DPMM FC FANATIC

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

S-League unveils Brunei DPMM as 12th team for 2009 season.

The S.League has confirmed today that Brunei DPMM will be the 12th team in the competition for the 2009 season.

They will replace Chinese Dalian Shide Siwu with the new campaign kicking off on Monday 16th February.

S.League CEO Winston Lee said, "We are delightedto welcome DPMM FC to the S.League.We were impressed with their proposal including their management capabilities.Our clubs playing their away games against DPMM FC in Brunei and will definitely add to the excitement of the league and will also provide better exposure and branding opportunities for the S-League and our partner."

Brunei DPMM FC will be based at the 30,000 capacity Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium in Bandar Seri Begawan,Brunei. In a first for the S.League, league matches will be played outside Singapore with the other 11 teams flying to Brunei to take on DPMM FC at least once each during the season.

Said Brunei DPMM's Vice Chairman, YAM Pg Anak Abd Rahim, "The idea of playing in the S.League came about a couple of seasons ago.The S.League is very competitive and DPMM FC are looking forward to the challenge pf playing one of Asia's top 10 leagues.The inclusion of teams from Japan and Korea makes the s.League very exciting too, so it was a simple choice for us to be a part of this."

Brunei DPMM FC is coached by Croatian Vjeran Simunic and will make their S.League bow on 27th February when they take on Young Lions at the Jalan Besar Stadium.

Their first S.League home game at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium will be on 5th March against 2008 runners-up Super Reds.

(From: DPMMFC Official website)

Brunei DPMM to Join S-league??

Jason Thomas

DPMM FC yesterday confirmed rumours that they are interested in playing in the Singapore League (S-League) subject to approval from the International Federation of Association Football (Fifa).

The Brunei Times on Jan 10 quoted DPMM FC team manager Pg Waslimin PSJ Momin as saying that the club was “looking at other alternatives such as playing in other foreign leagues” since it was banned from playing in the Malaysian Super League by the Football Association of Malaysia after the Registrar of Societies (RoS) deregistered the Football Association of Brunei Darussalam (Bafa) in November for failing to submit its activity and financial reports as requested.

Pg Waslimin travelled to Singapore this week to meet Football Association of Singapore (FAS) and S-League officials and yesterday revealed that there was still hope for competitive football this season.

“There are still a few matters to be resolved such as the home and away format and approval from Fifa,” Pg Waslimin told The Brunei Times yesterday.

“But in Fifa’s eyes Bafa is still the governing body for football in Brunei.

“The S-League has talked to the chairmen of all the clubs (in Singapore) because we want to play our home games in Brunei.”

Set to kick off on Feb 16 and end on Nov 8, the S-League will involve 12 teams with each side playing a total of 33 matches during the 2009 season, which is divided into three rounds.

Pg Waslimin added that the club would be happy if it could play a third of their games at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium in Berakas, but admitted that he was resigned to the possibility of S-League officials denying the request.

With only three weeks to go until the season kicks off, fixtures need to be reworked to accommodate DPMM FC and S-League clubs might be hesitant to agree to the idea.

“Whatever it is, the ball is in their (S-League officials) hands,” said Pg Waslimin, adding that the club would also be able to compete in the Singapore Cup.

Bafa’s status and the possibility of DPMM FC joining the S-League will be on the agenda during Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) executive committee meeting early next month, with S-League officials expected to confirm DPMM FC’s inclusion either next Wednesday or Thursday.

Bafa secretary-general Pg Matusin Matasan was also fully behind DPMM FC joining the S-League, but said that the matter was one which needed to be resolved between FAS and Bafa.

“It has nothing to do with Fifa … this is only between the two associations,” he said.The Brunei Times

Friday, February 6, 2009

National Day rehersal week 2

Hi all,

Hmm..its another rehearsal week.. it was fun...and bnyk kenal new people.. :P sori aku ni nama lupa sja..ahaha. Anyways...now i can do the shuffle..ehe easy meh~ ;) . I think this year will be a blast since its Brunei's 25th National Day.. Yes people..our independence day... I should propose that we have a celebration in culture and historical activities.. Like buat persembahan kebudayaan which includes tarian, drama pentas and so on but that will be another case.

A couple of days ago, we had a crew from RTB filming our rehearsal. It was quite nice actually..ehehe since we're almost "hafal" all the moves by now. Hehehe...

