With the Minister of Education at Bridex
Aug 10th
Senior Officers, Vice Chancellors, Rectors and distinguished guests including 279 scholarship students with their parents welcomed the Minister of Education, Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Kerna Dato Seri Setia (Dr) Haji Abu Bakar bin Apong at the Bridex International Conference in Jerudong; for the “Ramah Mesra Bersama Menteri Pendidikan” event yesterday.
In his speech, The Minister of Education underscored that students should not rest on their laurels, but instead should continuously strive towards excellence academically and in terms of extra curricular activities. He also advised students who will soon be flying off overseas to practice the concept of Malay Islamic Monarchy (MIB) whilst they are studying in another country. Yang Berhormat also expressed that through active participation of activities and the Brunei Student Union, students will continue to strive for excellence and success.
Yang Berhormat Pehin speaking to scholarship students from the A-Level scheme
Interacting with the Minister of Education
Familiar faces from Belait District
There were quite a number of male recipients as well
Captured moment with the Minister of Education
Scholarship students for session 2010/2011 rejoiced
Kellie’s debut single tonight!
Aug 9th
I’m sure most of you still remember Kellie Dearest, the girl in her wacky world on YouTube channel. Tonight, at 9PM, her debut single, “Sesuatu Yang Indah” will be making the air-waves on local station Pelangi FM. I hope this song makes top charts in future Pelangi FM charts. Kellie’s debut single features King Karim, a rapper of his own kind.
Kellie Dearest’s “Sesuatu Yang Indah” featuring King Karim
We’ve changed in four years!
Aug 8th
Today is our fourth anniversary, and if you have noticed, we have tremendously changed! From 50 readers per day to 500,000 readers per day. That’s only the regular ones, we’ve hit the best milestone in March 2010, where we had 1 million hits in only three months.

A screenshot of Vance Tan Official™ early this year
Another milestone for us is the launching of musicaLiving.vancetan.com, which features news especially those relating to the music scene, celebrities and movies alike.

This year is rather quiet as we missed the coverage of Hill’s music video shoot in London, but then we are happy for him to have completed shooting his latest single, ‘I Heard’ with famous celebrities like Faye Dunaway and Kristin Kreuk. We’ve supported Hill since he entered P2F competition back in the olden days, and the votes we have done have proved that we have became a fan of the correct artiste.
Hill’s ‘I Heard’, latest single track
Hill Zaini with Faye Dunaway and Kristin Kreuk
A quick update, though a short one, is a shoutout to all the people who are celebrating birthday as this website is, particularly, Muii Hamdani, a passionate person in frisbee, that’s what the sport is called, and he’s one of the celebrants who happen to be born on the same day and month as our website is.

PGA Championship Fashion
Aug 6th
PGA Championship
The PGA Championship is the annual culmination of golf’s four major Championships. It will be celebrating its 92nd edition this year (from 9th Aug to 15th Aug), with its third visit to Wisconsin and second appearance at Whistling Straits. The PGA Championship has evolved into one of the world’s premier sporting events. Which former PAC-10 Athlete will be sporting these outfits next week at the PGA Championship?
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Universiti Brunei Darussalam is Brunei’s first univeristy, as it “changes the way you see the world, and the way the world sees you”. UBD is the first university to have set-up its own radio station, UBD FM. (Read More – UBD in Brief)
A recent magnificent view of UBD (via Madishen)
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Quote of the Day by Paula Abdul:
“…the more you exercise patience the stronger it gets”
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Ultimate Frisbee
Visit Ultimate Frisbee booth at SCB Charity Run, Sunday 8th Aug, JP Amphitheater 7am-12pm.

Fizah, one year more gorgeous
Aug 5th
Fizah, synonymous with her genuine, charismatic smile brightens the day every morning, and today she is one year more gorgeous with her birthday anniversary.
Vance Tan would like to wish Fizah a very blissful birthday celebration and may you be blessed with the best of health and prosperity. Have a brilliant year ahead and wishing you the best of luck for your upcoming endeavors and future undertakings.
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Birthday Greetings for Fizah, courtesy of Fizah’s Facebook Wall



























