Free Gift Wrapping for Christmas Shopping

 As Yuletide Season is approaching, my sisters decided to shop earlier to avoid holiday rush. Last night we went to SM City Sucat Mall. We usually shop in that mall because that’s the most accessible shopping center for us.

It’s been years that we shop in there specially for Christmas shopping. One of the reasons is that their gift wrapping is free so that is convenient for us plus we can select what wrapper we want to. We have a huge family and for the immediate family alone it is a challenge.

All SM Malls have free gift wrapping regardless of the price. Lol so it’s more fun finding the suitable gifts for your love ones. Good luck to your Christmas shopping spree.

San Miguel by the Bay-Mall of Asia

SM Mall of Asia also known as MOA or MoA is currently the largest shopping mall in the Philippines [1] and the 3rd largest shopping mall in the world in terms of Gross Floor Area according to Studies by Eastern Connecticut State University. It opened on May 21, 2006. The mall is located at Bay City, Pasay City, Philippines just near the SM Central Business Park and the Manila Bay. The mall attracts people from locals to foreigners

One of the attractions here is the San Miguel by the Bay just at the back of the Mall. As Manila mayor Alfredo Lim ordered the demolition of structures along the shorelines of Manila Bay, Manila known as Baywalk. The demolition coincides with the construction of a wide array of restaurant and Open Park. Patrons of the deserted Baywalk quickly flocked the new feature of the Mall of Asia complex, which is also along the shorelines of Manila Bay in Pasay City.


Manila Sunset in a gloomy day



The wide array of restaurants also features a small sea food market known as seaside where patrons can buy fresh sea foods and request to cook them in Paluto stalls or restaurants.
In the afternoon this place is the best place to witness the Manila Sunset and during the nights you can listen and watch live bands, sing in the videoke machine of some restaurants or watch mime artists.


Mime Artist

There is a dancing colorful fountain installed and a Firefly Choir Christmas Tree, which is composed of top band chorales, a 53-foot giant singing Christmas tree that has 47,000 bulbs and yet consumes 3,000 watts, festooned with cost-saving firefly light- emitting diode and fluorescent light. It is Firefly’s way of promoting energy-efficient solutions from every home and that holiday lighting need not to be a burden to the environment. The tree uses energy-sufficient saving wonders proven to be more cost effective, functional, long-lasting, durable and environment-friendly.
Sometimes we go there early in the morning to join the group who do exercise. There are fitness equipments free to use. There are pet lovers who bring along their pets as they do exercise. The ground can be used as picnic ground, that’s why some family do picnic there too.

The Tallest Indoor Christmas Tree in the Philippines-Mall of Asia, Bay City, Pasay City

Christmas Season is the most festive occasion in the Philippines. As early as September Christmas Carols can be heard on the radio. Some Filipinos buy their Christmas presents as early as possible. Although we are also affected by the World’s Economic Meltdown, we have ways to celebrate Christmas in most festive way.





Last weekend I was in the SM Mall of Asia, Bay City, Pasay City. Everything is grand and glorious at the SM Mall of Asia at it showcases the holidays with a Christmas Wonderworld Celebration. At the center of all the activities is the Giant Christmas Tree at the mall’s atrium. The towering 42-foot tree is decorated with thousands of gold Christmas balls and stars. Complementing these golden garlands are the Christmas tree lights. I’ve seen how kids enjoyed just by staring at the Christmas tree.



I noticed that there were more window shoppers than the real shoppers. Aside from window shoppings, there are attractions here specially during this time, Christmas. Kids will certainly think big this Christmas in the Dino Live Theme Park. Enjoy world-class entertainment, Dino movies, and Dino games at this exhibit of life sized robotic dinosaurs from November 28 to January 11 at the SM Mall of Asia. Music will fill the mall in the Grand Symphony of Voices, a series of performances by some of the country’s top choral groups like the UP Singing Ambassadors and Coro Tomasino. This will be held every weekend of November and daily this December at the mall’s atrium. The Skating rink in this mall is the largest in the country.



Celebrate a Christmas Wonderworld at the SM Mall of Asia.