30th Manila International Book Fair Part One/1

I went yesterday at the SMX Convention Center for the first day of 30^th Manila International Book fair. SMX Convention Center is located at the compound of SM Mall of Asia, and near the church of Shrine of Jesus.

First, going to the aforementioned event. It took me about one/1 hour to ride on an air-conditioned bus. The first/1^st air-conditioned bus that I saw is already full. Meaning, there are a lot of people who are standing.

When I was already inside the bus, there was a traffic going Valenzuela City’s Malinta Exit. I don’t know if there is traffic enforcers who are doing their job, because I was sitting near the bus drive. The bus I was riding on arrived at Valenzuela City’s Malinta Exit at around 12:19 pm.

I ate my lunch at TriNoma’s Food Choices located at the mall’s second/2^nd floor. I ate one/1 grilled quarter pounder chicken, macaroni salad and mashed potato from World Chicken. I forgot the sauce for the chicken. And my drink is Royal.

After that, I went to Netopia of the same floor of the same mall. I printed a copy of a free entrance for the aforementioned event. It cost me fifteen pesos (Philippine peso 15.00). I saved five pesos (Philippine peso 5.00).  Because the entrance fee for adults is twenty pesos (Philippine peso 20.00). I’m don’t remember if the entrance for students, and others is fifteen pesos (Philippine peso 15.00).

At the time I was riding a passenger jeep and the passenger jeep going to SM Mall of Asia, it is started to rain. The rain stopped when and while I was inside SM Mall of Asia’s SMX Convention Center.

When I was already inside of the aforementioned convention center in the first/1^st day of the event, I hear a familiar voice while I roaming and looking and sightseeing.  I said to myself that the voice I hear in a special event in the Stage Area, it is similar to TV personality Kim Atienza.

I bought three/3 Philippine editions of Men’s Health, and three/3 Philippine editions of Entrepreneur, in the booth of Summit Media.

After I roaming and looking and sightseeing. I decided to go home.

Additional notes.

SM Mall of Asia is located in Pasay City near Manila Bay.

Valenzuela City and Malinta Exit is the gateway to both Metro Manila and northern part of Luzon via North Luzon Expressway and MacArthur Highway.

Netopia is a popular computer shop for offering services such as games, Internet, typing of documents, etc.

Summit Media is the local/Philippine publisher of Men’s Health, FHM, Entrepreneur, etc.

Manila International Book Fair is a yearly event. Last year’s event, and this year’s is held at SM Mall of Asia’s SMX Convention Center.

Kim Atienza is the son of former City of Manila mayor, and former secretary of Department of Environment and National Resources, Lito Atienza.