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My World Cup 2010 Food

2010-07-03T22:55:00.000+08:00

Went to Kasbah before the Argentina VS Germany match to get a lamb doner, fries and scallop potatoes. In support of the World Cup 2010, I'm also having coke in the World Cup glass from McD (we finally collected all of the colours).Half time now. Time to enjoy my food.

Excited To Be Older

2010-06-25T23:49:00.003+08:00

LIGHTROOM THEN PHOTOSHOP. Retouching photos is starting to get longer now for me the more anal and detail I get with each photo. If only I can find the time to do more. Anyway, this is a dedication to my two cousins and my brother (though his birthday isn't until August but thought I'd surprise him with a very advance birthday celebration since he was there too). Happy birthday guys!

Finally, A Facelift!

2010-06-13T17:03:00.003+08:00

IT'S BEEN AWHILE SINCE I'VE DONE THIS - lack of internet at home is really depressing for my blogs. Especially now that it's the holiday, there's no other places to go online but at a cafe or someone's house. How sad. This also means that it's hard to post updates which is why I've been spending whatever time I can get online here in Miri updating my blogs. Here on Shutter Speech's blog on the

365 Days Blog

2010-05-22T00:29:00.004+08:00

WE STARTED A BLOG NOT SO LONG AGO - again. This time, with a purpose. For 365 days, we aim to post at least one post each on something that we learn/learned. Check it out at http://theexclusives.wordpress.com and support us! Hopefully, within that one year, we'll be able to keep it up.

Portfolio

2010-05-15T12:47:00.005+08:00

I'VE FINALLY MANAGED TO CREATE my portfolio though not entirely in my control but still, it's a work in progress. If you are hiring for designing or would like me to teach you anything concerning designing and photography, I'm here at your disposal. Head over to my portfolio for my artwork.

Comedy Night 2010

2010-05-09T14:17:00.005+08:00

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND, the Brunei Amateur Dramatic Society presents their Comedy Night. Tickets are limited so come book yours quick for BND20 per person!Date: 27th May 2010Time: 8.00pmVenue: D'Anggerek ApartmentsPrice: $20 pp (includes dinner buffet)To book your tickets please contact:Albert: 7181003Greg: 8856815or email: badsdrama@gmail.comTickets Pick UpDay: MondayTime: 7.30pm to 9.00pmVenue:

Fantasy Garden

2010-04-26T10:33:00.004+08:00

I'VE BEEN IN A FANTASY ART MOOD as you can see in the above image. Originally, I was planning to create something different - something more modern. Going through my photo collection, I saw this photo I took last year of JuLeZz's sister during a Hari Raya photoshoot session. Tweak here, tweak there - and what did I end up with? Another fantasy art.A lot of brushes and brush techniques went into

Sky High

2010-04-18T00:58:00.003+08:00

I'VE BEEN TRYING HARD to keep practising my photoshop skills and get back to where I was before - back when I used to just design something from scratch - everything 100% photoshop. These days, I even need to go online and get some inspiration before I could even begin a piece. The results? I always end up with not 100% happy with the product but not entirely despised at the results as well. The

To A New Life With Another

2010-04-01T13:00:00.004+08:00

I'VE BEEN BUSY WITH SEEDS this past few months. A lot of time was dedicated and sacrificed just to make sure that our production went well - and I have to say, I was amazed at the end product. I'll blog about that soon.Today though, I would like to dedicate this post to this long awaited time where my brother is getting married. I wish him all the best and may he live a happy married life.Photo:

Back To New Old School

2010-02-11T08:27:00.004+08:00

AN INSPIRATION IS A STRONG TOOL for motivation. When you are interested in something and you see others who do well in them really do do well, it gives you that drive to want to be at the same level or do better. Unless of course if you are a jealous douchebag who just wants to trample on someone else's success (or steal them in some cases) or your self-esteem level is at an all time low,

Bolognaise & Meatballs

2010-02-04T11:07:00.002+08:00

NO MORE BUYING READY MADE MEATBALLS. Everything was home made from scratch, except for the pasta of course.Two food blog posts in a row! Wow...

Food, Glorious Food

2010-02-03T14:48:00.004+08:00

FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD~ I seem to be watching Asian Food and the Travel channels a lot these days, mostly finding tips on how to create my own dish. JuLeZz makes really good food all the time and I always want to be there in the kitchen to help lessen her work. Sometimes I love to cook and even more so now that I'm so inspired after watching these TV channels. Even more addictive with the fact that

Oliver! by SEEDS teaser

2010-01-23T19:41:00.001+08:00

I CAN'T SAY MUCH ABOUT THIS at the moment so watch this space for more information. Just so you know, seats will be limited so if you are interested keep coming back or follow me on twitter.

