BSB | Street Outing ... Part II

.. .well as posted earlier ... this is 2nd part of the outing ... after the rain had stopped ... we continue our quest to the near by "must-go" area.. especially for those 1st timer to Brunei .. i.e. The Kianggeh Market .. or Tamu Kianggeh .... which was just across the river of the capital ...

It was already quite late in the afternoon when we arrived .... so many stalls have closed .. or about to close ... nevertheless .. we still manage to capture some of the activities there ...

... as with other market .. I guess ... the one here are more less the same .... buying ... selling ... bargaining ... people watching .... photographing ... ;)

... looking ahead ... a senior citizen ... looking at us.... the photographers ... so might as well ... terima kasih maci .... :)

.... a young child .... gawking at his dad's boat.. perhaps ...

... in Venice, Italy .. they've got the gondolas .... have u guys ever been to Venice? .. well I haven't ... but u can watch it from the Travel & Living Channel ... The Globe Trekker ... especially if it's hosted by Ian or Megan .. fuuyooo ... will make u jump up your sofa ... n book your ticket straight away .... but enuf of that ... wake up to reality ... this is Brunei ... if u can't afford to go to Venice nor Floating Market in Thailand ... u can go to Brunei ... The Venice of The East ...

... " .. hei .. look at that ..." ... must be something interesting ...

So how do one buy something from the River Market ...?
Well... 1st ... step down the stair... careful .. it might get quite slippery.. make sure your shoe/slipper have a good grip ... and choose what u wanna get ...

.. so finally decided on what u wanna get ... say ... fish .. whatever kind it may be ....

... then ask for how much it cost ... $3/kilo ... perhaps .. $5/kilo ... or watever price it may be ... bargain if u wish .... flirt if u want .. (but flirt on your own risk...) ... it may reduce the price ... (especially effective with the opposite gender..) ... ;)

... then if everything's agreed upon ... pay for what u get ... sorry .. cash term only .. no credit cards .. no cheque ..... no IOU ... no bank loan .... no no no .... jus cash ... n of course must be in Brunei Dollar .. will not accept ... Indonesian Rupiah ... will not accept Indian Rupee .... nor Thailand's Bath ....

.. but if u don't like what u see ... well ... there are many other fishes in the river .... (sorry about the pun ....) .. but yeah .. just look at the photo above ... spoilt for choices ...

... Ms. Nita ( not her real name obviously ..) .. attending one of the market stalls ....

.... a view of Bandar Seri Begawan... from the other side ... .. tamu to the left .. n the mainland on the other side ...

... well done ... bravo ... merci bien .... that's what I like ... cleaning up .... such novel act will for sure keep the country clean .. n beautiful .... really appreciate it ... ;)

... alone ... waiting .. .. or perhaps .. just looking .... or ... hmmm....

... smile ... you are on gferro.com!

... where the B&W dispersed to become colour ........

.. Pusulistas Ikanaei Damiti .. or simply known as Pusu ... small in body .. but high in cholesterol ... very the very nyaman ... i.e. delicious ... either u .. fried it ... make into sambal .... masak merah ... tunu ... goreng sama nasi ..... makan sama talur ... fuuyyooo .. nyaman kali .. if mau campur kicap ... lada ... mesti lada "Brunei" .. eeer what am I talking here... abissh .. abis tia cerita ku tu ....

.. on the otherside of the Tamu ... stalls under the covered walkway ...

... as I walked along the narrow aisle ... a bunch of Indonesian guys were asking me if I could take a photo of their friend (the above photo) ... waduh ngak tau deh mas .. mungkin namanya Mas Embron kali .. dari Cilacap ... kayaknya macam pemain sinetron ... tumben lho .. tapi ngak apadeh ... bisa aja deh di potreten ... bisa jadi model sih ... or plainly translated as ... Jakarta is the Capital of Indonesia .. not Cilacap ...

.. then from the distance ... saw these group ... discussing about something ... I think the Starring is that senior citizen ... Pakcik Din (not the real name again ...) ... .. telling story about the glorious .. (or not so glorious) past .... thus making the other listening quite attentively...

.... ~ .. waktu pakcik di Gunung Kolijoko ... pakcik ketemu .. Ikan Paus .... pakcik karate .. di tengkuk dia .... dia pun mati kelemasan ..... ~ .....

... (speaking London even ...) ~ ... there .. I still remember the time ... there he was standing there ... looking at me ... Mr. Tom Jones .... n yea ... It's Not Unusual ... for me telling u guys this story ... ~ ...

... but heeeii .. what do u know ... these 3 photographers were watching me all those times .. n yea .. I got you back ... ;)

... then we're off again ... to Tambing ... n Yayasan ..... to be continued on Part III .....