Wow so BEAUTIFUL:cheers:....Lito, many thanks for your great updates.
hmmp it is good to be back in mla.:)

i just noticed that most of the staff/personnel look old. nevermind. :D


I heard the same comment about PAL cabin crew. :)

^^ baka recycled galing pa sa SM Carriedo...:jk:

SMX is going to be a busy place. Congrats to the Sy family.

SMX Convention Center looks very nice, however...

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee255/caramos/IMG_9566.jpg

Anyone else see something wrong?

At bakit na naman magsusulat ng testi, ha, may nangyari na ba sa atin? Eh hindi mo pa nga sya nakikita eh, kailangan mo munang makita syempre para makapagsulat ka ng testi. :D :jk:

you've forgotten that show years ago? :naughty:

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wow ang ganda nga ng SMX.

but i hate the floor.

SMX Convention Center looks very nice, however...

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee255/caramos/IMG_9566.jpg

Anyone else see something wrong?

I don't know...seems weird to me. It reminds me of an old basketball gym here in Makati:lol:

Very dull and empty:lol:

I heard the same comment about PAL cabin crew. :)

SMX Hired experienced people in events and convention administration mga dapat 5 to 10 years na sila sa similar jobs. Experience comes with age I guess..

I don't know...seems weird to me. It reminds me of an old basketball gym here in Makati:lol:

Very dull and empty:lol:

You people are a bunch of FAULT FINDERS!!!!

tsk tsk tsk ay nako... kaya walang asenso ang Pilipinas sa mga tao na ganyan eh.
come on, you glorify the place with all its goodness and then you wanna find what's wrong and bad with it?

^^I'm just expressing my thoughts and opinion. Creativeness/ Functionality or Uniqueness is what matters to me:) Whoah!

You're trying to generalize my post:)

I don't know...seems weird to me. It reminds me of an old basketball gym here in Makati:lol:

Very dull and empty:lol:

Malamang kasi exhibition hall yan. Kapag me laman yan pano ka makapaglalagay diyan? :lol::jk:It should have a neutral look so the exhibitors can recreate it in whatever they want it to be. Kaganda namang basketball gym niyan.. Hehe

SMX Convention Center looks very nice, however...

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee255/caramos/IMG_9566.jpg

Anyone else see something wrong?

I see the pillar/post/column in the middle, but other than that, I think there's nothing wrong.

It would be much better if the struc. eng'r should have done something to keep that column out of the way.

Wait, are those vinyl tiles on the floor?!?!?

I don't know...seems weird to me. It reminds me of an old basketball gym here in Makati:lol:

Very dull and empty:lol:Malamang kasi exhibition hall yan. Kapag me laman yan pano ka makapaglalagay diyan? :lol::jk:It should have a neutral look so the exhibitors can recreate it in whatever they want it to be. Kaganda namang basketball gym niyan.. Hehe

True. The more plain, and neutral it looks, then the more the exhibitors can dress it up with whatever design they want and not worry about the design of the hall clashing with theirs.

Buti nga mataas pa yung ceiling eh, they can build modules with several levels...

Parang ganito...

http://www.kast.co.jp/bmw_0301/bm_22/eshowbmw.html

http://toyoko-web.hp.infoseek.co.jp/paris_motorshow.htm

http://www.tokyo-motorshow.com/show/1999/English/BOOTH/RVR/

^^I'm just expressing my thoughts and opinion. Creativeness/ Functionality or Uniqueness is what matters to me:) Whoah!

You're trying to generalize my post:)

The Creativeness/ Functionality or Uniqueness that you're looking for lies in the hands of the exhibitor/s, not on the hall owner's.

I don't know...seems weird to me. It reminds me of an old basketball gym here in Makati:lol:

Very dull and empty:lol:

It's too immaculate for an old basketball gym.

you've forgotten that show years ago? :naughty:

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wow ang ganda nga ng SMX.

but i hate the floor.


Oh yeah, now I remember, nasa What part of your body is your best asset? (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=542200) ‎thread sa Samahan (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=398) yung buong reply ko sa'yo, dun mo na basahin at reply-an.

Wait, are those vinyl tiles on the floor?!?!?




Lalagyan pa siguro yan ng carpetting.

Exhibit Hall
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee255/caramos/IMG_9566.jpg



Malabo po ba yung nakalagay ng Exhibit Hall....

saka ang flooring ng buong Exhibit Hall,
Epoxy Floor Coating - for industrial application

Lalagyan pa siguro yan ng carpetting.

Tama, bahala na ang organizer ng event mag provide ng carpet...
basta ang provision lamang ng venue... bare space na exhibit hall

It would be much better if the struc. eng'r should have done something to keep that column out of the way.


i think hindi pwede gawin ng structural engineer o mag design ang Architect ng walang column sa gitna... kasi ang buong itaas ng Exhibition Halls (Hall 1 to Hall 4) ay convention Center with five function rooms that can be combined so the area can seat anywhere from 500 to 5,000 persons. There is also a theater room that is explicitly configured for special sessions that require elevated seating arangements.

SMX Convention Center looks very nice, however...

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee255/caramos/IMG_9566.jpg

Anyone else see something wrong?

I found out this morning that our company will held our Christmas Party this December in SMX Convention center! Lots of bands andf ood for sure:banana:

Our company usually used World Trade center for celebration. SMX is much much better than the world tade.

The SMX Convention Center looks really good. Although it would've been lots better if tinodo na ng todo ng SM ang disenyo at arkitektura ng building na yan. I wonder how much is the rental fee for the facilities.

I agree. I feel that SM could've done better.

SM to open 29th RP mall in Taytay (http://www.smprime.com/News.php?BlurbID=939)
By Zinnia B. Dela Peña, 8 Nov 2007
Source: Phil. Star
Shopping mall giant SM Prime Holdings Inc. will open SM City Taytay, its first mall in the province of Rizal, tomorrow, Nov. 9. In a statement, SM Prime said the newest structure, with a gross floor area of 91,920 square meters and stands on 38,525 square meters of land, brings to 29 the total number of SM malls across the country.

SM City Taytay has a leasable area of 42,459 sqm and will have as its main tenants SM Department Store, SM Hypermarket, a food court and three cinemas which will have a combined seating capacity of 1,250.

“We welcome the newest member of our SM Supermalls family: SM City Taytay. Taytay is recognized as the garments capital of the Philippines. It has a large residential community and it houses the biggest school campus of one of the country’s leading colleges.

It is easily accessible from various points of Metro Manila, through major thoroughfares such as the Ortigas Avenue Extension and the Sumulong Highway, which makes it an ideal location for an SM City in the province of Rizal,” said SM Prime president Hans Sy.

Other malls slated for opening before the end of the year are SM Supercenter Muntinlupa, a community mall similar to SM Supercenter Pasig, which has SM Hypermarket at its anchor tenant; and San Miguel by the Bay, a strip mall located at the Esplanade fronting the SM Mall of Asia complex.

SM Prime is also currently expanding SM City Cebu to meet the growing demands of residents in the area. By end-2007, total gross floor area for all SM malls is projected to reach 3.9 million square meters.

I see the pillar/post/column in the middle, but other than that, I think there's nothing wrong.

It would be much better if the struc. eng'r should have done something to keep that column out of the way.

Wait, are those vinyl tiles on the floor?!?!?

Yeah, I was looking at the tiles. The column in the middle does not bother me as much as the tiles. Very poor quality for such a world class convention center.

Originally Posted by Maxxclip View Post
I'm just expressing my thoughts and opinion. Creativeness/ Functionality or Uniqueness is what matters to me Whoah!

@thomasian, i agree in what you've said The Creativeness/ Functionality or Uniqueness that you're looking for lies in the hands of the exhibitor/s, not on the hall owner's.. it really depends on the people that will utilize the area. if you will not make use of the resources there then its your loss. the look and feel of the place is important, but its secondary to its real purpose -- convention.

also, any update on the sm mall of asia port? i hope they place ferry boats to batangas port too, to connect to puerto galera? but would the trip be longer if it originated there in MOA? what trips are available? is there one to correigdor? all answered by google, i know... just needing some direct source... hehe.. :)

Yeah, I was looking at the tiles. The column in the middle does not bother me as much as the tiles. Very poor quality for such a world class convention center.

Isn't it that most function rooms have ordinary flooring since most of the times, they're covered by carpetting? :yes: Its like that in Cebu International Convention Center and Waterfront's Cebu City International Convention Center, as far as I know :)

Yeah, I was looking at the tiles. The column in the middle does not bother me as much as the tiles. Very poor quality for such a world class convention center.

