^^ Once again, I was refering to Greyx only. I have no problems with those BK pics.And, what are you implying with that final statement(are you attacking)??? I think my post was read and taken out of context by a lot of people and for that I'm sorry...

^ yeah, it was me that requested the pics...its on topic anyways, since we wanted to compare it with Maitrade.

Again, thanks Chemon...no need to apologise;)

i'm not implying anything...we could always be extra friendly...that's all...

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/img020.jpg

I've got some "Free fun on ice" tickets for MoA, Megamall and Southmall ice skating rinks.
As you may have noticed, it's not really free since you still have to pay for the ice skates rental (you can't use your own pair of ice skates if you own one) which is almost twice as expensive for MoA compared to that in Mega and Southmall.
So if the skates rental alone is that expensive, how much more for the skating time if you don't have those coupons?

BTW, for that price, they better give you some good looking ice skates, not the generic looking, ugly ones that they rent-out in Megamall.
Uhm, can you tell me where'd you get those coupons from? I'd also like to get perhaps a couple of 'em...

they're usually given at the counter area as you pay your groceries in the SM Supermarket

In fact this design was quite nice also, but to terminate the montonouse and symmetry of glass panel, they have to put some protruding abstract wall with geometric groovelines or something metal cladding w/ s/s strip inlay and some protruding metal frames and rod, in that case the design more artistic in apprearance. Now it seems to be a monumetal look because of the vertical strip line of buffle blades but it still modern and simple. It's nice because it's pinoy.

Maybe the lights will add design and color. Nice malls look good because of the lighting. Let's just hope SM did an excellent job on that. It's their best mall anyway and it's set to awe every living thing in the universe.

Uhm, can you tell me where'd you get those coupons from? I'd also like to get perhaps a couple of 'em...

I got two when I bought an MH mag. at the dept. store. :)

THE SM group has short-listed three hotel chains, one of which is Accor, to help design and eventually operate two luxury hotels at the Mall of Asia, which rising in the land reclamation area at Manila Bay.

The hotels would serve as natural adjuncts to the 40,000-square-meter SM exhibition and convention center that is targeted for completion at mid-2007

have any renderings???

THE SM group has short-listed three hotel chains, one of which is Accor, to help design and eventually operate two luxury hotels at the Mall of Asia, which rising in the land reclamation area at Manila Bay.

The hotels would serve as natural adjuncts to the 40,000-square-meter SM exhibition and convention center that is targeted for completion at mid-2007

Wow, that'd be the second existing Accor hotel in the Philippines after the Sofitel Philippine Plaza and the third ever in our history! They're really keen on being the largest hotel chain in Asia Pacific (I think the current leader is Shangri-La.). I wish we will be seeing other chains as well like, Ritz-Carlton, Four Seasons, Swissotel, Hilton and Grand Hyatt. There's a lack of hotel brands in Manila compared to Jakarta and Bangkok.

^^ because we lack tourists too...

Yeah that's sad. We were getting more than a million tourists back in the 80s. But it took us more than a dozen years to reach the 2 million mark. And it even deteriorated after that. At least now, tourism is booming again here in our country. Kaya lang, bakit ngayon lang?

Let's just stop being negative and be glad tourism is at the boom again.... hopefully we'll reach the 3 million mark this year(as promised by Ace Durano) due to more visitors.Anyway, hotel on SMOA? When?

Oh, that's for sure. We passed the half-a-million mark for the first quarter of this year, considering that its a lame season. And, hotel chains are venturing around the country for possible locations. This is a sign that our future in tourism is very promising.

The hotel is part of the plan. Maybe SM will publicly announce it anytime soon. They'll just see if MoA will 'click in' with the tourists. I'm pretty sure it will. It's a bayside property.

Let's just stop being negative and be glad tourism is at the boom again.... hopefully we'll reach the 3 million mark this year(as promised by Ace Durano) due to more visitors.Anyway, hotel on SMOA? When?

Anytime soon like what cosmoManila said. It does seem like they're very keen on having the hotel component of SM-CBP as they're already in talks with several hotel developers according to the annual report of SM Investments Corp.

wow, hotel sa moa, that would be great! ganda pa ng view nun... :)

yes many hotels around the world advertise their products as fews steps away from the biggest shopping

ayaw kasi ipakita ni henry sy yung loob ng mall niya tsktsktsk..gusto niya talaga SURPRISE with matching nanlalaking mata :eek2: hehe..

talagang napa wow ako with popping eyes dahil sa wakas nakita ko na to!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/archivince/IMG_1460.jpg
this is just fit for our country and still very impressive. the simpler the better!
hope this opens next year! go MAITRADE!
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/MAITRADE-Expo.jpg
good for Pinas! airport nalang kulang hehe..

^^ The two visible bridges there will be the ones connecting to the coliseum/arena/stadium.

MOA pics taken last wed...

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^^ What is that thing they're placing on top on the blue-ring of the South Parking building?

Edit: I also see it in the North Parking. :D

i have no idea rin eh... baka signage rin...

^^ Sana glass na lang. :D

maganda naman pala yung maitrade expo eh... hahaha, excited na ako pumunta dito, nakita ko kanina sa newspaper something about moa... and may prize daw...

walang bang MOA EB???

^^ What is EB?

^^ Eye-ball A.K.A. Meet.

^^ Ahh, ok. Well, is there?

SM Investments to build second IT hub for P5.6B

SM Investments Corp., the holding company of mall magnate Henry Sy, will spend at least P5.6 billion to develop its second information technology (IT) hub in Bay City in Pasay City, to be called SM iCITY 2.

With total land area of 119,261 square meters, SM iCITY application’s for IT zone status has already approved by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) last March 28, allowing future locators to avail of tax cuts and incentives.

In a telephone interview, Noel Sanchez, SM Investments assistant vice-president, said the company is targeting completion of SM iCITY 2 in the next five years. He said SM Investments is already preparing to construct the first office building, expected to be completed by June 2007.

To be called the One E-comCenter, it will be a 10-storey building with total floor space of 94,000 square meters. Total leasable area is 67,900 square meters, with seven floors allotted for office space, two and a half floors for parking, and the ground floor for commercial uses.

"In our plan, we expect SM iCITY 2 to host four buildings. One E-comCenter will be our first building within SM iCITY 2. The exact timetable for the construction for the second building will depend on the lease take up of the first building. It could be before June 2007 or immediately after," Mr. Sanchez said.

Succeeding buildings could be higher than the first building. These will be called Two E-comCenter to Four E-comCenter.

"The minimum investment for the first building that has ten floors is about P1.4 billion. The investments for the succeeding buildings could be higher since we target the three buildings to have more than ten floors," Mr. Sanchez said.

The four buildings in SM iCITY 2 will primarily cater to the office requirements of business process outsourcing (BPO) firms, particularly call centers, and other service companies.

The first IT hub of SM Investments in Bay City is the 6.9-hectare SM iCITY 1. This now hosts the 7,000 square meter and single-floor building of US-based call center firm TeleTech Customer Care Management Phils.

"But we might use the remaining 5.2 hectares in SM iCITY 1 for other purposes (non-IT)," Mr. Sanchez said.

Mr. Sanchez said the earlier announced Maitrade Expo and Convention center -- envisioned to become a "favored" conference and trade exhibit venue -- will not be constructed within the SM iCITY 2 but rather beside it.

The convention center will have two floors, a mezzanine and basement parking with a total leasable area of 17,800 square meters featuring large exhibition areas and function rooms.

The two IT hubs, SM iCITY 1 and 2, are located beside the 381,000-square meter SM Mall of Asia, designed to become the country’s largest shopping complex.

