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CHMS, My School During The 90s

2010-08-28T09:40:00.000+08:00

This is the school where I graduated my primary level back in the year 1999! Chung Hwa Middle School, the only Chinese learning school in Bandar Seri Begawan. The school that is famous in almost everything. The goods things or the bad things, they just can do it well.

One of the hottest news about the school is "sorry sorry toilet bullies" video that had create issue that circulated the blogging nation, facebook and youtube.

Photo edited by SKY

One thing for sure that CHMS less achieved at is Football because they like to catch it with hands instead of legs!!!

But still it is one of the greatest school I'd attended. I'm glad that I'm enrolled in CHMS before because I had one hell of an exciting childhood memories and met lots of awesome people.

10years later today that I go back CHMS not as a student but as a visitor who looks around to see the changes made within the 10years time.

Who knows 10years later I go CHMS no more as a visitor but a father who waits for his sons/daughters to finish school! =.=

Had the back to school trip with Jestina & Yung Shin, both of them also my classmates before.

Walking back around the school does bring back a lot of flashbacks and memories. I moved from Sunshine School, Beribi to CHMS to start my primary two. It was totally stranger and hard for me at first to get get used to the school there and yet I have to study Chinese Language for the very first time.

For the very first year, I was the obedient student that obey all the school rules and hear what the teachers instruct.

Slowly time after time things started to change, I'd turned from obedient to what they called now...

Rock and Roll!!!

Although "Rock & Roll", I managed to graduate my Primary Certificate Examination with 5"A". That was the story in my primary but when it goes to secondary level, it is completely another new chapter beginning.

In 10years time, there would be a lot of changes can be made. But surprisingly during the visit, there are still things that are preserved which does make people reminisces about the sweet old memories.

These pathway is still here and it doesn't change at all. These was the pathway where I had my running test for the Physical Education lesson and I'm fat at that time just like Porky in Bookworm short stories. It was exhausting running from an end to an end!

The staircase here is the area where I had to clean and sweep once a week. The place is cleaned each day according to the one who's in duty and every classes have the chances to clean as each class is assigns to clean at different places of the school.

Other than cleaning the surrounding area of the school,

Now they improves it by beautifying the places with pictures and flowers. It just makes the school looks more colorful and fresh.

When Human Beings Treat The Nature Good Is Also Equal To Treating Themselves Good!

The dental clinic of the school where I always go to pull of my milk teeth & also the treatment of the teeth and it is free!

The place that is very happening during the break time at that time. It is the place where all the students would come out and play. At that time we can see students running here and there, playing ice and water, polices and thieves, pepsi-cola 123, cara kaki & tangan, skipping rope and the most famous games among the boys is the "dodgeball"! Guess that some of the games had gone extinct.

Hello indoor games, BYE-BYE outdoor games. Kids these day would prefer electronic games more than outdoor games.

They had added tiles to the pathway inside the building. It is a long pathway that is connected to every block of the buildings.

This was my class before where I studied my primary 6. Nothing much change except they'd change the door of the classroom. Other than that, the old classic switch of the lights and the fans still there.

As for the classes below, nothing change at all. The doors still the same old doors, the windows still the old same windows and the wired net had turn rusty.

The canteen didn't change also that the benches and the tables there was the benches and tables that I sat 10years ago. The canteen got sells snacks, beverages, ice-creams, foods, stationery, toy in the box and etc. It was so fun during that time when visiting the canteen, there is always a lot to buy and a lot to eat.

The lady boss of Ang Boon Kiat stall and the stall itself is still there. Ang Boon Kiat stall has the most selling among all the stall in the canteen.

The stall that is famous for its Kueh.

Kolomee is one of the most selling foods in the stall. Other than the kolomee, Laksa, fishballs and fried drumsticks also its most selling foods. Too bad, the drumsticks now only available only on every Tuesday. Last time I can have it on every schooling day.

It was really exciting when walking around the schools and saw a lot of things are still preserved. Every corners of the CHMS do have its stories in behind. Even the hostel of the teachers also had its stories that every day after the school ended, it's the place where me and my friends did all the pranks to the teacher that we don't like.

For me, the biggest change of all in the school is the library. The library had re-built on a new block that is bigger and more comfortable that the previous one. CHMS really did a great job in managing its library. Back in 1999, CHMS already had computers in the library for the students to use where as its already 2010 now, the computers in my current school is not yet operate.

The library itself now had improved into two floors where the bottom floor is where all the books located and the top floor is where students can have their self-study time, doing homework time and reading time.

It is so efficiently managed that it even has magazines to read!!!

The books are replaced with newer one that I could not find some of the books I like to read and borrow before like the Bookworm Short Stories, Lat The Kampong Boy and some of the Chinese comic books. Though all these are the classical kick ass story books and comics, the books now replaced also don't lose to the kickness before.

After spending some time looking for books, I managed to find 2books that I like to read before. "The legend of the monkey king, Soon Wu Kong" Like to read it last time because I have the same surname like the character.

Spent one and the half hour walking around the school. Right after the visit, we had our breakfast at PhongMun Restaurant which is one of the oldest restaurants that still operate in Brunei. The photo of the Kampong Ayer is taken in the restaurant.

CHMS, one school that is a wonderful stage that can let you perform well. I personally think that not only CHMS can but every school in Brunei also can let everyone perform. The stage is always there, it's up to you to perform.

