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Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Opening Day Dopeness and Wackness: It could be one of those years
And as we got to thinking about it, it struck us that this what this whole season could end up being for us Blue Jays fans: An exercise in finding the positives wherever they might be hiding.
Opening Day Dopeness
When it comes to the good, Shaun Marcum and (gasp!) Vernon Wells obviously stand out. Marcum looked great through six innings and lost the handle a bit in the seventh. It's pretty hard to fault him on that pitch that Nelson Cruz swatted out for a three-run equalizing shot, because that was a pretty great location, and we're still dumbfounded as to how Cruz half-swung and drove that ball 400 feet.
As for Vernon, we've been really impressed with the fluidity of his swing so far this season. He's not dropping his hands and he's coming through the hitting zone quickly and on a nice level plane. And if he keeps doing that, there may be room for in our cold cold hearts to welcome him back.
Adam Lind's swing is worth every penny he's got coming to him. And Aaron Hill continues to be awesome.
Opening Day Wackness
So, uh, Jason Frasor...How's that closer role feel? Not to get all irrational over one game, but we actually started to wonder yesterday what Kevin Gregg might have done in that situation.
(And yeah, we know that's the stupidest thing ever. We're just sharing our stupidity with you so that you know that fending off our inner Jays Talk caller is a constant struggle.)
Also: Lyle Overbay left five guys on base.
Opening Day Dopeness, Disguised as Wackness
Sure, Travis Snider struck out three times yesterday. But he also worked his way into deep counts, and worked his way back to full counts in two of those at bats, and a lot of his strikes yesterday were on foul balls that he got to quickly and fought off. With that patient approach, Snider's going to get pitches to hit eventually.
37 comments:
- Dustin McGowan's Sideburns said...
Liked what I saw from Marcum. I am sure Frasor feels like crap for blowing it for him. I didn't see anything in Marcum that concerned me, so that's definitely a good thing.
As for Wells, I can only hope that he bounces back this year. I liked what I saw in his rips yesterday. Let's hope he keeps at it and produces, we're going to need it.
Snider... ugh. As much as I agree with you that he struck out 3 times in good at bats, I am somewhat concerned that The Manager may not let him hit through it if the K's keep piling up.
Regardless, it was a loss, but there were some definite positives, Lind and Hill included.
I remain optimistic.
- April 6, 2010 at 11:00 AM
- eyebleaf said...
Vernon is back, and it's good to have him back. Frasor will bounce back. And fuck an Arlington jet stream.
- April 6, 2010 at 11:01 AM
- Jim Briggs said...
I like Lyle LOBerbay, but I also like me some Randy Ruiz. Would have been nice to see what Chunk could have done in that situation.
- April 6, 2010 at 11:53 AM
- brainiac said...
Sure, it was a loss but we are going to see so many of them this season there isn't any point dwelling on them. What we DID see was fantastic.
- April 6, 2010 at 12:35 PM
Up 4-3 in the eighth very few managers would subtract O-Bay's defence for Ruiz's offence.
Not pinch hitting for Buck is another matter all together...
- April 6, 2010 at 12:53 PM
- Ty said...
Agreed on Snider -- while the 3 K's in the box score look bad, those are the kinds of AB's he needs to have. I think even The Manager can see that.
Also, I know this is an awful thing to say, but I don't think I've ever been rooting for someone to get injured more an I am right now for Alex Gonzalez. I'm sure he's a great guy and all, but if we're going to be playing a shortstop purely for defensive reasons I don't see why John McDonald isn't out there, and further to that point, why not give Mike McCoy a shot to see if he can be as successful here as he was in the minors? I can deal with pretty much everything else that's wrong with this team, but I'm just so darn unreasonably worked up about that shitbag A-Gonz.
- April 6, 2010 at 12:54 PM
- Ty said...
At the very least, have Ruiz pinch hit for him in the 8th/9th innings and then bring in McDonald on defense. It's pretty much exactly what this bench is set up to do, but I'm fairly certain it's not going to be happening.
- April 6, 2010 at 12:56 PM
- Mark said...
Yeah. Ruiz should be PH for Buck in that spot, and then you can bring in Molina who's a better defensive C than Buck. No guarantee Ruiz gets a hit, but even a single brings in 2 runs.
What's the point of having Ruiz on this team if he's just going to give Overbay a day off? The roster is built so that Ruiz can come in every single time a key situation is up for Buck/Gonzalez and then can be replaced defensively by J-Mac and Molina.
- April 6, 2010 at 1:08 PM
- The Ack said...
At the very least, have Ruiz pinch hit for him in the 8th/9th innings and then bring in McDonald on defense.
Easy peasy what's the problem Ceets? Especially with TWO bench players capable of playing short.
- April 6, 2010 at 1:09 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
Oddly enough, I don't see the sense in killing The Manager for not going to the bench in the late innings.
I wouldn't have pinch hit for any of those guys in those situations. You do need to give players the opportunity to succeed early in the season. If Buck hits a triple, we're all on the John Buck Fan Train this morning.
- April 6, 2010 at 1:12 PM
- The Ack said...
