Podcast review of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice with Jason Rumpus on the popcorn panel

 

Review of Mercedes-AMG GT S by Kelly Blue Book – “It’s flat out fun!”

The Mercedes-AMG GT S continues to pick up awards: US car magazine “Motor Trend” chose the eight-cylinder sports car as “Best Driver’s Car”. In this year’s contest, the Mercedes-AMG GT S lined up against nine other sports cars at the Laguna Seca race track in California – where it easily achieved the best lap time.

“The Mercedes-AMG GT S has the sharpest, most precise steering we have ever felt on any Mercedes or AMG vehicle,” said Motor Trend editor-in-chief Ed Loh. “It makes massive power from a compact, high-tech turbocharged V8 engine. What most impressed my team is how well the GT S was able to combine these elements. It put all of its horsepower to the ground like an all-wheel-drive supercar and gripped the road through high-speed corners like a winged racer.”

With a lap time of 1:35.57 minutes, the Mercedes-AMG GT S not only kept all its competitors at bay at the legendary Laguna Seca race track, it also achieved one of the top three times ever recorded. At the end of the long and extensive series of test drives, the Motor Trend editors concluded: “The best sports car Mercedes has ever built.”

Motor Trend launched the “Best Driver’s Car” award in 2009, and has since become one of the most prestigious contests in the American auto media.

The reviews have been fantastic online – do check some of the video links on the Mercedes-AMG GT S: 1) Caradvice.com.au 2) Digital Trends 3) MotorWeek

You can visit Jati Transport Showroom at Gadong or Beribi if you are interested in the Mercedes-AMG GT S.

The Mercedes-AMG GT S is a beast. I saw this once in Brunei and it was like love at the first sight. Do visit Jati Transport showroom if you are interested to know more.

 

In today’s headline. Congratulations Soon Loo.

Soon Loo was the chief judge at the Ignite Entrepreneurship Challenge last year

By Command of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, the Prime Minister’s Office has announced that His Majesty has consented to the appointment of Loo Yau Soon as managing director/chief executive officer of Darussalam Enterprise (DARe).

The appointment is effective March 22, 2016.

According to the interviews in the local papers, he is truly grateful to His Majesty the Sultan for the consent to his appointment as DARe’s CEO. He was previously a board member of DARe, a newly established body in hoping to spear the SME ecosystem for the betterment of the Brunei’s economy and diversification.

DARe is led by the Minister of Energy and Industry at the Prime Minister’s Office Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Singamanteri Colonel (Rtd) Dato Seri Setia (Dr) Hj Mohammad Yasmin Hj Umar. Both of them and other board members have been very active recently, holding talks to young vibrant entrepreneurs especially the e-vendors to understand and create a better communication platform between the two parties. So far the responses have been encouraging from the entrepreneurs and they also increased their knowledge on the know-hows on the procedures and what not in building businesses.

What I feel: Well, this is definitely great news. To know someone that I truly admire on his passion in helping and inspiring others. I first saw him in UBD where he was a mentor/lecturer for one of the classes and the students then were really connected with him. He was mentoring them on creating ideas into reality and I was amazed by the presentation from the students. That alone gave a very good first impression of him. This was back in 2013 if I’m not mistaken.

Furthermore, he was a recipient of the Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World Award in 2013. That again, it’s a super milestone on its own. He has many accolades and recognitions along the way and don’t play, play k? since he has an MBA from Harvard University.

If you see this chap in public, don’t be afraid to say hi because he is very welcoming and enterprising. I wish you to the best in your capacity as CEO of DARe and this is a sign of better things to come. Good luck, buddy 😀

Check out the interview by Channel News Asia after Soon Loo being a recipient of the Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World Award

 

Vincent Goh, Managing Director of Netcom Computer House, and his team at the recent anniversary dinner at Parkview Hotel recently

Two weeks ago, Netcom Computer House celebrated their anniversary at Parkview Hotel (formerly known as Asma Hotel) in Jerudong. Around 100 Netcom associates and families were treated to a wonderful dinner filled with games and entertainment to the delight of the invitees.

I was also in the mood as I dressed up for the occasion, a black and white themed dinner event. Vincent Goh, the Managing Director of Netcom Computer House, delivered his welcoming remarks and thanked the team for their contribution in sustaining the company over the 20 years of established. Wow, 20 years is indeed a milestone alone.

Thank you, Vincent, for the invitation and also your support in these years. And Hassan, you’re the man behind the mic *lol* Perhaps, I can hire you as an emcee one day.

The newly promoted Dell affordable notebook, now available at Netcom Computer House

This does come in handy 😀

If you want better charge, then go for this

 

The promotion only valid for the weekend. Purchase a Mercedes-Benz and earn yourself an Apple iPhone 6 64GB. Do check out the current models – the GLA 200 AMG Line, the E 200 AMG Sports Package, the CLA 200 AMG Line or perhaps the C 180 AMG Line. Drop by their Beribi showroom this weekend from 10am to 5pm. You will be able to test drive the latest Mercedes-Benz models too.

