Monica was craving for something sweet at 2am. These days we have been careful about the food we eat because of the melamine scare, no more Cadbury, or M&Ms, not yet. We walked to Mini Stop, about 5 houses away from ours—it is relatively safe, with the roaming barangay volunteers just around the corner. She bought her strawberry candies, Pauline’s Chocnut, and my Coke, then asked the cashier if they had soft ice cream. She knew it was a waste of time to ask because normally at 2am, most often than not, Mini Stop would have finished off its soft ice cream for the day, and its siopao, and its fried wanton, and its…the list goes on. She would always say, “m’aam, ubos na po kasi late na, tomorrow na lang po”. And I would tell her, “I hope Mini Stop improves its inventory strategy—try to have what the customers need Just In Time”. This time, to our surprise, the cashier proudly said, “yes m’aam, meron pa po!”.
We had one cone each: soft chocolate ice cream in sugar cone @P15/cone. Monica observed that Mini Stop’s soft ice cream was even cheaper than the street sorbetes (P20 for the same size and type of cone in UP). What more is that the milk Mini Stop uses for its soft ice cream comes from Australia, not China!
Yes, happy at 2am! Earlier, I was like this—in a pensive mood: And while I am working away, Monica and Pauline are happily watching a very old version of their favorite movie, “The Secret Garden” on TCM. The Secret Garden is also Monica’s favorite book, such that the 2 books we have at home are so tattered, one has already fallen apart.
(written at 2:30am, while on break from work)
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12 responses so far ↓
Nicely // Oct 16, 2008 at 9:50 am
wow ice cream! om nom nom nom!
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Kyels // Oct 16, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Now, you’re making me crave for an ice cream too, Tita. It’s scorching hot over here hence the crave!
carlotta // Oct 16, 2008 at 2:20 pm
hay tita, gusto ko rin ang ice cream sa mini stop! super affordable pa for soft ice cream on a belgian waffle cone hehehe
Jho // Oct 16, 2008 at 3:35 pm
Hayan, i’m beginning to crave for chocolate ice cream too. It’s the perfect match for the kind of temperature we have here in the office. the a/c system is probably for repair again.
evelyn // Oct 16, 2008 at 3:53 pm
yummy! I love ice cream! more photos please! cheers!
Beng // Oct 17, 2008 at 2:21 am
Yan ang miss ko dito. Yon bang makakabili ka ng gusto mong kainin anytime.
lady cess // Oct 17, 2008 at 9:51 am
i didn’t even know na may ice cream pala sa ministop
that looks yummy! and it was so sweet of you to be with your daughter as she gave in to her craving at 2.
edelweiza // Oct 17, 2008 at 5:14 pm
that one’s my favorite at Mini Stop.i think it’s seasonal and they change flavors every now and then (the last time i checked it was mocha). yeah, it’s cheaper than any other soft-serve ice cream in the market and it tastes really good.
edelweiza // Oct 17, 2008 at 5:16 pm
aside from goya dark mint, that one’s my favorite at Mini Stop.i think it’s seasonal and they change flavors every now and then (the last time i checked it was mocha). yeah, it’s cheaper than any other soft-serve ice cream in the market and it tastes really good.
haze // Oct 18, 2008 at 3:34 am
Sarap, I just miss Mango flavor
!!
Rach (Heart of Rachel) // Oct 19, 2008 at 10:16 pm
What a coincidence, hubby and I just had some chocolate sundae cones last night at a Mini Stop near our area.
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