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O29

May 23rd, 2006, 07:26 PM

Here are more photos of SM Mall of Asia for all those mall lovers and to Pinoy forumers abroad, I hope you like it.

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The Giant metallic Globe is the centerpiece of the Rotunda. It is lighted at night in different colors.

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Here are some fast facts about this Great Mall

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Let there be Light!

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The South Wing where SM Department Store is Located, the aqua Green cylinder is where the SM Hypermarket at the North Wing, so dont be confused next time.

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Colorful facade that houses fast food and restaurants along Timog St.

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A soon to Open Store

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At the West Wing's Pier a magnificent view of the Manila Bay

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The Ceiling at the Lobby

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Ellipse holes

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More Soon to Open Shops

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It's Hip to be Square!

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Lobby

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Movietime!

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Nice, Sleek Curves baby!

terrapinoy

May 23rd, 2006, 07:32 PM

:applause: :applause:

Very nice! Can't wait to see it soon. MOA puts most of the malls here in North America to shame.

liab

May 23rd, 2006, 07:34 PM

I think the exterior design of the mall is minimalism

O29

May 23rd, 2006, 07:48 PM

If you are not yet satisfied with those pics here are some more!!!

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Hello Philippines! Hello World! Welcome to SM Mall of ASIA!
(The Globe overlooking EDSA)

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The Grand Lobby at the Main Mall.

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More Holes

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Hole Again

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And another

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and another

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Si Darna ba yung dumaan?

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Tahimik pa

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The ultimate SHOPPER'S PLAYGROUND!

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Giordano's minimalist look

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Shuttle rides are free.

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/O29/DSC07989.jpgQuick Guide Around the Mall

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Rides for the Elderly.

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Fun in the ICE!

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The Olympic Size Ice skating rink, Philippine's first

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The Mall Blessing Mass precided by Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Rosales at the Main Mall, May 20, 2006 11 am.

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Pres. Gloria Arroyo gets a warm welcome from the guests and press!

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Pres. Gloria Arroyo with the Sy family leads the Ribbon cutting. Ang liit nya mahirap kunan ng photo! hehehe

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Mr. Henry Sy and family tours the mall.

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More soon to Open Stores

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Lobby

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SM Mall of Asia's GOLDEN MOMENT

xDieselJockx

May 23rd, 2006, 10:35 PM

swerte naman ni maico. reviewed my photos and found a few.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/imagesaver1206/bay%20area/moa/opening_052106/f896ad73.jpg

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I like the idea that you will be able to stroll down the baywalk/boardwalk or either have a cup of coffee, maybe simply have a snack in that area where you will have the view of Manila Bay and the sunset. That's where you can take a smart lady like lilly on a date.... ;) :eek2: :runaway: Kiddingggggggggggg!!!!!!!!!! sheesh, behave y'all !!!!

Æsahættr

May 24th, 2006, 12:39 AM

Does it get hot under that glass thing like it does at the top floor of megamall? Or have they learnt from their mistake and adequately airconditioned the place?

BYAHILO

May 24th, 2006, 01:24 AM

Does it get hot under that glass thing like it does at the top floor of megamall? Or have they learnt from their mistake and adequately airconditioned the place?

hi there!

i was at MoA last sunday.. and the filipino shopping experience has been elevated to another level... twas a blast...

despite the gargatuan crowd... the entire mall is still cold..even those spots right under the sunroof.. u wont feel any heat there.. it's not like 5/f megamall.. where A/c seems to be non existent...

BYAHILO

May 24th, 2006, 01:32 AM

i just wanna share a photo i took sometime december 2005. 5months before the opening of Mall of Asia.. if you will notice there is still a crane behind the globe

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/enricodee/SM.jpg

Eric
http://www.byahilo.com

a00556425

May 24th, 2006, 02:20 AM

POST MORE PICTURES!! :jk:

FOUND THIS VIDEO ON YOUTUBE
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They always lip-sync on SOP & ASAP :bash:

Now that there's been a lot of pictures posted, does anybody have video taken at Mall of Asia?

janusngo

May 24th, 2006, 03:08 AM

here'S A day time video
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rockwell baller

May 24th, 2006, 03:51 AM

yahoo! it's now open! and it's really impressive inside

swatch69sg

May 24th, 2006, 04:24 AM

Hi O29!!!

thanks for all the awesome pics....i'm still not contented...i want more!!!..pls. post some more!!...yahoo!!!

mAd~mArkEt

May 24th, 2006, 05:01 AM

wait, akala ko may bowling alley at billiards center sa sm moa?

Æsahættr

May 24th, 2006, 05:08 AM

hi there!

i was at MoA last sunday.. and the filipino shopping experience has been elevated to another level... twas a blast...

despite the gargatuan crowd... the entire mall is still cold..even those spots right under the sunroof.. u wont feel any heat there.. it's not like 5/f megamall.. where A/c seems to be non existent...

Thank god! I really hate going to megamall for that reason!

donbagsit

May 24th, 2006, 06:10 AM

wait, akala ko may bowling alley at billiards center sa sm moa?

yan din ang hinanap ko nuing una..pero wala :)

Dvorak

May 24th, 2006, 06:16 AM

what? sa laki non wala man lang bowling / billiards?? :bash:

yan din ang hinanap ko nuing una..pero wala :)

adverg

May 24th, 2006, 06:29 AM

Since we have a bench mark to a first class malls, who knows this is just an spark plugs, in 5 years time, few more giant malls might be construct as competitive as this mall standard. We are in a hell of paradise malls!!!!!! God Bless the Initiatives......

adverg

May 24th, 2006, 06:37 AM

Can request for more detailed shots, most especially, interiors, railings, wall artistic designs, ceilings and others seems impressive part of the malls if possible if can shot at night with lighting effect, thanks, even exteriors take shot with those nice lighting effect in tress, upward lighting and detailed exterior building shapes, part of it only.

Sinjin P.

May 24th, 2006, 06:40 AM

I'd appreciate it if someone takes shots of every store and other details of the mall. (like what Chad did in the Siam Paragon threads), thanks.

OtAkAw

May 24th, 2006, 07:19 AM

^^Yeah and I would also love to see pics of the more interesting stores...

liab

May 24th, 2006, 07:40 AM

hey are those scooters for rent?

junex

May 24th, 2006, 08:09 AM

what? sa laki non wala man lang bowling / billiards?? :bash:

I just want to post this article posted at Davao Thread related to the Bowling and billiards wherein based on the reports it really has.

Brisk economy inspires SM Prime

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By Amalia Bandiola-Cabusao

"Asked what their plans are for SM City Davao, Hans Sy said, “you are in for major surprises,” but he refused to elaborate what innovations the company will introduce here."

The company that introduced the word ‘malling’ to the vocabulary of Filipinos broke its own record with the opening of its 25th mall built at a cost of P6.5 billion

In a press conference Saturday, Hans Sy, president of SM Prime Holding Inc. said they have no second thoughts in pouring investment in the retail market as they are confident that the economy will get better with the ballooning Overseas Filipino Workers remittance and the rapidly growing call centers across the country.

Asked what their plans are for SM City Davao, Hans Sy said, “you are in for major surprises,” but he refused to elaborate what innovations the company will introduce here.

“We are a nation of mall-lovers with millions flocking to our air-conditioned malls daily and more on weekends,” he said, adding “we have just opened SM Clark last week and within the year we will be opening two more – SM Supercenter Pasig and SM City Lipa. The SM North Edsa Annex Expansion is also scheduled to open in July 2006.”

The Mall of Asia which is the biggest and most ambitious project to date of blue chip publicly-listed SM Prime Holdings, Inc, opened Sunday, signaling a higher level in the malling concept in this part of the world.

The mall is envisioned to be “the celebration mall” and “a mall for celebrations” in the Philippine and the region. It is billed as the premiere mall of Asia and the Pacific.

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.

The Main Mall houses the Food court and large showroom-style retail and dining establishments. The North Parking Building is anchored by Super SM Hypermarket and the South Bulding showcases the SM Department Store. Both parking buildings will have over 5,000 spaces available for private vehicles.

The Entertainment Building will house among others, the country’s first IMAX theater, a special Director’s club screening for exclusive film showings and seven more state-of-the-art cinemas and fine dining restaurants and bars.

The mall’s IMAX is approximately the height of an eight storey building and seats 600 people. It also accommodates the first Olympic-size skating rink in addition to a bowling and billiards of hall and an indoor theater for live performances with a seating capacity of 900.
The Entertainment Center Building offers a spectacular view of the Manila Bay from its row of restaurants and other activities ranging from live performances to fireworks exhibition which is expected to draw both local and international client.

