On the flight back to Brunei from Bali couple of weeks ago... The SkyShow inflight entertainment system onboard Royal Brunei Airlines, had the self titled Michael Parkinson show on. I was planning to sleep on the flight as I was really knackered. But when I saw the guests list on the show I thought it was a good funny crowd, so I decided to stay up and watch. Lionel Ritchie was one of them and he was going to sing. (yeah old fashion! I know!) Liza Minelli came up first talking about cerita lama and shes touring and stuff and then Sharon Osborne talking about stuff i.e. her surgery untuk menguruskan badan. OMG she was hilarious. And mulutnya laser! And then.. Lionel Richie... belting his new number. Inda plang ku brapa suka... Anyway.. dalamnya becerita pasal his old songs and how successful 'All night long' was, he also said that song reminded a lot of people and many of them considered it as 'their' song. And whenever they listen to it, it reminds them of 'that' moment intime when they heard the song first and what memory the song reminds them of. In my case pun whenever I listen to 'All night long', it reminds of the time back in the 80s on one of my trips toSingapore. I still remember it listening to it over and over again on the evening flight back to Brunei fromSingapore. I'm guessing it was flight BI430. I was listening to it on the walkman. No MP3 or discman then. Walkman was the rave then hehe I actually didnt buy the cassette myself. Gosh cassettes just sounds so ancientdoesnt it. It either belonged to Auntie Nans or Nims whom have brought it from London. The reason for the Singapore trip was to welcome back my two aunts from their studies in the UK during their winter hols. At that time, RBA had no direct flight to London yet i dont think. So it was that return trip to Brunei what 'All night long' reminds me of.
So what memory comes into your mind when u listen to All night long? Or any other song for that matter
Wednesday, 28 February 2007
*sigh*
Hi guys. Sorry for thd lack of updates. I'm just so not in da mood lately. Anyways, im bored out of my brain today. Everyone is away and am on my own jaga kadai. Hence am posting on my phone again just to entertain myself. Owh had the bird flu innoculation yesterday. Luckily inda jahat rasa unlike some of my colleagues who got the shot as well. Anyway, saw this cloud formation through my office window. Interesting eh. Correct me if im wrong but i think theyre called Cirrus type cloud.
Later dudes
Monday, 26 February 2007
tadaaa
hey guys... really do not have anything to say today.. but just so that inda menghampakan for those of u bersusah payah connecting onto the net and clicking on my weblog address.. I'd like to share u these pics..... (inda plang berapa I know!)
Went to the Dorchester tea thingy at Empire... I just think they can do better.
Alot better...
I like panoramic pictures... you'll see alot more from me.
p.s. am going for bird flu innoculation tomorrow and become a guinnea pig. heheh
Saturday, 24 February 2007
San Antonio tia karang!
hey guys... Its Saturday night.. Not going out or anything. Am feeling a tad frustrated and a slight geram. Remember I was telling you guys about my training that didnt happen and I suspected the next traning is in the states. Well, I receive an email inviting us for the training... and yes its in the states. San Antonio, Texas to be precise. *sigh* what to do.. mbari malas wah cani ani.
Donna & Sufri
Congratulations to Donna and Sufri who as of yesterday are engaged. Since I know Donna and Sufri personally, I went to both their houses for the ceremony. Went to Sufri's first of course and then off we to Donna's residence for the actual ceremony. Unlike the usual engagement ceremony where the groom (kira groom sudah kah ni) stays at home during the ceremony, Sufri went to Donna's after the formalities to take photos to commemorate the day. Which I think is a great idea. (I know some of u might not agree out there) I suppose urang tua2 deem it inappropriate, but karang ani I think inda jua as bad, coz mun inda... they are still going out after the ceremony anyway. So.. baiktah mengeratkan lagi tali silaturrahim between themselves and their families. Inda ja.. heheh Anyway, Donna's brother who is a photographer took their pics. He looked very professional. Cant wait to see the outcome. And Ucingitam was there as well, as a friend and as our own personal photographer heheh. Thanks mate. Nanti ku curi his pic and put it up here. Anyway, Congratulations once again, cant wait for the big day. Bali oh Bali
Salaam alaikum
Hello peeps.. I'm back... Ys yes I know.. I've been back for a little while now.. tapi tekeduhung cuti atu.. tarus tah ku cutikan jua my blog updating ani.. tapi inda jua nyaman rasanya meniggalkan atu. But doesnt matter, I'm back now. Phuhh that Bali trip was one hot trip. Hot as in the weather! Gosh u would not believe how hot it was. It was so hot that it made walking under the Brunei sun as if taking a stroll through Central park. Not that I've strolled through in central park. Hyde park lah!! heheh Banar it was so so panas brabis. Inda ku merati how it could be so hot like that. banyak dusa kali ah.. hehe Strangely though before I went off, no one, not a single person ever mentioned the weather is like that in Bali (MJ said she did). Maybe perhaps they went during cooler period kali ah.. The locals said it would cool down alittle from jun to august. My mate decided its because Bali is an island. Maybe so but I dont remember Labuan being that hot. Sampai malam pun ku kepanasan. 
