La Bella Vita

Stay Tuned

2008-10-23T04:34:00.000-07:00

Hey friends.

Hows your post-raya doing ?

Well i'm still here, uploading pics from my raya activities to share with you guys. Really sorry if i did come to your mansions, just that i'm plain busy. Yep, there's no other reasons i can give xcept that alone.

Back to the updating:

Went to Lisa's house in Kuala Belait and Dk's ...

Then sometime afther that Andrew brought me along with Lee Zan to meet Wu Chun and his co-star in Butterfly Lovers at Empire. A 'Meet the fans' night ...

Then recently sent my sis back to Kuala Lumpur ...

And recently, the fencing business continues with the usuals raya-ing at Suzaimi's and went to a movie after ...

Finally, just wanna say thanks for staying tuned. Now i'm off to shopping !

till then,

TBC.

regards,

ace.

Selamat Hari Raya - The Bits & Pieces

2008-10-07T03:46:00.000-07:00

Hello people !

Hope it's not too late to greet y'all HAPPY BELATED AIDILFITRI !

Haha, i know some of you are inpatient to see what i've been up to this raya, Well, it's pretty much what everyone's been doing---RAYA-ing ! Much surprise eh ? Weirdly enough this raya is the best so far i've had. Reasons are still vague to point out but nevertheless, AWESOME-ness.

Now before you gaze into the pictures, lemme just tell you that this is the bits and pieces of what i've done and where i've been during the frist few days of Raya. Anddd as a tradition, every first raya my family and I (and the rest of the House of Hashim) stopped by my late Grandfather's mansion to gather first, then convoy to other relatives's houses.

1st Raya:

2nd Raya:

These two pictures below are my favorite it sparks my photography interest by a level !

They were taken on the second day of raya, in which the usual fencers and I went to Huzaimi's place for the open house. After Huzaimi's we went to a few of the fencer's crib too.

3rd Raya:

Still hanging on with the fencers, going to Muara / Serasa, raya-ing.

And i continued on with a separate crowd with them Andrew and Hasrol and the others.

4th Raya:

Wore hot pink to the office and to the airport afterwards to send Hasrol off---and Raya-ing till late !

Phew, you haven't seen the full album yet ! Vainiliciuos we were in our Cara Melayu's and Baju Kurong's haha. More coming soon ~

till then,

TBC.

regards,

ace.

By The Pool

2008-10-01T00:51:00.000-07:00

Hey guys.

How you doin ?

My sis, Ezzati came back for a holiday from Kuala Lumpur last week and my stepdad planned a mini homecoming celebration dinner for her. The attendees were none other than my youngest brat-sis; Nurul, Aunt Joy, baby Daniel and myself. The venue was at Sheraton Utama Hotel. It was a night of full-stomachs and headaches (caused by Daniel) but fun at the same time. And the view was great. Really relaxing and subtle. Our table was by the pool under the reservation name of :

Aunt Joy

We made good use of the beautiful scenery ...

Ezzati Aqilah & Nurul Ain Syazwani Hazirah, the two unofficial Princesses of House of Hashim.

The rest of the crowd arrived and the rest is history , pictures and fooddd =D

Peace brotha !

A great night that was, all thanks to my daddy. There's always gonna be next time so i'll be waiting for the invite =P

As for you guys, hope you had great outdoor Sungkai activities too. Br grateful for all there is for this holiness month will soon end and back to being a bitch i will. Haha, jokes.

till then,

TBC.

regards,
ace.

Fencing Business: Roadtrip to Miri

2008-09-30T01:18:00.000-07:00

Hey peeps !

Counting the days to Raya eh ?

I finally went out with Lellz of the PJ clan last time. It was our first hangout this holiness month of Ramadhan. T'was a night of normality where we meet up and talk our hearts out. And i also guided her to register for Facebook so we can keep in contact =D efficient indeed. Oh, the venue was at Ceri Cafe BTW.

Anddd the next day was the day where the usual fencers (Bg Yunus, Ka Jay, Bg Daus & Cch Hakim) and i went to Miri for my very first roadtrip with them. Too bad ka Neena and Zeze couldn't join. It would've been much more merrier. Neverthless, this crowd was enough for craziness and fun. We were joined by ka Jay's younger sister, Shilla. And the rest of this post is pictures taken there.

We were on the way when this were taken *i just woke up when this was taken BTW, yeah, we (shilla, bg Yunus and i) slept alright, leaving ka Jay to drive*

After minutes of searching for a car workshop (dozens actually, choosing which was the hardest part) we settled for this one (below) and took pictures while the older guys discuss the pricing and stuffs.

