In my
previous post, I mentioned that the Missus was in the midst of preparing my Halloween costume. I also asked readers to make a guess as to what my costume would be for this year’s Halloween. Unfortunately, no one came up with the correct answer (although some of you came very close!). Still, I thank you all for your wonderful contributions!
Anyway, without further ado, for this years’ Halloween, I am going to be…
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| Yeah! I am the legendary Golden Gorgon! |
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| And check out my venomous snakes: Mozambique Spitting Cobra, Gaboon Viper, Black Mamba, Puff Adder, Boomslang – all with googly eyes! “Sssssst…” |
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| According to Greek mythology, anyone who looked into the eyes of Medusa instantly turned into stone. |
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| To find out if this story might be true, I decided to take matters into my own paws; I went out to test my ‘Medusa’ prowess. |
I was soon walking down the streets of Singapore, searching for unlucky victims. To my delight, I spotted something! It was an ox pulling a cart. As the ox stopped for a drink, I got into position and cast an evil look at the innocent bovine.
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| To my amazement, it turned into stone! Blimey! |
So, the curse of Medusa is true!
Happy with my newfound magic powers, I began to search for more victims. First of all, I came upon a weird looking bird. Without thinking, I went into deep concentration and, within seconds…
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| …it turned into stone! (But I don’t know why it also got bigger and fatter?!?) |
My extraordinary powers were fantastic. Soon, I was turning everything in sight into stone, including hoomans.
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| These men were having an innocent conversation and, guess what, I turned them into stone! |
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| Next, I stumbled upon a Scribe and he too, with just one look, turned into stone! |
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| This poor lady was simply waving at her friends. Unfortunately, I looked at her and… she turned into stone! |
After walking aimlessly for a while, I came across some children playing next to the river. When they saw what was coming, they tried to flee into the river but it was too late…
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| …they turned into stone! |
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| Despite their best efforts, none of them escaped my clutches. |
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| My powers were such that I was even able to affect historical figures. Here’s poor old Stamford Raffles, one of the founders of Singapore, who died in 1826. Somehow, I managed to turn him into stone! Yikes! |
Impressed with my limitless powers, I decided to set the bar higher. This time I would concentrate on a mythical figure – The Merlion. This strange looking creature, the symbol of Singapore, has the head of a lion and the body of a fish. Man, that sounds scary!
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| First, I tried my luck on a baby Merlion. It worked like a charm – it turned into stone! |
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| Without hesitation, I went for the mother Merlion and, guess what, she turned into stone too! |
Please, my friends, be careful. Don’t look too closely at my photos. You never know, you too might be “turned into stone”!
Happy Halloween!
With love,
Homer