There is nothing wrong with the tiles. Convention center traffic is not only limited to foot traffic. During set up of big conventions and depending on the convention, there will be times that heavy machinery will be used to bring in supplies, merchandise and building materials to set up each booth.

SMX is being practical, they need not use expensive Travertine tiles and Marble tiles to spruce up the flooring of their convention center. SMX is definitely a nice, world class convention center comparable to the ones we have in Las Vegas albeit smaller in scale.

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I went to the SMX Convention Center yesterday and It was bustling with activity already. Mukhang punong puno kagad! It's very promising.

I saw a lot of nice things. Yung mga guards, janitors etc, sobrang GOOD MORNING. Very pleasant. I can't say the same with the people in the Admin. When I asked for a brochure medyo hindi nag-smile ang karamihan. Maybe their just stressed out with the activities. But hey you just opened last MONDAY!

Anyway, sad to say, I must agree with some of the people here.. Design wise, there is much to be desired.

Walking thru the majority of the SMX felt like I was in SM Southmall. No kidding.. From the kisame design, yung mga design ng Function Hall numbers.. VERY SM. But hey, it's an SM Development anyway..

But if its branding itself as the EXCEPTIONAL XTRAORDINARY MEETING PLACE IN ASIA dapat yata they should have given more design wise.

Reading thru the brochure wala akong nakitang "Translation Services Option" Sana in the near future meron rin sila nito. Our company yearly organizes a regional conference and last July we had it at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Center (http://202.179.97.117/index_flash.html) and it was really an awesome and elegant place. Visit the link for you to see.. Sana maging ganto rin yung SMX soon. Para if we have it here in Manila soon meron din tayong kasing ganda ng KLCC.

Well, as I earlier mentioned, they just opened last Monday and probably they will have more things in store for us.. :cheers:

It's a standard for convention facilities, either you put vinyl tiles or you paint it with epoxy. Just imagine when you install ceramic tiles...The very reason why in malls, it is required when there are car exhibits that exhibitors provide a platform. The purpose is to distribute the load and not affect the tiles below...gets?

And during big exhibits, it is a requirement for exhibitors that they provide carpets or platforms.

Isn't it that most function rooms have ordinary flooring since most of the times, they're covered by carpetting? :yes: Its like that in Cebu International Convention Center and Waterfront's Cebu City International Convention Center, as far as I know :)


That's right and even at SM Megatrade, Cebu Trade Hall, World Trade Center... If we install ceramic or, marble, granite tiles...di na dapat exhibit hall tawag dun...ballroom

SMX Convention Center is a pvt sector funded facility whereas KLCC is government funded if Im not mistaken so budget wise, more was allocated for a convention center named after Malaysia's premier city.

SM has improved the convention facilities in the country, it will be able to host and attract bigger convention market for the country with its brand spanking new facility.


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SMX Convention Center is a pvt sector funded facility whereas KLCC is government funded if Im not mistaken so budget wise, more was allocated for a convention center named after Malaysia's premier city.

SM has improved the convention facilities in the country, it will be able to host and attract bigger convention market for the country with its brand spanking new facility.


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Kaya nga sana, SM has given more to this project if it wants to make SMX as the XCEPTIONAL, XTRAORDINARY Meeting Place in "ASIA"

How can we attract International Conferences kung translation services lang na very basic parang wala atang i-ooffer..

But I agree with you that it has raised the bar for Convention Facilities in the Philippines. PICC during the 70's is the most modern in ASIA. With SMX.. at least medyo tumaas ang kalidad ng convention facilities.

SMX is on its first week.. I know there's more to come for this excellent facilities..

^^ Agree...agree...mukhang dyan na kami magmemeting this month...:banana:

Kaya nga sana, SM has given more to this project if it wants to make SMX as the XCEPTIONAL, XTRAORDINARY Meeting Place in "ASIA"

How can we attract International Conferences kung translation services lang na very basic parang wala atang i-ooffer..

But I agree with you that it has raised the bar for Convention Facilities in the Philippines. PICC during the 70's is the most modern in ASIA. With SMX.. at least medyo tumaas ang kalidad ng convention facilities.

SMX is on its first week.. I know there's more to come for this excellent facilities..



Given this was the first venture of SM on building a convention center, not an exhibit hall in a section of a mall, it sure has more kinks to iron out considering it was just recently opened. Goodluck! Nice facility nonetheless.

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Mga tsong tingin nyo ba? Bay City could use a Museum?

Ang panget ng decor ng MoA ngayong taon

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2025/1946668560_211d276882_o.jpg
photo by mrgsuk - Flickr (http://flickr.com/photos/mrgsuk/)

^ Last year's decor

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/138/341969788_7e62396aa0_b.jpg

photo by NONOY MORATA - Flickr (http://flickr.com/photos/89639505@N00/)

^^Well you gotta take risks, that's business...gotta try something different I know SM has been generic in their exterior mall design with the box types...but SM MOA is kind of an exception right it's their flagship so far and they should take chances on how they put their decor for Christmas if it works it works if not then go back to the ones that was better.

"The greatest risk in the world is not taking the risk"

Hi, does someone or can someone do some aerial shots/ and or exterior shots of SM MOA and it's current development after adding the sunset strip, esplanade, Science center, and SMX...Thanks..

What's next? the SM Arena or the hotels?

Hotels siguro

di naman pangit, simple pero hindi pangit para sa akin...

^ Last year's decor

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/138/341969788_7e62396aa0_b.jpg

photo by NONOY MORATA - Flickr (http://flickr.com/photos/89639505@N00/)


Okay na rin ito.. kailangang magtipid sa kuryente at may parfating na energy crisis..

Given this was the first venture of SM on building a convention center, not an exhibit hall in a section of a mall, it sure has more kinks to iron out considering it was just recently opened. Goodluck! Nice facility nonetheless.

JB Photography (http://www.webshots.com/user/jbkayaker)

I know they will cook up something more.. And I believe all of the buildings will be interconnected which is a nice thing!

On the ground level of One E-com will be dining areas, shops and also some portions of SMX...kaya siguro may bridges

Great!

Ang panget ng decor ng MoA ngayong taon


all SMs will be using this decor... it doesnt register well on the camera kaya pangit, pero it looks fab in person... it's actually bright red... it just looks washed dahil sa whiteness ng mall... and it's energy efficient dahil no lighting needed... yung pangit yung confetti sa trinoma, it looks like it has effort pero hanggang dun lang yun.. it's really u-gly! hehehehe

Many in this forum are all looking to Bonifacio Global City (BGC) as the future business capital of Metro Manila, and indeed, the Philippines.

Would you think it's possible - just possible - that SM Bay Central and the entire Bay City complex might just squeak by and catch everyone by surprise?

The way I look at it, the Manila Bay area from Intramuros all the way to the the Mall of Asia Complex and the rest of the reclaimed land would be the Downtown Area of Metro Manila, Ortigas Business District would be Midtown and the financial center in Makati including Rockwell Center with the Global City in Taguig would be the Uptown area of Metro Manila.


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It looks like the same decor as last year.

It looks like the same decor as last year.

i think it is... nagtitipid na rin sila materials :lol:

^^ Reduce, reuse and recycle. Pabor ako diyan. Di naman kailangan laging bago.

But it's Mall Of Asia, it should stand-out at least.

^ Last year's decor

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/138/341969788_7e62396aa0_b.jpg

photo by NONOY MORATA - Flickr (http://flickr.com/photos/89639505@N00/)


Nice Christmas tree, if they intend to use it this year why not?


JB Photography (http://www.webshots.com/user/jbkayaker)

How many Boeing 747's Can hold Mall of Asia?

^ I recommend you to go to a psychologist

How many Boeing 747's Can hold Mall of Asia?

49 jumbo jets
Sinjin recommends you go to a psychologist? weird

^^ :lol:

How many Boeing 747's Can hold Mall of Asia?

49 jumbo jets
Sinjin recommends you go to a psychologist? weird

The question is weird. It's asking how many 747's are needed to contain the Mall of Asia. :nuts:

The question is weird. It's asking how many 747's are needed to contain the Mall of Asia. :nuts:

maybe what is needed is not a psychologist...baka editor lang.... :lol:

maybe what is needed is not a psychologist...baka editor lang.... :lol:

Maybe Sinjin is reacting not on that single post alone. :) Anyway, as long as one isn't going against some basic SSC rules and ethics, he should be allowed to express himself freely in these forums.

