A Magical and Musical New Year's Eve in Makati!

MAKATI BARES PLANS FOR MAGICAL, MUSICAL NEW YEAR'S EVE COUNTDOWN

posted by : icrd on 12/07/2011

After a two-year hiatus, the New Year’s Eve Countdown in Makati is poised for a spectacular comeback this year with a non-stop concert featuring famous bands, a magical show, a pyro-musical display, and a raffle draw offering a brand new luxury car as the grand prize, among the events lined up by the organizers.

Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said the countdown will be mounted at the intersection of Ayala and Makati Avenues with the theme, ‘Magical, Musical Makati 2012’, where revellers will be enthralled by the magic tricks of Jeffrey Tam and entertained by the performances of Antimano Band, Bloom Brothers, Grupong Pendong, The Dawn, The Company, and many more.

“The city government and its private sector partners are pulling out all the stops to ensure that this year’s New Year’s Eve Countdown will outshine all previous countdowns we had staged.  We aim to derive the utmost enjoyment of residents, visitors and tourists, especially those who have missed it for the past two years and are excited to once again take part in the festivities,” Binay said.

The mayor also said that the event offers the public a safe yet exciting way to welcome the New Year with renewed hope and optimism, and provides a venue for the people of Makati to come together and give thanks to the Almighty for all the blessings received in 2011.

This early, major hotels in the city are coming up with special New Year’s Eve packages, and are expected to be fully booked on December 31. 

At the countdown, food booths of traders from the Ayala Center, Salcedo Weekend Market, and the major hotels in the city will provide revellers with a wide variety of Media Noche choices for the traditional New Year’s Eve meal. Six five-star hotels will also provide catering for invited VIP guests.

Meanwhile, mime performers, clowns and fire dancers will be doing their acts along the main stage area to add to the festive atmosphere.  

In between the performances will be a series of raffle draws with valuable prizes and a brand new luxury car as grand prize.  A 15-minute grand pyro-musical show will cap the countdown to usher in the New Year.

This year’s event is also expected to raise funds for Makati Festivals Foundation. The Foundation fund has been used in various relief assistance operations in calamity-stricken communities.

The Makati New Year’s Eve Countdown is supported by Ayala Land and Makati Commercial Estate Association (MACEA).  

***please note that I just got this news from Makati's Official Website. For further information, click here.

****So what do you think? Are we ready to par tey here in Makati??? :D

xoxo,

Yeps

How to Reach Makati (If You are Coming from the North)

Ever since I launched this blog site, I have already included the"how to reach Makati" topic in my what-to-blog list. And so here it is, my mini-guide on how you can reach the business district of the Philippines using different kinds of public transportation that is IF and ONLY IF you are coming from the Northern part of Luzon.

But before I start, I just want to reiterate that I will be writing about the how-to-reach-Makati guide if you are coming ONLY from the North and that this guide is based from my own experience since I am originally from Pampanga (before I got married that is). So if you think I missed something or that you want to add a few more helpful tips for all those who are going to Makati for the first time, feel free to share them on the comment section of this entry. And that if you have any question about how to reach Makati if you are coming from the South, I'm afraid that I would not be able to help you on that.

Okay. So back to the main topic, Makati is actually a pretty huge city and for anyone who is planning to come over here, he should make sure that he knows at least the right and complete address of the place that he needs to go to so he can ask around people how to get there. I will be posting several quick guide below since there are many happening places in Makati that people usually go to.  

How To Reach Ayala, Makati City

Option 1

1. Take the bus going to Pasay

2. Tell the conductor to drop you at Ayala

Option 2

1. Take the bus going to Pasay

2. Tell the conductor to drop you at the nearest MRT station (It can be North EDSA, although the bus will drop you at Paramout and you will have to walk for a quite long period just to reach the North EDSA MRT station. It can also be Kamuning/GMA MRT station)
3. Ride the MRT and alight at Ayala Station

