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My family and I recently went to SM Mall of Asia. The carpark
building was okay - it had 2 elevators going to the mall
area. The mall had a great indoor and outdoor layout, where
there is a nice outdoor area for shoppers at the center
of the whole location.

There is a walkway leading to a nice view of the bay area.
You can use a provided a metered binoculars on a stand,
where bay viewing could be more exciting. I believe there
should have been more than one provided, though.

For the kids, there's a Merry-Go-Round, air-padded activity
center, and a mini Ferris wheel. Additionally, I also found
2 Timezone game arcades, an ice skating rink, and movie
theaters. I'm sure there's much more stuff to discover here.

A food court is located a level above the skating rink
area. This is a life-saver when you can't decide where to
eat, or if someone decides to try the skating rink.

The mall is quite huge, so it would take numerous visits
to memorize where your fave retail stores are. Lots and
lots of stores to see, although I haven't discovered where
the electronic gadget shops are located yet.

Overall, SM Mall of Asia is a very nice place to go to with
the family.

Surplus Shop Not Child Friendly?

Mar 14, 2007
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This is the first time we encountered a store in the mall that does not allow a child stroller inside. According to the security guard of the Surplus Shop in SM Mall of Asia, the stroller must be left at the baggage counter. Well, that would be okay, if our son wasn't in it!

The stroller we were using at that time was an umbrella type (sometimes called the skeleton type), so it did not have any storage areas below, not even pockets. (In case shoplift prevention was the store's concern.) My wife's reaction was to just forget about browsing at the store, and leave. I mean, do they expect that my wife will put our son out of the stroller, and *carry him*, while she browses the stuff at the shop? I don't think they know the main reason why parents put babies and toddlers in strollers. Especially when shopping.

Anyway, I guess we will never shop (or even browse) at any Surplus Shop store ever again, with or without our child. We prefer places that are child and parent friendly,and welcome children on strollers.