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Arianna's First day in School

2011-03-12T13:01:00.000-08:00

"what is this....skool you speak of?"

Its been far too long since we have updated you from our family blog.

FYI family 187 has officially left the states an moved back home~

Our precious little Arianna has already started her first day in pre school. 'Stella'. No doubt she will grow up to accomplish great things in the future. She is our hope and our everything.

Held safely in the arms of our father, Arianna smiles to the camera from ear to ear knowing that she will be safe.

Safe indeed.

All eyes towards the man in the classroom.

Its homework time, and there's no getting out of it.

Me n Abg at S's Place

2009-04-21T19:36:00.001-07:00

Those of you who watch Gossip Girls should know this place. Its Sarena's place! and Chucks Hotel! =D

To be honest...i never did watch it. I only started this early in easter lol! im still on season one. Apparently the Palace is owed by...the prince in Brunei...i dno which Prince to be honest.

Yummy chocolate rabbit =D

Abg with his usual pose (spreading of the shoulders, standing straight and squinty face..hahah)

My retaded 'on the phone' pose. LOL

The Yellow cabs of New York. And the palace up front =D

US 44th President

2009-01-21T06:16:00.001-08:00

Cyber Bullies

2008-12-30T14:48:00.000-08:00

What is Cyber Bullying?

Cyber bullying, also known as electronic bullying or online social cruelty, is defined as bullying:
through email ,through instant messaging ,in a chat room ,on a website or gaming site
through digital messages or images sent to a cellular phone
Although sharing certain features in common with traditional bullying, cyber bullying represents a unique phenomenon that has only recently begun to receive attention in both the popular press and in academic circles. Cyber bullying not only looks and feels a bit different than traditional bullying, but presents some unique challenges in dealing with it. (Kowalski, Limber and Agatston, 2007)

"Cyberbullying involves the use of information and communication technologies to support deliberate, repeated, and hostile behaviour by an individual or group, that is intended to harm others."

Legislation against cyberbullying

Legislation geared at penalizing cyberbullying has been introduced in a number of states including New York, Missouri, Rhode Island and Maryland. At least seven states passed laws against digital harassment in 2007. Dardenne Prairie of Springfieled, Missouri passed a city ordinance making online harassment a misdemeanor. The city of St. Charles, Missouri has passed a similar ordinance. Missouri is among other states where lawmakers are pursuing state legislation, with a task forces expected to have “cyberbullying” laws drafted and implemented In June, 2008, Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.) and Rep. Kenny Hulshof (R-Mo.) proposed a federal law that would criminalize acts of cyberbullying.Lawmakers are seeking to address cyberbullying with new legislation because there's currently no specific law on the books that deals with it. A fairly new federal cyberstalking law might address such acts, according to Aftab, but no one has been prosecuted under it yet. The proposed federal law would make it illegal to use electronic means to "coerce, intimidate, harass or cause other substantial emotional distress."
In August 2008, the California state legislature passed one of the first laws in the country to deal directly with cyberbullying. The legislation, Assembly Bill 86, gives school administrators the authority to discipline studies for bullying others offline or online.

A recent ruling seen in the UK determined that it is possible for an Internet Service Provider (ISP) to be liable for the content of sites which it hosts, setting a precedent that any ISP should treat a notice of complaint seriously and investigate it immediately.

Here I would like to share the ABC of cyber bulyying for students ,

ABC’s of Cyber Bullying for Students
Patti Agatston, Ph.D
http://www.cyberbullyhelp.com

A Avoid posting or sending mean comments toward
others online.

B Block the senders who repeatedly send nasty
comments or messages to you.

C Clarify the intent of a message that bothers you.
Maybe the sender was just joking.

D Delete mean messages or comments, but be sure to
save the evidence should the cyber bullying continue.

E Encourage your friends to post positive comments and
messages online.

F Forward abusive messages to the internet service
provider so that it can warn the abuser.

G Generate a positive cyber atmosphere by avoiding
disrespectful treatment of others.

H Help others who are targeted by posting positive or
encouraging messages.

I Invite a classmate who has been targeted online to
participate in an activity with you.

J Join with others to stamp out cyber bullying by
addressing it in student leadership groups.

K Keep a record or log of cyber bullying incidents to
assist you in reporting the incidents.

L Limit the “friends” on your social networking sites or
buddy lists to people you know in the real world.

M Make a public service announcement or start a
campaign in your school to prevent cyber bullying.

N Name aggressive, mean, online behavior as cyber
bullying when you see it. It is not just “playing
around.”

0 Open your eyes to bullying incidents everywhere.

P Protect yourself by using the privacy features on
social networking sites.

Q Quickly report cyber bullying that includes threats of
violence or self-harm, sexual exploitation, or
harassment. Report to a trusted adult or the police.

R Respect others in the real world and the digital world.

S Support targets of bullying online and in the real
world through words of support and offers of help.

T Tell an adult at home and at school if you or your
classmates are being cyber bullied.

U Understand how words can be weapons and choose
yours wisely.

V Verify with the sender that it is okay before you
forward their message to others.

W Write an article for the school newspaper about cyber
bullying to educate other students about this problem.

X “X” amine your own behavior online. Treat others as
you would like to be treated.

Y Yelling online is viewed as rude. Avoid typing in all
caps.

Z Zip your lips and your keyboard when it comes to
gossip and rumors!

The other alternative is buy a Cyberbully Alert programme, ( I have purchased this programme ) installed it in your computer , it could detect and monitor whoever send ur email or enter your website, so if you think someone is bullying you, you could use this as evidence and present it to the authority, its so funny how some people thought they could get away posting in the website just by signing anonymous, in reality people can see their IPS, hahaa some people r sooo stupid...(so mama indo be careful...)

2008-12-25T16:05:00.000-08:00

Its Christmas Day, wake up early n have breakfast, the kids want to watch the new Adam Sandler movie, the Bedtime stories, Azim n the gang cant make it, they r going to visit the Statue of Liberty, so we all went to watch the movie, suprisingly it was packed, the kids enjoy it very much, the movie is about Hotel handyman Skeeter Bronson's (Adam Sandler) whose life is changed forever when the bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew start to mysteriously come true. He attempts to take advantage of the phenomenon, incorporating his own aspirations into one outlandish tale after another, but it's the kids' unexpected contributions that turn Skeeter's life upside down.

Enjoying New York

2008-12-25T07:31:00.000-08:00

The young ones went out n explore New York , they went Bryant Park for Ice Skating, Times Square, Empire State Building and roam around town...enjoying themselves....

