MISSIONS ACCOMPLISHED
MAY 1, 2008 elsewhere known as Labour Da, in Brunei a very busy day! Indeed a labour intensive day for the folks at DST, the people who brought Brunei the GSM mobile communication system in 1996. With a number of milestones and achievements since then, DST once again pushes the envelope and brings 3.5G technology to cellular and broadband users across the country—the ever demanding pool of web-savvy users who are now on the move more than ever before, present company included.
At the risk being drowned by the overwhelming images from the official DST GO! launch, I would like to convey a personal thanks to John Tan of TCY MOTORS SDN BHD for the complimentary movie tickets to the premier of IRON MAN! They called the movie an action thriller, I called it a perfect end to an exhausting but a mind blowing day! From the RSQ in the “I, ROBOT” movie to the R8 in “IRON MAN”, Audi’s concept of vehicle design is nothing short of extraordinary and exhilarating that makes me tingle at the thought of driving one! Since the days of my Subaru WRX, I’ve long forgotten the excitement of commuting!
Artwork © TCY MOTORS SDN. BHD.
Two companies, One mission. For a small country with some 380 odd thousand people, it may seem preposterous a thought that we need more than one service internet provider. Whatever the reasons may be, the “privatisation of the communication services in Brunei Darussalam has turned out to be one of the nation’s success stories” as declared on the DST Group corporate profile. The foresight of His Majesty’s Government 13 years ago last month has opened doors to opportunities to better equip the business community with state-of-the-art communications infrastructure. Information at your finger tips, evident in the picture below as a guest retrieved news headlines on his Nokia E61i.
© Jan Shim Photography
The early hours at Empire Hotel where the launch was held was buzzing with curious tourists with video cameras. A scene of invited guests in formal business attire versus hotel guests in their relaxed clothing created an exciting contrast.
© Jan Shim Photography
Corporate events are a great way to network. When a corporate giant like DST throws a party, you can be sure of an explosive turn out. With an event that promises emotion-stirring products and services, you are excused for the anticipation and not being able to stay focused on work! So many questions, so little time and so many choices—you decide what’s best!
© Jan Shim Photography
Guest of Honour, The Crown Prince, officiated the launch that carried a green coloured theme “GO! broadband“.
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There was no shortage of cameras from press photographers, guests with cameras including me and David who just couldn’t not get ourselves sitted. As waves of guests from diplomatic various missions, government ministries and corporate CEOs make their way into the ballroom, so did we, eventually.
© Jan Shim Photography
© Jan Shim Photography
“7.2 Mbps” is plenty to smile about. The Crown Prince gave an approving smile as he walked away from a demo and Kamarul gestured confidently on being No.1 
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GO! broadband raises the bar on broadband standards in Brunei and like a pat on the shoulder, DST’s service is friendly in nature, easy going and most of all, there for you!
© Jan Shim Photography
PUSHing THE BOUNDARIES and more than a handful. Goodie bags, a symbol of appreciation and a token of gratitude, were packed with enough cool items to give you another reason to smile about! Judging from the condition of the box holding the goodie bags, its boundaries had been pushed more than once!
© Jan Shim Photography
The wait is over! DST has published the various GO! broadband packages and rates to meet your needs including special offers and lucky draws at the DST Roadshow! On a personal front, I’m happy to see evidence of another mission accomplished—more people are now aware of our national asset, the Temburong National Park and the Ulu Ulu Resort from a recent assignment. There’s the warm and fuzzy feeling inside when one’s action and efforts make a difference!
For more pictures from the day’s event check out ANAKBRUNEI.
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the girl in the cream colored tudong is so hot!
maurina
May 2, 2008 at 12:46 pm
I second that! She is SIZZLIN’
Nice set Jan, and it was great hangin out with you and the other sifus yesterday! Now for part 2 of the plan for world domination! or at least GO!broadband domination! hehehe!
anakbrunei
May 2, 2008 at 2:08 pm
Sayang, I was stationed at the Mall, if not I could’ve learned from the sifus, too.
Zul
May 3, 2008 at 1:02 pm
wow Jan i have never felt so much excitement from any of your articles like this before and its clear why. great i like that Audi, i hope Iron Man is as good as u say it is i am planning on go seeing it as soon as i get some free time.
Vern
May 3, 2008 at 1:35 pm
Maurina & AnakBrunei, What are you two smokin’?
Big corporate events of such significance are far and few in Brunei so the invitation to warm the seats was a welcoming change! Not least the opportunity to network and enjoy the food too, something of a rarity that comes with the territory of event photography—too busy for food or a good chat.
Someone, especially one of my non-Malay speaking readers from abroad would look up “Sayang” and come with up “love” a very confusing predicament for everyone!
Jokes aside, what exactly do you do? You seem to be “stationed” somewhere all the time, if it’s not ICC, it’s The Mall.
Robert Downey Jr makes a great come back in the movie. I thought Transformers was good, Iron Man ups the ante with a great story.
Jan Shim
May 5, 2008 at 1:53 pm
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June 3, 2008 at 1:31 pm
nice blog, anyway go!broadband is getting so slow, and technicians cant even fixed the problem everytime someone complains/asked they will give the same reason,”The reason it is slow is because lines are congested due to many users” but never tend to say they are trying to fixed it or so, if this is keep on going on, GO!Broadband will surely be a letdown and TelBru will go for the win in the best ISP(Internet Service Provider)
Hence, I rest my case.:)
Jason
October 2, 2008 at 12:01 am
Hi Jason,
As you’ve posted comments here and in my other GO! post, I’ll respond here. DST GO performance issues aren’t on my radar so I wouldn’t know if it’s fast or slow. In fact, where I live in Seria, my location has very moderate to poor coverage that in the two weeks I had been evaluating the modem, I had to prop it against a window nearest to the patio in order to get a decent signal (even then the modem was highly erratic and kept throttling between Blue and Green. A friend brought his ZOOM device to my place and it fared better in that where there was completely no signal, ZOOM device was completely usable and speed was at the time I thought as fast or slow as my E-Speed.
Some readers were confused by my “GO!” posts thinking that I favoured one ISP over the other when in fact (and I hadn’t bothered to discuss the matter). I am not a fan of wireless networking much less after seeing the GO!’s behaviour justifies my not accepting the technology very well. BUT, I also know from other experience such as when I was in Singapore and had my laptop connected to SingTel broadband while waiting for friends in Starbucks Orchard Road, the connection consistently fast at 512kb (not forgetting to mention also, FREE!)
At home, I’m very much a wired person having three PCs on E-Speed. We’ve had our share of turbulent times with E-Speed connections over the years and it just baffles me to no end how it’s a continuing struggle to gives its customers fast and reliable service.
NOTE. FWIW, I almost bought into the idea that a HSDPA device whether it be GO! or ZOOM was good to go with my laptop. I had doubts and postponed that idea long enough for me to discover something better—NOKIA E71 which changed the way I looked at mobile internet connectivity.
For my intended usage, it was only going to be sporadic at best so a monthly commitment would be too heavy. With the E71 and my 3.5G Prima plan, I have reasonably fast access to my Gmail and Instant Messenger accounts. That’s all I really need when I’m out of the house.
Jan Shim
October 2, 2008 at 9:11 am