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WHO’s Got Talent Season 2 is BACK! The competition is open to the whole of Borneo and to all ages. Bring in your talents, upload your videos and get voted! For more info and to join the competition, just log in to www.gayabmobile.com.bn. Bigger, Better Prizes awaits!
We Dare YOU!
Fancy [...]
A message from Mr BR:
FREE BOOKS. This is the last time I am stating this. I am giving away 50 copies of my new book The Golden Warisan Volume 2 (so far I have given away 4 books) to history students. All I ask is that you send me an email stating your name, your [...]
Professional and social photographers finally have a platform which will allow them to showcase their photos, and earn money from it. Expansys Technologies, an incubatee company from the iCenter, has developed a virtual avenue for photographers. YouGotSnapped is the first locally developed application for Facebook, those of you who follow the blog, would have already [...]
Update 11th November 2009:
THE Asia-America Gateway (AAG) submarine cable network announced the completion of its comprehensive test requirement for the project that will link Brunei and other Southeast Asian nations with East Asia and the United States.
In a press statement yesterday, Brunei’s Ministry of Communications said the completion of the project will now enable AAG [...]
Since getting the HTC G1 Android Phone, I’ve been comparing it with the likes of the Nokia N97 and most recently the iPhone 3GS with interesting results. Here are the pics:
Widgets on N97? G1 oso got
QWERTY on N97? G1 oso got
Which Dialpad more sexy?
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These pics are more or less LIVE from the Mall, Gadong. More updates on the way
Here are some pics from the recently concluded CommunicAsia Exhibition which was held in Singapore last week. The crowd this year was noticeably smaller and so were the number of exhibitors. This may be due to the economic downturn and also the whole H1N1 situation. The highlights of the show were new phones from [...]
Congratulations to the winner of last year’s ‘Think Big Business Plan Competition’, Rafiqun WDSI Sdn Bhd, on signing a Memorandum of Agreement with Something Corporation PLC and ITEC Intelligent Services. The signing ceremony took place last week at the Brunei Pavilion where Brunei Darussalam participated for the first time at CommunicAsia, an annual International [...]
Looking forward to this event next week Its gonna be HUGE with a whole bunch of activities for everyone! Mark June 12th on your calendars people! Congrats dude and keep it up!
Bandar Seri Begawan – Ranoadidas.com will be celebrating its sixth anniversary next week, Friday, June 12. The website is currently ranked No [...]
Happy 13th Birthday to Nia, AB’s number 1 apprentice. My how you’ve grown since you were born all those years ago… Much love from the AB Gang!
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
TELECOM Brunei Sdn Bhd (TelBru) continued its commitment towards excellent customer services with [...]
Still gathering my thoughts on the new plan. Stay-tuned for my post on this. Meantime, here’s the event at the Rizqun yesterday through my eyes
Talk on Brunei’s Marine Ecosystem Tonight!
Conservation International is engaged to undertake a study on Brunei’s marine life. Tonight they will be sharing their findings with the local diving community and getting feedback on how we can improve/enhance Brunei’s marine ecosystem, even build up our dive tourism here!
Also present will be Dr Gerry Allen – fish [...]
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 Electronics, Drobo limits [...]
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 [...]
Yesterday afternoon saw the launching of the Immigration department’s SMS notification service for its e-passports, visas and passes appication and mobile pc for enforcement. Present to officiate the launching was YB Minister of Home Affairs. Also present were the Deputy Minister, Permanent Secretary, and all the top management of Ministry of Home Affairs. I’m pretty [...]
Dropped by at Icklebooks yesterday to take a look at their new range of Crumpler bags and, naturally, their range of books for grown-ups. I was pleasantly surprised to find quite a good range of bags and at really decent prices (cheaper than S’pore I think!). Being a long time user of Crumpler, [...]
Recently on the chatbox, someone asked what would be a good upgrade lens for them. Below are some good options for general purpose walkaround lenses.
The Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS is the latest offering from Canon, which has held back on manufacturing an 18-200 lens for the longest time for what I think are [...]
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 by [...]
Setting a new record high in terms of size and quality, Consumer Fair Part 3 2009 (CF3) raised its curtains yesterday at the International Convention Centre, Berakas.
From January 8-11, with 250 booths occupied by quality vendors from India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Syria and Chinese Taipei and, of course, Brunei Darussalam, the [...]
Pics taken at yesterday’s Expansys Technologies christmas luncheon which was held at the i-Center. The main feature was a full sized roast turkey complete with scrumdelicious stuffing prepared by the boss man himself with the help of some elves. Well done K, the turkey ROCKED!
Just realized I didnt take any pics of the turkey, [...]
Milestones: A couple of days ago, this website quietly sailed past the half million unique visits mark. I’d like to say a great big THANK YOU to all of you readers for your continued support to this site. Stay tuned for some major enhancements to anakbrunei.org in the coming year!
Celebrate and take home [...]