Abang n Waie, Waie is the champion in Ice Skating

Waie showing Azim few tricks on skating

showing off......

Baz in her first attempt in skating

Melayu Boleh..............................

OOOhhhhhhhh My Angels.........

Look at it..no water...its frozen...

Abang is excited at Times Square

D Wanz 87.............................

Al Saggof n Al Hijazi..............

Baz and Osbourne...

Big smile from Azim ( mama wish u re here...)

Fayyadh n Azim at the top of Empire State

Abang with Nurul n Sunny

Experiencing the New York subways

Azim Al Hijazi

2008-12-24T06:21:00.000-08:00

Azim Al Hijazi and friends arrived from London to NewYork. aZIM our cousin is staying with us for a week, its nice to have friends n families visiting us n good opportunities for all of us especially the kids to know their cousins, Azim arrived with Sunny n Nurul Hj.Othman (apparently Nurul is Bunny Pablo's cousin..what a small world)
AZIM IS WELL PREAPRED WITH THE COLD WEATHER OF nEW yORK

rELAXING ON THE mASSAGE chair after a long flight

Abang n Kaka Baz having their dinner with Cozn Azim n frends

Nuru n Sunny

All ready to paint the town red

Off they go to discover New York

Abang n Baz comin to NYC

2008-12-22T11:53:00.000-08:00

wE WENT TO THE AIPORT early to pick up abang n kaka baz from London, apparently there was a delay (3HOURS), it was due to the snow storm..so we just sit around at the airport n jokes around...When they finally arrived, its just a great feelin having all of them around us, we have late dinner, serving them their favourite food n exchanging stories ..

Arianna is also lookin forward to greet Abang n Kaka Baz

Umi is fallin asleep....guess she is tired

trying to entertain the kids.....with Ed Hardy attire

abang nanyi??????

abang, baz n fif.....

guys nice to have all of u here in NYC WITH ALL OF US....WISH U ALL CUD STAY LONGER WITH US....

SnOW stORM

2008-12-19T12:27:00.001-08:00

wE HAVE THE sNOW sTORM TODAY, We all enjoy the snow especially the children . Pics taken at the roof top of our apartment....

aRIANNA ENJOYING THE SNOW

Waie

Syaza n Waie trying in vain mbuat snowman

Syaza (whats on her mind?)

wANNA know whos the target?

Pics that makes us homesick

2008-12-16T13:38:00.000-08:00

At last...we managed to get few pics during the wedding of Syamil n Aisyah , as posted earlier, its function like this makes us homesick, but thanks to the I.T, we re able to watch these functions through video streaming n thru families blog.

wah..wah... hebat Meh Amir n Meh Pian atu...

Babah n Babu with Mih Hamid n Nty Joni

orang adi beradi jua....

sapa yg baju puteh kain merah ani....Puteri Duyung?

Pengantin Remaja.....

HERO..HERO....

Arab Rockers.......

Viva Al Saggof

FIF indahouse

2008-12-14T10:24:00.000-08:00

Our Darlin Hannah is with us for December Break... (another Syaza's birthday wish is granted), cant wait for Abang and Kaka Baz to join us next week here in NYC, it will be great to have all them with us. Went out jalan2 with the kids...

girls.......

Queens Mall

dinner with the family..

Happy face after the dinner

New Jersey Mall

Congrats to Cozn Syamil n Aisyah

2008-12-14T09:45:00.000-08:00

Dwanz87 of Newyork would like to wish Selamat Pengantin Baru to Cozn Shamil n Aisyah , semoga akan sentiasa di kasihi Allah jua..to Mih Hamid and Nty Joni tahniah jua di ucapkan, wish we cud be there with all the families sama2 menghadiri perkhawinan Syamil...its things like this makes us wanna go home...tapi kami dari jauh saja mendoakan..tapi tetap jua Malai Sofian yg paling gagah lah....btw..gambar2 ani taken without permission from Arab Families...maaf tuan sheikh...buang kes saja..Al Saggof n Al Hijazi bukan orang lain...anyway thanks Arab Families for ur blog in keeping us uptodate with families activities..

Such a luvly couple...Come to New York n spend ur honeymoon here

Enjoyin Nasi Kambing

2008-12-11T18:59:00.000-08:00

Have friends come over to our crib enjoying our Nasi Kambing Zainol n Wati , Fauzi n Linda (mAYbank NYC) including two of their handsome sons and Met n Chef Zai( who kind enuf to bring us their luvly satay).

Zainol start up with the Nasi Kambing

This pics was taken after Zainol haD 4 Plate of Nasi Kambing

aRRIANNA DONT WANT TO MISS THE CROWD

Linda with her sweet voice

Fauzi not to be outdone by Linda

Met with his Semalam Di Malaya

Haiit...kerja ker

Wan Nani in deep conversation with Wati

Is this what we called JELINGAN MANJA....

Syaza Bday trip to zoo

2008-12-07T15:53:00.000-08:00

wENT TO pROSPECTPARK zOO bROOKLYN FOR sYAZA bDay....As usual December weather is pretty chilly..so all of us includin lil Arriana wrap up for the trip..here some pics taken at the zoo

Out of the egg for the Bday

Welcome to the world.........

Umi, Waie, Arri n Bday Girl

Swan Lake

Metal Octupus

Gloden Monkey, its so cute...

he is showing off for Syaza

enjoying the Animal Farm

Happy Bday Syazzz

Up close with the animals

Syaza is 14 today

2008-12-07T08:16:00.000-08:00

Our darlin Syaza is 14 today....she invited few of her friends to sleep over at the apartment celeberating her bday, we got cakes for her and of coz few goddies....Syaza was excited when first drop of snow falls over NYC during her bday...Syaza was also thrilled when Abang Fayyadh n Kaka Baz send her text message from UK n Kaka Hannah from Brunei wishing her Happy Bday, Wish u a very Happy Bday Darlin...from all of us in the family......we all luv u sooo mucchhhh.....

Syaza with her classmate Mellory

Rico Sang , Syaz n Mellory celeberating with the snow

went for ice skating at Bryant Park

it must be freezzinnn cold.......

Take good care of urself darlin.......study hard and be a good person....

Joe of Hitam puteh is going back to Brunei

2008-12-06T09:10:00.000-08:00

Joe of Hitam Puteh is leaving today, he's been in NYC for the last 3 months, so last nite, we organised a small farewell dinner for Joe. Joe its nice to have you here in NYC, hope to see you soon..Have a safe journey n we all know that u cant wait tu be with ur loved ones...

one of the candid shoot of Joe

Joe enjoying his ciggies..look at the smoke

Sufi Miguel entertained us

Joe never without camera

Both us were enjoying the evening

its the song Y.M.C.A (look at ardinah..)

