Would you just look at this brilliant piece of engineering? Not to mention its architecture.
It reached up to 1 billion to build this super marvel. Amazing.
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I've always dislike the fact when Bruneian drivers doesn't give a rat's ass about other drivers, especially to the ones driving an old shabby car. Exhibit A - just look at my car. I'm well aware that it's not shiny, nor does it reaches to 140 km/h nor does it look posh or anything you want to label it. But hey, it's still a car, and i still could drive just about anywhere i want. And on a brighter note, i don't have worry much if i scratch it against the road boundary thingy, or if i bend over a drain (not that i wish for it, hell no), because it's an 'antique' car that i don't have to fork out lots of money if scratched the exterior. Get it? I guess thats the good side about driving an old car.
As i was saying, other drivers, almost everyone of them; are quite rude. It's kinda hard for me to explain in detailed here, but you know what i mean. They're pretty much an ass on the road. Okay fine, i get the fact that there's an old shabby car in the road, an old 'kerita kaling' car blocking your so-called-highway. But so what? Just because that car is in your way, that doesn't mean you ought to be treating its driver like crap. Just because i couldn't see your annoyed face on the road, but that doesn't mean i'm not offended by your 'fast roaming' or 'kissing-my-car's-ass' kind of way. I'm aware that you intend to drive fast, but fuck it man, stop kissing-your-car-to-my-car's-ass! Go to the right lane if you want. I mean, that's what right lanes are for, isn't it? To overtook someone else's car. Have patience. Have some bit of respect. At least.
Now, that comes to a totally different story if i were driving a non-shabby car. I drove my next to kin's car the other day (well sometimes when i run errands for them), and i received a whole lot of different treatment from the drivers. Instead of typical 'rudeness' i get when driving the old shabby car, i received a 'neutral' aura from the drivers. Get it?
I've been driving for over a year, and the treatment i received never seem to change whenever i drive the old 'kerita kaling'.
Sigh, Bruneians are always like that - judge a book by its cover. In this case - judge a person by its car.
Or - judge a person's integrity by their status. If you're not well-known, then you're pretty much a dumpster.
Anyways, today a great friend of mine told me a story about integrity. My friend went to this textile place somewhere in Serusop, and overheard ruthless conversations between a Bruneian female customer and an Indonesian worker. The customer was complaining about the fact that the Indonesian worker couldn't live up to his/her promise. The Bruneian female was promised to get some piece of 'tudong' but she went bizarrely mad. She started to threatened the Indonesian worker (who knew nothing much), and called him/her awful names, "eh buduh ko ani, ko janji hari ani ada, macam-macam alasan ko ani! baik ko ambil tu! ku sue ko nanti, biar ko! tebayar ko kan?!"She basically shouted at him/her repeatedly. I mean shouted as in THE WHOLE customers in the shop turned their heads in disbelief.
That's how rude the Bruneian female customer was, she didn't even care about others eavesdropping on her, didn't even care about shame because all she ever wanted at very moment was - to get some piece of 'tudong'. That went on and on for about...i don't know, probably till that customer bled her throat, haha. But the funny thing is - it's all just because of 'tudung'. I bet she was so damn panicked she didn't have anything to cover her dyed hair for Raya HAHA. Sekadar. Now that's what i called - desperation calls for desperate measures.
But then again, this story isn't really accurate, perhaps i missed out on few vital points along the way, thus it turned out pretty bad in this post. But i do get the main story correct, which is this - just because she's a Bruneian, who earns up to 3K bucks per month, who doesn't know the true meaning of hardship; that doesn't mean she could mock, threaten or treat fucking rudely at that Indonesian, whose not even close to earning what she earns per month, whose barely living on a 12hours per day 24 days wages, who surely has no status in Brunei, whose just doing his/her job. Look, sometimes we have to understand certain circumstances, and accept it with patience. And there are some situations where we ought to be a bit angry at times because certain salespersons aren't doing their job correctly, like we used to say "sekadar nyawa-nyawa ikan durang bekeraja", now this we can 'push' them a bit. There are boundaries, okay?
