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The wonders of Photoshop

Home Improvement anyone

If you guys are in the UK,be it studying,working or residing there, always wanted to make your home looks or feel better to stay so just click to this "Home improvements" site to get a good deal,they have been in the business for 36 years,they have been renowned amongst UK homeowners as the place to go for high quality home improvements.A very extensive products and consultation provided for your own desire to facilitate your needs and budgets.Here is what they have to say in their website "Our high quality, service-based approach has since reached all the corners of the UK, helping millions of satisfied customers to create their ideal home. With an annual turnover of £300 million, we ensure that we stay one step ahead of the competition with our continual programme of research and development, our 'state of the art' manufacturing plants, and our ever improving product range."

Dont know where to go for Sungkai?

Photo of the Sup Ekor,taken from Son of Brunei post(hope he doesnt mind) Are you spoilt for choices to break your fast?dont know where to head to,well you can check out Missy M post on Bersungkai(break of fast) places,a very comprehensive list of eateries i must say,thanks Missy M and me and the missus is thinking of bersungkai at the Empire Atrium after reading Reeda post, check out Son of Brunei post,hehehe..might head to Empire tomorrow,cant wait to taste the Sup Ekor...ohh...yummy..kambang plang liur ku eh...

Competition start today

Sponsor for Barunaiku Weekly Competition Hello All,the weekly competition for Barunaiku Readers is now open,This week competition is Digital Photography competition,and the topic for the photographs will be about Gerai Ramadhan.The Closing date for the competition will be 21st of Sept 16:00hrs,Winner will be announced on Saturday.Please emailed me at Barunaiku@gmail.com, and send your low resolution photo.1 photo per entrance.The winning Photo hopefully will be displayed at Empire Cinema(still runding the owner,heheheh).So boys and girls..start snapping.Winner will be given 2 tickets to the Posh Empire Cinema Courtesy of Mvision Cinema.

Fancy a shag..darling.....

This is taken from Yahoo. ULYANOVSK, Russia - Make a baby. Win a car. Don't be surprised if the streets are empty and curtains drawn in this central Russian region Wednesday as residents take up an offer by the regional governor to help stem Russia's demographic crisis. Ulyanovsk Gov. Sergei Morozov has decreed Sept. 12 a Day of Conception and is giving couples time off from work to procreate. Couples who give birth nine months later on Russia's national day — June 12 — will receive money, cars, refrigerators and other prizes. It's the third year that the Volga River region, about 550 miles east of Moscow, has held the contest. Since then, the number of competitors — and the number of babies born — has been on the rise. "If there's a good, healthy atmosphere at home within the family, if the husband and wife both love each other and their child, they will be in good spirits and that will extend to the workplace. So there will be a healthy atmosphere throughout the country," he told AP Television News. "The leadership (of the country) is interested in the family." Russia's population has dropped since the 1991 Soviet collapse, fed by declining birth rates, a low life expectancy, a spike in emigration, a frayed health care system and other factors. The country — the world's largest — now has just 141.4 million citizens, making it one of the most sparsely settled nations. And experts estimate the population could fall below 100 million by 2050. "I don't think people get pregnant just to get a prize on the 12th (of June) but if the dates coincide and they give you a ... car there's nothing wrong with that," said Yuri, a 28-year-old father-to-be who declined to give his last name. In Ulyanovsk, everyone who has a baby in a local hospital on June 12 gets some kind of prize. The winners of the grand prize — a locally made SUV called a UAZ-Patriot — are couples judged by a committee on criteria such as "respectability" and "commendable parenting." Perhaps not surprisingly, the effort has drawn snickers. According to one joke circulating on the Internet, regional university teachers — after being ordered to draw up special activities for Wednesday — proposed covering the floors of school gymnasiums with mattresses and dimming the lights. Andrei Kartuzov, who won the last "make a baby" grand prize along with his wife, Irina, said they had been planning to have another child anyway. The campaign "is a good help for people, especially for those living in villages," he said. "If they hold such actions every year, then maybe we will have (more children) growing up and Russia will be bigger." We should start doing something like these here in Brunei,"now,Honey if you're reading this,hehehe..."mun paham bisai"..