Joe with his FIONA.. mannn u can sing...

Group perfomance ..MoFat Boys

Joe in action

Rosminah ..the new kid in town

food is simple..but its the group makes it good

Dina....THE ONE...

zAIton enjoying the music

Sufi n Met.....(nice couple..hahaa)

Shafiee..hidden talent..we enjoy ur 80s numbers

Christmas is just round the corner

2008-12-04T12:52:00.000-08:00

Christmas is coming, Newyork is so vibrant in welcoming the festive season..the city is so colorful, i particulary like the christmas decorations, the time n effort people made at their Christmas Trees amazed me.

Coming soon...Christmas Tree at the Rockefeller Centre..

MACY'S Christmas Light

2008-12-03T19:38:00.000-08:00

Bring Syaza n Waie to watch Macy Christmas Light...It was freezzzinngggg cold....But both of them enjoy the evening despite the weather, its a quite a show Macy has put up to start their Christmas Annual Light...

Visitors from Washington

2008-12-02T17:45:00.000-08:00

We haVe visitors from Washington, nice to have friends n families visiting us at Newyork..it surely kills the homesickness where back home we normally visit friend n families all the time.

macam saja baju atu......

Aunty Mas , Kaka Damia with Arri....

Wan, Zai..As.n Mas...

(Waie want this shoot to be included here)

KaKa Syaza playing big sis to the little ones

Thanksgiving Dinner

2008-12-02T17:01:00.000-08:00

The ladies organise a luvly thanksgiving dinner for all of us, a very special thanks to the chef..Chef Zai...(Gordon Ramsey protege).Indeed it was a superb dinner and the turkey is so yummy.....

Thanks giving Parade pt 11

2008-11-28T08:22:00.000-08:00

More pics taken during the Thanksgiving Parade

sHrEKKK

Wheres my mum?

siap dengan tangga

Video Games is more FUN than this parade

Ready to shoot

itssssssss Kermiiittttt

Thanksgiving parade pt 1

2008-11-27T15:05:00.001-08:00

Went out and watch the Thanksgiving parade...the childrens enjoy it so much....

Arrianna is having a great time

dAMIA HAving good view of the parade

Shows over...its time to go home......

Our Dancing Queen

2008-11-25T19:27:00.000-08:00

Our Lil Darling Syaz is showing us her dancin skills.......cant wait to show it to her abang n sis in person....

5 Point Queens : Graffiti Heaven

2008-11-23T08:48:00.000-08:00

Wents to 5 point at Queens to shoot graffiti done by prominent grafiti artists of NY , we were briefed that to have one works displayed here , one must passed through a committee controlling this site, the work must remain on the wall minimum one week before it could be replaced , we were accompanied by Lou (Madagascar),"Miguel" the Nikon Latino , Joe of hitam puteh n urstruly of wanz87.....enjoy some of the shoots...

we were preapred for the weather..it soooo cold

look at that work.....

even the fire hydrant didnt miss the artwork

genius at work

Lou..busy at the office

look closely at the truck...

Damia Batrisya Aziz

2008-11-18T19:10:00.000-08:00

Damia n Masniah come over from Washington to visit us in New York

Arianna is excited

Syaza playing host to Damia n Aunty Mas

SwEEt DaMia

ARianna in happy mode with Damia

Look at the pose.......

Pics in and around Grand Central Terminal

2008-11-18T16:18:00.000-08:00

Another atTempt to take good pics

Happy go lucky

Great place to have breakfast

USA

pLSSS...lEAVE ME ALONE

cHRIstMAS DecO

differNet kind Of Shu-shi

nice n cute hand bags

Someone Wish List: Christian Loubutin

2008-11-17T14:36:00.000-08:00

Guess its the ultimate shoes for ladies, at par if not superior to among others Blahnik and Jimmy Choo to name a few. Someone is eyeing on these shoes.....

New yORKERS

2008-11-17T14:03:00.000-08:00

It was cold sunday afternoon, went out to Fifth Avenue and managed to shoot New Yorkers..

Lady in Blue

snap..snap..

enjoying Starbuck coffee

Grand Central Station

nIGHT pHOTOGRAPHY

2008-11-15T16:35:00.000-08:00

Experimenting with my toys taking night pics

Same subject with different ISO .Its Manhattan in the evening from Astoria

United Nations from our Apartment

The 4th Floor

2008-11-14T17:16:00.000-08:00

The 4th floor is where our "acitivies" take into action, its our family living and dinning room, the 5th floor is our formal function room , used only for our official function i.e entertaining the usual diplomatic dinners and luncheon , the 6th floor is where our bedrooms located.But it is the 4th floor that our lives revolve...... This is how the 4th floor looks...its so cozy and simple....

UBD Vice Chancellor

2008-11-13T15:38:00.000-08:00

Dr.Zul and his team Dr.Omar, Dr.Azman,Dr.Sophiana,Hjh.Donaliza N Dr.Anita stop over at Brunei Mission on their way back from Florida. The mission host lunch for Dr.Zul and his team, indeed it was a great pleasure having them with us at the mission

I havent see Dr.Omar for years...nice to see him

Azman used to look after me in Singapore, at time when I stop over in Singapore during my student days back in the UK

dR.zUL , DR.oMAR,dR.aZMaN,Hjh.DOnnaliza,Dr.Sophianna n Dr.AnITa, it great having u all at the mission, hope to see you all again

Nyawaku

2008-11-11T12:04:00.001-08:00

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Sharing Lunch...

2008-11-11T11:57:00.001-08:00

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My Darling Syaza

2008-11-11T11:47:00.001-08:00

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Bird Eyes View: literally

2008-11-11T09:02:00.000-08:00

Spot the birds?...taken at NYC Plaza Hotel

Autum Part 2 : Golden Brown Leaves

2008-11-11T07:46:00.000-08:00

Great Rock Long Island

Long Island Forest

Englewood New Jersey

Tennerfly New Jersey

Autum part 1 : Central Park

2008-11-10T09:28:00.000-08:00

While the kids went to the clinic, I take a walk at the Central Park enjoying the mild weather of saturday morning, managed to get few shoots with my new toys, here re some results( Bazz I hope u enjoy it), taken with 14-24 Nikon Lens ISO 200

I will post some more in due course... enjoy the golden brown leaves

MADAGASCAR 2

2008-11-07T13:57:00.000-08:00

Sya'za n Waie been asking me to bring them to watch this movie, its just been released today, I suppose this weekend will be out of the question..(expecting guest coming from L.A) , might try to bring them next week , Abang, Baz n Hannah..wish u guys could join us.. Back home, we used to watch this kind of movies with the whole Wan's tribe, its fun...now its just us...

