Hello Merlion!

Picture: Courtesy of Joanne. Read her write-up here

Thanks to Mrs Chee (Shaun's mom) who took time to go on our Math & Science Trail. She was enthusiastic and helped pupils to learn at the various stations. After we had completed our assignment at the Esplanade, we visited the Merlion at the mouth of Singapore River.

Do you know the origin of the Merlion, a creature with a lion head and a fish's body? Well, the Merlion is a product of the Singapore Tourism Board to help promote our country in the early 1970s. On 15 September 2002, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew opened the new Merlion park, where we took our picture.