christmas decorations

-- are coming up on Orchard Road. Less gaudy than in years past, although that may change as places like Centrepoint and Taka complete their makeovers. One notable and unfortunate eyesore stands outside Paragon: a squat purple tree with enormous accusing eyes and branches hacked off at the joints. It looks a little like an oversized model of a human heart -- and is quite disturbing. That aside though, the light-up looks promising, and it's nice that they aren't starting the festivities in the middle of October like they used to. That was a bit too much of a good thing.