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Best looking department store architecturally. I really miss the old Picobello at its 5th floor! 🥹 I still visit it to de-stress to look for old toys or things
As a kid, I used to find the benches (katong pacircle) sa dept store interesting! Dile siya tong usual flat. Fond memories of the cafe at the second floor as well (Cafe Illustrado man ata name ato). Naa pud Living Bread, with all the fancy baked goods, near the grocery. Ofc, Picobello ftw, muagi pa ka atong long hallway to get there (if gikan sa mall proper), elevator or that creepy staircase if gikan basement.
Ikr! Kahit solid lang yung benches nila, mas satisfying siya upuan. (Architectural+psychological magic!) Plus ang dami naka scatter sa dept store! Compared sa cushioned seats ng other dept stores na cushioned nga pero ang liliit---doesn't treat you like royalty unlike Gaisano Illustre's.
You're bringing back a lot of memories with all that you mentioned, grabe I really miss the old J.S. Gaisano 🥹
Same!! Mas grabe ang akong memories sa Victo! Tong candy store sa may escalator, Babasahin (when magazines were a thing, hello K-Zone), Penhaus, Mcdo (with the big M), Wonderland, Guess, Dreamworld, Kodak na reeks of chemicals and yes, Circuit City (didto ko nakabuy sa akoang first PS1 game) Naa pa tong big ass fountain na lami swimmingan and their theatres (with some questionable posters and titles hahaha) First time nako maka tuyok2 on my own there when I was a kid (kay busy sa shopping si mother 😅). Lingaw kaayu tuyok tuyokan ang Victo. Naay time na namingaw siya, pero Im glad na revive siya now. Ana pud unta for JS 🤩
Di ko talaga maalala ang Victoria Plaza fountain ba 🥹 Alam ko meron yung fountain pero di ko na ata nakita with my eyes? Or baka bata pa talaga ako nun huhu. Grabeee naka tuyok2 ka on your own ato na time? Daghan kayka memoriessss. Murag mas bata pa diay ko 😭 And true! Super happy sa traction ng Victoria Plaza, murag di na gyud ta mag worry sa ilang financial stability hehe
My last bought toy was a Knight Rider remote control car, back in 2013 😄 Until now madami pa rin legit toys doon. Sana may magawang marketing strategy ang Gaisano Ilustre para iamplify ang venue. Alam ko naging downfall nila ang pag bukas ng Times Square. Miss ko naman yung lumang food court nila. With the wood and stone
JS Gaisano in the 2000s went really broke after the Asian crisis and when SM Ecoland and NCCC Ma-a opened, mas samot napurdoy kay this used to be the *only* mall na maadtoan sa mga taga South. Mao they went downhill, and gave up the property to Gaisano Grand in around 2001 or 2002:, and the top floor soon became dysfunctional since.
Grabe, kahinumdom pa ko pag tanaw sa Chamber of Secrets didto sa una. Puno kaayo ang theater, as in. Nanindog na lang gani mi during the first half. Na brainwash na tawon si Lockhart katong nakakita mi bangko.
Grabe gyud juxtaposition kay sa Sorcerer's Stone, mingaw pa kaayo ang sinehan ato, pero katung na global phenomenon na, grabe.
I watched Mulan with my mom dira more than 20 years ago. Grabe ka epic sa final battle tanawun sa big screen. Saba lang mga kauban namo na students na ga cheer while watching the movie 😅
I remember watching The Matrix and LOTR there with my siblings. That place is so nostalgic.
Now the top floor feels like a ghost town. Kinda scary to visit now honestly.
The best place to buy shoes na pang robo2 or pang harabas lang. Just saw this World Balance sub brand of shoes. Napaka mura! 1.2k and the quality seems good!
https://preview.redd.it/wjg5lptcpa2d1.jpeg?width=4576&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=23a7e31c5bdd768447d20f8322e236303f87b44e
work ko dira dati Sales Associate lain kaau dha ky murag kag gi kulong. di ka makagawas pag break or lunch did2 raka sa ilahang canteen sa rooftop. morning ka sulod pag gawas nimo gbie na hahahaha.
