05 February 2026

merlion

Every city should have an official mascot.
 Singapore has this mythical creature sculpted by Ling Nam Seng in 1972.  It's fish-like body symbolizes Singapore's origins as a fishing village, it's head represents the orginal name of Singapura, which is Sanskrit for lion city.

An Asian city for Thursday Postcard Hunt

6 comments:

  1. That is a wonderful view. My postcards for today is here: https://envelope100.blogspot.com/2026/02/thursday-postcard-hunt-asian-cities.html

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  2. The photo gives the impression of a peaceful time of day before the city wakes and just the sound of water.
    My cities are here

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  3. The colors in this postcard give a feeling of tranquility. Beautiful!

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  4. That's a fun sculpture!
    Mine:
    https://thisandthatablog.blogspot.com/2026/02/thursday-postcard-hunt-cities-asian.html

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  5. I totally agree with the title of the post :)

    My postcard is here.

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  6. I wish I could travel there some day!

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