Male friend and he was there just a few years ago. He even made a nice poem about the P38.Originally Posted by lowslowbenz
My first job offer when i was fresh out of college was with Jaguar too. Funny how i was applying at BMW Philippines that time and somehow ended up being called by the guys at Jaguar. Turned it down and ended up in banking and finance. A few months later, that same friend whom i mentioned worked at Jaguar gave me a call and was asking if i wanted to join the editorial team of one of the car magazines launched here in the country. Too bad i was already committed to my current work that time and had to turn it down.
On my way home at night, before the traffic on the flyover from Buendia to 32nd street isnt too bad... now it's becoming common for traffic to reach up to Buendia already.
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May 23rd, 2013 03:55 PM #442+1,000,000 Originally Posted by leonleon
SM sucks!!!!
I really wish the owner burns in hell for all eternity with all his wealth.
How was it? Do they have a lot of restaurants open na? Originally Posted by mateomarco
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May 23rd, 2013 04:11 PM #443OT: Originally Posted by vinj
Male friend and he was there just a few years ago. He even made a nice poem about the P38.
My first job offer when i was fresh out of college was with Jaguar too. Funny how i was applying at BMW Philippines that time and somehow ended up being called by the guys at Jaguar. Turned it down and ended up in banking and finance.
Ah ok. I was there when Jaguar was still in its infancy in the automotive market. I miss driving those classic XJ's
Willy Soong was very hands-on with our operations then. Bilib ako sa taong yun, even up until now he would still recognize me and engage in a bit of chit-chat.
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Maybe the only answer to a gridlocked BGC is a motorcycle ....
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May 23rd, 2013 04:32 PM #444I don't think that's a good idea... Just imagine the smog and heat in Metro manila. You'll end up smelling like ... Originally Posted by lowslowbenz
Maybe the only answer to a gridlocked BGC is a motorcycle ....
Traffic isn't that bad within BGC naman, it's the roads going to and from the area. Just avoid the rush hour then.
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May 23rd, 2013 04:53 PM #445Aside from the fastfoods namely jolibee, kfc and the one at the food on four/foodcourt...awa ng diyos wala pang ibang open... Originally Posted by Cathy_for_you
Good thing i had lunch na before i go there...dun nalang ako nag dessert..
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May 23rd, 2013 05:13 PM #447Binuksan nila kaagad, sa laki ng mall nila 3 pa lang makakainan Originally Posted by mateomarco
Aside from the fastfoods namely jolibee, kfc and the one at the food on four/foodcourt...awa ng diyos wala pang ibang open... Good thing i had lunch na before i go there...dun nalang ako nag dessert..
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May 23rd, 2013 05:41 PM #448Bro.,- I heard (and understand) na may nagdadala sa iyo ng lunch....Totoo ba?..... Originally Posted by mateomarco
Aside from the fastfoods namely jolibee, kfc and the one at the food on four/foodcourt...awa ng diyos wala pang ibang open... Good thing i had lunch na before i go there...dun nalang ako nag dessert..
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May 23rd, 2013 06:02 PM #449Thats why based on my observation, people will go there to shop but they eat somewhere else... Originally Posted by Cathy_for_you
Binuksan nila kaagad, sa laki ng mall nila 3 pa lang makakainan
F21 and Uniqlo paper bags everywhere BGC...
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May 23rd, 2013 06:04 PM #450Daming tambay sa Labas ng aura pag hapon na...
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May 23rd, 2013 06:04 PM #451May bread store narin palang open...nakalimutan ko...yung Paul...Mas mahal sa breadtalk...
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May 23rd, 2013 06:09 PM #452Its just wishful thinking, the LTO Ayala guys did not give me a #1 restriction code when I renewed my license. They told me I need undergo "seminar" again at LTO East Avenue Main. So, until then (3 years counting) I'm stuck. Originally Posted by Cathy_for_you
Re: SM ..... you see one ... you've seen them all. Have'nt you noticed that all of them have the same stores inside, same fastfood, same etc. across almost all branches.
