Rain has arrived!

Having our second downpour since yesterday, most welcome after three dry weeks, although accompanied by the loudest clap of thunder I have ever heard.

More lurgies bringing down family members this week; hot, sore throats, coughs and sneezes. Seems like Brunei is a veritable sink of germs, although we get less head colds than UK and Falklands. Swings and roundabouts. Not helped by Woozles having the last of her immunisations needed for the tropics and before she starts school full-time in August.

Sewing machine has been out and busy lately, turned Big Man's Mess DRESS into a skirt for me, made clothes for all the dolls around the place, cushion covers for our patio furniture and still got a couple more things on the list.

Managed to scrump a couple of mangoes this week from around the estate, not sure whether they are in season or just finishing as only saw one or two but nicely (very) ripe and enough to complement a fruit selection for breakfast. Yummy.

Now busy planning future trips around the region including hopefully long-lost relies in Australia so lots of good things to look forward to. Watch this space for travel snippets and photos...

What a week!

Week 3 of being back in Brunei after our trip back home and what with the jet-lag and all the leaving dos we have not known which way is up.

The summer ball - entitled 'Garrisonbury' (the idea for the name was all mine!) on the 8th June was a fantastic night out. It offered the full festival experience, with brilliant bands, fast food trailers, t-shirts and a tent pitched on the grass. Then His Nibs got promoted last Friday, which meant more celebrations.

This week he also had his first glimpse of the Sultan, who came to the garrison for the first time in a few years. Etiquette is as follows: no wearing yellow, shoulders and knees must be covered, no hand shake unless proffered, no overly zealous grips for hand shaking, good eye contact to be maintained at all times. Spouses were allowed to visit but as Woozles was off school with possible hand, foot and mouth virus and it meant waiting in the sun without shade for 2 hours I decided to bypass this one. Click here to see the BruDirect website write-up

Now it is the end of the week and we seem to be smogged in from the forest fires in Indonesia. It has meant no fresh air, lots of marauding mozzies and a slight smell of burning. Hoping for some wind, fresh air and rain!