Well we are in Singapore now and I have had a few chances to go out and see things. I am including a picture of a Merlion statue. It doesn't look so impressive in the picture unless you look to the left and notice the street light dwarfed next to it. It was really big! I wish I knew more about what it means and why it is like a symbol of Singapore. One thing I learned was that Singapores birthday is the same day as me and Jenn's Anniversary.
Another thing that we did on our last underway was give a helicopter fuel while we were underway and it was flying. It was pretty cool and one of those things we can only see live here in the Navy.
I will try to update more and give more pictures when I can. I just read Jenn's blog and it was very nice to talk to the boys and say goodnight to them. I enjoyed singing with Jacob very much. I really miss Jenn and the boys.
Darrick
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Merlion
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The Merlion is one of the most well-known tourist icons of Singapore. Its landmark statue, once at the Merlion Park, was relocated to the front of the Fullerton Hotel in April 2002.The merlion (Simplified Chinese: 鱼尾狮) is a statue with the head of a lion and the body of a fish. Its name comes from a portmanteau of mermaid and lion. The merlion was designed by Fraser Brunner for the Singapore Tourism Board in 1964 and was used as its logo up to 1997. The Merlion continues to be its trademark symbol. It also appears frequently in STB-approved souvenirs. The original Merlion statue stands at the opening of the Singapore River while a taller replica can be found on Sentosa Island.
According to the Singapore Tourism Board's publicity, the lion head and fish body of the creature recalls the story of the legendary Sang Nila Utama, who saw a lion while hunting on an island, en route to Malacca. The island eventually became the sea port of Temasek, a precursor to Singapore.
Wow... landing on a ship would be difficult and dangerous enough. Fueling a helicopter in flight? Really cool!
I'm guessing the Navy doesn't allow the use of instant messengers on your Internet connections, right? How about voice-over-IP, like Skype? Only reason I ask is that Skype is free from PC-to-phone until the end of 2006.
hey Darrick- that is a pretty cool pic of the helocopter refeuling in mid-air!
Jenn's right, we would like to see updates from you more often! :o)
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