ROYAL REGALIA BUILDING he museum is home to collection of yal regalia, including the royal chariot, (old and silver ceremonial armoury, the jewel encrusted crowns used during the coronation and replica of the throne, which used by the Sultan on state occasions. LAPAU AND DEWAN MAJLIS The Royal Ceremonial Hall features an exquisite golden dome and hosts all of the Sultanate’s traditional royal ceremonies, HE SULTAN HAJI HASSANAL BOLKIAH FOUNDATION COMPLEX The capital’s most popular shopping venues, it combines both traditional Malay and modern architecture.
AMU KIANGGEH he Tamu, or open air market, on the nks of the Kianggeh River is popular al market for traditional dishes, fruits, ‘vegetables, flowers and handicrafts ‘AMPONG AYER he world’s largest water village that is home to more than 30,000 people living on unique wooden houses on stilts over the Brunei River. OFF THE BEATEN TRACK Temburong LU TEMBURONG JATIONAL. PARK xplore Brunei’s lush virgin forest hrough lofty walkways, scenic hiking trai ida thrilling river ride to the park on the Temburong River
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Universiti Brunei Darussalam’s Award Winning Student
KISHEN ABU HURAIRAH HJ MOHAMAD.
Photographer
HurairahHjMohamad, taking photograph means telling story. It is not enough for him
one another, “the whole village is connected to you, He always tries to capture this
connection in his photography.
placements at foreign universities or to community projects. Abu spent 12 weeks at Radio Television Brunei learning hands-on
to just have good eye and the ability to master technic: aspects, itis also about the story he wantsto portray. “PI otographs that tell stories; that to me is the most important partof being photographer
And Brunei offers wide and locations, Thereis
variety of activities so much colour
‘Abu credits much of his abilityto his time in Universiti Brunei Darussalam, “Studying at UBDhas definitely been stepping stone, it has given me wider view of what kind of opportunities have,” he said. The University’s GenNext degree requires students to study subjects outside their own
skills as crew member in the electronic field production unit, This real-world experienc allowed him to glimpse another possible challenge for thefuture contributingto the local film and television industry.
One of his lecturers submit his workto
encouraged Abu to Russian art exhibition
in Bruneian life; thevibrant activities of friends and family and the celebratior of he many, gathered to mark ane occasion or another. The unique culture and pristine natural environments provide many storie for 25-year-old Abu Hurairah to pursue his passion One of Abu’s favorite places to take photos is in Kampong Ayer because of its deep ties with the nation’s history, and his own connection as son of the water village. grew up there,” he recalls, “Kampong Ayer really distinguishesour culture from our neighbours. Itis very differentfrom what the others have” The main differencehe notes is the bonds the villagers share with
Major and even outside their Faculty. Abu started History Major, but moved into the newly created Professional Communication
and the Media, His interest in photog broadened to include video production, Integral to his expanded vision as UBD’s Discovery Year” in which students go out of the lecture halls to internships in industry,
and to “Young Photographers Competition held by the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation Regional Centre for Archaeology and Fine Arts, He became the Bruneian representativeon week-long photographic workshop hosted in Thailand for photographersfrom the ASEAN region Abu has completedhis studies at UBD, and while he cringes slightly at thinking backon his examinations, he has clearvision for his future. He does professional wedding photography part-time and is seriously considering setting up his own photo studio.
Is this path something that fy him?
No,” he says firmly, wantto be photographer for National Geographi
Study fora PhD at Universiti Brunei
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Source: MUHIBAH, the Royal Brunei Airlines in-flight magazine, 2014 Mar-Apr, pages 73-76. Text recovered from the scanned page by OCR and lightly corrected; spelling may differ from the printed edition.