There is always bad students in every school no matter what, it is something that can't be escaped. Whenever there is good, there is always bad. The problem isn't the school, it is at our hand. What we want to choose we want to be!

It's Been A While Didn't Picnic

2010-08-21T20:40:00.001+08:00

Last year during time like this, I had a picnic at Pantai Seri Kenangan. It was the first time picnic at the Seri Kenangan beach with friends.

Click at the "link" to flashback the entry about Pantai Seri Kenangan

It was one nice place to picnic because of the strong sea breeze that keep blowing. This just makes it easier to light up the fire to BBQ!

Other than easier in starting up the fire, the place is so windy and clean.

There aren't many branches can be seen and step on the surface of the sand or in the water. Therefore, we don't have to worry about getting hurt or pain while playing around. It is one very happening place during the Sunday and the holidays.

BUT it was wrong timing that we had picnic at that time. It was during the fasting month that we went all the way to Pantai Seri Kenangan for a picnic.

It is just so lonely. It was so quiet that there aren't many people, there aren't the vendors opening stalls selling foods, there aren't any happening at the beach. It was just us picnic-ing at there. Though we had the fun too but we missed all the usual stuffs there due to fasting month. Cannot eat + cannot drink + cannot smoke + cannot " see" = no feel to go beach!

This time, we went there a few day before the fasting start and it is completely a different picnic we all had comparing to last year.

Let's say last year was fun :)

This year is even more FUN and MERRIER :D

It was so merrier that you have to walk a distance away to answer a call.

That's because this year I get to eat ice-cream from Mr.Softy!

Nehh! That's because it is really happening this year.

A cute puppy joined us and her name is Cookie.

Other than eating Mr.Softy's ice cream this year,

I got buried.

It's their masterpiece.

It was not enough and always the same kind of pattern, let's try new stuff this time.

What could it be???

Rest In Peace

Other than enjoying the marinated foods barbecued, laughing out loud & playing around with everybody, being buried into the sand, seeing the people around having fun and the sport cars convoying into the beach. This is just one thing that is more more FUN!

It is so fun that you'll want to fly back again to Pantai Seri Kenangan whenever you think of it.

Riding on the ATV Buggy Bike!!!

It is the 250cc and 300cc ATV buggy bike for people to rent and ride. The price is $5 for every 10minutes ride. It is fast for a bike like this, nice to see nice to touch and nice to ride, the beach is so long in length that we're able to ride very far while enjoying the sea breeze and the beauty of the beach. It's kind of adventurous that we can do donuts wit it, we can ride with 2tyres sideways and etc. Just like those kick ass hardcore riding scene in action movie!

It was my FIRST TIME riding on bike like this and I drove it myself.

Let's see whats more FUN again during the next visit to Pantai Seri Kenangan.

Photos credited to Yee Nee using Canon PowerShot S90! The one on the left, Thank You!

SnapSnap Again With DianaF+

2010-08-13T21:20:00.001+08:00

Here are pictures taken from the two rolls of films I just send to developed and these are all my most favorite shots :)

I finally had my chance to visit the museum of Brunei.

My cousins invited me to a picnic that he organized. It was at Berakas Forest Reserve.

Kids playing among themselves while the maids look after them.

Enjoying the small waves and the view of the sea.

Where's your slippers?

1acre of paddy field in the school for the agriculture students to plant. I get to learn the step in preparing to plant the paddy, from seed preparation to land preparation and planting. It was really tough work but I bet all my course-mates are enjoying it!

And we just finished plating it on this Monday.

Fasting Month for the Muslim would be one of the most favorite month for everyone because of the FOODS and its Promotion. During the Fasting Month people doesn't go Stadium for keeping fit.

People go there for the ultimate foods hunting. There are a lot of foods to be choose and there are also foods that only show up during the fasting month.

Classic...

The lonely red plastic.

Boss, Masih Kita Terima Potong Baju?

2010-08-11T02:20:00.000+08:00

Hari Raya Adilfitri is just a month apart from today. This is the busy time for all the tailors because all the women are exciting and rushing to make new clothes to wear on the Hari Raya Festive...

Because everyone wanna looks great and beauty at time like these!!!

But before that, all the women have to be aware too!

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Beauty Does Kills!!!

Ho Wee's 23rd Bday

2010-08-06T17:15:00.000+08:00

Last 2weeks, it's the birthday of a friend of mine....

We decided to have a dinner @ charcoal bbq & grill.

Charcoal has always been a great place to dine-in. Like what I had blogged before about Charcoal, it is a great place that surprises and amazes you!

Great place with great surroundings and designs!

Great surroundings with great decorations!

Great place wouldn't be GREAT if the foods aren't that great!!!

Fried Calamari

Buffalo Wings

Lamb Fusilini

Charcoal LambChop

Mixed Grill

Piri-Piri Chicken

Honey Chicken

Charcoal also has its own private room that is enough for around 20people.

It is nice because we can have all the privacy, all the funs, all the noises, all the laughters and etc.

A birthday card that we got for him.

And a birthday gift we got for him.

He's already in his 23 and yet still like a kid that likes to bully people!!!

A Place That You Ever Visit

2010-07-26T21:00:00.001+08:00

A place where everyone will have the chance to go...

A placed where you would name it HELL because it is a place where you suffer all the time. A place where you start to lose freedom bits by bits. A place where you couldn't sleep well and how you wish tomorrow never comes when the penalty is around the corner.

