June 2011

Fusion Pasta and Pizza Galore

June 30, 2011

Last weekend, I attended a foodie session at Thanis’ aka CookieMonzter’s place. It was a delectable carb fest featuring fusion pastas and pizzas galore! Siok tapi inda dapat selalu… Thai marinara with angel hair pasta This was my favourite. Linguini with salted duck egg carbonara! No via anakbrunei.com.bn

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Fusion Pasta and Pizza Galore

June 30, 2011

Last weekend, I attended a foodie session at Thanis’ aka CookieMonzter’s place. It was a delectable carb fest featuring fusion pastas and pizzas galore! Siok tapi inda dapat selalu… Thai marinara with angel hair pasta This was my favourite. Linguini with salted duck egg carbonara! Nonya dry curry pasta!

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Don’t these people get tired of trying?

June 29, 2011

(BARR HAMZA NAHOR & ASSOCIATES CHAMBERS) DES AMBASSADE RUE 01BP 52 COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN Tel; +299 9828 15 83 E-mail; barrhamzanahor@yahoo.com Assets of my deceased client {Engineer Michael Azwan} Dear Muhammad Malik, I am highly esteemed to write you this proposal; after I have got your information’s through B/R Chambers of Commerce. My name [...]

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Seria, not to be confused with Syria

June 28, 2011

Seria is a town in the Belait District of Brunei Darussalam. Its full name is Pekan Seria in full (Pekan is the Malay word for “Town”). Seria was originally known as Padang Berawa which is Wild Pigeon’s Field in Malay. The name “Seria” comes from the river located very near where oil was first via anakbrunei.com.bn

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Seria, not to be confused with Syria

June 28, 2011

Seria is a town in the Belait District of Brunei Darussalam. Its full name is Pekan Seria in full (Pekan is the Malay word for “Town”). Seria was originally known as Padang Berawa which is Wild Pigeon’s Field in Malay. The name “Seria” comes from the river located very near where oil was first discovered in [...]

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St. Margaret’s School Launches SIMS

June 27, 2011

Yesterday, I visited my alma mater, St. Margaret’s School in Seria to attend the launching ceremony for the School Web Portal and the Student Information Management System. The last time I visited was during the golden jubilee celebrations so it was an opportunity to re-visit after a few via anakbrunei.com.bn

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St. Margaret’s School Launches SIMS

June 26, 2011

Yesterday, I visited my alma mater, St. Margaret’s School in Seria to attend the launching ceremony for the School Web Portal and the Student Information Management System. The last time I visited was during the golden jubilee celebrations so it was an opportunity to re-visit after a few years. The school web portal was developed [...]

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International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

June 23, 2011

Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1987, June 26 has been chosen as the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. The day is supposed to serve as a reminder of the goals agreed to by UN Member States of creating an international society free of drug abuse. The Narcotics Control Bureau [...]

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Case Mate Pop! Case for Nexus S

June 22, 2011

Those who know me will know that I am a die-hard Android phone user, and I’ve been a fan of phones that carry the “pure” Android OS. I have the whole series so far: the G1 (now a glorified paper-weight due to a “flashing” accident), the Nexus One (which damissus inherited, to accompany her Tab), [...]

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Seri Kamayan Restaurant (Retro Review)

June 21, 2011

Kamayan is an interesting word in Tagalog. It can mean eat with hands, but it also means having fun as its more literal meaning is shaking hands or getting acquainted. I’m not sure if the current owners knew this before they took over Seri Kamayan Restaurant all those years ago. The Gadong branch was one [...]

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BIBD Kicks Off Charity Expedition for Japan

June 20, 2011

Some 1,000 participants flocked to the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium to take part in BIBD’s Charity Expedition for Japan.Present as the guest of honour to flag off the event was Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Utama Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Yahya bin Begawan Mudim Dato Paduka Haji B via anakbrunei.com.bn

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BIBD Kicks Off Charity Expedition for Japan

June 19, 2011

Some 1,000 participants flocked to the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium to take part in BIBD’s Charity Expedition for Japan. Present as the guest of honour to flag off the event was Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Utama Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Yahya bin Begawan Mudim Dato Paduka Haji Bakar Minister of Industry and [...]

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International Women’s Fair 2011

June 17, 2011

It’s all system go for the International Women’s Fair 2011 which is set to welcome visitors until June 19 at International Convention Centre in Berakas. Co-organised by S-Team Solutions Event Management, Elricco Digital and Multimedia Co and the Brunei’s Women Business Council, the event will feature an International Expo, the launching of the Brunei Women [...]

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The Airport Economist

June 17, 2011

Couple of days ago, I attended a business luncheon at Spaghettinis organized by the Australian High Commission and Austrade. The lunch featured a talk by a superb speaker from Autralia, Tim Harcourt aka The Airport Economist, who gave an entertaining overview of the global economy and where ASEAN is at in relation to the other [...]

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Brunei-Australia Annual Dinner Coming Soon!

June 16, 2011

Dear Fellow Australians and BAA members, Hot on the heels of a very successful Brustralia 2 Foodie Event we would like to invite you to a fun night of food, music & dancing. We have also invited some local Australian university representatives to acknowledge some of the top Bruneian graduates from Australia during the dinner. [...]

