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Night Celebrations 2008 |
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| Ladies in red
for Teej |
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| Mrs
Ratna, wife of WO2 Krishna Singh (BFBS Radio) with Mrs DCOS,
Kathy Vick |
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| Opulent
colours are the order of the evening. spot the DJs in the
line-up!l |
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| Mrs
DCOS, Ms BGLSU & Mrs PA to CO - join in the Teej celebrations |
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| BFBS
Radio presenters as always looking ever so demure &
charming. Smile ladies! |
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| Pabitra,
Aurora, Fiona & who's that girl (?) pose for the cameras....
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| The
ladies on the dance floor led by Kate Bourne, wife of CO
1 RGR/Comdr BFB |
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| Mrs
Manju Gurung, wife of GM 1 RGR, Mrs Pabitra, wife of Dhruba
Gautam (BFBS Radio) & Mrs Sheila Gurung
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| Smile
ladies! Kripa, Pabitra, Anju & Jayanti - Bruneiwood
ladies on the red carpet! |
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| BFBS
BRUNEI BIG SALUTE 2008 |
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| Raffle
draw takes place on the closure of Brunei's Big Salute |
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| Tense
moments in the BFBS studio.... |
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| Krishna
from the Gurkha service takes a peek! |
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| Mr
Sahrum of HACKNA does the draw - 9 BIG SALUTE prizes up
for grabs! |
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| BLESMA, Combat
Stress, Veterans' Aid, St. Dunstan's & Headley Court |
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| Very
impressive...and the prizes too! |
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| GSM
hands over WOs & Sgts Mess donation box for the BIG
SALUTE. TQ |
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| Peter
Lord can't believe his luck at winning one of the top raffle
prizes! 'It ain't heavy..it's my LCD TV!' |
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| Winner
of the Children's competition - proudly dons her BFBS Polo
Shirt prize - Miss Kushma c/o HQ Coy |
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| Check out on our
homepage the 'Big Salute Wall of TQs' |
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| How
many men does it take to lift a 42-inch LCD telly? Congrats
to Bibek Meche of C Coy, lucky prize draw winner |
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| Gunja
and family pose with Dhruba and with their raffle prize,
a Home Cinema Sound Surround |
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| Jammy
Sanjib! Krishna, tries to HOLD on to it! Sorry...kellog's
rules! BFBS Chandra & Shruti add glamour to the prize! |
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| Sarah
with Rolf Harris' 2..er! 3 Little Boys - Bid against each
other to go 'live' on BFBS singing 'Stairway to Heaven' |
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| Rolf Harris' CD
finds its way up the 'Stairway to Heaven!' |
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| Set
Me On Fire! Not one of Rolf Harris' songs but did raise
B$210 towards the Big Salute! TQ |
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| ..Rolf
goes up in flames watch by Rob Harris (no relation to Rolf),
Tommo & Alex Mercer |
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| Burn
CD burn....up the Stairway to Heaven! |
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| Bid
of $100 raised to hear Baz sing 'Everybody's Free (To Wear
Sunscreen). TQ Cassy Grant, Sarah & Malcolm Burns! |
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| Garrison Youth
Club raised funds for BIG SALUTE with their Charity Car Wash |
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| Paul
Wood at entrance on the look out for customers - NAAFI carpark
area turned into 'Car Wash Centre for the children! |
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| Top,
sides, front and back gets a good clean! |
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| Lots
of soap does the trick! |
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| Thank
you Liam! BIG SALUTE to you |
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| It was a scorching
day but that did not deter the Youth Club children |
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| No
spot left uncleaned! |
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| Hold
the water! |
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| This
is fun! Many hands make for light work! |
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| Splish!
Splash! A good wash down on the car and me! |
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| Service
with a smile! |
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| The
children take a break to have their well deserved lunch
at the Chautari Restaurant |
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| The
Car Wash Team included Puspa, Karina & Paul Wood |
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| Mr
Lim (NAAFI) assisted by SM BFBS Radio distribute Big Salute
wristbands purchased by NAAFI'S Area Manager, Gary Pickett |
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| The
Car Wash Team take a break to pose for the camera! Forget
bathtime tonight, mum, we've been through the wash! |
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| Millie
& Nathan hold up their mock cheque of $280 raised towards
Brunei's Big Salute, seen here with SM BFBS Radio &
Gary Pickett, NAAFI Area Manager |
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| Millie
and Nathan chatted about their eventful charity car wash
on the Morning Show with Sarah Burns! BIG SALUTE to the
Junior Youth Club. TQ |
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| Nepalese Cultural
Show showcasing local talent for the BIG SALUTE 2008 |
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| 1
RGR do more than their bit for our BIG SALUTE. Jai I RGR.