Sleeping Beauty

2008-11-07T10:43:00.000-08:00

Cinta...Kaseh dan Sayang

click it...so funny

2008-11-07T08:50:00.000-08:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsXTfirhqBE

Mugs

2008-11-06T14:23:00.001-08:00

I just cant help it....I like collecting this I luv NY mugs , have collected a few already, here some of my collection , the price does not exceeed $ 10 each

OBAMA

2008-11-04T21:06:00.000-08:00

Barack Obama swept to victory as the America's first black president Tuesday night in an electoral college landslide that overcame racial barriers as old as America itself. "Change has come," he told a huge throng of cheering supporters.People are hoping that with the new president it will bring the nation back to its greatness.

What interest me the most is the maturity of the American voters, initially I was skeptical whether the American are ready for the black president , taking into account slavery were abolished less than 50 years ago, but the outcome of the election proves that race is not the prime factor, people want changes in their life, they hope and confident that Obama can deliver this to them.

LASKAR PELANGI, AN INSPIRING NOVEL

2008-11-02T07:51:00.000-08:00

I come across this novel from one website and i ve asked a friend to send it to me ( thanks Erma for sending the novel). I truly enjoy reading it, its a touching story about school children in Belitong Island, the hardship they encounter, their eagerness to go to school, the dedication of teachers, the divided world we re living , how poverty can deprive people from getting education, once reading this novel, one cant help but wonder, how life can be unjust to some people , its so sad to see children unable to get education ( not only confine to primary or secondary, in this matter i am reffering to opportunity of pursuing higher level of education) , everyone should be given equal opportunity.

Luvly Arrianna

2008-11-01T17:37:00.002-07:00

Arrianna....Sunshine of Our life

Long Island

jERSEY gARDEN

The love of our life......

Arrianna has made our world more colorful, everyone loves and adores her...with her sweet smile and big eyes..such an adorable baby...We luv u darling..

Luvly Arrianna

2008-11-01T17:37:00.001-07:00

Waie is missing,,,,,,,,,

2008-10-28T17:10:00.000-07:00

Guess what makes Waie so down..

The hustle bustle of New York City doesnt make Waie forget his loved ones..He is thinking about his brother and sisters in London n Brunei.( Abang, Kaka Baz n Ka Na )..His cousins and baseballs friends...(Haziq, Hijazi, Ashraf,Wan Em,Faddi to name a few),He said he missed all of them especially Nini n Babu..N jAHAN too

But i guess..Waie want a new PS3,it will cheer him up...haha... guess he is up to his old tricks...

Times Square callin' Abang, Kaka Baz n Kaka Hannah

2008-10-28T16:11:00.000-07:00

Weather is getting cold..Arriana is ready for Winter

Shoots of Times Sq day time taken by Syaza

C'mon Abang, Kaka Baz and Ka Na..admit it..u miss Times Square....Come and visit us , dont forget to bring your winter gear

Arabian Night

2008-10-27T17:29:00.001-07:00

We were invited to a dinner by our Moroccan friends, needless to say the cuisine shown here speak for itself.It remind me of Babu's Nasi Kambing back home

Look at the whole Lamb

Shisha Time

Thanks Hassan for the wonderful dinner

Dinner with YB Pehin Menteri Kewangan II dan Datin

2008-10-09T17:44:00.000-07:00

The Brunei Permanent Mission New York host a dinner for YB Minister of Finance II and Datin during their stay in New York on the way to Washington

The mission took the opportunity to get briefing about our economy from the Guest of Honor

The ladies too enjoy the company of luvly Datin

Its a Buffet Dinner, all the food preapred by the Brunei Ladies in New York

Thank you Pehin and Datin..indeed its our pleasure to have you at the Mission

Note: All pics were taken by Jo of Hitam Puteh..thanks Jo

Happy Bday to Abang

2008-10-07T20:50:00.000-07:00

Today 8 Oct...Someone turn 21 today...Happy Birthday Abang

Guess who is that with u

Waie always next to ABANG...he is so lost without u next to him now u re in Nottingham

Ayah,Umi,Baz,Hannah,Izzul,Syaza,Waie,Arianna and all the family wish U a very Happy Bday, wish u every success in ur life...LOOK A BIG SMILE FROM ARIANNA for Abang...We all miss u...Be good..be happy..and do study hard...

So long and do take care to Abang and Baz

2008-10-02T18:01:00.000-07:00

The day we all feel with mixed emotion, sad seeing our loved ones leaving us to UK to pursue their studies on their own, happy to see them leaving us on a good course...wish them every success, we luv u..n we know , both of u will not let us down...do remember..Without the shower of rains..there is no glory of rainbow... We manage to grab a quick meal at JFK Mc Donald, before Abang and Kaka Baz board the aircraft
Few last words of wisdom from Umi before boarding

Warm Hug from Umi

Take care Abang

Final glance from our loved ones ...Go and achieve your dreams...

Abang and Kaka Baz final moments with us at JFK airport New York...We will see both of you come December here in NY..So long and Do take care....we will miss u...

Last Dinner

2008-10-01T22:44:00.000-07:00

For those of you who dont know, this may be the last blog entry from me in this site. My brother and are are off to venture to the UK for (of course) our studies. Unfortunately we are both going to seperate universities. My brother (Fayyadh) is going to Nottingham Trent to do 'Graphic Design'. Where as I (Baz) will be going to Greenwich for Journalism ans PR. =D

Long lectures have been given to us from our parents, which included the topics of safety, morality, education..etc. We absorbed each (very detailed) lecture like a sponge.

Ayah & umi, dont worry we will do our best and show you that we can acheive our goal. We will be the responsible young adults you know we are.

We are very lucky to get this opportunity (to getting the MFA scholarship for our degrees) to study abroad; mind you guys, it is apparent for us to survive and acheive the highest results we can possibly achieve.

So in celebration the family went out for a farwell dinner. We all dined in a halal thai restaurant. Sadly i didnt catch the name of the establishment. But i can tell you that it was close to our apartmant...i think it was a 10min walk. It was tough getting there because it was raining (we all used umbrellas...but i had to share with waie...*grumble grumble*) I was lucky enough to acquire a pair of rainboots a few days back (in preperation for the UK), so obviously i wore it for the rainy occassion and to break them in of course ^^ teehee.

The nice waiter took our last family picture ='( huuhuuu.