Kanya-kanyang style lang yan. :cheers:

Maybe Sinjin is reacting not on that single post alone. :) Anyway, as long as one isn't going against some basic SSC rules and ethics, he should be allowed to express himself freely in these forums.

Kanya-kanyang style lang yan. :cheers:

amen brother amen....

Mga tsong tingin nyo ba? Bay City could use a Museum?

ok yung avatar mo tsong

Yap joins booming property business
By Elaine Ruzul S. Ramos
Manila Standard
http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=business3_sept19_2007

Publishing magnate Emilio Yap has joined the ranks of taipans Lucio Tan, Henry Sy, John Gokongwei and Andrew Gotianun in the booming property development business.

Legacy Ventures Realty and Development Inc., which is controlled by the heirs of Yap, has launched yesterday the high-end Sentosia project, the group’s first foray into the property business.

Company president Carlos Wilfredo Pineda said the group spent close to P1 billion for the project, including P350 million for the construction cost.

Sentosia, an exclusive horizontal condominium-townhouse development, sits on 1.7 hectares of prime real estate along Macapagal Avenue in the Bay Area.

Pineda said the entire project, involving a total of 127 units, would be completed in three phases.

Phase 1, comprising 24 units, is scheduled for completion in November 2007. The units will be turned over to the owners in December.

Phase 2, which involves 32 units, will be completed in December.

All 127 units will be finished by December 2008. The company is now doing the structural construction for Phase 3 of the project.

All units will have three floors, three bedrooms, two-car garage and an optional provision for an attic. Unit sizes range from 161 square meters to 186 sq. m.

At P52,000 per square meter, the smallest unit of 161 sq. m. will cost around P8.372 million.

Pineda said Sentosia would be the first among several projects to be undertaken by the group. A mid-rise condominium project in the Marina area near the Sentosia project, and another mid-rise condominium development in Otis, Manila right across the Robinsons mall, are in the pipeline.

With the proliferation of similar property developments in the country, Pineda said the company is luring buyers by guaranteeing the appreciation of their units within a year from the date of turnover.

“In case there is no appreciation within one year from date of turnover, Legacy Ventures agrees to buy back your unit at the original purchase price,” said Pineda during a presentation yesterday.

The developer also assured buyers the units would be turned over within six months or it pays the interest on the house payment until completion.

Pineda said these guarantees to homeowners were designed to respond to the emerging risks of the current real estate boom. The company has signed an agreement with Philtrust Bank, which is also controlled by the Yap family, for the guarantee.

Sentosia’s horizontal condominium concept makes real estate ownership possible for expatriates through a condominium certificate of title that allows co-ownership of land.

The company, incorporated in May 2005, is headed by Emilio Yap III as chairman, the grandson of Yap, who, in turn, controls Manila Bulletin Publishing Corp., Euro-Phil Laboratories and the Manila Hotel.



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Bay living at Sentosia: The insider’s guide
Manila Bulletin
http://www.mb.com.ph/SPACE20070920103433.html

Few people will ever have a weekend as unique as absorbing high art at the Metropolitan Museum of Manila, ambling along the street culture of one of the world’s biggest malls, partying at the wildest club in town and bird-watching in the grasslands by the bay.

Except of course if they live at Sentosia.

Bay living has never been so well-suited in the Philippines with Sentosia Condominiums, an exclusive condominium development located along Diosdado Macapagal Avenue.

With the adjacent multi-million Bay City project that is developing parts of the four cities and one municipality surrounding Manila Bay into a gigantic commercial district and the international airports only 15 minutes away, Sentosia Condominiums offers residents unlimited potential for leisure and entertainment in addition to the beautiful seascapes, cool ocean breeze, temperate night air and the fresh mornings.

Sentosia conveniently has three routes: Edsa-Buendia, Magallanes and South Super Highway. For the athletic, Sentosia has infinite space for jogging, walking pets and picnicking.

Residents will also be happy to know that the Bay City being developed nearby will transform the 750-hectare coastline into a globally competitive cosmopolitan hub that features a sports club, a community center, open parks and a championship 18-hole golf course designed by the international architect Robert Trent, Jr.

Centers for art are close by, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Manila, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Museum and The World Trade Center.

Upon completion of the multi-million Bay City project, the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex will be organized into two zones, an Art Zone and a Commercial Zone.

Blue Wave and Harbor Square have a number of dining choices. A few minutes drive away is the bohemian nightlife at Malate. Plans for pocket parks and a buffer zone 50-meters from the shoreline devoted to public recreation and al fresco dining are also included in the developing Bay City to create a vibrant waterfront for residents.

There are currently two types of shopping at Sentosia: the bargain centers such as the Coastal Mall and the HK Sun Plaza, and massive Mall of Asia.

Soon though there will also be a business district that will offer tourist-oriented, premium names in retail.

The Bay Area in San Francisco is best known for the bay lifestyle that focuses on family and community-friendly outdoor activities with the spirit of adventure and leisure.

Bay neighborhoods are essentially close-knit communities where living well and connecting with nature are of utmost importance.

The concept just recently found its way to the Philippines, as seen in the numerous developments around Manila Bay.

With a novel horizontal condominium concept, Sentosia offers residents high-rise convenience without them being stacked between their neighbors. Sentosia residences are three-level homes with a two-car parking garage, an attic, wide indoor floor areas and large windows that let in the breeze and natural light.

The condos were meticulously planned with geometric modern architecture complemented by Asian-inspired fixtures and interior finishes are separated by streets 18 feet wide.

kinopya yung pangalang 'sentosa'

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http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/3/sm4zy5.jpg

^^ whoooooowww..., radisson? astig! :)

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Very nice! Yung site nito yung sa likod ng SMX? Mukhang they're preparing the site na nga for the construction of the hotel.

Hmmm....huge mall + convention center + office tower + world-class hotel + science center + bay and sunset view.

SM seems to be implementing its grand vision in a swift and methodical manner.

The SM Complex might just steal the thunder away from Makati and Fort Bonifacio in a short time unless Ayala does something to prevent that.

Exciting times for the Philippine real estate scene!

^^^Henry Sy is definitely a businessman. With the opening of the SMX convention center, next in line would be lodging, it would have been better if both the hotel and convention center were built at the same time. Anyway, this side of the bay area is definitely evolving into a world class destination.

An arena this side of Metro Manila would definitely make the complex an even better destination, it could host world class acts that can give Filipinos quality entertainment. Entertainment venues around town are scarce and a bit tired.

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SM Mall of Asia

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The SMX could pass for an airport. Looks nice!

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Nice photos! :okay: Is the escalator really that long?

The SMX could pass for an airport. Looks nice!

Like a 3rd terminal we so dearly need... :lol: The inside of SMX looks like the interior of the Anaheim Convention Center.

Nice photos! :okay: Is the escalator really that long?

Yes, it's that long because it goes straight to the 3rd level.

ang galing... dapat may ssc convention diyan some day. :lol:

love the SMX... so european... :lol:

More of MOA

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you guys might wanna check this out: Global Fun Carnival within MOA complex. we were there last night. konti lang rides but we still had fun. :lol: this was last year's Eurostar Carnival at Bonifacio Global City, remember?

didn't have digicam with me, this trip was unplanned. They're here to stay til end of December. someone should take photos of the SM mall complex from the Ferris Wheel, the view is great. :okay:

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November 3, 2007 at 9.45pm CST

you guys might wanna check this out: Global Fun Carnival within MOA complex. we were there last night. konti lang rides but we still had fun. :lol: this was last year's Eurostar Carnival at Bonifacio Global City, remember?

didn't have digicam with me, this trip was unplanned. They're here to stay til end of December. someone should take photos of the SM mall complex from the Ferris Wheel, the view is great. :okay:

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November 3, 2007 at 9.45pm CST


wow.. Ganda na sa MOA ah. Punta sana ko last week para sa Motorshow kaso di na ako natuloy. Teka ano mga rides meron dyan? Pati magkano ang fee?

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As requested, I created a separate thread for the proposal on having the 1st SSC Convention in SMX.... Click to here (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=549466) or visit the Samahan forum to post your thoughts

Kagagaling ko lang sa KL last weekend. they have this new mall called Pavillion which is like 10 times the size of Greenbelt. Its Ultra High end. Isipin nyo ang Glorietta with like 7 stories. Malaki sobra. Nakapunta din ako sa Berjaya Times Square na sobrang laki na mga 10 stories ata.

Both have maps and concierge services. Meron bang gantong service sa MOA? Sana meron din..

