Our mascots. Do you REALLY know them?
Saturday, May 29, 2010 | 8:52 PM | 0 hearts♥
There are many mascots in Singapore. In fact, those mascots are mostly made up of animals. Referring to What's Up newspaper in April, they have listed down the mascots here in Singapore.Water Wally:
Water Wally was born in 2005.It is shaped like a water droplet. His mission is to help young Singaporeans understands that water is a precious resource. He was created by the government agency in charge of the water in Singapore, the Public Utilities board. He was born in Mac Ritchie reservoir and loves sorts of water sports. Do you know that his nickname is the chemical symbol of water, H2O?
**When there is a water pollution, he will fall sick and turn brown in colour.
Captain Green:
He first appeared with Singapore's first "Clean and Green week" campaign in 1990. It was created by the Ogilvy and Mather advertising agency together with the Mministry of the Environment.
A frog was chosen to Captain Green as it is an amphibian which is sensitive to changes in the surroundings. In 1997, it became semi human with a orange cape tied at his neck. Captain Green was the 'defender of the environment' here in Singapore.
What's up even include that he could " smell litter from afar, see hidden mosquito breeding sites and hear large secret societies of cockroaches whispering in the dark and rats scampering in the drains living of litter there".
Do you know that under Captain Green's "watch", Singapore has remained a clean and green place?
Tammy the Bee:
Tammy the Bee was first introduced in 1982 as the mascot for the National Productivity Board. During the 90s', the government was encouraging workers to be more eeficent and productive. A bee was choosen because it is known as hardworking, and a good team player. In my opinion, we, as students, should be more like Tammy.
Do you know that the creators and artists of this mascot were responsible for the creation of another mascot, Singa the Lion?
In 1999, Tammy was retired and removed with a new modern graphic. Today, the government is pushing productivity again. No wonder that there is a talk that Tammy would return!
The merlion. The original.
The merlion was originally designed in 1964 by Fraser Brunner of the Tourist Promotion Board. Iin 1972, the merlion was choosen as Singapore's symbol. A Merlion statue, 8.6 metres tall, was placed at the mouth of the Singapore River. Do you know that the Melion weighs 70 tonnes?
half-lion, half-fish, the merlion is linked to the ancient legend of the Prince, Sang Nila Utama, who saw a lion and name this city Singapura. The fish tail out of the sea symbolises Temasek, Javanese for 'sea'.
Durain Boy:
THe Singapore Tourism Board created this mascot to welcome visitors to its pavillion at the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai. This is a major event for countries to show off their cultures and technology.
Singapore's mascot, Little Durian Star is a five -yer-old boy with a green durian shaped cap. Hew wears a red overalls with the merlion on it.
Sharity:
Sharity is a pink elephant with orange hair and blue overalls was born in 1965 to promote the National Council of Social Services' Sharity programme. The aim was to educate children about caring for and sharing with the less fortunate. Sharity was created by a group of studentd from the Nanyang Academy of fine arts. Do you know that Sharity's name caomes from the words Share and Charity?
Courteous Cat. ( Singa the Lion):
In 1982, this chubby golden lion became the mascot of the National Coutesy Campaign. Singa the lion replaced the campaign original logo, a smiley face.
While lions are known to be ferocious, Singa was given a smile to make it more friendly and warm. Do you know that in March last year, three students from the Singapore Mangement University held a funeral for Singa as they say kindness in Singapore has vanished?
Lyo & Merly:
This pair of mascots was created for the first-ever Youth Olympic Games. For 3 weeks in 2009, people from all over the world were invited to name them Eventually, Lyo (Leo) and Merly, names suggested from two Singaporeans were picked.
The mascots were inspired by our national symbols-the lion and Merilon. Lyo those name stands for Lion of the Youth Olympics, is a sporty young lion cub who loves basketball. His fiery name resembles the YOG emblem of a flame.
Merly is a Merlion who loves swimming and cares for the environment. Do you know that Merly is a rare female character among the Singapore's Mascots?
I hope after reading this, you will know more about the mascots in Singapore.