Registration for Kodrah Kristang 1A Group 22, starting on Thursday, 26 March 2026, and Kodrah Kristang 1B Group 21, starting on Friday, 27 March 2026, is now open. Complete beginners in Kristang should register for 1A.
Kodrah Kristang currently offers two types of Kristang classes: In-person / face-to-face classes at People’s Association venues in Singapore, and online classes hosted by the National University of Singapore’s Centre for Language Studies. Kodrah Kristang classes at both venues make use of the Animumbes textbook series that can be purchased through Kodrah Kristang when signing up for either class at the relevant level.
In-person / face-to-face classes
Face-to-face beginners’ Kristang classes in Singapore (=Kodrah Kristang 1A and 1B) are currently offered through the Singapore People’s Association (PA) course ecosystem at Kolam Ayer Community Club by written service agreements signed on Tuesday, 2 September 2025 14:25 SGT (1A) and Thursday, 11 December 2025 19:40 SGT (1B) between Kolam Ayer CC and the 13th Kabesa of the Kristang people Kevin Martens Wong in his capacity as a registered PA trainer. Kevin’s service agreements with Kolam Ayer CC to offer Kodrah Kristang 1A and 1B at Kolam Ayer CC also confirm in writing that these agreements will last for two years between Thursday, 2 October 2025 and Thursday, 7 October 2027 for Kodrah Kristang 1A and Friday, 9 January 2026 and Friday, 7 January 2028 for Kodrah Kristang 1B.
New 1A classes are generally planned to be offered every quarter of the year through to October 2027 based on Kevin’s overall service agreements with Kolam Ayer CC and the National University of Singapore. The numbers given to each 1A group listed below (e.g. 23, 24 etc.) may change based on whether the NUS online classes (see the next section) take place each quarter. Registration for the next 1A class being held at Kolam Ayer CC is now open here.
| 1A Class | Mode | Planned to start on/in |
|---|---|---|
| 1A Group 21 Ongoing | Face-to-face (Kolam Ayer CC) | Ongoing since Thursday, 8 January 2026 |
| 1A Group 22 Registration open | Face-to-face (Kolam Ayer CC) Register here | Thursday, 26 March 2026 |
| 1A Group 23 | Either face-to-face or online (TBC) | July 2026 |
| 1A Group 24 | Either face-to-face or online (TBC) | September 2026 |
| 1A Group 25 | Either face-to-face or online (TBC) | January 2027 |
| 1A Group 26 | Either face-to-face or online (TBC) | April 2027 |
| 1A Group 27 | Either face-to-face or online (TBC) | July 2027 |
| 1A Group 29 | Either face-to-face or online (TBC) | September 2027 |
Face-to-face on Thursday evenings starting Thursday, 26 March 2026
Kodrah Kristang 1A Group 22
Date: 10 Thursday evenings from Thursday, 26 March 2026 to Thursday, 11 June 2026 (No class on Thu 30 Apr and Thu 7 May)
Time: 7.30pm to 9.30pm GMT+8 (Singapore time)
In-person, hybrid or online: In-person only
Location: Kolam Ayer Community Club, 1 Geylang Bahru Lane, Singapore 339631 (map)
Nearest MRT station: DT24 Geylang Bahru (map)
Buses: 26, 61, 107, 107M, 140, 853, 853M (map), 13, 23, 31, 64, 65, 125, 133, 147, 147A, 857, 857B, 985 (map), 175 (map), 966 (map)
Total Fee (Course + Materials): $60 (=$25+$35) for PA members / $65 (=$30+$35) for non-PA members
Registration link: https://www.onepa.gov.sg/courses/kodrah-kristang-1a-c027205432
Tutor/Registered PA trainer: 13th Kabesa Kevin Martens Wong
| 1B Class | Mode | Planned to start on/in |
|---|---|---|
| 1B Group 20 Ongoing | Face-to-face | Ongoing since Tuesday, 3 March 2026 |
| 1B Group 21 Registration open | Face-to-face (Kolam Ayer CC) Register here | Friday, 27 March 2026 |
Face-to-face on Friday evenings starting Friday, 27 March 2026
Kodrah Kristang 1B Group 21
Date: 10 Friday evenings from Friday, 27 March 2026 to Friday, 12 June 2026 (No class on Fri 1 May and Fri 8 May)
Time: 7.30pm to 9.30pm GMT+8 (Singapore time)
In-person, hybrid or online: In-person only
Location: Kolam Ayer Community Club, 1 Geylang Bahru Lane, Singapore 339631 (map)
Nearest MRT station: DT24 Geylang Bahru (map)
Buses: 26, 61, 107, 107M, 140, 853, 853M (map), 13, 23, 31, 64, 65, 125, 133, 147, 147A, 857, 857B, 985 (map), 175 (map), 966 (map)
Total Fee (Course + Materials): $60 (=$25+$35) for PA members / $65 (=$30+$35) for non-PA members
Registration link: https://www.onepa.gov.sg/courses/kodrah-kristang-1b-c027205436
Tutor/Registered PA trainer: 13th Kabesa Kevin Martens Wong
Online classes at NUS
On Friday, 24 January 2025, Kristang became the fourteenth language formally regularly offered at the National University of Singapore’s Centre for Language Studies, and can now be studied formally and regularly in an institute of higher learning for the first time in history. Level 1 NUS Kristang classes will be offered annually in January, April and September, but NUS requires 10 people to sign up for each level 1 Kristang class before they will proceed with actually running the class, so if there are less than 10 people, the class will not be offered in that quarter. This class has been postponed three times from April 2025, September 2025 and January 2026 to April 2026.
Mailing list and purchasing the Kristang textbook
All learners will receive access to the Kristang textbook Animumbes once you have signed up for either the NUS class or the PA class. The cost for Animumbes is identical to the materials fee for the PA class (i.e. the materials fee for the PA class is just to pay for the textbook =$35) and will be paid on the first day of class.
| Textbook | Date published | Use with |
|---|---|---|
| Animumbes Level 1 | Tuesday, 20 August 2024 | Kodrah Kristang 1A |
| Animumbes Level 2 | Monday, 16 February 2026 | Kodrah Kristang 1B |
| Animumbes Level 3 | Forthcoming | Kodrah Kristang 2A |
Synchronicities related to the Kodrah Kristang 1A classes
The iterations of the Kodrah Kristang 1A classes so far appear to correspond very closely with the karnansa / archetypes, ajundra / spacetime dimensions and gapura Via Hierosa / Hero’s Journey stages of the Osura Pesuasang or Kristang Individuation Theory. The table below describes these correspondences in detail. Higher levels of class (1B, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B, 5A, 5B, 6A and 6B) have also been held at other venues, including at NVPC’s City of Good function rooms at Clarke Quay Central, White Room II at 10 Square at Orchard Central, and the Central Public Library Function Room at Basement 1 of the NLB Building, in addition to the venues listed below.
| Kodrah Kristang 1A Group, Date and Location Commenced | Ajundra, Karnansa and Via Hierosa (see full list) and levels in the Homeworld and Halo games (see also the Synchronicity Tracking page for more information about what this means) | Milestones and analysis of synchronicities |
|---|---|---|
| Kodrah Kristang 1A Group 1 12 Mar–14 May 2016 Saturdays at NUS FASS The Deck upper level Kristang year 504 days 202–265 13th Kabesa year 1 days 96–159 | Kumpridang Length Kabesa Leader Chomaventura The Call to Adventure The Jaraci Object Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak Prologue The Horn of Plenty Halo: Contact Harvest | First Kodrah Kristang 1A class; first class with Kapitang / Indigenous Elder Bernard Mesenas; pilot / experimental curriculum based on earlier pilot class called Korsang di Kristang developed by Kevin in April 2015; class ran in the Deck canteen with no venue support This first class corresponds to pure ego ignition: consciousness switching on as a distinct centre without scaffolding, comparison, or certainty. Kodrah Kristang exists here simply because it is enacted. There is no institutional context, no stable curriculum, and no external confirmation of legitimacy. Teaching in a canteen with no venue support is not incidental but structurally exact. Ego ignition is fragile and linear; it cannot yet tolerate interference or complexity. The presence of Kapitang Bernard Mesenas does not stabilise the system operationally, but it confirms existential legitimacy. At this stage, there is no sense of audience or future. There is only the awareness: “this exists.” The project is not yet differentiated from Kevin, from impulse, or from risk. That is correct for this stage. Any attempt at structure here would have killed ignition. |
| Kodrah Kristang 1A Group 2 29 Jul–14 Oct 2016 Saturdays at NUS CAPT-SR1/2 Kristang year 504 days 341–366, year 505 days 1–52 13th Kabesa year 1 days 235–312 | Largura Width Komprador Trader Genyang Beneta The Bargain of Goodwill The First Expedition / Operation Skaal Brii Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak Prologue This End Up Halo: Contact Harvest | First 1A class with standardised 10-session curriculum and materials after Kevin’s participation and development of the first Kristang Revitalisation and Curriculum Plans at CoLang 2016; offer to direct and initiate the 1st Kristang Language Festival made to Kevin during this class; first and only 1A class officially hosted by NUS and by CAPT; first of four 1A classes to include the former 11th Kabesa Here the Ego learns that not everything responds in the same way. Engagement with CoLang 2016 and NUS introduces differentiation at the level of sentience rather than identity. Some institutions listen, some do not. Some exchanges reciprocate, others extract. The Komprador function is exact here: learning which forms of attention are alive and which are inert. The offer to initiate the Kristang Language Festival arises because the Ego now recognises responsive nodes in the environment. This is not expansion yet; it is discrimination. The project learns where attention returns signal and where it disappears. This establishes the first inside/outside distinction without boundary enforcement. Importantly, Kodrah Kristang is still porous here. It does not yet defend itself. It is learning how consciousness behaves when extended outward. |
