First time at Serendra

Went on an afternoon date to Serendra earlier today... It was my first time there and I must say, the place looks really impressive... It actually felt like we were in another country. Hats off to Ayala Land for another brilliant concept.

Asian fiesta-style light bulbs hover above the residential/commercial community

Art structures ala Ayala Museum greet Serendra guests coming from Bonifacio High Street

We were kind of disappointed to find that most of the restaurants were actually closed for lunch, so we had to cross over to Market Market for lunch. Since the place was too crowded, we didn't bother going inside the mall and went inside the first restaurant we could find - Max's. After a heavy lunch, we decided to walk around Bonifacio High Street to burn off some calories. Boni High Street is Serendra's shopping complex which is probably going to be home to I'd say about a hundred mid to high-end shops. Right now, I think only 5% of the shops are open, so nothing much to see at this point, except maybe Krispy Kreme.

The Bonifacio High Street... An upscale shopping complex, another Greenbelt 4 in the making.

Just outside Krispy Kreme, a Time Zone employee was handing out some free game coupons, so we went inside Time Zone for some hoops and a Daytona race where I beat Bianca by a couple of seconds!

Someone was not happy about losing...

After our mini-workout, we decided to have dessert and coffee at this place called Cupcakes by Sonja instead of lining up for some Krispy Kreme's. Surprisingly, there was a long line inside and we wanted to see for ourselves what the fuss was about. The cupcakes looked pretty ordinary if you asked me. And small... They cost a lot too, about 60 bucks per.

We tried the Oreo and the Peppermint flavors together with some coffee. As it turned out, they were worth every peso. Maybe I underestimated these cupcakes because when I hear cupcakes, the cheap Lemon Square cupcakes come to mind... These taste like actual rich, premium cakes that happen to be packaged in cups. A definite must try!