Wedding
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Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Rano's 6th Anniversary
The iCentre was basically jam-packed during Rano's 6th Anniversary Celebration. We hustled ourselves into the crowd to find it totally consumed by the atmosphere created by popular figures such as those of Reeda (anakbrunei.org), Alin (kurapak.com) and Rano himself.
Hotties: Shhh....
We then went on to check out the famous cupcakers. As promised, they showcased their best creations at the event and managed to draw crowds and photoshots to their booth! All of them were present! you name them.
Cits Cakes was there.. ↑
The sisters from Kitchen of Jasmine was there.. ↑ 
The Cakery. Brownies by Sas was there... ↑
Even our lecturer was there!
No, i mean. Delisioucity.com!
There was never a dull moment from 3.30 to 6pm during the event. Many thanx to the MC of the day, Edgar...
and the Hot DJ who never stopped spinning hits!
DJ: *spin spin*
Next up was the colouring, i mean make-up contest by Laneige. Beauties flocked the booth as if there was no tomorrow and registered for the contest.
Even mak cik bertudung up there participated. (she got 3rd place, don't u dare laugh at her)
Mascarrrraa...
And Guess What? DJ Honey from Kristal Fm won the contest!
It was uhm, a set of cosmetics i guess.
Colouring contest prize presentation
Alin likes to pop in for a shot from time to time.
Jimmy Johari won himself a 500Gb Lacie (2nd Place) for the photography competition.
First place went to Azrol Azmi, who bagged home a Canon IXUS 80.
Oh no, that's not him! He wasn't there somehow, Lisa took the prize for him.
and Third place went to Nizam Rahman, who won a million crumpler bag.
There were lucky draws throughout the event, it continued till the end of the day when Edgar spent some 2 hours trying to finish the lucky drawings while everyone berkurapak around, as many left earlier with their lucky numbers.
Finally! The lucky lady who won herself a mercedez watch!
Oh yeah! Dont forget to sign up at the revamped Ranoadidas.com for a chance to win an Apple iTouch! Registration is free!
*The revamped Ranoadidas.com by Skali have more sights and sounds for easier browsing, reading news is as easy as breeze now!*
Rano: *peace out!
p/s: Rano was using his self tailored cap, printed 'Ranoadidas'.
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Photography by Jayden Sia & Written by Calvin Tien
For yc-life.wordpress.com & kaiping113.blogspot.com
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More photos of this event @ Jayden's Flickr
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Turning over a new leaf
Say goodbye to 'A student's thoughts' it has been fun blogging about life as a student and education stuffs. Lil bloggy here is ready to turn over a new leaf and start blogging bout sumthing else. Even the banner got laid off. This new one is an artwork by Jayden. I cropped it out of www.gift-square.com, for good =D (I actually thought of 'frog-square' as the blog title for a while there, but i cudn't stand the suspend myself, lols)
Guess What!?
"Chloe" has an official trailer now!
Chris said the facebook version is clearer. hmm.
Chris:"Facebook may overtake Youtube soon" <--lols on that..
"Chloe" is set to release on the 24th December 09, is that the x'mas eve, anyone?
Opixel Video Production is officially a member of iFusion Square Group, under the title 'Opixel-Square' (still working on it), collaborating in providing photography, videography and web/graphic designing services. Drop a mail to jayden.sia@gmail.com or opixel@hotmail.com for quality hires!
Guess What!?
"Chloe" has an official trailer now!
Chris said the facebook version is clearer. hmm.
Chris:"Facebook may overtake Youtube soon" <--lols on that..
"Chloe" is set to release on the 24th December 09, is that the x'mas eve, anyone?
Opixel Video Production is officially a member of iFusion Square Group, under the title 'Opixel-Square' (still working on it), collaborating in providing photography, videography and web/graphic designing services. Drop a mail to jayden.sia@gmail.com or opixel@hotmail.com for quality hires!
Friday, April 10, 2009
AAF vs BBA
Time to put sumthing up here i gez. Have been thinkin bout this recently, should i opt for Business Administration and dump Accounting and Finance since it wont do me good xept the possible ACCA Chartered Accountancy designation which may bring me to anywhere in the world, and the possibilility of a Twinning Programme with The University of Queensland for Bachelor of Commerce.
Let the battle between AAF and BBA begin..
Or in a more professional accent, "let's do a CBA (cost benefit analysis)"
AAF Pros:
-Iron ricebowl (Close to impossible unemployment)
-Financial literacy (Jz like learning a language, biz language in this case)
-Know corporate laws and taxations (know it all in biz & company laws)
-Employment in any sector (accounting & finance depts are everywhere)
-Twinning to University of Queensland possible (with some 50k AUD of coz)
-Faculty's prestige (A first year avg of B for the nx batch onwards)
-Chartered Accountancy Designation (The ACCA in 1 yr after graduation)
-3 years work exp can be accumulated along the 4 years uni life.
-The ACCA title opens doors to overseas employment
-ACCA can lead to australian CPA, migration to aussie possible.
-Course packed with some kickass financial modules:
(Cost Accounting, Company Accounting n Reporting, Adv/Financial Reporting, Adv/Management Accounting, Biz Taxation, Auditing, Corporate Law, Biz Finance, Strategic Financial Management)
-Specialist degree
AAF Cons
-Boring! especially the 3yrs freakin supervised exp for chartered designation
-Counting, counting n counting...orelse, memorizing some laws..
-Oracles said guys studyin accounts will get sissy (jst like male-hairdressers)
-Have been to an audit firm, i think i wil never get to like it =p
-The course itself is filled with numbers, accounts, and laws
-Little options for other modules, limited to 3-4 max
-No general overview of other business operations
-Job scope limited to accounting and finance
The UBD Accounting and Finance course is definitely a kicker, with the 9 paper waiver from ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), a British accountancy body. Coming batches need an average of B for the first year in order to major in accounting and finance, the fbeps hardcore course. But hell, what am i thinking trying to degrade myself into BBA? I entered AAF with 180points 2 subjects, compared to 160points 2 subjects for the BBA. Am i insane? Letting go an iron ricebowl and the ticket to overseas employment, the ACCA.
BBA Cons
-Unsecured employment (comparing to AAF of course)
-Not specialist degree + I'm not gona specialise, i'll design a general BBA.
-No accounting knowledge at all (xcept the basics)
-Lower prestige in terms of entry requirements compared to AAF
-Jack of All Trades. Master of None.
-No Accreditation bodies like the ACCA, CPA, AMBA etc
-The degree will hardly get any recognition beyond Brunei, unlike AAF+ACCA
Doesn't sound any good to me...except the possibility of doing an MBA in the future, i dont see much in this degree itself. Plus we dont know if some of the top MBA business schools out there know where Brunei is =p But let's finish this.
BBA Pros
-Interesting and Dynamic core course subjects:
(Marketing Management, Operations Management, IT Management, Biz Research n App, Consumer Behavior, Entrepreneurship n Biz Development.) At least not all numbers n laws
-General Broad overview of the entire business structure
-Able to roam into any departments of a business
-The plenty of option slots (8-9x compared to 3-4x in AAF)
-Availability of omoshiroi (interesting) options by fbeps
(Alien options like Small Biz Management, Retail Management, Strategic Marketing, Marketing Research, Electronic Commerce, Banking Practice n Management, Banking n Investment, and many others =o)
-Opportunity to learn from all perspectives there is to general management.
-Interest plays a major role, i tink i wont fall asleep in any management lectures
I can't decide which side to go for, but currently inclined to BBA due to its broad selection of management modules as compared to the narrowly focused and specialised accounting & finance degree, despite the poorer job prospects. Any benevolent smartasses out there to drop me some opinions? wud appreciate that =p Time to do some comments dropping pples.
Let the battle between AAF and BBA begin..
Or in a more professional accent, "let's do a CBA (cost benefit analysis)"
AAF Pros:
-Iron ricebowl (Close to impossible unemployment)
-Financial literacy (Jz like learning a language, biz language in this case)
-Know corporate laws and taxations (know it all in biz & company laws)
-Employment in any sector (accounting & finance depts are everywhere)
-Twinning to University of Queensland possible (with some 50k AUD of coz)
-Faculty's prestige (A first year avg of B for the nx batch onwards)
-Chartered Accountancy Designation (The ACCA in 1 yr after graduation)
-3 years work exp can be accumulated along the 4 years uni life.
-The ACCA title opens doors to overseas employment
-ACCA can lead to australian CPA, migration to aussie possible.
