^^ uuy BDSM! :lol:

Just got back from MOA. It was chaotic out there. The security measures being implemented by the PSG were outrageous. Ok na sana yung openning if only that darn GMA didn't come....

Anyway, the MOA was still packed!!! I couldn't believe it. Here are some photos, sorry I couldn't get good angles coz security men were all over the place. Plus they cordoned off some areas (where GMA was going to pass).

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Taken from the Second Floor Level

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Taken from the Ground Floor Level (across Penshoppe) were the Mass was being held.

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Outdoor Dining Areas Between the North Building and the Main Mall.

Btw, do look at the Maldita and Penshoppe Stores. They were the best looking shops I saw. The others were kind of just like those in other malls.

gusto ko mnood ng sine s iMAX.. :D

^^ Everest ang palabas.

^^ Everest ang palabas.

eh kahit alam ko yung palabas, ang layo ko naman..sayang..tsk..tsk..
thanks for the info, anyway.. :)

some dyaryo pics from star. :)

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eiy, post kayu ng pics bukas ha... di kasi ako makakapunta bukas, sa monday pa ata, thanks. :)

wow! thanks for the photos Area51!!! Ba't kaya wala si GMA?

Didn't bother to go near her, one of our clients was actually praying that she trip, fall or get stuck in the escalator for causing all the confusion. Can you imagine some of the tenants/store owners themselves being prevented from going inside MOA?

^^ uuy BDSM! :lol:

ano yung bdsm?

anymore new pics? with new angle?

For those going tomorrow, I suggest you go early (if you intend to take photos), otherwise it would be difficult to find good angles and shots with all the people moving about.

For those going tomorrow, I suggest you go early (if you intend to take photos), otherwise it would be difficult to find good angles and shots with all the people moving about.

the mall opens at 10 ba?

I guess so...doon na kami magmamass ng family ko sa church ng SM eh...

I think so yes. But I hope they change it to 9am instead.

I guess so...doon na kami magmamass ng family ko sa church ng SM eh...

ah yung anu, anu nga ba name nun, haba kasi ng pangalan eh... hehe :)

most SM's kasi diba, 10, sana nga 9. kaso di pa ako gising nun eh

wow! thanks for the photos Area51!!! Ba't kaya wala si GMA?
most probably because of security reasons ;) hahah

AHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhh! :D its finally opening tomorrow.. all we have to do now is wait for the SM CBP to blossom with all those u/c's

i still think they should'v changed that big globe into something more... insipiring..? i liked the ideas about the fountain :)

ah yung anu, anu nga ba name nun, haba kasi ng pangalan eh... hehe :)

most SM's kasi diba, 10, sana nga 9. kaso di pa ako gising nun eh

sana nga 24 hours...para magsawa na agad ang mga tao. kasi malamang dadagsain yan for the next few days...

sana nga 24 hours...para magsawa na agad ang mga tao. kasi malamang dadagsain yan for the next few days...
Instant ang sagot sa wish mo... read further.

from: http://philstar.com/philstar/LIFESTYLE200605203307.htm

It's the article from KiBen's scans above.

You got it all by the bay
CITY SENSE By Paulo Alcazaren
The Philippine STAR 05/20/2006

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Pinoys are a mall-crazy people.
They love to congregate at these modern-day urban centers to celebrate, ambulate, gorge, gossip, and gimmick. Then there’s the shopping. Come Sunday, May 21, mallers will have the ultimate in shopping venues – the Mall of Asia.

With over 600 international and local shops, a mouthwatering selection of 150 indoor and outdoor dining venues (pollution-free at that!), and the Philippine’s first Olympic-sized ice skating rink, an IMAX theater (with the world’s largest wrap-around screen), there’ll be more than enough distractions and attractions to keep 10 million Metro Manilans happy. Not to mention a 180-degree unimpeded view of Manila’s fabulous bay!

Mall design in the Philippines has gone through an evolution and revolution. Malls have now broken out of their old gray boxes. Natural light is brought in. Ceilings are raised and large atria become colorful event settings. Formerly introverted complexes have embraced the street and landscaped courtyards are a must for visual and sensual relief.

The SM chain has been steadily renovating its older malls and building new ones. Customers will benefit from these new trends; the added costs to construction because of better design value will be recovered in heaps by increased patronage. And top of the heap is the hip and happening Mall of Asia.

The Mall is actually a complex of four buildings. Breaking up the box is literally taken as a design strategy here by the bay. The four buildings are the Main Mall, the Entertainment Center Building, the North Parking Building, and the South Parking Building. All are linked by elevated walkways with many forming veritable balconies from which to enjoy the sea breeze and Manila’s famous sunset.

The Mall of Asia can be reached via the extension to EDSA. This grand hundred-meter wide avenue leads from the EDSA/Taft intersection past Roxas Boulevard and Diosdado Macapagal Avenue to a huge rotunda marked by a steel globe. I’ve been waiting for someone to resurrect this favorite landmark of mine. There was a similar (but much smaller) globe at the old Agrifina circle that is now gone and replaced by an oversized Lapu-Lapu. The Mall of Asia globe is a great way to anchor the site with the large but low mall complex behind it. The globe is lit with lights that change colors at night and a spotlight is aimed constantly at the Philippines – talk about a global monument!

Generous parking is provided in front plus proper bus stops and even an FX terminal (lessons learned from Megamall and other SMs in the city). Of course, there’s the multi-story carparks for more convenience. The entry atrium is larger and taller than any other SM, and signage (or wayfinding systems, as American consultants call them) is clear and graphically appealing. This wayfinding extends to the color-coding of stores and their locations. This Main Mall contains most of the shopping and dining establishments, the ice skating rink, and the food court. More food is available along the "streets" that separate the four buildings. These are open beyond the mall’s main hours (another lesson from Megamall). With a call center coming up beside the mall, these are sure to be vibrant places 24/7.

The Entertainment Center Building is the second main draw. This houses the IMAX and the Cineplex (10 theaters including a Director’s Club). The center is ringed with balconies at the second floor and an open-air verandah that takes advantage of the panoramic views of the bay. The parking buildings house an SM Hypermart, more dining outlets, and the SM Department store at the other end.

The interiors of the mall are spacious – wider than the standard width of most and punctured regularly by space-age oval skylights that make the mall brighter and airier than any I’ve seen locally or even internationally. The design team was led by Arquitectonica, a Miami-based consultancy firm with Robert Carag Ong and Associates as the Filipino architectural firm in charge. The interior design and lighting is restrained but with color accents, minimalist but just so that the individual stores’ merchandise and designs are made more prominent. These stores have also seemed to make an extra effort to complement the mall’s seaside theme and general quality of design.

At the end of the day, some people may consider the Mall of Asia just another mall, albeit a huge and well-designed one. But it really is more than that. The Mall of Asia is just the core of what will be a larger, integrated, mixed-use complex by the bay. SM has already built one other landmark – a church. It has constructed a call center and has just broken ground on a convention center. The whole complex will, in the future, mature into a fully-featured urban district with residential complexes, hotels, office complexes, and more open green space. When that happens (and we are assured that it will), then you’ll really get it all at the Mall!

i hope their "big show" is televised. it's too tiring to check the place out along hordes of shopping addicts ;)

from: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=39284

Soon to open, the Mall of Asia
By CHERYL M. ARCIBAL, The Manila Times Reporter

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The Mall of Asia, the biggest and most ambitious undertaking so far of the retail giant SM Mall, is set to open its doors this Sunday to the public with almost all of its units for lease already sold out.

At a press conference, Hans Sy, president of SM Prime Holdings, Inc., said 72 percent of stores, stalls and restaurants would also be starting their operations on Sunday.

Sy added that 92 percent of "leasable" spaces were already sold out. He said the company is "choosy" leaseholders because its goal for the MOA is to achieve an ideal mix of stores and merchandise.

Built at a cost of P6.5 billion, MOA is SM’s 25th mall and measures 400,000 square meters with provisions for expansion.

The project took two-and-a-half years to build and was designed by the United States-based designing company, Arquitectonica. The design company was the planner of the Festival Walk in Hong Kong, American Airlines Arena in Miami foe the Miami Heat, Westin Hotel in Times Square in New York and Disney All-Star Resort in Florida.

Sy expressed confidence that with the remittances from overseas Filipino workers and the growth of the call-center industry in the country, consumer spending would remain strong despite political uncertainty, oil price increases and even the 12-percent value-added tax.

The Mall of Asia is also expected create a total of 10,000 employment jobs.

Located on a 60-hectare property overlooking Manila Bay, the complex consists of four buildings linked by elevated walkways—Main Mall, the North Parking Building, the South Parking Building, and the Entertainment Center Building.

MOA also boasts of the country’s first IMAX theater, which has a 600-seating capacity, a special Director’s club screening room for exclusive film showings and seven more state-of-the-art cinemas and fine dining restaurants and bars.

The IMAX screens will be 22x30 meters, approximately the height of an eight-story building and will seat 600 people.

MOA, which adds the Manila Bay sunset view among its attractions, has 5,000 parking spaces with a provision for expansion of up to 7,000 parking slots. It will also have a 2,500 square-meter transport depot on each side of the North and South Parking Buildings, which can accommodate all kinds of public transportation. There will be an open parking space available at the side of the Entertainment Building, which can accommodate up to 100 tourists or chartered buses.

wow, ganda naman pala mga plans nila eh, pinaghandaan talaga, maganda toh pag-pasko! may fireworks ulit... hehe, 4 buildings connected by elevated walkways, astig naman! Parang DisneyWorld 4 theme parks, kaso monorail yung nag-cocnnect sa kanila eh, speaking of monorails, may trams pa ba sa loob?

thanks "Aaron" for the info... hehe :) tsaka wag din KiBeN tawag niyo sakin, Kevin na lng... hehehe :jk:

from: http://clickthecity.com/cityspecial/?p=1105

May 18, 2006

The Grand Opening of Mall of Asia

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The Grand Opening of Mall of Asia on Sunday, May 21st, will put an end to days of frenzied mall-hopping because you're guaranteed to find anything worth buying, seeing and eating under its roof. Mall of Asia, which is built on 19.5 hectares of reclaimed land, is both impressive and gargantuan--it being the third largest mall in the world (behind only the West Edmonton Mall in Canada and the Golden Resources Mall in Beijing, China).

"We're very proud of it," says Malca Villanueva, Marketing Manager at Mall of Asia. "We have a lot of plans for bridal fairs, electronics expos, sporting events--the list goes on! Our mall is the most multi-functional that you can get."

It's almost guaranteed that jaws will drop--punctuated by a moment of silence--after patrons enter the Mall of Asia premises and absorb the sprawling space, collective efforts and herculean vision of Henry Sy and SM Prime Holdings. The grandeur of the place is not only in its size but in its visionary scope--Mall of Asia promises to offer its patrons, well, everything.

