There it is, finally within your vantage point. A soft, lingering smile graces your lips as you approach the gateway. One Rockwell. Your villa in the sky.

Slowly, worries leave you and somehow you feel all giddy. You can almost feel yourself gliding towards the magnificent lightning-shaped tower. A few minutes more and you’re there.

You find yourself contemplating on what to do first. One of the boutique shops at the plaza right below the main lobby of One Rockwell still has that beautiful watch you’ve had your eyes on. As if on cue, you make a mental note to stop by the cozy café beside the shop for a hot cup of coffee while you leaf through the last pages of that latest thriller novel you’re reading.

But then again, a cool dip in the pool sounds delicious. Maybe you could catch the sunset at the roof deck and enjoy the 360-degree view of the metropolis from your perch. You glance at your watch and guess that some of your friends are probably at the deck at this hour.

Then you wonder if you should just make a beeline to the gym. Your tightly-packed schedule has been keeping you extremely busy and you realize you need the exercise.

As your car goes up the driveway, you realize you still haven’t made up your mind! You find yourself standing at the lobby of One Rockwell’s East Tower! You laugh to yourself as you realize this has happened almost every day since you moved here.

You finally decide to get the watch first then do a few laps in the roof deck pool. You make your way through the lobby, onto the lift and punch the button for the 32nd floor. Each step becomes lighter as you go down the corridor in anticipation.

As you turn the key, you tell yourself, “Finally, I’m home” and the double-height floor-to-ceiling windows surprise you with a different view of a detached metropolis from your living room. You give yourself a pat on the back for deciding to move in to this Z-shaped loft and reward yourself with a glass of wine.

You make your way upstairs to your bedroom. The view from this side is also breathtaking, with the serene scene of Manila Bay! “Shake it off, or else you won’t enjoy the sunset upstairs,” you tell yourself. You rummage for your favorite pair of swim shorts inside your walk-in closet and think about how many laps you’re swimming this evening.

You can almost feel the water splashing against your skin as you step inside the elevator. You arrive at One Rockwell’s deck, immediately spotting your friends lounging at the far side of the pool, and you think about how you arrived just in time – beyond Manila Bay, the sun is already half-way finished setting, the perfect time for that early evening swim you’ve been craving for. The weather, the water, everything is just right.