BIT ... BRUNEI INTERNATIONAL TATTOO .. 2011

icing ...50th Anniversary ....
               ...........with tATToo
  RBAF ..... ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES .....
                                              ......    Brunei DARUSSALAM
                     
Hai .... soldiers ..... army .... armed forces... .. what ever .....
        ........most popular to be called.. .  eeh               was 1st .....
       Human Being ..... wiithout emotions ........ as cold as ice ....
       Is it true    ......  ????
....long time ago ...people so called soldiers    .....to protect ...to kill ...to hit back .... OR   ..... to be KILLed.....

Heard about 1st intakes .....to be transported to  Port Dickson ...Melaka ..   Malaya was ...thought a place sooo farrrr... from own soil Brunei Darussalam .......
Training OVERsea .....GReAT ... incentives to those never been  ... anywhere OUt of BRUNEI .....
                                IMAGINe .... d' years  ..... early 60s ....

To be ... an army meaning ...... NO return .... MALAYA was jjust ...gained INdependence  ....just recovered from own unstable disaster of hates.. attacks from ......Communists ... own people  ...some Malays ...most Chinese  ........... BUt different motives  ...ambition .... ideology of ambicious freedom from Colonilism .......... British ... Empire ..

            IT was 50 years  .... long time ago..

BUT today  ....... army seemed becoming OLD age  .....so to celebrate ...

                           GOLD Annivesary ..... 

Years.......... of  ....NOt a ssoul LOST ..... from WAR .. from enemies'  ... bullets   .....A RECORD in GUniess BOOk .......

CHEERINg .....associated with army's joB ....as traditionally making HOt trademark   ....music band of army's company ... performing ..position of music ARts ..... as called TATTOO ... NOT NEw ... anywhere ........ SCotish Blowpipes .... were foreign  ... unusual to tradition .... BUt d' British made all these as IF  oURs .......

.....  so pleaSE .....Make OWN special reference to History .... to know bettering own knowledge ... all about TATTOO ....
     ok...         NOT BODy TATTOO......
       ...........also very POPular nowadays  .........
       ...........originally BLAck ...... now COLOur full ...eeeh 
    NO longer Ulu people .....now celebrities MOSt trademarks





  Surprising INDEED ..... all preparation ..DONE by own personnels ....credited sort of professional soldiers ... now RBAF   ....our own making army professionalism   .... NEw BREEDs are most costly assets ...    supposed ...
A GREAt success ....THUMBs' UUUPPPp ......
Starting from early .... news..till ..roadshows to FOUR ....BRUNEI's Districts ...  as called BIT..d' soldiers promote ..to Brunei people ... to wake them UP ... so public awareness ....GREAt success ...
NOt ONly POsters ...IT ...media ...tvs .. neWspapers .... in LIVE .....
.........D' Band ...d' music men had gone all places ... malls .. shoppings centers .... hotels ... MORe ... where people were .....
SO ...don't UUU feel JEALOUs ......  !!!!       NOt   ....ME
           but somebody with AUTHOrity ....... most


 Sorry .....am LAZy person ..ignoring ... Egoism .........
MIssed to GET d' opportunity .... nOt ONce in BLUE MOOn ......
KIds missed ...coz of schooling terms of Education at day time ....
Too ...LatE ...to grasp NIGhts TATTOO Shows ..... all FULL Seats taken .....
So only US two............ here ....




SOLD OUT ..Tickets .$5 $10 $15 nn $20
TICKETs........... NOt too BAd .... CHEap for INTernational level....... !!!!!   WWWWwah ....
People there ....... really       should HAD been here .............
$5 Tickets .......... BLUe seats ........ NIce ..... very Good VIEW .... Not to close  ......... as well  ..... people can see people ...around.....
Proving ....here ......my photos............   yyyaaaa


 nO times constrain ....... all SET to see this remarkable popularly ....GRAnd ... broadly ...Advertised

Students' Band .... what an apportunity ....1st STEp  ..... to feel ...

          Audiences ......... we thought morning 9.00am show would be rejected ....

INTRODUCTION of the International participation of ARMy's Bands

 abode oF peace 
 .............of coz ..... heard off.......d' dancers from d' Ministry of Culture, Youth nn Sports .....could nOt be denied ....... trained to perform .... to ADD d' icing    ...... Brunei GOt TALents.....     eeeehhhhh ......