You almost want to give a standing ovation to the list of establishments that will call it "home"--a list that will appease every local patron, tourist, fashionista, tech geek, culinary aficionado, bookworm, film buff, and athelete. Where else can you find both Zara and Mango rubbing elbows with each other, alongside a Folded & Hung and a Bench Body store--while being swayed from shop to shop by the calming music of a pianist playing a latin jazz tune on the second floor entrance before meeting your significant other for lunch at Bizu? Breathless yet?

And don't worry, all the daytime, crowd-averse people can rest assure that they, too, are welcome here, as clubs and cafes such as Prince of Jaipur and Cafe Havana are bringing their festivities to Mall of Asia, along with many other restaurant favorites that will line the esplenade--an area fronting Manila Bay.

The retail line-up was so impressive that there wasn't a store or establishment that was mentioned to Malca to which she did not reply with a resounding "We have it here."

Most notably, the first ever IMAX theater in the Philippines--with a screen that is roughly eight stories high--is one of the main attractions to enjoy at Mall of Asia. Each seat is a "perfect" vantage point from where one can appreciate a movie like, say, "Superman 5"--which is rumored to be the first movie that will premiere in the IMAX theater.

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Malca urges everyone to tour the Mall of Asia extensively, and to give themselves about 1.5-2 days to explore every shop and corner of the 381,075 square meters space. "It's okay to get lost. There are plenty of signs and you can always ask for maps at the concierge desk (located in the Main Mall and the Entertainment Mall)."

So let's consider ourselves lucky to be living in Metro Manila. We have the best of "retailtainment" in our own backyard.

HOW TO GET THERE
Look for an enormous bronze globe at the corner of EDSA and Roxas Boulevard. The Mall of Asia is hard to miss. Parking is available in both the North and South parking buildings.

^^ swerte nyo dyan. tsk tsk tsk.

uhm, I wish na lakihan nila yung TV sa labas! Maganda yun sa New Year's eve, countdown... hehe, parang sa times square... :)

^^ Tama na yun, ang kailangan nilang lagyan ng malaking screen eh yung likod ng Entertainment mall, mas magandang venue yun para sa New Year's eve countdown sabay launch ng fireworks sa isang barge sa Manila Bay, perfect! :)

Whowww! :eek2: Pics pa lang nakikita ko eh ganda na. I really cannot wait to open this huge thing!

Post kayo pics ha?

ung slogan niya e 4 Philippines only. Kung whole asia e grabe na yun.

^^ Tama na yun, ang kailangan nilang lagyan ng malaking screen eh yung likod ng Entertainment mall, mas magandang venue yun para sa New Year's eve countdown sabay launch ng fireworks sa isang barge sa Manila Bay, perfect! :)

oongah noh, sabagay... sa may esplanade ba yun?

yata...sana may mala-jet d'eau sa Manila Bay...

pictures of MoA from the Manila album of sgrossman16 at Webshots: http://community.webshots.com/album/550191405DGAQlO/3

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oongah noh, sabagay... sa may esplanade ba yun?

Yup, the whole of Esplanade, Seaside Blvd., and the bayfront of MoA's Entertainment Mall. Perfect venue pang New Year's eve countdown.

^^nice! sabi na nga ba magpopost ka ulit bago mag 9.30 ng pics

BTW, what happened to the letter e sa Theater?

^^ Di pa tapos ikabit.

eh diba yung ferry terminal nandun sa esplanade? tama ba? or s ibang side yun?

Yung mga nakapunta na dyan, wala bang UNUSUAL na store sa MoA, kasi SUPER BORING na ang mga tenant mix ng SM, palagi nalang Bench, Penshoppe, I could go endless pero diba palagi nalang sila?

Akala ko ba may Prada and Armani Exchange according dun sa Renderings????

Now that MoA will be opened tommorow... now we can transfer the hype to another premiere shopping destination opening soon... the Trinoma!

ah yung anu, anu nga ba name nun, haba kasi ng pangalan eh... hehe :)

most SM's kasi diba, 10, sana nga 9. kaso di pa ako gising nun eh

Shrine of Jesus, the way, the truth, and the life.

I guess so...doon na kami magmamass ng family ko sa church ng SM eh...

Ah, sa Shrine of Jesus, habulin mo yung 9:00 mass nila para eksakto sa opening nung mall pagtapos ng mass. Pag lumampas na kayo dun, sa 10:30 na lang, kasi pag dun kayo sa 5:30, wala na kayong aabutan sa sunset.
Yun yung usual schedule ng mass dati, sana dagdagan nila ngayong open na ang MoA.

Yung mga nakapunta na dyan, wala bang UNUSUAL na store sa MoA, kasi SUPER BORING na ang mga tenant mix ng SM, palagi nalang Bench, Penshoppe, I could go endless pero diba palagi nalang sila?

Akala ko ba may Prada and Armani Exchange according dun sa Renderings????

I heard may Zara sa MoA. Saka yun pang ibang stores ng SSI na puro high-end din.

Now that MoA will be opened tommorow... now we can transfer the hype to another premiere shopping destination opening soon... the Trinoma!

Matagal pa yun, isang taon pa.

Anong oras yung opening bukas???

MOA at Night: Some interior pics :D they were already letting people in

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Nice pics! Pics you took remind me of Hong Kong's Pacific Place. But the stairwells remind me of Podium! haha.

Lemme say that again. Really Nice Shots you took! Are you a photographer? But by the looks of it... it seems that this was taken from a cellphone. good thing it came out ok. Cool!

thanks for the pics richpol!

^^ :applause: Sabi ko na eh, di naman nila mapipigilan ang mga tao ano, lalo na at maraming open parts ang MoA na di mahaharangan ng guards, so they might as well let everyone in. Naalala ko tuloy yung Gateway Mall pics ko na kuha ko the day before the opening. :D Iba talaga pag taga SSC, mga pasaway! :lol:

just arrived from watching da vinci code and first thing that i did was to open my laptop to check some pics of the MOA..i'm sure at this time..marami na ang nagpost..and to my amaze...ang dami na pala...ang ganddaaaaaahhhh!!!..more to come..im sure mas marami bukas..good work guys..

Malabo na pala kaming pumunta ng MoA bukas, pero titingnan pa rin namin kung makakadaan kami, pag di kami nakapunta next Sunday na lang kasi... may pasok na pala kami sa Monday, eh nung 16 lang ang last day namin, wala pa palang 1 week ang bakasyon namin, kainis.

akala ko airport eh..hehehe


paguwi ko this saturday yan kagad una kong pupuntahan!!! curious ako..

Anong oras yung opening bukas???

Just want to repeat my question.

^^ Ay sorry ha, nalimutan kong sagutin, alam ko yung normal schedule din ng opening nung mall na 10:00am.

I found a weird pic of MoA's Ice Skating Rink... care to skate with cardboards? :D

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wow... thanks for those pix... :) grabe... ang ganda talaga. :)

nice pix!!!! more pics plz!!!!!!!!!

onga more pics! i can't wait to see more photos tomorrow! especially the Esplanade area :cool:

i can't wait too..coz i won't be going there tomorrow..

Those are real kids skating. There was a kind of "cultural show" on ice when GMA was there, short program lang around 20mins around lunch time.

Nice Pics!!!! Great shots.

I didn't see any new stores except for Bradford (shoes), Diego (men's wear). Some of the stores I saw which I haven't seen in previous SM's are Mango (near Main Entrance)and Fully Booked (strangely at the al fresco dining areas between the north and east bldgs). The other shops are the typical ones you see in every SM Mall.

I heard Zara wants to open there while Debenhams backed out at the last minute.

it looks so white... minimalist ang drama ng architects neto

IMAX: marvelous, miraculous

By Paul Daza
Inquirer

IN A CASE OF NEAR-PERFECT timing, members of the press were transported to Mt. Everest a mere 19 hours before tri-athlete Leo Oracion became the first Filipino to reach the reacherous mountain’s summit. No, those writers weren’t actually on Everest, but it was as though they were, thanks to the miraculous movie marvel that is IMAX.

Rising majestically like a mountain in a field of hills, the San Miguel Coca Cola IMAX theater is in the spanking-new SM Mall of Asia complex. With a screen eight stories high, startlingly crisp digital sound, and steep but comfy stadium seating, the IMAX theater is a larger-than-life, man-made wonder—the most exciting evolution in the movie-going experience to hit this country in decades.

Into your lap

Screened at the theater were 3D trailers for three upcoming IMAX films—“T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous,” “Happy Feet” and “Ant Bully”—which required the use of sporty polarized glasses. IMAX 3D is so sharp and the colors so startlingly vivid, they make recent 3D flicks like “Spy Kids 3D” and “The Adventures of Shark Boy & Lava Girl” look drab. By comparison, the cute baby penguin at the center of the “Happy Feet” trailer looked like he could dance right out of the screen and into every viewer’s lap. Each strand of his feathery body was so real, the spectators spontaneously reached out to pet the creature.

After the trailers, the short documentary “NASCAR 3D: The IMAX Experience” came on. Narrated by Kiefer Sutherland, the 40-minute film is a celebration of the most famous annual event for car racers. Appropriately, the IMAX theater even smelled like the interior of a new car! Thanks to 44 strategically-placed speakers, the audience felt like it was plunked right in the middle of a race course, with the roar of powerful engines circling it. And how effective was the 3D? In a shot where a race car is torn apart and one of its tires hurtles towards the camera, some folks in the audience actually ducked!

After “NASCAR 3D,” it was time for the 45-minute “Everest,” perhaps the most awe-inspiring, breathtaking docu-drama ever filmed. It followed a brave team in its attempt to scale the world’s highest mountain in May 1996, and showed how the deadliest storm in Everest’s history engulfed the mountain, killing eight climbers and nearly halting filming on the IMAX project.

Still relevant

Though it was first released in IMAX theaters in 1998, “Everest” shows no sign of becoming dated, especially with the current Filipino fascination with the mountain. Respectfully narrated by Liam Neeson, “Everest” is riveting, informative, even heart-tugging. Crystal-clear images captured by the IMAX cameras make the video footage seen on local news shows look like home movies. With their snow-bleached images broadcast on TV screens, the videos don’t even come close to capturing the grandeur and untamed beauty of the world’s tallest mountain. Plus, the IMAX screen is so tall (22 meters), you actually have to move your eyes up and down to see the breathtaking images in their entirety.

But more than being a showcase of what the large-screen format is capable of, “Everest” is also an inspiring story about how triumph sometimes walks with tragedy. The film handles the deaths and disfigurements that resulted from the May 1996 storm with tasteful aesthetic distance. “Everest” shows us that even when filmmakers have an all-seeing IMAX camera, sometimes the most human thing to do is turn the camera off or make it look elsewhere when death or misfortune is a few feet away.