SM City Davao opened in November 2001 and is the 14th mall of SMPH. ABC

bustero

May 24th, 2006, 08:57 AM

Went to see them yesterday, very busy with their mall and new ecommerce type buildings. I thing you may see some of the malls partly converted to this.

liab

May 24th, 2006, 09:22 AM

can anyone post photos of sy's family?:D

Dvorak

May 24th, 2006, 09:34 AM

meron na nito ahh.. just look at the other pages..

can anyone post photos of sy's family?:D

bitoy

May 24th, 2006, 09:40 AM

http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20060520/i/r964340776.jpg

http://img.timeinc.net/time/asia/magazine/2004/0223/sy.jpg

On weekends, the family used to go around different SM malls and do their own inspection. I had a chance to see them in Mega-Mall when I was there in 2001.

MarkiiBoi

May 24th, 2006, 09:57 AM

ITS MORPHING TIME!!

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/4310/r29934262824ev.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

swatch69sg

May 24th, 2006, 09:58 AM

I'd appreciate it if someone takes shots of every store and other details of the mall. (like what Chad did in the Siam Paragon threads), thanks.

This is precisely what I want too...Chad did a good job when he photographed the shops individually and I had fun looking at the setup of the shops esp. those high end international brand name shops. I know that not all shops are already opened, but it would be nice if we can photograph at l;east those shops that have opened already lat 21 May 2006. This will also give idea on Filipinos and tourist coming to SM MOA on what to expect there at this point of time.

liab

May 24th, 2006, 10:09 AM

kailangan pa ba ng special eyewear sa imax theater para manood yung 3d?

liab

May 24th, 2006, 10:11 AM

Ang baby face naman ni Henry Sy diba mga 80yrs old na cya?He looks like mga 60

liab

May 24th, 2006, 10:12 AM

Can anyone post the link yung may pics na mga board members etc ng SM? Di ko kasi mahanap e thanks

donbagsit

May 24th, 2006, 11:48 AM

kailangan pa ba ng special eyewear sa imax theater para manood yung 3d?

yup...they'll give you 3d glasses

Everest is Php 150
Nascar 3D is Php 200

KiBeN

May 24th, 2006, 12:41 PM

thanks sa pics O29! galing!!! hahaha, daming skylights ba tawag dun? hehe

_zner_

May 24th, 2006, 01:06 PM

sa june13 pa kami pupunta sa moa.. gigimik lang kami ng mga classmates ko sa 1st day ng uste.. kasi wala naman daw klase eh...

KiBeN

May 24th, 2006, 01:10 PM

kami june 6 ata kami gigimik ng mga friends and kaklase ko, hehehe

_zner_

May 24th, 2006, 01:14 PM

kami june 6 ata kami gigimik ng mga friends and kaklase ko, hehehe

taga OLGM ka?

KiBeN

May 24th, 2006, 01:16 PM

taga OLGM ka?

opo, hehehe... :)

_zner_

May 24th, 2006, 01:25 PM

opo, hehehe... :)

nag aaral ka pala ng korean... hehe..

KiBeN

May 24th, 2006, 01:31 PM

nag aaral ka pala ng korean... hehe..

korean? walang korean class dun, hehehe, marami lang mga koreans na nagaaral dun who wants english class ata, ewan ko, di na lang sa ibang school, hehehe :) yung site yung nakita mu nu? Peke yun, hehehe, mayrun kaming original friendster OLGM, mga true pinoys! hehehe :)

_zner_

May 24th, 2006, 01:35 PM

^^ ok.. tama na.. lagi nalang akong nagpapa off topic.. hehe

Sinjin P.

May 24th, 2006, 01:37 PM

Before MoA opened, we had our super-dooper-extra-small-micro-mini-IMAX Theatre at Enchanted Kingdom (4D Theatre) :rofl:

KiBeN

May 24th, 2006, 01:37 PM

^^ ok.. tama na.. lagi nalang akong nagpapa off topic.. hehe

oongah noh, offtopic na tayu, hehehe :) anyweyz... hahaha! about dun sa moa, may bagong (unique) bang restaurant dun? Yung siguradong busog yung chan mu... hehehe, parang yung mga resto sa top floor ng Shang. :)

systematica

May 24th, 2006, 05:17 PM

How come all the models in the posters look so un-Filipino and not even Asian? You'd think they'd promote local models...

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/O29/DSC08061.jpg
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/O29/DSC07925.jpg

JustHorace

May 24th, 2006, 05:27 PM

Ironically, only Ayala Malls have Pinoy-looking models. Gateway Mall, SM and recently, Robinsons use foreign-looking people (except Kris Aquino, Charlene Gonzales and Marc Nelson) to be the face of their malls.

markcas

May 24th, 2006, 06:11 PM

I went to MoA again this afternoon to watch X-Men 3 and was surprised to see that they also have a cinema like the one in Gateway. Yun pala yung director's club with around 30 recliner seats and free popcorn and drinks!

It was nice because you sort of feel like you're in a private screening and the screen is large enough for the room. Though they left the neon lights on the wall on throughout the movie which kinda annoyed me. A ticket costs 300 bucks, same with Gateway :)

rockwell baller

May 24th, 2006, 06:12 PM

since then sm is using american models instead filipino.. un ang dapat nilang baguhin sayang ang dami pa namang magagandang models here in our country!

a00556425

May 24th, 2006, 06:24 PM

What are the washrooms like? I hope its not like the washrooms at SM Fairview!!

The foodcourt washroom in SM Fairview has no toilet seat, toilet paper and is just like hole in the ground, it also really dirty, and it's crowded with guys washing their faces with facial soap :runaway: . That is why I never go to SM fairview even though its the only mall that's near my house in Manila. (never been to Robinsons Novaliches)

I've only been to three SM malls - SM FAIRVIEW, SM MEGAMALL, & SM NORTH EDSA.

kennethologist

May 24th, 2006, 06:36 PM

since then sm is using american models instead filipino.. un ang dapat nilang baguhin sayang ang dami pa namang magagandang models here in our country!

i think the reason is dahil sa colonial mentality ng mga Filipinos... filipinos like to dwell on the things we dont have... a western look... kung mapapansin niyo ung mga models na sumisikat dito sa pilipinas somehow has one thing western (or foriegn) about him or her...

and the picture they have are cheaper than kung gagawa pa sila ng photoshoot... the pictures they use are stock images... there are catalogues ng mga pictures that their advertising/creatives department have and all they need to do is buy the rights to use the picture they need...

if i'm not mistaken, stock images cost about 50-200 US$ (1000-10,000PhP) which is way cheaper than at least 100,000 PhP for a single photoshoot which may go higher because of the talent fee, professional fee, model fee, equipment rentals, location rentals, catering (yes catering!!)

kennethologist

May 24th, 2006, 06:39 PM

JudeD

May 24th, 2006, 07:01 PM

Yup, they're really just nagtitipid by using stock photos. And the image libraries contain mostly pics of Caucasian models since they're mainly based in the US.

donbagsit

May 24th, 2006, 07:09 PM

Went to Baclaran today then MOA after :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/dagbagsit/inmoa4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/dagbagsit/inmoa3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/dagbagsit/inmoa2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/dagbagsit/inmoa1.jpg

JustHorace

May 24th, 2006, 07:26 PM

^^Wow! The MALDITA store looks nice..

Matteo

May 24th, 2006, 08:08 PM

this mall still looks like a US mall to me :D
im diggin the clean look :okay:

BYAHILO

May 24th, 2006, 08:40 PM

oongah noh, offtopic na tayu, hehehe :) anyweyz... hahaha! about dun sa moa, may bagong (unique) bang restaurant dun? Yung siguradong busog yung chan mu... hehehe, parang yung mga resto sa top floor ng Shang. :)

after browsing their directory, i have found at least two stores na babalikan ko..

1. Ted's original La Paz Batchoy.. this is the best.. i tried it nung pumunta ako ng iloilo and bacolod.. this is the best batchoy ever!!!

2. Krispy Kreme.. magatal ko nang gustong mukain ng donuts nila!! a lot of frends would often tell me that their donuts are better than Gonuts Donuts.

di ko pa na explore lahat.. hopefully balik ako june 11...

Eric
http://www.byahilo.com

santoloco

May 25th, 2006, 12:43 AM

after browsing their directory, i have found at least two stores na babalikan ko..

1. Ted's original La Paz Batchoy.. this is the best.. i tried it nung pumunta ako ng iloilo and bacolod.. this is the best batchoy ever!!!

2. Krispy Kreme.. magatal ko nang gustong mukain ng donuts nila!! a lot of frends would often tell me that their donuts are better than Gonuts Donuts.

di ko pa na explore lahat.. hopefully balik ako june 11...

