Welcome, Thirsty Traveler!
We are thrilled that you have come to our iconic Merlion Park in the incredible tropic heat. As you can see, the Merlion Park gives you an epic view of the Marina Bay with so many recognizable buildings that have been the backdrop to a variety of world events in Singapore. But we are here to quench our thirst.
We are welcoming you to be a potential member of the First Order of Merlion (FOM). This opportunity is your chance to join our highly exclusive club, one that affords you many benefits and privileges that are bestowed once you have completed the challenge.
After you have studied the below excerpt, you will be ready to proceed to our initiation challenge:
"The original Merlion Park was first designed by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) near the mouth of the Singapore River in 1964 as an emblem of Singapore. On 15 September 1972, the park was officially opened at an installation ceremony for the statue, officiated at by then Prime Minister of Singapore, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. The original statue of the Merlion used to stand at the mouth of the Singapore River. The statue was made from November 1971 to August 1972 by the late Singaporean sculptor, Mr. Lim Nang Seng. It measures 8.6 meters high and weighs 70 tons." (Source: Wikipedia )
Privilege and Benefits
Once accepted to FOM, you will instantly be given ranking status as a member and huge discounts and secret dealings at where ever you see a FOM logo display (pending distribution), also see our guidebook for the secret handshake (pending handbook creation).
***Initiation Challenge***
In order to join FOM, the following challenge must be completed. The Merlion is our most famous emblem, and you must perform EITHER of the following tasks:
A. Drink from the Merlion's mouth. Position yourself to record this most difficult of tasks and once done, add it as part of your application (log) to FOM.
OR
B. Capture the Merlion, its cub and your mark (player name, signature item or the like) in the same record (picture) as part of your application (log) to FOM.
Please do not send your photos through email or message; they must be attached to the application (log) to FOM.
The submission will automatically generate your membership to our most exclusive club.
Those who do not submit proper photographic proof will have their application (log) rescinded from the records (logbook).
(As of 28 Aug 2019, Option A: Filling a bottle or cup will not be accepted, Option B: You must have all 3 items in your photo).
If you choose to add in notes with further commentary on aspiring club members in the area, or your reason for joining FOM or other informative highlights, a greater rank will be granted to your FOM status.
Welcome, Thirsty Traveler and Cache On!
Members are welcome to display the below banner on their profile page:
By pasting the below HTML into their profile page:
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Congratulation to our first member:
Virtual Rewards 2.0 - 2019/2020
This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between June 4, 2019, and June 4, 2020. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards 2.0 on the Geocaching Blog.