July 2009

Hot Pot at Berry Wan’s

July 29, 2009
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To Sell or Not to Sell…

July 28, 2009

Below is a conversation which took place in the Ruai Lounge recently. Feel free to join in the conversation by commenting on this post. My views on this issue later in the day. Zul: i was at coffeezone last saturday nite when a child of age 8 below came up to us offering some "kacang".. [...]

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Hau’oli la hanau Snr Pablo!

July 27, 2009

What a blast of an evening we had at Snr Pablo’s birthday bash on the weekend at Serikandi! Happy birthday to you Snr Pablo! Thank you for having us! We really enjoyed our evening! Terkejut beruk si kawan Beracun ni banar!

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British High Commission in Brunei embraces Web 2.0

July 25, 2009

It’s very heartening indeed to note that more and more governments around the world are seeing the importance of the web, especially web 2.0 related technologies such as social networking sites and blogs, as a tool to engage its citizens and other stakeholders. As I said in a recent interview, its all about harnessing collective [...]

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Fancy some Cottage Grills?

July 23, 2009

  BRIDEX2009 is recruiting the following temporary staff: Exhibition hostess Secretary Interpreter Translator Minimum qualifications: A-levels 2 years working experience Good communications skills Pleasant and friendly character Interested candidates can contact Dk Noradinahayati Pg Hj Shahminan or Teety Yana Hj Simpol at 2383718 or email marketing@bridex2009.com before 31st July 2009. Please visit our website www.bridex2009.com [...]

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YouGotSnapped!

July 22, 2009

Professional and social photographers finally have a platform which will allow them to showcase their photos, and earn money from it. Expansys Technologies, an incubatee company from the iCenter, has developed a virtual avenue for photographers. YouGotSnapped is the first locally developed application for Facebook, those of you who follow the blog, would have already [...]

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An Yang ha se yo, gahm sah hahm ni da!

July 21, 2009

Mark Bittman, the New York Times food writer, describes Korean food in his blog in four words with: "Japanese cuisine with guts". Korean food, while sharing many characteristics with Chinese and Japanese cooking, has incredible boldness. It’s not for the faint of heart. Last night, we the “not so faint-hearted” had a mini twitterati gathering [...]

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Worldwide Photowalk – KB edition Part 2

July 20, 2009

The office space not the lady

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Worldwide Photowalk – KB Edition

July 19, 2009

My day started at the crack of dawn yesterday. While everyone was just getting up for a day at school or work, I was on the highway bound for Kuala Belait to take part in an event called the Worldwide Photowalk organized by photoshop guru Scott Kelby. More pics here. More text later too… breakfast [...]

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Free 24-7 Home Assist with SCB Home Loan

July 17, 2009

Standard Chartered Bank is pleased to partner with 24-7 Home Assist to offer exclusive offerings from 24-7 Home Assist for all home loan customers of the Bank. Home loan customers can now sign up for free membership with 24-7 Home Assist for the first year and subsequent free membership for the second year onwards when [...]

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1.92 Terabits of bandwidth soon

July 17, 2009

Update 11th November 2009: THE Asia-America Gateway (AAG) submarine cable network announced the completion of its comprehensive test requirement for the project that will link Brunei and other Southeast Asian nations with East Asia and the United States. In a press statement yesterday, Brunei’s Ministry of Communications said the completion of the project will now [...]

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Seri Siap Siaga Cleans up at Jerudong Beach

July 15, 2009

A lovely birthday greeting for His Majesty from floweret, a SSS alumni: I am only but one voice that speaks out for my country. There are other more patriotic ones out there. But personally, I’d thank His Majesty, for his utter kindness and care for he keeps everything in check – our country’s welfare, security, [...]

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SITUATIONAL UPDATE INFLUENZA A (H1N1) – NO. 52

July 14, 2009

The World Health Organization has informed countries that reporting of individual laboratory-confirmed cases of Influenza A H1N1 is no longer essential as a monitoring tool. Thus the body no longer requires countries to submit the report and will no longer publish updates on the number of confirmed cases for all countries in their website. Based [...]

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Hunting Treasure Hunters

July 14, 2009

Bandar Seri Begawan – Dubbed the most anticipated social-motoring event of the year, the 13th NBT Treasure Hunt flagged off from the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Berakas at 6.30 am yesterday. Themed ‘Pirates of the ‘Car ribean,’ the challenge saw 800 participants or ‘pirates’ travelling to destinations that included the capital, Bukit Shahbandar and [...]

