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Skip Sister's Wedding To Tie The Knot With Luck
April 15th, 2017 | 09:33 AM | 875 views
JERUDONG
YESTERDAY afternoon was Noraini binti Mohd Usof's sister's wedding ceremony. Instead of attending the function, she chose to participate in a game and tied the knot with luck which came in the form of a new Mercedes Benz E200 AMG worth around $99,000.
Noraini competed in three rounds of games as one of the 30 finalists of the second cycle of Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam's (BIBD) Barakah Rewards 7 contest and emerged winner of the grand prize which she received in a ceremony held at The Empire Hotel & Country Club.
"It's the biggest surprise in my life. I didn't expect I could drive home a brand new car. I feel grateful," the Takaful Brunei employee told the Weekend Bulletin.
Noraini became eligible to enter the second cycle of the contest after she successfully acquired a BIBD home loan for house extension as well as a personal loan for purchasing furniture.
About missing her sister's wedding, she said, "I had informed my sister and mother about not attending the function and they were alright with it because they thought it would be my luck td win the grand prize."
The mother of five plans to sell the car to cover the cost of Umrah for her family and mother.The remaining grand prize contestants did not go home empty handed and received either an iPhone 7, iPad Pro or iPhone SE.
On hand to give away the grand prize was Dr Haji Abdul Manaf bin Haji Metussin, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism in his capacity as a member of the BIBD Board of Directors.
The other prizes were presented by Hajah Noraini binti Haji Sulaiman, Deputy Managing Director of BIBD and Hajah Nurul Akmar binti Haji Md Jaafar, Head of Retail Banking Group.
The BIBD campaign is aimed to reward its customers and add value to their service experience and remain truly intuitive to their needs.
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