Perhaps having lived in a district where big time robbery is quite unheard of, we are lulled into believing that it is as safe elsewhere in the country.
Of course, as in all other big cities where people are too busy that next door neighbours are practically strangers and the need to preserve privacy means we […]

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From our house in Lumut, the beach is less than 5 mins drive away.
Over in Bandar Seri Begawan, the nearest beach is at the Taman Rekreasi Hutan Berakas (Berakas Forest Recreational Park) - which is still around 15 mins drive away.

But despite being this “near”, it was only recently that we brought the kids to […]

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Driving in Brunei is stress-free as compared to driving in nearby cities like Kota Kinabalu (Sabah) or Miri (Sarawak).
With good timing and route, you can travel smoothly and quickly - you’ll even have the mood to wave thank you to the traffic police as they let your line through.
It is not only the higher volume […]

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One of the highlight of my eldest child’s kindergarten in Seria was her school trip to the Anduki Airport, which service mainly flights to offshore oil and gas facilities, last year.
Her classmates and her had the opportunity of climbing up the control tower and visiting the industrial equipment-filled hangar and sitting on real helicopter seats […]

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There is one major difference between life in Belait and life in Bandar Muara.
Household routines are one hour early.
This realization came upon us when we cleared the table after a leisurely dinner with my in laws and noticed that it was only 7.30 pm! This is the time when we would usually just started to […]

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