Option 3

1. Take the bus going to Cubao and get down at the last stop of the trip.

2. In Cubao, take the bus going to MIA or Mall of Asia and ask the conductor to drop you at Ayala.

How to Reach Guadalupe, Makati City

Option 1

1. Take the bus going to Pasay

2. Tell the conductor to drop you at Paramount (for North EDSA MRT Station) or Kamuning/GMA MRT Station

3. Ride the MRT and alight at Guadalupe Station

Option 2

1. Take the bus going to Cubao or Pasay

2. Alight at Cubao

3. Ride a city bus going to MIA or Mall of Asia

4. Tell the conductor to drop you at Guadalupe

How to Reach Buendia, Makati City

Option 1

1. Take the bus going to Pasay

2. Tell the conductor to drop you at Paramount (for North EDSA MRT Station) or Kamuning/GMA MRT Station

3. Ride the MRT and alight at Buendia Station

Option 2

1. Take the bus going to Cubao or Pasay

2. Alight at Cubao

3. Ride a city bus going to MIA or Mall of Asia

4. Tell the conductor to drop you at Buendia

How to Reach Magallanes, Makati City

Option 1

1. Take the bus going to Pasay

2. Tell the conductor to drop you at Paramount (for North EDSA MRT Station) or Kamuning/GMA MRT Station

3. Ride the MRT and alight at Magallanes Station

Option 2

1. Take the bus going to Cubao or Pasay

2. Alight at Cubao

3. Ride a city bus going to MIA or Mall of Asia

4. Tell the conductor to drop you at Magallanes

How to Reach Bangkal, Makati City
Option 1

1. Take the bus going to Pasay

2. Tell the conductor to drop you at Paramount (for North EDSA MRT Station) or Kamuning/GMA MRT Station

3. Ride the MRT and alight at Ayala Station

4. Below Ayala Station, take the city bus going to MIA or Mall of Asia

5. Tell the conductor to drop you at Evangelista (the most famous street in Bangkal that is along EDSA)

Option 2

1. Take the bus going to Cubao or Pasay

2. Alight at Cubao

3. Ride a city bus going to MIA or Mall of Asia

4. Tell the conductor to drop you at Evangelista

Option 3

1. Take the bus going to Pasay

2. Ask the conductor if they can drop you at Evangelista (I know one provincial bus liner that does not let its passengers alight at Evangelista but the rest actually do stop at Evangelista and allow their passengers to alight there.)

So there! Hopefully I was able to help some of you in my own little way. I am aware that this does not include detailed directions when it comes to navigating the main business hub. However, I have already taken note of that and that I will be writing about that in another post hopefully early next year since I am still not confident enough as of the moment when it comes to exploring the business district.

And just a piece of advice, no matter where you may be going, just make sure that you are vigilant of your belongings to avoid getting taken advantage of by the "not-so-good" creatures around us.


Have a safe trip everyone!


xoxo,
Yeps

What To Do In Makati

I have been living in Makati for almost 7 months now and yet, I know I still have not explored the whole city as of the moment. I can give you several reasons why I was not able to do just that but I have decided that instead of that, I will share with you what I know you and others can do while you are around the area.

Since Makati is the business district of the country, what one can expect to find here are the gigantic buildings that house different kinds of business establishments such as banks, BPOs, call centers, fast food chains and the list goes on. 

If you are a person who likes to do some shopping wherever you may be, this city will definitely offer you several shopping malls, from the "maka-masa" or average type of mall such as SM Makati to the higher end ones that have Louis Vitton, Hermes, etc, like Glorietta and Greenbelt that you can raid the whole day and grab great finds and on-sale items.

And if you are someone who likes to try out new places to eat, well, Makati will definitely not disappoint you. This is because it has almost all kinds of restaurants and fast foods that you could think of. And it does not matter if you are on a tight budget or not because the food options in this place are so varied that they will have something that is pleasing to your palate and approved by your wallet too at the same time.

Moving on, if you want to try something new and something unique about Makati, what you can do is you can try riding an electric jeepney or e-jeepney and just tour yourself all over the Wall Street of the Philippines and if you get hungery, just get down at the famous Rada street and eat at a Jollijeep stall. Just be ready to wait for your turn to order since a lot of Makati workers buy their food from these food stalls.

And for those who want to get their rides get pimped, the Evangelista street in Bangkal, Makati, is known for providing automobile services such as car repair, upgrading and window tinting to all interested automobile owners. As you pass by this street, you will see a lot of auto repair and upgrading shops that provide services to almost all kinds of automobiles one could think of.

Lastly, for those who would like to see some wonderful art creations, what they can do is they can check out the Ayala Museum and Yuchengco Museum for some art appreciation experiences.

I believe there is so much more to explore in this vibrant and colorful city that is waiting to be unraveled by adventurers. Later, I will try to make a post of the other things what one can do while staying in or visiting Makati. And at that time, I will try to list down things that people do not usually do or try (but are worth checking out!) while they are in this city.

Anyhow, it's already 4 in the morning! Gotta catch me some snooze now.

Laters!


xoxo,

Yeps