His Majesty Junjung Ziarah - Perth, Australia, Oct 2011

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His Majesty Junjung Ziarah - Perth, Australia, Oct 2011

His Majesty Sultan of Brunei was attending CHOGM (Commonwealth Head of Government Meeting) which was held in Perth, Oct 28 - 30, 2011. As part of HM visit to Perth, he took some time out to meet all the Bruneians who are in Perth, majority are students whilst a very small percentage are residing and working in Perth. The citizens of Brunei are given the chance to meet and greet him in a 'junjung ziarah' function held in Como, WA. HM is so friendly, very approachable, humble, down to earth and a caring monarch, he took his time to talk to each one of us. After the official greeting during the line-up, we had a free photo session with HM. He was very obliging with the photo requests. The money was his very generous gift to us. I definitely not giving up my Brunei passport for any nationality in the whole world! :) The Sultan even called Stefan a half Bruneian for being married to a Bruneian.

We had a very good time at the function. Now, which country in the whole world where its leader gets very close up and personal and interact one on one with his subjects....none really apart from His Majesty The Sultan of Brunei. As a Bruneian, I'm very proud of my Sultan (King).

Anyway, some pictures from the function and also opportunity to see me in full traditional Bruneian female dress and headscarf. Prior to leaving the function, HM saw me trying to take a picture of him and he actually waited for me to compose the camera before leaving the hall....and I had the decency to mess it up with a camera shake! :(

Date: 10/27/2011

Owner: Naiza Abdullah

Size: 47 items

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Registeration Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 4094	Josie and me Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 1959	Stefan and me at the function Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 2181
Having lunch whilst waiting Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 847	Food was good Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 945	Enjoying desserts Date: 10/28/2011 Views: 1306
Line up for group photo Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 1211	High commissioner trying to arrange the group Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 994	Stefan waiting in line Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 2015
Told to remember our position in the queue Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 1201	Nyla and Shamsul waiting patiently Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 2382	Saloha at the front of the queue Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 2454
Stefan tired from standing and waiting Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 1359	The arrival of His Majesty Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 1417	The Sultan talking to Stefan Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 1576
HM having a good time socialising with his subjects Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 1372 Comments: 1	HM at ease Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 1409	HM having a chat to Josie Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 1553
The gracious and yet humble Sultan of Brunei Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 1673	Greeting a young Bruneian Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 2509	Everyone was in awed of HM Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 2453
Asking about the wellbeing of one of the students in Perth Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 1234	HM approaching my end of the queue Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 2596	Getting closer Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 2182
Waiting for my turn Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 1078	HM was a metre away from me Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 2117	His Majesty Sultan of Brunei Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 2764 Comments: 1
HM with the president of the BSAWA Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 2356	Listening intently to HM Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 2335	One minute of Q&A with HM for Daus Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 2447

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