For those who don’t know why there’s such a fuss over the Pinoys who successfully scaled Mt. Everest last week, this award-winning film should leave no doubt about what an edifying, death-defying feat the climb is. And for those who aren’t gifted with the legs and lungs to conquer the mountain, the “Everest” IMAX experience is the safest, most affordable way to ascend the peak and know what it’s like to be on top of the world.

wow, the mall is pretty nice! :P I wish I can visit it right now... hope there'll be more pictures! :P haha =]

wow, pretty awesome pics!!

(I hope someone takes more Toy Kingdom shots :p)

the BizWorldAsia Magazine also has LOADS of interior pics! grabe ang ganda nga talaga!

ganda ng MoA sa pics... para talagang airport..

wow ang ganda ng SMOA!!! hehehe thanks for the pics! sarap talagang puntahan ^_^

request: for those guys who plan to go there today or later this week, can you please please take some really good pics of the classiest and the poshest sections of the mall? sa wednesday pa kasi ako punta eh...

plz lng take ng pics para sa mga taong wla sa pilipinas k2lad ko. tlgang patay na patay ako sa kakahintay ng mga pics nito. plz lng plzzzzzz!!!! thnk u.

nakapasok kami kagabi sa MoA grabeh daming tao gusto pumasok.. buti nalang yung tita ng friend ko nagtatrabaho dun sa MoA... kasi sandali lang kami kasi almost closing time na rin yun.. ganda tlga...

for the TFC subscribers and Kapamilyas... Next week ASAP '06 naman ang magma-mall show sa LIVE sa loob ng SM MoA...

^^ salamat naman at good quality singers na yung magperperform sa MoA.. :D

ang sasagwa ng mga singers sa SOP... yung iba, hindi ko kilala..

^^ SOP is live at SMOA right now lol

^^ kaya nga.. pinanood ko kanina.. :D

mas papanoorin ko nalang ASAP next week... ayoko singers ng SOP eh. :)

pero i saw SOP kanina nga sa SOP... sinilip ko lang.. :) :)

Nakaw wala pa bang pics to share? Atat na atat na talaga ako to see MOA pics. Please post naman kayo ng pics for those who have already gone and taken shots of MOA. :)

^^ maghintay ka lang.. mamaya, malulunod ka sa dami ng pics.. :D

Ay salamat ng marami kung ganoon! Wala kasi ako sa Pinas eh. Asahan ko yan mga pics mo ha. Yippee!!!! :)

MoA is all over the major newspapers... front page ng halos lahat... star, bulletin, inquirer... :)

Here are some pics taken today, Sunday, May 21. I wanted to take pics of the mall... I was able to... but it's hard to edit out all the people in the pictures. Grrrrr. Here you go! I hope the mall isn't like this everyday. I miss my Rockwell!

With the huge crowd, it's like a cross between Market!Market!, SM Manila, and SM Megamall!


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No more cardboard skaters. There was an exhibition this afternoon I think. Notice the tons of people watching. Hindi na sila nakanuod ng live na SOP ng GMA 7 sa entertainment area eh!

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Thanks for the pics you posted Ichinose. They surely help eased my craving for MOA pics. Keep em coming if you have more! From your pics MOA looks super jam packed and I'm wondering if the airconditioners worked well enough to cool down the place. Mahal din siguro magmaintain nung ice skating rink especially in a tropical country like Pinas. Cooling bill must be extravagant.

Advance Thank You na rin sa inyong lahat who will be posting their respective MOA pics in this thread. Looking forward to seeing more MOA pics from the you guys/gals!

Roses are red, violets are blue, when you see more flowers, will you steal them too?

Here are more pics of MOA's opening day. Even if i set my cam to ISO 1600, it's not that fast to capture the flowers slowly being plucked away. I overheard one saying, "Wala atang tao sa mga sementeryo ngayon, parang lahat andito." Looks like it. Tipid ang bulaklak eh.

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^^^ DALI!! Kunin ^^^

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ang daming tao ah...astyg yung ice skating rink, parang hindi pinas..

magkano kaya ang upa ng retail space diyan at meron pa kayang available?

Ay naku. Naluma ang DSLR ko. The crowd. maddening crowd. 30 minutes to park at Level 5, south wing, 30 minutes to exit. ANd ang mga undisciplined drivers!! sumisingit pa sa exit queue!! Apparently, they haven't seen a mall with dual exit lanes. Kala nila Skyway.

More pics coming... but siguro when the crowd dies out na. Don't go on a weekend. Too many people... divisioria + baclaran + cemetery + students + families + usis + etc etc. Dami tao! Im heading to rockwell... to breathe a bit! The food stalls were so puno!

Thanks for the pics you posted Ichinose. They surely help eased my craving for MOA pics. Keep em coming if you have more! From your pics MOA looks super jam packed and I'm wondering if the airconditioners worked well enough to cool down the place.

Advance Thank You na rin sa inyong lahat who will be posting their respective MOA pics in this thread. Looking forward to seeing more MOA pics from the you guys/gals!

Olympic size daw yung rink eh. Ill try it out next time!


ang daming tao ah...astyg yung ice skating rink, parang hindi pinas..

shet daming jologs :lol:

WELCOME TO SM DEPARTMENT STONE!!!

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koREk k dyan! anG dMi nLa. juZ bc0z opNing? (hahahah). some people were even fascinated with the elevator... kinakausap. or... ayaw magpaiwan ng kasama. duh! haha.

shet daming jologs :lol:

Unfortunately, that line refers to the entire populace.


WELCOME TO SM DEPARTMENT STONE!!!

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^^ hahaha. i hope you can write more about it! sure is fun stuff to read!

Ha ha. my creative bashing is not even 5% of capacity yet. lemme rest first. :)

^^ hahaha. i hope you can write more about it! sure is fun stuff to read!

post naman kayo ng pics ng mga boutique/sjops na first time pa lang sa pinas...sana next week paguwi ko hindi na ganyan kadami tae..este tao..

Attack of the Jologs Part II (part I sa Market! Market!.) Sobrang kawawa MOA on its opening day. You'll see millions of people walking, tapos 3 lang nasa pila para magbayad hehe. Bka d na sila magtagal coz konti lang jologs brands and medyo malayo yung area (masyadong hassle para pumunta dun, lalo na kung magpapalamig ka lang.)

5 reasons why there are so many peeps on day 1:

(1) MOA is on the headlines of TABLOIDS and broadsheets
(2) maraming usisero
(3) SOP
(4) The SHOW
(5) maraming promo pag opening
(6) magaling lang mag market ang MOA

so, in a few weeks or so, baka mag dwindle na ang crowds to acceptable levels (hopefully)

shet daming jologs :lol:

uu nga.... ganun talaga... :(

so attack of the jologs part III would be... hmmm... trinoma?!? :lol:

Attack of the Jologs Part II (part I sa Market! Market!.) Sobrang kawawa MOA on its opening day. You'll see millions of people walking, tapos 3 lang nasa pila para magbayad hehe. Bka d na sila magtagal coz konti lang jologs brands and medyo malayo yung area (masyadong hassle para pumunta dun, lalo na kung magpapalamig ka lang.)

5 reasons why there are so many peeps on day 1:

(1) MOA is on the headlines of TABLOIDS and broadsheets
(2) maraming usisero
(3) SOP
(4) The SHOW
(5) maraming promo pag opening
(6) magaling lang mag market ang MOA

so, in a few weeks or so, baka mag dwindle na ang crowds to acceptable levels (hopefully)

All SMs opened in a big bang of B.O.

uy mga kakosa ko nagkalat!!! ang dami nila, nakakaiyak...

so attack of the jologs part III would be... hmmm... trinoma?!? :lol:

pwede. hehe. magandang trilogy ng ATTACK of the Jologs. Pwede na i-show sa IMAX

uy mga kakosa ko nagkalat!!! ang dami nila, nakakaiyak...

apir tayo jan kakosa... :) :colgate:

susunod natin susugurin ang trinoma... *evil laugh* hahahahaha!

pwede. hehe. magandang trilogy ng ATTACK of the Jologs. Pwede na i-show sa IMAX

big hit yan... ang sarap panoorin niyan sa imax... parang feeling mo anlapit nung mga jologs sayo... para bang feel mo na 2makbo? :lol:

The key is to remove the Foodcourt! Look at the Podium - an SM project, but exudes a bit of class. There's ASAP on MOA next week, and that Entertainment mall is sure to draw more shows and stuff... memories of Pepe Pimentel in Kwarta o Kahon in SM City when it opened...

FYI, there are new routes of jeepneys and buses with stops at MOA itself. It will be more accessible. It's like Market! Market! with the mega terminals and all. Very accessible sa buong Pilipinas... game ka na ba?

correction: 3 lang ang nasa pila... at sa watsons... bibili lang sila ng ... 5 peso item para makakuha ng libreng selecta ice cream sa labas! (You have to buy something to get the ice cream!) True enough, mas overworked ang selecta people than Watsons cashiers! Yan ang marketing!

I agree. Magaling mag market ang MOA. Look how it turned out. one big airconditioned palengke. :bash:

They've got it all.... for you!

Attack of the Jologs Part II (part I sa Market! Market!.) Sobrang kawawa MOA on its opening day. You'll see millions of people walking, tapos 3 lang nasa pila para magbayad hehe. Bka d na sila magtagal coz konti lang jologs brands and medyo malayo yung area (masyadong hassle para pumunta dun, lalo na kung magpapalamig ka lang.)

5 reasons why there are so many peeps on day 1:

(1) MOA is on the headlines of TABLOIDS and broadsheets
(2) maraming usisero
(3) SOP
(4) The SHOW
(5) maraming promo pag opening
(6) magaling lang mag market ang MOA

so, in a few weeks or so, baka mag dwindle na ang crowds to acceptable levels (hopefully)

*sigh* an SM will always be an SM...

we can expect thousands of usiseros in the next few weeks...

hindi lang sa magaling mag-market ang MoA... the fact that PGMA is on the ribbon cutting for just a mall... means its realy something big. :)

major newspapers has SM MoA in its front page... i'm sure even TV will sensationalize this further... :)

seems that MoA is recieving a lot of congrats recently. :) good for them... hope they would keep MoA clean. :)

So what's your initial impression of MOA? Is MOA basically more of a typical SM (Mega Mall) but only bigger or is it like a massive version of SM (Podium) ang dateng? My observation parang ang init sa loob ng MOA sa sobrang daming tao. Mukhang wala namang bitbit yung mga tao sa pics! :)

hope the crowd "improves" in the next few weeks :D

siguradong matatapos na ung attack by next week (or maybe by mid-june) :)

i guess the luxury section isn't opened yet?
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hope MoA also has all the GB4 stores...tod's, Louis Vuitton, D&G, Hugo Boss, Burberry...and hope it has new stores like Mikimoto.

