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Monday, October 12, 2009

The Island of Duty-Free

In Brunei, everywhere we go. Every Kampong we enter and every Simpang we pass by, the words "KEDAI RUNCIT" is what we always see! Almost everywhere there are kedai runcit for everyone convenience that people don't have to travel up far to shopping complex or supermarket to buy satu gantang of bawang merah! hahaha.

And so coincidence that this things run out of stock at the middle of the night and shops in Brunei closed at around 9:30 - 10:00PM. No worries because Kedai Runcits open till late night and there is no embarrassment while paying at the counter. ;p

While traveling in Labuan, instead of kedai runcit that provides convenient services. DUTY-FREE SHOPs are the one! By the time we got out from the port, Duty-Free shops right in front of it.

Every where I pass by, I saw duty-free!

Every shop houses, every roads, every junctions, every corners we can see DUTY-FREE!!!

These two are the Duty-Free Shops that we can see right after we get out from the Labuan Port main entrance.

Duty-Free mean tax free that there aren't tax charges which mean things are more CHEAPER!!! And duty-free shops don't sell cheap Coca-Cola. They sell MABUK-KOLA!!!

Jack Daniels! They all offer wide ranges of choices for the customer. Kuala Lurah is like kedai runcit of alcohol and Labuan is the shopping complex of alcohol!

That they sells products from many countries which includes Japan.

London...

Sweden...

Australia...

And I don't know where.

All these above can get us...

AFTER SHOCK!!!

When you think Alcohol is not the happiness, there are other happiness founded in Labuan too.

Duty-Free Shops also sell CHOCOLATES.

Tons of Chocolates.

For chocolate lover, Labuan is one of the place that you should visit because you find your happiness here!

HERSHEY'S

TOBLERONE

Ferrero Rocher's Twin Tower

Big-Size KIT-KAT!!! 很粗哦!!!

Even more bigger KINDER BUENO! 更加粗!!!

And the chocolate won't make you after shock.

It'll makes you HOT!!!

When Chocolate is not the one that you're looking for.

Perhaps these...

PERFUMES!!!

La Rive & Samba Perfume

DKNY

All these are what we can find at Labuan. Before this trip, all I heard from people is that Labuan got nothing to see and no where to go. It is one small town! From what I had experienced, it's one small town that it does offer things which we don't see in Brunei too! For the least Labuan does have SUPER KICK-ASS BIG SIZE LOLLIPOPS!

WOOO!!!

I got myself these... Now I can ONE-GO drinking one bottle of liquor!

If all of the above things that doesn't suit you, let's hope this one will do...

ABALONE!!!

Thursday, October 8, 2009

The Shops Around Labuan

The shops in Labuan are mostly located at the old shop-houses which still have good structure. Just that the design is kind of old which we Chinese call it as "老店". [Old Shop]

Still the old one that has those warmth feeling!

Just like visiting the local old coffee-shop! The feel & the taste is always that NICE!!!
Roti Kahwin from Jing Chew Coffee-Shop! Picture taken by Jes, author of Food-Hungry.

As for the trip at Labuan, I managed to take pictures of the names of the shops.

Which I find that the shops not only beauty in the eyes but also wonderful in the heart!

Wonder what kind of service does this Yong provide ahh!!!

CB Leather Collection!

A Piang Eiii!!! like that also can...

This one special dedicated to Boon Jing!

Kedai Kopi one two six or is it Kedai Kopi want to sex? A coffee-shop where we order women from the menu provided??? Nehhh!
It is actually "Wan Toh Sek" It is translates into Cantonese which mean can find foods.

There is Disney character's restaurant set up here...

In time being, we going to have Disneyland at South East Asia.

Not only Disneyland but also Hollywood too. That's because there are few celebrities that had already signed their signatures...

Is it Micheal Jackson? Micheal Jordan? Magic Johnson?

Shakira.

Beethoven.

Not only the names of the celebrities are spotted here but also the famous Chinese man in the history of Chinese.

BAO JIN TIAN, the famous Chinese judge that is famous for its fairness.

And the shopping complex of Labuan is the Financial Park that is built right beside of the...

Jalan Mederka.

Inside the complex, there are quite a number of shops like any other shopping complex we usually encounter.

Mohan's Carpet & Rugs also set up at Labuan, one of the biggest carpet's shop in Brunei.

Where we can have pearl milk tea...

Mega E.C

Where they sells wide variety choices of animate toys.

They also have a bowling center in the shopping complex too.

Wee in action...

As for me who don't play bowling and does not visit the bowling center in Brunei...

And I would not want to miss moment like this doing this!!!

FAME, the biggest fashion store you can find in Labuan.

Sells almost everything that is consists of fashion like watches, lighters, bracelets, rings, pendants, shoes, bags, men & ladies wear and a lot more like...