Not quite young. Not yet old. Just… 55. Somewhere along the way, birthdays stopped being about cake and candles and started becoming markers of time. Not time wasted, but time lived. Experiences stacked like chapters in a book—some thrilling, some humbling, all instructive. Turning 55 feels different. Not heavier, just……
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Brunei Darussalam
Traffic and the National Psyche
Ever noticed how traffic tells you a lot about a country’s personality? It’s the national psyche on wheels, honestly. You can learn more from fifteen minutes on the road than from a three hundred page vision document, because traffic is where people show their true colours, when no one’s watching…
Brunei & Governance
MMN 2025 so far…
The 2025 session, which began on February 26, has introduced several noteworthy changes that could impact our daily lives. Let’s break down some of the key highlights: Twice-Yearly LegCo Sessions In a move to enhance governance and ensure more robust discussions on national matters, His Majesty has approved increasing the…
Brunei Darussalam
Reflections from My First Umrah
Alhamdulillah, we’re home. Safe, tired, and honestly still trying to process everything that happened over there. I sat down a few times to write this and kept deleting what I’d written because it felt too neat, too polished for what was actually a messy, overwhelming, beautiful few weeks. So here’s…
Brunei & Governance
My Thoughts on Growing Grains, Trees, and People
“If you want a year of prosperity, grow grain; 10 years of prosperity, grow trees; 100 years of prosperity, grow people.” I keep coming back to this proverb. Can’t shake it, actually. Maybe because as an anakbrunei, someone who’s watched this country up close for a long time, it names…
Brunei Darussalam
The Spiritual Appeal of Umrah: Why This Pilgrimage Is Becoming More Popular Than Ever
I’ve noticed it too, more people around me are doing Umrah than ever before. It used to be something you did once, maybe as a lead-up to Hajj later in life. Now people are going yearly, sometimes more. So what’s actually going on here? Why has this pilgrimage suddenly become…
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