Blog Award Category
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Winners |
Prizes (Sponsors) |
Best Personal Blog
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Winner
(Spiritual Garden) |
- Trophy (Simpur)
- Altec Lansing Headset AHS-322 (Concepts)
- Altec Lansing VS-2120 Speakers (Concepts)
- 1 night stay in Junior Suite with breakfast for 2 @ Orchid Garden Hotel (Orchid Garden Hotel)
- Mobile Handset + Easi Starter Pack (DSTCom)
- Simpur Goodies (Simpur)
- DST Group & DSTCom merchandise (DST Group) |
Runner-Up
(Pynk) |
- Meal Voucher for 2 @ Orchid Garden Hotel (OGH & Simpur)
- Easi Starter Pack + $20 Recharge Card (DSTCom)
- Simpur Goodies (Simpur)
- DST Group & DSTCom merchandise (DST Group) |
Best Nominator
(Yee-Man Cheng) |
- Dim-Sum Voucher for 2 @ Vanda Restaurant, OGH (DST Group)
- Easi Starter Pack (DSTCom)
- Simpur Goodies (Simpur)
- DST Group & DSTCom merchandise (DST Group) |
| Best Local Content Blog |
Winner
(Kurapak) |
- Trophy (Simpur)
- Altec Lansing Headset AHP-212i (Concepts)
- Jabra Bluetooth Headset BT800 (Concepts)
- 1 night stay in Junior Suite with breakfast for 2 @ Orchid Garden Hotel (Orchid Garden Hotel)
- Mobile Handset + Easi Starter Pack (DSTCom)
- Simpur Goodies (Simpur)
- DST Group & DSTCom merchandise (DST Group) |
Runner-Up
(KB Happening) |
- Meal Voucher for 2 @ Orchid Garden Hotel (OGH & Simpur)
- Easi Starter Pack + $20 Recharge Card (DSTCom)
- Simpur Goodies (Simpur)
- DST Group & DSTCom merchandise (DST Group) |
Best Nominator
(Ahmad Muaz Haji Roslan) |
- Dim-Sum Voucher for 2 @ Vanda Restaurant, OGH (DST Group)
- Easi Starter Pack (DSTCom)
- Simpur Goodies (Simpur)
- DST Group & DSTCom merchandise (DST Group) |
| Best Photo Blog |
Winner
(Anakbrunei) |
- Trophy (Simpur)
- Altec Lansing Headset AHP-512i (Concepts)
- Jabra Bluetooth Headset BT160 (Concepts)
- 1 night stay in Junior Suite with breakfast for 2 @ Orchid Garden Hotel (Orchid Garden Hotel)
- Mobile Handset + Easi Starter Pack (DSTCom)
- Simpur Goodies (Simpur)
- DST Group & DSTCom merchandise (DST Group) |
Runner-Up
(Jan Shim/SHIMWORLD) |
- Meal Voucher for 2 @ Orchid Garden Hotel (OGH & Simpur)
- Easi Starter Pack + $20 Recharge Card (DSTCom)
- Simpur Goodies (Simpur)
- DST Group & DSTCom merchandise (DST Group) |
Best Nominator
(Fadilah Ahmad) |
- Buffet Voucher for 2 @ Goldiana Cafe, OGH (DST Group)
- Easi Starter Pack (DSTCom)
- Simpur Goodies (Simpur)
- DST Group & DSTCom merchandise (DST Group) |
| Best Lifestyle Blog |
Winner
(Brunei Fishing) |
- Trophy (Simpur)
- Altec Lansing Headset AHP-524 (Concepts)
- Jabra Bluetooth Headset BT150 (Concepts)
- 1 night stay in Junior Suite with breakfast for 2 @ Orchid Garden Hotel (Orchid Garden Hotel)
- Mobile Handset + Easi Starter Pack (DSTCom)
- Simpur Goodies (Simpur)
- DST Group & DSTCom merchandise (DST Group) |
Runner-Up
(Woman in a Wetsuit) |
- Meal Voucher for 2 @ Orchid Garden Hotel (OGH & Simpur)
- Easi Starter Pack + $20 Recharge Card (DSTCom)
- Simpur Goodies (Simpur)
- DST Group & DSTCom merchandise (DST Group) |
Best Nominator
(Mona Rahman) |
- Buffet Voucher for 2 @ Goldiana Restaurant, OGH (DST Group)
- Easi Starter Pack (DSTCom)
- Simpur Goodies (Simpur)
- DST Group & DSTCom merchandise (DST Group) |
| Best Specialty Blog |
Winner
(Arab Families) |
- Trophy (Simpur)
- Altec Lansing Headset AHP-712i (Concepts)
- Delux Speaker 2.0 990W DLS-128 Blk (Concepts)
- 1 night stay in Junior Suite with breakfast for 2 @ Orchid Garden Hotel (Orchid Garden Hotel)
- Mobile Handset + Easi Starter Pack (DSTCom)
- Simpur Goodies (Simpur)
- DST Group & DSTCom merchandise (DST Group) |
Runner-Up
(The Daily Brunei Resources) |
- Meal Voucher for 2 @ Orchid Garden Hotel (OGH & Simpur)
- Easi Starter Pack + $20 Recharge Card (DSTCom)
- Simpur Goodies (Simpur)
- DST Group & DSTCom merchandise (DST Group) |
Best Nominator
(Reeda Malik) |
- Buffet Voucher for 2 @ Goldiana Restaurant, OGH (DST Group)
- Easi Starter Pack (DSTCom)
- Simpur Goodies (Simpur)
- DST Group & DSTCom merchandise (DST Group) |
| Wild-Card Blog |
Winner
(Ranoadidas) |
- Trophy (Simpur)
- 1 night stay in Junior Suite with breakfast for 2 @ Orchid Garden Hotel (DST Group)
- Simpur Goodies (Simpur)
- DST Group & DSTCom merchandise (DST Group) |
Best Nominator
(Fadilah Ahmad) |
- 1 night stay in Junior Suite with breakfast for 2 @ Orchid Garden Hotel (DST Group)
- Simpur Goodies (Simpur)
- DST Group & DSTCom merchandise (DST Group) |
| Bruneian Blog of The Year |
Winner
(Kurapak) |
- Trophy (Simpur)
- Acer Laptop (Concepts)
- A year's advertisement subscription from DSTCom worth $2400 (DSTCom)
- iLuv i9200 Hi-Fi (Hi Max Trading & Services)
- $500 Cash (Simpur)
- 1 night stay in Junior Suite with breakfast for 2 @ Orchid Garden Hotel (Orchid Garden Hotel)
- 1 Hr Body Massage @ Amanha Spa (Orchid Garden Hotel)
- $500 Cash (Arab-Families.com)
- $300 Cash (Ranoadidas.com)
- Exclusive Ranoadidas.com T-Shirt (Ranoadidas.com)
- Exclusive Ranoadidas.com Umbrella (Ranoadidas.com)
- $100 Cash (Kurapak.com)
- Exclusive Kurapak.com T-Shirt (Kurapak.com) |
1st Runner-Up
(Ranoadidas) |
- 12MP Digital Video Camcorder (Concepts)
- 1 night stay in Junior Suite with breakfast for 2 @ Orchid Garden Hotel (Orchid Garden Hotel)
- 40 mins Foot Massage @ Amanha Spa (Orchid Garden Hotel)
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2nd Runner-Up
(Spiritual Garden) |
- 6.6 MP Digital Video Camcorder (Concepts)
- 1 night stay in Junior Suite with breakfast for 2 @ Orchid Garden Hotel (Orchid Garden Hotel)
- 30 mins Scalp Massage @ Amanha Spa (Orchid Garden Hotel) |
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Lucky Draws
There will be special lucky draws held on 1st April 2008, live on KRISTALfm. All blogs listed on the Bruneian Blogs Directory (non-category winners) will be included in the draws. |
Lucky Draw Winner 1
(Life's a Big Ocean) |
- Altec Lansing GT-5051 5.1 Speakers (Concepts)
- Easi Starter Pack (DSTCom)
- Simpur Goodies (Simpur)
- DST Group & DSTCom merchandise (DST Group) |
Lucky Draw Winner 2
(Mona Collections: Beads) |
- PQi U510 Card Drive 4.0GB (Concepts)
- A4-Tech Battery-free Optical Mouse NB-95U (Concepts)
- Easi Starter Pack (DSTCom)
- Simpur Goodies (Simpur)
- DST Group & DSTCom merchandise (DST Group) |
The winner will received a brand new Acer Laptop sponsored by Concepts Commercial Suppliers! Concepts believe the best Bruneian blogger deserves the best prizes, and nothing's better than a laptop, the perfect blogging tool, especially for those who are always on the move! Too good to be true? That's not all the winner will be getting..
Simpur's sister company, DSTCom, generously paid the creator of the Blog of The Year Kurapak a $2400 for a 12-month advertisement subscription! What that means is that they are paying him that amount just to advertise on his blog, by placing banner ads, etc, for a year! He's getting paid for blogging! 
The winner also received a brand new white iLuv i9200 Hi-Fi from our friends at Hi Max Trading & Services! Hea can now listen to all his favorite CDs or even dock his iPod on to this beautifully designed wall-mountable Hi-Fi, which definitely sounds as good as it looks. It will also lets him wake up to his favourite tunes!
If the prizes still don't seem enough, then rest assured.. there's plenty more.. The Bruneian Blog of The Year winner received even more cash from us here at Simpur.. another $500! Yes, you heard right.. $500 CASH! No vouchers, no strings attached, we gave him cash to spend on anything he pleases!
The Orchid Garden Hotel gave away the V.I.P. treatment at their hotel, giving the blogger a 1 night stay for two in one of their Junior Suites, complete with complimentary breakfast the next day. The winner will also gets a free one hour body massage at the hotel's very own 'oasis', the Amanha Spa.
Arab-Families.com, a now very popular family blog created by the CEO of the Seri Kandi Group, Shaikh Khalid bin Shaikh Ahmad, decided to get in on the act too! The Best Specialty Blog winner has generously sponsored $500 cash to the Bruneian Blog of The Year winner at the last minute, increasing the amount of cash to be won!
Perhaps one of Brunei's most well-known blogs, Ranoadidas.com, has given away $300 cash on top of the cash prizes listed too! The Bruneian Blog of The Year winner will also get their hands on 'most-wanted' Ranoadidas.com limited edition merchandise; an exclusive Ranoadidas.com T-shirt and Umbrella.
Without doubt one of the most funniest local blogs around, Best Local Content Blog winner Kurapak.com has decided to make the prizes more tempting, by adding to the prizes another $100 cash! The one Bruneian Blog of The Year winner will also wins an exclusive limited edition Kurapak.com T-Shirt!
No award event would be complete without trophies, and we had 6 brand new ones to give away to the most deserving bloggers! This year's Bruneian Blog of The Year winner, and all the other category winners, got their hands on our beautiful Simpur Bloggies trophies (complete with bragging rights!).
