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octobre 08, 2003
Images from KL to Brunei
As I zoomed on the ERL, this building caught my eye. There still people busy mending the trees for the upcoming OIC Conference this month.
(Above right) I lament this sign. Everytime I looked at it, I had nicotine withdrawals.
(Below left) This is the new bridge that gets us to the Sg Tujuh Immigration. Otherwise we would have to take a ferry across. I would definitely have missed the 10 o'clock timeline if it was not for this bridge. I paid the cab driver Brunei $50 to drive really fast and told him if he missed the last check in time, he woulkd have to drive me back to Miri for free.
Boy was he fast.
On the bottom right is the first Bruneian "mapleh" for me. Looks the same as in Malaysia and they are all hooked on astro too!
There I was introduced to "Nasi Ketuk" which is really Nasi Lemak. The name is slightly different here because of how people used to buy it, where they would go to someone's house and knock ("ketuk") on proprietor's door to buy the Nasi.
Thanks to Raimy and Ghani (who picked me up on the other side of Sg Tujuh) for a gracious welcome dinner.
Posted by Sharizal at octobre 8, 2003 11:01 AM
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oh my you've truly experienced the brunei night culture when you've tried 'nasi katok'. some places are so popular that they make more a week than any established restaurant could make in a month. a lil modern twist now tho, some has caught up wif technology n called themselves, nasi bell! and some has a call or sms pick-up service too! i hv yet to hear of one that can take order via email tho hehe.
Posted by: marul at novembre 3, 2003 08:42 AM
bros, i really need urgent help. will be flying into miri on 5th january 2004 around 5 pm. i gotto get into brunei or at least get to the nearest checkpoint. can some one tell me how to do this from miri airport or do i need to go to town and grab a cab? how much will it cost me.please email me direct. thanks.
Posted by: amano at janvier 3, 2004 11:31 PM