On the 9th of Dec’09, Christmas was celebrated at AIM’s Zen Garden. We went there in the evening dressed very casually. However, most people were well attired for the occasion. There was even a DJ playing foot tapping numbers and set the mood for the Christmas party. Soon someone announced that a traditional costume competition would take place. All those who dressed in their traditional attire were called upon stage. Had I known earlier, I could have put on my mekhela-chadar and joined the contest! Interestingly both the male as well as the female winners were Indians. The beautifully draped sari of the Indian lady & the Barong worn by an Indian student must have impressed the judges.
One Indian student belted out ‘Musu musu hasee....’ to everyone’s delight. Later a Filipino band kept the crowd entertained with popular English numbers.
Christmas is beautiful in Makati. All shops & malls were lit up for the occasion. The Greenbelt mall complex was decked up with white Christmas trees. There were fireworks every Friday at Greenbelt 3 park throughout December. The mad rush of Christmas shoppers kept me amused! The Filipinos spent money like there’s no tomorrow!! After all it’s a Catholic country & X-mas is the main festival.
We went to the Mall of Asia at Pasay city with the Chisti family on 23rd Dec. MoA is one of Asia’s biggest malls & it really is huge. It was bedecked beautifully for Christmas too. A big C’mas tree stood outside, near the ocean walkway. The ocean drive near the mall makes the place even nicer. We spent a long time there and came home late, having taken dinner at the mall’s food court.
On 24th, we invited the Chisti family over for dinner. It was to celebrate our 7th wedding anniversary which was on 25th Dec. Simi presented me a lovely Chinese tea set which was a nice surprise! After dinner, we decided to take a walk hoping to catch a glimpse of midnight mass going on at the nearby chapel in Greenbelt 3. To our surprise the streets of Makati wore a deserted look. A couple of security guards informed us that the C’mas mass would take place the next morning and not midnight as we expected. So we returned home quite dejected.
A yummy chocolate mousse cake from hubby dear greeted me on 25th morning! Later in the day, few phone calls came from folks back home to wish us. We had a Skype contact with Ma who happened to be at Mumbai during that time. In the evening we headed to SM mall as Raheel was promised that we would take him to Toy Kingdom. Having spent quite some time at the mall, we ended the day with a delicious dinner at the Persian Grill restaurant!
One Indian student belted out ‘Musu musu hasee....’ to everyone’s delight. Later a Filipino band kept the crowd entertained with popular English numbers.
Christmas is beautiful in Makati. All shops & malls were lit up for the occasion. The Greenbelt mall complex was decked up with white Christmas trees. There were fireworks every Friday at Greenbelt 3 park throughout December. The mad rush of Christmas shoppers kept me amused! The Filipinos spent money like there’s no tomorrow!! After all it’s a Catholic country & X-mas is the main festival.
We went to the Mall of Asia at Pasay city with the Chisti family on 23rd Dec. MoA is one of Asia’s biggest malls & it really is huge. It was bedecked beautifully for Christmas too. A big C’mas tree stood outside, near the ocean walkway. The ocean drive near the mall makes the place even nicer. We spent a long time there and came home late, having taken dinner at the mall’s food court.
On 24th, we invited the Chisti family over for dinner. It was to celebrate our 7th wedding anniversary which was on 25th Dec. Simi presented me a lovely Chinese tea set which was a nice surprise! After dinner, we decided to take a walk hoping to catch a glimpse of midnight mass going on at the nearby chapel in Greenbelt 3. To our surprise the streets of Makati wore a deserted look. A couple of security guards informed us that the C’mas mass would take place the next morning and not midnight as we expected. So we returned home quite dejected.
A yummy chocolate mousse cake from hubby dear greeted me on 25th morning! Later in the day, few phone calls came from folks back home to wish us. We had a Skype contact with Ma who happened to be at Mumbai during that time. In the evening we headed to SM mall as Raheel was promised that we would take him to Toy Kingdom. Having spent quite some time at the mall, we ended the day with a delicious dinner at the Persian Grill restaurant!
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