Compiled by Marilyn B
Ron Knox
simpangs in Brunei.
They may look innocuous from the outside but when you go into them, you find all kinds of unexpected treasures. And Jalan Sungai Assam did not disappoint.
I have driven past Jalan Sungai Assam dozens of times. It’s one of those
simpangs that doesn’t get a second glance usually. But today I happened to spot someone walking down it towards the main road. It was an Indian tradesman carrying his wares in a basket.
“I wonder what’s up there?,” I thought.
The
simpang becomes a little narrow as you drive up it so I parked my car, grabbed my camera and walked. As I entered the village I felt like I had stepped back in time. There are still villagees in Brunei that preserve the charm they all must have had half a century or more ago.