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Christmas Tree of the Day #1 (2008 Edition)

Ooh I’m so excited to start off this year’s Christmas Tree of the Day series! Admiring the Christmas decor in Singapore is just one of the many things I look forward to during this time of the year. Every year, I would celebrate by showcasing a beautiful Christmas tree each day over the 12 days leading up to Christmas.

The first of this year’s series would be the flagship Christmas tree at Bugis Junction. It attracts a whole lot of attention from the camera-wielding crowd, with its position right beside the mall’s highly popular water fountain. This tree is one of my favourites this year. It’s simply picture-perfect!

You know what I love most about this tree? The way it’s ~~topsy turvy~~ curvy swurvy. I’ve never seen a tree quite like that, except in whimsical fairy tales! The shape also does kinda resemble a witch’s crooked hat, doesn’t it?

Shrouded in tropical floral and fauna at the base, you can call this a tropical Christmas tree. Ornaments you would find include shiny baubles, gold bells, 8-pointed asymmetrical silver stars, candy canes and little gingerbread men. (Yes, I do enjoy listing them out!) How charming!

Reindeer carousel

Another unique way that helps this Christmas tree stand out is that instead of having presents at the base, it sits right on top of a carousel, with reindeer and mirrors! Wow!

Christmas tree at Bugis Junction at night

Traditionally, Christmas trees tend to look better at night because that’s when the lights come on. But for this particular tree, I like it better in the day.

In ’06, Bugis Junction boasted a beautiful shiny tree decorated with life-sized angels. I think the mall has outdone itself this year! Don’t you think?

For more Christmas trees, check out the Sparklette Christmas Tree of the Day series.

Tags: Bugis, Bugis Junction, Christmas tree

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Veron Ang is the Founder and Chief Editor of Sparklette, a Singapore restaurants guide, lifestyle and travel blog. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer science from the National University of Singapore and runs a web design firm at Sparklette Studio. To get in touch, head on over to the contact page or follow @Sparklette and @VeronSG on Twitter.

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Melissa
45 comments

Wooooo the Christmas tree series is finally back!!!!
The tree looks great! I like the carousel at the bottom the most. It reminds me of Disneyland!
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Posted December 15, 2008 at 11:16 pm
- Veron
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  Yeah! It’s very fairytale-like :)
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  Posted December 16, 2008 at 10:20 pm
Edmund Ng
72 comments

Nice change from the maple leaves in the breeze to the falling snowflakes… especially when it lands on the Christmas tree in the photos!
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Posted December 16, 2008 at 12:35 am
- Veron
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  It’s only this time of the year that I get to put up the snowflakes and I was so looking forward to it!
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  Posted December 16, 2008 at 11:06 pm
Mooshi
4 comments

The tree looks so beautiful! Reminds me of the trees and rides I used to play with in Marriot Hotel in the 80s. The X’mas vibes were very strong then. I love looking at the trees and how everything was so beautiful.
Can’t wait to read on for the next days!
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Posted December 16, 2008 at 12:52 am
- Veron
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  Wow I wonder what it was like. When I was a kid the only playground I played at was the one in my neighbourhood!
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  Posted December 16, 2008 at 11:08 pm
squawks
1 comment

your pictures make me feel homesick!
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Posted December 17, 2008 at 1:06 am
roz
2 comments

it’s not topsy-turvy, it’s curvy-wurvy!
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Posted December 18, 2008 at 12:26 pm
- Veron
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  lol! Is there a diff??
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  Posted December 18, 2008 at 10:35 pm
- Melissa
  45 comments
  
  Uh, it’s curvy-swurvy (-_-)
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  Posted December 21, 2008 at 12:09 am
  - roz
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    topsy-turvy = terbalik (upside down), curvy-swurvy = senget-benget (not straight) LOL!
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    Posted December 22, 2008 at 4:57 pm
    - Veron
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      “Terbalik” lol!!! Your explanations totally brightened my day!
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      Posted December 22, 2008 at 6:27 pm
Jerome
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It’s a nice tree indeed. Here’s a similar effort by Singapore Fountain Pen:
http://singaporefountainpen.blogspot.com/2008/12/singapores-best-christmas-trees.html
But you have better pictures! :D
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Posted December 20, 2008 at 2:43 pm
- Veron
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  I think he has done an impressive job at the tree hunting! There are so many of them!
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  Posted December 21, 2008 at 11:06 am
QuaChee
3 comments

nice photo uve got there :)
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Posted December 28, 2008 at 7:44 pm
- Veron
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  Thanks :)
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  Posted December 30, 2008 at 7:21 pm