Work took me on a stroll down memory lane today. It was here many, many moons ago that I first met the woman whom I would fall in love with and marry. Being there brought back many, many fond memories of friendship, teamwork, bonding, of laughter, tears, excitement, fun and joy, and most importantly of young love which blossomed into a blessed union of two soul-mates...
Attended a friend's bedak mandi (pre-wedding ceremony which involves a blessing by close family elders and a cleansing body-scrub) ceremony this afternoon and it brought back memories of my own bedak mandi all those years ago. What fun, a free body scrub performed by several family members, watched by even more family members! More pics here . Short rant: During the Microsoft Vista launch , both of us went in "business attire" as stated in the invitation. While trying to photograph the guest of honour, I was approached by one of the more seasoned photographers who asked me where I was from. I said I was an invited guest who happened to bring my camera. This is what he said to me, "Mana baju kot mu? Kalau jemputan duduk saja. Kalau mau buleh pulang ku panggil AO ni untuk membawa kau keluar." Yes, very Bruneian indeed matey. You could have just told me that its a requirement for photographers to wear a suit in the presence of royalty. No need to bite my head of...
Had some wild times at that school too...although the building is such an ugly color now. I remember when I first enrolled...first met you and you were in the senior BTEC class and ran a mean burger stand downstairs...hehehehhe...good times...
ReplyDeleteHahaha! Awu ah the old burger stand! Am gonna post a pic of that today just for the heck of it!
ReplyDeleteYeah its quite sad to see the state of the building now... pretty run-down. The canteen however is much improved as its been refurbished.
Business & Finance School has moved to Gadong so the whole building is now E&E and Radio & TV Repair.
Couldn't have said it better myself, my dear.
ReplyDeleteInteresting rollercoaster ride thru 'thick n thin' of friendship...
correction, its not radio and tv repair, its radio, television and eletronic technology :P
ReplyDeleteelectronic* sorry for the flood. true about those memories though. our (my) wild life hahaha.
ReplyDeleteanonymous: My apologies for the mistake, and I stand corrected. Wooo wild life huh? Care to elaborate??
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