Big girl swimming

Most of you know that since arriving to Brunei Sofia has really enjoyed swimming. Despite of her arm injury that put us on dry land for nearly 3 months last year, her abilities have really rocketed.

Not chicken and rice

Some of the great things about Borneo are the weather and the amount of various seafood available. Even better is combining the two - every day can be a BBQ day!

Salam

I witnessed two toddlers battling through an intercultural misunderstand today - shame I don't have a photo if this but I'll try to explain. We had lunch in a local restaurant and having eaten some sweet and sour fish with a great appetite, and even more cake, Sofia was getting bored. So she started chatting with the little boy at the next table.

Family fun for a tenner

This afternoon was our first cinema outing as a family, to watch Mr Peabody and Sherman. As there is precious little to do on a Friday afternoon, especially it being off for most local people, the theatre was packed with people and their food parcels. (I'll talk about makan another time but if always seem to feature heavily in whatever goes on in Brunei). This did not bother us, though, since we had had change from £10 buying three cinema tickets, so we decided to join them with a family combo.

The film was quite funny, and most of the modern cartoons it had something for everyone. Phil and I giggled at the great one-liners, and Sofia held my hand at the scary bits. The various references to the historical events should tickle the interests of various age groups.

There's really no reason not to go to the cinema at these prices - and you're not really ruining a sunny afternoon as they are all sunny. Besides, there's surely no real reason for the extortionate ticket prices in Finland and the UK alike? When has it become acceptable to pay £5 for a small bucket of popcorn? So one (more) thing to enjoy here! While it lasts, of course - watch this space after April...