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Tuesday, September 30, 2008

BIRTHDAY SOUVENIR

Here are a couple of birthday souvenir ideas to share. For my eldest daughter, I had a personalised printed sticker wrapped around Toggi chocolate. And for my daughter who just had her birthday, I had a key holder shaped like a lipstick. Both are printed by HANZ Signcrafts And Advertising. For further inquiries, please contact 3330700.

Monday, September 29, 2008

Thursday, September 25, 2008

WORDS OF WISDOM

Invite others towards good with wisdom. Live life with no excuse and love with no regrets. When life gives you a 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to smile. Face your past without regret. Handle your present with confidence. Prepare for the future without fear. Keep the faith and drop the fear.

MUSLIM WISDOM

Whoever is sitting with friends is in the midst of a flower garden, though he may be in the fire. Whoever sits with an enemy is in the fire, even though he is in the midst of a garden.



- Rumi, "Mathnawi"

Saturday, September 20, 2008

BASKETBALL

Last night saw the closing ceremony for the BSRC Mix & Match Basketball Tournament with prize presentation by the club president, Hj Idris Hj Ghapar. The 2nd runner up was Volts, 1st runner up was Maha Utama and the champion was Indah Damai Restoran. The team also get to bring home the challenge trophy. Each participating team received certificates. The Mix & Match Basketball Tournament will be a yearly event, according to the chairperson, Mr Arnel Aldovino.

Thursday, September 18, 2008

MUSLIM WISDOM

HOW TO DEAL WITH OTHERS

Anger that has no limit, causes terror. Kindness that is inappropriate, does away with respect. So do not be severe with others, as to terrify them; and do not be so lenient with others, so as to make them take advantage of you.

FAREWELL

Last night, we at HANZ Signcrafts And Advertising, held a farewell dinner for Danny at Fratini's in Kuala Belait. Danny (black t-shirt), has to leave the company because his wife is very ill in the Philippines. Danny has been with HANZ since 2003. The management wish Danny a safe journey and all the best to his wife.

Pictures show Rigatoni in tuna sauce and Fettucine carbonara. Yummy, yummy..!!

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

TORNADO???

Picture was taken outside my house on the 13th of September 2008. Looks like a tornado but it was just the clouds.. 

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

FIRST TIME TO KUBUR...

It was my brother-in-law mother's funeral yesterday. My sister and I went to their house in Kg Sumbiling to convey our condolences to the family. When we arrived, the 'jenazah' was about to be carried to the van.

After the 'jenazah' left the house, we (especially me) decided to join in the 'kebumikan'. We followed to 'kubur' and when we arrived, we had to climb quite a number of steps before arriving at the spot. When we finally arrived at the spot, the 'jenazah' had already been placed in the 'liang lahad'. We didn't actually get to see the procedure. Anyway, we stayed until the ceremony ended with the pouring of 'air mawar' and some flowers.

The lesson learnt there was when the 'talqin' was read. It was scary in the sense that it made us realise that we must always do good things in life, and that we will be questioned by the 'malaikat' of our behaviour while still living.

Anyway, semoga roh Allahyarhamah Byg Hjh masnah Bte Abdullah dicucuri rahmat, amiiin..

AL-FATIHAH

Saturday, September 13, 2008

MAHA - TO THE FINAL!

Last night, MAHA SERAMIK UTAMA defeated SANTA EXPRESS, 85 -61 in the semi-final, of the BSRC basketball tournament held in Seria. The final will be held tomorrow, 14th September 2008, at the same venue. MAHA SERAMIK will meet RESTORAN INDAH DAMAI, for the second time. RESTORAN INDAH DAMAI defeated VOLTS in the semi final last night. VOLTS will meet SANTA EXPRESS tomorrow. 

GOOD LUCK, MAHA!

Thursday, September 11, 2008

MENTAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS

Why is mental health important for children and teenagers?
Children's mental health is shaped and influenced by their family especially parents as well as teachers, culture and the community they live in.
Parents should be concerned about their children's mental health so they are well prepared to face the challenging world when they become adults.

What are the types of mental disturbance found among children and teenagers?

Attitude problems*Learning problems*Frowning*Worrying*Emotional disturbance due to drug abuse*Problems fitting in*Reluctance to go to school*Epilepsy*Attention Deficit Disorder and hyperactivity*Autism*Anorexia Nervosa*Mental Retardation*Nervous Ticks*Self-inflicting pain


Extracted from : HEALTHY BRUNEI SIHAT

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

TEEN IN TOWN...

Happy 16th Birthday, 'Aisyah.. .

