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Monday, August 30, 2010

Special Occassions........

His Majesty The Sultan Birthday Celebration

- The celebration held every 15 July. This is the time when Brunei turns into colorful parades, fairs and entertainment. Locals as well as tourists will go to the town to see fireworks and went into bazaar that will be held during His Majesty the Sultan Birthday Celebration.

National Day Celebration

- Held every 23 of February every year. There will be performances by uniformed personnel, school childrens, civil servants and many other sectors of the community. The celebration include fairs of entertainment and food.

Beauty and Therapy

1. Martha Tilaar Spa

- Bangunan Haji Ibrahim Bin Awg othman, Spg 24,

Kampong Menglait Gadong

T: 2441333

2. Amanha Spa

- Level 2, Orchid Garden Hotel, Berakas

T: 2337575

Courtesy from www.onebrunei.com

3. Zen Spa Health Care

- Unit 6 & 7, Second floor,

Block C, Delima Square, Jalan Muara

T: 2338877

Courtesy from sanctuarybrunei.wordpress.com

Travel and Transport

Getting around in Brunei is easy as there are wide selection of public transportation from hire car to ferry services:

1. Car Rental company:

Avis-Rent-A-Car (T: 2426345/2442284/2446380/2424921)
Hertz-Rent-A-Car (T: 2390300/2390310)
Budget-U-Drive (T:2345573/2345574)

2. Taxi Services

Taxis are available at the airport as well as hotels
The Taxi Headquarter are located at the multi-storey car park at Jalan Cator, Bandar Seri Begawan

3. Buses

There are 6 bus routes in Bandar Seri Begawan which operates from 6.30 a.m. to 6 p.m. This buses will stop at any bus terminal or bus station every 15 to 20 minutes.

4. Airlines

Royal Brunei Airlines
Singapore Airlines
Thai Airways International
Malaysia Airlines
Air Asia

5. Ferry Services

It is located at the Serasa Terminal in Muara.

Courtesy from Brunei FM News

6. Water Taxi

Available at Kampong Ayer in Bandar Seri Begawan
Regular water taxi and boat services to Temburong from 7.45 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily

Courtesy from the travel world.com

Health & Fitness

Jerudong Park Medical Centre

-Situated at Jerudong, Jerudong Park Medical Centre or famously known as JPMC is the specialists private hospital which has one of the top health care facilities with expertise and medical practitioners recruited from around the world. It is the only private hospital in Brunei that offers diagnostic facilties.

- Some of the services offers by JPMC includes:

Well Baby Clinics
Dental Clinic
Immunisation Programmes
Special Health Screening
Well Women's Clinic
Day Care Facilities and many more..

Courtesy from Brunei FM News

Fitness Zone Health Club

- One of the health fitness industry in Brunei. It had open 2 branches that is in Gadong and Kiulap. Recently they are about to launch their third branch of Fitness Zone in Serusop.

- The aim of this Health Club is to provide a healthy lifestyle environment for the people.

- It offers relaxation type of facilities and not only that it also offers a high quality of health programmes for those who wants to have a healthy lifestyle environment.

Courtesy from Fitness Zone Gadong Branch Facilities

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Shopping Complex in Brunei

VARIETY OF SHOPPING OPPORUNITIES!!!!

Gadong Areas:

1. The Mall

- An exciting eight-storey building with approximately 150 stores which includes Cineplex, food court, fitness zone and many more. It also features Rizqun Hotel equipped with multi-purpose hall, meeting rooms and many more.

- The Mall is located at another main commercial areas that is Gadong which become the main centre for people to do shopping as it features many shopping complexes such as Jaya Hypermart in Centrepoint, Utama Grand and Sin Kew Hin. It also become the more popular spots among locals and tourists to spend some leisure time.

Courtesy from traveltheworld.com

Kiulap Areas:

2. Seri Q-lap Mall & Hua Ho Kiulap

- Another spot of favorite shopping complex in Brunei. It is located at Jalan Kiulap. The Seri Q-lap Mall features also cine plex and other varieties of shops. Another shopping complex that can be found here is Hua Ho Kiulap. It is located near to Kiulap Plaza Hotel.

Bandar Seri Begawan Areas:

3. Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Complex

- It is the biggest shopping complex in Brunei, situated near to Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque. It offers a wide selection of goods under one roof.With its unique and traditional architecture, it became the one must stop places in the Sultanate.