Mall of Asia

The SM Mall of Asia is the largest shopping mall in the Philippines and the 7th largest shopping mall in the world. It is owned and operated by SM Prime Holdings, under the management of Henry Sy, a Chinese-Filipino business tycoon. It opened on May 21, 2006.

The Mall of Asia was constructed within the reclamation area, west of Roxas Boulevard in Pasay City, aptly nicknamed "Bay City". It is built on 19.5 hectares of reclaimed land and has a gross floor area of 386,224 square meters. The mall is located at the southmost tip of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue.

One day is actually not enough to roam around and check out every nook of the mall especially if your knees are weak.


Incidentally, this is where RCBC held its annual bowling tournmament. The company that I worked for is an affiliate, so we were able to experience a very nice venue. Last year, we held it at SM Megamall. The bowling area has 42 lanes and automatic scoring screens.

A giant globe, one of the attractions outside the mall The mall's front view at night.
with my nephew,Christian

Aside from the mall's main attraction, IMAX theater, the mall features the Philippines's first Olympic-sized ice skating rink. At 61 by 30 meters, the rink is described as the biggest of its kind in Southeast Asia. Whoa! =)