-Course packed with some kickass financial modules:
(Cost Accounting, Company Accounting n Reporting, Adv/Financial Reporting, Adv/Management Accounting, Biz Taxation, Auditing, Corporate Law, Biz Finance, Strategic Financial Management)
-Specialist degree
AAF Cons
-Boring! especially the 3yrs freakin supervised exp for chartered designation
-Counting, counting n counting...orelse, memorizing some laws..
-Oracles said guys studyin accounts will get sissy (jst like male-hairdressers)
-Have been to an audit firm, i think i wil never get to like it =p
-The course itself is filled with numbers, accounts, and laws
-Little options for other modules, limited to 3-4 max
-No general overview of other business operations
-Job scope limited to accounting and finance
The UBD Accounting and Finance course is definitely a kicker, with the 9 paper waiver from ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), a British accountancy body. Coming batches need an average of B for the first year in order to major in accounting and finance, the fbeps hardcore course. But hell, what am i thinking trying to degrade myself into BBA? I entered AAF with 180points 2 subjects, compared to 160points 2 subjects for the BBA. Am i insane? Letting go an iron ricebowl and the ticket to overseas employment, the ACCA.
BBA Cons
-Unsecured employment (comparing to AAF of course)
-Not specialist degree + I'm not gona specialise, i'll design a general BBA.
-No accounting knowledge at all (xcept the basics)
-Lower prestige in terms of entry requirements compared to AAF
-Jack of All Trades. Master of None.
-No Accreditation bodies like the ACCA, CPA, AMBA etc
-The degree will hardly get any recognition beyond Brunei, unlike AAF+ACCA
Doesn't sound any good to me...except the possibility of doing an MBA in the future, i dont see much in this degree itself. Plus we dont know if some of the top MBA business schools out there know where Brunei is =p But let's finish this.
BBA Pros
-Interesting and Dynamic core course subjects:
(Marketing Management, Operations Management, IT Management, Biz Research n App, Consumer Behavior, Entrepreneurship n Biz Development.) At least not all numbers n laws
-General Broad overview of the entire business structure
-Able to roam into any departments of a business
-The plenty of option slots (8-9x compared to 3-4x in AAF)
-Availability of omoshiroi (interesting) options by fbeps
(Alien options like Small Biz Management, Retail Management, Strategic Marketing, Marketing Research, Electronic Commerce, Banking Practice n Management, Banking n Investment, and many others =o)
-Opportunity to learn from all perspectives there is to general management.
-Interest plays a major role, i tink i wont fall asleep in any management lectures
I can't decide which side to go for, but currently inclined to BBA due to its broad selection of management modules as compared to the narrowly focused and specialised accounting & finance degree, despite the poorer job prospects. Any benevolent smartasses out there to drop me some opinions? wud appreciate that =p Time to do some comments dropping pples.
Friday, March 6, 2009
Overseas Qualifications
Wow, this blog is still here, cool. Life has been consuming all of us lately and it seems to me no one is going online for the blogging activities anymore! It's always the assignments, assignments and assignments when we go online. Uni life sux, yet interesting it is.
Now one would wonder, how are our counterparts doing overseas in Oz and UK Universities? We doin some 6-7 subjects per sem in UBD and still living a relaxed-limteh-lifestyle. What about our friends overseas who only study 3-4 subjects per sem!? wtF? u heard me right. The original idea of degree courses was to have 4 subjects per semester, right into the cores starting from the first year. But what da heck is in the mind of UBD runners to put some 12 compulsory subjects on a year's load? not even speaking of medicine undergrads, but the little, relaxed, business faculty (Fbeps).
Was it ever worth spending the money for some 100-200k (expenses included) branded degree from an Australian or UK University? Dont mention if it's some government funded scholarship. However, I wonder if they really earn it back..sending a few hundreds of them overseas each year, at least a few million are to be spent on tuition fees alone each year for each fresh batch! wow. Furthermore, the scholars are guaranteed employment upon graduation, the govt has the responsibility to keep them employed and paying them according to the govt salary scale. I'd say they never will earn the cash back, but in return, the upgrading of locals' academic status as compared to old times where the educated are mostly foreigners =p and most importantly, the lifting of living standard.