A place that people calls it SCHOOL!

A place where you took an oath that you be a good citizen. Where you promised that you be good and don't do things that break the rules.

A place where you start to mix with big groups of people. A place where you start to know to do things together.

Even during the break times, you have to queue for foods & drinks. A place where you learn disciplines.

There are times that you'd would be sent out to do work under the hot sun.

Life is hard huhh, but it has to go on!

It is still a place that gives education for better future.

Technical skills also provided for you at there.

Too much things but so little times to handle, this is the times that you start to feel stress.

And this is also the time that you start thinking of ESCAPING!

Despite the heavy workloads & due dates,

It is still the place where you enjoy and also where FUN can be found! One of the best moment in life is the study life :)

These marked the days of mine since school re-open that
I'm busy with paddy project at school and the orientation week of the school

Everyone Knows Laila Now

2010-07-19T23:40:00.000+08:00

Brunei had a new aim few years back which is to reach self sufficiency in rice production.

She started from nothing...

Starting from the beginning may be hard and things may not go smoothly as it is.

She still works hard everyday to reach the target...

Finally, even though it just a quarter ahead from the starting points. It showed that all the hard works sure paid off!

Introducing Beras Laila!

Brunei's first own variety of rice.

It's selling now for $6 for 5kg. It can be bought in Wasan Paddy Field.

It's Back Again

2010-07-14T01:40:00.001+08:00

To all of the anak cina Brunei again,

Still remember this place??? Looks familiar huhh?

A place that is always full during the Sunday. A place where all the uncle-uncle have their breakfast before going to work. A place where the old and the young one like to visit. A place where everyone go for its KOLOMEE!!! It's Ocean Quarry Kolomee that was before located at Jalan Madewa there. A small canteen that only serves Kolomee & Kolomee-pok!

Too bad, due to the some reasons the place was shut down.

Then it moved to Simpang 1029, Jalan Muara. It was like receiving the news of winning a lottery for everyone to know that it is back for business!

And on every Friday, me and my friends would travel extra kilometers just to enjoy the Kolomee. There are people just like us and its loyal customers that just willing to drive all the way to Jalan Muara for its kolomee & mee-pok!

It is always that exciting whenever having the ocean quarry's kolomee or mee-pok.

Just operating the business in the new area for a few months and while the business is doing great, it has to be closed down again. What a hard time and tough luck for the boss. It is so sad to know the news that the bowls, chopsticks and spoons are going to be collected in dust.

It'd had been closed for months that the tasty taste of the seasoned sauce mixed with the noodles & the fragrance of the fried shallots and spring onions that make one delicious bowl of noodle is no more but a memory!

The god does not disappoint the people who put in efforts! When there is a will, there is way! The boss is really one tough man huhh. It is really out of the blue today that I received news about the Ocean Quarry's Kolomee is opened again that really excites me.

Without waiting any longer, I drove out in the night to try my luck.

Aaahhhhhh!!! It is just so adrenaline pumping and I never thought that...

I'll be having another chance to try it again. WOOO!!! It's been so long that I ordered two bowl of it.

The Kolomee

The Kolomee-pok

After asking the waitress for confirmation & trying out the noodles, I announced that Ocean Quarry's Kolomee is really BACK IN ACTION again.

It moves to Ban Hiong Restaurant at Jalan Tutong, Simpang 600.

Ban Hiong doesn't change the owner, it just like the kolomee's boss use its place for business and profits of the kolomee sold are share among the Ocean Quarry's Kolomee and Ban Hiong Restaurant.

Moving into the new place, it gives more kick to the customers that there are much more choices for the customers to choose which Ban Hiong Restaurant serves home-made chrysanthemum, sugar-cane and soya-bean drink. And we also can eat the kolomee with extra foods like kuih-kuih cina and cooked dishes.

Mari Panggang Di Arang, Brunei

2010-07-12T20:58:00.000+08:00

It was my first time visiting Charcoal & it was not like what I think at first.

Charcoal BBQ & GRILL had been an expensive and high-class place to dine in for me. Saw from what people had blog about it, it really serves great foods and the surrounding of the place is nicely decorated with modern contemporary design. These makes me always think that place like these would need lots of cash to visit or else end up washing dishes :)

I was wrong again all these time.

From the moment step into the place, it does amazes and surprises you!

WOW is the expression I got in Charcoal. The place is really nice which they use big sofa-chair for customer to sit which is really ass-kicking comfortable that doesn't want you to leave that place so soon! The walls are all hung with posters of old movies that bring out the classic feel.

Services are nice that we were greeted and served with smiles.

Another WOW is the menu! Charcoal so far has the most attractive menu for all the place I'd visited. There are enough details for people to know what to order and it's colorful.

Even ordering a pepsi-cola drink can be that exciting.

With the pictures of the foods added into the menu,

It just makes you saliva dripping and super duper hungry wanting to try all the foods!

As token of compliments, customers that dine-in are serves with a free plate of fried wantan skin that is crispy. Hot or Cold plain waters are also serve to the customers from the moment they sit down. With a place and services given, it just worth the price paid. And surprisingly, price of the foods are consider not that expensive when comparing in eating foods in the below.

Charcoal BBQ & Grill is a place that is specialized in serving meat foods. A place that is an ideal for those Barbeque lovers. Foods are serve in variety of choices that we can choose from...

