12/24/2014
The shopping malls along Orchard Road are swarminged/swarm/throng <em>(swarm and throng are intransitive verbs)</em> with shoppers. Shops are decorating/have decorated their premises with Christmassy theme related decoration, welcoming inviting shoppers to enter into their premises. Shoppers seize anything they want from the shelves without a second's/second thought <em>(second thought and a second's thought are both possible, slightly different meaning)</em>. Everyone is indulginged in the festive mood. Everyone holds/carries shopping bags in his their <em>(genderless pronoun)</em> hands, which are all full to the brim and everyone is loaded to the gunnels <em>(that metaphor doesn't work with hands and carrying)</em> Christmas spirit is thickening/growing/building with Christmas songs in the air.
Some people hold their footsteps pause to stand in front of the giant Christmas tree at the centre of the mall, admiring it. The tree is dressed in fairy-like outfit, with colorful and glittering baubles and ribbons. People seize the opportunity to take photos in the hope to pause of capturing this wonderful moment in their memory lane.
When the As night falls/As it gets is getting dark, throngs of people walk along the shopping belt to admire this spectacular stretch of twinkling street lights and decoration.