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WIN A GLOBE TREKKER FLORIDA THE BAHAMAS DVD, AND...
SINGAPORE SOUVENIRS!!!

This month we're giving away a Globe Trekker Florida & The Bahamas DVD (starring Lavinia Tan), plus a fabulous selection of 3 runner up prizes of surprise souvenirs from Singapore, specially chosen by Lavinia.

To enter, all you have to do is guess the meaning behind these words and phrases of Baba Malay – the Malay dialect unique to the Peranakans, using the entry form below. Good luck!

About Lavinia

Closing date for entries: May 31st, 2008

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1. The closing date for the entries to the Lavinia's Singapore Quiz is May 31st , 2008.

2. A draw will be made from all correct entries received up to midnight GMT on May 31st, 2008.

3. The first 3 winners drawn will be notified by e-mail and the results published on this website.

4. Participants may send only one entry per competition.

5. The rizes are non-transferable and cannot be redeemed for cash or any other equivalent.

6. Pilot Productions reserve the right to award prizes of an equivalent or greater value to those specified, should any designated prize become unavailable.

7. User data is strictly for use by Pilot Productions and will not be passed to any third parties.

8. The judge’s decision is final and no correspondence or communication will be entered into.

THE PERANKANS

The Perankans are descendants of an early Chinese community that settled in the Malay archipelago at least since the 17th century. They are also known as the Straits-born Chinese having settled in the Straits Settlement - a collection of territories of the British East India Company in Southeast Asia such as Penang, Malacca and Singapore.

The Peranakan culture is a unique fusion of both Malay culture and Chinese traditions. Strong elements of the Malay culture can be seen in terms of the clothing (the sarong kebaya worn by women), the food (dishes that incorporates a lot of Malay spices) and the language, which is known as Baba Malay - a Malay dialect that contains many Hokkien words (Hokkien is a Chinese dialect).

Chinese traditions are retained in areas like their names and in the fact that Peranakans are not Muslim. They carry out the traditions of ancestor worship of the Chinese and they do consume pork.