BSB, Brunei

hi from Brunei,

some important facts:

- only the Sultan is rich, the rest of the people live like in Malaysia.
- there are no nightclubs, but they play party music on the radio, so there is a big tension (also sexual) in the youngsters that have to party at home. They meet girls at the shopping mall.

we met Christian, a 45 year old swedish guy when we arrived at Brunei, and he suggested us a nice hotel in the main shopping area in town. Things are not luxurious at all here, and we went to the house of his brother in law, who is a policeman and we had dinner with his family. They are so amazingly friendly that is awesome !! they even washed my dirty laundry !! nice one !! today we've been around the city, to some tilting houses on the river where old Brunei was until they discovered the oil (then they kind of rebuilt the city in firm ground), to a beautiful mosque, and to the Empire, a posh hotel built in response to the one built in Dubai (the one with 7 stars). But this one will never break even coz it's empty !! the marketing manager must be such a dumbhead !!

all good, tomorrow towards Sarawak in Malaysia,

O.

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hola desde Brunei,

dos cosas:

- solamente el sultan es rico, la demas gente vive en condiciones muy normalitas
- no hay discotecas, pero ponen musica disco por la radio, o sea que la gente joven anda alteradisima. Como no hay manera de ligar, los chavales se ligan a las chicas en los centros comerciales !! pffffffff.

cuando llegamos a Brunei ayer conocimos a un tipo sueco muy majo que nos indico el hotel donde se quedaba el y nos fuimos con el. Se llama Christian, tiene 45 tacos y esta casado con una chica de Malasia. Bueno, fuimos a cenar a casa de la hermana de ella. Me temia una noche haciendo el canelo con desconocidos, pero resultaron ser supermajos, hablamos con todos e incluso me han lavado la ropa !! encantadores !! ayer fuimos a jugar al billar con ellos a un sitio de superlocals !! esta manyana hemos ido a ver una mezquita preciosa y unas casas flotantes en el rio que pasa por Brunei (donde estaba el palacio del sultan antes de que descubrieran petroleo y se volvieran ricos de repente !!). Luego hemos ido a un hotel de lujo a verlo, pero esta vacio pq es supercaro. El director de marqueting del hotel debe ser un melon pq seria facilisimo llenarlo !! En fin, Pilarin, manyana a Sarawak !!

O.