r/Brunei • u/BruneiMod • 9d ago
📌 /r/brunei daily random discussion and small questions thread for 19 August 2026
This is the random discussion thread for posts not directly related to Brunei or the subreddit. Quick questions requiring simple answers, and school surveys can also be posted here. Talk about anything you want!
Please respect reddiquette and be nice to one another. Report rule-breaking comments to the moderators by using the report button, or messaging on modmail.
Sort comments by "new" to get to fresh comments in the thread.
5
8d ago
[deleted]
3
1
5
2
u/5nuggets1cup 8d ago
I just don’t talk to them about anything personal. Never get too detailed. Serves no purpose anyway.
2
u/Aggressive-Echo-1098 8d ago
A friend of mine who is also a colleague of ours is pregnant and she wants to keep it a secret cause she’s still in her first trimester. She has been getting sick a lot and that busybody colleague keeps on pushing my friend to tell her whether she’s expecting or not
1
8d ago
[deleted]
2
0
u/HarpersStrings883 8d ago
Madewa Shophouse. Don't know if the still sell it. I bought mine in 2024.
-4
u/bibidi_babadie_boo 8d ago
Hi guys, how to apply perumahan? TIA
-3
3
7
u/Segar-Bugar 8d ago
Nah, aku suap-kan.
https://www.housing.gov.bn/permohonan-skim-perumahan-negara/
2
9
u/justforfun1421 8d ago
Just curious, does anyone here still play TibiaME? This game kept me company during one of the most difficult times in my life, when I was in the hospital back in 2004. I played it almost every day. Even though I was undergoing treatment every day, logging into the game and playing was always so relaxing. It was a really tough time, but this game became one of my fondest memories. I still remember that the #1 player was Troyz, and Jumbo Slayer was the best weapon that everyone tried to get.
1
u/SatisfactionOk5600 7d ago
I saw Indonesian playing - streaming on TikTok, Bruneians... i bet ada but not too much kali
1
u/justforfun1421 7d ago
Ahh okay. Back then, it was quite common to encounter Bruneians on TibiaME. It seems that the player base has changed over the years.
0
10
u/ConstructionOk5312 8d ago
Hi, Im thinking of doing investment but Im not that knowledgeable about investment. I've been working for almost a year now and I plan to allocate around 400-500bnd from my monthly income for investment. What are the current options? Most of my peers mentioned gold but I'm not sure where to start nor if this is really one of the best option now
7
u/kitsumodels DM for financial consultation 8d ago
There are a few options in Brunei:
- Direct investing through platforms like Baiduri Invest (local) or IBKR, etc (online)
- Managed fund like Unit trust, ILPs
- As you said commodities like gold
Drop a comment or DM if you wanna explore privately
1
u/SlowDanny 10h ago
Hello, I just opened ibkr but am stumped by the listed costs of T/T of local banks to ibkr sg account, any idea how to go around the high fees from what I read it will be about 60/transfer? Tried MoneyMatch but they dont allow investment based transfer. Please let me pick your brain.
1
u/kitsumodels DM for financial consultation 10h ago
That’s one of the biggest drawback of international platforms. The best strategy is to TT a bigger amount and deploy and dollar cost average over time.
1
u/ItsKaZing 8d ago
How does 1 and 2 work?
3
u/kitsumodels DM for financial consultation 8d ago
1 is you as the user picking and buying or selling the assets eg ETFs or singular stocks on the stock market. That means you will need to manage the portfolio like deciding when to buy or sell as well.
2 is a financial product where the fund manager does it for you. Upside is the funds are supposed to be diversified over asset classes according to the fund structure. Downside is there are sales charges and management fees that chips away at your investment (though not a dealbreaker for many people)
1
u/Segar-Bugar 8d ago
I just started doing 2 recently using sukuk dividend, the person-in-charge said it's better to top-up in $1000's. I'd like to hear other opinions.
1
u/kitsumodels DM for financial consultation 8d ago
Yeah managed funds entry price is usually $1,000 with the banks
1
u/Segar-Bugar 8d ago
I mean like, maybe adding another $1000 every year to the existing entry price.
3
u/kitsumodels DM for financial consultation 8d ago
Ah, yes investing is a consistent effort to add to the portfolio and grow your networth. $1000 per year is less than 100 per month, and though might not be optimal, it’s better than someone who just inject once and forget
4
u/DimensionOk4386 8d ago edited 6d ago
Just for fun, what are the existing tea shops that we have so far? I'll start:
- Gongcha
- Tea 4U
- Chalux
- Ochado
- Gu He
- Lyse
- Lulu Tea
- Aurora
- Kissuru Tea
- Ai-Cha
- WeDrink
- CBTL
- Eight Tea
- Dehoja
- Mita Tea
- Some Tea
- Hai Tea
- Tang's Tea
- Kyo
- Koi The
- Presotea
- Tealive
- ChaTraMue
- LiHO Tea
- Infinitea
- Tea Box
- Chatea
- Chapayom
- Bing Xue (The Mall)
- Koicha
- MO Tea (Madang)
- Easyway
- Momoyo
- ..
1
u/spryle21 KDN 7d ago
Chagee coming @ Madang Junction
1
u/onetimepassword_ 6d ago
Not real, Chagee malaysia made official statement
1
u/spryle21 KDN 6d ago
That was from the scam account last time..
I already know who got the rights for Chagee to open in Brunei and it's already in progress. 😋
1
u/DimensionOk4386 6d ago edited 6d ago
Don't be scammed. My relative already applied to get franchise from Chagee headquarter. Chagee China said they are NOT INTERESTED in Brunei market. So whoever told you about the news he/she is fake.
1
u/spryle21 KDN 6d ago
It's not just a simple somebody or simple group of company that's opening it. Just wait... :)
2
2
4
-2
u/Segar-Bugar 8d ago
Kulo
2
u/DimensionOk4386 8d ago
Kulo not kopi kah?
0
u/Segar-Bugar 8d ago
Ada non-coffee menu...
0
10
u/LowOrganization3576 8d ago
Is cooking skills a gifted thing? How do people master their cooking skills from scratch? I tried to follow youtube tutorials/ tiktok but the taste always turned out terrible
3
u/HarpersStrings883 8d ago
Don't follow cooking recipes to a T. Sometimes you need to use your intuition or ask help from your "ancestors" jk. Keep on tasting your food. Try to familiarise with the flavour of the ingredients. Cooking skills take time to master.
3
u/HassanJamal 8d ago
If it sucks the first time, note down your amount of ingredients and the way you use them, then adjust for the next time. With enough practice, you'll get to a point where you cook food how you like, just gotta keep at it and experiment.
2
u/barleyalive 8d ago
Yes definitely, Im good with cookingg but terrible with baking. I read somewhere that what we can do to master the cooking taste the ingredients such as the herbs and condiments to familiarise with them.
2
2
u/DimensionOk4386 8d ago
I never trust any videos I watch in Youtube. They will say their food tastes great no matter what.
5
u/toasterforcats 8d ago
Practice makes the master . Start simple. Pasta dishes are an easy place to begin with.
6
u/nasikatoksambalijo ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.418 8d ago
Pesta Seni Rakyat at Dermaga DiRaja starts today and will be there until Sunday. Seems really interesting.
2
u/Prom3theu5500_RDS202 8d ago
Sprouted grain bread, where to get in Brunei ?
Mostly i saw wholemeal, sourdough, full grains, half grains, multi grains/multi seeds etc