there is on touch rugby among the women.

She scored a try for her team yesterday

It’s all about teamwork and communication too

One of the players being carried back to the tent

Yes, there were bound to have collisions among players

She scored one of the fastest try right after the whistle

There was also the men’s category

YAM Pengiran Muda Abdul Munim presented The Baiduri Masters 2012 Gross Champion Trophy to Khairul Kamis. He also earned himself the “Green Jacket” of The Baiduri Masters 2012 event.

Khairul Kamis shot a 72 (one over par) as he beat 11 other players to win this year’s edition of The Baiduri Masters 2012. He hit a 74 during his qualifying round and he was ranked 5th before the final round. His closest competitor was Pg Adam Pg Atan who came 2nd in the tournament.

Defending champion Carlos Miguel E Ochoa failed to make the cut for the finals. He did have some consolation prizes – 3rd runner up trophy for Men’s Division “B” Nett and a hi-fi set from the lucky draw prizes.

For your info, there was a total of 931 registration for The Baiduri Masters 2012 which was held over six days of tournament (two weekends). The prize presentation was held at Hua Ho Manggis Ballroom. The guest of honour was YAM Pengiran Muda Abdul Mumin.

Mr. Pierre Imhof, CEO of Baiduri Bank thanked all the event partners, sponsors and participants for their continous support. He said that the main aim of the event is to raise funds for the local charities. He mentioned of a new record achieved last year were the “green jacket” was won by a young golfer from The Philippines, Carlos Miguel Eleazar Ochoa while this year, he was proud to announce that The Baiduri Masters event was featured in a regional golf magazine, Par Golf.

Around $55,000 was donated to several charity organizations – Special Education, under the Ministry of Education, Child Development Centre, under the Ministry of Health, pediatric Haemoto-Oncology Centre, Learning Ladders Society, SMARTER Brunei and Pusat Ehsan Al-Ameerah Maryam.

By the way, no one won any hole-in-one prizes.

Defending champion Carlos Miguel Eleazar almost missed the cut though his 12th position is not safe considering there is one qualifying round left for the Baiduri Masters 2012. He scored a gross of 75 yesterday and today he will compete again today to make sure he scores better than a 75.

He was in the same team with Edwin Liew who scored a 76 and apparently, their game was slightly affected by a small commotion by one of the participants who screamed to get attention of other players to hurry with the game. This unnecessary commotion would have affected player’s concentration and mentality of his or her game.

I’m surprised to see Seruji Hj Setia missing the cut with a previous gross score of 76 on Day 1 of The Baiduri Masters 2012. I’m not sure if he actually played on different days to better his score but it will be rare to see that Seruji not competing for the “green jacket”.

It looks like the Top 5 players are safe to make the cut despite with a day left to play unless. Pg Adam Pg Atan leads the pack in the leader board but it all counts for nothing come Sunday as the Top 12 players will compete for the “Green Jacket”. There is a lot of familiar names in the Top 12 but it will be interesting to see if there will be changes to the Top 12 tomorrow.

Gross Leader Board: Top 12 Players (Day 4)

1) Gross 70 – Pg Adam Pg Atan
2) Gross 71 – Hj Shahminan Hj Damit
3) Gross 72 – Majid Ahmad
4) Gross 73 – Suhaimi Ibrahim
5) Gross 74 – Khairul Kamis
6) Gross 74 – Hj Arfian Hj Abd Kadir
7) Gross 74 – Mohd Zainul Amir Abdullah
8) Gross 74 – Wan Man Wan Hil
9) Gross 74 – Muhd Hariz Hasim
10) Gross 75 – Dennis Koh
11) Gross 75 – Hj Aziz Kassim
12) Gross 75 – Carlos Miguel Eleazar

Pg Adam Pg Atan is the current leader in Day 4

Mohd Zainul Amir Abdullah is still in the run for the Top 12

The Baiduri Masters 2012 continues this weekend with a total of 154 players who played today. An overall of 840 players have played so far.

By end of play on 03 June 2012, 12 players from RBA Golf Club will qualify in the final round which will be played on Sunday morning to vie for the title champion. Players will be grouped into 3 flights in accordance with their scores and tee off flight by flight starting at 7.00 a.m. The lowest gross scores will tee-off last.

To enable players to keep abreast with the results, a leader board will be set up this Sunday at the VIP Room on the first floor of RBA Golf Club where scores will be displayed as they become available. On the final day (Sunday), all nett results will be displayed on the scoreboard by 2 p.m.

The prize presentation ceremony will be held at the Hua Ho Manggis Ballroom on Sunday, 03 June starting at 7.00 p.m. The programme will include presentation of donations to charity bodies and lucky draws. All players are invited to attend.

Besides the title champion, also up for grabs are three luxury cars and two cash prizes put up as hole-in-one prizes. The luxury cars are Porsche Boxster, BMW 520, and Mini Cooper. The two cash prizes are B$20,000 each. In the tournament’s 17 year history, only one person has managed to strike a hole-in-one two years ago and took home a BMW 730Li.