Sea-foods

to lambs,

to steaks,

to chickens! Above is Charcoal Piri-Piri Chicken, one of the favorites in Charcoal. I had it that night. The piri-piri sauce that is spicy which makes the chicken tastes smokin' hot!!!

For reservations or more info, here's the contact number: 222 1171 / 222 1228 or visit their website to catch up the chef's specialty menu or promotions @ www.legallerysuiteshotel.com.

Journey With Diana F+ II

2010-07-08T00:25:00.001+08:00

It had been months since I used Lomography Camera, Diana F+

The same old story again and again about the diana f+. It is always that exciting and adrenaline pumping when it comes to knowing Diana in the very first place. It caught my attention on the first time seeing her. That's because of all the Lomography camera, Diana has the biggest & the kick ass flash!

It's like love in the first sight!

I was so passionate by Diana that makes me go crazy all over her.

Crazy till I did stuff like these! I wrote an entry titled "Am I Ready For A New Relationship?" which people at first think I'm in love with somebody but lastly end up knowing I was having a relationship with a plastic camera.

It was hard at first in using the camera that most of the times I get blurry images like these.

Other than the blurry images, I also get wrongly focused images that the pictures developed was completely different from what viewed in the view-finder during focusing to snap the moments.

Every time when sending the film to be developed, it was curious and exciting to see the outcome of the pictures snapped. And every time, the excitement turned out to be disappointment.

Even though the pictures turned out to be blurry and disappointment is the feel after seeing the developed film,

Diana F+ is nice in some ways too! Despite the blurry images and the got body but no head images, there are nice images taken! It does give effects that are unexpected from a analogue camera with film.

Amazing effects that doesn't use any editing using photoshop, remarkable effects that have over saturated colors and giving of dreamy effect to the pictures.

It just so UNIQUE & CLASSIC!

Time after time after exploring and understanding the camera, the last time I walked out from the photoshop was with smile of satisfaction :) Start to get the kick of Lomography!

Two photos above and the rest after this sentence are photos from the latest films developed.

A visit to Tamu Kianggeh, Bandar Seri Begawan.

The tamu is always full packed with the people busy selling and buying stuff!

Chinese Temple beside the tamu

Bolkiah Cinema, an old cinema at BSB. It is the first cinema that I first watched movie at and the movie is "Titanic"

Exploring Bandar Seri Begawan

Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque

Right before the school holiday start, there was a school field trip to BLNG. Unfortunately we can't enter the plant due to maintainence protocol.

We had the presentation from the BST's people in Liang Lumut Recreational Club that is situated near to the BLNG plant and Brunei has the longest jetty in the world.

Had the chance to attend my cousin's wedding at Lawas, Sarawak

My uncle-uncle and auntie-auntie

Here's how we get to Lawas.

First of all, pass by the Chinese Temple by the roadside before reaching to the Limbang Town.

From Limbang Town sit on ferry to go Temburong District.

After Temburong District, another ferry ride to reach Trusan. Trusan is the first village that we reach after the ferry ride.

Town area in Lawas that takes 20minutes of car drive to reach there from Trusan.

Chinese Temple at Lawas

It was so great timing for me to visit Lawas that it is also the celebration of the Murot & Iban Festival.

Irau Aco Lun Bawang & Selamat Hari Gawai

The traditional wear & attire of the indigenous people in Sarawak.

People ready for the parade

There are also stalls selling arts and handicrafts products made by the local indigenous group and I bought myself a cowboy hat that made from leaves.

My first time visiting Charcoal BBQ & GRILL, Brunei!

Ordering the foods moment and I had Peri-Peri Chicken that night.

And lastly, my favorite shot,

I love LOMOGRAPHY :)

Apa Yang Ku Mengidam Beberapa Hari Ni

2010-07-06T02:00:00.002+08:00

To all the anak-anak Cina in Brunei!!!
Recently it always rain that makes the surroundings cool and chilly...

Time like these, you would need something to keep you warm!!!

A bowl of noodle soup that is mix with wantan, meatballs, meat rolls and varieties choices of ingredients will do...

Or a bowl of Bak-Kut-Teh

that mix with Char Kueh...

YitSum Restaurant, where you can find bak-kut-teh or nice noodle soups that serve with fresh ingredients of wantan, fishballs, meatballs, meat rolls, fishcakes, sea-food rolls and etc.

Like the Chinese's proverb!

Just like sending charcoal during the winter :)

Here's the map.

The Aunties Wonder WHY

2010-06-29T00:00:00.000+08:00

Chinese movies & dramas always show these. And this also happens in real life that I always hear this from the aunties!

"Aiyohh, My son hears all the words from his wife!"
"Eeyerrr, My son hears all from his wife instead of his mother!"
"Hmmph, My son used to be so obedient but now he obeys more to his wife!"
"Sigh, My daughter-in-law's eyes speak more than I do!"

Television always show scene like these.

The wife asks her husband if she and mother-in-law fall into the river, which one will the husband safe first! and 100% from what I'd seen from the TV. All the husbands said these...

OF COURSE YOU LAH!!! If the husband answer wrongly, he'll be DOOM!

A lot of aunties can't do anything but whining it.

And I think I know WHY~

That's because when the boys are small, they feed on mum's breast feeding.

When they got married, they start to hear the words from their wife because they feed on their wife's breast feeding!!!

