All You Need Is Doves

Ingatkan banyak masa nak menulis cuti ni..Sekali busy laa pulakkk..huhu..brrrrr~

Two of my childhood friends came over to visit me in Aussie..Lama takde orang melawat gua kat Oz,so best gak aah kali ni..Went fishing in Busselton..:-)..Also took that opportunity to pay a visit to my Perth familia.. Feel so good to meet them after long..Farra and Afzal cooked Salmon Curry baekkk punyerr...Semua orang nampak sihat,alhamdulilah..Cuma satu jer tak sempat,nak main bola untuk Dan Dan..I wanted to see all the new players..Ramai player baru tahun ni..

But anyway,I can see that DDFC is doing well and heading into the right path again..Football and friendship.. To be honest,I think my time to be directly involved with DDFC is over..I would love to see DDFC to carry on and achieve glory..It is more important for the club to grow with its current players..Let the new players enjoy the feeling being with Dan Dan,the culture and feel important..This year, the club has reach it's six years anniversary.. Bukan senang nak buat and carry on the legacy,as a club who doesn't have any financial source and proper management..It's all based on their own commitment,passion and vision..Kudos to these people, especially Mamat and Afzal for continuing the philosophy this year!

I would be proud if DDFC can go on for another few years..Dapat lepas 10 tahun dah kira ok laa gua rasa.. Maybe one day we can be a proper club in Western Australia Soccer League..Who knows kan?..If things go well,I wouldn't be surprised..I know that we can get financial support from the ministry if we have such club in overseas..It's already been discussed with our Sports Minister when he came down to Perth last year..Hmm, kita tengok lah nanti macam mana..Tak salah kalau kita ada long-term planning..:-)..Let me experience how they run a social football club here in Adelaide ni dulu..

Club yang gua main sekarang,Immanuel Doves,ada tiga team (1A Division,1B Division and 4th Division)..Semua sekali players ada dekat 65 orang..Ada few other clubs yang dah established more than 25 years ada 5-6 team,sebab overall there are 6 Divisions all together..All the clubs kena ada homeground sendiri..

Macam club gua ni,ada 9 orang committee,4 coaches and 15 orang pom-pom girlssss..haha...Pom-pom girls tu tipuuu jerr..Sebagai amateur club,I think the concept is very suitable to DDFC and WakDan..Most of my team mates are professionals dalam pekerjaan masing-masing..Engineers, architects, managers etc..Bukan calang-calang orang..Professional hackers pun ada..huhu!

Bulan Mac,dah keluar schedule sampai laa penghujung season bulan September..So mentally and physically, semua orang dah kena ready.. Ceyyy,gaya cakap macam aku ready sangat laaa konon nya..huhu!Tapi nak tak nak ketahanan body kene mantap laa...Every game confirm kena langgar punyaaa..Geng-geng Aussie ni tau main rempuhhh jerr..Mcm main footie!!Nasib baik aku belajar silat dulu..Selalunya sebelum diorg langgar, gua dah ready nak melayang dulu..huhu..Dapat free kick,and smart play...Bukannya dive pun..Cuma satu jer laa,telinga kena tahan maki laa..hehe~

So far,it has been a very good new experience for me..Being a captain for a mat saleh's club in Adelaide 1B Division has never ever came into my imagination before..In fact,I never thought that I would still play soccer.. I've lost the inspiration last year,and somehow this club has given me new motivation in it's own way..

Sebagai budak kampung,pengalaman ketika diumumkan sebagai captain dalam sebuah bar restaurant yang besar, dikelilingi oleh mat saleh ramai-ramai yang semuanya bertepuk sambil mengangkat gelas beer masing-masing (which is their tradition,jangan ingat gua minum gak) to congratulate me,adalah satu pengalaman yang 'kelakar',susah nak describe sini..haha~..Walaupun separuh daripada mereka muka agak terkejut,huhu,but everyone was supportive and showed their respects..Gua tak biasa mende-mende gini..But it is definitely priceless..I even got personal texts and emails from 'otai-otai' in the team to wish me well till today..:-)..Hari tu time tengah bercuti kat Perth pun ada yang suruh gua balik awal..

