Om Shanti

This morning I received goodies (specialty food products) from the Philippines given to me by my Singaporean officemate. It was nice that he thought of giving something from our country to me. I especially like the introduction…Him: “Familiar?”Me: “Wow! Where’d you get these?”At first, I thought he was just showing them to me. Apparently his brother just came back from the Philippines. He went there to visit. I guess his target was really Iloilo.The goodies he gave me were the ever famous dried mangoes of Cebu (my favourite), Goldilocks polvoron and also… you’ll never guess, BOY BAWANG! I did not know it was a Filipino specialty but it very well could be. Just one pack worth Php2.00, and you’ll have instant super fresh breath, guaranteed! I was very grateful for the goodies, although I found it weird he gave me food I could have had back in the Philippines every day. They seem to worry more about me being different here and being away from home and not knowing Chinese. I’m glad to have made a few Singaporean friends.To my new found friends, “Salamat!”