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Bersiar-siar di Kota London – Part 1

February 7, 2010

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 [...]

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Study in UK Exhibition next week

January 30, 2010

ALL the universities participating in the ‘Study in UK Exhibition’ at the Empire Hotel’s Grand Hall on February 2 this year have a very broad and strong portfolio of postgraduate programmes – both research and taught, according to HRD Services. Interest in postgraduate studies among Bruneian students continues to rise – spurred on by returning [...]

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Yo! Sushi? Inda brapa yo!

January 28, 2010

The Bruneian gang in Leicester and I descended upon Yo! Sushi in the city cos they were offering 40% off which kind of makes the sushi experience in UK slightly more reasonable cost-wise. Having been spoilt silly by the availability and quality of sushi at a truly reasonable price in Brunei, I must say, I [...]

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Checking out the Bullring

January 24, 2010

Pics from a day trip to Birmingham yesterday with some friends. Checked out the Bullring and the Chinatown. From wikipedia: The Bull Ring is a major commercial area of Birmingham, England. It has been an important feature of Birmingham since the Middle Ages, when its market was first held. It has been developed into a [...]

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Banyak2 kayu, kayu apa yang dapat dimakan?

January 22, 2010

This came in the mail today From my buddy Aidy in Surrey Aidy is an entrepreneur. He sells kayupuk by mail in UK. How cool is that?

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Chevening So Far…

January 13, 2010

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 the [...]

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Hitam Putih Series

December 5, 2009

Haven’t played with B&W for some time, so here’s a random selection. Tks for looking and have an AWESOME weekend everyone!

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Bersiar-siar di kampung Bicester

November 30, 2009

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, [...]

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Friends of Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders)

November 29, 2009

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an independent international humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency medical aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural and man-made disasters or exclusion from health care in more than 60 countries around the world. Pics from an International Christmas dinner event organised by Leicester Friends of MSF. It was a [...]

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Telbru Worldfon comes to London!

November 13, 2009

If you’re in London, drop by Brunei Hall TODAY for the Telbru Worldfon Roadshow. Learn how Worldfon can make your communications with loved ones back home so much easier and cheaper! Pics from yesterday’s briefing for Bruneian government officials in UK. Do’a sebelum taklimat Awg Adri sedang memberi taklimat mengenai Worldfon Pegawai2 ejensi kerajaan di [...]

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Saturday afternoon walkabout

November 8, 2009

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 very useful in [...]

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More from Stapleford

November 4, 2009
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Of smurfs, witches, Dr Who and a female HULK?

November 1, 2009

Pics from last night’s little halloween gathering at Linton Street. Great costumes guys! Had a lovely time and sorry I didnt get to show my “inner” cupid costume heheh! Kapisaaaan! Dr Who, Phantom of the Opera, Wicked Witch, Grim Reaper, and Papa Smurf! The HULK! Cute! The spread was delish! Pumpkin soup was very naisss!

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Halloween at the Students’ Union!

October 31, 2009

From Wikipedia: In parts of northern England, there is a traditional festival called Mischief Night, which falls on the 30th of October. During the celebration, children play a range of "tricks" (ranging from minor to more serious) on adults. One of the more serious tricks might include the unhinging of garden gates (which were often [...]

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Nad’s Birthday Dinner :)

October 30, 2009

It was Nad’s birthday on Monday and we decided to throw here a little birthday bash at Roosters! Couple of random night shots with the F70 at 8 seconds The gang Nad gets her present Nice scarf!

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The Chevening Reception at Nottingham Castle

October 28, 2009

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 [...]

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Beraya Bersama Brunotts – Bab Kedua

October 26, 2009

Random shot The group shot at the end

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Beraya Bersama Brunotts – Bab Pertama

October 25, 2009

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 [...]

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The Chinese State Circus

October 25, 2009

  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 [...]

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In and around Leicester – Selingan

October 23, 2009

Not much happening apart from going hunting (for books!) everyday at the library and working on assignments and figuring how to tackle that big ass dissertation Remembrance Sunday is just around the corner, so lots of poppy plants are being planted especially around war memorial sites. This one taken at the memorial site near Universty. [...]

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Raya’ing Up the Thames with the BSU – Part Two

October 22, 2009
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Diwali – The Festival of Light

October 21, 2009

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 I wish [...]

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Raya’ing Up the Thames with the BSU – Part One

October 18, 2009

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), BLNG, Yayasan [...]

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Pesta Indomie di Opal Court

October 17, 2009

I like this shot Ada lagi Pop Mie menyalat tu Cukup kah meh nya ani? Periuk bujang ni namanya… hahaha!

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AB Goes Walkabout: Stapleford Park

October 15, 2009

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 enjoyable countryside, [...]

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Open House at Linton Street

October 13, 2009

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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Berhari Raya di Loughborough

October 12, 2009
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Bersiar-siar di Bandar Leicester

October 10, 2009
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Changed Priorities Ahead

October 9, 2009

These pics are from last night’s dinner at Tinseltown with Qidah and her folks who will be leaving for Brunei on Sunday. Thank you once again to Dr Sablee and family for their warm hospitality towards us students here during their visit. Interesting road sign which was quite thought provoking at the time Tinseltown Diner [...]

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Bonza Weekend in London Part Two

October 8, 2009

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 this Saturday, 10 [...]

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Dinner with Bruneians in Leicester

October 7, 2009

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.

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Bonza Weekend in London Part One

October 6, 2009

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… [...]

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Walkabout in the city – Continental Market

October 3, 2009

BIG BIRTHDAY SHOUT TO MY NEPHEW BADRUZ WHO TURNS SWEET 16 17 TODAY! Penny’s back from her Handbag shopping trip and check out the bags she bought! For the past week, the Continental Market, an annual event in Leicester, has been taking place around the Clock Tower, Gallowtree Gate and the pedestrianised High Street. On [...]

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A day out with Da Gang

October 1, 2009

This week has been quite light schedule wise, so da gang and I have been spending quite a lot of time exploring the city centre. These pics were taken a couple of nights ago when Qidah and her family hosted us to a scumptuous chicken dinner at Nando’s followed by a small Hari Raya open [...]

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Karaoke Night at the Scholar Bar :)

September 30, 2009
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More from Induction Week – The Student Fair

September 29, 2009

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?

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Induction Week Begins

September 29, 2009

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!

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Freshies Cultural Night at Leicester University

September 27, 2009

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, Canada, USA, [...]

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An English Tea Party

September 26, 2009

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 [...]

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An afternoon at Victoria Park

September 25, 2009

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…

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