I'm not saying just because this 'tudung' thing happened recently, but merely the fact that we have got to tone down, or even better stop this attitude of looking down on lower-standard people. I've come across this attitude way long before, but at that time i just didn't have the courage to voice out my thoughts. I know that it's easier said than done. Sometimes we can't control ourselves, we aren't aware of what our actions could potentially do to other people's feelings, we speak before thinking them thoroughly, and i guess that's our flaws. And i know most of us are hypocrites, thus i'm quite scared to point out more debatable thoughts, as i fear it would hit back on me.
Sure we're good at keeping a close relationship with family and friends, and about keeping a good integrity, but we're bad certain aspects of our lives. We always point out our friend's and foe's wrongdoings without even glancing our own personalities. Get it? What i'm talking about is both "tone down looking down at other lower-standard families" and "tone down being a hypocrite". Sure i'm being humanly possible as i can right now, being thoughtful and all, but i fear i would fall into the same pit as other hypocrite beings in later days. So...it's safe to say what has been said is enough. I'll stop here.
And oh, if i were a policewoman, or some sort of authority who could stop a car for speed-driving, i would be glad to do so (for just a while, as a hobby). Anyhoots, i always come across lorry-truck drivers speed-driving way over their 50 km/h limit. Sometimes i had to push the acceleration pedal more just to overtake those kind of lorries. And what's worse, those lorries-trucks overtook a saloon car! Hard to believe? Photos doesn't lie (unless photoshope-d, but that's a different story).
At one time, i deliberately used to drive in front of a lorry so freaking slow, like 45 km/h, just to test his impatience. I mean, those lorries and trucks have speed limits, isn't it?
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| "Our mission is to contribute to Brunei Darussalam’s success as a land of opportunity for its people and all investors. |
| We will undertake our mission by focusing on new industries and economic activities that bring to our country new knowledge, new markets, new employment opportunities for our people. |
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I'm honestly glad about this. I've heard about this agency before, but the sad thing is it took me a couple of years to notice them and their projects. They were set up in Nov 2001.
Future for us.
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Anyways, we were talking about the development in Brunei. I asked him merely out of curiosity, whether he thinks that Brunei will ever develop with the likes of Singapore and all in terms of economy, structures and others.
Personally, i doubt if we ever will march forward and be as industrious as our neighboring countries. Sure we have the money from oil and gas, i mean we've got surplus of it, and could provide us vast amount of income for the next 15 years or more. Okay so we got the market for that area. But how about tourism, developments such as structural buildings, industrial market and all? Taking Singapore as an example, i honestly believe they achieved greater in those areas mentioned beforehand, i meant they're just a tiny lil bit of island with no natural resource to lean on - no water, no oil and gas, no rubber plantation. But still they could survive. All hail for Lee Kuan Yew.
I still figure how that country managed to be so powerful. But our country can do the same thing. Yes we can, i mean still have a weeee bit of hope for it. It may not be in 10 years, but yeah it'll take more than that.
Back to the opinion i asked from this chap - he reckoned that there are policies in our country and it's hard to do what like other countries are doing. Certain things to keep in mind are culture, preservation of tradition, religion and loyalty in Brunei (that's what i'd gather from his sentences, it was all jumbled up). Those policies are well held by our government, and are determined to preserve our culture. Hard to understand?
