[Flisht] Pagkaing Bata

When I was young, I would consider myself "laman ng sari-sari store". Everyday I would drop by the one 2 houses away from ours to check out the latest candy or chichirya available.

I remember one time when I had no yaya and my parents had to leave so they left me in that sari-sari store for the whole day. It felt like heaven on earth! (OA) Kuha lang nang kuha so my mom ended up paying for a lot of junk food. What is masiba! So yeah, I really love eating. I think I am orally fixated (AY BASTOS! Chuice.) but I never grew fat because for obvious reasons, all I ate was junk.

I listed down several of those candies and chichirya I loved. I guess you are familiar with some of them too...

1.
Can I just say ang jeje ng swits? I used to eat this a lot and fooled myself that I'm healthy because I eat orange all the time. It's funny that this is kinda difficult to find in the supermarkets but you can buy them easily in bus stations. Hoarding much???

2.
Ay favorite ko to! My mouth has room for 5 of these. I think my mouth is really big. Or lumaki na lang siya sa kaka-nguya ng bubble gum.

Open wiiiiiiiiiiide!

Of course, I think we all like this gum because of...

May ala Madame Auring pa na fortune!

3.
Don't they look adorable??? I used to think each color was a different flavor. And I eat the icing only. I throw the cookie part away. Or feed them to the dogs


4.
Isa pa toh. Akala ko iba-ibang flavor. Kunyari favorite ko pa yung pink kasi strawberry. Ay Confeeeeermed!


5.
My mom banned Whistle Joy at home because it was such a noisy candy! I thought it was the most ingenious candy ever invented. It looked cute blowing it before apparently mukha ka nang engot kung malaki ka na! See?

6.
I used to buy packs of this. Masarap kung sinisip-sip with a straw. Weird kung dissolved in water. Wag ka lang masyadong gahaman in sipping kundi uubuhin ka!

7.
This sugar coated peanut candy usually came with a free gold ring! Sosyaaaaal! Then I would put foil on top para parang diamond ring! Maarte lang.

8.
This tastes good pero MABAHO!!! Smelled like jebs especially the mexican cheese flavor. Pweh!

9.
It's funny that you have to suck it out. Some kids even use their teeth to pull the chocolate paste up. Tapos in the middle of enjoying it may lalapit na friend, "pwede pahingi??" HELLO OK KA LANG?!?!?!
I think most of them are still available until now. One of these days, I will buy them all and be a kid again.

Bawal humingi. bleeeeeeh! Childish? Or magpapa-kiddie party ako at eto ang laman ng loot bag! Chyeh!

(BLANK) wants to be friends on Facebook

In my recent post, I shared something about getting mysterious friend requests on Facebook. Read related post here. I thought mine was a special case (feeling?) but it turned out, some of my friends had same concerns too.

I still get these requests and I took the time to check out their profiles. Note: I do not mean to criticize them, its just that some details were out of this world and plain hilarious :P

First on the list

Ok that's my mom. HAHAHA This is actually her second account. Looks dubious kasi walang profile pic. But that's really her. Wala naman siguro siyang poser noh??? Well I don't want to add her yet because I'm too lazy to fix my account. Considering what my friends tag me to, and my mom's snooping tendencies, NAKAKATAKOT!!!

Sidekwento: She once looked at my twitter account through her office mate who follows me and she texted me about my tweet on "cutie nurses at makati med"

AFRAID!!!!! NO REPLY!!!

Next


Yes naman, sporty!!! Eyelovette!!! And he has 6 friends only? Well, baka naman anti-social siya. And who is JUNDIL PORZO as employer??? Whoever that person is, has no fb account and is not at all google-able hahah

Next

CHOCOLATE SIYA? Chuice.

Take note: she is from ISTANBUL!!! Baka friend niya to...

AY! Magagalit si Ruffa!

Last!

SAY MO???

This really got me thinking. In fairness we had mutual friends who were credible and believable! She was my classmate in Math 18 back when I was a freshman but we never had long conversations. Hi hello nga lang ata eh. So I'm doubting if the account is true hahah

Oh well, add them or not, it all boils down to whether you will use facebook to establish more interaction with them. But yeah, keep them coming! It's bringing me a little more laughter everyday!

Smelling Dreams to Reality!

If you guys still don't know, I graduated with degrees in Chemistry and Materials Science and Engineering. (woooooooh bagyong Milenyo!). I honestly still can't figure out how I managed to complete the five-year program but thank God, I did with an honorable mention and a program award in tow ( wooooooh bagyong Reming!)