Selamat Menyambut Bulan Ramadhan

Happy Fasting to all my Muslim brothers and sisters,in this instances i also would like to ask for forgiveness if i have offended any of you in all of my previous postings, may Allah the all mighty bless us all.

Ramadhan

Brought to you by davidcheok.com Today will be the sighting of the moon to determine the 1st day of Ramadhan,Ramadhan is the Holy month in which muslims will be asked to fast from the dawn to dusk,Fasting during this holy month is to teach us muslims to be able to feel the hunger and pain of the poor people.This is the month of giving to the needy a month of forgiving,a month of blessings from Allah.So to commerate this fasting and soon the festive month of Aidilfitri,let us make a pledge to donate to the orphans in Negara Brunei Darussalam,by sending donations through SMS. Thank you to DSTCOM and B-Mobile for making the process of donation easier.To donate please use the following guide. Both DSTCom & B.mobile customers can make their contribution by: Type YATIM (no spacing required) and the amount to be donated ($1, 5, 10, 15 or 20) e.g YATIM5 for $5 donation Send to 8885555 for DSTCom Send to 10101 for B-mobile Your kind gestures and attentions will be rewarded by ALLAH the almighty,Insyallah taala.

The Original Nasi Katok

Origin of Nasi katok (door have to be knocked to get the rice) Now business is through the window The Original Nasi katok packaging The inside of Nasi Katok Last Weekend, i was feeling hungry after my round of Driving at RBA driving range,so i decided to get something to eat,and what popped upin my mind was Nasi Katok,no,no,not your ordinary nasi katok at the roadside,or at your local gerai malam,this is the real stuff,the original nasi Katok,hehehe.Ever wondered why it's called Nasi katok?the reason why it's called nasi katok was that during the older days,the door that i photographed above is where customers have to knock in order to buy the nasi lemak,and initially it was sold at 50 cents per packet and its price increased to 70 cents after business was booming,or was it 70 cents all the time?anyway,till today,the Nasi lemak tasted,packed and priced the same,yes 70 cents,and it's so finger licking yummy.

Ellen and the Vacuum Kid

New Ipods

aarrgghhhhh.....mbari malas jua eh....(its so frustrating....)yes Steve Jobs is at it again....how can you not drool over these new ipods....arrgghh....now wait a minute,it only plays music and videos right?

Watch out for this space

Barunaiku will be conducting a weekly quiz Competitons soon,tickets to view the latest movies at the Posh Mvision Cinema at Empire Hotel will be up for grabs,so if you're residing in Brunei,regardless of your age,colour of your hair,nationality,the size of your shoes and the no.of handphones you have,you are eligible to participate.

Recalled toys

This is taken from BBC,Barbie toys is also included as mentioned here Third recall for China-made toys Barbie items were included in earlier Mattel recallsThe world's biggest toymaker, Mattel, has announced its third major recall of Chinese-made products in a month. About three-quarters of a million toys are being recalled because they are decorated with paint containing too much lead, the US company said. They include Barbie doll accessories and toy trains. Mattel chairman Bob Eckert apologised again, but stressed the faults had come to light because the company had recently introduced enhanced testing. "You have my promise that if we find any other issues, we'll continue to do the right thing, we'll let you know about it," Mr Eckert said in a message posted on the company's website. In the last month it has recalled 18 million China-made toys - because their paint was found to contain lead. Parents were also urged to return other items which had small magnets that may come loose. Inspection call In the past week, US branches of the retailer Toys R Us have recalled 27,000 Chinese-made paint and crayon sets after the wooden box packaging was found to contain lead. A fortnight ago, about 300,000 items were recalled by US retailers including SpongeBob SquarePants spiral address books. and diaries, Thomas the Tank Engine spinning tops and some toy buckets sold in the US. China has not commented on the latest recall but it earlier pointed out that of the billions of goods it produces every year, only a fraction are found to be faulty. Beijing was quick to act after the first Mattel recall, revoking the licence to manufacture goods at a firm in Guangdong province. The first two Mattel recalls included Chinese-made Sarge die-cast toys from the Pixar film Cars, as well as some toys including Polly Pocket, which contained small magnets that could come loose. That recall prompted a US senator to call for all toys imported into the country from China to be inspected. Now, what are we doing at the moment with all these recalled toys,i never heard or read about it in Brunei,are we not affected by these recalls?are there no chinese made toys in Brunei?i do hope some bodies are looking into these.Now, time for me to throw away all those sesame streets toys that i have been collecting,hehehehheh

Selamat Pengantin Baru

Part of the accessories used Groom with family members The groom with his office mates. Last Weekend i was an accidental wedding photographer,why?the official photographer never turned up..hahha..so i decided to try my skill on wedding photography as requested by the groom's family,above are just some of the outcomes,come to think of it, i need to burn the wedding photos to be given to the groom.Finally Selamat Pengantin Baru to you Gmas.Allah Bless you and your new partner.

