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STFA Orientation 201627 JULY 2016
About Singapore Turkey Friendship Association
Founded in 1992 by Mrs Gladys Chee and friends.
Fostering Friendship between peoples of Singapore and Turkey.
Membership is open to all nationalities.
Registered under Singapore Registry of Societies and governed based on ROS
requirements.
Partners with local NGO’s and Peoples Association. Represents Turkish
population in Singapore at multicultural events.
STFA Band Performance
Activities and Events
Community Gatherings- Monthly Chill-out, Turkish breakfast, Special Turkish Lunch
- Annual Gala Dinner, Chinese New Year Lunch
Cultural Events- Representing Turkey with State Dance Assembly at Chingay Festival
- Big Jubilee walk with Prime Minister of Singapore
- Indian Ponggol Rice festival at Bukit Batok (recorded in the Singapore book of records)
- Representing Turkish people at community events( Marina Barrage, Teck Ghee)
Social Responsibility- Iftar meals distribution during Ramadan
- Monthly breakfast service to elderly and needy residences of Bukit Merah
Eat, Play, Live like a Singaporean lah!PRESENTED BY MS CHAI PEI SHAN, STFA HON. SECRETARY | 27 JULY 2016
Merhaba, Welcome to Singapore!
1. Overview of Singapore
2. Sharing from a Singaporean’s Perspectives:
History, cultural icons and Singlish
3. STFA Activities
About Shan
Singaporean Chinese who loves
Turkish culture and people
STFA exco member since 2014
Public Servant turned
Public Speaker, Corporate Trainer
and Coach
Sharing from a Singaporean’s
perspective
A Snapshot of Singapore
Population 5.5 million people and growing
Celebrated 50th Birthday on 9 Aug 2015
Multi cultural, Multi-racial
Chinese - 74.2%
Malays - 13.3%.
Indians - 9.2%
Eurasians and Asians - 3.3%.
Home to many expatriates coming from countries as diverse as North America, Australia,
Europe, China, Japan and India.
Modernisation: History & Heritage of Singapore
Founding Prime Minister of Singapore who transformed Singapore from Third World to First;
Highly respected public figure and world leader
Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles -Founded Singapore in 1819
British Colony, East India Company
Life Style (Shopping & Eating)
Boat Quay - Eclectic mix of high end restaurants, alfresco dining, lively bars and pubs.
Clark Quay - 24-hour Entertainment & Lifestyle area.
Great S’pore Sale - The #1 sale event in the region offering the complete shopping and lifestyle experience (offering value-buys up to 70% discounts)
Orchard Road - Bursting with latest lifestyle and fashion trends from all over the world, it is the premier shopping district in the Asian region.
Hawker centres - is typical eating outlets in south east Asia housing many stalls that sell a variety of inexpensive food. Typically found in city centres, near public housing
estates or transport hubs.
Cultural Icons & Legends
Singapore SlingThe Singapore Sling is a gin based cocktail. This long drink was
developed sometime before 1915 by Ngiam Tong Boon, a Hainanese
bartender working at the Long Bar in Raffles Hotel, Singapore.
MerlionSymbol of Singapore. Mystical half-fish and half-lion
animal, Merlion resides at the waterfront Merlion Park.
City Scape: ‘HDB’ Flats
High rise flats from 10 storeys (1960s)
HDB flats as social and community spaces
• 40 storeys in 2016
• Social and community spaces for residents that encourages
multi-racial and harmonious living
State-of-Art HDB (Pinnacle@Duxton with Skybridge)
A typical local “heart-lander” lifestyle
Hawker Centres Culture:
A selection of Chinese, Malay, Indian, Western food
Newton (MRT: Newton Station)
Chinatown Food Street(MRT: Chinatown Station)
Lau Par Sat (MRT: Raffles Place)
Makansutra’s Glutton’s Bay (MRT: City hall)
Old Airport Food Centre (MRT: Circle line - Dakorta)
Maxwell Food Centre (MRT: Chinatown/Outram)
Serangoon Gardens “Chomp Chomp”
Tiong Bahru Market
Redhill Market (MRT: Redhill)
Our local way of ‘eating’ (or makan)Chope! (reserving a seat)
Getting
Around
Singapore
Smart Nation by 2020
Useful apps:
“Gothere.sg”
“SG Buses”
“SBS Transit”
“Grab”
LTA, IDA websites
Excuse me, can you speak
(colloquial Singapore’s slang)
Don't play play!(be serious, not joking)
World of Acronyms! ERP, CTE, NEL, CBD, HDB…
Relak Lah! (Tongue in cheek,
relax and chill)
Why you so liddat ar? (Sarcasm for unreasonable)
Liddat oso can!(Expression for surprise & amazement)
So Blur or Blur like Sotong!(Negative word for confused or silly)
Jia-liat!(Expression for extreme situations or
behaviour)
Alamak!(Expression for surprise or shock)
Onz! Set. Okay!(agree, okie)
Issit/Izzit?
(really? for real?)
you know lah!
YouTube Channels:
• Dr Jiajia & BigBro's Show
• The MrBrown Show
Singlish Resources
Gatherings
Annual Gala Dinner - Celebration of Turkish and Singapore
Friendship
Cultural Events
Chingay 2015
Social Responsibility
THANK YOU
Stay in touch:
Like our page on Facebook: www.facebook.com/SingaporeTurkeyFriendshipAssociation
Visit our website: www.stfa.org.sg