SM Mall Of Asia's History

SM MALL OF ASIA'S HISTORY
-ryandgreat, mall of asia pasay city

i first heard of a huge mall construction at the reclaimed area in pasay city on 1999

at that time archdiocesan shrine of Jesus: the way, the truth and the life was also inaugurated,

it was the very first establishment and only structure in that reclaimed area and later on it was developed for a commercial and business center

henry sy of sm helped the development of the church that includes Pope John Paul II youth center and adoration chapel

we've been attending holy mass, simbang gabi at the shrine since then

and we're an active participant of the traditional annual gift giving after Christmas eve mass and also fireworks display during new year's eve mass

i remember so well, on one particular Sunday of decemmber 2000, we saw lea salonga seated behind us, 

we're such a huge fan! can’t help but look at her and then after the mass she granted us an autograph, too bad we didn't have a camera!

before it became SM Mall of Asia as we knew it today,

it was once an empty space, where you can plant a tree or practice driving, the place was ghost town! and no public transport in sight

and last may it was formally inaugurated to public, been there several times already but its only today that i get to see it closely and i am impressed

i think sm mega mall is now far, far behind sm mall of asia, literally and figuratively