Brunei 3-2014

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Brunei occupies 1%!o(MISSING)f Borneo is one of the wealthiest country depending on an oil production. Bruneians get free education and health care, subsidized food and housing, and they do not pay personal income taxes. The Sultan of Brunei is ranked amongst wealthiest people in the world. He lives in a palace with more than 500 rooms and has a collection of more than 500 luxury cars. Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, 29^th sultan of Brunei, owns thousands cars, including around 20 Lamborghinis, 160 Porsches, 130 Rolls Royces, 360 Ferraris, 170 Jaguars, 180 BMWs, 360 Bentleys, and 530 Mercedes-Benzes. Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah belongs to the same family that has ruled Brunei for over six hundred years. Traditionally, Bruneians don’t shake hands with the opposite sex. Belalong Tree Frog (Rhacophorus belalongensis)can only be found in Brunei. The Malay name of the country is Negara Brunei Darussalam, which means ‘Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace’. Brunei is the most observant Islamic nation in Southeast Asia. Brunei gained independence from Great Britain only on February 23, 1984. The currency used in Brunei is the Brunei dollar (BND).





Belalong Tree Frog, only in Brunei.

Thu do cua Brunei la Bandar seri Begawan. Nguoi Brunei noi tieng Malay. 63% dan la nguoi Malay, 11% nguoi Tau, tong cong co 415,000 dan.va moi nguoi dan trung binh kiem duoc khoang 40,000 do. Ho dung tien Brunei dollar. Nuoc nay bi ANh chiem dong tu 1888 den nam 1984 tu duoc tu do. Nuoc nay giau nh no vao dau hoa. Theo International fund thi Brunei la 1 trong 2 nuoc tren the gioi voi public debt la 0% tren tong san luong quoc gia. Nuoc kia la Lybia. De roi Brunei tro thanh nuoc thu 5 giau nhat the gioi nho vao dau hoa va Natural gas trong so 182 nuoc. Theo IMF thi Brunei la nuoc dung thu 5 tren the gioi do luong bang tong san luong quoc gia doi voi dau nguoi. Nen kinh te nuoc nay tang truong 56% moi nam tu1999 to 2008 va tro thanh insdustrial country.

Nam 1578 Tay Ban Nha tan cong Brunei, Sultan cai tri Brunei bo xu so ho di lanh nan va sau do tro lai tai chiem. Bi tan cong Tay Ban Nha ben tut lui tro ve Manila.

Loi dung noi bo roi ren cua Brunei, tranh chap giua cac Sultan, Anh tham du vao de can thiep de tro thanh nguoi bao ve cho Brunei, ANh ky treaty voi Brunei cho phep Anh tron quyen ve tat ca van de ngoai giao cua Brunei khong cho Brunei nhuong dat cho ngoai bang neu khong co su dong y cua ANh.

8 Ngay sau khi tan cong Pearl harbor Nhat tan cong Brunei 12-16-1945. Ho do bo quan tu Cam Ranh Viet Nam den Brunei voi 10000 quan. Sau 6 ngay chien dau Nhat chiem toan bo Brunei. Cac vien chuc ANh va Brunei bi Nhat kiem giu. Nuoc ANh vi bi chien dau o Au Chau nen khong can theip duoc. Nguoi Nhat bat Brunei day tieng Nhat tai truong hoc. Den 6 1945 quan doi Uc voi ho tro cua My tai chiem Brunei , bo bom du doi Brunei va Nhat rut lui va chanh quyen moi do ANh lanh dao va dieu hanh. Den 1-1-1984 thi Anh tra hoan toan doc lap cho Brunei.

Noi dang xem tai day la Istana Nurul Iman o Jalan Tutong. Palace Tutong lon 3 lan Verseilles cua Phap , lon 4 lan hon Buckingham Palace cua Anh. Jalan Tutong Palace la Palace lon nhat the gioi. Ton $350 trieu dollar tien thoi bay gio de xay. Palace nay co 1788 phong, 256 phong tam, duoc design boi kien truc su nguoi Phi luat Tan Leandro Locsin. Palace nay chi mo cua cho cong chung xem 3 ngay moi nam vao ngay Hari Raya.

