Another skyscraper-interested forumer! hehe.. just like me in my early days.. :D

you're lucky you can drive or walk into the sites. I can only visualise.

about the old insular building, i read an article before that they have plans of building a new building there, this was before the asian crisis, so i dont know whether they are going to do it or just renovate the building....hope they renovate it though because it's a very unique building, both western and filipino design

yes, there were plans, and it looks serious since they moved the old mural thing in front of the building to their other building in Alabang. Though i'm not sure how a scraper would look betwee JG and Philamlife....

Now, I'm stoked about this mysterious five-star hotel. We haven't heard from Queetz yet Ryan...

You say just a tad shorter than PBComm? That's good enough for me. I'm just relieved it won't be the dull 'provincial' structures that Francis spoke about.




I just spoke to queetz. Its Westmont Bank Tower. About 37 stories, i was wrong that its taller than GT. Right now its on hold because Westmont went under. And its a bank office tower, not a hotel. My bad.

Westmont Bank.. hm.. i think there was one in s.com

here it is
http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=130968

Yup! thats the one

looks pretty narrow. i doubt they will use the same rendering though should they revive it.

i saw a fenced lot in Buendia last april. anything happening there?

where at? is it the one beside Sommerset? there's a fenced area there as well. but that was two or one month ago.

no beside Prudential. along Ayala ave

where at? is it the one beside Sommerset? there's a fenced area there as well. but that was two or one month ago.

yeah. so nothing happened there?

Prudential is fenced? :? i think we're talking about one too many things at the same time:D

area beside prudential is fenced, but that's wat we call a lot fenced forever. the basement is done, you could actually see structures sticking out, but hardly going beyond the fence's top.
the area beside Somerset Salcedo? I'll check that when i got the time. it's technically along Dela Costa St.

I just spoke to queetz. Its Westmont Bank Tower. About 37 stories, i was wrong that its taller than GT. Right now its on hold because Westmont went under. And its a bank office tower, not a hotel. My bad.

Man, you just burst my bubble! Here I was thinking we could be seeing another grand hotel being built in Makati...

that's a far-off dream man, unfortunately. We already have a lot of hotels, and right now it's not a big thing to build another one. The one in Ermita was an anomaly, because it was already built, but not occupied. and the space looks too small for a grand hotel imo

Man, you just burst my bubble! Here I was thinking we could be seeing another grand hotel being built in Makati...

sorry...my bad. I really forget these kind of details:D

Were you thinking of that one in Rockwell? Ritz-Carlton? that one was shelved, according to old reports...:?

Its a pity Ritz-Carlton was cancelled. Would have been great to have it in Rockwell. And it looked pretty massive. Maybe they will consider building a Ritz-Carlton elsewhere once the economy improves.

Here's the possible lot.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid113/p26046dfd79eb9b91a64a1f0fe9a48c23/f8e6f222.jpg

Well at least it's neighbours:D

I have been an avid fan of this website for sometime,---but just recently joined--Just returned from visit to Manila--quite impressed---seems cleaner than before--alot of new projects.


I stayed at the discovery suites, ortigas--and in the hotel tv channel displayed a rendering of the Gilarmi project if i'm not mistaken--perhaps discoverysuites will be involved in the project at least as a tenant, which would be great if i may add
the building depicted was quite tall.

Welcome to SSC,then!!:) Gald you like MM.

Great, you saw a rendering of the Gilarmi Project? Thats awesome. Too bad we dont have any. I really wanna see how it looks like and its actual height. Did it look nice? Lots of glass or more concrete?

How long were you in Metro Manila? And what places in MM did you visit? Did you go to Greenbelt and Roxas Boulevard (Baywalk)? And what airport terminal did you use. If it was terminal 2 (PAL) thats ok, but if it was terminal 1, it must have been awful:D Too bad terminal 3 isnt open yet.

Thanx for the welcome, GreyX. I have been visiting this forum for several months now and find it to be informative--I like to learn what's going in back in Manila. From afar, I have been monitoring the construction/building scene since the late 80's and so in my mind I have good pulse on what's going on and what's not going on.

As for Gilarmi, it appeared on my tv screen for a few seconds, I knew what it is because I had read about it in this forum, but I could not tell you much except that it was quite tall and slender, but the building had character. I'll try to find out more about it, maybe I'll ask someone at Discovery Suites about it.

I was in the PHilippines for about 2 1/2 weeks, I spent about 4 days in Cebu. The first few days I stayed in New World Renaissance so I got to familiarize myself with Greenbelt and Ayala Center. Greenbelt is as advertised world class and unique. I think they incorporated the surrounding environment well. Great restaurants. Impressed with the restaurants in Greenbelt (2?)--high tech, I did not eat there but they attract a good crowd. My wife was impressed with Ayala Center-Glorietta in terms of its size. I am more of SM Megamall-type--I like the big crowds and the people from all walks of life.
I did manage to stumble upon North Park or Park Square area next to Glorietta, I was really impressed with that whole scene. I

The only think that disappointed me about makati from a skyscraper fan point of view is that the skyscrapers tend to get lost in all that density, there are alot of buildings that go unnoticed unless you walk around look behind the massive skyscrapers on Ayala. The buildings should be more spread out like Bangkok for example and this should help with the traffic congestion and pollution that becomes entrapped between the buildings.

I really enjoyed the Ortigas area, didn't have a change to explore these areas before, only now when I stayed at Discovery Suites. The building density is just fine and there are alot of interesting buildings to look at.

The most interesting thing I discovered was the new-found cafe style dining (at least I didn't discover it before) that you find in all the shopping areas, like Sm megamall, shangrila, eastwood, and greenbelt. I didn't have a change to go to Market Market or Gateway mall,


My wife really liked Eastwood city. She also like all the shopping areas and the good restaurants. Out of curiosity, we drove past the construction site for Mall of Asia, and it looks massive. My wife who is not filipino, couldn't comprehend where all the money comes from to fund all these projects.

We went to Fort Bonifacio, the buildings are nice and well designed but there seems to be something missing maybe the Market Market will help.

That's true about Makati's buildings, that sometimes they do get "lost" from the air, Ayala Tower One is nowhere to be seen, but it cannot be unnoticed in the ground. but note that there are small and big skylines everywhere in MM. so we can't say we don't have a spread out skyline. :)

Welcome to the Forums :happy:

Your Gilarmi update is very intruiging. thanks ;)

Well its better to have a more centralized business district like Makati or the Singapore CBD so that the traffic and pollution will be only in that area. You can easily build mass transportation leading to the CBD to improve this. If its spread out like Bangkok, the traffic and pollution is everywhere, and it will be expensive to make mass transportation that leads to everywhere.

But anyways, im glad that you and your wife liked MM as a whole. It has developed significantly over the years, and just proves that RP is not "that" poor as the media tends to show it.

Hope you can get more details of Gilarmi. It sounds great!

Welcome to the forum @ Cusket. you nick tho sounds like casket. Just kidding!
Yeah, we thank that you and your wife liked Metro Manila. Of course every City has its downsides, but we'd better look at the better side of each. Nway, did you have any chance to take photos? Makati CBD would be very visible from Discovery Center.
And that Gilarmi project is really interesting. It's good to know that the plans are pushing thru. So Discovery has a part in it? Good! It would have sure tenants.
And its chances getting built is high. That would be something to look upon to.
Thanks for the info. Hopefully, it would not be too slim, or if so, hopefully, it would be one piece of architecture.

