Get Rewarded from HSBC. Firstly, I would like to thank my Tweeps for participating in the recent poll with regards to preference of CCs in Brunei..and the response was very overwhelming! And guess what, HSBC is responding to the poll here by giving away treats exclusive to all HSBC credit card holders...

All you have to do is SMS to this number +673 8 888 999 and it's only applicable to the first 200 customers. (Only for today until 5:30pm)

So what's the catch?? well, you have a preference of a Kaizen Voucher worth $20 or Hua Ho Voucher $20 or 2 cinema tickets including popcorn... ain't that good or what?? but yes, only for the 1st 200 customers and you can only SMS from this time to 530pm, 8th February 2010.. Yes, you only have a few hours to participate.

Below are the steps as follow

Step 1 - Please choose the gift of your choice:
A $20 Kaizen Voucher
B $20 Hua Ho Cash Voucher
C 2 movie tickets including popcorn

Step 2- To claim your gift or your choice, SMS to +673 8 888 999 the following text: Gift of your choice Identity Card NumberHSBC Credit Card number
e.g. A 00654321 4922940012345678

So what are you waiting for guys (with HSBC Credit cards)? SMS away to earn your freebies :)

New Orleans win Super Bowl after defeating Indiana Colts 31-17

Who's Got Talent Season 2 up for registration. Ok, this is how it works.. You need to upload your video that you showcase your talent at Gayabmobile.com.bn and your video will be screened by the management to see if the videos are appropriate for the public viewing. The last entry to upload will be on the 18th February.

Then once the entries passed the screening process, there will be a public vote via SMS, starting on the 20th February and and top voted participants will have to perform live which will be judged by professional judges in the music industry.

I shall notify you on when the voting begins.. But this is only applicable for b.mobile subscribers.. And yes, there will be cash prizes for the winners.. The prizes will be bigger and better than before.

Some of the videos that are uploaded already

Anyway, just to let you know that it's open to anyone residing in Borneo including Sabah, Sarawak, Kalimantan and Brunei Darussalam. This year's competition is divided into four categories namely Singers, Bands / Musicians, Dancers / Dance Groups and Unique Talent (anything from magic tricks to football tricks to yoyo tricks).

So far the videos that are uploaded are just singing... Guys, I know they are many talented people out there and you can upload anything you want (of course, screening process is required). I saw some local youtube videos that can actually make it big on Gayabmobile.com.bn..

Ok, one of the videos that I think should join the competition is Maria Grace Koh's video.. She's not just a talented swimmer but a potentially great vocalist. Check out her video of her acapella version of "Stand By Me" and you can check out her other videos here.

NSC and Computer Fair at Jefri Bolkiah College. Jefri Bolkiah College of Engineering calls out to all students and public communities in the Belait District and we also would like to extend our welcome to other those from other districts to come over and check out our 2-day humble NSC Book and Computer Fair to be held in our College Multi Purpose Hall in conjunction with the 5th National Skills Competition 2010.

Participating the event are agencies such as Concept Computer Sdn Bhd, Paul and Elizabeth Book Services, Teras Maju Sdn Bhd, Pustaka Remaja Sdn Bhd, ILM Academy and Arnz Enterprise to name a few.

It's happening tomorrow and Wednesday

Mell and Liana Radzak, the chosen Red Bull Female Drivers *woohoo*

Look great for the festive season. That's what Joyce, the ambassador of P'Fection Beauty Concept, wants you ladies to look like. The beauty salon is a one centre for face, skin and body care and they are having a special promotion for CNY (check poster).

Below are the "Prosperity Prizes" if you spent $1,200 on a single receipt

1st price - B$1888, 2nd price - B$1688, 3rd price - B$988, 4th price - B$888, 5th price - B$688, 6th price - B$588 and consolation prices x 100pcs. P'fection Beauty Concept will be closed from 12th February at 2pm till 16th February for chinese new year celeration. Business will be resume on 17th Feb, 10am till 3pm. There will be a lion dance performance on 17th feb between 10am to 12pm. I shall update you on that.

You can call 223 7620 and ask for Joyce or Ping-Ping for more details. A few of my friends are also costumers at P'Fection Beauty Concept.

The CNY promotion

Get your Dermatics product at P'Fection Beauty Salon

The beauticians at P'fection Beauty Concept

Make your appointment at P'fection Beauty Concept

Summary of O and A Level results. The Examinations Department under the Ministry of Education has released the Brunei-Cambridge GCE 'A', 'AS' and 'O' Level results for the October/November 2009 session.

Sixty candidates or 2.21 per cent obtained at least 4 'A' Level's including one candidate from Maktab Duli, two from PTE Katok and 1 from Sayyidina Ali Secondary School who achieved 5 'A' Levels.
br /> From the figures, 13 candidates achieved excellent results by obtaining grade A's in at least four 'A' Level results comprising 7 candidates from Maktab Duli, two from PTE Berakas and four from Sayyidina Ali Secondary. Thirty-six candidates obtained grade A's in three 'A' Level subjects where 14 are from Maktab Duli, 5 from Maktab Sains, four from PTE Berakas, two from PTE Katok, one from Sayyidina Othman Secondary School and 10 from Sayyidina Ali Secondary.

In all, 10 subjects have shown between 2.46 per cent and 25 per cent compared to candidates in 2008. The subjects include Malay, Art and Design, Economics, History, Hafaz al-Quran, Computing, Thinking Skills, Psychology, Business Studies and Sociology. A 100 per cent pass was achieved for Further Mathematics compared to 2008.

Meanwhile, for GCE 'AS' Level, 1,276 out of 1,617 or 78.91 per cent obtained at least one 'AS' level, which is an increase of 0.8 per cent when compared to 2008.

Overall, candidates who have achieved at least 2 'AS' level is 52.63 per cent or 851 candidates, which is an increase of 7.97 per cent whilst 53.39 per cent of school candidates have increased to 8.03 per cent compared to 2008. Overall, 87 candidates from 1,617 candidates or 5.38 per cent have achieved one grade 'A' in at least two subjects.

For GCE 'O' Level, from 7,555 who sat for the exami-nation, as many as 3,986 or 52.76 per cent have managed to obtain at least 3 'O' Level, which is an improvement of 0.42 per cent compared to 2008. From a quality stand point, as many as 898 candidates or 11.89 per cent have managed to achieve 8 to 12 'O' Level, an increase of 47 candidates or 0.16 per cent. As many as three schools have achieved 100 per cent in obtaining at least 3 'O' Level and 23 schools comprising 17 government schools and 6 private schools, which shows an increase of between 0.66 per cent and 26.32 per cent compared to 2008.

Total candidates who have achieved at least 3 'O' Level in government schools is 53.12 per cent. Meanwhile, as many as 252 candidates or 3.58 per cent have achieved grade A's in 5 to 10 subjects, which is an improvement of 0.25 per cent. This achievement includes 171 candidates or 2.43 per cent from government schools, which is an increase of 0.12 per cent compared to 2008.

As many as 41 candidates or 0.58 have achieved excellent results with aggregate 6 and grade 1 in six to nine subjects. The figure is an increase of 0.11 per cent compared to 2008. Two candidates from Chung Hua Middle School, Kuala Belait have obtained grade's A1 in nine subjects whilst four candidates have achieved grade's A1 in eight subjects including 3 from Chung Hua, BSB and one from PJN Pg Hj Abu Bakar Secondary School (A), 11 obtaining grade A1s in seven subjects including 3 candidates from Chung Hua Secondary School, Kuala Belait, two from Chung Hua Secondary BSB, two from Maktab Sains, three from Chung Ching Secondary, one from Sayyidina Hassan Secondary and one from Yayasan Secondary School.

Twenty-four students obtained grade A1's in 6 subjects comprising nine from Maktab Sains, three from PJN Hj Abu Bakar (A), three from Chung Hwa Secondary BSB, three from St Andrew Secondary, three from PJN Pg Hj Abu Bakar (B), one from Ma'Had Islam Brunei, one from Muda Hashim Secondary and one from Seri Mulia Sarjana Secondary.

As many as 252 candidates, or 3.58 per cent, obtained grade A's in 5 to 10 subjects, an increase of 0.25 per cent from 2008. The candidates comprise two students or 0.03 per cent who obtained grade A's in 10 subjects that include one from Chung Hwa Secondary, BSB and one from Chung Hua Secondary KB. Nine students or 0.13 per cent obtained Grade A's in 9 subjects comprising one from Maktab Sains, three from Chung Hwa Secondary BSB, one from St Andrew's and four from Chung Hua Secondary School KB.

Meanwhile, 19 candidates or 0.27 per cent have obtained grade A's in eight subjects comprising seven from Maktab Sains, one from Sayyidina Hasan, two from PJN Pg Hj Abu Bakar (A), one from PJN Pg Hj Abu Bakar (B), seven from Chung Hwa BSB and one from Chung Ching Secondary.

As many as 58 candidates, or 0.82 per cent, have obtained grade A's in 7 subjects, 83 or 1.18 per cent have obtained grade A's in six subjects and 81 candidates or 1.15 per cent have obtained grade A's in 5 subjects.

Students who have achieved at least 3 'O' level from two schools, namely Maktab Sains and Chung Hua Secondary BSB, total up to 90 per cent and 96.40 per cent respectively.

Overall, candidate performance who achieved grades A-C for subjects in Mathematics Syllabus D, Mathematics Syllabus E, Biology, Chemistry, Science (Physics and Biology) and Science (Chemistry and Biology) has increased between 1.25 per cent and 100 per cent compared to 2008.

It is also reminded that candidates who wish to obtain their result slips may do so at their schools whilst private candidates may obtain their result slips from the Examination Department, MOE (office hours). Source: Borneo Bulletin.

New vet in town. I don't know much about vets in Brunei as much as I know of pet shops. So for the first time, I finally paid a visit to a newly local vet located at Gadong (Batu Bersurat). It's called Akeso, the new animal vet clinic, and it handles cats, dogs, birds and even fish..

They have an examination room, a surgery room and a board room for animals. Akeso's veterinarian will help to diagnose animal health problems; to vaccinate against diseases; to perform minor surgery if required; to treat wounds and many more. And why you should go for Akeso?? Because of its competitive prices and great service.

Akeso is also selling shampoo and anti-allergic products for dogs and cats. And there will be more products coming in the near future. So where's it located? It's at Batu Bersurat, not far from Harun's Gym.. Spg 6, Unit 6,, Block A, 1st Floor Desa Complex.

It is open from Monday to Saturday 8am to 6pm. They also provide house call service where they will come to your house at your convenience. For contact details, you can call 242 5819 or 890 3385.

The new vet clinic in town - Akeso

The examination room

The surgery room

Where they wash the animals

This may come in handy :)

The veterinary herbal spray

More products for pets

Great performance by ISB. Last week, I attended a musical drama "King and I" hosted by International School Brunei (ISB) at the Empire Theatre. They had 3 shows which was opened to the public. According to the press release, Executive Principal David Taylor was proud of the people who were involved in the preparations over the last few months. I didn't catch the whole show but from what I could see, it was a good show - great casts and performances.