So here is my goodbye and this is of coure not the last (i hope). Dear Reader wish my abg and I luck and do pray for us to succeed. Were totaly gonna miss everyone, especially our family whos been thee for us all our lives...and even though my abg and I are in the same country...he wont be with me 24/7 like he is here in New York, so im gna miss him at times as well.

*I'd like to thank both my parents who helped out and made this all happen and everyone who supported us through our tough ordeal from listening to us stress out *

Also i want to thank Allah for making it all happen.

Once again Selamat Hari Raya, Maaf Zahir dan Batin<3

Hari Raya in New York

2008-09-30T20:04:00.000-07:00

Selamat Hari Raya

2008-09-29T18:15:00.000-07:00

Dear readers, this is gna be a short blog entry without pictures (But ill promise you tons of pictures in the next entry). So this is gna be short bcaz im pretty exhausted mentally o_O"

The Karim family would like to wish everyone (All our friends and family)

Selamat Hari Raya & Maaf Zahir dan Batin. <3

(i will be adding a family picture in this entry soon)

Dinner of the Ambassador's

2008-09-20T02:43:00.000-07:00

LoL, not really the an 'Ambassadors dinner'. The story was that the Ambassador of Brunei of NY, arrived here, so the embassy decided to organize a sungkai/dinner for him.

The Men

The Ladies

Testing out my wide angle lens..hrmm =P

The Crab is the best! My dad cant get enough of it ^^

The best dessert served =) yummm yummm

The Departure of Ella and Irah

2008-09-16T17:57:00.000-07:00

So it was 4am this morning when we all went down to the 1st/ground floor to send the girls off; it was unfortunate we couldnt follow them to the airport. Instead we all said out 'goodbyes'^^

Have fun in UK girls, enjoy ur studies, were all gna miss u =)

I was waiting for the doeers to open when this shot happened. Teehee

The mums having a chat.

They dress so stylo ^^ i like!
Group photo

(Syaza, Ella, Me, Waie, Abg and Irah)

Ella and Irah<3

Another outing ^^

2008-09-16T01:55:00.000-07:00

The outing we had today was a treat!! as you cans see from the two pictures below, we went to a camera shop; we went to 2 different camera shops =D everything made me drool, and my dad of course, since he go his Nikon D700 haha.

~Eye candy~

I love this shot^^

The fence..lol get it? Porsche=Porch >_<"

Thats my kinda advert =)

aaaahhhh Halal Pizza

How fancy can it get here??

Abang's friend....lol!

Arriana~

2008-09-15T01:30:00.000-07:00

This is a blog post dedicated to our lovely Arriana<3

(Just a picture compilation)

wearing what seems to be....a....topi haji?....beanie?

Her friggin adorable baju kurung (which barely fits).

Loving that facial expression!

Sweetness<3

Aghhh keeuuttt!

More Baju Kurung!

Sushi time

2008-09-13T20:31:00.001-07:00

So on the 12th of Sept. We all went for sushi in A placre called 'Muzi' with Uncle Zainal (Malaysian Ambassador) and his family. Our host was Uncle Micheal (Owner of the Suchi Restaurant).

The food was superb, service was kinda slow due to the fact that we had to yell over the noise in the restaurant to get what we wanted from the waiter/waitreses. Being a 'sushi freak' I was hoping for a little more raw fish on the plate. But its ok in the end i was totaly stuffed. >_<"

The sushi set.

Hahahah. Candid!

Aunty Wati, Uncle Zainal, Ayah and Umi
Aunty Wati, Uncle Zainal, Ayah and Syaza's hand!

Me and Abang

Ayah With Uncle Micheal (Owner of the fabulous restaurant)
Uncle Zainal, Uncle Micheal and Ayah.

Wassap mijo?

The Day faf left.

2008-09-13T01:38:00.000-07:00

Ok this was supposesed to be posted up a while ago; being myself i procrastinated ><"

Anyway we all 2n6w that Faf (Hannah) went off to Brunei to continue her Alevels back in JIS. Again i say, faf good luck from all of us.

We all arrived in the airport early to get things sorted out such as luggage and what not. Faf had the privilege of riding in Business Class, and being the age of 16 (dependant age), she had the advantage of having the flight attendants look after her. She even had someone assist her to the gate. Cool ey?

So i heard that throughout her 24hr flight she had people tend to her. Even at her stop in Frankfurt she couldnt get out for a lil shopping time, bcaz they all (flight attendance) were looking after her. Im guessing she just didnt have the heart to say "No".

LOL!

Getting things sorted.

Business Class

This shot would have been better with a wider angle. but still practicing with this lens.

Its cool how the airport has thei won wheel chairs.

Ready and rarin' to go!

"Checklink"

Part of the airport...i would call this the 'Leisure area' (Has restaurants and stores)...not as big as Dubai though. LOL

The airprot crawled with these guys...and girls too.

:The Goodbyes:

Over much?? .... -_-"

ahhhhh her last wave, b4 the passport checking lady scolded me not to take pictures........jeez.

Outside the airport the night air hung.

Arriana and Umi <3

4th of September

2008-09-06T00:32:00.000-07:00

Its was on a thursday. The day Umi and Ayah dreaded, not so much for their kids.
The date was the 4th of September 2008.
The time 9pm.

The Last pictures she took:

Faf left to Brunei on that day. Jut to finish her A-levels in JIS. Dont take this opportunity for granted.

Atlantic City

2008-08-19T20:08:00.000-07:00

It was on the 16th of this month, that the Karim and Metussin family embarked on a one day journey to the state of New Jersey. Our aim was of course to visit the ever famous

'Atlantic City'.

The estimated time of travel was most probably 2 hours....everyone would agree with me if i said it was an 'agonozing' 2 hours of our traveling lives. I say this because eventhough we were in a huge van, it still felt like we were sardines, there was really no proper headrest to rest our heads upon, and even though i had those traveling 'U-shaped' pillows, it was to thick. I honestly dont think they were ergonomically made for the average asian; the same goes for our massage chair we have at home in the apartment. Its mde for the tall white ppl. So when we press the button to command th chair to massage our back, it massages our necks! How messed up is that.

Finaly there ><"

The whole lot of us <3

This is where we had our lunch. The whole place was halal so it was great. Most of us had ribs. Slllurrpp.

This is kinda dark to see i didnt put in the proper setting, their street performers if you havnt guessed.

This is one huggeee statue.

A nice family portrait.

Old gals.

Ehem ehem...this just brings me back to my old iphone....ayyahhh Iphone 3G.. =(

Tub-a-toys

This is a lil off balance..im not a proffesional photographer, think it would be better if i had a tripod =P

I wish i were in this shot.

