Job Fair kicks off today
Have you come across this store lately? If you want a creative, durable bed/furniture, Flexa is highly recommended as they provide high quality, premium material. With their motto “Because Children Grow”, this means that the children can have a choice or the opportunity to expand or add on what they currently have. Just imagine it as a form of lego. For instance, your single bed can be upgraded to a double decker bed with more accessories in place. You can refer to the illustrations below if you’re a bit confused.
As you know, Flexa has just recently opened its door in Brunei and this is the 2nd store after Singapore that is opened regionally. At the moment, Flexa is running a 10% promotion for a limited time only but if I’m not mistaken, they will also participate in the upcoming Brunei Grand Sale next week.
So where to locate Flexa? It’s located at Kiulap (near Mamih Cafe) and do look for Patrick *great bloke* and he will be able to give you consultation on the concept of Flexa.
With 1 bed bringing 1001 possibilities, new dreams can begin here…..
The motto for Flexa
The stages that your children can go through starting at 3 years old or even at 2
From there, you can expand to a bigger bed with a mini slide and a tent
And by 9 years old, you can have the same bed with your study station underneath.. The possibilities are endless
By 12 years, it can be turned into this to keep up with the changes as they grow older. With Flexa, this is made possible.
If you notice the planks are slightly bend but these are very lasting and even kids can jump on their mattress and they are still durable. These also create comfort for the kids to sleep in.
Ok, I think I’m too big for this kind of stuff.. This bed set is actually the 4th stage. So that means you can actually buy the bed separately from this whole package and add on as your children grow older.
So do check out Flexa located at Kiulap
A few weeks ago, TelBru had a press conference on the marketing gimmick in the social media campaign to increase their followers on Facebook page and Twitter. The 1.5 month campaign was a success as they managed to increase their social media platform by three folds and the lucky winners were being announced on TelBru’s Facebook page.
This is the first marketing gimmick that TelBru has come up with and yes, you can follow them on Twitter @TelBru and you will see updates as well on what’s going on in terms of promotions as well as responding to feedback from followers.
So are you one of the winners of @TelBru competition on Facebook and Twitter?
Abdul Azim Bin Haji Yusoff 01-055152
Abdul Qadir Al’ Aziz Zaidi 01-042830
Ainorazrina Haji Zabidi 01-039587
Ak Amar-Rizamir Bin Pg Hj Osman 00-312676
Ak Hj Muhd Nuramsyar Bin Pg Hj Hashim 00-311300
Harminah Haji Harun 00-304511
Hartini Binti Haji Tamin 00-262705
Hassnal Sulaiman 00-298531
Hiew Tet Voon 30-105738
Muhammad Faiz Bin Anuar 01-056354
Muhammad Hanif Bin Haji Johari 01-061869
Muhammad Samhan Bin Azamain 01-060156
Siti Khadijah Binti Haji Mokti 01-046110
Sufinah Sabli 00-304735
Syahmi Hasif Bin Sabtu 01-037704
Tang Ann Chee 51-224493
For more of the winners, you can click here.
Are you one of the lucky ones to catch MIssion Impossible 4 this Thursday (sponsored by TelBru)?
I found it strange that Terminal 2 was quieter than Terminal 1. Way quieter, in fact. That really tells a lot about certain airlines (I guess??)
I paid a quick visit to “Dr. John” who is very popular for alteration on clothes. I had my Adidas bag trimmed as well as my annoying long pants :D. Do look for him at Lucky Plaza, 2nd floor
One of the biggest gig of the year. It came out on the national news, newspaper. blogs, everywhere… and I was part of the strong 28,000 crowd too. Lots of Bruneians also came for the biggest gig of the year – ZoukOut 2011
Bumped into Whitney and Angel at the airport and we were talking about food during our short trip in the MRT. By the way, happy birthday Whitney 😀
These guys lit up the corridor of 3rd floor of Royal Plaza on Scotts. Noisy bunch but sometimes they are just too adorable to tell them to cool down. I’m quite amused that one of my siblings just took a video of the impromptu script they made up
This was a rare sight for me at Bugis junction. It took us at least two traffic cycle to get to the other side of the road. Strange but true!!