A Symbol of Love

2010-01-23T10:35:00.002+08:00

AS THE BEGINNING OF 2010 passes by, I keep getting busier and busier. Work seems to be filling most of my schedule these days leaving me with less time to do other things that I want to do such as spending quality time with JuLeZz, going through my photos (which have yet to be edited, uploaded and printed) and playing the new games I've bought.I'm also in the middle of a few projects, some

Happy 2010

2010-01-07T10:16:00.001+08:00

BTW, HAPPY 2010 to all of you! It's not too late now is it?

High Contrast Black and White

2010-01-06T08:42:00.002+08:00

DOING A PHOTOSHOOT SESSION WITH LIMITED TOOLS is extremely challenging but thank God for Adobe who came up with the brilliant Photoshop I can do almost anything to my photos. Even then I did have to keep in mind what I was going to do with each photo during the photoshoot, especially in terms of light directions like the photo above.Anyway, photoshoot promotion is now over. It's no longer BND50

Christina & Jeremy's Wedding Reception

2010-01-06T08:30:00.002+08:00

SO IT WAS MY FIRST PHOTO TAKING at a Chinese wedding reception and did you know that they really feed you? This guy who was sitting next to me told me that what we had was nothing compared to how it used to be. They used to serve a 20-course meal! Amazing. I got to get myself invited to more of these receptions.Anyway, congratulations to JuLeZz's friend, Christina, for finally tying the knot with

Wet Bokeh

2009-12-29T23:10:00.004+08:00

BOKEH, derived from the Japanese word boke (which means blur), is a term used when photographers take photos of lights by using wide aperture thus creating shallow depth of field to cause the certain lights and objects in a photo to appear like a blurred orb. Most use this technique for a dramatic background. The technique isn't that hard to learn but, in my experience, it's not easy to master

The Glamourous Exclusives

2009-12-28T00:31:00.003+08:00

THIS DECEMBER HOLIDAY IS GOING BY SO QUICKLY. I can't believe there's only a week left of it. That said, there's only a few days of 2009 left! Are you guys ready for 2010?With the coming new year, I thought I'd design some kind of glamourous wallpaper for my computer and the result is as seen above. The colours and effects (smokey and noise) are designed around the original photo (see 'Playing

Playing With Silhouette

2009-12-22T17:30:00.005+08:00

I'M BACK FROM VACATION and it wasn't pretty. JuLeZz and I had one hell of an argument with the hotel staff at one of the places we stayed, though otherwise everything else was fun. Looking forward to our next trip at the end of the year.While we were out of the country, I got a text from my aunt, asking me to be the photographer for her husband's 40th birthday celebration, held straight after we

Mini Garage Sale

2009-12-10T14:26:00.002+08:00

SO WE'RE HAVING ANOTHER GARAGE SALE, a mini one this time and this time around, it's the other side of the family. Garage sale seems to be getting popular these days among us. We're selling a bunch of stuff as shown in the poster above. You can also get un-used clothes as well as new and never before used electronic items - all at a very good deal.Looking for old retro games? We've got them!

Ultra Wide

2009-11-30T17:06:00.003+08:00

I'M AT FARMBASKET, haven't been here for awhile. Al came with his new ultra wide lens and I tried it out. The result? Above. I love ultra wide - but not to use it all the time. Plus, I haven't got the money for it. I'm happy with my all round 18-200mm wide though. Still, I can't help but dream.

Nova DSLR Concept

2009-11-29T19:18:00.003+08:00

CHECK THIS OUT. You know how most DSLRs have similar body, similar looks for so long now? Well, here's Nova DSLR concept design by Erin Fong. The body was designed so that we can use both arms for buttons and controls. Of course, we already know that not everything could be included in this design.[Thanks to Engadget]

Garage Sale in Berakas

2009-11-26T18:19:00.003+08:00

I HAVEN'T GOT A LOT OF TIME to explain right now but the image above explains it all. Come and join us! Good deal, really low prices!Apologies for the dark image above but I had so little time trying to create it but in the end, I thought, the most important part is the message. Yes, that's tomorrow! So come!

A Night At The Movies with HSBC

2009-11-24T12:38:00.005+08:00

IT's BEEN AWHILE and where have I been? Busy busy busy with work. Can you believe the amount of work I've been doing this past month? I had to organize the staff's Gala Night for this year, which involved rehearsals upon rehearsals. Then there was the department's fun fair - God knows why I even came up with it and let pressure be put on me to make it perfect and successful (in the end, it was).

Summer Lying

2009-11-05T15:58:00.003+08:00

WELL, THIS WASN'T TAKEN DURING SUMMER but since it's Brunei, and we're pretty much hot all year round (besides the occasional rainy season) - so what the heck.Some parts of the photo above was edited in photoshop to remove some unwanted areas on top of the basic photo effects. That was a hot day.

Nikon Man

2009-11-05T15:56:00.000+08:00

Seeing Is Believing Fund Raising Event by SCB

2009-10-29T07:44:00.005+08:00

STANDARD CHARTERED BANK IS ORGANIZING a charity event based on their Seeing is Believing Campaign in conjunction with World Sight Day 2009. The event will be held on November 6, 2009, 2.30pm at Manggis Mall Ballroom.If you guys are free, you should purchase the BND20 ticket. All proceeds will go towards the Seeing is Believing fund. Obviously, I don't need to tell you guys that that is meant for

The Game Thief

2009-10-24T16:53:00.002+08:00

UNCHARTED 2 took me away from the world the whole of last week. It is a damn good game. No other games can be compared to it for now. If game developers are looking for the right formula to develop a game that goes perfectly with its story, this is it. From here on, stories in games should follow what Naughty Dog has done. There is no more excuse.On the other hand, the above image was designed

Among Thieves

2009-10-13T01:12:00.003+08:00

I WAS SITTING IN THE FAMILY AREA this afternoon, playing infamous when Jacqui, who was here to finish her assignment with JuLeZz, saw a car driving in to our area. That was when she said she saw UPS. The sound of that gave me this smile that was stuck on my face the whole afternoon. A day before its released date, Uncharted 2 has arrived in front of my door step.See you world.

I've Gone Slim

2009-10-05T15:57:00.003+08:00

SO I SENT MY PS3 for repair at the shop and they had to send it over to Singapore. They told me it would take them a minimum of 2 to 3 months to fix and I went, "WTH! Nooo!!". That was when I decided to get this little slim dude. Yes, I've gone Slim. No more phat.See the unboxing pictures here.Related articlesPS3 Slim 250GB Spotted (ubergizmo.com)I've Gone Slim! (Brugamers.com)PS3 Slim is here! (

Hari Raya Photo Shoot

2009-09-27T22:42:00.003+08:00

TODAY'S THE LAST DAY OF MY HARI RAYA HOLIDAY and tomorrow is the first day of work. Most people will probably be still in a Hari Raya mood which isn't really an inspiration to work harder. Tomorrow will also be one of the days where we have our makan in conjunction with Hari Raya. Many more will come in the next three weeks as different departments/sections will have their own makan.I'm really

Raya Greetings From The Exclusives

2009-09-22T01:36:00.003+08:00

SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI to you and your family dear family members, friends and readers. From JuLeZz and I, we wish you a safe and enjoyable celebration.And a special thank you to my dear Shutter Speech readers, without your support I wouldn't be where I am today. Thank you so much.PS: The card above was designed by manipulating two pictures together taken during malam raya.

Transparent Monitor

2009-09-19T02:44:00.002+08:00

I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF TAKING PHOTOS OF MY MACBOOK when it suddenly occurred to me - what if I make the monitor transparent? And the result is above.It's not perfect yet though. It was a trial and error thing. I was determined to do more than this one photo where I ended up takng more than one anyway. Plus, I am extremely sleepy so when I get the chance to try out some more, I will.Selamat Hari

Break Apart

2009-09-16T00:02:00.004+08:00

FINALLY FINISHED THIS PIECE. This has been a long time in the making - on and off - not happy with how it started. In the end, I decided to create a paint effect background to give it that stormy aura look. Now, I'm very happy with how it looks like.Also, I was determined to finish this piece by today. Why? Because today is that model's birthday. Happy birthday Zyrn!Y'know, sometimes I wish I was

Lamb Portrait

2009-09-15T15:31:00.003+08:00

RAMADAN IS COMING TO A CLOSE and everyone's busy preparing for Hari Raya. I actually had something else to blog about earlier today but now I can't quite remember what it was. I really need to keep a notepad with me.The above photo was taken during one of our family sungkai events. Grilled lamb was kept in the dining room where people were passing by and everyone was admiring how gorgeous it

That Indonesian Song

2009-09-14T02:10:00.005+08:00

Y'KNOW WHAT SONG HAS BEEN IN MY HEAD? This indonesian song titled "Rindu Aku Rindu Kamu" by Doel Sumbang and Nini Carlina. Yeah I even went on a lyrics search just so I can figure out what the heck is going on in the song. And the lyrics are actually really cool. Check it out:Kelap-kelip di tengah-tengah lautLampu perahu nelayanSembilan ribu bintangSempurna bentuk bulanperhiasan

