HO HO HO Merry Xmas

Its been a long weekend during this xmas holidays,got to have a half day on friday,went off to Empire hotel on saturday then off to RIZQUN on sunday and monday,phew lakap jua poket eh oleh nya,but luckily those hotels we were in were check in by the inlaws,we were there just to get our kids to use the pools.

Winter Wonderland in Brunei

Went to the so called 6 stars hotel (nda mua sabut namanya ,free advertisement tia karang,heheh)There were lots of people trying to get a glimpse of the man made snow in the hotels,it was great actually, my daughter were scared by the looks of this hotel mascots,and my son keeps on bugging me to get him a popcorn.What shock me when we were there was the ballons cost $22.00,yes a f*&%^#@ $22.00,nda mahal kah tu...lots of excuses given to my daughter so as not to get her one $22.00 ballon. Anyway here's some pics of the so call Winter Wonderland in Barunaiku.

Finally he's married

The Man on his Big day The friends of the groom,my pals Shots of their shoes,hehehe...taken out of boredom Been on a long break from blogging lots have been happenning since my last blog,today blog will just be about Mr.cip This blog is dedicated to my ex colleague and one of my best buddy at a previous organisation. He is finally and officially married.Thank god!! for that.The only eligible around in their organisation is Chamchul Kunyit.Anyway Congrates again to Mr.Cip for your wedding.Next post will be about JP and Wii.Stay tuned.

CASINO ROYALE

Went to watch the highly anticipated new OO7 flick last weekend,an all boys affair,myself,my brother in law and my father in law...It was spectacular,eventhough with little gadgets,the story line is great and im starting to like this new Blond bond, very charimastic,very masculine,its not that the previous bonds are not,but this new Spy agent is buff,instead of having a sexy girl coming out of the water,it was him,the muscled bond...hahahha..a new era in the next bond franchise.This Bond is made to work hard all the time in this movies, had his face scratched and his balls whip(ouch!!!).But overall this new Bond movie is a 2 thumbs up.So go and watch get yourself entertained.

Trekking at Tasek Lama

While huffing and puffing my way up the trek stumble upon a man meditating toward the sun One of the less straining leg of the trek at Tasek View of Bandar from top of tasek. The last time i went for a fitness regime was before Ramadhan,manage to lose 3kg after ramadhan,and immediately gain 5kg during Syawal!!!!arrgghhh,so i decide to wake up early on a friday morning and starts my fitness programs.Well to be honest, i was only thinking of doing a short trek to the first slope of tasek, well its my first exercise anyway since ramadhan,so manage to reach the first slope, and confidently overtaking few fellow trekker(slow ones..mun paham bisai)and when i decided to turn back, the slow ones(he's kinda big) starts to follow me from behind, hey, i was thinking to myself at that moment, if he decides to continue the journey completing 1 round of the tasek trek,why cant i do it(a quote from my wife"you rather die for your ego ")so i decided to push on to complete the whole round, while glancing back always for the big guy.....Manage to complete the whole round of the trek and upon descend to the tasek park..i puked!!!!hahahh....so you guys, take out your trainer,don those sports attire and dont let the big size guys beat you to your game..the EGO has landed.

Let the Game Console War Begins

I hope this 3 Game console will be the last one being produced in this decade,no,make it this century,to date i have 1 SNES,1 sega,1 megadrive,1 playstations,1 xbox and lastly 1 PSP,in the last 2 decades.Boy,how much have i spent my mums money on those things. Now,came the consoles of all consoles,the anticipated release of PS3,just recently launched in Japan last week,XBOX 360 was launched a year earlier,Wii(nintendo) i have no idea when this was launched. Now to the $1000 question or more(HDTV is required for these consoles),what will i get for my next birthday, or to be exact what will i get for Syahmi,promised him to get an XBOX 360 if he went for his bersunat next month. OR better yet, will i get the approval of the financial controller...heheh,mun paham bisai.

Families

Pics of my cousins and my wifes nephews & nieces(note the 2 latingz) I came from a long line of big families,my mum side have 9 siblings,dad side have 7 siblings,and i have lost counts of the number of 1st cousins,2nd cousins,etc..etc, (i have not include my wifes side yet), i only have 4 siblings,3 in laws,and 6 nephews and nieces. An aunt,my mother sister have 12 children,imagine the number of grandchildren she have now. In Brunei, family usually comes first, had a conversation today with a french colleague of mine, and he is impressed with the Brunei Family values that we have here, He told me that the elders in Europe usually are left to the Care centre to be cared of. It just shows how we Bruneian respect and took care of our elders until they have gone, i do hope this long traditions of care for the elder be instilled to our younger generations, so this tradition of respect to the elder people are passed on to the next generations.

Wheels

D'Vinci Forgiato Wheels worked up these transparent rollers made of Lexan or something. The reps say they're roadworthy, though we might have a problem with cleaning the brake dust off everytime we go out for groceries. Rolling fly is such a pain in the ass-Taken from Jalopnik.com. Mcm nda ku pecaya ada this sort of wheels,what will they be thinking next? rimless wheels,i think i saw somewhere in the internet about rimless wheels,or was it airless tyres..i cant remember..brain freeze!!!,will post it once i come across it again in the cyber world.Till then, i dont think i will have this kind of rims on my cars..it just weird..haha.

Is this JP??....you WISH!!!!!

imagine this is JP,right now!! This place looks familiar... This mountain does exists at JP Looks like the entrance to JP...just that it looks brand new.. They you have it..the new playground in Dubai,they call it the dubai disneyland,imagine JP is well maintained,well financed,well manage,we too will be able to enjoy what the arabs in dubai is enjoying now,and think of the influx of tourist to brunei...something to ponder upon...i let you all decide....