They had a marketing gimmick at iStudio at Paragon and ironically the lady asked if I wanted to take picture with her..
So their job is simple.. Stand outside the building and let the cameras snap away. The models are sponsored by A & F.
Singapore is also a small country where you bound to bump into your circle of friends. So I actually bumped into Johnny and Evelyn at one of the electronic shop at Lucky Plaza.
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S100 vs X10 – both are winners :D
Hj Azhar Hj Yahya, Deputy Permanent Secretary (Upstream) at the Energy Department, Prime Minister’s Office, spoke during the press conference relating to the upcoming Job Fair. Image courtesy of The Brunei Times
Over 50 booths tomorrow will take part in the Oil & Gas Service Sector Job Fair and this could open up doors to 100 job opportunities. The objective of the job fair is to bolster the oil & gas industry with 35,000 jobs by 2030.
During the press conference last week, Hj Azhar Hj Yahya, Deputy Permanent Secretary (Upstream) at the Energy Department, Prime Minister’s Office, said that the job fair is a “reality call” for everyone to make steep improvements and be innovative to resolve unemployment issues in Brunei Darussalam.
The ambitious figure of 35,000 is a tall order but this is very much possible in a long term. The figures are also accounted with foreign and local talents taking up the jobs in the upstream, downstream and service sector industries.
So guys, just drop by Bridex Exhibition Hall from 13th to 17th December and do check up on the poster below for the programs listed during the job fair. For more of the story, you can click here. Source: Al-Haadi of The Brunei Times.
It’s happening tomorrow
So peeps.. How has been lately? Sorry for the lack of updates as I’m not in town.. I missed the happenings back in Brunei 1) Brunei’s Edutainment World (Riverview car park area) 2) Times Square Carnival 3) B.mobile roadshow featuring Who’s Got Talent 3 finale 4) DST Year end Carnival 5) Come Together by NeoMusic School at Citis Square 5) Total dinner 6) Anugerah Pelangi and a few more others that I could have covered.
I’m currently enjoying time off from work and I shall be back on my RA duties come 19th December. There will be one minor event that FES Retro and I have created and this is for all the FIFA fans out there. As one of the FES Retro activities, there will be a mini-FIFA tournament which will be held between 23rd to 25th December. More details be given out on this matter and I’m sure there will be lots of interest for this tournament.
I’m still bummed that I can’t fly to Vietnam this December but my recent trip has made up for it and I can’t wait for the KL trip as I’ve been invited to Nuffnang Asia Pacific Blog Awards 2011 and I will finally get to meet blog superstars @xiaxue and @kennysia who are both nominated once again. I’m kinda excited to be among the 500 guest list for the prestigious event and if I’m not mistaken, I’m the first Bruneian to be part of this event. So definitely another milestone to be proud of 😀 Thank you, Nuffnang, and it will be a pleasure to meet the guys behind Nuffnang too.
Recently I attended Zoukout 2011 and it was my first time to such an event. I’ve heard so many stories of ZO over the years. Last year was one of the best gigs as it featured DJ Tiesto and David Guetta. This year, despite no big names, this event was still a crowd puller. It was bigger than last year though the capacity was at its max (28,000) and it lasted till 8am. Quite a number of Bruneians also attended the yearly gig and I’m pretty sure 2012 will be a big bang!!! Too bad I missed Armin’s spinning.. He apparently showed up at 5am *lol* As he quoted, “ZoukOut is like playing a match in the Champions League or Superbowl. It doesn’t get much bigger than this”.
Oh yeah, you might call me crazy but I ended up buying two compact camera. One is the S100 Canon and the other is the X10 Fujifilm. I was torn between two cameras while reading the reviews online. Both have their pros and cons but more of the positive comments of course. So in the end, I purchased two of them in a space of an hour *lol* (There goes my holiday budget for the mean time).
Canon Powershot S100. So what’s good about this powerful compact camera? It’s a good upgrade from the S95.. It has a wide aperture of f/2.0 which creates a nice bouquet on some of my shots lately. It produce hi speed movies (240 fps) and the wide angle lens is very useful for my coverage. Though it shoots well in RAW, I’m not a big fan of photo processing (time consuming). The GPS function is pretty cool though I have yet to make full use of the camera. This is a light, compact camera which can do wonders and this will give me a good reason to leave my 5D back at home on certain events.