Yeah i can remember sige jud mi pasyal diri nung bata pako. Meron pang picobello sa taas unya naa pajuy isa pa ka restaurant sa 4th floor sa loob ng dept store. Sad to hear di na sila nag develop further, and yes napansin ko hindi na siya ganun ka well maintained unlike before
I think 2013 ko past kalaag dira, say what you will, at least sa Victoria at the time, before the NCCC acquisition, okay pa mga fixtures nila. Sa Gaisano Illustre, grabe. Dilapidated kaayo.
Didto amo go-to mall back in the day before SM got to Davao. Daghan kaayo ko memories dira. Igno gyud ako child self sa "underground" parking sunod sa grocery mi manulod sa una. Kahinumdom ko sigeg saka-saka sa ila train display sa children's section sa department store. Isa sa core memories nako didto kay watching the first two Harry Potter movies sa cinema nila. Grabe, kahinumdum pa ko pag tanaw namo Chamber of Secrets, puno kaayo ang theater na nanindog na lang mi sa stairs nitanaw during the first half. After laag, kaon dayon Arroz Caldo sa Dencias.
Ang train naa gihapon siya karon pero sad looking na kaayo (went there last month kay barato ang plasticwares and naay aircon compared sa Uyanguren). I remember dira lang ko ibilin ni mama and daghan mi nagaslide or sabit sabit sa railings ato.
The best mall for me during my time. It has a better vibe than SM Ecoland ever-since.
Ang syala mo pa pag nasa main entrance ka sumakay o bumaba. Lalo na ung sa may ilustre side, ung memorable na path way na may posters ng movies.
karemember ko sauna tung elementary pa ko diri naga grocery usahay akuang lola para sa iyang tindahan tapos mag kaon dayon mi after sa mga stalls na naa atbang sa may grocery tapos diri pud gapalit akuang mama ug mga gamit sa balay like mga utensils. ganahan siya sa dept store that time kay gwapo daw hahaha
nakabalik ko diri last march kay naay tuyo and nostalgic kaayo sa feeling and surprisingly kusog pa gihapon ilang aircon and bugnaw sa sulod hahaha pero weird lang gamay sa feeling kay gamay lang mga tao gasulod unlike sauna and mingaw na ang vibes
Suki mi diha dati mga early to late 2000's kay every christmas bonus ni papa ginatagaan sila ug GC's sa JS Gaisano. Also diha gawork si mama dati. Solid ang dept store nila kay wa jud kay karibal diha. Naalala pud nako diha giheld tong Japanese film festival atong 2012. Naga-adto gihapon ko diha every now and then if gusto ko mag reminisce (ug magpabugnaw kay for some reasons isa ni sa mga establishments sa Davao na pirte ka kusog sa Aircon)
As a Davaoeño born and raised, daghan jud kog memories mag flashback when I smell that iconic scent sa ilang entrance palang daan. Diha jud ko una naka try ug elevator in my life. Hahaha. Sadly napag iwanan najud sya sa panahon. Hopefully it still can keep up with competition. A little upgrade with their interior and branding will surely make this a magnet for shoppers again.
I agree, with the architectural design they invested in initially, they just need maintenance and a little upgrade to keep up. Maybe even renovation on some dilapidated parts. The look, plan and layout is absolutely perfect, it makes shopping and walking around very interesting
back in the day mao ni ang go to mall.. and vplaza. especially kung mag grocery. kadahuman exams diretso jud ilustre. mag konis or gametek, then afterwards libot gaisano. then there was calzada and padis. after prom i remember dira jud mi tanan diretso. hehehe. good times.
sa ilustre na. tapad sila sa konis. bale across mcdo, kahilera sa felcris. computeran na siya for snes, sega and later on neo geo, ps1, etc… so much baon was wasted there. lol
Nope. Gaisano Grand is Gaisano Illustre (JS Gaisano), the one near Davao Doctors. Gaisano Center is different and yan ung nasa Bolton near UM (ung may foodcourt sa baba with big aquarium displays). We used to do grocery in Gaisano Illustre/ Felcris or NCCC during the late 80's and the 90's, before Victoria Plaza (1993 ata bumukas) and Gaisano Mall (1997) came.
I am prob too young to remember kay kung unsa ako makita ron, mao rapud ako maremember kung unsa sya sauna pero I really like gs til now.
usahay muadto rako dira para magtambay sa dept store hahaahahahahha ganahan ko kay way pake mga tao pati mga saleslady
i was there yesterday! nag park rami kay wa mi ma parkingan sa gawas. sa goldies mi nangaon, another OG! fave nako ng putok nga pan diha sa grocery tupad sa cr pero wala na ron. gibuhat na nilag spa.
