They told me that a Singapore trip without a picture of the famous merlion is not valid.
Well, just my luck.
It's my first trip abroad and this 70-ton, 8.6-meter tall, water-spewing ceramic at One Fullerton just had to ruin it. I heard he's prepping himself for his 40th birthday on September 15, refusing any photo ops until early that month.
So vain.
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| These guys didn't even let me get a glimpse of him. |
Well, I guess that's just fair. His cracks are showing and his moss beard doesn't make him look dashing. I even heard that his humans are going to give him new waves to ride as a birthday present. Anyway, that left me with no other choice but to settle for his lesser counterparts just to prove that I've been there.
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| Well he's smaller... but hey! He's got a glowing nameplate! And he's got a ---- no? Okay... |
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| Come on! He's looking at you with those eyes. No? Damn. |
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| Oh no, no, no. This one begged to have our picture taken. I just... wanted a copy, that's all. |
As much as I hate him, I wish I could witness his unveiling on his birthday. I managed to sneak up on my humans and consulted the all-knowing oracle they call internet. It told me that merlion throws a party like no other, with guests from all over the world scrambling for seats closest to him. I wish I was that famous.
But this one ought to be extra special. Humans say that "life begins at 40". I wonder if that's also true with merlion statues.
Now, that'd be something I would really want to have a picture with.
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