Mall Rat
if you live in manila you know that the capital is swarming with shopping malls. every type, size and location — we have it.
the usual “malling” uniform of the average filipino is a t-shirt, jeans, and some flip-flops. i guess i can’t really blame them. you gotta be comfortable when walking around, after all. i also sometimes dress down when going to the mall, especially when i am just there for a quick errand.
but more often than not, i like to turn it up a notch and dress like my usual self. i get stared at, sure. people even whisper or point at me… but i don’t really mind them. what can i say, i like standing out.
this is what i wore to dinner with the family and some relatives who are in town for vacation.
here you’ll see me standing on the deck of a mall (sm north — one of the largest in the country), and on the other side of the road is another massive one (trinoma).
February 5, 2010 at 1:09 am
gaaahhhdd!!! i miss malls back home terribly!! the malls here are super tiny!! and eversince the last time i've been there, i haven't gone to trinoma and the new sm north!! i have to visit soon!