Ayahs shoes which he's so in love with. haha. How adorable.

Visitors from Washington

2008-08-11T01:32:00.000-07:00

Hello readers, remember Aunty Honeyta, Uncle Sunadi, Aunty Asmah and Uncle roselan's family back in my 'Washington post'? Well, they came to visit us in New York City, 2 days ago, since they were planning to fly back to Brunei the next day. So we had a dinner for them. Here are the pictures below.

Cutey Pie...I think his name is...Hakim?

The Ladies

The Men

Our Buffet Dinner, thank you Aunty Zaiton and Umi. <3> Ready for kareoke?<3

Eeeeee I jus wna ea you up!

"Im ready to sing!"

Trip to the pediatrician

2008-08-06T16:43:00.000-07:00

Our Angel Arriana has come down with some sorta rash; last we heard it was a small case of chicken pox. But in the end the doctor lady said it was Eczema.

Googles definition of Eczema: "A skin condition that causes areas of the skin to become red, itchy and scaly. The cause is unknown and it can affect any part of the body. ..."

You know how the skin of a chicken looks like right? I men without the feathers, well thats how Arriana's rash looks =(

=( ....eczema is hereditary right? Abg has it, currently he's in denial; saying that he doesnt have it. LOL

Its J-Lo with Arriana!

~ Faf and Syaza~

During the car ride to the doctors.

Cheesey as usual.

~ Lilin~

The adverts on the buildings.

The amazingly constructed/designed buildings.

Thats a place right?

After our appointment at the doctors we went to Starbucks to perk ourselves up...LOL get it? 'Perk'?.... -_-"

SVA: Thats an Art University in NYC. Abg wanted to enroll there.

I thought this was cool.

Lazy bum bum! ^^

Look at her 'mohawk' (she could be a potential rocker) \m/

Probably not in this cute outfit <3

Out&About

2008-07-31T15:05:00.000-07:00

So Abg, Waie, Syaza, Faf and I went to time square yesterday...and i tell u wearing new slippers and walking from 1st Ave to Time square....will cause blisters! So readers, dont do this...break them in b4 u take it out for a long distance walk. =P ........*bloody blister*

Continuing on with this blog; Faf was the one who suggested us to go to her desired destination; i wont tell u why...u can ask her XD LOL. It was upseting for me that i idnt bring my canon...but u gotta understand that i dont have a proper camera bag so putting it in my tote would probably damage it...plus the lens. Adding to that, it is also quite heavy....the lens as well. =(

In the end i used my mums tiny flat Sony camera that was easy for me to carry ^^ At first the quality was bad, until i just fooled around with the camera and sorta fixed it. You can compare from the first 6 pictures to the rest ^^ I feel very handy. Hehehe.

This is for all the softballers/Baseballers
Abg&Waie

Oh yes, my dream was to always have a billboard with a giant guitar picture on it<3

Just loving it!

To bright, its hurting my eyes.
Much better.
LOL, Waie looks like he doesnt give a darn.

This was just random.

If it were night time, this would have been a great picture.

My Brother.

Ummm abg waie...i dont know if u noe ths but......SPIDERMAN IS RIGHT BEHIND YOU!!

LOL. This was taken in 'Midtown Comics', a store close to time square.

As you can see from the lions, we are infront of the Library on 5th Ave.
(Resting on the stairs from our long walk.)
Abg was the camera man so hes not in this.

Waie still dreading the time he left his notebook and psp in washington.

There abg! behind Syaza! =)

Obesity is crazy!

"im so thirsty...i need my starbucks coffee..."

The photogenic pigeon <3

Wahington DC Pt2

2008-07-29T16:57:00.000-07:00

Here are some more pictures from Washingon that i didnt take. There was one night we went over to Uncle Sunadi and Aunty Honeyta place for dinner, sadly i didnt bring my camera that night, but luckily my umi brought hers (she brings it everywhere since its very compact).

The host's were very hospitable to all of us, their house was awesome, it was very spaceouse *sp*. The food was deliciouse they served BRUNEI FOOD! They had Soto and AMBUYAAAAAATT!!!!!

I miss my Babus (granmas) ambuyat...sniff sniff.

Id like to apologize in advance that my pictures are not put in any order, all these pictures are everywhere.

Aunty Asmah, Aunty Honeyta (The Hostess's), Aunty Zaiton, Wan Rahmani (LOL my mum) and Little Hakim ^^

Aunty Mas (On the left)

Aunty Zaiton and my mum hanging loose on the couch.

Look closely and you can see Tangah Ajis in the background, standing outside the door.

A lovely singer that night.

Getting ready to leave.

Group Photo of the 'families united'

Tha family in the Factory outlet in Washington. Abg, Faf and me, bought our winter coats/jackets for UK. (We are so ready)

Back on the night fo the dinner in Aunty Honit's and Uncle Sunadi's humble abode. Their kids are sitting in from o the entertainment center, where they enjoyed plying guitar hero on their Wii.

Aunty Mas and Aunty Zaiton chilling ^^

Waie and me; in sad desperation to make Arriana laugh or even smile a little.....

(All she did was stare at us)

Ayah holding up Arriana for me and Waie.

We all were exhausted from waking up early the morning we had to depart from Washington.

This picture was taken in the golf course (inside where lunch was served) right after the men had their tournament.

Umi and Syaza at the factory outlet.

Hahahahah! This picture cracked me up. Teehee. Dont worry Tangah Ajis ^^ it happens to everyone =P

Washington DC

2008-07-28T16:51:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone, its been a while since i made a new entry. So here it is, we (Karim family and Mettusin family) all drove down to Washington for the weekend to visit our relatives.

The Mummies

An ice cream break for that hot and sunny day.

Posing around.

This is an overworked and overrated pose =P

Damia: "Arrrggg im gna attack this cone"

Pictures infront of the 'White House'

Look closely and observe teir facial expressions lol.

Aunty Mas getting the umbrella ready for the sizzling sun.

The ladies: Ella, Irah and Aunty Zaiton.

Ahhh theres nothing like taking shots in front of flowers shaped as the number '1'.

The ladies taking pictures infront of some monument thing =P

~ Abg and the flowers~

An awkward pose =P

Tired from the walk.

Balancing.

More flowers.

~Arriana~"Huh?"

Ahhhhh her facial expression is so freakin adorable!!! Im gna eat ur face! num num num.

Damia is feeling the heat.

Abg's pictures from the car.