There's merit to that Tao, but with these veteran guys like Buck and AGon v2.0, isn't there some degree of "they are who we thought they were" in play here (cue Denny Green)?
I mean, those guys are not plus offensive players (and we all wish/hope Ruiz could be), and if their confidence is shaken by a pinch-hit substitution, they probably don't havea firm grasp of what's making their money....no?
That said, it's game one of the season, so I don't know we can read into a year's worth of future managing decisions by Clarence based on what happened yesterday. I'd hope not, anyway.
- April 6, 2010 at 1:20 PM
- REAN said...
Admit it - we were ALL wondering why Ruiz didn't see an AB in the 8th. A-Gon & Buck known quantities? In the first game of the year? Maybe not fully ... but known enough to get Ruiz in there.
- April 6, 2010 at 1:30 PM
- Leaker said...
Looks like another season of Overbay futility. It's only the first game and he's already in mid-season form. C'mon Lyle, get that guy in from third with less than two outs! No, a strike out to the eighty year old Oliver. Overbay and his suckiness wear me out. He was the one player I was praying AA would move, but he's still here like a cancerous lump.
- April 6, 2010 at 1:54 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
Overbay did hit a couple of screamers, as I recall. He didn't look terrible.
And in terms of the pinch hitting, I think that the "obvious" choices that we're saying that The Manager didn't make are more obvious in retrospect.
In the moment, I wasn't expecting Ruiz to come bounding out of the dugout.
- April 6, 2010 at 2:19 PM
- Jim Briggs said...
None of us were expecting Ruiz to slunk out of the dugout, but that's in part because Cito has only played him when forced to, despite his proclamation that "I think this kid could hit 25 homers."
I might be an idiot for not respecting the defense but I'd be happier in a world where Eddie E5 were on the bench, Bautista were at third, Snider were in RF, Lind in LF, and Ruiz were DHing. Don't know about you dudes, but HRs are a lot more fun than flashy glove work to me, J-Mac's 2007 notwithstanding.
Ruiz has done enough to warrant a year's chance, especially with the 2010 edition of the Jays and a really-still-healing Encarnacion.
- April 6, 2010 at 2:49 PM
- REAN said...
Maybe we were all high strung from a winter of expecting Ruiz to rot in A ball or on the bench.
Patience is a virtue, I suppose.
- April 6, 2010 at 2:50 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
The relative value of HRs versus glove work is a pretty interesting conversation, depending on the situation.
- April 6, 2010 at 2:59 PM
- Mark said...
"I wouldn't have pinch hit for any of those guys in those situations. You do need to give players the opportunity to succeed early in the season. If Buck hits a triple, we're all on the John Buck Fan Train this morning."
It's not like these guys are prospects. Buck has a 243/325/423 line against LHP for his career. Last year it was 664 vs LHP. In a key situation, this is not a guy you want up there facing LHP when you've got a RH power hitter on the bench.
I'm all for giving players a chance to succeed, but there's a difference between giving players an opportunity to win and giving your team a chance to take a commanding lead.
Washington was faced with a similar decision in the 8th inning. Downs relieved Marcum, and Blanco was up to bat. Garko came in to pinch hit. Blanco's hit lefties in his career about as well as Buck has (small sample size for Blanco), but with a weak hitter up and Garko, a career 312/391/494 (885) OPS hitter against LHP on the bench, Washington was smart enough to pinch hit and bring in Garko. Didn't work, but Washington gave his team a better chance of winning simply by pinch hitting Garko.
And that's all you can really ask for.
- April 6, 2010 at 3:04 PM
- Mark said...
^^ To clarify, I mean Ron Washington, Texas' manager.
- April 6, 2010 at 3:05 PM
- Dan said...
Cito dropped the ball big time in the 7th. Marcum shouldn't have even started the frame, except for some deranged nostalgia taking over because he had a no-hitter thru 6. 80 pitches should have been his max no matter what, and the 7th was the dreaded '3rd time' thru the order. Not to mention, a smart skipper has the bullpen ready at the START of the inning...
- April 6, 2010 at 3:09 PM
Dan: FAIL.
Marcum was handled fine. That homer is a fly out in most other ball parks. He was still making good pitches.
- April 6, 2010 at 3:52 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
Look, if I were managing this game on MLB 10 The Show, I'd have made all sorts of moves in those late innings.
But frankly, John Buck's career .748 OPS against lefties is not so bad for a catcher that you need to yank him out of a key at bat in the first game of the season.
Let the player have an opportunity to progress before you beat him over the head with his career splits.
- April 6, 2010 at 4:13 PM
- Jeremy said...
The Jays offense needed to provide more support than the 3 runs we gave Marcum throughout the game. I mean, we were playing Texas! I blame them for not capitalizing on pounding Feldman out of the game. But Feldman hung in there, you have to credit him for that.
- April 6, 2010 at 4:13 PM
- Mark said...
Leaving Marcum in the 7th was fine. it's hindsight bullshit to even suggest he should have been taken out. The Rangers hitters made an adjustment, and Cruz hit a very good pitch by Marcum. Hat tip to the wind, but let's remember there's a reason Texas is known as a hitters park. Flyballs like that get turned into HR's. That's not something we can blame Marcum or even Cito for.