So what's your initial impression of MOA? Is MOA basically more of a typical SM (Mega Mall) but only bigger or is it like a massive version of SM (Podium) ang dateng? My observation parang ang init sa loob ng MOA sa sobrang daming tao. Mukhang wala namang bitbit yung mga tao sa pics! :)

The Main Mall looks like a larger version of Podium but the rest of the mall doesn't look anywhere close to Podium! Pangit tiles, pangit CR, pangit landscaping. Medyo weird yung Entertainment mall coz walang A/C (they want to let air from the sea come in daw.) So from sobrang lamig, lalabas ka sa sobrang init. Pero sa main mall, nice designs and good airconditioning.

i guess the luxury section isn't opened yet?
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hope MoA also has all the GB4 stores...tod's, Louis Vuitton, D&G, Hugo Boss, Burberry...and hope it has new stores like Mikimoto.

if they want to be a "tourist destination" and a big hit..

they need to have super duper as in upper class brands :)

Thanks for the feedback on MOA Richpol!
The Main Mall looks like a larger version of Podium but the rest of the mall doesn't look anywhere close to Podium! Pangit tiles, pangit CR, pangit landscaping. Medyo weird yung Entertainment mall coz walang A/C (they want to let air from the sea come in daw.) So from sobrang lamig, lalabas ka sa sobrang init. Pero sa main mall, nice designs and good airconditioning.

walang aircon ung entertainment mall?!? that place must be burning hot. :sleepy: kahit may hangin..?

:gaah: can't wait for Greenbelt 5!!!! it's manila's closest thing to Siam Paragon i guess...

Galeng lang ako sa SMOA!!!GRABEH ANG DAMING TAO!!!! Yet, one of the few things I liked about the mall is the amount of signature stores within it....kahit iilan lang ang pumapasok....

can you name some? please.. :colgate: :) :) :) :) :) :) :colgate: and thanx. :)

^^Yung iba ngayon ko lang narinig, yung isa nga may-ari ata Chinese, namimigay pa ng candy... ang natatandaan ko lang na alam ko ay Hushpuppy...

^^ names of the sig stores please? :D

Nainis talaga ako dahil di kami natuloy sa MoA ngayon, pero nung nakita ko sa TV na nasa MoA ang SOP (nung commercial na sa ASAP, kapamilya kasi kami eh), natuwa talaga ako kasi naisip ko na... hehe, attack of the jologs 'to, buti na lang di kami nagpunta ngayon. :D

^^ kaya nga piling-pili yung mga pics na ni-repost ko sa world forum :lol: baka ano masabi ng mga pipol from the land of smile :lol:
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kaya lang sinira ni (((myx))) yung moment! :lol: :bash:

The key is to remove the Foodcourt! Look at the Podium - an SM project, but exudes a bit of class. There's ASAP on MOA next week, and that Entertainment mall is sure to draw more shows and stuff... memories of Pepe Pimentel in Kwarta o Kahon in SM City when it opened...

FYI, there are new routes of jeepneys and buses with stops at MOA itself. It will be more accessible. It's like Market! Market! with the mega terminals and all. Very accessible sa buong Pilipinas... game ka na ba?

correction: 3 lang ang nasa pila... at sa watsons... bibili lang sila ng ... 5 peso item para makakuha ng libreng selecta ice cream sa labas! (You have to buy something to get the ice cream!) True enough, mas overworked ang selecta people than Watsons cashiers! Yan ang marketing!

I agree. Magaling mag market ang MOA. Look how it turned out. one big airconditioned palengke. :bash:

They've got it all.... for you!

kung ganun baka after 6 months pa bago ako pumunta ng MOA lol! I'm not fond of crowds even though I'm used to them lol

and please...hwag sa trinoma! hehehehe

The Main Mall looks like a larger version of Podium but the rest of the mall doesn't look anywhere close to Podium! Pangit tiles, pangit CR, pangit landscaping. Medyo weird yung Entertainment mall coz walang A/C (they want to let air from the sea come in daw.) So from sobrang lamig, lalabas ka sa sobrang init. Pero sa main mall, nice designs and good airconditioning.

nyeks! I have high expectations from this mall, siguro walang masyadong mabubuga pag SM ang pinag uusapan lol

Hmmm. from what i remember... merong... Bossini, Giordano, National Bookstore, Watsons, Banco de Oro, SM Departmnt Store, and those Bubble making machines na staple in the aisles of all the SM malls... bwahahaha! I guess typical SM. may shops pa na June 30 ang opening... including.... STAR BUCKS (note, TWO words). baka bago iyan.

I can't remember signature stores eh. Are there any? Went to rockwell after MOA, mas marami pa ako natandaan (Cole Haan, Lacoste .. a meron nito sa MOA, CK, Kenneth Cole)

Will they invite Mikimoto? Or an anchor tenant like Lane Crawford?

nyeks! I have high expectations from this mall, siguro walang masyadong mabubuga pag SM ang pinag uusapan lol


Think greenhills shopping mall. with lotsa open space. not cramped.

Oh yeah, there is this new type of bookstore... I can't remember the name but a lot of books within it...

^^ Is it "A different bookstore"?

^^ It's not Powerbooks,NBS and definitely not Goodwill, yet it looks so unothodox for your usual SM... an aura that you can sense in Ayala malls if you would ask me...

^^ It's not Powerbooks,NBS and definitely not Goodwill, yet it looks so unothodox for your usual SM... an aura that you can sense in Ayala malls if you would ask me...

It's Fully Booked! One of the anchor tenants sa Rockwell. Some books are cheaper than those in PowerBooks. Staff very knowledgeable (think Meg Ryan in You've Got Mail). Well, at least that's how things are dito sa Rockwell store.

It's Fully Booked! One of the anchor tenants sa Rockwell. Some books are cheaper than those in PowerBooks. Staff very knowledgeable (think Meg Ryan in You've Got Mail). Well, at least that's how things are dito sa Rockwell store.

the store na may 1,000 peso diary na parang libreto sa lord of the rings na walang lines no nothing... may ganun sa gateway!! sa may exit pa-LRT 2

^^ kaya nga piling-pili yung mga pics na ni-repost ko sa world forum :lol: baka ano masabi ng mga pipol from the land of smile :lol:
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kaya lang sinira ni (((myx))) yung moment! :lol: :bash:

hahaha.. this is making me laugh so hard right now.. :lol:
land of smiles... gnun na pala meaning nun..

SM Mall of ASIA finally opened to the public today May 21, 2006.
Here are some of the photos I took during the Mall Blessing May 20, 2006. No less than the President of the Philippines Her Excellency Gloria Macapagal Arroyo joined the Sy Family During the Ribbon Cutting ceremonies.

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Here are more pics.
I really love the Pier area the sunset is magnificent.

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It's Fully Booked! One of the anchor tenants sa Rockwell. Some books are cheaper than those in PowerBooks. Staff very knowledgeable (think Meg Ryan in You've Got Mail). Well, at least that's how things are dito sa Rockwell store.

Akala ko naman may bago na naman, Fully Booked lang pala. :D

Napansin ko kita dito sa pic ni Area51 yung Fully Booked (yung yellow), ayos pala ang location niya sa MoA. :okay:

Taken from the Ground Floor Level (across Penshoppe) were the Mass was being held.

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Ayos din yung Fully Booked sa Power Plant, kaso na-displaced sya nung dumating ang Zara sa Power Plant, kawawa naman, nalipat tuloy siya sa dating spot ng Dish, mas type ko pa naman yung dating layout ng Fully Booked nung nasa baba pa sya. Oh well, at least hindi sya nawala.

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@ O29 - Your pics are the best pics of MoA that I've ever seen. :okay: And as always, it's better without the crowd.

The SM Mall of Asia did not impress me much if you ask me... :)

It's a very spacious, airconditioned palengke... I really looked at the impression of each person entering the mall...

(1) Titingin sa ceiling
(2) Bubuka ang bibig at biglang magsasalita
(3) They intentionally stomp their feet (I think gusto nilang binyagan yung sahig ng putik at kung anu-ano pa) :lol:

Only the Department Store was quite impressive.

A lot of good stores here.. pretty modern... a lot of the people here who recently went there who were not impressed most likely were just frustrated with the HUGE crowd... I went there yet I didn't fully appreciate it up until I reviewed the surroundings when the rare "crowd emptiness" occurs... which was two times...

:gaah: can't wait for Greenbelt 5!!!! it's manila's closest thing to Siam Paragon i guess...

Wait for Ayala Center Cebu too. :D

Yeah... maganda ang layout ng Fully Booked in Rockwell. The new area near the theater is actually bigger, i think. There's a map to guide you sa buong bookstore! I wasn't able to go inside FB in MOA though. Pero it looked empty. Lahat nasa National Bookstore! :grouphug:

I agree. Nice pics 029. You were part of the people invited for the Opening?

Ano kaya mangyayari sa stock price ng SM sa lunes?


Akala ko naman may bago na naman, Fully Booked lang pala. :D

Napansin ko kita dito sa pic ni Area51 yung Fully Booked (yung yellow), ayos pala ang location niya sa MoA. :okay:



Ayos din yung Fully Booked sa Power Plant, kaso na-displaced sya nung dumating ang Zara sa Power Plant, kawawa naman, nalipat tuloy siya sa dating spot ng Dish, mas type ko pa naman yung dating layout ng Fully Booked nung nasa baba pa sya. Oh well, at least hindi sya nawala.

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@ O29 - Your pics are the best pics of MoA that I've ever seen. :okay: And as always, it's better without the crowd.

hmmmmmmmmmm.....from the looks of it .....loks like the MOA is an oversized version of the Podium :)

Hmmm. from what i remember... merong... Bossini, Giordano, National Bookstore, Watsons, Banco de Oro, SM Departmnt Store, and those Bubble making machines na staple in the aisles of all the SM malls... bwahahaha! I guess typical SM. may shops pa na June 30 ang opening... including.... STAR BUCKS (note, TWO words). baka bago iyan.

I can't remember signature stores eh. Are there any? Went to rockwell after MOA, mas marami pa ako natandaan (Cole Haan, Lacoste .. a meron nito sa MOA, CK, Kenneth Cole)

Will they invite Mikimoto? Or an anchor tenant like Lane Crawford?

May Debenhams, Marks & Spencer, ZARA, Tag Heuer, Nautica, IZOD, CK, Mossimo INC., Levis, il check some more madami mga bago na stores at restos may Clowns at Laffline pa sa loob. Maganda location ng Italiannis kc overlooking manila bay sya.

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Hope you like it...

Yeah... maganda ang layout ng Fully Booked in Rockwell. The new area near the theater is actually bigger, i think. There's a map to guide you sa buong bookstore! I wasn't able to go inside FB in MOA though. Pero it looked empty. Lahat nasa National Bookstore! :grouphug:

I agree. Nice pics 029. You were part of the people invited for the Opening?

Ano kaya mangyayari sa stock price ng SM sa lunes?

