Divisoria madness (!)




One weekend, Bucky, VC and I braved the Divisoria xmas madness despite a serious threat of migraine due to lack of sleep (we played poker the night before). Scared of the jeeps and getting lost, we left early, like 7am. We almost got lost, thanks to my navigation skills (or the lack thereof), but were able to arrive in Divisoria before 8am. Thankfully, there was more than enough parking in Tutuban Mall when we arrived.


We rushed to Mall 168 since it was the only open place early in the morning. The air was still crisp & cold, but the streets were already getting busy, shoppers eagerly rushing to 168, street hawkers hurriedly setting up their wares. It was a first for VC, and also for Bucky after 4 years, and they took it in full-blast. The mall itself was in frenzy. Besides tinderas and shoppers haggling, there was also a dragon dance going around the whole building that made the place livelier. We left 168 Mall at around 10am, by then, the streets have gone alive. People were literally swarming everywhere. With much bumping & smell of human sweat, we crossed the alley going back to Tutuban Mall.


I promised myself not to spend too much, which after less than a hour, gleefully broke. The lure of discount shopping was just too much. I consoled myself in the fact that I was able to buy a lot of stuff and Christmas gifts with just a little money. As compared to shopping in a normal mall. Nothing beats Divisoria.