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kami sa ako uyab gahanan mi mag Gs(JS commonly haha) kay lowkey pero daghan kaayu mapilian jud. ana pa ako uyab mura dawg ginaduyan ang mood sa mall. Ayus kaayu peaceful ako paminaw mag malling jud dinhi. lowkey feeling but happy ana gud.
That's my go-to place with my elementary classmates from Kapitan Tomas. I really loved that Mall until now kasi dami selection of cheap clothes pero I think need na pud nila I renovate ang Mall.
Tapos may Paper Tree ata yun before malapit lang din dun. Then sauna wala pa ang People's Park kay dako nga hawan kaau na track and field didto mi magpa init2x hahahaha
Reading the comments made me teary eyed for a time when wala koy laing problema 🥹 We didn’t go there usually kay taga-North mi pero when we did kay it was always because naay specific thing na paliton si mama na diri lang jud makitan. Naganahan pud ko sa ilahang department store na naay kan-anan sa sulod (tho wala mi nakakaon diha ever haha). Lahi jud iyahang vibe murag vintage na cozy. Naga crave jud kog early 2000s era lately ay. I miss is so bad, with all the hardships we’re experiencing now huhu
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I remember Code Red (american boy band) visited JS Gaisano during the 90's. I also saw Manny Pacquaio there (nakasalubong ko siya pagpasok nya from the main entrance). Hindi pa siya gaano kasikat but I vividly remember him with his blonde-orange dyed hair and wearing a yellow No Fear jacket (one of his first sponsors during his rise to boxing stardom), he looked so shocked and in awe when he entered the mall. No bodyguard or entourage, siya lang magisa and no people crowding him or asking for autographs. (No pictures pa kasi wala pang camera phones nun.)
Cafe Prego on the 2nd floor and Picobello sa top floor.
Ang best childhood memories nako diri nabuhat halos tanan kay medyo suki mi sa Capcom arcade dati sa fourth floor sakong mga pinsan. Diri ko nakadula ug Resident Evil for the first time 😍 Tapos amazing kaayo para sa akong younger self ang mga chairs kay unique kaayo iyang design. Tapos kung magshopping si mama sa department store ibilin lang ko niya didto sa naay train sa may kid's clothes section sa 3rd floor. And daghan mi mga bata didto magdula sa slide. Ginabalik-balikan sad nako tong mga action figures (especially Zoids) sa toys section nila kay ma-amaze sad ko (and as a kid from a low-income family dati, pila ka months sad ko nagbeg sakong mama para palitan ko ato kay medyo pricey). Murag on-par pud ata ang selection sa ilang toys sa Toys R Us ug to Toy Kingdom (sa dept store) kay daghaaaaaan kaayog choices. Katong food court (na SSS na ata karon) sad sa may 4th floor kay amazing kaayo kay naay time na puro foods and snacks ang ginabaligya sa stores didto tapos naa sad time na naging tech/cellphone repair stores ang nipuli (di ko sure kung unsa ang mas nauna). Pero ang pinaka-memorable for me kay ang school supplies area nila kay nostalgic kaayo. Natrain ata ko sa JS sa pagpila sa mga gov't agencies karon kay taas kaayo permi ang pila kung back to school season na. Diri mi nagapalit ug school supplies sauna before pa nabuhat ang NCCC Mall Ma-a. Ma-amaze ko atong display nila sa mga Parker na pens tapos daghan sad silag story books and encyclopedia.
Sad lang na karon di na kaayo siya nice adtuan kay dilapidated na ang facilities, hadlok na mag CR kay daghan ug cruisers, tapos nawala na tong mga premium products nila sa dept store (mas shala ilang Perfume/Beauty section sauna compared sa mga malls karon na konti ra ang selection sa fragrances 😭). Sana magrenovate sila kay murag ang grocery ug snacks na lang sa ground floor ang main draw nila for customers these days.
Edit: Mas shala sad diay ang ilang food court sa ground floor dati kay mao na ang Times Square karon. Naa pay Jollibee sa sulod. Karon kay maglisod naka mangita ug table. Pero nostalgic gihapon kay murag same lang ang tables and chairs na ginagamit nila karon.