The Baiduri Masters is organized by Baiduri Bank Group, with the support of their event partners QAF Auto Sdn Bhd, QAF Eurokars Sdn Bhd, QAF Transport Sdn Bhd, QAF Brunei, Ben Foods (B) Sdn Bhd, RBA Golf Club Sdn Bhd, and Brunei Press Sdn Bhd.

Defending champion Carlos just managed to squeeze into the Top 12 and he will be playing today to see if he can improve his standings

Seruji Hj Setia dropped out of the Top 12. He was ranked 8th on the 3rd Day with a gross of 76.

So far 273 golfers participated in the first two days of The Baiduri Masters 2012 tournament and the standings for the top 3 positions in the ranking haven’t changed 1) Majid Ahmad 2) Suhaimi Ibrahim 3) Pg Adam Pg Atan. Seruji former Baiduri Masters champion slid to 6th place and he is still eligible for the cut for the final round of The Baiduri Masters 2012. Another former champion Wan Man Wan Hil scored a 74 and he is ranked 4th in the leader board.

With two more rounds left before the final cut, anything can happen in the leader board standing. Today (Sunday), more golfers will be vying for the Top 12 spot of The Baiduri Masters 2012.The tournament is held over this weekend and will continue over next weekend. A total of five prizes are up for grabs as hole-in-one prizes.

Besides the Porsche Boxster, BMW 520, and Mini Cooper, golfers also stand a chance to win two cash prizes of $20,000 each. In addition, there will be novelty prizes for nearest to pin at all Par 3 over the six-day event, as well as attractive charity draw prizes.

Proceeds from the Baiduri Masters will be channeled to a number of local charities and welfare bodies that provide help and support for individuals with special needs.

The public, which includes non-Baiduri customers, can still register to take part in any of the days still remaining, on a first-come first-served basis. They can also play more than once to increase their chances of winning.

Gross Leader Board: Top 12 Players (Day 2)

1) Gross 72 – Majid Ahmad
2) Gross 73 – Suhaimi Ibrahim
3) Gross 73 – Pg Adam Pg Atan
4) Gross 74 – Wan Man Wan Hil
5) Gross 76 – Lim Chai Hock
6) Gross 76 – Seruji Hj Setia
7) Gross 76 – Pg Darul Ehsan
8) Gross 76 – Khairul Kamis
9) Gross 78 – Hj Momin Sawal
10) Gross 78 – Simon Newn
11) Gross 78 – Azaman Mohd Daud
12) Gross 78 – Mohd Ali Tuah

Wan Man Wan Hil, former champion of The Baiduri Masters, shot a 74 and ranked 4th in the standings

Khairul Khamis also squeezed in the Top 12 but it remains to be seen if his 8th place won’t be overtaken by the next session

Majid Ahmad topped Friday’s lead in the 1st Day of The Baiduri Masters 2012 event while former champion Seruji Hj Setia scored 4 strokes behind with a 76 while leader Majid Ahmad scored a 72. Suhaimi Ibrahim and Pg Adam socred a 73 each. A junior player Young Ren Wee hit a 79.

The standings will change every session of The Baiduri Masters 2012 but it’s safe to say that Majid Ahmad, Suhaimi and Pg Adam secured berth in the final round of golf tournament unless the next four days produced some miracle results from other players. Brunei’s top player Seruji Hj Setia might miss that cut depending on other results.

Majid Ahmad finished top spot in the 1st day of the Gross Leader Board. He is most likely to secure the cut off for the Green Jacket of The Baiduri Masters 2012.

Pg Adam finished Top 3 and his place in the final cut will depend on other players on the different sessions of The Baiduri Masters 2012

The helpers of The Baiduri Masters 2012 and making sure the tournament runs smoothly. A big appreciation towards them.

Gross Leader Board: Top 12 Players (Day 1)

1) Gross 72 – Majid Ahmad
2) Gross 73 – Suhaimi Ibrahim
3) Gross 73 – Pg Adam Pg Atan
4) Gross 76 – Lim Chai Hock
5) Gross 76 – Seruji Hj Setia
6) Gross 78 – Hj Momim Sawal
7) Gross 79 – Yunos Abdullah
8) Gross 79 – Young Ren Wee
9) Gross 80 – Suhaimei Besar
10) Gross 80 – Hj Yussop Daud
11) Gross 80 – Pg Hj Ali Hj Samsudin
12) Gross 80 – Lt Col Hj Abd Rahman

The tournament is held over this weekend and will continue over next weekend. A total of five prizes are up for grabs as hole-in-one prizes.

Besides the Porsche Boxster, BMW 520, and Mini Cooper, golfers also stand a chance to win two cash prizes of $20,000 each. In addition, there will be novelty prizes for nearest to pin at all Par 3 over the six-day event, as well as attractive charity draw prizes.

Proceeds from the Baiduri Masters will be channeled to a number of local charities and welfare bodies that provide help and support for individuals with special needs.

The public, which includes non-Baiduri customers, can still register to take part in any of the days still remaining, on a first-come first-served basis. They can also play more than once to increase their chances of winning.

The hole-in-one prizes for The Baiduri Masters 2012. No one has won it on the 1st day of The Baiduri Masters 2012.

