EPL Masters tonight
B-Mobile had a special treat for teenagers who were given the privilege to join the football clinic conducted by Kevin Gallen and Ian Pearce and both of them will compete in the EPL Masters Football Brunei Cup 2012 brought to you by B-Mobile at the Indoor Stadium.
Pearce highlighted that drills are very important as they will become better. Being passionate and enjoying football is also important ingredient to be a better player said Ian Pearce.
Nana aka Nurul Hainah Hj Jaafar, Acting General Manager and Head of Public Relations at B-Mobile, said that football being a universal sport is followed by many especially the young teens. She strongly believed that giving them this opportunity to see and interact with the EPL players is the least B-Mobile could do as presenting sponsro to the EPL Masters event.
All the youth who attended the clinic were also given tickets to watch EPL Masters tournament tonight. Awesome!!
The EPL Masters player shaking hands with the youths of Brunei
Kevin Gallen showing some football drills
There was a mini game played after some drills
Kevin never heard of 100 plus as he asked what drink is this..
Ian Pearce with the youngsters
Group photo with EPL players, B-Mobile the main sponsors and the youngsters
This is the final dinner of the B-Mobile EPL Masters Brunei Cup 2012 and my nights have been non-stop (need a break) and tonight I will be covering more events and of course, not forgeting the big night – EPL Masters 2012 tournament where defending champions EPL Masters won the tournament.
The dinner took place at the Indera Samudera Grand Hall and there was a special appearance by Steve Dawson who moderated the Q&A for Frank Lebeouf, Andy Cole and Robbie Fowler. Jeff Winter the former referee for EPL was hilarious with his comedic antics and he also conducted the auctions for charity.
There were performances by Relentless Entertainment to cap off the night.
Steve Dawson moderated the Q&A last night at the Gala Dinner
Andy Cole talked about Manchester United’s title chances
Stephane Henchoz missed clinic training with the boys yesterday but surrounded by RBA beauties last night
Jennifer Kang of SCB also attended the dinner last night
Robin of Cooltones asked a question on how Chelsea should play in the 2nd leg of the semi-finals of Champs League
Steve McManaman will be featuring in the tournament
Aaron asked of Robbie Fowler’s fastest hat trick against Arsenal
Jeff Winter telling a fan it’s a smart casual night
One of the performers that night
Great performance by Relentless Entertainment
This duo from Relentless Entertainment was pretty awesome
To commemorate the upcoming 66th birthday of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, biG magazine will be holding a Photo and Essay Writing competition. The competition will start this week; the closing date for both competitions is set at the end of April.
The photo competition is to capture in photograph ‘Your moments with / of HM’, photograph entries should not exceed 1MB, whereas the essay competition is to write down ‘What you are most thankful to HM for and why’, entries should not exceed 200 words.
Entries must be emailed to competitions@borneoinsidersguide.com with the following subject title ‘PHOTO’ or ‘ESSAY’, by Sunday, April 29, 2012. The competition is open to citizens and legal residents of Brunei Darussalam, every submission will be shortlisted by a judging panel from the ‘biG team’ and will then be put forward to an online vote by the public.
One winner will be chosen from the two categories and will stand a chance to win a Canon EOS1100D EFS18-55mm kit DSLR or a Canon IXUS 110 Camera. More information on the terms and conditions can be viewed from the biG Magazine official website:
http://www.borneoinsidersguide.com/brunei/photo-essay-competition.html for more details.
For more enquiries, do contact 233 1031 or email big_chmp(a)yahoo.com
Check out biG competition. Ends 29th April 2012.
Earth Day Clean up tomorrow (Sunday) at Jerudong Beach
A total of 862 participants have confirmed their participation in the upcoming Earth Day Clean Up event at Jerudong Beach organised by the Beach Bunch in the organisation’s bid to ‘Mobilise the Earth’.
The number of participants who have registered exceeded the expectations of the group, said RizanLatif, president and co-founder of the non-government organisation, as he shared the goals and objectives behind the upcoming event and what his community is hoping to achieve as its outcome.
Rizan said they expected only about 500 participants to volunteer but with the increase in numbers, he was more anxious to see what they would be able to achieve.
“The theme behind Earth Day is ‘Mobilise the Earth’, how you do it is completely up to you. So ourmobilisation is obviously to gather as many volunteers as we can and do an activity together which ended up being the clean up,” he told The Brunei Times.
When asked whether this initiative could be related to the Bruneian tradition of ‘gotong-royong’, a local term used for numerous individuals uniting to achieve a common cause, the NGO president agreed by saying it possessed similar traits by reaching out towards the communities.
They have set out to collect and exceed 1.5 tonnes an amount collected from their last clean up initiative worth of litter, garbage or other harmful materials from the upcoming event which will cover an estimate of a 200 kilometre radius of Jerudong Beach.
The area will be divided into five zones which covers about two kilometres for the volunteers to clear within the given time.
For your info, Malaysian celebrity Zainal Abidin (right) will be volunteering for the beach clean up tomorrow. Awesome!!! Image courtesy of Muaz Matdani
He hoped that such an initiative would integrate the message of the Beach Bunch to stand against public littering which is harmful for the environment as well as be responsible in keeping not only the beaches clean but the Earth itself.
Amongst the known schools and organisations which will also be participating are Maktab Duli PengiranMuda Al-Muhtadee Billah College (Maktab Duli), Sekolah Tinggi Perempuan Raja Isteri (STPRI), TelisaiPrimary School, Seri Mulia Sarjana (SMS) School, Brunei Halal, Earth Hour, Radisson Hotel and various others.
The clean up will be held at 8am this Sunday, April 22 at Jerudong Beach. Those interested in joining in the clean up are to bring their own necessities such as garbage bags, gloves, sun block and others. Text courtesy of Amin Noor of The Brunei Times.
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DPMM FC suffered 1st loss
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The New B-Class
This is a new model from the Mercedes-Benz line and there is an exclusive preview of the New B-Class rated 5 stars in the EURO NCAP Award. If you have a closer look or have a feel of it, you can drop by the showroom at 10am to 5pm at the Jati Transport Showroom in Gadong.