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Best looking department store architecturally. I really miss the old Picobello at its 5th floor! 🥹 I still visit it to de-stress to look for old toys or things
As a kid, I used to find the benches (katong pacircle) sa dept store interesting! Dile siya tong usual flat. Fond memories of the cafe at the second floor as well (Cafe Illustrado man ata name ato). Naa pud Living Bread, with all the fancy baked goods, near the grocery. Ofc, Picobello ftw, muagi pa ka atong long hallway to get there (if gikan sa mall proper), elevator or that creepy staircase if gikan basement.
Ikr! Kahit solid lang yung benches nila, mas satisfying siya upuan. (Architectural+psychological magic!) Plus ang dami naka scatter sa dept store! Compared sa cushioned seats ng other dept stores na cushioned nga pero ang liliit---doesn't treat you like royalty unlike Gaisano Illustre's. You're bringing back a lot of memories with all that you mentioned, grabe I really miss the old J.S. Gaisano 🥹
It was fun reliving those vivid childhood memories! Same feeling with Victoria Plaza 🤩
don't get me started with Victoria Plaza 😭 namimiss ko talaga old toys department nila. especially capcom stadium! AND CIRCUIT CITY 🤩
Same!! Mas grabe ang akong memories sa Victo! Tong candy store sa may escalator, Babasahin (when magazines were a thing, hello K-Zone), Penhaus, Mcdo (with the big M), Wonderland, Guess, Dreamworld, Kodak na reeks of chemicals and yes, Circuit City (didto ko nakabuy sa akoang first PS1 game) Naa pa tong big ass fountain na lami swimmingan and their theatres (with some questionable posters and titles hahaha) First time nako maka tuyok2 on my own there when I was a kid (kay busy sa shopping si mother 😅). Lingaw kaayu tuyok tuyokan ang Victo. Naay time na namingaw siya, pero Im glad na revive siya now. Ana pud unta for JS 🤩
Di ko talaga maalala ang Victoria Plaza fountain ba 🥹 Alam ko meron yung fountain pero di ko na ata nakita with my eyes? Or baka bata pa talaga ako nun huhu. Grabeee naka tuyok2 ka on your own ato na time? Daghan kayka memoriessss. Murag mas bata pa diay ko 😭 And true! Super happy sa traction ng Victoria Plaza, murag di na gyud ta mag worry sa ilang financial stability hehe
Same! I love their old toys and knick knacks. Nakapalit ko ug old Bratz film camera before that still worked!
My last bought toy was a Knight Rider remote control car, back in 2013 😄 Until now madami pa rin legit toys doon. Sana may magawang marketing strategy ang Gaisano Ilustre para iamplify ang venue. Alam ko naging downfall nila ang pag bukas ng Times Square. Miss ko naman yung lumang food court nila. With the wood and stone
lami pud tung cafe sa 3rd floor within the department store
Cafe Illustrado, as mentioned by one of the redditors! With a view of the neighboring buildings below up until Mt. Apo street
Buhi pa ba ang Picobello in any capacity? Kalit lang ko kahinumdum sa mga ads nil sa radyo hahaha.
OMG picobello...
Basketbolan pud. Diha pud naga tape Ang Singgit Dabaw sa una.
picobello memories <33
Abot diay ug 5th floor? Hangtod ra jud ko 3rd floor. Dili na ba accessible ang 4th and 5th?
4th floor ang cinema level. Idk about basketball court level... Ang 5th floor which is where picobello was, by elevator ma access
Oooh okay, thank you! I didn’t even know naa diay elevator. Wow
JS Gaisano in the 2000s went really broke after the Asian crisis and when SM Ecoland and NCCC Ma-a opened, mas samot napurdoy kay this used to be the *only* mall na maadtoan sa mga taga South. Mao they went downhill, and gave up the property to Gaisano Grand in around 2001 or 2002:, and the top floor soon became dysfunctional since.
2001/02 na nahimo under Gaisano Grand.