Brunei Open

Today is the start of the Brunei Open Golf Invitational,it is part of the Asian Tour golf tournament an Brunei is part of the Golf circuit,it is offering US$300,000 for the prize.You can get more news from Anakbrunei ,and Rano too have some news too about our young rising star from Brunei.

Happy Wedding Anniversary

Happy anniversary, my love: After all these years, my lover still! Perhaps we've come this far by force of will; Perhaps by what sweet winds within us move. Years alone do not decisive prove, As time's a box that holds both good and ill; Nor can one long be loving without skill; Nor long be cool below and warm above. In you I've found a shoreline for my seaVast enough to hold me in its arms, Embracing both the turbulence and deep, Reconciling me to limitation. So may you find a wilderness in me, A place of windswept waves and rippled calms, Restoring you to realms you cannot reap, Yielding neither home nor destination.

What the %$#@

You all must be wondering why in h^&%$ is there a blue water tank lying on the road and take note of the transport carrying it,more news here CPUL

Taman Rekreasi Hutan Bukit Subok

The sign Stairs going up Stairs going down(still the same one's for going up,heheh) Recreational area View of Kg.Ayer If you are tired of going to Tasek,may i recommend you Taman Rekreasi Hutan Simpan Bkt.Subok,an excellent place to exercise or even have a picnic,a recreational park which is unique,why?because you can have a very nice view of Kg.Ayer and Bandar Seri Begawan,from the top,it also have a route that you can walk through,it used to be wooden stairs and walkways and just recently after going there it is now concrete all the way.You might be wondering where this Recreational place is,well its actually located along Jalan Residency,that is the road that leads to Jalan Kota Batu,where the Museum is located.So guys if you wanna do a KNK,go and visit it,and don't forget to bring a bottle of water,you might need it.

It's that season again...

Gadong Night market Durian Kuning Durians again Stalls selling foods Durians again and again Yes,its that season again,where the MRS will howl,growl to me,begging to bring her to search for that perfect Yellow durians,from Gadong night market to roadside stalls,she will insist on me to stop by those stalls or plead to me to buy those yellow durians.But hey,i love my wife so to satisfy her craving for those durians,i just have to fulfill her hunger for those yellow thingy.Now,let me talk about Gadong night stalls,it is located within the vicinity of Gadong wet market.At night the parking lot of the market are used by vendors to sell from freshly cooked food to veggies and fruits,it's a haven for food lovers here.My apology for the quality of the pics,i was just using my K800.

Company Policies

Got this from an email,thanks CPUL,just thought of sharing it with all of you out there. Company Policy:> >> >Effective from September 2007 Dress Code It is advised that you come to work dressed according to your salary. If we see you wearing Ferragamo shoes and carrying an LV bag, we assume you are doing well financially and therefore do not need a raise. If you dress poorly, you need to learn to manage your money better, so that you buy nicer clothes, and therefore you do not need a raise. If you dress just right, you are right where you need to be and therefore you do not need a raise Sick Days We will no longer accept a doctor's statement as proof of sickness. If you are able to go to the doctor, you are able to come to work. Personal Days Each employee will receive 104 personal days a year. They are called Saturday & Sunday. Bereavement Leave This is no excuse for missing work. There is nothing you can do for dead friends, relatives or co-workers. Every effort should be made to have non-employees attend to the arrangements. In rare cases where employee involvement is necessary, the funeral should be scheduled in the late afternoon. We will be glad to allow you to work through your lunch hour and subsequently leave one hour early Toilet Use Entirely too much time is being spent in the toilet. There is now a strict three-minute time limit in the stalls. At the end of three minutes, an alarm will sound, the toilet paper roll will retract, the stall door will open, and a picture will be taken. After your second offence, your picture will be posted on the company bulletin board under the "Chronic Offenders category". Anyone caught smiling in the picture will be sanctioned under the company's mental health policy Lunch Break Skinny people get 30 minutes for lunch, as they need to eat more, so that they can look healthy. Normal size people get 15 minutes for lunch to get a balanced meal to maintain their average figure. Chubby people get 5 minutes for lunch, because that's all the time needed to drink a Slim-Fast Thank you for your loyalty to our company. We are here to provide a positive employment experience. Therefore, all questions, comments, concerns, complaints, frustrations, irritations, aggravations, insinuations, allegations, accusations, contemplations, consternation> >and input should be directed elsewhere The Management

