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Christmas displays at Policarpio St.

Policarpio St. in Mandaluyong City located near the intersection of Boni Avenue and the street going to Acacia Lane is definitely a must go to place for the holidays. The Christmas displays and spectacular lights that deck the houses are just awesome. Not only were the people and other visitors merry with such grand spectacles, Meralco, the electric company was happier.

The night tiangge (market/bazaar) is now a fixture of the street’s holiday attractions. This is an opportunity for the subdivision and maybe the home owners considering the very high electric bills.

Another vendor at the street bazaar briskly selling Christmas holiday trinkets.

The House of Santa Claus is another attraction. A houseful of lights and holiday decors with a multitude displays of Santas of different sizes. Here, visitors pose on a life size version.

A rich nativity scene with moving figures in one house, while another, the main attraction, is a house that’s blanketed with thousands of christmas lights from the roof down to the trees and grasses in the garden! A very opulent display that dazzle the eyes but hard on the owner’s pocket. In an interview in the Philippine Daily Inquirer, the owner spent around P75,000 (around $1,700) in electric bills alone. This time, they made it a point to cut costs and target around P35,000.

From SM Megamall

Was watching the movie Madagascar and when I exited SM Megamall, it was just raining very hard. I just sat on the stone steps like these department store employees waiting for the rain to stop or at least come to a slight drizzle.

The rain indeed stopped and while walking to the other side of EDSA via the overpass, took this photo of the new and spanking walkway leading to the entrance of the mall. Its massive, compared to the one before it. Its made of steel and fiberglass and it just looks awesome! It just reminds me of waves. Finishing touches are still being done.

SM Megamall was where me and my college classmates used to hangout inbetween and after classes. Its also where me and my boardmates go during weekends to watch a movie or just bum around, windowshop and observe people when there’s nothing to do at the boarding house. Its now old but they still manage to develop and enhance it from time to time and still, especially on midnight madness sales, its more like a town fiesta with people from all walks of life converge, shop, look, eat and just kill time.