Many older visitors to Singapore remember 'Tiger Balm Gardens' aka 'Haw Par Villa', named after the Aw Boon brothers, Haw and Par who made a fortune from Tiger Balm in the 1930's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haw_Par_Villa). The brothers Aw Boon were not conventional men and made these grotesque cement figures for the garden of their mansion. Some of the tableaus impart a moral message on such vices as gambling, cheating on exams (see post above) and being lazy. Some of them have a hidden eroticism, possibly reflecting life at the mansion?
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I love Tiger Balm. It even makes my bug bites stop itching:).
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