Wedding In The Garden of Eden

2009-09-05T02:05:00.003+08:00

I'VE BEEN WANTING TO CREATE A PHOTO MANIPULATION like this for awhile. I've seen a design like it once on a magazine cover and I figured it would be easy to create. Well, it took me about 5 to 6 hours to finish and in the end, I'm quite happy with the result.The subject is Mrs Exclusive, photo taken by Jason, during our wedding photoshoot. Since my wife loves purple, I took a few photos, combined

Wild and Free

2009-08-31T17:44:00.004+08:00

AFTER THE LAST UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT to post a photo via my mobile phone at the same time writing a proper article, I've decided, let's just post it on my MacBook. What the heck. Things look better on bigger screens anyway.The above photo was taken at the same time as 'Number 1'. It went through a little bit of lightroom and photoshop work though but in the end, I quite like the end result. What

Post Via Phone

2009-08-30T19:15:00.001+08:00

SOMETIMES I wonder what kind of world it is out there. People think that whatever they do, be it alone or with someone else, no one is watching.Ok, so I'm just bullshitting there. I'm posting from my phone, wondering how it would turn out if I use HTML on this blog post via phone. Plus, this could potentially be a good thing for my blog which means that I might be able to post more things. So if

Number 1

2009-08-29T02:36:00.002+08:00

GOOD... MORNING! It's almost sahur time and I just edited this photo. Mijah and Nisah, JuLeZz's sisters, were at our place so we decided to have a photoshoot session. It was fun! The above photo is one of the photos from the photoshoot. I like it coz of the number one hand. Hope they'll love the results. Okay, that's all. I'm sleepy.

The White Leopard - Soon

2009-08-26T22:40:00.005+08:00

SHOULD I? Maybe I shouldn't. Should I? Maybe not. It's only USD29. Maybe I should wait for reviews and other software upgrades. But all the hype and current reviews of the Snow Leopard are so enticing. Should I? Maybe I shouldn't. Mac OS XRelated articlesSneak Peek of OS X Snow Leopard Features (cultofmac.com)Mac News Briefs: Bug fixes highlight FileMaker update (macworld.com)Amazon begins

Looking For A Partner Ad

2009-08-26T16:27:00.003+08:00

THIS IS ONE OF THOSE FORWARD E-MAILS that made me laugh. Is this for real? Are people this desperate these days? It's even complete with a phone number! But the best part has got to be that last bit.By the way, best of wishes this Ramadhan everyone.

A Happy New Year to Mrs Exclusive

2009-08-23T15:52:00.002+08:00

EIGHTEENTH AUGUST marked a new year for my wife. I'll let her write about that day on her blog - whenever she gets to but I thought I'd share the above photos of her surprise birthday with her friends at CountryPatch. Too bad Fauzan left early.I meant to post this entry when her birthday gift arrives but that seems to be awhile so I thought I'd dedicate this one post to the Mrs Exclusive.Happy

A Quick Photoshoot

2009-08-22T16:18:00.003+08:00

HALF ASLEEP IN BED, my sister called to ask if we're home. She wanted to drop by and give JuLeZz a birthday gift (I have yet to blog about her birthday). So what did we end up doing? A small photoshoot. Results above.FB.init("0d856ac663ce7819154213b51a9b514c");Shutter Speech on Facebook

BruGamers: The PS3 Slim Is Here

2009-08-20T17:12:00.002+08:00

WE'VE HEARD RUMOURS OF IT. We've even seen mock up pictures of it but this latest Sony announcement of their latest PlayStation device is nothing like we've seen on the internet. At GamesCom yesterday, Sony announced the tiny PS3 Slim. That's right! Shocked? So were we!Read moreRelated articlesSony's PlayStation 3 Slim stand gets pictured... all $24 of it (engadget.com)Sony Releases Thinner

The Hidden Tiger Optical Illusion

2009-08-12T17:19:00.003+08:00

BUSY BUSY BUSY. Morning work. Afternoon work. Got home and more work. That's all I've been doing the past few weeks. Thus the lack of updates. I've decided, whenever I can't update much, I will post something small. Like the above "The Hidden Tiger" optical illusion. Let's see if you can figure out where "The Hidden Tiger" is. Don't post the answer for the sake of others. Just let me know if you

BruGamers 6 Year Celebration

2009-07-20T14:13:00.002+08:00

BRUGAMERS IS CELEBRATING ITS SIX YEAR ANNIVERSARY this month and thanks to a member of the forum, a gathering was made possible last July 14, 2009. The full report of the night can be found here but I thought I'd copy and paste the whole article here anyway.Thanks to DevilRoshan, we were able to celebrate our 6 year anniversary (first ever celebration!) gamers style! The whole night we spent