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In conjunction with the much anticipated English Premier League EPL Masters Football Brunei Cup 2012, B-Mobile Communications Sdn Bhd last night hosted a welcoming dinner for the EPL Masters legends at the Rizqun International Hotel in Gadong.
Gracing the event was Acting Minister at the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, Datin Hjh Adina Othman, together with Permanent Secretaries, B-Mobile Board of Directors and its management, sponsors and some 50 winners from B-Mobile’s monthly campaign.
The 50 winners took part in B-Mobile’s monthly contest, which featured a top-up $10 weekend, saturday surprises and platinum campaign.
The dine and meet session commenced with a video clip of B-Mobile’s Football Fiesta roadshow presentation, as invited guests took the opportunity to get up close and personal with the legendary football players.
Q&A, signing and photo sessions were also conducted between the players, the fans and B-Mobile management staff.
B-Mobile Chief Executive Officer, Lim Ming Soon, said the company is very proud to present this one of a kind event to the people of Brunei and he hopes it will positively influence the youth to be more active in sports. Anwar Rosly of The Brunei Times.
Stephane Henchoz, Mr. Lim Ming Soon, CEO of B-Mobile, Datin Hjh Adina Othman, Acting Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports and Jefri Rahman, Board of Directors of Royal Brunei Airlines
Mr. Lim Ming Soon talked off the passion among Bruneis in football and expressed his thoughts why B-Mobile chose to sponsor this year’s EPL Brunei Masters Cup 2012
Clovis of B-Mobile, Smicer, Berger and Azian Abu Bakar of Telbru during last night’s dinner
Saifulizam of The Brunei Times, Ahim Rani of Royal Brunei Airlines, David May and Paul Parker
Jason Rumpun also joined for dinner last night at Rizqun International Hotel
The guests enjoyed the evening and had the opportunity to get their jerseys signed
Actyon Sports from SsangYong
It has to happen one day and Home United did it with style after a narrow 1-0 victory over DPMM FC. The goal came in the 3rd minute and that was the winner. Shahrazen who had a fever was replaced by his younger brother Adi Said and he almost made an impact but failed to convert.
Though DPMM FC had chances to equalise, Home United had chances to put the game beyond doubt but their finishing let them down. This is DPMM FC’s first loss of the season after 9 games but still lead the pack in the S-League table.
“Nothing was going for us and we conceded an early goal from a mistake. We were on the backfoot in the first half, but I thought we were the better team in the second half,” said Mohd Ali in a phone interview after the loss.”
“We pushed forward but couldn’t score. We know a loss will come but we didn’t expect to lose this game. Just one mistake that led to a goal killed off our confidence, but we have to credit our opponents as well as they are a good team,” said Md Ali Momin, DPMM FC team manager. Quote taken from The Brunei Times.
On the upside of things, S-League launched the “The S.League SuperGals” who are made up of individuals from Singapore, Australia, Indonesia and Argentina. She is one of the cheerleaders for S-League. Image taken from S-League facebook page.
Their first appearance will be at Choa Chu Kang Stadium on 22nd April between SAFFC and Hougang United. Image taken from S-League facebook page.
The new iPad officially released today in Brunei at AV Electronics
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This morning, EPL Masters Legend – Faustino Asprilla, Paul Jones, Ian Pearce, Stephane Henchoz, Rob Jones, Fraser Digby, David May, Clayton Blackmore, Ben Thornly, Quinton Fortune, Lee Martin, Andy Ritchie, Carl Muggleton, Rufos Brevett, Michael Thomas and Kevin Gallen.
They will be participating in the upcoming EPL Masters Football Brunei Cup 2012 brought to you by B-Mobile Communications. I shall be doing live coverage on the event (through Twitter) though I will be slightly late on the first hour due to some commitment that I have taken.
The images below are courtesy of Cooltones and eplmastersbrunei.com
Arriving at Brunei International Airport
Good to see Viv Anderson back in Brunei. He’s such as a top bloke.
Can you see Stephane Henchoz?
The crew and the players checking in at The Empire Hotel
Quinton Fortune is here in Brunei
Wanna catch four superstar icons from Malaysia – Zainal Abidin, Sheila Majid, Jamal Abdillah and Amy at KK in two weeks’ time? Well, it’s just 30 minutes away (by air) and S-Team, the Brunei Sole Ticketing Agent, have created a package for the Brunei market.
The venue will be at UMS, Chancellor Hall, on the 5th May 2012. For more info, you can click on the link – http://legendary.gbs2u.com – or call 2345 999 or 2342 999 for more details.
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This was one of the official dinners for the earlier batch of EPL Masters Football Brunei Cup 2012 players – Andy Cole (Manchester Utd), Patrick Berger (Liverpool), Vladimir Smicer (Liverpool FC) and Steve Black (Masters). Also in attendance were members of the Royal Brunei Airlines Board of Directors and Senior Management. The dinner took place at Mutiara Ballroom at Radisson Hotel.
Royal Brunei Airlines also invited 10 winners of RBA’s social media competition “EPL Masters Challenge” on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram which allowed participants to post an image that represented their passion for football.
In his welcoming speech, Royal Brunei Airlines Head of Corporate Services, Mr. Aji Puteh, said, “It’s an honour to be working alongside ADSEM as a a sponsor to bring some of the finiest footballers in the world into Brunei to promote excellence to our community.”
He added, “Brunei have also embraced the English Premier League wholeheartedly which is greatly evident when you pass by local coffee shops. We are grateful to meet some of the finest athletes in the world into Brunei who are here as advocates of sporting excellence to our community promoting that game we Bruneians love so much – football.”
The EPL Masters Football Brunei Cup 2012 is organised by Adsem – Ad Sports Event Management, Masters Football Asia and Football Focus Asia, as is presented by B-Mobile Communications. The EPL MAsters Challenge competition on Instagram was in partnership with Brunika.
There were a few cultural performances during dinner
Smicer and Berger were given the opportunity to “joget” with the dancers. They were stiff alright *lol*
Jefri Rahman of the Board of Directors of Royal Brunei Airlines took a photo with the EPL Stars
With the Senior Management of Royal Brunei Airlines
With the members of Royal Brunei Airlines
The EPL Masters players with Brunika management and winners
I managed to get a photo with the Liverpool legends
Remember the idea is not cross sign jerseys with your rivals
Mr. Kurapak and Wandi are Liverpool fans, smiling towards camera with Patrick Berger
Nadz was the emcee and also the entertainer as he produced his brilliance of magic. Image courtesy of EmmaGoodEgg
Thank you, RBA, for hosting and I love the t-shirts too 😀
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Jog, jog, jog!!! That have been the common word that we have been hearing ever since SCB “Run for a Reason”. With WalkRunCycle2012 around the corner, the Pusat Ehsan Charity Run 2012 will be on 8th of July instead of 24th June. The statement was officially made by the organising committee of the Pusat Ehsan Charity Run 2012 at the BSB Waterfront last Tuesday.
The venue and other programmes will remain the same except for the cultural performance that will be replaced with a variety of game.
Mr Raja Segaran, the Chairman of the event, announced a new category has been included which is the Corporate Category. This category is open for a team of 10 people. Under the Corporate Category, a special rate will be given to a minimum of 30 participants in one organisation. Goodie bags and the logo of their organisation will be included in the back-drop of the banner.
The organising committee and Prism Works Event Management during the press conference. Image courtesy of Pusat Ehsan
The organising committee at the BSB Waterfront. Image courtesy of Pusat Ehsan
Members of the public especially runners may register and get the forms at every BIBD counter, Pusat Ehsan in Bengkurong and also in Belait, and at Fitness Zone. The forms can also be downloaded at www.therun.com.bn.
In conjunction with the run, a bazaar will be held starting Friday, July 6 from 5pm until 10pm. On the day of the run, the bazaar will be opened as early as 7am. In achieving the goal to promote Brunei as a hub for sports tourism, on the day of the run, Prism World Event Management will be providing a 90-minute walks and sightseeing tour for tourists.
The sightseeing includes a walk across Brunei’s iconic landmarks such as Kampong Ayer, Bandar Seri Begawan and the Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Mosque. For more details on the Pusat Ehsan Charity Run 2012, the public may visit their website and search ‘the run’ in Facebook. Source: Rokiah Mahmud of Borneo Bulletin.
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There was an early preview for interested customers of the much awaited Audi Q3 which is not available yet in the market. The guests saw the new Audi Q3 compact premium SUV at its new new 2-storey Audi showroom in Kiarong. Some would call Q3 is the baby of the Q5.
For your info, the special unit of Q3 showcased is a left hand drive from Audi AG Germany and the unit has been on an Asia Tour since late last year which includes Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia. So last week it was at Brunei’s turn to showcase the sneak preview of the Q3.
The Q3 showcases Audi’s expertise in all aspects of engineering: from its lightweight body through strong and efficient drive trains and a dynamic chassis to its state-of-the-art assistance systems and multimedia systems. Many of its features are straight from the luxury class.
Despite its coupe-like styling, the Audi Q3 is clearly recognizable as a member of the Q family. Its wraparound tailgate is similar in design to those on its larger siblings, the Q5 and Q7. The Audi Q3 is 4.39 meters in length (14.4 ft), 1.83 meters in width (6.0 ft), and 1.60 meters (5.25 ft) in height – roof rail included.
For more info, you can call 239 0725 for more details and the price is estimated in the region of BND 60,000 plus. Not bad at all 🙂
Many customers have their eyes on the much awaited Audi Q3
This is how the back view looks like on the Audi Q3
Some of the guests trying out the Audi Q3
Yesterday I attended a quick briefing from the Airport Restaurant as they are having a special promotion until the end of the month (April). Basically during dinner buffet, if you happen to bring a group of 4 or 8, the fourth person in the group only pays $1 for the buffet. Awesome, aye? This means that if you split up the bill, you will be enjoying 25% discount on the buffet with a minimum of four people.
There’s also a good catch for diners at Airport Restaurant as they will be able to get a rebate on the parking. You can enjoy a $2.00 Airport parking rebate for every $25 spent in a single receipt at Airport Restaurant. For more information, you can call 233 1853.
With the Airport Restaurant managers, chef and the waiters and waitresses
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See how you can benefit dining at Airport Restaurant
So among the four friends, who will be the lucky one that only pays $1? *lol*
The B-Mobile Football Fiesta final road show ended in style after a jubilant Ruzaini bin Mahadi clinched the top spot in the B-Mobile Football Kick-Off Challenge at the Airport Mall last sunday.
The football fan retained pole position, which he accomplished in the semi-final rounds, after clocking a time of one minute and 18 seconds ahead of Ak Md Hilme Ahtirahpuddin bin Pg Jufrizar in second place and Abdul Rahim bin Haji Muhammad in third place. Pg Hj Yasrizam bin Pg Hj Yaakub secured fourth place.
Md Basri bin Hj Md Mansor emerged as the champion of the PS3 Cyber Games after recording a convincing 4-1 win in the final at the expense of Md Ridzuan bin Awg Kamal. Experienced gamer Mohd Hilmi Shah Mohd Sahri settled for third place. The football Kick-Off challenge was a crash course where the top 10 participants had to beat the fastest time of the round by coming across five inventive obstacles.
The winners of both events earned themselves two golden tickets, Meet the Players’ dinner session, EPL T-Shirt, B-Mobile’s PURE handset, certificate of participation and Fes Retro Goodie Bag worth $100. The prizes for second place were a $59 EPL ticket, EPL T-shirt, B-Mobile’s PRISTINE handset, $30 top-up card, B-Mobile’s certificate of participation and Fes Retro Goodie Bag worth $75. The third place winner won himself $39 EPL ticket, an EPL T-shirt, modem, $20 YES! Zoom top-up card, certificate of participation and Fes Retro Goodie Bag worth $50. Each golden ticket won gave the customer 10 times more chances to win the grand prize – a Lexus CT200, which will be announced at the Football Masters on April 21 at the National Indoor Stadium.
