Welcome to the Malaysian Singaporean Bruneian Community Association (MSBCA) of Calgary, Alberta, Canada!

I left Singapore in 1985 and went to school in Dallas, Texas where I met my Canadian husband. I have been married for 34 years and have 4 beautiful adult children. I am passionate about life and about connecting with people.

I’ve been an entrepreneur for 12+ years with combined experiences  in administrative duties and event planning, home staging, residential , and small office organizing. Prior to being an entrepreneur, I worked as a  volunteer director and an executive assistant at a mid-size non-profit organization where I oversaw several departments.

Today, I help women clients navigate life’s challenges (raising children and those with disabilities, low self-esteem, lack of joy and motivation, relationship issues, traumatic events, and more) and come out victorious.

I am always eager to put my gifts and talents to work through acts of service and assisting non-profit organizations. I have volunteered at several organizations from being a board member, attending to crisis calls to assembling food hampers.

It is an honour and a privilege to be a part of the 2021-2023 board of directors and to serve the MSBCA community in the capacity of a president.

My desire is to continue seeing initiatives being developed and turned into projects that promote MSBCA membership growth, to foster connection, closeness, and trust among members and encourage belonging, support social-cultural and community ties.

I was born in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. I had worked in different parts of Asia. I was an advertising manager, director and film producer at international advertising agencies, film image banks and production houses in Kuala Lumpur.  

After living in Ontario and Texas, I relocated with my husband, Vernon and our children, Roland, and Daryl to Calgary in 2005. 

From 2006 to 2020, I worked as a Relocation Consultant assisting clients including the Malaysians with their relocation to Calgary.  

I have been a member with MSBCA since 2008.  I plan to start smaller interest groups like walking, hiking, lunch, or dinner group. I like to resume our Sunday lunches and gourmet cooking groups in the future. 

I was born in Kota Kinabalu and spent a few school years in Singapore before moving to Calgary. One of my favourite pastimes is creating art and crafts.

I joined MSBCA in 2017. One of the first events I attended was ‘Kopitiam’ where I was surrounded by tasty samples of Malaysian, Singaporean, and Brunei dishes. From then on, I was hooked. Besides trying different cuisines, I can be seen hiking, doing yoga, and other activities that require moving the body. In my opinion, MSBCA is like a second family, a place that connects those of all ages and community together. It would be my pleasure to help in any way I can.

I was born in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. I have been in Calgary since 1981 and I have been a MSBCA member since 2007. My husband, John and I have two children, Jessica, and Winston.

I like to travel, shop, dance, try different food, and watch Chinese or Korean dramas. I have been one of the MSBCA cultural dance coordinators for the past few years. I have a wonderful team of dancers who is hard working and dedicated and I love teaching them.

I envision MSBCA to have an increased number of members who would be involved in our clubhouse activities, who will create new activities or crafts that are closely related to our native home.

I joined MSBCA in 2013 and have been an active volunteer ever since. Covid-19 has affected our community and touched everyone we know. It is hard to imagine we could go back to the familiar way things worked in the past. Yet, there is always a need for social interactions and for belonging. MSBCA shall continue to be a place for sharing Malaysian, Singaporean, and Bruneian culture to our members and the city. With my experience, I would like to help MSBCA implement public health guidelines and confidently transition into a post-Covid world.