After the workshop, we left for shopping timmmeee ~ unfortunately i can't really remember the names of the places we went to. maybe they were Imperial, Parkson & Boulevard, wassit ?? Yeah, i think that's it. Couldn't stop for a pose for we were hyped up for shopping ! And strangely enough i didn't finish up all my budget =D Short description here but a long experience i tell you.

Then we left before the Sungkai time cos the custom closes during that period of time. And we broke fast in the car ! An experience for me, definitely ! And a first too. It was fun. Pizza was the menu and a couple of sodas.

We arrived in Kuala Belait searching for a place for dinner and stopped by Seria where we chilled and ate for a bit.

Couldn't resist the temptation, we head off to the neighbouring Uni Arcade to play basketball ! Much fun that was !

Aaannndddd i'll leave you to that. Hope you enjoy readin and viewin', will see you soon for more updates ;P

till then,

TBC.

regards,

ace.

The Coolness, Gorgeous & the Sexiness

2008-09-26T09:30:00.000-07:00

Hey there you beautiful people !

Have you shopped like you've never shopped before (now what's up with that) ?

I think this might just be the post where i uploaded the most pic. Theres a lot to show and tell and i can't sleep without doing so first (so i don't owe anyone anything, too). Last Thursday Qid, Sean, Is Jr and i met up and went to the Mall to shop for clothes and catch up on what we've been missing since the infamous "Paris-Nicole-breakup-like" fight that i had with Sean. Nuff said about that, i would like to declare that the past is history and i hope both sides have learnt their lesson.

So, moving on about this fantabulous, gorgeous-filled photos post of mine will basically show you the activities that we did while shopping and struting around the Mall's clothing stores.

We start with Ego ...

... where Qid bought shirts, and i found a handbag which has similar designs with my sling bag. It caught my attention and looked vogue posing with it anyways =P

Next stop was at one of my favs, iTOP !

I fell in love with those purple shades but didn't buy them cos i wouldn't have the courage to wear them in public knowing the people here don't accept fast-forward fashion really well. Hahah. Sucks but loves it biotch !

Then off to the neighbouring store we go, BingoMen and the one across it, the Women's Bingo.

I only got this one shot when we were at RPS aka Rock, Papers & Scissors:

After RPS we went to the ground floor and visited Ego Men where the threesome were struck with vainness ...

Oh oh, something really terrible happened when we went out of Ego Men. I saw caught a glimpse of someone wearing the somewhat similar shirt as i was wearing so i freaked out (the most natural thing to react) and ran up to iTOP and bought a new shirt. But the process of finding the right one was tiring. I tried on a dozen of clothes and finally i picked this ...

Familiar background ? Heheh, it's at the Guess? shop where we exclusively got the green light to take pictures at when no one else could ! Haha, so we made the most of it ... and got results that blew us away. Quite exaggerating !

Phewww ... Now that was a long one. But fun too ! We did all that while fasting mind you and we broke fast at Mister Pizza. No comment on that.

After a brief heart to heart session we sent Qid to her grandparents over at Kg Ayer and yes, me and Sean rode the boat and were excited, just like little kids.

And the final venue was at de'Royalle.

Before i close the show, just wanna say sorry to the PJ clan for declining the Sahur @iLotus invite due to fatigue after the activities aboveee. Trust me, i was sooo psyched at first. But never say never for there will be a next time, i promise !

till then,

regards,

ace.

Daniel Hakim, A Brat In The Making

2008-09-24T07:03:00.001-07:00

Hey-ness all.

Thou shalt bow for Ace haft arrived ...

Cut the crap, and here we go. Today was the second time my sis and i broke fast with out little bro, Daniel. We ate at the Mall Foodcourt but ordered meals from Dixy. We were a bit late BTW.

He (Daniel) was grumpy at first ...

As the camera flicks he became more and more comfortable and photogenic !

And our fooddd arrived, finallyyy ... !

Unfortunately for my sis Daniel got a little too attached making her hard to eat =D

Daniel won't let gooo ~

So i took Daniel for a walk and let him play at the Arcade.

After that, we rounded the Mall and got tired so we left for Hua Ho manggis to get a belated birthday / homecoming gift for my sister who is currently in Kuala Lumpur (will be back this Saturday). We bought a beautiful elegant purple-pinkish colored bedsheet. Simply can't resist the temptation, i spoiled myself with a cute typical boyish bubble blue bedsheet too.

And off to our humble abode where our beloved Datin waits.

till then,

regards,
ace.

