Ayala Triangle Light and Sound

It's 31 days to Christmas. It was a rather sudden tour this afternoon which i took over from Mabuhay Guide Lovely. She could not do this tour so she passed it on to me. For which I am thankful. 

Manila Peninsula Hotel Christmas tree at the lobby

Apparently the contact person was a niece of Johnny Medina. The guests were Swiss nationals in Manila for a spell and they were sight-seeing for the meantime and meeting long unseen relatives. The tour went well and we ended quite early so I brought them back to their hotel as they had another family dinner to go to. It was growing dark and at this time, Ayala is all decked out for the Christmas season.

Manila Pen front desk

Aside form the compliments I got from my guests who thoroughly enjoyed being shown the sights, I had an extra treat by viewing the light and sound presentation at the Ayala Triangle. Yards and yards of  Christmas lights were linked in series and hung from the garden's trees. Rigged to synchronize with Christmas carols the lights turn on and off in a medley of series connections and highlighted with laser lights and smoke machines that go off on cue.

Workers on their way home, students coming from classes and the plain curious like me gathered around the garden and amidst a cacophony of music and lights stare in wonder at the technical display. Everyday during the Christmas season the light and sound show comes alive starting at six p.m. and ends with a last show at  p.m. and the show happens after an interval of every fifteen minutes.

Some must think the display is a total waste of energy... NOT! 

Ayala management, with its commitment to saving the planet through its eco-friendly programs thought out the  cost and the logistics of staging a more ecologically aware light show by ensuring all the lighting used were LEDs (that's light-emitting diodes to you, buster!). 

I'm posting a video so you can judge if Ayala Corporation is hiking up its own carbon footprint. See for yourself... =)