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Looking for beads and bling?

July 13, 2009

Yesterday I dropped by newly opened Beads Art Enterprise which is located at the block of shops just behind Concepts Computer in Kiulap. The store specializes in beads and all sorts of bling which are a necessity for modern baju kurongs and increasingly the modern tudongs worn by the ladies these days. Also on offer [...]

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SITUATIONAL UPDATE INFLUENZA A (H1N1) – NO. 50

July 12, 2009

22 MORE PATIENTS HAVE COMPLETED THEIR TREATMENT The Ministry of Health today reported that: 56 close contact of Influenza A H1N1 cases have completed their quarantine. 22 confirmed cases of Influenza A H1N1 have completed treatment or discharged from hospital. Until 4 pm today, the Ministry of Health has confirmed 9 new cases of Influenza [...]

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Happy half year anniversary Dream Charters!

July 12, 2009

Dream Charters celebrated its 6th month anniversary recently with a small event at Sungai Bunga jetty where customers were presented with Sailing in Brunei t-shirts. Present as guest of honour was Deputy Minister of Industry and Primary Resources, Dato Paduka Haji Hamdillah. Also present was Director of Tourism Sheikh Jamaluddin. Guests at the event were [...]

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SITUATIONAL UPDATE INFLUENZA A (H1N1) – NO. 49

July 11, 2009

The Ministry of Health today reported that: 99 close contact of Influenza A H1N1 cases have completed their quarantine. 9 confirmed cases of Influenza A H1N1 have completed treatment or discharged from hospital. For the 120 cases that are still undergoing treatment, 85 percent are continuing treatment at their homes. 16 new cases of Influenza [...]

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The CheezBox Session

July 11, 2009

Cheezebox, as the name suggests, is pretty well-known for its wonderful cheese cakes. Yesterday, they unveiled a whole bunch of additions to their selection of cheesecakes and other treats to the media. Food pornography in session The star attraction for me… Chocolate and Banana cake. A thick layer of chocolate cream with fresh sliced bananas [...]

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SITUATIONAL UPDATE INFLUENZA A (H1N1) – NO. 48

July 10, 2009

128 INFLUENZA A H1N1 CASES COMPLETED TREATMENT The Ministry of Health has reported that for the 239 cases of Influenza A H1N1 confirmed until yesterday, 128 cases have been discharged from hospital or completed their treatment and a total of 774 close contacts of the cases have completed their quarantine. For the 111 cases still [...]

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SITUATIONAL UPDATE INFLUENZA A (H1N1) – NO. 47

July 9, 2009

650 CLOSE CONTACTS OF INFLUENZA A H1N1 COMPLETED QUARANTINE The Ministry of Health has reported that 650 close contacts of Influenza A H1N1 have completed their quarantine since the infection was first detected in the country. Meanwhile a total of 123 confirmed cases of Influenza A H1N1 have completed their treatment or have been discharged [...]

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SITUATIONAL UPDATE INFLUENZA A (H1N1) – NO. 46

July 8, 2009

INFLUENZA A H1N1 INFECTION EXPECTED TO CONTINUE Preliminary analysis on cases of Influenza A H1N1 by the Ministry of Health have found that approximately 40 percent of cases started to show symptoms of the disease within 3 days of infection and more than 80 percent having 2 or more symptoms. In view of the current [...]

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The Little Re-union

July 8, 2009

Pics from a couple of nights ago at a mini reunion of school mates from St. Margaret’s school which took place at Serikandi Restaurant in Kiulap. An old school mate of mine, and a “Battle of Words” team mate, Jenny (who’s my favorite art teacher Mrs Kok’s daughter) was visiting from Canberra and everyone decided [...]

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SITUATIONAL UPDATE INFLUENZA A (H1N1) – NO. 45

July 7, 2009

76 INFLUENZA A H1N1 PATIENTS HAVE COMPLETED TREATMENT Today, the Ministry of Health has announced that 76 Influenza A H1N1 cases have been discharged from hospital or completed their treatment whilst 387 close contacts have completed their quarantine period. Meanwhile 88 more cases are still undergoing treatment at the hospital or at home. From the [...]

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Selamat Pengantin Baru (It’s Hammertime!)