Anticipating

2009-07-19T13:55:00.003+08:00

WENT BOWLING YESTERDAY with JuLeZz's siblings and cousins. I didn't actually play for fear that I just wasn't good enough. Okay, that's a lie. I'm actually almost broke so I was reserving what's left of what I've got for food and fuel. So I thought, I'd make use of the hang out time re-practising some photography techniques. The photos didn't turn out so well though.In the end, the above photo is

Mom's Golden Jubilee

2009-07-18T15:37:00.002+08:00

IT WAS INGENIUS. First, staying at Rizqun last July 16, I told everyone to wait and gather in my grandmother's hotel room while I call my mom over for her mini birthday celebration. She never knew what was coming! (Photos when I get the chance)Then later on that night, at Rizqun's Sutra hall, during the finale of my brother's doa kesyukuran event, I prepared a slideshow of mom's photos from the

Ambuyat Gangsters at Fun Wok

2009-07-13T20:28:00.002+08:00

WENT TO FUN WOK to celebrate Erna's 32nd birthday! More photos soon just thought I'd share the above collage.

Return of the Boy Bands

2009-07-13T20:00:00.002+08:00

BEHOLD! Boy Bands are back! Photo taken during a short outdoor photo session during the opening of my brother's wedding events last week. Band members include the groom and my cousins. Their first song is a cover of Dulu Lain, Sekarang Lain.

The End is Nearing

2009-07-10T14:49:00.004+08:00

THE FIVE DAY WORKSHOP AT IPA is almost over for us and it hasn't been easy for me what with trying to manage my time between the 8am-4.30pm workshop and the nightly Berjaga-jaga celebrations at home for my brother's upcoming wedding (Nikah is in a few hours!). Later on tonight, I'll have to finish our group presentation for tomorrow morning and in between all of the above, I've also been texting

Brother's berbedak Mandi

2009-07-05T21:32:00.004+08:00

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED FOR THE MOST PART OF TODAY. The above image shows photos of people involved in today's Berbedak Mandi event for my brother's wedding. I just spent the past few hours in between eating and praying editing the above images. I wasn't happy with most of the outcome of the images so I ended up making them into a collage - which I'm happy with. Hope you like it too.

A Birthday In Wonderland

2009-07-05T00:44:00.002+08:00

HERE ARE FOUR PEOPLE WHO LOOK LIKE THEY CAME FROM ALICE IN WONDERLAND. You figure it out why. On the other hand, these four photos were taken during a birthday celebration - or birthdays celebration where we celebrated the birthdays of four of our family members.That was last week. The birthday boy also wrote a short description of the event.Today begins a really long week ahead with my brother's

Thinking Of Updates

2009-07-03T22:10:00.002+08:00

I FEEL LIKE UPDATING MY PORTFOLIO as well as my galleries, which never got finished since I started shutterspeech.com. But I know that if I do this now, I won't be able to finish it. This weekend begins my brother's wedding celebration and the whole of next week I'll be at a workshop all day. So I'm not sure when but I do want to finish the whole site.On a different story, I was going through my

Six Years of BruGamers

2009-07-02T01:03:00.004+08:00

HERE'S A POST I WROTE on BruGamers.com - thought I'd just copy and paste it here since I'm too tired to write another piece on the history of BruGamers."Man, the new 6 year anniversary banner took me awhile to create! I just spent the past 3 hours finishing and retouching it. What do you think?And yes, you've guessed it. BruGamers turns 6 years this July. 6 years ago, at some point, I created

On A Bus To Miri

2009-06-21T19:37:00.004+08:00

WENT FOR A MIRI ROAD TRIP yesterday with the family in Serasa. We all got on a bus, which is the only reason why I agreed to go there in the first place. I've really only been to Miri two or three times before that and on one occasion, I drove. I didn't like it. At least, being in a bus, I could rest when not walking around the shopping complexes and I'm not really fond of shopping. I really only

The Time Traveler's Wife Movie August 14

2009-06-21T14:25:00.004+08:00

I'VE HEARD OF IT but I haven't really read about it nor have I seen the trailer to it. And now, they say that the movie release has been moved forward from February 2010 to August 14 2009! The Time Traveler's Wife is a really good book and one of my favourites introduced by my beloved Mrs Exclusive. Watch the trailer here. August, you can't get any better.Related articles by ZemantaTime

You Think?

2009-06-19T20:09:00.003+08:00

THIS IS MY LITTLE COUSIN. Really, I have no idea what else to say about the above photo than what is already posted on it.Btw, we're rewatching The Big Bang Theory season 1.

