MAS! Music, Arts and Style : Ayala Style Origins 2016

Had a really great time at Market!Market! in BGC yesterday as Ayala Malls adds another installment of Ayala Origins this 2016. This time they dubbed it as MAS! which is a moniker for Music, Arts and Style, an apt title for what happened that afternoon. In Spanish, that means MORE and we really get that in Ayala Malls. As for me, I was really excited about the Style part because you know how much I love runway. I did my best to take shots from where I was because aside from the view, I had tons of parents and the audience to worry about. Ayala Origins is happening simultaneously in other malls and what's good about it is that they actually include the community in this event. That only means that during the fashion show, most of the models were not professional ones but just ordinary people like YOU and ME. I had fun taking photos of most of them and I hope in some way they could land here and get copies of it too. 

I also wanted to make sure all of you who didn't get to watch the show would have a front row seat and see the whole show in photos today so let's start! (Warning: Picture Heavy Post)

For the opening act, the band named The Juans performed. I still remember them playing for Nadine Lustre a couple months back. They're actually good!

The Fashion Show

The fashion show was the piece de resistance of the show. As I mentioned earlier, they included real people, local popular teens, real professional models and good looking artists from different TV studios like ABSCBN, GMA and TV5. It was fun to see the kids push each other every now and then while on the runway, it felt genuinely fun. I was trying to stay calm because the parents were all standing and walking while the fashion show was happening, but I guess they were just excited for their kids and I couldn't blame them. So if you see a hand, a head on the shots try to understand what warzone I was in trying to get a shot haha! Aside from that, this is so cool because all the things they are wearing come from the actual merchants that have stores inside Market!Market! which includes some brands I love! Here we go!

TENYA Opens Doors at Market! Market!

I super love the food at Tenya! It's simple, authentic, and it's the same kind of Tempura Tendon that you'll get if you're in Asakusa in Tokyo. When I heard they're opening another store in the Taguig BGC area I got so envious about the people there because they've got a total of 2 if you count the branch in Boniacio Stopover. Simply put, you're going to get these lovely bowls of rice and fresh, crispy batter covered shrimp wonders walking distance if you're in the busy office areas of BGC or the residential condominiums of Serendra. As a matter of fact, it's just a stones throw away from Serendra 1 and 2 and all you got to do is cross the street and you can get there without a hitch.

Tenya's executives promise that you'll get the same quality as what they have in Asakusa in Tokyo. The main branch is actually just a few meters away from the actual temple and it's the biggest Tempura and Tendon specialty restaurant in Japan. When the owners experienced this in the land of the rising sun, they immediately thought of bringing it to the Philippines complete with the same lovely food items in the Japanese menu. They always thought the Philippines would get a kick out of it because the staple is the same, we all love rice of course! Add to that the mouthwatering large shrimp pieces cooked perfectly with their proprietary machine that does it in two minutes! It still leaves the meat sweet, the outer shell crispy, and imagine how that works too with veggies, mushrooms and cheese! It's a good Philippine franchise right?

The store too is pretty big, and they've got very efficient servers on stand by. They would like to get you your bowl as soon as it comes out of the kitchen!

This is their Spicy Salmon Salad. It's simple, very filling and a bit spicy. It's not boring and you can have this shared with two ladies.

This is one of my favorites, the Isobe Cheese. It's cheese wrapped in seaweed then lightly fried in Tempura batter. It's next to my favorite cold soba noodles which is part of the All Star meal.

Karaage, it's light and crunchy chicken pieces whisked with lemon then dipped in creamy kewpie Japanese mayo.

All Star Tendon is a bowl with Tempura, veggie sticks, squid, salmon, green beans and mushrooms. They add in the Dontare sauce which makes it sweet and salty. Love this a lot!

To cap off the dinner, I had the Lite Citrus Popsicle which is available in 4 other flavors. You definitely should try them all! 

Now you've got another reason to go to Market! Market! in BGC. They're right beside the JCO branch and just on the left side of the pedestrian lane. You wouldn't miss it. Make sure to also include your kids because they're set meals are adorable especially the bears, planes, trains, cars and ice cream in it. You'll know when you see the menu! You may visit them also at the 4 Level of Megamall right beside Dads, at the 2F Bonifacio Stopover and soon at the SM Southmall!

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