Inside Mall of Asia at Christmas
Sometimes there is an activity we’d like so much to accomplish but because of the hassle we have to undergo to do it, we just forget it if it’s not important anyway. That activity becomes a dream, until destiny suddenly brings us there. For me, that activity is simply to go to “Mall of Asia”, which they said is the biggest mall, not only in the Philippines but in the whole of Asia. The place is too far from our residence and there are a lot of shopping places nearby like Megamall, Robinson’s Galleria, Eastwood City malls, Gateway, Trinoma, SM City North, Hypermart, Tiendesitas, SM Marikina, etc. We are actually in the middle of all these malls.
Until one day, my son and daughter told me that their choir, Novo Concertante Manila, will be singing at MOA (popular abbreviation for Mall of Asia) and I immediately answered “We will watch!”. I couldn’t think of a better reason for me to go there. The day of their performance was December 22, Monday. We expected a lot of traffic so we decided not to bring the car. Fortunately there were already jeepneys going to MOA waiting for passengers from the MRT, so it was really easy.
When we were there, I was expecting a large structure and I was disappointed not to see any. I realized though that what really made MOA the biggest is its sprawling low structures connected by bridges. At the far background of this photo with a “cute” open shuttle is a blue bridge. The next photo is a shot of this same place from that bridge.
At Christmas, inside a big mall is of course a big Christmas tree, and a stage where various shows are held. Choirs singing Christmas carols are indispensable, especially if they’ve won in a contest, like the first prize for church choir category won by Novo Concertante Manila in the recently concluded “Vivere Chorale Competition 2008”, a popular annual chorale competition in the Philippines. The host of the competition is Vivere Hotel, an elegant hotel in Alabang. Maybe one day I should visit that hotel and blog about it (another dream, LOL).
What a wonderful way for me to go to MOA, and listen to Novo Concertante Manila sing one of my favorite Christmas songs, a German song titled “Frohlocket Ihr Folker auf Erden”, which exclaims the joy and thanksgiving of the world for He has sent His son for the redemption of mankind.
Until one day, my son and daughter told me that their choir, Novo Concertante Manila, will be singing at MOA (popular abbreviation for Mall of Asia) and I immediately answered “We will watch!”. I couldn’t think of a better reason for me to go there. The day of their performance was December 22, Monday. We expected a lot of traffic so we decided not to bring the car. Fortunately there were already jeepneys going to MOA waiting for passengers from the MRT, so it was really easy.
When we were there, I was expecting a large structure and I was disappointed not to see any. I realized though that what really made MOA the biggest is its sprawling low structures connected by bridges. At the far background of this photo with a “cute” open shuttle is a blue bridge. The next photo is a shot of this same place from that bridge.
At Christmas, inside a big mall is of course a big Christmas tree, and a stage where various shows are held. Choirs singing Christmas carols are indispensable, especially if they’ve won in a contest, like the first prize for church choir category won by Novo Concertante Manila in the recently concluded “Vivere Chorale Competition 2008”, a popular annual chorale competition in the Philippines. The host of the competition is Vivere Hotel, an elegant hotel in Alabang. Maybe one day I should visit that hotel and blog about it (another dream, LOL).
What a wonderful way for me to go to MOA, and listen to Novo Concertante Manila sing one of my favorite Christmas songs, a German song titled “Frohlocket Ihr Folker auf Erden”, which exclaims the joy and thanksgiving of the world for He has sent His son for the redemption of mankind.
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