One of the highlights of the month is of course Eva's wedding that I have attended in Brunei. The wedding took place on the 18th Jan 09. I arrived at Brunei Darussalam four days before the wedding, mainly to help out with the set-up of the wedding and also to take this chance and have a good look at this Royal country.
Though it was just 24mins away (by air) from my hometown, Kota Kinabalu. It is still a different country, with their own yet very similiar set of culture and norms.
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Like their mosques are their tallest and the most grand buildings in the city, as by law, no buildings can be taller than the mosques. 
Then, you will see a lot of cars but not a lot of shopers and it's rare to see anyone walking along the streets. The local usually drive their car and park right in front of the restaurant/shops then walk in. Once they finished, they got back in their car and drive home. Being one of the country that export petroleum, petrol comes in at a very affordable price, which is BN$0.50 per litre.(approx. USD$0.33).
With no pubs and clubs, for sure with no alcohol available in this country. One of the favourite past time would be self-pamering. The bridal party went for a manicure and pedicure treat at the local saloon. 
Yes, that's my feet and my hand. We even got ourself a back massage at the same time for a cost of BN$30 (roughly).
Pamering doesn't stop there, we stayed at the The Empire Resort two days before the wedding. The size of the bathroom is as big as my own room.
The bed and the duvet was so comfy that I wish I can bring them home. The colour theme of the resort was basically gold and ceiling is really high so it give you a sense of spacial and grand.The afternoon tea that the resort has available will be something that I would try on my next trip. The dessert look so elegantly prepared and are nicely decorated.
TBC...
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