As for the argument about leaving Buck in, it's a silly argument to suggest we should give him a chance cause it's opening day. He was 0/3 to that point, and quite frankly this is not a guy who we should use in a high leverage situation like last night in the 8th when we have better hitters on the bench.
This team is not good enough offensively to justify giving away at bats like that. I think what bothers me is that this isn't the last time I'll have to make this comment, because I get the feeling Randy Ruiz will be on the bench while Gonzalez & Buck will be given an opportunity to hit in a key spot.
- April 6, 2010 at 4:57 PM
- JB said...
You start Marcum in the inning, but yank him as soon as he gave up the first hit. Easier said than done because the bullpen wasn't ready.
It was clear that the tank was empty and he was struggling around the 80 pitch mark. Since it was opening day and his first MLB start since the surgery, I think it was a little much to stretch him further -- no hitter or not.
I threw this question out at DJF --What type of innings can we expect from Marcum this year given the time off, surgery, and previous pro high is 159.
- April 6, 2010 at 5:11 PM
I've never understood the logic of scheduling a day off after opening day.
- April 6, 2010 at 6:06 PM
Here here 6:06. What the hell is up with the day off mid-series?
- April 6, 2010 at 7:33 PM
I don't know - it seems to happen every year to quite a few teams. There were 13 games yesterday and only 7 today.
- April 6, 2010 at 8:58 PM
- victorymanual said...
It's tough to dangle a potential closer as trade bait when he can't close.
What a heartbreaker! TANK NATION 2010!
Speaking of trade bait, I think Overpay looks good. Expect him moved around the All-Star Break.
Does CHOW CHOW post comments here?
- April 6, 2010 at 11:51 PM
- Mark said...
"It was clear that the tank was empty and he was struggling around the 80 pitch mark. Since it was opening day and his first MLB start since the surgery, I think it was a little much to stretch him further -- no hitter or not."
Actually it was pretty clear that Marcum was still pitching very well. Velocity and command were good. The Texas hitters just weren't falling for the fastball and then change up down and away anymore. It's called adjusting to the pitcher.
Right after the Cruz HR Marcum got back to getting ground outs on Davis & Saltalamacchia. If he was tired he wouldn't have been able to do that, and Texas would have continued hitting him. But that wasn't the case.
- April 7, 2010 at 10:04 AM
- JB said...
I am sure you believe that right now, but perhaps after you look at the data from pitch f/x -- it shows that Marcum lost it in the seventh. Compare the movement from the first 5 innings.
But it can't be much of a surprise considering that Marcum has never really gone deep in a game his career, let alone opening day in his first start since going under the knife.
- April 7, 2010 at 11:11 AM
Mark is right on several fronts. I propose him to take over game analysis on this here blog, TOS you are demoted to music and picture editor...
- April 7, 2010 at 12:51 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
Pfft...I demote you, motherfucker!
- April 7, 2010 at 2:11 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
- April 7, 2010 at 2:13 PM
- JB said...
Don't you think that preseason and re-hab in the minors is a bit different from a major league start?
- April 7, 2010 at 3:19 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
I think he'd probably have been going full out in his minor league outings, and that he'd be at 90% in his last Fake Game.
I just think that it's kinda horseshittish that people are second-guessing that call two days later.
- April 7, 2010 at 3:34 PM
- JB said...
Isn't second guessing a fun part of this game?
If you look at the opening day starts it was clear that every pitcher was on a tight pitch count, let alone a guy like Marcum. Even Halladay only threw 88 pitches.
- April 7, 2010 at 3:43 PM

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Our backpacking trips will involve hiking a mile or much more from a trailhead to locations in the Colorado wilderness. These trips will require backpacks, tents, sleeping bags and other gear and food that you will be carrying on your back needed to keep you fed, warm and dry. We practice Leave No Trace principles to leave the wilderness as pristine (or better) than we found it. Please be prepared with all the gear you will need to enjoy (and survive) Mother Nature. Backpacking participants will need to be over 18 (Unless a family member is going) and pets may not be allowed on some of our backpacking trips, uncheck the regulations on each particular trip. Please read the descriptions of each trip to note the experience level required for that trip. Our main focus is on backpacking… but we include some camping year around (we are one of the few groups that goes winter camping). We try to have short over nighters to Longer backpacks for those with more experence on the Calendar. We encourge members to become trip orginizers - you could have the trip of the year ready to go - Contact the Group Organizer for how to to this.
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We all know the rush in the mornings, especially with kids. We are preparing breakfast, school lunches, doing homework checks. My kids are 8 and 10 and one can tie her shoes, and has for a long time, while the other is still learning. He'll get it, but he is not really that interested. I would cringe a little when I would pick him up from school to see him smiling and running towards me, with his laces flapping in the wind. I was worried that he would fall, or make someone else fall. So while we learn and practice to tie his shoelaces, Hickies have been a life saver. Hickies are a no tie shoelace system that works in any shoe with eyelets. Simply, thread them through and wrap the loop through the oval, for a secure fit. One size fits all. Hickies are made from an elastic material keeping shoes secure, comfortable, and stylish and are available in a load of fun colors.