Cravings, Cravings, Cravings ~ Can't Get Enough

2008-09-23T22:25:00.000-07:00

Hey y'all.

What have you been craving for lately?

Well i've been craving for lots and lots of kinds of food. Mainly they have only one in common: They are junk food ! Jolibee, KFC, Mc Donald's etc etc. Yummy Yummy. Last night me and Andrew went mini-shopping and dropped by at Giant, Rimba to grab a snack at KFC. Well, that's one scratch on my long list of cravings.

And the night before Christine and i went to Chill and ordered the usual favorite. And the rest is all breath-takingly gorgeous pictures taken at the mentioned venue:

Anddd while waiting for the jammed-pack traffic to loosen up, we were charged with vainity so we plead guilty by taking pictures !

As for the finale and before the curtain falls, marvellous hosts Ace & Christine closed the show withhh :

Hahaha. Now that was fun. All show baby. Now go check another blog or better yet --- go back to reality dear viewers ! Anddd thanks for stopping by =D

till then,

regards,

ace.

Rules Are Meant To Be Broken (NOT !)

2008-09-21T03:14:00.000-07:00

Hey people.

What's eating you?

Yesterday was a usual Saturday night with a little bit of lime twist around the edge. Let me get to that later. I broke fast at my high school teacher's thai-themed reataurant in bunut with 2 of my colleagues. It was a last minute plan and the Maghrib prayer adzan played on the radio when i was still on the road, speeding myself to the said restaurant.

The food was great and my stomach hurts a bit because the food was hot. A usual thai feast. After the fast breaker i picked Andrew and Hasrol up, and we strolled around gadong to see what it had to offer. Nothing interesting so we changed location to BSB where we chilled at De'Royalle.

The conversation was interestinggg and really an eye opener. Obviously i won't kiss and tell it here. But i kinda dig it cos it is really hard to have a "guys only night"... We left really late and when we got to my car, Hasrol noticed a paper stuck on my window, something that looked like a parking ticket. Nope, it wasn't. IT WAS FROM THE POLICE !

Apparantly we parked at a "NO PARKING" area so yeah. I had to pay $50 =D I have to admit, this is the first serious rule that i broke since high school. Haha, it feels normal (exciting) cos i was never too obidient in obeying the rules and regulations =P Nothing to be proud about. Hahaha.

Nothing much else to say, no words of wisdom just a bye-bye and cheers to life.

till then,

TBC.

regards,

ace.

A Random Confession

2008-09-19T10:16:00.000-07:00

Hey there beauties and beasts alike.

Have you started counting the days till 'Hari Raya'?

Honestly, i'm not that keen on celebrating raya this year. Haven't thought of a reason why. Maybe it's the first raya that i am probably going to be the driver. Haha. I don't mind. Oh, before i move on with my heartfelt confessions, let me just show you this:

WARNING: NO PICTURES AVAILABLE FOR THIS POST !

And it's not because i'm being lazy, it's just that in the last few activities i forgot to bring along my camera so i wasn't able to take any shots and upload them here. But i did take pictures using my phone, i just have no idea how to transfer them to my lappy.

Yesterday me and the usual fencing gang broke fast at Tamu Selera aka Pasar Malam BSB. It wasn't bad, just EXCELLENTE ! My desire was fullfilled yesterday, God Bless. I was craving for the Mango Fish and they served it well. Love em much. We ordered that and two other dishes, which was Lamb Chop and Kangkung.

Today was a usual day where i went late to work due to unavoidable circumstances *wink* *wink* and broke fast indoors at home. Then after training we (the usuals, need i mention?) meet up with the fencing spartas at Ahanthai to chill. This time we were joined by Cch Hakim, Cch Huz and Hafiz. The more the merrier they say and it pretty much was.

*SIGHHHH* Even though my work life have been a bit hectic these days, i'm blessed to have good, poitive energy around me. That, in particular, makes me feel that my life is beautiful. To think that i made this blog's title as a show-off to show that my life is indeed beautiful. It is half that but it's more to what made my life beautiful. Friends and family. People.

Going to sentimental mode, i feel proud to have such friends who are always there for me, giving me advises and everything, as i am such a naive and gullible boy. Sad to say dependant too. My social circle comes from very different walks of life and i have beautiful experiences with each of them.

Unfortunately for me, i am also imperfect so i do have bad experiences where i lost a few dear friends. Too bad you can't take back what you said. It happened and all you gotta do is move on. But the good thing is, they come and go.

It's fun typing all this. It could be a mini workout for my fingers.

