Sumbangsih Mulia

We were craving for a bit of nasi katok, and of course, the best nasi katok in all of Brunei (for me) would be the one in Sumbangsih Mulia. So off we went during lunch hour

This be the area of Sumbangsih Mulia. It's located within the Beribi Industrial area and just beside the building where Goh Hock Kee Motors is. This used to be one of my favourite haunts after a long day of tour-guiding and to grab a quick lunch, in which I have discovered like the best nasi katok in the whole of Brunei, ever! Even when I was a tour guide back then, this is the pit stop we would take our tourists to whenever I have to do complimentary tours to the tourists who are on transit and/or waiting for the next flight in a short time, so I'm pretty much a regular here. A souvenir shop is also strategically built here to cater for the foreigners and tourists to buy their wares while checking out the local goodies, though they rarely buy anything, so I can't claim my 10% commission T_T







This be the surrounding area of the market. Rumour has it that as the history goes, apparently this place did not exist and people were hawking around in their small stalls in nearby housing areas selling their wares, and despite the government trying to shoo them away for hygiene purposes, they kept coming back, and the public actually enjoyed their next-to-nothing prices of their food. So someone from GHK actually offered to build this place for the sake of these hawkers and for the sake of public demand, with only one condition that they pay rental of a dollar a day, and the rest was history. Well, that's what I heard anyways.





Trigger-happy on some of the food they serve, which are mostly Malay-oriented and you pay less for a lot


It's also a make-shift marketplace where they sell vegs and fruits as well, and at a dirt-cheap price too

Something new in the ranks: An entertainment stage where there will be performers singing to entertain the people who sits there to have their lunch, something like a bit of food for the soul kind of thing, though I think it was a bit of an overkill, coz technically we're here to enjoy a quiet lunch and not be bothered by music, but then again, we don't mind if it were good singing and music, unfortunately this singing is not one of them


Our respective drinks of Pepsi and A&W. And it only costs one dollar each


This is what I ordered: Rice with prawn, fish, chicken and cabbage, courtesy from my second most favourite and frequented stall for only $4. The best nasi katok that I usually go for is unfortunately closed for the day, so I couldn't get what I wanted. Gah! Goddammit!! And I was hoping for a nice nasi katok meal from my favourite stall -_-**


My part-timer friend got himself rice with beef rendang and chicken liver. Haven't eaten liver in a while, though he's right when he said it must be accompanied with rice and not eating it alone since the iron alone in the liver leaves a rather unfavourable taste


I think my best friend got himself curry and rendang, most likely chicken and beef and such, and he got himself 100Plus to drink. Everything here is really dirt cheap, and usually doesn't cost more than $5 per serving, but I think I got mine cheaper coz I was a regular back then

Cute little birdies enjoying their lunch too X3

There you have it, Sumbangsih in a nutshell. Good place to get something nice and cheap and equally delicious as any other kopitiam or Malay restaurant, that is if you're not really a picky eater. You can even get a whole bundle of their famous cucur for just a dollar as well. Reprisal may be possible, since I need to blog about my best nasi katok one of these days.