It's has been a long absence.......

As'kum.....it has been almost 3 months since my last post. I have been very busy lately. Anyway it's not to late for me to wish all my Muslims fellow (that includes all my relatives in Singapore especially) a SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI, MINAL AIDIL WAL FA IZIN....:)

Well, actually I have lots & lots of things to tell but in the meantime as my time is still constrain due to my other commitments I will have to shorten it first. I will surely update my blog don't you guys out there worried!!!!

Besides that, I will also like to thank my mum, sis- Leen & her boyfriend, Aidil for coming all the way to Brunei Darussalam recently to celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri with us here in Brunei. Eventhough it was just a 10 days visit but I felt great & it was too short. I really feel home sick & thanks to my family for being here in Brunei.

I have got to go.....I will see you guys out there soon......

Happy Birthday Singapore!

Happy 42nd Birthday to my homeland......Singapore :)

Stand Up For Singapore.....We are Singapore, Singaporean......!

This year National Day Parade will be held at Marina Bay Floating Stadium, cool.......

Hmmm....apa eh nak tulis???

It's been quite sometimes I did not update my blog. For the past few weeks I was really very very busy....plus on Monday, 23/07/07 me & my daughter, both of us were involved in a self-accident along the highway of Jerudong from Tutong District to Bandar Seri Begawan. It was really heavy downpours!!!Ribut....I was driving on the left lane when suddenly...this big black Lexus car came from behind..(laju pulak tu) pass over my car and apparently at that time there was a pool of water on the roads.....the water splash to my front mirror causing me to loose control of the car of poor visibility. I swerve to the left hit the pole on the roadside then terpelanting back to middle of the road, 360 degrees turn and then swerve to the right pole and back again to middle of the road..... nasib baik masa itu tak ada kereta lain passing by:( tekezut..........

Syukur Alhamdullilah, both of us are ok...thanks to the safety belt that we used. So now my hubby has given a new nicknamed for my car - Ford Mondeo Picak (means Kemek in Brunei). After that incident, till now if it's raining while I drive, I still have that Phobia :( I am very very disturbed and sad about what had happened to my Mondeo). Hopefully my car will be ready ASAP. I MISSS MY CAR already :(

Lately Brunei weather very unpredictables. Kejap panas lepas itu hujan.....kadang-kadang ribut dengan angin, lightning & thunderstorms. Of coz in Brunei where there is still kampongs around bound to have flash flood.

Royal pictures

As requested by most of you guys out there, here are few photos of the Brunei Royalties during the Banquet of His Majesty Birthday celebration at Istana Nurul Iman which I have attended. Hope you guys enjoy seeing the pictures....:)

Birthday Banquet

We attended the royal birthday banquet on Sunday night at Istana Nurul Iman, Bandar Seri Begawan. The food were excellent as usual. This time we managed to get a very close glimpse of His Majesty, Her Majesty, Her Royal Highness and other royal family members. They all looked superbly stunning, glittering and not to mention glamourous!!! ;)

His Majesty 61st Birthday Celebration

Its a normal practice for Bruneians to celebrate His Majesty birthday with colourful & happening celebration. This Sunday, 15 July 2007 will be His Majesty 61st Birthday.

Me & my hubby will be attending the Banquet Ceremony at Istana Nurul Iman on Sunday at 7.30PM. As usual, we'll have to follow the protocol procedures....that is to wear white Baju Kurung/Kebaya for ladies whereas for men white Baju Melayu with samping (sinjang).

Oh yes, by the way my daughter will be taking part in the Fashion Show on 19 July 2007 at Taman Jublee stage in conjunction of HM 61st Birthday celebration. We are all geared up for the event.....(mak dia pulak yang tak sabar - excited lah, konon-kononnya!)

Rabbits and I-Pod

Bunnies by the name of 'brownie' and 'blackie' (I guessed u guys should already knew the colour of the rabbits by the nicknames given, hehehehe)...few weeks back, I bought two rabbits for my daughter as her pets. She has been bugging and pestering me to buy her the rabbit for almost 2 months. I were hesitant at first, gradually when she showed me that she is responsible enough to have pets besides her 'fighting fish' then only I have decided to buy that cuddly, lovable animals.
I thought at first, it was very easy to take care of these rabbits....hmmm??? We have spent a sum of money just to buy these animals their foods, shelter, shampoo, combs, not to mention also their vitamins and other stuffs. As a parent, I don't want my daughter to have a sick and unhealthy pets since she will be the one to take care of all these animals. As long as all her pets are healthy, I will have no worries. :)

P/S: As promised, if she got position between no. 1-3 in her class for her mid-year exam this year, my hubby and myself will buy for her the I-Pod she has been aiming lately. Now, she has been reminding us about it!!!(Padan muka) Why? Because she got 2nd in class for her mid-year exam :)

Brunei Darussalam and Singapore celebrated the historic 40th Anniversary of the Currency Interchangeability Agreement (CIA) marking a significant milestone in bilateral relations.
To mark the auspicious occasion, His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam and Mr Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore, jointly launched the new $20 polymer notes issued by the two countries in a ceremony held at the Istana Nurul Iman.