Tro lai chuyen di. Khi may bay dap xuong Miri, nhu chuong trinh dat ra , toi voi va tim xe de muon va tu dong lay de di den Bangar thu do cua Brunei. O day ho khong co tai xe lay cho minh nhu o Sri Langka nen toi phai tu lay. O Malaysia cung nhu Brunei vi truoc kia la thuoc dia cua Anh nen o day lay xe ben tay trai va hau het dan o day dieu noi duoc tieng Anh cung tieng rieng cua ho. Toi hoi lo vi lay ban dem va lay xe ben tay trai, nhung khong co nhieu su con luan en toi danh pheu luu. Toi da lay xe ben trai o New Zealand, Iceland, Thanhland nen tuong doi khong la lam. Tu Miri den bien gioi cua Malaysia va Brunei khong xa lam , khoang 50km. Toi di qua immigration cua 2 nuoc Malaysia va Brunei rat nhanh va de dang. Cam on su hieu khach cua 2 nuoc nay. Khong nhu lan toi di Trung My qua cac nuoc Guatamala, Nicaragua…toi cung muon xe tu Belize de qua Guatamala nhung khi qua Guatamala Immigration nuoc nay hoy du dieu , tu giay to xe, to chap thuan de mang xe qua. Sau do ho bat toi phai lay xe qua mot cai may de ho xit nuoc hoa hoc xu trung chiec xe truoc khi xe duoc mang vao Guatamala. Ho xit hoa hoc nhu chung ta rua xe o My. Cuoi cung toi thay nhieu thu tuc rom ra qua nen ro ibo xe tai bien gioi ma lo ibo qua Guatamala. Toi biet ho lam nhieu thu tuc de kiem tien vi toi phai tra tien cho cac dich vu nay. Lan nay toi di de dang chua toi 3 phut. Toi cam on su hieu khach va van minh cua 2 nuoc nay.

Toi qua khoi bien gioi la troi bat dau toi. O day Brunei cung nhu Malaysia cung gan duong xich dao nen co 12 gio ban ngay va 12 gio ban dem nghia la mat trioc lang luon luon khoang 6:30Pm va moc khoang 6:30AM. Nen toi qua duoc Brunei khoang 6:30Pm la troi bat dau toi. Vi lay ben trai nen toi can that chay cham va chay lane gan le duong. Toi den Bandar Seri Benewan khoang 8:30 gio dem, 3 tieng lay x echo chan duong 215km. Thu do Bandar ve dem rat em dem, khong nhon nhip ti nao. Y tuong dau tien la thanh pho nay thanh lich nhu thanh pho Au Chau: khong mot chiec xe gan may, ho di chuyen bang xe hoy. Duong pho rat it nguoi qua lai. Khong mot ganh hanh rong. Ngay ca khong co mot sap nho bang hang ngay pho. Thanh pho rat sach se thanh lich. Ho deu noi duoc tieng Anh va luu loat vi khong lau lam noi day la thuoc dia cua Anh.

3-27-2014

Sang som thuc day toi di som ra pho de thay bo mat ban ngay co khac gi ban dem? Cung the thanh pho rat it nguoi qua lai chi toan la xe hoi di chuyen tren duong pho. Khong quan coc, khong 1 ganh hang rong. Nhu mot thanh pho Au Chau. Khac voi su o nao o Kuala Lumpur, o Colombo cua Sri Lanka. Dac biet o day rata n ninh vi trom cap luong gat bi luat phap trinh tri rat nghiem khac.

