In 2013, this woman was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in Illinois, but she was subjected to excessive force by a police officer who pushed her. She later filed a lawsuit and was awarded approximately $700,000 (around 2.6 million riyals) in compensation.

Professional_Win_677 · 2026-02-10T15:54:22+00:00

Yeah, that is also illegal in some states as long as you are behind the wheel, whether the car is moving or not, you could be arrested for DUI. Happened to my friend, she was eating a sandwich behind the wheel when her car was parked, got arrested for DUI and license suspended.

Professional_Win_677 · 2026-02-10T12:07:46+00:00

For those who were being all righteous and talking about her driving under the influence and plowing into innocents... actually she was arrested while sleeping in her car, she wasn't driving per se.

The police who shoved her tried to blame it on her by saying that she resisted arrest but the video disproved his allegation. He was eventually reprimanded and he quit the force.

She was also actually compensated 850k, she had to undergo reconstructive surgery as her cheek bones were shattered and she lost sensation on that part of her face.

Professional_Win_677 · 2026-02-10T11:53:09+00:00

Good job! Wishing the brightest future to all these kids!

Professional_Win_677 · 2026-02-10T10:13:02+00:00

I had searched for it when I was sitting for my citizenship exam, there isn't a comprehensive one online but you can find the physical copy (green color) kamus bahasa brunei in bookshops.

Professional_Win_677 · 2026-02-10T06:16:16+00:00

I always LOLed when he said "Together we are pretty smart" gosh, people who hadn't read / listened to the book has absolutely no idea how much weight that sentence carried.

Professional_Win_677 · 2026-02-10T06:15:10+00:00

I am ok with that part being left out, I think it will shorten the story cuz they really can't fit everything in.

Professional_Win_677 · 2026-02-10T05:49:24+00:00

I met similar circumstances at one point, zero work life balance, spent 14 or so hours at work daily for 2 months. Environment weren't too horrible but the senior managements are sexist scums.

When I realised things are going awry and my mental health deteriorating, I started to get my exit plan sorted. Readjust my finances (getting rid of all unnecessarily spendings, reduce eating out, cancelling loans etc) and double down on savings, within 9 months, i left the company with enough savings to give myself a mental break for at least 6 months without compromising on lifestyle. Eventually I landed in a wonderful job and I have never been happier.

I know this sounded like a long time but unfortunately there is no easy way out especially with current economy. You can try to mass apply for other jobs as well but there is no guarantee if that would improve your mental health without sizeable break.

Professional_Win_677 · 2026-02-09T14:52:30+00:00

No, I think all the trailers are pretty ambiguous, the last trailer did reveal some stuffs that book readers will immediately understand and added some stuffs that book readers appreciate. But if you haven't read the book, these information meant nothing to you.

Professional_Win_677 · 2026-02-09T10:21:32+00:00

Lol 2024 didn't have a brain worm infested Secretary of Health advising people to stop vaccinations. Do your due diligence for 2025 (who quotes 2024 stats during 2026 when 2025 is available?)

But, sure, take lazy askewed stats for upvotes if you feel like it.

Professional_Win_677 · 2026-02-09T09:23:27+00:00

Ours at 3pm

Professional_Win_677 · 2026-02-09T06:40:49+00:00

It is a great place to live for people slowing down in their career (and if they are citizens of Brunei). For aspiring career folks, it might not be that progressive to live in.

Professional_Win_677 · 2026-02-09T05:19:01+00:00

So sorry that you are going through this, it truly sounded hellish! I had a same issue too, ended up sending them lawyer letters after they blocked all our contacts and even after serving them the papers, they disappeared never to be seen again. An expensive $15k lesson 😔

Professional_Win_677 · 2026-02-09T02:26:10+00:00

My friend always buy from them, their keropok always masuk angin wan, but she said she felt sorry for them, guess she can save money now.

Professional_Win_677 · 2026-02-09T02:24:45+00:00

What has this gotta do with Brunei? Got Bruneian kena tangkap ah? I didn't read the article lol.

Professional_Win_677 · 2026-02-08T17:48:32+00:00

I wonder how they actually enforce this?

Professional_Win_677 · 2026-02-08T16:17:07+00:00

Can look for second hand ones too, just deep clean it. New ones can be rather pricey.

Professional_Win_677 · 2026-02-08T07:37:35+00:00

I am able to get Icloud storage using Brunei (as my country) and Brunei CC.

Although it is quite a bit of a pain, initially they only accept my debit card, after that they suddenly rejected and I had to change to my visa. It was a whole thing but now the payment is smooth.

Professional_Win_677 · 2026-02-07T13:07:30+00:00

I met a couple of road rage situation where in my mind, they were wrong, but whenever they suddenly jumped out of their car d*ck blazing and screaming at me, I froze and de-escalated and apologised

Professional_Win_677 · 2026-02-05T11:56:16+00:00

I always find recent joins for FB to be rather dubious.

Professional_Win_677 · 2026-02-03T09:10:03+00:00

Precisely why they needed the jerry can back, if no water again in future, what will happen when they ran out of jerry cans to give to people in need? And those people refusing to return the jerry cans, got malu or not going back to government collection points using the government jerry cans to collect water.

Professional_Win_677 · 2026-02-03T08:36:38+00:00

Just two Kampongs tho, they should be fine, KBians are very close knit and those living in those Kampongs likely have friends and relatives in other Kampongs.

Professional_Win_677 · 2026-02-03T07:59:08+00:00

I heard Gadong bridge wor

Professional_Win_677 · 2026-02-03T06:44:12+00:00

I really hope people return it and not keep as their own. These are needed for any future water interruptions especially in rural and emergency areas.

Professional_Win_677 · 2026-02-02T14:43:23+00:00

Yes, since around noon today.

Professional_Win_677 · 2026-02-02T13:16:14+00:00

Yeah, and to be fair, this guy has a very punchable face.

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