Congratulations to the Brunei Art Forum and Sheraton Utama Hotel on the overwhelming success of the joint art exhibition held yesterday in conjunction with the UNICEF Check Out for Children Challenge 2008. Sheraton Utama Hotel UNICEF Committee with some of the local artists The UNICEF Check Out for Children™ Challenge…
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6th Brunei National Conference on Autism
The 6th Brunei National Conference on Autism began yesterday morning at the Civil Service Institute with the theme “Don’t DIS the Ability” which advocates the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) as an ability, an advantage and as strength. “Time is our enemy,” stated Malai Haji Abdullah bin Malai Haji Othman, President…
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Brunei Cup 2008 – Day One
Pics taken from last night’s opening ceremony and the first two games of the tournament where the Jordan All-Stars played against the Mail & More Phils, followed by the Oilers versus the reigning champions, LG Sakers. Good start to the tournament! Head on over to the indoor stadium if you…
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Chimpers Chimping – Part 1
Chimping is a term used in digital photography (especially when using a digital single-lens reflex camera) to describe the habit of checking every photo on the on-camera display (LCD) immediately after capture. Earlier this year, I mentioned that I’d do a series on chimping. Well, now’s as good a time…
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Farewell Dr and Mrs Shah
Last night, da missus and I had the pleasure of attending a dinner organised by Dr Shah and his family at OGH, where we were immersed in a gathering of the close-knit Bengali community in Brunei. The warmth and friendliness of this community was very apparent and I felt privileged…
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69 and still going strong
Happy Thursday everyone! Couple of weeks ago, the FIL, the gentleman on the left in the pic above (on the right is my dad 🙂 ) turned 69 and all the grandkids decided to throw him a party… Don’t let the age fool you though. The FIL is still as…