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Hartford — Her 7-year-old son was one of the "runners" at Sandy Hook Elementary School and has nightmares. Her middle child, age 11, is doing remarkably well. It is her oldest child who worries Jennifer Maksel of Newtown the most.
"I am reaching out as a mother with a son who is increasingly getting more and more withdrawn," Maksel said.
Her oldest child, who is 12½ years old, has the emotional level of a 9-year-old, is frequently violent at home and is not responding to social skills programs at school, she said.
When she asked school officials what else could be done, she was told, "We don't have the resources in your area," Maksel said. Tired of fighting with the school system, insurance companies and hospitals, Maksel said, "I just think that I just need help. I don't know what else to say."
Help is what state legislators said they hope to provide after they gather information from the mental health services working group, which met Tuesday in the Legislative Office Building. Numerous mental health experts discussed the need for more mental health services in schools and for better private insurance coverage and the pros and cons of "outpatient commitment." Many members of the public with mental illnesses said they did not want outpatient commitment — people being forced to receive mental health services. They would rather have Connecticut's recovery-oriented care system enhanced.
"I am here today to respectfully request that you take a position against proposed legislation that would limit the rights of youth or young adults to choose at what point and where they access mental health treatment," said Michaela Fissel of Windsor.
Fissel said she struggled during her entire adolescence with untreated bipolar disorder.
If it were available, she said, "I am confident the outpatient commitment would have been the solution that my family would have sought."
She spent six months as a young adult on a medication treatment plan that left her completely unresponsive, she said. Fissel said she couldn't take it anymore and overdosed on the prescribed medication.
"Is that what you are trying to seek?" she asked legislators.
The mental health system would benefit more from recovery-oriented care, such as peer support, she said. Peer support might come from someone else living in the community with a mental illness.
The psychiatrist-in-chief for The Institute of Living in Hartford, Harold Schwartz, said he highly recommends that the legislature adopt involuntary outpatient treatment.
"Chronic schizophrenia and certain other chronic and severe mental illnesses are often marked by denial of illness," he said. For many people hospitalization becomes a revolving door and people might become estranged from family and friends, become homeless or be arrested, he said.
An outpatient commitment program would affect a very small percentage of patients with severe psychiatric illnesses, he said. The "take-home message" is that when done correctly outpatient commitment is a part of the solution, he said.
He doubted this kind of bill would affect the people with mental illness who spoke at Tuesday's public hearing, Schwartz said.
Where the public and experts agreed was in increasing access to mental health services. School-based health centers were suggested as a possible solution.
This program is currently in 20 communities and 80 schools, said Jesse White-Frese, executive director of the Connecticut Association of School Based Health Centers. The centers allow mental health clinicians to screen individuals for mental health issues and provide direct support or referrals for youths dealing with issues such as peer conflict, ideas of suicide, trauma or substance abuse, White-Frese said.
Nelba Marquez-Greene, the mother of 6-year-old Newtown victim Ana Marquez-Greene, also asked that access to mental health services in Connecticut be improved. Her sister, Taina Amaro, read Marquez-Greene's testimony.
"My prayer is that she (Ana) will be survived by a state and a country that will use this tragedy as an impetus for change," Amaro read.
Mental illness first needs to be de-stigmatized, then the state needs to identify the gaps in the current mental health system and, finally, new family-strengthening programs need to be created, Amaro said.
Jeremy Richman, father of Newtown victim Avielle Rose Richman, 6, said he and Avielle's mother, Jennifer Hensel, have created the Avielle Foundation to determine why the tragedy had occurred.
The objectives would be to determine the mental underpinnings that lead to violent behavior, to understand the biological and environmental factors associated with violence and to ensure that everyone is considered a valuable part of their community.
"We ask you as a parent, as a responsible member of many communities and as a citizen of the United States of America to help craft polices that will protect our precious loved ones from this type of violence," Richman said.
Multiple experts at the hearing also said the lack of mental health coverage by private insurance plans has to be addressed.
The state's Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services primarily serves individuals ages 18 and above who are underinsured or uninsured, Commissioner Patricia Rehmer said. Medicaid has co-pays only for medication, and puts no limitations on outpatient visits or case management services through public mental health services, she said.
"The bigger gaps are for individuals with private insurance," Rehmer said. For example, in the private sector a person who needs "acute inpatient treatment" is limited to five to seven days in a hospital, she said.
There are also people who have insurance but choose to pay out-of-pocket to keep their loved ones' diagnoses from going on a medical record and, consequently, get even less financial support for treatment, Rehmer said.
If the stigma surrounding mental illness isn't addressed, "we will have a very hard time increasing their access to services or at least to utilize whatever means they have to pay for these services," she said.
The legislature's bipartisan task force will reconvene at 6 p.m. today at Newtown High School.
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With the debt repayment for Oldham Reserve looming large, La Grange Mayor Bill Lammlein has called a special city council meeting to address the situation.
Lammlein said the meeting will focus on ways the city can generate revenue to pay the $8.2 million debt.
In 2005, the city and county governments issued $10 million bonds to purchase Oldham Reserve, a 1,000-acre business park in La Grange.
The debt includes interest and payments already made.
