The Bersungkai Get-Together was held last Thursday, on the 26th August 2010 in conjunction of the holy month of Ramadhan and to celebrate the initiative of close ties between seniors and juniors by BruKent Society. This unprecedented event was held at the Coffee Zone in Gadong branch of which 21 individuals had come to break [...]
Cambridge PhD candidate Ihsan Nazurah Zulkipli Tell me a bit about yourself All about myself. Hmmmm, let’s see. Well, I’m the eldest of 6 and the only one (so far) to do sciencey stuff. I did my undergraduate degree at the University of Bristol, a BSc in Biochemistry with Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. By the [...]
After the “inda berapa” experience at Yo! Sushi in Leicester earlier this year, I resigned myself to the fact that I would be sushi deprived for the duration of my stay in Leicester. But last weekend, a new sushi bar opened and it served up some pretty good sushi. So the karaoke gang and I [...]
Extracted from BT on 4th May 2010: While officiating the Art & Design Exhibition at the Meragang Sixth Form Centre, Education Minister Pehin Dato Hj Abd Rahman said the new education system (SPN21), art was a subject that the ministry encouraged students to take. "Doing art doesn’t mean you’re going to be an artist. You [...]
Today I thought I’d shed a bit of light on what exactly am I researching at the moment for my dissertation. But first things first, what exactly IS a dissertation? A dissertation or thesis is a document submitted in support of candidature for a degree or professional qualification presenting the author’s research and findings. For [...]
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 his brother Amirul Writing the [...]
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 [...]
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 the [...]
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 [...]
Random shot The group shot at the end
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. [...]
I like this shot Ada lagi Pop Mie menyalat tu Cukup kah meh nya ani? Periuk bujang ni namanya… hahaha!
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.
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 [...]
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 [...]
As I was saying before, there’s all sorts of societies and clubs here at the Uni. Below are some of them: Krishna Consciousness Society Burlesque Society Sri Lankan Society Dominoes Society? Mosh Nightclub Christmas Ball Society?
Today is the start of induction week where we register for classes and sign up for all sorts of societies and extra-curricular activities. Its an exciting week at Leicester University!
As with the majority of the universities here in UK, Leicester has no shortage of International students. As such, it has become a tradition to hold a cultural night during freshie week. The venue was quite packed with students from all over the world including Cyprus, Turkey, Tibet, Nigeria, Ghana, Taiwan, Spain, Germany, Canada, USA, [...]
Yesterday afternoon was spent at Victoria Park with fellow freshies with icebreaker sports activities such as soccer, rounders, basketball, and of course, cricket. The weather was PERFECT! Inda panas, inda jua sajuk… cam beikun nya kitani heheh! Not all were there for sports…
