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Sambot Kepala Taon Baru Naga mass at Holy Family Church
Calling all Babas, Nyonyas! There will be a Peranakan Chinese New Year Mass on Sunday 22nd January 2012 at 11.00pm Church of the Holy Family, 6, Chapel Road. This Sambot Kepala Taon Baru Naga mass will be celebrated in Baba Malay by Rev. Fr. Alfred Chan. All Nyonyas are invited to attend the mass in [...]
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111th Anniversary Lunch & Dance
111th ANNIVERSARY: AFTERNOON DELIGHT The Peranakan Association Singapore celebrates its 111th anniversary with a lunch and dance on Sunday, 4 December 2011 at Grand Park Hotel City Hall Ballroom, Hill Street. Join us for great food, entertainment, cheery company and an all-round jolly ol’ time! Dress code: Peranakan attire / smart casual Time: 11am – [...]
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Peranakan 111
Dear Members, We hope this message finds you in the pink of health! The Peranakan Association Singapore (TPAS) is proud to announce a special initiative in celebration of our 111th anniversary: Peranakan 111 – a selection of songs with a contemporary twist! Sing along to evergreen favourites from our very own choir, The Peranakan [...]
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See yourself in print!
The Peranakan Magazine committee would like to hear from you, our community, with respect to the content for the next four issues of our magazine. We have selected four themes for 2012, and are seeking your input. Please let us know of any subjects, ideas or specific topics you would like us to explore under [...]
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Reconnecting with our Past: Peranakan Trail 16th October 2011@ Bukit Brown
In a recent press announcement by LTA, some parts of Bukit Brown will have to make way for the expansion of Lornie Road. We are a social group of interested persons dedicated to “Save Bukit Brown”. This group is lead by Raymond Goh co-founder of Asia Paranormal Investigators who has been conducting tours, discovering and documenting the tombs of our forefathers at Bukit Brown, also known as “kopi sua” dari dula kala. Some of the residents of Bukit Brown are Peranakans.
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Ca Bau Kan
The musical, Ca-Bau-Kan, ( ca-bau-kan refers to women who entertain for rich Chinese businessmen) recounts the love story between Tinung and Tan Peng Liang. Poverty-stricken and recently widowed, Tinung is forced to work as a ca-bau-kan. This play is going to be on 22 October 2011 at ACJC Faith Centre of Performing Arts by the NUS Indonesian Students’ Association.
Time : 2 pm and 8 pm
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Diamonds are forever… sometimes
In those harsh and perilous times, jewellery could make the difference between life and death. My mother, Mrs. K.T. Koh, 82, says, “I ate her jewellery. A whole diamond kerosang set paid for only a tin of milk powder for me, and piece by piece was given up for food at black-market prices”
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Sarong Kebaya
Now more than ever, the image of a woman in a sarong kebaya resonates with the Singaporean public – from the iconic Singapore Girl to the Little Nyonya of primetime TV and even to the blown-up images of Ivan Heng as the sultry Emily Gan in Emily of Emerald Hill. The sarong kebaya, a
tubular batik skirt worn with a fitted blouse, is still proudly worn by Peranakan women – Nyonyas – in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Myanmar. The diverse influences that led to this enduring garment are traced in a new exhibition at the Peranakan Museum. -
Moments Communicated
Artist-photographer Chris Yap Wooi-Hoe is the man behind The Peranakan Magazine’s cover photograph (Issue 3, 2011). He also created a series of five photographs exploring gender, symbolism and change in Peranakan culture. The work was exhibited at the NUS Baba House and at the Musée Quai Branly in Paris. Read more about his passion for art in our web-exclusive interview.
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Peranakan Forums Revived
The Peranakan Forums was taken down in 2010 and it’s now back up online. We hope that you will enjoy this resource and add to this fresh perspective. New users will have to log in using Facebook connect!
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