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Singapore 101

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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

Singlish 101

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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

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