Greenhills

It seems that the redevelopment of Greenhills area is creating a lot of excitement; the new master plan promises to bring the area at par with the rest of pocket developments that have come up over the past decade or so (e.g. Eastwood, Rockwell, Fort Bonifacio).  For a long time, Greenhills was the place to see and be seen, but through the early nineties, the incidence of petty crime increased, and the aging facilities plus the lack of parking space turned off a lot of customers.  In response, the Ortigas group came up with both temporary and long-term solutions, which has brought life back into the area.  The Promenade replaced the Cross Roads Arcade, the 4,000 seater Greenhills Theater was repackaged into a couple of smaller theaters and a mini-mall, Virra Mall was renovated and renamed V-Mall, while the Shoppesville Arcade was also redone to sport a clean and well-lit interiors.  Also, new parking buildings were constructed to ease the tight parking situation.  At the moment, the construction of the Viridian residential condominium is going full swing, to introduce a high-rise living component into the complex.


Together with a few friends, we had dinner last night at the Little Asia restaurant at the second floor of the Promenade complex.  While the menu covers the culinary flavors of the Asian continent, Chinese cooking creates the distinct impression on the palate.  We had crispy shrimps, stir-fried abitsuelas in oyster sauce, fried chicken, and spicy fried pork, all of which were prepared in street-food fashion common throughout Asia.  With a couple of beers in tow, we had an enjoyable evening.  Not bad at all, prepare around P300 - P600 per head, depending on how hungry you are.