The Manila Times

Scenes from a mall

- PATRICIA BIANCA S. TACULAO

GOING to the mall is a favorite Filipino pastime where people can go to relax, enjoy recreation­al activities, indulge in meals from their favorite restaurant­s or splurge on themselves and their family.

taken on the challenge of being Instagram-worthy to entice a bigger crowd while being an eye-candy to the mall-goers.

eager to share to their friends and family the colorful as well as creative decoration­s that embellish the halls of a mall.

 ??  ?? Greenbelt celebrates Christmas with bright lights that resemble stars.
Greenbelt celebrates Christmas with bright lights that resemble stars.
 ??  ?? Sweet treats hang from the ceiling of the brightly lit Century City Mall.
Sweet treats hang from the ceiling of the brightly lit Century City Mall.
 ??  ?? The nutcracker and an assortment of sweets readily welcome Century City Mall’s mall-goers.
The nutcracker and an assortment of sweets readily welcome Century City Mall’s mall-goers.
 ??  ?? Gourdo’s used the traditiona­l red and white color combinatio­n to decorate their store window in SM Megamall.
Gourdo’s used the traditiona­l red and white color combinatio­n to decorate their store window in SM Megamall.
 ??  ?? Mall-goers can have their picture taken in the gingerbrea­d house at the ground floor of Century City Mall.
Mall-goers can have their picture taken in the gingerbrea­d house at the ground floor of Century City Mall.
 ?? PHOTO BY JOHN MICAH SEBASTIAN ?? A large parol decorates the halls of Ayala Malls.
PHOTO BY JOHN MICAH SEBASTIAN A large parol decorates the halls of Ayala Malls.
 ??  ?? The window of CLN in SM Megamall used the vibrant mix of red and white to channel the colors of Christmas.
The window of CLN in SM Megamall used the vibrant mix of red and white to channel the colors of Christmas.
 ??  ?? SM Megamall chose a cool and bright combinatio­n with blue and silver trinkets to adorn the mall.
SM Megamall chose a cool and bright combinatio­n with blue and silver trinkets to adorn the mall.
 ??  ?? Glorietta greets its mall-goers for the holidays with an evergreen arc adorned with bright parols. PHOTO BY JOHN MICAH SEBASTIAN
Glorietta greets its mall-goers for the holidays with an evergreen arc adorned with bright parols. PHOTO BY JOHN MICAH SEBASTIAN

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