TQ |
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| The
'Drinks Counter' Big Salute for giving up your time |
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| First
arrivals! |
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| Followed
by the cadets! |
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| Slowly
but surely the hall was filled up! Spot Alison & Brenda
from SSAFA & Chhaya from BFBS! |
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| Mrs
Kate Bourne graced the occasion. Big Salute, Kate and TQ |
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| Kate
Bourne opens the Cultural Show with a few words |
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| SM
BFBS Brunei - No, he's not one of the singers..but give
him a chance and he goes into Karaoke mode! |
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| Dhruba
Gautam, BFBS Programme Organiser Gurkha Service plays host
for the evening |
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| 1
RGR & Krishna (BFBS) serenade the crowd |
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| Hornbill
School Children perform for The Big Salute. BIG Salute
to Hornbill & a very special mention to Gina Gurungl |
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| Excellent
showmanship! |
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| Traditional
Nepalese dance by Hornbill School |
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| Traditional
dance performed by the 1 RGR |
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| 1
RGR B Coy & Catering Pl fed the crowd! |
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| Grubs
up! Service with a smile! |
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| BFBS
Nepali Network staff - all their hard work paid off with
ticket sales etc.. |
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| Kukri
dance by 1 RGR - very impressive! |
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| Justin
Timberlakes of Brunei Garrison |
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| Brunei's
answer to 'Take That' minus Robbie! |
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| BIG
Salute to the technicians! |
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| 1
RGR trio thrilled the audience! |
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| Can
you spot the NAAFI Area Manager, Gary Pickett? |
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| The
Ladies enjoying the cultural evening put on by 1 RGR and
hosted by BFBS Radio Nepali section |
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| DCOS,
Maj Vick presents Ramdhani's lucky draw prize to a lucky
recipient |
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| Dig
deep, SSO, Maj Fisher, does the honours! |
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| Kate
Bourne presented 14 lucky winners with their prizes.
TQ to the companies who donated |
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| What
a night to remember! Jai 1 RGR! TQ from BIG SALUTE! |
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| Regimental Birthday
Families Day |
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| Capt
Billy Purvis - what a bass player!.. seen here with the
lovely Carolyn |
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| Pabitra
& Lila from BFBS at the event selling Big Salute raffle
tickets |
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| Dhruba
on the PA! |
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| Steve,
Sue Casey, QMSI WO2 Andy Clark & Bindu with their Big
Salute Info board |
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| BBQ
to celebrate - the food, sports & entertainment enjoyed
by all |
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| Mum's
race - you go, girls! |
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| Heave!
C'mon guys! Heave! |
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| QMSI
WO2 Andy Clark & footie fans! |
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| 17th Panaga Highland
Games and Big Salute - $1K from PHG Committee |
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| Big
Salute Stall at the Games |
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| Maureen
& Barry Attwood called in for some Big Salute raffle
tickets & took time to pose for a 'photo-shoot' |
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| Andy
Astbury digging deep for bargains! Kathy (Mrs DCOS) joins
in to help out our Big Salute! |
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| "If
you close one eye like this, GSM, you will be able to see
one over there"....... |
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| ....PHG - a truly
memorable event, great sportsmanship & the hard work put in
- it paid off! Fantastic day throughout, thank you! |
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| Steve
whips the crowd into a wave of apathy! Seen on either side
of Steve is Paul Wood & Tommo |
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| BFBS
Gurkha staff (Pabitra & Parbati) alonside Steve &
Andy selling raffle & cultural show tickets |
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| Track
& Field events,Tug 'o War, Assault Course, Children's
Activities, Royal Brunei Police Pipes & Drums, Food
Court, Traditional H'land Entertainment & more! |
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| Garrison
Team at the Highland Games came first. Well done, Jai Brunei
Garrison! |
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