Throughout my stay, I suffered from headache everyday and dehydration. My lips pun be ulcer. Dahsyat jua sudah tu. Was advised to take gatorade to counteract the effect. AndI had to shower like 4 times in a day. Inda jua nyaman rasanya badan rakat2 atu. Maybe sebab atu lah those tourist prefer not to wear baju even when walking around town. Mun kediaku.. alum plang lagi.. indaconfident che Almaklum lah.. I'm still waiting for the other 5 packs to make an appearance heheh So i was there only for about 4 days includingtravelling days. Stayed in Kuta all the while. I didnt do anything apart from minum2 makan and jalan2 meliat kadai. Lepak2 d starbux and cafes. Went to the beach. Not bad jualah shopping2 d sana atu.. sale lagi. Didnt know ada kadai basar sana ah.. ada marks and sparks ada sogo and other chain stores ani lah.. baik lagi shopping disini ni sungguh bandar damit. Malam2 inda plang keluar coz ampar from the day outing.
My mate tried out the spa.. urut-urutan. Quite good apparently. I didnt coz i can never tahan beurut ani. Another something I've always been told was the difficulty in finding halal food. But I thought this was not the case. I was eating all the time. The fastfood was also halal. I tried the A&W and krispy Kreme and baskin robins others which i didnt have a go was McDonald's, KFC, Pizza hut. We tried some local joints one of which was a Sundanese restaurant, where I had Flying Gurami (deep fried fish) Which was very the nyaman and crispy. I also had Nasi Timbel there. 
I had these two propr to this but cant remember how good they tasted. I also went to a Javanese restaurant called Plengkung restaurant where their speciality is Pleceng kangkung. They shortened this to plengkung. I tell you, Indons are number 1 inmaking up words. Anyway, pleceng kangkung I was told is one of their speciality dish, the kangkung boiled and sambal made of kacang, lada and stuff spread on it. I myself is not a kangkung guy but it was nice. Of course there are other dishes as well. Fabulous atmosphere and a good place to chill and relax with a band singing in the corner belting all these great 70-80s tunes. Oh and its pretty cheap too. I also had a chance to tryout padang style food. Went to this Warung padang for lunch. OK lah the food, not too bad. But I can see why this sort of serving style will not go very well for us in Brunei.
While I was there, I also tried local drinks. One is Sodagembira (apparently d brunei pun ada) and the other is the botol. Apparently there is a saying in indonesia.. makan apa aja, minumnya teh botol sosro. Seems abit strange drinking tea together with rice..tapinya thinking about it... I usually have ice lemon tea.. sama jua kali ah.
Taxis are verywhere. The best ones I guess are those blue taxis. Sekali mengampaikan punggung rp5000 and then rp1000 or so ver mile or something. Since I didnt venture out of Kuta area obviously I cannot comment on other areas. Beach was bisasa sahaja. Peliatan kubisai lagi pantai muara. Then again I only saw the beach in Kuta. OK lah the wave was bigger here I giv them that. Tapi pasal lawa I think ours is better.. ganya problemnya kamah, mun inda hands down. OK lah dulu.. ngalih ku becerita menaip ani.. I've aprepard a slide show below so just look at the photos. They tell better stories than I can.. ciao
Hello peeps.. I'm back... Ys yes I know.. I've been back for a little while now.. tapi tekeduhung cuti atu.. tarus tah ku cutikan jua my blog updating ani.. tapi inda jua nyaman rasanya meniggalkan atu. But doesnt matter, I'm back now. Phuhh that Bali trip was one hot trip. Hot as in the weather! Gosh u would not believe how hot it was. It was so hot that it made walking under the Brunei sun as if taking a stroll through Central park. Not that I've strolled through in central park. Hyde park lah!! heheh Banar it was so so panas brabis. Inda ku merati how it could be so hot like that. banyak dusa kali ah.. hehe Strangely though before I went off, no one, not a single person ever mentioned the weather is like that in Bali (MJ said she did). Maybe perhaps they went during cooler period kali ah.. The locals said it would cool down alittle from jun to august. My mate decided its because Bali is an island. Maybe so but I dont remember Labuan being that hot. Sampai malam pun ku kepanasan. 