Okay lets elaborate more - imagine you have a well-grown developed country with massive economic developments, various trading connections with other countries. We call your country as Kassius. Kassius is more like the United States in the Pacific, HongKong and Japan in the South China Sea, and Singapore in South East Asia. What do they have in common? They're well-developed countries, they made their mark to the world that they can stand alone in the dark. They grow increasingly good (okay there are some downs...) in terms of economical market, educational programs, land usage, technology inventions, future plan and all sorts. Bottom line is - they're one heck of a country. Its people are given surplus opportunities, let it be career, political elections, freedom of night life and all. Why? Because their government opted to give freedom and chances to its society - they're thriving, ambitious, competitive, visionary, they're in a country full of opportunities where they pay taxes in every sorts of matter, they're the ones who make their country successful in certain ways. In other words, they're the leaders of their own land. It's more like - they work hard, they play hard. And when this massive freedom are given to the society, gradually in 20 years the feeling of 'overthrow each other' or 'freedom of speech' started to crawl out. And what happens if your country Kassius experience this kind? You as the sole leader/president, lose control of your own people. They want this, but you want otherwise. They'll rebel sooner or later, and it could lead to chaos. Your country Kassius could potentially lose its culture and the meaning of tradition. A revolution. Get it? Just get it, okay. I don't want to edit my 'essay'. Haha.
That's why priority is given to preserving cultures. That's why i think our country Brunei intends to be on 'moderate' rather than going for full 'blow' of developments. I guess to think about it, it's all down to political matter. You know what i mean...It's better not to dig deeper into that detail, haha.
I have a positive thinking on what our generation could do for Brunei, great ones - positive difference. Hey, im keeping a healthy mindset here.
Our young generations have the potential to develop our country, and our country have the potential to grow big (in a preserved way).
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I think i'd rather have something to do like 'site visit' or anything they called a 'real job', then i'd pretty much obliged and won't bugger on complaining. And i would have enough energy left.
Get what i mean?
I'd like to do something that i fancy. I mean, i agree not all work post you'd apply beforehand matches with your ideal/dream work description. Surely you'll be involved with other stuffs outside of your job. I guess that's how 'real job' is, you know. You don't necessarily have to do your area of speciality. That's how it works it Brunei. When you have a Degree or Master on your desired course, and suddenly when you're looking for a job here, boom! your job doesn't really coincide with your course. Get it? Perhaps this also applies to other countries...
But i'm not really implying that our country is lacking of commitment especially the government, no. But rather something indifferent from other developed countries. Maybe it's because the government does not have a vacancy with regard to your course, and there is quite a hell of a lot of competition out there. Imagine 2,000 graduates each year, all competing for the same post. That quite explains why 1/4 of us are doing what they're not supposed to.
I wonder how our country would strive for better in the future; let it be economical, commitment, technology, political, education system and all sorts. One human being surely are not able to change the country, and it would take at least 15 years to get to where Singapore are right now. We've only started to be civilized in the year 1984. It took Brunei 26 years to Singapore's status 10 years ago (just presumption...). It would take the whole generation, my generation to alter and amend our ancestors' work, and be on par with other neighbouring countries.
So what can we do? Presuming that not all of young Bruneians share the same thought - we ought to migrate! HAHA if you want to gain a hell of a lot of experience, spend 5 years struggling to settle down (health insurance, cost of standard of living), but want to get skills you can't obtain here, then go for it. Lets say you're a specialist of something - diplomat...but you'd have to work for Brunei in order to get that job...hmm scrap that idea. Okay, take marine biologist, urban planner, software or hardware expert, chemical engineer, architect ---> mesti ada tu! and all sorts of expertise. Work someplace where there's huge advancement of technology, political views, science and all, spend 10 years there or more, seek and absorb all knowledge you can get from other experts. Then when you have sufficient knowledge or experience, go back to your homeland and try to make a change - help your country. Not only you're one hell of great expert, but you're helping your own homeland by lending your energy, knowledge and skills you've obtained from other developed countries.
Of course, talking is nothing compared to actions. It's all easy to say. But when placed in reality, oh maaaan, we all struggle like crap. That's where determination comes in.
So what's your plan for the future? Have i thought about mine? Umm... i can't quite say for sure. I do have plans, but it's hard to say if it's a solid one.
