Of course following the news of the local film "Singapore Dreaming" at the San Sebastian Film Festival, I was really pleased to hear that Colin and Yen Yen won the Mont Blanc New Screenwriters award.
No, I'm not related to them, neither do they know me. All they know is this bunch of fellas wanted to take the film and run with it in Australia believing it was a good film.
And we were right!! They rocked to 3 days of sold out screenings in Spain in multiple theathers! Perhaps now I will be able to catch it at a local cinema and bring my friends to watch it at a REALLY-BIG-LOTS-OF-FOODS+FRIENDS day out! Wait I forgot to mention, -IN-BRISBANE! :) Please, thank you and don't forget about us. And no, this time, we don't need to get 30 people to sign up first. *wink*
I still haven't seen it, but I can't wait to catch it!
Monday, October 09, 2006
Friday, October 06, 2006
Singapore Community Day 2006 - Canberra
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.
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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