Weekend is the day that everyone looking forward to. Fast fast reach Saturday & slow slow reach Monday, this is what students and people who is working always hope.


It is the day which we all can finally rest, relax and of course have a lot of FUN at the night.


And also the goodnight sleep that we can have as long as we want!

During one of the weekend, I was invited to George's place to have dinner.


It is so nice of him and his girlfriend invited me over to have Sushi dinner meal!! One pair of loving couple that is busy preparing the lovely meal not for each of them.

BUT ME!!!


Awww~ Life is GREAT with you all around!!! What can I ask for more.

Pikk Piakkk! Wake up lahhh...

Let's see the ingredients prepared for the sushi sashimi.


Salmon


Prawn


Hot-Dog


Crab-Sticks


Egg Omelet


And of course can't made it without the HOT wasabi.




Sushi Sashimi Master Shirley in action...




And the name Master is not just a name that was simply given. It takes skills & experiences to earn it.




Best In Brunei, Tasek. And Some Say Bunot!!!

Making Sushi sure needs lot of efforts and time that we need to make it all one by one. It is not like frying Nasi Goreng which we put all the ingredients inside and CIPLAK fry it. It took George & Shirley quite a while to prepare it and finally...




ITADAKIMAS!!!
Took about an hour half to make it, then took about half an hour to finish it all.

Drinking Sake is Japanese Culture that peoples do drink it while enjoying the meal. I never have the chance to try it. Heard that it is also known as rice wine. Does it taste like the Iban Tribe's Rice Wine "Tuak"? Only if Brunei got serves or sells Sake,

For the meantime...


KAMPAI!!!

Before going any further, let's thank this chap here right below!


Mr. Joshua Goh KIM TIAO!!! Thank him for the pictures taken from his blog, www.joshuacafe.blogspot.com.

It's early December now and 2009 is coming to its end. Before it came to an end, Brunei Darussalam managed to held two big and remarkable exhibition events. This showed that we're moving toward each year.


First we had the BRIDEX 2009. It is the premier defence and security event in South East Asia that brings together the world's leading manufacturers and suppliers of defence & security equipment and systems. It also exhibits the latest and innovative technology in land, sea and air.


Basically it is an exhibition about the military's things!


Then recently we had the Agriculture & AgriFood Expo '09.


And it is basically about Farming. It is an exhibition about the development of agriculture sector in Brunei and its aim in the year coming towards the self-sufficiency in foods production.

Both expo did exhibit the machinery & equipments used in each fields. Let us here see the difference in between these two.


BRIDEX 2009 got super ass-kicking tank that can blow up things into pieces.


Agriculture got tractor that is multifunctional which can be used to transport people, ploughing the land, clearing the land and etc.


All the machinery and equipments of the military are deadly because it can kills. Like movie always said, bullet does not has eyes. So be careful with it.


Transplanter that is use to plant the padi seeds.


Combine-Harvester that harvest the padi and at the same time it removes the grain from the stalk. It is useful which can save man-power and time for the processing.


Guns, Bombs, Rockets and etc are the equipments carry by the soldier. Military is all about security defence in the country that is why they need ass-kicking machine and equipment. If not, how to defence? We don't have tunnel to hide and area is not big for us to run! Later kena bomb pun tak tahu apa hal.

As for the agriculture, what do they use for their equipment?


Tongkat, hoe, shovel, rake and etc. Things are far more gentle compare to the tank. But hoe can buries people alive too!

Why would we want aggressive or deadly things. We don't fight, we just grow!


We're just farmers!!! You fight for us and we grow for you! :)

Remember the funny Heineken beer walk-in fridge advertisement where everyone is yelling "Aaahhhh" for it? Click @ the "link" to watch the video if you haven't watch it.


That is what we don't see in Brunei.

And here is what we see in Brunei...


Brunei Government's Project that created brand name "BruneiHalal" and this is one of their product, Orange Cordial Drink...
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AAAHHHHHH!!!!!

It was at age like this since I last had school visit.


Aww~ it is nice to be young!

It had been a while that I didn't join school visit. It is either I was "missing in action" when school had one for us or I can't join because I had quit school for one and the half year. It is nice to go back to school study again. First of all, life is no more like sailing in the middle of nowhere without knowing which direction to head. Then there are tons of HOLIDAYS compare to working. And these time, no more missing in action for school visits.


Brunei Darussalam, a country that I lived in and a country that is still developing. There are lots to do and learn. Almost everything in Brunei are import from other countries. We does not produce anything other than oil and gas. Even the foods are import too. One day if there is world food crisis or anything happen. There aren't anyone want to sell their foods to us. What can we do by then?

These made the country want to reach self-sufficiency in food production where there aren't any more worries about foods in the future time for the people in Brunei.


A lot of preparations and things had done to promote agriculture which encourage people to plant and grow foods. It is one event that it shows the development of the country's Agriculture & AgriFood sector needs to be shifted with new approaches in view of its importance to the national economy.


In time coming, we export instead of import.

Even though one day that the oil is running out,

the people don't have to worry that there are not any income for the country.


It is one big expo that everyone is putting into it to make it one successful event. It is the first time to see one nice beautiful park that Brunei had.






The landscape of the park is really nice and relaxing that we can see GREEN everywhere and all sort of colors beautifying the place.




They plant various species of flowers around it. They did not planted it in small area where we need to approach it in order to see it. They have it all in big area which we can see the colors from far and they even have some species flowers planted along the pathways.


It feels like Bae Yong Jun & Choo Ji-Woo hand in hand walking around the park. It does gives the romantic feeling that everyone see from the Korean or Japanese drama and would like to travel and enjoy the scenery around.