Brunei next export Part 4

Marimin's GM with HM during IHExpo 2007 Marimin Prawn Crackers,yes our very own prawn crackers manufacturer&supplier is going international,with just a humble beginning of being a home business to an international standard Company.Kudos to my Friend Khairul,We need more Bruneians like you to place Brunei in the World Map.Just recently published in brudirect,our very own prawn crackers will find its way into the UAE market.Photo taken from Mr.Reeda blog.

Sudirman - Terasing / Merisik Khabar

A well known entertainer in the 80's,a Malaysian who was adored not only in his home country but also in My country,Sudirman Hj Arshad the multi talented entertainer,i actually grew up listening to his all his songs.May Allah Bless you all the times.

Food..glorious Halal food

An Aussie and a Kedayan Brunei Meat Company Halal Expo Organizer booth Cacah Ambuyat Most Famous Caterers in Brunei Today the family had the honor of meeting one of our successful bruneians,he aint no businessman,but merely a cowboy....yes our very own cowboy,who is stationed in Darwin to look after our country investment in cattle rearing.From a humble beginning of just being a butcher to the General manager of a big Brunei Company in Australia.After having breakfast with him and his cowboy partner,we headed to ICC where the International Halal Expo were held.The Expo is showcasing the Halal products produced by our local companies and also by some International companies.Lots and lots of foods to be sample,unfortunately the Expo last just for 2 days,wish it could be longer so that more us bruneians(we love our food) can visit it again and again,anyway Kudos to the organizer for holding a successful Expo.

Another money making post

The weekend is finally here,hence i will start dedicating weekend post purely on Blog advertising,i know you all couldnt even bothered to read this post,i dont blame you guys,but still,im posting to see how much i could get paid for my opinions and reviews,so for today post it is about Casio G-Shock Watches,yes if you are guys are somewhere in the oceanic areas,Australia,New zealand,Fiji,etc...etc,click on the Redbird website,a website which offers competitive pricing on watches,like Casio,Esprit,Nixon and Timex and not forgetting Branded sunglasses like Prada,Gucci and many more.The Company is 100% operated and owned by Australian,and by the way they do shipped internationally.

Another money making Web

Today i got my first payout,yes..$18 usd,not bad for a start,so this will be part of my weekly ritual of posting,reviews or opinions on certain products or websites. Today's blog will be about bloggerwave,You will need to visit their website,register yourself,and also your blog in which once it is approved,they will notify you for the next opportunity.If you have time to kill,give it a try,i did and starting to reap the fruits now.And by the way the pay $usd 10 per post,hehehe..as what all internet millionaires have said before the internet is a gold mine waiting to be dig.

Brunei Next Export part3

In a series of Brunei next export,well he have been exported actually especially in Taiwan and Japan,comes Wu CHun,the Grand son of one of a prominent Bruneian Businessman,Pehin Goh. Wu Chun, real name Goh Kiat Chun, was born in Brunei of Chinese descent. He was discovered when he traveled to Taiwan and was asked to become a main character (despite his then-lack of Mandarin fluency) in the Taiwanese drama Tokyo Juliet, with which he shot to fame. Later, he also joined the popular Taiwanese boy band Fahrenheit. Prior to entering showbiz, he was a model and fitness instructor. He graduated from RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and later opened his own gym Fitness Zone back in Brunei. In 2006, he starred in Hua Yang Shao Nian Shao Nu which was one of the top rating dramas and has seen his popularity soaring Asia-wide.-Taken from Wiki Just recently too he opened up his own Hotel and also a big Gym(fitness zone)near to the hotel,which is located at Kiulap.

My 100th Post

This is just so funny,especially if you could understand malay,thanks to Nizam.Click to enlarge.

Guitar Hero

My long weekend starts with a bang, I was blown away by GUITAR HERO, after MUIEN had introduced me to it, I was feeling like ROCKSTAR after playing it.....hahhahaha.I felt like SLASH when playing lead guitar in Sweet child o mine. This game is freaking great .I managed to live my childhood fantasy of being in a rock band...hahahaa.. so, I recommend to all you guys out if ever had a dream of playing rock music this is definitely the closest you can do to achieved that dream of being in a Rock band, so AIR guitar player out there, you have been warned. I am truly a fan now of GUITAR HERO

Wanna open an Online Store?

Today's blog will be based on my opinion on this shopping cart website.Have you ever considering of opening you very own online store?have you got the right tools,help, or even guidance to do so,well look no further,you can simply click on the above links to get started,this website will guide you to do ecommerce,if you decide to jump aboard the ecommerce bandwagon.Below are taken from their website. Ashop Commerce provides a turn-key ecommerce solution with it's revolutionary online store building software. One of the worlds most easy to use web based administrations with award winning features allows the merchant to build an online store capable of competing with the webs most powerful sites for a simple, low monthly fee. Having helped 1000's of now successful merchants, Ashop Commerce is the most intuitive shopping cart software in the world providing the most up to date and relevant advice you need to start or advance your online business.Accept credit cards online, customise the design, features and all content of an online store by yourself within hours! Feel free to test drive our demo store's to see the advanced functionality for yourself. I think i will look into this website to,if only i decided to open up my own online store.I think our local companies who wanted to reach a world wide buyers can start to do this by contacting the above online company.They even offered to do a free design for you online store.

Footballs Back

I was infront of the telly ,when MAN U won the so called Community shield last sunday.Yes i am a die hard MAN u Fans,since GARY PALLISTER era's.So beginning this month and till may next year, i will be every weekend, glued to the telly whenever MAN U is playing live in ASTRO.Since MAY this year,FERGIE,SCHOLES,GIGGS,ROO,RONALDO has not been a regular words on my tongue,but starting this weekend it will become regularly mention in my everyday conversations,especially when MAN U starts winning games.This season will see a lot of new faces in the MAN U lineup,the likes of NANI,ANDERSON,HARGREAVES and TEVEZ will be the highlights of MAN U title defense. Other EPL teams are also doing their part in trying to wrestle the championship title from US.So to all you EPL fans outhere,good luck and may the MRS understand us when we wont go out during saturday nite with her and the kids,and wake up late on a sunday morning.So our traditions of having BBQ every match on a saturday where MAN U is having a lunch time kick off is now officially ON....hehehe..kakaku mun paham bisai...

End of HM birthday Celebrations

Bruneians out in full force I wished i had a TRIPOD right during this shot One of the Floats participating Friends & Families The winning Float Last saturday night saw the grand Finale for His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei Birthday's Celebrations after 2 weeks of festivities.It was a trully joyous night for him and his subjects as they were a lots of events being presented,like the pyrotechnics shows,float processions and the Inter-Borneo Tug of War,which eventually show the mights of the Bruneian tug of war contingent emerging as Champs for 5 years running.

Lets make money online

I found this website through one of a blogger while browsing the net,it seems too good to be true,but what the heck i decided to join anyway,after being convinced by reading this Malaysian Singaporean guy testimony. The concept of this program is for us bloggers to get paid to blog,especially on writing about our opinions and reviews of products from this programs,this is actually my first preview of on this program itself.I am just trying to see if i am able to make some money out of this,as azrin have mention,this program pays you promptly after your blog post have been approved.You will also be able to write your opinion on other products that you can select once you join this program,so good luck to me especially,and will post the outcome of it,once i received my first payment. Their press release: blog advertising is a service connecting advertisers with bloggers. Advertisers can pay bloggers to write opinion posts with links back to the advertisers site. Please write your opinion on Smorty’s services and try to include some of the following keywords in addition to the anchor texts provided. Get paid to blog, get paid for blogging, blog advertising, advertise on blogs, blog for money. All you need is just a paypal account,and hopefully i can get extra income doing this,will keep you guys posted on my first payment made out of this program.