Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Monkey God ?

People are flocking to see this.

The discovery of these monkey-like figures (a baby & an adult monkey) in a tree had many scrampering to Jurong West, Singapore, in the hope of striking a fortune by praying to the Tree.







Residents of Jurong West Street 42, Singapore, have had much to shout about with tales of mystical apparitions spurring hopes of fortune.









Many are flocking down to a tree right outside Block 431 to pay their respects to a trunk that they believe houses the spirit of the legendary 'Monkey God'.




Video News From Strait Times:

http://www.straitstimes.com/Video+News/Singapore/STIVodcast_2616.html




"The tree is a species of the African Mahogany and is planted to provide shade, particularly in parks and along major roads and expressways. It is a hardy tree that grows well under most soil conditions........The tree was involved in several minor accidents over the years. The uneven bark surface at the base of the tree trunk is the result of callusing, a natural reaction in which the tree grows new bark over injured areas."
-- Tree Experts from the National Parks Board

Another face in a tree. well....not as good as ' Ugly Face ' or the "Baby Monkey or Gorilla or Sloth Hugging the Tree'

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