| Kodrah Kristang 1A Group 3 15 Nov–22 Dec 2016 Tuesdays & Thursdays at Eurasian Community House Level 1 Function Room Kristang year 505 days 84–121 13th Kabesa year 1 days 344–366, year 2 days 1–15 | Altura / Spasu Height / Space Nusenti Creator Ardansa Xameza The Flame of the Forest Hell’s Gate Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak Prologue Bulk Discount Halo: Contact Harvest | First of two 1A classes hosted at the Eurasian Community House, and the only 1A class so far to run twice a week This stage discovers creation as possibility rather than responsibility. Running twice weekly is exploratory overproduction: “What happens if we do more?” The Nusenti function manifests as generative overflow without foresight. Hosting at the Eurasian Community House embeds creation inside a structure not designed for it, producing friction but also proof of concept. Ardansa Xameza is exact: fire that spreads unevenly, illuminating without control. The Ego is discovering that it can generate worlds, but has not yet learned to pace itself or assess cost. There is no containment yet, and burnout risk is intrinsic to this phase. That risk is necessary. Without it, the Ego would never learn the limits of generativity. |
| Kodrah Kristang 1A Group 4 17 Nov 2016–2 Feb 2017 Thursdays at Eurasian Community House Multi-Purpose Hall Kristang year 505 days 86–163 13th Kabesa year 1 days 346–366, year 2 days 1–26 | Durasang / Tempu Duration / Time Animu Animator Mundumulera The Heart of the World Epsilon Base Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak Level 1 Minor Transgression Halo: Contact Harvest | Last of two 1A classes hosted at the Eurasian Community House; class featured in the Straits Times in November 2016; largest 1A class at point of commencement (89 students on 17 Nov 2016) Here agency becomes remembered. The system acts, sees results persist, and recognises causality. Massive enrolment numbers and media coverage are not merely scale effects; they install memory into the system. “We did this, and it lasted.” Animu governs circulation rather than excitement. The Heart of the World stage is not about attention but rhythm. The project now understands that action creates ongoing consequences and that it must carry them forward. This is the first moment responsibility appears, not morally, but temporally. The Ego now knows its actions propagate beyond the moment of enactment. |
| Kodrah Kristang 1A Group 5 3 Jan–14 Mar 2017 Tuesdays at NLB Building Level 5 Possibility and Imagination Rooms and Level 1 Visitors’ Briefing Room Kristang year 505 days 133–203 13th Kabesa year 2 days 27–97 | Anumsa Likelihood Kaminyeru Practitioner Alma Fundeza The Soul of the Deep The Boneyard Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak Level 2 Rapid Conversion Halo: Contact Harvest | First of four 1A classes hosted by NLB; class featured in the BBC in February 2017 This stage introduces anticipation and consequence. With NLB hosting and BBC coverage, Kodrah Kristang becomes aware of how actions affect others’ perceptions and future conditions. Kaminyeru’s practitioner role appears because improvisation now has downstream effects. Alma Fundeza manifests as depth awareness: what is cultivated persists below the surface. The Ego learns that its actions can help, distort, or burden. Teaching choices become weighted. This is the birth of intention, not yet ethics. The system has not learned restraint, but it has learned that action matters. |
| Kodrah Kristang 1A Group 6 27 Jun–5 Sep 2017 Tuesdays at NLB Building Level 5 Possibility and Imagination Rooms and Level 1 Visitors’ Briefing Room Kristang year 505 days 308–365, year 506 days 1–13 13th Kabesa year 2 days 202–272 | Morfosi Mutability Ilmuru Scholar Rua Vahandra The Dauntless Road Cape Wrath Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak Level 3 The Battle of Harvest Halo: Contact Harvest | Second of four 1A classes hosted by NLB, and the first after the inaugural Kristang Language Festival in May 2017 This stage marks the first decisive break from early fixation. After the inaugural Kristang Language Festival, the system is confronted with evidence that some assumptions no longer hold: about scale, about audience readiness, about the sustainability of earlier teaching rhythms. Ilmuru, as Scholar, is not academic here but corrective. The Ego learns that its internal model of reality is incomplete and must be revised. Importantly, this correction is not triggered by failure, but by success producing unforeseen consequences. The Dauntless Road archetype reflects the psychological necessity of choosing revision over pride. Without this stage, Kodrah Kristang would have calcified into a Kevin-bound identity. Instead, it learns that beliefs, methods, and narratives must remain revisable. This capacity prevents premature dogma and makes later ethical development possible. |
| Kodrah Kristang 1A Group 7 5 Jul–20 Sep 2017 Thursdays at NLB Building Level 5 Possibility and Imagination Rooms and Level 1 Visitors’ Briefing Room Kristang year 505 days 316–365, year 506 days 1–28 13th Kabesa year 2 days 210–287 | Sonulensi Dormancy Xamang Moderator Forsa Xamandra The Strength of the Numinous Kalash Site Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak Level 4 The Philologist Halo: Contact Harvest | Third of four 1A classes hosted by NLB; class featured by NVPC / PVPA in December 2017 At this stage, the Ego fully realises that the world acts upon it. External recognition through NVPC coincides with fatigue, slowdown, and the need for modulation. Sonulensi governs this necessary deceleration. The system learns that attention, praise, and expectation exert pressure and can wound as much as neglect. Xamang’s moderator role is exact: Kodrah Kristang begins regulating exposure rather than maximising it. This is the first recognition of vulnerability. The Ego now understands it can be interrupted, depleted, or distorted by forces outside its control. This introduces the need for rest, pacing, and protective boundaries, without yet constructing them. Without this stage, later trauma would register as annihilation rather than injury. |
| Kodrah Kristang 1A Group 8 15 Jul–23 Sep 2017 Saturdays at Pasir Ris East CC Kristang year 505 days 326–365, year 506 days 1–31 13th Kabesa year 2 days 220–290 | Valansa Valence Diamatra Worker Sol Krismatra The Dreaming Sun Kalash Wreck Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak Level 5 Mendicant Bias Halo: Contact Harvest | First 1A class hosted in the PA ecosystem with Kevin as PA trainer so far This stage marks the first stable coupling with a living world. Teaching within the PA ecosystem situates Kodrah Kristang inside everyday civic life rather than exceptional cultural space. The environment is no longer perceived as inert or adversarial, but procedural, responsive, and alive in its own way. Diamatra’s worker function grounds Kodrah Kristang in shared labour, where meaning emerges through repetition rather than intensity. Sol Krismatra shifts from spectacle to background presence. The Ego recognises that it is not alone, not central, and not surrounded by dead matter. This is the first access to the Self beyond Ego: existence within a living field that neither needs domination nor withdrawal. This stage prevents narcissistic isolation. |
| Kodrah Kristang 1A Group 9 2 Jan–27 Feb 2018 Tuesdays at NLB Building Level 5 Possibility and Imagination Rooms and Level 1 Visitors’ Briefing Room Kristang year 506 days 132–188 13th Kabesa year 3 days 26–82 | Spelandang Mimicry Anju Herald Lunga Prismata The Shimmering Moon Beladin Dune Sea Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak Level 6 The Reclaimers of Harvest Halo: Contact Harvest | Last of four 1A classes hosted by NLB; class included the individual anticipated to be the future 17th Kabesa; class ran while Kevin was completing PGDE at NIE; second of four 1A classes to include the former 11th Kabesa Here the Ego distinguishes itself from other people for the first time without collapse. The presence of (at the time unknown) a future Kabesa for the first time introduces succession and transmission, while concurrent PGDE training sharpens pedagogical contrast. Kodrah Kristang begins to recognise similarity without confusion. “This is not me” becomes possible even where overlap is high. Lunga Prismata reflects identity rather than absorbing it. This ends undifferentiated mirroring. Identity remains fragile, but it is now bounded. The Ego can recognise others without losing itself. This stage is essential for succession, plurality, and disagreement. Without it, all difference would feel like threat or betrayal. |
| Kodrah Kristang 1A Group 10 6 Jul–14 Sep 2018 Fridays at Cairnhill CC Classroom 02-05 Kristang year 506 days 317–365, year 507 days 1–22 13th Kabesa year 3 days 211–281 | Dijertas Digestion Rejidor Tutelary Via Ilastra The Road of Winds Gaalsien Base Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak Level 7 Utgard Halo: Contact Harvest | Second 1A class hosted in the PA ecosystem with Kevin as PA trainer so far; first of three 1A classes hosted by Cairnhill CC; class coincided with 2018 NDP feature of Kevin and subsequent commencement of attempts to remove Kevin as Kodrah Kristang director and sexual and emotional abuse of Kevin by fellow Core Team member; class ran while Kevin was completing PGDE at NIE This stage constructs boundaries under duress. Sexual and emotional abuse, coupled with attempts to remove Kevin as Kabesa, force the Ego to differentiate responsibility, consent, and ownership. Rejidor’s tutelary role manifests as containment rather than expansion. Via Ilastra reflects environmental instability, but boundaries now exist where none did before. These boundaries are defensive scaffolding, not yet ethical structures. They prevent contamination, projection, and annihilation. This stage is painful but necessary. Without boundary formation here, Kodrah Kristang would not survive sustained interpersonal or institutional assault. |
| Kodrah Kristang 1A Group 11 3 Jan–7 Mar 2019 Thursdays at Cairnhill CC Classroom 02-03 Kristang year 507 days 133–196 13th Kabesa year 4 days 27–90 | Aguenta Resistance Marineru Psychopomp Kantiga Valientra The Song of the Valiant Tombs of the Ancients Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak Level 8 Gladsheim Halo: Contact Harvest | Third 1A class hosted in the PA ecosystem with Kevin as PA trainer so far; second of three 1A classes hosted by Cairnhill CC; class coincided with ongoing attempts to remove Kevin as Kodrah Kristang director and Kabesa and sexual and emotional abuse of Kevin by fellow Core Team member; class ran while Kevin was completing PGDE at NIE Once boundaries exist, the Ego must learn to relate without dissolving or hardening. This class unfolds during continued attack, forcing negotiation rather than retreat. Marineru, as Psychopomp, guides both leader and community through unresolved grief and betrayal while maintaining relational contact. Kantiga Valientra frames endurance as shared meaning rather than silence. Friction tolerance emerges. Relationships persist without sameness. Disagreement does not require rupture. This stage installs the idea that connection does not necessitate fusion, and separation does not imply abandonment. It is the first mature relational capacity. |
