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Tunjangan Hari Raya?

September 23, 2011

Did you know that in Indonesia Idul Fitri has a legally mandated salary bonus for all employees, known as Tunjangan Hari Raya (THR) as enforced by Indonesia’s Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration (“Kementerian Tenaga Kerja dan Transmigrasi”)? That’s right folks. The mandated amount of this salary bonus differs by region. For example, within the Jakarta [...]

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In Retrospect

August 3, 2011

“One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.” — Sigmund Freud

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e-Darussalam Government Portal Launched

July 14, 2011

Yesterday saw the launching of the e-Darussalam government portal at the Empire. e-Darussalam is an online portal of all the government services currently accessible was launched yesterday, boasting features such as one-time registration for users to access the services. Developed by the E-government National Centre (EGNC), the website "will integrate all e-government services online", in [...]

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Twestival Brunei ROCKED!

March 25, 2011

Twestival Brunei 2011 was officially launched last night at The Mall Gadong with a huge number of local Twitter users turning up to show support and in some cases to meet and greet each other in real life for the fist time. The highlight of the event was an ice-cream eating competition. Twestival Brunei aims [...]

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I Believe I Can Fly…

March 22, 2011

Old school photo manipulation… All analog… None of that adobe photoshop digital crap. This was taken circa 1977 (waaahhh THIRTY YEARS AGO!!!) in Penang, I think. You could choose which special effect you wanted and the photographer would ask you to pose accordingly. For this airborne shot, I had to pose on a bench with [...]

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Raising the giant flag

February 6, 2011

The hoisting of the giant-sized national flag in conjunction with Brunei Darussalam’s 27th National Day celebration took place this morning at the Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Foundation’s Open area in Bandar Seri Begawan. The ceremony marked the start of the country’s National Day anniversary celebration. With the hoisting of the giant-sized national flag, the citizens [...]

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It's better to actualize virtually than to incubate ultra-dynamically…

August 4, 2010

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 [...]

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Brunei sejahtera bumi tercinta

February 25, 2009

Brothers Intek Melaya The long wait… Ohayo gozaimasu! This pic is what I call a "decisive moment"

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Myma Revisited

October 8, 2008

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Bersama Rakyat – Through Nia’s Eyes

July 21, 2008

These pics were taken by Nia who was also in town yesterday as part of her school’s contingent. Cool pics taken by a young lady who is developing quite an eye for photography. I likes

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June Birthday Bash

July 3, 2008

Pics below were taken during the June birthday bash at the BIL and SIL residence in Tutong. There are so many birthday celebrants in our family for the months of May and June I’ve actually lost track! Anway, I wasn’t able to attend as I had the Saiful Nang workshop on that Sunday. Pics were [...]

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The Workshop – Top Five Shots

June 24, 2008

These are my top five shots which da gangsta referred to in his post. They were submitted for critique at the end of the practical session on day two of the workshop. Enjoice!

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Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder…

May 31, 2008

Selamat menyambut ulangtahun ke 47 kepada ABDB My fascination for faces went into hyperdrive last weekend… Du Fu’s Ballad of the Beautiful Ladies On the third day of the third moon, gentle breezes blow, Upon the waters by whose edge they come and go, Women of richest beauty (thoughts as pure as snow). Fine bones [...]

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Nina the Bartina turns 6

March 30, 2008

BIG shout out to Nina the Bartina who turns six today! Happy Birthday Sweety! Hope you enjoyed your special day today! Nina’s Birthday Cake Blowin’ out the candles

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ICT Career Day – Coming soon!

March 15, 2008

Today’s post is brought to you by the Purple Hippo Lens Blower – “One puff is enuff!” Head on over to Shimworld to see what I had to say about the new LEXUS LX570. Have an AWESOME weekend everyone! ———————————————– Pics taken during the briefing session conducted by Infocom Federation of Brunei Darussalam on the [...]

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I catch bikers for breakfast

March 6, 2008

I’ve caught the biking bug… I can’t stop thinking about them! So in an attempt to purge these thoughts out of my system, I thought I’d post this random series of pics so we can all enjoy their naked splendour! Hee hee!

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Inspiring the young ones

March 4, 2008

Pics taken last week when da gangsta and I were invited by Cikgu Nadiah (“,) to speak to a group of final year students doing the property management course at MTSSR. Lunch at d’ Other Office to discuss what to talk about hehe. Talk about last minute!The proprietor of d’ Other Office, Yacub was there [...]

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Ballet Regina

February 29, 2008

A new ballet school will be opening soon to serve the ever-growing needs of children whose parents see the value in developing their artistic and dance talents. The school is located in Kiarong, which looks to me like its becoming a hub for dance studios. I counted at least 3 dance studios in the area.

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24th National Day – Saya Anak Brunei

February 27, 2008

Faces from the 24th National Day celebrations at Taman SOAS in the capital last Saturday. Part of patriotism is the willingness to stand up and be a part of the celebrations. The act of waking up at the crack of dawn, driving all the way to town… thats a sacrifice in itself isn’t it?

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10 minutes with Myma

January 23, 2008

Ok more like 5 minutes… It was a challenge to myself to get to know the subject and get her comfortable in front of Abigail and shoot some test portraits, all in a space of 10 minutes! It was awesome fun!