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May telephone lines na ba sa SMX? Sino pwede ulit kausapin for events?

finally, bukas pupunta kami sa smx para sa isang exhibit about furnitures ata.. sana lang hindi kami naka uniform. TT

^ Yeah its about furnitures, nafeature kaninang umaga sa Umagang Kay Ganda

Kaya ultra high end yung the podium dahil most of the retails shops design was done by foreign designers not local and local cannot compete with this kind of design standards.

Malaki lang yung tingin mo but not that big dahil maraming open spaces and high ceilings. Mean a lot of wasted space kaya malaking tignan. Shop lot not compare to us masyadong cramp and low ceiling kaya akala mo maliit.

Sorry wrong name , pavillion for correction. theres one now in mega mall in mid valley maganda rin and huge in appearance with link bridge

masaya pa lang mag photo shoot sa SMX. :D

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may lumapit saming photographer sa event, UST grad, nagvolunteer siya na kumuha ng pics namin. sobrang saya.. kaso mukhang hindi ata sanay humawak ng digicam, dlsr lang ata.

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more pics on my multiply. :D

^^ daming maganda ahh... ano ginawa nyo dyan?

masaya pa lang mag photo shoot sa SMX. :D
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Mabilis kong ini-scroll pababa yung page tapos napatigil ako bigla sabay scroll-up tapos pagtingin ko... ah, AHPADA pala, akala ko PAHADA yung nabasa ko. :D

masaya pa lang mag photo shoot sa SMX. :D


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more pics on my multiply. :D

The Filipina is such a beautiful piece of art

meron bang Pyrolympics this December in MoA? excited na ko. :D

meron bang Pyrolympics this December in MoA? excited na ko. :D

ma traffic masyado....pag pyrolympics...ka bad trip tuloy

Mabilis kong ini-scroll pababa yung page tapos napatigil ako bigla sabay scroll-up tapos pagtingin ko... ah, AHPADA pala, akala ko PAHADA yung nabasa ko. :D

(in english accent) i will spank you! you naughty naughty boy! :lol:

^^ daming maganda ahh... ano ginawa nyo dyan?

requirement namin para sa isang subject namin. :D
lahat sa GMG(growling mean girls) magaganda.. :D as in first day pa lang sa class nag-click na kagad. sobrang laugh trip silang kasama.. :lol:

The Filipina is such a beautiful piece of art

Yes, especially the college of fine ARTS and design students. :D

Yes, especially the college of fine ARTS and design students. :D

oh, i have to agree with this one! cfad chicks are hot. :)

anyways., i have to say, SMX looks pretty cool., :)
@myx: kamusta naman ang loob? ok lang ba?

oh, i have to agree with this one! cfad chicks are hot. :)

anyways., i have to say, SMX looks pretty cool., :)
@myx: kamusta naman ang loob? ok lang ba?

ok naman.. kaso pag tumagal nakakaboring din yung design. masyadong plain. mas ok siguro kung lalagyan nila ng moden chandeliers. tapos super nakakagulat yung mga staffs, bigla na lang susulpot tapos igi-great ka na parang napilitan.. :lol:

meron bang Pyrolympics this December in MoA? excited na ko. :D

May nakita ako sa Living Asia Channel kanina. December festivies - Manila - International Fireworks Festival Dec 25-31. Pero I dont think yun yung Pyro Olympics.

I checked their website at wala pang news. They are still looking for sponsors. Feeling ko same pa rin ang date. January 2008.

talaga? may international fireworks festival sa moa from dec 25 to 31 tapos iba pa yung wpo sa january 2007? ang saya nun traffic jam na naman sa metro manila... i will definitely watch it kung meron...:)

talaga? may international fireworks festival sa moa from dec 25 to 31 tapos iba pa yung wpo sa january 2007? ang saya nun traffic jam na naman sa metro manila... i will definitely watch it kung meron...:)

Oo meron fireworks sa december sponsored by SSC para yon sa SSC Convention 2007 na gaganapin sa SMX. Pa-register ka na baka maubusan ka ng slot. Meron thread dito hanapin mo na lang.

bro san makikita ung thread?

saan po pwede magparegister?? competitiion po ba ito ng fireworks?? some more news?? what countries would be partici[pating? will it be bigger than world pyro olympics or about the same size?

Hi, here's a short video I've made driving to the Mall of Asia and also the storm over the Bay.

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Just want to share pix of MOA's sister in Cebu!!!

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Thanks to Sinj and Slemarken

^^ Uy niceness!.. Actually, ala Trinoma na yung gamit ng organic materials and water features... except for the third picture, hindi yata ganito sa MOA... :cheers:

^^ thats waaaay better than the block and MOA. :eek2:

^^:cheers::banana::banana:

Please visit the CEBU thread for more pictures...The only SM Mall with search lights.

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wow ang ganda naman yan the best pala meron radisson na.....:banana::banana::banana:

have

have you seen the new water fountains of moa?? the dancing fountains?? it was so awesome watching the water dance althought it's not yet done it was really nice watching it on november 30. It was like non stop synchronized fountain dance although it's not as big as the bellagio dancing fountains it was not bad for its size!! :D i have some picture that i could upload later if you want just tell me if you want pics lol!! :D talo ang inverted waterfalls ng trinoma!! lol! i dunno! but it's very nice to watch kung lagyang ng trinoma ng music ang fountains nila sigurado ang ganda nun!! :D

have you seen the new water fountains of moa?? the dancing fountains?? it was so awesome watching the water dance althought it's not yet done it was really nice watching it on november 30. It was like non stop synchronized fountain dance although it's not as big as the bellagio dancing fountains it was not bad for its size!! :D i have some picture that i could upload later if you want just tell me if you want pics lol!! :D talo ang inverted waterfalls ng trinoma!! lol! i dunno! but it's very nice to watch kung lagyang ng trinoma ng music ang fountains nila sigurado ang ganda nun!! :D

nambitin ka pa ****-post na :D

What i captured was just them testing the fountains! so i just captured the small ones! I'm not a pro in taking pictues! i'm like a novice although i would love to learn the basic stuf hahha!! Here's the set http://www.flickr.com/photos/10943427@N00/sets/72157603363732785/
I'm quite new with flickr so i don't klnow if that's the right link! you'll see a few more pictures of mall of asia there!

And how could we actually prove that it actually dance? i got a 30+ seconds video of it!! :D It was dancing to a tango kind of music!!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=1v3hnnC5hNQ

What i captured was just them testing the fountains! so i just captured the small ones! I'm not a pro in taking pictues! i'm like a novice although i would love to learn the basic stuf hahha!! Here's the set http://www.flickr.com/photos/10943427@N00/sets/72157603363732785/
I'm quite new with flickr so i don't klnow if that's the right link! you'll see a few more pictures of mall of asia there!

And how could we actually prove that it actually dance? i got a 30+ seconds video of it!! :D It was dancing to a tango kind of music!!
link will come later

Let me post it for you. So is this better than the one at Rajah Sulayman Park?

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i actually can't say if its better! i don't know if the one in rajah sulayman dance to actual music! this one doesn't do the spinning stuff in rajah sulayman but the splashes are well controlled!

^^^ again, marketing people = no originality. please rebrand your projects and make it more filipino..

Many in this forum are all looking to Bonifacio Global City (BGC) as the future business capital of Metro Manila, and indeed, the Philippines.
Would you think it's possible - just possible - that SM Bay Central and the entire Bay City complex might just squeak by and catch everyone by surprise?

this is not a remote possibility. when everyone else is focused on the development of central metro manila.. the manila bay city area might catch them by surprise.. so much potential for this area.. i hope it will not go to waste... crossing my fingers too..

eto pala yun
http://www.pea.gov.ph/images/pra_images/photogallery/blvd-2000-land-use-plan.jpg

w0w where did you get this plan?!

1995 pa pala yan

w0w where did you get this plan?!

base on the url of the photo, it came from http://www.pea.gov.ph

Parang maliit.. :)

^^^^ correct.. i just got it from their webbie...

see.. 1995 pa yan.. very slow ang development.. sabagay, asian financial crisis nung 97 kaya siguro nadelay,,

in relation to the "bay walk no more?" thread... i think its okay that they have removed the bars in that area since they will be relocating it in a much less dense place in the bay city..

i dont find it attractive though.
the fountains(whatev you call it) in high street and serendra are far iconic imo.

The fountain looks decent but it was not photographed well and it looks like just about the same size as the one in front of Malate Church or maybe even bigger. Nice addition on the Mall of Asia Complex.

