The weekend saw two very different (and differently-priced) offerings from Brunei’s performing arts community. The Brunei Amateur Dramatic Society (BADS) in collaboration with…
Trifle, custard tart, rhubarb pie, tiramisu… Ah, I feel the saliva pool in my mouth. On the other hand, bubur cha-cha, bubur durian,…
Dear Winnie, I’m 30 and unmarried. Needless to say, my mother is thrilled. She recently approached my auntie in Malaysia (without my knowledge),…
Here in Brunei, spirits permeate the air. Ghosts, jinn, bomohs, pontianaks, they spill from the jungle, older buildings, certain highways. They are as…
Dear Winnie, I was recently diagnosed with a mental health disorder. I think we, as Bruneians, are still afraid to talk about mental…
THE PEN IS MIGHTIER THAN THE STETHOSCOPE? An observation: since 2009, there have been seven English language novels published by Bruneian writers. Three…
Team fandom and all the associated feelings that come along with fandom is something that is not easily explained. It's like the connection…
INTRODUCING ‘CINTAMELAYU’ It all began on a cold winter’s night in London – with a toss of my spoon in the sink, I…
There is much to like about The Bungsu Story, the pilot episode of a new series set in Brunei created by Filterworks Productions,…
I was 14 years old, sitting in the college canteen across my best friend, Bee, on a spring afternoon in London. She was…