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Daily Tribune<br />
CHRISTMAS<br />
H SPOT 9 DECEMBER 2018 7<br />
SPECIAL EDITION<br />
WITH Estancia’s<br />
Sweet Illusions<br />
Rooms, one can take<br />
very Instagrammable<br />
photos of the four<br />
rooms––Tutti Frutti,<br />
Candy Blast, Sugar<br />
Rush and Dark light.<br />
ANALY LABOR<br />
For Filipinos, Christmas is about magic<br />
and wonder. It is also about recapturing<br />
the enchantment of childhood and the<br />
comfort of tradition.<br />
Magic and wonder are conjured<br />
by the decors, Christmas trees and<br />
light installations in the eastern part<br />
of Metro Manila, particularly the cities of Pasig,<br />
Mandaluyong and Makati.<br />
Along Ayala Avenue in Makati, the lights<br />
and light installations capture festivities<br />
and traditions such as the Simbang<br />
Gabi and Misa de Gallo highlighting<br />
the importance of the church<br />
and the community.<br />
It’s the time when<br />
people come together<br />
in friendship, celebration<br />
and worship. In Pasig, decorations and<br />
light shows become fanciful as there are giant<br />
candies and floating gift boxes.<br />
Pass by these areas and experience sheer<br />
holiday delight.<br />
Capiz installations are wrapped around<br />
the trees that line Ayala Avenue in Makati<br />
City to complement the altars. To<br />
lend more color and whimsical<br />
elements to the overall design,<br />
totem poles symbolizing the<br />
12 days of Christmas are<br />
installed between the<br />
altars.<br />
RAFAEL TABOY<br />
Eastern enchantments<br />
SHOPPERS step into Christmas wonderland<br />
when they go to Xentro Mall in Antipolo.<br />
ROMAN PROSPERO<br />
A BRIGHT Christmas tree now adorns the heart of Greenfield<br />
District in Mandaluyong City.<br />
ANALY LABOR<br />
TO capture the symbols that make the Filipino Christmas memorable and<br />
meaningful, Ayala Land lights up the heart of Makati once more with beautiful<br />
light installations depicting the altars of the Philippines’ most iconic churches.<br />
Among the altars featured are those of San Sebastian in Manila; San Miguel<br />
Archangel Parish, Cebu and Molo Church, Iloilo in Visayas; Immaculate Conception<br />
Church of Jasaan, Northern Mindanao and Santuario de San Antonio of Makati.<br />
RAFAEL TABOY<br />
ESTANCIA brings back its popular delectable Sweet<br />
Illusions Rooms in Capitol Commons — light displays<br />
that bring to mind the candies and desserts that<br />
everybody craves for, especially during the holiday<br />
season.<br />
ANALY LABOR
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