Ooo yaa...lupa nak bagitau..Hampir semua orang dalam team ingat gua umur 25-26..huhu~..Tu yang best duk Oz ni,they never ask..hehe..Time coaches bagi speech,semua cakap we need a young man to lead laa,lead by example laa,new direction laa, bla..bla..bla..bla.. Aku buat diiiiiiaaaammm jer..haha~

Satu jer susah,nak kena cakap omputih sokmo dalam padang throughout the game..Half-time lak nak kena bagi motivation in English..Ntah diorg paham ke tak aku tak tau lerr..haha..Macam last week,nak marah keeper tangkap bola macam sial,sekali keluar ayat tahap sekolah rendah dengan spontan nya dari mulut aku..wakaka..Ingat dah Gerrard abis dahhh..hahaha.. Tak jadi aku nak marah...akhirnya menggelakkan diri sendiri dalam hati..kihkihkih..

Sekarang Aan,Pong and few others pun dah join,so senang sikit ler..ada geng..huhu~I also would like them to experience the same thing..To experience a totally different kind of mentality and attitude from what we Malaysian usually have in mind..To enjoy the sense of healthy competitiveness and tougher physical challenge..I am enjoying having them in the team..Omputih pun dah tak pandang rendah kat kita..

Somehow,all these has lifted my trust towards life/people again..If last year I was being devalued,ridiculed and despised by friends and those who I cared the most and were closed to my heart,this year,things turned out that all the appreciations and acknowledgments came from total strangers..Pelik kan?hehe..but that's LIFE~

Let me learn from all this,and hopefully it can only be good for future developments of DDFC,Wakdan, or sapa-sapa lah..hehe..I also want to involve in grassroots football development in Pahang nanti..Apa yang baik kita share share ya..No worries~

~Doves Fly High~

...and You'll Never Fly Alone...hehe...

2 Football Club, 1 Family

It is always fun to be back in Malaysia..In 2010,I reached my lowest weight in 15 years,63kg..Sama macam berat waktu gua form 5..Badan memang ringan,tapi tak elok untuk kesihatan..huhu..Dah laa jarang gila main bola.. So balik kali ni,ada dua benda dalam kepala.. Nak gain weight,dan main bola padang..

In less than a month,gua dah dapat gain 6kg..Need another kg..Pastu stop..Main bola dah 3 kali nampaknya.. Sebenarnya,ni first time gua main ngan WakDan FC,club adik-beradik Dan Dan FC,walaupun club ni dah ditubuhkan dekat 2 tahun..huhu..

I've wrote about Dan Dan FC before,and this time I'm gonna write about this WakDan FC pulak.. Based on what I've heard,from what I've seen,and also what I've felt since joining them..

Yes,WakDan FC consists some of the former DDFC players,but it is totally a different club.. Dan Dan FC ditubuhkan untuk menyatupadukan students in Perth, to nurture friendship among them and to give them something to be remembered.. Read this post-http://myotadura.blogspot.com/2010/08/friendship-football.html to get what I mean.. WakDan is different because it's not about student anymore...

WakDan FC



Maybe I'm not the right person to tell you about this club..Tapi ini berdasarkan apa yang saya rasa laa.. So far,I think it is well managed,whatever people might have said.. For me,dalam mana-mana kelab bolasepak,yang paling penting adalah bonding yang di'create'nya.. Main bola secara active paling lama pun mungkin sampai kita umur 40,tapi bonding yang ada boleh dibawa sampai mati,kalau betul caranya.. We are not professional footballers,so the motive should be different..

Feel yang saya rasa when I first joined it is almost the same feel waktu mula-mula main bola kat Perth dulu.. Everything is based on friendship,then soccer.. It might be different,but it's almost the same..Almost.. I can see that this thing can go beyondddddd soccer.. I can see some people take care of each other (in other aspects of life),and very helpful when needed.. Takde nak bersaing sama sendiri tunjuk sapa lagi best atau power,takde kaki gaduh etc..

