Latest addition...

Yet again we have an addition to the rising Zaini family network of blogs with a new blog from Mr Zaini himself...

We have all seen his journalistic skills here on this blog and CuzsHe is now proud to present Sembang-Sembang at pamit-puda-sembangsembang.blogspot.com...

Tagboard is up so drop in there because the holidays are not over and Gold Coast is coming up so expect updates soon (U may be offered more delicious pics of crabs so be warned!!!)

Edit: Careful in there as you may learn something ;p

Till then Have a Good One Ppl,

- Luv Jobe

Menjelang Ulangtahun Hari Kebangsaan Ke-24

Esok, 23 hb. Februari, 2008, kita akan meraikan Ulangtahun Hari Kebangsaan Negara Brunei Darussalam yang ke-24. Kita sudah menjangkau usia 24 tahun menghidu udara kemerdekaan di negara kita yang tercinta - suatu jangka masa yang membuat kita cukup dewasa untuk berdikari dan menentukan halatuju kita untuk mendepani arus kehidupan di masa muka. 

Tunas Bangsa, demikian bunyi tema Hari Kebangsaan kita tahun ini. Ia mempunyai pengertian yang cukup jelas. Generasi muda dan kaum belia warga Brunei Darussalam hari ini merupakan aset dan tunjang kepada kekukuhan dan penjanaan pertumbuhan atau kemajuan bangsa Brunei di masa mendatang. Kemajuan dan pertumbuhan bangsa perlu dipupuk dan diasuh atas asas-asas yang kukuh bersandarkan kepada jatidiri atau identiti bangsa Brunei yang unik dan unggul. Ciri-ciri "KeBruneian" inilah yang patut kita pertahankan kerana sejak  kurun yang ke-15 lagi negara kita yang kecil molek ini sudah menjadi negara yang gemilang dan terbilang.

Mendepani arus globalisasi, kita perlu mempunyai minda yang terbuka dan perlu bersikap progresif, inovatif dan kreatif. Disamping mempertahankan jati diri bangsa yang unik, kita perlu membina masyarakat yang berasaskan 'pengetahuan' (knowledge-based society) kerana hanya masyarakat yang berilmu sahaja dapat menyongsong tatanan baru dunia yang serba kompleks dan mengelirukan sifatnya ini.

SELAMAT MENYAMBUT ULANG TAHUN HARI KEBANGSAAN NEGARAKU TERCINTA - SEMOGA MASA DEPANMU CERAH DAN MERIAH SERTA MENDAPAT PERLINDUNGAN DARIPADA ALLAH SUBHANAHU WATA'ALA.

- Bapa/Pamit/Puda -

Beard papa, egg tarts.....mmm..nyam-nyam.....

I am staying in the whole day today...I have this back ache (probably a slipped disc) which makes me feel incapacitated. Babu and kaka Zat went to town to do some errands...to Chinatown, getting halal meat and chicken from Ismail Butcher etc. When they got home, they had a few surprises for me.  They brought some mini cream puffs and large cream puffs from , where else - Beard Papa's. They stumbled upon Beard Papa's in Brisbane City Centre Central Station - selama ani inda perasan ada Beard Papa's di Brisbane ani - how sweet! They also brought along a few egg tarts to my liking!! 

(Jester and Jerrinaldo - there you have them: Krispy Kreme, Beard Papa's, Cup Cakes and Egg Tarts!!!)

Fifah, Danie, Adik and all the cuzs: Inda jealous kah meliat yang yummy-yummy ani!

- Bapa/Pamit/Puda - 

Quote of the day

My favourite quote for today again comes from President George W. Bush:

"And job creation and economic security ---- job creation and economic security, as well as homeland security, are the two most important priorities we face."

George W. Bush, overlooking the priority of applied mathematics, Washington, D.C., November 7, 2002.

When will the President learn how to count? Job creation, economic security, homeland security - start counting now.... one, two, three isn't it? Even a two-year old Azzhar can count better than Bush!! he.... he........

- Bapa/Pamit/Puda -

SAYONARA SYDNEY.....TILL WE VISIT YOU AGAIN.......

Time to depart.....took a Virgin Blue 3.00pm flight to Brisbane. But before we left for the Sydney Airport, Kaka Zat and Babu quickly sneaked into Cupcakes on Pitt; got a boxful of cup cakes of all sorts and at the Sydney airport managed to squeeze in another box of the infamous Krispy Kreme. (Biar Jerrinaldo atu menggigit jari meliat kuih muih yang SEDAP-SEDAP dan membari tais liur ani).

- Bapa/Pamit/Puda -

Yummy, yummy, krispy kreme

Walked along George Street this afternoon (Tuesday, 19th Feb) and discovered the Krispy Kreme Cafe. Singgah tah jua, inda lepas peluang menjamu selera dengan pineapple glazed, rasberry filled, chocolate coated, dan macam-macam lagi usulnya donuts atu........NYAMAN berabis!!!!!!!!!!!

- Bapa/Pamit/Puda -

Taking a cruise around Sydney Harbour

It's a Monday bright afternoon - perfect weather to take a cruise around Sydney harbour. Took a ferry operated by Captain Cook Cruises, sailed lazily around Sydney harbour, a few outlying islands, across Sydney Bridge and ending at Darling Harbour.

At Darling Harbour, we took some time to explore the Sydney Wildlife World and managed to immerse ourselves among the sharks, seals, crocs, Nemo, etc..at the Sydney Aquarium. Will ask Jobe to post the pictures later on.

- Bapa/Pamit/Puda - 

Wow, splendid Sydney! It's awesome!

We left Brisbane on Sunday morning, taking off from the domestic airport terminal at 8.00 am in the morning. Arrived in Sydney airport at 10.30 am local time (Sydney time one hour ahead of Brisbane) and immediately checked in at Ibis Accor Hotel located right in the Sydney city centre, along Pitt Street. Had a quick lunch at a halal Indian Michi stall in World Square food court (right in front of the Ibis hotel). The big combo meal was delicious - a plate of rice with a choice of 3 curries; babu ordered a portion of beef khorma with crispy hot nan, plus not forgetting the succulent aromatic chicken tikka!! With our stomach full and energy recharged, we headed towards Sydney Harbour, eagerly looking forward to enjoy the panoramic view of the Sydney Opera House against the background of the famous Sydney Bridge.

We had spent almost three hours at the Circular Quay and Sydney Opera House. It's time to move on and the day is slowly getting darker (though it does not really get that dark till 8.00pm in the evening in Sydney). Perut pun sudah mulai lapar lagi, so it's Zunnur's birthday the next day anyway, why not we have a sumptous dinner at the Halal Chinese Neptune Palace Restaurant.

Included in the menu were Schezuan chicken, Chinese beef steak, egg plants cooked in peculiar Chinese style, deep fried quails ...............yum ....yummmy!!!!Happy birthday Jobe.....enjoy your sightseeing in Sydney.

-Bapa/Puda/Pamit

Happy happy

Happy Birthday to youuu abg Junnurrr~


-Love from,
Fifah, Dani, Afiq, Nurul, Hilmi, Azzhar, Hanif, Azri, Mizan.

Indooroopilly - here I come

The weather in Brisbane continues to be kind to us today - slight drizzle, but not too wet and the temperature is cool and soothing. Had a nice 3/4 km walk from Austral Street to Toowong Centre and from there caught a bus to Indooroopilly. The bus conductor misheard what Kaka Zat requested: instead of getting day return off-peak fares, we were given single tickets costing AUD $2.30 for each adult. We could have paid just slightly more to get return tickets and potentially saving almost 50% of the fare for two single tickets had we got a day return ticket.

Today is Saturday and shops normally close earlier during weekends in Australia (by 4.30pm some are already drawing down their shutters). By the time we reached Indooroopilly, it was already 2.00pm. Well, we still have two or three hours to roam around and I had a peek at the City Beach store to see whether there're interesting tees for Dannie; sorry Dan the sleeves are too short for your liking and hence we got out of the store empty-handed.

Kaka Zat and Babu seemed to be enjoying themselves and certainly making lots of progress! Couldn't help noticing their hands full of plastic/paper bags!! Oho..oo we stumbled upon the BOOST kiosk - kaka Zat's favourite fruity juice outlet! It was a year and a half ago since I last tasted this succulent and luscious fruity drink and I can't help yearning for it when I saw it in front of my eyes. Jobe kindly enough 'belanja' us and you know what? Under strict instructions from Kaka Zat, I only managed to get a small cup whereas kaka Zat and Jobe got away with two LARGE cups of those delicious drinks. Oh well, I got my mango+banana+other fruits (couldn't remember) in my blended smoothie and ma..a.a..a..an...it is not only enough to quench my thirst, it tastes real d e l i c i o u s........

Enough rumbling for today; need to pack up, ready for the Sydney adventure starting tomorrow. 

 Since Dannie is going to take up Business/Commercial Studies as one of his 'A' Level subjects, I would like to reproduce a quote from President George W Bush as follows:-

"It's very important for folks to understand that when there's more trade, there's more commerce."

George W. Bush, Quebec City, Canada, April 21, 2001

- Bapa/Pamit/Puda -  

Musings from Brisbane

My apologies if I am intruding your blog page - you may argue that I am not officially a registered member of this blog site. But then you may consider that I am a special guest member who wants to contribute something useful rather than letting this site be outdated (majority of the members are too busy to post anything on a regular basis - let alone those "little members" who don't even yet reach the "literate" age of being able to read and write!!)

As you are fully aware, I am now in Brisbane just dropping in to say hello to Jobe and to see how he progresses with his student life here in Aussie. I had expected that it is going to be hot here in Summer but to my surprise it is rather cool and wet with lots of rain throughout most days. I have forgotten to bring my red MU raincoat which I bought in Manchester a few months back (not that I am diehard MU supporter!), but at least it could be quite handy in this rainy season.

The city of Brisbane has changed a bit since I last visited here almost one and half years ago. I almost could not recognise the Queen Street Mall; many new shopping establishments have sprung up  and some renovation works have been completed which had caused me to lose my orientation a bit.

Managed to drop by at the Apple Store in Myers Centre this afternoon. Not a real Apple Centre, I guess. No Mac geniuses seem to be present and, to my disappointment, the Macbook Air is not yet on display. Unlike Dani's recent visit to Apple Store in Manchester recently which had all the latest Mac products on display, the Brisbane store appeared to be more mediocre. However, I find the prices of softwares like I Life and I Work 08 to be quite competitive compared to the Singapore prices - menyesal pulang ku berpasan di Singapura hari atu!!

On Sunday, we will be flying to Sydney and will have more stories to tell from there. In the meantime, happy reading and don't forget to post interesting stories or thoughts  to this blog site! See you all soon.

Bapa/Pamit/Puda

 

How come we don't do birthday greetings here? Abg Zay buat arah blognya ehh! Apa niee! =p

Happy 2nd Birthday Baby Brother, Ahmad Azzhar. Although you may not be able to read this now, but maybe in 10-20 years time. Haha. Sudah kami tua in our 40s where I hope we would still be blogging here. SIUK tu ehh. haha. :p I'm actually waiting for you guys to come over for the party. LAMBAT~ Abg Azri saja baru ada. Hehe. Ohh well, I know you guys are on the way. :D Hopefully karang ke COFFEE BEAN! hahaha.

Be here or be an outsider. HAHA.Apakannn.

-Love Fifah.

P/s: Abg zun, canatah the baju's? Still deciding on which photos to use?

Humans aaah stupid humans....

Something to make us laugh till we realise how stupid human beings can be... ehehe

My favourite may be the cop cars chasing that car into a 'chase the leader round and round' ahaha

The woman stuck in the car was pretty hilarious too...

- luv   jobe

In search of Inspiration

Constantly in search of inspiration... Drives the way we think and how we take action... gives us a push...

I received a good story in my inbox recently from Fifah of the sacrifice of a mother... very heart filling...

During my routine reads I came upon a tale I feel worth sharing about a father and son team that is just so inspiring... It leaves tears in my eyes and a warmth in my heart....

 

 

Team Hoyt... A special son... A loving father...

The father figure we aspire to be...

http://munfitnessblog.com/a-special-son-a-loving-father-a-touching-story-team-hoyt/

Link above give a short bio of Team Hoyt... Three of the things that struck me:

1.The dad did not swim before... worked on it so he could finish the race bringing his son with him...

2. Finished as a team for hundreds of events together for over 27 years

3. When asked the son of what he wanted to do for the dad... "The thing I’d most like…is that my dad sit in the chair and I push him once."

Two themes from the superbowl came to my mind watching this incredible tale... Giants:  Resilience// Patriots: Teamwork

"Set your mind to it... You can do it..." -Dick Hoyt

- luv   jobe

Post game excitement

I declare Summer Semester 07/08 officially OVER!!!

And WHAT A GAME!!! ladies and gents... Now that's what I call a Superbowl!...

The New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning started off solid in the first quarter but somehow slacked off as the game entered the 2nd quarter, making seriously ridiculous errors of judgment, and poor throws.

But man did their defence step up.... Every time the New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady sets up for a throw, he would see a huge linebacker closing on him fast, or more often don't even have time to see the tacklers coming as he receives an arm in the face and end up flat on his back.

But given some time and space, Brady is quality to be envied as he sets up quick successions of first downs for the Patriots...

The game came down to the wire... 50 seconds left on the timer... Giants down by four points and needed no less than a touchdown... The snap came... Eli Manning sets up but was crowded by linebackers and his bodyguards, however beat the odds and managed to break lose to throw a long pass... David Tyree making a spectacular acrobatic back dive catch and it was first down with 39 seconds left in the game... On the edge of my seat... Now or never for the Giants...

The snap, Manning sets up and throws  a long corner pass.... Plaxico Burress on the receiving end and

TOUCHDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWN GIANTS!!!!!

It was surreal... emotions ran high... fans went mad... The Giants pull off the upset of the season...

Final Score:

New England Patriots - 14 // New York Giants - 17

THE NEW YORK GIANTS ARE THE SUPERBOWL XLII CHAMPIONS!!!

If the Patriots had won that game, they would have gotten a perfect season, winning all their matches bringing a record of 19-0, becoming the second team to win every match of the season... Better luck next year boys....

Highlights of the game:

http://www.nfl.com/videos?videoId=09000d5d8067d05e

Btw the pre game entertainment was Alicia Keys while the half time entertainment was Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers.... American Idol winner Jordin Sparks performed the national anthem... All in all a memorable and top class game that lived up to all the expectations...

-NY Rules!!! jobe

Get ready for the TOUCHDOWN!!

The Super Sunday showdown between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots begins at Sunday, 11 a.m. ET (~9 a.m. here in Brisbane tomorrow Monday 4th Feb)

The legend Tom Brady is looking to start despite his "ankle injury", so Eli Manning has to step up his game if he wishes to win his first championship title. Move over Payton, there's a new Manning in the Superbowl.

VS

The Giants vs Dallas Cowboys game was crazy down to the last seconds but the Giants squeezed through... hopefully this game will live up to the excitement...

SUPERBOWL XLII

I predict the Patriots may win (they are unbeaten all season), but I'm going to cheer for the Giants, we're just gonna have to pull off something special come game time...

Hopefully the streaming works tomorrow morning and I'll talk to y'all again laterz....

-Game On!!! jobe

Finally Arrived

I got myself an early Bday present yesterday

I had to wait for over two weeks for it to arrive... well worth the wait...

  Was excited when I saw it...

 

Have a great evening people,

-luv jobe

follow up to Kyz's post

 

This collection was salvaged from my dad's camera... I don't know dari mana ne... tapi according to my sources di percayai datangnya dari a Singapore trip...

 

 

The two last one blum di kenal pasti....

- jobe

Rizqun

Kenangan lama.... time kmi bemalam d rizqun. an old photo ku dpt masa ku look arnd rah my laptop.. ehehe... old time old time~ anyway.. heres some pic during dat time



--Azziedius--