Okay guys, it's getting late and i don't plan on waking up late later so i have to ciao for today. Oh, about the Thailand post, sorry to keep on promising, but you just have to countinue doing so. I'm so friggin lazy to uodate, man ! Maybe if i hang out with Lellz she could get my spirits back up. I miss them, the PJ Clan. Hehe. Not to mention my cousins and the rest of them back at the House of Hashim.

Okey dokes people, see you soon. And this time, less blabbering, more pictures ayte ?

Whatever pleases you.

till then,

TBC.

regards,
ace.

All Out & About

2008-09-18T05:38:00.000-07:00

Hey guys.

How ya doin?

First of all, i would like to congratulate my fellow fencing seniors for successfully completing the NATIONAL FENCING COACHING COURSE that was held not too long ago. It is wish for you guys to take over BDFF in the future -if not- maybe sooner or later.

Huzaimi Kassim aka Coach Huz, Yunus Hamid aka Bg Yunus, Jali, Mus Azahari aka Bg Mus

The Hungary Coach, Nutritions Professor and the VIP for the night

The Sabre dudes: Hafiz, me & Dayat

The process was really fun, with the Hungary Coach around it was interesting. I got my fencing spirits up high once again. Let's shove away all the friggin unnecessary drama and get get our groove on pals!

Yesterday was a long one. First i went to JPMC, accompanied by Ka Jay and Zeze for my very first dental appointment. It was a quick process: checking, moldings and finally x-ray. After that we went to several places just to waste time. No, we didn't break fast outdoors cos Ka Jay attended Bg Yunus's brother's BBQ and Zeze had to break fast with Bg Daus.

At 6pm i drove off to Millenium Restaurant over at Mata-Mata / Beribi to break fast with my work colleagues, courtesy of our big boss, whom we surprised with a birthday cake. That was my first outing with them and gladly it wasn't a dissapointment, haha =P

As usual, i had to take a mountain of food, just can't help myself =D

Happy Birthday to Richard (our big boss)

One by one left and i drafted a last minute plan and called Andrew. I picked him and Hasrol and went to Coffee Zone Gadong to chill and watch funny youtube videos of Britney Spears impersonations and she-males acting as celebrities. Funny. Oh, and took pictures as well.

Enough of the videos, let's play pool !

Each of us had our own "in-action" shots.

Also, it wouldn't be as fun if crazy shots weren't taken.

Finally, the last activity for that night (this was originally Andrew's idea BTW, in which Hasrol and i were eager about), we stopped by somehwere and sat on the road and took amazing pics. So i will leave you with that.

Just FYI, more pics coming but only can be seen on Facebook. Browse for Iskandar Karim. Will post more there.

Sayonara.

till then,

TBC.

regards,

ace.

Just Another Bye-Bye

2008-09-15T08:26:00.000-07:00

Hello there ladies and gentlemen.

Got any updates?

Me and the usuals went to the airport again today to send another friend off, named Afiq. Me and Afiq had a kinda weird history together cos as he says: "You keep on popping up in my life"... Well, true indeed, and funny as well. We became friends from fencing and since then we've done a lot together. From small foreign fencing tourneys like Teluk Danga, Johor International Gams to local competitions such as the Junior Circuit, it was a hell of a rollercoaster ride.

And to put it this way, we've also been kind of 'on' and 'off' since he left fencing (way before i did) and we didn't really see other that much, only bumping onto each other as, well, you know, Brunei is a small country where you almost know everyone and their dirty little secrets as well.

Shortly after that (and a few incidents) i stopped fencing and started working where i met him once again. A history be told indeed. Guess that's all about it. Just a brief re-cap of our 'little' friendship and how it made me think that time just passed by without even a sense of mercy. How fast everything was said, done and experienced. It saddens me sometimes. But what can we do but just follow the rule, as the hippies say: "Just go with the flow". Plus a classic advise, cherish every moment and don't let it go to waste.

Enough with the words of wisdom and let's get back to the update. I picked Ka Jay and Ka Neena from the stadium and went to Gadong and did a little something ( a certificate, actually) for the invited fencing coaches from Hungary. I took this cute picture, it was tempting me to.

We then looked here and there for catering services for a dinner celebration. After that, to the airport we go.

This time was no different, we had to break fast on the spot. Thankfully we bought drinks early. And Afiq's mom was kind enough to distribute sandwiches and drinks to the visiting crowd and us for a light fast breaker (not sure if that's even right =P). A short goodbye was said and off we go to Faize Restaurant to continue the journey to fill our half-empty stomachs.

We ordered Nasi Beriyanis and it was really hard for me to finish it cos i was fully loaded =P excuses, excuses...