 

No IT work-environment is complete without Microsoft Office softwares, which is why Concepts Computer, one of the largest and oldest IT retailer in Brunei Darussalam, is proud to launch the Microsoft Office 365. Microsoft Office 365 is your complete office in the cloud. At its heart is Office itself, the familiar Microsoft Office applications businesses use everyday, now offered as a powerful cloud service, so it’s always up to date. But Microsoft Office 365 is also so much more. It’s about bringing enterprise-grade services to organizations of all sizes, from online meetings to sharing documents to business-class email.

Business-class Communications. Large, 50GB mailboxes that can send messages up to 25MB in size, with contacts, shared calendars, and spam and malware protection that stays up to date. Built with Exchange email technology, the leading email solution for business around the world. Use your own custom domain for your email address, connect with Outlook for fully featured offline support, and access via the web through any modern browser. Available on your PC or Mac, as well as Windows Phone, iPhone, Android, and Blackberry devices.

Cloud Environment. Everything is online or on the cloud; you can hold scheduled or ad hoc online meetings for up to 250 participants, with screen sharing, audio and video, virtual whiteboards, polls, and shared notes. Partners and customers can fully participate through any HTML5 browser. You will also have access to 1TB of space in the cloud to store, backup, and easily share files. Files are accessible from almost any device, and can be synchronized offline and made available without an internet connection.

Simplified IT. All the IT help you need, available at your finger-tips, through elephone support for setup and deployment issues, as well as online answers, how-to resources, and connections with the Office 365 customer community for additional help. You will also reduce headaches by reducing your physical IT infrastructure. Content lives safely in globally distributed datacenters with continuous backup and disaster recovery abilities.

Zul Abdul Rahman, Marketing Executive of Concepts Computer, Vincent Pao, General Manager at Concepts Computer, Haniza Zakariya (pic), country manager of Microsoft Brunei and Tarmizi Yusoff, Marketing Lead of Tech One Global holding the Microsoft Office 365.

Vincent Pao, General Manager at Concepts Computer, said, “Concepts Computer will always be committed to providing new, exciting and proven solutions at an affordable price-point, that is why we are working together with Microsoft to launch the Microsoft Office 365.” He continued, “We hope that by working closely with Microsoft and by providing proven affordable solutions, we can reduce the use of risky and dangerous counterfeit and pirated softwares, and create a culture of genuine software use.”

Zul Abdul Rahman, Marketing Executive of Concepts Computer added, ”The Microsoft Office 365 will be available from Concepts Computer in 2 iterations; the Microsoft Office 365 Personal at $88, for 1 PC; and the Microsoft Office 365 Home at $118, for 5 PCs.“ He continued, “And during these Chinese New Year festive period, every purchase of Microsoft Office 365 will come with an automatic Concepts membership that comes with a Concepts pendrive, and a Microsoft drinking mug.” All free goodies are available while stock last.

Please visit your nearest Concepts Computer showroom or call 2233551/2233552/2233553 for more information regarding these Microsoft solutions.

The Dell Roadshow at Times Square

Netcom Computer House, the Authorised Distributor of Dell is having a Dell roadshow at the ground floor of Times Square, 16th to 18 January from 10am to 10pm.

Featuring latest line-up of Dell products are the new 5th generation Intel Core Processor on Dell 14 5000 Notebooks, the Gaming Inspiron 14 7000 Notebook with i7 Processor, the Dell Inspiron 11 with i3 Processor for On The Go series which can be flipped as a tablet, the Family series all in one desktop Dell Inspiron 20 AI0 Desktop and the new ULTRASHARP monitor series with built in webcam and speaker.

Other Dell Desktops are also available at the roadshow; the Inspiron 20 (3048) A10 Desktop featuring 4th Generation Intel Core ,Windows 8.1 Single Language 64bit, 20″ Led Backlit Display with Anti Glare & HD, 4GB DDR3L SDRAM & 1TB Hard Drive, AMD Radeon R7 A240 1GB DDR3, built in Dell wireless and bluetooth, wired keyboard and mouse and 1 year limited hardware warranty only $998.
Other Dell notebooks are the Inspiron 14 7000 (7447) Notebook featuring; 4th Generation Intel Core Processor, 14.0″ HD LED Backlit Display with Anti Glare, 1TB Hybrid SATA HDD, Dual Band Wireless, Bluetooh, McAfee Security Center 15 months only $1,698. Get around in style with a thin, lightweight and affordable 14″ Notebook featuring a vibrant HD Screen and impressive battery life, the Inspiron 14 5000 Notebook (5448) featuring 5th Generation Intel Core i5 Processor, 14″ LED Backlit Display with True-life and HD Resolution.

For students and teachers who want to have their own projector with a budget price, you may be interested in the Dell 1220 DLP projector with 2700 Lumens and Netcom will be giving away a free wireless presenter. Netcom is also offering purchase with purchase for the Dell AC411 Wireless/Bluetooth 2.1 Speaker for $39 only for every purchase of the Dell Inspiron 14 Notebook (5000/7000 series with i5 & i7 processors only).

New gadgets and accessories such as portable power pack, docking station, USB universal docking for display and Ethernet and many more are also displayed at the roadshow that aims to showcase the new line up models in Brunei market for year 2015.

The latest Dell notebook with the 5th generation Intel Core Processor

The Dell monitors ideal for work and gaming purposes or even multimedia