Sorry no picture for the adult's breast feeding due to 18sx
* Guys that are obedient to their wife are not that they are scare, it's respect to their wife :)

Do You Know That

2010-06-25T18:50:00.000+08:00

Other than DeRoyalle's Cafe and

CoffeeBean in Bandar Seri Begawan that have nice sofa chair which is comfort, nice foods and snacks to tuck in. Both also one nice place to hang out to enjoy the moments chit-chatting especially with the tasty & fragrance coffee that accompanies.

Other than these 2 cafes in BSB, there is still another place where we can also sit down to relax, nice drinks to drink and also tasty foods to enjoy with lower price :)

Kevin CKV Restaurant & Catering

The place is simple, contemporary, clean and bright.

And it comes with Sofa Chair too. Kevn CKV restaurant is relax that during my visit, the place is peace and calm that accompanies with instrumental music songs where we can always hear in the hotel's lobby. They also come with different type of promotions each days except on Sunday.

Breakfast menu are available with set meals that is comfortable and easy for the working class people in BSB that they don't have to spend much time thinking to decide what to orders and save time when they are busy with their works.

For the cooked foods, they serve wide varieties range of foods from Asians Cuisine to Western Cuisine but it concentrates more in the Asian Cuisine that is more suitable to the locals.

Har Mee, Big Prawn Noodle

Beef Broth Noodle

Hakka Mee

School Trips Before Year1 Ended

2010-06-21T02:15:00.002+08:00

School trips are always FUN as it are. Students get to gather together, traveling together, experience and enjoy together.

Recently before my holiday started, there are a few school field trips for us to visit.

It makes me feels like I'm back to my primary level.

That teachers lead the way and we follow the teacher's instructions. We have to be obedient and not to make much noise. Attendance are taken after the trip to make sure no one is missing.

First was to BARC, Brunei Agriculture Research Center where it is a place where a lot of researches are conducted to improves the productivity and qualities of the crops and animals. It is also a place where farmers may look for tips and assistance. All these are done to promote the agriculture sector in Brunei.

The purpose of us visiting the BARC is to learn hydroponic. A method of planting the crop with only use of water and manpower. One type of planting that is plant without using the soil. The seeds are first sow in the sponge and later put on the water in the dark room for the seed to germinate and ready to be transplant.

The reason why the seeds are placed in the dark air-conditioned room is to protect the fragile seeds from the hot sunlight that they may suffers from thermal shock. The first germinated stem and leaf are weak that they may not be able to stand the heat outside that may result in low rate of germination and productivity. It is placed inside the room for a week until it is readily to be transplant outside.

With the helps of fertilizers and chemical compounds in the water, it helps the plant to grow healthier that the hydroponic prevent much diseases infected the crop as there are no soil-borne diseases and air-borne diseases. It is also decreases the number of pests attack on the plants as there are no soil for the pests.

Other than visiting the hydroponic system, we also visit the greenhouse in BARC.

Where they use the greenhouse to plant tomato! Greenhouse is also a system of farming that help a lot in the management of the plant. It reduces the heat and protect the crop hit by direct sunlight. Other than that it is easily to manage the farm as there is no much manpower needed when there are no pest attacks on the crops and the rate of outbreak of diseases are also low.

The tomato planted under the greenhouse system.

The second field trip was to Luahan, the place that is specialized in livestock farming. During the visit, it was lead by the school's instructors and the officers from the livestock's department.

Luahan is a place where livestock farming is carried out that students manage to see the appropriate design to build the farm for animals. Methods of managing the animals also shown by the technicians and officers that taught the students the appropriate ways to manage the animals while milking, tagging, calving, application of medicine, feeding and etc.

In Luahan, they are specialized in the farming of cattle and goat.

Droughtmaster

Buffalo

Jamnapari

Anglo-nubian

School trips are fun as always.

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And the most FUN part about school trip is leaving the books behind, no school works to be done & also no long hour of lecturing :)

Can't Catch The Heart, Catch Its Appetites

2010-06-15T19:15:00.001+08:00

There is a quote saying "if we can't catch/ win someone heart,"

"It's good/ wise that we win its tummy/ appetite first!"

It is sweet that in the early morning, breakfast was served by the loves one. It just brighten up the days. It is nice that lunchbox is prepare for the person that he/ she doesn't have to worry to eat the lunch where and it is also help in saving up money. After a tiring day, it is happy to know that someone we love is preparing a nice dinner meal and waits us at home.

If we don't know how to cook,

We just make ourselves a bad partner to the other half.

And that's the time we start to regret that why when we're young, we don't follow our mum when she's cooking in the kitchen. Why we hated the smell of fishes and meats that we keep away from the kitchen when mum is preparing the dishes. Why we're such a dramaqueen when we're young.

Modern age like now, not only the women that has to cook. It is not necessary that wife cooks for the husband, the husband also can cooks for the wife.

Sometime guys may look like they are playful.

But when it comes to cooking. Guys can be serious.

And also can cooks well too!

Chicken Wings

Sausages

Crabsticks

Stir-Fried Kailan

Corn Soup

Not bad for a guy huhh :)

And it is always never to late to start.

Aku Besar Satu Kali Ganda Lagi

2010-06-01T21:00:00.003+08:00

Before I start anything, I would like to say.

"Irau Aco Lun Bawang" and "Selamat Hari Gawai"!!!

Here's a post that is about ME on the very own day of myself.

Someday in the month of May, it is the time that I celebrate my birthday.

