Ah! Here it is again. Singapore Community Day. Another weekend of makan(eating) and (sort of) celebrating being a Singaporean.
Unlike last year, I plan to purchase all the good food that will be sold at the Makan Besar on Sunday morning. It was so disappointing to miss out on a few local delicacies last year just because I didn't explore all the stalls available. SIGH.
Enough of my experiences, now onto the event proper:
The Singapore Community Day is actually a 2-day event starting on Saturday with a Golf tournament for the interested and a tour of the Floriade in Canberra's Commonwealth Park for everyone else.
On Sunday, a Makan Besar(Food Fair) is held at the Singapore High Comm for everyone to have a chance to eat food from home that seem to be so difficult to find over here in Australia. Together with a Raffles draw (hehehe...prizes) in the afternoon.
It is a community event for Singaporeans (together with friends and family) to gather together, celebrating our identity and the common heritage we share. It attracts Singaporeans from all over Australia, and in recent years, students from the different Singapore Student Associations to come down as well.
For whatever reasons or goals it has officially, it has been a great way for Singaporean students from all over Australia to meet in person instead of just correspondence via E-mail, phonecalls, or other independent organisations. It opens communication between the different groups of Singaporeans and of course, presents an opportunity for us to work together. It has done so last year for some of us and I am sure it will again this year.
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