The S100 is one super handy compact camera. Easily fits in your pocket and ready to go and powerful too!!! I love this camera already
Fujifilm X10. The aperture is also f/2.0 when it’s fully wide. This is another powerful camera which I have yet to fully utilized. I did a quick comparison and this camera has its minor flaws compared to the S100. However, the X10 works well in low lighting and the resolution is superb too. I have yet to try the “rapid fire” mode (10 fps) but I know this will come handy on my outdoor coverage. This camera is more expensive than the S100. I thought this would be a more than $1,000 but I ended up paying lesser than that which prompted me to buy the 2nd camera.
The X10 does wonders in low lighting and has a bigger censor than the S100. Surprisingly I love the S10 more than the X10 but the latter can perform shots that the S100 can’t.
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Hundreds of local music lovers throughout the country turned out in full force at the Jerudong Park Ampitheatre last night, as they cheered for some of Brunei’s popular music practitioners at the 2010 – 2011 Pelangi Awards, which was hosted by Pelangi FM, Radio Brunei.
What was feted as a night of musical promise, the event kicked off with live performances by award nominees who contended against each other across six categories – Chosen Male Vocal, Chosen Female Vocal, Chosen Duo/Group Vocal, Chosen Newcomer, Chosen Newcomer Duo/Group and Chosen Song – short-listed via criteria that included airplay, request and public voting.
The guest of honour was the Deputy Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office, Dato Paduka Awang Hj Abdul Wahab bin Juned.
Zul Faden once again won the heart of the judges as he was announced the Chosen Male Vocal winner, followed by Qeez Idrus who dominated the Chosen Female Vocal category. As for the Chosen Song for 2010/2011, “I Stalk Your Profile” proved to be the most popular hit on record, composed by Jazz Hayat and Fakhrul Razi.
A Band Once also managed to make the cut this year in the Chosen Duo/Group Vocal category, followed by Dinshe, who debuted with “Kau Yang Terhebat” and received a victory in the Chosen Newcomer Duo/Group category.
Newcomer, AJ, who climbed to the top of the Brunei chart with his songs played by local radio stations was rewarded for his work when he was presented the Chosen Newcomer award.
Last night marked the fourth time that the music awards have been held, as it continues to be one of RTB’s events held in support of nurturing local artistes, but more importantly, to recognise them for their hard work and efforts in growing a fledgling music industry in the Sultanate. Text by Azim Karim (Borneo Bulletin), images by Dean Kassim (Borneo Bulletin)
The Guest of honor and the VIPs during the Pelangi Awards
Aziz Harun is so talented. I hope he grows bigger as an artist next year. Keep it up!!
Congrats to Dinshe for winning the Chosen Newcomer Duo/Group category
Jazz Hayat won Chosen Song 2010/2011 for “I Stalk Your Profile” written by himself and Fakhrul Razi
A Band Once made it twice in a row for winning the chosen Duo/Group Vocal category
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The Apple is you
RBA special promotion
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Royal Brunei Airlines held a prize presentation at RBA Plaza in Bandar Seri Begawan for the 10 winners of a Lucky Draw which was organised to commemorate the recent official launch of RBA’s New Technology Suite.
The Lucky Draw was open for passengers who purchased tickets on RBA’s website from 26 to 30 November 2011 in which passengers could win air tickets to the same destination they purchased in the five days.
Royal Brunei Airlines Deputy Chairman, Mr. Dermot Mannion, presented the air tickets to the winner. He stated, “We are excited to expand our presence online and to reward our passengers for their support.”
Royal Brunei Airlines also recently organised a facebook competition in which ‘fans’ can post an image on RBA’s Facebook ‘wall’ that includes RBA’s website. The images with the most ‘likes’ can stand a chance to win a prize. Images courtesy of Royal Brunei Airlines. For more information, visit http://www.facebook.com/royalbruneiairlines
It’s happening tonight at Citis Square
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Food galore
The rise of Italian cuisine in Brunei and news spread fast when it comes to new eatery in town. I’ve actually lost track and I’m behind in schedules in terms of experiencing the new taste in town. But I’m glad I managed to try out Buan Gusto before it is officially opened today for business.
