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Why is the thunder spirit -'lui gong' (or thunder god) so 'chian' (accurate)??? ... :(
Aiya....Singapore is the second most frequent Thunder and lightning city in the WORLD !!!! Another best with 193 days with lightning.
Did not see a lightning protection rod when I was there ? If they put one on the head, it probably look like that white superemist children show......tele-tbas...something like that....heeeee
Let recap.....first is the wheel of fortune stop spinning, now is the lion head hit by lighning....the head....why not the tail ?? So what next, the "Dragon" (our MRT system).....??
And after the dragon, the octagon ??
teeth53 ( Date: 01-Mar-2009 10:01) Posted:
| The Thunder God not only is angry, but also know how and when to strike as and when without hurting anybody....It may mean there is some sense of someone may get something that someone may not like it in anyway..this's nature way of telling.....someone who put, put the Melion not to be too proud and too arrogant..Don't behavior in a too proud a manner.
The explosion, caused by the lightening, created a hole the size of a soccer ball, on the Merlion.
But according to eye witnesses, no one was hurt.
harryp ( Date: 28-Feb-2009 22:37) Posted:
| The Thunder God is angry with something. |
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Sometime ago, it was mentioned that the Marina IR's tablet-looking building are quite similar to those found at .......(alot at Jln Bahar). They are also confronting (more or less) the "mouth" of Singapore River..which historically was an entrance for ships generating shipping trade and creating wealth for the economy....
And Merlion facing Marina IR now got struck by ..........
Dun much about fengshui... just wondering are all these merely coincindences?
The Thunder God not only is angry, but also know how and when to strike as and when without hurting anybody....
It may mean there is some sense of someone may get something that someone may not like it in anyway..this's nature way of telling.....someone who put, put the Melion not to be too proud and too arrogant..Don't behavior in a too proud a manner.
The explosion, caused by the lightening, created a hole the size of a soccer ball, on the Merlion.
But according to eye witnesses, no one was hurt.
harryp ( Date: 28-Feb-2009 22:37) Posted:
| The Thunder God is angry with something. |
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Maybe its a sign that a change of power will occur in the next election or b4?
wow,,AK also know abt 避雷针..very knowledgeable indeed...LOL 
cheers~
AK_Francis ( Date: 28-Feb-2009 23:13) Posted:
Ha ha, TPB ought to engage Prof Liew(lightning expert, fr NUS) to investigate n suggest prevention measure if d original lightning conducting facility at d merlion was not effective.
Not sure during d shifting to new location, any new ground electrode(s) was linked fr d ground to grouding point of the merlion? |
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Ha ha, TPB ought to engage Prof Liew(lightning expert, fr NUS) to investigate n suggest prevention measure if d original lightning conducting facility at d merlion was not effective.
Not sure during d shifting to new location, any new ground electrode(s) was linked fr d ground to grouding point of the merlion?
It is helping singaporeans to keep our jobs...haha as it need to be repaired by someone! Maybe the thunder should strike more building..lol.
Not happy with the Citigroup investment or any bailout by Spore garment?
The Thunder God is angry with something.
How to change Singapore's luck? Recently we very "dao mei"
| Updated: 28th February 2009, 1900 hrs |
| Lightning strikes the Merlion at Fullerton |
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The original Merlion statue located at One Fullerton was struck by lightning this afternoon, causing quite a commotion. Claire Huang caught up with some witnesses to find out what happened. Nature sure knows how to throw a tantrum. In its fit of anger, Singapore's longstanding original icon - the Merlion, was damaged by lightning flashes. 23 year-old Ms Swee Xueping who was having lunch with 5 other friends said the incident caused a stir. "So we were actually sitting at Coffeebean, and then we were buying (food) and then we heard a loud thunder sound. Then we saw the lightning which was quite, it's kind of orangey and then there was a commotion, and we heard a loud noise, but we didn't know what actually happened. We were just wondering how come there's this big commotion." A staff who wants to be known only as Mr Yap said the incident happened between 4 and 5pm. Mr Yap who works in a shop a few metres away from the damaged statue, describes how some passersby who were stranded in the rain, dashed into the restaurant for cover. "Something like an explosion sound, very loud. Then after that some of the pieces fell off the Merlion. All the people under the umbrella (3 parasols) ran in, towards our shop. They were scared that there'll be another thunder (lightning) strike." Mr Yap's colleague Ms Toh said she didn't realise that the lightning had struck the statue until a customer drew her attention to it. "I heard the thunderstorm and I saw many of the customers running into our outlet. I just heard from a customer then noticed "Hey, why the Merlion's head dropped?"" The explosion, caused by the lightening, created a hole the size of a soccer ball, on the Merlion.
But according to eye witnesses, no one was hurt. In fact, many passersby and tourists didn't even notice the rubble on the walkway. The statue is one of five Merlions in Singapore. The 8.6 metre tall statue was originally located at the mouth of the Singapore River but was moved to Fullerton in 2002. |
