It's beautiful

Since my migration to Brunei nearly sixteen years ago, this monarch-reign country, as seen personally through my eyes, has gone through many changes in her infra-structures...though there are still improvements needed in some areas.

New buildings especially shophouses are mushrooming; roads are given 'face-lift' or being improved and new ones are built to accomodate the ever growing traffic in some of the busiest areas around the capital.

But its nature really awed me very much...Brunei still boasts a massive area of virgin forests. Her forests are still largely intact and about 70% of its land is covered by tropical rain forests.

I think Brunei is one of the few countries in South East Asia that does not export timber...

When driving back to KB, I enjoy seeing the long stretch of thick forests along the Seria-Belait highway. The luscious greens are so refreshing and breathtakingly beautiful; with sights of different shapes, sizes or any oddity of the trees. Sometimes I can feel that this is the only stretch of area that is not affected by global warming or any environmental pollutions. I understood that Brunei has some 6,000 species of plants, 455 birds, 157 mammals, and 73 reptiles. Wow! that is awesome for a small country...

There were times when I can see some people stopped or parked their cars along the highway to pick or pluck 'pucuk2' ...hmmm I think must be pakis baahhh...

Anyway, I hope Brunei will protect and preserve its forests...even after her primary natural resources - oil - will run out in... many many many years to come...