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The 2007 Brunei Open Kicks Off (or is it Tees Off?)

I never really did understand the thrill in whacking a small ball some distance with a club and going after it to whack it some more, and finally getting it into a hole in the middle of nowhere. I still don't get the game of golf, but I'm a tiny minority among the millions if not billions of golfers and golfing-fans out there.

Anyway, if I did in fact take up the game, I don't think I'd be anywhere near winning the really handsome prize of US$300,000.00 for the Brunei Open which starts today. I don't really know much about golf and who the big contenders are, but here's wishing them all the best in the tournament and may the best whacker get the most balls in the holes with the least possible number of whacks!

Of lemons, endeavours, and... SPLAT?

I attended a small gathering at the Australian High Commissioner's residence yesterday evening to welcome Tony Davis, a Sydney-based writer and editor who has worked in newspapers, magazines and publishing during a 25-year career, and to bid farewell to a young Bruneian, Ang Chui Boon, who is leaving today for a 4 month stint in Canberra under the Australian government's Endeavour programme.

The Endeavour Program is an internationally competitive, merit-based scholarship program that forms part of the Australian Government's $1.4 billion Australian Scholarships initiative. The Endeavour Program brings leading researchers, executives and students to Australia to undertake short or long term study, research and professional development in a broad range of disciplines and enables Australians to do the same abroad.

According to Dave, the scholarship applications are pretty straightforward, and he encouraged more Bruneians to apply for it. Applications are closed for this year, but if you're keen to apply, mark July 2008 in your calendars as thats when it opens again.

Tony gave us an amusing insight into his career as a fiction writer, from his failed maiden effort at writing a literary masterpiece as a nine year old, to his days at the Sydney Morning Herald writing for the Cars section, to the fascinating research he had to do for his latest book, Splat! The madness and magnificence of the world’s most dangerous sports.

Tony's gonna be in town for a few days, so I'm hoping to take him to Jing Chew for some teh tarik and roti kuning kawin before he leaves heheh!

What comes after two?

Signed, sealed, delivered...

How bout that huh? A menu from celebrity chef Bobby Chinn's restaurant in Hanoi signed by the man himself! Many thanks to the Shimster for getting Bobby to sign the menu and for bringing it back to Brunei safe and sound! You da man! Oh, and Bobby, if you're reading this, thanks muchly! When you come to Brunei, I'll buy you breakfast at Jing Chew!

iCentre - Angel Investment Workshop

Special Birthday Wishes to Mdm Che!
"A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age."
From AB & the J'ville Gang!

The Angel Investment Workshop which was held at the i-Center yesterday afternoon offered a very interesting insight into the mechanisms and modalities involved in technology investing both from an investor and an investee perspective.

Professor Wong Poh Kam from NUS Entrepreneurship Center gave us some insight on angel investing trends and approaches in Singapore and other Southeast Asian countries. He also spoke about a regional angel investor network called BANSEA or Business Angels Network South East Asia.

Dr Michael Lutz, co-inventor of the PC-Fax, which I remember making very full use of during the APEC2000 preparations for sending out faxes to all the APEC member economies, then shared his experiences with angel investing in the US through a network called The Tech Coast Angels.

I learnt the difference between venture capitalists and angel investors. The latter typically invest in companies that are at the very early stages of development, which means it is a very high risk investment. The amounts invested are generally quite small, ranging from B$250 to 750k divided between a few individual investors. The returns (if any, hehe!) can be expected between 5 to 10 years time. More info here.

The i-Center director, Kwok Leong took the opportunity to announce that the first batch of incubatees for the i-Center had been selected and they would be occupying the center very soon. Congratulations to the selected incubatees, and for those who weren't selected, keep going! Try other avenues! Don't give up!

Radiance...

Faces from K&S Wedding Banquet

Happy Birthday to the BIL, Mimmie. From AB and the gang at J'ville.

Here's the slideshow I put together as the backdrop for the banquet:

Brunei Adventure Race Teaser

The Brunei Adventure Race 2007 mini teaser this morning was a resounding success. Over 80 people turned up to try out the race and I think they got what they came for... ADRENALINE! It was totally action-packed from start to finish!

Age was definitely not a factor this morning cos a team of 40 somethings actually beat many of the other younger teams to grab fifth place! Congratulations to the BAR 2007 team on a job very very well-done! I can't wait for the actual race in November!! Much more pics here.

K&S - A New Journey

Congratulations to K&S on your wedding. From anakbrunei.org

Sapphira Cake House

Went walkabout yesterday at Kiulap while waiting for my students to turn up. Came across Sapphira Cake House which I'd been meaning to visit since it opened two weeks ago. The trays were empty when I got there, which means sales must be brisk. The lovely young lady at the counter informed me that a new batch of kueh would be ready in about an hour. She took me on a tour of the shop, and introduced me to Mdm Sapphira herself, who happens to be Mdm Tiff's sister, which means they're related to the Don Diegos. Small world.

I loved the classic decor and ambience of the place, esp the funky looking office, with its black and red color scheme. I had to rush off as it was time for class, and when I returned 2 hours later, I was too late, cos the trays were empty again! I shall return again hopefully when the trays are full. Thanks to Suzie and her mum for showing me around. See ya soon!

To publicize or not to publicize?

Yesterday, while attending an IT seminar di sebuah hotel terkemuka di Jerudong (cewah!), I was asked very politely not to take photographs, by the MD of a pretty well-known IT firm. When I asked him why? He said it was a closed seminar for invited guests only. Fair dinkum, I obliged with very little argument. Their function, their prerogative. End of story.

BUT it got me thinking... is there an underlying factor that is reducing these once publicity hungry IT firms to paranoia of the public eye? Or maybe its the competitors' eyes they are worried about? I wonder what was the real reason behind the need to minimize publicity for what obviously would have been a great information sharing session for the tech community on optimizing IT infrastructure, which would have benefited from some publicity on the web? I guess I'll never really know...

The upside of this is that I got to meet two great people from the technology partner company, one of the biggest IT companies in the world, which, ironically has no problem with publicity heheh. Good morning Ashlee and Nazeroll, it was great meeting both of you yesterday. Hope to see more of you in Brunei!

Here's a heck of a better pic than I could ever have taken at yesterday's seminar... Beautiful Aneeza and company her sister. I bumped into them at the IHPE recently.

Secret Weapon

Baiduri bank concluded a very successful expo over the last week with a lucky draw finale at the mall. The top prize was a huge plasma TV which was won by Pg Abd Rahman. I wouldn't mind hanging one of those on MY living room wall heheh.

Anyway, I discovered the secret weapon which Jason uses to take all those awesome pictures which you see in the Borneo Bulletin. And it wasn't a Canon EOS5D like I thought... it was a NOKIA CAMERA PHONE! Spot the gangsta...

Spot the blogger...

KNK does MTSSR

From The Brunei Times:

Some 150 students under the three hospitality courses available at the college, namely tourism, catering and accommodation, attended the talk, which was facilitated by Mohd Jeffrey Hj Mohd Sunny Lai, tourism officer for marketing and promotion.

The talk centred around educating the students on the potential of the tourism industry, employment opportunities in the industry and the concept of visiting places of interest and enjoying tourism activities in their own country.

Tourism officer Pengiran Izudin Alias Pengiran Hj Ismail, spoke at liberty about the sultanate's diverse ecosystems with its pristine rainforests and accessible nature reserves, such as the Ulu Temburong National Park.

Pengiran Izudin Abas also spoke about how the students can play a role in increasing the tourism industry in the sultanate.

The next speaker was a graduate of the technical college, making him the college's success story. Mohd Iswandi Ma'aruf, director of operations at the Orchid Garden Hotel, educated the students on another aspect of tourism, the hotel industry.

Aside from the ample employment opportunities available within the hotel industry, overcoming pressure of dealing with customers and clients with difficult personalities and attitudes everyday is most challenging, according to Mohd Iswandi.

Nor Daud Durai, Business Development Manager of Pan Bright Travel, told the students on how Brunei is getting increasingly popular with overseas clients, whether as a stopover destination or for a week-long stay. He urged the students to not only think of the tourism industry in terms of architecture and ecotourism but in homes as well.

According to Nor Daud Durai those in the travel industry will have a lot of opportunities to join other industries, such as the hotel industry.

The final speaker, Joanna Hj Osman, race director for Brunei Adventure Race 2007, commented on the fact that members of the public would pay a large amount of money to travel and yet, have not visited their country's own Belalong or Tasek Merimbun.

"We have a lot of local expertise here in Brunei," she said. "We just don't know about it."

Joanna proceeded to talk about the upcoming adventure race that will be held throughout November this year.

She urged the students to participate as the race will take participants through some of the country's most beautiful sceneries. Before you can promote your country, you must know your country, Joanna said.

She also advised the students to research and put forth all their fresh ideas and put together a proposal.

"The authorities are very receptive to ideas."

Among present at the talk was Pengiran Azmanishah Pengiran Hj Abdul Rahman, marketing and promotions officer at the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources.

Kenali Negara Kitani

KNK or "Kenali Negara Kitani" means "Get to know your own country". Catchy title and I like it. This campaign spearheaded by Tourism Brunei aims to create an awareness among all Bruneian residents that the tourism industry has great importance as an economic activity for Brunei, and that enjoying tourism activities in the country is a worthy and interesting proposition.

Through KNK, Brunei Tourism hopes to see more locals taking time to explore and discover the local wonders, involving themselves in many sporting and leisure activities on offer, sampling regional delicacies and purchasing more local products and crafts.

Brunei Tourism's drive in promoting the KNK domestic tourism concept will encourage the public to use the services of local professional service providers to enjoy extraordinary activities and to visit "off the beaten track" attractions.

Gadong walkabout...

The BAR team in action. Thats nuar in the foreground. Nice meeting you dude!

Rice-cookers and hairdryers. Not quite a man's best friends.

I think I need one of these for my poor back...

A fellow blogger enjoying her ice-cream

After a private photoshoot yesterday afternoon, I hit Gadong centerpoint to visit the intrepid team at the Brunei Adventure Race roadshow at Coffeezone. They looked pretty busy and the response was good according to a buddy of mine who was also involved in BAR. I learned that adventure racing is the latest sporting craze worldwide which involves multiple disciplines like orienteering, mountain biking, paddling, and climbing. There will be a mini-race this Sunday 26th August at the Jerudong Park Playground. I'm so looking forward to covering that!

IHPE 2007 Launching - Part 3

"Guest" Photographer

A local award-winning photographer was playing with my camera this morning,
and these are the pics that I found when I got home...

Ekspedisi Berbasikal 2007

IHPE 2007 Launching - Part 2

More faces from the launching ceremony yesterday

IHPE 2007 Launching - Part 1

His Majesty consented to launch the 2nd International Halal Products Expo at the ICC this morning. He then proceeded to visit the participating booths in the expo hall. The exhibitors looked pretty well chuffed to welcome His Majesty to their booths! The expo was supposed to end tomorrow but I think its been extended for two more days. So come on down to the ICC to check out more than a hundred booths offering wholesome halal goodies! More pics to come.

Cutlery

From http://www.silvercutlery.co.uk:

Cutlery in its most basic form has been with us since Stone Age man ceased to tear his food with tooth and nail. The earliest cutting tools discovered by archaeologists date back to 500,000 BC when flint, slate and bone were all in use. A closer relative of today’s cutlery is a metal knife which is known to have been in use in 2000 BC. Every modern knife is a direct descendant of these early tools.

Spoons have a more recent history – little use was found for them in prehistoric times, but the discovery of fire meant that early man had to find some way to get hot food and liquids into his mouth. The forerunner of the spoon was probably the sea shell. The earliest example of a spoon as we know it is a clay piece dated at 5000 BC.

The fork came later. Anglo-Saxon forks have been found - dating back to the 9th century - but these tended to be little more than a skewer, sometimes with two prongs.. There is no reference to forks – as we know them - being used at the English table until the 17th century.

More recent history. In medieval England eating was mostly with fingers, cutting meat with a communal knife and at times using a spoon. A complementary place setting of matching knife, fork and spoon for each diner originated in renaissance Italy and developed in mid-17th century France at a time when art, craft and domestic sophistication signified political power.

(Not so) Early morning at the Mall

Finally used the breakfast voucher from Rizqun International which I won from Tina two weeks ago. I was greeted (without any greeting) by a bored, expressionless service staff who just took my voucher and told me to sit. The spread was pretty typical for hotel breakfast buffets. I thought the nasi lemak was pretty good, especially the rendang chicken. I topped it off with a glass of orange juice and a tub of healthy yoghurt.

As I exited the Rizqun Coffeehouse, the atrium of the mall was buzzing with people setting up for the second day of Baiduri Expo 2007. Quite a number of Baiduri booths offering everything from financial planning services, retail loans, credit cards and much more. And it looks like they have lots of fun activities planned for the next few days! More about the expo at the gangsta's site.

There were booths selling tech gear which is always the first thing that comes up on my radar. Everything from plasma TVs to the latest home theatre systems were on offer. Good prices too! I was in a rush this morning but I will pop in again later today or tomorrow to have a closer look.

Tôi thích đến Việt Nam một ngày nào đó...

Pics taken during the Vietnam - Brunei Darussalam Business Networking Lunch organised by BEDB yesterday. The guest of honor was visiting Vietnamese Prime Minister, His Excellency Mr Nguyen Tan Dung.

Spot da gangsta...

Bonza Outdoor Reception IHPE2007

Hats off to the organizers of last night's welcoming reception for the participants of the 2nd International Halal Products Expo which was held at the courtyard of Kompleks Yayasan SHHB in the capital. The ambience was fantastic with backdrop of the beautiful SOAS III mosque on one side, and Kampong Ayer on the other. The Halal spread was awesome, with ambuyat, soto, nasi lemak, and other local cuisine on offer! What a wonderful start for our foreign guests who have come to this blessed nation of ours to partake in the annual exposition.

All systems go... IHPE 2007

BEDB Luncheon with Petronas CEO

CNET Pay Day :)

Pay check came in the mail today...
A happy camper is what I am :)

Mr Linderman pays us a visit...

What was Mr Linderman doing in Brunei? Why was he at the Orient Express Concert? Are YOU on the LIST?

From Wikipedia:

Mr. Linderman is a reputed mobster who has ties to several of the main characters. He is an avid chef and collector of art and antiquities, and is revealed to have the ability to heal living things in the Heroes graphic novel series "War Buddies" and the episode ".07%". In person, he is persuasive, gentle and unfailingly polite. However, he has no qualms about extortion or assassination. He is even willing to allow the deaths of several million people in order to safeguard the human race.

In the graphic novel "War Buddies", it is revealed that Linderman served with the Petrellis' father in Vietnam, where the two were the only survivors of a mission to destroy a target called Au Co. Upon arriving at the target, Linderman healing a wounded Petrelli en-route, the pair discover an area of farmland with vast amounts of vegetation. They destroy the farm, which they surmise is being used to feed Viet Cong troops. They then realise that Au Co is actually the name of a young girl with the ability to make crops grow at an accelerated rate. Petrelli shoots Au Co, and prevents a horrified Linderman from healing her, a fact which at first leads Linderman to have utmost disdain for Petrelli. Years later, however, Linderman meets Petrelli again, and tells him that he now understands that sacrifices sometimes have to be made for the greater good.

In "Six Months Ago", Nathan Petrelli and his brother Peter discuss their father's connection to Linderman, and agree not to interfere with or expose that relationship, in spite of Nathan's political aspirations. After an incident where Nathan is driven off the road by a mysterious truck, which he believes to have been sent by Linderman, Nathan and Peter decide to instead report their father's relationship. When their father dies shortly before they are scheduled to testify against him, the brothers decide to end their mission to expose Linderman.

Happy Birthday Mr K!

Pics from Mr K's not-so-surprise Birthday Party last week.
The surprisers were out-flanked by the surprisee!

Smarter Talent Show 2007

The Don's Back!

After the Acanto Milano experience at Spaghettini, I bumped into my intrepid traveler buddy, Don Gurewitz who is back in Brunei after about two weeks in Sarawak. It was a brief meeting and I've yet to catch up with him on his travels. I think Jan Shim and co have already done so when they picked Don up from Miri a few days ago.

What's a shma?

Syarikat Haji Metali dan Anak2 had been around for a long time and is a well known institution in Brunei, especially for their cendol. Even His Majesty himself tried the delighful sweet green dessert when he visited SHMA in Serusop during one of his visits around the area some time ago.

For me however, SHMA will always be the place where I go for a serve of Nasi Goreng Beef Steak, a delicious combination of fried rice with slices of beautifully tender beef with a dark, tangy, savoury sauce.

Yesterday, SHMA marked another milestone by opening a branch in the busy Gadong area, adjacent to Super Kleen and a couple of doors down from that other institution, CAM or CA Mohamed. The place is cosy with simple, clean decor. I liked that they had separate areas for smokers and non-smokers.

Just the kind of place to drop in for a quick teh tarik or cendol, or perhaps a nasi goreng beefsteak (didn't spot it on the menu though)? Certainly an alternative to CAM after some f'oo was smoking away at the next table to mine the other day.

Acanto Milano

More here, here, and here.

What is outsourcing?

After yesterday's Forum on Outsourcing, I've decided to open up a new outsourcing business. Presenting, AB.org CCOCSC Sdn Bhd (Child-bearing and Child-rearing Outsourcing and Consulting Services Company)! Leave all your child-bearing and rearing needs to our team of experienced personnel!

With packages ranging from the basic 9 month term delivery all the way to 21 year full service package which includes child bearing, child rearing, education and tutoring, mentoring, psych development, and religious and moral upbringing. Now thats what you call turn-key outsourcing! Our service level agreements are second to none in the industry! We deliver what YOU want! And with minimum downtime!

Imagine! No need to go through the pains of pregnancy! No need to put up with sleepless nights feeding and changing the baby! No need to tutor them through basic education! No need for that nervous breakdown as your child turns into a rebellious teenager. No more having to worry about who they hang out with and where they go! You can leave all that to us while you FOCUS on your CORE COMPETENCY, i.e. MAKING MONEY (to pay us!)

Before you know it, your child is all grown up with a first class education and a cushy job in hand. How cool is that eh?? And how much for all this you ask?? Well, as they say... if you have to ask, then you can't afford it! Call us TODAY on 1-800-TURNKEYKIDS!

Projectunes: Unplugged

Following my earlier post, I finally got to interview the folks behind one of Brunei's most progressive and creative music production outfits, Projectunes early this week. Formed by Adi Rani and Diana a few years ago, Projectunes now produces a number of extremely talented young artists, Azeem, NJ (who sadly was out of town on that day), Feez Madea, and of course, Adi Rani, and Diana.

The first thing that came to mind when they turned up for the interview was, "Gee, what a nice bunch of kids." But beyond the chummy exterior was a group of seriously talented and committed young individuals who have a burning desire to stand up and be recognized by the world! And when you listen to the g-funk stylings of Azeem's "Just Believe" and "Home", and the pop musings of Adi Rani's "Bila Berdua" and "Satu", and the masterful "mixtering" behind NJ's "Bliss", you somehow know... these kids are gonna make it fo'sho... the only question is WHEN? Don't believe me? Take a listen to their stuff here and here and tell me otherwise!

We talked candidly about how there's so much talent in Brunei that gets wasted because its virtually impossible to make a living as an artiste in Brunei. How local talent get short-changed compared to their counterparts from abroad who are brought in to perform at public and private events for ten or more times the amount that locals are being paid. How there's a strong need for unity among local musicians and artists to come together and help grow the fledgling music industry. How the two little turtles who live with them need a bigger aquarium cos they keep climbing out of the present one!

Terima kasih Adi (and Jill), Diana, Azeem, and Feez for hangin out and chatting with me. Lets do it again some time! In the mean time, keep up the good fight and stay true to your vision! Stay tuned for the comic version of this interview! Cool bananas...

Met a doe

Another guest blogger gives a candid account of a meal at Matadoe Restaurant and Cafe in Mata2 Gadong:

Having been to Matadoe at least a dozen times, I headed there today for lunch with 5 others fully expecting to enjoy my food as I had my heart set on the signature Matadoe spicy fried rice. Service was competent enough by a waiter who seemed to be new. We ordered 2 sets of the abovementioned dish, American Fried Rice, Wet Fried Kway Teow with beef, Lasagna and Baked Macaroni.

Read the rest of this review here.

Rockin with the Orient Express!

What a rockin thumpin night! The boys from Orient Express brought the house down last night beginning with two traditional songs, Tudung Dulang and Tipa, all the way through to masterful renditions of I shot to sheriff and Superstition. The highlight for me however was when they performed Jimi Hendrix's Little Wing... gila kaliiii...

When I'm sad, she comes to me,
With a thousand smiles she gives to me free.
It's alright, she says it's alright,
Take anything you want from me,
Anything.
Fly on little wing...

More pictures from last night

Marco cucinerà!

The Empire Hotel & Country Club will be hosting an Italian inspired food festival in August 2007 in association with the world famous Hotel Principe di Savoia in Milan. The food festival, taking part from 9 to 23 August, will see The Empire Hotel & Country Club along with Chef Marco Ghezzi serve up a nightly A La Carte menu in the Spaghettini restaurant featuring specially created dishes based on classic Italian recipes and traditional style cooking.

The A La Carte Menu has been specially designed for this Italian Food Festival promotion to showcase some of Italy’s best loved traditional family inspired recipes and ingredients and will include dishes such as “Purpitielli” octopus with potato salad, Risotto with herbs, prawns and courgette blossoms, Spaghetti with Clams and Pizza dell’ Ortolana, eggplants, courgettes, tomatoes and sweet pepper.

The Hotel Principe di Savoia, overlooking Piazza della Repubblica in the centre of Milan was originally opened in 1927 and has recently launched an innovative new veranda and restaurant, the Acanto. To coincide with the Italian food festival being held at The Empire Hotel and Country Club, The Hotel Principe di Savoia in Milan is offering guests who dine at the Spaghettini restaurant the chance to win a 4 night stay in Milan to experience the new restaurant first hand.

The Empire Hotel and Country Clubs Spaghettini restaurant is a traditional Italian tratorria serving authentic provincial cuisine from the streets of Rome, winding alleys of Naples and waterways of Venice. The restaurant also provides an exquisite private room for special occasions.

Early bookings are highly recommended for the event, through +673 241 8888 or email dining@theempirehotel.com

Smarter Yoga

The SMARTER Yoga Flow session organised by the woman and co was an awesome success. The response was so good, they had to change the venue due to space constraint. Hats off to everyone who attended and donated so generously to the SMARTER fund. I'm certain they'll put the money to good use.

The Beatz...

The Beatz performing at the Law Society Soirée earlier this year... colorful band with an excellent repertoire of songs from evergreens to the most recent rockin' tunes.

Rain...

Stay tuned for my interview with the folks at Projectunes which
hopefully will take place later today. Cool bananas!

The Ladder of Inference

Have you ever been accused of “putting 2 and 2 together and making 5”, meaning that the other person thinks you have jumped to the wrong conclusion? Or even vice versa?

In today’s fast-moving world, we are always under pressure to act now, rather than spend time reasoning things through and thinking about the true facts. Not only can this lead us to a wrong conclusion, but it can also cause conflict with other people, who may have drawn quite different conclusions on the same matter.

I was on the receiving end of this equation some time ago which affected both my friendship and business relationship with someone whom I thought would be a friend for life. Unfortunately, its a sad reality that business can get in the way of good friendships.

Pity though, cos I'd taken a real shine to this very decent chap who was in the same age-group and on the same wavelength as me (I thought), and came across as being very mature in his thinking, but I guess he went so far up the Ladder of Inference that before he knew it, there was no turning back...

Ah well... c'est la vie...

Sumbangsih Mulia Visited

Through a series of circumstances, I found myself visiting the Sumbangsih Mulia SME center yesterday, partly to collect my prize for the MOKAM quiz, and partly to satisfy my own curiosity about the center. The building is situated on an open lot of land between ROBCO and Premier Motors (the Ford dealership) in Beribi Auto City. It looks like an oversized house with no rooms, just open space inside. Behind it is what looks like a super-sized garage.

The ground floor of the air-conditioned interior houses over 20 small stalls offering anything from small trinkets to woven handicrafts, to traditional textiles, to local cakes and biscuits, while the upper floor had around 4 or 5 mini shops/cubicles which offered mostly traditional woven cloth and dressmaking services.

The super-sized garage is actually where the food-stalls are located. I think there were over 40 stalls offering all kinds of food from soto to satay to nasi biryani. There was no fish and chip stall which kinda reminded me of what I said in this post. I did not have time to try out the food there but will surely return to try it out soon. For those who have not visited the center, why not drop by and check out the goodies on sale and sample the food while you're there?

Thanks once again to HKH and MOKAM for the lovely gift. Little Nina really enjoyed the prawn puffs!

I'm hooked on Comic Life!!