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Siap Sedia , swiped from zamanizubir on Flickr. I went to Brunei for a short trip of three days due to some office politics and screwed up resource allocation. As you can guess, it was a show-face kinda deal. Upon arrival at 09:30, a colleague picked me up from the airport and sent me to the office. However, I could not work on that Sunday morning because the Sultan's "Meet the People" session was being held at the parade grounds opposite my client's office. Why? It was done in conjunction with His Majesty's 65th birthday celebrations. Two snipers had went up the building to ensure His Majesty's safety. As a result, we had to loiter at a nearby restaurant to kill time. Bumped into an old uncle who stared at my colleague: Uncle: Where are you from har? (eyes bulging) Colleague: Malaysia. Uncle: I hate Malaysians! They are all bad people! Humph! He actually left his table for another that was further away. Wah. I suspect his ex-wife was Malaysian and h...