Every morning on that date, mum would prepare longevity noodles for me. Later the day would be accompany by lots and lots of greetings from family, relatives and friends through sms and also facebook. Thanks everyone for making one amazing day during the day every year and I got the really surprising birthday attack when the clock strikes 12A.M!

Later on the night, it was dinner accompanied by couple of friends.

One of my friend told me that having birthday is getting "BIGGER"!

Though he did sounded it like growing BIGGER balls.

Growing BIGGER balls does not mean that we can start doing things that are not allowed by the elders or things that are over our bottom lines. There are boundaries that are not for trespassing or will be shot. Getting bigger means one have to be more responsible and more committed to life.

My balls didn't grow any bigger though. But I do received big lollipop!

My friends also prepared gifts for me.

It is creative that it was wrapped with newspaper which is also environmental friendly. "Reduce, Reuse & Recycle" The gift took me quite a time to open because it is wrapped with overlapping of newspaper.

And finally POOF!!! They all got me...

A mobile phone, Samsung Star S5233!

With the new 240 x 400 pixels with 256K colors, playable sounds mobile phone with vibration mode and new functions & features;

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There are sure a lot of "FUN" and "EXCITEMENT" things to do with it.

Now I can update my twitter instantly from where ever I am and whenever I want :)

Bigger the age, bigger the appetite! I also received FOODS, this explain how greedy I am when it comes to foods.

That is all about my day during my day, receiving greetings & blessings from the people all around, having fun with the friends, a nice meal prepared from the house, replying all the greetings. There are things that are missing but there are things which I had already had it for a long time which is you all. Once again, THANKS for making me so special on that day!!! :)

Pictures are mostly all taken by Mr. Andy Vun using his new found gf, si meriam!

Too Hot To Handle

2010-05-14T22:52:00.004+08:00

Spotted these at one of the newly opened shop.

Aaawwww~~~ Fluffy toys that are nice to see, nice to touch and don't have to worry once broken consider sold because soft toys hardly break when it drop! This would be one nice choice to give people as a gift. The kids love it, the girls love it, the boyfriend loves it when girlfriend buy for them.

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CAREFUL, IT'LL BURN YOUR HAND!!!

A Birthday Card Every Guy Wants To Receive

2010-05-12T14:50:00.001+08:00

Everyone would love to receive greetings & gifts during their birthday!

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It's every man dream to receive this during their own day.

And he is one among the lucky guys that received it!!!

Indeed a very lucky one because on his 22nd birthday, he also received a "LAMBORGHINI"

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PERFUME!!!

A birthday celebration that was celebrated in the restaurant above. One of the famous non-halal Chinese restaurant in Brunei. It's been opened in Brunei for more than a decade and they have build their own icon since then.

Just like McDonald's. people see the yellow letter "M", people automatically will think of McDonald's.

And Thiam Hock Restaurant has the fish-head as their icon. Of all, why a "Fish-head"? That's because they are famous for its Curry FishHead. When the Chinese in Brunei thinks of Fish-Head, they'll think of Thiam Hock's Curry Fish-Head!

A restaurant which its starting point is from a single shop-sized big serving Curry Fish-Head every night. It is always full house during night time that people have to wait for their turn to dine in.

Until now a double story single shop-sized big which can occupied more people.

The interior of the new first floor is simple and nice that it comes with the Chinese oriental designs. The wall are decorated with Chinese Drawings, the Chinese ornamental plants are placed around, antique crafting of woods also can been in the restaurant and etc.

Other than its simple and nicely decorated place to dine in and its famous Curry Fish-Head, Thiam Hock also serves other nice foods too. These make them one of the favorite place to dine-in in any celebration of any occasions and reservations have to make in advance.

Sea Cucumber Soup

Fried Prawn with Chili

PorkChop Meat

Roasted PorkMeat

Stir-Fried Kailan with Kailan

Tofu with Seafoods

Guan Pao Chicken

Here's one card that I would like to receive too...

SKY: "Genie oh Genie, I wanna be a millionaire!"

SKY: "Genie oh Genie, I wanna have a nice luxurious house!"

SKY: "Genie oh Genie,I wanna drive a luxurious big car!"

SKY: "Genie oh Genie, can you give me extra wishes so I can wish for more?"

Genie: "Sorry yo! I'm busy here!"

It's Exam Fever

2010-05-08T00:13:00.002+08:00

It's EXAMINATION FEVER for those that are studying. Me as well that are having exam until the next week...

Everyone would like to score an "A" or Stars for their results or pass it with flying colors.

In order to do that,

One has to read a lot of books and notes. One has to understand and memorize all the important points from the notes. One has to do lots and lots of revision from day to night and night to day!!!

BUT too much of reading or hours of revision will lead to tiredness and sleepiness. So so much to read but too little time and limit energy to stay up late.

Time like these, a lot will choose COFFEE to be their new best friend. And I had mine which are

Nescafe Cappuccino & Nescafe Latte. Got it from parent of a friend of mine that just got back from their vacation in Australia. Both of them are nice and the smell of the coffee is fragrance.

Both of it are frothy coffee that made me think it is coffee tarik during the first time I made it.

The latte smells great that one cup of it is not enough.

The cappuccino pack comes with chocolate topping that makes the coffee extra taste and extra kick.

And the taste of the cappuccino is extra thick and also extra strong that also make you STRONG after drinking it.