@Greyx, Renell: If only one international hotel will be built in the next few years, I sure hope it'll be a Four Seasons or a Ritz-Carlton. Or a JW Marriott at least. Our people don't have to train in the Ritz-Carlton academy. Service and the aim to please is in our blood.

@Cusket: Welcome to the forums! It was interesting to note that you found Ortigas more to your liking. That's because Ortigas center, unlike Makati, has no zoning laws. It's basically to each lot build his own building. Might we say there's order and beauty in all that chaos then? :|

There's Four Seasons Salcedo which we think, is a serviced apartment.

There's Four Seasons Salcedo which we think, is a serviced apartment.

This is an obvious cheap attempt to ride on the Four Seasons brand equity. I wonder what FSHI will do if they here about this copy cat property?

I dunno. But that is what it's called. Four Seasons Salcedo project. Im not sure if it has something to do the the 4 seasons hotel chain.

I dunno. But that is what it's called. Four Seasons Salcedo project. Im not sure if it has something to do the the 4 seasons hotel chain.

The logo is very different from Four Seasons' tree logo that we have come to know. If Four Seasons were to open or manage an outlet here (or their other brand, Regent) I'm sure it'll be a big deal. This one we have in Salcedo is kinda mysterious, sneaky and weasly.

Yeah, not much internet advertising about it, really. we wouldn't have known about it if it weren't for Francis.

The logo is very different from Four Seasons' tree logo that we have come to know. If Four Seasons were to open or manage an outlet here (or their other brand, Regent) I'm sure it'll be a big deal. This one we have in Salcedo is kinda mysterious, sneaky and weasly.

definitely this property does not belong the to fsh chain

haha...it's hidden within these jungle of hirise residentials here in Saldeco Village. It was already on the 10+ level when I discovered this construction...with the help of the construction guys who told me what is it all about and how many floors would it have. But they don't always give accurate info. The E-services construction people told me it's gonna be a multilevel parking lot. I wonder why Ayala Land did not extend an arm to orient or educate these people, and perhaps inspire them to be a little bit dedicated on their construction work.

well i doubt they want to. they get the money to feed their families, i guess that motivation enough for them.

checked www.fshr.com, nothing about a serviced apartment in Makati, or anything in the Philippines.

@Greyx, Renell: If only one international hotel will be built in the next few years, I sure hope it'll be a Four Seasons or a Ritz-Carlton. Or a JW Marriott at least. Our people don't have to train in the Ritz-Carlton academy. Service and the aim to please is in our blood.



The last we heard, Marriott is interested in constructing a JW Marriott in MM. They are currently looking for a partner (Ayala is a possibility, since it is their partner for Marriott Cebu), and a site for the 5 star hotel. I'm sure it will get built when hotel vacancies are low, and the economy improves.

Also, the Grand Hyatt proposal in BGC is not yet dead. I guess they are still in the wait-and-see mode before they start construction. It is part of the Capital Place project that will house the future stock exchange.

The logo is very different from Four Seasons' tree logo that we have come to know. If Four Seasons were to open or manage an outlet here (or their other brand, Regent) I'm sure it'll be a big deal. This one we have in Salcedo is kinda mysterious, sneaky and weasly.

Wait, check that. We did already have a Regent. It's now the Heritage Hotel Manila. I remember seeing a website about the mysterious spate of hotel fires in the Philippines in 1985. I can't seem to find it now.

Turns out the Salcedo project is called Four Season Hotel. You read that right. No "S". If they were gonna rip-off the FSH brand, couldn't they do it grammatically right? Reminds me of myself when I was 4 years old singing 'Ten Little Indian Boy-SES!'

maybe they purposely removed the 'S'.. to avoid being sued :)

ang pangit pakinggan "Four Season Hotel" hahaha.

The last we heard, Marriott is interested in constructing a JW Marriott in MM. They are currently looking for a partner (Ayala is a possibility, since it is their partner for Marriott Cebu), and a site for the 5 star hotel. I'm sure it will get built when hotel vacancies are low, and the economy improves.

Also, the Grand Hyatt proposal in BGC is not yet dead. I guess they are still in the wait-and-see mode before they start construction. It is part of the Capital Place project that will house the future stock exchange.

wow... another Hyatt?!? that'd be nice. Marriott would be great as well. manila lacks big classy international hotels like them.

ang pangit pakinggan "Four Season Hotel" hahaha.

it's wrong grammar too...!! hahaha...!

New World Hotel is a Marriott Hotel..

oo nga. wrong grammar. hehe...let's see. it's now almost done when i checked last night. their doing the finishing touches. it's quite slim on some angles, but it looks just right.

Four Season... may apat na panahon ba sa Pilipinas? At any rate, it does sound stupid. But I don't think it's grammatically incorrect. We're just talking about a difference in semantics here.

"Four Season" in "Four Season Hotel" is more of an adjective than "Four Seasons" in "Four Seasons Hotel" which is more like a proper noun. So in the prior case, "Four Season" modifies hotel, while in the latter, "Four Seasons" is not a modifier.

So in "Four Season Hotel," it means that the hotel lasts for four seasons. "Four Seasons Hotel" means that the hotel is named "Four Seasons."

Am I making sense?

Anyway, it sounds stupid at any rate.

huh? :D my grammatical minds isn't working at the moment.

Four Season... may apat na panahon ba sa Pilipinas? At any rate, it does sound stupid. But I don't think it's grammatically incorrect. We're just talking about a difference in semantics here.

"Four Season" in "Four Season Hotel" is more of an adjective than "Four Seasons" in "Four Seasons Hotel" which is more like a proper noun. So in the prior case, "Four Season" modifies hotel, while in the latter, "Four Seasons" is not a modifier.

So in "Four Season Hotel," it means that the hotel lasts for four seasons. "Four Seasons Hotel" means that the hotel is named "Four Seasons."

Am I making sense?

Anyway, it sounds stupid at any rate.

You are making sense sir. You maybe thinking of something along the lines of Four-season (with a dash) hotel.

It's like it sounds right but wrong at the same time.

Dvorak maybe right in that they're merely trying to skirt IPR issues here.

yaeah, yeah, yeah...!! haha...! i get what boybaha and Power-mad are trying to say... yeah... so it's a hotel of four seasons. it still does sound weird though...

Guys, i think the 4 season/s thingy is getting hot.
lemme have some icebreaker this time...
not so fresh pics tho...but they are new:

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid143/p4c0597656cdfb5cc765ff2752125a95c/f68f2cd5.jpg

Same old angles...
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid143/p4268139ab363d9bbb490d68c5b9f6f6f/f68f2d07.jpg

Equitable-PCI looks occupied, someone said before it wasn't.. :?

anyways can you see Shang Grand from your office?

i can see it from here. but the vertical blinds are always closed, so i have to go to the edge to see it completely.
Equitable Tower is occupied of course.