On the day we had to go back to NY we took a group photo. This was taken in Aunty Mas's and Tangah Ajis's house. We (me, abg and waie) spent a wonderful 2 nights there. Both of you guys were very humble ^^ thanking for taking us we all had a great time there, and its been a wonderful weekend.

Road trip to the factory Outlet.

2008-07-18T21:07:00.000-07:00

Hi guys. Sorry i meant to post this up a few days ago but i sorta...forgot =P So this is what happened; we all (the family) went on a short road trip t this factory outlet, which was a pretty great place. The ride took about 2hrs, everyoneended up sleeping int he car, while i cozied*sp* up to that new Sopie Kinsella book ^^ and Abg read 'Wicked' (also a musical).

I didnt take a full view shot o the place, but seriously it was an awesome place! The place looked like a suburban neighborhood and the 'houses' are the different stores.

This is sweet! And i mean literally! LOL

Aint it a cowinky dink that i find a 'mini melt' vending machine??...haha, u noe coz brunei has mini mels (not the vending machine though) Its a wonder to me how they kep the ice cream cool.

Tijah enjoying the shade with Arriana

Now thats what im talking about!

PLeh we didnt even go in there.

You guys dont have to ask why we took this picture XD

Just look carefully ^^

The food court

The Puma Store.

Our trip to Coney Island.

2008-07-15T22:01:00.000-07:00

"ABOUT CONEY ISLAND

Coney Island is a New York City neighborhood that features an amusement area that includes 35 or more separate rides and attractions; it's not a centrally managed amusement park like Disneyland or Six Flags. As a result, specific questions about rides, filming privileges, etc., should be directed to individual businesses. This website is maintained by Coney Island USA, the not for profit arts organization that runs the Mermaid Parade, the Sideshow and the Coney Island Museum, among other programs."

(http://www.coneyisland.com/tourism.shtml)

Unfortunately, these pictures were not put up in the rigt order, so just bare with me =P

So the family went out to Coney Island, we basically just roamed around the area and took great shots, we enjoyed the somewha 'scenic' view. ^^

This was very funny, bcaz Syaza and Abg did not get their moneys worth lol. Try to guess why.

This was after we had lunch in 'CI' (Coney Island). Since we couldnt find a halal restaurant, we wet into a non halal one and just ordered club sandwiches (Tuna of course). And im no big fan of tuna.

For ally ou bike lovers...feast ur eyes on this beaut'! LOL it actually has three wheels/tyres...whats the correct word?

That ice cream cone looks yummy..lol.
Yum Yum!

This was the line people had to wait in to go to the showers =P
Ahhh yes the 'Karim Children'...but wait! who that at the bottom left? New sibling? LOL (justa ranom kid who popped in out shot)

Ayah and Arriana

The No.1 way to get around the amusement park...teehee. I wna ride it!!

A popular fad going around.

Posing infront of a memorial wall in 'CI'. This wall is to comemorate the police officers that passed on 9/11.

Brooklyn Bridge...or the Manhattan bridge?....i dno...they all look the same....we ahve a very annoying story about bridges...jus ask if u wna know..ugh

The ultimate 6 Pack. Guys, this can be your inspiration.

4th of July day out.

2008-07-04T17:03:00.000-07:00

Our day out on the 4th of July =D

Mind you, not most of the shops were open since a lot of ppl are celebration America's Independance day. We decided to take a walk after lunch. ^^ Oh and if you see clearly there are protestors behind my family. LOL.
Agghhhh!!!!!!!! OMG!!! its the hulllkkkkk!!.....oh thats lame, its actually one of those double decker tour buses that passes our place regularly =P

So the cops where outside our building for the protestors. teehee, we were so sakai! Other ppl were taking pictures with them, we wanted to....but we were to scared =P Amongst allt he Americans, we're like midgets.

Waie all tired. (Resting infornt of a church.)

Arianna <3

(Tijah, Umi, Faf, Syaza)

We're all walking down the sidewalk.

: aaaahhhhh its the chrysler building:

(Behind me)

Waiting at the junction, while umi is finished in the loo. Pleh.

This is by far the coolest thing ever done to caps =D

"i wna buy a cap from here....ayahhhhh lanjaaaa...teehee ^^"

Trotting Cops =D.... well cantering anyway.

This was in grand central station, there was a huge darn flag hanging up on the ceiling!!! It was wicked awesome. But it was dark in there at the same time so u cant really see it.

Street performers that caught our eye ;) They were really great, coz they had a lil kid in their act, they danced by the way ...oh and the guy that was behind me...smelled like beef...*GAG!*

The next 'Michelle Shoe Maker'...hahah.
"I noe the original name in my head, but i dont know how you spell it =P"

An outing in the city.

2008-07-02T10:06:00.000-07:00

On our day out, we all visited 5th Avenue's Apple store, and this is it...on the outside that is. I was afraid to take pictures inside, fearing that the employees might think im a chinese/japanese spy trying to steal their ideas.

The entire store is actually located underground, under all that glass. It was an awesome place. unfortunately it was really packed in there so we didnt have time to look around.

Everyone was excited to visit here....everyone except Syaza...she was not feeling that up to it. Probably a case of jet lag? but she said she wanted to throw up.

Well you can see her expression in this next picture.

Sadly Ayah wasnt in this picture, he was the camera man for that moment.

Agghhhhh!!! its Arianna!!! XD soooo kkkeeeuuuuttt!!!

Hey and theres ayah as well, i took this shot coz i noe ayah needed a break from taking all the pictures. =P

The view from the car, while cruising midtown. Passing by the Museum of natural History.

This was a cool truck, cuz if you can see, the grills have teeth on it =D

These pictures above are from the port to where you get to ride the ferry to the Statue of liberty. Syaza was in the car the whole time, since she wasnt feeling well.

This was a remnant from 9/11.

Our apartment.

2008-07-01T06:31:00.000-07:00

Good morning fellow readers! how are you family and friends?

This elevator is where the magic happens. It brings us ap and down from 4th to the 6th floor.

We all live within 3 floors of our apartment....so thats 4-5 and 6. LOL.

This is the view outside one of our windows in the apartment; as you can see, thats the UN building, and the front pavement is aligned with flags of all nations......hence UNITED NATIONS (UN)....=P

Obvious much?.... Well continuing with the tour.

So i hope this blog entry wont me to long for you will see the whole of our apartment =P

So this is the living room on the 4th floor. You can see that is our very own hypnotizing machine, it works very well when used daily. LOL

Enough of the 4th floor, lets go to the 5th. =D

OK, here is the inside of the fifth floor, our amah lives on this floor. shes the only one here, but its all the way criss crossing through some corridor.