One cup of hot coffee that warms the tummy up. One feeling that is great and refreshing especially during the cool and windy night for revisions. These made me come into a conclusion

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A revision a cup of hot-coffee keeps you up all night long!!!

Best of all to the people that are having their exams!

Joshua B'day @ Tarindak d'Seni

2010-05-05T11:28:00.001+08:00

Every year on the 25th April, it is a date that me celebrating a birthday of a friend of mine...

Chocolate Mud Cake that is ordered at Apricot Bakery Gadong

Which is Mr. Joshua Goh Chee Hwa's birthday.

And this year, we decided to celebrate it at Tarindak d'Seni.

It is a local restaurant that is newly opened last year at the same building as Brunei Arts and Handicrafts Training Centre.

A place where we can see the Brunei's arts and handicrafts of the master craftsmen and women weavers. It is also a place where trainings and courses are provided for people to pursue the learning of the local arts and handicrafts.

The restaurant is spacious and bright. The surroundings are well decorated with the handicrafts and flowers that it is all well presented under the great and bright lighting. With the decorations and also the great view of the water village that is just by the side of the building, it brings an amazing ambiance for people to dine in.

Tarindak d'Seni also has open kitchen that we can see the chef in action preparing and grilling the foods in action. I can say it is one restaurant that not only suitable for the tourists or the foreigners but also to the locals too. It is a place where we can get to understand more about Brunei in its arts, cultures, traditions and also the FOODS!

And about the foods, Tarindak d'Seni specialize in serving Malay and Local's delicacies. It is all GREAT and MARVELOUS.

That is because I myself enjoy and super duper adore eating those BELACAN and SAMBAL!!!

For its appetizer, they serves wide varieties of Malay local's kueh.

Bingka

Kek Lapis Prune

Kek Lapis

Kek Lapis Kukus

Fried Tempe with kacang and ikan pusu

They also have stations serving Rojak, chocolate fountain, fruits and also the AMBUYAT.

As for the main courses,

Nasi Kambing Mashwai

Fried Mee Tiaw Wet

Stir-Fried Lady Fingers

Prawn Sambal

Fried Fishes

Stir-Fried Chicken

Grilled Chicken

Grilled Beef

With the beautiful surroundings, nice view of the water village, the tradition and culture can be found in the arts and handicrafts centre. Tarindak d'Seni is definitely one nice restaurant to dine in where families or friends can enjoy the foods and also the sweet time gathering and chit-chatting around.

Happy Birthday Chee Hwa a.k.a KIMTIAO (GoldStick), 25th April 2010!

I Also Got Blog About KoKoKan Restaurant

2010-05-01T01:14:00.003+08:00

After typing "Restoran Kokokan Ayam" in the google.com search bar, it shows that there are number of people has talked and blogged about it.

These make me want to blog about it too. I also want google.com show my blog when people types "Restoran Kokokan Ayam" :)

Why "Restoran Kokokan Ayam" when we have Rejoice Chicken Rice and Thien-Thien Chicken Rice? That's what I thought at first. After reading reviews from people and CopyCat magazine interviewed the founder of the restaurant who is a 19year old teenager that I find him AMAZING & COOL to has his own business career at the age of his.

He started from a small stall in Sumbangsih Mulia selling his own Fried Keow Tiaw,

To now a boss to himself and also the co-headchef in the restaurant.

After knowing the story of the restaurant, it has changed my thoughts! "Why not Restoran Kokokan Ayam"?

The interior of the restaurant is modern and contemporary which the surroundings are nice and relax to dine in, a place that you can dine in eating the foods with all the sweet time you have.

And the surroundings of the restaurant's wall are decorated with the histories pictures of Brunei that we can see Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien's pictures, the old water villages, the Bandar Seri Begawan and some historical moments of Brunei Darussalam. These is something that reminisces people about the past events of Brunei Darussalam.

Here comes the FOODS!
First of all, introducing you all the starting point food of Restoran Ayam Kokokan.

The KILANAS MEETIAW that originally come from Sumbangsih Mulia.

Sambal Fried Kailan with Beef rice

Seafood Kolomee

Fishball Soup

Where's the chicken rice? Visiting the Restoran Kokokan Ayam without ordering the chicken rice is like going

The chicken rice serves in the restaurant comes with quite number of choices which they have steam chicken, roasted chicken and also bbq chicken. And the chicken rice also comes with set meals too that every plate of chicken rice comes with one plate of vegetable and a can of soft drinks of our choice from the menu.

Laila roasted chicken

Stir Fried Kailan with oyster sauce which is the one of the vegetable menu for the set meal.

Restoran Kokokan Ayam, a new chicken rice restaurant in Brunei and also a different feel and different taste of chicken rice. Why not "Restoran Kokokan Ayam"?

And all these emotions are what me and my friends did during our visit to the restaurant! =D

What We Can Do On Friday & Sunday's Morning

2010-04-26T05:15:00.001+08:00

It's been a while that I didn't wake up early during the school off-day on Friday and Sunday.

That is because I'd been sleeping like a sleeping pig for all these while!

It's the school off-day, why not take a rest? Why wake up so early in the morning plus WHAT can we do in the early morning?

There is a proverb saying "The early bird gets the earthworms". Waking early won't bring any loss because by waking up early, we get extra few hours time to do what we want. Within hours, there are a lot of things can be done like going out for morning breakfast with the loves on or having a healthy lifestyle by going for a jog or a hike.

And here's another option that we can do.

Visit the Tamu Kianggeh!

