Reviews

Eagle Eye

October 9, 2008

Went to catch Eagle Eye at the Empire last night with da missus. Thoroughly enjoyed the fast-paced, action packed thriller! Apparently this is director Steven Spielberg’s attempt at creating a fear of technology like the fear of the sea he did with JAWS. In fact the premise of the story is not that far-fetched at [...]

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Seared Wagyu Beef Sashimi Anyone?

September 23, 2008

Hi from sunny Singapore Just a quick update on last night’s marvellous gastronomic experience. Tatsuya Japanese Restaurant is located at the lobby level of Park Hotel on orchard road. It is quite an institution among japanese cuisine afficionados in Singapore. The place is quite small and hence packed most of the time. Last night was [...]

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Lumix LX3 Test Drive

September 20, 2008

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 [...]

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Breaking Fast at Restoran Kaka

September 19, 2008

See you there later! Two nights ago, the AB gang trooped over to Restoran Kaka which introduced its sungkai buffet on Monday. Famous for its nasi katok, the owners decided to open the restaurant to offer its clientele additional choices above the staple nasi katok. Located at Kg Rimba, the interior decor of the restaurant [...]

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Sungkai at Kayu

September 14, 2008

I suddenly have an intense craving for one of these babies… Last night, da missus and I joined Yusuf and Hil for sungkai at Kayu Nasi Kandar. It was absolutely packed and for good reason… the food was awesome and at a very reasonable B$11.90 a head and B$6.90 for kids. The spread was pretty [...]

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Breaking fast Italian Styley

September 11, 2008

Last night it was italian night as yours truly joined some friends at Maurizio’s pad to enjoy their sungkai special. Based on accounts from da gangsta, it was an experience to be savoured. And it was indeed a wonderful meal. The group and I were more than pleased with the service and hospitality offered! Thumbs [...]

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Sungkai at the Empire

September 10, 2008

Check out this cute illustration of Shutter Boy and AB Thanks dude! Last night da missus and I joined a group of friends at the Empire for their sungkai buffet. It was a sumptuous affair which offered, to me, a just right selection of food. This meant the tendency to over-eat was greatly reduced as [...]

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Sungkai at Saffron

September 7, 2008

Big giant shout out to THREE members of Bruneiforever Forum for their achievements in the recent Brunei Times Photography Competition. Congrats to bros GG (1st Place “Celebration” and Overall winner), Zadm (1st runner-up “Celebration”), and Kulimpapat (1st place “Cultural Heritage”). Well done lads! You did us proud flying the BFF flag! Yup apparently its Father’s [...]

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Sungkai at iLotus

September 6, 2008

iLotus Restaurant continues to be a hot favorite among locals for breaking fast. Last year, when we were there, it was really packed, and this year, even with added capacity, the place felt really packed as well. Thankfully we were seated alfresco and it did feel a bit less claustrophobic I must say! Overall a [...]

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Jasmine’s Cuppy Cakes

September 3, 2008

Are you having trouble deciding where to break your fast? Then click here! Simpur’s Ramadhan Specials Directory provides you with a list of special sungkai promotions during this year’s holy month of Ramadhan. Finally got to try THE cupcakes from the Kitchen of Jasmine which recently despatched a whole lot of cupcakes to several offices [...]

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Sheraton revamps Deals’ menu

August 29, 2008

In loving memory: Today would have been the 36th birthday of the late Hj Md Zaki Hj Zainal Abidin who sadly passed away early this year. May he rest in peace – Al-faatihah Pics taken during a food tasting session at the Sheraton featuring items from the revamped Deals menu. Thank you Paula and Wena [...]

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She-bakes indeed!

July 28, 2008

After two months, I finally got my red velvet cuppy cakes from H&B on Saturday, and boyyyy were they worth the wait! Red Cupcakes with a touch of cocoa, topped with finger lickin’ cream cheese frosting. Mmmm… heavenly! How come the auto-refill isn’t activated on the box though H&B? Nyaman usulnya? Red Velvet…

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Spirit of Milan – Part Two

July 24, 2008

Yes folks! The Hotel Principe di Savoia, Milan has been invited by The Empire Hotel & Country Club for the second time to promote their famous classic Italian inspired food from 17 to 27 July 2008 at Spaghettini. Chef Alex Ettore and Chef Marco Ghezzi from the Acanto Ristorante at the Hotel Principe di Savoia, [...]

