Eric's: Visited Brunei Day

06.06.2010
A requested made in April by Audry in order to bring her visits Brunei's those interesting places. However we made in June, 2 months later (better than nothing la...). Back to last night, after we finished the Expression's Leap of Creation Concert, we overnight at Shenton's house, somewhere in Beribi.

Then the next early morning, (not very early also, around 9.30am?) not started our journey but had our breakfast at Gadong first, there we gathered with Audry and her friends. My side here got 4 person who were Chris, Shenton and Sylvester and me. Audry side had 4 person as well.

After breakfast, our first visited was Jame Asr Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque followed by Royal Regalia, Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque, Brunei Museum, Sultan Bolkiah Tombstone (my first time)and Kg. Ayer. After Kg, Ayer, it was around 6.30pm already, we went to Yayasan shopping complex a while, then Audry introduced us a nice dinner which is an Arab crusine, somewhere at Kiulap next to Japan embassy. Was too tired and hungry so none of Arab food's photo had taken.

Overall, i would say this trip is nice, learned and discovered many new things at Brunei Museum Royal Regalia and Kg. Ayer as well. My first time visits those places with so enjoy and relax where i had more time to read and go through everythings.

Groups photo (excluded me) in front of Jame Asr Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque.

Tried to rest for a while but asked by Audry to take group photo.

The Royal Regalia.

Our visted to Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque. Now then i know we actually can do visit of boat as picture below.

Groups photo by water taxi driver. So surprise met this water taxi driver back after i got a ride on his boat in Febuary 2010. Today when i was about to ask for a boat ride and i noticed someone was shouting at me then i realise it was this driver again so i saved his no. again for future reference. Previously i did save his no. but i cant recall his name until i met him back again today.

Another view of Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque from K.G Ayer.

Again, i don't miss the opportunity to take picture of Proboscis Monkey. This time, i feel satisfy with it after so many shot in the past 1 year. This is my maximum zoom already but if still can reach further, the better. 75-300mm zoom lens still not enough. Sigh~

Istana Nurul Iman, view from Damuan river.

This small rock Island named "Jong Batu" actually got a legend on it. Maybe many of us ever heard or read during school time. The Story named "Nakhoda Manis" which tells a boy from Kampong Ayer , who went off to sea became sailor and he left his mother behind. The mother prayed everyday for his safety meanwhile, the boy ended up marrying a princess of Malaysia and became the owner of huge ship. One day he came back to Brunei and he was too ashamed of admitting in front of his beautiful and rich wife that a poor and dirty woman who came to see him was his mother. Her mother was shocked and very depressed and placed a curse on her unfilial son whereupon a storm suddenly appeared capsizing the ship and transforming it into rock. What we see from the rock now somehow is the shape of the sunk ship.