Opening Day at SM Seaside City Cebu

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I have not been to all the SM Malls, but this is the most beautiful one I have seenOpening Day at SM Seaside City Cebu (35)

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 Tita Marissa Fernan developed a transportation system for people to get to SM Seaside.  It took her 3 years to work on this. 77 My Bus taking different routes to transport people to SM Seaside City. 21 operational for now. From the hotel room –

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I was watching the people line up non stop and My Bus  picking them up to go to the mall. It’s traffic all over Cebu City because of the opening of SM Seaside CityOpening Day at SM Seaside City_Cebu (9)

FREE MYBUS RIDES!!! until December 15, 2015 Between 8am to 12midnight

With 15-25 minute intervals:
Route 1 – Lawaan, Talisay – SM Seaside – Phoenix Mambaling
Route 2 – Phoenix Mambaling – SM Seaside – Lawaan, Talisay
Route 3 –Parkmall – SMCC – Compania Maritima – SM Seaside – Phoenix Mambaling
Route 4 – Phoenix Mambaling – SM Seaside – Malacanang sa Sugbo – SMCC – UC Med – Parkmall

Traffic in the tunnel.  Everyone is headed to the new mallOpening Day at SM Seaside City_Cebu (11)

Many sights like this – groups of people going together to go to the mall
Opening Day at SM Seaside City_Cebu (12)The structure in the middle is the Watch tower.  It is not yet finished and once done I am sure the view from up there will be spectacular 🙂Opening Day at SM Seaside City Cebu (3)

Long lines to enter the mall
Opening Day at SM Seaside City_Cebu (1)It is a tradition for Mr. Hans Sy, President of SM Prime Holdings to open all his malls and he goes in the middle of the crowd and takes a photoOpening Day at SM Seaside City Cebu (1)

Tita Marissa Fernan, VP of SM Prime Holdings ( Vismin ) with Hans Sy.  Obviously a great team! They really know their market /customers.  This is my first time to actually witness the Sy family and with all of them being so influential in the country, I pray that they will not just build malls but will build things that will benefit our country
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There are 4 wings in the mall – This is the Cube Wing.  According to Tita Marissa, no need to think of names – they just named it after the view in each wing.  As simple as that! 🙂  You don’t even have to look for a name, just look at the view and you will know what wing you are inOpening Day at SM Seaside City Cebu (2)

 I made sure I took a photo of Tita Marissa Fernan with the famous Cube. It’s 21 meters on all sides and she told me it symbolizes consistency – SMs consistency in delivering service to their customers marissa fernan vp SM Prime Holdings Sm Seaside City CebuSeaside WingOpening Day at SM Seaside City Cebu (28)

Mountain Wing and there is City WingOpening Day at SM Seaside City Cebu (11)

Beautiful artwork made of driftwood by James Doran-Webb, a British artists that has made Cebu his homeOpening Day at SM Seaside City Cebu (33)

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Entertainment during opening dayOpening Day at SM Seaside City Cebu (34)

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Food court which was jam packed and with long lines in every stallOpening Day at SM Seaside City Cebu (9)

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This will be one of the passages towards the Watch towerOpening Day at SM Seaside City Cebu (10)

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On the top floor will be restaurants and entertainment.  This area will be all Cebuano restaurantsOpening Day at SM Seaside City Cebu (15)

Skypark which is super beautiful!
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Art in a Playground by Kenneth Cobonpue – It is still under constructionOpening Day at SM Seaside City Cebu (13)

But it will look like thisPrintOpening Day at SM Seaside City Cebu (23)Print

A water parkOpening Day at SM Seaside City Cebu (14)

There will also be restaurants outsideOpening Day at SM Seaside City Cebu (16)

 Skyhall which can fit up to 800 peopleOpening Day at SM Seaside City Cebu (20)Extended area of the Skyhall for outside seatingOpening Day at SM Seaside City Cebu (21)View from the outsideOpening Day at SM Seaside City Cebu (18)

Beautiful views from the top!!  People are enjoying just walking,

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taking photos

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and hanging out here.  They have artificial grassOpening Day at SM Seaside City Cebu (17)

 Where people sit on and lie down 🙂  There will be water features as well but are still under constructionOpening Day at SM Seaside City Cebu (25)

The lot extends till the buildings ( housing of the staff )Opening Day at SM Seaside City Cebu (24)Opening Day at SM Seaside City Cebu (27)

Tita Marissa took me to their performing arts theater which is still under construction

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On this hallway soon to open are the SSI stores

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And on this site will be a future Starbucks 🙂  Opening December 22Opening Day at SM Seaside City_Cebu (6)

We were happy to see Father and Son Architects – Tito Willie Coscolluela and Gary as they were the local partners for the design of the mall

Coscolluela and Associates SM Seaside City Cebu

Several store owners were there to open their stores!

Spotted at Cafe Laguna!  Chunchi Soler with Carlo Tanseco.  The guys behind the famous Tickles store were there to open their latest concept called Roy & BivOpening Day at SM Seaside City Cebu (6)

 Roy & Biv @royandbiv now open at SM Seaside City.  It’s their second store ( 1 in Manila) and it’s. By the Tickles group – Tita Yoya and Carlo Tanseco and Chunchi Soler

Roy & Biv stands for ROYGBIV or Roy G. Biv is an acronym for the sequence of hues commonly described as making up a rainbow: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet. A rainbow spans a continuous spectrum of colors; the distinct bands are an artifact of human color vision. ( Wikipedia) Opening Day at SM Seaside City Cebu (31)

Timothy Yang of YoshinoyaOpening Day at SM Seaside City Cebu (30)

Super long lines!! Opening Day at SM Seaside City Cebu (4)

Xandra Ramos of National Bookstore came for the day and had an opening celebration.  Look how big her store is here!  🙂
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Beng and Rikki Dee were there to open Mesa

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and their soon to open restaurant, Tim Ho Wan
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Trix and Marissa Goriceta were there to open their storesOpening Day at SM Seaside City_Cebu (2)

Karat World by the family of Trix and F & C  jewellery in the department store for Marissa’s familyOpening Day at SM Seaside City_Cebu (3)

Spotted a handsome guy by the cool hallway to the restroomsOpening Day at SM Seaside City_Cebu (5)

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