HM wants a 'pure Islamic university'

The newsroom is usually empty in the mornings as most reporters are out on the field getting their stories. A reporter will however always be assigned to be on standby for emergencies. This was one such instance.

I was minding my own business in the office, probably checking my emails and definitely not watching Youtube, when the office phone rang. It was the Information Department and His Majesty, the Sultan of Brunei, has decided to pay a surprise visit to the Sultan Sharif Ali Islamic University (UNISSA). Usually we will try to assign three or four reporters for royal events but I was the only one available at the time.

So I had to rush to the event alone... without photographers or senior reporters. But I got the coverage, pictures and a few stories to show for it. The senior editors and upper management seemed happy with the coverage to the point where I was summoned to office of the general manager where he complimented me on my work. I treated myself to ice-cream that night.