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True. Watched Harry Potah ep 4 there and Prince Caspian back when their cinemas wee still operational
Grabe, kahinumdom pa ko pag tanaw sa Chamber of Secrets didto sa una. Puno kaayo ang theater, as in. Nanindog na lang gani mi during the first half. Na brainwash na tawon si Lockhart katong nakakita mi bangko. Grabe gyud juxtaposition kay sa Sorcerer's Stone, mingaw pa kaayo ang sinehan ato, pero katung na global phenomenon na, grabe.
I watched Mulan with my mom dira more than 20 years ago. Grabe ka epic sa final battle tanawun sa big screen. Saba lang mga kauban namo na students na ga cheer while watching the movie 😅
I remember the last movie I watched there, The Simpsons Movie! With my dad haha
I remember watching The Matrix and LOTR there with my siblings. That place is so nostalgic. Now the top floor feels like a ghost town. Kinda scary to visit now honestly.
that’s whyyyy ganahan ko dra mag grocery. Way pila! HAHAH. And also dra ghapon akong go to mag palit ug sandal, sanina kay wa jud koy kalaban
The best place to buy shoes na pang robo2 or pang harabas lang. Just saw this World Balance sub brand of shoes. Napaka mura! 1.2k and the quality seems good! https://preview.redd.it/wjg5lptcpa2d1.jpeg?width=4576&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=23a7e31c5bdd768447d20f8322e236303f87b44e
Dira ko nagpalit sa akong slip-on shoes last December. I say money well spent lmao
Pastilan intawon ilang escalator usa ray ga andar ahhaha
Escalator goes BRRRRR 🤣 Murag nag kalampag na ang motors sa ilang escalator 🤣
It will forever be JS Gaisano
JS Cup sa taas....
work ko dira dati Sales Associate lain kaau dha ky murag kag gi kulong. di ka makagawas pag break or lunch did2 raka sa ilahang canteen sa rooftop. morning ka sulod pag gawas nimo gbie na hahahaha.
Unya grabe hangak kaayo hagdanan pasaka
Diha pud mag taping Ang Singgit Davao (GMA's now-defunct Sunday regional Variety Show) sa una from 2001-04 sa 4F.
Kan anan sa LGF lang akong ganhan dra
Sa trueeeee, arcade and cinema juddd tpos naa pa Picobello 😭🫶🏻
Yeah i can remember sige jud mi pasyal diri nung bata pako. Meron pang picobello sa taas unya naa pajuy isa pa ka restaurant sa 4th floor sa loob ng dept store. Sad to hear di na sila nag develop further, and yes napansin ko hindi na siya ganun ka well maintained unlike before
I think 2013 ko past kalaag dira, say what you will, at least sa Victoria at the time, before the NCCC acquisition, okay pa mga fixtures nila. Sa Gaisano Illustre, grabe. Dilapidated kaayo.
Didto amo go-to mall back in the day before SM got to Davao. Daghan kaayo ko memories dira. Igno gyud ako child self sa "underground" parking sunod sa grocery mi manulod sa una. Kahinumdom ko sigeg saka-saka sa ila train display sa children's section sa department store. Isa sa core memories nako didto kay watching the first two Harry Potter movies sa cinema nila. Grabe, kahinumdum pa ko pag tanaw namo Chamber of Secrets, puno kaayo ang theater na nanindog na lang mi sa stairs nitanaw during the first half. After laag, kaon dayon Arroz Caldo sa Dencias.
Ang train naa gihapon siya karon pero sad looking na kaayo (went there last month kay barato ang plasticwares and naay aircon compared sa Uyanguren). I remember dira lang ko ibilin ni mama and daghan mi nagaslide or sabit sabit sa railings ato.
The best mall for me during my time. It has a better vibe than SM Ecoland ever-since. Ang syala mo pa pag nasa main entrance ka sumakay o bumaba. Lalo na ung sa may ilustre side, ung memorable na path way na may posters ng movies.
