{"id":265,"date":"2008-11-27T23:00:58","date_gmt":"2008-11-27T15:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/2008\/11\/27\/sweet-christmas\/"},"modified":"2022-04-23T12:04:19","modified_gmt":"2022-04-23T12:04:19","slug":"sweet-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/2008\/11\/27\/sweet-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweet Christmas In Singapore 2008 &#8211; Part I"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Date:<\/strong> 27 Nov 08 Thursday<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Met JR and Jiahui after my course ended for the day. We had dinner at Cineleisure food court and took a slow walk over to Ngee Ann City.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/XmasLights\/IMG_2912.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Passed by Meritus Mandarin on the way<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Ngee Ann City<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/XmasLights\/IMG_2914.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/XmasLights\/IMG_2915.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Beary Christmas Tree<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/XmasLights\/IMG_2918.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/XmasLights\/IMG_2921.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The tree is made up of 3 colours, red, white and green.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/XmasLights\/Hungary_flag_300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Flag of Hungary<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/XmasLights\/IMG_2924.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/XmasLights\/IMG_2922.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/XmasLights\/IMG_2926.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/XmasLights\/IMG_2929.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The enormous Christmas tree taken at different white balance. I couldn&#8217;t decide which photo is nicer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/XmasLights\/IMG_2931.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/XmasLights\/IMG_2933.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/XmasLights\/IMG_2936.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/XmasLights\/IMG_2939.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Saw this in Ted Baker&#8217;s window display&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/XmasLights\/IMG_2959.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/XmasLights\/IMG_2960.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">BOO!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">What an ugly Santa.\u00c2\u00a0 Poor Santa was held hostage!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Along the way&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/XmasLights\/IMG_2964.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The <strong>Sweet<\/strong> Family &#8211; Mr and Mrs Sweet, their three children and pets<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The whole of Orchard Road is decorated with the Sweet Family who live in Christmas Town. It is said that the Sweet family is celebrating Christmas in Singapore this year with candies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We took a bus down to Tanglin Mall&#8230; We shall start our Christmas trail from there.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Tanglin Mall<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/XmasLights\/IMG_2972.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"306\" height=\"456\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Reindeer<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/XmasLights\/IMG_2975.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pillars around made up of plastic bottles.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/XmasLights\/IMG_2976.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/XmasLights\/IMG_2978.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We were busy snapping the decorations when suddenly it started to rain! Oh no! We then realised that it was not rain but foam &#8211; artificial snow.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/XmasLights\/IMG_2986.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/XmasLights\/IMG_2987.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Children playing with &#8220;snow&#8221;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/XmasLights\/IMG_2991.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/XmasLights\/IMG_2992.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/XmasLights\/IMG_2993.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/XmasLights\/IMG_2995.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/XmasLights\/IMG_2996.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"290\" height=\"430\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Look at their happy faces.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/XmasLights\/IMG_3000.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/XmasLights\/IMG_2997.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/XmasLights\/IMG_3003.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"290\" height=\"430\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/XmasLights\/IMG_3005.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/XmasLights\/IMG_3009.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"286\" height=\"426\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/XmasLights\/IMG_3010.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/XmasLights\/IMG_3012.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/XmasLights\/IMG_3013.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"310\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/XmasLights\/IMG_3015.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"290\" height=\"430\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/XmasLights\/IMG_3017.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"290\" height=\"430\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/XmasLights\/IMG_3020.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"290\" height=\"430\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/XmasLights\/IMG_3021.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Children trying to create snow angels on the ground.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/XmasLights\/IMG_3023.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/XmasLights\/IMG_3026.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/XmasLights\/IMG_3030.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/IMG_3033.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/XmasLights\/IMG_3033.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The snow ended&#8230; the crowd dispersed&#8230; we carried on with our trail.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date: 27 Nov 08 Thursday Met JR and Jiahui after my course ended for the day. We had dinner at&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"bgseo_title":"","bgseo_description":"","bgseo_robots_index":"","bgseo_robots_follow":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=265"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7567,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265\/revisions\/7567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}