The road show, which was billed a success given the strong response from the public, was also filled with other activities suitable for all ages such as “Spot the Sticker” for the grown-ups and drawing and colouring contests for the kids and teenagers organised by B-Mobile loyalty merchant, Rainforest Gallery. There was also a 3 aside football tournament organised by Adsem where 12 teams participated.
The winner of both events received a voucher from Rainforest Gallery and goodie bags from B-Mobile. Second and third place winners won goodie bags from B-Mobile.
The final road show also featured a T-shirt lucky draw where anyone who purchased the EPL T-shirt stood a chance to win a golden ticket. Five golden tickets were up for grabs.
The final road show marked the end of a series of activities, which began last February and concluded with a prize presentation in the Football Kick-Off challenge event and the PS3 Cyber Games.
Mr Lim Ming Soon, the CEO of B-Mobile, presented prizes to the top three finishers in the B-Mobile Football Kick-Off Challenge and the PS3 Cyber Games. Text courtesy of Fadhil Yunus of Borneo Bulletin.
The Football Kick-Off Challenge drew many participants during the 3 day roadshow
One of the consolation winners of the Football Kick-Off Challenge
Ruzaini receiving his 1st place prize of B-Mobile Football Kick-Off Challenge from Mr. Lim Ming Soon, CEO of B-Mobile
Md Basri receiving his 1st place prize of B-Mobile Football PS3 Cyber Games (FIFA 2012) from Mr. Lim Ming Soon, CEO of B-Mobile
The second and third place of B-Mobile Football PS3 Cyber Games (FIFA 2012)
The top three winners of B-Mobile Football Kick-Off Challenge and PS3 Cyber Games (FIFA 2012)
The management of B-Mobile had some fun playing 3-aside after the event
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Titanic 3D. I can’t believe I actually caught this movie again *lol* For one, I was pretty impressed with the trailer of Titanic in 3D a few months back and I told myself I’m gonna catch this movie again. There have been mixed reviews on 3D movies as the benchmark is still Avatar though Hugo was an exception.
I won’t go too much details on the movie itself since …. come on, who doesn’t know or haven’t seen Titanic? But I must say give this movie another go in 3D. Yes, I’ve watched Beauty & the Beast in 3D but it was just a so-so 3D effect. I re-lived the experience of the Titanic and it seemed refreshing. I won’t say it’s one of my favourites of all time but it’s good enough for a notable mention. James Cameron has done it again. Verdict: 8/10 on movie and 3D display..
We Not Naughty. Jack Neo the guy who never lacks controversy. For your info, Jack Neo is one of the top directors in Singapore and he does write too. His popular hits “I Not Stupid” and “Money No Enough” were iconic movies in Singapore where cultures and social issues were raised in the movies. Hence it’s quite relevant to Singaporeans with a taste of humour as well.
We Not Naughty is another follow up where it examines the relationship between parents and rebellious children in Singapore’s current society. The movie itself was amusing and entertaining but I thought the direction could have been better. The final 30 minutes seemed unnecessary and the movie felt quite long. I didn’t enjoy it as much as “I Not Stupid”. The moral and the value of the story are quite evident but with some cut off scenes, it would have been properly executed. Verdict: 7/10.
Battleship. Hmmm I don’t get it why U.S. will only release Battleship in May while in other regions, Battleship are raking in huge numbers in their debut last weekend. I wanted to catch this movie badly after seeing people’s response on their ratings of Battleship.. Well, it was an average of an 8 which is surprisingly high. So I booked for a Saturday evening show with my gang with high expectations already.
Now here’s the thing.. I’m still trying to figure out where the 8s, the 9s or the 10s come from (as in from my peers). Don’t get me wrong though because the movie seemed to make less sense or lose that sense of credibility as it progressed. Action sequences were entertaining at least but a huge question mark remains on why Peter Berg (the director) fell flat on ideas in terms of the plot. A believable one at least.
I didn’t realise the lead actor is played by Taylor Kitsch who had big roles such as the flop John Carter. From the looks of it, he had a better showing at Battleship and I’m pretty sure once it opens in the States, Battleship will outperform John Carter in the box office. So much promise and even my buddies think I’m too generous with my ratings. RA’s Verdict: 7/10. Del Goh’s verdict: 3/10. Winnie’s verdict: 2/10. Sophia’s verdict: 4/10.
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Since its inception in 1995, the Baiduri Masters Charity Golf Tournament has grown tremendously, to the extent it is now acknowledged as the biggest and most prestigious annual golfing event in Brunei Darussalam. The 2012 Baiduri Masters Golf Tournament is set to kick off over two weekends, from 25th to 27th May and from 01st to 03rd June 2012 at the RBA Golf Club. This will be Baiduri Bank Group’s 17th annual fundraising golf tournament.
Thanks to the support of the strategic partner – the QAF Group of Companies, the much awaited hole-in-one prizes for this year’s Baiduri Masters was confirmed this morning at the Partnership Signing Ceremony. Held at the QAF Centre, the signing of MOU between Baiduri Bank Group and QAF Group has provisioned three luxury cars worth around BND300, 000 for the event’s hole-in-one prizes, i.e. a Porsche Boxster, a BMW 520and a Mini Cooper.
Besides the three cars, this year’s participants will also stand the chance to win two cash prizes of BND20, 000 each plus numerous other tournament prizes.
At this morning’s event, two other MOUs were signed. An MOU between Baiduri Bank Group and Brunei Press was signed appointing the Borneo Bulletin and Media Permata as the exclusive print media partners, while an MOU between Baiduri Bank Group and RBA Golf Club Sdn Bhd was signed appointing the club as the event partner for the event.
