by Imraan Shah Imraan Shah discusses his struggles as a Singaporean in Melbourne, and how joining a Singaporean community has helped him. Moving to new country is a life changing experience. While it is an exciting journey for some, it can be a very daunting task for others. People of different ages have different social needs.[…]
Crabs Galore Feast (Part 2) It must have been the chilly Melbourne weather that got a few of us craving for crabs again. There is nothing like comfort food and the company of friends to chase away the blues. Also with the end of the crab season looming and prices set to rise again,[…]
Where to find good and authentic indian rojak in Melbourne? No other place does it better than Singapore food outlet ‘Deans Café’ in High Street Thornbury! With all the right ingredients and yummy gravy, our causal lunch group had a great time eating and socializing over a quintessential Singaporean dish (and also mee siam and[…]
For those who miss a slice of home, some of us met up for a causal chilli crab dinner at Satay Inn in Kew where we feasted on two styles of crabs including sumptious Singapore style chilli crab, chicken hor fun and teh tarik. YUM! Casual Singapore chilli crab dinner at Satay Inn Kew Posted[…]
Merlion Club had a makan and social networking night in March where about 40 Singaporeans and their families and friends gathered at LIttle Ipoh restaurant in La Trobe Street. There was great food (nasi lemak, murtabak, satay, rojak, goreng pisang, Penang laksa and mee rebus) and good fun as karaoke was also available for those[…]
More than 740 Singaporeans attended the Remembrance services for our first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew at 278 Collins Street called Space@Collins on Saturday 28th March 2015. It was heartwarming to see the overwhelming outpouring of grief and respect by so many in the Singapore community in Melbourne as we joined as one people to[…]
To kick off celebrations for SG50 and in true Chinese New Year fashion, the club organized our largest ever Chinese New Year event attended by almost 300 people. It was a loud, boisterous and fun night filled with what Chinese New Year is all about – lion dance (we had 6 lions perform!), mandarin oranges,[…]
Celebrating Deepavali with a difference was our Bollywood and Hollywood theme party. Attended by nearly 100 people who came dressed in their Bollywood best or as Hollywood personalities, the night had great entertainment and games. We even had our own ‘Star Search’ contest. Our members danced and partied into the night. Celebration of Hollywood[…]
This was held at the Preston Town Hall and over 350 people attended. The evening featured a music and dance extravaganza and among the performers was the Sri Warisan Performing Arts Group from Singapore. Joint effort between The MerlionClub Melbourne and the Australian Malay Foundation in celebration of the National Day of… Posted by MerlionClub[…]