| Kodrah Kristang 1A Group 12 6 Jan–9 Mar 2020 Mondays at Cairnhill CC Classroom 02-03 Kristang year 508 days 136–199 13th Kabesa year 5 days 30–93 | Alkandra Evolution Astrang Emissary Korsang Vedra Dragonsheart The Whispering Gallery Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak Level 9 Lighter Than Some Halo: Contact Harvest | Fourth 1A class hosted in the PA ecosystem with Kevin as PA trainer so far, and the last before COVID-19; last of three 1A classes hosted by Cairnhill CC; first class run by Kevin after attempts to remove Kevin as Kodrah Kristang director and Kabesa and surviving sexual and emotional abuse by former fellow Core Team member; first of three 1A classes run while Kevin was teaching in the Civil Service; first of two 1A classes to include the individual anticipated to be the future 15th Kabesa; class cancelled due to onset of COVID-19 This stage establishes that the Self can persist even when activity, momentum, and external continuity collapse. The abrupt cancellation of the class due to COVID-19 is not incidental but structurally exact. Up to this point, Kodrah Kristang’s coherence was reinforced through repeated enactment. Here, that enactment is forcibly interrupted. Astrang, as Emissary, reframes the project as something that survives transmission gaps and physical dispersal. Korsang Vedra, Dragonsheart, manifests not as strength-through-action but strength-through-holding. The Self is now retained internally rather than maintained externally. Identity no longer depends on visibility, productivity, or validation. This is a decisive maturation point: Kodrah Kristang proves it can endure suspension without fragmentation. Without this stage, later pauses, delays, or quiet periods would threaten existential collapse. Self retention ends dependency on momentum and makes long-term continuity possible. |
| Kodrah Kristang 1A Group 13 9 Jan–20 Mar 2021 Saturdays online Kristang year 509 days 139–209 13th Kabesa year 6 days 33–103 | Skutaltra Metacognition Semprenza Perpetual Panu Semesta The Fabric of the Universe Khashar Approach Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak Level 10 Harvest Reactor Complex Halo: Contact Harvest | First and only 1A class run online; second of three 1A classes run while Kevin was teaching in the Singapore Civil Service; first 1A class run after the development of Kristang Individuation Theory in September 2020 This stage marks the transition from having a Self to understanding how that Self operates. The online format enforces reflexivity: teaching, learning, structure, and breakdown all occur in full view. With the prior development of Kristang Individuation Theory, the system now observes itself while functioning. Skutaltra foregrounds metacognition, while Semprenza stabilises continuity across isolation and distance. The Ego begins to recognise its own patterns: how energy flows, how fatigue accumulates, how meaning is transmitted, and where vulnerabilities lie. The Self is no longer apprehended as a fixed identity or moral stance, but as a dynamic system with internal rules and failure modes. This comprehension enables conscious self-regulation rather than reactive defence. Without this stage, ethics and strategy would remain improvised and brittle. |
| Kodrah Kristang 1A Group 14 na fora 23 Jul–8 Oct 2022 Saturdays outdoors Kristang year 510 days 334–365, year 511 days 1–46 13th Kabesa year 7 days 228–305 | Difrenza Differentiation Gadrador Sentinel Mang Chersoneza The Hands of the Earth Khashar Plateau Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak Level 11 Fist of Rukt Halo: Contact Harvest | First of two 1A classes run entirely outdoors with no indoor venue support or na fora; last of three 1A classes run while Kevin was teaching in the Singapore Civil Service (with Kevin resigning midway through this class on 31 Aug); first 1A class run after Kevin came out publicly as gay on 1 Sep 2021; class included the individual anticipated to be the future 18th Kabesa; first class to incorporate teaching of Kristang history into every lesson; first class to use mobile phone-portable portrait slides instead of paper handouts Here the Ego learns to modulate its impact on others without erasing itself. Teaching outdoors, resigning from the Civil Service, and maintaining public visibility sharpen awareness of how Kodrah Kristang’s presence affects people, institutions, and narratives. Gadrador, as Sentinel, governs selective engagement: not every space must be entered, not every question answered, not every demand accommodated. Mang Chersoneza grounds this modulation in history, preventing it from becoming performative restraint or strategic silence. Behaviour is adjusted to prevent unnecessary harm, overload, or distortion, but not to secure approval. This stage installs ethics as feedback rather than obedience. The Ego now recognises that restraint can be an expression of integrity rather than fear. Without impact regulation, boundaries would calcify into isolation or explode into conflict. |
