Malling
A common hobby of a lot of Filipinos is malling (not sure if this is the official term or not), this involves wondering around the malls for a few hours shopping, window shopping or doing other things for entertainment!The main reason for this, is not only that malls are a fun place, but they all have one thing in common... really good air-conditioning!! Since most people want to get out of the hot weather during the day, the perfect place to do this is the mall.
What do people do there?
Eating/Drinking
In most malls you have places to eat and drink, a few common ones are:- Jolibee (Filipino version of McDonalds.. but with a few nice variations, such as hotdogs and filipino dishes)
- KFC
- Pizza Hut
- McDonalds
- Chow King (chinese style fast food)
- Toyko Toyko (Japanese food)
- Mang Inasal (Filipino bbq and other foods)
- Jerrys Grill (Drink and grill bar, good place for hanging out)
- Kenny Rogers Roasters
I could go on.. there is a large list though, all depends on your tastes and what your craving for.. just this weekend I went to a place called the Pancake House.. although they have a lot more than pancakes!!!
other than eating...
Other things you will commonly find in the malls are arcades (such as Timezone and Toms world), where you can play video games, shoot on basketball hoops (there are a lot of these) and win prizes by collecting tickets. You can also sing karaoke in private rooms here, where you can either use tokens or pay by the hour.Internet Cafes
Another thing thats very common in the malls are internet cafes such as netopia and lots of others too.Singing
I've noticed a lot of singing rooms opening up too.. usually about 1 or 2 per mall, these operate in a similar way to the arcades, where you can pay per hour or per song.Opening times
Most malls here in the Philippines are open around 10am to 10pm.. although some stores or restaurants may open later. depending on the location of the mall and the type of restaurant (usually bar/ grills are the ones that open until later).Common Malls
A few malls that you will see often are:SM malls
Robinsons Malls
Ayala Malls (such as glorietta, Greenbelt etc)
SM is probably the most popular, in Manila at least there seems to be 1 SM mall per area!
Recommendations
With plenty of malls around, theres no excuse not to visit, at least to check it out.. a few big ones I recommend are:SM Mall Of Asia (commonly abbreviated as MOA) - very very big mall, with a ton of great restaurants at the back.. right beside the sea, this complex has enough stores to satisfy even the most demanding shopper!! There is enough to do here that you'll need a lot more than one visit to experience it all! This mall is located in Manila, beside Manila bay (at the end of EDSA road and near to Roxas Boulevard. Buses and Jeeps often go here, so its an easy location to get to.
SM Megamall - Located on EDSA near to Quezon city, this mall is also quite large, and houses an outdoor market too, perfect for bargain hunters and mallers alike.
SM southmall - Located in Las Pinas, this mall is frequented by a lot of foreign residents living near by.. because of this it caters for a wide range of international foods and stores.
Greenbelt complex - Makati, great place for a day out.. its a mall that surrounds a green park like area. Nature in the middle of the city! This mall has a lot of fashion boutiques and very large selection of restaurants, coffee houses, bars and nightclubs. You can hang around here for 24 hours if you wanted to.. since was the bars/restaurants are closing early morning, the stores are beginning to open up again. Coffee houses here tend to be 24 hours! A lot of the places cater specifically for foreign tourists, so be prepared to pay higher prices than usual!
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