Buan Gusto is located at the new area called Gadong Central. It’s located at Menglait side (not far from Jing Chew). If you see a small roundabout before you drive to Jing Chew, there’s another junction that leads to Gadong Central. You will also see other eateries there such as Babu’s Kitchen.
You can call 242-7322 for reservations and congratulations to the management on their opening.
Pina Colada and Cherry Gusto
Insalata Caprese
Lobster Eggs Benedict
Pollo Pesto
Rigatoni Boscaiolo
Fettucinie Carbonara
Roast Beef
Farfalle Alla Genovese
Pizza Ortolana
Tiramisu
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AirAsia turns 10
Tourism Malaysia + AirAsia = Happier Bruneians
I knew one day this day will happen and yesterday it was made official. Tourism Malaysia and AirAsia joined hands to attract more Bruneians to Malaysia via Kuala Lumpur and together they both aimed to promote Malaysia as a premier holiday destination.
According to AirAsia Commercial Director, Jasmine Lee, “Although it is often thought that Malaysia and Brunei is similar, but Malaysia has a lot of unique offerings. Places such as Penang, Langkawi, Johor Bahru and Kota Bahru have distinctive attractions. There is definitly something new to discover in the country for Bruneians especially with the extensive route network that AirAsia has to offer our guests.”
While Kuala Lumpur serves as AirAsia’s main hub which connects guests to more than 16 destinations with 14 of them being local destinations such as Kuala Trengganu, Penang, Tawau and Sandakan. Those from Brunei can also head to Miri as AirAsia flies to Johor Bahru, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore from Miri International Airport.
Additionally guests from Borneo can also make their way to Kota Kinabalu International Airport in Sabah as the airline connects guests not only to locla destinations but also to other parts of Asia including Clark (Philippines), Shezen (China), Taipei (Taiwan), HongKong, Singapore and Jakarta (Indonesia).
For more information on AirAsia, log on to airasia.com or you can visit their Facebook page –> facebook.com/AirAsia or Twitter @AirAsia.
Jamilah Abdul Halim, Tourism Malaysia (Brunei) Director, believed the collaboration will attract more Bruneians to explore Malaysia further. Brunei is ranked No.5 in the top ten arrivals to Malaysia for 2010. She also said that there was an increase of 5.2% from the period of January to June 2011.
Michelle Lee, Commercial Marketing of AirAsia, (right) flew down from KL with Cindy Choi, Station Manager for Brunei of AirAsia (center) during the the press conference
Exchange of momento between Tourism Malaysia (Brunei) and AirAsia
One of the lucky draw winners for the invited guests during the press conference
Most of the winners were from this row
AirAsia turns 10!!!
Did you know that AirAsia is also celebrating their 10th year anniversary and they have special deals in the next few days until 11th December? So do visit airasia.com and grab the opportunity for the great deals offer from AirAsia.
Click banner to enter AirAsia’s website and check out the great deals
Congratulations AirAsia for turning 10 today
b.mobile road show
Pizza Hut’s Crunchy Cheesy Bites
One Love, One Community
brunika the Official Instagramers Community of Brunei Darussalam successfully conducted the first ever Instameet among it members. Around 50 – 60 instagramers attended the event at Serasa beach, Brunei Darussalam.
It kicked off at 3pm starting with the introduction speech by Team brunika and follow up with the fun of getting to know each other, interact and ice-breaking session. They shared knowledge regarding Instagram, had a group photo and photowalk to capture every moment of Serasa beach until the sunset.
brunika Instameet 2011 limited edition T-shirt were also selling like hot cakes and they were sold out by the end of the day.
Oh yeah, for your info, Instragram is one of the most popular apps for iPhone, iPod and iPad and there are millions of users on Instagram. This is a popular culture in Brunei where users will post pictures to share with their followers. Do check out the hashtag #brunika for overall gallery & #brunika_instameet2011 to see other pictures being posted during the 1st gathering.
