Shop ’til you Drop on September 5-7

Mark your calendars as Cebu’s two premier malls will be holding a weekend sale on September 5-7, 2008. Enjoy up to 50% savings on selected items.

Together with the weekend sale, Ayala Center Cebu will be bringing Cartoon Network’s Ben 10 Live! to entertain the kids and the kids at heart at the Activity Center. Show times are at 1:30pm, 3:30pm and 6pm. For more information, you may call their Concierge Hotline at 2315342 (local 324).

So what are you waiting for? Prepare yourselves to Shop, Spend, and most of all, Save at the September Shopfest Sale!

SHOP Cebu Sale

As part of the Cebu Business month, all participating retail outlets and shopping malls in Cebu will hold a simultaneous weekend sale on June 13-15, 2008. So go out and shop your heart out during the most awaited shopping event every year, the SHOP Cebu Sale.

Ayala Center Cebu’s Leisure Oasis

Competition between Cebu’s two premier malls, Ayala Center Cebu and SM City Cebu, is getting stiffer, tighter and more exciting as Ayala Center Cebu will soon unveil its Leisure Oasis. The name sounds nice, but there is something deeper in it. What’s in a name? Well, a name is one’s identity so it has to be meaningful. And what meaning does Leisure Oasis possess?

I grabbed a dictionary and checked:
Leisure - relaxation, recreation, unhurried ease
Oasis - something serving as a refuge, relief, or pleasant change from what is usual, annoying, difficult, etc.

The Leisure Oasis is Ayala Center Cebu’s answer to the recently opened Northwing of SM City Cebu, which is currently being dubbed as the “Ultimate Lifestyle Center of Cebu”. The Leisure Oasis is nearing completion and it looks promising. Who will emerge as the ultimate winner, Ayala or SM? The answer is neither. It is the Cebuano people and the general public who will arise victorious as more choices are made available therefore elevating the lifestyle experience here in Cebu. As a result, Cebu’s shopping scene is brought to a whole new level.

For those who aren’t aware, the Leisure Oasis is what was the old lagoon of Ayala Center Cebu. It is being rejuvenated and redeveloped since 2006 and it is expected to open within the second half of 2008. Chic and ambience-driven dining and leisure outlets will provide a wide variety of options from casual cafes to fine dining restaurants. The carefully selected mix will be a balance of popular local and Manila-based restaurants. A number of lifestyle stores (including health, fitness and recreation outlets) will also be opened within this location.

According to Cebu Holdings, Inc., an affiliate of Ayala Land who owns and operates the mall, the completion of the Leisure Oasis will make Ayala Center Cebu the ultimate icon of style in Cebu and a landmark of unsurpassed shopping and dining experience. (Is it just me or is the word “ULTIMATE” being overused these days?)

Anyway, here is an artist’s rendition of the Ayala Center Cebu Leisure Oasis once it is completed

photo grabbed from The 2007 Annual Report of Cebu Holdings Incorporated

Sayaw Sinulog sa SM City Cebu

SINULOG SALE

on January 12 to 21

JAYA

January 18, Entertainment Plaza, 5pm

PBB SINULOG CARAVAN

with Ruben, Riza, Gaby, Will, Yayo, Ethel and Mcoy
January 19, North Parking Area, 4pm

NINA

January 20, Entertainment Plaza, 5pm

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Saulog sa Ayala

For those who can’t see images:

• Saulog sa Ayala Grand Fiesta Sale: January 18 to 20, 2008
• Mall Hours during the weekend sale: 10am to 10pm
• Sto. Niño Exhibit at the 2nd Level Rotunda Area, January 11 to 21
• Pahugyaw sa Sayaw, a Festival of Festivals at the South Surface Parking Area (A grand showdown of various tribes capped off by fantastic fireworks): January 18, 8pm
• Pyro Spectacular Show at the Ayala Driving Range/Football Field; by the Cebu Mitsumi Friendship Circle, produced by Pyroworks: January 20, 8:30pm

Ayala Center Cebu Expansion: Phase Two

Ayala phase 2 expansion to kick off next year
The Freeman

After the completion of the lagoon development of Ayala Center Cebu, which is expected by March or April, Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI) will kick off another expansion plan of the shopping mall area pursuing the original plan of developing the Cebu Business Park’s (CBP) 9.6 hectare super block.

photo from SkyscraperCity Forums
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Valerie and Carlo in mall show

CHRISTMAS is a time for thanking people.

The Gaisano Inc. Group of stores—Gaisano Main, Gaisano Country Mall, Gaisano Balamban and Gaisano Bogo—will have the first draw of its Christmas promo on Dec. 23.

Aptly titled, “A Million Thanks,” the promo is conceived as the Group’s way of thanking their valued shoppers.

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SM City Cebu’s Northwing opens

The Northwing, SM City Cebu’s annex building, has finally opened yesterday, November 30th. With a price tag of P1.3 billion and with all the hype surrounding it, you’d really be curious to see what’s inside the massive structure. It is also dubbed as the “Ultimate Lifestyle Center of Cebu” (even when it wasn’t opened and has not proven anything yet) so there must really be something inside. With that, I suggested to my parents that we check out the latest addition to Cebu’s shopping scene. Also, as a mallrat, I had to step on the new wing on its first day of operations, haha, or else I’d be guilty if I didn’t.

Anyway, when we arrived at SM City Cebu yesterday afternoon, we had a difficult time looking for a parking space. I assumed that the Cebuanos have converged at SM to either take a peek at the Northwing or to see one of the most high-profile local celebrities, Ms. Kris Aquino, in the flesh, at the taping of Deal or No Deal at SM City Cebu’s North Parking Area II.

This was the scene at SM’s North Parking Area II when we arrived. The ABS-CBN staff were busy with the final preparations for the show’s taping. They tested their video, audio, lighting, etc. while people were beginning to flock the area. Some of the 26K members were also seen rehearsing their dance routine.

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