CNY House Visit

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the fish pond

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the fish

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Gong Xi Fa Cai

The family would like to wish Gong Xi Fa Cai to all our chinese friends, colleagues and business partners, both in Brunei and outside Brunei. Enjoy your festive celebration and forget us not.

We would also like to wish HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Farah Diana Anuar, who will be celebrating her 25th Birthday on Sunday. We wish you success in your career. I also envy my 2 Bruneian friends who will be joining her in this year celebrations at Putrajaya. Hope both of you enjoy the trip and have a good time with FDA and the rest of her fans.

Lastly, congratulations to Barrack Obama, the 44th President of USA, who has started his 4-years Presidential term on 20/01/2009.

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Xperia SE

Got this Xperia SE today. Gonna check out what it can do. I am new to Sony so I am not sure if I will hold on to it and get hooked or passed it along.

Actually, my friend punya friend accidentally (ia kan Sib?) bought the Xperia SE last month because he was too excited and kira love at first sight with the gadget lah... Tapi, once he started using it, he realised that all the buttons are different from Nokia. Kes culture shock lah tu... Being too lazy to learn the buttons and controls, the phone went back to the box. Behabuk dalam kotak.

One day, my friend ni asked me if I am interested to buy the Xperia SE. After much bargaining, we agreed to a "certain" price. A few days later, the phone was passed to me. Masa passing the phone to me at the office, another friend saw the phone and told me that his daughter would love to have it too. The phone is already in my hand. Tapi, it also looks likely that Sony handphones are not in my blood yet. (Sorry Sony Ericsson). Aleen mau pulang, tapi he is too far away, which means the phone will be wasted for the next 6 months. Behabuk dalam kotak tia lagi karang. (Sorry Leen. Wait for next rezeki ja!!) So, I am thinking of selling it to somebody. Priority goes to family members, relatives and close friends. Willing to hold on to it until 22/1/2009.

The phone is so damn good. I love it. The kids love it. However, I am confused with the keys and controls between Nokia and Sony. I am still keeping my other Nokia. So, kira payah jua tu and sometimes confused when changing from phone to phone.

The photos of the phone below.

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End of 2008

Happy Hijrah 1430 to all muslims in the world.

Happy New Year 2009 to everyone out there.

The academic year 2009 in Brunei has just started, which also meant it was the end of the school holidays. Hope you guys have a memorable holidays and vacations. It was a good time to unwind after a successful 2008.

Apart from the occassional shopping trips and some exciting days out at the cinema, the family decided to stay home and enjoyed the company of each other. There were so many things we did without leaving the house and it was a cetainly a fun and memorable holiday for all.

Some of the games we played during the holidays.

Congkak is a version of an Egyption game called "MANCALA", which was believed to have been introduced by the Egyption traders to the many parts of Africa, West Asia, India and Sri Lanka. Mancala was also brought to the shores of the America by the West African slaves during early colonization periods. It reached the East Asia some few hundreds years ago by the Arabian or Indian Traders plying the spice route.

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Sudoku, the game which makes you play on and on. You must enjoy working with numbers in order to enjoy this game.

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We bought and played waterguns around the house. Picure above are The Super Splash and The Double Splash. We also have Purple Dream, Zorro, Red Berry and Blue Berry waterguns (not in pic).

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