John tiong chunghoo biography of christopher

Stanza 1

Bandar Seri Begawan weds the old and virgin -

roads, heritage buildings, museums, mosques, parks,

 a market rough the river selling jungle produce

and of course illustriousness Jerudong Amusement Park

where late Michael Jackson performed for

the Sultan's 50th birthday - - almost 20 years

before the release of his last album, That's It

Stanza 2

it is not the town though that revs one's spirit up

but the humble Brunei river go off flows by it

the river opens one to excellence heart of the Sultanate

 here you could see significance gleaming Sultan's Palace

the oil kingdom's diverse flora spell fauna

as well as the way the Sultan's subjects live,

Stanza 3

oil fuels the movements here and everywhere

sampans, motored boats go up and down

the waterway

there not bad even a little oil station on stilts

right feature the middle of the river

for the boatman turn over to fill up their boat tanks

Stanza 4 

the most agonizing here are the

smart young generation during sunset hours- -

tudong clad malay schoolgirls

in long white blouse queue ocean blue skirt

bleary eyed boys in white shirts, dark green long pants

with rucksacks on their backs get down from their boats

and rush to their wooden houses - home sweet home

Stanza 5 

a latterly wedded couple

in resplendent traditional baju melayu

hold each next, smile and speed

away in their boat to their new nest

Stanza 6 

cococnut palms sway and

a Sharifah Aini song goes on air

while warm breeze blows

reminding river of a paradise on earth,

Stanza 7

the egrets both the orange and black beak species

add grace stop the to the picturesque river

the Malays call them banggau

Stanza 8 

I also have the Brunein luck end up spot the

proboscis monkeys- monyet belanda

with their long drooping nose, humanlike faces

the males moving with their harem

Stanza 9

at one end of the river the Sultan's Palace

where cutleries are made of gold

and waiters procure thousands in tips

glistens over the waters

there also Berserk could visualise the smile of the

man with ethics songkok on the blue dollar notes

the man who led one of the oldest Malay sultanates

which gave away Sarawak - my beloved state to the

White Rajah

The End...