Mall of Asia (or not)
Finally made it to the great (literally) Mall of Asia after several months of whining to my family. It wasn't bad. It was just like SM Megamall on steroids, maybe?
I left the mall with:
1. A pair of nice blue flats. Yesss. I would've wanted them in red but due to my freakish, un-feminine, humonguous feet, that was all I could get.
2. Curiosity about the many Koreans buzzing in there. What are they doing here??? All of them studying English? Or maybe it's just cheaper to shop here. I swear, 1 out of 10 people in there was a Korean. [Note: I may be many things, but not racist. Nothing against them, really just wondering why there seems to be so many of them.]
3. Appreciation of the genius that is Henry Sy. He even had Mall of Asia designed in such a way that the fact that it was sinking a little every year [because of it being built on soft, reclaimed land] could be disguised. The roofs, I mean. And there's an SM in every major city in the country, practically! In any other country, a train station (or city hall, church, plaza...)would be considered the center of town, but in the Philippines it's...SM (and other malls).
4. Slight amusement. Or not. There was an alarming number of ugly old American + Filipina (with whole extended family in tow) couples, eating at family restaurants. But then again, there were some non-obese/hideously deformed young Caucasian + Filipina couples as well, so. There might not be a trend after all.
5. Realizations. Everyone in my family is a drama queen. Except for my dad, who is not female so is a drama...duke? We're all whiny, to certain degrees. But we all try. And that's what counts. Effort. :)
And newsflash! Chalk Magazine named John Lloyd Cruz the #2 hottest guy of 2006. :D
I left the mall with:
1. A pair of nice blue flats. Yesss. I would've wanted them in red but due to my freakish, un-feminine, humonguous feet, that was all I could get.
2. Curiosity about the many Koreans buzzing in there. What are they doing here??? All of them studying English? Or maybe it's just cheaper to shop here. I swear, 1 out of 10 people in there was a Korean. [Note: I may be many things, but not racist. Nothing against them, really just wondering why there seems to be so many of them.]
3. Appreciation of the genius that is Henry Sy. He even had Mall of Asia designed in such a way that the fact that it was sinking a little every year [because of it being built on soft, reclaimed land] could be disguised. The roofs, I mean. And there's an SM in every major city in the country, practically! In any other country, a train station (or city hall, church, plaza...)would be considered the center of town, but in the Philippines it's...SM (and other malls).
4. Slight amusement. Or not. There was an alarming number of ugly old American + Filipina (with whole extended family in tow) couples, eating at family restaurants. But then again, there were some non-obese/hideously deformed young Caucasian + Filipina couples as well, so. There might not be a trend after all.
5. Realizations. Everyone in my family is a drama queen. Except for my dad, who is not female so is a drama...duke? We're all whiny, to certain degrees. But we all try. And that's what counts. Effort. :)
And newsflash! Chalk Magazine named John Lloyd Cruz the #2 hottest guy of 2006. :D
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