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Day 10: Childhood memory

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I chose  these subjects because they bring me back to the early 1990s, when these things were my ultimate comfort foods.

Chocolate Crinkles
I loved these things because of the powdered sugar.  I love that the outside is tough but the inside is moist and soft.  I get to lick my sweet fingers as a finisher.  They don’t make them as good anymore.

Dunkin Donuts Choco Honey Dipped
What I am most thankful for the last year is the invention of Big Dunk here in the Philippines.  This snack never changed its taste.  I still love this, though I have to admit I haven’t eaten this as much.  I guess when you grow older, you can’t help but keep track at the amount of sugar you consume in a day.

Lala Chocolate Snack
I remember the old lady that sells this thing for 25c a piece.  The wrapper has changed and now, it has an ube (purple yam) variant.  That one doesn’t taste as good; it’s predominantly artificial flavoring.  But this…. still the same after all these years.

KitKat Snack Bar
I remember this the most because while Pringles Cheese has lesser flavoring and M&Ms had oilier shell coating, this is just the same.  Have a break, have a KitKat.  Still the same.  I remember my lola getting me this after work, with a heavy heart of course.  She’d much rather get me the banana cue from the hamlet.  She gets me both. :)

For some reason, I remember my lolo.  And I miss him so much.  I never stopped.

 

 

 

Day 8: A bad habit

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I’m quite pleased to announce I have kicked this bad habit. And I’m quite happy to have a friend who’s willing to exhibit it for me for this day’s challenge, even though he’s already exerting efforts in quitting.

Thanks, Allan. :)

So the day’s challenge comes at a time when the Philippine government is trying to ban smoking in all public places. It’s quite sad since our President smokes, and some of our legislators too. I heard Chiz Escudero say that the law should also respect the personal space of smokers, not just the non-smokers. I think what he’s trying to say is, the law should not require everyone to just stop smoking because for some, it is a compulsion, if not an addiction that they’re still in the process getting rid of.

I quite agree with that. I mean, quitting smoking is quite hard. There is a component in cigarettes that makes it addictive to the user. And it’s really a process. Some people say just go cold turkey, but let’s admit it; some are made of harder stuff. So there. I like the designated smoking spaces rule. At least they’re just confined to one space and non-smokers will just have to avoid that area.

Anyway, good luck to quitting. You’ll notice the difference when you quit. :)

Day 7: Fruit

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My dad brought home the fruits of his banana tree at work.  I know it’s weird to have a tree in the office; he manages an emission testing center in Cavite.  They have a hut there since most days, the heat is too much for the staff to take, so for lunch that’s where they take a break.  They decided to install some shade so they started planting trees and maintaining the ones that were already there.  This is the banana they got from one of those trees.

 

I know right.  It’s humongous.  Can’t wait for it to turn yellow. :)

Day 6: From a high angle

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My dad has never completely left his provincial roots, so you can just imagine his joy when it comes to caring for plants.  If you look in our frontyard, it’s not really the ideal planting area, but somehow my dad managed to grow two indian tress, a bougainvillea, and an atis tree.

And he climbs this ladder when it’s time to pick the fruits.  I love his mini harvest.  They’re always the sweetest.

 

I think I know already what his habit will be after retiring.  And I better get him a much better ladder then. :)