This is the news from Brunei fm
In conjunction with 26th Brunei National Day celebration, the Brunei Darussalam Student Society Wales (BDSS) in collaboration with Brunei Student Union organized and event in Cardiff entitled ‘Seri Brunei’. The theme for the day was ”The traditional Brunei wedding” which showcased a Bruneian wedding which is steeped in Bruneian culture and tradition. There were also various performances such as Malay traditional dance [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Just some random shots of the Megafam trip to Malaysia earlier this year
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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), [...]
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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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… [...]
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, [...]
Tomorrow is World Tourism Day!
Each year, World Tourism Day has a Theme and a Host Country. In 2009, Ghana will be the Host for the 30th World Tourism Day under the theme : “Tourism – Celebrating Diversity”.
Brunei, a member country of the UNWTO since 2007, has decided this year for the first time [...]
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…
Leicester is a city and unitary authority area in the East Midlands of England. It is the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest. In 2004, the population of the city proper was estimated at 285,100, with 441,213 living in the wider Leicester [...]
Early morning throng
The student volunteers are great. I would have loved to volunteer next year too
Nad and Robin registering for City Tour
Nalik?? NALIK??
Can u tell me what this is?
London from the air
There were over 150 students bound for Leicester alone!
Red tag for Opal Court
Nice tattoo
Guess where this is?
Congrats to my buddy Maul who got featured on NDTV while conducting a masterclass in Silat Suffian Bela Diri in Melbourne:
From The Brunei Times:
STUDENTS who wish to pursue higher education in the United Kingdom were advised to make full use of the British Council’s Education Exhibitions, as there is no substitute for obtaining information [...]
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…
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 [...]
NEWSFLASH
TelBru, Brunei Bay Radio and Card Access Services Brunei Launch Low Cost Electronic Payment Service Using the High Frequency (HF) and Radio Network – TelBru, Brunei’s largest telecommunications and information technology provider, Brunei Bay Radio (BBR), operator of the South East Asian HF/SBB radio email hub and Card Access Services (CAS) Brunei, the leading provider [...]
All systems go for the Ultimate Foodie Bloggers’ Challenge this afternoon! I’m bringing my Quick and Dirty Roast Lamb for sampling heheh! See y’all there!
On April 15th, the head chief of the Ulu Melilas longhouse, Pehin Datu Pekerna Dewa Hj Mohd Ali Bin Abdullah Hitam signed a Memorandum of Understanding on longhouse [...]
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 [...]
Positive Taps
Over the last few weeks, I’ve had several “positive taps” reminding me to be thankful for this blessed life I have. A decent job, a wonderful family, and a wife who would move heaven and earth for me… Reading Gembo’s words yesterday about his ordeal made me thankful for my ROCK. The video which [...]