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Defending champion Carlos Miguel Eleazar almost missed the cut though his 12th position is not safe considering there is one qualifying round left for the Baiduri Masters 2012. He scored a gross of 75 yesterday and today he will compete again today to make sure he scores better than a 75.

He was in the same team with Edwin Liew who scored a 76 and apparently, their game was slightly affected by a small commotion by one of the participants who screamed to get attention of other players to hurry with the game. This unnecessary commotion would have affected player’s concentration and mentality of his or her game.

I’m surprised to see Seruji Hj Setia missing the cut with a previous gross score of 76 on Day 1 of The Baiduri Masters 2012. I’m not sure if he actually played on different days to better his score but it will be rare to see that Seruji not competing for the “green jacket”.

It looks like the Top 5 players are safe to make the cut despite with a day left to play unless. Pg Adam Pg Atan leads the pack in the leader board but it all counts for nothing come Sunday as the Top 12 players will compete for the “Green Jacket”. There is a lot of familiar names in the Top 12 but it will be interesting to see if there will be changes to the Top 12 tomorrow.

Gross Leader Board: Top 12 Players (Day 4)

1) Gross 70 – Pg Adam Pg Atan
2) Gross 71 – Hj Shahminan Hj Damit
3) Gross 72 – Majid Ahmad
4) Gross 73 – Suhaimi Ibrahim
5) Gross 74 – Khairul Kamis
6) Gross 74 – Hj Arfian Hj Abd Kadir
7) Gross 74 – Mohd Zainul Amir Abdullah
8) Gross 74 – Wan Man Wan Hil
9) Gross 74 – Muhd Hariz Hasim
10) Gross 75 – Dennis Koh
11) Gross 75 – Hj Aziz Kassim
12) Gross 75 – Carlos Miguel Eleazar

Pg Adam Pg Atan is the current leader in Day 4

Mohd Zainul Amir Abdullah is still in the run for the Top 12

The Baiduri Masters 2012 continues this weekend with a total of 154 players who played today. An overall of 840 players have played so far.

By end of play on 03 June 2012, 12 players from RBA Golf Club will qualify in the final round which will be played on Sunday morning to vie for the title champion. Players will be grouped into 3 flights in accordance with their scores and tee off flight by flight starting at 7.00 a.m. The lowest gross scores will tee-off last.

To enable players to keep abreast with the results, a leader board will be set up this Sunday at the VIP Room on the first floor of RBA Golf Club where scores will be displayed as they become available. On the final day (Sunday), all nett results will be displayed on the scoreboard by 2 p.m.

The prize presentation ceremony will be held at the Hua Ho Manggis Ballroom on Sunday, 03 June starting at 7.00 p.m. The programme will include presentation of donations to charity bodies and lucky draws. All players are invited to attend.

Besides the title champion, also up for grabs are three luxury cars and two cash prizes put up as hole-in-one prizes. The luxury cars are Porsche Boxster, BMW 520, and Mini Cooper. The two cash prizes are B$20,000 each. In the tournament’s 17 year history, only one person has managed to strike a hole-in-one two years ago and took home a BMW 730Li.

The Baiduri Masters is organized by Baiduri Bank Group, with the support of their event partners QAF Auto Sdn Bhd, QAF Eurokars Sdn Bhd, QAF Transport Sdn Bhd, QAF Brunei, Ben Foods (B) Sdn Bhd, RBA Golf Club Sdn Bhd, and Brunei Press Sdn Bhd.

Defending champion Carlos just managed to squeeze into the Top 12 and he will be playing today to see if he can improve his standings

Seruji Hj Setia dropped out of the Top 12. He was ranked 8th on the 3rd Day with a gross of 76.

NAD’S V8 defeated Spitfire 22-9 in the final to be crowned champions of the Men’s Ivy League Netball Charity Tournament 2012 at the Multipurpose Hall of the Hassanal Bolkiah Sports Complex in Berakas yesterday.

“They did very well in the game. They played with amazing team spirit and teamwork,” said Nad’s V8 team manager Shariff Yusoff.

“I am very happy with their performance today and I think the team captain Ramdani Jamanji played very well in the game,” he said.

Nad’s V8 went undefeated throughout the tournament and consequently topped Group B after winning all five of their group matches.

They went on to win the semifinal match, beating Nad’s Star 18-3 to book a place in the championship game against Spitfire who defeated Matrix B 12-10 in the other semi-final.

Matrix B edged Nad’s Star 18-17 to take the third place in the competition. A total of 12 teams took part in the tournament and were divided into two groups.

Strangers, BMJ, Nad’s Star, BSRC, Matrix B and JBCE Buttowski were in group A.

Group B, meanwhile, comprised Emerald Ahiz, F 19, Matrix A, Nextz, Nad’s v8 and Spitfire.

The Women’s category will be held this Sunday at the Multipurpose Hall of the Hassanal Bolkiah Sports Complex. Present as the guest of honour to grace the event was Pehin Kapitan Lela Diraja Dato Paduka Goh King Chin.

The tournament’s proceeds will go to the Pusat Ehsan Al-Ameerah Al-Hajjah Maryam and the Centre for Children with Special Needs (KACA). Courtesy of The Brunei Times.