WEDNESDAY, the last of May

Today is Royal Brunei Armed Forces Day – a public holiday in Brunei Darussalam. This public holiday marks the formation of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces on 31 May 1961. Brunei had been a British protectorate since 1888, and as such, was reliant on the British armed forces for protection and defense.

On 31 May 1961, to prepare for future independence, recruits from Brunei began military training, creating the first Brunei military force named the Brunei Malay Regiment. On 31 May 1965, the regiment was honored with the royal title.

When Brunei gained independence from Britain on 1 January 1984, the Royal Brunei Malay Regiment was renamed as the Royal Brunei Armed Forces.


Bada Bing!

Sometimes I think I’m reasonably intelligent, and sometimes I click the remote car door lock a second or third time for extra lockiness.

Every one thinks you’re good at keeping secrets when actually you’re just good at forgetting them.

At Halloween, a kid came to the door with a sign for a costume. It said, ‘I love ceilings’. “What are you?” “I’m a ceiling fan!” I gave him all the candy.

My boss asked me why I only get sick on work days. I said it must be my weekend immune system.

That feeling you have when your lunch break is over and you still have to work another 30 years.

Why do you want this job? I’ve always been passionate about not starving to death.

My mind thinks I’m 25 but my body thinks I’m an idiot.

I never finish anything. I have a black belt in partial arts.

Interviewer: Where do you see yourself in 5 years? Me: In your chair, but asking better questions.

Today is the anniversary of the death in 1809 of Joseph Haydn. This piece is the second movement of his symphony 101 – The Clock. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN8sV0CPXr8