Last eight.

Salam, good day. EURO 2012 came to the quarter final stage now with the last eight teams is gearing up to give out their best. After 12 days of entertaining football, now it's time to get another electric performances from europe's best teams.

Although both the co-host Poland and Ukraine failed to go through but I'm sure the tournament are still able to attracts the spectators to fill up the stadiums, impressive venues I should say.

Both the host nations has provided a world class stadiums and facilities throughout the tournament and they deserved positive assessment for this effort. 

In all the 24 matches played, we have seen spectacular goals, couples of upsets, great comebacks as well as controversial decision.

Not much of unexpected teams are through but in my opinion Greece and England are lucky to be in this stage. Few pundits expects Russia to go through but Greece has made it from Group A. Whilst for England, Roy Hodgson has done a good job in less than a month to form a group of players who is playing a very organised football and finished top in Group D.


In this quarter finals, it was a fair draw I assume but the likes of Germany and Spain are still the hot favourites. However the mighty Italian and France as well as Portugal were also the teams to beat.


The quarter finals kick starts later this morning at 0245 hours: Czech Republic to play against Portugal. Let's hope more matches to remember is coming up, more attractive football will be on show in EURO 2012:)


News on UEFA website:

Czechs warned to give Portugal no quarter
De Rossi looking to lay English ghosts

Greece keeping things in perspective

Blanc keen to consign Sweden result to history

Bukan Kerna Nama

 Jangan kau pandang bibir yang manis, kerna dia bisa menghancurkan

Jangan kau pandang wajah yang indah, kerna dia bisa meracun mu

Dengarlah hai teman, dengarkan bersama

Aku menulis bukan kerna nama

Kerna sifat kasih, pada sesama insan

Dan menyatakan kasih sayangku

Kita sama, semuanya sama

Apa yang ada hanyalah kehidupan

Jangan kau dengar puisi dusta

Kerna dia merosakkan jiwamu

Dengarkanlah puisi di pusaka, yang telah turun menurun hari ini

Dengarlah hai teman, dengarkan bersama

Aku menulis bukan kerna nama

Kerna sifat kasih, pada sesama insan

Dan menyatakan kasih sayangku

Kita sama, semuanya sama

Apa yang ada hanyalah kehidupan

Ini adalah satu kehidupan

Hanyalah satu kehidupan...

Jangan kau alas hatimu itu, dengan secebis warna kehitaman

Dialah seperti anai-anai, lambat laun hancurlah dirimu

Dengarlah hai teman, dengarkan bersama

Aku menulis bukan kerna nama

Kerna sifat kasih, pada sesama insan

Dan menyatakan kasih sayangku

Kita sama, semuanya sama

Apa yang ada hanyalah kehidupan

Ini adalah satu kehidupan

Hanyalah satu kehidupan...

lalala lalala lalala...

lalala lalala lalala...

-Ramli Sarip-

The fever rising.

Salam, good day. EURO 2012 is a week old now and the fever is keep on rising! So far the so-called seeded teams are yet to show their full strength whilst the non-seeded teams have shown their ability of keeping pace with the big ones.

The co-host Poland and Ukraine has done a very good job since the opening ceremony, their performances on the field of play as well as their organising flow deserved admire. This is the first time ever the EURO Finals held in the eastern / central part of Europe.

In Group A, Russia looks very convincing and they are the favourites to go through to the knock-out stages. Besides Mr.Advocaat boys, all other three teams do still have their chances of going through. Never look down on Poland, Czech and Greece who still have their slim chance of making it to the next round.

The biggest shock so far is The Netherlands who lose to Denmark in Group B, also they are  yet to gain a point although by lining up some of the world's talented players. The Danish side who came as underdog in this group has twisted the negative label given and now they are heading to show they are a team to be respected. Whilst the Germans have shown that they are a team to beat and potentially to go through to the quarters.

It was a bit of a tricky situation in Group C. The defending champion Spain fail to convert their chances and they need to be very clinical upfront after they've lost the service of David Villa. It ain't easy playing against Italy for the Spanish boys since the Azzurri is very organised defensively. Slaven Bilic's Croatia also done a good job against Republic of Ireland, they deserved the positive assessment.

