All posts tagged: Orchard Road

Christmas Tree of the Day #10 (2009 Edition) – Beary Christmas at Takashimaya

Here’s to an extra cuddly Christmas — an entire Christmas tree made of teddy bears! How very adorable!Shoppers can look forward to admiring these lovable teddy bear trees at Takashimaya every Christmas. One year they had black and sparkly bears. The following they had the bears in green, white and pink. This time round they included brown bears, the most... Read more →

Christmas Tree of the Day #6 (2009 Edition) – Fluttering Butterfly Tree at Paragon

Year after year, shoppers along Orchard Road are dazzled by the spectacular Christmas tree put up by the Paragon. The posh shopping mall never fails to come up with trees sporting the most sophisticated designs that befit its upscale status. In the past, they put on their creative hats and decorated their Christmas trees with stars, strings of pearls and dancing fairies. Photo... Read more →

Christmas Tree of the Day #5 (2009 Edition) – Silver Tree at the Heeren

Silver bells, silver bells It’s Christmas time in the city Ring a ling, hear them ring Soon it will be Christmas day Today’s Tree of the Day is all decked out in silver! Spotted outside the Heeren along Orchard Road, everything, and I mean everything, on this tree is shiny and silver!A bright pointy star on top and reindeer pulling sleighs form the Christmas... Read more →

Christmas Tree of the Day #4 (2009 Edition) – Ferrero Rocher Chocolate Tree

Ferrero Rocher chocolates are probably amongst the most popular and versatile gifts that you can give or receive at Christmas. Romantic boyfriends present it to their sweethearts in the form of a Ferrero Rocher bouquet. Friends give it to one another to show that they care. (Just between you and me though, Royce’ is my preferred choice when it comes to chocolate.... Read more →

Christmas Tree of the Day #2 (2009 Edition) – Fiery Red Tree at Orchard Central

Red and green are the two primary colors that Christmas is normally associated with. For obvious reasons we see mostly green Christmas trees around. Have you ever seen one that is all red? Well, here’s one:This tall tree sprouts leaves in a bright shade of orange-red. What an attractive sight! You would find this fiery tree at Orchard Central, one of the newly-opened... Read more →

Swensen’s 1-for-1 Ice Cream & Dessert Buffet!

Ever since Swensen’s introduced their 1-for-1 lunch promotion earlier this year, their restaurants are practically packed to the brim. It’s so popular that the promo has been extended to end August. Anyone else thinks that they are going to extend it a second time? Now, with the opening of their new outlet at Ion Orchard, they have rolled out another fabulous... Read more →

Royce’ Nama Chocolate – Posh Nosh

It’s my birthday today! One of the gifts I received is this: Royce’ Nama chocolate! If you have ever tasted this chocolate before, you would know how truly awesome it is. Photo by kaoko My first experience with Royce’ was in ‘06, when a friend specially couriered a small unassuming “care package” to me. It unraveled to reveal a slim... Read more →

Christmas Tree of the Day #2 (2008 Edition)

Christmas always feels extra special with warm cuddly teddy bears. Get a cute overload with this — a Christmas tree built entirely out of small teddy bears!With neat alternating layers of bears in green, pink and white, it’s almost like a delicious layered cake! I spotted this within the Takashimaya department store. They did something similar last year with... Read more →

Christmas Tree of the Day #10 (2007 Edition)

It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas! Only two more days! I am so psyched! You know what would make Christmas feel even warmer and cosier? A fuzzy little bear perhaps? So for today’s Christmas Tree of the Day, I present to you a Christmas tree made up of teddy bears! Check it out, it’s mostly purple too!This one is for the ladies :) Cylindrical... Read more →

Christmas Tree of the Day #8 (2007 Edition)

I have always fancied leather wallets from the German brand, Braun Büffel. So naturally I got all excited when I chanced upon the unusual Braun Büffel Christmas tree recently. It was a surprise find too.It was outside Ngee Ann City where I stumbled upon this golden Christmas tree. The few times that I happened to walk past it, I didn’t notice anyone stopping... Read more →