But so far, only one company has built on the property.
The Rawlings Group remains the only tenant, with about 700 employees and a more than 160,000-square-foot building.
Last month, Lammlein proposed a compensation tax to generate revenue but the proposal was received negatively by several city council members and residents.
The tax would have been levied on all wages paid inside city limits, generating an estimated $500,000 to $800,000 in revenue.
In August, several La Grange residents suggested raising property taxes rather than taxing people who work in city limits.
"The property owners voted in an administration who voted to gamble with the city's money," said Jason Kinser, a resident and business owner. "They should pay for it."
City council members voted in August to keep current real and personal property taxes at 20 and 26.5 cents respectively, per $100 of value.
For example, owners of a home worth $150,000 will pay about $300 in property taxes.
According to the city's budget, that tax should bring in more than $1.2 million this year, about 32 percent of the city's $3.8 million budget.
Other residents question why increased revenues generated by expanded alcohol sales can't be used for the debt.
Local law requires that revenue be used only for alcohol enforcement and regulation. It does not go into the city's general fund.
Lammlein said about $600,000 is needed annually to pay the debt service on the Oldham Reserve bond.
The county, which has a larger budget and more reserve funds, is not facing the same struggle to make bond payments.
Ideas and comments are welcome at the meeting, Lammlein said, as city council members look for funding sources.
The meeting is at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 17, in the fiscal court meeting room.
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Most of us have had an experience or two that we really can't figure out.
I was reminded that I as watched and read about the tornado in neighboring York County on Nov. 16 that took three lives.
All it takes is something like that to bring forgotten memories to mind.
Married servicemen often find it tough to secure housing for their families when reporting to a new duty station.
I was no different.
– Editor's note: Due to overwhelming reader requests, we are reprinting this Remember When column, which was originally published in the Nov. 19, 2006, edition of The Lancaster News. The story of Jim the turkey has indeed become a Thanksgiving tradition at The Lancaster News.
I don't know if it was tradition or custom, but a couple weeks before "Big Thursday" or Thanksgiving Day, me and Daddy journeyed down to Tradesville to pick up our big ole gobbler.
For years, there were two vacant lots between our house and the one where the family of building contractor Mr. Barney Gardner lived.
Those overgrown fields were the setting for many adventures such as fighting wild animals in the jungle or standing off an Indian attack on the prairie.
But all good things eventually come to an end. One of the fields disappeared when Mr. Ned Gregory, Sr., and his wife Mrs. Lucille, built a two-story brick house next door to us.
Cool mornings and warm afternoons pretty much sum up the weather on Chesterfield Avenue this week. We wrapped up a few of the big pears in tissue paper and placed them in a corner of the back porch.
Those pears will taste just right around Thanksgiving.
The talk of the town was politics, chewing tobacco, elephants and airplanes, depending on what circle you ran with.
– Editor's note: Mr. Evans is taking a well-deserved break this week. We are reprinting this Remember When column, which was originally published in the Nov. 8, 2008, edition of The Lancaster News. It is especially timely with Veterans Day observance on Friday.
At one time, the significance of Nov. 11 – Veterans Day – wasn't lost on anyone.
Lancaster folks were a bit antsy the last week of October 1940.
All of this war stuff was taking a toll.
James Williams of Route 4 and Henry Flynn of Elm Street were among the first soldiers whose draft numbers were drawn from a fish bowl in Washington, D.C., that week.
It had been a tough week. Friday night's weather had messed up the football game between Lancaster and Fort Mill. The game ended in a 7-7 tie. Some didn't go 'cause of the rain and the ones who went were mad about the outcome.
It's almost Halloween and it seems I'm the only one in the family who is excited about it.
Sometimes, my offspring can be a bunch of fuddy-duddies. But that's OK. I'll take up the slack for their indifference by setting the mood, just as I did last year.
With great-grandkids running around under foot and nobody else showing much interest, I figured it was up to me to teach them the intricacies of trickin' and treatin.'
One of the marvels of modern society is the ability to read the views of various folks who contribute to newspapers all over the world. In case you missed it, we just celebrated National Newspaper Week.
According to the latest research, almost 70 percent of your neighbors have read either a printed newspaper or a cyberspace version in the last seven days.
I think it's because the old black and white and "read all over" newspaper is still the most trusted source of local news we have.
My wife wanted some nice, fresh sand around a flower bed.
It was a simple request, and just as any well-intentioned man of the house would do, I managed to postpone it as long as possible.
However, my excuse well had run dry. This was one honey-do task I was not looking forward to.
At first, I considered a trip to Porter-Belk Lumber Co. for a couple bags of sand. But, hey, that costs money.
These days, with all of this green-thinking, recycling is back in style.
My idea of shopping usually involves a mall bench.
Recently, while sitting on one, itching for the stores to cut out the lights, I spied an electronics store right across from my perch. I couldn't help but notice young people going in and out of it.
You know, sometimes an old man's curious nature gets the best of me.
In my case, that nosiness – uh, curiosity – dates back to summer evenings in 1942.
