Asia Mall (SM), Manila Bay
Yesterday morning we were getting ready to go to Asia Mall when Peter felt his stomach feel weird with some sharp pains. He took his Milk Thistle herb for his daily dose to clean the blood system when he felt a bad reaction in his gut. He read the fine print on the bottle label and saw that if you have any intestinal disorder do not take the herb. Too late. He was really having a hard time lying down as it feels worse that way so he just sat on the chair, head down, and trying to visualize healing. I was a bit concerned because it felt like Berlin all over again. In 2003 when we were in Berlin he got sick and so weak due to bad instestinal bacteria eating him up inside. Literally. This time it was almost the same except that he was just in pain from the morning until early afternoon then felt better in the later hours. As usual I told him to simply fast on water the whole day. While he recuperated, I took that time to do more cleaning around the house, checking under the beds to see if there are more stuff to give away. Yep, indeed, there were more things that were so old that it either had to be thrown away or given away.
It was a blessing that the reaction to his stomach happened just before we left the house. Otherwise we would have been on the bus or MRT (Metro Rail Transit) and probably have gone straight to the hospital.
Anyway, that's over now. He's much better already - even thinking about what he wants to eat here at Asia Mall.
This morning we took a bus to the Victory Liner station to check on times and fares for our trip to La Union tomorrow morning. Then we took another bus to the nearest MRT station in Cubao. From there we took the MRT straight on to Taft Avenue - which took only 20 minutes or less. From Taft Avenue we got a jeepney that goes into Asia Mall. Very convenient and very fast!
Asia Mall is located on top of reclaimed land along the Manila Bay. It's so enormous that it spans about a quarter to a half mile. The design makes use of the cool breeze coming from the bay. The main sections of the mall are air conditioned but if you want to hang out at a cafe or restaurant or listen to concerts they are all located outdoors in the breezy section. They have 2 IMAX theaters, about 12 full screen theaters, Ice Skating Rink, loads of restaurants with a variety of cooking style, loads of food carts, tons of small stores, internet cafes, etc. One would have to spend the entire day just going around the place. And to try out all the restaurants would take about half a year or so. But do not come here when it is a holiday or a weekend because it will just be too crowded. If you live in a place like Maui, you would have culture shock or people shock or loud sound shock - all of the above!
Today the mall is pretty quiet, not too many people, so it is quite nice to stroll and see everything Mall of Asia has to offer. Later I'm sure we will have a hard time choosing where to eat lunch.
Tomorrow we leave for San Fernando, La Union via Dominion Transit or Viron Transit. My next post will be from Lingsat, San Fernando City, La Union.
Yesterday morning we were getting ready to go to Asia Mall when Peter felt his stomach feel weird with some sharp pains. He took his Milk Thistle herb for his daily dose to clean the blood system when he felt a bad reaction in his gut. He read the fine print on the bottle label and saw that if you have any intestinal disorder do not take the herb. Too late. He was really having a hard time lying down as it feels worse that way so he just sat on the chair, head down, and trying to visualize healing. I was a bit concerned because it felt like Berlin all over again. In 2003 when we were in Berlin he got sick and so weak due to bad instestinal bacteria eating him up inside. Literally. This time it was almost the same except that he was just in pain from the morning until early afternoon then felt better in the later hours. As usual I told him to simply fast on water the whole day. While he recuperated, I took that time to do more cleaning around the house, checking under the beds to see if there are more stuff to give away. Yep, indeed, there were more things that were so old that it either had to be thrown away or given away.
It was a blessing that the reaction to his stomach happened just before we left the house. Otherwise we would have been on the bus or MRT (Metro Rail Transit) and probably have gone straight to the hospital.
Anyway, that's over now. He's much better already - even thinking about what he wants to eat here at Asia Mall.
This morning we took a bus to the Victory Liner station to check on times and fares for our trip to La Union tomorrow morning. Then we took another bus to the nearest MRT station in Cubao. From there we took the MRT straight on to Taft Avenue - which took only 20 minutes or less. From Taft Avenue we got a jeepney that goes into Asia Mall. Very convenient and very fast!
Asia Mall is located on top of reclaimed land along the Manila Bay. It's so enormous that it spans about a quarter to a half mile. The design makes use of the cool breeze coming from the bay. The main sections of the mall are air conditioned but if you want to hang out at a cafe or restaurant or listen to concerts they are all located outdoors in the breezy section. They have 2 IMAX theaters, about 12 full screen theaters, Ice Skating Rink, loads of restaurants with a variety of cooking style, loads of food carts, tons of small stores, internet cafes, etc. One would have to spend the entire day just going around the place. And to try out all the restaurants would take about half a year or so. But do not come here when it is a holiday or a weekend because it will just be too crowded. If you live in a place like Maui, you would have culture shock or people shock or loud sound shock - all of the above!
Today the mall is pretty quiet, not too many people, so it is quite nice to stroll and see everything Mall of Asia has to offer. Later I'm sure we will have a hard time choosing where to eat lunch.
Tomorrow we leave for San Fernando, La Union via Dominion Transit or Viron Transit. My next post will be from Lingsat, San Fernando City, La Union.
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