This is where everyone whould hang and lepak, but everyone goes to the 4th, wher Waie, Abg and me live in =P maybe its because, thats where all the food is =P

Its nice and spacy isnt it? =D

Lawaaaaaa right? i like ^^.

This where everyone should hang man, not the 4th floor. Pleh. This place is much more bigger.

On your left is the staircase on the 5th floor that leads up to the 6th =) its very nice on your feet, since its lined with furry carpeting....*drool drool*.

Ok theres more, but im gna end it here since my neck is starting to strain =P

Hope you all enjoyed the tour of our apartment.

We miss Brunei

2008-06-30T11:00:00.000-07:00

We miss Brunei alot!! and everyone in Brunei especially QELLY! Its been about 6 days since we left but it feels like YEARS... things here are so expensive... its crazy !
the kids are enjoying playing with their new Wii, especially faf ...well its good for her keeps her active insteada sitting on the couch all day watching her girly tv shows...you guys who havnt tried Wii before should, especially for those who dont like exercising alot, Wii is a great and exciting way to keep fit and have fun at the same time...so try it out ;)
Im sorry but this is going to be a VERY short blog...gonna hit the hay.. even though its 2.23pm here its 2.23am in Brunei and my body still isnt used the time difference.... goodnight you guys !

Waiting in vain...

2008-01-07T07:50:00.000-08:00

I am bored..am still waiting for the confirmation of my flight back to Brunei, been on the waiting list since 1st of January, all SQ flights from Newark New York to Singapore fully booked, its the time of the year when most people escape the cold weather of NY, so here I am the Victim of Circumstances......been in NY since September 2007 and cant wait to go home and be with my childrens..I have listed few foods that I will look for once I reached Brunei..
1. Soto
2.Rojak Belait
3.Ayam Penyet
4.Roti Telur
5.Mee Rebus, the list could goes on and on...I just hope I will get a good news today from Singapore Airlines..

Visitors from Washington..

2008-01-05T19:05:00.000-08:00

My brother and his family visit us all the way from Washington with their little Damia

Lil' Damia still look tired, the journey by train took them 3 hours to reach New York

Enyoing the scenery of New York, Times Square

Jalan Jalan di New York

Ooh Boy....Even the glittering lights and the hustle bustle of Times Square able to stop Lil' Damia from taking her sweet nap

Welcome to Queens

2008-01-04T18:30:00.001-08:00

Went to Queens,one of the 5 borough of New York.Its so different from Manhattan, its where most of the Asians and Hispanic lives.Just look at the Saree Boutique across the road,its a common view here in Queens

The pics speak for itself

BOLLYWOOD invasion

NO..NO...Pics were not taken in Saudi...we're still in Queens

No problem in getting Halal meat here in Queens

United Nations

2008-01-03T14:10:00.001-08:00

Went to the Brunei Mission to the UN.The location of our mission is just infront of the United Nations itself..Such a nice location....

The United Nations, pic was taken right infront of the Brunei Mission

Rows of Flags members of the United Nations, over 190, our national flag located at the start of the row, coz its arranged alphabetically

Come to think of it, the building behind me is the place where decisions were made which shaped the world we're living....

2008-01-02T15:32:00.000-08:00

Decided to take a walk along the Fifth Avenue and enjoying the scenaries of the shopping malls

My other half was over the moon with this sign...Buy more shoes as New Year Resolutions? Guys...Help me here.....

At the New York Financial District( far away from the Shopping Malls...hahaa...)

Time to fill up the tank....having Italian late lunch...still staying away from Fifth Avenue....

Then went to New York National Library....

2008....Here we come

2008-01-01T07:29:00.000-08:00

Tuesday 01/01/2008

The tone of Peterpan " Sedang Ingin Bercinta" from my Brunei line woke me up, glanced at the alarm clock, its 8 a.m on new year day,

Hello...U maseh kat New York ker? I and family dah sampai KL, we been trying to call ur guys to join us kat London...Nani mana? Hold on..DS want to talk to u..

The call was from DS , our dear friend from KL. The conversation lasted for more than 30 minutes,started with their complaints on the numerous call they made to me and my other half which goes unanswered, I have to tell them we seldom switch on our Brunei phones, they wanted us to join them in London, then we goes on exchanging news about our children activities,talk about mutual friends and asking us to drop by KL on our way back.

Known the DS's way back during our student day in UK,been good friends till now, tough DS is holding important post in the Malaysian Cabinet, that post doesnt change him and his other half, the DS's remain the same people we known years ago..This makes me wonder why some people change once given a new post, new tittle etc...Guess Thats Life...

2008 is here..Without fail,people will ask whats your new year resolutions..My standard answer will be...Peace on earth....What a lame lines....Actually I have enough of announcing to others about my new year resolutions...I just want to keep it to myself and pray with his help I could achieve it.

2007 been a roller coaster year for me,but then again I always look at the glass as half full, I just want to have positive attitude on everything ( though its easy to say than done), I always remember the words of my former boss while serving in Bangkok (1987-1990) he said..Life is too short..the most you live is 60 to 80 years old...so enjoy every second of your life..no point of worrying so much on what had happen, think on what you have today, which is certain..not so much of uncertainties....Another words of wisdom I have been trying hard to hold is...Jangan berprasangka burok terhadap orang....Selalulah bersangka baik...Another words which is easy to say....

Here I am in NY with my other half minus our children,one in Aussie studying ( at least i think and pray so..), the rest is in Singapore ,enjoying their holiday with their nini,uncles/aunties and cousins, as for my self, i am getting old...and I have not achieved all my dreams...then again I cant complain..Life goes on...I am just making the best of it...Que Sera Sera...I just pray along the way, I will not hurt people,especially my loved ones...They mean sooo much to me...Cant imagine living without them next to me....One line from me..May the new year bring us happiness..

Happy New Year

2007-12-31T18:02:00.000-08:00

Greeting from New York......The time when I post this is 9pm dated 31st December 2007, meaning I still have few hours to 2008 . But my Brunei phone has been getting quite a number of SMS welcoming the year of 2008, while i am still in the year of 2007.
We are having a quiet New Year at the apartment, my loved one is not in the mood of going down to Times Square,it will be packed with people, the news half an hour ago said there are already almost a million people at Times Square.
But, we did go to Time Square yesterday around 6pm, just to check the preparation made to welcome the New Year ( will post the photos later) boy...this New Yorkers they really know how to have a good times.....
Anyway, would like to take this opportunity ti wish everyone a very happy new years...to our loved ones may allah bless all of us ..amen...

Check out my Slide Show!

2007-12-31T17:30:00.001-08:00