Inside the Mall of Asia, computer maker Dell, Inc. is already operating a 13,470.5-square meter call center in the north parking building. The facility employs some 300 people who provide technical assistance to Dell clients in the United States for its desktop and notebook products.

The 60-hectare SM Central Business Park, where all these developments are taking place, is being developed by SM Investments to be the "foremost and only central business district in the country by the bay, integrating business park facilities with entertainment, recreational, tourism, and residential land uses."

Aside from office buildings, other developments planned for the SM Central Business Park include residential clusters, a coliseum for sporting events and entertainment shows and a ferry terminal.

SM Investments is a conglomerate with interests in retail merchandising, shopping malls, banking and financial services, real estate development and tourism.

http://itmatters.com.ph/news.php?id=040606a

^^ What is that thing they're placing on top on the blue-ring of the South Parking building?

Edit: I also see it in the North Parking. :D

baka more lights.. or... rehearsals for the grand opening with acrobats and everything :lol:

wow! sana may fireworks sa grand opening... hahaha

^^ Meron. :)

yehey! pupunta nga ako sa grand opening!!! hahaha, dito na rin ako mag-bbday!!! haha :jk:

pupunta rin ata kami sa grand opening.. pero hanggang hapon lang.. baka ndi ako makapnuod ng pbb eh..

^^ Grand opening... eh, pano kung grand dagsaan din ng tao, tutuloy pa kayo?

ay!!! wag naman!!! May something diba, halos lahat ng tao nasa ibang bansa! hahaha, and ayoko mangyari ulit yung Dec. when the fireworks thingy competition sa likod ng Moa, super traffic at dami ng tao nun!!! grabe!!! nakakabanas, sana ma-solusyonan nila yung traffic dyan...

^^ The traffic during that time was caused by most of the roads that were not yet opened then. Of course when MoA opens, most of the roads within SM-CBP are open so no worries about traffic. :)

dapat lang walang traffic.. nko.. hate na hate pa naman ng daddy ko yun traffic..baka hindi na kami pumunta sa MoA ulet pag ganun nangyari...

yah! I hate traffic jams! especially nung ginagawa pa yung MRT sa EDSA, super! dati talaga traffic, and hindi pa uso nun yung nero express, and boring talaga sa car, kaya tiis sa radyo... pero ngayun kahit traffic, ok lang, di boring, sayang lang sa gas...

gusto niyo sa isang weekday after nung grand opening... ganun parin naman siguro ung SM on that day diba...

yah! I hate traffic jams! especially nung ginagawa pa yung MRT sa EDSA, super! dati talaga traffic, and hindi pa uso nun yung nero express, and boring talaga sa car, kaya tiis sa radyo... pero ngayun kahit traffic, ok lang, di boring, sayang lang sa gas...

lalo na yung ginagawa pa lang yung underpass sa quezon ave... late na late kami nun sa school since schoolbus pa ako nun..

naku.... maghahanap pako ng kasama ko papunta diyan... :) mag cocommute lang ako eh.. hehehe... traffic sa opening eh.

kahit may traffic o wala sugod pa rin sa MOA nyehehe.. :goodbye::horse:

teka, bat ganun, ala paring advertisement yung MoA sa tv or sa newspaper man lang? tinalo pa sila ng tiangge mall na st francis....

kahit may traffic o wala sugod pa rin sa MOA nyehehe.. :goodbye::horse:

Yeah!!! :rock: Sugod mga kapatid!!! :D

teka, bat ganun, ala paring advertisement yung MoA sa tv or sa newspaper man lang? tinalo pa sila ng tiangge mall na st francis....

oongah, masyadong pa-secret, hahaha :)

Just wait for the CNN show interview with Mr.sy in SMOA

Just wait for the CNN show interview with Mr.sy in SMOA

wow!? when? :) I hope they will feature the interior, hahaha

^^ You didn't really read the first few pages?Well, a shop owner inside told us that the people inside SMOA are preparing for an interview inside the mall itself.

teka, bat ganun, ala paring advertisement yung MoA sa tv or sa newspaper man lang? tinalo pa sila ng tiangge mall na st francis....

SM is so popular kahit di na sila mag-advertise

SM is so popular kahit di na sila mag-advertise

pero kailangan parin nila mag advertise.. kasi kung ako, ndi ko malalaman yung opening date ng MoA kung wala ako sa ssc..

^^ Forget the aggressive marketing for it, ayaw mo naman sigurong dumagsa ang mga tao sa MoA diba? Saka when it comes to the opening of new malls, they don't really need to announce kasi the news easily spreads, alam mo naman ang mga pinoy.

pero kailangan parin nila mag advertise.. kasi kung ako, ndi ko malalaman yung opening date ng MoA kung wala ako sa ssc..

nag-aadvertise lang sila on the opening day sa mga newspapers... tapos in a week before maglalagay na sila ng "opening soon" signs sa areas malapit sa MoA

ah ok... pero sana yung transpo madali lang.. btw, ano pala sasakyan papuntang MoA pag galing ka ng UST? pati gano katagal yung biyahe?

ah ok... pero sana yung transpo madali lang.. btw, ano pala sasakyan papuntang MoA pag galing ka ng UST? pati gano katagal yung biyahe?

taga UST ka? siguro LRT 2 then MRT tapos baba ng metro point taft... may jeeps dun na bumababa sa MoA...

ask mo ung cavite forumers... alam ko a bus from lawton na pa-baclaran will do.. (correct me if i'm wrong)

(pero eto sigurado kong bababang MoA) if your coming from the north... make your way into edsa and just ride a bus na pa-baclaran the bus will stop directly sa harap ng MoA

taga UST ka? siguro LRT 2 then MRT tapos baba ng metro point taft... may jeeps dun na bumababa sa MoA...

ask mo ung cavite forumers... alam ko a bus from lawton na pa-baclaran will do.. (correct me if i'm wrong)

(pero eto sigurado kong bababang MoA) if your coming from the north... make your way into edsa and just ride a bus na pa-baclaran the bus will stop directly sa harap ng MoA

UST student nga ako..

kaya lang bakit mag LRT2 at MRT pa ako, parang mapapalayo pako nun..
wala bang FX na papuntang MoA?

nakakatamad pag maraming sasakyan..

taga UST ka? siguro LRT 2 then MRT tapos baba ng metro point taft... may jeeps dun na bumababa sa MoA...

ask mo ung cavite forumers... alam ko a bus from lawton na pa-baclaran will do.. (correct me if i'm wrong)

(pero eto sigurado kong bababang MoA) if your coming from the north... make your way into edsa and just ride a bus na pa-baclaran the bus will stop directly sa harap ng MoA

Kenneth, busses from lawton going to cavite passes in Baclaran. the thing is, mashadong malayo pa ang lalakarin mo kung doon ka pa ibababa.

I guess they will find an easy way to go to MOA. There are a lot of FX/Vans drivers waiting for this kind of opportunity. They might put up terminal which can accomodate a direct route at most possible places. (e.g. Lawton - MOA, Dasmariñas - MOA, Alabang - MOA etc.). Lets just HOPE that authorities will give the franchise to these FX/Van drivers instead of having the game of "hide-and-seek" between the policemen and drivers. :D

OT: taga ust ka pala... sana sumama ka na rin nung UST meet... naki-epal ako nun eh... :)

btw.. jeep ka nalang siguro papuntang kahit saan na nadadaanan ng lrt1... tapos baba ka nalang ng edsa station.... then jeep nga papuntang MoA...

galing din ako ng school pag pupunta ako sa MoA eh..(takas :lol: ) taga pup ako kaya lrt2 tapos lrt1 then jeep sakay ko... (ang haba naman...:) ) kailangan masipag ako. hehehe.,.. :)

OT: taga ust ka pala... sana sumama ka na rin nung UST meet... naki-epal ako nun eh... :)

btw.. jeep ka nalang siguro papuntang kahit saan na nadadaanan ng lrt1... tapos baba ka nalang ng edsa station.... then jeep nga papuntang MoA...

galing din ako ng school pag pupunta ako sa MoA eh..(takas :lol: ) taga pup ako kaya lrt2 tapos lrt1 then jeep sakay ko... (ang haba naman...:) ) kailangan masipag ako. hehehe.,.. :)

lol.. ayoko sumama sa mga EB's kasi masyado pa kong bata...16... hehe... baka ma-OP lang ako...

siguro pag alam ko na yung papunta ng MoA, baka every tuesday nandun ako after classes... hehe..