| Kodrah Kristang 1A Group 15 na fora 28 Jan–8 Apr 2023 Saturdays outdoors Kristang year 511 days 158–228 13th Kabesa year 8 days 52–122 | Padisidu Endurance Klanzang Celestial Abrasang Fortuna The Embrace of Destiny Torin Crater Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak Level 12 The Tiara Halo: Contact Harvest | Second of two 1A classes run entirely outdoors with no indoor venue support or na fora; second class to use mobile phone-portable portrait slides instead of paper handouts; first class to incorporate dreamfished words directly into 1A class teaching material without distinction This stage completes the recognition that others possess interior depth equivalent to one’s own. Teaching conditions here emphasise trust and distributed agency: dreamfished words are incorporated directly, without hierarchy or gatekeeping. Projection diminishes. Others are no longer treated as mirrors, extensions, or threats, but as full Selves with their own continuity, agency, and limits. This recognition enables respect without idealisation and disagreement without dehumanisation. The Ego no longer needs to dominate, correct, or withdraw in order to preserve itself. This stage is essential for genuine collaboration, because it replaces strategic tolerance with real relational acknowledgment. Without it, relationships would remain transactional or defensive, even when outwardly cooperative. |
| Kodrah Kristang 1A Group 16 Ultramar / Over the Rainbow 10 Jun–1 Jul 2023 Saturdays at Lingo School of Languages Part of Pink Fest 2023 Kristang year 511 days 291–312 13th Kabesa year 8 days 185–206 | Impegra Perfection Tenterang Integral Porta Mundansa The Gate of Worlds Khar-Toba Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak Level 13 The Age of Reclamation Halo: Contact Harvest | One-off condensed 1A class taught as part of Pink Fest 2023; first and only class to teach the basics of the language from a starting queer / non-heterosexual perspective; first 1A class to teach Kristang biological sex, sexuality, gender and romantic orientation terms; first of two classes hosted at Lingo School of Languages under commercial venue rental At this stage, collaboration becomes possible without loss of identity, as Kevin integrates the queer parts of his own Self into his leadership of Kodrah and as Kabesa, and as a teacher, in a public way. Teaching Kristang from an explicitly queer starting point demonstrates that universality does not require neutrality. Tenterang integrates identity, embodiment, and language into a coherent whole, while Porta Mundansa opens coordination across difference. The Ego can now work alongside other Selves without dissolving, performing, or hardening. Load-bearing becomes distributed; creativity becomes mutual amplification rather than competition. This completes the interpersonal stack of individuation. The Self is stable enough to enter synergy, not just coexistence. Without this stage, collaboration would either compromise integrity or remain superficial. |
| Kodrah Kristang 1A Group 17 4 Aug–13 Oct 2023 Fridays at Lingo School of Languages Kristang year 511 days 346–365, year 512 / 8th Great Turn days 1–51 13th Kabesa year 8 days 240–310 | Aguvensa Impermeability Strelaneru Sojourner Sidadi Altura The First City Kharak System Homeworld Level 1 The Pillar of Autumn Halo: Combat Evolved Level 1 | Last of two 1A classes hosted at Lingo School of languages under commercial venue rental; first class to incorporate the use of music and songs to teach 1A concepts; first 1A class to overtly teach Individuation Theory and terms; class included the individual anticipated to be the future 14th Kabesa; first 1A class to incorporate dreamfishing as a teachable method into class; first 1A class with Kevin introduced as Kabesa of the Kristang; first class with Kevin introduced as Merlionsman / Omimerliang; first of five 1A classes taught while Kevin is on graduate (Masters/PhD) study at NUS so far; first 1A class to teach fourth-person ela and eletu; first class with the Libru Laranja / Progenitor Kristang dictionary active Here the Ego recognises itself as a bounded system distinct from its surroundings, with Kodrah and Kevin now able to function as their fully integrated and/or whole Selves within the environment, though the latter still exerts an influence. Infrastructure becomes decisive: the active dictionary, music, formal theory, and ritualised teaching stabilise identity independently of venue, audience, or context. Sidadi Altura, the First City, emerges not geographically but cognitively. Sensory and social input no longer totalise the Self. Kodrah Kristang can begin to exist within different environments without being redefined by them. This stage installs a minimal inside/outside distinction at the environmental level, making sustained engagement possible without annihilation by context. Without this differentiation, environmental volatility would continually destabilise identity. |
