Sushi

I had been waiting for this ever since we arrived! It was DELICIOUS. You just cannot compare any other sushi to this. The fish literally melted in your mouth. Soooooooooooooo goooood!!!


(All this sushi cost $40 which is about £15)


(Baby octopus sushi!! I had to close my eyes to eat this. Tasted very good though)





(Yusuf withhis friend Priya)

Miscellaneous

This is one of those posts that is slightly random and has pictures that weren't important enough to have their own posts. So enjoy the randomness!


(I had ordered a waffle with ice cream, this is what I got. It was HUUUUUUUUUUUGE!! Very tasty though so couldn't complain!)


(We bought a bread machine because the bread here is manky. Really horrible. This machine is my new best friend. It's brilliant!)


(Zaheer decided to make bread without any scales so he guesstimated everything and ended up with this horror which he tried forcing me to eat- it tasted like dried porridge. This was the FULL size of the loaf! It hadn't risen at all. Naturally when I made it, it was perfect!)


(We bought Yusuf a new bike for Eid. Here he is riding along.)





(We found Snowy!!!)

How we celebrated Eid ul Fitr

It was our first ever Eid without family and I must admit it wasn't too great. Being in a new country where you hardly know other Muslims made it incredibly hard to celebrate Eid the traditional way sooooo we thought we may aswell celebrate it in a completely new way- our way! This consisted of a trip to Tungku Beach, Thai food and then driving to the centre to see how the locals celebrated. Although we did miss family, it was really nice celebrating it with just the three of us.


(Yusuf with the surfboard he would not go on again after he got tossed by the waves- atleast it was used once)


(Yusuf's drawing of his Dad-note how neat it is)


(Yusuf's drawing of his Mum- note the mass of curly, crazy hair)


(Zaheer literally jumping for joy)


(These were caused by tiny little crabs underneath the sand)


(There were a LOT of crabs!)


(One of the many mosques in Brunei)


(We came upon this whilst driving around in the centre- it was pretty crazy!)

Selamat Hari Raya!!!

Or Eid Mubarak everyone!!! Hope you have a good day and don't eat too much!!! xxxxxxx

Bukit Shahbandar Recreational Park

We went to this Park about a week ago. It is literally 10 minutes drive from our house and really helped settle us in as it was exactly what we were missing. There are a lot of different paths and if you get lost and take the longest one, you would probably be there for hours. We set off very early in the morning to avoid the midday sun but it was still incredibly hot. A big water bottle is a must! We loved it overall and would most definitely be going back. Enjoy the piccies!

(On arrival)


(Yusuf enjoying the playground)


(This lizard stood still while I was taking the picture and the second I had taken it, it had gone! Prob related to Sarah H, suffering from poseritis)


(There were millions of ants around- this was a close up of an ant trail)


(The steepest hill in the world- it was a killer in the heat and humidity)


(Yusuf letting me know how he feels about climbing it)


(The view at the top. It was breath taking! There was a breeze that cooled us right down. The two long strips in the sea are part of the Empire Country Club)


(In the jungle)





(The view at one of the many observation towers located around the Park)


(On the way back)








(My favourite shot)



(This was a beautiful surprise- we weren't expecting to see this on the way back. It was so peaceful. We also saw a terrapin in the pond!)


(I was looking everywhere for a frog but couldn't find a single one!)

Hope you enjoyed the piccies. This is my favourite trip so far in Brunei and have spent a loooooooooooong time putting these pics up so you had better comment!!! xxx

Fashion in Brunei

There doesn't seem to be any kind of fashion in Brunei at all. There are some shops that sell OK-ish clothes but most of them aren't all that great. It was while we were at one of the huge malls called The Mall (!!) we came across a brand called Ego Man and we could not believe the stuff they sold there- in particular their T-shirts. The one below especially made us laugh.

Others included 'I love alcohol' (in a dry country!) and 'Will you sleep with me?' I think the youth of Brunei are on the verge of a rebellion............

Dragon Fruit

This looked amazing and we thought we'd try it. Didn't taste all that nice- like kiwi fruit but nowhere near enough juicy or sweet. But I only bought it cus the pink was just beautiful. I told Zaheer to take a few 'artisitic' shots of this before I cut it and not only did he manage to dull the colours, he made the fruit look a like a bloated dead pink fish! Not impressed...........


(Dragon fruit/fish)


(Pink fish)

The Yacht Club

This is another group that expats can join when they move to Brunei. Since both Zaheer and me aren’t really interested in sailing or boats I don't think we would be joining this but after seeing the most amazing island we may change our minds!


(The Yacht Club)

We went to have a look around and there was also a family barbeque on an island which they call ‘the Spit’. It was a 15 minute boat ride form the Yacht club to the island and once we arrived we felt were in heaven! We thought Tungku Beach was beautiful but this was just something else. The water was crystal clear- I had never seen anything like it.


(Yusuf looking the part with his ultra cool glasses)


(The Spit- this is also the exact moment Zaheer got burnt to a crisp- read below)


(Crystal clear!)


(Yusuf having fun)

(Also zaheer is gonna kill me for writing this but he wanted to get an even tan so he stood in the sun for ages soaking up the rays. The next morning he literally looked like a lobster and couldn’t put a shirt on. I tried getting a picture for the blog but he wasn’t having any of it. Made me laugh for a good 10 minutes anyways!)