2008 is the Year of the Rat and while the Chinese calendar consists of 12 animal signs in rotation, the Lion remains the central and most symbolic icon of the Chinese calendar and the Lion Dance is usually performed traditionally as a ceremony to exorcise evil spirits and to summon luck and fortune. The lion, as [...]
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On Jan 26th, there were two events happening on the same evening which if they were right next door to each other I would have had the pleasure to attend both. One being the inaugural KB Blogger’s Night and the other being the Brunei LNG 2007 Emblem Night which was held at Rizqun International Hotel [...]
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On Dec 17, 2007 boarding a flight to Singapore with the kids, I picked up a copy of Brunei Times and on page 2 was the article Baiduri Bank wins UK banking magazine award, “It is the fifth time that the Baiduri Bank has won the recognition [The Banker Awards] in six years after it was adjudged [...]
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© Jan Shim Photography
One of the first architectural work I was hired to do a few years back was photographing a series of buildings for Teck Guan Holdings web portfolio. In recent times, however, I’ve seen many new developments of architectural interests in the Brunei capital. It’s clearly the sign of the times when bolder [...]
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DON’T BE FOOLED BY THIS BURGER …. beyond fried egg, raw lettuce and grilled beef patty and soft buns lie mental and physical exhaustion, a surprisingly early punishment for the new year!
It would have been more appropriate to name this blog The Week After but that would only give the impression that this is the first day [...]
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Oh how time flies! Just a year ago Wella and its Brunei distributor Hong Guan engaged Jan Shim Photography for its prestigious Wella Trend Vision Award 2007 where selected Wella salon hairstylists are given the “creative freedom to interpret one of the four hair trends, using Wella Professionals products to create the look.” Of the four selected salons from [...]
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For over a decade now, mobile phones have come in all shapes and sizes and are available in so many different form factors. So much so that trying to find one that fits your hands like a good pair of gloves is enough to make your head spin. And I should know. December 27, 2007 [...]
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Last August I created a post An Oil Town Legacy. Soi Heng Coffee Shop. but stopped shy of a photo of the very delicious fried kway teow that completes my Saturday morning rituals. At the time, I decided that since it’s quite a tall order to capture the essence of deliciousness that I had written about, I thought this [...]
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