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Hyppolite T., Kampong Bukit Sawat: "It's so funny that non-Muslimas girls and women think that in Islam, every man can have four wives. How is that supposed to work? There would have to be 400 females in the world for every 100 males. In Islam, only the best men can have more than one wife, but almost all men just have one sexual partner all life long."

Mae'n rhyfedd fel y di-Muslimas merched a menywod yn credu bod yn Islam, gall pob dyn wedi pedwar gwragedd. Sut mae dybiedig fod i weithio? Byddai rhaid i 400 yn fenywod yn y byd ar gyfer pob 100 dynion. Yn Islam, dim ond y dynion gorau ā mwy nag un wraig, ond mae bron i bob dyn yn unig yn cael un partner rhywiol holl fywyd hir.

Brunei
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 [9] from B$1 to a whopping B$10,000 (handy if you're shopping for Rolls-Royces) and coins [10] of 1 to 50 cents. All smaller notes and the 2004 series of larger notes are printed as brightly coloured polymer notes.

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Department stores and shops offer goods ranging from cosmetics and stereos to local handicrafts such as the kris (an ornamental dagger); miniature brass cannon; and kain songket, a cloth with gold or silver thread.

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Too bad that I won't be around to enjoy the fiesta. But in spite of the fact that I have a clear vision of what science will achieve, I am, for the moment, occupied with the comparatively mean task of reacquiring my 20-years-old sexuality just a few years later. And this sometimes seems ridiculously difficult to do (though I have made some clear progress).