As Singapore quickly moves from panda fever to panda fatigue, the city's most adorable new residents, Kai Kai and Jia Jia, are finally settled into their new home at Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS).
The giant panda pair arrived at Changi International Airport from China this week via chartered plane to a VIP welcome from 100 dignitaries before being sent in a temperature-controlled truck to WRS, where they were greeted by 1,000 excited locals.
Media coverage of the arrival has been full-on, with Singapore news outlets reporting on every detail of the pandas' journey. And then there's the panda merchandise.
In celebration of the giant pandas? arrival, SingPost is planning to issue specially-designed commemorative stamps illustrated by famed Singapore artist Edmund Chen showing the panda pair in "various playful and relaxed poses." Hot stuff.
Singapore Airlines is set to start hawking limited-edition plush toys for S$20 (US$16). Jia Jia (the female) rocks one of the signature SIA batik motif dresses worn by the airline's female flight attendants.
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