Congratulations to team brunika for making this a success and I’m sure there will be more gathering in the near future. Images are courtesy of @shahruddin
Private sector help for the differently-abled
The private sector could play a critical role in providing suitable employment opportunities to differently-abled people in Brunei Darussalam. It could be one of the main agencies helping the nation in efforts to dismiss discrimination, while promoting unity among every level of the society.
Highlighting this need was the Acting Minister of Culture, Youth & Sports, Datin Paduka Hajah Adina binti Haji Othman, who referred to the establishment of a committee spearheaded by the Ministry aimed at safeguarding the welfare of the differently-abled people in the Sultanate, including the implementation of legislation that allows fair access to health and education for such people. One of the many steps that the Ministry aims to achieve this, according to her, is to seek out employers who have more than 100 employees and encouraging them to employ at least one differently-abled individual as a means to break the barrier of stereotyping and opening new avenues for the demographic who have been recognised and commended as capable of performing tasks parallel to their fully-abled counterparts.
On the sidelines of a DST event to celebrate its official appointment of four of their differently-abled employees yesterday, the Acting Minister of Culture, Youth & Sports noted that such efforts are part and parcel towards ratifying the country’s membership with the United Nation’s Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which translates to the “need to make changes to our system on a national scene”, including “decent employment” for the differently-abled who possess the mental and physical attributes to be part of the local human resource pool along with the construction of infrastructures that also caters to their needs.
“We encourage other agencies to be collectively responsible in overcoming the issues of the ‘differently-abled’ … We need to see them as individuals”, as opposed to judging them by any other measure, she said.
Whilst highlighting that there are other private and government agencies that have provided a living for the differently-abled, Datin Paduka Hajah Adina praised DST for playing a leading role, as “every country is going towards inclusive society, which means that everybody has a right to participate in the community”.
Addressing the general public, the Acting Minister of Culture, Youth & Sports said: “Play your role in society because to address the issues and problems faced by the disabled need the concerted effort of everyone including the community, employees and the government.”
Though challenges are expected such as communicating with other colleagues, Datin Paduka Hajah Adina pointed out that members of the public have the capability to make the effort and “learn sign language”, noting that the basic language of sign as being “powerful” considering its disposition that cuts across verbal language, which is more difficult to master.
She further shared that the Department of Community Development (JAPEM) under the Ministry of Culture, Youth & Sports through its website – www.japem.gov.bn – provides the public with the means to learn sign language.
JAPEM has been actively training the differently-abled to prepare them for independent living and employment where they are educated in the honing of their skills including IT skills such as data entry.
The visually-impaired, she added, also have the opportunity to be employed and implement their computer skills with the right computer software and hardware that incorporates Braille. Corporations and businesses who wish to be part of this nation-building effort can contact JAPEM by calling 2380664, 2380667 or 2380678. Text by Siti Hajar and images by Dean Kassim of Borneo Bulletin.
Times Square 1st Anniversary Carnival
Rainforest Gallery Bazaar 27/11
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The journey continues
Brunei’s first and biggest 48-hour event organised by Telekom Brunei Berhad (TelBru), which started December 2nd, has ended yesterday at 3pm at the Jerudong Park (JPCC) Amphitheatre in Jerudong.
According to press release, the first place winning team of Let’s Trek Challenge was team number 313, consisting of Mohd Danny bin Aimi, Harrisman Ashady and Mohammad Akif. The winners drove home a Daihatsu Terios 4WD sponsored by GHK Motors Sdn Bhd.
Meanwhile, second place winners, team 419 of Edie Zuriaddy bin Haji Zainal Abidin, Hjh Siti Fazriana Hairiani binti Hj Noordin and Ivey Ruziatty binti Haji Zainal Abidin won a five days and four nights package to Gold Coast, Australia, for three person, inclusive of air ticket, accommodation and transportation.
On the other hand, Tashry Zariaddy Haji Zainal Abidin, Hjh Siti Masyitah Haji Ainan and Noor Khadizah Haji Awang Abd Talip of team 122 won the third place, in which the prize was a five days and four nights package to an Auckland city tour in New Zealand, for three person, inclusive of air ticket, accommodation and transportation.