Feline World

2009-06-11T01:21:00.005+08:00

MORE ON THIS STORY SOON. I'll update this page tomorrow. Just thought I'd post the pics first, especially the one above.UPDATE: Okay, so I never really got to update this post.

25 Years of Tetris

2009-06-07T14:08:00.003+08:00

Image by Phillie Casablanca via FlickrYESTERDAY I saw Google's logo turned into tetris and I was wonder what the significant was. Then I realised, it was to celebrate Tetris's 25th anniversary. Thanks to Alexey Pajitnov, the creator, many puzzles have evolved from Tetris, making drop down puzzle games the likes of it help waste our daily times. In fact, not long ago, I stumbled upon this website

Cats Day Out

2009-05-28T19:13:00.003+08:00

TWO OF OUR KITTENS ARE GROWING UP SO FAST! The week we brought them to our new home, Rain and Cinnamon were so small. And now, almost two months later, they are huge and... well lazy. They are not as active as they once were. They still run around some times though.And feeling so at home with our family of cats is Cotton - the stray kitten that JuLeZz found on our 'cotton' wedding anniversary.

Wordle Me These

2009-05-25T01:33:00.003+08:00

TWITTER IS FUN. Why? Because third party sites make it so. Check out wordle for example. It scans the words that I use a lot in my tweets and make it into this cool looking... wordle. Above are words I use in my tweets without the @s replies. Below are with the replies. It looks cool - and it tells me some thing as well.Related articles Wordle visualization of my Tweetstream (radar.oreilly.com)

Three Birthdays

2009-05-23T20:41:00.003+08:00

LAST THURSDAY we had our first weekly tahlil ceremony at our place. The whole family on my mom's side came after which we celebrated the birthdays of three members of our family. Balqis turned 2 years last Tuesday, a day after our wedding anniversary (I still remember my aunt coming to our wedding, all pregnant and then Balqis came the next day). Nabilah turned 15 two days before that (I think)

Announcing: Comedy Night (UPDATED!)

2009-05-18T14:17:00.002+08:00

UPDATED: The Brunei Amateur Dramatics Society's next event is coming up. On Thursday, June 4, at the D'Anggerek Apartments, BADS will be holding a Comedy Night which will be bringing a cabaret type show.Stage performances will include a variety of people doing sketches, singing, stand up routines among others, of which most will be no more than 5 minutes. At $20 per person, the event will also

Unlike Animals

2009-05-17T00:01:00.005+08:00

SOMETIMES we just think too much, unlike animals.Comic: Calvin and HobbesRelated articlesCalvin & Hobbes say it like it is (talbertbrittany.blogspot.com)Calvin, Hobbes, & Susie (oliverwillis.com) Creep Online Review - Like A Comic Strip (screenhead.com)

Soon Is Coming

2009-05-14T14:33:00.004+08:00

Image via CrunchBaseI TOLD YOU GUYS IN THE LAST POST that BADS will be revealing something soon - and that "soon" is coming. But if you are a follower of BADS twitter, you'll find out what this news really is before anybody else. So if you've got a twitter account, come follow us! Just so you know, latest BADS tweets are set to private - in case you've been checking on the page and you see no

Behind The Facebook Statuses

2009-05-13T00:16:00.004+08:00

Image by Sin Adam via FlickrHERE'S WHAT I SAW on today's copy of Borneo Bulletin. It quickly attracted my eyes and realised that people actually do this. Now I'm not a facebook addict. I go there once in awhile mostly just to share photos and view what my friends posted for me. Sometimes, I go there to check on BruGamers and BADS groups. But what this photo suggests is more than what I do.See,

Blogging VS Tweeting

2009-05-11T23:28:00.009+08:00

Image by Will Lion via FlickrTWITTER IS GETTING SO MUCH MORE POPULAR these days than it used to be, what with it showing off its numbers to the public recently to tell the world that people are loving them. It's like social networking these days are on a popularity contest.So anyway I thought that with the start of BruGamers and BADS' twitters, I'd make a poll asking you guys whether you are

Happy Mother's Day

2009-05-11T00:38:00.003+08:00

IT WAS A BUSY DAY for JuLeZz and I with a function on JuLeZz's side of the family but we finally managed to join my family for a Mother's Day dinner. So Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers who are reading this and to those who are/were celebrating it.Related articles Mother's Day Music Guide (chicagoist.com) Happy Mother's Day (justsomethingimade.blogspot.com) The true about mothers. (

BADS & BruGamers Now On Twitter

2009-05-08T19:17:00.003+08:00

BADS and BruGamers are now on twitter! Follow them for exclusive updates that you won't find here nor on the BruGamers website.Currently exclusive to BADS twitter is BADS in-development website as well as a link to the latest BADS album.Also, BruGamers twitter includes news which you won't get on the website.

