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: 3394	Josie and me Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 1780	Stefan and me at the function Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 1903
Having lunch whilst waiting Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 687	Food was good Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 786	Enjoying desserts Date: 10/28/2011 Views: 1082
Line up for group photo Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 1024	High commissioner trying to arrange the group Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 830	Stefan waiting in line Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 1842
Told to remember our position in the queue Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 1013	Nyla and Shamsul waiting patiently Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 2184	Saloha at the front of the queue Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 2171
Stefan tired from standing and waiting Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 1116	The arrival of His Majesty Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 1184	The Sultan talking to Stefan Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 1303
HM having a good time socialising with his subjects Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 1082 Comments: 1	HM at ease Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 1159	HM having a chat to Josie Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 1190
The gracious and yet humble Sultan of Brunei Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 1224	Greeting a young Bruneian Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 2260	Everyone was in awed of HM Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 2215
Asking about the wellbeing of one of the students in Perth Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 1011	HM approaching my end of the queue Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 2174	Getting closer Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 1977
Waiting for my turn Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 911	HM was a metre away from me Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 1919	His Majesty Sultan of Brunei Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 2446
HM with the president of the BSAWA Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 2024	Listening intently to HM Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 2124	One minute of Q&A with HM for Daus Date: 10/27/2011 Views: 2254

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