Yes Ichinose I was fortunate to be at the Mall blessing of Mall of Asia. A mass was precided by Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Rosales with The DLSU Choir. The ribbon cutting ceremony led by Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo with the Sy family, followed by a short tour of the mall and a presentation at the ice skating rink, and a preview at IMAX. Food were served in different Asian Cuisine: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino. There was also a private shopping for the invited guests. Among the celebs I saw were Lucy Torres, Phoemela Barranda, Marc Nelson, Diether Ocampo, Iya Villania, Charlene Gonzalez. At late afternoon the mall was already like in its normal operations when it suddenly have a crowd. It was good I already took pics earlier. I think what SM Mall of Asia is boasting about goes with their taglines in their tenant enclosure banners that goes- More Shopping, More Dining, More Fun, and I agree seeing all those shops and restos I coudnt even decide which japanese restaurant I'll go to. They will also have a amusement park at the back in thee future. When I think of SM I think of more Choices rather than upscale super luxurious shopping. Of course its way different from Siam Paragon, IFC, MBK, or Suntec city.
It would have been better if the globe is rotating and a fountain surrounding it.

^^ aMUSEMENT PARK... COOL.. :)

Ay naku. Naluma ang DSLR ko. The crowd. maddening crowd. 30 minutes to park at Level 5, south wing, 30 minutes to exit. ANd ang mga undisciplined drivers!! sumisingit pa sa exit queue!! Apparently, they haven't seen a mall with dual exit lanes. Kala nila Skyway.

More pics coming... but siguro when the crowd dies out na. Don't go on a weekend. Too many people... divisioria + baclaran + cemetery + students + families + usis + etc etc. Dami tao! Im heading to rockwell... to breathe a bit! The food stalls were so puno!

Hahahaha! Nice pics Ichinose. Kung yung akin konti pa tao sa yo LOADED! Buti na lang di ako pumunta kanina. Alam ko na dagsaan tao. Kahapon pa lang dami na gusto pumasok. The night before the blessing may mga Japanese tourists na namasyal akala bukas na.

kawawa mga jologs sa inyo ah..... ba't di ba kayo makahinga pag kasama sila sa ilalim ng isang bubong?......................................................................... kidding

Wow...a lot of people already. :) First saw it on TV, and then here... it looks nice. :) Not really an SM Maller, but I'll try to visit it when I go home to Manila during Christmas. :)

i'm not surprised with those jologs rushing to that great mall. first, it's an SM. second, it's in Pasay. third, we're in the Philippines. :lol:

i'm impressed with this SMall of Asia. thanks for the photos guys. :applause: i may be hard to please (in some ways), but saying this thing isn't impressive at all is ridiculous. we're a struggling nation but a filipino citizen putting up one of the world's biggest is definitely SOMETHING.

looking forward to check this out soon. definitely on a weekday. any schedule of IMAX movies?? i'm dying to watch XMEN III in San Mig Coke Imax Theatre. :cool:

wow nice photos. thanks for sharing them. ang daming reklamador hehe! peace!:D

just want to add these. nakigulo kami kanina :D. late afternoon till almost closing. enjoy naman kaya lang sa sobrang dami ng tao ang tagal ng pila sa mga fastfood restos.

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front...
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back...
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main entrance hall
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main mall
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signages
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directory
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concierge
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entertainment...
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views from the second floor of the main entertainment hall
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view between the north carpark and main mall
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Taste Asia
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this area separates the main mall and the entertainment center bldg
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most if not all of these are dining establishments
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north pedestrian overpass
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stairs
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stunning views
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night
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timecheck
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opening day crowd
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and fireworx
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:)

hi dudz!!!..thanks a lot for sharing...those are awesome pics of the Mall of Asia...specially the fireworks and the night pics...nice work!!

wow!! can't wait to check it out in march of 2007. hope t-3 will be open too. thats what you call double the excitement.

dudzkiiiii! :applause: :okay:

I noticed alot of the shops were in the open air.... what if it rains hard? wet mall? o.o

other than that, its pretty damn impressive IMO

The back of MoA looks better than I've anticipated, from the shots taken by Dudz. MoA looks fantastic!

<b> Some Pictures of the MOA Cinema's </b></p>
http://www.geocities.com/janusngo/cin1.jpg</p>
http://www.geocities.com/janusngo/cin2.jpg</p>
http://www.geocities.com/janusngo/cin3.jpg</p>
http://www.geocities.com/janusngo/cin4.jpg</p>

</p><b>Coca-Cola ImaX Theatre and Lobby Lounge</b></P>
http://www.geocities.com/janusngo/cin5.jpg</p>
http://www.geocities.com/janusngo/cin6.jpg</p>
http://www.geocities.com/janusngo/cin7.jpg</p>
http://www.geocities.com/janusngo/cin8.jpg</p>

<b> Random MOA Pictures</b></p>
http://www.geocities.com/janusngo/m1.jpg</p>
</P><b>Night Time</B></P>
http://www.geocities.com/janusngo/m2.jpg</p>
</P><b>Before the invasion of the Jologs :laugh:</B></P>
http://www.geocities.com/janusngo/m3.jpg</p>
http://www.geocities.com/janusngo/m4.jpg</p>
</P><b>Entrance & Fountain Area</B></P>
http://www.geocities.com/janusngo/m5.jpg</p>
http://www.geocities.com/janusngo/m6.jpg</p>

The Cinema looks nice actually...it's comparable or even better to the design of the cinema's here in Toronto

Thanks to everyone for sharing their MoA pics

@ janusngo

can't see any of the pics

EDIT: Now I can see them, Thanks a lot! :)

Yes, Thank You all who have posted and shared your MOA pics in this thread. SM MOA looks even better without the maddening jam-packed crowd. I think it's definitely something we can be proud off! MABUHAY ANG MOA! :okay:

Aha... so the "tram" is indeed an extended golf cart.

The golf carts are only for the interior, i think the trams are those outside...

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Already a busted light for a brand new mall, hehehe not a good start, quality control is lacking here! I guess SM standards is different than mine but it's a nice mall! :)

It is rather minimally designed. I like the ceiling treatment over the ice skating rink. And that sunset view is amazing. I will never tire of that view.

i dont really like the glacier image in the ice rink. IMO, i think it looks really bad to be honest.

[QUOTE=O29]
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/O29/MOAShuttle.jpg

This is similar to the ones they use at Baywalk! I wonder how much they charge even better if it's free. :)

i dont really like the glacier image in the ice rink. IMO, i think it looks really bad to be honest.

Yeah I agree with you there. I just like the ceiling but the mountain background makes it look cheap.

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/729/mob8tw.jpg
:runaway:
What about the other malls in Manila? were they empty on the day that MOA opened?
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^^Powerplant was surprisingly crowded, too.

I feel bad for not taking pics...diniscourage ako ng dad ko na magdala ng camera. Anyway, I went there yesterday....intersection pa lang ng EDSA and Roxas Blvd, super traffic na. Then we saw these cars parking on the streets already, so we thought parking was like so full already. Hindi pala. Ang dami pang parking slots sa North Parking building. It took us 15 minutes to wait an elevator kasi nasa 5th floor kami. Pagdating sa baba...ang daming tao! The first tenant I saw was Sbarro...and it was full.Ang daming tao sa main corridor ng main mall and I saw a lot of familiar stores there like, Penshoppe, Bench, Bayo, Our Home, Toy Kingdom, Starbucks, the Jollibee group, and a lot more. Mango was in that area too...pero di pa open. Then we went to Dep't Store...parang souvenir shop ng isang underwater themepark! We left the Dep't Store agad kasi maraming tao. I saw more shops on the way to the cinemas like, Kamiseta, Charriol (still closed), and a couple of more high-end like Zara and Lacoste. I was looking for Fully Booked kasi nakita ko overcrowded na ang National and closed pa ang Power Books. Unfortunately, di ko nakita. We were also supposed to watch a movie...theatres were traditional...may baba at itaas. Unfortunately again...puno na yung taas kaya di na lang kami nanood ng movie. Even IMAX was like...OMG...daming tao sa loob. Kaya naglakad na lang kami sa Esplanade maski overcrowded yung mga overpasses. After like 3 hours in the mall, we went back to Rockwell.

Overall, I like the mall. Maganda puntahan pag open na ang lahat ng tenants. There were many "jologs" there too. But a bulk percentage of the crowd were Chinese. Ang daming Intsik! I also saw a group from AC there.

Basta, grabe si Henry Sy! Anyway, di pa rin kami nakanood ng movie kasi Powerplant, puno rin!!!

^^
wow. I saw BreadTalk. :)

Thanks for sharing those pics dudz! They are awesome!

more photos plzz!!! im soo excited about this new mall.

Do you guys like the "Mall of Asia" facade? It OK from afar, but from upclose, it looks quite cheap. :/

And what are jologs?

Thanks to everyone for sharing their MoA pics

@ janusngo

can't see any of the pics

EDIT: Now I can see them, Thanks a lot! :)


Yay Culiat :D Akala ko may mali ako so u cant see it

Yay Culiat :D Akala ko may mali ako so u cant see it

I can't see it for some reason... xP

I think the comments made about the "jologs" are most unfair. There's no place for those kinds of elitist comments. Personally, I would rather have a "jologs" clientele than rich scrooges as clients.

Mas galante mga jologs kaysa sa mga sosyal.

Congratulations guys!! That is one nice and big mall. I like the idea where the mall is overlooking the ocean and even have cafe or snack bars facing that direction. Atleast from one of pictures it looks like.

Yay Culiat :D Akala ko may mali ako so u cant see it

oopss, I dunno but for some reasons I can't see them again

But still, Thanks a lot for sharing!

^^ cant see them either.. bandwidth, maybe?

^^ me too, can't see it :(

dudz! thanks for the magnificent pictures. The sunset never fails to amuse me hehehe

I didn't go to SM MOA lol, but I did go to 168, still jam packed and expanding :)

Hail oh Hail DUDZ!!! thanks for the photos! i easily changed how i feel about the place...never mind the crowd, it's always like that naman siguro pag opening ng isang mall :D

you definitely gave justice to the mall of asia...
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parang ang dami akong nakitang magandang stores ah! hope they open soon! haay shopping to the max na naman 'to! hahaha!

^^ me too, can't see it :(

dudz! thanks for the magnificent pictures. The sunset never fails to amuse me hehehe

I didn't go to SM MOA lol, but I did go to 168, still jam packed and expanding :)


baka bandwidth nga :_( kasi geocities gamit ko....

na raid nanaman 168 nde ba @sista? some store was confiscated selling some copied bags...pero baka yung asawa ng customs guy sa 168 din nagshopping~! hahahaha

fiesta sa MoA.... :lol:

yeah 168 was raided, but it's still the same, all the shops that were closed were open again and it's as busy as ever, parang walang nangyari lol

I think the comments made about the "jologs" are most unfair. There's no place for those kinds of elitist comments. Personally, I would rather have a "jologs" clientele than rich scrooges as clients.

