"Singapore's Origin" joke
How Singapore got its name Version 1: When Raffles stepped out of his boat on to Boat Quay, a man was running by announcing the birth of his son in hokkien.' see ta poh, see ta poh' Version 2: I thought the story was like this: The malay/indian king, Parameswara, was sleeping under a 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 named our island' Singapura', which means lion. Imagine if he had seen a pig instead of a lion. ('pig' in Malay is' Babi')
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