OT: taga ust ka pala... sana sumama ka na rin nung UST meet... naki-epal ako nun eh... :)

btw.. jeep ka nalang siguro papuntang kahit saan na nadadaanan ng lrt1... tapos baba ka nalang ng edsa station.... then jeep nga papuntang MoA...

galing din ako ng school pag pupunta ako sa MoA eh..(takas :lol: ) taga pup ako kaya lrt2 tapos lrt1 then jeep sakay ko... (ang haba naman...:) ) kailangan masipag ako. hehehe.,.. :)

rich, next meet sa MOA daw. I'll try to contact the others so they could join the meet too. :) Pwede wag lang mismo sa opening ha. :D

ano ka ba... pareho lang tayong bata.. (nax) 17 plang ako no... chaka ung iba naman mga 18.. 19 at the most...

siguradong marami akong vacant ngayong sem na to kaya sana makahanap ako ng oras na pumunta ng MoA... hehehe...

rich, next meet sa MOA daw. I'll try to contact the others so they could join the meet too. :) Pwede wag lang mismo sa opening ha. :D

syurness.. just tell me.. anytime is cool...

btw... pinakita na ba sa CNN ung MoA?

Rich, akala ko trenta ka na? :D :jk:

syurness.. just tell me.. anytime is cool...

btw... pinakita na ba sa CNN ung MoA?

I dont have any idea about it.

Everyone seems to be counting down the days to the opening of SM Mall of Asia.

I hope I can catch the CNN coverage of the opening of this behemoth!

uyyy!!! sama ako sa meet ha... @ myx, tagal na kitang nakikita sa forum uste ka rin pala...

well, there are some buses na galing edsa na dumadaan mismo sa MOA, and kung ayaw mong bus jeep na nga lng...

basta, just inform me ha, kase bihira lng ako sa forum nagyon... txt txt na lng kung my meet... and bakit di nyo rin i proposed sa buong SSC about dito kung gusto nio, baka magalit sila kung tayo tayo ulit mag memeet...

See 'ya on May 21st people!

May plano ba kayon magmeet?
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/060505/ids_photos_wl/r231463329.jpg

buong SSC meet ba? or sila-sila lang sa MOA?

May plano ba kayon magmeet?
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/060505/ids_photos_wl/r231463329.jpg

reuters pala ha!

scanned a news photo from yesterday's phil star. it looks like moa is ready to take off.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/imagesaver1206/moa_shark.jpg

edit: eto pala ang nasa link ni @jamaicus :D

more pics of moa inside, kaso taken from cell, bawal daw kasi eh, courtesy of my classmate sharamine.... hahaha :) :) she said na mahigpit daw yung security dun... hahaha

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thanks for the pics Kiben. I can imagine how that place will be filled with people and boutiques in less than 2 weeks. :)

Wow Ganda Ganda naman ng loob ng MOA! The inside definitely makes up for the lacklustre boxy facade. Galing! :righton:

^^ kuya boe... punta ka sa opening! hehe :jk:

Hi Ash! Naku kung pwede lang ba talaga eh. Ang dami pa namang sarap puntahan sa Pinas. Di bale babawi na lang tayo pag-uwi ko diyan. Kitakitakits tayo soon! :)

AY! sorry dun sa tabinging pic! hahaha, mali... yung moa, parang look alike ng podium, sana sinama ako ng Klasmeyt ko dyan! sayang! hahaha

GaNDA!!! Question, how did your classmayes enter the mall?

GaNDA!!! Question, how did your classmayes enter the mall?

uhm, her mom was inspecting DAW yung tiles na lumubog, and pinayagan siya ng guard to enter the mall, since bawal yung camera inside, instead, she used her cellphone. :)

cool interiors! elegant! parang hindi SM..hopefully walang mga squatter na stalls sa kung saan saan basta sa mall..


rich, next meet sa MOA daw. I'll try to contact the others so they could join the meet too. :) Pwede wag lang mismo sa opening ha. :D


puwde bang maki-join sa EB na yan? :)

^^ Pwede ring makisama sa meet?Hehehehe.... :)

sama rin ako! kailan ba yan? kaso tagal pa ako uuwi... :(

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/8121/fallenangel041of.jpg

nun guna di ko maintindihan ang picture na ito, yun pala nakatagilid... haha

AY! sorry dun sa tabinging pic! hahaha, mali... yung moa, parang look alike ng podium, sana sinama ako ng Klasmeyt ko dyan! sayang! hahaha

No wonder they look alike, magkapatid naman kasi sila ng Podium eh, kahit pa anak sa labas ng SM ang Podium na half-Filipino-half-Singaporean because of Keppel Land (kahati ng SM sa Podium). :D

Sino pa kaya dito sa forum ang may access sa MoA, isama nyo naman ako oh.
Promise, I'll do anything just to see it before the everyone does. :colgate:

^^ awww meee too... :D

uhm, her mom was inspecting DAW yung tiles na lumubog, and pinayagan siya ng guard to enter the mall, since bawal yung camera inside, instead, she used her cellphone. :)

lumubog na tiles?!

although maganda ung loob ng mall yan... obviously very traditionaly SM parin ung Interiors... lookie at the staircase.. lookie at the fake trees... and lookie at the oval atriums... new SMs have this as a standard.

It's easy to get inside. Drive your car up to the guard on the North Parking Building, near the Shrine Church, open your window and say "Tenant". They will let you in. Hehe. Of course you have to say in with enough confidence and "yabang" with matching annoyed look.

They'll let you park at the 3rd level of the carpark reserved for tenants.

Btw, the carpark design is similar to that of robinsons place ermita where you have to drive up to the 3rd level non-stop. I haven't tried the south parking building yet, but I guess its probably the same.

im quite bored with the interiors though.

^^ won't they ask for an ID or any kind of proof na tenant ka nga? :D i think kaya ko yang gawin kung they won't ask :lol:

No they won't. After you park your car, the guard will ask for an ID in exchange for a Visitor's Pass. I normally just give him my driver's license. Sometimes they ask which store you are supposed to visit, just rattle off some random store outlet...haha.

But I give no guarantees ha. Also helps if you're lugging a set of blueprints but none of those blue steadler canisters or t-squares please. =D

^^ risky naman.. pwede ka pa atang ma-ban sa MoA pag nahuli ka... lol

hay naku, i'd just wait for the opening...boring din pag walang tao :D

Plus its very hot inside. They were testing the airconditioning last friday, I was there til 12:30 and the heat was still unbearable.

let's just wait for the opening, hahaha, (and meet there???) :)

hay naku, i'd just wait for the opening...boring din pag walang tao :D

May tama ka! :yes: I'd rather dive with the crowd!

Plus its very hot inside. They were testing the airconditioning last friday, I was there til 12:30 and the heat was still unbearable.


i guess it's because of the size plus those skylights..what more during the time the mall is already operational? specially on the opening day..