| Kodrah Kristang 1A Group 18 16 Jan–7 Apr 2024 Tuesdays at CityGate Level 6 Kristang year 512 / 8th Great Turn days 146–228 13th Kabesa year 9 days 40–122 | Bentravensa Preparedness Dibinyador Stargazer Samatra Impegra The Perfect Storm Outskirts of Kharak System Homeworld Level 2 Halo Halo: Combat Evolved Level 2 | First 1A class with Kevin introduced as Makaravedra / Dragon Reborn; first 1A class with Kevin introduced as sexual abuse survivor; second class to incorporate the use of music and songs to teach 1A concepts; second of two 1A classes to include the individual anticipated to be the future 15th Kabesa; first class to teach expanded 2D and 3D altura or ego-centric coordinates; first class to introduce the concept of the Unsaid and the Unsaid in Kristang history; class ran in Kevin’s home area with no formal venue support This stage constructs environmental buffering of Kodrah Kristang from the rest of Singaporea and Malayan environments rather than avoidance. Survivor narratives and the explicit articulation of Dragon Reborn reframing clarify where Kodrah Kristang ends and the environment begins. Input is regulated, not denied. Dibinyador expands perspective while preventing overwhelm. The Ego learns to anticipate environmental volatility and prepare for it, rather than reacting after breach. These boundaries are proactive and modulatory, allowing engagement without constant exhaustion. This stage is critical for long-term sustainability, because it prevents chronic depletion while maintaining openness. Without it, the Ego would oscillate between withdrawal and overexposure. |
| Kodrah Kristang 1A Group 19 9 Jul–1 Oct 2024 Tuesdays at Marina One Basement 2 Kristang year 512 / 8th Great Turn days 321–366, year 513 days 1–39 13th Kabesa year 9 days 215–299 | Fogavensa Indomitability Lumiyaneru Luminary Via Iridesa The Glorious Road Return to Kharak Homeworld Level 3 The Truth and Reconciliation Halo: Combat Evolved Level 3 | First 1A class to introduce Kristang as Indigenous and Urban Indigenous; first class to introduce dreamfishing as an internationally-recognised Indigenous futures method; first 1A class to pilot large parts of the prototype of the Kristang textbook Animumbes 1; class ran in free seating area in Marina One Basement with no formal venue support With boundaries stabilised, curiosity returns. Kristang is now able to move through civic, cultural, and epistemic Singaporean and Malayan environments without mistaking them for itself, or being crushed by their pressure. Declaring Kristang Indigenous and introducing dreamfishing as a futures methodology assert epistemic sovereignty. Lumiyaneru illuminates possible paths forward, while Via Iridesa frames progress as visible but non-linear. Exploration replaces defence. The environment is experienced as navigable rather than engulfing. This restores agency at a higher level of complexity, where movement is chosen rather than forced. Without exploratory autonomy, the Ego would remain constrained by past threats even after safety is established. |
| Kodrah Kristang 1A Group 20 2 Oct–18 Dec 2025 Thursdays at Kolam Ayer CC Classroom 2 Kristang year 514 days 40–117 13th Kabesa year 10 days 300–365, year 11 days 1–11 | Teravensa Sustainability Bibliang Librarian Gaia sa Chang The Halls of the Earth Great Wastelands Homeworld Level 4 The Silent Cartographer Halo: Combat Evolved Level 4 | Fifth 1A class hosted in the PA ecosystem with Kevin as PA trainer so far, and the first since COVID-19, the first since Kevin came out publicly as gay, non-binary, actively polyamorous, atheist and neurodivergent, the first since Kevin assumed the role of Teizensang, and the first since attempts to force Kevin into the political system ended; first class to make use of the Animumbes level 1 textbook as the primary lesson material, replacing mobile phone portrait slides; Kevin recognised as Chief of the Kristang by NUS and as Kabesa during SG60 celebrations while this class was running; class featured by Our Grandfather Story in December 2025; third of four 1A classes to include the former 11th Kabesa Here stewardship replaces struggle. Using Animumbes as the primary teaching material stabilises transmission and reduces improvisational strain. Bibliang curates memory as infrastructure rather than archive. Gaia sa Chang reframes leadership as responsibility toward continuity rather than dominance over space. Kodrah Kristang and Singaporean and Malayan institutions, ecosystems, and histories now honour each other without surrendering sovereignty or collapsing into each other. Respect replaces antagonism and submission alike. Coexistence becomes stable because it is grounded in mutual recognition rather than dependency. This stage prevents both exploitation of the environment and self-erasure within it. |
