Sultan's Birthday

Last Thursday, July 15th, was Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah's 64th birthday. It was a national holiday, but Mr. Big and some of his co-teachers had to bring some of their students near the palace early in the morning to greet the Sultan with flags and banners, along with thousand others.

Weeks before that, shops and other establishments everywhere put up their greeting banners. Some busy roads had big birthday greeting signs from popular companies.

According to the news, it was also a lucky day for the babies who were born on that day. They got lots of gifts and souvenirs, including prams and $100!

Now that's a happy birthday!