All right then, thats it for now.. take care.

Thursday, January 29, 2009

National Day Rehearsal

Sigh.. It's been two days since i join up for the rehearsal..man..im so tired.. in the morning i had to marching practice, i still can't remember the moves..left,right,left,right.. face to the right* err which foot next??.. lef ..righ..or was it left.. Haha

In the afternoon, we had to do another routine..this time its dancing..uhmm artistic where there'll be designs of maps..etc. i can't tell you more..then it wouldn't be a suprise..would it.. owh by the ways..it will Brunei's 25th independence day on the 23rd february 2009..so this years performance will be at the stadium..where previous years we had it at the padang in bandar. So this year would be exciting..

Our rehearsal would be held at Indoor stadium and when our full rehearsal will ofcourse be at the Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium.

Tomorrow is another practise day, we will start at 8.30 am for the morning session and 1.45 pm for the afternoon session.. This was JPM's request..so i had to follow order..since im working for them.. :P

well that's it for my update..i know its short.. i'll try to put pictures in..for my next updates..so keep on visiting..

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Small updates ;)

It has been a long time since this blog has been updated.. since i've been lazy at times and busy for the most part. Well there's nothing much for me to update here, except that i finally found a job at the government sector. Lucky Me!!

Currently life has been wonderful except that its raining a lot here in Brunei.. There's been floods everywhere..sigh* driving to work has become a problem..since most of the roads are closed..but luckily now its open for most parts.. but still rain has been pouring out nearly every day and night. I'm just hoping everything will be alright.

To all my chinese friends and relatives, Have a Happy Chinese New Year!!! Don't forget to give ang pow :p..ehehe

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Career Dialog at ITB

Local job seekers are encouraged to visit the Career Dialogue Exhibition, organised by Institute Technology Brunei (ITB), to be held on January 22 from 8.30am to 4pm.

Dyg Hjh Sariani, Student Welfare Officer of ITB, said the event is a yearly programme of ITB.

It has received encouraging response from ITB graduates as well as job seekers and graduates from foreign countries.

The exhibition has attracted eight government agencies and 30 private establishments including multinational companies. This will be the biggest career exhibition ever organised by the campus.

"It even surpasses the number of participating agencies last year. It could have been more if we had enough logistics, manpower and suitable exhibition areas.

"The response is far better than last year probably because ITB has been upgraded to university status which was announced by His Majesty a few months ago," she said.

She said the event is meant to promote the 38 participating agencies and to attract graduates as well as to identify prospective and quality human resources that could benefit their establishments.

The one-day exhibition will act as a platform for ITB graduates and local job seekers to find jobs that are suitable for their qualifications.

Apart from that the dialogue will also act as a link between the participating organisations and members of the public and job seekers. It will be an opportunity for them to have informal and open interaction and dialogue with the employers.

The Welfare Officer has welcomed graduates, job seekers and members of public to attend the event which will be participated by government agencies such as Royal Brunei Armed Forces, Royal Brunei Police Force, Fire and Rescue Department, Anti-Corruption Bureau, Prisons Department, Scholarship Section, Ministry of Education, Labour Department and Workers Provident Fund or TAP.

The graduates and job seekers could also scrutinise career opportunities available in multinational and private companies including BSP, BLNG, Brunei Gas Carriers Sdn Bhd, BSM, BAG Networks Sdn Bhd, Royal Brunei Technical Services, Schlumberger WTA (M) Sdn Bhd, Baiduri Bank, HRD Services, TELBRU, British Council, The Empire Hotel and Country Club, Standard Chartered Bank, SKSWoods, Jobs R Us, DST, BIBD, HAHD Engineering & Associates, MASHHOR Group of Companies, AIA, Baker Hughes (M) Sdn Bhd, KCA DEUTAG Drilling Company, Smith Bits Services, Joffren Omar Co Sdn Bhd, Geoservices South East Asia, Weatherford Brunei Sdn Bhd, PY Oiltools Sdn Bhd, PTAS-ITS Sdn Bhd, Riyan Cameron (B) Sdn Bhd and Amrtur Corp Sdn Bhd.

Graduates and job seekers are advised to bring along all relevant documents, passport size photo, CV, and photocopy of their identity cards as there will be walk-in interviews organised by the participating agencies during the exhibition.

The exhibition is open to the public including local job seekers and school students who wish to further their studies at ITB or foreign universities.