Tuesday, February 17, 2009

My World - Sentosa Flower Show (Part 9-Merlion)

Continuing from yesterday's post on Sentosa Flower Show, I am almost done with the final part of the series of photos. Hope you are all not bored by it...lol.

Today post is the famous icon of Singapore, the Merlion. As mentioned very often, there are four merlions in Singapore. One is this 37 metres tall Merlion in Sentosa, two at the Merlion Park fronting the Singapore River and a small one at the top of Mount Faber.

You can view my other posts on the Merlion.

These swans were made with flowers, they were also part of the flower show.



A short and interesting video of the Merlion.



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22 comments:

  1. MariamellieFebruary 17, 2009 at 9:08 AM

    Hi! thanks for your visit to my blog today! Oh nice to have your post on Sentosa island, reminds me of my unforgettable stay new year 2008 there with my boyfriend. We rode bicycle up to hill and found the Merlion, it was a surprise because we hadn't expected it. So nice! btw, do you lavender in s'pore?

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  2. SandyCarlsonFebruary 17, 2009 at 9:53 AM

    The merlion is a new creature to me. What a fascinating place.

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  3. alicesgFebruary 17, 2009 at 10:20 AM

    Hi Ellie, I have not come across any lavenders in Singapore but we do have a street called Lavender Street. Does that count....lol. I guess the weather here is not suitable for lavenders.

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  4. alicesgFebruary 17, 2009 at 10:21 AM

    Thank you Sandy for the compliments. :)

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  5. Jane Hards PhotographyFebruary 17, 2009 at 10:23 AM

    New to be too and as always something interesting

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  6. D HerrodFebruary 17, 2009 at 10:31 AM

    The Swans are very cool.

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  7. Sylvia KFebruary 17, 2009 at 10:37 AM

    Really fascinating post and wonderful photos! and I, too, learned something new! always like to do that! Thanks for sharing.

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  8. IndraniFebruary 17, 2009 at 10:41 AM

    When I was in Singapore few years back I had picked up a merlion souvenir from there. I still have it. Singapore is a beautiful country!
    Loved the flower swan too!

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  9. AnonymousFebruary 17, 2009 at 10:46 AM

    My comment didn't go through..I love the flowered swans and would love to have them for the pond here Alice..

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  10. Yogi♪♪♪February 17, 2009 at 11:49 AM

    Fascinating and beautiful. Thanks.

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  11. CatherineFebruary 17, 2009 at 1:16 PM

    You have some lovely things surrounding you!!

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  12. LouiseFebruary 17, 2009 at 1:21 PM

    Your posts are NEVER boring!

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  13. magiceyeFebruary 17, 2009 at 1:38 PM

    a beautiful series of wonderful images from your world!

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  14. AnonymousFebruary 17, 2009 at 3:09 PM

    That lion is magnificent! Why are they called Merlions.. are they part mermaid and part lion?

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  15. escapeFebruary 17, 2009 at 3:39 PM

    impressive how they made that duck using flowers!

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  16. GattinaFebruary 17, 2009 at 3:44 PM

    That must have been a very beautiful show ! I scrolled through all your pictures ! Very interesting !

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  17. alicesgFebruary 17, 2009 at 9:25 PM

    Thanks for all the nice comments.

    Lady Fi, the Merlion was first designed as an emblem for the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) in 1964 – the lion head with a fish body resting on a crest of waves quickly became Singapore’s icon to the rest of the world.The fish tail of the Merlion symbolises the ancient city of Temasek (meaning “sea” in Javanese) by which Singapore was known before the Prince named it “Singapura” (meaning “lion” (singa) “city” (pura) in Sanskrit), and represents Singapore’s humble beginnings as a fishing village. (Source: Uniquely Singapore).

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  18. This Is My Blog - fishing guyFebruary 17, 2009 at 10:00 PM

    Alice: What a fun view from your world.

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  19. AnonymousFebruary 18, 2009 at 12:05 AM

    The merlion is new to me - how interesting. And those swans made of flowers remind me of the Rose Parade in California every year. Very talented artists.

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  20. AnonymousFebruary 18, 2009 at 3:50 AM

    The flower swans look beautiful. Thanks for the interesting pictures and video :)

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  21. Richard LawryFebruary 18, 2009 at 5:43 AM

    It would be awesome to get to see the Merlion. He looks very impressive.

    An Arkies Musings

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  22. SquirrelFebruary 23, 2009 at 3:51 AM

    Wow! interesting post!

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