When I was reading this article, I can’t help thinking about Brunei’s Vision to be among the world’s top 10 countries in terms of GDP per capita and quality of life. So, I wonder whether Brunei (or any part of it) will one day ever make into the top 10 liveable cities in the world. According to Monocle, the ingredients to be a liveable city are:
“a mix of shops and services within walking distance, a good transport interchange within close proximity, green space as part of their residence, a good park with a body of water for a refreshing plunge nearby, independent businesses as a key feature of the community, a sense of security (police on the beat or a Japanese-style police box in their neighbourhood), excellent coffee (Melbourne's Fitzroy and St Kilda and Sydney's Potts Point frequently came up as neighbourhoods that had the ideal mix of restaurants, cafés and street life) and finally a little bit of grit and surprise.”
Judging from the latest result which saw many of the European cities topping the list, it looks like we still have a looonnnggg way to go.
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Bandar has all the ingredients - liveable, small and within easy reach of each other, greens, water, safe, shophouses, surprises,foods, traffics, etc,etc but its just that we really havent put a serious thought on the planning and how to make it more interesting and proudable. I want to feel proud of my Bandar and it doesnt have to be like Manhattan or Singapore, but smart, cool , cultured and entertaining will certainly do me proud. C'mon, ministers, city planners, get up and lively up our bandar! Just putiing up the street lights and stalls on the high streets just not enough. Build beautiful buildings to line up the riparian setting of the Brunei River. Change the face of the Kampong Ayer - paint it red, blue or yellow ( the old rusty zinc roofs). O, so many things and the country can afford it. That's what I want to visualize the vision of what our Bandar to look like in 2, Or 3, 5 years time. 2035 is a very long wait...
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