The Ayala wealth grew thru the generations of stewardship by its family members. SM's Henry Sy got rich during HIS lifetime lang ... WTH, the guy must've pawned his soul to the devil .....
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May 23rd, 2013 06:12 PM #453Yan ba yun Kay Ben chan? Originally Posted by mateomarco
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May 23rd, 2013 06:12 PM #454Paul Boulangerie? Meron din naman niyan along Rizal Drive pero soon to open pa lang.
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May 23rd, 2013 06:13 PM #455May branch nga yan Paul Boulangerie sa Bench bldg along Rizal Drive, It's probably his nga. Originally Posted by shadow
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May 23rd, 2013 08:03 PM #456Obviously, if someone with SM's reputation were to build something, it aint a public library... There was a press release way back in 2009 that said it is a commercial complex...
Amid criticism, BCDA says SM hid construction of BGC shopping mall - InterAksyon.com
Amid criticism, BCDA says SM hid construction of BGC shopping mall
By: Darwin G. Amojelar, InterAksyon.com
May 22, 2013 4:22 PM
MANILA - After receiving flak for its belated protest over the first SM shopping mall in Bonifacio Global City (BGC), the state agency tasked with developing the country's military bases on Wednesday said the Henry Sy-led company hid the construction of the 234,892-square meter retail complex.
In a statement issued after cancelling a press conference scheduled today, state-run Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) said SM Prime Holdings Inc avoided declaring the purpose of the project -- a loophole that allowed the company to complete the building.
“This proved without a doubt that SM is in violation of the law,” Arnel Paciano D. Casanova, BCDA president said.
“Many people were kept in the dark on what that huge structure being built along C5 was. There were no signage, no advertisements, nothing. The structure was virtually completed when SM officially announced that it was a mall. It is a building that was completely done in bad faith,” Casanova said.
His statement was issued amid criticism that BCDA acted too late in questioning the construction of SM Aura Premier. Positioned as a retail mecca for fashionistas, SM Prime's 47th mall in the country was inaugurated Thursday last week by Hollywood A-lister and fashion icon Sarah Jessica Parker.
Casanova said the Bonifacio Estate Services Corp (BESC) as early as 2009 rejected SM Prime's application for the proposed community and retail complex on the ground that the proposed land use was inconsistent with Section 8(d) of Republic Act No. 7227, which limits usage of such properties to “national government and local government centers, sports facilities and parks.”
Enacted into law in 1992, RA 7227 establishes the BCDA, providing for the sale of portions of the country's military bases. This was amended by RA 7917, which, among others, reserved 40 hectares of Fort Bonifacio for government centers, sports facilities and parks.
In January 2011, BESC, which is in charge of the upkeep of BGC, called SM Prime's attention to, and ordered Monolith Construction Development Corp to halt construction for working without a permit.
In March 2011, BCDA furnished the Taguig City government with a copy of the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC) Legal Opinion No. 017, which held that the deed of conveyance (DOC) covering the donation of the subject property to the city didn't overrule RA 7917.
The DOC covered the terms of BCDA's donation of the subject property to the Taguig local government under then-mayor Freddie Tinga.
Casanova said BCDA had asked the Taguig City government in writing to stop SM Prime from developing the donated property into a community and retail complex, a plan that the BESC had not approved. This after the Taguig local government leased the land to SM Prime, which in turn secured a permit from local authorities to commence construction.
“As long as they use the land either for national or local government centers, sports facilities or parks, we will not place restrictions. But what they did was use the land for a mall, which is a clear violation of the law,” Casanova said.
The land on which SM Aura was built is valued at approximately P5 billion.
The completion of the shopping mall -- which would also include office towers, a chapel, a convention center, and mini-coliseum -- comes amid a standoff between BCDA and the SM Group over the Bonifacio South property.
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May 26th, 2013 05:39 PM #460^ Flooding in the parking, hehehe
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