Amir's Hangout

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. My saturday .

is just nice =)



had a small hangout at Amir's

the lambs are so well cooked! you can't help it but to eat like a cannibal!
the sauses are sooo sweet! you had pour some more!
the dippings are full of awesomeness! you have to have a second dipping!
the chicken adobo is a-DOBO-wesome!! wahahhaha
mir, your mom can seriously cook!!

now i cant wait for raya! haha

lastly, the flan is sooooo flan-tastic!!!! =D


shot by Mirez


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. Again?! .

Apparently.. i've won again!!!!
3rd place
$50 bucks richer! =D



few weeks ago i joined the Energy Day 2009 photography competition
well this one was an on-the-spot thing
suppose to come to the field and take pictures of random stuff
but then,
i saw the competition form on one of the tables
so why not~ haha

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. my thoughts .

everytime aku emo
a few days after that
aku manang wah something..

mcm last time aku emo, aku manang blogging competition ah
ani aku emo, manang photo competition

sooo i joined a photo competition last week..
most probably the results will come out next week...

soooo should i stay emo right now??
=D

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i feel ever so down right now
aku emo
whatever

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Bandar Celebration

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. Bandar Celebration .



been out to the city numerous times with different set of friends haha =D
turned out to be a small celebration this year
ders just a small fraction of the population coming down
no stage performances

anyway, once in a while i do accept requests to post their pictures hehe
and i think this is an overdue picture
so Nuar, enjoy when it lasts! =D



last wednesday, went out with Amar, Rudi and MY



nyaman itu chickeeeeen~ =D

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. Shimah went piew to OZ .



a really delayed post about shimah!
minggu lapas ada Majlis Doa Selamat arah rumah nya
so i came lah =)

so if nada urang tau, our dear friend si shimah ani blayar ke OZ last week
one year abroad program

tapi actually aku post this picture, bukannya apa. i just want to see
if that particular someone, gonna save this picture or not!
hahahah
I KNOW YOU WANT TO!

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. HBO 05/06 small meet-ups .



Last night, had a small gathering with the dudes.
just to catch up on small things

but the place, NRA Cafe!
sure it is fun where you can sing on the stage
feels like theres a live gig
but the food, limited!
masin lagi tu!
and the drinks,
jagung sama bandung saja adaaa!!
but still, not my cup of tea!

nonetheless, i still had fun hanging out with the guys

flickr on the HBO 05/06 Hangout

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Engagement

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. Liyana Imani's Engagement .



Took this during liyana's engagement
i didnt took much pictures cuz we were sharing pictures and give it to liyana
i wont take pictures from the same angle with the others anyway
unless this was a paid assignment and when i work alone =P

Anyway, congrats to Liyana for your engagement to JJ
may you guys live happily ever after! =D


my flickr on Liyana Imani's Engagement


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. Photowalk .



Remember the photowalk the other day that i talked about?
it was fun!
running around bandar..
taking pictures of this and that
and lastly, makan DOSAI! =D

anyway, ive sent the pictures for the competition but i cant publish it here
krg disqualified tia hehe

but i got the other pictures here though

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. Light Trails .



pretty soon i'll be uploading pictures of light trails at various places
this one i took was at the menglait
i'll be going to bunut if i have time =)

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. Random Rugby Scenes .



dont you just love rugby! hahaha
took pictures of Miza =) she's cool.....in this picture haha

my flickr on Random Rugby Scenes

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Pretty historic

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Happy 63rd Birthday to His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzadin Waddaulah the Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan Negara Brunei Darussalam

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. Another bandar outing .



on 15th of July, pretty historic that the taman SOAS is pretty much.... empty
nonetheless, eventhough there's an event or not, i will still be going to the taman
cause why?
today is just a test run to know how it feels like to take street photography on saturday

On the 18th of July, I am joining the Worldwide Photowalk by Scott Kelby
on this day, those who has registered for the event, will be roaming their turfs
and take pictures!
take pictures of anything.. either its a person or structure.. as long its on street style!

in my case, i will be roaming around bandar
but there's also another photowalk held at KB

so on that day,
it's all about
street photography

for more info, you can check here

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. My Brother's Engagement .



So my brother is getting married this year
and last sunday was his engagement
we had to go all the way to Lumut




erm in this case, the agreement was that the engagement was followed by the Hantar Berian ceremony
well.. a bit unusual here cuz i always thought that its going to be Nikah and Hantar Berian..
eh *snort* its their agreement.. so it doesnt have to do with me =P

All i have to do is taking some pictures..

On the other hand, i'm still new in this wedding photography thing
im still brushing my skills
and i can test it during my neighbour's/first cousin's wedding end of this month
wonder how that will turn out to be =P

for more pictures, click
my flickr for my Brother's Engagement pictures

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. Graduation Gala Night 05/09 .



My senior just celebrated their gala night last saturday
pretty awesome event

Their theme was Masquerade
and people came in dresses and feathers!
Nice one!

Just for the record, i love going to dinners
where you dress up really well, looking your best
and the girls looking really pretty
free flow of food and drinks
a lot of music and dancing
prefer slow romantic dances but the usual trance is not bad either
with your friends
until the clock strikes midnight
before our clothes becomes rags!!
muahahahaha!
and your shoes which will become glass slippers! =P

for more pictures, click
my flickr on the Graduation Gala Night 05/09

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. Shimah's and Sally's farewell BBQ .




duuuuuude!
the superfriends pose is making an impact to lotsa people!
but not to me, wen, jal and adi
pasal kami cooool~ wahahaha
si hirman stangah cool lah pasal ia makai stampik haha


Anyway, we had a BBQ night with the G2 friends
probably more like a farewell thing
Shimah and Sally are going to Aussie for furthur studies for a year
so probably its the last day i'll be hanging out with both of them
and probably the others jua cuz school gonna start soon anyway

I had fun!
and hope you guys are too!

to Shimah and Sally,
take care!
you guys will be missed! =S

btw, shud we go to Brisbane this december?? =D

for more pictures, click
on my flickr for Shimah's and Sally Farewell BBQ

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. Rugby update .


I just love rugby =)

all i need to do is do more speed training and run faster!

anyway, somehow my name is not Arif anymore
my new name is Qadir
cuz my hair and the shoes im wearing is the same like this dude in Yatchies!
oh well =P

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. Black and White .



Nimekumiss

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. All i've got to say .

I have lotsa grudges!
bad news is its a lot of grudges
good news is im letting it all out soon enuf

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Their heroes

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. Manchester United .

Just a quick update on my super duper team favourite! =D

As some of you might know or some probably might not
this is the time where all the transfers are happening
players going here and there like they are some kind of an item
but come to think of it, they are kind of a product made by the clubs
anyweh,
money pouring out from bank accounts like water
but hey, thats just business =P

we'll talk about the transfers when the transfer window ends =)

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. United stars names their heroes .

in the papers today,
eerrr.. i mean in e-papers today hahaha
or e-news or whatever it's called

the united players are naming their heroes, idols and inspirations
let's go through some of them

Sir Alex Ferguson - Denis Law
Johnny Evans - Roy Keane
John O'Shea - Paul McGrath
Ben Foster - Peter Schmeical
Anderson - Rivaldo
Rio Ferdinand, Ryan Giggs, Carlos Tevez, Wayne Rooney - Maradona
Dimitar Berbatov - Ivan Berbatov, Marco van Basten and Alan Shearer
Michael Carrick - Peter Beardsley, Gazza and Ian Wright

to think about the idols in football
i have a lot of inspirations
but most of them are because of the obvious reasons

but my inspiration is

Gabriel Omar Batistuta

Also known as Batigol where Bati comes from his name and Gol obviously comes from the active scoring capabilities.
He's a fast and skillful striker playing at Forientina, Italy.
Eighth all time top scorer of Serie A league from 1991-2003
Scored Scored 56 in 78 international matches for Argentina
and listed in the "125 Greatest Living Footballers" in 2004

here's a video of him scoring amazing goals



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My Runs

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. My Runs .

I got nothing else to do but running =D

so here i got my last three runs with three different routes

3rd last run


2nd last run



This one was the craziest route to date that i have been running through
i jogged from UBD sport complex and into the new rimba housing area
pass the schools and go right into the highway at the roundabout
and back into UBD through the main gate
do not pass go and do not collect $200 =D
wakawakawakawakawaka =P

back to the point
ke highway waaaa~~
tepaksa aku jogging opposite way..
kereta lagi laju2
trak lagi melintas
ytah banyak hangin ke mua ku!! karing paluh ku wahahha

Last run



Had to run this one out
cuz i'll be very busy this weekend
tapi kaki ku sore masa ani
hmmmm
massage arah zen spa anyone?? =D

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. Movies .

Since having the new hard disk
i've been downloading movies!!!!

so first up!

Taken

Actors: Qui-Gon Jin or known as Liam Neeson =P , Holly Valance and Jean Grey (inda ku tau namanya banar, nama x-men nya tau ku hehe)
storyline: Jin's daughter went to Paris and kana kidnap and masuk dalam human trafficking syndicate. Qui-Gon Jin to the rescue lah sama light saber nya =D hahaha nada wah.. panya si Jin ani ex-CIA and then to the rescue lah iaaaaa~~
Verdict: i could give a 4.5/5 for this one... 0.5 ilang pasal ia inda pakai light saber nya ahhaha =D

well.. i could give another movie review but im sure you guys seen it plang..
eeerm i'll try to download the new ones lah =)

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i got nothing much to talk about really
buuuuuutttt
watch out for my late sunday post

i will post pictures of the 4th Years Gala Night
and
My brother's Majlis Pertunangan + Hantar Berian =)
in KB

btw, to anyone who is having their supplementary exams
good luck!

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I won the blogging competition!

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. Blogging Competition .

I won!!
I cant believe it!!!
I actually won!!
=D

click here for the news

For those who didnt know the story, last month i joined a blogging competition held by Rano
The rule was we had to do a post about the event
which was Ranoadidas's 6th Anniversay

anyway, here's a part of what he said

"And the Winner is...... Aryf of Freakingly Charmed who's new to bloggin' and the moment I look at his post I could sense a winner. The simple yet effective writing was eye catchy but what gave him the extra edge is his pictures. He caught some good moments indeed and you can tell from the expression of the attendees. I never knew he could take good moments. I see a new potential in this lad and keep up the good work.. and he wins himself BND 200 courtesy of RA." -RanoAdidas

Now i'm B$200 B$65 richer (using my money ler haha)
i bought a new hard drive =D

A maxtor!



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. Hadee's BBQ .

now this is what i call BBQ
Being going to BBQ at beaches all the time
and having BBQ at a house once in a while is quite nice for a change =)
inda payah panyap sampah it's a lot of fun! and dapat jua karoke and main Rockband and Buzz

Speaking of Buzz
ada urang atu pikirnya sorang atu bawa girlfriend nya si baz.. as in bazilah
pada hal urang bawa game Buzz haha =D

Here's a photo of the group and sorry Putri nada in the picture =P you were somewhere hahaha



Thanks to Hadee for the food, drinks and the venue =)
Esuk lagi!! =D

anyway, more pictures at
my flickr on hadee's bbq

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... JPMC Beach ...

well i've been looking at this place quite for sometime now when i was visiting people or going to gym
then a few days a go, i visited that place.
Should've been a sunset outing
but it was pretty cloudy so we had a exposure outing
haha im just saying that cause i dont know whats the real name for it
i'll just show a picture of it..



For more pictures, you can visit
my flickr on Rocks

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. My type has changed .

okay so i have to say this out loud =D

some people are just so whiny hahahaha
and saying the stuff repetitively

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Random long post

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. Shortlisted !!! .

Apparently im shortlisted for being short!
hahaha random~
im shorlisted for Rano's 6th year anniversary blog competition =P
i totally forgot that i joined the one hahaha
the prize would be a B$200 which is just nice =)
i could need those to buy camera stuff for my brother's upcoming 'Hantar Berian' ceremony
eventhough i dont win, i would get a consolation prize =P
so what if i got a consolation prize, i dont mind.. cuz i love prizes
BUT the winner's prize is always sweeter!! hahahah =D

you can go to my version of the event here
or you could go to rano for the news here

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. Bandar Outing .

Yesterday, I had an outing with the BruneiForever members
but this time, we are going out with the Associations of the Photographers Brunei Darussalam (APBD) or in Malay, Persatuan Jurufoto Brunei Darussalam (PJBD)
you can go to www.bruneiphotographerpjbd.com for the website of the association

Anway, there was a small briefing at the big flag at the front of the SOAS Mosque



Then we started shooting at the mosque
so... im pretty much like to take pictures of buildings and structures
eeeh.. maybe its just that monkey love thing.. or shud i say monkey like thing =P

First, i like to take pictures of it from afar



then close up a bit and take pictures.. usually its the main entrance or sometimes the side ones.




then i take pictures of height of the building..
since this is a mosque, so taking pictures of the tower is obvious
well.. they say if you take pictures from this angle, they say the pictures shows you that the building is really2 high and makes you feel like a little ant... haha okaaaay




but this mosque have a very special structure at the side..



then I kinda had enuf of that, i started taking pictures at differents angles



last but not least, is the sunset version
yeah i love sunsets.. taking pictures during sunsets are cool =P



For more pictures, well its not a lot though, here's is the like to my
flickr on SOAS Mosque

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. Moon & Light trail .

After the SOAS mosque thing, i've tried to take pictures of the moon.. but it doesnt turn out well
and ive tried to take pictures of light trail it didnt go well either
soooo a bit of a reminder to research on that part..
hmmm...

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. Majlis Berbedak Pagi .

I had a shoot at my sister's friend house
its a long story how i got there hehe kes malas ceta =P
but i was woken up at 8.30am.. when i just went to sleep 4 hours before that
ngantuk yaw~
anyweh, its the first time i took pictures of berbedak pagi which was attended by close family only.. a really simple event =)



you can check out other pictures here

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. Sunsets .

so for the past few days, i've been really emo
hahahaha nada deh!
i just like to go to sunsets =)

here i took when i was in Pantai Tungku



But sunsets are never always the subject..
at time, i always take pictures of stuff on the beach..
and trust me, i got lotsa pictures of crabs! =P



and then other stuff that i find interesting....



anyway, you can visit my sunset album
at my flickr on Sunsets

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. Hangout .

Hangouts with the old friends!!
i love it =)



btw, if you guys are seaching for the pictures, just go here okeh

and i cant wait for the next one!! BBQ!!!

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. Dinner with the workmates .

Thanks for the dinner vouchers!
you know who you are hahaha
im not even sure youre reading this or not, but thanks! =P



Btw, c lim boring.. yang lain pakai baju smart haha
potong gajiiiiii~ hahaha =D (inside joke)

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. Dinner with the Mentiri-ians .

I just realized that i hanged out the other day with a bunch of people from Mentiri
hahaha apa jua aku ani urang Serasa =P



I just love McD =)
Anyway, thanks for the treat

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. Consumer Fair and BCG and BMob .

It was the 4th Consumers fair and this time, it introduces the Thailand fair




During Consumer fair and BCG, its always work time =P

and there's always visiters as well =)

AJ was there



Reza was there..
just got back Brunei and he's back into the gaming scene =P



Jimbo and Aspa came



Ain Lim was also there.. she's working at the Axtivo booth



Rai was also there to spill all the gossips
wahhaha =D



Shahrul was there..
cuz Amal at that time was in UK hahaha
and then sudah Amal balik, ia pun ilang.. dasar lelaki!! whahaha



Mawarni was there =P
she's my saloma model



Fidz and friend was there



Sas was there.. she had a booth with Kitchen of Jamine, i think at that time =P
and Nuar ofcourse..
and Sas punya brownies nyamaaaan~~
btw, thanks sas for the brownies =)



The BKN booth is also here
lotsa good info there



and the Brunei Aids Council is also in the house
and they did the Freeze thing also =P



Met a new dude.. he's a real yoyo maniac.. got lotsa yoyo and i dont
his name is Stuart Yong and you can check his webbie here at www.yoyo-splinter.tk
and he's one experienced dude.. heard he went to a competition in genting Highlands back in 2006



Bruplayers are always around



Btw, If you look around, we have a friend and he really looked like this guy
AFTER 10 YEARS =P



you surely do man =)


well, there were lotsa people who came plang.. inda ku tegambar semua whahaha =D

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Sorry for the long post
ehehe
it just happens that i have a lot of stuff to talk about =)

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