More moving mayhem

It's that time again folks; boxes, boxes and bubble wrap. Though not so much of the latter as we are trying to save space in order to bring back 'one or two items' acquired locally ... so we are wrapping with clothes, stuffing with teddies and using every available inch! We were quoted £525 for every cubic metre exceeding our entitlement so space is money!

This will be Woozles' fifth house in five years so it is fair to say we are used to moving, however that doesn't mean that I enjoy it any the more. There are lots of perks to being an army spouse, but frequent moves is not one of them. This blog notes some of the lighter aspects of being a military spouse Ten signs you are married to the military.

Selamat Hari Raya

So this month Bruneians have been observing Ramadhan, and as mentioned in one of my previous posts, Syriah law has been tightened up here* so this year no eating in public during daylight hours was allowed by any citizen and all restaurants could only serve takeaway food. This has had quite an impact on our activities as you can imagine I am not much for staying up late at the moment! Apparently nursing mothers and children are exempt but I still panicked when I momentarily forgot and was scoffing chocolate peanuts outside the Naafi (got to eat when you can with a growing baby boy who dislikes being put down). The end of Ramadhan is marked by a public holiday known as Hari Raya, when we were invited to an open house. The custom is to turn up and eat lots of confectionery - Woozles was even provided with a tupperware box of goodies on departure (cakeaway!) and another red envelope similar to Chinese New Year.

Passports are now returned from the UK so we can have our last trip away next month before all our possessions are shipped once more around the world (and for the last time?!). As part of Woozles school holiday and our staycation we have enjoyed a few outings and had a day in Miri last week buying souvenirs and seeing the sights.

We have also been introducing Fly South Jr to the water and he seems to enjoy it!

* I did mention in an earlier post that there were likely to be changes to the dress code. So far no specific guidance has been issued other than to show the customary respect at mosques so we have not had to change our typical attire as yet.