Mas galante mga jologs kaysa sa mga sosyal.

hehehe Oo nga...nasasaktan ako sa mga sinasabi nila ha!!!!hayaan nyo maranasan rin nila yan...mark my word :jk:

wow..... more pics of SM Mall of Asia please.....

OMG, thanks sa mga pics everyone! I feel like andyan nako! MORE!!!! hehehehe!

Haynako ang daming jologs! Baka next 2 months pa ma subdue ang mga yan, kulang ba yung mga sosyal places?

stressful ang MoA pag sobrang dami ng tao... mahirap mag shopping pag ganun...

Parang nakaka-irita na ang mge comments abouts Jolog d2 ah? Para naman kayo hindi nakatira sa 3rd world country. Please accept the fact that marami mahirap sa pinas. Para naman kayo hindi-umuutot or tumatae. Sensya na po...enjoy na sana ako sa thread sa katitingin ng pics kayalang marami feeling sosyal d2. Badtrip! But di na lang nyo eenjoy na meron ng ganyan sa pinas! You gys dont have to marginalize people. I think Filipinos are one of the most racist people in the world! Even hes own race mina-marginalize! Observation ko lang...nasaktan din ako sa sinasabi ko dahil pilipino din ako, pero yun ang totoo. Sensya na po sa bitching! Napikon na ako after a few pages of seeing comments about jologs! Kung ayaw nyo makihalo sa publiko! patayo kayo ng sarili nyong mall! Para na ring sinabi nyo na ayaw nyo sumakay ng Jeepney dahil may kasama kayo! Bili ka ng kotse mo! Peste! Sensya na po ulit!

O.T: lam mo ba? dipa tapos ang MOA marami ng mga jologs nag sight-seing dyan sa bayside araw-araw...hindi ma-oobosan ng jologs ang MOA kasi pang jologs talaga ang lugar na yan...tsaka yan kasi ang meeting place ng mga sosyal na gustong makipag blend sa mga jologs....hehehe...(dyan mo makikita ang langit at lupa)

Amoy pa lang ng Manila Bay, pang jologs na!!!! :jk: wag na kau mangarap pumunta....bwahaha

I didn't go to SM MOA lol, but I did go to 168, still jam packed and expanding :) Tsk, Tsk, Tsk... bukas ulit ang 168 eh di ba kaka-raid pa lang niyan not too long ago? Lakas talaga ng GF ni First Gentleman at mag-eexpand pa kamo ang 168. Si Mike Arroyo ang backer niyan 168 di ba? Malamang malaki ang cut ng mga Arroyo diyan. My problem with establishments like 168 is they can be easily lumped/compared with those who sell pirated DVDs/VCDs/CDs or even fake branded medicines. OK lang naman sana if the products being sold in 168 are properly appraised for taxes due and taxes are paid accordingly as well kaso hindi eh which is why they can sell cheap. Hirap tuloy magcompete with such establishments kasi it's not really an even playing field anymore. That's bad news for the legitimate commercial businesses that are competing for sales.

Parang nakaka-irita na ang mge comments abouts Jolog d2 ah? Para naman kayo hindi nakatira sa 3rd world country. Please accept the fact that marami mahirap sa pinas. Para naman kayo hindi-umuutot or tumatae. Sensya na po...enjoy na sana ako sa thread sa katitingin ng pics kayalang marami feeling sosyal d2. Badtrip! But di na lang nyo eenjoy na meron ng ganyan sa pinas! You gys dont have to marginalize people. I think Filipinos are one of the most racist people in the world! Even hes own race mina-marginalize! Observation ko lang...nasaktan din ako sa sinasabi ko dahil pilipino din ako, pero yun ang totoo. Sensya na po sa bitching! Napikon na ako after a few pages of seeing comments about jologs! Kung ayaw nyo makihalo sa publiko! patayo kayo ng sarili nyong mall! Para na ring sinabi nyo na ayaw nyo sumakay ng Jeepney dahil may kasama kayo! Bili ka ng kotse mo! Peste! Sensya na po ulit!

I understand, and I agree, I am also not pleased by the negative-comments about those Jologs. It is just not right... peace out :)

it's actually the jologs attitude that i don't like...not the people...

1. jologs come in hordes, like the whole barangay or something; boisterous and loud as if they are the only people in the world.
2. jologs can trash a place like Hurricane Katrina and as expected, the streets around the area last night became a Payatas...drove by there and i thought the place was a garbage pit :bash:

no matter how fashionably dressed you are; no matter what car you drive...you can be jologs too...nasa attitude yan!

it's actually the jologs attitude that i don't like...not the people...

1. jologs come in hordes, like the whole barangay or something; boisterous and loud as if they are the only people in the world.
2. jologs can trash a place like Hurricane Katrina and as expected, the streets around the area last night became a Payatas...drove by there and i thought the place was a garbage pit :bash:

no matter how fashionably dressed you are; no matter what car you drive...you can be jologs too...nasa attitude yan!

yup its more on the attitude

about the jologs thing, since when has SM malls became a hub for the elite? kung meron mang nanghihimnasok sa MOA its the elite! i can only imagine the pics of the MOA opening without the attendance of the jologs, it would be lifeless since there are not enough elite here in Manila that could fill that mammoth mall.

but if you look at the over all architecture of MOA, its not really that spectacular, something's off with the cylindrical "cages" at the facade's sides and the lighting which i think is the mall's saving grace is still a bit lacking, maybe a bit more effects ( specially that a there is a lot of empty white clad walls in the facade) could be utilized.

its all in the size not necessarily in the design, imho, this mall is far from being arquitectonica's finest works

in fairness i feel that the interiors and the signages were nice,

speaking of "jologs", resto ng kilala ko raked in a lot of money in the opening day becoz bumaha ang mga "jologs"...

so dont underestimate the spending power of the combined "jologs".... :)

I was there yesterday, it actually felt like greenbelt, glorietta, rockwell and sm merged. I love the mix of crowds, stores and restos.

meron bang parang amusement park sa MOA?

By the way, di ba kayo naliliitan sa mga mall direction signs sa loob? you can barely read them.

^^ maybe they made it for people with 20/20 vision only :D :jk:

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/O29/MOAMnl.jpg
^^ first world ang dating!

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/O29/MOASnset.jpg
^^ hello world... lumabas na ung shininess ng MoA

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/imagesaver1206/bay%
^^ impressive... pero paano kaya eto pag bumagyo (or umulan ng malakas) soon? i hope all-weather materials ung gamit nila. (SM somehow anticipated the wet weather, ung tiles for the entertainment mall is textured para di madulas pag umulan, it may not look that good pero very practical...)

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/imagesaver1206/bay%
^^ pano kaya security for this place? it's too open... terrorists can just walk in sa area na yan without being checked... can sombody tell how do they secure this place?

how about yung IMAX cinema?? bukas na ba?? magkano entrance?

Yup, their showing Everest and NASCAR 3D.

speaking of "jologs", resto ng kilala ko raked in a lot of money in the opening day becoz bumaha ang mga "jologs"...

so dont underestimate the spending power of the combined "jologs".... :)

Mayron kasi nag post dito na full of B.O. daw ang MOA bcoz of these jologs envasion which is just not right!

Are there pictures of IMAX? please share..... thanks

Mayron kasi nag post dito na full of B.O. daw ang MOA bcoz of these jologs envasion which is just not right!

whopsies... :) sorry about that... what i meant was pag may nag-OOpen na isang SM, (not just MoA) naghahalo-halo na ung amoy sa sobrang daming tao...

salamat sa mga pics posted!!! I love them!!! hehe, special thanks to Ichinose, O29, mygz14, dudz and all of those na hindi ko nabanggit, thanks den!!! Sa mga nakapunta na ng Moa, ano ba yung magandang resto dun na kakaiba sa buong Metro Manila? Balak namin kasing magparty dun ng mga friends ko eh...

ang laki ng MoA... sana lang medyo ginandahan ng konti ang harap..di ko alam na may fountain pala..sana dun sa may globe e nilagyan din..at malaking fountain sana..pero hopefully in the long run ay ayusin pa nila para mas maging attractive.. yung interior parang airport talaga hehe.. ano kaya iaayos nila sa darating na kapaskuhan.. yung esplanade medyo wala atang sigla..

pero galing talaga ng MoA...excited na talaga akong magpunta paguwi ko this week..



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exactly can someone please define jologs? masyado na yung iba magdiscriminate dito...
bakit kasi kailangan pa mag-label eh.. puwede naman sigurong sabihinng madaming tao na nagpunta instead of madaming "jologs"..pero sana lang bago mo punahin ang iba ay punasan mo muna ang ketsup sa iyong mukha..

ang laki ng MoA... sana lang medyo ginandahan ng konti ang harap..di ko alam na may fountain pala..sana dun sa may globe e nilagyan din..at malaking fountain sana..pero hopefully in the long run ay ayusin pa nila para mas maging attractive.. yung interior parang airport talaga hehe.. ano kaya iaayos nila sa darating na kapaskuhan.. yung esplanade medyo wala atang sigla..

pero galing talaga ng MoA...excited na talaga akong magpunta paguwi ko this week..



comment lang...
exactly can someone please define jologs? masyado na yung iba magdiscriminate dito...
bakit kasi kailangan pa mag-label eh.. puwede naman sigurong sabihinng madaming tao na nagpunta instead of madaming "jologs"..pero sana lang bago mo punahin ang iba ay punasan mo muna ang ketsup sa iyong mukha..

aayusin nila yun for sure... hehe, inuna muna nila yung mall, tapos sunod-sunod na yung ibang pampaganda. for sure this Christmas, mas-grabe yung pg-hahanda nila dito, lalo na yung fireworks competition ba yun? hehehe, bastah yun! haha :)

the oval skylights are designed ata para may maisabit na mall decors...

anyways... ilan kaya jollibee sa MoA?