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BEDB Home Showcase Opens

June 15, 2011

Pics from the BEDB Home Showcase launch yesterday which I attended. The event was the culmination of a two year long project by BEDB to build 2,000 houses in Mumong which according to da gangsta, is ahead of schedule. It’s an excellent idea to do the home showcase and this is normal practice in other [...]

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JOB VACANCY AD

June 14, 2011

Received this really good ad in an email from da sista. POSITION: Mom, Mommy, Mama, Ma Dad, Daddy, Dada, Pa, Pop JOB DESCRIPTION: Long term, team players needed, for challenging, permanent work in an often chaotic environment. Candidates must possess excellent communication and organizational skills and be willing to work variable hours, which will include [...]

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30 sikap wanita

June 13, 2011

Something random for a Monday morning. Have a great week ahead people! Bila sorang wanita mengatakan dia sedang bersedih, tetapi dia tidak menitiskan airmata, itu bermakna dia sedang menangis di dalam hatinya. Bila dia tidak menghiraukan kamu selepas kamu menyakiti hatinya, lebih baik kamu beri dia masa untuk menenangkan hatinya semula sebelum kamu menegur dengan [...]

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Simply Siti…

June 12, 2011

SIMPLYSITI, a brand of beauty and cosmetic products by famous Malaysian songstress Dato’ Siti Nurhaliza Tarudin, made its debut in the Brunei market a couple of days ago at Paloma, The Mall, Gadong and Paloma, Delima. It was a rare sight to see a large number of fans gathering in front of the store just [...]

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BIBD 7 Habits Workshop: The Learning Experience

June 10, 2011

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens workshop concluded yesterday with a closing ceremony which featured presentations from all the kids followed by a certificate presentation. After the event, I asked my girls what they learnt from the workshop and what their conclusions were. Below is their response: We joined the 7 habits of highly [...]

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National Environment Conference 2011

June 9, 2011

The 4th National Environment Conference (NEC) 2011 took place yesterday at the Rizqun International Hotel. It was organised by Asia Inc Forum in partnership with Alcoa, Butra HeidelbergCement, Total E&P and HSBC, and with the support from Borneo Bulletin and Media Permata. NEC is the country’s premier and largest conference on environmental economic sustainability. Themed [...]

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Seven Habit of Highly Effective Teens

June 8, 2011

Yesterday saw the opening of the highly anticipated “7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens” workshop organized by BIBD in collaboration with UBD and AdvanSkills Services. As expected, there was a huge turnout of over 150 young ones between the ages of 11 to 19. The opening ceremony was officiated by YB Minister of Education. Also [...]

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Brustralia2 was a bonza arvo of bloody good grub!

June 7, 2011

IT WAS a food lovers haven as more than a dozen of different Australian-Bruneian fusion dishes were served during the Brustralia 2 foodie event last Sunday. The event was organised by the Brunei-Australia Alumni (BAAA) and held at Australian High Commissioner Mark Sawers’ residence in Jalan Kota Batu. Brustralia was participated by a number of [...]

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Fancy a Proton car?

June 6, 2011

Did you know that the Proton distributor in Brunei is now United Motors Sdn Bhd and their showroom is now at Batu Bersurat? Well, I didn’t… until last weekend when I was invited to a media conference at their showroom yesterday to announce their appointment as distributor by Proton Holdings Berhad. Present at the event [...]

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Walk Run Cycle raises 107k!

June 5, 2011

From Borneo Bulletin: This year’s recently concluded WalkRunCycle (WRC) charity event organised by HSBC Brunei had raised funds totalling B$107,364. This was revealed by Lim Boon Teck, Manager Corporate Sustainability, HSBC Brunei during an appreciation dinner held at I-Lotus in Rimba yesterday evening. The event also saw the auctioning of two bicycles, which raised B$1,000 [...]

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Happy Birthday Girls.. umm I mean young ladies

June 4, 2011

Wow, time flies so fast… I remember it like it was only yesterday I was holding them in my arms and putting them to sleep on my tummy… Daughter number one turns 15 today and number two turns 14 in 10 days. We had a small makan at Charcoal over the weekend to celebrate.

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Hey F’oo!!

June 3, 2011

What is it with drivers who insist on going round the roundabout as if they’re negotiating a hairpin at Sepang?? Making up for lack of performance in other areas?? Btw, I need yr full name for the anakbrunei.org email accounts Oh, and did I mention that its a GOOGLE hosted email account with a 2GB [...]

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BIT 2011 is AWESOME!

June 2, 2011

The response for Brunei International Tattoo has been overwhelming yet again and folks like me who left the ticket buying too late, are now unable to enjoy the preformances because all the night tickets are SOLD OUT and the only shows with tickets left are those during working hours. Oh well… here’s some awesome pics [...]

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WalkRunCycle Charity Bike Auction concludes

June 1, 2011

As mentioned in a previous post, a spontaneous idea which came about when DJ Jenny and DJ Hum were having a conversation on the air about needing bikes for the HSBC WalkRunCycle event. Together with da gangsta, we actually went bike shopping and selected two lovely bikes for the two DJ’s to ride during the [...]

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