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The Sultanate of Brunei (Full name: Negara Brunei Darussalam) is a small but - thanks to natural gas and petroleum resources - very rich country located in Southeast Asia. It is surrounded by Malaysia and has two parts physically separated by Malaysia, almost being an enclave. Strategically located on the South China Sea, close to vital sea lanes linking Indian and Pacific Oceans, it has an exclusive economic fishing zone that extends as far as Louisa Reef in the southern Spratly Islands although it makes no public territorial claim to the offshore reefs.
Brunei is a pint-sized and fabulously wealthy oil-rich sultanate with a population of 398,000 as of 2008.
The Sultanate of Brunei's heyday occurred between the 15th and 17th centuries, when its control extended over coastal areas of northwest Borneo and the southern Philippines. Brunei subsequently entered a period of decline brought on by internal strife over royal succession, colonial expansion of European powers, and piracy. In 1888, Brunei became a British protectorate. It was offered to join Malaysia as a state in 1963, but opted out of the Federation due to a disagreement on the amount of its oil income that would have to be given to the central government in Kuala Lumpur. Independence was achieved in 1984. The same family has ruled Brunei for over six centuries.
The Istana Nurul Iman is the world's largest residential palace in occupation. The 300-acre palace sits on a man made hill with a clear view of Kampong Ayer. Istana Nurul Iman is the residence of the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, and the cost of the palace is quoted to have an estimated at US$600 million.
The backbone of Brunei's economy is oil and gas and the Sultan of Brunei is, famously, one of the richest people in the world with an estimated personal wealth of around 40 billion dollars. Per capita GDP is far above most other developing countries, and substantial income from overseas investment supplements income from domestic production. The government provides for all medical services and subsidizes rice and housing.
All sectors of economy are fairly heavily regulated and government policy is an odd mixture of subsidies, protectionism and encouragement of entrepreneurship. Brunei's leaders are attempting to balance the country's steadily increasing integration into the world economy with internal social cohesion. It became a more prominent player in the world by serving as chairman for the 2005 APEC (Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation) forum. Plans for the future include upgrading the workforce, reducing unemployment, strengthening the banking and tourist sectors, and, in general, widening the economic base beyond oil and gas.
Brunei is officially an Islamic state, with many large beautiful mosques across the country. Sale of alcohol is banned. Bringing in meat, (other than seafood) which has not been certified "halal", (slaughtered according to Islamic law), is also banned. During the fasting month of Ramadan, many shops and restaurants will be open. However, eating, drinking or smoking in front of people who are fasting is considered rude and asking permission is appropriate.
The bulk of the population is Malay (67%) and there is also a significant Chinese minority of some 15% as well as a number of indigenous peoples, including the Iban and Duson tribes who inhabit the jungle upriver and the Temburong district, (the smaller eastern part detached from the rest of Brunei). There is a large number of foreign workers who work on the oil and gas production or in lower positions such as restaurant staff, field workers and domestic staff. The male to female ratio is 3:2. More than a quarter of the people are short term immigrant workers, most of whom are men.
Geography and climate
Brunei's climate is semi-tropical, and Bandar Seri Begawan's is sub-tropical. The temperature ranges from 14°C to 33°C - January being the hottest month. Rainy season is always mild and humid, followed by a hot and humid dry season. The difference between the two seasons is not that marked, however.
Brunei's topology is of a flat coastal plain rises to mountains in the east, the highest point being Bukit Pagan at 1,850 meters, with some hilly lowlands in the west.
There are no typhoons, earthquakes, severe flooding and other forms of natural disasters to contend with, and the biggest environmental issues is the seasonal haze resulting from forest fires (that is caused by illegal clearing of land) in nearby Indonesia.
Brunei has four districts (Malay: daerah)
Other destinations
Get in
Nationals of Israel are not allowed to enter Brunei, though other passports containing Israeli stamps and visas is not a problem for entry. Nationals of ASEAN and many industrialised countries (though not all) do not require an entry visa. Among those who do not need a visa are citizens of the US (90 days), EU, Ukraine (30 days), Singapore, EFTA, Japan (14 days), Switzerland (14 days), New Zealand (30 days) and Canada (14 days). Proof of return or onward travel is required to check in for your flight to Brunei. If you plan to leave by ferry you will need to purchase a cheap flight out of Brunei before you arrive there. Flights to Kota Kinabalu can be as low at US$10 on Air Asia. Australians can obtain a visa on arrival for B$20 or a 3 day transit Visa for B$5. Those who need a visa must apply in advance at a Brunei embassy, where processing can take up to 3 days and costs B$15 for a single entry visa. See Brunei Immigration Department [3] for the latest details. Immigration officers at Sungei Tujoh between Miri and Kual Belait will not accept payment for Australian entry Visa other than in Brunei or Singapore dollars. There is no ATM. CHEQUES NOT ACCEPTED.
By plane
Brunei's sole airport of significance is Brunei International Airport [4] (BWN), the hub of national carrier Royal Brunei Airlines [5]. The airport itself is small but clean and functional.
