Counting the summer days

Have you had your favorite summer food? I myself have yet to have the halo-halo. I remember during my college years when there was a small stall near our apartment that sells halo-halo at P10 a cup, a good deal i may say since the prices now has gone up. Now I think a cup of halo-halo costs around P15-25 depending on where you'll buy it. I also had my constant fill of ice cream cone, thanks to the summer discount of Mini-stop which costs us only P10/cone. And of course, summer will never be summer without going to the beach. My all time fave beach foods include pork and chicken barbeque, juicy watermelons and muskmelons, ice cold fresh fruit juice...uhmm my mouth waters just imaging myself on the beach preparing these foods for my family.

Since we're counting down the days left for summer, we have to hurry up with our activities and enjoy the time with families and friends. Activities with families may not necessarily mean spending a lot of money. Growing up in Iloilo allowed us to have easy access to the beach but I remember one time when my mom won't allow us to go because we didn't have money to buy extra food to bring to the beach. I was kind of frustrated for I thought we need have any food as long as we can enjoy and have our swim. Simple activities may just be a mat, some cold water and a few bread brought to a nearby field or park under a late afternoon sun or just visit an old friend or relative who lives nearby but has not seen each other in a month or two. Summer is a great time to reacquaint the kids with cousins they rarely see, for this may establish or re-establish their friendships. Of course, it will always be fun to have some food along the way.