After a week of speculation we were finally treated with the “good news” that “Olivia” finally said yes. And we were treated also with the news that they bought what would be their first “investment” together…at Pioneer Woodlands. Thus we finally realize it was also a stroke of viral and somewhat clever marketing courtesy of Empire East, the developer of this residential condominium project for the aforementioned unit located at the corner of EDSA and Pioneer Street in Mandaluyong in the bustling business district there.
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A Not-So-Ordinary Valentines Day In The City: The Mystery of “Olivia”
Valentines Day 2014 would have been yet another Valentines Day in the metropolis with all the commercial establishments announcing their Valentine promos, heavy traffic in the streets compounded by the fact that V-Day falls on a Friday and it’s almost payday as well for many, not to mention the lines of vehicles and patrons going to one of those venues along the motel row. But something began to pop up along the streets of Metro Manila that sent the city abuzz. Billboards appeared on various bus stops among the major thoroughfares of the city, particularly EDSA, just a few days before Valentines Day. The billboards contain the same simple message:…
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A New Beginning
Not many people know this, but I was not a newbie blogger when I first started blogging as the Urban Roamer. In fact, I was already blogging long before that, probably about 5-6 years prior. Admittedly though, my blogging life pre-Urban Roamer days were not that noteworthy as I never got to regularly update my blog. So when I conceived what would become the Urban Roamer, there was this lingering fear that it will fall the same fate as my previous blog. Nevertheless, I was prevailed upon by that need for me to have an outlet of sorts for my interests and passion for the metropolis I grew up in…
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The Mega Fashion Hall: Ice Skating Makes a Homecoming
Back in the early days of the Urban Roamer, one of the early posts published in the site was a memoriam to the SM Megamall Ice Skating Rink. long considered as a landmark that put the mall and SM as a whole on the map. At that time, SM Megamall was undergoing what could be considered the early phase of its expansion as the Ice Skating Rink and the nearby Bowling area had to give way to more retailers who wish to set shop in the bustling mall. For the next four years or so, SM Megamall has constantly expanded itself to as far as its property can accommodate, putting…