Rapsodi 2008

It is my first time to step into the Brunei TV station - the old building beside Brunei's Library (hopefully will get a chance to tour the new TV station someday) - to attend RTB and Suria collaborated Annual Musical "Live" performance from both the countries 'Rapsodi 2008'. Although the live performances beamed "live" for both nations lasted an hour and a half, it seems eternal for me...must learn Malay asap...hardly able to gasp what the singers are singing...but at least I know Rapsodi means Music in Swedish... yeah?

Lake Ride

The second trip to Tasek Merimbun last weekend was fulfilling as we took the boat ride to have a view of the famous dark water lake in Brunei. The weather was really bad the day before, and lucky enough, our day was a 'dry' one but the clouds were magnificent. The sight of the lake on the boat ride was awesome and while swirling through the mangroove, it kind of reminded me Kranji River back home...

There is a new bridge that will lead you to a BBQ, camping site, a small island on the lake... not advisable to stay overnight... crocodiles loves BBQ food...

Tasek Merimbum

The largest black water lake in Brunei Darussalam - Tasek Merimbum. It is one of the Asean National Heritage Sites whereby declared as vicinity for nature reserve. Remarkably rich in flora and fauna, you get really close to nature when you take the trails. The water lake is really a pretty sight and there are boat rides to get around, if you lucky, encounter some crocodiles...

Dusun is the earliest settlement in the area, and to me the Dusun population do look like Chinese...which I think might be strongly linked to a Chinese original...maybe back to 1421...where Zheng He started to roam around...