No they won't. After you park your car, the guard will ask for an ID in exchange for a Visitor's Pass. I normally just give him my driver's license. Sometimes they ask which store you are supposed to visit, just rattle off some random store outlet...haha.

But I give no guarantees ha. Also helps if you're lugging a set of blueprints but none of those blue steadler canisters or t-squares please. =D

ganun? ASH! STEPH! maghanda kayo!... pupunta tayo!!

Meet thread at SMOA : http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=8377030#post8377030

It's easy to get inside. Drive your car up to the guard on the North Parking Building, near the Shrine Church...

Cool! but it feels kinda risky, I think we need someone who actually has a store there so we can be sure that we won't get apprehended if they found out were lying.

umm... North Parking Building, near the Church (Shrine of Jesus, the way, the truth, and the life)? The North Parking is located at the other end of MoA, South is the one close to the church and located right beside MAITRADE Center. ;)

whoa! it was reported on TV earlier today that San Mig Coke Imax Theater will feature the Mt. Everest Expedition docu-film during the mall's grand opening. partnership with GMA7. i would love to watch Mission Impossible 3 again at the San Mig Coke Imax Theater :rock: if ever..

Hmmm... as far as I know the restaurant chain I work for is opening a new outlet there, pero mid-June pa ang opening and the name of the restaurant isn't even finalized yet... Lulusot kaya sa guard? Anyway, 2 weeks na lang.

^^informatics will expand in Mall of Asia too. my classmate went inside to check the place out. i dunno how he did it.

^^ Informatics, where in MoA? My guess is at the 2nd floor of the South Parking Building where the Dell office facility is also located, right?

may mga alam ba kayong stores dun na first time lang sa pilipinas o sa sm lang man?

I'm hoping for the first GAP boutique, KRISPY KREME, Adidas Y-3, and everything else na wala tayo, Barnes&Noble, Borders Books, Virgin Music, Jimmy Choo, Victorinox Swiss Army, etc.

I'm hoping for the first GAP boutique, KRISPY KREME, Adidas Y-3, and everything else na wala tayo, Barnes&Noble, Borders Books, Virgin Music, Jimmy Choo, Victorinox Swiss Army, etc.

oh please!

http://www.gmanews.tv/everest/blog/header.jpg

with

SM CINEMA
SAN MIGUEL CORP.
COCA COLA I-MAX

Mapapanood daw ang Mt. Everest coverage ng GMA7 sa opening ng MALL of ASIA.

:okay:

wow... krispy kreme.. i only get to eat them when im in US...

Krispy Kremes can shorten peoples' lives and i worked for Gap for 4 years from age 16-20, it was horrific!

I really really wish they'd open a barnes and nobles or a borders, A DREAM COME TRUE

KK is still the sweetest food for me.. :D

any facts about the arena? ginagawa na ba to?

http://www.gmanews.tv/everest/blog/header.jpg

with

SM CINEMA
SAN MIGUEL CORP.
COCA COLA I-MAX

Mapapanood daw ang Mt. Everest coverage ng GMA7 sa opening ng MALL of ASIA.

:okay:

OT:

bakit si romy lang ung binibigyan ng attention... (diba team sila?...) baka naman flag ng GMA ilagay sa tuktok ng everest sa lagay ng pagpopromote nila....

OT:
the 'one man'(or 2 or something like that) 1st expedition coverage is by GMA...

the 'all-filipino team' is covered by abs-cbn...

if i'm not mistaken.. :)

okay in regards to that...

I think it's unfair if all the credit will only go to this one man Romy guy. I admit, at first I thought he's really the only filipino in the team then later on I found out that they are actually a group of filipinos. and for heavens sake, sana naman nga Philippine flag lang ang ilagay nila at wala nang iba pang advertisments.

:D

Went into the mall of asia for the very first time and i'm not that impresssed. it's still a SM mall with little imagination.

Another O.T.

Guyzz, I saw Dale Abenojar's interview over TV Patrol last Sunday via phone patch. he said he is already in what they call "death zone". Ako ang natakot sa kanya kasi he was talking like he was weakening. He was even talking about his 2 million pesos debts for his attempt at hindi nya alam kung paano nya mababayaran. He even said he do not have climbing gears! and no sponsors at hindi niya malaman kong babalik nalang sya pababa...nakakatakot naman!!

Obvioulsy, Dale Abenojar wants to outrun Garduce and became the first Filipino to reach the world's highest peak.

Romy Garduce was ahead among the four and was already in Camp 3 (24,000 ft.) as of Monday. Please excuse my o.t.'ness

Went into the mall of asia for the very first time and i'm not that impresssed. it's still a SM mall with little imagination.

An SM will still be an SM no matter how many steroids gets injected into it... well... unless they had it named 'differently' like in the case of Podium which is also an SM under a different name.

An SM will still be an SM no matter how many steroids gets injected into it... well... unless they had it named 'differently' like in the case of Podium which is also an SM under a different name.

By the way, our village president here in Laguna BelAir has openly informed us that SM WILL CONSTRUCT IT'S SECOND PODIUM WITHIN THE LAGUNA TECHNOPARK

^^Ang swerte naman ng Cavite, Laguna and Batangas, na-papass sa kanila yung mga ibang projects sa malalaki kasi malapit sa Metro Manila. Sana ganyan din sa Pampanga & BUlacan. There's Clark and if I was rich, I would love to build a super theme-amusement park there.

By the way, our village president here in Laguna BelAir has openly informed us that SM WILL CONSTRUCT IT'S SECOND PODIUM WITHIN THE LAGUNA TECHNOPARK

hehe, layo naman nyan sa MM. :)

ang kauna-unahang sulyap sa IMAX theater sa MoA.. tonight on Saksi on GMA 7 pagkatapos ng Nuts Entertainment...

^^Geez, thanks for the info...talagang gigil na gigil na ako sa MoA

ano ipapakita sa Saksi? yung IMAX theater mismo?

^^Yup. Unang sulyap daw sa pinakamalaking sinehan sa Pilipinas..

Wow, IMAX for 150 pesos(according to that SM admin at Saksi.. in the first few days)... that's roughly $3!!!Compare that to other IMAX theatres in the world...hehehehe

WOW! ang ganda! kaso naman ang focus lang yung projection room, ung screen, at kaunting parte ng mga seats.
WAAH! they did not show the lobby or the whole theatre, or even the exterior of the theatre! i guess sm ordered them not to show everything in the theatre. talaga sigurong secret ng sm yan!

^^ Yah! It really looks like SM is taking every effort possible NOT to show the interiors of this gargantuan mall by the bay.

Parang siyang gift na "to be opened only on opening day".

Smart strategy on SM's part. It whets the appetite of the public.

Expect a deluge of shoppers and onlookers on opening day!

wow... thats freakin' cheap compare to other cinemas..

Went into the mall of asia for the very first time and i'm not that impresssed. it's still a SM mall with little imagination.

are u referring only to the exterior part or u were able to go inside MOA na?...i'm sure ur just basing this opinion based on the exterior of the mall...bubulagain ka na lang niyan sa makikita mo on the opening day...:)

Btw, has the MoA been featured in CNN already?

^^ onga hinihintay ko rin ung sa CNN... parang wala pa yata ako nakita... post nyo naman guys kung kelan... :) thanx. :)

and kahit kapamilya ako, i'll watch saksi just for the IMAX... hehehe... :)

^^ kuha nalang kayo ng screen caps.. hehe.. tulog na kasi ako ng mga ganung oras e.

http://www.gmanews.tv/everest/blog/header.jpg

with

SM CINEMA
SAN MIGUEL CORP.
COCA COLA I-MAX

Mapapanood daw ang Mt. Everest coverage ng GMA7 sa opening ng MALL of ASIA.

