September 2010

Open house at the eye center

September 30, 2010

The BEDB i-Centre held their open house yesterday and yours truly decided to take a break from the dreaded dissertation and drop by to say hi to some good friends over there. Kwok Leong, the centre director speaking to guests Chit chat time Hello ladies… My buddy Derek from DST was there

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Wanna study in Australia? Mark 8th Oct on yr Calendar!

September 28, 2010

Representatives from leading Australian educational institutions will be in Brunei for the annual Australian Education Exhibition organised by the Australian High Commission. The exhibition is one of the regular promotional events under the STUDY IN AUSTRALIA banner being coordinated and managed by Australian Trade Commission across ASEAN region. The upcoming exhibition will be held at [...]

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Go Brunei Barracudas!

September 26, 2010

Congrats to the Brunei Barracudas on their successful launching and press conference which was held this afternoon at the Mall. Look forward to a successful season in the ABL! Team owner giving her speech Guest of honour says a few words

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Whats the difference between libel, defamation and sedition?

September 25, 2010

Well, you would have learned the differences if you attended the talk on “Bloggers’ Rights and Responsibilities & the other legal issues on the use of Social Media in Brunei Darussalam” which was conducted by the AGC this afternoon. For those who missed it, the slides from the talk will be available online soon. Stay [...]

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Bloggers, know your rights & responsibilites!

September 24, 2010

TigerLim, Anakbrunei and Da Gangsta will be attending! Title of talk: A Blogger’s Rights and Responsibilities & the other legal issues on the use of Social Media in Brunei Darussalam Are you a blogger? Like bloggers elsewhere, Brunei bloggers publish on a multitude of topics ranging from the mundane to those with attention grabbing content. [...]

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A night at the Opera

September 23, 2010

Every year, during the mid-autumn mooncake festival, the chinese opera troupe from Xiamen come round to perform at the Chinese temple in BSB. I missed it last year so this year I made it a point to drop by. Apologies to my buddy the chief for having to step out from his raya function early [...]

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Congratulations Hj Kamal Bahrin, Chevening Scholar 2010

September 22, 2010

Bandar Seri Begawan – The British High Commission together with the Centre for British Teachers Education Services (CfBT) yesterday awarded a Brunei Mathematics teacher the CfBT Chevening Scholarship that will see him take an MSc at the University of Sussex. Hj Kamal Bahrin Jamal, a Maths teacher for the past six years at the Pengiran [...]

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Lebaran 1431

September 20, 2010

Hari Raya this year has been bitter-sweet. Spent mostly in the company of family and close friends, its been a week of reflection and thanks-giving. I feel lucky to be able to spend it at home this year after having to leave the night before eid last year. At the same time, I am sad [...]

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Happy Birthday Baqi!

September 14, 2010

My little nephew Baqi who turned one today hosted a small dinner for us. Happy Birthday Alai Baqi! My maiden attempt at making Linguine de frutti mare turned out pretty well Party pack from Kaizen Traditional red eggs

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BIBD breaks fast with customers

September 11, 2010

Pics from the recent sungkai ceremony hosted by BIBD for its customers.

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Here’s to a peaceful, spiritual, non-political eid ul fitr everyone…

September 9, 2010

Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar Allah is Great, Allah is Great Allahu Akbar Allah is Great La illaha il Allah there is no God, but Allah Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar Allah is Great, Allah is Great walilahil Hamd to Him belongs all Praise

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SMARTER Brunei celebrates 9 years

September 9, 2010

Last night, SMARTER Brunei celebrated its 9th Year Anniversary with a breaking fast ceremony in Sengkurong. Present were all the SMARTER Brunei families and staff of the SMARTER Brunei Center. Handing over proceeds from Momz Mooncake sale

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Breaking Fast with Brunei Forever Forum

September 7, 2010

Pics from the Brunei Forever Forum Sungkai event which took place last weekend.

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Sirah Amal BIBD goes to Kg Ayer

September 5, 2010

All pics courtesy of BIBD. More and more of the financially challenged are getting help as the Muslim world prepares for the upcoming month of Syawal. Kind-hearted organisations have played their roles in giving back to the community and Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam yesterday travelled within the Brunei-Muara District lugging with them clothes, hampers, monetary [...]

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Have you been to the Expo?

September 4, 2010

The one at the indoor stadium that is… some interesting stuff there… Most notably the awesome Biskut Batang Buruk Each “batang” is packed with mung bean goodness Original recipe from Johor

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Bersiar2 di gerai Ramadhan

September 4, 2010

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