THE TEAM

2009-04-27T22:58:00.002+08:00

APOLOGIES FOR THE LACK OF UPDATES. I'm in the middle of creating the photo gallery of the show. I'll post that as soon as I'm ready to show it to you guys. Here's a group photo of the team during one of our rehearsals.

CUPCAKES FOR CELEBRATION

2009-04-23T10:24:00.002+08:00

WE WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU to the Kitchen of Jasmine for making the above cupcakes, without them, we wouldn't have anything to eat after the show finished. Love the colours and the designs.With that, we also have a few photos of the audience for you today. As usual, more to come. Please be patient.

OOHS and OUCHES

2009-04-21T17:21:00.005+08:00

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT, I thought I'd share the two quick parts of the play that got a lot of "Oooh~" and "Ouch!" followed by laughter and applause. Hope you enjoy these shots!More to come.

In The Papers

2009-04-20T15:27:00.004+08:00

HAVE YOU SEEN TODAY's BRUNEI TIMES? We are finally in the news - a day later than we expected but we're there. There aren't a lot of feedback, mostly reports about BADS - in fact there was only one quote from an audience while the rest were from our side. Again, we would love to hear from you guys.I've already googled for blogs which talk about the show and so far, we are getting good responses -

We Want To Know

2009-04-19T21:35:00.004+08:00

THE FIRST OF THE REPORTS, well sort of (you'll know why by going to this page), is viewable by the public. We're actually waiting for more feedback about the last show but not just from the media, from you guys too. So leave us a message in the comments or the shoutbox about 'The D'Anggerek Ladies Guild Dramatic Society Production of Macbeth' and leave us a link!Photo taken by RanoAdidas.See also

PARTY TIME!

2009-04-17T12:31:00.001+08:00

AND IT'S... SHOW TIME!

In Order

2009-04-16T12:36:00.003+08:00

INTRODUCING THE PRODUCER!TOMORROW's THE DAY and we're done with our thousands of rehearsals - and I think you guys have nothing to worry about. The casts are excellent. The props are hilarious. Lightings and sounds are nothing short of perfect. A word of advice to all of you though, come early for good seats. All shows are either sold out or almost sold out.

Spotlight

2009-04-15T13:24:00.002+08:00

SHOWTIME IS COMING AND WE WILL BE PUT IN THE SPOTLIGHT for you guys to watch and be entertained. Are you ready? Have you bought your tickets? Have you bought the right tickets? If you haven't, you might just be out of luck as word has it that we are sold out this year!Maybe it's the title Macbeth? Maybe because the public now recognise BADS. Whatever it is, we hope you guys will be entertained

Selling Like Hot Cakes

2009-04-09T19:21:00.007+08:00

YES, AS THE PHOTO SAYS, tickets are sold out. Not to worry, this only applies to the Saturday night show. Tickets are still available for the Friday night show but it is selling really fast. So if you still want to come to the play, you'll need to contact us as soon as possible before tickets run out.For tickets, please contact Albert (8160512), Syafiq (8822227) or Joanna (8802686) or you can

Witching Hour

2009-04-06T12:07:00.002+08:00

THE D'ANGGEREK LADIES GUILD DRAMATIC SOCIETY PRODUCTION OF MACBETH (still can't get over that long title) is coming next weekend. The above photo (of one of the witches) was taken during one of our rehearsals. It's just to show you guys a peep at what you'll be getting yourselves into. Of course, expect things to look better.We'll be posting more promotional images here as we get closer to show

Tickets Are Now Available [UPDATED]

2009-03-30T17:57:00.007+08:00

HEY DRAMA FANS, we have confirmed the dates and show times of our latest production (shown above). Tickets are currently on sale so please hurry and get yours! We will be performing three times on Friday, April 17 and twice on Saturday April 18. So pick your best time and get your tickets by contacting Albert, Joanna or me at the numbers listed above or drop us an e-mail at badsdrama@

Description Of TDLGDSP of Macbeth

2009-03-20T00:33:00.003+08:00

OF COURSE, IT'S WHAT YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR, a description of the play. Mind you, this play is not the actual Macbeth play but a group of amateurs trying to perform Macbeth.Genre: ComedyIt is a classic story about a group of ladies who attempt to stage Macbeth as their entry for a Drama Competition. The heavens conspire to ensure everything possible goes wrong, with series of mishaps occurring.

