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HUAT AH!

February 6, 2012

In the Hokkien dialect, Chap Goh Meh means the 15th night of Chinese New year. It is celebrated with prayers and offerings to mark the end of the Chinese New Year. For most Bruneians nowadays, Chap Goh Meh is not celebrated widely. Most of the celebrations, if any, are confined to a small family dinner. [...]

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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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Happy Birthday Nini Jamil!

August 8, 2011

A couple of weeks ago, we celebrated the FIL’s 72nd birthday at Ligong Restaurant at the Empire. The all you can eat promo is one of our favourites when it comes to special celebrations like these. Happy Birthday babah, from all the gang. Wishing you good health, and happiness throughout the year!

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What did you do last weekend?

July 21, 2011

Last weekend, a whole bunch of like-minded parents who wanted to see their kids succeed in school and in life, accompanied their kids to a two-day intensive workshop called the “Genius IQ Success Training” program. The program had two objectives, firstly to teach study techniques to the kids (and the parents heheh) and to instill [...]

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Parents, how to be positive?

July 19, 2011

Pics from an award ceremony which was held at little Arief’s school a couple of weeks ago. Awards were given out for various activities including spelling bees, mandarin, drama, and other extra-curricular activities. The main objective of these awards of course, are to positively recognize the kids’ achievements this far and encourage even better performance [...]

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BIBD 7 Habits Workshop: The Learning Experience

June 10, 2011

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens workshop concluded yesterday with a closing ceremony which featured presentations from all the kids followed by a certificate presentation. After the event, I asked my girls what they learnt from the workshop and what their conclusions were. Below is their response: We joined the 7 habits of highly [...]

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Seven Habit of Highly Effective Teens

June 8, 2011

Yesterday saw the opening of the highly anticipated “7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens” workshop organized by BIBD in collaboration with UBD and AdvanSkills Services. As expected, there was a huge turnout of over 150 young ones between the ages of 11 to 19. The opening ceremony was officiated by YB Minister of Education. Also [...]

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Happy Birthday Girls.. umm I mean young ladies

June 4, 2011

Wow, time flies so fast… I remember it like it was only yesterday I was holding them in my arms and putting them to sleep on my tummy… Daughter number one turns 15 today and number two turns 14 in 10 days. We had a small makan at Charcoal over the weekend to celebrate.

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Ayam.41.2.Day

May 19, 2011

If life begins at forty, then today, I celebrate my first birthday. A quiet home cooked dinner surrounded by loved ones just about hits the spot for me… All that’s missing right now is the thumping of a H-D v-twin between my legs and the fresh air on my face while I cruise into the [...]

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Spider Man is Happy

May 18, 2011

In my family, we have three May babies, which means three hard-headed Taurean bulls including yours truly heheh. Last week, da little man Arief celebrated his sixth birthday with a class party. I wasn’t able to be there but from the pics taken by number one daughter, it sure looks like them little munchkins had [...]

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Brunei Hotel Re-opens

February 7, 2011

The Brunei Hotel yesterday re-opened its doors after a major facelift. The soft opening was officiated by a lion dance performance followed by a soft opening buffet at Choices Restaurant. In conjunction with the soft opening, The Brunei Hotel is offering a promotional room rate starting from $88 nett and Choices Restaurant is having a [...]

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Majlis penyampaian Sijil Sekolah-Sekolah Rendah Ugama Dh VI

November 16, 2010

Congratulations to daughter number one on graduating from religious school yesterday. The event was held at the Sekolah Ugama PAP Majeedah Nuurul Bulqiah, Kilanas.

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Lebaran 1431

September 20, 2010

Hari Raya this year has been bitter-sweet. Spent mostly in the company of family and close friends, its been a week of reflection and thanks-giving. I feel lucky to be able to spend it at home this year after having to leave the night before eid last year. At the same time, I am sad [...]

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Happy Birthday Baqi!

September 14, 2010

My little nephew Baqi who turned one today hosted a small dinner for us. Happy Birthday Alai Baqi!   My maiden attempt at making Linguine de frutti mare turned out pretty well   Party pack from Kaizen Traditional red eggs

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Da little man turns five

May 19, 2010

Hi peeps, just as little Arief turned five this month, I hit the big four-O today. It was a quiet uneventful day marked only by a small dinner at Tinseltown with some mates. Pics below are from little Arief’s birthday lunch at i-Lotus last weekend.

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Selamat Pengantin Baru – Amin & Lina

January 5, 2010
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Test post from MBP

September 21, 2009

Parallels 4.0 for Mac. The major clincher in my plunge into the Mac world Sad face at the airport Another sad face One of these ladies is a KristalFM DJ… mana satu ah? Tks dudes for dropping by to see me off Last snap wit da gang before going…

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Hot Pot at Berry Wan’s

July 29, 2009
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Neesha’s 12th Birthday – A short pictorial

June 30, 2009

Neesha turned 12 a couple of weeks ago but with all the travelling and stuff, we didn’t get a chance to cut her birthday cake. Last night, we finally did. Here’s the pics: The cake – Cookies n Cream from Lof Bakery Spiderman takes a closer look… Neesha blows out the candles with some help [...]

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Majlis Khatam al-Quran PAPMNB 2009

June 18, 2009

Bandar Seri Begawan – PAPMNB Religious School, Kilanas recently held a khatam al-Quran ceremony for its 2008 morning and afternoon Primary Six students. The ceremony was aimed at encouraging students to continue reading the Quran after completing their studies at the school. The guest of honour at the event was the Assistant Chief Executive Officer, [...]

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