PREPAID phone cards are an explosive worldwide business phenomenon. Its convenience and relative cost effectiveness make it a popular choice among mobile phone users. Brunei’s premier communications and entertainment carrier DSTcom knows this better than anyone in the cellular business.
I recently provided DSTcom 7 images to appear on EASI prepaid cards, five of which can be seen above. Each image has a 100,000 card circulation to satisfy strong demands with a total of 700,000 cards going to all distribution outlets in the country. Being a postpaid user for over a decade, I’ve decided to make a switch to prepaid and be a part of the explosive statistics, a compelling reason for first time and returning travellers to pick one up. For more information about EASI Prepaid Services.
HORNBILL and EGRETS added June 05 2008
All images © Jan Shim Photography
SHIMWORLD 
Would love to have a set of this for showing off 🙂
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wow
really nice nice pix!!!!
great shots jan!!!!!
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I love the Flock of Birds! =D When is this going to be available? lemme know! I wanna get one! But well, too bad they changed the thickness of the easi card, it’s not so ‘collectible’ anymore, =(
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Thanks you all, unfortunately I have no information to the availability or distribution of these cards.
@IngSiang
The Flock of Birds image was shot right at my kitchen balcony. The birds are Egrets that routinely fly over my house in that formation although it’s quite rare to find them cross path like that. The orangy glow of the Kampong Sungai Bera sunrise is also a rarity but imagine all the great picturesque sunrises one can see in Brunei. Certainly one of many hidden treasures of our country and quite literally IN OUR OWN BACKYARD!
While we are on the subject of sunrises, the image right below K.B. Sunset is in fact another sunrise composition from the very same balcony at 5.45 AM back not too long ago when they were only a few houses in the neighbourhood. Today, that landscape has changed with increased housing development that paved the way for much anticipated roads.
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Jan, I collect the easi cards and so far have found 2 of yours. Did you put in the watermark in your original photo or did DST did that coz most of the photos don’t even indicate the photographer.
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Hi there!
This was the first time I submitted these images to DST and they asked that I include a caption and photographer credit on each one. The typeface and size was fixed but I wasn’t sure of the placement so I left it to DST’s descretion. In the third pic above, the “sunset” was in fact a Kampong Sungai Bera “sunrise”
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Jan, I won’t be able to tell the difference for the 3rd pic until u mention it but it still look like a sunset hahaha. I now have another one of the easi card with your photos… the Billionth barrel view from the sea. 2 more to complete my collection.
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Hey, Jan Shim, right? I am a student from KB. And I am into photography also. I want to try to post my photographs [which are mainly people & portraits – since I always do photo shoots with my friends] to DST. Can I ask a favor? I mean, can you help me on how to pass my portfolios up to be seen by people of DST but I just want them to see my pictures and give it a try. you can check my pictures here also – http://ikhtheangel.deviantart.com , you can give me comments, if you have the time though. I dont want to disturb you that much. 🙂
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And this is my blog, mainly as gallery for my pictures and a bit of my life journal. –
http://www.kissmyassbecauseitsyourlastchance.blogspot.com/
and i am so sorry because i don’t really know how to use the html codes and stuffs.
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Ikhwan,
You should contact the folks at SIMPUR and introduce yourself like how you’ve done here. Take a look at Shutterbug Central that’s designed to promote local photography talents.
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thanks Jan Shim! That really helped.
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Sunset is awesome!
Never heard of easi cards.
*smile
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Breathtaking images. Keepsakes. 🙂
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