JB Photography (http://www.webshots.com/user/jbkayaker)

It could have been better if they went for a more modern design, tastefully done, something that will set it apart from the rest.

Looks like a nice choice of material on the fountain, black granite. A short clip on you tube video shows the fountain and it is actually nice. They could still work on the water feature though but definitely a nice addition at the MOA.

They should've installed a smart fountain mala Sentosa, Singapore/Millenium Park, Chicago or break the usual circular fountains tapos follow the colors of SM. Actually obvious sa photos yung blue plastic pipings... SM narin. Hehehe.

Hindi ba pangit ang granite pag natutuyuan ng tubig? Mabilis mamuti? Tapos black pa ata ang kulay..

kelan kaya magkakaroon ng matataas na skyline ang Philippines and be on the top once again...tagal pa..sana bukas na yun..

^^Malapit na yan.. pero siguro sa supertall buildings baka magdalawang isip kasi ang mahal magpatayo ng building!

@xoelts.. haha bukas na...

oo malapit na yan.. everyone is building now... by 2011 metro manila's skyline will be different from now...

so mag-imagine muna tayo...

^^^^Maintenance issue, it is just a matter of keeping it properly maintained. Regarding the pipes it is the same issue as the water feature in Trinoma. The only difference is the color. Hehehe! The pipes of the fountain in Bellagio are also visible it is just a mater of hiding it as discreetly as possible.

Bellagio Fountain pipes.
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Shopping Center of the Year

By , 11 Dec 2007
Source: Phil. Star

The SM Mall of Asia recently received the Philippine Retailers Association’s Shopping Center of the Year Award during its 2007 Outstanding Filipino Retailers and Shopping Centers of the Year Night held recently at the Crowne Plaza in Ortigas.

This is second time that an SM Supermall has been cited by the PRA since it launched the Shopping Center of the Year Award in 2002, SM City Baguio was earlier cited in 2005.

Envisioned as the premier destination mall in the Pacific Region, The SM Mall of Asia has raised the standards of shopping, leisure, and entertainment in the Philippines. Located in the scenic Bay City development along Roxas Boulevard in Metro Manila, it has a gross floor area of 400,000 square meters, making it the third largest mall in the world.

The complex consists of four buildings linked by elevated walk ways- the Main Mall, the North Parking Building and the South Parking Building and the Entertainment Center. With over 600 shops and 150 restaurants, it is the ultimate shopping experience.

The Main Mall includes shops and restaurants, the Food Court, and the Country’s first Olympic sized ice skating rink.

The South parking Building houses the SM Department Store, the North Parking Building includes the SM Hypermarket, two if its major anchors. The Entertainment Center Building Offers a spectacular view of Manila Bay from its trendy row of restaurants. The country’s first IMAX Theater is another attraction in the Entertainment Center, as are its 10 cinemas, including a Director’s Club for private viewing and a Centerstage for live performances.


Getting around the mall is easy. A tram takes customers around the perimeter of the mall, while elderly and handicapped can use of golf carts in the mall. The SM Mall of Asia has 5,000 indoor parking slots as well as outdoor parking facilities in for customer convenience. A transport terminal servicing destinations in Metro Manila and other areas in Luzon, as well as a tax bay make traveling from the very accessible.

Since it opened its doors to a record one million customers during opening day in May 2006, the mall which SM founder and Chairman Henry Sy, Sr. has called “the greatest project of my life” created a lot of excitement in the local shopping centers scene. It has also grown to include a fully computerized Bowling Center and more recently a Science and Discovery that includes a planetarium and the world class SMX Convention Center.

I was really impressed with this mall by the bay. Beautifully designed and has more than just shopping and dining to offer its visitors.

Bravo SM!!



JB Photography (http://www.webshots.com/user/jbkayaker)

^have not has

^^^^^^^^^Im talking about one entity, a mall, SM Mall of Asia and I am using "HAS" as a verb meaning or implying "possesion" in the present tense form on the context of my sentence.

Ikaw pa ang mga pinagsasabi mo dito puro one liners. If I want to learn more about anything in life it will not certainly be coming from you!!



JB Photography (http://www.webshots.com/user/jbkayaker)

Oo nga naman Tigs, tama yung "has" kaya lang walang subject yung sentence. Maybe you can add "it" or "MOA" :D Peace!

To be honest, if everyone in here take a hard look on the grammar of the written sentences posted, be it in English or Pilipino, maraming mali. Yong iba lang masyadong anal.

There are people who type and use colloquial English, for the simple reason no one comes in here to learn about correct English sentence construction.

Ang ganda ng Mall of Asia, galing uli ako don kagabi. Tsaka yung fountain maganda, tsaka malaki. :)

^^^^Puede kang comedian, kaya nga lang comedian na hindi nakakatawa.




JB Photography (http://www.webshots.com/user/jbkayaker12)

^^Thank you :) That has been one of my dreams--to become a comedian na hindi nakakatawa:lol:

Yeah, like a trying hard comedian, hehehehehe! Trying to be funny but not funny at all!

Anyway, time move on!



JB Photography (http://www.webshots.com/user/jbkayaker)

Oh, that's totally fine! Kontento na ako na ako lang tumatawa sa mga jokes ko :lol::lol::lol:

Anyway, ang ganda talaga ng MoA, sobra! :D

sige na nga jb and ty, kahit mali mali kayo....haaaaaaaay chiricongkooooila, happy holiday na lang kay jb kahit rotten gay guy ka

Merry Christmas.. wag mag-away..

Sana ma-maintain ngh maayos ang mga facilities ng MOA. Our company will have its Franchisees seminar at SMX! Binida ko sa office kaya dun na kami this January!

sige na nga jb and ty, kahit mali mali kayo....haaaaaaaay chiricongkooooila, happy holiday na lang kay jb kahit rotten gay guy ka

O sige na para matahimik ka na lang. Pare-parehas lang naman ang mga tirada mo. Jealousy coupled with envy can bring someone to terrible lows!!!:lol:



JB Photography (http://www.webshots.com/user/jbkayaker)

^jealous na envy pa tsk tsk tsk
o sige na nga, refresh yourself from taking english 101 ;)

Go back to the Philippines, you're an embarassment to the Filipino community here in the United States. :lol: Yong English mo nagmumura. Hahaha! Ikaw kaya ang bumalik sa pre-school.

^jealous na envy pa tsk tsk tsk
o sige na nga, refresh yourself from taking english 101

Tschau!! Oh, give my regards to your friend Tyrone!!!:)

^^@Tigs and JB peace na kayo dalawa ha, pareho kayo ng number of posts nagkabaligtad lang ang dulo...:D

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Tigs

Jealousy>>>>>a feeling of resentment toward another person.


Envy>>>>>>>>a desperate feeling of want or need.

Both words may seem synonymous but they are actually 2 different words. Hahaha!

O balik ka na sa grade school ha, gusto mo tagalogin ko. Yong isa selos at iyong isa inggit pero hindi ko sasabihin sa iyo yong
English transalation. Hahaha!

From the bay
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The Christmas Tree at the MoA
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Lights everywhere
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Mall of Asia Complex
(SM Mall of Asia, SMX Convention Center, OneE-ComCenter -Thread 8)



Links to old threads:

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Dapat ginawan ng wave design yung roofs ng mga nasa Esplanade to compliment the design of MOA.

I modified the pic to give you an idea sa sinasabi ko :D

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3/abercromb24/modified2.jpg

^cool edit :okay: much better sana kung ganito nga ang design.

Cool editing @Bondurant! How do you do that? :nuts: Yeah, the Esplanade really looks cheap. I just dunno how it is inside

Thank you :D Copy and paste lang from the original roof. Lots of shape distortion and voila, bagong roof design.

^^ Wow! nice one!

^^ We need another "Milenyo" to reshape the roof like that! :D

Naku di yan malayong mangyari Aaron. Nasa tabi ng dagat yan, prone na prone yung roofs na yan na matanggal. :lol:

gorgeous edit @bondurant.. galing mo.. apir! but i guess its plainness is okay since the moa complex would have additions to its skyline in the near future.. to remedy bad design, they can incorporate better lighting since its too late to reconstruct your fabulous rendering...

Thanks leechtat and tj_brewed.

Dapat ginawan ng wave design yung roofs ng mga nasa Esplanade to compliment the design of MOA.