Mr Pierre Imhof, CEO of Baiduri Bank thanked the partners for their continued support of the Baiduri Masters Charity Golf Tournament. He said, “The main objective of the Baiduri Masters is to raise funds to be channelled to a number of charities and welfare bodies. We believe in supporting programmes that offer educational opportunities and assistance to children with special needs. This support is crucial in helping them embark on a brighter future.”
“Our partners’ support and the keen participation of golfers have been instrumental in achieving this goal, where we have managed year after year to raise funds that were donated to local charities. We look forward to yourcontinuous support again this year,” said Mr Imhof.
Pg Md Joanda, General Manager of RBA Golf Club Sdn Bhd exchanging documents with Pierre Imhof, CEO of Baiduri Bank
Reggie See, General Manager of Brunei Press Sdn Bhd exchanging documents with Pierre Imhof, CEO of Baiduri Bank
Albert Lau, CEO of QAF Brunei exchanging documents with Pierre Imhof, CEO of Baiduri Bank
Group photo with Baiduri Bank and its partners for Baiduri Masters
Mr. Albert Lau, Chief Executive Officer of QAF Brunei, Mr. Reggie See, General Manager of Brunei Press Sdn Bhd and Pg Md Joanda Pg Hj Hidop, General Manager of RBA Golf Club Sdn Bhd signed on behalf of their organizations respectively while Mr Imhof signed on behalf of Baiduri Bank Group. Also in attendance were senior executives from the Baiduri Bank Group, the QAF Group and Brunei Press.
The upcoming golf tournament is divided into three divisions: Men’s, Ladies’ and Junior’s. The Men’s division will be further divided into Men’s Open and Senior Golfers categories. The Junior Golfers category is open to golfers aged 13 to 18 years old.
Registration fee for the Baiduri Masters 2012 will be at BND120 for adults and BND60 for juniors. The registration fee is inclusive of green fee, buggy, buffet breakfast and lunch. Players may play more than once to improve their chances of winning. Adult players will enjoy a 10% discount on the registration fee on their second and subsequent rounds. The best score of any round played will be taken.
Registration deadline for the first weekend’s tournament is 23rd May 2012 while for the second weekend’s tournament is 30th May 2012.
The tournament schedule and registration details will be available at the RBA Golf Club, Berakas. The public can also log onto www.baiduri.com for full details, where they can download the registration form.
Adib Noor posing with one of the cars for the hole-in-one
Another hole-in-one car is the Porsche Boxster
Who’s gonna win the Baiduri Masters this year?
The BMW merchandise does match Baiduri Bank’s corporate theme colour
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Malaysia Airlines’ wholly owned subsidiary MASwings is offering its ‘Awesome April Getaways’ online promotional fares through www.maswings.com.my for travel on its network in Sabah, Sarawak and beyond into the newly introduced BIMP-EAGA region.
A total of 130,000 seats are up for grabs with discounts up to 80% off the normal fares. These offers are available online from 14 April to 20 April 2012 and valid for travel effective 16 April till 11 August 2012.
True to its name, “Awesome April Getaways” is an attractive and affordable deal for customers as they will be able to purchase one-way fares from as low as RM39 from Kota Kinabalu to Sandakan and Labuan, RM49 to Lahad Datu, Bintulu, Tawau and Miri and RM59 to Sibu, Mulu and Kuching from Kota Kinabalu.
Customers from Miri will also be enjoying fares from as low as RM39 to Bintulu, Mulu, Limbang and Labuan as well as RM49 to Sibu. Similar low fares from Kuching start at RM39 to Sibu, RM49 to Bintulu and RM59 to Miri and Mulu.
MAS Wings is not a bad flight actually
International promotional fares are also available on MASwings’ BIMP EAGA routes starting from as low as RM39 per way to Brunei from Kota Kinabalu, RM49 from both Kuching to Pontianak and Tawau to Tarakan, and at RM69 from Kuching to Brunei.
“As an airline that provides extensive air links in Sabah and Sarawak and now spreading its wings across borders into BIMP-EAGA routes, we are very delighted to offer this awesome deal for our customers especially to those who take the opportunity for a break during the coming Harvest and Gawai festive holidays,” said MASwings Chief Executive Officer, Datuk Capt Mohd Nawawi Awang.
“We intend to continue with such on-going attractive fares and offers to allow more people especially foreign tourists to travel and savour the various attractions and beauty of these destinations,’ he added.
These offers, excluding taxes, fuel and insurance surcharges are subject to terms and conditions. More information on the above fares and flight schedules are available on MASwings website www.maswings.com.my.
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Over 100 over fans had the privilege to catch superstar Aaron Aziz during an exclusive hi-tea session at Tarindak D’Polo yesterday. Aaron Aziz came with his beloved wife Diyana Halik whose birthday fell on that day too. It was a great experience for the fans as they got their money’s worth as Aaron was pretty entertaining during the the Q & A sessions with the fans.
There were also some scenes re-enacted from the million dollar hit “Ombak Rindu” which brought some delights to the fans. After refreshments, the silver ticket fans had the opportunity to take photos and signatures from the celebrity.
Also present were local artistes Maria, Lily Chiam, Shian Li Chiam and Zul Faden. The event was organised by El Ricco as part of the Bliss Wedding Showcase 2012..
Recently Aaron Aziz was voted the Most Famous Actor at the Berita Harian Award and also won the Most Popular Male Film Actor award. However, his victory rose some controversies as he is a Singaporean.
Perhaps the best question answered was “Suci” when he replied to one of the fans’ question – “What’s your room number (at The Empire Hotel)?”
