Tok Panjang on Clubhouse

Description

Tok Panjang
🗣toe-k pahn-jahng
“Social gathering/special event conducted over a long table banquet.”

Welcome to Tok Panjang, where opinions and lessons are shared over a safe space. This club is for anyone and everyone willing to share their perspective or to expand their knowledge.

This club tries to eminent the adaptability, communication skills and influence that Peranakans of South East Asia had pre-colonisation with regards to language, art, music, trade, business and Society

The aim of this club is to find likeminded people who treasure cultural heritage whilst keeping up with the times and adapting for the future.

Topics discussed

LANGUAGE ROOMS🗣
A safe space for those who want to explore their dialects and learn mandarin without the pressure of grades.

• Baba Malay 101
• Bahasa Melayu 101
• Colloquial Teochew 101(潮州口語）
• Colloquial Hokkien 101（福建口語）
• Cantonese 101 (廣東話）
• Mandarin (华语）

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ART AND MUSIC ROOMS🎭🎨🖌🎶
For those interested in exploring the South East Asian cultural arts.

• Chinese Embroidery and Sewing
• Peranakan Beading(Kasut Manik)
• Chinese Calligraphy and Poems
• Peranakan Tile Art and Architecture
• Peranakan Pantun and Dondan Sayang (Baba Malay Poetry and music)
• Modern Asian Art, digital art and NFTS
• Taiwanese and Cantonese Songs
• Getai Music 歌谣(Chinese stage music)
• Ryan’s Records (Playing vinyl records from 1940s-2021)

🧶🧵🪡🪢👠👘🎨🎤🎧🎶🎵🎹🏺

TRADE, BUSINESS and SOCIETY ROOMS
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• Learning the Matriarchy, interviewing women of Southeast Asia and how they are amazing at what they do.
• Personal Brands, Social Media and Side Incomes
• Mental Health and Self Preservation
• Studying and Working Abroad
• Financial Planning and investing early
• Blueprint - Interviewing young entrepreneurs from Singapore/Malaysia
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✳️Get in touch if you are interested in being a part of any of the rooms above!
CH: @lionscroll
Email: [email protected]
Keep it a safe space: Try to keep it a safe and comfortable space for everyone in discussions
Keep an open mind : Be willing to learn, share and allow others to share their opinions and view without judgement
Contribute what you can: We have a wide range of rooms and a variety of topics there is sure to be something everyone can contribute so as to grow as a community