How sg got its name....

[Deep Purple]

singapore was actually named after a famous robbery. 2 singhs robbed a malay woman of some stuff, and the malay woman runs around shouting “Sing Kapoh!” stamford raffles find the robbery to be amusing and named the island singhkapoh...



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[wikiphile]

无聊

 

[jake]

Good attempt but Kapoh is no where near robbing/stealing

 

[KKC007]

How about how UOB got it's logo?

After a long tedious day going thru various proposals for its logo, WCY needed a toilet break. As he was doing his deed, he looked down and VOILA! Decision made.

 

[AWARENESS]

How about how UOB got it's logo?

After a long tedious day going thru various proposals for its logo, WCY needed a toilet break. As he was doing his deed, he looked down and VOILA! Decision made.

Like this....

 

[makapaaa]

singapore was actually named after a famous robbery. 2 singhs robbed a malay woman of some stuff, and the malay woman runs around shouting “Sing Kapoh!” stamford raffles find the robbery to be amusing and named the island singhkapoh...



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What does Leegapore mean then?

 

[jake]

the malay woman runs around shouting “Sing Kapoh!” stamford raffles find the robbery to be amusing and named the island singhkapoh...

Sir Stamford Raffles upon landing in SG gave a malay woman Kickapoo Joy Juice to drink. After drinking the joy juice, the malay woman started to sing and she runs around shouting “Sing Kapoh!”. Sir Stamford Rraffles find the singing amusing and named the island singhkapoh...