Malls the place to be if you want goods or God

As she eyes the colorful ice creams on offer at a Baskin-Robbins in one of Manila's most luxurious shopping centers, Philippine teenager Jamie Gamboa admits to being an incurable mall rat - but not only for the shopping.

"It is the only place where you can just walk around without having to spend money, and there are a lot of things to entertain us," says the petite 16-year-old, surrounded by a gaggle of friends.

"In parks, there isn't enough to do. A museum or a zoo isn't a place you go to more than once."