cuma buat foto-foto sih. lagi ujan pula...
sekilas tentang Singapore dan Merlion...
Singapore in ancient times was known as Temasek or Sea Town. it was then, as it is today, a busy trading center.
destroyed at the end of 4th century AD, the island was rediscovered again in the 11th century AD by Prince Sang Nila Utama of the Sri Vijaya Empire. upon his landing, he saw a strange beast which he later learnt was a lion. he immediatelly named the island 'Singapura' a Sanskrit word for Lion City.
the Merlion symbolises in its fish body the ancient city of Temasek, and its lion head, the legend of its discovery.
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