:okay:

HA? They'll be showing the coverage on the IMAX Theater? How could that be considering the technical aspects of showing it sa ganun theater. Ano pa point of showing it sa IMAX kung distorted images or audio lang. Live coverage via satellite feed/videophone? It doesnt make sense. Ang pagkakaalam ko..they'll be showing a documentary about Mt. Everest, titled EVEREST, not the coverage.

After ng EVEREST. The next film they'll be showing will be SUPERMAN RETURNS :okay:

^^yeah they'll be showing a docu film about mt. everest and NOT the coverage of Romy Garduce's expedition. this is to give us an idea how difficult Romy 's challenge is.

^^ may fee?

150 pesos muna daw ang fee sa IMAX

ah so tataas pa yun?

6,000 assured of jobs at SM Mall of Asia
By Rhodina Villanueva
The Philippine Star 05/12/2006

An official of the Pasay City government yesterday disclosed that at least 6,000 people are now assured of work at the soon-to-open SM Mall of Asia located at the Bay City area in Roxas Boulevard.

Greg Alcera, head of Pasay City’s Public Employment and Services Office (PESO), said positions that were filled up include managers and personnel at the administration department and the different establishments and stalls inside the mall.

"There will be restaurants, salons, clothes and shoe shops, specialty stores, recreational area, among others," he added.

Alcera noted that 4,500 out of these 6,000 workers, are Pasay City residents. Earlier, the official explained that residents will be given priority in the job hiring at new new SM mall.

He pointed out that an ordinance passed by the City Council mandates that at least 60 percent of the workers to be hired in the newly-constructed mall, should come from Pasay City.

"We want to help first and foremost the unemployed residents in the city. In fact, we will develop a networking system where the names of our jobless residents and their specific skills or expertise will recorded in our office and we would be the one to get in touch with them regarding job openings," Alcera explained.

He added that 70 percent of job vacancies in construction should be allotted to Pasay City residents. These include work for masons, plumbers, welders, steelmen, technicians, carpenters, among others.

Alcera said they are expecting that a total of 9,000 jobs will be generated before the mall’s formal opening on May 21.

Sitting on a three-hectare lot, the SM Mall of Asia is now considered as the biggest mall not only in the country but in Asia and reputed to be the third biggest in the world.


http://www.philstar.com/philstar/NEWS200605126306.htm

Anyone hoping to sneak into the MOA, I think you can forget it now (if you haven't done it yet). All construction works are suspended for the general cleaning of the Mall and testing of all facilities. I guess everyone has to wait for the openning on the 20th (for the formal openning/ribbon cutting) and 21st for the general public.

anong itsura ng train sa loob ng moa?

My pictures, taken yesterday

05.12.06

Taken from the globe:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/000_0134x.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/000_0133x.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/000_0132x.jpg

From somewhere along EDSA ext.:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/000_0131x.jpg

From the Blue Wave Parking lot:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/000_0130xMoA.jpg

^^ great shots !!

Anymore update? Thomasian I believe you want to post(or repost) something.

^^ Wow, thanks for finding the Bay City thread for me. :D

Here they are...

HK Sun Plaza:
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/000_0135x.jpg

Hobbies of Asia, uhm, HoA? :D
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/000_0098xHoA.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/000_0099xHoA.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/000_0097x.jpg

...all of them along Diosdado Macapagal Ave., near MoA.

Just reposting :


It's already very much u/c. Parang patapos na nga eh. :)
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05.12.06

The billboard and the u/c:
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/000_0103x.jpg

Together with Shell Powerstation (on the right):

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/000_0127x.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/000_0128x.jpg

The other end of Shell Powerstation and the Neo Chinatown in the background:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/000_0102xSP-NP.jpg

My pictures, taken yesterday

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/000_0130xMoA.jpg


i think they should do something with the greenery. ung sa malayo sa moa... parang ang pangit tignan :)

nice pics!

^^ If it's not part of the SM Central Business Park, although it's near MoA, then they won't be making improvements on it.

...checked the masterplan and saw that SM-CBP's area stretches only up to the SM Offices, part pa yata ng Metropolitan Park yang sabi mong pangit na area na 'yan. :)

BTW, thanks for the compliment. :D

ahh... ok. youre welcome!

^^ If it's not part of the SM Central Business Park, although it's near MoA, then they won't be making improvements on it.

...checked the masterplan and saw that SM-CBP's area stretches only up to the SM Offices, part pa yata ng Metropolitan Park yang sabi mong pangit na area na 'yan. :)

BTW, thanks for the compliment. :D

It's a typical "not in my backyard" type of mentality by Filipinos but in reality SM should take notice since it is pretty close to their mall and could very well have a negative impact on their soon to open mall but then again do they really care? :) .

My pictures, taken yesterday

05.12.06

Taken from the globe:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/000_0134x.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/000_0133x.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/000_0132x.jpg

From somewhere along EDSA ext.:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/000_0131x.jpg

From the Blue Wave Parking lot:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/000_0130xMoA.jpg


Greate pics. Specially the night shot.:) Today will be the oppening right?

^^ Not today but on 21, next Sunday...

SOP will be at the Mall of Asia on May 21.

@thomasian: tnx for taking some pics!
it looks like they don't want to light the globe they should light it or it will just be a boring structure at night. i'll be there on 22 with my barkada.sana the weather is fine!

^^ even the whole structure of the globe is boring... its plain gray.. i think they should add colors in it like the real globe.

@thomasian: tnx for taking some pics!
it looks like they don't want to light the globe they should light it or it will just be a boring structure at night. i'll be there on 22 with my barkada.sana the weather is fine!

The globe is actually lit at night, nag-iiba-iba kasi yung kulay eh, siguro red yung color niya nung pinicturan ko kaya hindi masyadong kita sa pic.

^^ Thanks for the pics Aaron! I simply can't wait for the 21st. Maybe I'll go on the 20th, what do you call that, gatecrashing? :D Anyway, the globe could be, not just could be, but should be better. ;)

i think they should do something with the greenery. ung sa malayo sa moa... parang ang pangit tignan :)

nice pics!

I agree. When I think of that area, parang I always think of all the talahib and its unkempt appearance.

Sana they try to landscape the area para neat and inviting.

^^

A dumb question: May mga ahas kaya na naglalagalag du'n? :? :lol:

^^ Snake, in a relatively new reclaimed area near a semi-polluted bay, I don't think so...

It's almost there, I'm expecting more things from MOA's physical appearance

that big cylindrical thing in the center, it looks nice with those light effects. thanks for the photos, aaron :okay:

The pics express in someway a currently dormant future megalithic mall waiting to unleash its paramount power in its industry... can't wait until the grand opening!

Not to threaten everyone but I've seen in TV Patrol World that terrorists possess fake SM Mall of Asia IDs to get in the mall...

^^ now im threatened. :lol:

Nagpapanggap daw silang employees ng mga target malls nila at ipinakita dun ang isang ID ng terrorist na may inilagay, EMPLOYEE - MALL OF ASIA. Pero, I'm sure 'di to palalampasin ng SM. ;)

^^ :lol: baka mabalitaan nalang natin sumabog na yung mall... joke... excited pa naman ako.. :D

i saw that too.. nakalagay sa ID nila sa may baba

SM - Mall of Asia

mga walang magawa talaga yang mga terorista nayan. :bash:

^^

A dumb question: May mga ahas kaya na naglalagalag du'n? :? :lol:

si robina... ung taong ahas na kapatid nung may-ari ng robinsons!

^^Haha, napakinabangan na rin nila yun...para mag-spy sa SM

si robina... ung taong ahas na kapatid nung may-ari ng robinsons!

