Lolly Folly

Lollies! For us balut eating brownies, that word may sound really weird. Try to take a moment and see if you can think what that word means for the kiwis and aussies as well.

Nope, it is not what you think. Lollies are what we call candies in our part of the world. And people here are crazy about these stuff. We eat lollies for afternoon tea (merienda).

At parties, people actually bring lollies for appetizers.

We also have lollies when we go to the cinemas. And to top it all up, domestic airlines offer either chips (chichiria), biscuits (cookies), or lollies as cabin food. Yup, these things are actually given the same level of credence as actual food.

I remember when we were younger, I would get scolded for eating lollies for lunch. Now I actually do that and I do not seem to feel guilty.

Of course one can argue that there are almost no nutritional value in lollies, but when you are so busy and no time to go down to the corner and grab something to eat, lollies are your best choice, second only to fish and chips, my all time favorite!

Ah, fish and chips! *sigh, staring dreamily*

But that is another story!