In time for the holiday rush, the
parishioners of St. James in Ayala Alabang decided to come up with a bazaar to
beat all bazaars – The St. James Christmas Bazaar.
Clothes, shoes, bags, perfumes,
food items, novelty items, you name it and they have it except car items. Rows and blocks of items to be sold and
displayed were there during the whole bazaar dates. The church was kind enough to let the
organizers used the space behind it and even the service area for the
convenience also of the attending buyers.
It was packed till the last day!
I was able to go around the whole
selling area and see some familiar merchants which I was able to meet in
previous bazaar set-up. Out of the
number of merchants present, there were 3 vendors that truly caught my
attention, namely: ChocoATBP, Happy
Healing/ 7 Scents and Chocolate Shards by Tuesday Baker. Two food stalls and one beauty item, the
foodie and the vain in me came out that day.
How ironic it is for the two food merchants that I liked carries a food
line that I am not a fan off; I like it but not a fan – and that is chocolate. The vain in me confirmed my scent selection.
Have you heard of pheromones? Do you remember Uma Thurman when she played Poison Ivy in the movie Batman? Remember her blowing some
glittery dust to both Batman and Robin which resulted to them fighting
over her attention and affection? That
glittery dust and the reaction of the guys in that film is simply an
exaggeration of what pheromones can
do. Pheromones
are actually the scent that each and every one of have and exhumes. It is that unseen factor that makes us
desirable to others. Happy
Healing/ 7 Scents happen to have a vial that is designed to interact
with your pheromones to release a
scent that is uniquely you. One vial,
different scent per person per temperature – meaning two individuals can spray
it at the same time but when you independently smell them, they carry a
different scent. Not only that, if you
bring them (that who has sprayed the vial content) in a cold room, you will
find the scent changing depending on their body temperature. That is what the Pheromone bottle of Happy Healing / 7 Scents delivers to
you. No need to look for new cologne or
a perfume to fit your body chemistry.
Let it guide you in your future scent collection and be forever
desirable to the right person. For
orders or inquiry you can reach them at (+63) 917 536 9293, email them at info7scent@gmail.com or visit their
Facebook page at www.facebook.com/seven.scent.7
.
What got my attention with Chocolate
Shards by the Tuesday Baker is the flavor that they have when they let
me try one of their best sellers – The Orange Breeze. Again, I am not a fan of chocolates, but this
got my attention. After tasting the
aforementioned flavor, the only thing that ran into my mind is “Am I eating a local brand or a foreign
one?” That is how good it is! Hearing that the based cocoa is from the
Philippines but the taste and quality is truly comparable to a classic foreign
brand (wherein I loved their mint
chocolate – the only type of chocolate flavor that I can eat aplenty. This
classic foreign brand has 5 carrier chocolate flavors: mint, milk chocolate,
orange, dark and with nuts). Imagine
a local brand that can go toe-to-toe with a classic foreign brand in terms of
flavor and texture – that is a WOW! They
have peppermint, mocha crunch, cookies
and cream, trail mix, tropical paradise, orange breeze and mix & match.
With a price range of Php 199 – Php 249 per 10 packs (100g), that is not bad .
. . not bad at all. For orders or
queries visit www.tuesdaybaker.com
and facebook.com/tuesbaker. You could
also call them at (+632) 622 7418 or via mobile (+63) 0917 883 5222
TRIVIA: Did you know that the
Philippines is a good source of raw cocoa beans for swiss chocolate processing? Raw cocoa beans from Davao are being exported
to other countries (mostly European countries) to serve as base chocolate to
chocolate brands which are marketed worldwide.
Now don’t shy away from our local tablea’s. They may be made locally
but their based flavor quality is internationally recognized and desired.
ChocoATBP is diversed yet
connected in what they offer to the public.
Diversed in the sense that what they offer are usable equipment for
chocolate lovers, local chocolate or tablea,
cakes, fudge bars, tiltilan o sawsawan
(local dips), virgin coconut oil and Sagada products – marmalade and honey
per jar. Connected because it is all
about food! This is a family run and owned business that caters to the
promulgation of the country’s natural food wealth. From the north (Sagada’s wild honey and
orange marmalade) to the south (Davao’s cocoa beans) they have something for
you to like and enjoy. Their cakes are
no joking matter. It may no longer
follow the pound per pound ratio (1 pound of butter, 1 pound of egg, 1 pound of
flour, etc) of the classic pound cake but the flavor is something to crave
for. The Bacardi Rum Cake is the perfect topper any day! It may not have a white glaze on top as pound
cakes are normally known for but the scent and flavor is real and within. Their fudge bars are true to what they say in
terms of name and flavor – it is fudgy and the stated flavor (sili, mint and
orange) is there. They also have
sugar-free original dark chocolate tablea fudge bars for you to enjoy
choco-lovers! For any inquiries,
comments or desired order, you may reach them via their numbers: (02) 647 1082
[PLDT], (+63) 917 322 8088 [GLOBE], (+63) 0929 649 8426 [SMART], send an email
at chocoatbp@gmail.com. Visit their Facebook page: facebook.com/ChocoATBP Pinoy Foods or
facebook.com/ChocoATBP.
Bazaars may come to a pause, the holiday season may nearly
come an end but it doesn’t mean that their business must hit a stop too. Events happen, our needs come to front and
these businesses are here to satisfy your needs. Call them, send them an SMS or an email,
visit their pages and sites, try out their goods and support the local
industry! Visit and support your locally
organized bazaar moving forward. That
way, not only do you give power to small businesses but you also give those
product source makers a sense of pride in the craft that they do.
Product photos:
(All product images posted were personally taken by me)
ChocoATBP
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