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Saffron Deeeelite

July 23, 2008

The fam and I hadn’t been to Saffron in aaages so two nights ago, we trooped over to try out the all-you-can-eat promo. At first it was a bit confusing, but after some explanation, we finally got it. You get to order unlimited refills of whatever dish you order individually, but if you order dishes [...]

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Father’s Day Dinner

June 16, 2008

Pics taken during our little family dinner to celebrate Father’s Day. Btw, I’ve gone walkabout again so I may be offline for the next few days subject to internet access availability. Have an AEWSOME week everyone! The special of the month menu looked promising The caesar’s salad was quite good Spaghetti Bolognaise was tasty

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Yet another Indulgence

June 8, 2008

Community Announcement Pics taken during dinner hosted by our chef extraordinaire, YM of Foodietales. Well, she managed to extract the same superlatives from all of us at the dining table that night. Thumbs up YM and thank you very much for hosting us yet again in your lovely home. Looks like I’ll be hosting the [...]

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Yummy yummy cuppy cakes

June 6, 2008

These cuppy cakes were made by an adorable butterfly and yes they taste as good as they look! NYUMMMMZZZZ!!!!

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Pesta Kerjaya 2008

June 1, 2008

advertlet Pics taken yesterday, the last day of the Pesta Kerjaya 2008 organized by the Labour Department, Ministry of Home Affairs. It was a successful and well organized event judging from the record number of jobseekers who visited the fair. All exhibitors at the fair received quite a few job applications. Brunei Methanol Co received [...]

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Nikon Roadshow at Manggis Mall

May 25, 2008

Pics taken during the Nikon Roadshow which has been running since Friday at Huaho Manggis Mall. It was great that the Nikon team from KL came down here to take care of their customers by conducting workshops and seminars on the Nikon system and photography in general (this is a not so subtle hint to [...]

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Up the Brunei River eating Tandoori Naan

March 30, 2008

Last night, I finally tried out the Tandoor.com (still think its a silly name heheh) river cruise dinner with a whole group of people including da gangsta. The crowd was an awesome bunch of young (and young-at-heart heheh) and fun-loving folks who made the three hour cruise feel so short. The food was mostly northern [...]

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Terman 402 in da house!

March 27, 2008

I attended a truly interesting talk this afternoon at the iCentre conducted by Tom Kosnik, a Consulting Professor from Stanford’s Management Science and Engineering. Tom spoke about Silicon Valley and the lessons which can be learnt for high tech startups in Brunei. An interesting idea Tom put out was the idea of transforming Brunei into [...]

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Cheeezu-Boxu-Desu!

March 21, 2008

Got this SMS from my buddy Nicky this morning: Hi friends check out the latest cafe in town -CheezBox (ex-dome)! 20% off soft opening today! Lots of new delicacies n dessert n more

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The Breakfast Club @ i-Centre

March 14, 2008

How cool is that? Coffeezone just opened at the i-Centre and yesterday, as a follow-up to a recommendation made during the last BEDB stakeholder dialogue, the first session of the BEDB-Media Breakfast Club was held at the Coffeezone @ i-Centre. The objective of this informal get together is to enhance the rapport between BEDB and [...]

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The Berry Wan Hotpot Experience

March 13, 2008

Nestled snugly at a corner unit in the midst of shophouses between Gadong and Menglait is a little gem of a place known as Berry Wan Hotpot… intriguing name eh? Well, last night, our new old (? heheh) friends from Twelv, Danny and Wyna, kindly invited us to dinner at their second favourite joint (after [...]

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At the Book Fair

March 8, 2008

Finally got to the book fair last night and boy was it PACKED! I guess everyone decided to go to the book fair at the last minute heheh! This year’s venue is a vast improvement from last year’s sauna experience. Some good bargains were on offer, but the range of books left a bit to [...]

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Twelv’s the magic number

February 20, 2008

Twelv has been around for nearly four years now. A fact which surprised me as I thought it opened much more recently. Four years in the restaurant industry is a pretty enviable achievement especially in Brunei’s small and fickle market. I was curious to find out what makes Twelv tick, and so last night, us [...]

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Hi Larry, What Larry, But Larry, Bye Larry

January 27, 2008

A few of us “BSB Bloggers” including da gangsta, mancy brew, black cat, pablo, bunny, bulimic, and mr kurapak went to KB last night to attend the very first KB Bloggers’ Night at Serikandi Restaurant near KB town. Wah, these KB’ians really know how to throw a party! What a night it was! There was [...]

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Our trip to Vietnam – Part Two (Hanoi)

December 22, 2007

When we reached to Hanoi, we also met our tour guide and checked into the Thang Long Hotel. The next morning, we visited Ho Chi Minh’s Former residence, Ba Dinh Square, where the declaration of Independence for Vietnam was made in 1945. We then visited One Pillar Pagoda – one of the oldest architectures dating [...]

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How agile are you?

December 18, 2007

Fellow photographer, David Cheok recently expanded his service offerings to include videography as well. As any photographer or videographer will tell you, photography and videography are two different ball games altogether. Differing workflows, differing mode of thinking, i.e. stills vs video, not to mention differing equipment! When I viewed his work recently, I was awestruck [...]

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The Warlords

December 14, 2007

Da missus and I caught the world premiere of The Warlords last night at the Empire Cinema. My very first impression of the movie as it started was, “Gee this looks familiar…” The movie is set in the 1860s, during the Taiping Rebellion in the late Qing Dynasty in China. The story, based on an [...]

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Presenting the updated AB logo!

December 13, 2007

NEWSFLASH! There have been reports of a sudden surge of activity on the Bruneiforever Forum, with many members appearing online, some after several weeks of absence. What is it that has spurred this phenomena? Some experts have attributed this testosterone driven surge to the emergence of a new member in the forum. A member of [...]

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Spot the differences!

December 12, 2007

It all started when Alphashooter posted the image above for comments from fellow Bruneiforever forumers… I posted this slightly tweaked and cropped version. Someone then commented that it’d look much better without the tree, which I agree with… but the shot’s been taken, so what to do? The taichi master decided to jump in with [...]

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A vintage lunch at the rose… or something thereabouts

December 10, 2007

So intrigued was I by this post on ayam penyet being served at the Vintage Rose Cafe that I paid a visit to VR together with da missus for lunch today. Sure enough, it was on the menu! And so was Tapsilog, a filipino dish. So ayam penyet it was for me, and tapsilog for [...]

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A new assembly-point?

December 9, 2007

I don’t think the folks at Jing Chew have got anything to worry about. We may make Blue Eden an occasional gathering point for the Sharpshooters, but Friday and Sunday mornings at Jing Chew somehow just feels right… A BIRTHDAY SHOUT-OUT TO THE LAZY TURTLE!

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Can small be beautiful?

November 30, 2007

That was the question that was posed yesterday at the Asiainc Forum’s National Business Conference. The turnout was awesome as can be expected with any Asiainc Forum events, with over 300 participants tucked neatly into the ballroom at the Empire. There were five sessions, each discussing a different perspective of the central theme.

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White Chocolate Blondie

November 28, 2007

In case you’re wondering what a white chocolate blondie is, its a white chocolate version of a brownie. In the case of Swensen’s White Chocolate Blondie is one of their new (for Brunei) desserts. The dessert is an almond-filled rich white chocolate blondie topped with a scoop of Old Fashioned Vanilla ice cream drenched in [...]

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Doing Business in Brunei

November 21, 2007

Pics taken at the presentation of the Ease of Doing Business Report 2008 done by World Bank. According to the report, Brunei’s overall ranking in the World Bank’s “Doing Business Index” among 178 countries is 78th. We’re in the top 50% but there’s still a loooong way to go. I think it’s great that we’re [...]

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Community Problem Solving Projects at UBD

November 16, 2007

Pics taken at the community problem solving projects (CPS) presentation and exhibition at UBD. CPS is part of the coursework which students have to produce as part of their units. The interesting difference I noted about these projects was that it did not stop at just presenting the PROBLEMS but actually involved ACTING on the [...]

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Lunch at the Bunker Café

November 7, 2007

The Empire Hotel & Country Club’s Bunker Café – a dining venue that overlooks the putting green, South China Sea and Hole 1 of The Empire Hotel & Country Club’s 18-hole Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course, is featuring a deliciously new appetizing menu, highlighting both local and international cuisine. Start off your meal by stimulating [...]

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With flying colours…

November 2, 2007

Our very own Kylie Kwong spent the last four days as a trainee in the kitchens of the Empire Hotel and Country Club. Last night was the culmination of her dream stint and together with the team, she whipped up a sumptuous meal for us. Three thumbs up E! Assembling the topping on the pizza [...]

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