I modified the pic to give you an idea sa sinasabi ko :D

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3/abercromb24/modified2.jpg

manila bay looks so clean

^^ looks clean lang.. sana clean talaga.. para makapagswimming... (sic)

at least sa pic mukhang clean..

ganun parin ba bsura sa gilid, madami pa rin ba

medyo wala na at that side of the bay.. pero may maliliit na plastic na lang.. pero they have cleaned it up i think.. and its no longer smelly... still not advisable to go skinny-dipping..

PAGCOR's Bagong Nayon Pilipino Entertainment City
To The Point
Emil Jurado
http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=emilJurado_jan1_2008


Another project under the Arroyo administration—Pagcor’s Bagong Nayong Pilipino Entertainment City Manila in Bay City, the 120-hectare Roxas Boulevard reclamation—will be up in two years or so. It is Pagcor’s answer to the $98 billion global gaming and entertainment industry in Asia, now being monopolized by Macau, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand and Malaysia. To get a slice of the pie is more than the dream of Pagcor’s chairman and chief executive Ephraim Genuino, who conceptualized the project.

The project, whose terms of reference have already been finalized after Asian, American and European gaming and entertainment giants showed keen interest, could cost from $10 billion to $15 billion.

More than a venue for world-class gaming and entertainment, Genuino’s brainchild will have theme parks, luxury hotels, residential villages, convention and sports centers, shopping malls, golf course, a hospital district, state-of-the-art theaters, race tracks, gaming centers, waste management facility, marina and a boardwalk, a cultural center and of course, the Bagong Nayong Pilipino for tourists.

This is a project I can support because gaming and entertainment is now the name of the game in fueling tourism. This has been observed in Macau, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and Thailand. I still believe that tourism is the country’s engine of growth.

The project aims to provide more than 200,000 jobs and boost related industries and businesses, like hotel and hospitality.

Pagcor now is the third biggest revenue-generating state-owned entity. With this project, Pagcor could well be the biggest income generator for government.

Super!! Panginvest na lang ang kulang.

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^^ganda! parang gusto ko tuloy pumunta ng MoA!

I wonder if those newley created sctuctures in the esplanade thinggy that looks like modern carinderias are wind-ressistive? Coz high bay winds can easily tear them apart...

here's the much awaited event of the year! 3rd world pyro olympics :D This time im sure that it would be bigger and better!! with a great mix of countries but it's weird that the reigning champions won't be back! here's the sched as of now! :D
February 16, 2008
8:00pm China (2nd World Pyro Olympics awardee)
9:00pm Germany
February 23, 2008
8:00pm Japan
9:00pm Australia
March 1, 2008
8:00pm South Korea
9:00pm U.A.E.,Dubai
March 8, 2008
8:00pm Italy
9:00pm Venezuela
March 15, 2008
8:00pm France
9:00pm : Philippines

Sana matuloy yung sinabi nila last year na nakasynchronize sa music ang mga fireworks.

I wonder if those newley created sctuctures in the esplanade thinggy that looks like modern carinderias are wind-ressistive? Coz high bay winds can easily tear them apart...

Let's see if they'll survive the next supertyphoon.

here's the much awaited event of the year! 3rd world pyro olympics :D This time im sure that it would be bigger and better!! with a great mix of countries but it's weird that the reigning champions won't be back! here's the sched as of now! :D
February 16, 2008
8:00pm China (2nd World Pyro Olympics awardee)
9:00pm Germany
February 23, 2008
8:00pm Japan
9:00pm Australia
March 1, 2008
8:00pm South Korea
9:00pm U.A.E.,Dubai
March 8, 2008
8:00pm Italy
9:00pm Venezuela
March 15, 2008
8:00pm France
9:00pm : Philippines

Mautak talaga sila, dalawa lang every night, so you'll have to pay five times to enter the venue. At least you can watch it elsewhere. Fireworks are visible from afar anyway.

Sana matuloy yung sinabi nila last year na nakasynchronize sa music ang mga fireworks.

Wow, sana nga!

^^ looks clean lang.. sana clean talaga.. para makapagswimming... (sic)

May mga nagsu-swimming naman dun minsan eh. Meron nga nung u/c pa yung MoA, construction worker na kumukuha ng tahong na uulamin nila for dinner.

here's the much awaited event of the year! 3rd world pyro olympics :D This time im sure that it would be bigger and better!! with a great mix of countries but it's weird that the reigning champions won't be back! here's the sched as of now! :D
February 16, 2008
8:00pm China (2nd World Pyro Olympics awardee)
9:00pm Germany
February 23, 2008
8:00pm Japan
9:00pm Australia
March 1, 2008
8:00pm South Korea
9:00pm U.A.E.,Dubai
March 8, 2008
8:00pm Italy
9:00pm Venezuela
March 15, 2008
8:00pm France
9:00pm : Philippines

Great news!!! Thanks for the schedule. :)

the lay out of the schedule has been like that since the first one! so you can't say na mautak sia with a bad connotation! in other countries you dont just pay 100 pesos but in other countries u actually pay 2500 pesos just to see one show atleast here u see 2 shows!

I think the schedule is much better now, before they had one day to prepare their fireworks, now they have 1 week so probably the shows will be better! :D

mas ok nga yung design mo Zach. Baka makita yan ni Heny Sy at ipabaklas ang original plan niya. Me Pier One na din pala sa esplanade. mukha pang Centrepiece. Pano kaya ang set-up sa pyro olympics? Baka kaya mas malalayo ang pagitan ng Pryo performance para mapaghandaan ng husto kasi Pyromusical na this year? Speculation lang naman....Nice pics guys!

Baka para makaipon na rin ang tao, kasi ang bigat din tignan nung sunud-sunod ang babayaran mo. At least if it's spread out, it will look less burdensome.

thanks @3cr... pero kainis.. this is another pr article with no new news.. ang tagal naman ilabas ang names ng investors... :(

RP’s next premier district
PhilStar
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Real%20Estate&p=49&type=2&sec=37&aid=2008010321

“Promoting Philippine tourism is the most important job this country has. It is through tourism that we can compete in the global marketplace,” said Henry Sy Sr.

The words of the Sy family patriarch are more than just words of wisdom… they are a guiding vision. And such a vision is breathing life into SM Investments Corporation’s (SMIC) latest project — the Mall of Asia Complex.

The Mall of Asia Complex is envisioned to be the country’s premier business and tourism district, situated in the coast of Manila Bay. The 60-hectare mixed-use development will integrate technologically advanced infrastructure with office, retail, institutional, residential and leisure components. The project is expected to boost the country’s tourism industry and redefine Manila’s place among the new and exciting urban centers of Asia.

At the center of this emerging business district lies the SM Mall of Asia. The 386,000-square meter shopping complex showcases a variety of stores and live entertainment venues, al fresco dining spaces, and interaction areas for the culture and the arts. Tagged as the largest mall in the Philippines, the SM Mall of Asia offers the ultimate shopping experience with the country’s first IMAX theater, an Olympic-sized ice skating rink, and an upcoming aquarium.

Just a few steps away from the SM Mall of Asia are the SM Corporate offices, which consist of six sprawling one-storey buildings. These offices presently house the corporate offices of the SM Group with a daily population of 3,000 personnel and around 1,500 suppliers, clients and applicants.

On the southern portion of the complex lies the Shrine of Jesus Church, which has been a favored venue for weddings and other Catholic ceremonies.

Connecting via a pedestrian bridge from the north side of the SM Mall of Asia is the OneE-com Center. The center is a 10-storey contemporary building designed for e-commerce, contact centers, BPO companies, and specialized office uses. Among the tenants of the OneE-com Center is the 16th club of Fitness First Philippines, Inc, which will occupy the building’s first and second floors.

Also opened last November at the Mall of Asia Complex was the SMX Convention Center — a world-class venue consisting of open exhibition areas, multi-functional halls and flexible meeting rooms with modern exposition amenities for major conference and trade exhibits. The three-storey, 46,000-square meter building with basement and parking, features second level commercial shops and a pedestrian bridgeway leading to the SM Mall of Asia. The SMX Convention Center is envisioned to be the country’s premier destination for both local and international trade and cultural events.

For those looking for the finest boardwalk experience, the Mall of Asia Complex offers The Esplanade. The 1.5-kilometer strip of fully-landscaped open-space will be allocated to house retail and entertainment establishments and can accommodate up to 800 guests (banquet set-up). The entire stretch of the promenade will have jogging paths, bike trails, playing courts, and outdoor restaurants.

Another major development project at the Mall of Asia Complex is the SM Arena, a sprawling indoor facility for big-time sports and entertainment events that can seat over 16,000 spectators. This expansive arena is expected to be the venue of choice of major gigs of well-known international artists in the music and entertainment industries.