Eric
http://www.byahilo.com

ya pare sarap tlga krispy kreme. pero nakakataba nga lng. pag natapos mo 2 boxes, magsasawa ka rin. mas masarap pagka fresh. they serve their donuts fresh from the oil. greasy but sooo damn good. :)

jbkayaker12

May 25th, 2006, 06:15 AM

this mall still looks like a US mall to me :D
im diggin the clean look :okay:

Yes it reminds me of the Fashion Show Mall in Las Vegas with its huge glass, silver metallic frontage and skylights. :)

The Fashion Show Mall (http://www.thefashionshow.com)

xXx carlos xXx

May 25th, 2006, 06:41 AM

ilang imax theaters ba meron sa MoA??

MarkiiBoi

May 25th, 2006, 06:45 AM

^^ only one, which costed SM almost P80 M, and SM's IMAX is one of the largest IMAX's in the old.

richard24

May 25th, 2006, 06:51 AM

my god! merong krispy kreme sa MoA? i'd die for their donuts. :colgate:

akira

May 25th, 2006, 06:56 AM

OtAkAw

May 25th, 2006, 07:55 AM

Thanks for the store photos, and can someone post photos of the more interesting stores? Thanks...

Uy, may Krispy Kreme sa MoA??? Natupad yung isa kong wish dito date kung totoo!

c0kelitr0

May 25th, 2006, 08:05 AM

I was really impressed with the MALDITA store!! it looks like a Ferragamo or Chanel Store!
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But damnit! the Charriol store was right in front of the Food Court! what were they thinking????

c0kelitr0

May 25th, 2006, 08:09 AM

Wow! MOA looks so awesome! very simple and clean...very genuine... :applause:

I'm glad Manila malls are able to be worthy opponents for Bangkok malls!...fair competition and rivalry always promote progression! :)

But Greenbelt better prepare well!...because the new Central World Plaza (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=280708) is going to put up one helluva fight! It's set to become even more impressive then Siam Paragon..even paragon should be worried when CWP opens...

But once again...very good job on MOA!! All the best for what's yet to come...! :wink2:

yeah! :D let's see when Greenbelt 5 and TriNoMa open here in Manila ;)
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donbagsit

May 25th, 2006, 08:58 AM

@otakaw
most of the "interesting" shops are not yet opened

cHemon

May 25th, 2006, 09:24 AM

yeah! :D let's see when Greenbelt 5 and TriNoMa open here in Manila ;)

could you give me a link to the ralated thread?

I'd like to see how these malls look like.

c0kelitr0

May 25th, 2006, 09:32 AM

@cHemon, i'll try to look for those...Greenbelt's 5 rendering is not officially released yet but we managed to get a small pic...it was posted somewhere around here...i'll post as soon as i can find it...or maybe someone can beat me to it ;)
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some of the stores that would open by the end of June in MoA

Manila's 3rd Zara boutique
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d83/jafhoy2/100_0808.jpg

another Kenneth Cole, Marks & Spencer, TAG Heuer
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d83/jafhoy2/100_0809.jpg

cHemon

May 25th, 2006, 09:36 AM

@cHemon, i'll try to look for those...Greenbelt's 5 rendering is not officially released yet but we managed to get a small pic...it was posted somewhere around here...i'll post as soon as i can find it...or maybe someone can beat me to it ;)

Thanks c0kelitr0.

Anyway, is Greenbelt on the top in term of size??
or it's just for its luxury?

:)

c0kelitr0

May 25th, 2006, 09:47 AM

^^ Greenbelt is more on the luxury side especially Greenbelt 4...it's where Louis Vuitton, Yves Saint Laurent, Salvatore Ferragamo, Bottega Veneta, Prada, Tod's, Bally, DKNY, GUCCI, Burberry, Charriol, Hugo Boss, BVLGARI, etc. are located...

Greenbelt 3 is more on entertainment and dining (for the middle and upper class apparently), and a few mid-to-high end stores...it has some of the hottest bars, clubs and restos in town...

Greenbelt 5 will become the home of top Filipino couturiers...and will of course house some new luxury brands which manila still doesn't have...it's not huge, but it's still big ;)

cHemon

May 25th, 2006, 09:51 AM

When will it finish?

Has the construction started yet?

oops sorry, this is a thread for SM.

c0kelitr0

May 25th, 2006, 09:56 AM

^^ Greenbelt 5 is not on the ground level yet...but construction is on-going for the floors underground...maybe by 2008, i'm not sure...
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TriNoMa, which is around 200,000 sq meters, will open next year i think if i remember it correctly...it combines the concept of Glorietta and Greenbelt...and will be right across SM City North which is more than 300,000 sq meters...i really have no idea how these malls are still alive, they're killing each other LOL.
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TRIVIA: all SM malls now have a combined gross area of 36 million sq feet!

_zner_

May 25th, 2006, 10:03 AM

SM north Edsa has an avarage of 300,000 visitors/shoppers each day, right?

cHemon

May 25th, 2006, 10:14 AM

Thanks c0kelitr0
It seems like they are doing well.
And if you're talking about the competition/killing, I think it's good b'cos they will do everything to satisfied us in order to survive.

Can you imagine what's the situation in the heart of Bangkok!

famous MBK center >>> Siam Discovery Center >>> Siam Center >>> Siam Square >>> Siam Paragon >>> Central World Plaza >>> Gaysorn Plaza >>> Erawan Bangkok >>> Amarin Plaza >>> Maneeya Center >>> Central Chitlom

They are all connected by elevated walkway.
not included some more shopping malls in that area which are not connected by the walkway, such as Penninsular Plaza, Big C, Pratunam Center, Platinum Fasion Mall, Pantip Plaza, etc

richard24

May 25th, 2006, 10:26 AM

SM north Edsa has an avarage of 300,000 visitors/shoppers each day, right?

yep.. north edsa is the sm with the most pedestrian traffic...

305,116 to be exact...

followed by:
172,030 - Megamall
127,931 - fairview
108,209 - manila
96,320 - cebu

mga sm lang ito... (info from their annual report.)

ay mall of asia thread pala ito... i'm sure by their next annual report, MoA would be included in that list... :)

mba2000

May 25th, 2006, 10:51 AM

guys&gals,tanong lang po if na galing po ako sa costal road alin po ba unang madadanan ang MOA or ang STAR CITY.salamat po

richard24

May 25th, 2006, 10:59 AM

MoA

mba2000

May 25th, 2006, 11:03 AM

tnx, richard24,uwi kasi ako next month atleast di na ako maliligaw hehehehe

kevinb

May 25th, 2006, 12:23 PM

JustHorace

May 25th, 2006, 12:30 PM

^^Haha, meron pa ngang expansion plan ang MoA eh.

JustHorace

May 25th, 2006, 12:35 PM

kevinb

May 25th, 2006, 12:36 PM

may expansion plan na agad, hindi pa nga ako nakakapunta dun eh!! :lol:

kevinb

May 25th, 2006, 12:42 PM

ei can I ask where's the map with all of the SM malls in the country is?

KiBeN

May 25th, 2006, 01:14 PM

ei can I ask where's the map with all of the SM malls in the country is?

that's too hard, hehehe :jk:

richard24

May 25th, 2006, 01:15 PM

na post na to dati...

from the SM ANNUAL REPORT
http://i4.tinypic.com/10o1huc.jpg

richard24

May 25th, 2006, 01:19 PM

if you could notice pala... mali mali ung map nila sa metro manila...

eto ung mga mali.
san lazaro is in makati?
mall of asia is in manila?
frontera is in mandaluyong?
north edsa is in manila?
muntinlupa is in las pinas?

KiBeN

May 25th, 2006, 01:23 PM

hahaha, ba' ganun? pero infareness, ang dami ng SM's sa buong Phils.

richard24

May 25th, 2006, 01:32 PM

and there are still a lot of un-penetrated markets to explore... :)

akira

May 25th, 2006, 02:16 PM

Reminds me of Orchard Road in Singapore...with Wisma Atria, Lucky Plaza (Pinay's hangout), Ngee Ann City, Paragon, the Heeren, etc.
I just notice that Gaysorn is pretty much empty in weekdays. Is it because Siam Paragon offers more entertainment?
Mmm...I think it's because Gaysorn caters only to the very very upper class (it's higher than Siam Paragon in terms of luxury) so it's not always the most crowded mall...very exclusive and classy...so ah well...you can't have hi-so crowd coming to do their shopping every single day considering the price of goods there is very very high... :tongue3:

Mmm...what's the filipino equivalent for that sort of luxury mall? Like those super exclusive ones? :? Would it be the greenbelt malls?

JustHorace

May 25th, 2006, 02:22 PM

^^It's Greenbelt alright (with its Louis Vuitton, Tod's, Gucci, DKNY, Bulgari, etc.)! Shangri-La is the runner-up (with its Burberry, Kate Spade, Escada, Debenhams, etc.) .

Going back to SM...they really have a lot of malls now. Baka in the near future, maging kasing rami na ng McDo...LOL

thomasian

May 25th, 2006, 04:00 PM

How come all the models in the posters look so un-Filipino and not even Asian? You'd think they'd promote local models...

I haven't seen SM use local models aside from Charlene Gonzales and Victor Basa which I've seen once for Podium's ad.

my god! merong krispy kreme sa MoA? i'd die for their donuts. :colgate:

You'll literally die from their donuts too if you've had too much of them. :D

I wonder if SM has any plans to put up lowrise standalone facilities along their promenade a la the coffee shops on Baywalk. Seems like a great place for them, and for al fresco dining.

But the question is, have SM Prime took over Salem? Salem was originally the one who won for the bidding of the development of Esplanade, SM only got 2nd. But here's the catch, there are certain terms in the contract that would allow the second highest bidder to take over them. But I also heard that SM Prime was trying to strike a deal with Salem, but whatever happened to it, I eally don't know. Anyone knows more about this stuff?

Dvorak

May 25th, 2006, 04:10 PM

i think after Greenbelt 4.. sumunod ang Powerplant mall sa dami nang high end stores..

^^It's Greenbelt alright (with its Louis Vuitton, Tod's, Gucci, DKNY, Bulgari, etc.)! Shangri-La is the runner-up (with its Burberry, Kate Spade, Escada, Debenhams, etc.) .

Going back to SM...they really have a lot of malls now. Baka in the near future, maging kasing rami na ng McDo...LOL

O29

May 25th, 2006, 04:16 PM

[QUOTE=thomasian]I haven't seen SM use local models aside from Charlene Gonzales and Victor Basa which I've seen once for Podium's ad.

SM seldom uses local models because its costly, instead it uses images from IMAGE BANK which is cheaper. And these are not long term ads and only used on promos like quarterly sale. I've seen Brent Javier in one of their SURPLUS ads and a few pinoy models. IMAGE BANK is faster, cheaper and many selections of photos.

thomasian

May 25th, 2006, 04:25 PM

^^ Yeah yeah, I remember seeing Brent for Surplus and for Watsons for their promo of a date with Brent. Sayang, di pwede sumali guys sa contest, bi pa naman si Brent kaya dapat pwede din guys sa contest para masaya. :D

JustHorace

May 25th, 2006, 05:05 PM

Hindi ba si Marc Nelson model rin ng SM Department Store with Charlene Gonzales?

thomasian

May 25th, 2006, 05:19 PM

^^ Ah ganun ba, di ko kasi napapansin. Wala kasi dito sa SM Sta Mesa niyan eh, puro Charlene posters lang dito, tingnan ko sa ibang SMs. ;)

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BTW, another (SM) mall to overtake MoA in terms of size...

Awed by Mall of Asia? You ain't seen nothing yet
By Jimmy Calapati
Source: Malaya

The country’s biggest shopping mall opened only last Sunday, but its owners and developers said the redevelopment of SM North Edsa will surpass the Mall of Asia.

Hans Sy, president of SM Prime Holdings Inc. said that the company wants its first mall to shine.

"We still have an optimum project at hand. Much bigger than this one," says Hans, son of mall mogul Henry Sy.

The North Edsa project is expected to be over by 2008.

"It will be bigger in actual floor space than the Mall of Asia," Sy added.

The older Sy—‘Tatang" to most employees of SMPHI—first came up with the idea of building a supersized shopping enclave 21 years ago with SM North Edsa.

There is still room for expansion at SM North Edsa since the company was able to buy a former military camp site adjacent to the complex.

A new building within the complex will soon be opened.

SM now has 24 malls.

The Mall of Asia is so big that it will take one a little over 3 hours to walk around all the 4 buildings and approximately a day just to browse at each outlet. That’s exactly the reason why there is a 24-seater electric vehicle transporting mallers.

The SM Mall of Asia houses an Olympic-sized skating rink, 600 local and foreign shops, 150 dining establishments, the first IMAX theater in the country with a screen the height of an 8-storey building, a bowling and billiard center, a music hall and a spectacular view of Manila’s famous sunset.

Premiere establishments have chosen to locate their flagship stores into what is billed to be the ultimate in mall experience.

"We are 90 percent occupied," says Annie Garcia, president of SM Supermalls.

Garcia added that there is a very good mix of local and international brands. "You’ll find high-end shops like Zara, Lacoste, Guess, or Mango mixed with local brands. The mall really has everything for everyone."

The SM Mall of Asia measures 400,000 square meters on a 19-hectare property.

Located on a reclaimed area that is now known as the Bay City in Pasay City, the giant project was built at a cost of P6.5 billion and it took two and a half years to build using roughly 3.1 million bags of cement, 31,400 tons of reinforcing steel bars and 6,000 tons of structural steel.

Sy said that they doubled every international building standards, making the mall a safe enclave for everyone.

"The rumors (of a sinking building) are not true. The building can even withstand winds of up to 400 km/hr," Sy said.

The Mall of Asia was designed by Arquitectonica, a US-based designing firm which did, among others, Festival Walk in Hong Kong, American Airlines Arena in Miami for the Miami Heat, Westin Hotel in Times Square, New York and Disney All Star Resort in Florida.

The SM Mall of Asia is envisioned to be "the destination mall" and a "mall for celebrations" in the Philippines, if not in the region.

"We have here a major transportation depot that can take shoppers in and out of the area," Garcia added. There are even plans of opening the depot to bus operators from Lucena and Laguna.

But even with its massive scale, Mall of Asia is only the first phase in a masterplanned development that combines residential, commercial and retail establishments in one contiguous area—the SM Central Business Park.

The SM CBP will be the most significant business district in Metro Manila. This ideal mix of shopping, dining, leisure and entertainment that is the signature of SM Supermalls will be complemented by other components of this mixed-use facility.

Adjacent multi-function spaces such as the Maitrade Convention and Expo Center—the country’s first privately-owned and operated convention and exhibition center with retail shops along its perimeter; and One-E-Com Center—a ten-storey, fully-wired building specially designed for call center and other business process outsourcing companies, will soon rise at the SM Central Business Park, developed by SM Investments Corp.

Other developments in the masterplan includes hotels, office and residential clusters, a coliseum for sporting events and entertainment shows as well as a ferry terminal.

JustHorace

May 25th, 2006, 05:30 PM

^^What?! SM NE (O di ba, may acronym na rin!) will be bigger than MoA?! Naku, aabangan ko yan!! Tapos sana ma-threat yung Ayala para palakihin nila yung TriNoMa! Ang galing!!!

thomasian

May 25th, 2006, 05:55 PM

^^ Dapat SM-NoE para mas match sa acronym na MoA. :D

BTW, they changed SM Megamall's name to SM Megamall Ortigas.
Why the addition of 'Ortigas'? Could they be planning to relaunch SM North EDSA as SM Megamall North EDSA?

rustyboi

May 25th, 2006, 07:22 PM

^^maybe because they just realize it is the only SM mall with no mention of its location (except Mall of Asia). lol. i think during the glory days of Megamall when everyone knows it is located in Ortigas, they don't find it necessary to put the "Ortigas" name. just like the brand new Mall of Asia, we all know it's in Pasay... :)

why don't they just drop the word "Megamall" instead? hehe kiddin'!

i've been thinking.. what if Henry Sy builds another mall bigger than MOA?? i bet they'll rename SM Mall of Asia to SM Mall of Pasay :lol:

c0kelitr0

May 26th, 2006, 04:14 AM

WHAT??? SM NoE with become BIGGER than the Mall of Asia??? :runaway:

right now it's already 300,000 sq meters...they only need to add 100,000 sq meters to make it as big as MoA...but i do hope that they demolish the first Annex building, it looks rotten already...

thomasian

May 26th, 2006, 04:29 AM

^^ Some name suggestions for SM City North EDSA once it becomes the biggest:

SM Mega Noma (Megamall North of Makati)
SM Mega NoMoA (Megamall North of MoA)
SM Mega NoE (Megamall North EDSA)
SM Mega Notrinoma (Megamall North of Trinoma)
or just retain the name and make it an acronym - SM NoE

KiBeN

May 26th, 2006, 04:32 AM

Yehey, sisikat na ulit ang QC!!! hahahaha, yung Trinoma, tapos ngayun yung NoE! hahaha

mAd~mArkEt

May 26th, 2006, 05:09 AM

Awed by Mall of Asia? You ain't seen nothing yet
By Jimmy Calapati
Source: Malaya

The SM Mall of Asia houses an Olympic-sized skating rink, 600 local and foreign shops, 150 dining establishments, the first IMAX theater in the country with a screen the height of an 8-storey building, a bowling and billiard center, a music hall and a spectacular view of Manila’s famous sunset.

is there really a bowling/billiards center? i searched wikipedia and the article says something about the Pacifica Entertainment Plaza.

request naman o, can someone post a map of the MoA? really need it if i'm going to visit again. :)

Sinjin P.

