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am at the taurean cafe, clicking away on my laptop. my script is almost three-quarters done an i am getting nervous. but excited too. coz i am really going to be sending it out. rejection or acceptance, who knows?
a few years ago, when i decided that i wanted to try my hand at writing scripts, i managed to finish one. but i never did get around to sending it out because i wasn’t confident about the format. but now … i have to just do it.
anyway, i have visited taurean cafe about three times i think. for breakfast. thats when it’s quiet. the food is so-so, i mean i hvnt tried their lunch yet, but the atmosphere is great. they have this one cosy corner, just for couples or singles, so you don’t get the noisy crowd at the next table. parking is easy to find; in the mornings i mean.
for breakfast, you can order from the $2.50 set or the $3.50 set. plus a dollar for teh tarik, i think.
they have a great selection of drinks. and you get free wifi.
one of the reasons that i would consider staying in brunei is so i can continue to come here to write. it’s air-conditioned (hahaha…not very eco-friendly, but that’s the reality of the hot june weather) and cosy. i love it.
the cafe is off the gadong roundabout in a two-storey white building called The Arch.
the staff is pleasant, so it’s quite nice all around.
anyway, i hope it remains this way. bcoz sometimes you go to a place three, four times … then something happens the fifth time and you don’t want to go there anymore.
watched my first movie in brunei. hahaha. believe it or not.
went to the mall in gadong. being a pj girl, i hv to say … i do miss PJ, yo!
there’s only 4 movies shown and they’re all kinda … well, not so exciting. terminator, night at the museum, syurga cinta and one other movie which i can’t remember.
so, anyway … watched night at the museum 2 … wow … not bad actually. personally, i don’t really care too much for ben stiller. but in this movie, he’s not bad. looks kinda sad, as per character. or maybe he just is. none of that usual wise-cracking attitude.
basically it’s about ben stiller’s character, i think his name is luke daley (cant even remember! thats how memorable it was! heheh) who is now a rich entrepreneur/inventor whose museum buddies are getting shipped off to the smithsonian. but the mischievous monkey took away the egyptian table which gives them life. so of course he has to go to the smithsonian to rescue them and return the tablet as theres an evil egyptian king who wants the tablet to dominate the world and beyond. so, he became a night watchman (impersonating) to gain access and met amelia earhart who is kinda his love interest shop passing in the night thing. i love ricky gervais in this movie. he’s always funny.
of course, it’s not that great … but okay for a night out at the cinema.
the theatres are smaller but that’s understandable.
but i do miss the movie theatres in pj. lots more choices. and also you can get hot dogs, etc . here they only offer popcorns. so, we had to smuggle some food in. hahahahahah. heck, i was hungry, ok!
but hey, it’s the first time i’ve ever gone to see a movie early and went home early. amazing.
anyway, i called bf afters … and told him how much i miss our movie date nights. it’s a ritual with us. we get the snacks somewhere else, if we have time. crisps and chocs. for him, those jelly babies, worm stuff. he loves that! and nips. and mineral water also … and of course wet wipes!!!!
if we have had dinner before, we don’t go crazy on the snacks.
favourite places is midori at the curve for fast japanese bento sets. i love the green tea with vanilla ice cream. ummmm…yum.
i guess i do love my bf. or do i just love these familiar rituals?
but guess what, just last year, i kept complaining that all we do is watch movies. lololol!
the grass is alwayyyyyys greeener on the other side. yo!
anyway, it’s not even midnight yet and the night seeems soooo long.
i guess it’s coz i don’t have a tv. and the temptation to buy one is veryyyy strong. but honestly, i don’t watch much stuff on rtb. mostly tv2. and i don’t have any of those aerial sockets. so … it’s a risk. but i guess, it would be nice to have some noise in this room.
hmmm … we’ll see.
went to big hua ho in gadong today. to get shower gel and envelopes, etc. bought some siew mai and fried chicken also at the supermarket. it’s easy to get parking. somehow. it’s already the 27th. most govt staff would’ve gotten their pay by now. so, i was quite surprised that it wasn’t so packed.
we are getting our salary tomorrow. i hope. not that i need to spend, but it’d be nice to see an increase in my bank acct after the amount of money i had taken out.
as i had posted earlier, i am quite worried that i wouldnt be able to save at this rate.
i slept without aircon last night. didnt wake up sneezing. so maybe my body has begun to regulate itself.
it was drizzling slightly earlier. the downcast sky makes driving so pleasant. as you know, i am driving a car without airconditioning.
anyway, it’s such a change from the extreme heat we have been experiencing here in the capital.
as i went up the stairs, i passed a boy in blue and white baju melayu and songkok getting into a 4WD; prob someone picking him up to go to the sekolah ugama.
i felt kind of happy because it reminded me of home. the kids rushing off to sekolah ugama after lunch. in so many ways, brunei is like malaysia. and that makes me feel … nice. not so homesick, i guess.
one of my guy-mates (okay, that’s how ive decided to term my male housemates) came home for lunch. prob to watch football? i dunno. anyway, i decided to chill first before preparing my lunch.
i have to get something done today. but as usual, procrastinating. argh!
