October 2009

Halloween at the Students’ Union!

October 31, 2009

From Wikipedia: In parts of northern England, there is a traditional festival called Mischief Night, which falls on the 30th of October. During the celebration, children play a range of "tricks" (ranging from minor to more serious) on adults. One of the more serious tricks might include the unhinging of garden gates (which were often [...]

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Nad’s Birthday Dinner :)

October 30, 2009

It was Nad’s birthday on Monday and we decided to throw here a little birthday bash at Roosters! Couple of random night shots with the F70 at 8 seconds The gang Nad gets her present Nice scarf!

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Blast from the past

October 29, 2009

Am not sure if you’re aware of this but there’s this site called The Wayback Machine which is part of the Internet Archive Project, an uber-ambitious project to archive all of human knowledge onto the web. Anyway, this is all part of my research into the whole Web 2.0 phenomenon and I was just wondering [...]

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The Chevening Reception at Nottingham Castle

October 28, 2009

Last night, the Chevening FCO hosted a reception for Chevening scholars in the Midlands area. The reception was held at the Nottingham Castle Museum. It was a great networking event where I got to meet with other Chevening scholars from around the world. Names, emails and facebook id’s were exchanged and definitely new friendships will [...]

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Beraya Bersama Brunotts – Bab Kedua

October 26, 2009

Random shot The group shot at the end

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Beraya Bersama Brunotts – Bab Pertama

October 25, 2009

Yup I know, we’ve passed the month of Syawal, but yesterday the Brunotts Society held their Hari Raya event and although Syawal has passed, it was still nice to soak in the festive atmosphere one last time before the next year. It was an awesome event and the Freshers put up a really good show [...]

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The Chinese State Circus

October 25, 2009

  Muffin and Latte before heading for the circus The Chinese State Circus has a characteristically quiet charm. The level of skill is so phenomenally high that any razzamatazz gloss is redundant. These distinctively Chinese performance arts are thousands of years old yet they still retain the capacity to entertain in this third millennium. Featuring [...]

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In and around Leicester – Selingan

October 23, 2009

Not much happening apart from going hunting (for books!) everyday at the library and working on assignments and figuring how to tackle that big ass dissertation Remembrance Sunday is just around the corner, so lots of poppy plants are being planted especially around war memorial sites. This one taken at the memorial site near Universty. [...]

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Raya’ing Up the Thames with the BSU – Part Two

October 22, 2009
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Bonza Rugby Weekend!

October 21, 2009

What are you doing this weekend? If you’re looking to catch some awesome rugby action featuring our very own boys playing against some monster teams from the likes of India, Malaysia, and Philippines, then come on down to Belapan Sports Complex and support our anak Brunei! Plus there’ll be a carnival just outside the complex [...]

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Diwali – The Festival of Light

October 21, 2009

I was told that the Diwali celebrations in Leicester is the biggest in the UK, so after the BSU boat cruise, I rushed back to Leicester to catch the celebrations. Good move Reedz! It was happeNING! Which is more than I can say for my pics from the event Its times like these I wish [...]

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Raya’ing Up the Thames with the BSU – Part One

October 18, 2009

Saturday afternoon was spent in the company of over 300 fellow Bruneian students from all over UK on board the Dixie Queen going up the river Thames. The Hari Raya gathering was superbly organized by the Brunei Students’ Union and sponsored by quite a number of organizations including the Brunei Students’ Unit (UPP), BLNG, Yayasan [...]

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Pesta Indomie di Opal Court

October 17, 2009

I like this shot Ada lagi Pop Mie menyalat tu Cukup kah meh nya ani? Periuk bujang ni namanya… hahaha!

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AB Goes Walkabout: Stapleford Park

October 15, 2009

Over the weekend, I had the pleasure of visiting one of England’s finest countryside resorts, Stapleford Park. What a lovely place to spend a weekend or two in! Thanks S for letting me roam freely around the establishment. I really enjoyed myself Secluded in the heart of some of England’s most picturesque and enjoyable countryside, [...]

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Open House at Linton Street

October 13, 2009

Pics from the Hari Raya open house at Linton Road where a number of Bruneian students are living in a few houses. It was an awesome night spent in the company of some wonderful young people who welcomed us with traditional Bruneian warmth and hospitality. Thanks guys for the lovely evening!

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Berhari Raya di Loughborough

October 12, 2009
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Bersiar-siar di Bandar Leicester

October 10, 2009
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Obama for Peace: Turn Hope into Action

October 10, 2009

Dear friends, The winner of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize has just been announced — and it’s US President Barack Obama. We’ve seen big shifts since Obama replaced George W Bush. The Nobel committee say they’re rewarding him for the hope he’s sparked. He deserves our congratulations! But on too many urgent issues, Obama is [...]

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Changed Priorities Ahead

October 9, 2009

These pics are from last night’s dinner at Tinseltown with Qidah and her folks who will be leaving for Brunei on Sunday. Thank you once again to Dr Sablee and family for their warm hospitality towards us students here during their visit. Interesting road sign which was quite thought provoking at the time Tinseltown Diner [...]

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Bonza Weekend in London Part Two

October 8, 2009

Two UBD Students to study at the Prince’s School of Traditional Arts in UK Ampuan Siti Ramlah (left) and Muhamed Rusydi (right) holding their passports with their student visas with His Excellency Mr Rob Fenn, the British High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam Two UBD students will be leaving for the United Kingdom this Saturday, 10 [...]

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Dinner with Bruneians in Leicester

October 7, 2009

Well it looks like Nando’s is the defacto dining destination for Bruneians in Leicester. Last week we had a meet n greet dinner for Bruneians in Leicester and it took place at… yup, Nando’s.

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Bonza Weekend in London Part One

October 6, 2009

Congratulations DJ Hani on your nikah yesterday! Ok for those of you who’ve been following me on FB and Twitter you’d know that I went walkabout to London over the weekend. Here are some of what I saw and photographed along the way While waiting for the train to London, I stopped over at Nando’s… [...]

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Walkabout in the city – Continental Market

October 3, 2009

BIG BIRTHDAY SHOUT TO MY NEPHEW BADRUZ WHO TURNS SWEET 16 17 TODAY! Penny’s back from her Handbag shopping trip and check out the bags she bought! For the past week, the Continental Market, an annual event in Leicester, has been taking place around the Clock Tower, Gallowtree Gate and the pedestrianised High Street. On [...]

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A day out with Da Gang

October 1, 2009

This week has been quite light schedule wise, so da gang and I have been spending quite a lot of time exploring the city centre. These pics were taken a couple of nights ago when Qidah and her family hosted us to a scumptuous chicken dinner at Nando’s followed by a small Hari Raya open [...]

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