Fourth place winners, team 398 consisting of Hjh Ummi Athiyah Haji Awang, Justina binti Baharun and Hjh Siti Husniyah Hj Awang won themselves a four days and three nights trip to Shenzhen Safari in China for three person, inclusive of air ticket, accommodation and transportation.
Team 325 came out as the fifth place winner, and Faizulazmi bin Hj Suhaimi, Selvin Hart Lee Sagir anak Lesarut and Ak Md Khairol Azman bin Pg Abu Bakar won themselves a three days and two nights package to a Night Safari and Universal Studio in Singapore for three person, inclusive of air ticket, accommodation and transportation.
Special consolation prizes were also given to the 6th-30th place winning teams.
The gathering before the prize presentation last Sunday
Mohd Danny bin Aimi, Harrisman Ashady and Mohammad Akif are the grand winners of Let’s Trek
The 2nd prize winners of Let’s Trek
The 3rd prize winners of Let’s Trek
The guest of honour at the event was Awang Ahmad Jeffi bin Abdul Rahman, one of TelBru Board of Directors who also presented the prizes and closed the ceremony.
Also present on behalf of GHK Motors Sdn Bhd as the strategic partner of the event was Jake Goh Kiat Hing, Director.
A total of almost 200 teams – three trekkers in each team – drove for a duration of 48 hours in search of a series of clues and challenges in all the four districts – Brunei Muara, Tutong, Temburong and Belait.
In the challenges, the trekkers must cover all Telecom Business Centres or “camp site” areas in the four districts and strive to answer all questions and collect the highest points possible in order to win. Apart from the main questions, trekkers can also collect extra bonus points from other game challenges set up throughout the 48-hour challenge.
The 4th placed winners of Let’s Trek
The 5th placed winners of Let’s Trek
“We certainly have come a long way since the first “Let’s” event in 2005. With the challenges and triumphs we encountered, I can definitely say that the bridge to reach out to our customers has definitely grown stronger as this first 48-hour challenge in Brunei is the biggest customer event in TelBru’s history,” said by Lim Ming Soon, TelBru’s Chief Marketing Officer in his closing speech.
He also explained that this year’s “Let’s” main concepts were to promote local products, to explore the unseen sceneries of Brunei and to create awareness for Brunei’s tropical rainforest and ‘Go Green’ initiative.
He also said that there were a lot of familiar faces from last year, which shows that “we have certainly done something right, something that they all love and have passion for. The passion for adventure and a new experience”.
Apart from the event, members of the public were also present to join the fun during the three-day event at the JPCC Amphitheatre. Indoor activities included participating KNK Partners (Brunei Tourism), Privilege Card F&B Merchants, Merchants Games and Activities, Mini Games and many more. As for outdoor activities, there were GHK Motor Show, Horse Riding, Archery, Zorb Ball and Bouncers.
TelBru’s strategic partners for this event are GHK Motors Sdn Bhd and Mitsubishi; and Brunei Tourism, Kenali Negara Kitani in support of local tourism.
For this year’s event, TelBru is also supported by Youth and Sports Department, Brunei Darussalam Scouts Association, GTE Directories Sdn Bhd and Redbull. TelBru’s “Let’s” objectives are to create awareness on TelBru products and locations of Telecom Business Centres and Kadai TelBru, to improve customer rapport, to have the biggest customer event of the year and also to act as part of the customer appreciation programme and as part of team building exercise within TelBru to uplift team spirit. Text courtesy of Borneo Bulletin. Images courtesy of TelBru
The grand winners now have to split up the grand prize too – the Daihatsu Terios 4WD
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The countdown to the semi-finals and finals of Who’s Got Talent is heating up as the Top 20 Who’s Got Talent is going to battle it out at The Airport Mall. The semi-finals will be on the 10th December while the finals will be on the 11th December this weekend.
Who will take the crown in the 3rd season?
Some of the finalists of Who’s Got Talent being interviewed at Pelangi FM last weekend
Donate through SMS for Thailand and Cambodia victims
Background Thailand Disaster: Since July 2011, Thailand was hit by the flood where a third of the country was flooded with water. The incident has killed about 527 people and affects more than 2.5 million people. Skin Disease “fungi” and “athlete’s foot” have also occurred due to flood.
