jokes...again

How Singapore got its name

Version 1: When Raffles stepped out of his boat on to boat quay, a man was running by annoucing the birth of his son in hokkien "see ta poh! see ta poh!"

Version 2: I thought the story was like this: The indian king, Parameswara, was sleeping under the tree and was dreaming. He was rudely awakened by an animal resembling a lion. So, out of shock, he screamed "singa porda! singa porda!" (which means: lion, get lost!)

Version 3: When Raffles sailed up the Singapore River for the first time, a malay lady was bathing in the river, having left her clothes on the river bank. A singh came by and stole her clothes. The upset lady started shouting after him, "Singh Kapoh,Singh Kapoh"......

Version 4: 'Singapore' was actually translated from the name 'Singapura' in Bahasa Malaysia. Story goes that there was a prince that came to our island many many years ago, on an exploration trip. Then he suddenly saw a lion and he name our island 'Singapura', which means lion port.

Imagine if he had seen a pig instead of a lion, it would be Babipura. ('pig' in Malay is 'Babi')