Happy Birthday ......

This photo was taken in the early morning just now before sending her off to school. She planned to include this photo of herself & her daddy when she makes her own birthday card later today coz it's her dad's birthday...

Both of us planned to surprise him (not the card!). So what we did was, we 'pakat' with my hubby's bos and we really do it!!! He did not expect us to bring him the "Birthday Gift" all the way to his office....we celebrated together in the end. It was fun and a memorable ones....

He got a BIG SURPRISE from his wife & daughter.........hehehehe (bagus jugak our plan tu) it works!

To my darling hubby, Happy Birthday To You, Love You Always & .....

School re-open

School re-opens today........after two weeks break. My daughter was very eager & excited to return to her school. Early at 5.30 am she woke up and prepare herself to go to school. Hmmmmm.........but while we're on the way sending her to school, she falls asleep in the car...snoring .... kesian jugak.

As today starts the 3rd school terms, that means her ugama class also starts today in the afternoon. Morning school starts at 7.15 am till 12.15 afternoon. Later from 1.30 pm to 3.30 pm- her ugama class (that does not include her outside curicular activities)! I will be very busy again driving around from my office to school (fetch her) then send her back to another school for her ugama then comes back again to fetch her from ugama, brings her back to my office. Normally by the time I fetched her from her ugama, I am exhausted of driving around... :( (Tak apalah....rela berkorban apa saja for the sake of my daughter) :) :) :) .......

For those outside Brunei, just to let you know that normal school days in Brunei starts from Monday - Thursday & Saturday. Schools closed on Friday & Sunday......it also applied to all goverment offices in Brunei Darussalam. The next school holiday breaks will be in September (10 days) then come Fasting & Hari Raya School Holiday Break (12 days) & last school term holiday will be on end of Nov till year-end.......

"Ultraman"

I have always wanted to know what exactly is the proper name for the tower that holds lines and lines of cable dangling from one end to another end.....endless??? My daughter called them "The Ultraman"......hahahaha (I guessed if you have a once glance look, it does look like the animated hero...Ultraman). Though the cable holder has a different kind of shapes and sizes but they all look the same......

Kalau kat S'pore you can't visibly sees all that....tapi kat Brunei ni...mak oii....bersepah, you can find it almost everywhere by the roadside. Be it at the highway ke.....rural areas ke......you will not miss it!!!

Royal Wedding

By now most of you guys are aware about the Brunei Royal Wedding that had happened few days ago. Thank GOD it's over, at last!!!!

Myself, my hubby and all my in-laws have been invited to attend all the ceremonial events (01 June - 14 June) and mind you.......penat giler....dahlah pakaian mesti seragam, eg. kalau function in daytime - mesti pakai baju melayu/kurung warna hitam & kalau malam pulak, mesti pakai baju melayu/kurung warna putih. Bukan itu aje....lelaki ke, pompuan ke....dua-dua mesti kena pakai kain samping(oopss kalau orang Brunei panggil 'sinjang'). Mak oiii.......punye lah leceh......panas lagi. Kena ikut protocol lah..........(Oh by the way, the Bruneian called the 'so-called uniform' is "SEPANGADAK Hitam / Putih") weird........

Eventhough it was a lethargic events but it was a memorable ones......apanye tidak oiii.....dapat masuk dalam istana lagi. I was really flabbergasted when I entered the Indera Buana (that's what it is called) Throne room, besar giler......all the chandelier was magnificent shinning. Those were the experiences that I will never forget in my life.

Believe me if I said that all the while, when we attended the ceremonies, kita orang balik-balik pakai baju kurung/melayu yang sama....hehehhe..(ia tak ia jugak, mana lah ada baju melayu/kurung warna hitam & putih banyak) Cuci, pakai, cuci lagi lepas tu pakai balik.......(well i guessed other invited guests pun do the same jugak)...

My 1st Blog

I will always remember today's date as I posted my very first blog :)

Thank you very much to a very dear 2nd cousin of mine back in Singapore, who's always encourage me to set-up my very own blog.....YOU know who YOU are!!!...(I owe it to you) :)

At last by God's will......I now have my very own blogspot!!!! (Yahoooo.....yeaahhh.........)

It will take sometimes for me to get used to this blog....so guys out there pleeassseeee support me! I am so thrilled and excited about it till nearly half of my office day I was planning and writing to my blog. (Macam nak pecah kepala otak, maklum baru 1st time ada blog sendiri......hehehehe....macam-macam nak di tulis...apa orang kata - "jakun" kalau orang Brunei cakap "sagai")

Oklah......I will continue again. (Kasi chance lah, kita belum expert lagi....baru nak belajar)