Graduation '08 With the rest of the Chem block.

The field of chemistry that I am really interested in pursuing is perfumery. Having been raised by parents who are in the cut-flower business, I have been exposed to all sorts of orchids and ornamental plants. I remember one time I tried boiling dendrobiums just to extract its scent. Shempre it got all messed up and I ended scorching the kaserola. Sinturon tuloy ang inabot ko!

I really am determined to explore this field so I am constantly looking for opportunities for further studies in France. I found great ones which are expensive as well. Not unless someone can give me 2 million pesos then by all means GOW!

One day I chanced upon a perfume making class offered in Makati so I gladly signed up for a class last Saturday. The place is called Chemworld Perfume Factory which specializes in distribution of essential oils and pre mixed perfumes for small businesses.

I felt so kilig seeing the stuff they sold. Amber bottles of various scents were all around calling me (Katakot!)

I really found them lovely!

We were led into the training room and these greeted me on the table

Namiss ko naman daw kayo! Dati sukang-suka ako seeing you everyday! Chuice!

The lecture was short and very "googleable" We then did hands-on activities where we simply diluted the premix in various solvents. They gave me their version of Chopard Pour Homme Halo halo lang and then tadaaa! Perfume na!

Pa-epek lang yung blue color. Nag-inarte kasi!

Most of the discussion revolved around how a perfume business could make you rich. They taught us how to do pricing, sales strategies and told success stories. Honestly, I did not listen much. I wasn't interested in selling knock-offs (Ehem!).

What I wanted to discover was how to mix essential oils to make my own perfume.In short, I did not get what I actually wanted to learn. But at least, I now have a place where I can get raw materials for my little experiments at home. :)

SO YOU BETTER WATCH OUT FOR THE KOI MEJIA COLLECTION!
(eksaherada lang)

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Sidekwento: I got an email last month from a man named Nicolas de Barry. He offered to personally train me in his very own Chateau de Frileuse in France!

At first it looked dubious. My friends said baka pedo or human trafficker! hahaha pakasama. But look, he is apparently one of the top perfumers in Europe!!!

I felt honored having been invited by such a notable person in the perfume industry. Of course it came with a fee. Unlike the 2 year course worth 2M pesos, his 3-week program in France followed by distance learning sessions for a year would cost a little less than Php 300,000.00

Still pricey though but I seriously hope someone could sponsor me! Barya lang yan ng mga billionaires noh! Any takers? haha or if you could give me a lead to where I can get scholarship, I will forever be grateful!

Here's to making fragrant dreams happen!

How My Life was Shaped by a Kids' Song

Balloons are fun toys. When I gave my nephew 2 balloons this morning, his face lit up in gladness and he got all giddy hugging and tossing it into the air.

When we were young we were all taught how to sing this rather popular pinoy song "Ako ay may Lobo". If you can't remember check the clip.


Note: please teach me how to adjust this screen. It really looks bad lay-out wise

I really really think this is a very sad song. For one, he lost his lobo. And then, he found out that it popped. To add insult to injury, the song emphasized that he could have gotten food instead!!! Grabe naman, it paints R-E-G-R-E-T all over! Not to mention depression and despair. Harsh for kids!!!

I honestly believe that this song had a huge effect on how I handle money. Aside from the fact that I'm kuripot, I really make sure that my money is always well spent. I don't want to have regrets just like that kid who chose to buy a balloon than some food. Hence when I am about make a purchase, I contemplate on it real hard before I hand my cash over. hahah

To be careful with spending is of course a good trait. But to put too much prime on money is bad as well. Yes the best things in life are those that can't be bought. But there are still things that are of great value that you won't get if you won't spend for them. Kaya nga may kasabihang "spend wisely"

And speaking of lobo

Chuice! Noah na ang uso ngayon!

Have a great weekend everyone! Spend wisely!

Here's to the blogging experience!

Wednesday last week, I was asked to make a certain commitment to myself in order to continue my process of self development. I noted down that I intend to explore more on my creativity. Hence, apart from creating fashion sketches, this blog came about.

With this being a commitment, I intend to use this webspace as much as I could to express my thoughts, opinion and anything that tickles my interest.

Wew! i cant contain my excitement!!! Here's to a great beginning and a promise of a better self! CHUIZ