Brunei, Day One:
There is only one person in this nation of 400,000 people who could have the benefit of an eight hour time difference and still trek out of bed and into breakfast a mere half an hour before closing. No prizes for guessing who that is. It has been a fascinating day, a trying day in many ways. But, in the spirit of adventure, I totally embrace that. What would going off backpacking be if there weren't challenges, and we didn't make mistakes? Malaysian morning television is remarkably similar to American morning television; not so much the UK. Quite remarkably so. All the ads are the same, the women just wear hijabs. They had word-for-word Cadbury's commercials that air on UK television, re-made with Malaysian children, in Malay. I watched Buletin Pagi , seemingly Malaysia's main morning news show, while I ate my one-day complimentary hotel breakfast and made plans for how to see Brunei. It was in Malay, so I didn't get very much of it, but one doesn't need to be...