EPISODE 15: CHRISTMAS MOOD IN GC

CHRISTMAS MOOD is finally kicking in at GC with malls like Pacific Fair, Australia Fair or Robina Shopping Centre adding on decors in their lobbies & centre courts... not quite what I expected of Xmas in western culture.. the mood here is very different, not as blatantly commercialised or super-glam festive as seen in Asian cities like KL, Singapore or HK. It is more subdued, no loud and blinking neon lights a la Orchard Road, definitely no xmas lights competitions among malls, no towering 20-ft tall xmas tree or huge centrecourt display extravaganza of lights or white xmas..

they are just more traditionally inclined, with xmas trees, family reunions, gift packages, pies, turkeys, carolling in various city venues, charity for the poor, christmas concerts, etc.

However, although the mood is more traditional, Jesus is not the main theme,.. sad! He is the reason for this season, and yet Santa Claus has hijacked the event. He is more prominent in malls with his special arm chair - kids get to sit on Santa's lap, whisper in his ear what they want for xmas and get some candies... Him, his elves and reindeers have become the tangible heroes of the season, sigh! Lost the plot, totally lost the plot.... can we get bk into perspective, pretty please?

Well, houses in my neighbourhood light up their gardens pretty nicely with santas, reindeers, angels, blinking lights... I got bitten by the bug and got some fibre optic lights for my garden, and started poking them into the ground in the dark..looks like this..... just wanted to light up our xmas here for this year, since our xmas tree was given away,

so how..nice or not...??