Is it true that both Salcedo and Legaspi villages are supposedly a housing subdivision and not part of the CBD ?
How big in hectares is Makati CBD if it does not include Salcedo and Legaspi
and if they are included how big it is then ?

i think Salcedo Village and Legaspi Villages are the MCBD

huh? :? Salcedo and Legaspi are mostly offices or high-rise serviced apartments and hotels... but there are housing subdivisions beside it.

they're part of the CBD, and i think they make a large percentage of it

hmmm...wait, salcedo village (or part of it) belongs to Bel-Air, Makati. So It's only salcedo village, that belongs to the CBD. I guess + Legaspi Village.

Barangay Bel-Air perhaps... but afaik Salcedo and Legaspi are still part of CBD.

either that or im very ancient when it comes to info:D

Yes, both Salcedo and Legaspi are part of the CBD. But i think what cropher is trying to say is that the original plans were for it to become housing subdivisions like Urdaneta village.

well the name suggests it is a housing subdivision, so maybe there were. the roads look like it was built for high-end villas.

Just like Urdaneta Village;)

some more pics...
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid143/p10c7a81d2772a1e2007cb89c952e35bb/f68f2ce4.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid143/p091ae3bb71c3907a21387776588d348e/f68f2d1a.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid143/pe333b936ba95776ffa4264fa7b71cc30/f68f2cf8.jpg

@Francis nice pictures, as always.
I love night shots.

Did you use a tripod?

hmmm, no. i just placed the cam on the railings of Citibank rooftop for support. i can't get there anymore, so goodbye to those night pics.
the complete compilation of my pics are at my sig below.

Why can't you go up there anymore? Is your sekyu friend gone? Or did they finally catch onto your dastardly deeds of taking pictures from the top of a makati scraper?

i dunno. they've put in some restrictions. the guards changes every now and then. probably bec these guards only got 5 or 6 month contracts. so you see them, now you don't. hopefully i can get up there again next time.

A picture of my favorite bldg.

LKG Tower
http://www.cladding.com/images/Project/icec/icec-site04(400).jpg
http://www.cladding.com/images/Project/icec/icec-site03(200).jpg
http://www.cladding.com/images/Project/icec/ICEC%201999-1.jpg
http://www.cladding.com/images/Project/icec/ICEC%201999-2.jpg
http://www.cladding.com/images/Project/icec/icec99-05.jpg
http://www.cladding.com/images/Project/icec/icec-site13(150).jpg
http://www.cladding.com/images/Project/icec/icec-site12(150).jpg
http://www.cladding.com/images/Project/icec/icec-site09(300).jpg

RCBC Office Tower
http://www.cladding.com/images/Project/rcbc/rcbc%20site-28(300).jpg
http://www.cladding.com/images/Project/rcbc/rcbc%20site-02(400).jpg
http://www.cladding.com/images/Project/rcbc/rcbc%20site-01(400).jpg
http://www.cladding.com/images/Project/rcbc/rcbc%20site-03(300).jpg
http://www.cladding.com/images/Project/rcbc/rcbc%20site-22(350).jpg
http://www.cladding.com/images/Project/rcbc/rcbc%20site-06(300).jpg
http://www.cladding.com/images/Project/rcbc/rcbc%20site-25(400).jpg
http://www.cladding.com/images/Project/rcbc/rcbc%20site-11(300).jpg
http://www.cladding.com/images/Project/rcbc/rcbc%20site-10(400).jpg

Philamlife Tower
http://www.cladding.com/images/Project/PhilAm/Philam%20site-01(300).jpg
http://www.cladding.com/images/Project/PhilAm/Philam%20site-04(400).jpg
http://www.cladding.com/images/Project/PhilAm/Philam%20site-03(400).jpg
http://www.cladding.com/images/Project/PhilAm/Philam%20site-06(400).jpg

J.G. Summit
http://www.cladding.com/images/Project/jgSummit/JG%20Summit-site%2005(300).jpg
http://www.cladding.com/images/Project/jgSummit/JG%20Summit-site%2001(400).jpg
http://www.cladding.com/images/Project/jgSummit/JG%20Summit-site%2002(400).jpg
http://www.cladding.com/images/Project/jgSummit/JG%20Summit-site%2003(400).jpg
http://www.cladding.com/images/Project/jgSummit/JG%20Summit-site%2004(400).jpg

Graba. Ang ganda talaga ng mga pics na to. You are very talented. These images are high quality!

Eh galing naman yun sa website ng gumawa ng classing eh.

Great photos! Kudos! :applause:

wow those were great shots!

maganda talaga ang lkg. hehehe. :colgate:

very good shots of the scrapers there!

Graba. Ang ganda talaga ng mga pics na to. You are very talented. These images are high quality!

Not to burst anyone's bubble, but he didnt take those pics. They are pics from cladding.com. They have been around for a long time, and i've posted them in the MM thread before this forum got hacked.

An awesome aerial taken by bataan103 from webshots.
http://image14.webshots.com/15/8/74/32/169687432XNrtsr_ph.jpg

nice aerial photo, from above MM have a lot of tress!

Wow a superb aerial photo , the portion at the bottom most ( across TESDA bldg. ) of tollway plaza of SSH with Skyway and west service road must be the widest expand of any roadlane in the Philippines all in all it has 24 lanes combined .

nice find ryan :okay: though the photo does seem to lose detail in the background :(

by looking at the Villamor interchange, seems like it's not very recent, maybe couple of months old

yeah...the Makati skyline is quite blurry. Nice picture anyways, taken at a good time of the day.

nice pics there!..:D

empty, not impressive.

empty, not impressive.

empty eh? you think Metro Manila's gonna be filled up with skyscrapers? keep dreaming mate

hey guys!,,have u seen this??

http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?c817

empty eh? you think Metro Manila's gonna be filled up with skyscrapers? keep dreaming mate

From far away, it really looks empty. Both Makati and Ortigas. But I don't want Manila being filled with too much highrises. It would end up like another skyline would have its own character.

http://images.inq7.net/news/nation/images/2004/oct/31/index_nerv.jpg

http://www.gvsdestoroyah.com/HPIM2203.jpg

I decided to enter my Makati night pic from Top of the Citi in the Urban Photo Contest:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=147419

Thats cool...its a great picture:)

Not to burst anyone's bubble, but he didnt take those pics. They are pics from cladding.com. They have been around for a long time, and i've posted them in the MM thread before this forum got hacked.

Ooops. I didn't notice. Nakakahiya naman.

When is the completion of Shang grand tower? Any recent developments?

http://www.geocities.com/rmb_com/93Makati_night-shang3.jpg

But the one you labeled as Shang Grand Tower is One Legazpi Park.

Shang Grand Tower is the one with the lighted crane on the right of the picture though only a very little part of it is visible.

yeah, it may only be months old but the Shang has progressed a lot. that's OLP yeah.

ah...nice to see my picture again:D now with labels:lol: btw, you highlighted One Legaspi Park, not Shang;)

oops i thought it was shang...it has been 10 months I've last seen the Makati Skyline...the change was quite fast...anyway, thanx for d correction. :)

Anyone knows d height of rcbc, olp and shang?

hehe.. i'm usually the one answering height questions :D i dunno if anyone is as intrigued and interesting like me ;)

RCBC Tower One has no official figures, but i put it at around 200-210m. OLP according to s.com is 150m, the Shang, francis and i pinpoint it to around ermm.. i think it was 170-190m

area beside prudential is fenced, but that's wat we call a lot fenced forever. the basement is done, you could actually see structures sticking out, but hardly going beyond the fence's top.
the area beside Somerset Salcedo? I'll check that when i got the time. it's technically along Dela Costa St.

