Girl Travel in Christmas Light Show
We were worn out.
Legs aching. Arms full of shopping bags. We’d spent the entire afternoon scouring malls for the perfect Christmas party costumes, a mission that involved walking in every shops, snack breaks, and at least three “I’m-dying-but-we-must-continue” pep talks.
So what did we do?
We didn’t go home.
We didn’t collapse on the couch.
We went to Ayala Triangle Gardens.
I saw it last year.
I knew it was beautiful.
But I came back anyway.
Because some things — like the smell of bibingka on a December night, or the sound of carols echoing through Makati’s streets aren’t meant to be experienced just once. They’re meant to be re-lived. Like favorite songs. Like holiday hugs. Like that one ugly sweater you refuse to throw away.
And Ayala Triangle’s Christmas Light & Music Show? It’s Manila’s holiday heartbeat.
Above us? Thousands - thousands of LED lights draped like celestial garlands across century-old acacia trees, pulsing gently, waiting…
Then darkness.
A hush.
A single chime.
And then… music.
To Ayala Triangle — thank you for turning exhaustion into enchantment.
To my shopping-warrior friends — thank you for saying “yes” to wonder, even when our feet were screaming.
And to whoever designed this show — you didn’t just hang lights.
