Sunday, October 5, 2014

A Mall in the Mountains of Antipolo

A new mall in the mountains of Antipolo? 

Along Sumulong Highway, you'd see tarps referring to the opening of the newest mall to hit this side of the mountain. Let's explore this new mall and I will leave you to decide what to do next.

Robinsons Place Antipolo

Front entrance from Sumulong Highway


Front view, right wing


Entrance to mall proper



Exterior shots and landscaped gardens






Entrance, lobby and activity area


Robinsons Supermarket: Grocery items, Food stores, including a salad bar









Robinsons Appliance Store


Robinsons cinemas on the 2nd floor


Robinsons food court--some stalls are still closed




The Second Floor



Activity Center


Some stores on the 2nd floor





Exterior shots on the 2nd floor




A Second Entrance: North side of the mall


The Newest Craze: Cane Ice Cream






As a lover of ice cream, I'd say this is a-okay ;)



And there's still lots to explore and to expect from this new mall in the mountains. Another place to hangout and enjoy with friends and family...till the next adventure.









































Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Commuter Notes: Masinag to Eastwood, Libis

This is the beginning of a series of notes on how to get from one place to another purely by commuting, not including commuting by taxi. Here I begin to outline my usual commute from Masinag junction, going to Eastwood.

There are many ways to get to Eastwood from Masinag. I'm going to show you one way, my preferred way.

First, take a jeep at Masinag junction. The jeep's signage should read Marikina Sumulong or Marikina Palengke. 


Map: Masinag Junction

Masinag Junction

Take this jeep all the way to its terminal at Marikina sports center. Walk along the sidewalk of the entrance to the sports center until you reach the corner where 7-11 is. You will see jeeps and a line of commuters (especially in the morning from 6am-8am), waiting for the jeep to take them to Pasig. Ride the jeep to Pasig palengke, or San Joaquin, or Rosario tulay.

Map: Marikina Sports Center

Corner of Shoe avenue, 7-11

People lining up at jeep terminal


Jeep signages: Pasig palenke, San Joaquin

Tell the driver to drop you off at C-5. On weekday mornings, this intersection gets congested a lot.

Map: Intersection, A. Rodriguez Ave. and Caruncho Rd--to C-5

From the intersection, find your way to Caruncho road. Keep walking until you see a line of red tricycles. They will take you to Eastwood or at the end of Industria street, where you will find yourself on C-5.

Tricycle terminal along Caruncho Rd.

To go directly to Eastwood, it's best to get off at Economia street. You can either walk or if all passengers on the trike are going to Eastwood, then you'd be taken all the way to Economia Street.

Map: Economia Steet

Where the trikes drop you off, Economia Street

Another alternative is to get off near the corner of Industria and  C-5. Walk along C-5 until you get to the C-5 entrance to Eastwood.

Map: Corner of Industria and C-5

Intersection opened, C-5, Industria street

Walking along C-5 to Eastwood city

Entrance to Eastwood from C-5

So this is the usual route I take. The advantages are:
1. All transport points are terminals, such as the Marikina drop and Caruncho drop. 
2. Transport fare is affordable. You only need Php30 to complete te entire route.

The disadvantages are:
1. Rush hour is really bad (I'd say in any route). But the route presented is the best way to avoid the congestion and riding problems along Marcos Highway. 
2. It does involve a lot of rides but 3 rides will guarantee that you could get there on time.

And there are many other ways to get where you wish to go. I'll share some of these notes too and hopefully you'd find them useful. Until next time.