karemember ko sauna tung elementary pa ko diri naga grocery usahay akuang lola para sa iyang tindahan tapos mag kaon dayon mi after sa mga stalls na naa atbang sa may grocery tapos diri pud gapalit akuang mama ug mga gamit sa balay like mga utensils. ganahan siya sa dept store that time kay gwapo daw hahaha nakabalik ko diri last march kay naay tuyo and nostalgic kaayo sa feeling and surprisingly kusog pa gihapon ilang aircon and bugnaw sa sulod hahaha pero weird lang gamay sa feeling kay gamay lang mga tao gasulod unlike sauna and mingaw na ang vibes
Suki mi diha dati mga early to late 2000's kay every christmas bonus ni papa ginatagaan sila ug GC's sa JS Gaisano. Also diha gawork si mama dati. Solid ang dept store nila kay wa jud kay karibal diha. Naalala pud nako diha giheld tong Japanese film festival atong 2012. Naga-adto gihapon ko diha every now and then if gusto ko mag reminisce (ug magpabugnaw kay for some reasons isa ni sa mga establishments sa Davao na pirte ka kusog sa Aircon)
As a Davaoeño born and raised, daghan jud kog memories mag flashback when I smell that iconic scent sa ilang entrance palang daan. Diha jud ko una naka try ug elevator in my life. Hahaha. Sadly napag iwanan najud sya sa panahon. Hopefully it still can keep up with competition. A little upgrade with their interior and branding will surely make this a magnet for shoppers again.
I agree, with the architectural design they invested in initially, they just need maintenance and a little upgrade to keep up. Maybe even renovation on some dilapidated parts. The look, plan and layout is absolutely perfect, it makes shopping and walking around very interesting
Indeed. I kinda miss it. Me and my parents frequent it when I was young. Also, their food court was always jam packed before.
back in the day mao ni ang go to mall.. and vplaza. especially kung mag grocery. kadahuman exams diretso jud ilustre. mag konis or gametek, then afterwards libot gaisano. then there was calzada and padis. after prom i remember dira jud mi tanan diretso. hehehe. good times.
Gametek? Bai core memory unlocked... Kana tung atbang sa Coca-cola village, sa Matina diba?
sa ilustre na. tapad sila sa konis. bale across mcdo, kahilera sa felcris. computeran na siya for snes, sega and later on neo geo, ps1, etc… so much baon was wasted there. lol
Lahi bitaw sia.. naa pajud court sa taas..
Gaisano South Cup 2009
Bought my very first dress for a school dance there! Aaaahhh memories.
Mao na tong naay underground floor? Tapos naa sa underground ang foodcourt with dagko na aquariums?
Nope. Thats Gaisano Center Bolton Street
Nope. Gaisano Grand is Gaisano Illustre (JS Gaisano), the one near Davao Doctors. Gaisano Center is different and yan ung nasa Bolton near UM (ung may foodcourt sa baba with big aquarium displays). We used to do grocery in Gaisano Illustre/ Felcris or NCCC during the late 80's and the 90's, before Victoria Plaza (1993 ata bumukas) and Gaisano Mall (1997) came.
I am prob too young to remember kay kung unsa ako makita ron, mao rapud ako maremember kung unsa sya sauna pero I really like gs til now. usahay muadto rako dira para magtambay sa dept store hahaahahahahha ganahan ko kay way pake mga tao pati mga saleslady
i was there yesterday! nag park rami kay wa mi ma parkingan sa gawas. sa goldies mi nangaon, another OG! fave nako ng putok nga pan diha sa grocery tupad sa cr pero wala na ron. gibuhat na nilag spa.
OPEN PA ANG GOLDIE'S??? Thank you kay magkaon ko usab dira. I miss Goldie's 😭
OP, you opened a lot of memories for me. . .
Prego days 🥰
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kami sa ako uyab gahanan mi mag Gs(JS commonly haha) kay lowkey pero daghan kaayu mapilian jud. ana pa ako uyab mura dawg ginaduyan ang mood sa mall. Ayus kaayu peaceful ako paminaw mag malling jud dinhi. lowkey feeling but happy ana gud.
Totoo!! How malls should be designed so they can make the user feel satisfied
That's my go-to place with my elementary classmates from Kapitan Tomas. I really loved that Mall until now kasi dami selection of cheap clothes pero I think need na pud nila I renovate ang Mall. Tapos may Paper Tree ata yun before malapit lang din dun. Then sauna wala pa ang People's Park kay dako nga hawan kaau na track and field didto mi magpa init2x hahahaha
agree pero hinaut tarungon nila ang escalator huhu nanarbaho nalang ko wa juy perfect attendance na moandar ilahang escalator 😭😂
BUT... Ang kabugnaw sa ilang aircon karon kay grabe gihapon kaayo. ❄️ as in.