No pictures from here on, just story-telling. We went to Gadong again for the second time, this time just to hunt for DVDs and stuff. Because Ka Neena had an essay to finish, we sent her home after that. On our way to Ka Jay's house, we changed our minds and decided to take a peek at the fencing spartans swimming at Anggrek Desa (which we initially thought was at Stadium the first place!). We also had trouble finding Bg Yunus's car but later found out he was using his motorcycle. Haha.

Before i sent ka Jay to Bg Yunus's place we drop by her friends' house to get something. We chatted a little bit and then went back home.

A crazy fun night. Hope to do it again, soon =)

As for you guys...

till then,

TBC.

regards,
ace.

There's Always A First Time For Everything

2008-09-14T03:10:00.001-07:00

Hey people.

Have you ever got into an accident?

My first accident was cool. Cool in ways because i was the victim, so i don't owe anyone anything. My car was fixed and paid so not debts were made. Well yesterday was my first time hitting someone. And it was that someone's first time getting hit (it's a SHE, BTW). I end up taking my half-day and not going to work. Oh, and we talked and she turns out to be a blogger as well.

I feel guilty but the good thing was nothing serious happened.

Nuff said about that, don't want to bother you with details. Maybe you can check it out from her blog. I'll get the link up for you soon. After the 'incident' i picked Andrew up from work and we went to repair my liecense plate and went to Kiulap Mall to watch DEATH RACE. Also a new haircut! BTW, Death Race is the best movie ever since Batman: The Dark Knight. We broke fast at Jolibee.

And during that night i went to fencing training. T'was fun and really entertaining, not to mention educating at the same time. A coach from Hungary came and we took pictures with him.

We (the usual crowd) then took off to Ahanthai after that to chill.

After i sent Zeze home i texted Andrew and he told me he and a couple of friends are playing pool. So, realizing that the night was still early and it would be such a waste, i drove off to meet them.

After pool-ing we went to Thye's Foodcourt for late night dinner and i went home at 4pm! Explains the lack of words =P

till then,

TBC.

regards,
ace.

Adios Amigos

2008-09-12T08:47:00.000-07:00

Hey guys.

Hows Ramadhan treating you?

Me and the usual fencing gang went to the airport last 11th to send Yumnie off. It was a very brief send-off with no tears involved, luckily.

We broke fast at the airport with just a few sips of water and after Yumnie was finally off, we went to Deli France to buy cakes that i found deliciously mouth watering and left to Excapade to fill our empty stomachs.

After Excapade, Daayt and Tee left cos Dayat is going to a Futsal match and the rest of the ladies and moi went to the Mall for window shopping. Ka Jay bought beautiful nail polishers which i tried to take pictures of but wasn't allowed to. Bummer, it would've been beautiful. But we did take pictures at random places to pay it off.

We went home afterwards and i leave you with these final shots for that day.

till then,

TBC.

regards,

ace.

De'Royalle, We Are

2008-09-08T02:38:00.000-07:00

Hey guys.

Hows the fasting doing?

Bahar invited me to PGS Cafe last Saturday to break our fast together along with a few friends of his. It was yummy but the suckie thing was they don't do re-fills. Meaning that if the food runs out, its the end of it. Thank God they served two of my fav dishes which are beef and fish fillets. Ohhh thinking back makes me drooolll.

I took a mountain of foood...no regrets.

After sungkai we went to De'Royalle for chillaxes and chats. I got to know Andrew's friends a lot better and we got along pretty well. Making new friends have always been my passion---NOT! haha. Not that i'm saying i'm picky but good thing we were okay. Looking forward to hanging out with them again.

I see you~ How redHOT is my lappy eh?

"Work that bag, work it, work it!" Andrew says.

This angle makes him look like he's picking his nose but he's not. Now that would be dis-fucking-gusting. Haha.

Hmmm, what are you guys checking out? Something dirtyyy ehhh =D

This is not me posing---this is me having a headache and a running nose!

Hmmm. Got loads of plans as to breaking my fast with different crowds this month. but not sure if the people i planned with are available. Hush, hush. No hassels. Oh, and i'm on my way to finish drafting the first post in regards to my trip to Thailand. Anticipate for it! Jokes, jokes. Look out for the title Made In Thailand: Welcome Home, Issara.

Have a nice day everyone.

TBC.

till then,

regards,

ace.

Fly Me To Polaris

2008-09-06T01:21:00.000-07:00

Hey guys.

How's it goin?

During one of my random trips with Andrew, i bought a couple of recomended Korean/Japanese DVDs. They are Fly Me To Polaris, Seducing Mr Perfect & The Banquet. And incase you're not that sharp, this particular post title is chosen by moi after watching one of the DVDs just now.

There you go, i've finally watched it, Andrew.

So while waiting for the clock to tick 5pm, i finally decided to spare some time and watch it. Andrew said that i will definitely like it and cry like a baby. Indeed, he wasn't lying. Haha. Well i didn't actually cry like a baby just because i have no energy to do so.

Lemme just fill you in on the summary of the movie.

The story focuses on Onion (weird name, i know), a blind and mute handicap who've secretly fallen for Autumn, a nurse who works in the place he lives at. For a long time Autumn have cared Onion really well and both have grown pretty close with each other. At first, the story will only show hints of Onion having feelings towards Autumn but later exposes that Autumn actually have feelings towards him too despite him being handicapped.

One evening, after watching a beautiful view of meteor shower, Autumn leaves Onion for something and Onion, being sooo overly excited after a few scenes with Atumn, jumps around and accidentally kicked a rock, fell on the road and got killed in an accident. Oh, trust me, it looks way more dramatic then the way i tell it. He then arrives in Polaris (the so-called heaven in the movie) and was luckily to be the 60th billion person to arrive there. In Polaris, it means some kind of a lucky draw so Onion gets to have one free wish. He wishes to be returned back to Earth but the Angel in tux wouldn't let him. Well, the angel only granted half of his wish which is let him go back to Earth, only for 5 days but in a new identity, not as Onion.

For die-hard Korean movies, this i the movie to watch, but i bet almost everyone have watched it already cos it's a total classic.

For the other two movies, maybe next time. I'll just continue watching The Hills for now.

That's all for this post, haha. Toodles.

TBC.

till then,

regards,
ace.

Chilling With The Chill

2008-09-05T22:25:00.000-07:00

Hey there friends and blogger alike =)

What's cooking?

So last night me and Yumnie went to Chill for supper and surfing the net. Intially, she planned for us to meet at Empire Cinema and just hang around but i 'kidnapped' her and drove ourselves off to Gadong. I ordered for the one that i ate with Ka Jay and Ka Neena last time which was a bit dissapointing but nevertheless a great meal for that night. Yumnie's wacky-ness struck her as she craved for McDonald's so she went out and bought McD takeaways and bought it in to eat at Chill! Haha. Thank goodness the waiters there were okay with it.

There's the Baked Mac & Cheese and Yumnie's McD Cheeseburger and fries.

As usual, i ordered something off the menu, my all-time fav, Lime Margherita (not sure if that's the correct spelling).

Poor Yumnie can't seem to get her HP laptop connected to the net, maybe there was something wrong with it but mine was okay. So i made her feel a bit better by taking pictures. And put the lime to good use =P

After Chill, we went to the Piano Lounge to just surf online and something else... Haha. Curiousity kills the cat, and it may as well kill your love towards me so. Better keep it to ourselves.

TBC.

till then,

regards,

ace.

Fencing Business

2008-09-02T09:34:00.000-07:00

Hey there dear friends and foes.

How was your first day of Ramadhan?

I've been hanging out with my fencing friends lately. And last Sunday was the first outing since i came back from Thailand. Actually i suggested to Ka Jay to make an outing before Ramadhan, barbeque at the beach but unfortunately Bg Yunus disliked the idea of going to the beach early in the morning to book for a place. I don't blame him, even i hated it. Haha. So just to somehow fulfill my needs, Bg Yunus, Ka Jay, Ka Neena and Zaim invited me to go to Serasa Beach to hang out and chat.

I went to Bg Yunus's crib to fetch them and i made him drive which he reluctantly did. Haha. After that we fetched Ka Jay and went off. It was a bit okay there, as there were crowds here and there. Overweight she-males , unfriendly sour-faced bikers, uncool show-off-ers. You name 'em. We bought food and picked a peaceful place to sit.

Here's the evidence.

After a while we took off cos Zaim saw a rat's head pooping out from beneath the rocks. Me and Ka Neena jumped immediately.

Then the girls and i separated from Bg Yunus and Zaim as they wanted to watch the announcement regarding the Fasting-or-not result. We went for a pedicure and went to Chill for supper.

We ordered as what Bg Mus recomended and it was delicioussss. Here it is. It looks so simple but it tastes OMG yummy. Looks can be deceiving as they say.

These are some extra shots.

That's that for that night (now that's a lot of "thats").

Moving on to a recent outing, which is just now, we went to Excapade gadong after the Terawih prayer to have supper. Azim's treat, hooray!

We ordered this and some more...YUMMY!

Zaim, Bella, Zeze & Bg Daus.

Ka Neena, Christine, Azim & Ka Jay (wearing tudong??!!).

Bg Yunus knows how to do the "smile" much better now.

It was a good feeling to finally meet everyone. We had a good night, thanks sooo much to Azim for the treat. Hope there'll be more in the future.

TBC.

till then,

regards,
ace.

Missing Out A (HELL) Lot

2008-09-02T04:04:00.000-07:00

Hey there friends and foes.

What have you been up to?

First of all, i would like to say sorry for the lack of update and i also would like to say thanks to those who kept on checking in to see. Not to forget i wish all of my MUSLIM readers a Happy Ramadhan & Fasting.

Let's see. Well, just for the info, of course i want to share with you guys my memorable trip to Thailand with the PJ Clan, but not today. I'm gonna show them in 3 random posts with the main title: Made in Thailand so you just have to wait and see. Bet you're just wondering why choose that title? To those who knows, just keep it to yourselves. Tell them to ask me in person. Haha. I just miss my sly sense of humor.

Since i bought the Zoom broadband 3G modem phone, i've been busy checking updates on Facebook, Friendster and also on my e-mail. And thanks to that, i also will start blogging actively soon. Let's just hope my lazy-ness isn't gonna kick in soon, yeah?

The only thing that keeps me from blogging is that everytime i upload those gorgeous pix that i want to show takes like---forever! But NVM, for you i will. I've also been asking around on how to beautify my blog skin to attract your attention, not to mention, your viewing pleasure.

On a separate note, after Thailand, my lastest project was the Brunei Cup '08 basketball tourney. Haha, unbelieveable ain't it? I know, i'm just random. Busying thyself is my middle name. NOT---! You can check the pictures out from my Facebook.

Also, not too long ago, i went out with Yumnie on a random trip to the Mall, where i got the Zoom Broadband thingy. When we arrived, it was packed and jammed! So, while searching for a parking we became gorgeous instantly and took out my Sony cybershot and took hot pictures...

After this happened, i went home to rejuvinate and got ready to watch the Brunei Cup '08 final showdown. I have my top picks as follows, respectively: the Darwin Airport Resort All-Stars, the Singapore Slingers and the LG Sakers. As you can see, Darwin tops my list. They're the Aussie dudes who caught my attention from the way they played and represent themselves. They're not only my fav, but also most of the crowd. Unfortunately though, they came in 3rd. Singapore won, leaving LG Sakers (Korea) 2nd. The night was awesome and we (Andrew, Misse and Farah and i) enjoyed our asses off.

Pictures were taken obviously and here are the results...

Andrew and player number 21 from Darwin All-Stars

Marcus (number 12), team Captain of Darwin All-Stars & i

Eric from the Singapore Slingers

And here are the shots taken after it was over.

Entertain yourselves with the pictures above while i take a break.

Do not fear, i will be back.

TBC.

till then,

regards,

ace

Trippin Around

2008-08-11T23:55:00.000-07:00

Hey people

So what's the plan?

Well mine have been really packed and time is obviously not on my side as Lellz always reminded me. I was planning to finish the updates before i go off to Thailand but unfortunately only time will tell.

This post is all about the activity that we had after the fencing tourney. Forgot to mention actually that Brunei invited 4 fencers from Indonesia to participate in the competition. Being friendly and all, the fencing seniors (Bg Yunus, Bg Yahyu, Ka Jay etc) planned to show them around Brunei.

Below are the pics that we took together in conjunction to the trip. Sad to say that the Bruneians (namely me) are more like fish out of water than the Indonesians.

Around Gadong...

I didn't really take much pictures of the Indonesian fencers cos we were just being selfish and too vain. Speaking of which, after taking a few pics, i realised that my Camel tee didn't really make me look good so i went to the nearest tee shop and bought a new one.

Here it is.

The next place was to Masjid Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien where me and the rest prayed the Maghrib prayer and the ladies waited outside. After that, pictures were taken obviously.

This laptop seems to always bother me with problems. Or is it the connection here? Whatever it is, i have to postpone the update. Got loads to tell, seriously.

But until then,

TBC...

regards,

ace.

En Garde, Allez

2008-08-11T00:25:00.000-07:00

Hey people!

How are you guys doing?

See those hot shots up there, safe to say the Fencing saga has still yet to finish as there is a hell lot more to post and tell. This post is all about the day where all the action and fun was. I had to wake up early just to make sure i warm myself up before playing.

This is my warm-up with Ka Neena.

Well apparantly Ka Jay hadn't eaten breakfast yet.

