Chargé d’Affaires Mary Anne A. Padua led Philippine Embassy personnel during the ASEAN Family Day held on 16 October 2010 at the Sala Thai of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Thailand. 

Spearheaded by the High Commission of Singapore, which currently chairs the ASEAN Canberra Committee, the ASEAN Family Day gathered together the members of the ASEAN Missions in Canberra and their families in a day of fun and games. 

Mixed teams of ten members each competed in games such as Egg Race, Puzzle Making, Kerupuk Eating Challenge, Pass the Message and Sack Race.  

For lunch, the Missions’ personnel and their families sampled sumptuous native dishes prepared by the different ASEAN Missions.

The Blue Team, the over-all winner during the ASEAN Family Day 2010, competes in the Kerupuk (Bahasa for “cracker”) Eating Challenge.

The teams get ready for the Sack Race.

Posing with the members of the winning team, are (from left to right):  H.E. Mr. Chum Sounry, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Cambodia; H.E. Mr. Adnan Jaafar, High Commissioner of Brunei Darussalam; H.E. Mr. Rangsy Kongsaysy, Ambassador of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic; H.E. Mr. Hoang Vinh Thanh, Ambassador of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; H.E. Dr. Kriangsak Kittichaisaree, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand; H.E. Mr. Primo Alui Joelianto, Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia; H.E. Albert Chua, High Commissioner of Singapore (ASEAN Canberra Committee Chairman); Minister Mary Anne A. Padua, Chargé d’Affaires of the Embassy of the Philippines; and Mr. Md. Alias Yahaya, Chargé d’Affaires of the High Commission of Malaysia.  Also present but not shown in the photo was H.E. Mr. U Paw Lwin Sein, Ambassador of the Union of Myanmar.