Background Cambodia Disaster: Since early August 2011, Cambodia suffers the flood caused by heavy rainfall in the isolated areas of the Mekong River, Laos and Thailand. The flood has affected 17 out of 24 districts of the country. At least 247 people were killed, 1.5 million people were affected and 100.00 families were left homeless.
Needs: The victims are currently in great need of basic assistance such as food aid, water, medicines, temporary tents and other emergency assistance.
To donate please visit our B.World Portal ( type portal.bmobile.com.bn at your handset browser) or SMS BANTU1, BANTU5, BANTU10, BANTU15 or BANTU20 and send to 38111. They kindly invite B-Mobile customers to donate and 100% of the donation will go to the Donation fund and no charges will be incurred for the SMS service.
United Motors Sdn Bhd announced the Brunei Champion of the Global PROTON Grand Prix VIP Challenge Online Contest. In total, there were more than 1,000 online entries for Brunei, for the period of the contest from 15th July to 15th October, 2011.
Pg Abd Momim Pg Hj Ahmad is the lucky local winner having purchased a PROTON. He received 5 additional rounds to participate in the online contest to score himself a perfect score in the fastest time. Mr. Alfred Yong, Executive Director of United Motors, presented the prize to Pg Abd Momim at the United Motors Batu Bersurat Showroom.
As part of the prize package, Pg Abd Momim receives two tickets to attend the adrenalin-packed action of Formula One in the Kuala Lumpur Grand Prix in 2012 inclusive of two roundtrip airfare tickets and hotel accommodation.
An additional five Brunei participants, outperformed the other global contestants, whose scores in the PROTON contest qualified them to take home a prize each from the 156 consolation prizes being offered consisting of iPad2, PROTON merchandise and LOTUS merchandise. Congratulations to Suhardi Marsal, Noor Azrin Hj Ahad, Bahrin Haji Hamdani, Abdul Aziz Hj Masri and Sheikh Helmi Rahman.
Also 50 residents of Brunei received special edition PROTON Motorsports Wristband USB Drive for answering quiz questions about PROTON conducted by United Motors in conjunction with RTB Radio stations.
“United Motors is pleased to have supported and conducted this fun, exciting contest for the people of Brunei and PROTON car owners. We are dedicated to continue to uphold and execute on our commitment to delivering excellence always in product, service and activities,” said Mr. Yong.
Mr Yong added, “Furthermore, in just a short six months of the PROTON relaunch, we are reaching yet another milestone. We are please to announce the opening of the new branch of United Motors in Kuala Belait. We invite everyone to come celebrate with us at the Grand Opening of United Motors Kuala Belait Branch on Friday, 9th December, 2011.”
The winners of the Global PROTON Grand Prix VIP Challenge Online Contest. Image courtesy of United Motors.
The opening of the new branch on 9th December at Kuala Belait
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After diving it their all on stage, STPRI’s rendition of the song “Popular” from the Broadway musical “Wicked” won the hearts of the judges at the Laneige Broadway Musical Charity Competition 2011 to claim the champion’s title.
Intended as platform to expose students’ talents as well as English Language speaking skills, the competition also saw the champion grabbing the Best Choreography and Best Vocal awards.
First runner-up was Sultan Hassan Secondary School with “Consider Yourself’ (Oliver!), followed by SOAS College with “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” (The Lion King), which also won the Most Creative Adaptation award.
Sayyidina Hassan Secondary School took the Best Stage Management award for their Little Mermaid – Under the Sea props, while Rimba and PAP Hjh Masna Secondary Schools won the Best Actor and Best Actress categories, respectively.
The 19 participating schools were each represented by 25 students who performed songs from various musicals such as Aladdin, West Side Story, High School Musical, Grease, Oliver!, Mama Mia!, Hairspray, The Lion King, Wicked, the Sound of Music, Little Mermaid and Enchanted.
