December 23, 2009

Red

I had to buy some things for the office yesterday and ended up in another SM mall, this time the one in Marikina City. SM is the largest chain of malls in the Philippines and it currently has eleven in Metro Manila alone, not counting its stand-alone hyper-supermarkets. The mall in Marikina is its newest and though it's the one closest to where I work, it was the first time I went there. Its main entrance leads to a three-story south-facing atrium which fills this part of the mall with bright natural light. Great space, and it looked even more impressive with the gigantic Christmas ornaments.

SM City Marikina's grand atrium decorated for Christmas

22 comments:

  1. arabesqueDecember 23, 2009 at 2:03 PM

    hi hilda, sm marikina...the one that got flooded? never been there also. awesome makeover! i like the interiors, very red and festive! ^0^

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  2. ALL ABOUT...Portland Oregon Real EstateDecember 23, 2009 at 2:43 PM

    Really Nice Hilda. Love the red!

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  3. VPDecember 23, 2009 at 4:50 PM

    A great atrium perfectly decorated with these huge ornaments. Nice mix of geometric shapes for an excellent picture. I like the architecture of this mall!

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  4. OlivierDecember 23, 2009 at 5:07 PM

    belles decorations de noel, j'adore ça

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  5. MoDecember 23, 2009 at 6:33 PM

    Very festive

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  6. LachezarDecember 23, 2009 at 6:56 PM

    I have enjoyed your blog and your kind comments throughout this year. Thank you for that and please accept my best wishes for this Festive Season and a Happy, Healthy and Successful New Year for you and your family.

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  7. brattcatDecember 23, 2009 at 9:04 PM

    Beautiful composition!

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  8. JanetDecember 23, 2009 at 9:51 PM

    Impressive decorations and photo!

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  9. Leif HagenDecember 23, 2009 at 10:19 PM

    What lovely, unique decorations! Fun!
    Merry Christmas, Hilda!

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  10. johnnyDecember 23, 2009 at 10:22 PM

    Beautiful Christmas decoration, very original. Shopping centers are spending big money to attract customers and as Christmas aprobechan claim. Hilda, Have a good day of Christmas

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  11. JudyDecember 23, 2009 at 11:23 PM

    Large and pretty! Hope you have a beautiful Christmas.

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  12. LoisDecember 24, 2009 at 12:30 AM

    Wow Hilda, we can't even keep 2 malls in business around here. Those are beautiful decorations!

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  13. hadvDecember 24, 2009 at 1:04 AM

    Merry Christmas to you and your family!! (Just in case I forget to greet you tomorrow :-)

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  14. TaraDecember 24, 2009 at 1:58 AM

    Great deco and so Christmasy..have a wonderful one! And btw, yeah I've registered at CDP for inclusion but it seems they're having some problems right now, so, I'll just wait for their activation email.

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  15. Cezar and LéiaDecember 24, 2009 at 2:51 AM

    I love Christmas time because wherever you are you find beautiful ornaments around! Great shot!
    Léia

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  16. HalcyonDecember 24, 2009 at 4:51 AM

    Those are very pretty!!

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  17. marleyDecember 24, 2009 at 6:28 AM

    Wow! That is very cool. And very festive!

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  18. AnonymousDecember 24, 2009 at 9:43 AM

    May you all have a blessed Christmas.

    To be honest I don't know much about those "hypermarket", nevertheless would like to visit one, as I assume that there is a reason why they are 'hyper'.

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  19. GeorgeDecember 24, 2009 at 12:29 PM

    You've made a beautiful capture of a beautiful Christmas scene. It looks very festive.

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  20. HildaDecember 24, 2009 at 12:48 PM

    Robert:
    A hypermart is a supermarket that also sells clothes, appliances, houseware and other things you would not normally find in a grocery.

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  21. GunnDecember 24, 2009 at 2:40 PM

    This is sooooo pretty! The shaps and colors are nice!
    GOD JUL/ Merry Christmas to you and your family!

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  22. ABJanuary 1, 2010 at 1:16 AM

    Nicely captured.

    All the best for 2010!

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