I like the way when people gelak ketawa after the game,kitai-mengitai with each others' mistakes on the field without any hard feelings,and do some other non-football activities together sometimes..That's why I said it's almost the same with the earlier batch of DDFC.. I've seen the impact of a well-managed/bonded team before,and I hope it goes the same with this WakDan FC.. Walaupun gua main setahun sekali jerr..huhu!
Dulu masing-masing bujang,sekarang ada yang dah berkeluarga,datang dengan anak isteri..Perut pun dah maju ke depannn..huhu.. It's good to see everyone again..Suka tengok bonding masih seperti dulu..:-)

Dan tak lupa kepada bakat-bakat creative yang ada...contoh seperti di bawah...haha!!!!

credit to WakDan fb page

Football is not everything..

p/s: I also hope to see the revival of DDFC in Perth's soccer scene this year..Ooops,not just soccer..Hmmm, you know what I mean..:-)

Hopefully we can do this again end of this year

Ultra DDFC Malayas

the original ultras

"Bersatu kuatkan rohani jasmani,

Tinggikanlah mutu bolasepak kita,

Giatkan latihan,jiwa kesukanan,

Kami anak bangsa,semangat perwira..

Berjuang kita,di tengah gelanggang,

Tiada gentar sebarang tentangan...

Ayuh bersama kita daki segala,

Diiring dengan doa semua,

Ayuh bersama hadapi segala cabaran,

Untuk bersamamu MALAYSIA.."

This old song has always been in my heart since the day I started following the Malaysian international soccer team in the 1989 SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur...That was absolutely one of the best moment for Malaysian football..

That squad was definitely the best ever so far in my lifetime..We were the best among the best..Malaysia had the most complete squad,perfect in every position and even those on the bench..We had Rashid Hassan,Ong Yu Tiang to take care of the goal posts,and the likes of Shebby Singh,Razip Ismail,Lim Teong Kim,Ahmad Yusoff,Zainal Abidin Hassan,Dollah Salleh,Subadron Aziz,Radhi Mat Din,See Kim Seng,and others.. Singapore had Fandi Ahmad,Malek Awab,K.Kannan,David Lee and other star players,while Thailand had the deadly trio, Piyapong Pue-On,Attapol Buspakom,Vitoon Kijmongkolsak..Indonesia was not even on the list..

I met Rajagopal once a few years ago when he brought some of this batch of players for Malaysian under-19 training in Perth..We were even close to organize a social friendly match between this team and Malaysian students in Curtin..During my days in Perth,I had the opportunity to meet and discuss about Malaysian soccer with a few people..Other than Rajagopal,among them was Dollah Salleh,Shukor Adan,one national team physio doctor and a few more national junior squad members..

During those days before leaving for Australia,I never missed a single match of the national team whenever I'm in Kuala Lumpur ..Last week,after long,I was in the stadium again,watching us fortunately beating Vietnam.. And today,together with the other 70,000 fans at least,we will sing 'Negaraku' loudly and proudly together again in the final..Let's make another winning history!

Win or lose,what ever it is against the Indonesians tonight,I just wanna see the fighting spirit and the eagerness to play football..Bukit Jalil, here comes 80 people from Dan Dan FC and WakDan FC clans!!!!!Hopefully our banner will be ready in time..huhu..See you in the stadium~

Friendship + Football

People make friends through a lot of different ways.. Some can make friends easily,and some don't.. Some are friendly,and some are reserved.. But there are certain tools that can be used to connect people and make them click.. And one of the tools is sports,which in this case..FOOTBALL..and this is where the idea of Dan Dan FC came from..

History

Prior to 2006,there were not so many Malaysians around in Perth, or maybe people are just strangers to each other..So everyone was like scattered around..We can't even form a full Malaysian team..We had to mix with our Singaporean and some Indonesian friends..There was no such thing as friendly matches every weekends and such..There's only Sunday soccer to be played socially.. Main petang-petang orang kata..

Dan Dan FC '10

In 2006, with the friendly attitude of Fairuz, Hadry, Kale and Saz,we managed to get more people who play football..Since then, we had a proper team of Malaysian students..We even bought a set of Malaysian jerseys,and everytime we played,we brought our national flag along proudly..Seriously,it felt like playing for the national team..heheh.. Since that moment, we've been through a lot and have come a longgg way,with ups and downs,happy moments, conflicts,success, failures and everything.. That Malaysian team has evolved, and has become Dan Dan FC like how you see it is today..

new stars of DDFC

Football is just the tool,the medium to bring people together..And friendship is priceless..That is why in DDFC, "Friendship comes first,football second".. It's the networking,the bond created.. And so far,this thing has continued from generation to generation.. Even when you go back home after finishing studies, we'll be together.. You don't have to play the sport,or know anything about soccer at all..

