Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque

I happened to pass by this mosque after attending a wedding function of a friend. Couldn't resist taking a glimpse at this mosque.

One of the oldest mosque in the capital of Brunei, the Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien mosque. Still stand elegant and enchanting in the heart of the capital city.

Coming soon - International Halal Products Expo

For further info, please visit www.bruneihalalexpo.com

AGRIFOOD - LAILA RICE

His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam underscored the need to increase the nation's agriculture production, in particular rice, and ensure that the country will reach self-sufficiency, especially at a time when the world is in the grip of a food crisis.

Now, Brunei have it's own local rice production called Laila Rice. For those who interested to buy or try Laila Rice, you can easily find and purchase it at Agriculture Department, MIPR.

MIPR Customer Day 2010

It is our Ministry's Customer Day! and yes Im very excited...especially a lot of people are coming, either the officers from other departments or the public themselves. Plus, there's a lot of fancy stuff to look at :)

Will post more pictures soon!

Sarina's wedding day and night

As promised, i bring to you....Sarina's wedding day and night! Hehe i wasn't her photographer, just her reporter...haha not even close to that.

So the day had come. On Sunday 10 January 2010, venued at her residence, she sat grandly on the dais with her now officially husband. Both looking beautiful, and gorgeous, like a king and queen, or prince and princess, and the whole invitations couldnt take their eyes off them, especially from the ladies who envied Sarina's endless attention. It was a big day from her, a day she will never forget her whole life, it will be a recollection of one of her Sweet Memories indeed!!!

Enough said by me, here comes.....the pictures!

These are gifts from him to her, and from her to him, a symbol of their love

Touching on the groom's forehead,
a sign of blessing

The cheerful and jolly bride and groom!

Then, the beautiful wedding night

Ain't they look gorgeous and cheerful? they're lit by their inner peace and happiness, after years and years of being together, now united in this marriage, may you both be blessed always and lead a happy and ever lasting marriage :)

Sarina's powdering ceremony

Yep yep yep! It's called Powdering Ceremony! this is when the elders get to paint the bride/groom's face with 7 coloured powder! heheheh just kidding. I dont really know the origin of this event, but what i know is, the bride/groom will sit on the wedding stage/dais "pelamin" and the elders will rub the traditional 7 coloured powder on the bride/groom's hand.

Here come Sarina's powdering ceremony!!

 

The colourful decorations on the bride, and the colourful bride herself :)

A night to remember....opening ceremony of Asian Tourism Forum (ATF)

I attended (or more likely, worked!) the opening ceremony of the Asian Tourism Forum (ATF) held at The Empire Hotel and Country Club. I wasn't one of the appointed officials but I was invited by a fellow colleague to attend and give a hand. It was a dinner hosted for the NTO's of Asian countries. Im not really sure of this event, but it was a big one happening here in Brunei.

It was a wonderful and colorful evening, with lots of performance by Brunei's own local artists, and traditional performance. Oh man! it was beautiful! Never have I seen such joy and the kid performers were very much enjoying and pouring their heart out to the performance. It was lovely.

So before i get carried away, let the pictures speak for themselves.

 

Do you see the flag of your country? :)

check out the rest of the pics here

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Oh it's Sarina's solemnization ceremony too!

I feel obliged to post this cos I did gave my word to give a follow up on this event. 1 January 2010, New Year, and yes, new life for Sarina. No more single single, no more other boys, just one, have to stick to one hehehe. Im just kidding. Sarina will never forget this year's new year, because it's her Solemnization (Nikah) and soon wedding reception, which marked a change of her status to a married woman! yay!

I should say no more. Let the pictures speak for themselves.

Their pre-wed picture. Nice!!  :)

Grooming in session

The end product; a BEAUTIFUL bride!

The groom putting a ring to the bride's finger

The Queen of the day with us the colleagues

The nervous but happy and excited groom

And the nervous but happy and excited bride

Us again, the colleagues

and lastly, the beautifu bride!

I would like to congratulate Sarina on her wedding. May you be blessed with never ending happiness, love and joy, and erm......happy honeymooning!

but wait!!

I'm not done yet! There's a wedding reception still to attend, the main event. Wait and see!