A lot of people has choose to be sleeping beauty or sleeping macho AND has miss one of the wonderful happening in Brunei Darussalam.

A market that has become a tradition and part of the culture of Brunei Darussalam.

Friday & Sunday would be the busiest day throughout the week because it is the off-day of the working class that auntie-aunties and uncles-uncles would buy the vegetables, fruits and meats to refill their refrigerator.

It is part of the tradition which during the old days, the peoples live in the water villages that use their boat to sells their products that are known as the "PADIAN". As time passes by, Brunei had move into the modern era that Government built this Tamu for the PADIAN which are more convenient for them and the people.

And the picture above is the water taxi.

Some have been in the business for decades that all these routines have become part of them. It is time that they can have their rest and enjoy their life but they still wake up early every morning to open the stall. It is them that preserve the tradition. It is the people around, friends around and the feels that make them stay. Something that money could not buy, something that we teenagers may not understand.

Tamu Kianggeh is one place that definitely can promote Brunei Darussalam. By just walking a round in the Tamu, we can understand lots of things about Brunei. Its culture, traditions, peoples, lifestyles, delicacies, products and etc. That is because everything are originally come from the local peoples.

Instead of selling the import rice, beras wangi or beras siam. In tamu, people sells the rice that they grow by themselves.

It is hard to find local handicraft products these day because every where we see these, "Made In China"!!!

But in Tamu Kianggeh, mostly everything is Made In Brunei.

And the animals are made in Brunei too!!!

"The early bird gets the earthworms", by waking up early to go to the Tamu we can buy things that are...

FRESH!!!

Business hours are flexible which the stall owners can go back once their things are sold out that some stalls are open for business only for few hours. We not only going to miss the freshness of the things when we wake up late but also the foods too. The earlier the better would be the good timing to go Tamu cos' we don't want to miss delicious foods like these...

Tapai

Pinyaram

Egg Tart

Kueh-Kueh Melayu

Cucur Udang

Chai Kueh

Taking pictures at the Tamu is one of the nicest things to do. A lot of photographers did their photo shoot at Bandar Seri Begawan and the Tamu Kianggeh too.

Because of the great lighting from the sunlight in the early morning, the colorful colors that we can see everywhere, the reflection of light that we can get from the rivers, the vintage effects and feels that we can have that can enhance the quality of the pictures.

Moments like that are moments that we would not want to miss!

Me and couple friends of mine didn't miss it because we woke up early :)

Alan and YeeNee

Andy and Jestina

and ME!!!

Can Blogger Gets MC???

2010-04-22T11:53:00.002+08:00

Instead of submitting it to the bosses or the teachers, I submit this to my READERS!!!
HAHAHAHA!!!

Picnic @ Muara Beach

2010-04-20T13:33:00.000+08:00

Every year, I'd been invited by my cousin to join the family day of their committee. It is the committee of the learning of Taoism. A place where people learns about harmony, caring for each other, loving each other, philosophies of life, the way of living and a lot of good good things.

A person that eats a lot of sweet stuffs, the chance of getting diabetes also high. A person that eats healthy foods and leads a healthy lifestyles eventually have a good body health. We are what we eat! Same goes to life, the persons around us can influence us!

The peoples in the committee are all friendly and very polite which they bow and greet each others with smiles.

Everyone is helpful that they are willing to help each other. The works are well divided among them that everyone know what they are going to do. There is always someone volunteering in helping doing and preparing the things.

The kids are also obedient which they quietly listening and following the instructions of the adults.

It is a family day that there are games for everyone to play. A games that is suitable not only for the kids and the adults but also the elder generations too.

The foods are potluck that foods are prepared by individual families that I able to taste different recipe from every families!

Ang Ku Kueh

Kelupis

Cakoi

Kuih Berlapis

Han Chin Peng

Popiah

Chai Kueh

Spicy Mee Goreng

Tom Yam Fried Mee Hon

The gathering was at Pantai Muara and it'd been one year since I last visited the place. The last time I'd been to Pantai Muara, it's still under renovation.

The hut for people for picnic are getting more.

They improved the playground which they built better and safety playgrounds for the kids to play around.

The landscapes are beautify with plants and flowers that create a fresh surroundings for people to...

jog or walk around,

And also for cycling...

Other than preparing playground for the kids and the tracks for jogging and cycling,

They also made volleyball site for people to play beach volleyball,

Football,

And reflexology site where people walks on the stone with bare foods and it is said that walking on it can improve the health. Of course everyone have to stand the pains. No pain No Gain!

The beach and its surroundings are clean.

That's because

Everyone is doing their very best in keeping the environment safe and clean! :)

A Simple Birthday Dinner @ GK Restaurant

2010-04-16T12:49:00.003+08:00

Someday in the month of March, it is the birthday of one of my friends that we both know each other for more than 12years! =D

And thanks to him...

For buying a few of us a dinner @ GK Restaurant!

It is my first time visiting the restaurant although I'd heard of it since a long time ago. It turns out to be like what I heard and they all said GK restaurant does serves delicious foods! Really belum cuba belum tahu, sekali cuba hari-hari mahu! =D

It is one of the restaurants in Brunei that we Chinese should give it a try.

Asam Fish-Fillet Soup

Sweet & Sour Chicken Chop

Salad Prawn

Hot Plate Beef with Eggs

Fried Pork

And owning a Mitsubishi Evolution is what he wants now!!!