An Ode to Australia

Till We Meet Again...

Too soon it was time to say goodbye

So soon that it was like the blink of an eye

Too soon it was time to pack our bags

Seems like yesterday when we unpacked

The days we spent in the Gold Coast will be remembered always

Cherished forever in our hearts are the seven days

The sights, the sounds and the smell

These are the things we will remember well

The beautiful skies, the wonderful weather

And the breaktaking land

Our wonder for Australia will never end

As we headed for the airport to board the plane

We told ourselves that we will be back again...

Goodbye Australia,

Till we meet again...

Hornbill Haven Happenings...

'Reporting' direct from the steaming jungles of Brunei...somewhere between Banjaran Biang and Bukit Perdayan...yes, yes, yes...I am back in Negara Brunei Darussalam! Seems like I was just here yesterday! Lots and lots of things have happened since then...Under new management, things were certainly for the better. They have opened up Hornbill Haven, the ultra-cool (literally...the aircon certainly helps in this hot and humid environment!) House for the staff here. For us training troops, it's opened to staff sergeants and above...and...and...they have Broadband Internet connection! And it's REALLY broadband!

Coming back here was like coming back to 'kampung'...with the familiar surroundings, familiar people...I spent a year of my young life here back in '94 to '95...God...more than 10 years ago!

We're into the second week of our stay here. There's only 1 exercise left to go and then it's back home and...onto...The Gold Coast!