UMPC

What is UMPC?Ultra mobile portable computer,kinda of a Tablet PC,but just smaller. Operates like your ordinary laptops,except that the keyboard is virtual.I think i will get a UMPC by next year but then again,why do i need it in the first place...hahaha..biasakan melayu..nda mau rugi.

Life as it is

Hallways to Heaven..(kidding, the hallway of Jame Asre) Had breakfast yesterday with old friends,they were supposed to visit the Royal families at Istana,but decide to have breakfast with me, went to the airport restaurant and guess what "crap!! no roti canai!!",they were doing some renovation at the place,and what does the renovation have to do about not having roti canai??,anyway,it was great to catch up with old friends especially during this festive seasons,we were talking about zakat,life,death,etc..etc..i guess it must be the age things that leads up to this kind of conversation,it used to be about the latest handphones,laptops,but now its about life and death. Talking about death,are we prepared for it?, are we ready to go anytime if god permits,im for sure are not,i still need to see my kids grow,my wealth and health prospers,and get that shiny sport car before i turn 40,haha..but hey,god have its on plans,so the only preparation that i have before i go, will be my insurance policy,my TAP,my debts(hope i can finish it before i die) and of course my prayers.So family and friends think again are we ready to face the ultimate adventure in life?DEATH,so from now on, im thinking of ways to make more money(not that i need it to bring to the grave) so that my family will be well off after i died or at least pay off my debts, Keep my health in tip top conditions, pray more to ALLAH the all mighty and lastly keep loving my families till the day i die.

Selamat Hari Raya

Allahuakbar! Allahuakbar! Allahuakbar!Selamat Hari Raya to all Relatives,friends and Muslim Brother&sisters wherever you are.Sorry for not blogging last few days..been very busy,maklum RAYA!!Will be back soon after putting up some kilo during the syawal..haha...hope to be able to do Puasa 6...Leave you all to the joy of Hari raya..hehe..pics of my kids..note at my girl....Jumping for JOY as the brother looks on..

Friends

Went to have sungkai at the Atrium last sat with old friends,known them during my time at DST.We kinda have this yearly event of meeting up and had sungkai together,just to catch up with things that i've missed after i left,there were just 5 of us last saturday, i remember the first time we had this sungkai there were like 20 of us,well i guess thats how life is,people have other commitments ,really appreciate the 2 tuan haji's,Csai and Mr chip for doing this so called tradition of yearly bersungkai,i do hope we can go on doing this every year.The Top pics is C sai leaning back after a full meals of Rojak,or was it the Roast beef sai?hahah The 2 Tuan Haji's Ahh..Mr.Chip, the most eligible bachelor at SCAN 2..hahahh Lastly Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri ku mohon maaf zahir & Batin.

Pics says a 1000 words

Lazy to post anything,here's just some pics of today misadventures..hahah A bug under my car this morning the inside of Jame Asri taken during my zohor prayer A friend taking a nap at Jame Asri,japai if you manage to visit my blog,good luck in trying to find who was the one taking ur pic...hahah.. btw went to have sungkai yesterday at OGH..its a bit disappointing not to my expectations.Food was ordinary,they even ran out of Roti canai...

Hari Raya is just round the corner

Went to visit ma late grandparents grave at Kianggeh with my mum and aunt as early as 6:30am last sunday,it was kind of sad everytime i visit the cemetary,miss my grandma still,even though its been 10 years now since she's been gone,never get to know the grand pa thou. Went off to do tarawih at Jame Asri,the atmosphere was just great,lots of people during the prayer,Kudos to the the young imam that leads the prayer,u rock dude(he sounds like the imam from Mekah).Will try OGH buffet today with the family. Will post in the next blog how's the buffet.

Trans fat to be ban in NYC

Come across this morning news in yahoo about the ban of Trans fat in NYC,what is trans fat?"Trans fats occur naturally in small quantities in meat and dairy products from ruminants. Most trans fats consumed today, however, are industrially created through partial hydrogenation of plant oils and animal fats — a chemical process developed in the early 1900s. Unlike other fats, trans fats are neither required nor beneficial for health. Eating trans fat increases the risk of coronary heart disease. For these reasons, health authorities worldwide recommend that consumption of trans fat be reduced to trace amounts. Trans fats from partially hydrogenated oils are generally considered to be worse than those occurring naturally."a brief description of Trans fat(Thanks WIKIPEDIA).So what can we do about this TRANS FAT?for once try other alternative cooking oil,good example will be corn oil(MAZOLA).I should check up with the MRS what cooking oil is used at home.I do hope MOH or whoever is responsible in monitoring our nation eating habit(again its an individual decision,i am what i eat,hehehe) to do spot checks on eatary outlets in our country,to ensure that they are using healthy cooking oil,especially the fast food outlets.Btw the hydrogenated oil is as the same price as the vegetable oils in our market.

Hazy Brunei

When was the last time haze blanketed brunei where we have to wear mask to go outside the house, i think it was in the late 90's or early 2000, i cant remember.Well the haze is back,and i do hope we dont have to wear any mask to go through this haze again.It's becoming kinda of a yearly event now,what is the neighbouring country going to do about this deforestation in kalimantan.I do hope some kind of solution will be achieved with all those farmers.Pics left taken yesterday, i was on my way to a relative sungkai ceremony with the mrs.