The new TriNoma mall

July 3rd, 2007 | 11 Comments

trinoma.jpg The TriNoma (Triangle North of Manila), another of the Ayala’s mall ventures, the newest mall in Metro Manila was a curiosity to me that’s why last Sunday, we intentionally went there to check it out for ourselves. Located just beside the MRT North Edsa station and just across the street from SM North Edsa, the behemoth of a building from the outside proved to be a disappointment inside. Once you go in, you immediately feel the tight spaces within the mall. The floor height is just too low that I just felt claustrophobic. It lacks the airiness of the the other Ayala malls like that in Glorietta or the Ayala Center in Cebu. The activity center seems just too small, dwarfed by those massive columns that dominate the center. Some sections are just dimly lit. Even if these areas still has to be filled out with stores, the way the lights are fixed along the hallways are just not bright enough.

While I was at first intrigued by the garden cum park at the rooftop upon More »

At the Sta. Clara Monastery

July 14th, 2006 | No Comments

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We were planning to offer eggs to Sta. Clara at the monastery in Katipunan, QC, together with Jing and Joyce. Tradition and beliefs have it that if you want to have a sunny day on a specific date, one need to offer eggs to the saint. Well, considering that the past week saw it as very wet with a typhoon in the run, we were a bit worried that this weekend, when we will have our climb at Gulugod Baboy in Batangas, it might be wet too.

After meeting at Gateway Mall, we arrived at the monastery at a little past 1900H and lo, it was closed. I guess, we just have to pray harder so that it wouldn’t rain. :-)