MoH suffering growing pains

On the 25th National Day of Brunei, my editors tasked me to write a feature on Brunei's Healthcare.

It was one of my firsts features so I got advice from a number of editors on what I needed to do. I set up interviews which did not pull through. I asked for stats which did not exist at the time.

In the end I learned how important research can be to a writer. This feature was based more on research and past stories than interviews and fresh statistics. It opened up a new world of possibilities for me and changed how I would approach writing stories from then on.

Always do as much research as you can.