May 26th, 2006, 05:13 AM

BTW, they changed SM Megamall's name to SM Megamall Ortigas.
Why the addition of 'Ortigas'? Could they be planning to relaunch SM North EDSA as SM Megamall North EDSA?

Actually, SM Megamall had the Ortigas already back in 2002 or 2003, I saw it in their billboards. On those years, they also renamed SM Southmall to SM Southmall Las Piñas, SM City to SM City North EDSA. I think SM City Pampanga will be renamed to SM City San Fernando too... ;)

richard24

May 26th, 2006, 05:19 AM

same with SM Centerpoint... they renamed it SM City Sta Mesa.

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napa wow naman ako sa north edsa... i hope it would look even better that MoA... both exterior and interior.. :)

raphael478

May 26th, 2006, 05:39 AM

raphael478

May 26th, 2006, 05:45 AM

Oo nga. ung SM Cpoint e naging SM Ct Sta. Mesa. Pero ganda nun sa loob. Sana nga ung SM NoE e maganda na rin interior. Panget pagmumukha interior nun.

Anyway, sabi ng tito kong architect e dapat daw bawal magtayo ng hi-rise dun sa Bay City(ung sa may MoA) kasi baka gumuho dahil 2big na ung kinatutungtungan non. Sana masolusyonan naman un at gamitin ang technology para makapagtayo doon ng mataas at ligtas ang tao.

Dvorak

May 26th, 2006, 05:46 AM

hindi ba SM City Ortigas lang??

sa article.. may bowling and billards center daw sa MOA...

raphael478

May 26th, 2006, 05:47 AM

thomasian

May 26th, 2006, 05:53 AM

Updated pics galing sa SMPrime website...

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j66/kr_478/6ca4f49b.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j66/kr_478/33b6481e.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j66/kr_478/Mall_of_Asia-HilagaorTimogAve.jpg

E2 lang nai-upload ko sa ngaun.
Kung wala e klik nio na lang. First time ko mg-upload pic eh.
Nxt time na lang. :runaway:

I've seen the other pics from SM Prime's website. Ang pangit, halos lahat ng pics puno ng tao. Dapat yung mga pinost nilang pictures dun yung before opening para walang crowd.

Another suggestion for SM North EDSA's new name... SM MegaNoA or SM MeNoA (SM Megamall North of ASIA) :D Certainly beats the heck out of the name Tri Noma. :jk:

KiBeN

May 26th, 2006, 05:56 AM

^^ grabe naman yun, haba eh... hehehe, hahaha :jk:

raphael478

May 26th, 2006, 06:01 AM

Ang suggestion ko eh...

SM Mega Edsa (pangit)

SM North Point (pangit pa rin)

SM Supercity North Edsa (yan!)

Kasi may Department store at supermarket na (na laging nasa SM Cities), may hypermarket pa daw(usually found on SM Supercenters and MoA)!
Kaya SM Supercity North Edsa.
Sana makita ni "Tatang"(Henry Sy, Sr.) na gani2 na lang.

Weirdo ako, Weirdo tayo!!! :weirdo:

Redrose

May 26th, 2006, 06:04 AM

Went there yesterday :) I agree that you have to go there to see how massive it is. Especially that Globe in the middle. Saw a number of tourists there yesterday. They keep pointing at the lobby saying it is magnificent or "really nice view", they also like the view of the bay from the entertainment mall. If there's anything i am dissappointed at, it's the size of the SM department store, the area looks so cramped, it doesn't give justice to the wall and ceiling designs. I only used my phonecam hence the poor quality of the pics.
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h182/redrose79/lobby.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h182/redrose79/lobby2.jpg http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h182/redrose79/smstore3.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h182/redrose79/smstore7.jpg http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h182/redrose79/smstore6.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h182/redrose79/smstore5.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h182/redrose79/smstore4.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h182/redrose79/smstore2.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h182/redrose79/smstore.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h182/redrose79/toykingdom.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h182/redrose79/cinema.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h182/redrose79/girbaud2.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h182/redrose79/bo-coffee.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h182/redrose79/betw.jpg

richard24

May 26th, 2006, 06:13 AM

i dont want SM to have a weird name... kung target nila masa...
unlike ayala's trinoma which based on the word doesnt have any menaing at all... (unless of course TRIangle NOrth of MAkati)

SM Megamall North Edsa or SM North of Edsa or simply not changing it, SM City North Edsa or anything simple..

thomasian

May 26th, 2006, 06:17 AM

^^ Of course I was just kidding when I suggested the previous weird names I've said. :D

richard24

May 26th, 2006, 06:31 AM

actually raphael478's suggestion was pretty cool...

SM Supercity North Edsa or simply SM Supercity... :)
w/ the element of a supercenter (hypermart) and an sm city (dept store) :) astig.. :)

hope they release more info on this soon... :)

its gonna be the next big thing (aside from trinoma and gb5)! :colgate:
hope north edsa will drive the ayala's nuts.. (so they would also expand trinoma.. and hopefully (change the name, i'm still not a big fan of its name.. )) :) :)

raphael478

May 26th, 2006, 07:09 AM

Ha? Thanx richard24!

Maxado cost-cutting SM! Ung sa Entertainment Mall, walang aircon!!!
Wala na cguro pambayad sa MERALCO. Gawa kasi nang gawa malls eh. Kaya ubos pera. Dagdagan mo pa ung Hamilo Coast sa Cavite.

Siyanga pala, san ba ung concierge desk sa MoA? Di ko alam. Di ko mahanap.

Weirdo ako, weirdo tayo!!! :weirdo:

adverg

May 26th, 2006, 08:14 AM

You see, like I said recently in this post, this is just an spark plug to new heights of super malls in our country, its every developer's pride to compete up to the extent of their budget, this is business and normal for competitiveness. Once one start it, others will follow or more than the first one. Kaya you young, guys, youll enjoy the supermalls in the Philippines in ten years time from now on....... Waht more for Araneta, watch out!!!!!!!!

Dvorak

May 26th, 2006, 09:08 AM

Mall of Asia draws 1M on opening day
By Zinnia B. Dela Peña
The Philippine Star 05/26/2006

The 386,000-square meter Mall of Asia – the SM Group’s largest and most ambitious project to date – attracted nearly one million people on its grand opening last Sunday, May 22.

Mall of Asia operations manager Steven Tan said pedestrian traffic during opening day was bigger than the average weekend traffic of SM Megamall in Mandaluyong and SM North Edsa in Quezon City combined.

Mall of Asia, SM Prime Holdings Inc.’s 25th shopping mall, is located at the 60-hectare SM Central Business Park, overlooking the Manila Bay.

Tan said first day sales were brisk not just for the mall’s main anchors, SM Department Store and SM Hypermarket, but also for the other tenants. "The turnover was fast for most of the restaurants and other dining establishments. Some of the restaurants recorded their highest sales ever on that day."

"The Mall of Asia will redefine the concept of malling. It is more than just a shopping center. It will be a destination experience," he added.

Tan said there will be daily laser light shows while the fireworks display will be held every Friday and Saturday for the rest of the year.

Designed by American firm Arquitectonica, the Mall of Asia is a four-building super structure linked by elevated walkways.

Sinjin P.

May 26th, 2006, 09:28 AM

As far as I know,

SM City (name for the regular SM Mall)
SM Supercenter (name for the not so big SM Mall that has huge potential for future expansion)
SM Southmall (name for SM's southernmost Mall in Metro Manila)
SM Megamall (name for SM's largest mall (in the past))
SM Mall of Asia (name for SM's largest and most ambitious project to date)

Eh, mas malaki sa Mall of Asia, so I suggest, SM Mall of the World. lol :lol:

richard24

May 26th, 2006, 11:01 AM

how about SM Super Mega Mall of the Universe.? :colgate: :lol:

JustHorace

May 26th, 2006, 11:12 AM

^^Yan ang magiging mas malaki sa SM Mall of the World

richard24

May 26th, 2006, 11:33 AM

JustHorace

May 26th, 2006, 12:21 PM

^^Haha, lumilipad na ang mga mall ng SM nun...

likely

May 26th, 2006, 03:14 PM

teka... sunod sa SM Mall of the World ung SM Mall of the Glaxy bago ung SM Super Mega Mall of the Universe... hehehe... :lol:

of topic na pala ito.... pero malay naten?!? ito na ang maging tambayan ng mga kiddies natin?? :colgate:

ahehehe... and sm is also planning their first garden inspired mall just like greenbelt3 sa biggest moon ng saturn..

O29

May 26th, 2006, 11:16 PM

I think Maganda pa rin kung i-retain at gamitin and dati na nyang pangalan -
SM SUPERMALL. yan naman kasi talaga tawag sa lahat ng SM malls, kasi nman parang O.A. ang SM Mall of the World. At yung SM Supermall may Logo na talaga sila.