It was sweet that Aaron Aziz came along with his wife Diyana Halik who is also his manager
DJ Zureen was the emcee of the day
One of the fans made some cakes for Aaron Aziz
Trying to re-enact one of the scenes with Aaron Aziz
The fans were all smiles during the Q&A session
Seri Wee had her heart racing when she was asked to re-enact one of the sweetest scenes in Ombak Rindu
This is the scene I was talking about, taken from a clip of Ombak Rindu
And boy, did Seri Wee enjoy that scene with Aaron Aziz.. *lol*
A fan asked a very controversial question but it was cool of Aaron Aziz to answer it professionally
Another fan was so excited yet nervous to up close and personal with Aaron Aziz
Ak Danny asked Aaron if he is any fan of the Premier League and sadly he doesn’t support any club
His fans kept on screaming whenever Aaron replied with a witty answer
It was quite a crowd yesterday during the Meet the fan session
Some of the families had a group photo with Aaron Aziz
Zul Faden asking some advice from Aaron with regards to acting
Fina and Tisya are big fans of Aaron Aziz
Tisya was so proud that to get Aaron’s signature on the silver ticket
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This is the first of its kind from AITI and they have collaborated with iCentre’s Think Big Immerse Challenge 2012. The motive for AITI is to create a new field for innovation and multimedia for the ANIMASI Challenge 2012.
The purpose of the “Brunei Stories Scriptwriting and Storyboarding Challenge” is dedicated to discover and support emerging writing talents in particular to create a script and a storyboard. The script and storyboard should be based on the common title Bruneian Folklore. This Challenge is also aimed to encourage aspiring, emerging and established scriptwriters with originality and promise in work.
So who’s eligible?
1) Citizens and PR of Brunei Darussalam.
2) Scripts and storyboards – Standard Bahasa Melayu or English Language.
3) All participants relate to the theme of “Bruneian Folklore” which includes legends, myths and Brunei elements such as places of interest, cultural values and history
Deadline? —> 4th June 2012.
First prize winner of the iMMerse-ANIMASI Scriptwriting and Storyboarding Challenge will walk away with a grand cash prize worth B$3000 and a trophy. Second and third place winners of this Challenge shall receive B$2000 and B$1000 and trophies. Four consolation prizes worth $500 will also be given. That’s a cool incentive and I’m sure a lot of students will take up this challenge.
Scriptwriting and Storyboarding Challenge was launched last Friday and the guest honour was Tuan Hj Yahkup Haju Menudin, Cheif Executive of AITI. For further enquiries, you can email farihah.said(a)aiti.gov.bn or call 232 3232.
Tuan Hj Yahkup, Chief Executive of AITI (center) recently attended iCentre’s 4th year anniversary
I’m sure not many of you know of Chatworthy but it’s something that will be a big hit on the Apps world (for IOS users) and furthermore, it was developed by our own Brunei, Keeran Janin, the founder of MeSixty. As you know with the an increasing number of people interacting on social network platforms, a huge amoung of geo-tagged is being uploaded all the time. Hence MeSixty is able to geo-tagged content that are posted and they can display items that are revelant to your preference. Now that is awesome!!
As for Chatworthy, this is an app for the iPad and iPhone that lets you discover interesting social network based on locations. For instance, you select a location in any part of the world and it will automatically rank the posts by how relevant they are to you. The bonus part is you will be able to chat with that particular person who posts up those pictures and of course, both parties must download Chatworthy to make this possible 🙂
So last month, Keeran Janin represented Brunei in the inaugural DEMO Asia which is a launchpad for emerging technology and trends which was held at Matrix @ Biopolis, Singapore. So at DEMO Asia, a hand-selected group of new products will make its public debut to global press, savvy investors, corporate acquirers, strategic partners and buys.
At DEMO Asias 2012, a total of 44 Asian startups launched their products and 32 alpha stage companies pitched their products at the event. In the past five years, DEMO companies have raised over USD 4.5 Billion after their debut at giants like Google, Microsoft, Adobe, Symantec, Yahoo! and Cisco.
So it’s quite a privilege and a honour to have MeSixty to be shorlisted as one of the companies that qualified to pitch at the DEMO Asia 2012. They had to go through an audition process among hundreds of other startups internationally.
For now, we will be waiting when “Chatworthy” app will be available for end users. You can check out the Youtube video of Keeran’s presentation during the DEMO Asia 2012.
Keeran Janin of MeSixty had a six minute pitch at DEMO Asia 2012 in Singapore last March
The audience during the DEMO Asia 2012
Click on image to see the video of Keeran Janin’s presentation. The “Chatworthy” App is worth a look.
The shortlisted startups from different countries and it’s nice to see one representative from Brunei
Dato Paduk Hj Ali Apong, Chairman of BEDB, looking a demo from Keeran Janin’s Chatworthy at the iCentre recently
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Flight BI098 makes precautionary landing
Now this is one awesome work. Done by iDesign Concept. Image courtesy of @idesignbrunei on Instagram and image edited by myself
Royal Brunei Airlines Boeing 777-200 flight number BI098, from Dubai to Bandar Seri Begawan, on 15 April 2012, made a precautionary landing in Mumbai, India following an aircraft system alert ‘AFT Cargo Fire’ that necessitated the flight to be diverted to the nearest airport at that time.
BI098 landed safely at Mumbai at 19:24 (GMT +5:30). Royal Brunei Airlines can confirm that no passengers were injured. Royal Brunei Airlines is focusing on re-routing its passengers to ensure that they arrive at their final destination.
Royal Brunei Airlines takes pride on its safety records in which the safety of our passengers is our utmost priority.
More details will be released in updates to follow. Family members can make inquiries at Royal Brunei Airlines Friends & Family. Call Centre at +2333333.
You can also access their Facebook page for updates as well. Press release courtesy of Royal Brunei Airlines.
Eighteen-year-old Hamdani bin Yudin, who only passed his driving licence four months ago, won the biggest prize in his life after his name was picked out in the “Win-a-Car” Grand Draw.
He won a brand new Ford Fiesta in the grand draw organised by Cool-Tones, B-Mobile’s exclusive Ring Back Tone Service and B-Mobile Buzz at The Airport Mall last night.