Enuf with the govt, i don't wana go to jail yet. Speaking of educating yourself overseas, do you think you will ever make it back? How long will it take to payback and breakeven. i wonder. a 100k degree will take a $2k/mth fresh grad appx 4 years to breakeven. BREAKEVEN only, and 4 years means by NOT eating anything and all expenses not covered! for a better estimation, we take 50% off for foods and expenses. well...8years...wth?
Not ignoring the fact that one could get promoted or rise to fame and get signed to taiwan film industry..duh..but there are possibilities of nt getting a freaking job at all, so it's squared off at least =p yeah 8 years is still my estimation to breakeven a 100k degree. (A UK 3 years honours degree/aussie 3 years general degree, plus living expenses, exceeds 100k for sure)
Those spending on UK or Aussie medical studies lagi chialat, their tuition fees are at least 2xs the normal courses'. But they get paid at least 2-3xs a normal graduate as well upon graduation =p I'd say they wud breakeven faster than normal graduates. Those self-financed undergraduates in UBD's Institute of Medicine shud hav no prob with the financial pressure of the 3 years medical degree overseas after UBD =p (altho with 18k per year for the 3years post-medical degree in UBD alone is quite heavy) Anyhow.. it still sounds PITW (pain in the wallet) to me...
However, it's a complete different story if one is planning to stay overseas upon graduation. A UK or Aussie degree can bring you far. In reality, it's aussie which is easier to settle down in, their PR status are relatively easy to get upon graduation, provided u did 2 years full time study over there. Salaries can go unbelievably high, a McD-ian earns AUD$7-15 per hour..wat do u expect...here? $1.5/hr the max...well, you can always save on foods and expenses, provided the number on the paycheck you receive monthly is huge enough! You can breakeven in no time! Way to go Taze~ get married with xiang over there, lol.
SATO (Something about the owner)
Gift Square got featured by simpur's blogging nation recently (already gone, too many new blogs coming up) But well, it was nice seeing it on the featured list! =)
SQUARE group was created and cizmo fashion was acquired earlier. It was renamed as Cizmo Square and put under a seperate 'Moderator'
Pay a little visit to it at www.cizmo-square.com!
Now one would wonder, how are our counterparts doing overseas in Oz and UK Universities? We doin some 6-7 subjects per sem in UBD and still living a relaxed-limteh-lifestyle. What about our friends overseas who only study 3-4 subjects per sem!? wtF? u heard me right. The original idea of degree courses was to have 4 subjects per semester, right into the cores starting from the first year. But what da heck is in the mind of UBD runners to put some 12 compulsory subjects on a year's load? not even speaking of medicine undergrads, but the little, relaxed, business faculty (Fbeps).
Was it ever worth spending the money for some 100-200k (expenses included) branded degree from an Australian or UK University? Dont mention if it's some government funded scholarship. However, I wonder if they really earn it back..sending a few hundreds of them overseas each year, at least a few million are to be spent on tuition fees alone each year for each fresh batch! wow. Furthermore, the scholars are guaranteed employment upon graduation, the govt has the responsibility to keep them employed and paying them according to the govt salary scale. I'd say they never will earn the cash back, but in return, the upgrading of locals' academic status as compared to old times where the educated are mostly foreigners =p and most importantly, the lifting of living standard.
Enuf with the govt, i don't wana go to jail yet. Speaking of educating yourself overseas, do you think you will ever make it back? How long will it take to payback and breakeven. i wonder. a 100k degree will take a $2k/mth fresh grad appx 4 years to breakeven. BREAKEVEN only, and 4 years means by NOT eating anything and all expenses not covered! for a better estimation, we take 50% off for foods and expenses. well...8years...wth?
Not ignoring the fact that one could get promoted or rise to fame and get signed to taiwan film industry..duh..but there are possibilities of nt getting a freaking job at all, so it's squared off at least =p yeah 8 years is still my estimation to breakeven a 100k degree. (A UK 3 years honours degree/aussie 3 years general degree, plus living expenses, exceeds 100k for sure)
Those spending on UK or Aussie medical studies lagi chialat, their tuition fees are at least 2xs the normal courses'. But they get paid at least 2-3xs a normal graduate as well upon graduation =p I'd say they wud breakeven faster than normal graduates. Those self-financed undergraduates in UBD's Institute of Medicine shud hav no prob with the financial pressure of the 3 years medical degree overseas after UBD =p (altho with 18k per year for the 3years post-medical degree in UBD alone is quite heavy) Anyhow.. it still sounds PITW (pain in the wallet) to me...
