Singapore

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Singapore 101

Singapore 101 aims to facilitate swifter and smoother integration into Singapore’s society for all people. Invigorate interaction between people of different races, and to allow all to appreciate the riches that Singapore’s multicultural magnificence has to offer.

Date: 7 Dec 2019, Time: 9.30am-5.00pm

Venue: PSB Academy City Campus, Marina Square, Lecture Theatre 4

Speakers:

1. DR. WILLIAM WAN (General Secretary of the Singapore Kindness Movement).

2. DR. TAN MEI LING (Senior Research Scientist of the Centre for Leadership and Cultural Intelligence (CLCI) Nanyang Business School).

3. MS. JENNY WEE (PBM, Entrepreneur, Winner of The Xtraordinary Women Award).

4. MR. JERRY WONG (Secretary and Co-founder of Diverse Origins, Lawyer-in-Practice).

Our Event Partners: PSB Academy & Singapore Kindness Movement

Singapore 101 Panelist Photo
Singapore 101
Singapore 101 Event Photo
Singlish 101

Singlish 101

Come join and learn Singlish. Don’t say we bo jio you! Not an official language, but you could get lost without it! Almost all Singaporeans understand English. They do, however, have an adorable tendency to insert some Chinese and Malay words into their string of sentences, so you’ll need to watch out for the slang.
But that’s not all. They also add ‘words’ like lah, leh, ah, meh and mah, to name just a few, at the end of sentences to give emphasis to statements (and to differentiate themselves from their colonial masters).

This is what Singaporeans proudly call “Singlish”, our informal tool for social communication. There’s an entire vocabulary list of “Singlish” words.

Event Outline

1. Introduction

2. Singlish 101: Singlish words you need to know to survive

3. Co-sharing session (1 local & 1 foreginer)

4. Singlish Card Game

Venue: Crossing Cafe

Crossing Cafe is a social enterprise serving delicious western style food at affordable prices. All profits go to charity. For more info, kindly visit http://crossingscafe.com.sg

Ticket Fees: $3*

*Admission tickets exclude food & drinks . Kindly puchase them at the cafe to support them directly.

Event Tickets

Kindly purchase your tickets via the link provided  https://singlish.eventbrite.sg

Cancellation Period & Refund Policy:

In the event that participants are unable to turn up for the event, they may opt for a refund with a minimum of 5 days’ notice in advance. To ensure that the facilitators and other participants are not affected by others pulling out and funds to run the workshop, our refunds are as follows:

5 days prior to event: 100% Refund*

3 days prior to event: 0% Refund*

*EventBrite fees are non-refundable

Contact Details

For enquiries, feel free to email us at info@diverseorigins.com

Serious Networking Event

Networking for Serious Learners

Let’s unite for openness, good vibes, courage participants to share about their failures.

Participants will be separately into their favourite topics for discussion.

Date: 25 November 2019

Time: 2.30pm

Topics for discussion

1. Culture Taboos
2. Recent Trends (E.g. Fintech)
3. Travel experience of a particular country

Key notes to take:

1) To ensure the smooth facilitation of this meetup, please confine your food purchases and consumption within the premise

2) Kindly refrain from blocking aisle to prevent the congestion of foot traffic and any public disturbances to a minimum

3) Please note that during this event, participants are required to purchase at least 1 food item from the cafe.

Event Etiquette:
To ensure that all participants will have an enjoyable experience, we will appreciate that the community observes the following rules:
*Please be respectful to others as you would treat yourself. Should participants experience harassment from any parties, please inform the organizer/event host immediately.*

In response the organising community reserves the right to ban members from attending future events.

Serious Networking event photo
Serious Networking event photo
Basic English Chinese Event photo

Basic English & Chinese Languages Exchange Session

Our main topics for discussion is Mid-Autumn Celebration & Singapore Coffee Ordering culture. All participants are expected to converse in either English or Chinese.

After the exchange, we will be visiting one of Singapore’s iconic place, Gardens by the Bay, allowing participants to soak in the festive atmosphere and culture.

Participants who are interested in the Gardens By the Bay event are strongly encouraged to join our meetup group as well, to maximise your benefit from our cross cultural events.

Event Etiquette:
To ensure that all participants will have an enjoyable experience, we will appreciate that the community observes the following rules:
*Please be respectful to others as you would treat yourself. Should participants experience harassment from any parties , please inform the organizer/event host immediately.*

In response the organising community reserves the right to ban members from attending future events.

Date: 22 September 2018

Agenda: Mid Autumn Festival : 4.30pm – 5.45pm
(Optional 5.45pm to 7pm-Garden By the Bay)

1. Meeting at Downtown Line Station

2. Adjourn to Asia Square for Ice breaking session – Intro yourself in English or Chinese- 15 mins

3. Group activities related to Mid Autumn Festival Celebration-30 mins

4. Singapore Coffee Ordering Culture- 15 mins

5. Sharing session-10 mins

5. MID-AUTUMN @ GARDENS BY THE BAY 滨海花园庆中秋 – Optional, ends at 7.00pm

NOTE: Dear Participants, if you are unable to attend the event due to last minute changes, kindly notify the organiser 1 day in advance. This is to ensure that we can account for everyone and proceed with the activities. Unfortunately, for participants who are unable to turn up fails to indicate their status will be barred from future events. This is to ensure the smooth facilitation of events and benefit all participants.

Basic English Chinese event photo