| Kodrah Kristang 1A Group 21 8 Jan–12 Mar 2026 Thursdays at Kolam Ayer CC Classroom 2 Kristang year 514 days 138–201 13th Kabesa year 11 days 32–95 | Arvavensa Reinforcement Semulador Lifeworker Gaia sa Judanti The Stewards of the Earth Great Wastelands II Homeworld Level 5 Assault on the Control Room Halo: Combat Evolved Level 5 | Sixth 1A class hosted in the PA ecosystem with Kevin as PA trainer so far, and the second since COVID-19, the first since Kevin was fully recognised by the Singapore state as Kabesa in October 2025, and the first since the Kodrah Kristang website was updated in full to reflect Kristang as a civilisation, Kristang psychohistory and Kristang philosophy; second class to make use of the Animumbes level 1 textbook as the primary lesson material; fourth of four 1A classes so far to include the former 11th Kabesa Kodrah Kristang and Kevin and the Singaporean and Malayan institutions working with both now fully actualise the fact that their actions alter the world and that responsibility cannot be deferred. Teaching becomes lifework rather than emergency response or revival effort. Semulador frames this as ongoing labour, while Gaia sa Judanti positions participants as stewards rather than pioneers. Innocence ends: actions are understood to have downstream effects on people, institutions, and ecological narratives. Ethical feedback loops stabilise. The Ego now acts with awareness of consequence, not to avoid guilt but to sustain continuity. This stage marks the transition from survival to long-term custodianship, and the first time the material scope of a contemporary Kristang world and civilisation begins to be actualised. |
| Kodrah Kristang Group 22 (future, exact dates not currently dreamfishable) | Feravensa Magnanimity Konstrador Builder Skudura Strelapedra The Mightiest Armour Diamond Shoals Homeworld Level 6 343 Guilty Spark / Two Betrayals Halo: Combat Evolved Levels 6 & 8 | Anticipated: With Group 21 completing the survival arc and inaugurating long-term custodianship, Group 22 marks the first phase in which the environment actively redesigns itself to reduce harm to Kristang rather than merely endure its presence. This stage is thus characterised by adaptive design: modifying practices, teaching structures, organisational rhythms, and material choices to prevent degradation of people, knowledge, and environments. The Ego no longer asks “how do we persist?” but “how do we persist without damage?” This includes compensatory structures for past harm, intentional pacing, and the refusal of extractive growth models. Crucially, mitigation here is not moral self-flagellation or control; it is structural learning. The system begins to design itself for longevity, recognising that continuity requires repair, buffering, and care. This is the first time the growing Kodrah Kristang world is shaped proactively rather than reactively, marking the beginning of civilisation-scale maintenance. |
| Kodrah Kristang Group 23 (future, exact dates not currently dreamfishable) | Fuzilavensa Neutralisation Gaiyang Reclaimer Konfiansa Fuzilada The Loyalty of Lightning Gardens of Kadesh Homeworld Level 7 The Library / Keyes Halo: Combat Evolved Levels 7 & 9 | Anticipated: This stage marks a decisive epistemic shift. The environment is no longer apprehended as context, backdrop, or resource, but as Gaia: a living system with agency, memory, thresholds, and limits. Exploitation-based models collapse not through moral injunction but through perceptual incompatibility. The Ego can no longer conceive of “use” without reciprocity. Decisions are understood to reverberate through living systems that respond, adapt, and remember. This recognition reframes Kristang history, land, language, and diaspora as embedded within a sentient planetary field rather than imposed upon it. Reciprocity becomes mandatory rather than optional. Importantly, this is not mysticism or abstraction; it is a functional reorientation of causality. Singapore begins to consciously situate Kodrah Kristang as an active co-constructor in ongoing processes, not as something to be controlled or a victim. This recognition stabilises ecological ethics as perception, not ideology. |
| Kodrah Kristang Group 24 (future, exact dates not currently dreamfishable) | Jelavensa Insulation Prumirang Forerunner Argila Krismatra The Dreaming Gold Cathedral of Kadesh Homeworld Level 8 The Maw Halo: Combat Evolved Level 10 | Anticipated: Here the Ego learns to act with Gaia rather than on it. Decisions are made in resonance with living systems, seasonal rhythms, ecological feedback, and long-term planetary memory. This is not deference or submission, but co-action: mutual influence without domination. Kodrah Kristang practices, pedagogy, and civilisational design align with regenerative cycles rather than extractive timelines. The Ego no longer treats Gaia as something to be protected from itself, but as a collaborator in shared becoming. This stage installs the baseline for Kodrah–Singapore/Malaya coevolution, replacing survival-based interaction with participatory stewardship. Actions are evaluated not only by human outcomes but by their effects on the living field as a whole. This marks the true beginning of post-survival civilisation: a Kristang world that does not merely endure within Gaia, but actively helps shape a viable future with it. |