Located in the city centre of Bandar Seri Begawan,KH Soon Services and Rest House is the only cheap guesthouses to be found along Jalan Pemancha.The room price noted is Brunei Dollar 30 per night. It's just a 5 minutes walk to the central bus terminal,less than 5 minutes walk to Tamu Kianggeh morning market,10 minutes walk to the boat pier and 10 minutes walk to Sultan Omar Ali Saifudeen grand mosque and one stop Yayasan Bolkiah Shopping Complex.
During the weekend,the shopping complex area is swarmed with migrant workers from Philippines,Thailand,Bangladesh and Indonesia.
There were Thais operating mini markets next to the bus terminal building on the 1st floor and this should be a good platform to promote Thai products beyond the shores.
In the Yayasan Bolkiah Complex,one local artist displayed his creativity in painting the Kampung Ayer.(Water Village)
This water colour painting reflects the daily life of the waterfront village people travelling to and fro with the speed boat taxis.
Way back in September of 1998, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of Britain made a tour of the Kampung Ayer and there's a pier named after Her Majesty.
A visitor to Kampung Ayer will be amazed by the good infrastructure within this community.In addition to houses, there are mosques, restaurants, shops,schools and even a kareoke lounge on stilts over the water
Just a short distance from the Tamu Kianggeh morning market is a Taoist Chinese temple.
The temple is called "Tho Teng Yun"(Temple of Flying Clouds).
Most of the Hokkien dialect speaking Chinese lives around the town centre.
Tao means path,a belief in living in harmony with nature and hence with the cosmos and the Universe. The ‘Three Jewels of Tao’:- 1) compassion, kindness, love 2) moderation, simplicity, frugality 3 ) humility, modesty At the main altar were three main deities.They are actually ancient legendary heroes.
A pig is being offered on thanksgiving day ritual.
A goat makes a good pair.
This festival tribute was further enhanced with prayer paraphernalia such as the paper sedan chair for the emperor god and joss papers which will later be burnt as offerings.
On both side of the temple's wall tiles were paintings of pictures of ancient Chinese warriors history.
This is something very unique and very educational for those who want to learn about ancient China.
The paintings were just like an abstract from a history book.
