Yes, they did.
Congratulations President-Elect Obama!
hi-ay-what?
Hiatus.
Yup, I shall be gone for a while and hopefully I'll be back the by end of September. So don't fret readers! In the meantime, go read Katie-Ella. Her blog's awesome, banar :)
Toodles!
Yup, I shall be gone for a while and hopefully I'll be back the by end of September. So don't fret readers! In the meantime, go read Katie-Ella. Her blog's awesome, banar :)
Toodles!
I Heart Jason Mraz
I've been on Jason Mraz overload lately. Haha. His new album 'We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things' is absolutely incrediblolo! As the saying goes, like wine he gets better with age. He has truly outdone himself on this record :)
Here's one of my favorites off the album called 'A Beautiful Mess':
Here's one of my favorites off the album called 'A Beautiful Mess':
Hey, what a beautiful mess this is. It’s like picking up trash in dresses.
under her umbrella-ella-ella
I remember someone making a remark about Rihanna the other day and how over the years her hair has gotten shorter and shorter... Case in point:
Pre-Umbrella hair (don't know about you but she kinda reminds me of Beyonce here)
Post-Umbrella Hair
Present day Rihanna.
Until poof, one day she might just end up bald like Tyra Banks on ANTM or her boyfriend, Chris Brown. Haha.
Panjangkan tah rambut mu atu, Rihanna! Haha.
Pre-Umbrella hair (don't know about you but she kinda reminds me of Beyonce here)Post-Umbrella HairPresent day Rihanna.
Until poof, one day she might just end up bald like Tyra Banks on ANTM or her boyfriend, Chris Brown. Haha.
Panjangkan tah rambut mu atu, Rihanna! Haha.my corona and lime
Rupanya, I was tagged by Mr. Kurapak sometime last year to list out 7 random facts about me. So readers, here it goes..
Roxie 101
- I'm not that great at driving a manual car. I keep on stalling in the middle of the road and as result get honked many many times. So if you happen to see a car momentarily stalling in and around Bandar, Gadong or Kiulap - chances are it's me. So give little Roxie a break on the road ahhh!
- I have the ability to remember the lyrics to lots and lots of songs. Human iPod? Hehe.
- I hate - let me emphasize, HATE the sound of styrofoam!
- I eat very s-l-o-w-l-y. Chew chew. Gobble gobble.
- Je peux parler francais (mais seulement un petit peu) - I can speak French (but only a little bit)
- I'm a green eyed monster. 'Cemburu' lah cakap orang Melayu. Hehe.
- I love to travel :)
Now my turn to tag..
Kampong Burong Pinggai
I was reading a paper by H.R Hughes Hallett called 'A Sketch of the History of Brunei' and came across some interesting tidbits which might be of interest to the Burong Pinggaians out there.
So tale goes, Alak ber Tata (also known as Sultan Mohammed) called his cavaliers and bade them find him a princess. Patih Berbai and Awang Si Ma'aun (also known as Awang Semaun) accordingly went to Johore and there arrived in time to take part in a short pleasure cruise in which the Johore court were indulging. Because the Brunei craft was swift, it was favoured by a young Johore princess who was accommodated on board. To an accompaniment of gongs and drums the little fleet sailed off until a storm was encountered and the Johore vessels turned around but the Brunei craft stood on and stole away their royal passenger and bore her to Brunei where she became the most cherished wife of Alak ber Tata.
It continues that the discomforted Johore Sultan dispatched two nobles, Bendahara Amar di Raja and Seri Nari di Raja, who took with them a favourite pet of the noble princess, a burong agai which she called burong pinggai. The party was wrecked on the Brunei coast and all the crew lost with the exception of the two Rajas who were saved by clinging to the mast. They were washed ashore where to their surprise they encountered the burong pinggai which flew before them. Following the bird, they found their way eventually to Berakas. Here, Seri Nara di Raja took a wife and settled down but Bendahara Amar with the burong pinggai continued on to Brunei town where he took up residence at the place which has since borne the name of Kampong Burong Pinggai.
Some years later, a plot was hatched with friends whom he gathered around him at Kampong Burong Pinggai and the women of this kampong went to the Sultan's palace and spirited the Johore princess away (for generations after which no Burong Pinggai woman was ever allowed beyond the threshold of the royal palace). The two Johore rajas thereupon returned to Johore and restored the princess to her father. Thereafter, runs the tale, the Sultan of Johore invited Alak ber Tata to Johore where he reclaimed the hand of his princess.
The end :)
So tale goes, Alak ber Tata (also known as Sultan Mohammed) called his cavaliers and bade them find him a princess. Patih Berbai and Awang Si Ma'aun (also known as Awang Semaun) accordingly went to Johore and there arrived in time to take part in a short pleasure cruise in which the Johore court were indulging. Because the Brunei craft was swift, it was favoured by a young Johore princess who was accommodated on board. To an accompaniment of gongs and drums the little fleet sailed off until a storm was encountered and the Johore vessels turned around but the Brunei craft stood on and stole away their royal passenger and bore her to Brunei where she became the most cherished wife of Alak ber Tata.
It continues that the discomforted Johore Sultan dispatched two nobles, Bendahara Amar di Raja and Seri Nari di Raja, who took with them a favourite pet of the noble princess, a burong agai which she called burong pinggai. The party was wrecked on the Brunei coast and all the crew lost with the exception of the two Rajas who were saved by clinging to the mast. They were washed ashore where to their surprise they encountered the burong pinggai which flew before them. Following the bird, they found their way eventually to Berakas. Here, Seri Nara di Raja took a wife and settled down but Bendahara Amar with the burong pinggai continued on to Brunei town where he took up residence at the place which has since borne the name of Kampong Burong Pinggai.
Some years later, a plot was hatched with friends whom he gathered around him at Kampong Burong Pinggai and the women of this kampong went to the Sultan's palace and spirited the Johore princess away (for generations after which no Burong Pinggai woman was ever allowed beyond the threshold of the royal palace). The two Johore rajas thereupon returned to Johore and restored the princess to her father. Thereafter, runs the tale, the Sultan of Johore invited Alak ber Tata to Johore where he reclaimed the hand of his princess.
The end :)
BT
Check THIS OUT!!!
Roxie x
P.S Here's the original post I wrote last year. And!! I'd also like to wish His Majesty the Sultan a very happy belated 62nd birthday! May Allah bless you always. Amin.
How I came across it was purely coincidental but it's definitely a milestone for Acc2size. I wish I could've edited it though because I had absolutely nooooo idea they were gonna publish it! Hehe. Let me know what you think readers :)
Roxie x
P.S Here's the original post I wrote last year. And!! I'd also like to wish His Majesty the Sultan a very happy belated 62nd birthday! May Allah bless you always. Amin.
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