trinoma

Had the opportunity to visit Trinoma yesterday because of an appointment. Trinoma is this swanky new brainchild of the Ayalas in North Avenue. It faces Mindanao Avenue and is connected to the rest of Metro Manila via the MRT. The place just opened last month so nothing's there yet except a few early-bird boutiques, the ever-ubiquitous food chains, and some shacked-up, soon-to-open shops all screaming for your money.

But despite that and the fact that it was a weekday afternoon, Trinoma was crawling with people. Everywhere it's families and students strolling and snapping pictures, window-shoppers coming in and out of shops, fashion freaks and assorted geeks flaunting their style. They were strutting the strut of people who knew they were strutting at the right place.

Malls and Filipinos. Indeed, there's a thesis begging to be written here.