The Westmont Bank Tower was supposed to be developed by Sta. Lucia Realty & Development, a shareholder of the Bank, before the crisis hit.

a couple of posts and observations:

1) The property where the proposed 40 + (?) storey Active Plaza Corporate Center was supposed to rise, along Buendia Ave. fronting the Classica Tower, has been taken over by PNB Asset Management. Perhaps the developers, Active Realty & Development (they also own the ACT Tower), defaulted on their loans and the project was shelved.

2) The former site of the PNB Buendia branch, which Ramon Jacinto acquired during the boom years, and where he planned to build the tallest building in city, is back under the possesion of PNB and is up for sale/lease.

3) The Gillarmi Apartments along Ayala Avenue, owned by JTKC Land (http://www.jtkc.com.ph), the company behind The Discovery Suites in Ortigas, is planning to be torn down to give way to a serviced apartment building ala Discovery. I don't know when this will push through, though.

4)The three tower Residences @ Greenbelt located in the former Ansons Arcade, will forver destroy Pasay Road (Arnaiz Ave.) in my opinion. I visited the sales office in GB3 and I tell you those buildings are too darn massive and totaly out of place. All I can say: GREED. GREED. GREED. :speech:

more later...

about #3, we have discussed that before. construction is said to commence later on, possibly in a year's time.

as for #1, i haven't heard of that building's name yet. but thanks for informing us :happy:

Thanks for the clarification on JTKC Land and their Gilarmi project in the future. wow, there could have been so many tall office towers if it wasnt for the crisis. Well, hopefully new ones will get built now that we are recovering.

rmn
thanks for the update

"2) The former site of the PNB Buendia branch, which Ramon Jacinto acquired during the boom years, and where he planned to build the tallest building in city, is back under the possesion of PNB and is up for sale/lease." - any renderings or moew infor about the height?

rmn
thanks for the update

"2) The former site of the PNB Buendia branch, which Ramon Jacinto acquired during the boom years, and where he planned to build the tallest building in city, is back under the possesion of PNB and is up for sale/lease." - any renderings or moew infor about the height?

I don't recall the details anymore (50 or so storeys???) but I do remember that a Japanese firm planned to turn part of it into a hotel. The crisis hit, and the very ambitous project never pushed through.

Oh, yeah. There is still a vacant lot between Gilarmi and the Ritz. I wonder who owns it?

Nov-Dec-Jan is always the best time to visit Manila, coz its the season of Xmas!!! evrybody gets excited, shoppers get frantic of excessive buying triggered by tiangges & mall discounts, while lovers & families get inspired from the city's glowing nights...specially along Ayala Avenue...

It's Christmas fever in Manila once again!!!!


:)

/\ Noooooo! It's still toooooo early for Chhhrrriiiissstttmmmaaassss! :eek: :eek:

well, yeah, its still quite early, but its really different here, & thats the most unique bout us, xmas season here officially starts a week after the all souls celebrations, & everybody here is now feeling the spirit :D

rmn
thanks for the info. i hope the economy gets better and will see the country grows.

christmas can never be too early in the phils:D

as long as a month ends with "ber" it is already considered christmas season.

madami na namang 'sale'.

as long as a month ends with "ber" it is already considered christmas season.

that's true. but wouldn't it start after nov.1? but i have seen people put it up on october.. or not put it down in january at all:D

well in the Philippines, they play christmas songs in malls as soon as August ends:D

picture by jha:)

http://www.pbase.com/singkit/image/26603772.jpg

picture by jha:)
that was a cool picture. i think we need a supertall in between pbcom and gt. :)

problem is, there is no space available for that. The only possible places for supertalls are left of PBcom (several lots available nearby all the way to many lots available in BGC:D)

http://www.pbase.com/singkit/image/26603772.jpg

It has an eerie quality to it, almost post-apocalyptic. What part/time of day was that photo taken?

nice pic. who took it?

jha, a new member to SSC. And look at the bottom it says "jun-amuan"

i mean who is he? A flip guy? pro photographer.

ok san napunta yung unag makati thread

it's in SSC archive, but us mortals can't see it.

so we can't access it?

so we can't access it?

in more simpler term yes. during the first days of it being in archive it was visible, then it goes away

you sure about that, renell? Other ppl can access it. Try finding it. Or click on the link on the first post of this thread.

that's what appears to me. i dunno about ronnaveth, but here's the link

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=454

singit lang...

Ayala Tower 1
http://www.geocities.com/eipangan/images/ayalatower1_041120.txt

I love these images :D

http://www.imagesphilippines.com/images/042803_143949.jpg
http://www.imagesphilippines.com/images/022304_105151.jpg
http://www.imagesphilippines.com/images/022304_110401.jpg
http://www.imagesphilippines.com/images/022304_111608.jpg

cheers rusty18. the last three look particularly new to me. :)

and Ayala Tower One shot, is that from Enterprise? or an close-up from a helicopter?

Thanks rusty...only the 3rd one is new to me. But they are still awesome pics.

The ATO pic looks like its from a helicopter, but i cant imagine how one could go through that area at such a low altitude. So maybe its from Enterprise. Interesting view anyways.

Here are some pictures a I took from my condo last August. I finally uploaded them!:D

Makati Skyline from a 1 hour time period (6pm-7pm)
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/93Makati_night2.jpg
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/93Makati_night3a.jpg
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/93Makati_night4.jpg
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/93Makati_night5.jpg

This one was already previously posted:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/93Makati_night.jpg
Copyright GreyX:)

i would guess your condo is the citilang pasong tamo?

ask ko lang san ba sa makati may murang canteen

ask ko lang san ba sa makati may murang canteen

sa Citibank tower meron mura. sa 8F ah, wag sa 34F.

Those are really nice pictures, GreyX.

The Makati skyline is truly impressive.

i would guess your condo is the citilang pasong tamo?

Yes, Cityland Pasong Tamo Tower.

hi rusty, those are really awesome, but out of curiosity, did the fotographer put lighting effects on jaka, kasi pati cya may ilaw sa 2nd foto...wala lang :D

I'm new here... here's some of my Makati pics...

hope you like it. :)

Ayala Center (makati shangri-la, 6750, rustan's, hotel intercontinental manila, oakwood, glorietta, sm makati, dusit hotel, park sq1&2, landmark, greenbelt malls and marriot's new world hotel---stitched using photoshop)
http://rochure3.port5.com/makati/AYALACENTER.jpg

Ayala CBD
1 - Ayala cluster of buildings
http://rochure3.port5.com/makati/MAKATICBD.jpg
2 - with ortigas center at the back
http://rochure3.port5.com/makati/MAKATICBD1.jpg

Ayala Avenue
1-at the back of the car
http://rochure3.port5.com/makati/AYALAAVE.jpg
2
http://rochure3.port5.com/makati/AYALAAVE1.jpg
3
http://rochure3.port5.com/makati/AYALAAVE2.jpg
4
http://rochure3.port5.com/makati/AYALAAVE3.jpg

copyright 2004 © rochure

nice pictures there...!! great work...! welcome to the forums...! nice shots from GreyX too...!!! awesome new additions...