In addition, the Mall of Asia Complex inaugurated the SM Mall of Asia Science and Discovery Center last October 10, 2007 — the first of its kind themed-park devoted solely to science and technology. A partnership between SM Prime Holdings and US-based Leisure Entertainment Consultancy, the SM Mall of Asia Science and Discovery Center features a digital planetarium and a wide range of technology and science-themed presentations and exhibits.

Likewise in the pipeline are the construction of the SM Ferry, which will feature a modern ferry terminal to service guests and tourists who wish to travel to Cavite City and Bataan, or to SMIC’s planned eco-tourism development estate, the Hamilo Coast in Nasugbu, Batangas; the SM Land Showroom will showcase the resort and residential features of the Hamilo estate; and a leisure strip area set to soft-open by next month where people can converge and unwind after a hard day’s work and look forward to fresh and hip themed-happenings every month with their choice drinks and spirits. The Mall of Asia Complex will also give rise to real property investments such as hotels, upscale offices and full-serviced apartments.

SMIC just recently forged a memorandum of agreement with the Microtel Inns and Suites hotel group to put up a 150-room hotel strategically located near the SMX Convention Center and the Mall of Asia. Also in the pipeline is the Radisson Hotel set to rise in October 2009.

These are but a glimpse of the many exciting things that the Mall of Asia Complex has to offer. As the country’s property sector continues to recover, SMIC is strategically positioned for the resurgence. Macroeconomic fundamentals indicate the readiness of the Mall of Asia Complex for a new well-planned and modern business and tourist destination.

mas ok nga yung design mo Zach. Baka makita yan ni Heny Sy at ipabaklas ang original plan niya. Me Pier One na din pala sa esplanade. mukha pang Centrepiece. Pano kaya ang set-up sa pyro olympics? Baka kaya mas malalayo ang pagitan ng Pryo performance para mapaghandaan ng husto kasi Pyromusical na this year? Speculation lang naman....Nice pics guys!

Salamat :lol: Di na si Henry Sy ang incharge sa SM ngayon di ba?

Naisip ko din kung pano ang setup this year. Feeling ko may premiere seats na sa mga establishments na nasa Esplanade similar dun sa ginagawa sa mga al fresco areas last year. Sana maglabas ng info ng maaga para maplano hehehehe

Maybe a fixed entrance fee, which is consumable on all the restos there.

chairman emeritus = henry sy sr.

also of bdo

Maybe a fixed entrance fee, which is consumable on all the restos there.
Keya lang, iba parin ang open air. Hehehe.

<and an upcoming aquarium.>

Hmmm, another one!?:banana: Well, maybe not as grand as the Manila Ocean Park, but 2 new aquariums will be GREAT!

<and an upcoming aquarium.>

Hmmm, another one!?:banana: Well, maybe not as grand as the Manila Ocean Park, but 2 new aquariums will be GREAT!

I think it's the one near Science Discovery... That's part of the original MOA plan... what I am excited about is the SM Arena...ibig sabihin ba nito maluluma na ang Araneta Coliseum?.....

not necessarily, I think they would compliment each other very well.

I think it's the one near Science Discovery... That's part of the original MOA plan... what I am excited about is the SM Arena...ibig sabihin ba nito maluluma na ang Araneta Coliseum?.....

Hinde, kasi mas malaki pa rin ang seating capacity ng Araneta Coliseum.

Manila skyline taken from Mall of Asia

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a23/mhiceph/moa_01.jpg

I think it's the one near Science Discovery... That's part of the original MOA plan... what I am excited about is the SM Arena...ibig sabihin ba nito maluluma na ang Araneta Coliseum?.....

Hinde, kasi mas malaki pa rin ang seating capacity ng Araneta Coliseum.

Ang alam ko, the plan of SM is to also make the SM Arena bigger in size and capacity than Araneta Coliseum

i agree and i also think the sm arena will compliment each other well.. i just hope performances will be rugular in both coliseums...

mas ok nga yung design mo Zach. Baka makita yan ni Heny Sy at ipabaklas ang original plan niya. Me Pier One na din pala sa esplanade. mukha pang Centrepiece. Pano kaya ang set-up sa pyro olympics? Baka kaya mas malalayo ang pagitan ng Pryo performance para mapaghandaan ng husto kasi Pyromusical na this year? Speculation lang naman....Nice pics guys!

More than likely, they'll have to shoot it from a barge. Looks like I'll be in Manila to see one of the shows. I better inform my boss soon about my intentions of going on vacation next month. Hehehe! I like the Pier One chain of restaurants. I have been to the one at the Fort Square, nice.


JB Photography (http://www.webshots.com/user/jbkayaker)

I've been viewing this skyscrapercity for a long time, but this is my first time to use this previlage. I really appreciate the pictures from our country since i work abroad i miss them all a lot esp the mall of asia, baywalk. the last time i visited the phil 2 years ago and the mall of asia is about to open pa kaya di ko naabutan ang opening. and i love the many changes in these areas. Thanks for the update.

Manila skyline taken from Mall of Asia

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a23/mhiceph/moa_01.jpg

san yang wheel na yan?

Global Fun Carnival. Hanggang January 15 na lang yun sa MOA

Taken the past few weeks:

http://static.zooomr.com/images/4013857_7e5b6af184.jpg

Friday fireworks:
http://static.zooomr.com/images/4076878_f8602765eb.jpg

People flocking to the Esplanade just before sunset:
http://static.zooomr.com/images/4077039_e9d49326a3.jpg

Padi's Point:
http://static.zooomr.com/images/4077037_bceb27e781.jpg

Kids (and adults too) exercising:
http://static.zooomr.com/images/4077035_3b59e12060.jpg

Couples watching the sunset:
http://static.zooomr.com/images/4077022_5736638acf.jpg

Barge holding the fireworks:
http://static.zooomr.com/images/4076946_6ead5a0435.jpg

Sunset:
http://static.zooomr.com/images/4076936_a95a6816ad.jpg

http://static.zooomr.com/images/4076918_775cd834d8.jpg

Global Fun Carnival:
http://static.zooomr.com/images/4013827_f10ffa5002.jpg

01.05.08

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great pictures............

on the last pic....the spaghetti wires make the view looks ugly...

dapat lagyan ng rubberised mat yung area ng mini playground, paano nalang kapag may natumba dyan patalikod?

Madumi na talaga ang cladding ng MoA :ohno:

Hi philip_v, welcome to SSC! :hi: Nice photos :okay: What cam are you using btw?

Sinjin, thank you. I am just using a Canon Powershot A570 IS. Nothing too fancy. :)

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Sinjin, thank you. I am just using a Canon Powershot A570 IS. Nothing too fancy. :)

ang ganda. parang kuha ng dlsr yung pics. :D

^ True. Mas maganda pa nga sa ilang kuha ng DSLR :)

gorgeous pics @philip.. thanks! :)

ganda ng fireworks photo. actually unwanted yung streaks ng light dun sa white flares, but they look nice on this photo! good vantage point din! kuha ka ulit sa pyro olympics ha? andiyan ako...:banana:

mukhang nilulumot yata moa sa last pics

^^ ang ganda siguro nyan kapag aluminum cladding nalang.

^^ The façade is already in aluminum-composite cladding. Hindi nga lang nililinis. :no:

Marami na palang bukas na restaurants sa San Miguel by the Bay. I'm just wondering if ang beer na binebenta d'yan ay San Miguel lang. San Miguel nga lang ba? :lol:

^^ The façade is already in aluminum-composite cladding. Hindi nga lang nililinis. :no:

dapat platinum cladding, like the one they've used in a german museum ata yun... haha.. but i know, mahal ang platinum.. it just doesn't tarnish easily.. hehe..

@sinjin, sana wag san miguel! red horse na lang! gulp gulp!

salamat guys. syempre may tulong din dyan ang konting post-processing.

the fireworks was shot handheld. my friends and i are planning to see the world pyro and kakabili ko pa lang ng tripod. i hope i get good pics.

sana nga linisin ang moa, especially the ground (literally) outside.

dapat platinum cladding, like the one they've used in a german museum ata yun... haha.. but i know, mahal ang platinum.. it just doesn't tarnish easily.. hehe..

@sinjin, sana wag san miguel! red horse na lang! gulp gulp!

yung sa bilbao, spain yung museum na yun, yung guggenheim museum. napanood ko sa nat geo kung pano ginawa yun and they used titanium in constructing it.

btw, iisa lang yung red horse at san mig. mas malakas nga lang sumipa red horse. hahaha!!:lol:

^^ The façade is already in aluminum-composite cladding. Hindi nga lang nililinis. :no:

really? ang itsura kasi eh woden board coated with aluminum like resin, parang matutuklap once na makapasok yung tubig sa likod.

@anonymous_fil, ay oo, tama ka... napanood ko rin yun.. nasa tip na ng dila ko kanina eh... diba ang mura lang nila nabili yung titanium kasi may influx sa world market..

@chocolato1000, but it looks like aluminium cladding talaga na hindi lang nalinis...

OT: diba yung redhorse may vodka daw na kahalo? oo nga, mas malakas ang red horse.. haha.. inom pa...

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^^ ang ganda naman ng pics ng esplanade.. ay ang dumi ng aluminium cladding...

hala, ganda naman ng reflection ng clouds! great find again Dex. taka ko lang, bakit puro Caucasian mga model ng SM. sana man lang maglagay ng mga Pinoy. Aside siyempre kay Charlene.

i wish they made a bigger fountain.. similar to the one at bellagio i hope.. henry sy is rich anyway.. lol.

Sh*t ang ganda na pala ng MoA. Pero yung basura andun pa rin sa seawall! Naman.

hala, ganda naman ng reflection ng clouds! great find again Dex. taka ko lang, bakit puro Caucasian mga model ng SM. sana man lang maglagay ng mga Pinoy. Aside siyempre kay Charlene.

I think those are just stock photos na binili ng SM ;)

ah talaga sinj. yung nasa SM supermarket sa makati, meron pang mga parang Latino or somewhat Indian na models.

nice pics!!!

Manila Bay at San Miguel by the Bay

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photo by The Bracket Boy (http://flickr.com/photos/gerrydesigner/)

Dirty cladding

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urgrhrgh look at those wastes!

poor Manila bay. :(

They should clean up that seawall, then put signs along it saying "NO DUMPING" and put more garbage cans and have people patrolling it making sure no one dumps anything and if anyone gets caught they should be fined. Thats my solution...

I think some of those trash on the seawall were drawn ashore by the bay itself.... from the creeks and rivers that connects to the bay..

arrogant first world people equate trash and littering everywhere to inferior third world mentality. better change this bad habit for good if we don't want foreigners always looking down on us.

Manila Bay at San Miguel by the Bay

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2338/2184474683_7657f22292_o.jpg

photo by The Bracket Boy (http://flickr.com/photos/gerrydesigner/)

littering should be considered as a crime talaga, with rewards for those people who caught the criminal in the act. 100 pesos.. hehe..

but wow, those trash are gorgeous in this picture.. technicolored basura. :lol:

^^ sigurado ako kailangan natin ng maraming kulungan.

dapat lang mataas na multa.. yung tipong di kayang bayaran ng bigla bigla... like P1000 ang minimum....takot mo lang mahuli nun... hehehe... kasi currently ang mumura ng multa.. kaya di natatakot ang mga tao...

arrogant first world people equate trash and littering everywhere to inferior third world mentality. better change this bad habit for good if we don't want foreigners always looking down on us.


You're accusing a group of people of insensitivity and failing to note that these "first world" people are also the ones helping Filipinos in time of need. Coral Cay and Greenpeace are great examples of volunteers from "first world" nations advocating the importance of respect for the environment and at the same time lending a hand in cleaning up the mess.

What made you say people from industrialised nations equate "inferior third world mentality" as the reason behind the garbage and litter problems in the Philippines. Would you mind explaining this logic to your readers?


JB Photography (http://www.webshots.com/user/jbkayaker)

dapat ibalik yung patakaran nung martial law, anybody caught littering are asked to stand in the middle of the street sa center island and sing the national anthem outloud and recite the panatang makabayan. For more severe crimes they will have to perform community service like gardening and pulling weeds and/or clean the street for a week. That should teach them. And of course govt should provice trash cans in more areas and have them maintain regularly. I notice even in malls konti lang ang trash cans kaya people are forced to throw their garbage anywhere.

may fireworks display ba sa MOA every Saturday? What time?

thanks!

dapat ibalik yung patakaran nung martial law, anybody caught littering are asked to stand in the middle of the street sa center island and sing the national anthem outloud and recite the panatang makabayan. For more severe crimes they will have to perform community service like gardening and pulling weeds and/or clean the street for a week. That should teach them. And of course govt should provice trash cans in more areas and have them maintain regularly. I notice even in malls konti lang ang trash cans kaya people are forced to throw their garbage anywhere.

Pati sa loob ng malls may basura? :ohno:

^^ Oo, sa ibang malls may mga nag-iiwan ng kalat sa mga silya sa paligid ng mall. Ewan ko lang sa MoA.

negative reinforcement always works. A big penalty will probably work but it has to be enforced. It worked with the seatbelt law. Before everyone was laughing at the seat belt law, now i see taxi drivers following it like second nature.

Any updates?

dapat linisin na yung mga brick floors ng moa. yung dating yellow ngayon parang brown na. malayo kasi yung mga garbage bins kaya some people leave their trash sa mga upuan.

arrogant first world people equate trash and littering everywhere to inferior third world mentality. better change this bad habit for good if we don't want foreigners always looking down on us.

LOL, you've never been to Rome or Paris, have you? They have their share of unsightly filth.

Either way, we shouldn't clean up because of foreigners. We should clean up because it's good for the environment.

^^no i haven't been to Paris or Rome i've heard of their infamous dog poop on the streets though. I can imagine it's nowhere as filthty as our creeks, rivers and some wet markets.
Of course we should clean up for the environment ,I don't mean to clean up our surroundings for foreigner's sake it will just be one of the benefits when you'll no longer hear foreign tourists describing Phil cities as the filthiest in the world.
First worlders definition of third worlders synonymous with diseases like tb, garbage and uncontrolled population. you'll hear it often enough whether we like it or not.
and jbkayaker said don't compare other cities' filth to make our cities look good. It's wrong. :nono:

LOL, you've never been to Rome or Paris, have you? They have their share of unsightly filth.

Either way, we shouldn't clean up because of foreigners. We should clean up because it's good for the environment.

some parts of new york city and london are filthy too

some parts of new york city and london are filthy too


Well, Crappypants might imply these New Yorkers and Londoners have a "third world mentality" too because of the mess in their cities.:)

First thing that greeted me when I stepped out of Madrid airport just after Christmas last year - no, not carols in Spanish, but knee-deep (no kidding) piles of garbage. The metro system was almost completely choked with filth. Also as of now, the LRT's trains and stations are actually cleaner, newer, and "fresher" than most of the older lines in the Paris metro as well.

dapat linisin na yung mga brick floors ng moa. yung dating yellow ngayon parang brown na. malayo kasi yung mga garbage bins kaya some people leave their trash sa mga upuan.

I don't see it as an excuse for those people not to throw the waste properly. Sometimes I carry my empty cups and other trash around the mall until I can find a waste bin. Ewan ko ba sa ibang tao kung bakit pag walang makitang basurahan eh nahihiya nang bitbitin yung mga basura nila hanggang makahanap sila ng basurahan, mas mahiya nga sila na iniiwan nila yun sa tabi-tabi ano.

Saan nga ba nakuha ng mga Pilipino ang ganyang klase ng ugali. Pag marumi ang lugar, gobyerno ang sisisihin.

but anyway, there's no excuse for throwing trash just anywhere. depende na yan sa upbringing ng parents sa mga anak nila ;)

dapat ibalik yung patakaran nung martial law, anybody caught littering are asked to stand in the middle of the street sa center island and sing the national anthem outloud and recite the panatang makabayan. For more severe crimes they will have to perform community service like gardening and pulling weeds and/or clean the street for a week. That should teach them. And of course govt should provice trash cans in more areas and have them maintain regularly. I notice even in malls konti lang ang trash cans kaya people are forced to throw their garbage anywhere.

IBALIK ANG MARTIAL LAW!

I don't see it as an excuse for those people not to throw the waste properly. Sometimes I carry my empty cups and other trash around the mall until I can find a waste bin.

i know. i do that too. when others throw their trash anywhere, i stare at them hard. :lol:

^^ Kumuha ka ng crucifix at idikit mo sa noo nila, tapos sambitin mo, "patawarin nyo po sila, hindi nila alam ang kanilang ginagawa", ewan ko lang kung hindi sila ma-freak out. :D

dito sa japan, para walang kalat, walang mga trash cans sa public places..talagang wala kahit sa mga restrooms. isa sa way nila para hindi magkalat ang mga tao.