117th Anniversary Celebration

Shuntak Association Taiping held its 117^th Anniversary and Lantern Festival Celebration on 6 October 2012 at the Association Hall.   Attendance was good with a small crowd of about 60 members. This is the maximum number of people our small hall can accommodate for a dinner.   The event for the evening began with a Thai food dinner.  Mooncakes were served as dessert.

 

太平顺德会馆于十月六日（星期六）举办第117 周年会庆暨中秋节宴会。约有60 会员出席。晚宴有泰式餐点，还有月饼当甜品。

 

This year, we invited guests from the local MCA .  After the dinner, a representative  from the MCA. Mr Lim Kar Seng, presented a cheque of RM20,000 as a donation to our restoration fund.   We are very grateful for their generous contribution.  

 

今年，我们邀请马华员出席并获20,000令吉的拨款。此款项将支付会馆主办的活动开支。我们对此拨款感激万分。

    

After that, the treasurer of our association invited members who would like to contribute to the restoration fund to come forward.  The response was good and the amount pledged was quite substantial, taking into consideration the small number of members who attended this event.   We wish to thank everyone for their contribution.

Finally, lucky draws were carried out and there were many happy members who managed to take home some lucky prizes. 

 

虽然人数不多，出席者响应财正的号召踊跃乐捐。我们感谢所有乐捐人士。

最后，幸运抽奖让大家满载而归。

Ancestral Tablets at Shuntak Association Taiping

ANCESTRAL TABLET

It is the practice of Chinese worldwide to remember the deceased by erecting a memorial tablet or by displaying the photograph of the departed.  It signifies the observation of filial piety by way of ancestral worship. 

At Shun Tak Association Taiping , there are a total of 305 tablets dating back to the 1800’s.  It is interesting to note that a piece of wood is wedged at the back of the tablet detailing the date of birth and death as well as the village of origin.

At a later stage, it is our hope to document every single piece of tablet and to methodically arrange them so that the descendants  can trace their roots.  

  

 

在中华文化中，华人是以立牌位及相片纪念祖先。立牌位祭祖是后辈尽孝道的方式。

始于1800年，太平顺德会馆设有305座牌位。每座牌位后方备有先人生辰、仙逝日期及籍贯。

我们希望通过系统化的资料管理，让后辈追寻其根源。