It's mid summer but does not feel like summer at all. Especially today the weather has been pretty cold at 16 Deg C at mid day and raining. In some of the introductory books about Holland, it is described as a country with low skies. Especially today when one could only see low and thick clouds hanging as far as the eyes could see the horizon. Nonetheless yours truly has been cycling to work regardless. But obviously with the full gear on when it rains! Today the ‘movable’ bridge along my route decided to operate to allow a barge to pass through. It’s a great sight but it wasted a good few minutes of my time to the office. 
Back home it’s time of the year of opulence occasions. The time of the year where we want to forget and push issues aside and for the country to celebrate lavishly with all the pomp and ancient ceremonies. Time of the year where civil servants are rewarded with medals and honours, it’s one of the perks of being a civil servant. After all, Brunei has a high proportion of civil servants to the overall working population. May be at a level of 20 to 30%. Where else in most countries it is about 10 %. As for comparison we have about 23 Permanent Secretary as compare to 25 in UK government with the grade of Permanent Secretary.
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