I never knew Makati Shang was purplish-pink... haha!!

great shots :okay: even it broadband takes a long time:D anyways where'd you get them from? my guesses are BSA Makati, or its neighbouring building (the red/white one)

Welcome rochure!! And great entrance to the forums, those are amazing pictures! Great job!

say Shangri-la with it's new paint looks very classic, just like Enterprise

Yes, Cityland Pasong Tamo Tower.
marami bang nakatira don....it looks very massive

Well, half of it is office (which has lots of vacancies) and the other half is residential (which is 100% occupied). I also have a unit in Cityland Pasong Tamo (the building behind Pasong Tamo Tower, only 14 floors).

ganda ng first pic very expansive

Well, half of it is office (which has lots of vacancies) and the other half is residential (which is 100% occupied). I also have a unit in Cityland Pasong Tamo (the building behind Pasong Tamo Tower, only 14 floors).
wow, 100% occupied....ang benta naman ng cityland

so, what's the scoop greyX, why is all cityland building have "In God We Trust" on top of it?

Yes, thats because Citylands are affordable, thats why the fill up pretty fast. As for "In God We Trust", im not sure. Maybe the owner is that religious.

I thought the owner of Cityland was part of some flip Christian denomination?

I thought the owner of Cityland was part of some flip Christian denomination?

no... he's like protestant or something. Chinese... he's been guest speaker at our church (Greenhills Christian Fellowship in Ortigas) a few times. pretty good and really funny...! haha... I'll ask my mom his name later on...

nice pictures there...!! great work...! welcome to the forums... I never knew Makati Shang was purplish-pink... haha!!

Thanks! :)

great shots even it broadband takes a long time anyways where'd you get them from? my guesses are BSA Makati, or its neighbouring building (the red/white one)

Salamat! I downsized the pics so it can load much faster.. :)
The first 3 pics were taken at Prince Plaza... just across Greenbelt 3/4.

Welcome rochure!! And great entrance to the forums, those are amazing pictures! Great job!

Thank you very much! :) Ganda kasi ng Makati Skyline pics mo... i decided to join na rin. :)

Hey greyx, I thought you owned Cityland!

Yes, thats because Citylands are affordable, thats why the fill up pretty fast. As for "In God We Trust", im not sure. Maybe the owner is that religious.
i read in their website that their target market is really the middle class so it has to be affordable....

actually, setting aside it's not so creative design, citiland is actually very successful i believe....cityland is sprouting everywhere all over the metro manila area....in vitocruz alone, they three adjacent towers

greyx
what an awesome view! your very lucky you have that view to look at anytime you want!

Hey greyx, I thought you owned Cityland!

no way, mike. I dont even like Citylands that much.

my xmas lights fever na ba sa ayala avenue/ CBD? pls reply asap :)

greyx
what an awesome view! your very lucky you have that view to look at anytime you want!
that's exactly what i thought earlier....i mean walang nakaharang sa cityland pasong tamo na building....so if greyX is occupying a unit facing the makati skyline....he's gotta to have a pretty unobstructed view of the skyline

No...my unit is facing Manila bay. Which is also a pretty good view. There are no residential units that face the Makati skyline as they are all office units. I took those pictures from the rooftop. My other unit, in Cityland Pasong Tamo (not Tower) faces Makati, but Cityland Pasong Tamo Tower totally covers my view!! It was nice before the tower was built.

No...my unit is facing Manila bay. Which is also a pretty good view. There are no residential units that face the Makati skyline as they are all office units. I took those pictures from the rooftop. My other unit, in Cityland Pasong Tamo (not Tower) faces Makati, but Cityland Pasong Tamo Tower totally covers my view!! It was nice before the tower was built.
i'm getting confuse....how many cityland pasong tamo building are there cause they bear the same name

Cityland Pasong Tamo Tower is a 34 storey building right on Pasong tamo street (now Chino Roces) and directly behind it, is Cityland Pasong Tamo which is a 14 storey condo. Cityland Pasong Tamo was built before the tower and is on Estacion St. (faces the skyway). My family owns a unit in both condos.

wow cityland must have a very huge landbank at makati....their condo projects are sprouting like mushrooms

^ugly, stubby mushrooms:D

my xmas lights fever na ba sa ayala avenue/ CBD? pls reply asap :)

This doesn't really qualify as an ASAP reply, but no one has answered yet. My stab: Xmas light fever is in full swing in Ayala as of three weeks ago. The theme now is Archangels.

hehe.. i never knew you owned two condos in Cityland's Pasong Tamo complexes... :D was one getting too small? ;) i'd kill (well not kill, but probably maim) for that view :lol:

hehe.. i never knew you owned two condos in Cityland's Pasong Tamo complexes... :D was one getting too small? ;) i'd kill (well not kill, but probably maim) for that view :lol:

We needed parking space:D You need to buy a unit in order to get parking so we bought the Tower unit.

lol. alright. talk about hitting two birds with one stone :D

This doesn't really qualify as an ASAP reply, but no one has answered yet. My stab: Xmas light fever is in full swing in Ayala as of three weeks ago. The theme now is Archangels.

the lights are not as glorious and spectacular as 1996-97 era... when will this crisis end.... :bash:

96-97.... well every year i've visited Ayala Ave, it's very flashy. what was special with that year? :? I have no memories of it, they're all blurred, with no date or year:D

Some old pics I found in my mailbox...

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid19/pa985873ab1a138c02b1d42e593d845de/fdc26e47.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid47/p441378a2873bfdf3b59d72ef5df17643/fcc5816e.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid54/p177c964cef3ab0d324ed55ac478de2c8/fc881220.jpg

wow...! thanks for digging these up...! haha...! did you take them? that first shot is just beautiful...! hahaha...!! So cool how the lights on the streets etch out the triangle shaped road. is that the Ayala Triangle? hahaha... probably not, cuz I have no idea where the Ayala Triangle is, but it's the only triangle I've heard of in Makati. there are probably a billion other ones...

First picture is one of the most amazing pictures of Makati, even though it doesnt really show the tallest skyscrapers. Its a classic picture that has been around for years.

Second picture comes from Pbase.

Third picture was taken by our very own forumer, weirdo:)

Check out this website ewh1 found. It has amazing pictures of Makati, the rest of MM and other areas of the Philippines. Photos made by Aidan O'Rourke.
http://www.aidan.co.uk/photos20-.php

nice shots indeed. great variety too, and the captions, well they are very accurate, like some of us here would want to:D

wow.. yeah those were nice shots.. and I agree with a comment the photographer has for the MM scrapers... that Makati (/MM) does have modern towers but we lack that iconic structure like the Petronas....

...but we lack that iconic structure like the Petronas....

agree! that's why i look forward to that Lopez Center if it really will push through in the future. apart from Lopez Center, are there any other proposed scrapers that can be considered an "icon" when built?

agree! that's why i look forward to that Lopez Center if it really will push through in the future. apart from Lopez Center, are there any other proposed scrapers that can be considered an "icon" when built?

Lopez Center would really be a stand-out in the rockwell area since it's far from the next tallest bldg., PBCom.

well.. i hope it becomes an international icon... because I don't think an icon needs to be a high rise tower.... like for instance Taipei 101 of Taiwan which I don't is very iconic type unlike the Petronas....

well.. i hope it becomes an international icon... because I don't think an icon needs to be a high rise tower.... like for instance Taipei 101 of Taiwan which I don't is very iconic type unlike the Petronas....

that's right. i do think, too, that a building shouldn't be that tall to be an icon although height most of the time is a big factor to the overall appearance of the building. lopez center, when built, would be the tallest overpassing pbcom but will have just the right height in relation to the other skyscrapers in makati. i personally do not want to see a super tall building with the rest beside it standing not even half of its height. i also think taipei 101 is so out of place.

Check out this website ewh1 found. It has amazing pictures of Makati, the rest of MM and other areas of the Philippines. Photos made by Aidan O'Rourke.
http://www.aidan.co.uk/photos20-.php

Great site. :) It shows the better side of the Philippines at least.

well imo we already have an international icon, with the jeepney. as for building... yeah the Lopez Centre could be one... that's a big maybe for me. though in terms with other supertalls, it will be just one among the rest

Pics from my office

http://image22.webshots.com/22/6/37/9/225463709bZQQQg_fs.jpg

more at http://community.webshots.com/user/kevpanahon/

amazing, never before seen shots!!!! WOW...!! thanks for sharing these, kevinp. I love RCBC Plaza!! hands down one of the country's most beautiful pair of skyscrapers...!! I haven't seen much of the interior before... that hallway on the third floor looks so cool...!!

Superb pics, Kevin!:okay: Many of which are rare views of Makati, Ortigas and RCBC's interior. Thanks for sharing:)

RCBC's architecture is excellent. Very modern.

I'll be posting night shots and a bigger, better (hopefully 360 degree) pano from the 23rd floor. Probably no night shots of the lobby, though. :(

astig! nice shots there! :bow:

agree! that's why i look forward to that Lopez Center if it really will push through in the future. apart from Lopez Center, are there any other proposed scrapers that can be considered an "icon" when built?

Lopez Center could be considered an icon, lets just see after it gets built. SM-KS, if completed could also be one. And who knows, we might get supertalls in BGC in the near future.

super :) love those GT photos. so blue:D

nice photos, kevinp! keep them coming :D

what's that under construction bldg near rcbc? is that going to be supertall too?

rcbc looks very modern indeed!

more pics posted. click on the link below ulit.

what's that under construction bldg near rcbc? is that going to be supertall too?


It is Ayala's "The Columns"

Click here for more info: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=96174

nice photos, kevinp! keep them coming :D

what's that under construction bldg near rcbc? is that going to be supertall too?

rcbc looks very modern indeed!

Are you referring to this one?

http://image20.webshots.com/21/6/43/45/225464345pPJGjR_ph.jpg

http://image20.webshots.com/20/6/42/4/225464204TYTmTs_ph.jpg

It is The Columns by Community Innovations Inc. which is an Ayala Land subsidiary.

Lopez Center could be considered an icon, lets just see after it gets built. SM-KS, if completed could also be one. And who knows, we might get supertalls in BGC in the near future.
or maybe we don't need a supertall icon. the san miguel building in ortigas is an icon even if it's definitely not a supertall. :D

Kevin...please post those pics in the Columns thread (to revive the thread:)) I posted a link to it above. Looks like tower 1 is almost completed, tower 2 is making good progress and tower 3 is starting to rise.

OT - I like the driving range in the right side of the second picture:D It fully utilizes its limited space:)

btw it (the columns) won't be a supertall. it's only 30 storeys. no supertall yet for MM ;)

or maybe we don't need a supertall icon. the san miguel building in ortigas is an icon even if it's definitely not a supertall. :D

maybe you are right. But not many people outside the Phlippines know about the San Miguel HQ. I think supertalls become icons because they stand out and are big engineering achievements (im not saying SMB isnt). Also, there are not many supertalls around the world, compared to "regular skyscrapers and buildings". Each supertall is unique.

Pictures By Junnie Arreza - from ClickTheCity.com City Shots

SM Makati
http://www.clickthecity.com/img2/cityshots/20041130.jpg

G4 Park
http://www.clickthecity.com/img2/cityshots/20041202.jpg

Ayala Tower One - rare view
http://www.clickthecity.com/img2/cityshots/20041201.jpg

RCBC Plaza
http://www.clickthecity.com/img2/cityshots/20040909.jpg

Exchange Plaza
http://www.clickthecity.com/img2/cityshots/20040907.jpg

Ayala Ave.
http://www.clickthecity.com/img2/cityshots/20040908.jpg

Ayala Ave. underpass
http://www.clickthecity.com/img2/cityshots/20040906.jpg

Pictures By Joy Punongbayan - from ClickTheCity.com City Shots

http://www.clickthecity.com/img2/cityshots/20040919.jpg

http://www.clickthecity.com/img2/cityshots/20040918.jpg

http://www.clickthecity.com/img2/cityshots/20040917.jpg

http://www.clickthecity.com/img2/cityshots/20040916.jpg

http://www.clickthecity.com/img2/cityshots/20040915.jpg

wow. thanks for sharing @ thomasian. ive never seen those shots before. good for her that she was able to take those pics with the guards on the lookout. i like the pb com worm view.

Thanks for the Clickthecity link. And kudos to the contributors of those pictures. Those are very high-quality pictures. Makes you think the Philippines is doing something right...Keep it up!

GreyX and Thomasian, thanks for "The Columns" reply :)

Incredible pics from clickthecity.com!:okay: Great quality and some new angles.

I dont think this is in GB4, though. If you look at the background it is Ritz Towers. I think it is the park between Glorietta 4, Hotel Intercon and Ayala Ave.
http://www.clickthecity.com/img2/cityshots/20041202.jpg

yeah... actually I have never seen that one as well... but definitely it is on Ayala Park, across Oakwood... this may be obscured by the plants and the dolphin fountain...

and those were great shots indeed!..

Great pics! I like the skyscraper canyon effect :)

beautiful shots...! thanks for sharing...! hehe... Makati has a relatively good cityscape. there's quite a bit of green in there. I wish Quezon City and Ortigas as well as other localities in the metro were just like it and BGC and Alabang. Manila is not too bad...

man SM Makati looks really nice now :) the blank box that was so typically SM is now extinct, well almost.

beautiful shots...! thanks for sharing...! hehe... Makati has a relatively good cityscape. there's quite a bit of green in there. I wish Quezon City and Ortigas as well as other localities in the metro were just like it and BGC and Alabang. Manila is not too bad...

I agree, Ortigas doesnt have parks and nice cityscape. It really lacks planning.

Just a random observation, but damn there are so many Honda CRVs on MM's streets. Just about all street level pictures have them:D

man SM Makati looks really nice now :) the blank box that was so typically SM is now extinct, well almost.
yeah. that's now how i remember sm makati. it used to be one ugly sm box.

Wow, great pics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Makati is sooooooooooooo nice!

