Pelangi on-stage - Maria

Where I went to...

It wasn't our plan to go to Taman Jubli Perak to see Pelangi on-stage performances, last nite. We were just going out for swimming and then maybe window shopping. But when I heard Maria was going to perform, I felt like I REALLY needed to go there hehe.

I parked my car at Qlap area and then we walked to Taman Jubli Perak (yeah its just close to Qlap area). I just wanted to avoid a traffic jam. I assumed I would have a hard time looking for a parking space, knowing that many people would be there.

Being in a large crowd isn't something that I like. But it was worth seeing Maria performing on-stage. Here is a pic of maria's performance I took with my compact camera, Lumix fx-7 (3X optical zoom).

Maria - Aku atau Dia

Hmmm....who is Maria?
Maria is a Bruneian singer. I like her songs such as Bisik Hati & Aku atau Dia. I cannot say I'm really a big fan of her. But I do really like her songs and her voice. She's a talented singer. I think she still has a long way to go to become a bigger star.

Royal Wedding - Perarakan

What happened today (June 10th, 2007)...

"The Wedding Ceremony" of the Royal Wedding of Her Royal Highness Princess Hajah Majeedah Nuurul Bulqiah and YM Pengiran Khairul Khalil bin Pengiran Syed Hj Jaafari. In Malay, we call it "Majlis Istiadat Bersanding". It is then followed by a procession (that is, "Acara Perarakan"). The procession took place around the town area (from Istana Nurul Iman to the capital city, BSB & also returning back).

We watched the procession somewhere near "Balai Bomba". We went there in a large group. It took quite a long time for us to get there (not to mention it was really tiring!!).

How we got to the place...

- we took a boat ("temuai") to a ferry/ship provided
*waiting for the ship to be fully occupied took almost an hour

- the ship then arrived at BSB (somewhere near "Tambing")
*travelling time was about 10 minutes

- walking to the provided place took us about 10 minutes
*we waited for about 30 minutes before we walked to the scene

- we then waited for the procession...for hours (but worth it hehe)

What about pix??...


Left: temuai, Right: ferry/ship


Left: a scenery of BSB, Right: a little bit of entertainment


Left & Right: ermmm...dunno what to call them


Left & Right: the Royal Couple


Left: Another pic of the Royal Couple, Right: His Majesty, Her Majesty & Her Royal Highness

Gadong

How to describe Gadong?

- One of the busiest place in town
- Where The Mall is located (the largest mall in Brunei)
- Near to the Pasar Malam (Night Market)
- Cineplex Cinema @ The Mall (the only cinema in Gadong)
- The most crowded during paydays (traffic jam!! arrrgghhh!!)
- The only place in Brunei Muara that has McDonald's (I dunno about other districts)
- Not an easy place to park your car

*Gadong actually means "green" in Bruneian language.

Playing with a long shutter speed

A view of The Mall from McDonald's

A view of The Mall from a different angle

Where i went to (yesterday)...

2:30 pm - 4.30 pm (kiulap)

- carpooling with my 2 frens, we met at Supa Save, Telanai. Then we "zoomed" to Qlap.

- checking out my pc being reformatted and there's a problem with the power source assembly (means more $$ to pay arrrgghhh!)

- and then went to AV electronics to check out Macbook. There was this 13" black notebook with 160 Gb hard disk and we ask them for a quotation. Yea, i'm planning to buy it. I just need to send the quotation to the bank for further process. Maybe tomorrow? hehehe.

- then we went to Tourean Cafe (is that the right spelling?? :p)

chocolate toast

8:00 pm - 1:00 am

- travelling to BSB by a water taxi (carpooling with ma frens afterwards) then heading to Gadong

- watching "Ocean's 13" at Seri Qlap Mall Ciname, quite a nice movie - worth watching

- wandering around BSB with frens. Then travel back home by a water taxi and then by car.

a night scene at Padang SOAS

Milk floats

Ever tried adding ice cream to milk just like fizzy drinks floats? Maybe not in restaurants/shops menus. I've never seen any hehe. But I tried it a few hours ago. I was pouring strawberry-flavored milk and at the same time craving to eat ice cream. So i put some vanilla ice cream (with some chocolate flavor) to the milk and this is the result.



Tastes good...I want more hehehe :p

16th BASE Camp vs KK, Sabah

I got a text from someone from STEP Centre today. They asked me to be one or the photographers for the 16th BASE Camp which will be held on the 16th-19th June 2007. I wanted to accept the offer but sadly I already applied for a leave.

So I wanted to change the date but it was too complicated since we've already booked a hotel in KK and one in Kundasang. So I told him that I couldn't be there but I wanted to be there on the first day of the camp and he told me they will put my name on the list.

Arrrghhh!! I enjoy taking pix like this since there will be many people there. But I really can't take the job. Wish I could change the date but I can't. And I can't just cancel my vacation just like that. I was the one who suggested to go to KK and i can't turn my back now.


One of the pix from BASE Camp in 2005

Another Bufday Treat

Yesterday we went to Capers just to celebrate friends' birthdays, Hjh Mai and Duan. But only Hjh Mai were able to make it. I can say its just a birthday treat and yeah....a birthday cake. Anyway, thanx for the treat :p