^^ Hehe, hindi magtatago dun yung kapatid na ahas (according to urban legends) ni Robina Gokongwei, kalaban nila SM eh. Saka walang underground levels ang MoA kasi reclaimed land nga yung pinagtayuan kaya wala siyang mapagtataguan dun. :D

^^ Hehe, hindi magtatago dun yung kapatid na ahas (according to urban legends) ni Robina Gokongwei, kalaban nila SM eh. Saka walang underground levels ang MoA kasi reclaimed land nga yung pinagtayuan kaya wala siyang mapagtataguan dun. :D

malay naten.... :lol:

^^ Naku, bakit ko pa tinanong yung ahas-ahasan du'n... :hahaha:

5 more days to GO !!! :D

From Reuters, courtesy of Yahoo! News:

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http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/r3079943322x.jpg
Reuters - Mon May 8, 4:47 AM ET

Workers paint outside the Mall of Asia, one of the region's largest in Manila, May 4, 2006. SM Prime Holdings Inc, the Philippines' largest mall developer and operator, said on Monday its net income grew 8 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier, helped by additional revenues from new malls. Picture taken May 4, 2006. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco

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http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/r2715420171x.jpg
Reuters - Mon May 8, 5:03 AM ET

Hans Sy, president of SM Prime Holdings Inc, shows an Olympic sized skating rink inside the Mall of Asia, the company's most ambitious project to date and one of the region's largest in Manila, May 4, 2006. SM Prime Holdings Inc, the Philippines' largest mall developer and operator, said on Monday its net income grew 8 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier, helped by additional revenues from new malls. Picture taken May 4, 2006. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco

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http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/r2481933737.jpg
Reuters - Fri May 5, 3:07 AM ET

Hans Sy, president of Philippines' largest mall developer SM Prime Holdings Inc, walks outside the Mall of Asia, the company's most ambitious project to date and one of the region's largest in Manila, May 4, 2006. After more than 20 years of riding out Philippine political storms and economic woes, conglomerate SM group, owned by the country's richest man, Henry Sy, is out to test history, or so says his son. Picture taken May 4, 2006. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco

Wow, another interior pic...thanks thomasian.

Mall of Asia
By Tony Lopez
Source: The Manila Times

Those who appreciate beauty should visit the Mall of Asia at the first opportunity.

Built at a cost of P7 billion, it is quite possibly the world’s most beautiful mall, facing as it does one of the earth’s most stupendous natural wonders. You can shop there too. So you shop while you watch the seascape.

Mall of Asia sits on a 60-hectare property. Its footprint is 38.6 hectares, enough space to house 49 jumbo jets or 40 football fields. Space is not a luxury. It’s an excess.

“I intended it that way,” explains Henry Sy Sr. who personally accompanied this writer for a four-hour tour of the sprawling mall Sunday afternoon. He was with two of his sons, Hans and Herbert. “I could have made much more money here by building a high-rise mall. But then, it would not have beauty and character,” Henry told me.

The complex of four buildings connected by elevated walkways, is sprawling type, seemingly just two stories. And there are skylites, atriums and gardens everywhere. “It’s fresh, clean and green,” enthuses Betty Sy, treasurer of the family but publicly listed holding company SM Investments Corp.

Initially, Mall of Asia has 500 outlets, including 180 restaurants, an Olympic-size skating rink, a Music Hall, good for 900 seats, a 13,000-square-meter hypermarket with P150-million worth of inventory, and 10 cinemas with 4,100 seats total, including a Directors’ Club for private viewing and a 560-seat Imax with an eight-story-high theater with a 22-meter by 33-meter screen size and -million worth of equipment. “The Imax is a first in the Philippines,” volunteers Hans Sy.

“We are now the clean wet market,” says Herbert Sy, who oversees the group’s 33 supermarkets and hypermarkets, which have combined annual revenues of P45 billion.

What takes the breath of visitors is the view of the pristine 2-kilometer shoreline. “There is nothing like it in the world,” says Sy Sr.

“Every tourist guide on the Philippines talks about Manila’s sunset,” notes Hans Sy, “but there is no nice place in Metro Manila where you can sit safe and secure and watch the sunset.”

“The mall is 85-percent occupied,” Sy Sr. volunteers, but adds quickly, “we intentionally didn’t award everything. We left the 15 percent because if a good locator comes in, we won’t have space for him.”

In fact, says Steven T. Tan, regional operations manager for the Mall of Asia, “there were over 1,000 applicants or two applicants for every one slot.”

The SM Department Store is the first department store in the world developed around the theme, say its designers Alex Soto and Keith Yamasaki of Pasadena, California’s design team The Retail Element. “The theme is Manila Bay, the sea, sails, sea animals,” explains Soto. “I don’ think there is quite like it,” adds Yamasaki.

The overall design element is fluid and organic, says SM. The luggage department, for instance, has cruise voyage for a theme, that of the Ladies Wear, tropical fish.

“I put the best in this mall,” says Sy Sr. “I want the Filipino to enjoy the best.” “It provides a different kind of shopping experience,” says Tessie Sy, co-vice chairman of SM Investments Corp., the family holding company which has P54-billion revenues and P7.1-billion profits.

The elder Sy is the SMIC chairman. He has six children: Tessie; Betty, the treasurer; Henry Sy Jr., co-vice chairman; Hans, first executive vice president; Herbert, first executive vice president. Youngest child, Harley is SMIC president.

“This will be the premier tourist destination in the Asia Pacific,” predicts Henry Sr.

^^ that article makes me more excited!!

...a detailed rendering of MAITRADE, I noticed some high-end retail botiques on the left side, check them out. I also saw two pairs of express escalators, those that skip a floor, just like those in Shangri-La Plaza which are touted as our longest escalator. :)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/aaron_ofngol/MAITRADE.jpg

^^Yeah, I see a Louis Vuitton, DKNY, Lacoste, and Gianni Versace
Like the article, too...it gave details of the dep't store :okay:

^^ What's the store between Lacoste and DKNY on the 2nd level?

are they going to put a world class synchronized fountain?

i heard gianni versace will rise from his grave when his manila store opens...and andew cunanan is going back home :jk: corny!

^^ What's the store between Lacoste and DKNY on the 2nd level?
I dunno...as I see it...parang KENZO or RENZO or baka yung Thai forumer KENDO...

OneE-ComCenter, I noticed that it also has a retail arcade.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/aaron_ofngol/OneE-ComCenter_rendering-big.jpg

I'm glad it's finally opening just in time for my friend's P.I. visit next week How many times has the opening date been changed? I guess it wouldn't be the Mall of Asia if it wasn't running on Asian time. :) Sigh, if only the new NAIA would follow suit....

MALL OF ASIA: Raising the ante on shopping

By Dinna Chan Vasquez
MALL of Asia is not the biggest commercial center in the continent. There are at least three other malls in Asia that hold the distinction. But with 800 outlets spread over 386,000 square meters, it is certainly the biggest and most overwhelming shopping center in the country.

Names like Zara, UCC Coffee, Fully Booked and A Different Bookstore will share mall space alongside more familiar names such as Bench, Jollibee and Forever Flawless. Think your reliable SM Mall, which Mall of Asia is, meets Glorietta, only better.

Set to open tomorrow, Mall of Asia will redefine Filipinos’ relationships with malls.

The sprawling shopping center is more than just a shopping center. It is envisioned to be a modern market place that will offer not only shopping and dining. It is walking distance from a beautiful church built by the Sy family, who owns SM. Nearby is a call center that employs young Filipinos. SM’s corporate offices are also located near the mall. There is an Olympic-sized ice rink that will also be a venue for hockey games. Another feature is the theater, which can seat 900. It can be a venue for live shows and concerts. Mall of Asia will also be the home of Asia’s largest Imax theater. The mall’s seven cinemas will accommodate more than 7,000. Mall of Asia will also have multipurpose areas, which can be used for exhibits, launches and performances.