Throughout my stay, I suffered from headache everyday and dehydration. My lips pun be ulcer. Dahsyat jua sudah tu. Was advised to take gatorade to counteract the effect. AndI had to shower like 4 times in a day. Inda jua nyaman rasanya badan rakat2 atu. Maybe sebab atu lah those tourist prefer not to wear baju even when walking around town. Mun kediaku.. alum plang lagi.. indaconfident che Almaklum lah.. I'm still waiting for the other 5 packs to make an appearance heheh So i was there only for about 4 days includingtravelling days. Stayed in Kuta all the while. I didnt do anything apart from minum2 makan and jalan2 meliat kadai. Lepak2 d starbux and cafes. Went to the beach. Not bad jualah shopping2 d sana atu.. sale lagi. Didnt know ada kadai basar sana ah.. ada marks and sparks ada sogo and other chain stores ani lah.. baik lagi shopping disini ni sungguh bandar damit. Malam2 inda plang keluar coz ampar from the day outing.
My mate tried out the spa.. urut-urutan. Quite good apparently. I didnt coz i can never tahan beurut ani. Another something I've always been told was the difficulty in finding halal food. But I thought this was not the case. I was eating all the time. The fastfood was also halal. I tried the A&W and krispy Kreme and baskin robins others which i didnt have a go was McDonald's, KFC, Pizza hut. We tried some local joints one of which was a Sundanese restaurant, where I had Flying Gurami (deep fried fish) Which was very the nyaman and crispy. I also had Nasi Timbel there. 
I had these two propr to this but cant remember how good they tasted. I also went to a Javanese restaurant called Plengkung restaurant where their speciality is Pleceng kangkung. They shortened this to plengkung. I tell you, Indons are number 1 inmaking up words. Anyway, pleceng kangkung I was told is one of their speciality dish, the kangkung boiled and sambal made of kacang, lada and stuff spread on it. I myself is not a kangkung guy but it was nice. Of course there are other dishes as well. Fabulous atmosphere and a good place to chill and relax with a band singing in the corner belting all these great 70-80s tunes. Oh and its pretty cheap too. I also had a chance to tryout padang style food. Went to this Warung padang for lunch. OK lah the food, not too bad. But I can see why this sort of serving style will not go very well for us in Brunei.
While I was there, I also tried local drinks. One is Sodagembira (apparently d brunei pun ada) and the other is the botol. Apparently there is a saying in indonesia.. makan apa aja, minumnya teh botol sosro. Seems abit strange drinking tea together with rice..tapinya thinking about it... I usually have ice lemon tea.. sama jua kali ah.Taxis are verywhere. The best ones I guess are those blue taxis. Sekali mengampaikan punggung rp5000 and then rp1000 or so ver mile or something. Since I didnt venture out of Kuta area obviously I cannot comment on other areas. Beach was bisasa sahaja. Peliatan kubisai lagi pantai muara. Then again I only saw the beach in Kuta. OK lah the wave was bigger here I giv them that. Tapi pasal lawa I think ours is better.. ganya problemnya kamah, mun inda hands down. OK lah dulu.. ngalih ku becerita menaip ani.. I've aprepard a slide show below so just look at the photos. They tell better stories than I can.. ciao
Wednesday, 14 February 2007
On hiatus
Ello peeps. Am off to bali for a few days. So there wont be any updates. Enjoy the panoramic view of Brunei airport departure hall I took from sky lounge. Ive never posted a panoramic pic before, so it'll b interesting to see how it turns out. Anyhoo c u guys soon n hope to bring back some nice photos to post on this ass lame blog.
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