Fish Spa

I recently found out from a friend that there existed a Fish Spa near us (in Gadong) and that it was a really good, calming experience so I thought why not? It was one of those crazy things I'd heard about in the UK on the news but never thought I'd be doing it myself. It cost $15 for half an hour which was quite cheap. We went with some friends of ours who had never done it either. To be honest I was really nervous cus just the thought of some living thing nibbling at my feet was too much! So we arrived at the place and saw these fish:

They looked pretty enough! We were given a towel to wipe our feet then slowly immerse them in the water. It was really weird! For the first five minutes I just kept taking my feet out because you really do feel them bite- not hard but enough to make you feel slightly uncomfortable. Zaheer just couldn't cope cus he felt so ticklish but after a while I got used to it and it is really calming. However we didn't notice any difference at the end (our feet were not smooth!) but I think it was more for the experience than anything. Another thing to tick off the list! We also found out as we were leaving that they do a FULL BODY fish spa! Now that would take a hell of a lot of guts!

Birthday Parties!!!

The parties here are VERY different!! Yusuf recently attended two- one of Jimmys and one was Elinors. Jimmy is the son of one of the teaching assistants I work with and is a year younger than Yusuf but they are really good friends so we were invited along. It was held at a hotel and was a lot of good fun.

(this clown was miserable and a bit creepy- needless to say with my fear of clowns this picture was taken with zoom)

(Yusuf and Jimmy)

Elinor is in Yusufs class at school and they are also quite close friends. This one was held at the beach and was a LOT of fun! We had sandcastle competitions, pizza, marshmallows and glow sticks! There was also supposed to be fireworks but it rained like crazy so we had to run home. Maybe next time.......

(Yusuf and his best friends Dani and Oscar)

(Starting on the sandcastle)

(Finished........)

(with a little help from Oscars sister)

(They won the competition!! Yusuf got a magnifying glass)

(Soggy pizza and marshmallows- it was raining quite heavily at this point)

Hari Raya Celebrations held by the Armada Executive Apartments Management

The dancing sums it all up! It was a really good evening and the food was delicious.

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Watched this last week. Absolutely loved it! Tim Burton is a genius. Ending could have been better but overall very good! Go watch it! (PS not for kids as I was terrified in some scenes)

THERE WAS A SCORPIAN IN THE CLASSROOM!!!

(P.S-This was not the one in the classroom)

IT WAS HUGE!!!!!!!!! Well not that big- but it was scary!! Fast moving too. The kids thought it was a toy!! We tipped the bin over it than called the maintenance guys who kinda hacked it to pieces. So this term so far we have had a scorpian and a humongous rat (it was the size of a kitten- no kidding I saw it myself!) All we are waiting for now is a snake (there was one last year) and some monkeys. Good times here in Brunei.

What has happened in the last week............

Bargain Shopping!
After converting everything to £- things are CHEEEEAAAAP!!! So I have been going crazy. And if we go KK (Malaysia) like we're planning to during half term, things are gonna be even cheaper!! Happy days!


(Lots of bags........)


(lots of accessories.......)


(lots of jewellery.........)


(the earring stand was a very good find)

Finding out at Yusufs Parents Evening that Yusuf knows Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin! So proud of him, nearly cried.


(This is his painting of a rocket)

Giant flying ants EVERYWHERE!!! It's the mating season so they sprout wings and fly!! Like they're not bad enough without them! Here is a picture of them all dying outside our front door (they spray bug killer throughout the apartments once a week for the mosquitos). It was not good.







Coming up: Pictures from Jimmys (Yusufs friend) birthday party and NOT TO BE MISSED-Hari Raya Aidil Fitri celebrations thrown by the managers of the apartments we live in for all the residents. THERE WAS ENTERTAINMENT!! (I have videos!!)