O29

May 26th, 2006, 11:31 PM

It's good to know na SM is updating it's look. Nakita nyo n ba yung THE GARDEN SA SM North EDSA. Parang dry run nila yata yun na incorporate nature sa malls nila. Sana nga lahat ng SM ganun para at least nakakarelax pag nagshopping. FYI, my butterfly garden sila sa SM Sta.Rosa. Kung ang Gateway Mall may Tropical garden sa loob ng mall nila Ang SM Sta. Rosa may Butterfly Garden nman o di ba. Have u seen SM Clark? It's very nice modern looking. Parang airport. Maganda ang glass design sa main entrance, hindi sya typical SM Mall.
Sana pag ni-renovate SM North EDSA gawin nila na fusion ng nature+mall gaya ng mga magagandang mall sa Japan. Nakita ko rin sa mga Architecture books yung Selfridges Mall ng UK, sobrang kakaiba sya. Napaka futuristic! ang galing.
SANA LAGYAN PA NG LIGHTS ANG MOA. I suggest maglagay sila ng spotlights sa globe o sa may Entertainment area facing the bay gaya ng ginagawa ng mga skyscrapers sa HK at Shanghai pag gabi may light show bawat building!
Grabe dumaan uli ako kagabi sa MOA at sobrang dami tao. Madami ang nanonood sa IMAX. Madami mga bago restaurants na ngayon ko lang narinig.

Culiat

May 26th, 2006, 11:39 PM

O29

May 26th, 2006, 11:41 PM

kennethologist

May 27th, 2006, 02:58 AM

teka... sunod sa SM Mall of the World ung SM Mall of the Glaxy bago ung SM Super Mega Mall of the Universe... hehehe... :lol:

of topic na pala ito.... pero malay naten?!? ito na ang maging tambayan ng mga kiddies natin?? :colgate:

for now i'm happy with SM Mall of Fairview... :lol: layo ng MoA samin eh...

richard24

May 27th, 2006, 03:32 AM

Hey guys! have you been to SM Sta. Mesa lately? May tinatayong SOGO Hotel just right beside BDO! nakaconnect sya sa MRT. Funny thing is pag natayo na yun magiging magkasing kulay sila ng SM!

ONLY SM CAN OPEN 3 MALLS IN A YEAR!
Have you been to Wikipedia's SM SUPERMALLS Article? that's a lot of SM Malls to come. Talagang SM wants to prove sya talaga ang No.1 sa retail industry. So in the future wherever you will go there's an SM in the neighborhood! WOW!

never thought SOGO yun kasi ang naka sulat sa harapan, "shes coming to banawe" and i'm not sure kung icoconnect nila yun sa lrt... mukhang hindi naman... ang pangit naman non.. :colgate: hehehe... :)

thomasian

May 27th, 2006, 05:51 AM

Hey guys! have you been to SM Sta. Mesa lately? May tinatayong SOGO Hotel just right beside BDO! nakaconnect sya sa MRT. Funny thing is pag natayo na yun magiging magkasing kulay sila ng SM!

ONLY SM CAN OPEN 3 MALLS IN A YEAR!
Have you been to Wikipedia's SM SUPERMALLS Article? that's a lot of SM Malls to come. Talagang SM wants to prove sya talaga ang No.1 sa retail industry. So in the future wherever you will go there's an SM in the neighborhood! WOW!

I have updates on the u/c Sogo beside SM Ctrpnt. Visit the Metro Manila u/c thread and the Motel/Hotel thread. :D

MAXTON

May 27th, 2006, 09:40 AM

GOSH!!! LAKI!!! :) :cheers: :cheers: :eek2: :cheers: :) :cheers:

kennethologist

May 27th, 2006, 09:55 AM

may nakalimutan ang MoA nung nagpopromote sila... they didn't promote how to get there... When Market Market and Gateway opened may map pa sila na pinalabas for people to know how to get there...

sino dito ang bombarded na ng mga tanong kung paano papunta doon? maybe we should do a "how to" directions on how to get there...

richard24

May 27th, 2006, 10:02 AM

siguro para SM okie na ung "its beside the bay" bahala ka nalang maghanap kung saan... siguro sa laki nung globe bulag nalang d makakita nun...

siguro okie na un para sa SM... kaya d na nila pinromote ung exact address.

JustHorace

May 27th, 2006, 10:16 AM

I went to see CNN's Talk Asia website....and then I saw Philippine to be featured next week. Akala ko MoA na...yun pala, isang French yata na lolang gurang na ang pangalan ay Philippine. LOL :lol:

mba2000

May 27th, 2006, 10:26 AM

a00556425

May 28th, 2006, 07:39 AM

SM MALL OF ASIA
http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/2052/sm15by.jpg
http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/9682/sm21ld.jpg

Which one do you like the 1997 design or the 2006 version?

JAMAICUS

May 28th, 2006, 07:42 AM

^^ Malakahon na naman! IMHO, it looks ugly... I'm thankful the current design is chosen... though It would be better a larger version of the current design would be better...

kennethologist

May 28th, 2006, 07:55 AM

ASAP 06 did a better show at the MoA... ginastusan ang Intro... Martin nievera on a helicopter approaching the SM MoA... and good part, hindi sila gumamit ng pre-recorded appluases... talagang malakas ang hiyawan nung show nila...nanahimik lang mga tao nung kumanta na ung champions... one of the better shows ASAP did this year.

kennethologist

May 28th, 2006, 07:56 AM

^^ Malakahon na naman! IMHO, it looks ugly... I'm thankful the current design is chosen... though It would be better a larger version of the current design would be better...

welcome back!!

JAMAICUS

May 28th, 2006, 08:36 AM

^^ Hi :cheers: Anyway, about SMOA, is the crowd now on its normal stage or the crowd is still big...???

kennethologist

May 28th, 2006, 08:45 AM

Which one do you like the 1997 design or the 2006 version?

isn't it quite obvious bakit pinalitan ung design? nagtatanong ka pa ha! :lol:

Sinjin P.

May 28th, 2006, 09:09 AM

^^ Malakahon na naman! IMHO, it looks ugly... I'm thankful the current design is chosen... though It would be better a larger version of the current design would be better...

Thanks to the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis. ;)

SM MALL OF ASIA
http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/2052/sm15by.jpg
http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/9682/sm21ld.jpg

Which one do you like the 1997 design or the 2006 version?

Ewww, this looks like a larger version of SM City Sucat (basing on the colors)!

OtAkAw

May 28th, 2006, 11:45 AM

Ang pangit nga nung unang version! Shoebox with candles sticking out!

_zner_

May 28th, 2006, 12:53 PM

KiBeN

May 28th, 2006, 03:44 PM

ongah, mas gusto ko yung performance ng asap, mas malinaw pa sa TV, maganda yung production nila, hehehe, and magaling! hahaha, about that old design, buti na lang... hindi yan... hehehe

JustHorace

May 28th, 2006, 03:49 PM

^^They even used large TV screens.

Hi Jamaicus!:) Yup, MoA is still full..

cyrusal

May 28th, 2006, 03:54 PM

galing ako MOA kanina.. medyo nagkagulo ng konti sa main entrance kse may leakage ng tubig yung sa pipe nila sa ceiling.. parang may mga gripong tumutulo sa kisame.. yun tuloy muntik nang binaha ang entrance.. meron ding leakage malapit sa National Bookstore..

thomasian

May 28th, 2006, 03:56 PM

Dahil hindi kami natuloy nung Sunday, ngayon dapat kami pupunta, eh kaso nandun pala ang ASAP kaya di na kami tumuloy, kasi masyadong matao lalo pag ganun, saka mas enjoy panoorin yun sa bahay. :D Walang nang siksikan, hindi ka pagpawisan st mangangamoy pawis (hindi naman kasi aircon yung Entertainment Mall at Entertainment Plaza ng MoA).

richard24

May 28th, 2006, 04:28 PM

SM MALL OF ASIA
http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/2052/sm15by.jpg
http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/9682/sm21ld.jpg

Which one do you like the 1997 design or the 2006 version?

that one looks like a gigantic 4 year old kid's birthday cake.. :)

i like its hugeness... but i hate its shape.
:colgate:

KiBeN

May 28th, 2006, 04:44 PM

hahaha! para ngang cake! hahaha

richard24

May 28th, 2006, 05:00 PM

good thing MoA was built now with a more 'thought of' timeless design... instead of that huge weird warehouse. (with candles) :lol: :) :colgate:

KiBeN

May 28th, 2006, 05:10 PM

good thing MoA was built now with a more 'thought of' timeless design... instead of that huge weird warehouse. (with candles) :lol: :) :colgate:

hahahaha!!!! para ngang factory.... hehehe :rofl:

JustHorace

May 28th, 2006, 05:14 PM

It was made to compliment Uniwide's Coastal Mall...LOL

I remember seeing an earlier design which looked like one of SM North Edsa's annexes. Pangit talaga.