Chanh phu giup cho dan chung rat nhieu nhu cach dat cho dan ngheo lap nghiep. Cho muon tien khong lai de dan chung xay nha. Binh hoan di nha thuong khong ton tien. Toi di tham vieng tac ca noi ma khong phai tra tien vao cua. Con o Sri Lanka toi phai tra tien vao bat cu cho nao ma toi muon xem. Co lan toi phan nan voi tour guide o Sri Lanka la tien vao cua qua dac nhu o Lion Rock toi phai tra $35 dollars My cho vao xem Lion Rock. Toi phan nan voi tour guide rang chi phi mac chi vao cua vi Lion Rock khong can nhieu maintenance cho du khach thuong ngoan. Toi hieu xu Sri Lanka ngheo nen ho can tien de chi phi.

Vi lay xe ben tay trai nen toi ngai nen toi de xe o khach san va lo bo den nhung noi ma toi muon xem.

Toi ghe den Mosque Omar Ali Saiphudien:





Mosque nay xay nam 1958 de tuong bniem cha cua Sultan hien tai. Moeque la cao nhat building in Bandar. Cao 44.2m. Xung quang Mosque nay co nhung cay cau bat qua nhung giong song rat tru tinh tao nen Mosque nay mot sac thai dac biet. Ho khong cho nguoi ngoa dao vao ben trong nen toi vao khong duoc.

Sau do toi di den Kompong Ayer. Toi noi vai hang ve Kompong Ayer.

Kampong Ayer;









Gom 28 water villages. Ayer la largest wáter villages in the world. Duoc xem nhu la ‘Venice of the east”. Village nay nam trong thanh pho Bangar.

Tu khach san toi den Ayer khoang 20 phut. That ky thu khi thay mot vung rong lon voi nhung can nha duoc xay tren nuoc, co khu nha sap xe nam tren nhung bay lay loi vi nuoc low tide, co nhung khu moi xay khong lau. Tu khu nay qua khu kia co nhung cay cay rat tinh tu. O moi khu hay lang villaje co tram tau ruoc khach de ai muon di tu lang nay qua lang khac co long boat hay short boat dua ho di voi gia khopang $2/ 1 chuyen 2 ngiuoi. Nguoi nguoi goi noi day la Venice of East cung dung thoi. Trong nhung lang nay co nhung truong hoc noi duoc xay tren mat nuoc. Nhung truong hoc cu va nhung can nha lau doi se duoc pha di va Xay Lai trong mot vai nam nua de khu Venice of east nay them dep de.

Dang di thuyen tren Venice of East toi nhin thay toa nha cao giong nhu Mosque toi hoy nguoi lay tau ho noi do la Istana Nuru Iman ,





Lau dai lon nhat the gioi. Toa nha nay lon gap 3 lan Verseilles dien vua cua Phap, 4 lan Buckingham Palace dien UN Hoang Anh, la largest Palace in the world. Xay ton 350 million dollars. Palace Co 1788 phong, 257 phong tam, Duoc kien truc su nnguoi Phi Luat Tan ten la Leandra Locsin. Toa nha nay chi mo cua cho dan chung xem 3 ngay a year . Toa nha nay cho cac Sultan cua Hoy Giao o. Sultan cu a Hoi giao giong nhu vua la cha truyen con noi..

Toa lau dai lon nhat the gioi co garage chua xe co suc chua den 110 xe cung mot luc. Sultan rat thich xe nen ong co tong cong 1,932 chiec: 531 xe Mercedes, 367 Ferraris, 362 Bentleys, 185 BMWs,177 Jaguars, 160 Porches, 130 Rolls Royces va 20 Lamborghinis. Nhung do dung trong lau dai nay muong dia sinks da so lam bang vang va silver. Khi con gai Sultan dam cuoi , xe co dau tram vang, co dau mang day hot soan va trang hoa co gang nhieu hot soan. Dam cuoi keo dai 14 ngay va co 25 head of states tham du.




Trong water village co vien bao tang dac biet vi la vien bao tang duy nhat xay tren mat nuoc. Trong vien bao tang nay ho trung bai di thu cong nghe cua dan ban xu, co trung bai nhung trang phuc cua cac Sultan. Co tower de du khach len xem toa canh cua wáter village.