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Arrived in Cardiff yesterday for the weekend. I’m attending the Brunei Darussalam Student Society Wales’ annual national day event which this year carries the theme, Seri Brunei – A Traditional Brunei Malay Wedding. Last night I attended the rehearsals and it was great to see a few familiar faces and quite a few more new [...]
Are you an undergraduate or postgraduate student in UK? If so, have you registered for the Bruneian Postgraduate Symposium yet?
The Bruneian Postgraduate Society is holding its second Bruneian Postgraduate Symposium on March 20 with the theme: ‘Sustainability and Growth: Securing our Nation’s future’. The main panels for this year’s symposium are National Identity [...]
Wake up in the morning feeling like P Diddy Put my glasses on, Im out the door – I’m gonna hit this city (Lets go) Before I leave, brush my teeth with a bottle of Jack Cause when I leave for [...]
Pics from yesterday’s MadPaintball 2010 event which was organized by the folks at Brumingham. Unfortunately I was not able to make it, so these pics are borrowed from Munir, Masrina, Rauhah, Qidah, and Azriah on Facebook
Pics from last night’s inaugural meeting of the Leicester Brunei Students’ Society, BRULeics. It was an informal affair which began with a discussion about the new society, followed by a nice pot-luck dinner. Thanks for coming guys and lets keep this ball rolling! Enjoy the pics!
Mimi’s doodle
Abhar introducing [...]
French Crepes with Nutella and Whipped Cream… yummm
Adam the top salesman
National Art Gallery
Trafalgar Square
The Lions of the Empire
I wonder how many times this area has been photographed
Especially these lions
INFORMATION DAY AT INSTITUT TEKNOLOGI BRUNEI (InfoDay@ITB)
Day/Date: Saturday, 13 February 2010
Time: 8.00 am to 4.00 pm
Venue: Institut Teknologi Brunei (ITB)
Institut Teknologi Brunei will be organizing an ITB Information Day (InfoDay@ITB) on Saturday, 13th February 2010 at the University’s Campus in Kg Tungku. InfoDay@ITB is open to the public and prospective students from [...]
ALL the universities participating in the ‘Study in UK Exhibition’ at the Empire Hotel’s Grand Hall on February 2 this year have a very broad and strong portfolio of postgraduate programmes – both research and taught, according to HRD Services.
Interest in postgraduate studies among Bruneian students continues to rise – spurred on by returning [...]
The Bruneian gang in Leicester and I descended upon Yo! Sushi in the city cos they were offering 40% off which kind of makes the sushi experience in UK slightly more reasonable cost-wise. Having been spoilt silly by the availability and quality of sushi at a truly reasonable price in Brunei, I must say, I [...]
Pics from a day trip to Birmingham yesterday with some friends. Checked out the Bullring and the Chinatown. From wikipedia:
The Bull Ring is a major commercial area of Birmingham, England. It has been an important feature of Birmingham since the Middle Ages, when its market was first held. It has been developed into [...]
This came in the mail today
From my buddy Aidy in Surrey
Aidy is an entrepreneur. He sells kayupuk by mail in UK. How cool is that?
This article appeared in the Brunei Times today. Here’s the “director’s cut” if you will heheh I’d like to express my thanks to all at FCO, BHC and British Council for all the help and support thus far!
It has been over a year but it feels like just yesterday that I applied for [...]
Haven’t played with B&W for some time, so here’s a random selection.
Tks for looking and have an AWESOME weekend everyone!
Kampung Bicester or Bicester Village is relaxed shopping haven in the beautiful Oxfordshire countryside, where spacious boutiques showcase fabulously discounted labels from the leading fashion and lifestyle brands normally only found in the world’s most exclusive shopping streets.
Shopping is pure pleasure (or pain depending on who’s paying haha!) at Bicester Village, where sophisticated boutiques, [...]
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an independent international humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency medical aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural and man-made disasters or exclusion from health care in more than 60 countries around the world.
Pics from an International Christmas dinner event organised by Leicester Friends of MSF. It was a wonderful [...]
If you’re in London, drop by Brunei Hall TODAY for the Telbru Worldfon Roadshow. Learn how Worldfon can make your communications with loved ones back home so much easier and cheaper! Pics from yesterday’s briefing for Bruneian government officials in UK.
Do’a sebelum taklimat
Awg Adri sedang memberi taklimat mengenai Worldfon
Pegawai2 ejensi kerajaan di UK mendengar taklimat
Jamuan [...]
Being cooped up in the library was seriously getting to me, so I decided to take a stroll around the city this afternoon…
This is Leicester Fire Station just opposite my dorm building. Its undergoing renovations at the moment
Opal Court. My dorm.
Crossroads like these are very common here and are [...]
Pics from last night’s little halloween gathering at Linton Street. Great costumes guys! Had a lovely time and sorry I didnt get to show my “inner” cupid costume heheh! Kapisaaaan!
Dr Who, Phantom of the Opera, Wicked Witch, Grim Reaper, and Papa Smurf!
The HULK!
Cute!
The spread was delish! Pumpkin soup was very naisss!
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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 thrown [...]
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!
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 [...]
Random shot
The group shot at the end
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 [...]
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 Swinging Poles, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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), [...]
I like this shot
Ada lagi Pop Mie menyalat tu
Cukup kah meh nya ani?
Periuk bujang ni namanya… hahaha!
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 [...]
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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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 [...]
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 [...]
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.
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… [...]
