More Ayala Trinoma Pictures

I personally went to Trinoma last Saturday with my friend to check out the place and what can it offer compared to SM City. I must admit that I can say that I am a “laking SM” since childhood. It has always been a Mecca where I can buy everything I need from school works, groceries, personal needs and up to entertainment.

Upon entering the MRT side entrance (the walkway from MRT to Trinoma isn’t fixed yet – you have to go down the street and climb the stairs towards the mall), a lot of stores are still closed although the upcoming stores’ names are already indicated there. Mister Donut is already open and it isn’t your ordinary stall – it is much more like a cafe similar to the Dunkin Donut set-up in SM North, only bigger.

As you walk past Mister Donut, you’ll be welcomed by the large Activity Center (I am not familiar with the exact name yet).

During that time, an activity has just ended and I saw people taking pictures of whoever-the-character-there in the stage. The stage is not that wide compared to Glorietta but the viewing area here is way better here. People can appreciate more whatever performance is happening here since there are more floors available and the short distance between the viewing area and the stage makes one appreciate more what’s happening there.

On a closer view, I also liked the coliseum styled stage though I wish it was much bigger too.

Some of the stores are already open though majority of them are still close. But if you are a typical family mall goer, the place is already OK. Fastfood is already available – I haven’t seen Jollibee myself but McDonalds is in the same floor as Timezone beside Olympic Village.

Going further, the entrance near Mindanao avenue has this structure. I presume that in this area is where that reverse waterfall is. I like this specific view because it is a refreshing view inside the mall. The glass enclosed elevator is also cool and I might try it some other time.

Here’s a view from a lower point of the picture above. The 3 “showers” you see on the coffee shop is part of the reverse waterfall of the mall.

Before this structure was built, I remember that this area is where the MRT depot is found. As such in the picture above, I noticed that there’s a MRT train that came out from the farthest right area of the picture. I think it is safe to assume that Trinoma sits on top of the MRT depot.

This garden is found on the level under the cinemas. We weren’t able to get pictures of the outside garden (which is a Zen inspired one) of the cinemas because the rains suddenly fell.

Interestingly, Fitness First is also coming to Trinoma. I am not particularly sure on how this will be different from the Fitness First found in the opposite mall. As the name implies, there could be some sense of exclusivity but I am not also sure how this specific brand par against Fitness First Plus found in RCBC Makati.

That’s all for now. I’ll try to be back this Saturday again to get more pictures. Hopefully, I can bring my DSLR with me rather than my camera phone.

I’m on the Web

The Philippine Entertainment Portal is my first and biggest project so far that I have handled in my work at GMA New Media Inc. I never knew that my name appears on the about page of the said website.

Do you know where you’re going to?

I promised myself to pass by the new mall in the block which is Trinoma. I went there this afternoon with my friend and there’s a sign that would definitely lead you asking, “ano ba talaga kuya?” (what do you really mean, kuya)

Up or down? If they are referring to the activity center, it is down. If they are referring to the lobby found on the upper part of the building, then it is up. But in this case, should that be the case they are referring to, they should be more descriptive so as not to confuse mall goers.

Ayala Trinoma Mall

There’s a new mall just around the corner.

Last week, Ayala Malls opened its newest branch, the Trinoma Mall which sits beside the North Avenue MRT station and in front of SM Mall’s flagship mall – SM North Edsa. I haven’t been there personally but from the looks outside, it seems like it is a big mall and people who went there told me that it is Glorietta and Greenbelt combined (these two are Ayala Malls located in Makati). While the mall isn’t fully complete, there are news that they’ll be try to bring also to Trinoma the stores found in their Makati branch.

Personally, this would give SM North a stiff competition to think that most of its patrons are office workers (after office hours) and students of nearby schools (University of the Philippines Diliman, QC Polytechnic, Quezon City Science HS, etc). Now that we have another choice, we still have to see which of these two will fare against each other.

Luckily, I live near these two malls. When I’m bored on one, I can simply transfer to another. 😛

Here are two videos that my neighbor has recorded of the place. I’ll try to go there within the week so that I can feel myself the “grandeur” of an Ayala Mall with the comfort of closeness to our home.

This is the video of the activity center.

This second video is the view of the rooftop.

Trivia: The name Trinoma was derived from the words: Triangle North Mall. The mall is currently situated in the North Triangle of Quezon City.

Election 2007

Election season is one of the most anticipated events in Philippine History. Not only that we elect our local and national leaders, it has also been an entertainment show where you see action, love story, suspense, horror in live action. You can’t discount the amount of violent scenarios that you would never thought would happen in a so-called “democratic” country.

In my current work, I can see how broadcast companies can be so busy on times like these. My participation was a bit small – aside from the usual stuff I do for the Philippine Entertainment Portal (www.pep.ph), I had a small stint doing for the unofficial quick count that our mother company has participated in. It was quite tedious and tiring as we had to be in the office since last Friday, 11 May 2007 to prepare all the stuff and the last minute preparations for the Monday’s election.

Now that the election is over, the action doesn’t stop yet. We still need to be vigilant and watchful of our votes as cheating starts in counting. Violence may continue as most people aspire for power that they’ll do anything to get it. I hope that this season is over and let’s move forward to a better tomorrow.

May God Bless the Philippines!

(ps: I posted this blog using 2007 Microsoft Word)