We wish you health, wealth, happiness and success. Semoga dipanjangkan umur, dimurahkan rezeki dan sentiasa mendapat rahmat dari Illaahi.. Amin

Love always : Ayah, Ibu, & adik2

MUSLIM WISDOM

Allah is compassionate and loves compassion in all things..

- The Prophet Muhammad (SAW), as reported by A'ishah binti Abu Bakar

SIZE COMPARISON

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

This stretch of service road (rumah guru-guru di belakang Sekolah Ugama Paduka Seri Begawan S.O.A.S., Kuala Belait) has been like this for the past seven years since my daughter started ' sekolah ugama'. It has so many holes and very inconvenient to drive along this road. Many parents use this road to pick up their children from Sekolah Ugama Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien in Kuala Belait, to avoid heavy traffic from the main road. Also, 'kesian' the teachers staying here for having to live with this terrible road for decades, I guess..

Not sure where to send this complain, so I think to have this in my blog may be of help. Relevant authorities, please look into this matter.
It has been a week now since Muslims in Brunei started fasting and my family and I have not been to any 'gerai' yet. We do not usually eat heavy at 'sungkai'. At times if I feel like preparing something, it would be 'goreng pisang' or tuna sandwich. Otherwise, we're happy with our own 'ais kacang'. That's it..

Monday, September 8, 2008

This card was from my daughter. I didn't know she had stuck it there on my cupboard. When I came in the room, I saw something flipping. I went near and found this card.

It's sweet of you, Maryam.. Thank you
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Saturday, September 6, 2008

HOORAY!!!

Finally, 1000 hits today! Thank you, people.. :)

MUSLIM WISDOM

The month of Ramadhan is the one in which the Quran was sent down, a guidance for mankind, clear proofs for the guidance, the Criterion; so whoever amongst you witness this month, let him fast it... (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:185)

Friday, September 5, 2008

Tahlil & Sungkai

Sekolah Menengah Pg Jaya Negara Pg Haji Abu Bakar in Kuala Belait, last night held a 'bertahlil' ceremony followed by presentation of donations to the orphans and needy in the school. Parents and students gathered for a light 'sungkai' and then performed the Maghrib prayer. Food was served after that.

Thursday, September 4, 2008

SEMBAHYANG HAJAT

This morning, Form 3 and Form 5 students of Sekolah Menengah Pg Jaya Negara Pg Haji Abu Bakar, Kg Pandan, together with the principal and their teachers, held a prayer for the upcoming PMB and GCE 'O' Level. The prayer was held at Kampong Pandan Mosque in Kuala Belait. There were also motivational talks given by the Imam, Tuan Hj Yakop and a teacher, Ustaz Jefri. Parents of the students were also there.

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

BILL GATE'S CAR & RECEPTION OFFICE

Someone sent these pictures to me. Not sure if they are true or not. It's just for sharing, though..

1st DAY OF RAMADHAN..

Alhamdulillaah.. The first day went smoothly. My family and I spent the whole day at home. We had 'mengaji' in the afternoon. My children passed their time by playing PS2, PSP and Nintendo DS. We made our own 'ais kacang' and 'roti john' for sungkai... :)

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

MY COLLECTION - FRIDGE MAGNETS

MY COLLECTION - KEY HOLDERS

ANOTHER VICTORY!

The basketball tournament is still ongoing at the Brunei Shell Recreation Club (BSRC), in Seria. Last night, Philippine Knights lost to Maha Utama Seramik, 69-81. Maha Seramik, supported by HANZ Signcrafts And Advertising, has defeated Green Archers, Destroyers and Restoran Indah Damai in the first three games. Pictures showed the players from Maha Utama Seramik.

Monday, September 1, 2008

A BIG THANK YOU!!!

At first I have never thought I'd start a blog. After looking at my nephew's blog, I asked him if he could create one for me. And of course, he did. Thank you, Johari.

So there goes my blog. I started posting one article at a time. And everyday I would check my counter if anyone has visited my blog. Of course, I was new then and didn't know how to get people to visit my blog. So, my nephew had me in his link.

From May 2008 (my first entry) up till third week of August, I only had 211 visitors. And to my surprise, my counter read 323  just a few days ago. And now, while I'm writing this article, my counter reads 710!!!

Thank you to those who have visited my blog. And a special thanks to 'anakbrunei.org' for having me in his link. It is also through his link that I have people visiting my blog. And I hope you all like visiting my blog as I have enjoyed visiting other blogs.

Thank you, again, people... :) 

NEWS

The latest in Belait District - SPM, Sapakat and Roxana Shell Stations have run out of diesel!

Ramadhan

By the consent of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di Pertuan of Negara Brunei Darussalam, Muslims in Brunei will start fasting on Tuesday, 2nd September 2008. So to all Muslims, I wish you all Selamat Berpuasa.