richard24

May 28th, 2006, 05:41 PM

It was made to compliment Uniwide's Coastal Mall...LOL

I remember seeing an earlier design which looked like one of SM North Edsa's annexes. Pangit talaga.
:lol: this made me laugh so hard... oo nga no... compliment sa uniwide coastal mall... hehehehe... :lol:

i cant even see open spaces in that rendering... oh my... if that was built it would be an even bigger version of the uniwide coastal mall... hehehe... :)

O29

May 28th, 2006, 07:01 PM

Take a look at these pics I took. The designs a bit similar. The Festival Walk in HK and SM Mall of Asia are both designed by Arquitectonica

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/O29/Comp1.jpg
The Lobby

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/O29/Comp2.jpg
Atriums

tyronne

May 28th, 2006, 07:14 PM

yeah, there are indeed similarities. thanks for the pix :okay:

pau_p1

May 29th, 2006, 03:10 AM

been to MoA last saturday night to watch Xmen... boy.. the mall is packed... and the airconditioning didn't catch up with the big crowd....

my comments to the mall is that some of the fast food shops are way too small...the Shakey's, Wendy's, etc those in the South Parking Mall... and so is the Cinema area... the place is narrow... before watching the film, we had to queue up since they're guaranteed seating....people bunched up with the narrow place specially when a another film starts the same time as ours... mas maluwag pa ang cinema area ng Megamall...

Sinjin P.

May 29th, 2006, 03:44 AM

^^ Yeah, the cinema lobby is not something to brag about. :)

Dvorak

May 29th, 2006, 03:50 AM

went there last Saturday.. grabe ang dami nang tao.. wala na ngang makainan.. puno lahat nang resto..

ang cinemas.. haba nang pila.. tapos may nakalagay pang GUARANTEED SEATS.. ehh pag tinanong mo kung may seat number.. wala daw.. pero guaranteed daw na makakaupo.. ngekz.. bakit di nila magawa yung sureseats??

yung imax.. walang kapila pila.. wala naman kasing ka kwenta kwenta yng palabas.. sa June daw eh superman don..

raphael478

May 29th, 2006, 04:28 AM

Gusto niyo bang pag-usapan ang tungkol sa lahat ng SM Malls? O mag-post ng pix tungkol sa SM and its affiliates?

Check out this new thread:

SM Supermalls Everywhere Thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=355667)

raphael478

May 29th, 2006, 05:01 AM

raphael478

May 29th, 2006, 05:08 AM

Eto sana magkaroon ng SM City Balanga sa Bataan...

(provincia ko Bataan eh kaso Orani pero ok lang dahil 30 mins. lang compared to SM Sn. Fernando na almost 1hr o 45 mins na pnakamabilis...

CAD ko galing sa paint...

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j66/kr_478/SMCityBalanga.jpg

raphael478

May 29th, 2006, 05:10 AM

Wala na. Ipinapaclose ko na ung pangarap thread na un. ung nasa taas!

thomasian

May 29th, 2006, 05:11 AM

It was made to compliment Uniwide's Coastal Mall...LOL

I remember seeing an earlier design which looked like one of SM North Edsa's annexes. Pangit talaga.

I also saw a 5-level, plain white box design, ang pangit, buti na lang maganda yung final design.

Take a look at these pics I took. The designs a bit similar. The Festival Walk in HK and SM Mall of Asia are both designed by Arquitectonica

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/O29/Comp2.jpg
Atriums

The atrium of Festival Walk looks more like that of Podium's. Sabagay arquitectonica din kasi may gawa nun eh.

Culiat

May 29th, 2006, 05:13 AM

KAINISSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!

Dinelete ni Thomasian ung thread ko.... :sleepy: :bash:

Ok lang, meron pa naman ako isa...

My dream, our dream, we all dream of something!! Thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=355674)

Tungkol sa pangarap..

Anyway, sana magkaroon ng SM City Balanga... (sa Bataan)

look, and understand, that it is not unfair, the SM Supermalls thread was fairly and reasonably locked, and for the Pangarap thread, it is reasonable to move it to the Samahan section.

raphael478

May 29th, 2006, 05:16 AM

Yan, pinapamove ko na sa samahan section ang My dream, our dream, we all dream of something!! Thread.

raphael478

May 29th, 2006, 05:17 AM

Cge. agree rin ako sa sinabi mo Culiat.

thomasian

May 29th, 2006, 05:18 AM

^^ We already have a lot of mall threads, thanks for making the SM thread anyway but it really needs to be locked.

Peace, bro?

raphael478

May 29th, 2006, 05:20 AM

e sino? Ok lang kung ma-move. peace man. :) Cheers! :cheers:

raphael478

May 29th, 2006, 05:23 AM

Ayos ba ung Cad ko sa SM Balanga?

thomasian

May 29th, 2006, 05:28 AM

Okies, peace na tayo ha. :D

^^ Ayos para sakin kasi hindi ako marunong gumawa ng ganun kaya kahit pangit eh maganda na rin para sakin... pero hindi ko sinasabi na pangit yung gawa mo ha. :lol:

Sinjin P.

May 29th, 2006, 05:30 AM

@raphael: Wa ka sanang magalit, talagang marami na ang mall threads... Binabaha na tayo ng mga ito... :rofl:

----
I didn't notice that this thread is almost full, I hope our next threads gets full of detail pictures. :D

raphael478

May 29th, 2006, 05:32 AM

Ok. D naman ako galit. KAINIS lang naman sinabi ko. Bayaan niyo na un. Sori 2 all. Oh, maganda ba ung CAD ko sa SM Balanga?

raphael478

May 29th, 2006, 05:35 AM

Thomasian, oo nga eh. Pangit gawa ko. Hindi kasi sa AUTO CAD software eh. Paintbrush lang.

I Agree w/ u.
Halu-halo siya. May SM Clark (ung gitna), SM Sta. Rosa (ung box sa gilid) at Mall of Asia (patabingi na wall sa gilid).

Sinjin P.

May 29th, 2006, 05:39 AM

^^ Maganda yung gawa mo @raphael. Pwede mo na rin akong gawan ng design ng malls ko, magsama kayo ni Culiat. :lol: (Seriously, we're so off topic. :| )

ritche

May 29th, 2006, 06:56 AM

SMPHI Stock

* 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.

-----------------------------------

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

Bumili ako ng 5,000 shares sa SM Prime at 8.50, for a total value of 39,500. Now the SM Prime Shares is trading at 7.90. I lost a total of P3,000 from the day i bought the SM Prime shares...i think this is only temporary as investors would flock the stock market soon...the Philippines stock market is down due to concerns of rising interest rates in the States...I think the market will recover soon, and i thnk SM Prime would be one of the stocks that investors would be gobbling up in a few days. Wanna play the online stock market game? Go to PSE Online Stock Trading Game... (http://www.pse.ph/html/STG/index.html). You have nothing to lose, but much to gain.

OtAkAw

May 29th, 2006, 08:15 AM

Siguro ten years from now, SM wouuld plan a mall that would eclipse MoA in terms of everything.

richard24

May 29th, 2006, 08:34 AM

probably... :)
ngayon pa lang nga eh pinaplano na nilang gawing mas malaki sa MoA ang north edsa.,. in ten years pa.. :) :) :)

Sinjin P.

May 29th, 2006, 08:59 AM

^^ Yeah, the title of that article (Awed by Mall of Asia, you've seen nothing yet...) is not quite nice... I'm not saying that SM-NoE doesn't deserve some recognition pero parang pinapalabas na kahit bago ang MoA eh mawawala agad ang kupas nito. :)

c0kelitr0

May 29th, 2006, 09:14 AM

^^ hindi naman siguro...both malls are very far from each other...mahirap namang dadayo pa mga taga north sa south all the time...the north area also needs a giant mall of its own na maganda rin...and what's the daytime population ng metro manila, 20 million? kelangan i-take advantage ng SM Prime yang ganyang karaming tao...kelangan talaga pagandahin nila yang SM North EdSA, ngayon pa eh may TriNoMa na...mawawalan sila ng mga customers...

JustHorace

May 29th, 2006, 09:37 AM

^^right! There's one SM super mall na sa south MM (MoA), north (SM NoE), and in-between (SM Megamall)

I just hope na "wow" ang makikita nating bagong SM North EDSA, considering the fact that they are going to demolish two buildings (can't they make that four?). Kaya siguro may cinemas and hypermarket ang Annex 3, kasi isasara siguro ang main mall.

richard24

May 29th, 2006, 09:43 AM

i hope they demolish the old annex... it looks ugly. (the one on the left side ata nung main mall..)

and replace it with a grand spanking new one... :colgate:

Sinjin P.

May 29th, 2006, 09:46 AM

Without all the annexes, what's the gross area of SM City North EDSA?

