History Centre Customer's Day

Hari Pelanggan Pusat Sejarah was officiated by Culture, Youth and Sport Minister, Pehin Dato Major Jeneral Haji Mohammad at Risqun Hotel.



To know the content, you need to know the old Jawi writing of this old document. This is one of the objectives of Pusat Sejarah; providing the reference for writers and historians.



"Is that me ?," said Pg Dato Haji Badaruddin. focusing on old group pic of Brunei students. Pg Dato was the product of secondary school in Singapore before pursuing his degree in Universiti Malaya.


I was invited to Rezqun Hotel for the Pusat Sejarah customer's day. This function seem to be gathering for old friends especially those working in Dewan Bahasa. Pehin Haji Jamil was the director then. Now he is still the boss in History Center while us, are already pensioners.

Everytime I meet Pehin he usually greets "mana si John, Sin ?" When RTB was established I was transfered from Dewan to this new department. At the early stage of TV Brunei in 70s the top management were taken by expetiates especially from BBC. My English boss, John Watkin was holding the post of Head of Programmes. He tried to reduce the religious programmes which was opposed by Pehin. At the time Pehin's English was still "kampungan" but he was brave enough to blantly said to John Watkin: "You foreigner, this is my country. You cannot do as you like" John was stunned and reversed his decision. That was the story behind "Mana si John, Sin"

I appreciate Pehin for his photographic minds. At 80 plus he remembers a lot. At the gathering another book was published written by Pehin- Melayu Islam Beraja, Hakikat dan Hasrat. The other book, AKBS, Asrama Kerajaan Brunei Singapura contains stories and pics of Brunei students in Singapore in early 60s It cost me $40.00 but it worth it. Old pics were there.