The mall is organized around four blocks, including a central mall, two side parking buildings (the 28,237.42 sq m department store and the 12, 253.90 sq m hypermarket) and the entertainment block facing the bay.

This is a shopping mall which you can’t cover in one day alone, if you really want to have a good time. The number of shops and sights to see are overwhelming and the distances so great that Mall of Asia needs at least three days to be enjoyed.

According to American firm Arquitectonica, which also designed The Podium and several buildings abroad, the four-block split is driven by future expansion plans.

Skylights, landscaped terraces and outdoor dining balconies will allow mall-goers to see the view even when they are indoors. The entertainment block will be covered but not air-conditioned for mall-goers to fully enjoy the seafront. The overall look is simple and free of unnecessary details but striking. The shop frontages and balustrades will mostly be in glass for a modern and functional look.

In contrast, the department store will carry a playful “Under the Sea” theme while the hypermarket will house Taste Asia, which will have the “dampa” concept of food cooked right after you’ve bought it.

For convenience, practically every alley will have restrooms and tenant mix will be determined by zones (i.e. fashion) and by complement (i.e. bookstores next to cafés) to make the layout more interesting. Aside from restaurants and specialty boutiques, there will also be convenience stores (supermarkets, department stores, do-it-yourself centers and appliance and furniture outlets) and commercial services (clinics, gyms and travel agents). For sports enthusiasts, there are bowling alleys.

The SM management knows that much is expected from them in this project. After all, through the years, they have always said, “We’ve got it all for you.” This time, they really, really mean it.

http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=goodLife01_may19_2006

^^"SM mixed with Glorietta...only better" Love that!

2 DAYS TIL OPENING!!!! yeay for pinoy forumers in the phils!

^^ Do we really need special passes to get access to the 'opening' tomorrow (different from the "Grand Opening on Sunday")? Or we'll just have to wait till the Sunday opening?

^^ patience is a virtue. its just a day ahead! :D

^^ Do we really need special passes to get access to the 'opening' tomorrow (different from the "Grand Opening on Sunday")? Or we'll just have to wait till the Sunday opening?

sorry, by invitation only aaron :D

^^ So you have an extra one for me? :D

^^ no, but i know someone who has one but she ain't goin...we'll be havin' a BMW party later at Mbassy so i don't think she'll be able to get up knowing how hard she drinks :D

^^ Sayang naman yung invitation niya.

^^ maybe you can join us later? you can then ask for the invite :D :jk:

Manila-Based Forumers,

I know that some of you will be going to the opening on Sunday and will be taking a lot of pictures of the interior as well as exterior. Pls. Pls. im so excited to see what's inside SM Mall of Asia and analyze as to how it compares with the Siam Paragon which I just saw last month during my BKK trip.

So, I'm expecting that you guys flood this thread on Monday with a lot of pictures taken on the Opening Day. Thanks so much in advance.

I'll be attending the openning tomorrow. I'll try to take some photos and post them as soon as possible.

=)

^^ Thanks a lot. :D

liitan nyo lang pics para madaling ma upload.. :D

I'll be attending the openning tomorrow. I'll try to take some photos and post them as soon as possible.

=)


thanks a lot! and please can you resize them all to 800x600? :D

demanding kami! LOL

^^ Gagawin mong wallpaper? Ang liit naman, dapat at least 1024x768 para pang wallpaper. :D hehe. Mas demanding 'to. :lol:

^^ togoinks! no, so that i won't have to scroll -----------> :D

Haha, ok I'll see what I can do...unless I'm too lazy to do any photoshopping when I get back.

^^ togoinks! no, so that i won't have to scroll -----------> :D
Ah, ako kasi 1280x960 ang screen ko kaya kasya yung malalaking pics na di na kailangang magscroll. :D

My Stupid MoA pano (stupid because of the quality and those trees!) :D

scroll --->
http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/1565/p10106069tf.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

any good guys.. who can give invitations for tom? surely want to go..

^^ hoy sino ka? :lol: biglang change ng nick ah!

It looks so massive in that pic. :applause:

^^ Yeah, nakakainis nga yung trees eh, nakaharang sa view. Btw, that was shot from the 3rd floor of Room 312 of Hyatt Regency, lol. :D

^^ Yeah, nakakainis nga yung trees eh, nakaharang sa view. Btw, that was shot from the 3rd floor of Room 312 of Hyatt Regency, lol. :D

ok lang yun! dun kami nag-hotel dati eh, kaso sa 6th floor ata kami, and maganda yung view, ginagawa pa yun eh... :)

I'll be attending the openning tomorrow. I'll try to take some photos and post them as soon as possible.

=)

Wow!!...Thanks Area51...Even if I'm here in Singapore...I'm as excited as you are guys there in Manila..uuwi kasi ako ng July...so hopefully may bagong mapapasyalan diyan sa Manila. Also, my Vietnamese friend here in Singapore is visiting Manila by next month so I'm recommending him this place as a "must go"...so he wanted to see some pics...hopefully i can show him the finished product instead of those pics that were already posted here prior to the opening.....

No problem, as long as I don't turn out looking like a promdi coming to manila and taking pictures...hehe.

Anyway, I'm pretty sure the event will be well covered by the local and international media.

i believe that today will be the opening of the MoA.....pls post some pics here of wat had happened there...tnx!!

Baka Christmas season pako makapuntang MoA, darn!

di na ko kukuha ng pics, hehehe, for sure, marami mag-popost ng pics ng moa... hehehe

^^ Ako din, I need all the time to get around the mall.

i believe that today will be the opening of the MoA.....pls post some pics here of wat had happened there...tnx!!

Sa Sunday pa grand opening, pero bukas ribbon cutting at opening pero by invitation lang.

Just saw the interiors of SMOA a "Business Nightly" of ANC channel; all I can say is HUGE!!!

Sana yung mga pics na ipopost for SMOA eh kuha sa maganda at malinaw na digital cameras...yung crisp na crisp ang dating...para mas impressive...I'm sure yung mga Thai friends natin eh nag aanticipate din na makita ang kalooban ng SMOA...siguradong nagiisip din sila kung mas maganda nga ba sa Siam Paragon nila o panis lang kumpara sa "shopping phenomenon" nila. Calling Dudz, Cokelitro, thomasian...etc..

SM’s P6.5-B Mall of Asia opens tomorrow
By Zinnia B. Dela Peña
The Philippine Star 05/20/2006

After riding out periods of economic dislocation and political turmoil, Philippine retail king Henry Sy Sr., one of the richest men in Asia, is out to test history again with the Mall of Asia – his biggest and most ambitious project to date – which opens its doors to the public tomorrow (May 21).

The Mall of Asia, built at a cost of P6.5 billion, is expected to contribute about three to five percent to the SM Group’s revenues this year, rising to 10 percent in the long-term. SM Prime Holdings Inc.’s 25th mall measures 400,000 square meters with provisions for expansion.

Located on a 60-hectare property overlooking Manila Bay, Mall of Asia will open with an initial 72-percent occupancy rate.

The mall is about half the size of the South China Mall in Dongguan, China – said to be the world’s biggest mall – but about 30 percent bigger than the Mall of America, the second-biggest shopping center in the United States.

It took the SM Group two-and-a-half years to build Mall of Asia, which was designed by Arquitectonica, a US-based designing firm which also did Festival Walk in Hong Kong, American Airlines Arena in Miami, Westin Hotel in Times Square, New York, and Disney All Star Resort in Florida.