After over-expansion and huge losses in the 1990s, Royal Brunei Airlines (RBA) has cut down on its services considerably but still offers a reasonably comprehensive network, with daily flights to London, Dubai, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, and Kota Kinabalu. There are also frequent flights to Brisbane, Perth and Auckland. Fares that transit via Brunei are attractively priced and you are guaranteed service with a smile. In addition, Singapore Airlines [6] flies 5 times a week from Singapore, and Malaysia Airlines [7] flies from Kuala Lumpur and Kota Kinabalu (twice a week from both cities). In July 2006, discount, no-frills carrier AirAsia [8] started flights from Kuala Lumpur, bringing some much-needed competition. AirAsia is the cheapest carrier to serve Brunei from an international Hub, with fares as low as US$35 one-way from Kuala Lumpur. AirAsia flies from 35 destinations in Asia to Kuala Lumpur, where connections to Brunei are available. From September 9, 2009 Air Asia will also have a daily flight to and from Kota Kinabalu [9], a city that provides many national and international flight connections as well.
Departing by plane from Brunei involves paying a departure tax: B$5 for flights to Kuching and Kota Kinabalu and B$12 to other international destinations.
Getting there/away: A taxi to Bandar Seri Begawan takes 20 minutes and costs around B$25. A covered walk down to the end of the car park further away from the Terminal (turn right from Arrivals) leads to a bus stop for Purple buses to the city centre (B$1).
By car
You can drive into Brunei from Sarawak, Malaysia. There are two entry points for the main part of Brunei, one from Miri at Sungai Tujuh and one from Limbang at Kuala Lurah (Tedungan on the Malaysian side). Both these crossings have drive-through immigration checkpoints at the border but queues can be horribly long, especially during weekends.
It is also possible to drive from the Sarawak towns of Limbang and Lawas to the Temburong district of Brunei. The drive from Limbang requires a ferry ride across the Pandaruan River (RM8 or B$4) which forms the border between Malaysia and Brunei. You can now conduct immigration formalities at Pandaruan (no longer at Limbang Wharf) with the opening of the Malaysian checkpoint in June 2007. Brunei immigration formalities are conducted at Puni, about 600m away from the ferry landing. From Lawas (which is connected by road to Kota Kinabalu in Sabah, Malaysia), a ferry ride across the Trusan River (RM10) is required before you can proceed to the actual border at Labu. Malaysian immigration formalities are done in Trusan (the immigration office, officially known as the Mengkalap immigration checkpoint, is in a shoplot just east of the ferry crossing) about 8km away, and no longer in Lawas. Those for Brunei can be done at the Labu checkpoint at border.
It is possible to drive from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah to Bandar Seri Begawan in one day. See the Kota Kinabalu to Brunei in a day page for details.
By bus
By boat
The main ferry terminal in Brunei is the Serasa Ferry Terminal at Muara, where there are several ferries daily to/from Labuan and one daily ferry each to/from Lawas and Sundar, both in Sarawak. With a change of boats in Labuan, you can even make it to/from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, in a day. See the Kota Kinabalu to Brunei in a day page.
Please note that the ferry terminal is quite a distance from actual Muara town where the container port is located. The terminal is about 25km from Bandar Seri Begawan. Getting there: There are purple buses linking the ferry terminal with Bandar. Or you can just take a tour van / taxi.
There is a car ferry service from Brunei to Sabah [10]
Please note that you need to pay a tax ("cukai kepala") to get out of Brunei (currently, B$ 2 per ferry ticket). Enquire the counters/travel agent if you didn't get the tax coupon when purchasing the tickets.
Get around
By car
There is one "motorway", from Bandar Seri Begawan (the capital) along the coast. It devolves into dual and then single carriageway but is suitable for all vehicles, right through to Kuala Belait and the toll bridge to Malaysia/Sarawak in the west)
There is also a side road off this, which runs into the jungle towards the settlement of Labi and beyond. Excellent scenery, and a 4-wheel drive may be useful, but the road is now sealed up to the longhouses some distance beyond Labi. Stock up on water at the convenient shop at the junction.
By taxi
There are only ± 40 taxis in whole Brunei (2009), because the car ownership and usage are high. Since there are around 10 waiting at the airport and 8 in the Belait District there is a little chance of finding a free taxi along the road, especially during morning and afternoon peak hours when they are hired by business men. Needing a taxi might require a phone call. The main taxi stand is direct north of the bus station in the capital with only a few taxis waiting.
None of the taxis has a taxi meter since there is no taxi company nor regulation requiring to have one. Drivers have fixed prices for most trips, although the tariffs may vary between different drivers, or they will give a price for an irregular trip.
By tour vans
Another alternative is hiring a tour van to drive you around Brunei, for example, for a whole day, or several hours. Try asking them from the ferry counters in Muara. Discuss the price first before agreeing to board the van.
By boat
By bus
Around the capital, Bandar Seri Begawan, there is a good-sized network of purple minibuses. Brunei's high rate of private car ownership means very few Bruneians take these buses, which largely cater to foreign workers. The speed of the buses are limited to 50km/h but are actually quite efficient and reliable.
There is also an infrequent long-distance bus which runs between BSB and Seria through Tutong.