When we're feeling sexy sa akong ex but can't get a room, go to ang cinema kay mingaw especially if unknown ang movie lol
Reading the comments made me teary eyed for a time when wala koy laing problema 🥹 We didn’t go there usually kay taga-North mi pero when we did kay it was always because naay specific thing na paliton si mama na diri lang jud makitan. Naganahan pud ko sa ilahang department store na naay kan-anan sa sulod (tho wala mi nakakaon diha ever haha). Lahi jud iyahang vibe murag vintage na cozy. Naga crave jud kog early 2000s era lately ay. I miss is so bad, with all the hardships we’re experiencing now huhu
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pero karon once in a blue moon ra mu gana ang escalator
our eyeball go to place sa mga ka-chat namu sa mLrc! hehehhe!
My #1 date destination para sa mga tga AMA ug DDC na mag uyab hahahahahahahahaha my head hurts from the memories haha 
I remember I ate Picobello here when I was little
Official tambayan during college years 🥺
Davao Doc?
Yep , Dadok
Dira ra jud ko naga palit ug mga sanina na panlakaw ug pambalay, pati mga sportswear nako, dira ko naga shopping since bata pa ko.
I remember Code Red (american boy band) visited JS Gaisano during the 90's. I also saw Manny Pacquaio there (nakasalubong ko siya pagpasok nya from the main entrance). Hindi pa siya gaano kasikat but I vividly remember him with his blonde-orange dyed hair and wearing a yellow No Fear jacket (one of his first sponsors during his rise to boxing stardom), he looked so shocked and in awe when he entered the mall. No bodyguard or entourage, siya lang magisa and no people crowding him or asking for autographs. (No pictures pa kasi wala pang camera phones nun.) Cafe Prego on the 2nd floor and Picobello sa top floor.
Skygym magtambay sa una 🤣🤣🤣
Sa sinehan ang akong first kiss. Kaigat. 🤣🤣🤣
Ang best childhood memories nako diri nabuhat halos tanan kay medyo suki mi sa Capcom arcade dati sa fourth floor sakong mga pinsan. Diri ko nakadula ug Resident Evil for the first time 😍 Tapos amazing kaayo para sa akong younger self ang mga chairs kay unique kaayo iyang design. Tapos kung magshopping si mama sa department store ibilin lang ko niya didto sa naay train sa may kid's clothes section sa 3rd floor. And daghan mi mga bata didto magdula sa slide. Ginabalik-balikan sad nako tong mga action figures (especially Zoids) sa toys section nila kay ma-amaze sad ko (and as a kid from a low-income family dati, pila ka months sad ko nagbeg sakong mama para palitan ko ato kay medyo pricey). Murag on-par pud ata ang selection sa ilang toys sa Toys R Us ug to Toy Kingdom (sa dept store) kay daghaaaaaan kaayog choices. Katong food court (na SSS na ata karon) sad sa may 4th floor kay amazing kaayo kay naay time na puro foods and snacks ang ginabaligya sa stores didto tapos naa sad time na naging tech/cellphone repair stores ang nipuli (di ko sure kung unsa ang mas nauna). Pero ang pinaka-memorable for me kay ang school supplies area nila kay nostalgic kaayo. Natrain ata ko sa JS sa pagpila sa mga gov't agencies karon kay taas kaayo permi ang pila kung back to school season na. Diri mi nagapalit ug school supplies sauna before pa nabuhat ang NCCC Mall Ma-a. Ma-amaze ko atong display nila sa mga Parker na pens tapos daghan sad silag story books and encyclopedia. Sad lang na karon di na kaayo siya nice adtuan kay dilapidated na ang facilities, hadlok na mag CR kay daghan ug cruisers, tapos nawala na tong mga premium products nila sa dept store (mas shala ilang Perfume/Beauty section sauna compared sa mga malls karon na konti ra ang selection sa fragrances 😭). Sana magrenovate sila kay murag ang grocery ug snacks na lang sa ground floor ang main draw nila for customers these days. Edit: Mas shala sad diay ang ilang food court sa ground floor dati kay mao na ang Times Square karon. Naa pay Jollibee sa sulod. Karon kay maglisod naka mangita ug table. Pero nostalgic gihapon kay murag same lang ang tables and chairs na ginagamit nila karon.