Saturday in Town

It's the weekend - really have been looking forward to it. It has been hectic at work lately and for the kids quite a trying time with the long fasting hours. Hari raya is just around the corner but it will coincide with a week of big meetings and obviously for the kids schooling as normal. So no chance to take a day off or so for the big ocassion. It will be another of those quiet hari raya. In previous years when there were more of Bruneian here, we did organise a few gatherings and takbir. But now there's only a handful of us here and everybody seems to be spreading out their wings during that time.

Back home, we could imagine everybody are now in full gear to prepare for the big ocassion. Looking at the news back home, there are now more and more people going out to break their fast on a regular basis. Why not when looking at what's on offer. We read that Rizqun itself has 500 seats to cater for that. Indeed the culture and way of life in Brunei has changed quite a lot.

Yesterday we cycled to town mainly to buy camping gears for Fiz who is going on the Duke of Edinburg's award. It's a well known scheme, ranging from bronze, silver and gold level. Fiz is starting on the bronze and she has chosen walk and camping expedition going out next month in the middle of possibly cold period. The basic gears are the 60-litre backpack, almost arctic weather rated sleeping bag for the cold nights, hiking shoes and all sort of camping stuff. At the end they all add up to quite a lot of things to carry in the back. It will be quite a challenge but worthwhile experience for her.