NBD 24th National Day 2008

Brunei Darussalam celebrated its 24th National Day on 23/2/2008. The highlight of the day was the nationwide National Day Parade celebration held at Taman Haji Omar Ali Saifudieen in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital itself.

I did not go the Taman because I have to send and pick up my daughter, who has to attend her netball training at her school. However, Fazleen was there to snap up some photos.

The Principal of SMMHT with his team...

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The students of SMMHT...

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Officers of DSTcom...

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The National Day Parade participants proudly waving the national flags...

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Majlis Takmir

21/2/2008. Thursday evening, I got an invitation to the meeting for Majlis Takmir Balai Ibadat Kampung Sengkarai, Tutong. The meeting was held to elect several positions to assist the Imam to manage and organise various activities of the Balai Ibadat. It was also an avenue for the member of the committee and villagers to raise concerns and issues relevant to the Balai Ibadat. There were 11 positions opened for elections and I ended up being elected to be in charge of Computer and IT activities.

So I am opening this topic to all my dear readers to contribute and help me to think of something useful for the community... I am thinking of doing something that we can start small at Balai Ibadat level and let it grow slowly to district level over time. If you have any ideas on what IT activities which could be useful for the community in general, you may put your ideas and comments below or write them on the shout-box. May I thank you in advance for the thought given to this request.

On a separate topic, I have added a new info on my website. This info will shows the daily prayer times for Brunei Darussalam. So, if at any time of day you need to confirm the prayer times you may refer to my website... always remember haji-k.blogspot and prayer time.... semoga amal kitani akan diterima oleh Allah jua.

In the meantime, the family would like to congratulate lil Amirah and Bro Arifin on their birthdays today, 22/2/2008. May Allah blesses all of us, especially the birthday celebrants.

Purple waterfountain...

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Fireworks Part 2

On 16th February 2008, the guys living behind my house gave me another opportunity to capture some photos of fireworks.

fireworks close-up...

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fireworks no 2...

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fireworks no 3...

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fireworks no 4...

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Fireworks

This is the first time I tried to capture some photos of fireworks. These photos were captured using Sony T20 and without tripod. The results were quite impressive although not very excellent.

fireworks...

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nice...yes? ehehee...

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there is always room for improvements...

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breaking up fireworks...

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Gelato

This post is dedicated to all gelato-crazy fanatics out there. These are taken in one of the fastfood chains the Bandar Seri Begawan. We love it so much that we normally ordered two sets with different flavours. Oreo-filled gelato is the most popular and must order flavoured everytime we treated ourselves. Others flavours include nutella, tim-tam, chocolate, strawberry, etc. Hmm... I wonder when would be the next time we have such a treat again.

Before I post today's photos, we would like to wish a Happy Birthday to Miss Hamizah in Tutong. Hope you have a good dinner treat with your fiancee... :) Take good care of yourself and keep in touch always.

ggggelatoooooo...

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so tasty and creamy...

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3-in-1 flavours...

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when one is not enough...

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we really love them so much...

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strawberry is one of my daughters favourite...

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CNY 2008 Open House

7th Feb 2008. CNY celebration this year greeted the Year of the Mickey Mouse. Started my day in front of the TV set. The uncles dropped by our house @ around 10.00am on their way to the nearby houses. Told them the open house will only start around 11.00am and we invited them in for breakfast.

We left the house @ around 11.00am in 3 cars and took a short drive to the neighbour houses. There are 6 houses here belonging to 6 brothers and sisters of the Kah Huat family. Luckily, they have all agreed to celebrate together and have only one open house instead. Here, we were greeted by the so very friendly hosts, their spouses and children. The food was nice too. I was told that the caterer was a retired muslim teacher from Kg Penanjong.

Next destination was Kg Rimba. The house is located around the Rimba Housing Resettlement area. It is a very nice and cosy neighbourhood, and the host told me that the area is mostly occupied by Senior Government officers. I like the house, especially the backyard garden. The nice waterfall, which I have always dream of having something similar. The "koi" fish pond. The huts. Well, basically the whole garden lah. He he he. The foods here were also delicious. The host kept the last surprise towards the end, when he invited us to his "music room". It was a room dedicated for enjoying the art of audio visual. The walls have been redesigned to absorbed the sounds from interfereing into the other rooms. Great Hi fi sets. Brilliant speakers. Big projector and pull down screen. He even put up some disco lights to add to the soft ambience of the room. He told me that the room was designed for party and watching movies. I jokingly told the host that all I need now are some pop-corns and good DVDs. Hahaha.

View from one of the huts...

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The fish pond...

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Deliciously inviting and waiting to be taken up...

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Happy Chinese New Year

Another new year will be coming tomorrow (7th Feb 2008). The Georgian New Year was celebrated on 1st Jan. The Hijrah New Year was celebrated on 9th Jan. This time around will be the new year in accordance to the Chinese calendar. For 2008, it will be a year of the Rat or now popularly known as the Year of the Mickey Mouse. A chinese friend told me that the Rat was the first animal to reach the island. I forgot to ask what island. And, I am not sure how true the story was.

Anyway, we would like to wish all our chinese readers, friends, associates and colleagues a healthy, wealthy and prosperous New Year. This year, we might be able to join our chinese friends who have invited us to their Open Houses - mudah2an jua sehat.

The Year of Mickey Mouse

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Oranges are plentiful during CNY celebrations..

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Gong Xi Fa Cai..

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Newcomer

As I mentioned in my previous article, we have a newcomer in the family. She was borned on 5th Dec 2007 in London UK. Here are some photos of cute lil Nurhafizah, who is now safely back home in Brunei.

eyes wide open...

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sleepin...

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Happy Birthdays

31st January 2008. I know... I know... I know I am a day late, here. Something happened yesterday, and therefore I could not get online. Still, I would like to convey our special congratulations and best wishes to Bu Angah Hjh Shahrani, Bu Hajah Norain and Kak Dayang on this very special day of their lifes. May Allah bless you all.

If there are some birthdays which I have missed, please give me a shout. We may not be able to join you all in those celebrations, but our hearts will surely be there with you and the names will appear here... he he hee..

We also would like to wish a warm welcome back Bro Jo and family to Brunei, and brought back a new member in the family. A big warm welcome home.

In the mean time, lets enjoy this picture...

having a blasting party...

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