Visiting my brother for a couple of days. He’s one of the nicest, most interesting people on the planet.
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Brunei skyline
Brunei, officially the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace, is located on the north coast of the island of borneo in Southeast Asia. (Wikipedia) My sister-in-law, Tonya, shot this brief clip. She and my brother make frequent trips to southeast Asia and spent most of the last 20+ years in Indonesia and Malaysia. My brother make several trips to China each year and returns with wonderful stories. Some interesting facts about Brunei:
- Much of Shell oil comes from offshore drilling platforms in Brunei.
- The 2015 per-capita GDP in Brunei was US $54,537 — ranking them 10th in the world. The U.S. GDP in 2014 was US $54,629.
- Citizens in Brunei receive free education and medical services from the government.
- Brunei has one of the highest rates of obesity in Southeast Asia. An estimated 20% of schoolchildren are overweight.
- The literacy rate in Brunei is estimated at 92.7% of the population.
- Caning is still a method of punishment for crimes in Brunei.
- Brunei is just a little smaller than the U.S. state of Delaware.
- Brunei has one of the highest car-ownership rates (roughly one car per every two people) in the world.
The Seventies
Rocky coast of Maine
The Mays Boys
The Mays Brothers
Why I don’t ride a motorcyle
Blane Mays on The Great Wall
Blane Mays Family
Blane and Steve
Sometime in the 70s.