tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post1102171427133098738..comments2024-03-23T04:12:08.762-07:00Comments on Big Blue 1840-1940: Brunei - a closer lookJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-31788540854614042472018-11-29T19:17:22.876-08:002018-11-29T19:17:22.876-08:00Originally dwellers in Kampong Ayer, Brunei's ...Originally dwellers in Kampong Ayer, Brunei's village on the water, were indeed fishermen. Now there is a wider range of occupation. Of course, not all people in Brunei live on the water, just a few who like the charm of the old ways. It's like living in the "old towns" of major cities throughout the world. And, yes, they do have electricity. Speed boats, too, and cement pillars to replace rotting wood stilts.Budhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18202098671443782842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-47580651833636167252018-11-26T05:56:32.745-08:002018-11-26T05:56:32.745-08:00If you read the posts for the countries named abov...If you read the posts for the countries named above, it does give some of the history, and hence the reasons for the many different countries developing there.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-77412892545197523682018-11-25T14:39:39.897-08:002018-11-25T14:39:39.897-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-88814945367075055982018-11-25T09:14:06.727-08:002018-11-25T09:14:06.727-08:00Why are so many homes on stilts in Brunei? Are th...Why are so many homes on stilts in Brunei? Are the residents primarily fishermen? Is electricity a part of normal life there?<br /><br />Loved the map which details Brunei, Labuan, North Borneo, Sarawak, etc. How did so many different countries arise from the island?albumfillinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393321322958144500noreply@blogger.com