July 7, 2009

Sudah bersarang burung tempua Sarangnya tinggi tidaklah rendah Dahulu seorang sekarang berdua Ikatan janji tertunai sudah

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SITUATIONAL UPDATE INFLUENZA A (H1N1) – NO. 44

July 6, 2009

313 CLOSE CONTACTS OF INFLUENZA A H1N1 COMPLETED QUARANTINE As of today, a total of 313 close contacts of Influenza A H1N1 have completed their quarantine period whilst 67 confirmed cases have completed treatment for the infection. Meanwhile, as of 4pm today, the Ministry of Health has confirmed 22 new cases of Influenza A (H1N1), [...]

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Selamat Pengantin Baru

July 6, 2009

I missed this one last weekend cos Mr G came to visit Congratulations Mas & Emma!

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SITUATIONAL UPDATE INFLUENZA A (H1N1) – NO. 43

July 5, 2009

249 CLOSE CONTACTS OF INFLUENZA A H1N1 COMPLETED QUARANTINE The Ministry of Health today has informed that 249 close contacts of Influenza A H1N1 have completed their quarantine period whilst 56 confirmed cases have completed treatment for the infection. Meanwhile, as of 4pm today, the Ministry of Health has confirmed 18 new cases of Influenza [...]

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SITUATIONAL UPDATE INFLUENZA A (H1N1) – NO. 42

July 4, 2009

23 NEW CASES OF INFLUENZA A (H1N1) As of 4.00 pm today, the Ministry of Health has confirmed 23 more new cases of Influenza A (H1N1), bringing the total in the country to 124 cases. Of the total cases, 50 patients have completed their treatment whilst 186 close contacts have also completed their quarantine. Further [...]

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The Rizqun Coffee House Chef’s Night Buffet

July 4, 2009

Happy 4th July to all my American friends! More importantly of course, 4th July is when I celebrate by wedding anniversary This promo is going on until Juy 15th. Great stuff including specialties from all the chefs like Japanese, Mexican, Chinese, and Malay food. At under 25 bucks, this is one value-for-money meal! Make yr [...]

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SITUATIONAL UPDATE INFLUENZA A (H1N1) – NO. 41

July 3, 2009

8 NEW CASES OF INFLUENZA A (H1N1) The Ministry of Health has confirmed 8 more new cases of Influenza A (H1N1), bringing the total in the country to 101 cases. Of these cases, a total number of 29 patients have recovered and been discharged from Pengiran Muda Mahkota Pengiran Muda Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah Hospital, Tutong. [...]

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A G1, an N97, and an iPhone 3GS walk into a room…

July 3, 2009

Since getting the HTC G1 Android Phone, I’ve been comparing it with the likes of the Nokia N97 and most recently the iPhone 3GS with interesting results. Here are the pics: Widgets on N97? G1 oso got QWERTY on N97? G1 oso got Which Dialpad more sexy? G1 loaded App Marketplace oredi… N97 still waiting… [...]

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SITUATIONAL UPDATE INFLUENZA A (H1N1) – NO. 40

July 2, 2009

27 NEW CASES OF INFLUENZA A (H1N1) The Ministry of Health has confirmed 27 new cases of Influenza A (H1N1), bringing the total in the country to 93 cases. All these cases are still being investigated and undergoing treatment. The Ministry of Health also confirms the death of a 12-year-old child early this morning. The [...]

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Asean e-Culture Exchange Workshop Closing

July 2, 2009

Written by Farah Ahmadnawi A Farewell dinner and prize presentation was held for participants of the 2nd AseanCulture Exchange Workshop for Youth 2009 at the Sheraton Utama hotel on June 27. The workshop was organised by the Authority for Info-Communications Technology of Brunei Darussalam (AITI) in collaboration with Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) and Radio Televisyen [...]

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Latest Update from Ministry of Health (B. Melayu)

July 1, 2009

Peningkatan jumlah kes-kes baru Influenza A(H1N1) dalam dua hari kebelakangan ini:- Pada 30hb Jun 2009, terdapat 10 kes-kes baru (dari 32 kes pada 29 Jun 2009 menjadi 42 kes pada 30hb Jun 2009) Pada hari ini, 1hb Julai 2009, terdapat 24 kes-kes baru (dari 42 kes pada 30hb Jun 2009 menjadi 66 kes pada 1hb [...]

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