23rd August 2006 - Brunei Airport
Today is my last day. I woke up at 7am after sleeping very poorly. Last night I started experiencing a very irritated throat which I attribute to the very thick and acrid smoke which smothered Kinarut.
While at breakfast I read a news report of how a group of local school children who were out on an excursion, despite it being school holidays, were swept away by a rip tide at a beach near Rasa Ria around 4:30pm last night. Apparently the parents weren’t even told that the children were going out on an excursion, but instead believed that the children were going to school for extra tuition. I wonder if children here are taught how to swim and to handle situations like rips etc as Australian children are. I don’t know if the beach is as much a part of their lives as it is ours. So far the searchers have found one body and only one survivor.
I am currently at Brunei Darussalam airport waiting for the transfer flight back to Perth which is due to fly out at 1pm. I have a very hoarse voice but am fine if a little sad to be leaving what I now consider to be my home away from home. Already plans are being made to return, probably for the 50th anniversary of Malaysian Independance on 31st August next year. Then again I would love to see Vietnam, Thailand, Japan, China, Peru etc
Selamat Tinggal Sabah. Terima kasih banyak-banyak! Jumpa lagi nanti!
Good bye Sabah. Thankyou very much! See you later!
Today is my last day. I woke up at 7am after sleeping very poorly. Last night I started experiencing a very irritated throat which I attribute to the very thick and acrid smoke which smothered Kinarut.
While at breakfast I read a news report of how a group of local school children who were out on an excursion, despite it being school holidays, were swept away by a rip tide at a beach near Rasa Ria around 4:30pm last night. Apparently the parents weren’t even told that the children were going out on an excursion, but instead believed that the children were going to school for extra tuition. I wonder if children here are taught how to swim and to handle situations like rips etc as Australian children are. I don’t know if the beach is as much a part of their lives as it is ours. So far the searchers have found one body and only one survivor.
I am currently at Brunei Darussalam airport waiting for the transfer flight back to Perth which is due to fly out at 1pm. I have a very hoarse voice but am fine if a little sad to be leaving what I now consider to be my home away from home. Already plans are being made to return, probably for the 50th anniversary of Malaysian Independance on 31st August next year. Then again I would love to see Vietnam, Thailand, Japan, China, Peru etc
Selamat Tinggal Sabah. Terima kasih banyak-banyak! Jumpa lagi nanti!
Good bye Sabah. Thankyou very much! See you later!
posted by Wanda at 3:41 PM
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