you know...

Recently, I have relocated to a new address. It is far away from where i used to grow up in. Readjustment is a necessity not just for me but the whole family, including extended family members. We are no longer free to make plans at a whimp's thought. I have, and so have the others, know we now live deep within a village...

You know you live in a village when:
1. You leave the house at 6.30 am but still gets stuck in traffic on your way to work every morning.
2. People drive insanely slow on the roads.
3. You think your heart will explode from driving at 50 or worst 35 km/hr on roads leading to the main roads / highways.
But others are blind to your hardship.
4. Road users just exited their lanes though they see your car fast approaching. And when you are behind them, they drive
at a ridiculous speed of 20-40 km/hr when you were going 80 km/hr.
5. You no longer drive fast. Instead you drive constantly at a speed not exceeding 80 km/hr to reduce consumtion of petrol,
hence budgeting your needs.
6. You do not feel the urge to move from the house unless something major happened - its too far!!!
7. You are no longer invited to impromtu activities as it takes you more than 30 minutes to just get to Gadong on a non-
busy day of normal traffic flow.
8. People on the road home recognize your car and hoots or waves at you.
9. People realise your family's car activities, and stare as your car moves up and down the lanes passing their houses... and
you think... God! Tongues are going to wag!!
10. You wake up on morning, and the air outside is much cooler, and there is peace and an element of serenity to the
surroundings.
11. You see monkeys, squirrels and cows everywhere.
12. You see different kinds of the bug variety and bigger mosquitoes.
13. There is mist linggering around the trees even at 7 am.
14. When it rains, it pours. HEAVILY!
15. The roads are not looked after properly by the authority.
16. You dont go home late as the roads at night are dark and it gets freaky.

I am sure the sister-hood has more to add to the list... Its not a complaint... its a re-adjustment after 30 years living around Bandar Seri Begawan / Gadong area where its about 5 minutes away from each location at one point in our lives to this.. its a big change... but a change, which i am sure everyone agress, we all are making constantly. Living far has taught some of us to plan the day ahead well... also manage time more wisely... so, yeah... something good always happen out of things / events.