by Noel Ng | Dec 31, 2021 | Announcements
Dear Nyonyas and Babas, Kamsiah Manyak Manyak for supporting our hybrid 33rd Baba Nyonya International Convention on 20 November 2021. Memory of the last scene in our convention’s play, The Matriarchs, lingers. Played to perfection by Baba Ivan Heng, Emily...
by Noel Ng | Nov 29, 2021 | Announcements
Dear Nyonyas and Babas, LETTING GO I was driving home after our 33rd Baba Nyonya International Convention on 20 November 2021. Baba Alvin Tan of The Necessary Stage was in the car. It was cloudy outside and threatening to rain. But we talked excitedly about keeping...
by Noel Ng | Nov 18, 2021 | Announcements
Dear Nyonyas and Babas, The Making of The Matriarchs: The Untold Story A Serendipitous Moment My story begins ten years ago in March 2011 when I was captivated, for the second time, by the dramatic flourishes of Ivan Heng’s hip-swivelling Emily of Emerald Hill. We...
by Noel Ng | Oct 30, 2021 | Announcements
Dear Nyonyas and Babas, CONVENTION ROUND THE CORNER It is hard to believe that in just under four weeks the experience we have been preparing for three years for you will be upon us. Finally. The 33rd Baba Nyonya International Convention will be held on Saturday 20...
by Noel Ng | Oct 13, 2021 | Announcements
Thank you very much for your support. As of today, we have already sold more than half of the e-tickets available for our virtual 33rd Baba Nyonya International Convention. This cap on the number of e-tickets to sell is to help us achieve a more trouble-free delivery...
by Noel Ng | Sep 29, 2021 | Announcements
Dear Nyonyas and Babas, FROM OUR HEARTS TO YOURS** “From our hearts to yours.” This pretty much sums up how we felt when The Peranakan Association Singapore finally served its first-ever virtual Peranakan Dinner in an 11-dish tok panjang tengkat last Saturday 25...
