With Singapore Movie Fiesta (4th to 8th June, 10am to 10pm, Vivocity) round the corner, everyone is getting into the Superhero mood! I myself have been looking through my old comics on Spiderman. Haha. Also, I've been imagining that if Singapore were to have its own Superhero, what would the character be like?
Anyway I came up with my version of Singapore's Superhero.
Let the story begin.... :)
the HERO...
Many perceive Singapore's clean and green image to be the result of its government's wise decisions. But little did they know that it was all a cover-up. It wasn't the "Tree Planting Day" nor the "Keep Singapore Clean" campaign launched some thirty years ago which transformed Singapore. It was all the work of one little girl, a student in fact, who changed the tiny red dot to what it is today.
She is none other than....
The Green Lion (aka Kate).
Ever since she ate that caterpillar while gardening one day, her life has totally changed. She can not only fly, has telepathy with plants and has the power to grow plants to maturity in a split second. (read: the BEGINNING and the TRANSFORMATION)
Since the 1960s, after Kate realized that she possessed powers, she decided to put her poers into good use. So she used her powers for good of the city... to beautify it to the Garden City it is known today. (read: the MOTIVATION)
Since she has the power to talk to plants, she knows what they are lacking of and attends to their needs. When she knows that a plant has withered, she has the power to plant a new one immediately.
All this while, it has been her duty and passion, and whoever ruins the greenery in Singapore will be nabbed by our very own Superhero. Of course, the government knows she exists, but because The Green Lion wants to keep a low profile, all credit is given to the government, and for the past 30 years or so, the citizens of Singapore have always thought that it was the government's initiatives that made it what it is today.
In fact, the government and The Green Lion have been collaborating for so long that they have set up a system together. When The Green Lion spots someone tampering with the greenery, she will nab the person and hand him/her over to the government.
Of course, things associated with the government are always Top Secret. No one knows of this Superhero. There are some who have seen her flying amongst the clouds, but no one can be sure what they have seen. Until one fateful day, a little boy caught The Green Lion in action and took a picture using his camera phone just before she took flight. He then sent the picture to STOMP. The next day, newspapers in the region were plastered with the news of this unknown character, where the media named "The Green Lion". That was how the name came about...
It was aptly named too. Since "Green" is associated with plants and "Lion", apart from her lion-like mane, represents Singapore.
After the whole saga, the government covered it up quickly, brushing it off as something else. Kate was quite amused with the whole thing. She thought that that was a good name for a Superhero, so she kept it.
Ever since Kate has been the "green" Superhero, the city bloomed with flowers and plants like never before.
So the next time you decide to pluck a tree leaf or flower for your science project.... think again. The Green Lion may be just behind you, even before you know it.
Interested to find out more about The Green Lion and how it all began?
Read the FULL STORY HERE, or choose parts of the story below
the ZERO
the BEGINNING
the TRANSFORMATION
the MOTIVATION
Anyway I came up with my version of Singapore's Superhero.
Let the story begin.... :)
the HERO...
Many perceive Singapore's clean and green image to be the result of its government's wise decisions. But little did they know that it was all a cover-up. It wasn't the "Tree Planting Day" nor the "Keep Singapore Clean" campaign launched some thirty years ago which transformed Singapore. It was all the work of one little girl, a student in fact, who changed the tiny red dot to what it is today.
She is none other than....
The Green Lion (aka Kate).Ever since she ate that caterpillar while gardening one day, her life has totally changed. She can not only fly, has telepathy with plants and has the power to grow plants to maturity in a split second. (read: the BEGINNING and the TRANSFORMATION)
Since the 1960s, after Kate realized that she possessed powers, she decided to put her poers into good use. So she used her powers for good of the city... to beautify it to the Garden City it is known today. (read: the MOTIVATION)
Since she has the power to talk to plants, she knows what they are lacking of and attends to their needs. When she knows that a plant has withered, she has the power to plant a new one immediately.
All this while, it has been her duty and passion, and whoever ruins the greenery in Singapore will be nabbed by our very own Superhero. Of course, the government knows she exists, but because The Green Lion wants to keep a low profile, all credit is given to the government, and for the past 30 years or so, the citizens of Singapore have always thought that it was the government's initiatives that made it what it is today.
In fact, the government and The Green Lion have been collaborating for so long that they have set up a system together. When The Green Lion spots someone tampering with the greenery, she will nab the person and hand him/her over to the government.
Of course, things associated with the government are always Top Secret. No one knows of this Superhero. There are some who have seen her flying amongst the clouds, but no one can be sure what they have seen. Until one fateful day, a little boy caught The Green Lion in action and took a picture using his camera phone just before she took flight. He then sent the picture to STOMP. The next day, newspapers in the region were plastered with the news of this unknown character, where the media named "The Green Lion". That was how the name came about...
It was aptly named too. Since "Green" is associated with plants and "Lion", apart from her lion-like mane, represents Singapore.
After the whole saga, the government covered it up quickly, brushing it off as something else. Kate was quite amused with the whole thing. She thought that that was a good name for a Superhero, so she kept it.
Ever since Kate has been the "green" Superhero, the city bloomed with flowers and plants like never before.
So the next time you decide to pluck a tree leaf or flower for your science project.... think again. The Green Lion may be just behind you, even before you know it.
Interested to find out more about The Green Lion and how it all began?
Read the FULL STORY HERE, or choose parts of the story below
the ZERO
the BEGINNING
the TRANSFORMATION
the MOTIVATION
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