*The image used is the property of
Nuffnang for the invite they sent.
That was the
email message I received after coming back to my workstation from lunch on
Tuesday last week (so this is a late post, forgive me). And my heart leaped
right up and immediately I SCREAM!!! The last part is an exaggeration. I am trying to
be funny. I hope it worked. Haha.
I’m a sucker for
ice cream. Ice cream is more than just a feel good food for me. I don’t even
know which food category I should put it; it’s more than just a favourite. I
don’t only crave for it, it is my default food choice whenever I’m in a
situation when I have or want to eat but I don’t know what to eat. I can even
eat a whole half gallon of an ice cream tub all to myself in just one sitting. I eat ice cream even when it’s raining or when I’m
in a cold room. Sometimes I think, maybe God might have been torn whether to
make me a-human or a-penguin when he thought of “my” creation. Hahaha. I know
right, my love for ice cream is totally insane. So when I read the invitation,
I didn’t have to think it was an immediate YES for me and the event being for
Marks and Spencer is a total plus.
So, true to my
statement of making you-my-friends a part of this venture (my blogging), I
immediately posted the good news at my wall at Facebook. I honestly did not
expect someone would reply to it exactly following my instruction of PM-ing or
texting me. But yes! A friend from years back responded. And tadahhh. I had an
instant date.*wink*
* With me is Ajoy; 5years and one more baby later and she's still very beautiful. She's one of my girl crushes. And yes guys,Ajoy is a Mom , of three to be exact (I'm sorry for breaking your hearts). But she's a very Hot Momma at that!
Ajoy and I were
teammates, working as call “cenner”
agents in one of the call “cenner”
companies at a time in our lives when we were very much convinced we’re both
nocturnal creatures. We worked together for a little over a year. I left after
being an owl for more than a year, while she stayed for another 3years. We’ve
never seen each other since, but we continued to communicate every once in a
while, set several dates which for whatever reason never happened, something
always comes up. But on Thursday, finally it came. She was my date to the ice
cream tasting event at Marks and Spencer. It was a fun night we had; we catch
up from all the years we haven’t seen each other, we laugh and chatted like we’ve
only been together yesterday.
I keep very few
close friends. And it’s amazing to know that when you found true friends, the
bond you once had remains the same even if you’ve lost each other for a while in
a circle. The five years that we haven’t seen each other became unimportant; the
moment when we were together stood still. Friendships are free, and what better way to celebrate friendship than enjoying a laugh and a chat over
a great tasting foodie. Truly, the best things in life are free.
Marks and Spencer
has 17 Ice cream flavours:
*Triple Chocolate Decadent Ice Cream
This is my
favourite. I like the balance of its bitter and sweet taste. I like that it has
just the right amount of sweetness and that the sweet taste doesn’t stay on the
buds. I like its star shaped sprinkles too, a combination of dark and white chocolate.
It puts a smile on my face.
*Strawberry
Cheesecake
This is Ajoy’s
favourite. She said, she’s not really into strawberries but, this one she likes
because it’s not very sweet and it’s not very sour. And added, she remembers it
for a strawberry shortcake.=)
*Caramel Pecan
Crunch
Caramel Pecan
Crunch is the first flavor I tried since according to Ian (Sales Consultant)
it’s what most bloggers who went to the event ahead of us liked. I think it’s
because of the natural liking of most Filipino’s to anything that’s sweet made Caramel
Pecan Crunch a crowd favourite, but it's just a little too sweet for me, so
a small portion of it was enough to satisfy.
This is great
news for us ice cream lovers, Marks and Spencer’s ice cream selection is a
great addition to our ice cream choices. So, if you find yourself craving for
an ice cream, you know which ice cream to try next time. These cold treats are available
at the following Marks and Spencer branches: Greenbelt 3, Glorietta 4 and Shangri-La Plaza Mall.
Enjoy the
sweetness of life!=)
Live Life!
Mai
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