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Enjoy Sichuan food at Emperor's Court. Great news for Sichuan food lovers as Royal Brunei Catering has invited chefs from five-star Jinjiang Hotel in Sichuan Province, China to showcase varieties of Sichuan delicacies from 26 July to 8 August 2010 at Emperor’s Court.  The two invited chefs from Sichuan with more than 20 years culinary experiences are now available at Emperor’s Court to present you the popular Sichuan style cooking including “Couple” Beef with Beef Maw Sichuan Style, Double Boiled Beef Slices / Fish Fillet with Dried Chili Sichuan Style, Braised Fish with Hot Bean Paste Sauce, “Yuanyang” Steamed Boat Sichuan Style and many other choices…

The launching ceremony of the Sichuan Food Festival was officiated on 26 July at Emperor’s Court by His Excellency Mr. Min Yongnian, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Embassy of  the People’s Republic of China to Brunei Darussalam and witnessed by RBC Chief Operating Officer, Mr Mahadzir bin Zakaria.

RBC Chief Operating Officer conveyed his gratitude to the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China to Brunei Darussalam for launching the food festival. Special thanks also extended to RBC co-business partner Baiduri Bank and all promotion partners including Royal Brunei Airlines, Jinjiang Hotel in Sichuan, Gropoint Sdn Bhd and Cityneon Displays & Construction Sdn Bhd for their contribution towards the promotion.

Promotion includes Daily A’la Carte for Lunch & Dinner; Semi Buffet Dinner on every Wednesday at B$30.00 for adult and B$16.00 for Child; Sichuan “Yuan Yang” Steamed Boat on every Friday Night at B$28.00 for Adult and B$15.00 for Child.

Daily Lunch served from 11:00am to 2:00pm and Daily Dinner served from 6:00pm to 10:00pm. For reservations, please call 2332880 /1

During this promotional period, all dine-in customers are entitled to stand a chance to win a return air ticket to Shanghai for one person.  Baiduri card members are entitled to special discounts during the promotional period. 20% for Infinite & Platinum, 15% for Gold and 10% for Classic and Debit.

  Good news to Baiduri card members who love cooking as there will be Sichuan Cooking Classes conducted by the invited chefs. Images and text courtesy of Royal Brunei Catering.

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It's bigger than before. This is a good opportunity if you are seeking a post at BSP or BLNG, then you can drop by @Sutra Hall, Rizqun Hotel International today (last day) until 5pm. There will be a few career/scholarship talks for those interested but the scholarship talks are being set already for different local schools. According to some of the exhibitors, the students don't have much knowledge on the job scope of the respective positions at BSP. For instance, in the finance department, you'll be surprised that it's more than just staying in the office. You need to be out there in the open, build relationships, fly here and there and so forth. So don't think finance is just strictly indoors ;)

So far the responses have been great and more schools are beginning to be aware of the opportunities from BSP and BLNG. The downside is that they will only accept scholarship for Brunei citizens. Do drop by @Sutra Hall today and get more ideas on the positions that you might want to pursue. This is also ideal for students who just graduate too as they will have a fare idea on what they can pursue.

Students attending the scholarship talk

There are tons of students turned up yesterday

Understanding more about BSP

Michelle (L) and her friends from KB

Students learning more about BLNG

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I feel like on top of the world. This was definitely a worthwhile experience. To dine at Sirocco, the world's highest al fresco restaurant, which is located on the 63rd floor of The Dome at lebua. This is probably the best view if you want see Bangkok city and the Chao Phraya river. I haven't had a proper fine dining in a long time and that moment suited the occasion.

There's also a live jazz music to entertain the guests and my dining experience was phenomenal. This is probably the ideal place to bring your loved ones to bring your dining experience to a whole new level. Food wise, it's pretty good and I had prawn for dinner but I love the dessert.

So if you happen to be in Bangkok, give this fine dining restaurant a go and appreciate the ambience. That alone is already priceless. That night, I was already surrounded by my loved ones and that my friend was AWESOME!!

Rano says there's no place like home.. Yes, indeed… I have been away from Brunei for ten days for a holiday spa in Thailand and it was my first time to Thailand as well, spending 5 nights at Bangkok and 5 nights at Hua Hin. Sorry to flood you guys with many Thailand pictures for the past few days and there will be more coming soon :D

At Bangkok, I managed to catch up with my high school friends during my days at Geelong Grammar School and I believed it has been more than 16 years since we last saw each other. So to Apichart and Apiwat, it was great to catch up you guys again and thanks for your hospitality in those two days with our friends. I'm very much appreciated and so are our friends from Brunei. I hope you can drop by to Brunei one day and of course, for a good reason, right? LOL..

So guys, I'm back here in Brunei and back to my busy self already. I've been texting my clients for artworks and stories for my posts and I'll be covering two events later. I will be flying off again but only for a short trip to attend my friend's wedding and catch up with my family who are outstation for six weeks.

So tomorrow's a big day for Sunlit Advertising who will be running the Consumer Fair at the Bridex Hall (not ICC anymore). Today there will be a road show by BSP/BLNG/BSM for career/scholarship at The Sutra Hall @ Rizqun International Hotel in the afternoon. I will be busy with my ladies' basketball team RA Rockettes and I have only attended one training and thanks to Ken Han for training the ladies while I'm away.

One great news is the new CEO of DST, Idris, announcing that Blackberry service will be available by end of the year. Now that puts the rumours into reality. There was a big debate to whether BB will ever make it to our small market and finally there will be one. Now the next step is to strategies how to overcome the ever-growing market share of smart phones which has been dominated by iPhones. I'm still sticking to my iPhone and I'm targeting iPhone 4 by August unless Apple comes up with an upgraded version.

So guys.. expect more news this coming week and I have tons of catch up to do. Oh yea, I love playing catch up :D And to my holiday buddies, I miss you guys already. That Thailand trip was a great jumpstart to the second half of 2010.

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Rano says I'm loving my Holiday treat in Thailand so far and surprisingly I haven't shopped as much though I'm almost broke because of spending more on food and accommodation. I've been away for more than a week and I do apologise for the lack of content for the past week or so but I did warn you about it, right right right? :D

I've missed most of the happenings back in Brunei - His Majesty's Birthday celebration and yesterday's big event - Foodies Bazaar at Casa Esperanza and it's also the host's birthday today - @snrpablo. Happy birthday, my friend, and I don't know how you do it but you always pull it through and I admire your passion. You're a gem among our circle of friends and keep it up!! You'll always have my support and enjoy your day.. Oh yeah, this guys is also very thoughtful and I really appreciate that the most.

I will be flying off again early August to attend my friend's wedding - Adeline and Scott. So that's one wedding I'm looking forward to. And secondly, I'm invited to be a speaker for National Youth Forum early August. It will be a bit tricky for me since my mother tongue ain't that fluent. So let's hope they can accommodate having "rojak" conversation with the audience. Another thing to look forward for August is the revival of Lovefoodhatewaste as Ramadhan is just around the corner. So August will be a packed month indeed.

So let me tell your briefly my experience at Evason Hua Hin Resort & Spa. It's totally beyond my expectations. This particular resort should be labeled a six-star hotel for its location, facilities, restaurants, villas, ambience and most of all, service. The Evason Hua Hin is one of the most luxurious Thailand resorts and I agree with their more motto "Slow Life" and I totally experienced that feeling during my 5-day stay with my buddies.

I love the concept of open-style bathrooms. It was difficult to get use to in beginning and plus there were five of us in the Villa and there were no locks either *LOL* Speaking of the Villa, this is nothing compared to the Villas we have at The Empire Hotel. And it's ideal to travel with friends or family as you can split up the cost. We stayed at the Hideaway Duplex Villa Pool Suite which costs $800 per night but the value for money we have was more than I expected.

We have a private pool to ourselves, a King size bed, outdoor bathtub, garden, a semi-outdoor separate shower but I doubt Sophia or Winnie made used of it *lol* and they have wireless connection as well though I didn't surf as much as I was enjoying my getaway with my buddies.. We also have our own butler service and she was so attentive to our demands. They remembered our names and she even pressed our clothes at the Villa.

The staff working around the resort are also very polite and they never stop smiling. The waitresses at the Living Room also remembered what we ordered for breakfast and for me, it was a 2-and-a-half minute soft boiled eggs & croissant with tomato and cheese. I don't know how they make their staff "being present" for us and that for me, it's a top-class service that I've experienced for the first time.

For your info, Hua Hin is like a 3-hour drive from Bangkok and it's far away from big shopping complex and malls. So that's why we didn't shop as much during our getaway. If given the chance, I wouldn't mind coming back here with my buddies. This is money well spent invested and I'm already missing the whole Hua Hin experience. Oh yea, I bought a soft pillow from the souvenir shop because it's one of the most comfortable pillow I've slept on in a long, long time. If I'm not mistaken, about 6 of us bought one for ourselves.

One word to describe our getaway at Hua Hin - AWESOME!!!!.

We definitely gonna miss Evason Hua Hin Resort

I bought this pillow so I can relive the experience whenever I sleep