Not my favorite mall. I got pretty bored here really quick. My mom and auntie wanted to go in there to look for a mirror for the house so I went into a housewares store with them. Who knew there were that many types of rice cookers?
There are tons of stores selling everyday clothes, but I didn't see any bookstores and there's a store selling really generic cheapo gifts but nothing souvenir worthy, so I wandered in that store and came out empty handed.
But I am happy to say that for 5 pesos per song, you can sing karaoke in the arcade upstairs. :) That was definitely the highlight of my visit. But before I could sing, I had to wait my turn watching the teen boys singing. I don't think you see that many guys in general volunteering for karaoke in the USA (especially not young ones) so it was definitely different to see. Usually the ones in the USA want to rap or look tough or something. These boys were singing romantic songs to no one in particular or 80s rock songs.
I had to wait for the teens to finish their performances and I picked a Tagalog song to sing. I'm such a newb at this language but why sing in English in the Philippines when I can do that at home? And what better way to practice my Tagalog than singing in a public space to a wide audience of passersby at the mall? It was great until the song before mine finished and somehow the karaoke machine just froze for 5 minutes. Ugh... The big group had left already and there was just one teen guy waiting for his turn, but he tried helping me. Fortunately the machine started working again out of nowhere and I got to sing my song.
Nobody really cares if anyone sings. They just go on like it's any normal day because hey! it's the Philippines. EVERYONE sings here. You hear people almost everywhere singing. It's like walking into a karaoke room place. Except you could be anywhere. It's true. It's more fun in the Philippines!
Also they have Dunkin Donuts downstairs if you start craving for their eclairs. Yes, the Dunkin in the Philippines sells eclairs and they are scrumptious. I had the green matcha tea and tiramisu. Get your game together in the states, Dunkin!
Other stores in this mall include Watsons and Red Ribbon if I remember correctly. If you're hungry for something besides Dunkin Donuts there's not a whole lot to choose from here.
If you're looking to buy some tshirts or sing karaoke for 5 pesos, or if you're craving some yummy eclairs, this is a decent spot. But otherwise, I prefer Robinsons or SM. read more