The official language of Brunei is Malay, but due to its British colonial past, English is widely spoken and understood in urban areas. While all Bruneians are able to speak standard Malay, the local dialect of Malay is almost incomprehensible to other Malay speakers. Solely among the Malay-speaking states, Brunei also officially uses the Arabic script for Malay known as Jawi, although most signs are written both in Jawi and Roman letters. Nevertheless, the Roman alphabet is still the more commonly used script when writing Malay in Brunei.
The ethnic Chinese community in Brunei continues to speak a variety of Chinese dialects, including Hokkien, Teochew and several others.
For things to do in and in the near vicinity around Bandar Seri Begawan, see Bandar Seri Begawan.
There are many eco-tours which typically go to the Temburong district by boat then to a native "longhouse". It is then followed by a powered boat (by the natives) up the river to the Belalong National Park, a reserve in the Borneo rainforest. There is a canopy walk and research centre at the park headquarters.
Jerudong Park was once a decent theme park with a multitude of rides. Sadly, a downward cycle of neglect, declining admission and unaffordable maintenance costs led to the closure and sale of most of the big-ticket rides, including the three rollercoasters. This has given the park a sad "circus left town last week" air about it. Most people who visit only go at night to avoid the heat during the day. Outside the park, but very close, is a small complex of restaurants which is open at night, though only a few of the stalls are still operational. The local papers have reported plans to renovate the park with a new selection of attractions, but as of March 07 it remains to be seen what these attractions will be and when they will be operational.
As of March 2010, there's a talk going around that Jerudong is getting better and work to improve the place is taking place.
The local currency is the Brunei Dollar (B$) you might hear Ringgit used to refer to the Dollar but be sure that participants are not talking about the Malaysian Ringgit (MYR) which is valued at less than half a B$ .
As of January 2010 $1 BND = 2.421 MYR = 0.449 GBP = 0.512 EUR = 0.705 USD
The Brunei Dollar is tied to the Singapore Dollar at a 1:1 rate. By law both currencies can be used interchangeably, so if you're coming in from Singapore, there's no reason to change money as your cash will be readily accepted. (Likewise, any leftover Brunei Dollars can be used at par in Singapore.) However, many stores refuse Singapore notes with seemingly microscopic tears in them, and notices to this effect are posted at the cash register. Malaysian Ringgit (RM) will also be accepted in a pinch, but the exchange rate may not be in your favour. The Ringgit is not available at Brunei banks but can be obtained from moneychangers.
The Brunei Dollar is divided into 100 cents. There are banknotes [11] from B$1 to a whopping B$10,000 (handy if you're shopping for Rolls-Royces) and coins [12] of 1 to 50 cents. All smaller notes and the 2004 series of larger notes are printed as brightly coloured polymer notes.
By South-East Asian standards Brunei is roughly on par with Singapore, meaning roughly twice as expensive as neighboring Malaysia. You can reduce costs by eating at local restaurants and avoiding the more expensive restaurants in hotels. Budget accommodation, once very limited, has expanded in recent years and you can now get a decent bed for the night for around B$30.
There is also the local nasi katok, a simple combination of rice and curried beef or chicken, which can be quite spicy. It is relatively inexpensive when compared to other food that you can buy, for example local food such as chicken rice. However, it is not a healthy option, with few vegetables and too much fat.
Another choice is ambuyat, a culinary experience unique to Borneo. It is a starchy and gooey paste made from sago that can be dipped into a savoury sauce.
Brunei is a dry country: alcohol is not sold anywhere in the country and consumption of alcohol in public is prohibited by law. That said, non-Muslim visitors are allowed to bring in up to two litres of alcohol (wine or spirits) plus up to twelve cans of beer every 48 hours, and there is a wide array of duty-free shops just across the border in Malaysia to cater to this demand. However, alcohol permits must be obtained upon arrival in Brunei while going through customs.
Many higher-end restaurants allow guests to bring in their own alcohol and corkage is not charged, though this is technically illegal and it's best to keep a low profile if you choose to consume in a public establishment. At the lower end (particularly Chinese restaurants), many restaurants supply illicit booze under euphemisms like "special tea".
One should definitely try out teh tarik, a sweet milk tea, as well as the wide array of coffee (kopi) available in restaurants.
Accommodation in Brunei was until recently famously expensive — there is still only one youth hostel in the entire country — but some reasonably cheap guesthouses can now be found here and there. See Bandar Seri Begawan for listings[13].
Stay safe
Drug trafficking and illegally importing controlled substances into Brunei are serious offenses and carry a mandatory death sentence.
Stay healthy
Eating out is generally safe because of good food safety standards. Drink boiled or bottled water.
The Brunei Government is run as a Malay Islamic Monarchy (MIB), which means that the Sultan of Brunei, apart from being one of the richest men in the world, runs the show around here, appearing on the front page of the two local daily newspapers almost every day. At all costs, do not insult or speak badly of the Royal family.
Furthermore, though Bruneians are generally courteous and tolerant, it is a good idea to be aware of sensitivities surrounding certain topics of conversation, especially politics (domestic, regional, or international), and world events, particularly those relating to Islam or Islamic countries.
By phone
The international code for Brunei is 673. The telephone numbers in Brunei consist of 7 digits with no local codes, although the first digit of the number indicates the area such as 3 for the Belait District and 2 for Bandar Seri Begawan.