Parang nakaka-irita na ang mge comments abouts Jolog d2 ah? Para naman kayo hindi nakatira sa 3rd world country. Please accept the fact that marami mahirap sa pinas. Para naman kayo hindi-umuutot or tumatae. Sensya na po...enjoy na sana ako sa thread sa katitingin ng pics kayalang marami feeling sosyal d2. Badtrip! But di na lang nyo eenjoy na meron ng ganyan sa pinas! You gys dont have to marginalize people. I think Filipinos are one of the most racist people in the world! Even hes own race mina-marginalize! Observation ko lang...nasaktan din ako sa sinasabi ko dahil pilipino din ako, pero yun ang totoo. Sensya na po sa bitching! Napikon na ako after a few pages of seeing comments about jologs! Kung ayaw nyo makihalo sa publiko! patayo kayo ng sarili nyong mall! Para na ring sinabi nyo na ayaw nyo sumakay ng Jeepney dahil may kasama kayo! Bili ka ng kotse mo! Peste! Sensya na po ulit!
Haynako ginoo kahit na mag-alburoto ka pa diyan, sige ok lang kung nasaktan ang puso mo. Alam mo kasi hindi porke mahirap ka eh jologs ka for example yung Cass Ponti ng PBB, jologs yun for me. Wala sa hirap yan eh o sa estado ng buhay, sabi nga ni cokelitro yung attitude, hindi yung tao mismo ang jologs. Ikaw ha, emote emote ka pa diyan aminin mo ayaw mo ring mamasyal sa isang "SHOPPING" mall na puro dada ng dada, maiingay, bastos, mukhang ewan at nagpapgulo lang wala namang binibiling bagay na mga tao. It's racism, it's just that when there are people who are unpleasant, you immediately feel resentment towards them. Eh di kung nag-flame din ako ng mga gangsters dito, magagalit ka rin? Peace! :)

the oval skylights are designed ata para may maisabit na mall decors...

anyways... ilan kaya jollibee sa MoA?

Okay lang na ilagay nila dito yung previous decors na nakasabit sa atrium ng Podium, sayang eh, tutal dahil papalit-palit naman lagi ng decor ang Podium.
Gusto ko ilagay nila dito yung dating decor ng Podium na ano, yung giant hot-air balloons na maroon, grabe, gustong gusto ko yun, yung ang pinakanagustuhan kong decor ng Podium.

Are there pictures of IMAX? please share..... thanks The other thread before this (MOA thread V) had some pics of the IMAX theater in the tail end of the thread.

ilan nga kaya ang jolibee (or mcdo for that matter) sa loob ng MOA? very interesting query! can anybody actually answer this

based on the recent pics, talaga ngang first world ang itsura nya, though i still have reservations about the design, i thiunk over time it will still be better, plus since sm owns the vast reclaimed areas around MOA theres more opportunities for coherent development, sana lang lagyan ng malaking areas for greenery para naman hindi barren ang itsura d b?

i agree na lagyan sana ng fountain or some cool water feature yung globe although it would look so much like the one in flushing meadows park in new york (the one in MIB), pero it would still look better if it was water at the base of the globe to complement the nautical theme of the mall and for drama

can anybody confirm this: the cylindrical "cages" at the side of the facade are supposed to be the places where highrises are going to be erected some time in the future? i find this bit of chismis quite beleivable since meron ngang apat na highrises na itatayo sa corners ng MOA sa Palafox proposal back then.

yeah, we've been waiting for this mall to open and getting more negative remarks (surprisingly not much on the mall itself but the crowd) is unacceptable. it's like we're turning into spoiled brats when stuff don't meet our expectations. and it actually feels rewarding to see our people (jologs) get to enjoy the best shopping (window?? lol) experience. i think the best people to comment on this mall are those who actually been there and not basing on mere photos. thanks to all those who contributed images of MOA. nice! yun lang po. :cool:

...can anybody confirm this: the cylindrical "cages" at the side of the facade are supposed to be the places where highrises are going to be erected some time in the future? i find this bit of chismis quite beleivable since meron ngang apat na highrises na itatayo sa corners ng MOA sa Palafox proposal back then.


I did see a rendering with high-rises on it but I think those are for conceptual purposes only. Based on the masterplan, I don't see any high-rises rising there because it's right infront of East Drive, there's no space left for them.

There will be a set of high-rise rising across the South Parking Building (south-east of the South Parking Building and bounded by Bay Blvd., Simbahan Drive, East Drive, and South Drive) which will be the future HQ of SM.

@gilas, there are eight jollibees daw...

For those asking about Jollibee...dalawa nakita ko. And I only saw one McDo. This may sound silly but both Jollibees I saw in MoA looked like McDonalds from the outside.

Did anyone notice the quick power disruption at about 3.30 yesterday? The southern part of the main mall lost electric supply...kala ko may nangyari na.

wag nyo namang pagtulungan ang mga kakosa ko... Sunday kasi nun, wala kaming magawang iba. saka alam nyo namang peborit namin ang mga malls kasi malamig.

wag nyo namang pagtulungan ang mga kakosa ko... Sunday kasi nun, wala kaming magawang iba. saka alam nyo namang peborit namin ang mga malls kasi malamig.

Yeah...hehehe...ginala lang namin yong mga kamag-anak namin galing province...para hindi ma-ignoramos ba hehehe...pero pranka at straight lang talaga sila sa kanilang salita at kilos....as in walang gosh, ohhh, eww, yak, at kung ano pang pasosyal ekek....kung gusto nilang duru-in yong skylights talagang duru-in talaga nila yan...at kung may nakita silang something strange sa kanilang paningin..talagang magtatanong yan....though pwede pangaralan pero...di naman mabago yan agad-agad...and its their right naman na masilayan ang kung ano mang pwede nilang mapaglibangan....yon lang po bow :)

more pics please! :D

pero sana within a month, mabasawan na yung huge crowd.. kasi nakaka disappoint talaga e. tapos ang dami nga talagang jologs.

^^Naalala ko noon, sobrang daming tao sa Market! Market! Pero noong tumagal, nabawasan rin. Kaya let's wait a few months, hindi na magiging overcrowded sa MoA.

Hmmmm sa tingin ko...hindi mababawasan ang mga jologs...hehehe...hayaan nyo pag punta nyo dito i-welcome ko kayo..may mga jologs ako ka-tropa marami...harharhar... :runaway: siguradong mag-eenjoy kayo :cucumber: :banana: :crazy2: :gaah:

akala ko natapos na ang jologs issue :lol:
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anyone is welcome for as long as he/she respects the place...tingnan nyo sa Market! Market!, some jolog nut pulled the fire alarm and some stupid jologs try to race with each other by going up the escalator which goes down! example lang yan ng mga kajologan ever! :lol:

and some moms try to bathe their kids in the fountain area... :bash:

SMPHI Stock
By Gilbert Lopez
Source: Macquarie Research Equities

Stock: SMPH PM
Price: P8.40
Valuation (RNAV) P10.75
12mth price target: P9.50
Recommendation: Outperform

Event
SM Prime yesterday opened its largest shopping mall to the public. SM Mall of Asia totals 386,000sqm in gross floor area (GFA), which brings total malls of SMPH to 25 and its total mall portfolio to nearly 3.3m sqm GFA. It is the centerpiece of ths SM Central Business Park which covers 60 hectares.

Impact
The opening yesterday was warmly received by the shopping public, with over 500,000 coming to the initial day based on company estimates. This qualifies it as a great success even against the high standards of most SMPH shopping mall openings.
The shopping mall has achieved an occupancy level of 80% as of the initial day of opening, which also includes a lease-awarded rate of 94%. This indicates very high occupancy levels, which would be much higher than SM Prime has historically achieved for its larger shopping malls of over 100,000sqm GFA. Note that only smaller shopping malls of around 60,000sqm that were recently built by SMPH can come close to these occupancy levels.
It would appear that SM Prime's decision to delay the opening from the previous March schedule has paid off. The occupancy rate level would make the Mall of Asia virtually fully operational.
A key attraction of Mall of Asia is its close proximity to both the international airport and Manila Bay, making it a good tourist destination. This would provide a good complement to SMPH's core shopping clientele which covers a broad range of the population in terms of income levels.

Action and recommendation

* The development puts to rest some investor concerns of another delay in the opening, or an unsuccessful opening day.

* This reinforces our Outperform rating on SM Prime, which offers attractive valuations along with a good dividend yield.

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Grabe, 500,000 on the opening day! :D

ahaha o kaya mag laba sabay dala ng batsa at palo-palo... ahaha sobra naman un.

Hindi rin naman mapipigilan ang mga tinatawag nating Jologs na magliwaliw sa mga ganitong lugar. Kung saan ang happening doon sila kaya so expect their presence everywhere anywhere... running ...and err bathing?. :lol:

Pano pumunta sa thread ng MOA sa World Forums? Diko kasi alam eh :bash:

Some photos of SM MOA I took yesterday

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid206/p05ba5f7ae99091e77c08050b53fa1c09/eee4520f.jpg

The Globe
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid206/pe6b6bf7486a01ab2fb44be1b5e874c9c/eee44978.jpg

At Night
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid206/p4e8c315a3cbb2aa97653f09c0e77a05f/eee43cf2.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid206/p5508b7751c95b054da6626c8acecd5e0/eee44b11.jpg

Skyroof at the Entrance Lobby
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid206/p4e134c14f8fd88ca72bb31b0c5ecb244/eee44b8d.jpg

The Crowd
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid206/pb4059b8a4cd74dba2913aebca772b0f6/eee44bc5.jpg

More...

Watsons near the entrance
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid206/p5271d2a410349faf8b2450b2387cefea/eee44b34.jpg

Closer look at the Globe

Philippines
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http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid206/p89fbb90f14286c9e12fd8c5d9b01e42f/eee44a9a.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid206/p731b9357c8d96b34a612ff117aea5056/eee44a6f.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid206/pc305586ca2b7010e558d07a138a1f00b/eee44995.jpg


Manila Bay at the West Side
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid206/p4149f727df8cbcceb3ec114f2bb33aa3/eee443bc.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid206/p2b0c67bc540092a7068edafe10d4f6cf/eee442f1.jpg

Lighted Plants
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid206/p5a9e7c18dd0dd38a6107887f8a9fa5b4/eee4424a.jpg


Entrance at Night


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid206/pc40400fc2e169e47f54bf7ec942eca85/eee45050.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid206/pb84e0c21807c2b11fc73ffdaf1b43540/eee450a2.jpg

Activity Center
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid206/p764ca931daa794349197193e346525bb/eee44516.jpg

Fireworks at the Esplanade Side

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid206/pf9c1fa80c89f11c2625a8cf80d56352a/eee43bf8.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid206/pfbcb7f1476b304779b6f048714ad1aed/eee43b84.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid206/p245f646d4ef47f18f9d972fd04716991/eee450d5.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid206/p57a790a53211379e3cb70744ad86934b/eee45165.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid206/pd9ea81d50883f1625342d30409d1b969/eee44e9a.jpg

Fountain Area
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid206/p792a75ac0320bb75887af6359a7ae079/eee44892.jpg

Blue Globe
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid206/p731bc250f17d412966d60256002314bd/eee43c2e.jpg

Yellow
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid206/pb3189c9bd749262ace4e0fc7d6af4ad4/eee43c60.jpg



Fireworks at the Globe Side
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid206/p04d862cf0bbbb9a4fd6e958a7183d747/eee44043.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid206/p7f279ae1e82426c877e584f2a79440e5/eee439b6.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid206/pf331c671fe4014c28a8f025130d35d42/eee439a5.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid206/p807221f9fd5877364143432405a026f4/eee43a00.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid206/p9679cf667bcc4107b532bb66b8bd5b3f/eee439f0.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid206/p525e1b924cc367941865ae00164e8854/eee43a19.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid206/p2e35e78436954a8e9e6728f7726df6ce/eee43d2f.jpg

^^wow, professional photographer!

