Christmas Countdown at Orchard

Got home from the Orchard Christmas Countdown at about 2 a.m. There was no public transport except taxi that were scare too. We had to walk all the way from Orchard to Newton Road to catch the taxi home.

We experienced both fun and lousy situations.

The lousy situations:

It was super crowded! The pavement just outside the Orchard MRT station, facing Tangs was almost impossible to pass through when the team of us tried to pass. I had to practically use my elbow to block away the 'buaya' trying to take advantage of the situation.

Too many illegal sellers taking advantage of the crowd to sell snow sprays. People used those sprays to spray on whoever passed by, not just on their friends, making a big mess on people and the floor everywhere. That's the ugly sight of not only Singaporeans, but also the foreign workers here.

At one stage some guys refused to stop spraying even though we had to cross their path to do our duty. I didn't know where I got the courage to shout at one of the guys to stop, with my finger pointing at him. That guy looked stunned. At that moment I felt like the character played by actress Zoe Tay in the recent drama where she was the Big Sister of the loan shark group.... haha. He must be thinking how on earth a slim build lady would dare to command him to stop his mischievous act... geesh. I guess at that moment my civic consciousness took over all shyness and my natural inhibition. Hmmn... I learnt something new about myself. :)

The fun situations:

We had to escort a group of 150 children choir members from Borders to the stage next to Orchard MRT Station. It was fun and reminded me of school days.

Another thing is as volunteers we had the privilege of standing right in front of the performance stage and had the best view. We could see the celebrities and dancers clearly. In fact, I even had a chance to shake hand with Germit Singh and Mosses Lim at the end of the show, wishing them "Merry Christmas". Hmmn... not bad huh. :)

I would say it was something meaningful to me to be able to be part of this celebration that is very different from the rest of my Christmases. If you were there, you might be able to spot me easily since I was near the stage most of the time.

WISHING YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS!