The Eurasians invite the people of the West to ASEAN 2015

MELAKA

PORTUGUESE SETTLEMENT

SATURDAY 2 MAY 2015

Last Saturday, I attended the talk about, "Save the heritage of the Portuguese".

It was held in the LimKokWing campus within the Portuguese Settlements.

When Melaka was carrying the nickname of a "Sleepy Hollow" many had only reached the road front only 

it leads to the village of the Portuguese people.

Many went there to buy homemade Nyonya dumplings or acar-cili, a house that if it still stand today, will be visible after the Alburque Road arch.

They took no interest of what the village could provide except the delicious small shrimp. The small shrimp mixed well with egg omelete, has since become a favourite dish. The Kristang word for the small shrimp, is grago.

If my mum would not to prepare grago pancakes as one of our afternoon tea-break menu, I didn't got an idea what grago is.

Not long after, I found that grago in cincalok, an excellent sauce to compliment the dinner.

Beside fishing, there ain't other economic activities the Portuguese has generated other than their famous seafood cuisine.

It is time for the village men to relook at themselves. They have the creativity and they can contribute to the economy.

Overwhelm by the encouragement on that morning, I am excited to share what the speaker has said.

"ASEAN Integration takes place in 2015 afyer 47 years in the planning. The Eurasions have a very important role in the development plans for ASEAN bringing a better life for the 600 million people.

On Saturday 8 Nov 2015, the Eurasians are having the first meeting to discuss the formation of the ASEAN Eurasian Association (AEA) at their Heritage House 107-A Kelawai Road, Pulau Tikus, Penang. See you there at 3.00 pm.

All Eurasians, members and non-members of AEA from Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, England, Europe, US and the people of the West working and living in ASEAN are invited to this meeting.

As a first meeting, discussions will focus on new concepts and strategies for the Eurasians to strengthen their economic sustainability and contribute significantly to the people of ASEAN. 

Key issues for discussion are :-

1 Defination of Eurasian for the AEA. A change from someone who has a Eurasian father to a Eurasian parent.

2 Membership in the AEA.
Full membership with voting rights, office-bearers and decision-making.

2.1 Eurasian parent ( father or mother) and their children.

2.2 Asian husband or wife of Eurasian partner and their children (with Asian surname)

2.3 ASEAN Dialogue Partner Countries : - European Union (26 countries), USA, Canada, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, working, living and enjoying ASEAN with their families, or married to the people of ASEAN.

3 The Expamsion of the Eurasian countries from Portugal, Holland, England to ASEAN Dialogue Partner Countrirs: Europe, Russia, U.S.A., Canada, Australia, New Zealand.

4 The objectives of the AEA are:
4.1 to support the economic development and sustainability of the ASEAN Eurasians.
4.2 to support the develppment of ASEAN utilizing the very best of the "West" and ASEAN.
4.3 to support the convergence of ASEAN-Asia-West as 1 World."

Dato Dr. L A de Vries
Chairman