Ganda ng MOA :D

Pano pumunta sa thread ng MOA sa World Forums? Diko kasi alam eh :bash:

Ito po siya....

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=234682&page=1&pp=20

punta ka na lang sa pinakalast thread niya to see the latest postings...

Napansin niyo ba na walang nagbibigay ng comment from our kapatids sa timog silangang asya tulad ng mga tiga THA, IND at MAL?. Maaring nakita na nila ang mga pics (Opening Day) na pinost dito, pero bakit walang mga good/bad comments from them?. Unlike nung nag open ang SIAM Paragon, marami rami ding pinoy na nagbigay ng good comments about that mall...Hmm...bakit kaya?..Napapangitan kaya sila o naiinggit lang kaya ayaw mag comment..Maski sa World Forum wala ring napapasyal na tiga labas...puros lahat mga pinoy ang nagpopost ng comments...

Ito po siya....

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=234682&page=1&pp=20

punta ka na lang sa pinakalast thread niya to see the latest postings...


Thanx :D

We are a third world country but we are first class in style and ingenuity, I salute the SM Holdings and the people behind this succeed, you've done a great leap to Filipinos pride. Quiet maybe they are speechless because can't expect the best in us.

Napansin niyo ba na walang nagbibigay ng comment from our kapatids sa timog silangang asya tulad ng mga tiga THA, IND at MAL?. Maaring nakita na nila ang mga pics (Opening Day) na pinost dito, pero bakit walang mga good/bad comments from them?. Unlike nung nag open ang SIAM Paragon, marami rami ding pinoy na nagbigay ng good comments about that mall...Hmm...bakit kaya?..Napapangitan kaya sila o naiinggit lang kaya ayaw mag comment..Maski sa World Forum wala ring napapasyal na tiga labas...puros lahat mga pinoy ang nagpopost ng comments...


Based sa mga pictures (lalo na kay dudz/francis20) ang gandsa kasi ng MOA. Sana nga more high-end brand ang MOA.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/imagesaver1206/bay%20area/moa/opening_052106/1a1e0a28.jpg

Ang ganda ng view dito overlooking the boats in the bay.

Napansin niyo ba na walang nagbibigay ng comment from our kapatids sa timog silangang asya tulad ng mga tiga THA, IND at MAL?. Maaring nakita na nila ang mga pics (Opening Day) na pinost dito, pero bakit walang mga good/bad comments from them?. Unlike nung nag open ang SIAM Paragon, marami rami ding pinoy na nagbigay ng good comments about that mall...Hmm...bakit kaya?..Napapangitan kaya sila o naiinggit lang kaya ayaw mag comment..Maski sa World Forum wala ring napapasyal na tiga labas...puros lahat mga pinoy ang nagpopost ng comments...

kahapon ko pa nga rin hinahantay yun eh... wala tlaga... kahit sa ibang thread na may MoA pics, walang comments talaga... SPEECHLESS kaya sila? :lol:

^^Oo nga SPEECHLESS at nakakanganga na parang mga batang nakakita ng magandang laruan :peace:

@gilas, there are eight jollibees daw...

whoa! i was expecting a little over four but eight? im now having a clearer idea of how big the place really is.

correct me if im wrong pero, is siam paragon challenging the size claims (the biggest whatever in.....) of MOA?
another thing, based on the pictures sa thai forum its like the new greenbelt lang compared to it

^^ we're hoping that the new GB5 would come better than the siam paragon... :D

Hindi pa nga well-dressed ang new mall(MOA), what more for few months and even a year , so many immaginative setting will be put it, lalong tulo-laway lang nila, heheheh!!

whoa! i was expecting a little over four but eight? im now having a clearer idea of how big the place really is.

correct me if im wrong pero, is siam paragon challenging the size claims (the biggest whatever in.....) of MOA?
another thing, based on the pictures sa thai forum its like the new greenbelt lang compared to it

i don't think Siam Paragon is challenging MoA's huge size...but Siam Paragon is one hell of a wanker's paradise...it's posh and very classy, definitely 5-stars...just like Greenbelt 4...

so I am hoping that Greenbelt 5 will be just as posh and cause all the wankers in the world to drool all over it! i'm sure the Ayalas have already been to Siam Paragon and they better have taken a lot of notes!

^^I saw a map of Paragon and the only big things were their SUPER-I-CANT-EVEN-EXPLAIN-GORGEOUS cinemas and theaters! Theyre like bathed in gold and all the luxuries, super ganda ng mall na yun, eh MALL pa ba yun? Pero Im all hoped up na Greenbelt would be more luxurious!

kahapon ko pa nga rin hinahantay yun eh... wala tlaga... kahit sa ibang thread na may MoA pics, walang comments talaga... SPEECHLESS kaya sila? :lol:

Even "Mosaic", yung mabait na Thai na mahilig mangapitbahay at mahilig magtanong at magpraise sa ibang forum eh hindi ko pa rin nakitang naglagay ng comment about SM MOA, after the opening..Baka nga speechless sila at iniisip pa nila kung anong mga magagandang salita o bagay bagay ang sasabihin nila..haha

:lol:

^^I saw a map of Paragon and the only big things were their SUPER-I-CANT-EVEN-EXPLAIN-GORGEOUS cinemas and theaters! Theyre like bathed in gold and all the luxuries, super ganda ng mall na yun, eh MALL pa ba yun? Pero Im all hoped up na Greenbelt would be more luxurious!

i agree with u otakaw...hindi lang malaki..elegante talaga ang sinehan nila...hindi talaga ako umalis ng siam paragon nang hindi ako nakakapanood sa sinehan nila..mismong mga takilyera nila ang kanilang uniforms eh para silang receptionist sa mga 5 star hotels, ang gara at ang ganda..sana ganun din sa SM MOA.

Based sa mga pictures (lalo na kay dudz/francis20) ang gandsa kasi ng MOA. Sana nga more high-end brand ang MOA.

:) thanks.
by the way, did you notice a similarity of my photos and dudz? seems like we're just meters away when we took that. parehong time pa. unfortunately, di namin alam na nandun kami pareho. kaw dudz di ka nagsasalita. :D

Just came from the MoA. Had lunch, walked around, had merienda, bought a jacket, and watched a movie. I thought the mall itself was huge, but I was a bit disappointed with the size of some of the actual stores and restaurants. It seems like they really hired a lot of first-time workers, all of the food servers and cashiers were obviously "nangangapa". The snack counters for the cinemas were very understocked, no softdrinks even. As far as I'm concerned though, the most disappointing thing for me was the landscaping. Lots of brown, dead or dying trees around. What happened here? Weren't they being watered during construction?

I'm looking forward to a much better experience after the upcoming waves of store openings on June 15 and 30.

thanks francis for the cool pics! I love fireworks!!! ang cool naman nung globe, nag-iiba yung color... hehehe, kaka-aliw naman.

Hi there! first of all, let me thank all of you for your interest in our grandest mall. Yep, im an insider from scmc. I'm doing this in my personal capacity & not as a rep of the company that brings you the mall you are tirelessly exchanging opinions about. Glad to hear of the positive comments. As for the negative...well...let's say, better take it as constructive criticisms. Funny how almost everyone seems to be really smart...that's cute. Keep it coming. Management knows how to screen out useful comments, I assure you. After all, this is the 25th mall and we're still counting...

All pictures by Anton Diaz

Visit his site. This is one of the best sites about the Philippines.

http://anton.blogs.com/awesome/awesome_pilipinas/index.html

http://www.flickr.com/photos/diaz/tags/themallofasia/

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wow! thanks sa pics makatiboy! hehehe, parang naging laruan yung itsura nung mall sa pics, hahaha lalo na sa 2nd pic, ang galing! hahaha, parang ang linis...

^^ I thought the 2nd pic was a model structure of MOA. :D thanks for contributing some pics Makatiboy. :okay:

no problem Kiben. Doc Jude, kaw ah, tagal mong missing in action. Opening of SM MOA lang pala mag papareactivate sayo.

Hey Ma'am Femaleinsider, it's our pleasure to have you here. We look forward to hearing insights from you...hopefully future SM projects.

May nag comment dun sa Thai Forum na magkaiba naman daw ang Siam Paragon at MOA dahil iba daw ang target market nila...yung SP daw eh parang city mall siya with most of the international brand names shops na meron sila at yung MOA ay para lang daw isang suburban mall lang (pang jologs kung baga...haha)..at mukhang wala masyadong international branded shops. Could someone advise all the international brand tenants ng SM MOA (current at would be)?

I'm sure some international branded shops are yet to open by next month pa, pero I hope some forumers could take pics of some international branded shops na bukas na at ipost din natin dito lalo na sa MOA thread sa world forum para naman i prove na mali ang akala nila. Sana magbukas na ang mga international brand shops na yan para tambakan natin ng picture dito para i prove na mali ang akala nila na isang 2nd rate mall lang ang MOA.

Oh yeah, when I was there pala kanina I crossed paths with Mr. Henry Sy himself and his entourage. I don't think too many people recognized him, even my friend just thought he was some elderly Chinese guy being wheeled around.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/dagbagsit/moa1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/dagbagsit/moa2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/dagbagsit/moa3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/dagbagsit/moa4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/dagbagsit/moa5.jpg

:) thanks.
by the way, did you notice a similarity of my photos and dudz? seems like we're just meters away when we took that. parehong time pa. unfortunately, di namin alam na nandun kami pareho. kaw dudz di ka nagsasalita. :D
yay, nandun ka rin pala kahapon, francis! oo nga, mukhang dun sa activity center lilingon lang ako makikita na kita! :D. actually patakas-takas lang ako sa mga kasama ko kahapon para makakuha ng pics! hehe. di ko pa nga na-explore lahat. btw, great pics there! and also those by anton diaz! thanks makatiboy. para ngang miniature yung 2nd pic :D. and also thanks to all those who appreciated the photos. :).

yeah, the crowd last sunday was really overwhelming. give it two-three weeks sigurado maluwag-luwag na plus it's rainy season. and i hope the entertainment is not limited on weekends. those mini musical shows in the patios are really something. and speaking of rains and of course storms/typhoons...let's hope they have contingency plans for the open areas for these types of weather.

and welcome to @femaleinsider! i'm an 'insider' too! :D j/k. glad you can join us :) :cheers:

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^^ first world ang dating!
damn right, it is

First of all hi to everybody here in this special thread!!! I'm so happy about the pictures of SM MOA! They are really nice. How many shops of the mall are open or how much percent?

I can't wait to visit this mall!

Please post more and more oictures of the Mall of Asia!!!! And if it is possible large pics! Thank you!