Dinner at Al-Mashriq with Damissus The cemetery I pass by everyday Showcase Cinema De Lux Lunch at KAYU
This came in my email inbox this morning and I thought it was a nice way of conveying a sensitive message. Thanks Habib for this
By Elisabeth Donati Question: What is the right age to start teaching kids about money? Answer: If they are breathing, they should be learning about money! OK, that may seem a little over zealous, but here’s the thing… Just like our need for oxygen from the moment we pop out into the planet, most of [...]
Have you ever been pressured to brand your feature set? With one click? Without innovative niches, you will lack convergence. Quick: do you have a front-end plan for coping with new all-hands meetings? Imagine a combination of Ruby on Rails and CSS. Think B2B2C. Think scalable. Think clicks-and-mortar. But don’t think all three at the [...]
Excerpt of a letter from the son of a woman who was stoned to death nearly 30 years ago: Have you ever held a bloody tool in your hands with which they have murdered your mother? Have you ever touched the bloody skin and hair of your mother who has just been killed in a [...]
When a new day begins, dare to smile gratefully. When there is darkness, dare to be the first to shine a light. When there is injustice, dare to be the first to condemn it. When something seems difficult, dare to do it anyway. When life seems to beat you down, dare to fight back. When [...]
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 [...]
This is perhaps the most asked question that I get next to “Where are you studying Reedz?” So I decided to answer the question with today’s post. I am also planning to post some of the more interesting stuff that I find in my readings for my dissertation. So for those of you who are [...]
Happy 8th Birthday to Nina the Bartina! Hope you had an awesome day today! I Love You sweety! After spending the morning in Nottingham covering the BruNotts Easter Games, I made my way back to Leicester to join some friends for a good old makan-makan geder-geder heheh. Some lovely Bruneian food to help soothe away [...]
Last weekend, on the way back to Leicester after the uber successful Bruneian Postgraduate Symposium in London, I stopped over at Birmingham at the invitation of fellow anak Brunei and martial arts guru, Maul, who was conducting one of his Silat Suffian Bela Diri seminars there. Among those present at the seminar were international martial [...]
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 the night, I ain’t coming back Don’t stop, make it pop DJ, blow my [...]
Damissus bought me exactly what I needed to bring back some of that photography mojo I seem to have lost… A Nikon D300S coupled with a Nikkor 35mm f1.8 AFS lens. Perfect street photography gear! This will be perfect for use in Leicester! Yayyy! Spent today getting the hang of the mellow yellow… a great [...]
TGIF 2010! Happy New Year Everyone! May we all have an AWESOME year ahead! Keep those POSITIVE vibrations humming!! via Twitter
Just some random shots of the Megafam trip to Malaysia earlier this year
This is just a reminder to myself taken from here: Strong families make decisions, solve family problems, and do family work together. Everyone has a role to play and everyone participates. Parents are the leaders, but the children’s opinions and efforts are invited, encouraged, and appreciated. Making real decisions is good practice and can help [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
Beautiful Sunset taken from Tarindak d’Seni What would the world be like if the men were to stay at home with the kids and the women worked instead? A man was sick and tired of going to work every day while his wife stayed home. He wanted her to see what he went through so [...]
Been quite lax in posting for the last couple of days (maklumlah, cutiii heheh!). Am posting from my hotel room at the Miri Marriott. Just some random pics from the HTC G1 which I’ve taken over the past couple of months. Have an awesome Sunday everyone and Selamat Berpuasa! The first pic taken with the [...]
Question of the day: ARE YOU INSURED? Check out kennysia’s piece about this perennial issue. I’ll bet you’ll wanna go and get at least some basic coverage after reading it…
Below is a conversation which took place in the Ruai Lounge recently. Feel free to join in the conversation by commenting on this post. My views on this issue later in the day. Zul: i was at coffeezone last saturday nite when a child of age 8 below came up to us offering some "kacang".. [...]
Have YOU applied? Click here to find out more! After starting off on the wrong footing by buying my camera bodies from parallel importers, I took the step of going “legit” with the local distributor for Canon, Interhouse, and bought an EOS40D from them two years ago. Since then, it has been Interhouse all the [...]
These are the principles upon which Lindsay Fox has lived all his life. A living example of the Great Aussie Dream, Lindsay founded Linfox, a company which started out in logistics and later expanded into airport management, real estate, and security. Not bad for a school dropout at 16 who faked his age to buy [...]
Lindsay Fox talk at Central Lecture Theatre, Room 1.17 4pm, Thursday, 14th May 2009. He is such a charismatic speaker with a great sense of humour. Now that’s a rarity coming from a billionaire. Highly recommended by RA. Excapade has just opened their 6th outlet at Regent Square this week. Fellow foodies Maurina, Liza, Marul, [...]
2010-2011 Fulbright Scholarship Now open for applications. Click here to find out more. Last weekend, AV Electronics launched Drobo, the first fully automated storage robot from Data Robotics Inc. It is designed to ensure that data is always protected, storage capacity is unlimited and it is exceptionally easy to expand. Exclusively available only at AV [...]
I found myself nodding my head in agreement when I read this articulate post in Have Your Say about visiting hours in our local hospitals. Is RIPAS Hospital a Zoo or the Gadong Mall? – By Depressed Patient I became deeply depressed when I was admitted on 2nd April. But my condition got worse right [...]
Bandar Seri Begawan – A Group called the Brunei Beach Bums held a beach cleaning campaign yesterday in support of Earth Day. The beach picked this time was Meragang Beach. About 100 people turned up to help and show their support in the clean up. According to Rozia Hj Adenan, a member of the Brunei [...]
Pics taken during the inaugural Ministry of Communications’ Media Night held at the Amar Pahlawan Hall, where the guest of honour was the Permanent Secretary at the ministry, Haji Awang Alaihuddin bin Pehin Orang Kaya DiGadong Seri Lela Dato Seri Utama Haji Awang Mohamad Taha. The event was organised to maintain a closer relationship between [...]
Pics taken during the recent Tourism Malaysia Megafam frip to KL. After the fully packed daily programs, nights were spent wandering around the Bukit Bintang area and checking out the events surrounding the upcoming F1 race. Starhill aka Bukit Bintang Crossing the road Lots and lots of shops Very urban I stumbled upon these talented [...]
A BIG Birthday Shout-out to Aunty HDM who turns *cough cough* today! Happy Birthday and Many Happy Returns of the Day! A TOTAL of 230 participants with special needs signed up for the 4th National sports meet organised by the Community Development Board (Japem) at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Berakas last weekend. The bi-annual [...]
Searching for that Lexus. A woman was killed in a hit-and-run case yesterday. According to the Royal Brunei Police Force, the accident took place along the Muara/Tutong Expressway near the Nakhoda Ragam Vocational School in Lambak Kanan around 9.15am. The police said the 47-year-old New Zealand national was cycling along the expressway heading towards the [...]
Tug-of-War or also known as rope pulling is a sport that directly pits two teams against each other in a test of strength. The origin of this sport is unknown but it is known that tug of war was practiced in ancient Egypt and China. The game had been made as part of Olympic Games [...]
Mr BR says it all here. I was waiting for something… My auspicious ticket This is what you get with a 50mm lens Up close and personal Special prize if you can guess whose hand that is! Hi Rachy
If you happen to be looking for accommodation in KB, this newly refurbished 5b/3bth home is now available for rent. Located 5 minutes from KB town, its perfect for the family! Click here for more pics or call 8757130 for more details. Over the last couple of years, I’ve been asked this question many times [...]
Mr. Steven Doma-Mikó, born in Füzesgyarmat, a picturesque city of Hungary, is one of the three Royal-Court Painters in the world with talent that is highly appreciated by royal families, other notabilities and celebrities in different regions. During the last three decades Mr. Doma-Mikó founded several museums, and art collections, like the first Japanese Museum [...]
Long overdue pics from last week’s Chap Goh Meh celebration at the Firm’s HQ. Customers were treated to some fantastic performances by three very cheeky lions Ever wonder what it looks like INSIDE?
Pics from this morning’s activities. Will have limited access to internet at home for the time being cos I’ve been TOSSED! Thank you berry much to those responsible The morning started real early at the Kianggeh jetty The boyz monkeying around Group hug! Then it was off to the stadium to see this… and this…
It takes a crane to build a crane It takes two floors to make a story It takes an egg to make a hen It takes a hen to make an egg There is no end to what I’m saying It takes a thought to make a word And it takes some words to make [...]