The co-host Ukraine is the hot favourites in Group D as well as Laurent Blanc's France. Veteran striker Andrei Schevchenko is the forward an opponent should never look down to. He is sharp as ever and extremely very experience. Their win against Sweden was a cracker and we expect more from this co-host nation. Whilst Roy Hodgson England side is yet to build their momentum in order to book their place in the quarter finals. 

In comparison to the FIFA World Cup, EURO finals is much more easier in terms of commentary and punditry. European players who based in Europe are very well known, so then we know them better and no sh*t commentary and punditry! *lol* All the 31 matches are broadcast live on RTB2 and RTB1.

Hair Salon or Indian Barber?

Salam, good day. I hope everybody is doing good and still able to ‘maintain’ their good shape *lol*. As for myself I’d rather  choose the ‘keep fit, not fat’ slogan as a lifestyle. In my opinion, when we choose this style to live our life, this shows that how committed we are to our health.

Of late, I start to get back to the running track along with my wife and kids. During my last appointment at RIPAS PHY (Cardio) Clinic, the physician has given me two options? Back to medication routine or be physically active?

From the Electro diagram (ECG) done on me shows that my heart needs work. Because I am very inactive, the hearts work less.

The physician said that we need to give our heart some work to do in order to get a stable and proper heart beat. That is why besides sitting the whole day in the office, we are advice to spare sometime to do some exercises at least 30 minutes a day.

Any kind of physical activities is good for our health but not to exceed the limitation.

Some people seems unable to change their mindset, I mean they are very interested in thinking on how to get rich rather than thinking on how to maintain their health.

For me, I start to change now. I started to control my diet and do more physical activities. Currently  I was in my mid 30’s, I think it is a shame to see elderly who is much older than me are able to do some jogging, football, badminton etc. 

There are ways on how to live a healthy life; balance diet (nutritions), physically active (exercises), good sleep, positive thinking etc.

Alright, about my headline ‘Hair Salon or Indian Barber’? Which one would  you choose? On my counts, I’ve been to a hair salon only twice since I was born! The rest is Indian barber shop:)

The older the ginger, the hotter the spice.

Salam, good day. It has been so long overdue, bruneidaily has been very outdated for a month. Actually I did attend a lot of events as well as travelling quite often too with in this month. But it's only the matter of time for me to do the write-ups.

Talking about my job which I consider as 'rojak', it goes really well *lol*. I do enjoy doing my work in the office as well as the field assignment. Also, I am more than happy to learn on how to do a job which I never have done before. This is actually a good piece of learning process which is very useful for my future undertaking.

I admit I am so very busy during the month of May, even the kids keeps on complaining to me *lol* but Alhamdulillah my Mrs knows how to deal with the kids.

Actually I don't know how to start the write-ups here because I do have a lot of story to tell and to write haha... So so many story here, yes I don't really know how to start!

Above all, Alhamdulillah so far everything goes well. By looking to ourself, we do have enough be it financially and materially. I have few friends who I consider as a 'thicked-wallet' people which are very stylish of them. They even look great with their branded stuff! Haha, good on you fellas. But this didn't convince me to change my lifestyle, but still I make good friends with them.

Coming from a middle class family (or maybe even lower) does help me (us) to see on how others live their life. We are able see on how easy the upper class dumped their cash freely and also how hard the lower class to gain a penny. This teaches me (us) on how to be very appreciative to what we have and to what we got.

There is time when we are deeply in need. But by looking on how hard the lower class live their life sometimes it could heals our problem and strengthen our patient. Be patient and be appreciative, so then we can happily live our life:)

I admit, I do have a lot of friends be it men or ladies. But talking about the loved ones, this is the one...

There are many good singers that fail to get hits but unfortunately this Singapore born legendary singer is a terrific singer and he has no trouble to get hits or whatsoever. The rock icon Mr.Ramli Sarip a.k.a Papa Rock! This man never fail to get hits! Photo opportunity with Papa Rock who is also the lead singer of The Sweet Charity. 