Hamdani overcame with emotion after his name was called out followed by loud cheers from the crowd. It was a cherished moment as the grand prize-winner celebrated his moment of glory with his family members.br />
Second prize went to Zulkhairi bin Hj Ali who won an Apple iMac. 3rd prize winner Pg Radin Abd Amzuri bin Pg Hj Abd Kahar won a Huawei Mediapad tablet, while Zainury bin Zainal Abidin walked away with a brand new PS3 in 4th place.
The consolation prizes on offer were BIBD savings, A/C vouchers, E-Speed plus modem package, meal vouchers from KFC and Secret Recipe as well as a box of Mee Sedap.
Only Cool-Tones Unlimited and B-Mobile subscribers were eligible for participation, in which a series of mini lucky draws was held since July last year.
The main sponsors in the Win-a-Car promotion are B-Mobile Communications, Premier Automobiles, Syarikat Perniagaan Malar Setia, Aewon Brunei, Secret Recipe Brunei, KFC Brunei, Cityneon Brunei, EZY Printing Services, QQeStore, Cheezbox Cafe & Restaurant, Brunei Press Sdn Bhd, MVision Brunei, Huawei Technologies (Brunei), TelBru Sdn Bhd, BIBD while Pelangi FM is the official radio for the promotion.
For more details, members of the public can visit Cool-Tones official website at www.3g.com.bn or via mobile browser at wap.3g.com.bn. Text courtesy of Fadil Yunus of Borneo Bulletin.
Eighteen-year-old Hamdani bin Yudin is the lucky winner of the Ford Fiesta
The top winners of the Cooltones promotion with Mr. Lim Ming Soon, CEO of b.mobile communications
One of the consolation winners
Mr. Lim Ming Soon (2nd right from) with the management of b.mobile
Some of the great prizes from Cooltones competition
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bmobile finale roadshow
While it is encouraging to note that Bruneian brides-to-be are showing an interest in the booming wedding industry, they should not neglect traditional Brunei Malay weddings.
In this regard, the Ministry of Industry & Primary Resources is working closely with the Ministry of Culture, Youth & Sports to keep the tradition alive by conducting workshops for Small-and-Medium Enterprises (SMEs) involved in the wedding industry so that they will have a better understanding of Brunei Darussalam’s customs and traditions.
To provide more assistance to these SMEs, both ministries concerned will ensure that whatever they plan “will be what SMEs want”.
This observation was made by the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Industry & Primary Resources, Hajah Normah Suria Hayati binti PJDSMDSU (Dr) Haji Awang Mohd Jamil Al-Sufri, during yesterday’s launching of the Bliss Wedding Showcase (BWS) 2012 at the Indera Pura Lounge of The Empire Hotel & Country Club.
“There is no denying that the wedding industry is a very lucrative business in Brunei (but) there is still more that can be done,” she said, adding that this was evident, as she herself receives three to five wedding invitations on a weekly basis. This is why the ministry is taking the initiative to hold more discussions on how to promote local weddings with help of experts from the Ministry of Culture, Youth & Sports, she explained.
“We do not want the customs and traditions to die,” she said, emphasising that Brunei’s Malay weddings are a “highly valuable heritage” that can be used to promote tourism. Text courtesy of Aziz Idris of Borneo Bulletin.
The promotional poster for Bliss Wedding Showcase
Masamichi Studio is located near Indera Pura Lounge
Candid Syndrome took a big space at the Indera Kayangan Ballroom
Check out White Room Studio near the entrance
SinahBisc makes awesome cakes for all kinds of occasions
This is one of the cakes on display. Do click the image to find more amazing cakes and most of them are custom made!!
Check out Mustaqim booth at Indera Kayangan Ballroom
Apparently Laily’s Bridal have been around for 20 years
Tanjong Pagar United FC only won once so far in the Sleague and many would have predicted an easy win for DPMM FC. Well indeed earlier in the match it was when DPMM FC had a healthy cushion of a three goal lead. However, Tanjong Pagar fought back with two goals for a nervy 3-2 finish and DPMM FC are back on the summit again in the S.League.
“This grass … It’s special,” smiled the DPMM FC head coach while pointing to the field. “We have never lost in the S-League playing at home. I don’t consider that 6-1 loss to Home United in 2009 (when the team were down to eight men) as a defeat. “The fans have brought us on top and they have kept us on top. We are doing this together,” insisted the Croatian after a rain-drenched match. Images below are courtesy of S.League Facebook.
It was drenched night alright
Shahrazen just can’t stop scoring
They are always united in celebration after every goal
DPMM FC substitute was heavily marked
Next match will be against Home United in Singapore. Do check out the special packages offered by Royal Brunei Airlines but not sure of the pricing right now as this advert (below) was posted more than a week ago.
So do call 221 2222 for reservations.
Do check out the packages if you are interested to catch DPMM FC against Home United
Football Kickoff finals, Win a Golden Ticket, FIFA PS3 Finals, 3-a-side Football showcase and many more at b.mobile final roadshow at The Airport Mall this weekend
b.mobile finale roadshow and the last day is tomorrow (Sunday)
It’s not easy as it seems using the binoculars
In one of the obstacles, you need to do the juggling trick
It’s not easy to maintain balance after spinning a couple of times on one spot
There’s also an elimination knock out for PS3 FIFA gamers though registration is already closed
The 3 aside football was organised by ADSEM and the responses have been overwhelming too
This can be tiring even though it’s only a 10 minute game
The official jerseys for EURO2012 are now available in-store. Many more to come soon. FES Retro also have a limited selection of Authentic TechFit jerseys (which are worn by the players) and these come with an exclusive EURO2012 bag.
The official numbering for the countries are also available for customers to choose from.
Their pricings are as follows:
Official Jerseys – BND85 nett
Official namesets – BND48 nett (with free heat pressing)
Techfit Jerseys – please visit Fes Retro for the price
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The Big Leap
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Congratulations to the BEDB LEAP recipients of April 2012. LEAP stands for Local Enterprise Applications and Products and this is one of the babies of Brunei Economic Development Board where it helps to promote innovation in the country.
