Glad you enjoyed the visit!
Yes, Singapore does mean 'lion city' in Bahasa Malayu, although there were never any lions found in the region. Who knows where the lion came from, but no matter the name stuck.

It is a nice place to live in, except that there are not many outdoor persuits here, most places on weekends are crowed as can be, but there are some outlying islands nearby and the indonesian islands of batam and bintan offer some green away from the city.
Its all shopping eating shopping eating!!
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Have a nice day!