KOREA | The Cultural Complex ...

... few posts ago, I've mentioned about the Cultural Scene.. now I'll try to share the complex in which the performance were actually held ...

Designed based on the old traditional house, yet the interior are equipped with all the modern neccessities ....
I'm not so sure what this place is called, can't quite remember, because it was in Korean .. hehe ...
There is also a gift/souvenir shop, but was quite pricey I guess, as the place is quite an up-class thingy ...

.. the traditional roof ... and the path leading to somewhere exquisite ?
... hmmm...

... the dining area ... and details for the outer wall finishes...

.. awaiting for the "guests"... Konichiwa! .. opps .. that's Japanese .. hehe

... reading .. trying to understand the notion ...

... the hallway... and the central courtyard ....

.. very colourful interior ...

.. the performers up-close and personal ... mmmMmmm...


... time to say good bye ...

BRUNEI | The Brunei "Twin Towers" ...

... Thou not as high as the Malaysian's Petronas Twin Tower, but Brunei do also have their own... located at the very heart of the capital, Bandar Seri Begawan .... which housed the Headquarters of Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam, BIBD, (Left Building) and the Takaful BIBD, (Right Building) .... both are owned by BIBD... The Dar-Takaful are supposedly meant to be higher than the present, but due to some reasons, it was "slashed" to the present height...

The history of BIBD, started as early as before Brunei's Independence day.

In 1981 it starts of as The Island Development Bank, IDB.

.. and in 1987, it was superceded in its work by the International Bank of Brunei, IBB...

Then in 1993 .... HM The Sultan & yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, gracefully launched the new "present" building, and the renaming.. "pengislaman" .. to the Islamic Bank of Brunei berhad, IBB...

.. and finally in 2006, IBB and Islamic Development Bank Brunei, IDBB, were merge to form Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam, BIBD.... with multi-branches throughout the country, it becomes the biggest Islamic Bank in Brunei... eeerr or shall I say the only Islamic Bank in Brunei at the moment ...

BTW .. there is an aerobridge connecting both building .. as can be seen from the image ...

KOREA | Yongsan Station ...

... Yongsan Station, Korea, is one of the major railway stations in Seoul, located in the Yongsan-Gu and within the station u can find the Yongsan Electronic Market .. multi-storeys electronic shop... just like Lowyat Plaza in Kuala Lumpur, KL, or the Pantip Plaza in Bangkok .. but this one in seoul is BIGGER .. hehe.. and more systematic .. i.e. one floor for camera.... one floor for CD/DVD ... and one floor for software... etc...

The station itself is huge, modern and clean .. a very comfy atmosphere...


... train approaching ... (please click the image to see the effect...) .. the right pix is some sort of an abstract art .. hanging on the ceiling of the station...

Left Pix | ... .. kan nyamal tah tu ...so where u wanna go now...?
R.Pix | .. the child in between...

... people... people.. everywhere... no people no station ... eer or should it be the other way around ... mmmMmmm..


L.Pix | ... the local paper ... upside-down .. hehe...
R.Pix | ... ".. there's dust in my eye ... " ... " .. hehe dust or u wanna cry ....?..."

L.Pix | ... " .. hmmm... nobody sending me off eh .... aiyoh ..."
R.Pix | ... " ... gift..?..isshh terasaku eh .. awu deh .. kan cek duit dulu kan bali hadiah .... "




L.Pix | ... hanging out within the station piazza...
R.Pix | ... the meeting point ....

... appreciating the value of art ... from the art exhibition at the station's foyer ...

... arrival... departure timetable ....

... waiting .... ...... penantian itu satu penyiksaan .....

...the train signal ..... n ... train zooming by ...

L.Pix | .. asyik bercerita ...
R.Pix | ".. eh laki-laki ani.. macam bukannya banar kan membali ani ni ...eksen.. trick lama ....".

.. and as always ... please click the individual image for a better view .... ;)