Source Website: http://www.todayonline.com/Columns/Postscript/EDC110402-0000545/The-Merlion-stole-my-girlfriend
By Mayo Martin, 04:46 AM Apr 02, 2011
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PHOTO: It's a little creepy to spend the night with the Merlion.
Artwork by YEN YOK
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PHOTO: Mayo Martin
The writer is the arts correspondent at Today.
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I HAD never actually thought of the Merlion as romantic competition.
After all, it's got a lion's head and a fish's body. While I am no matinee idol myself, I at least have use of my limbs. Which is good when running errands for women.
Also, as far as hybrid mythical creatures go, the Merlion is a bit of an oddity.
Griffins fly, look cool and are endorsed by Harry Potter. The Sphinx is very articulate and you know you'll have a decent conversation with him - when he's not speaking in riddles, that is.
This dude, on the other hand, seems to have a hard time holding in the contents of its stomach. Which doesn't make him a particularly good house pet.
But that'll teach me to underestimate the competition.
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http://theoccasionaltraveller.wordpress.com/2011/03/09/meet-my-roommate-merlion/
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http://theoccasionaltraveller.wordpress.com/2011/03/09/meet-my-roommate-merlion/
PHOTO: Merlion Park
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http://comesingapore.com/travel-guide/article/517/singapore-biennale
"Welcome ... to the ... Merlion Hotel!" she said with aplomb.
"Thank you. Can you show us where the bathtub is?" I mumbled, trying my best not to make eye contact with the giant kitty-fish smack in the middle of the fancy schmancy room, right behind the queen-sized bed.
My eyes roamed around the plushness of it all. Not bad, not bad at all.
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PHOTO: Room with a roar: Singapore landmark transformed into hotel
Singapore Biennale 2011, from 4 April to 5 May
By Simone Kane, Feb 25, 2011
http://www.blogcdn.com/travel.aol.co.uk/media/2011/02/the-merlion-hotelexteriorfinal-1298629414.jpg
http://travel.aol.co.uk/2011/02/25/room-with-a-roar-singapore-landmark-to-be-transformed-into-hote/
"I'm afraid there's none."
"What?"
"There's no TV in this room."
"Erm, what about wi-fi?"
"There's none, too. The idea is to spend quality time with the Merlion."
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PHOTO: A new spin on the concept of strange bedfellows…Merlion Hotel Singapore
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http://cntraveller.tumblr.com/post/3484336632/a-new-spin-on-the-concept-of-strange
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PHOTO: Faced Marina Bay Sands
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No quality time with the TV, no quality time for myself - perhaps I could have quality time with my girlfriend?
An hour later, and after I'd pried the camera from my reluctant girlfriend's hands, we eventually found ourselves snug under the sheets.
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PHOTO: Suite interior layout of Merlion Hotel
This is the real Merlion which is transformed into a hotel. This is the suite interior layout .
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The writer is the arts correspondent at Today.
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PHOTO: He will starts sprouting water through his mouth soon...
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PHOTO: Merlion Park, Singapore
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PHOTO: Merlion Park
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http://flickrfanstan.wordpress.com/category/flickrfan/page/71/
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PHOTO: The Prodigy Concert Poster by Emek
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