The guest of hounour was Dato Paduka Hj Ali Apong who is also the chairman of Brunei Economic Development Board congratulated the new recipients of the BEDB LEAP Grant scheme 2012. He shared how innovation is a key to high economic growth and he gave a few examples using Apple and instagram that have raked in billions between them. He also quoted a famous inventor Thomas Edison – “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”
For your info, LEAP is a grant where it helps to cover the costs of the development of the prototypes or proof-of-concepts. The funds also goes to hiring manpower, the purchase of hardware/software and equipments and if necessary to cover the cost of protecting “Intellectual Property”. All of this is capped at BND 150,000 per company. So if you are interested, do watch out for the next opening by this year where you can apply and who knows your idea can be materialised through means of the grant scheme.
So far, according to Vincent Cheong, CEO of BEDB, around 15 companies have been awarded the LEAP Grant and he revealed that there is an additional BND 3 million being approved for the next batch of LEAP grant which is definitely a good sign.
he seven companies – Bru Innovedu Services, M&G Sustainable Aquaculture, Originfilms Sdn Bhd, Roz Floraculture Enterprise, SilverWings Services, SocialBuzz Advertising and The Rumbian Nation – are the second batch of recipients of the LEAP Grant awards.
The new recipients of the BEDB LEAP Grant at the iCentre yesterday
Dato Paduka Hj Ali Apong presenting a certificate to Sophia Siu of SilverWings Services
Dato Paduka Hj Ali Apong and Vincent Cheong (left) with the BEDB LEAP Grant recipients
Former chairman of BEDB, Dato Timothy Ong, came to support the new recipients
Dato Paduka Hj Matsatejo Sokiaw, Managing Director of Brunei LNG, was shown the latest apps on iPad called Chat Worthy by Keeran Janin of MeSixty. The company is one of the first batches of the BEDB LEAP Grant recipients and I shall talk more about Chat Worthy next week
Nicky Wong of Infindo Technology showcasing his latest IOS apps known as Bloapps which is a simplified version of bloggers or any websites that runs on RSS. This is very handy especially for my site for those who just wants to read my updates and nothing else. I shall explore more into this as well.
This is one of the new recipients from BruInnovEdu Services who also won the recent ThinkBig Ignite Business Plan 2011/2012. Congratulations guys!!
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The training begins
Last Friday, Total held an open day session at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Times Square, for potential students to apply for the Total scholarship. The Total Education Scholarship Scheme 2012 is a cooperation wieth Total E&P Deep Offshore Borneo BV and the Energy Division at the Prime’s Minister Office and supported by PetroleumBRUNEI.
Also present that day was Ambassador of France to Brunei Darussalam, Mr. Louis Le Vert, who also spoke to the students during the interview.
Now you have two days left before the deadline for the submission. The requirements are 3 Grade A’s in ‘A’ Levels, Brunei Darussalam citizenship, and Credits in Bahasa Melayu and English Language. Those successful will be pursuing petroleum courses and related fields such as Geology, Chemistry and Engineering.
Applicants should send in their Form 4, 5, 6 school transcripts (in English), birth certificates, ‘A’ Level results (or provisional results for 2012) and send them to: Organisation and Human Capability Unit, Energy Corporate, Energy Division, Prime Minister’s Office, 5th Floor, Bahirah Building, Jln Menteri Besar, BB3910, Bandar Seri Begawan. The closing date for the application is on Saturday, April 14 before 3pm.
The Ambassador of France to Brunei, Mr. Louis Le Vert, talking to students
There are some interests for the scholarship during the open day
They also have openings at Total
More students turned up in the evening
FREE registration for ADSEM 3-Aside Football Tournament this Friday, Saturday & Sunday at the Airport Mall. Registration starts at 10 am. Teams that reach the Quarter Finals will receive a set of higher tier ticket for the EPL Masters Football Brunei Cup 2012. Any team who registers for FREE willl also be entitled to purchase the EPL Masters Football ticket for $20 off. FREE to join. More to gain, nothing to lose.
So turn up to the Airport Mall this Friday and it will be part of the b.mobile Final Roadshow event too.
The venue for the 3-Aside Football Tournament this Friday
Football Kickoff finals, Win a Golden Ticket, FIFA PS3 Finals, 3-a-side Football showcase and many more at b.mobile final roadshow at The Airport Mall this weekend
Check out the latest Audi Q3 at T.C.Y. Motors new showroom at Kiarong
Not sure where is the new T.C.Y. Motors showroom? Look at this map for directions
Alliance Francaise de Brunei (AF Brunei) raised the curtains on the much-anticipated French Film Festival 2012 last night, bringing hopes of providing a platform and inspiring local film enthusiasts in the Sultanate to explore the beauty of French films through various activities during the week-long event.
The launch of the French Film Festival 2012 was held last night at The Bare, The Empire Hotel and Country Club with a short film promo called “ST.A.T Episode 10” by local film director, Adam Groves of Visual Dimensions Production.
The ceremony continued with the screening of five critically acclaimed short films from different genres – The Little Dragon (Le petit dragon), It’s Sunday (C’est dimanche), Madagascar – Diary of a Journey (Madagascar – carnet de voyage), Master Plan (Schema directeur) and Ten (Dix).
For more information, follow AF Brunei on all social media or visit their website at www.afbruneidarussalam.com.
Interested members of the public may also call their headquarters at Jalan Dato Ratna, Kampong Kiarong at 2654245. Admission is free for all public screenings. Text courtesy of Aziz Idris of Borneo Bulletin.
This was a pretty nice set up at The Baze
Some of the guest attended the opening of the French Film Festival at The Baze
The Guest of honour giving his speech with the Director of Alliance Francaise (Brunei)
They screened a few short films for the guests
Only two more days left for French Film Festival in Brunei
A sneak preview for tonight’s (Thursday) event which is the CSI Investigation Role Play which will take place at the Alliance Francaise and it’s $10 upon registration. This should be interesting 🙂
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