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Sunday, September 4, 2011

Iced Gem Biscuits

One of the things that remind me of my childhood is this: a pack of Iced Gem Biscuits.

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They're tiny biscuits decorated with solid icing on top. They're sweet, and I loved munching on them when I was young. I guess the fancy look of each biscuit makes them so appealing, especially to little kids.

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Whenever I chance upon a pack of Iced Gem Biscuits in one of the food places at the ground floor of our office building, I take the opportunity to buy one and reminisce the days when I was little - days marked by playing with my dolls and tau-tauhans (toy people) when school is out and reading storybooks at night.

Other junkfood snacks that I enjoyed when I was a kid were the tiny, football-shaped Goya chocolates, Serg's chocolate bars, that P1 lollipop whose brand I can't recall (I'm not even sure if it has a brand), Zip orange juice that are placed inside triangular cartons, Hansel cookie sandwich, and Tivoli ice cream. Now, only Hansel cookie sandwich is sold in groceries and sari-sari (variety) stores. The tiny Goya chocolates have evolved into Goya chocolate bars, which are also yummy, but I miss the bite-size, football-shaped ones. I miss Tivoli ice cream. I miss licking that cheap lollipop (I loved the strawberry flavor). I miss being a kid.

Good thing I get to munch on Iced Gem Biscuits once in a while. And Hansel cookie sandwich, too (I love the mocha flavor). They make me feel like a kid again, and it's really good to feel that once in a while.

How about you? What reminds you of your childhood?
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10 comments:

  1. Grace SucgangSeptember 4, 2011 at 11:13 PM

    :) I miss eating as much chocolate as I want without fear of getting diabetes, or of sleeping in on Mondays because classes got cancelled due to typhoon signal no. 1, and of course, writing stories just because you want to.
    Miss you, Kat!

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  2. KatherineSeptember 4, 2011 at 11:14 PM

    Graaaaaaaaace! Nice to see you here in my humble online abode! Haha! How are you? :)

    Yup, I agree with that sleeping in on Mondays. Kasi now that we're working, todo bagyo na, may pasok pa rin!!! Haha! Miss you, too :D

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  3. kikilabotzSeptember 5, 2011 at 9:23 PM

    waaaaaaaahh, i remember those biscuits.. i love them. I only ate the sweet part. hahaha

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  4. NicajoiceSeptember 8, 2011 at 9:49 AM

    As a child, I loved iced gem biscuits too! :D Other stuff that remind me of my childhood are nips (the candy coated chocolates), plastic balloons and cheap junkfood with free toys inside. ^^

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  5. KatherineSeptember 10, 2011 at 12:05 PM

    @kikilabotz: Hahaha. So sino kumakain nung biscuit part? Hehe. Salamat sa pagbisita :D

    @Nicajoice: Oh those cheap, brandless junkfood! And Nips! I loved them, too. Thanks for dropping by :D

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  6. Fickle CattleSeptember 12, 2011 at 6:22 PM

    Oooh, I loved those when I was a kid. I think I'll go look for some. :-)

    Fickle Cattle
    ficklecattle.blogspot.com

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  7. krnSeptember 18, 2011 at 4:54 AM

    Gusto ko rin yan. Everyone loves Iced Gem B. Even the kids today.

    just dropped by. :D

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  8. KatherineSeptember 20, 2011 at 7:01 PM

    @Fickle Cattle: Hehe. I wish those biscuits would be available in all stores at all times. :D Thanks for dropping by and for your comment. :D

    @krn: Yey! Hurray to everone who loves Iced Gem Biscuits. Hehe :D Thanks for dropping by and for your comment. :D

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  9. AnonymousJanuary 4, 2013 at 10:09 PM

    san po ba pde makabili nto? tagal na nko naghahanap ei

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  10. AnonymousDecember 4, 2014 at 11:25 AM

    i want to buy it for my lootbags goodies for a kids party for them to taste throwback snaks but i can't find where to buy

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