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Just a question - do you think someone can be an architect eventhough they're quite suckish at drawing/sketching? How about instead of owning those traits - they're visionary. Get what i mean? They're a bit creative but have a hard time interpreting their imaginations into paper. Is that possible for them to be a successful architect? To open up an architectural company and set up businesses among high-profile clients in era? To establish themselves as a good conventional and contemporary architect? Possible? I hope so.
Because there are quite a few good architects that couldn't draw well, to name a few... and they're successful. They just have to be really damn good at imaginations, inventions, creating something out of nothing, being aware of every structural detail. And they have to be creative, of course.
Man, life is hard when you're lacking of something. I guess this is where talent comes in.
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How do you expect our country to progress when there's corruption here and there? For instance - if any of your relatives happens to be the boss of some department or ministry, or if they have the authority to make quick decisions, you're pretty much a lucky ass. You'd go from 'rags to riches' in just few phone calls. You know what i mean.
Forgive me for posting this, but eversince i've been attached under a government sector for the past 3 weeks, i've learnt that working for a government is more or less easy. No sweat, no gain, no pain. I mean, to compare working for a private sector, the latter offers you much pressure yet a handful of experience that no government sectors could possibly offer.
But i've to say, it's been relaxing working for the government, and i kinda like it, needless to say. It's wrong for me to complain much when there's nothing to do there, because i like the idea of having my own free time at work. So should i complain about not getting much work? No, i shouldn't. I should just suck it up, and savour the moment.
Hey, if i can't beat them, might as well join them.
Hypocrite? HAHA yes.
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You found out the truth about the whole thing, that what you had before weren't totally real, or not making any sense at all; it just sort of bumps you out. You're in a state of shock, denial, confused, and wanting to know the truth behind it.
But you can't. You won't ever find out the truth. You never will. Because the source, was and is never reliable.
It was all lies, made up from some fake puppets engineered to steer a couple of people's lives to living hell/absurdity.
For 17 months.
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A monumental figure, with structural holes. And so is human life.
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First, France's failure to reach the group stages. Okay, i can accept that. But the fact that they drew and lost twice! That's cool! Haha what such poor performances. And here comes 'finger-pointing-i-blame-you' game. Their coach, Raymond Domenech refused to shake hands with the coach of South Africa at the end of the match, because the French team were defeated by the home nation team. And of course, the fact that they're out of the WC. Wooo loser coach, the whole 'i-dont-want-to-shake-hands' incident was caught on video, and all over YouTube. HAHA.
France and Italy are most definitely, the down-performers in this WC. Argentina are whoa cool. I think i'm gonna root for them (it's because Gonzalo Higuain is in it, if you know what i mean). And England is quite disappointing too. This includes Wazza Rooney. I think if the Three Lions fails to qualify the group stages, Rooney's life would the same as that in Nike's World Cup Advert - mows the field, cute sighs, shaggy beard/goatee, lives off by eating baked beans, and ponders over Landon Donovan/Clint Dempsey's Nike 40feet poster for the rest of his life (actually it was supposed to be Franck Ribery, but since the French are out, and thus so is Ribery. And since the American team was supposed to be a not-so-tough match, and Dempsey scored the equaliser that denied England a win, and since Donovan is such a fucking 'proud' ass, then that poster would be like rubbing salt in Rooney's wounds). But then again, i guess Rooney is under much pressure, the expectations of him to perform like a machine pretty much blunders his performances.
So far, there's quite a bunch of controversial red cards shown to players in this WC. I think it's unreasonable to certain cases. I don't quite recall similar issues were shown in previous WC. Biased.
Second, Seth Rogen plays the lead role of The Green Hornett. What a bummer. I just found out today. He's a funny guy, whose only supposed to play comedic movies. Well, i can't stand it, his face makes me 'not-want-to-be-serious'. The Green Hornett is an acclaimed story from comics (is it...? Haha), where most teenagers and young adults looked up to it since like ages ago (i assumed...). And Jay Chou is in the movie too. I hope it'll turn out okay, rather than a bummer.
The match has resumed!
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