Poor Merlie

"With exports down, jobs disappearing and the economy in the doldrums, we need more bad news like we need a hole in the head. So what does Mother Nature do? It zaps the Merlion, leaving Singapore's iconic symbol with, well, a hole in the head. Coincidence? Bad omen? Mother Nature's sick sense of humor? Why zap the Merlion? Why the head, of all places? Why now?

"As can be expected of superstitious Singaporeans, chatrooms have since been abuzz about the significance of the 2/28 incident. Doomsayers are convinced that the hit, which took a chunk off the Merlion's crown, is a bad omen." (Paraphrased from the Internet)

P/S: Hope she doesn't have to greet tourists with a bandage on her head.