It is not only beautify by the flowers but also by the vegetables and fruit trees too. For me, vegetables are just simple crops that majority are in green color and have lots of leaves that people plant for foods but not for beautifying the landscapes.

I was wrong again all these time. After a walk around the park, vegetables can be that beautiful too!


Kang Kung




Bayam Hijau & Bayam Merah. There are other crops planted like corn, yam, lady finger, pineapple and etc.

Agriculture is not only about plants, crops, fruits or flowers only but also animals too. They also rear various kind of animals around the park making it more lively.


Ostrich


Young Goat and this species is known as "Anglo-Nubian". They have chickens, cows and other like Burung Emu & Rhea.

Inside the camp, there are booths prepared for people to expo and sells their products. Other from the vendors, the Brunei Agriculture Department also exhibits all their departments inside showing the tools & equipments to handle the animals, the samples of rices, plants, pests, soils, the foods after processed and etc.


Examples of EGGS!


It is not the egg of dinosaur that I'm holding. It is the egg of ostrich.

The vendors exhibits the fruits and crops that they plant.


Langsat Fruit


Manggis Fruit


Rambutan Fruit


Petai


Corn


Right outside the exhibition camp, there are local foods selling.


Cucur Pisang & Cucur Udang


Popiah & Begedil


Kueh Malaya & Cakoi


Kacang dengan lada & pusu


Fries, these are not local. It is only locally cooked!


A walk around the park, we can see super gigantic man-made crops. Didn't get my chance to take picture with it.

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KEMBAYAU!!!

Nehh!!! It was her mum birthday which they had a birthday party at Kimball Restaurant, Menglait Gadong and Boon Jing invited us along to join. It was one nice party that kept all the guests entertained with lots of dance performances performed. Boon Jing's mum owned a studio that she invited people from other studio and each studio did prepared performances to celebrate her own big day! Other than keeping the guests entertained, they also kept them FULL!


Fried-Rice with Ikan Pusu


Wet Fried Mee


Mixed Vegetables


Sweet & Sour Fish


Hot & Spicy Chicken


Spring Roll


Seems like Jing is not the only that is excited on that night! Wee too that he also danced when he heard musics playing.


Not only he danced but also taking pictures too!


He seems so enjoying huhh!!! Let's see what pictures he took that made him so SIOK!!! wooo~


No Wonder~~~

This is a post that is about Jestina Tan!

Not about how great person and friend you are and obviously not an ADV for Food-Hungry.com! <-- Need to pay for that lah horr!!! ;p
It is all about how we all spend your 22nd BIRTHDAY with you. And it was a month plus before, should had posted it earlier! [有心不怕迟,之怕没心去做]

It is your very own day that you would like to spend with the people that are close and concern to you. That of course would be your family, friends and of course your "superman"!


Mr. Andy!!! Always come to time like this, the MAN always will have headaches. Headache in thinking how to give surprises, where is the right place to celebrate, what gift to get? Everything to make the one to have one "Happy Birthday". It is not only the MAN but to everyone out there too. We always worry that what we done is not enough!


No matter how simple it is that we prepare, the other half can feel it. It is because it is all an effort from us ourselves. Even a birthday cake will do or a sms wishing and telling them how great and important they are. Who doesn't like to be love!

Of course friends that you had known for more than 10years also doesn't want to miss the chance to celebrate with you!

Don't you agree, joshua???

Few days before the actual day was the lunar birthday of Jes that we all spent the sweet time at cheezbox, the mall.

Taiwanese Chicken Chop Noodles that Wee ordered.


Two days before the actual day, it was one enjoyable dinner that Jes had with Andy in Excapade Sushi, Regent Square.


A day before the actual day, it was one nice breakfast that we all had DimSum in Orchid Garden Hotel!




Chinese Fritters


Steamed Chicken


Minced Meat topped with Mushroom


Cheong Fun


Yee Mai


Siew Mai


Then in the late afternoon, went to relax in Coffe-bean, Bandar Branch.


Then on the actual day, classmates and also friends of Jes decided to give her a treat in Millennium Restaurant for lunch and also birthday cake surprise! Later on that night, you had dinner with your family!


Right after dinner, we spent the rest of your 22nd birthday in Gripps, Kiulap along together with Andy, Wee, Hwa & Me.

Before the celebration came to an end, we went to Him Nam Foong, Menglait to have supper. When it comes to Him Nam Foong, its signboard menus are...


Kueh Chap


Kolomee

And these is how you, Jes celebrated your 22nd Birthday!!! It may be one simple celebration that you had it with everyone. Try look in another way, it is one mini marathon-ing that you had for your birthday. Earlier celebration to the actual day celebration and of course lots of FOODS!!!

That is because it is Jestina, really FOOD-HUNGRY.COM!

Before we start, let's follow SKY's latest Twitter Update!!!

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Once upon a time, there was a day in August 2009 that we all hung out in Kelvin's house.


It was "drinking session" night!




A night that we all enjoyed talking, laughing, playing games and etc...


Other than drinking, it also eating session that Shin Yi brought a lot of snacks for us to enjoy. And DAHFA DRIED FISH FILLET is the most outstanding snacks that she brought among all.


That is because it is our "ALL-TIME FAVORITES"!


Spending the sweet time with them and eating DAHFA's dried fish fillet with Japanese Green Tea Liquor...


Mmmm~


We also watched a horror movie before we called it a night! Indeed it is frightening that one of my friend scared the ghost will follow him home. Instead of he keep the DVD to return to ShinYi, he asked me to take it back. =.=!! you know who you are...

[恶人没胆] Okh Lang Boh Tah! (hockien)