One distinct difference between Brunei, Malaysia and Indonesia is how cheap cars are here. So cheap that buying multiple cars and changing ones cars have become like a national past time.
The thing is, the trend of cars being repossessed by their finance companies within months of being purchase is also on the rise!
Doesn’t it just […]

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A few weeks ago, I overheard my daughter Qi said in response to something that her sister was saying.
“Then I will marry my own Prince Charming!”
Qi, my coming-to-ONLY-3-years-old daughter is glibly talking about Prince Charming and marriage!
Non-mothers might not know it but I think parents of other young daughters are having the same experience right […]

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It’s funny because prior to going to university, I did not know a single engineer in my life. There was no engineer in my direct family and I am not sure if any of my family members then (besides my father) even knew anyone who works as an engineer.
And since I knew nobody personally who […]

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As my husband and I were walking on a busy Gadong street last weekend, our attention was immediately caught by a black sedan.
We realized that even a middle range sedan like a Toyota Camry will look distinguished when it is black in colour.
Much like the latest Hyundai Genesis.
The name might not exactly excite those who […]

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One local school’s anniversary dinner is coming very soon.

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