Purr-esh picks!

When Mom and I went to Farmer's Market to buy fruits last Sunday, this scene automatically caught my eye.

Yup. This cat is the boss of the fruit stand.

With the way the cat is positioned on top of the fresh fruits, I'd say this shot is Purr-fect!

Siniguel-uel-uel-as

You know it's summer when siniguelas is back in season.

This fruit really takes me back to my childhood. Particularly eating it while sitting on a tree branch in Lolo's place in Bicol.

Ah yes, the fruits of my childhood.

Fruitful

While the Philippines' 7-11 game isn't as great as Japan or Thailand, we're slowly making strides in offering more food choices.

One of my recent discoveries are their fruit cups.

They're fresh fruits, conveniently cut and ready-to-eat in a cup. I've been having this for breakfast for a few weeks now, and it's consistently good.

More fruit options, please!

Never too Leyte: to enjoy a harvest

Whenever “pineapple’ is mentioned, the 2 places that come to mind are Tagaytay and Bukidnon. These provinces are known for their golden, sweet pineapples.

The great thing about traveling is that you learn something new each time. On this trip to Leyte, I learned that they’re also one of the largest pineapple producers in the country.

We passed by a pineapple farm en route to the airport, and it was pineapples as far as the eye could see.

The great thing is that there’s a roadside stall where you can buy their freshly harvested pineapples and eat it on-site. The salt, sugar and sili dip made it even more mouthwatering.

There’s really nothing like the sweetness of freshly picked fruits!

Never too Leyte. For fruits.

Even if we were eating all day and just had dinner, it's hard to say "no" to fruits. Especially fresh ones.

Due to its proximity to Davao and other Philippine fruit baskets, fruits in Leyte are cheap. Some are even 60% cheaper than if you buy them in Manila.

The food park had a lot of stalls selling fresh, cut fruits. You can enjoy it on its own, or you can also have them made into fruit shakes. Either way, the freshness and natural sweetness of the fruits come through and make the experience more refreshing.

With fruits for dessert, at least we end our food binge on a healthy note.

FMM: Fruits of the New Year

Today's Friday Magic Madness song goes back all the way to the 50s! Back to 1956, to be exact.

And it's inspired by two things:

One, my Christmas Wrapping theme that I wrote about yesterday.

Two, our boat of New Year fruits. All 13 of them! 

So, without further ado, here's Little Richard's hit, "Tutti Frutti!"

Have a fruitful 2021 everyone!

Christmas Harvest

Of course, we can't end the year without the requisite post about this year's Christmas wrapping theme!

After 2020's back-to-basics theme, I wanted this year to be more vibrant, more colorful and more hopeful. Since 2021 was a year when people were able to adapt to the new normal and things started to pick-up, especially near the end of the year, it was something that I wanted to reflect in this year's wrapping.

Basically, it's an homage to the fact that 2021 was, and the wish that 2022 will continue to be - Fruitful!

First, I was able to harvest these fruit-themed wrappers in the middle of this year. Thank goodness for The SM Store's call-to-deliver service and they were able to find the right quantity and had it delivered to me. (Oh look! A free plug!)

Then, the ribbons followed the fruity hues as well. Again, ordered online through Michelle's Lace and Ribbon Shop.

The cards came next. And just like in previous years, the theme was so inspiring that I ended up designing 4 different gift cards.

Now, thanks to Shopee, I found these fruity erasers which were a perfect fit for the theme.

After all the elements were there, it was time to get wrapping.

Et voila! A "Fruitful Christmas" for 2021.

Before we welcome 2022, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone!