Attended a friend's bedak mandi (pre-wedding ceremony which involves a blessing by close family elders and a cleansing body-scrub) ceremony this afternoon and it brought back memories of my own bedak mandi all those years ago. What fun, a free body scrub performed by several family members, watched by even more family members! More pics here . Short rant: During the Microsoft Vista launch , both of us went in "business attire" as stated in the invitation. While trying to photograph the guest of honour, I was approached by one of the more seasoned photographers who asked me where I was from. I said I was an invited guest who happened to bring my camera. This is what he said to me, "Mana baju kot mu? Kalau jemputan duduk saja. Kalau mau buleh pulang ku panggil AO ni untuk membawa kau keluar." Yes, very Bruneian indeed matey. You could have just told me that its a requirement for photographers to wear a suit in the presence of royalty. No need to bite my head of...
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ReplyDeletei came here casually... but your blog is very interesting... i would like to know more of brunei..
greets from chile!
yummy yummy ... birthday brings joys aint it :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday little Arief... btw... your son?
ReplyDelete[<( - _ - )>] ®: tks for dropping in. More about Brunei at the Visit Brunei Blog http://visitbrunei.blogspot.com
ReplyDelete- m o g L i e -: yeah and May is especially so with so many Taureans online! Heheh!
rezafaizal: Tks dude! Yes Arief is my youngest and only son heheh :)
YEY! look at him go! Happy birthday little one. Seems like its one birthday after another. What do you do with all the cakes?
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday little Ariff!
ReplyDeleteHappyyyyy Birthdayyyy SPIDEYYYY!!! We love you lots!!!
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Aunty Lobengs, Uncle Lobengs and Baby Lobengs!!!
Isn't he the cutest and look how happy he is with his cake! Happy Birthday little boy. Luv,E.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to Anak Brunei Jr...hehehe..future blogger... Wishes from Juan Pablo and family.
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