Just to make sure i look okay before the announcer calls up my name.
The duel starts.

This is where all the equipments are stored.

Unfortunately i was eliminated in the quarter finals as i was up against Bg Yunus, the number 1 fencer in Brunei. But it was an honor to duel him. He is my inspiration still, even though i don't play a lot these days.

Here are some nice photos of the fencers duelling. BTW, sorry for mot paying much attention to the details as to who vs who, i lost track of it. Hehe. Hope it's no too late to apologize..

Here are the exxxtra shots that we had while resting. It's crazy fun and quite entertaining.

Till then,

TBC...

regards,

ace.

Messing With The Zohan

2008-08-10T22:57:00.000-07:00

Hey people!

How you doin?

The last two days were so hectic and fun, not to mention tiring! I'm chillaxing at Cheezbox now, trying to figure out on what to type and update this lonely blog of mine. Haven't really been telling people about it. NVM.

So, last Friday 9th, i bought a Sony Cybershot camera for the trip to Thailand and to take pictures for my blog. So you wouldn't get bored of just reading bulls**t and crappy English. Haha.

Speaking of which, i finally got something to share with you people. This is gonna be a long one but hey, just enjoy. Updating starts now:

On the 9th (Friday), besides buying a new camera the last minute, me and my friend Misse, went to Charcoal to attend the celebration dinner party that we organized in regards to all our hard work and extravagant performance during our company's Sports Olympics Dinner night. Too bad i don't have pictures to share with you guys. But it's okay as it was kinda confidential.

All in all, i had a ball.

Now, moving on to a closer date, the last two days (the day after the 9th) was also kinda enjoyable as i came in contact with my fencing friends after being too busy with my other life (which is work, work, work). I started with Ka Jay texting me about this fencing tourney in regards to His Majesty's birthday. She asked me if i was available to participate. Since i was, why not?

The tourney began on Saturday and i was still in bed. Thank goodness my match was the day after. I contacted Christine and invited her to come and watch other people's matches together. When we finally arrived at the stadium, it was over and nobody told us!

So we drove ourselves to Gadong where we went to Dixy's for dinner. Here comes the shots...

Chris and me ate...

We also played around for a bit...

After that, we came up with a plan to meet up with the other fencers to chillax since it was a Saturday night. I mean, it's the teens' traditioanal thing to do. Hang out every weekend, making Gadong the most jammed place ever.

So we called up Ka Jay and Ka Neena and drafted the plan. At first we wanted to watch the horror Malaysian movie, Susuk, but changed our minds and decided to hang out at Azim's place since he was released from army camp (or whatever you call it).

Here are the pictures for that night...

After we arrived at Azim's place, there were also a bit of a slight change of plans as we at first planned to watch Long Khong 2, a Thai horror movie--the first was horrific (in a good way) so we wanted to know how the sequel was--but, we ended up watching Don't Mess With The Zohan, which was HILLARIOUS, i tell you. Watch it.

Mirul and Fizah arrived late and we were in the midst of watching the comedy so i didn't get to take a snapshot of theirs.

Since most of the guys are gonna compete really early the next day, we left early to rest and be mentally and physically fit.

BTW, i'm just gonna take a short break and update some more later. It's raining heavily here in Gadong and i'm in the mood for sentimentalness.

TBC...

regards,

ace.

Welcome to the Club

2008-08-07T06:22:00.000-07:00

Hey there dear bloggers.

Ace have arrived and he's expecting a grand welcome. Please be informed that Ace have a sly sense of humour so those who take him seriously, just f**k off. He likes to speak his mind and piss people off like s**t.

Okay let's be a little bit more polite. That was a rough one. Just wanna make sure I stay in your puny little hearts and be the talk of the town. The inspiration mainly comes from the JOKER from Batman: The Dark Knight as the infamous quote goes: "Why so serious?!"

FYI, as I am compositioning this blog of mine, me and Andrew are chillaxing at Taurean at the Arch, discussing about what type of camera I should buy for me to take to my highly anticipated trip to Thailand this 13th. Rest assured, the intro will be continued soon, as I am rushing to leave and buy some DVDs at Unitek (also known as Communist by most Bruneians).

BTW, I also bumped onto a fellow blogger here who will be reavealed soon. All i can say is that her blog is in my list of 'Most-Read-Blogs'. She's also the nephew of my one of my 'good' friend. Nevertheless, do not worry, all will be told sooner or later, decorated with gorgeous pictures for

your viewing pleasure-not to mention-criticise as well.

Think that's all for tonight. Have a nice night and may you dream of all things good.

TBC...

regards,

ace