LhexiMont

May 29th, 2006, 05:41 PM

Sabagay 20 years na ang SM City North Edsa , outdated na nga ang design . Prompted na rin siguro ng entry ng TriNoMa sa North Edsa area . Galing talaga ng SM , hinintay muna nila na halos patapos na ang TriNoMa , para thet will really outshine this upcoming mall in two years time . Bravo !!

O29

May 29th, 2006, 07:54 PM

Here comes another...
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/O29/Untitled-1.jpg

O29

May 29th, 2006, 07:59 PM

May nabasa ako na ang original concept pala ng Podium ay may 3 Towers ito, may scale model na naka exhibit sa head office ng SM Malaki ang mga towers mas mataas pa sa St. Francis Shangri-La, yun twin towers lang ung sa Podium Tatlo. Bakit kaya di pa nila tinutuloy? Magiging Skyscraper city ang Ortigas!!! yipeee

JustHorace

May 30th, 2006, 02:43 AM

O29, what;s that ad for?

SM-KS was cancelled yata...

OtAkAw

May 30th, 2006, 08:11 AM

North Edsa is already outdated nga in terms of design with all the ugly dark gray coloring of the walls.

Sinjin P.

May 30th, 2006, 08:13 AM

I never saw any SM North EDSA interior photos (except for the small ones in the SM Prime website). :)

richard24

May 30th, 2006, 08:24 AM

Here comes another...
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/O29/Untitled-1.jpg

para saan tong ad..? hmmm mukang exciting.. :)

KiBeN

May 30th, 2006, 02:49 PM

One e com...
hi guard...
http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/5888/dubaiandssc0240yp.jpg

sensya na, pareparehas lang yung mga pics...
http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/2786/dubaiandssc0266ut.jpg

http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/7128/dubaiandssc0275xh.jpg

http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/6506/dubaiandssc0285jj.jpg

http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/8029/dubaiandssc0296xl.jpg

hahaha!
http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/5341/dubaiandssc0319xc.jpg

http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/5164/dubaiandssc0325ea.jpg

http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/8335/dubaiandssc0335lc.jpg

eto pa pala... hehehe
http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/2162/dubaiandssc0256ku.jpg

Sinjin P.

May 30th, 2006, 02:53 PM

^^ Galing Kiben! :applause:

JustHorace

May 30th, 2006, 02:53 PM

nice pics! like the fourth one :D

KiBeN

May 30th, 2006, 03:00 PM

thanks to Gerald! hahaha :) uy Gerald... salamat sa roadtrip ha!!! :cheers:

Ydlar

May 30th, 2006, 03:13 PM

hindi mo talaga inalis 'yung guard, hahaha!!! Puro exterior pala kinuhanan natin?

OtAkAw

May 30th, 2006, 04:13 PM

Great pics! at Kiben

O29

May 30th, 2006, 05:51 PM

More options, More chic...

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/O29/Untitled-2.jpg

LhexiMont

May 30th, 2006, 06:02 PM

Finally , start of realization of the city by the bay triggered by SM MoA . Ang ganda siguro dito lalo na tuwing December-January holidays . May view talaga rito ng dagat at pasyalan pa saka malalawak na talaga ang roads , not 4-laners but at least 6-10 laners ..great place.

Psychonaut

May 30th, 2006, 08:59 PM

baka naman pagdating ng araw magbago din pangalan ng MoA. baka gawin nila SM Pasay ahehe

Sinjin P.

May 31st, 2006, 04:35 AM

SM Central Business Park
(SM Mall of Asia, MAITRADE Center, OneE-ComCenter -Thread 7)

Links to old threads:

SM CBP Thread I (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=248848)|II (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=289000)|III (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=315200)|IV (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=314173)|V (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=352130)|VI (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=352129)|>>

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MAITRADE Expo & Convention Center

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OneE-ComCenter

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Sinjin P.

May 31st, 2006, 04:39 AM

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

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The SM Mall of Asia is a shopping mall that opened on May 21, 2006 (originally scheduled for August 30, 2005) and is the Philippines' largest mall, surpassing its cousin, SM Megamall, and one of the biggest malls in the world in terms of gross floor size. It is owned and operated by SM Prime Holdings, under the management of Henry Sy, a Filipino-Chinese business tycoon — regarded as one of the wealthiest men in Asia. (Forbes 2006 ranks him as the 14th richest person in southeast Asia, and "Henry Sy and family" as 74th richest person in the "Asia and Australia" region)

The Mall of Asia was constructed within the reclamation area, west of Roxas Boulevard in Pasay City, aptly nicknamed "Bay City". It is built on 19.5 hectares of reclaimed land and has a gross floor area of 386,000 square meters. The mall is located at the southmost tip of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue. A roundabout was constructed in the front of the mall with a huge bronze globe similar to Universal Studios. An esplanade was constructed at the back of the mall where it served as the observation center for the First World Pyro Olympics in December 2005.

Features
The mall consists of four buildings interconnected by walkways: the Main Mall, Entertainment Mall, and the North and South Carpark Buildings. One of its unique features is a 20-seater tram to make it easier for shoppers to go around. The management’s priority is to make sure shoppers will not get lost inside the mall. There will be two concierge desks—one in the Main Mall and another in the Entertainment Mall. Maps will be given out, and there will be signs aplenty. The Main Mall will include shopping and dining establishments, the food court. The South Parking building will house the SM Department store and half of the 5,000 parking spaces while the North Parking building will include the SM Hypermarket, a spacious office space and more dining areas.

The mall’s newest attraction is the Pacifica Entertainment Plaza. Besides bowling and billiards facilities, the building will house 10 theaters, including a Director’s Club and the first ever IMAX theater in the Philippines. The theater, named as the San Miguel Coca-Cola IMAX Theater would also have the largest screen in the Philippines at 22 x 30 meters, similar to the height of an eight-story building. The mall also features an Olympic sized skating rink and a science museum. The mall also provides office space. Dell International Services, a subsidiary of Dell, Inc. occupies a 13,470.5-square meter area at the second floor of the north parking building of the mall.

It is now set to become the third largest mall in the world, behind the West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and the Golden Resources Mall in Beijing, China.

Construction
The mall is the centerpiece project of the SM Prime at the newly developed SM Central Business Park, where five one-story buildings serve as the company's corporate offices. Construction began in mid-2002 right after the completion of its corporate offices. Construction slowed down awaiting availability of funds. In early 2004 SM Prime accelerated the construction when the Ty family, who owns Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company successfully erected a leisure park, medical school, dining strip and residential complex at Macapagal Boulevard, adjacent to the SM Central Business Park. The mall would have opened before Christmas Day of 2005 but had been delayed due to hitches in the delivery of construction materials. Frequent rains in the last quarter of 2005 also delayed the turnover of mall space to tenants. SM Prime decided to move the opening date to March 3, 2006.

On February 27, 2006, local newspaper Manila Standard Today, reported that a team of Pasay City engineers found huge cracks underneath the structure, which was causing the structure to vibrate. When questioned about the inspection, the Pasay City Engineering Department has categorically denied making any statement regarding defects in the Mall of Asia. Engineer Edwin Javaluyas, Pasay City engineering officer, in his letter to SM Prime Holdings Inc., said he never stated that the city hall’s engineering department inspected the Mall of Asia on February 23, 2006.

SM Prime however decided to move the opening to May 21, 2006. Jeffrey Lim, corporate information officer of SM Prime Holdings, emphasized that a rescheduling of the mall’s opening was made to give the company an opportunity to allow more tenants to open shops and denied that the change was due to structural defects.

On May 20, 2006, the mall was officially inaugurated by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo with a special screening of Everest in the San Miguel Coca-Cola IMAX Theater. The movie was shown three days after tri-athlete Leo Oracion became the first Filipino to reach the treacherous mountain’s summit.

Expansion Plans
Adjacent to the south parking building, a two-hectare area has been allocated for the site of a 16,000-capacity multi-purpose coliseum/arena for sporting events, concerts and entertainment shows. It is set to rival the 50-year old Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City. Furthermore, a planned convention/conference center measuring 12,000 square meters will be built as an attractive venue for major conferences and trade exhibits. The convention center once constructed, will be a newer alternative to the Philippine International Convention Center, erected in 1976, located a few blocks away. Along with this, two hotel developments are also planned for construction.

Also set to the right of the north parking building, The SM iCity is a 69,300-square-meter area allocated to serve as a prime venue for companies engaged in software development and IT-enabled services. A mix of single and multi-storey buildings will be developed to provide for the office and workspace requirements of prospective IT-related locator companies and for support office and backroom operations of business process outsourcing. The first building, OneE-comCenter, began March 8, 2006 and is scheduled for completion in July 2007.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/20/Mall_of_asia.jpg/800px-Mall_of_asia.jpg

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