However, it's a complete different story if one is planning to stay overseas upon graduation. A UK or Aussie degree can bring you far. In reality, it's aussie which is easier to settle down in, their PR status are relatively easy to get upon graduation, provided u did 2 years full time study over there. Salaries can go unbelievably high, a McD-ian earns AUD$7-15 per hour..wat do u expect...here? $1.5/hr the max...well, you can always save on foods and expenses, provided the number on the paycheck you receive monthly is huge enough! You can breakeven in no time! Way to go Taze~ get married with xiang over there, lol.
SATO (Something about the owner)
Gift Square got featured by simpur's blogging nation recently (already gone, too many new blogs coming up) But well, it was nice seeing it on the featured list! =)
SQUARE group was created and cizmo fashion was acquired earlier. It was renamed as Cizmo Square and put under a seperate 'Moderator'
Pay a little visit to it at www.cizmo-square.com!
Friday, January 23, 2009
Gift-Square
When was the last time u stepped in a gift shop, thinking of what to get for your bestfriend's birthday, or for ur loved oness during valentine's day? It has always been a pain in the ass (Pita) for me when i have to get the best stuffs at the best price.
Some of the famous local giftshops for grabbing gifts such as the Xplorer, Ego, Euroclassic and many more around gadong area really have some cool stuffs to offer. However, you might spend the whole night circling around Gadong area and not get your gifts for your loved ones yet! Plus, the gift-boxes on display always cost too astronomical of an amount.
Trouble arises when u think the plastic bag from "Hua-Ho" department store seems too ungifty to be presented as gifts, the journey to the best plastic wrapping bag in town begins....all those walking and thinking will drain ur soul in no time. How about running from one shop to another looking for the perfect couple necklace or couple shirts for your loved ones? tiring i'd say, at least it is in Brunei.
Now, it can be embarrassing if you bump into someone wearing the same design you both got locally. Imagine the person u bumped into being your work-mate or school-mate. An uglier condition would be a couple bumping into another couple with the same accessories wore. =O! is the natural response..
No worries, pay a little visit to Gift-Square, an online blogshop providing "Limited-Edition" gifts & accessories. You can shop for gifts with a click on your mouse anytime, anywhere. How nice can that be? With Deliveries done on a weekly basis and requested door-to-door deliveries available. Categories are divided into:
Fashion square
Duo Series ©
Gift-box
Cute-square (Coming Soon)
and many more to come!
Stuffs like...
The Butterfly
Three Rings
Dark Ring
Love Pill
For more information, click on the link provided above. Happy visiting =D
Some of the famous local giftshops for grabbing gifts such as the Xplorer, Ego, Euroclassic and many more around gadong area really have some cool stuffs to offer. However, you might spend the whole night circling around Gadong area and not get your gifts for your loved ones yet! Plus, the gift-boxes on display always cost too astronomical of an amount.
Trouble arises when u think the plastic bag from "Hua-Ho" department store seems too ungifty to be presented as gifts, the journey to the best plastic wrapping bag in town begins....all those walking and thinking will drain ur soul in no time. How about running from one shop to another looking for the perfect couple necklace or couple shirts for your loved ones? tiring i'd say, at least it is in Brunei.
Now, it can be embarrassing if you bump into someone wearing the same design you both got locally. Imagine the person u bumped into being your work-mate or school-mate. An uglier condition would be a couple bumping into another couple with the same accessories wore. =O! is the natural response..
No worries, pay a little visit to Gift-Square, an online blogshop providing "Limited-Edition" gifts & accessories. You can shop for gifts with a click on your mouse anytime, anywhere. How nice can that be? With Deliveries done on a weekly basis and requested door-to-door deliveries available. Categories are divided into:
Fashion square
Duo Series ©
Gift-box
Cute-square (Coming Soon)
and many more to come!
Stuffs like...
The Butterfly
Three Rings
Dark Ring
Love Pill
Only Love
Can be found on the site, with more to come. Mark my words. A LOT more to come, =) They'll come storming in no time.
For more information, click on the link provided above. Happy visiting =D
Monday, January 5, 2009
Time out for readers #3
Frog pouch overseas for the first time...i don't know why, but it feels as if those people in front are gona eat him for some reason..
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