Mall of Asia will host over 600 local and international brands and over 150 indoor and fine dining outlets.

It will house the country’s first IMAX theater, whose screens measure 22 by 30 meters – approximately the height of an eight-storey building and will be able to seat 600 people, and seven more state-of-the-art cinemas.

The mall will also feature the country’s first Olympic-sized skating rink in addition to a bowling and billiards hall and an indoor theater for live performances with a seating capacity of 900.

Envisioned as the "destination mall," Mall of Asia will bring the total gross floor area of all SM Group’s operating malls across the country to 3.4 million square meters.

Hans Sy, president of SM Prime, said the Mall of Asia is expected to generate employment for close to 10,000 people and contribute substantial amount of taxes for the government.

What encouraged us to do this is the robust remittances from overseas Filipino workers.

We believe the Philippines and the company can benefit from this," Sy said.

"We are a nation of mall lovers with millions flocking to our air-conditioned malls daily and more so on weekends," Sy added.

Aside from Mall of Asia, SM Prime is scheduled to open four more malls this year.

"(Henry) Sy has a very good reading and understanding of the Philippines,’’ said Donald Gimbel, senior managing director at New York-based Carret & Co., which manages about $2 billion, including shares in Sy’s SM Investments. "I don’t doubt this will be among his successful ventures.’’

Sy, who became the nation’s second-richest man parlaying a shoe store he founded after World War II into the biggest Philippine retailer, started planning Mall of Asia in 1995. Its opening, delayed by the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis, comes as rising taxes may damp purchasing power but Sy is betting tourists will help keep his shops full.

The country is a "natural destination" for travelers from wealthier neighbors because of its central location, beaches and friendly, English-speaking population, Sy said in an interview.

The Philippines forecasts tourist arrivals to rise 15 percent to a record three million this year. To do that, the nation, which lags neighbors Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore in drawing travelers, is spending $17 million to promote its beaches and Spanish churches to tourists.

Rising tourist arrivals could help an economy that’s the smallest among 14 Asia-Pacific economies tracked by Bloomberg, while ranking sixth in population size.

"The risk facing the mall is it’s opening at a time when purchasing power is getting diluted by higher taxes and rising oil prices,’’ said Junie Banaag, who helps manage more than P1.1 billion in First Metro Investment Corp.

The Asian financial crisis forced Sy to halt plans to build the mall by 1998. "The crisis made us conservative," said Hans Sy. SM Prime instead opened smaller malls that helped it earn a record P4.97-billion profit last year on P11 billion revenues.

About 30 cents of every US dollar sent home by Filipinos working abroad is spent shopping and about half of that is probably spent in Sy’s malls, according to Macquarie Securities. The tycoon’s Manila malls account for a third of the capital’s shopping space, Macquarie estimates.

"It (Mall of Asia) will be a destination mall, offering almost everything the Philippines has to offer,’’ said Sy, who used the slogan "We’ve got it all" in building his retailing empire.

Mall of Asia is the centerpiece of Sy’s 148-acre SM Central Business Park, which he’s filling with a convention center, a sports coliseum and office and residential towers.

The tycoon, worth $1.5 billion according to Forbes, opened his first mall in 1985, when the economy had its worst post-World War II slump. He opened Megamall in 1991, when the economy contracted 0.6 percent, hurt by coup attempts and power shortages.

http://www.philstar.com/philstar/NEWS200605200702.htm

Hey, some SM Advantage cardholders were given invitations for today's opening!!

Hello. Bago lang ako dito. Can somebody have new pictures ng SM Mall of Asia? MoA crazy din ako eh.

Syangapala, ung slogan ng MoA eh "No Other Mall comes Close."

Facts:

Kasya ang 49 jumbo jets sa MoA.
Merong 346, 236 na piraso ng halaman sa MoA
Measurement ng SMMoA Olympic-sized skating rink ay 61x30m.

source sa ads ng MoA sa Manila Bulletin nong May 18.

Woohoo!!! Tomorrow is the public opening :D

sana maka 500 na tong thread para sa new thread na yung mga pics... :D

http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/7977/455cw.jpg

What movies are they going to show?

uy post kayo ng pics ng MOA ha!!! sayang sana anjan ako sa pinas para makita yan.

It seems one plasma screen advertisment is already up and running outside SMOA....

is that picture recently taken?

Sayang banned sa SM Malls ang The Da Vinci Code..diyan ko sana gusto panoorin yung movie sabay check out na rin sa MoA

It seems one plasma screen advertisment is already up and running outside SMOA....
where??? the pic???

^^ No, I saw it when they made a segment about SMOA yesterday at ANC...

have they already featured MoA in CNN?

sana maka 500 na tong thread para sa new thread na yung mga pics... :D

mag-fa-500 na tohng thread na toh, hehehe, Excited na ko tomorrow, hehehe :D

Hello. Bago lang ako dito. Can somebody have new pictures ng SM Mall of Asia? MoA crazy din ako eh.

Syangapala, ung slogan ng MoA eh "No Other Mall comes Close."

It's "New Shopping Phenomenon" (Siam Paragon) vs "No Other Mall comes Close" (SM Mall of Asia)...

So my question is, is that slogan made for Philippine setting only? I'm sure no malls can come close with SM MOA in the Phils....if that is made for Asia-wide setting...malamang maraming aangal sa slogan na yan..:)

SM Central Business Park - Thread VI

SM Mall of Asia, MAITRADE Center, OneE-ComCenter

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SM CBP Thread I (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=248848) - SM CBP Thread II (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=289000) - SM CBP Thread III (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=315200) - SM CBP Thread IV (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=314173) - SM CBP Thread V (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=352130)

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SM Mall of Asia

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/MoA_day.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/MoA_night-facade.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/MoA_night_SMIC-AR_small.jpg


MAITRADE Expo & Convention Center

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http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/MAITRADE_small.jpg (http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/aaron_ofngol/MAITRADE.jpg)


OneE-ComCenter

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SM Central Business Park; SM Mall of Asia, MAITRADE Center, OneE-ComCenter -Thread VI

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=352129

wow! :eek2: ganda nung renderings, and ngayun ko lang nakita toh, can't wait for the opening... hehe, :) I like the 2nd pic, it looks so modern unlike other SM's... salamat kuya... hehe :)

No problem tito Ben. :D

wow... new thread na.. bukas mapupuno toh ng maraming pics.. :D

ganda ng mga renderings.. MOA looks awesome from those pics..

wow... new thread na.. bukas mapupuno toh ng maraming pics.. :D

for sure, feel ko 1 week puro pictures na toh... hehehe :jk: si kuya talaga oh, 'tito ben' ba't naman yun, actually tito ngah ako dahil sa anak ng pinsan ko, pero hindi mu ko tito, hehe :bash: :jk:

^^ At hindi mo rin ako kuya. :D

Wala nang naka sneak preview sa SM MoA today ? Sana bukas may pics with clear images.

^^ Baka mmya may magpo-post na ng pics.

baka 1 week palang ma full kagad tong thread dahil sa pics at comments.. :D

I am excited to see the latest pictures of SMOA, the interior, I'll wait for that, Good Luck SM

^^ At hindi mo rin ako kuya. :D

I know, sign of Respect among the "elderly ones" hehe :jk: anywayz, try kong pumunta bukas!!! hehehe, everybody is excited! :)

totoo ba yung SOP bukas nasa MoA?

mas gusto ko ASAP e..

I know, sign of Respect among the "elderly ones" hehe :jk:

you didnt get his point, did you? :jk:

@ KiBen - sasapatusin na kita! :hilarious Masyado ka nang magalang :D