Growing Up In Brunei

[nuyui29]

Jess.. she look familiar

[voiceprocessdotnet]

"I don't know..." LOL Laid back. I guess their mind hasn't been worked much there. : ) How do they get money? Parents?

[AvaitonCrazy1]

i grew up in brunei 10-14 and now in back in scotland!:(

[cptmunch]

Baby-face Mike FTW!

[wasabisexy]

I moved to Brunei when I was 5. In 1997.

So I was there for 14 years, this year I left, to Singapore.

No driving license, or job. As goes the pattern.

I went to school in a Chinese school with many local kids.

However, I really did not enjoy my time in Brunei.

The local kids are far from friendly, intelligent, or even interesting.

Nobody has drive in Brunei. Nobody seems to have the will to better themselves, and their environment.

[wasabisexy]

@wasabisexy Why is the internet so shit there? The country has billions of dollars, they could easily afford to upgrade their infrastructure, and make the money back from people using it.

If you compare the price and speed of internet in Brunei to Singapore

You can get the same speed of internet in Brunei, in Singapore for less than half the price. And it isn't even a good speed to begin with!

For me, as a child, there was nothing for me to do.

[wasabisexy]

@wasabisexy And this continued as I entered my teens. There was nothing for a teen to do socially. Watch a movie at The Mall? Sure. Every week?

This is why the kids in the international schools spend all their time having parties every weekend at somebodies house, with alcohol and drugs.

And me not being in an international school, I was not part of that. Though I'm glad. I know I can have fun without alcohol and drugs. In a country other than Brunei.

[wasabisexy]

@wasabisexy Brunei is great, sure, if you have a career and want to make some easy money. And retire.

But if you actually want to DO something. Like get an education past O levels?

I wanted to pursue programming. Not just regular programming, video game programming.

They don't even have that in Brunei. That industry does not exist in Brunei. A lot of industries that are commonplace in other countries do not exist in Brunei.

People seem to be happy with the bare essentials.

[myassishappy]

What year did you come to Brunei: February 1989

How many years have you been there: 19 years (now 22)

Have you got a driving license: No

What age did you get your first job: 19 (once I left Brunei)

[coconutbeat9596]

foreigners- you guys have to discover what is there

dont just judge it cos uve been there for 8 hrs

and its not poor its actually very wealthy it only looks poor cos it holds the largest water village in SEA -___-

[p25713]

brunei is best - no tax - free school - free healthcare - and what's best fuel is 0.53c per litre!!! ;)

[p25713]

akiakica... u sure u went to the right shopping mall? Doesnt sound like the one we had...

[misteressential]

If you guys are peace-loving people, you will definitely love Brunei.

[sofizticated]

salam.. mcm inda bkawan jua ah drg ani smpi siuk sndiri main di pntai..

[akiakica]

i had an 8 hour stopover at Brunei. It was so boring! The airport is horrible! Small and nothing to do! The toilets are those squat toilets! We went to a big shopping centre in hope to find a cinema or something to do there. There was nothing there! A few shops and so boring! Lonely! Nothing to do! I almost died for those 8 hours! It was very depressing and lonely! If i knew it would be so bad, i would never have had a stop over at the airport for that long!

[djaked]

@akiakica Did you not go to any of the mosques or sample the local culture?

[akiakica]

@djaked i have enough mosques in australia...all the same to me...sorry. There was nothing really to sample from culture, notihng there that is the problem. After coming from singapore and stopping over at brunei i was in absolute shock of how lonely and empty it was with no attractions, no tourism and no local people on the streets and the shopping centre was very lonely and empty...i was very sad for that kind of life of people....

[myassishappy]

@akiakica Yea to be honest Brunei is not a place you can judge by being there for 8 hours... It is a country with lots to offer if you are wiling to make the effort! People there are friendly, polite and generous... Next time you have a stop over in Brunei, before you go, I would do some research and maybe stay there for 3 days so that you have enough time to really see what Brunei is all about. I agree, the airport is small and boring but you should explore the rainforest or try local produce..

[dreadnought86]

purple bus = bas purple = bas tarung = eggplant bus

[akiakica]

Looks poor and depressing. Is it?

[vydo5454]

@akiakica no, it is nt.

it is so peaceful n harmony

[TheDezEo]

u guys can speak malay??

[lullaby501]

i get the 'no job' part, but the 'no driving' part?! do you ALL have drivers?! hahaha.

[secret2812]

lmao!! "filled with money, good food and purple buses!" :b

[lunaticmika]

@secret2812 Yeah, it is fun there, ya know, you should go there..

[secret2812]

@lunaticmika LOL XD i don't need to :) cuz i'm a bruneian myself :b it's the line that cracked me up, hehehe..

[lunaticmika]

@secret2812 Didn't know hahah :-)

[secret2812]

@lunaticmika hahaha. :b btw, where are you from? you seem to enjoy visiting our country :)

[lunaticmika]

@secret2812 Errrrrrrrrrrr.. I'm bruneian , but now i am in Malaysia. School holiday.

[lunaticmika]

Habis means finish rittteeee ?

[secret2812]

@lunaticmika yes! definately correct

[lunaticmika]

I love brunei, it's nice there :-)

[harrisonconstantinou]

purple buses

[Noornhn]

This sums Brunei up nicely :p

[haziq1996]

filled with money.... good food... and purple buses xD hahaha funny

[kimmyhae]

okay i'm a bruneian but you got me cracked up there,

purple buses. LOL

[labai2]

Thumbs Up! I am a Bruneian but now I live and work in Dubai.. humm . Whenever I mentioned Brunei, will alwas get a "WOW"or "Where is that?? Middle east?" Anyway ..I like this!

[HalmzHB]

it kinda sad tho but its the truth and it,ll change for good someday no matter how.

[deeman183]

No one has a job? hmmmm yeah the typical Bruneian would not like to seek for a job...as their parents would spoil them...showered them with all the money and easy life...but telling you all that is about to change!

life is gettin harder in Brunei...and everybody needs to realize to start to work their lazy ass out!

[hilmi139]

Brunei is probably a perfect place to be in a relax mood in south east asia..people here rarely rush..snail-ing to go to work,to school..not bcoz they are lazy..it just their way of doing it..but not a good place for sightseeing tho..not much to go to..

[reccalim]

Are you guys still in brunei?

[TheNanVideo]

brunei is so peaceful . . .shes different 4rm other countries . . peace . .theres no riot , ,no drunk people, ,free of drugs , ,n everythng . .people living in brunei are so lucky . . .lol . .

[chiawz1314]

no one has a job? o.0

Hahaha, i am born in brunei, i don't understand, why don't they have driver's license? Cos its in malay?