Jalan Sultan | 24 Hours Bazaar ...

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A glimpse of the 24 Hours weekend bazaar along Jalan Sultan in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei Darussalam.

The bazaar starts from 1800 Hours Saturday to 1800 Sunday weekly, selling varieties of stuffs, including local Brunei souvenirs and such.

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Our 23rd National Day Celebrations

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Flag Raising Ceremony

These are pictures from the National Day 2007 Flag Raising Ceremony where a giant flag is raised to mark the beginning of the celebrations.

Photographs and Video Slide Show by Aku

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Bahapa Kitani at Pantai Seri Kenangan

Welcome To Pantai Seri Kenangan.

Pantai Seri Kenangan is located in Tutong District - quite clean & many activities to do there. Want to know what? Here are some:

The obvious - play with the sand, sea & sun. Just enjoy nature. Picnics. BBQ, yum! Good times with family & friends

You could also try fishing at the river located on the opposite side of the beach. Just relax & wait for the fishes (or other non-living stuff) to eat your bait hehe

Part of the scenery which you can enjoy - The Istana Pantai

Or if you're the adventurous type, you can try some watersport activities such as jetskiing

Or if you want to feel like flying, you can maybe try Paramotor

Or if you prefer to stay on land, you can rent a buggy! It looks like fun and the rent looks reasonable too!

Rental fees are as below:
B$10 - 20 Mins
B$15 - 30 Mins
B$20 - 40 Mins
B$30 - 1 Hour

Or you can play kites! You can either make & bring your own or buy it from a nearby stall at the Pantai for just $3 (comes complete with the string).

There's also a playground area for kids, a beach football area and even someone who can draw your potrait (not sure if available all the time though hehe)

After all that, you can also visit some of the gerai there. There's plenty of food & drinks on sale such as Burgers, Nasi Katok, Samboi, Kerupuk & Cucur Pisang!

On some days and if it's the right season, there's also a few gerai selling local fruits!

Rest, Relax, Good Food, Good Fun & Just Enjoy Life. Enjoy Brunei's Beauty :) Pure Bliss!

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The Youth of Brunei

ASEAN DAY MESSAGE FROM HRH PRINCE MOHAMED BOLKIAH, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE OF BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

‘ASEAN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’

The Founding of ASEAN nearly forty years ago set a remarkable challenge for Southeast Asia’s future generations. It encouraged them to live together in peace and understanding in a region that had long been in fearful turmoil.

The first of these generations is now able to look back on its efforts to meet that challenge. Its members have already become the leaders of our region in all walks of life and they have brought it greater respect than ever before in international affairs. The second generation is in the process of inheriting their work and building on that of their predecessors.

We are now looking at our third ASEAN generation.

They are the theme of this year’s ASEAN Day.

“ASEAN and Young People”.

It is a theme that should give us all great pleasure and pride. Our young people are the embodiment of ASEAN’s Vision.

In all ASEAN countries, they have now been given greater opportunities than any previous generation.

They can expect to live longer, have a better standard of living, be better cared for, be more knowledgeable, be more confident about the future and be far more able to develop their talents both at home and in the world outside their country.

In Brunei Darussalam, we regard this as our children’s and grand children’s birthright. It is a gift handed on to them by their own forefathers and by those who founded ASEAN. We hope they will value it, respect it and strengthen it so that they, too, will pass it on to their own children and grandchildren.

I have every confidence that they will. The evidence I see and hear every day from our young people in Brunei Darussalam makes me proud of the way they are meeting the extremely difficult and very complex challenges that they are being asked to face in today’s society.

I trust their judgement. I believe it will always be based, as my own generation’s life and work have been, on the collective wisdom of those who want before us.

I thank them for the excellent contribution they have always made to our country and its development.

As they themselves begin to meet the challenge set by ASEAN’s founding fathers, I wish them great success and all the joys of anticipations, pleasure and simple fun that are the special right of young people everywhere.

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