While it is now quite easy to get copies of songs that you want from the net or by subscribing to…read moreSpotify, there's still something infinitely more special and satisfying about popping a CD of your favorite band or singer into a player and going through their album. I know, I know, it's quite old school of me, but I can't help it -- i came from the generation that had mixed tapes and CD changers and betamax and vhs and all that. Which is why stores like Odyssey in Greenbelt 1 still lure me in. I love having physical, original copies of music and movies. This branch, in particular, usually has an amazing stock of classic or just old-ish movies lining the shelves -- and on sale, too! This is where I get DVDs to build my and my daughter's collection from -- a boxed set of Back to the Future, Coraline, Somewhere In Time, School of Rock, the Before trilogy, the Avengers movies, Star Wars, ET, and much more now sit on our shelves at home. Drop by some time and you're sure to find a few gems you'd love to keep.

Summertime entails a lot of free time for me. This means I can finally catch up on the movies and…read moreTV shows that I missed during the busy months of working. Not only that, being the gamer that I am, I can now check out the sequels of the games that I have finished over the previous breaks and holidays. For all of these, this place is my one-stop-shop. It provides every music and movie lover with audio and video needs for optimum enjoyment. They don't just sell albums and movies but they also have accessories such as earphones and speakers to enhance the whole listening and watching experience. I really appreciate the staff here. I usually get my earphones from this store and they are really keen on asking for your needs and budget so they can suggest the item that would suit you. They are honest and unbiased in endorsing products. They don't just say that everything is good just for the sake of sales. They are also aware of the specifications and features of items so they can better help you in making the right choices. So the next time I'd need a new pair of earphones and speakers, I would just keep coming back to this place and so should you.

Growing up in a religious family meant going to OMF when its only branch was still in some far away…read moreplace. Now that they have a branch in Makati, in Greenbelt 1, it means stopping by out of habit to check out their books so I can impress my parents and make it seem that I'm still their religious and church going daughter. For those who don't know, OMF is a religious bookstore. They don't just sell Bibles though. They also have devotionals, inspirational books and books that give advice. They also have CDs and DVDs of preachings, services, movies, and praise and worship songs. I now stop by this place because they sometimes have really cool novels. They're written by Christian authors, but the genre is suspense and horror. And OMF is the only bookstore that always has books by Ted Dekker.

From the founders of Bookay-Ukay, this small place full of books is quite similar to the original…read morestore, with a variety of books, from bestselling authors like Paulo Coelho to not-so-mainstream finds like Chocolat by Joanne Harris. They also have old books you won't find in National Bookstore or Powerbooks anymore, like Sweet Valley High and Nancy Drew. Those books certainly brought me down memory lane. The books are grouped according to categories, though there are no category titles. The books are slightly cheaper than the books you would find in mainstream bookstores, but still more expensive than those you would find in other secondhand bookstores like Booksale. But if you're just near BookFellas or Bookay-Ukay, why not buy from them if you find a book you like, also to support small local businesses like these? I remember buying hard-to-find books from Bookay-Ukay. I would do the same for BookFellas, should I find a book I really like. On my first visit, though, I was just happy browsing. BookFellas is located just beside two food places, Happy Kitchen and Abra Miki ni Nanay. So, when you get hungry after book browsing, you can conveniently eat at any of these places. In my case, I browsed books while waiting for my order.