Light and darkness@Orchard

That's the boulevard along Orchard Road on Christmas day before the sun went down. By then, the crowd was already quite thick. It wasn't so thick that we couldn't make our way along the boulevard though. Then again, this spot was outside the main party area which started along the stretch of road fronting Ngee Ann City. When we reached the Paragon, where the crowd was the thickest and where the stage for the night's performances was, we quickly got off the road onto the pavement and made our way towards Orchard MRT station. We weren't waiting for the dancing to begin.

When the sun had set, the lights all along Orchard Road came on to give the place a genuine party atmosphere. I believe the lights stretched from the Dhoby Ghaut MRT station at one end of Orchard Road to Tanglin at the other end. By then, the road was suitably filled with people from all over. I could see Chinese, Indians, Caucasians, and others that I suspect were China Chinese, Taiwanese, Japanese, India Indians, etc., all enjoying the occasion. There were gigantic and powerful loudspeakers at strategic spots along the road, blaring out the sounds and music for the night. Although I left before the party began, I got a taste of things to come when the artists rehearsed their songs 'live' through these very same speakers. Awesome...the speakers, I mean.