Never too old for a kiddie party
Were I to describe nostalgia, I'd say it's colored orange, soft, chewie, and sweet. Some of it would even stick to your teeth and gums during the welcomed experience. WTF? Let me elaborate.
An officemate turned forty last week. To show his deep gratitude to those who gave him a surprise kiddie birthday party at the McDonald's in ATC, he sent an invite to everyone present for an intimate birthday treat at his house in Makati.
It turned out his family also had the same idea as them McDo organizers: A pseudo-kiddie party. At the buffet table was a cake topped with the complete Power Rangers team and a banner with the Justice League of America that has Happy Birthday done in JLA-ish fonts. After dinner and before the candle-blowing portion, I overheard one of the guests murmur, "it's just tragic when people give you kiddie parties. It's a sure sign that you are way old." True.
Everyone had a great time, though. The celebrator's family came equiped with games to get the festivity going. The best part of the night was when the guests were all asked to fall in line in front of a basket filled with party favors. Like excited little buggers, everyone shoved their hands in their lootbags to get to the goodies for with it came a momentary glimpse of the 80s:
An officemate turned forty last week. To show his deep gratitude to those who gave him a surprise kiddie birthday party at the McDonald's in ATC, he sent an invite to everyone present for an intimate birthday treat at his house in Makati.
It turned out his family also had the same idea as them McDo organizers: A pseudo-kiddie party. At the buffet table was a cake topped with the complete Power Rangers team and a banner with the Justice League of America that has Happy Birthday done in JLA-ish fonts. After dinner and before the candle-blowing portion, I overheard one of the guests murmur, "it's just tragic when people give you kiddie parties. It's a sure sign that you are way old." True.
Everyone had a great time, though. The celebrator's family came equiped with games to get the festivity going. The best part of the night was when the guests were all asked to fall in line in front of a basket filled with party favors. Like excited little buggers, everyone shoved their hands in their lootbags to get to the goodies for with it came a momentary glimpse of the 80s:
The Bag
Fun Stuff
The Goodies 
Bensia Pencil
Jack Stones
Of the lot, I had the most fun with Orange Sweets.
posted by Fritz @ 2:02 PM
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Winner!
I remember the time i beg my mom to buy me one of those orange sweets. And Jackstones!!! Woohoo! Chocnut! Shucks!
Now I know I can afford all of those, thing is, it loses its appeal that way.
I did not even know they still manufactured orange sweets! Yun ang una kong inubos so, sorry, di ko na mabibigay. Iyo na jackstones. I alsready had my share of fun in them coz they're the most photogenic among the things in the bag. Pucha, may star pa yung bola! Hahaha!
I remember the time i beg my mom to buy me one of those orange sweets. - "begged", tsk tsk tk
orange sweets? panalo!
Yun lang yun di ba: who did not ever fall in love with orange sweets! (may masyadong emotional na dito, bigyan nyo nga akong isang pakete, hehehe)
Dahil sa sobrang na-excite ako sa laman ng lootbag mo i forgot to tell you nice yung pictures mo!!!
Pinoy na pinoy noh, Orange "Swits"...hehe
Tweaked a bit for added dreamy effect. Hehehe. Onga, pansin ko rin na pucha ibang klase spelling. Hahaha.
wow! cool! i'm gonna throw a party like that for my dad.
While talking about this topic over lunch, my friend and I threw around ideas of what people could toss in their lootbags:
1. cola candy (remember the one with a violet or dark blue colored wrapper?)
2. big boy bubble gum
3. mr. peanut candy
4. pencil/pen eraser (divided in half, one part white, the other grainy grey)
5. colored translucent two-inch tall plastic toys (dati free lang to sa mga tig-pisong junk food ng kids)
6. red round chewing-gums
7. lollipops dipped in confectionery sugar
8. hard candies shaped as fruits
9. Flying-T (old toy na dati free rin sa junk food)
10. Trump cards (or the cheaper version...tex)
The list could go on...
gusto ko ng white rabbiiiiiiiiiiiit!
pero teka, eto ba yung puti o yung tofee? yoko nung tofee eh.
actually gusto ko rin pala nung orange sweets!
Eto yung puti na nawawala yung balot na chewie. Tsalap! We never get to find them in our suking tindahan anymore.
pahabol!
remember mr. cinco? its a small packet of round not-so-hard crunchy choco balls (2-3mm). packet size:4cmx5cm.
The weirdest thing about Mr. Cinco is that not many people remember it. Had you not brought it up, I would have shrugged it off as a fragment of my childhood imagination, failing to invoke a recall to most of my peers. Yes, I remember the candy. I remember it fondly. I would guess it has ceased into production due to it not living up to its name in the same manner as inflation got the best from most cheap products back then.
dagdag mo sa lootbag list mo plastic balloon!!! saka tira-tira, yung matigas na candy na super tamis!!! hehe...
Eh Ains yung parang nata de coco na medyo matamis na kulay pink, tas parang babad sa corn starch tas tamang gelatinous ang consistency. Alala mo ba tong sinasabi ko? Or is this another Mr. Cinco incident?
i think you mean putoseko..
ehe... hindi ko alam kung ano yun... naintriga tuloy ako... hmmm
di yun putoseko! yung putoseko kasi cruncy na melts-in-your-mouth. yung sinasabi ko eh malambot na parang gelatin.
oops! right.. pero batchmates naman sila, di ba? (palusot)
ainna.. wala ka naman talagang alam eh..
hey Fritz, any idea where they got the orange sweets? :D
I asked. Secret daw. Bwiset. Try mo sa Shopwise. If not sa palengke na.
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