Oct 30, 2008

Love Malls: SM Megamall

Mall watching again today people c",
This time SM Megamall, located along the most famous and historical avenue in the Philippines, EDSA and at the heart of Ortigas business district, Metro Manila, Philippines. The mall was once the largest in the country, currently the third largest and the seventh largest in the world. The mall was opened in 1991 and from then became one of the most visited mall in the country until to date.
The mall has two main buildings. Building A and B that houses SM Cinemas, Ice Skating Rink, Bowling Alley, Food Court, Toy Kingdom, Shops and Botiques. It has large halls called Atrium capable of hosting big events and in-mall concerts. SM Department Store and SM Supermarket are the main feature of this malls covering a quarter of the entire mall. A unique featue of this mall is a bridgeway connecting the two main buildings. The bridgeways are lined with eateries, coffe shops and restaurants.
This is the panoramic view of the malls main facade, taken from my sisters phone Nokia 6120 Classic. Their was a bit of distortion in the image, the mall is suppose to be a staight structure but it here, the building came out as curve. c",
The Main Lobby, this is how lobbies looks like in almost all of SM Malls all over the country. Rectangular shaped, with botiques and shops on the side. This is the by the way, the tallest SM mall, a staggering 6 levels including the basement.

The Hallways is very typical but there not as wide as SM Mall Of Asia. Just enough though for people not to bump each while strolling.
Filipinos loves watching movies and Movie Time affirms this being one of the busiest part of the mall. Megamall houses 12 state of the art theaters, price at around Php80 - Php120 per ticket, depending on the accommodation and movies shown. Most of the premier nights are held here being the most accessible of all malls in the Megapolis.
Time Zone, for the young and the young at heart. Inset, a family bonding between a father and his son. Tokens are sold at around Php5 and they also have giveaways in exchange for tickets earned after every game.
The SM Megamall Ice Skating Ring, the only other Ice Skating Ring in the country aside from SM Mall Of Asia. This ring has produce world champions and the best skaters in the world.
Last but not the least, the Foodcourt. This is the biggest Foodcourt in the country occupying almost the entire basement of Building B with the widest and the most number of food choices, from local to international cuisines. Among the food stallls that I like here is "Binalot", a local food chain store that specialized the used of Banana leaves as serving plates. Best thing to do is eat with your bare hand.
Most of the pictures shown here except the panoramic view, were taken form my old phone, Nokia 6233. The images are not that good as Nokia N82. I took them by the way 6 months ago c", soo its kinda old and some areas might have change already. Stay tuned for more my dear reader, More Malls to come your way.

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