Gold Coast '08

Dinner '09

champion futsal merdeka

Before 2007,we usually played only in futsal or 7a-side tournaments.. There were Umno Merdeka Cup, Kampung Liga, SSS-tourney,etc.. Not more than that.. It was at the end of 2006, in Gold Coast,at Umno meeting, when me and Zac heard about Masca NCG..and WA had never sent any representatives before.. From there on, Masca NCG has become our primary target every year..It's like a World Cup for DDFC.. Imagine,naik flight pegi main bolaaaaa...hehe..

Melbourne '07

Sydney '09

champion Bru tourney

Till today,we never failed to send a contingent every single year.. Melbourne,Brisbane,Sydney and Canberra.. Although luck was not on our side to win it yet.. But anyway,to be able to bring a full squad with the high costs and long journey every year is already an achievement in my opinion.. Considering that most of us are not that loaded ,not sponsored by anyone..It's all our own struggles, commitments and high spirits..

wedding Fad

Dan Dan is not exclusive,not groupy..thats what I hope it is.. It's just a name,a medium.. Back in Malaysia it is like an alumni.. After study,life's gonna be hectic and busy.. Once a year we'll try to gather everyone during summer holidays either December or January.. New generation,and those who already left.. We had few gatherings past few years,and hopefully will continue doing it annually.. We had futsal,football Dan Dan Legend vs DDFC Perth,buka puasa,attend weddings ramai-ramai, annual dinner,and such.. This coming 4th of September they'll be doing "Buka Puasa" for the second time,some where in KL..Last year we had it in Umbai,Melaka..

Dan Dan Yearbook

Hmm..I'm not sure how long it's gonna stay and continue like this..but I believe,Dan Dan has already created histories and memories for some..:-).. My only hope is that DDFC will continue to do what it's doing.. I've seen a lot of this kind of 'club','bond',that come and go.. Either because of mismanagement,or stupid conflicts..So far, DDFC has done well.. Even club Umno pun takleh maintain macam ni..trust me.. So,all the best people.. Enjoy!

Dan Dan Reunion Jan '10 (Football n BBQ Dinner)

Here are some collections of videos if you wanna watch..Hadry's Goal in Masca Melbourne, Kale's Crazy Celebration.. Tu jer yg ada kat youtube..huhu Yang lain semua kena tgk kat page fb DDFC lah.. Cheers guys..

Adoiiii..Liverpool

Adoiiiii...inilah dugaan bulan puasa orang cakap..Tanda-tanda awal kekalahan Liverpool telah dapat dihidu dengan kesilapan aku membeli beras pulut 5 kilo sebelum bukak puasa tadi..wakaka!

Mungkin kemenangan Man City tadi jugak sebab Yaya Toure adalah seorang devoted Muslim,berpuasa seolah-olah seperti umat Islam ketika perang Badar..Makin puasa,makin kuat..and a great humble guy too..hehe..see here..Wallahualam..

Liverpool lak,tak tau laa kenapa.. Dah laa last week Reina practice tangkap ayammmm..huhu.. Another thing,ingatkan Benitez jer suka kat Lucas tu... Rupa-rupanya si Hodgson ni pun sameeeee..adoiiiiii! Lucas ni klu nak masuk Dan Dan pun gua tak bagi main kut.. Walaupun gua pun tak bagus manaaa..haha.. Lucas ni dibandingkan ngan player DDFC,jauh bagus Boy,Zubair,errr Afzal gua malas sebut,sebab dia kitai gua tadiii..haha..dan few others.. Manager pun lemahhh jer aku tengok..Dah 3-0 baru nak tukar player.. Time lain duk diammm jer kat bench..

(favourite player DDFC)

Dah laa tak beli player..Nasib baik aku takde duit,kalau tak boleh gak aku tolong belikan..huhu.. We need 2-3 more star quality attacking players..

Oleh sebab kita takde duit,kita main fantasy league jer lah..Join Hadry punya Pundek League.. Kalau nak main yang betting,tanya dia lah.. Macam biasa,tiap-tiap tahun gua menang..hahaha..

Tapi,apa-apa pun,menang ke,kalah ke....You'll Never Walk Alone everyone!! Beat those Devils..;-).. Ibarat kata Spartan kat bawah tu...Cheers!Time to studyyy..

THIS IS ANFIEELLD!!