 Flag with British   .....blue .......white .........red.... colours   ...nn STars.....

ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY BAND........50 musicians    nn 14 from Precision Drill Team from Australian'sFederation Guard to support BIT 2011..

D' Contingent's segement of d' tattoo ....theme ...ALL HAnds on DECK .... uusing  bugles nn boatswain calls - traditional naval instruments used for communicating messanges onboard ships nn its drummers will beat to quuarter as a mark of respect to all seafarers ...... blur ....blur...   ..ah



 BRUNei own  combined ....RBAF BANds ...  actually.

RBAF Band. Royal Brunei Land Force ...1st Battalion...nn 2nd Battalion Pipes nn Drums......3rd Battalion Pipe nn Drums ......Royal Brunei Navy Band ..

1st established at Port Dickson....Malaya  with 21 members as formed in 31 May 1962 ..... But NOT until 1 Jan 1984 .....1st LOCAL...Bruneian holding d' position of Band Director......... he was MAjor (Rtd) Haji Manaf  bin Hj Kamis ..... eeeh ... well remembered ....!!!! Then it  was HIStory ... recruited MORE locals nnn composed patriotic songs still AIred  to this day .....

See today ......... more YOung ...conductors on stage ....trained to take place ...  seen as young as Lt led d' stage.... wowww... congratulate...
Sooo .... music please ....... with pinky coloured ..... PInK Painter .....
...next ...pop music.....for younger....   micheal Jackson ...... wwwhhhooo





ROYAL ARMY OF OMAN BAND started in 1974 with PIPES nn  drums .....
.has ACTIVEly ...paticipated in many countries ...Australia ....Scotland ... at d' Edinburgh Tattoo ....Modena tattoo Italy..in Brunei ....Brazil ...Switzerland .... France .........also performing d' traditional singing group (Hamasia) ..... 



THis is obvious NOT soldiers' BAnd .......

COMing ......here to represent ' People's Republic of CHINA's Guangzhou Team ..............only TWO acrobatic ballet dancers.

RARe performance ........... show GIFt from friendly BIG country like CHINA ...

wowww.... believe me ...... easily cracking UUur  bONes ......iF NOt trained since born ... sort off ....... very young .... of coz

SOFt........ as twisting body nn legs  ...... but hARd as if steel stood on A tOE...  !!!!   ....only

           fantastic .......... seen onnTV only ...... now REAL .......




 PAKISTAN ........... ARMED FORCES BAND... as could seen .......
..really VASt experienced internationally .......participated with commendable spirit in various festivals nn commemorative occasions ............proud to represent PAkistan in BIT 2011 .....here in BSB........


 MALAYSIA .......          
    ROYAL MALAY REGIMENT CENTRAL BAND .....

 ...formed in 1936 ..when ......1st Malay Regiment formed in 1933 nn d' band known as ...Malaysian Armed Forces (AMT) ...........
A lot to say about ... but in short ....from 1960 onwards ..Royal Malay Regiment Central Band was assigned to accompany d' Royal Guard during VISIts made by foreign dignitaries as well as d' national level nn within d' Malaysian Armed Forces ......
D' band played d' songs of modern music ...... Indian ..... Malay ... Kuchi kuchi Ku tahir .... sort off

 PHILIPPINES .......
              GENERAL HEADQUATERS BAND..  GHq

D' GHO Band has performed in different parts of d' country providing entertaiment with varying collection of classical composers of d' era, popularized Philippines folksongs and Filippino/foreign popular music .....

So .. functions of d' band ....... provide military honour nn escort to dignitaries, wreathlaying ceremonies during national entertainment, necrological services nn perform infantry duties as directed by d' higher headquaters ..........

D' musical being presented ..........Final count Down ..... nnn

                                                eEye of Tiger ........

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THAILAND........     ROYAL THAI .........
          expert performers ......... with original kitchen utensils........ using ...instruments to perform ......music ....d' sounds of melody  .......with pans ....cups...... spoons ...... bamboo........nn nOt least DRums ........




  


MALAYSIA..........with ACROBATIC Team .........

NOt outside door ....but here .......... carpet floor....

            THE RED WARRIORs are a pupular MOTORcycle acrobatic sTUNT nn demonstration team of d' Royal Military Police Corps ......... famed d' show at military TATTOo in Malaysia .......