Connecting walkway to Park Square
(If you look close enough you could make out the entrance to Glorietta's cinemas just below and behind it)
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid149/p3375969426abc886a42bf3eae64e90d2/f606cff6.jpg
Similar angle
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid149/pc0d0f7c51972daccde903808b7beacf6/f606ce2f.jpg

Connecting walkway to Glorietta
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid149/p5153ecb15683c5cfd44eb324da54d424/f606cc8b.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid149/pc767a51269c48a865b973fde38d606b9/f606cd4e.jpg
Shoemart as seen from the MRT Ayala Station
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid149/pba65e2549dc79f5f0928368188a29328/f606cb40.jpg
Concourse at the ground floor between the supermarket and the department store (It's very swanky as you may say. Shoemart isn't in Kansas anymore!)http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid149/p6a7606df0712a4a5d194dbadefd43688/f606ca58.jpg

Yup, it's very swanky. I also like the high ceiling and the overall atmosphere which feels like Podium.

Cool pics. :okay: they bring back very fond memories of July 2003 when I, my brother, and cousins visited Glorietta via the MRT3 getting off at Ayala during our vacation in Philippines.

what do you mean by the shoemart isn't in kansas anymore expression

what do you mean by the shoemart isn't in kansas anymore expression

Shoemart has been known for unimaginative merchandising in the retail market. SM Makati's architecture and design is clearly an attempt to reposition itself to capture a broader part of the AB market. Go to the health and beauty section and the appliances section: it's clearly a notch higher than your run-of-the-mill Shoemart outlet. It's almost like Rustan's, save for the wider array of brands.

Indeed. SM, in its old, dull, generic form attracted the working middle-class who needed the simple things for a simple price. That photo of it inside looks like Glorietta, with more space.

the inside of SM Makati looks a bit better than Glorrieta. In my opinion. With more space and less complications minus those upscale stores. The main lobby looks more of an airport. I suppose it's better than Naia 2. I'd prefer to shop there over some other malls in Makati.

I was also pleasantly surprised in the two times I got to go to SM Makati. much more modern than the older SMs. very open and bright and airy(sp?).

I did some recon shots of Makati, as a preparation for shooting the fireworks (which are already underway) another time. You know to test some angles and composition while it wasn't too dark yet. Then I realized the test photos look good enough to post. So I'm posting them. Just because I could. ;)
(N.B. Most of the angles are kind of gasgas na so I didn't care to put captions on the photos. Why belabor the facts? And forgive me if I tagged them with letters. That is just so no one loses anybody when he posts 'the eighteenth photo looks familiar though I think I've never seen the 34th photo before.' Huh? Which one was it?)
Photo A
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid149/p21a5a8f52283e8fc72a2787619b14e8c/f603f226.jpg

Photo B
The EDSA-Ayala-McKinley Intersection
(OK, I didn't caption all of them. Spoke too soon.)
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid149/p7d4be4025a41df240a80169ffae854d9/f603f238.jpg

Photo C
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid149/pe97526f599fbf49ee34efa9f93d97e07/f603f22a.jpg

Photo Dhttp://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid149/pd15555e6d3b8e105248dbe97b2210e77/f603f227.jpg

Photo Ehttp://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid149/p863b4fcc04280bc23705f05a04f9eadf/f603f24b.jpg

Photo F
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid149/p9e3913d1aeb77c72deafbd624c55453b/f603f247.jpg

Photo G
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid149/pf065258306ea7ce883898e6a37721801/f603f23c.jpg

Photo Hhttp://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid149/p1e0142aaf3ba4c5e91191f8661402d08/f603f23b.jpg

Photo I
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid149/pe99df0e55c91588c5941d9e61b7084ab/f603f232.jpg

Photo J http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid149/p6f0f44c6c5bf02128e19c529abe33e65/f603f224.jpg

Photo K
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid149/pd6e13f1a727e9672dfa0a1ba45f6ba26/f603f222.jpg

Photo Lhttp://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid149/pc2643741decf5b96459fbc745a35c865/f603f24c.jpg

Nice shots! I like those Rockwell and Ayala Ave shots.
Now where are the fireworks shots? Im excited to see them. Cmon, show em up.
Was that taken atop Makati Garden Club?

Great pics. I like the Rockwell shots. Its skyline is really growing. I hope The Metropolitan won't ruin the Rockwell skyline.

what do you mean by the shoemart isn't in kansas anymore expression

FYI....the expression "We're not in Kansas anymore" came from the movie The Wizard of Oz. Dorothy (the main character) said it to Toto (her dog) after a tornado uprooted her from her Kansas farm and transported her to the magical and whimsical land of Oz. :colgate:

yeah...where're the fireworks?...:D

great shots there though!..

FYI....the expression "We're not in Kansas anymore" came from the movie The Wizard of Oz. Dorothy (the main character) said it to Toto (her dog) after a tornado uprooted her from her Kansas farm and transported her to the magical and whimsical land of Oz. :colgate:
a ok thanks

Power-Mad, i hope you don't mind if i used one of your photos in my entry for the Christmas Banner Contest. i did acknowledge u on the thread i made for the poll. thanks! :)

Pano pic
http://image30.webshots.com/30/3/28/27/228032827RLKxdf_fs.jpg

http://image22.webshots.com/23/3/29/11/228032911lWALzm_fs.jpg

http://image18.webshots.com/19/3/29/92/228032992CMspdC_fs.jpg

nice panorama!

Power-Mad, i hope you don't mind if i used one of your photos in my entry for the Christmas Banner Contest. i did acknowledge u on the thread i made for the poll. thanks! :)

You mean the Ayala Ave nightshots, right? Go ahead, no biggie. I must admit those pics weren't very good. I'm still not very adept with digital cameras. I've always used a manual SLR all these years. Any tips from the others here on the best settings for night shots using a digicam? If I used a twilight setting and disable the nightscope function, you think I might be on the right track? I know a tripod is essential, that I'm sure of.

Regarding the fireworks: Didn't shoot them yet. I just studied the possible angles from atop Urdaneta apartments (not the nearby Makati garden Francis, too short :) ). I plan to shoot it next weekend. I've been told it's shorter this time. 5 minutes tops.

ang rami pang room for skyscraper....low rise lang lahat before the street where the ramp of the skyway starts

You mean the Ayala Ave nightshots, right? Go ahead, no biggie.

actually, i used the rockwell photo posted above (photo I), not the ayala ave nightshots. anyway, thanks again. :)

:eek: Awesome pics...especially the panorama:applause:

wow....! amazing shots...! haha..! you got like skylines of Ortigas, Makati, Rockwell and BGC...!! plus the panorama of Makati...!

ORT (that's the name, right...? haha!) really stands out in Photo H (what a great idea... hahaha! the labelling of the pictures). maybe be because it's all alone in that area... it really does need its twin...

powermad, it's been 5 minutes eversince. Pls get photos this weekend. I'll be there together with my 5 cousins this coming Sunday.

:eek2: :cheers:

kevinp, cheers man. what a panoramic photo.

nice to see more skyscrapers in Legaspi. before it used to be high (Salcedo) and low (Legazpi)

@ powermad - Its good that you planned out where to take fireworks pictures:) Smart thinking.

actually, i used the rockwell photo posted above (photo I), not the ayala ave nightshots. anyway, thanks again. :)

Hah, what'd I tell you! I knew I was onto something when I letter-tagged the photos. You're very welcome.

powermad, it's been 5 minutes eversince. Pls get photos this weekend. I'll be there together with my 5 cousins this coming Sunday.
It seemed longer before. Maybe it's just me. I have a very poor sense of time. Ok, I hear you--I'm on it.

@ powermad - Its good that you planned out where to take fireworks pictures:) Smart thinking.
The good thing about the Ayala fireworks is they are recurring. If you didn't get good pictures, you can always go back the next day, or the next week. My biggest frustration was the Centennial celebration fireworks. My position near the CCP fountain didn't allow me to take good shots. The projectiles were very low--I only got the top part of the displays. I have learned my lesson very well.

OT - Kevinp, are you a member of tsikot.com?

where is the oledan aquare building along ayala ave. located?

Last night I was able to take shots of Makati. Just posting them to share..

SM Makati
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid150/p0aef035229dc28a641f1034b773528f8/f5ed66f0.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid150/p6ebcadcd8e7976a88c362374ad0fc2a3/f5ed66b8.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid150/pd373f51046f5f249d779765110c5e86c/f5ed665f.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid150/p8a149c71609132366a461941b1426fce/f5ed2f0b.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid150/p8440a40af58df73932a3e84365babf27/f5ed66aa.jpg

Makati at Night
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Cool pictures, Paul! I've also taken some pictures from the same SM-Parksquare 1 bridge:)

I especially like this one: http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid150/p8a149c71609132366a461941b1426fce/f5ed2f0b.jpg Building's lights are already on before dark.

Cool pics.

I like this one. I didn't know SM has those red and green lights on its façade. Nice...
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great pics pau as usual. to those who want a bigger resolution, just add .orig.jpg after pasting the URL.

btw the slogan "mystore mysm" is pretty familiar. how long has that been going there? here in sydney there's this department store called Myer, and its slogan is "Mystore, Myer" :D

^thomasian, those lights on SM Makati changes every few seconds...but i guess since it is Christmas Season, they made it green and red.

great pics pau as usual. to those who want a bigger resolution, just add .orig.jpg after pasting the URL.


Thanks, man. I never tried that before.

Is it just me or is LKG's rooftop lights green now? Its pretty cool

^thomasian, those lights on SM Makati changes every few seconds...but i guess since it is Christmas Season, they made it green and red.

Very cool, sobrang asensado na talaga ang SM.

there are about 7 colors. i just dunno how long would it take for it to change colors. there's red, green, blue, hmm...lavander, cyan. errr...(now there's 5)....i forgot the other ones. ill observe again next time.

hey i got one stupid question to all observers. this has been bothering me for the past few weeks. my question is: does the floor area of LKG decrease from the lower floors up (to about the 36th floor) then increases again from the 37th beyond? i just noticed that when i changed residence...thus giving me other perspective of the nice building. (nway, seems like it's not gonna light up its facade this year)

Check these out:
http://www.pbase.com/conrad_pinili/image/29964195
http://www.pbase.com/swatch69ph/makati_city
http://www.pbase.com/blacksun/night_scenes
http://www.pbase.com/blacksun/city_shots
http://www.pbase.com/image/6764088
http://www.pbase.com/image/33161322 (GT is still u/c)

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid150/p6ebcadcd8e7976a88c362374ad0fc2a3/f5ed66b8.jpg

Look. Middle of picture, in the sky in between SM and Dusit Hotel. Above SM.

I think it's a UFO.

Or it could be something else....let your imagination take flight! :)

looks like a ufo

That's nice evening photos of Makati. I have few questions:

1. Is that a nice SM Makati?

2. Is Makati sprawling or they just filling up holes by building new talls?

sorry, i mean if that is a new SM makati (?) Because when I was in Manila last year, SM Makati looked different.

sorry, i mean if that is a new SM makati (?) Because when I was in Manila last year, SM Makati looked different.

i think it's the same. i believe they just refurbished it :)

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid150/p6ebcadcd8e7976a88c362374ad0fc2a3/f5ed66b8.jpg

Look. Middle of picture, in the sky in between SM and Dusit Hotel. Above SM.

I think it's a UFO.

nope.. it's a light post.. I guess the post isn't noticeable because it's quite dark...

@renell.. thanks for that info...

and yeah SM's exterior used to change colors every few minutes.. but I guess this Christmas season, they made the light to be fixed green and red... maybe after the season, they'd again change colors every now and then...

also, that SM side that I took was the extended side of SM Makati which used to be a parking lot. Now, the whole SM Makati looks like that.. I took those night pictures on the top parking level of Park Square 1.

they used the slogan MyStore MySM after they built the SM Extension... i think, or at least since three months ago...

sweet pics...!! hahaha...! a few of my observations/opinions:

- SM Makati looks great inside and out. more than good enough to fit into the area.
- Makati Shangri-la is in new colours. didn't it used to be reddish-purple kinda? oh, what does EDSA Shang look like now...?
- Makati looks amazing all bright and busy!!
- the Shang Grand Tower looks real tall already (if that's the one that's mostly blocked with a crane on top)
- I wish I could be in Manila right now...!!! hahaha!! still not feeling the Christmas season at all back here...

nope.. it's a light post.. I guess the post isn't noticeable because it's quite dark...

@renell.. thanks for that info...

and yeah SM's exterior used to change colors every few minutes.. but I guess this Christmas season, they made the light to be fixed green and red... maybe after the season, they'd again change colors every now and then...

also, that SM side that I took was the extended side of SM Makati which used to be a parking lot. Now, the whole SM Makati looks like that.. I took those night pictures on the top parking level of Park Square 1.

they used the slogan MyStore MySM after they built the SM Extension... i think, or at least since three months ago...

this should also answer the_sailor_977's question :)



I wish I could be in Manila right now...!!! hahaha!! still not feeling the Christmas season at all back here...

amen to that. im not feeling it here in san francisco, either :sleepy:

sweet pics...!! hahaha...! a few of my observations/opinions:

- SM Makati looks great inside and out. more than good enough to fit into the area.
- Makati Shangri-la is in new colours. didn't it used to be reddish-purple kinda? oh, what does EDSA Shang look like now...?
- Makati looks amazing all bright and busy!!
- the Shang Grand Tower looks real tall already (if that's the one that's mostly block with a crane on top)
- I wish I could be in Manila right now...!!! hahaha!! still not feeling the Christmas season at all back here...


EDSA Shang is now in beige color from the old white.... and yes that is Shang Grand with the crane blocked by BSA Makati... and see how near Shang is from the tip of BSA's pyramid? and I guess it will still have about 5 floors more before being topped off..

i'm not feeling it down here in santa cruz either but it's because i'm too busy to feel any kind of spirit, christmas or otherwise. if an evil spirit came and tried to scare me, i would probably not notice it.


nope.. it's a light post.. I guess the post isn't noticeable because it's quite dark...

Way to ruin the fun. :cheers: :colgate:

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid150/p6ebcadcd8e7976a88c362374ad0fc2a3/f5ed66b8.jpg

Look. Middle of picture, in the sky in between SM and Dusit Hotel. Above SM.

I think it's a UFO.

:eek::lol: i really thought it was:D

@tyronne and absent - Heck...i feel nothing here in Jakarta:( Christmas is really Christmas back home.

I feel the heat:( I want snow :D

But we do have one small pathetic Christmas tree;)

My house is the only place that feels christmas so far over here:D well, except of other pinoy houses.