A message from Liyana of BDAC:
World Aids day falls every 1st december and the council has been working round the clock spreading awareness to the community through its programmes. Be it talks, interviews, media coverage etc, it is to break the silence on hiv and aids.
Here i call you to join us to play your [...]
Looking for something to do this holidays? Why not visit Temburong!
Some of you probably know that I manage the #Brunei channel on IRC. Something I’ve been doing for the last 12 years Anyway, in the 12 years on the channel history, many have come and gone, and the popularity of IRC [...]
A continuation of the annual activity under the TelBru’s ‘Let’s’ initiative, this year’s event will see 2 participants in each team vying for great prizes at Pantai Seri Kenangan, Tutong on 30th November 2008.
After the immense success of Let’s Race last year, TelBru took the initiative to intensify the fun factor by [...]
The blog it up session at UBD this morning went very well with a turnout of over a hundred people!
Our session started with me putting things in context by talking about the “big picture” of the whole web 2.0 phenomena and how it is changing the way we use the web.
This was followed [...]
FYI, the organizers have made more places available for tomorrow’s talk, so if you’re keen to be ENTERTAINED by the three stooges, then email ubdgew2008@gmail.com NOW to reserve your seat!
We’ve got a whole bunch of GOODIES to give away to the audience during our break out activities (including Victoria’s Secret products, [...]
I sure did! Da crib was infested with ants! All sorts of ants, big ones, small ones, black ones, brown ones, even red ones! So last week I finally had it and called in the pest control folks to help with the problem. B-Mas Jaya is a relative newcomer in the pest control game, having [...]
Yesterday was a day well spent at the Think BIG National IT Forum organized by BEDB iCenter which was held at the Empire Hotel. Lots of information was exchanged and I think everyone left with at least some food for thought about the technology trends and its impact on us and how we can leverage [...]
Community Announcement
The Institute of Medicine is continuously looking for Simulated Patients (SP’s) for our educational purposes every year.
Simulated Patients (SP’s) are people who have been trained to accurately portray the role of a patient with a specific medical condition. The term “simulated patient” comes from the fact that SP’s are specifically trained to not [...]
A couple of weeks back, da gangsta wrote about The Egg Expose’ which started this huge buzz about what exactly IS The Egg? Well a few nights ago, I found out…
Its THE place to get all yr Apple gear…
… including these lovely little things…
… and this luscious beauty
oh who could [...]
Today’s post is brought to you by Saffron’s Premium Kek Batik which comes in this luxurious elegant box.
Last night, I had the opportunity to join the media gang in covering the moon sighting at bukit shahbandar. I met the headboy there, together with several officials from the relevant government agencies including survey department and religious [...]
Sudah mencuba Restoran Kaka? Mun alum, bah apa lagi?
It was a wet morning in Singapore yesterday and it looks like the weekend F1 is gonna be a wet and slippery one as well, on top of it being a night race! Talk about super challenging!
Wet morning
View from the window
I was told that one [...]
For parents out there who’ve felt the exasperation when their little ones’ school books/clothes/stationery/gear go AWOL once too many times, Stuck On You clothes labels and stickers for just about anything and everything is the answer. These fab products are microwave and dishwasher proof and do not fade even after years of usage.
I’ve been looking out for a little range-finder style camera to substitute for Elektra during those times when discretion is required. After comparing the Canon G9, the Fujifilm F100FD, the Ricoh GX200, and most recently, the Lumix LX3, I finally decided on the latter.
The LX3 comes with comprehensive manual controls and a fast, ultrawide [...]
Last Friday, the iCenter opened its doors to the public for the first time. The open-day was aimed at showcasing the centre and its incubatees. The centre was officially launched by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade HRH Prince Mohamed Bolkiah in March this year.
There were a series of activities including a lucky draw, sports [...]
Today is the first day of Ramadan and as I drove around the major shopping areas, I saw throngs of people rushing to buy stuff not only for sungkai, but stuff in preparation for Hari Raya including serving trays and food warmers!! Wow! Talk about an early start!!
Anyway, back to the iCentre activities. Last Thursday [...]
Eversince starting at The Firm, my weekends have become “longer” since Saturdays and Sundays are off days. It’s quite nice because the kids are at school and I’m pretty much free to roam around while waiting to pick them up from school. The Mall is a favorite photo hunting venue. There’s always something happening there, [...]
Giant BIRTHDAY shout to the BIL,
Azlen Affendy on his special day today.
Happy Birthday boonchoo from the AB gang!
Yesterday morning, I attended a seminar on Intellectual Property Protection which was held jointly by the Japanese Embassy and the AG Chambers of Brunei Darussalam. The seminar covered several IP related issues including IP Protection framework, enforcement, and [...]
Congratulations to Australian rookie Rick Kulacz who holed a stunning bunker shot for birdie to defeat Chinese Taipei’s Lu Wen-teh in a play-off and win the Brunei Open on Sunday. Kulacz, the 2001 world junior champion, produced one of the shots of the season to capture his maiden Asian Tour title at Empire Hotel [...]
