Many years ago, a few hundred moons gone past, a boy was born to a family of the Forest (Lim) clan, on an Island they say once had a Lion roar The boy grew up, loving the land that fed his family, he had this thing with flags crescent moon and five stars, decked in red and white halves Perhaps he knew what these stood for, perhaps he is a patriot or perhaps he just love the chocolate candy that came in the flag stem core So many years have passed, he’s gone through some studies, work and play, he decided that life is too precious to not try the Enlightened Buddhist Way Following his preliminary monastic training, in a foreign land of freedom, he return to find his island country decked not with crescent moon and stars, but a ferris wheel and racing track Give me Merlion or the Angmo Raffles guy anytime instead, he shouted! A statue of our founding statesmen like LKY would be something he would be proud . . . → Read More: Happy National Day Singapore!