A Sepia Preview

2009-03-20T00:25:00.003+08:00

HERE IS A PREVIEW OF WHAT'S TO COME. Of course, these photos were taken during rehearsals so expect the characters and stage to look better as we get closer. I'll be posting more of the show as we go along.Anyway, added some noise effects and sepia tone to the above image to make it look old. Hope you like it. Check back soon for more info on The D'Anggerek Ladies Guild Dramatic Society

The D'Anggerek Ladies Guild Dramatic Society Production of Macbeth

2009-03-17T22:25:00.006+08:00

IT'S OFFICIAL. OUR NEXT PRODUCTION IS COMING NEXT MONTH. It is titled 'The D'Anggerek Ladies Guild Dramatic Society Production of MacBeth'. More details coming soon but you guys can start spreading the news to your friends. Note, this is not the Macbeth you know. Well, partly.For more information, keep coming back to this page soon! Also, below is a small image you can use on your website or blog

BADS on Facebook

2009-03-13T18:12:00.002+08:00

BADS now has their own facebook. Come and join us!

BADS Next Production

2009-03-13T17:52:00.003+08:00

THE BRUNEI AMATEURS DRAMATIC SOCIETY IS BACK and we will be bringing you "The D'Anggerek Ladies Guild Dramatic Society Production of Macbeth". More information coming soon.PS: The above photo has nothing to do with the production.

Silver Jubilee Brother

2009-03-01T10:17:00.003+08:00

WENT OUT FOR A PHOTOSHOOT SESSION for my brother. He turned 25 last Thursday. Here's to wishing him a great Silver Jubilee!PS: I think I should do this more.

Many Years of Memories

2009-02-02T13:43:00.005+08:00

IT WAS GRANDMA's BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION YESTERDAY, so I made her this collage which I then printed and framed as a birthday gift. The image above is a low quality version of the original. It looks better in print actually.Below is another one I made for my uncle and his wife.

WISH FULFILLED

2009-01-31T19:52:00.004+08:00

FINALLY WENT TO VILLA MAURI. It was a good night of just relaxing and talking, forgetting about work. The great kings of my belly are all satisfied - for now.

Agli'e Olio

2009-01-28T13:48:00.003+08:00

I'M CRAVING FOR ITALIAN. I'm thinking... Mauri and all the glory it can give me.

Eclipse Nada

2009-01-26T21:43:00.003+08:00

SO I WAS WAITING FOR THE ECLIPSE, which was supposed to appear starting 4.42pm with the maximum at around 5.45pm but the sky was too cloudy for anything. Plus, there were just too many trees and by the time the sun was at about 5.45pm, it was already behind the trees. So I ended up with a bunch of useless photos and some ugly cactus shots (there were these cacti all around the balcony). I

...GO!

2009-01-25T17:06:00.004+08:00

HERE ARE TWO PHOTOS, taken at different times of the day, different light directions producing different colours.I love taking photos of people sprinting from the front. Their facial expressions to their body language are just entertaining. Too bad when this usually happens, the sprint ends as quickly as your shutter speed.

Golden Reflection

2009-01-22T15:34:00.004+08:00

I'm just testing the wireless at work. I haven't got much to say, just thought I'd post the photo above since I've been meaning to share it for awhile now.

Heavyrain Aftermath

2009-01-21T18:50:00.002+08:00

Lastnight's rain was crazy. I've never heard it come down so hard continuously that long. But the aftermath was worse. Driving to work this morning, I saw the underpass at the Kiulap roundabout flooded, the roads filled with mud and a landslide covering over half of a road. My 30-40 minutes drive to work turned to over an hour. Let's hope that the coming days won't be as bad.More pictures here.

Back?

2009-01-19T18:52:00.003+08:00

So, I've managed to revamped this blog a little bit. Guess maybe I might just be updating this page again. Alright!

Litters In A Basket

2009-01-13T15:32:00.003+08:00

We've got a few new kittens added to our already huge amount of cats at home. Well, a "few" wouldn't really be a good word...

One Long Summary

2008-07-19T12:29:00.003+08:00

I've been busy with a lot of things lately. Not just with work but trying to promote my two websites, namely shutterspeech.com and brugamers.com. Lately, I've spent my time mostly on brugamers.com since I'm basically done with the layout for shutter speech, though I do need to update the gallery now. Now, I just wanna get back to posting stuff here.I'll blog more once I find the time but right

Congrats to Zyreen

2008-07-16T20:15:00.001+08:00

Curious by Mr Syaf in Hyde ParkCongratulations to Zyreen for his new born, born on July 15! Sanang ingat kan tu! And kana bagi hadiah lagi (kan?) hehePS: Thought I'd use one of my photos to wish you congratulations. Here's to a great future for the kid.