The so called 'King-of-fruits' which I'm allergic to
*peace* 

My bosses took the opportunity to have some

*$20.00 per kg*

This Ford Mondeo is actually my previous car, which is no longer mine. I love this car so very much but we are not meant to be. This car would have been 7 years old this month.

A lot to choose from.

Salam, good day. Although it has been a very hectic week, but as human we can't resist when the appetite for food arises LOL. I admit myself as a food lover and a strong eater hehe... Last evening we are having Sup Tulang and as you know it taste really great. Accompany with noodles, fried onions and chillies, the Sup Tulang is second to none. I know, I keep on praising the best food abroad but surely here in Brunei Darussalam the foods was at par with them. Only it need to be promoted. Bismillah:)  

This home-cooked Sup Tulang is second to none

*Gear Box soup*

We went to this newly open eatery in Gadong for this Ayam Penyet. The environment does impressed me but not the parking space especially during lunch hours. The service is quite good and about the Ayam Penyet I would rate them at 6.5 out of 10. It is quite pricy too if we are looking at the size of the portion which is quite small. This review is on my personal opinion.

$15.00 for two of us *hmmm...

Whilst at home my wife busy demonstrating and practicing her bakery skills. Pic above is 'Honey Cornflake'.

This cupcakes was a big hit among the kids

This ain't homemade ok, this taste good too.

I was wandering who printed this banner at one printing shop at Jalan Tutong. The question is are we going to have 'Subway' in Brunei. In KL yes it is Halal certified but in Singapore is yet to get Halal certified. Ok, if Brunei is going to have one 'Subway' in Brunei, let's hope it is Hala certified straight away.

Fever.

Salam, good day. It has been a while I didn’t write on bruneidaily, this is due to the hectic schedule. I was also unable to squeeze some time for my badminton routine *bad.

Actually the month of April was so eventful, lots of activities being organised. It's only the matter of availability for me to cover those events.

People used to say boring when there is nothing to do but it is another way round when there is too much work to be done. We should keep in mind, we need job to gain income and we need works to generate our body.

When the body move, it would help the brain to work and produce it's magic! As a man and woman, we are the best human being created by the almighty then we should know how to live our life in a better way than any other human being.

Haha, is that sounds very serious of me? Not really, but good to motivate ourself.

My son Abdul Aziz turns 3 years old and now he knows how to pose! 

Unlike his sisters, Aziz called her mom as 'mama'. 

As requested by himself, it was a 'Pororo' birthday cake!

This week I was being assigned to Istana Nurul Iman for the coverage of The Confernment of Honorary Medals in conjunction with His Majesty's 65th birthday anniversary celebrations. 

His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah ibni His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister's Office consented to present the honorary medals on behalf of His Majesty. The ceremony took place at the Balai Singgahsana Indera Kencana, Istana Nurul Iman.

Among the criteria that qualify them for the award is undivided loyalty to His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, to the nation, as well as to the religion. 

Inside the Balai Singgahsana Indera Kencana

Whilst this is taken inside the banquet hall, after breakfast.

Good food!

Last evening, I was very unlucky not to watch the EPL Masters Football Brunei Cup 2012 at Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex Indoor Stadium. Although I was there but unable to enter the venue. It was a very long story to tell but to make it shorter, it is maybe because of communication breakdown haha... Pic above Robbie Fowler of LFC Masters in action against Endy Vyzunny of DPMM FC Masters. The match ended LFC Masters defeated DPMM FC Masters by 3-0.

Haha...could you believe this? The legends is in town? Frank Lebouf (Blue) and Quinton Fortune (White). During his time, Lebouf is considered as one of the best defender in EPL and playing for Chelsea as well as Fortune is a very fine winger for Manchester United.

EPL All Stars Masters defended their crown for the second consecutive years. Lets hope this tournament is going to be an annual event in Brunei Darussalam. (Images by Infofoto).

The paracetamol given by the government hospital does help me to overcome my fever. I was hit by fever almost for three days and now Alhamdulillah I'm doing good. Also does help me is a tablespoon of honey mixed with lemon juice, the tricks works! Need to get back to full fitness now. Tawakkal:)