The Marketing Executive of Laneige, Pat Li, noted that ideas, innovation and creativity do not come out of the blue as it requires discipline, exposure, discussion, brainstorming and knowledge from all possible positive directions and guidelines from teachers and coaches in the schools. Text courtesy of Lyna Mohamad of Borneo Bulletin.
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Getting there…
I met up with Erika who is the founder of “Book Swap” and the idea finally made it to a reality where a “Book Swap” event was created through means of Social Media as well as radio and the local newspapers.
I did ask if Harry Potter books were in the pile but I was told that on one was willing to give those books away *lol*. Anyway, the organiser is hoping for some feedback and you can click here.
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14 hrs at Sepang Circuit *lol*
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Churrasco at Radisson Hotel
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The briefing before the race on Saturday
The Singapore drivers – Amirah and Emmiline
The organizers and Redbull representatives from Malaysia and Brunei
Mr. RA with the Redbull Rookies
Apparently not so many models this year compared to last year
Putri Ayu Jasmin came in as a late replacement for Carmen
The Brunei team MTTS also raced yesterday at Sepang 1000km Race
The other Redbull Rookies candidates earlier this year who were invited to support their friends yesterday
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Back in KL
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Too many international events happening that I could made it this weekend but I’ve already committed myself a few months back that I will be covering Sepang 1000km Race where Ogy aka Fauziah will be representing Brunei under the Redbull Rookies team together with experienced driver Putri (last-minute replacement) and Emmiline from Singapore. Today is also Pesta Blogger in Jakarta where @anakbrunei will be showing his presence while in Singapore, there is the SCB Marathon is another popular event where lots of Bruneians always participate.
I won’t blog much today but let the pictures tell the story of my first day in Sepang today. Have a nice weekend, peeps!!
It’s full house at the boarding room on our way to KL via @AirAsia. Apparently it was packed at Brunei International Airport as many people are traveling for holidays too. Definitely good business for car park airport *lol*
This time I didn’t ordered the nasi lemak from @AirAsia and I had the nasi goring with satay.. Not bad, my friend, not bad at all though I still prefer the nasi lemak 😀
I didn’t know that @AirAsia is a sponsor for the Oakland Raiders NFL team… *Awesome* For your info, QPR is also bought by @tonyfernandes
I also bumped into @AnakBrunei who was on the same flight, catching a connecting flight to Jakarta for the Pesta Blogger 2011. How I wish I can split myself and attend the event
Brunei reporters Sahrol Daud of Borneo Bulletin and Dennis Lim of The Brunei Times having a laugh during yesterday’s Sepang 10km qualifying
The guys representing Redbull Rookies team and RB21. Mark Darwin (Malaysia), Fauziah Haziz (Brunei), Puteri Ayu Jasmine (Malaysia), Emmiline (Singapore), Amirah Mokthar (Singapore) and Siti Shahkirah (Malaysia)
I kinda enjoy the atmosphere at the media centre. This is how a media centre should look like with screens to catch real updates of the race. The room is also wifi-enabled and they also provide refreshments for the media. However, for Redbull team, we have our own dedicated area with awesome hospitality and food as well 😀
Ogy keeping in touch with her family and fans through Whatsapp, Facebook and Instagram.. Good luck, Ogy, and we are proud of your efforts
Amirah Mokthar of Singapore getting ready for her qualifying race. Her team qualified at position 23rd for Saturday’s race
Emmiline of Singapore had some challenges as she had to race during the rain
It was quite rainy mid-afternoon and made driving difficult for the last batch of qualifiers
I didn’t realize that the cars don’t have a reverse gear so it’s a manual effort
We all stayed at the Empire Hotel Subang and I’m enjoying my stay so far at the hotel. Two months ago, there was an explosion due to gas leak if I’m not mistaken but now the hotel is back to business
I’m loving how the rooms are designed especially when the desk area and the bedroom are not visible to each other. I definitely might give this hotel another try on my personal trip 😀
I saw this indoor tube slide at Empire Shopping Gallery (Subang) and it’s 4 level high. I should have given this a try last night but we had a heavy dinner at Italiannese Restaurant (rating 8.5/10)
Ok, I’m also loving this new edition of WWE RAW game. I highly recommend you this game too
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