D' EVel Knievel .... once popular stuntman......... JUMP is d' highlight of REd Warriors show.involving a jump over human or vehicular obstacles .....

D' TEam presently using 29 motorcycles. 12 moto guzzis...6 BSA ..... 5 modenas jaguh ....2 trial bikes ... 2 Aprillas ..2 Suzukis .........



Here ....at OPen Ground .....vast space .. could speed high far nn fast ......to JUMp several motors ..........

 Slow nn steady with combined driver nn passengers of 7.... wow...

That must be WELL trained .......... NO other JOb......... eeh

 

 AMERICAN PERFORMERS ............ Band of modern music . combined .... rocks.sss  ........ really.. NICe  ..LOUD voice  ....lady singer ...

Lady drummer ........ too   .....using update musical instruments ... of coz..




 THE UNITED STATES SEVENTH FLEET BAND ......
muSIC ENJOYS A LONG nn proud TRADITION in d' NAVAL Service nn today's US Seventh Fleet Band carries on d' TRadition with modern.... fast-paced beats...
.........brought special brand of America music to enthusiastic fans in JAPan ... Philippines ...Korea .....Australia  ......Thailand .........Hong Kong ........M'sia ....S'pore.......Indonesia ...many to FAR East ....



Combined BANds  .......  another BRUNei Band.....

ROYAL BRUNEI POLICE FORCE ........ FIRE nn RESCUE SERVICES   nn ......PRISONS DEPARTMENT......

Pg   Shaiful Rezal Malek Faesal bin Pg. Haji Marali .......led d' Police Force as Chief Inspector incharge d' Band ......... GOt everythings ..... talented birth in music while still ....CHIldhood ....... won major singing competitions... Happy to be here ... supposed could be serving Goods to people of Brunei .....

Knnow WHAT ....Royal Brunei Police Force Band is the 1st OFFICIAL marching Band established in Brunei .... ever since .. invited to Australia 1970 .... Hong Kong 1990 ......Singapore ...at Police Academy 2002  ....National Heros Trust Fund Australia 2003 ........at Police Tattoo in Adelaide ...Jan 2006 ....wow.. really ...great success ... bravo ...

NOt bad.....with solo music from Pg Malek Faesal ........ adding local Kampong Ayer music .... nn ....... Happy Birthday Anniversary melody...........



British FLAg  ........ represented by daring .......NON fearing people ....

BUt ......... LOVe to music could NOt ...be DEnied ... heart still HAve ...

BAND OF THE BRIGADE OF GURKHAS .......

                   .............FROM D' uNITED kINGDOM ...

 The real band ws raised in November 1859 as part of an Indian Army Gurkha Regiment called the Sirmoor Rifle Regiment ....



Today musicians are recruited into d' band after their basic military training. Initial musical instruction then commences, 1st under d' supervision of d' Director of Music then after approximately four years at d' Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hallin London

INDONESIA ..... NATIONAL ARMED FORCES ... REPRSENTED BY ........

CHANDRADIMUKA CADETS BAND .........

Indonesian..... make used d' originality of LOCal Music ..... plus ARmy ....

SILENT DRILL is an art of Chandradimuka Cadets of Indonesia National Armed Forces Academy. It is combination of Art...Gun Drill nn dance without command. RAMPak ...Kendang Band is an Indonesian traditional Band. It is combination of band dance nn music......

D' Band's instruments are KEndangs nn AngKLung ...........



SILent DRILL ...... soldiers... nn d' music as described above ............





  SINGAPORE    ....ARMED FORCES BAND .........
AND MUSIC NN DRAMA COMPANY .............

        with  music ........performing..........kampong Ayer
                   later...Brunnei BUmi Bertuah........ sort of exchanged  ..appreciating take nn give  .....d' melody ... d' music ...

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 AT d' END ...finally ........ all in ONE ... performing music ....understanding through MUSic .....




 TAttoo began at 9.00am ...... finished at 12.30 noon ...... more than ENOUGH ...
Watching was TIring as well ..... although ....excitements all round d' clocks ...
Different Bands performed ...UNiquely .......
.........showing ....  nn reflecting own cultures .....
........But  ... lastly we are in ONE World ....  equality.....

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COMBINED BANDS OF ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES....