Gaudete Sunday at the Sto Niño de Molino Parish

Pink candle will be lighted on Gaudete Sunday, 3rd Sunday of the Advent.
Here are some photos of our Sto Niño de Molino at Bahayang Pag-asa, Bacoor.

Simbang gabi schedule are as follows:

• Anticipated  - 8:00pm (starts on the 15th)
• Dawn mass  - 4:00am (starts on the 16th)

The church were decorated with Belen at the altar, color red and green curtains and Parol outside the church.


































vendors outside assisting their customers

And Manong selling small Christmas lanterns.

Choco Prep Day1: Buy materials and supplies

I need to make my Chocolate product samples to give.
I need to move faster since I was asked to bring one.

After few internet search of stores that offer the supplies and materials I need last night, I made my plan, to visit them today.
Thanks to other Chocolatiers who shared information via internet.

I started at Quiapo:
1) New Sin Kian Heng store at Carlos Palanca where I bought my very first double boiler, measuring cups with pouring tip.  Everything was two times (2x) lower the price of those stores in Cubao.  It took me 3 hours to wait before I got my order but it's worth it since I save half of the regular price.
2) Nuts Store located at Orosco, street at the back of New Sin Kian.  I saw their chocolate displays but a lot of people are waiting to be assisted.  Molds are P70 each but I didn't like their designs.   They do not have much. Their Premium Chocolate per kilo is Php 165 and Regular Milk is Php 150.
3) Killion at Orosco Street also, located on the same street and almost fronting Nuts Store.  They have better system of assisting their customer.  They posted instruction on how to place your order and for you to be assisted.  They have claiming area too.  Unfortunately, I didn't found anything I need from them.

After Quiapo, I went to Sta Cruz to take a bus going towards Alabang Zapote to visit Chocolate Magic.  I bought the rest of my supplies like: Premium & White Chocolate, CBS, Rice Crispy, Mallows and Mini Tray.  I bought 3 molds with the same kind only since I didn't see other interesting molds. 

It's late afternoon already and I feel tired.  With the routes I had, I need to rest so I decided to went home.

I know their are public vehicles from Marcos Alvarez Avenue at Moonwalk going to Molino so I tried to look for it and finally found it.

I haven't bought all supplies I need specially the molds I will be using so I need to visit Chocolate Lovers at P. Tuazon tomorrow to check their molds or else I do not have a choice other than to buy molds from Nuts store.  Hope I can find better designs so I could start making my chocolates to give.

Homemade Chocolates as Christmas giveaways

For the past few days after the training I attended under Mr. Eric Jacob of Candilicious Sweet Shop, I found myself searching for different Chocolate designs and preparations.  I was indulge by the idea of having Chocolates as my Christmas gift.  I even think of different kinds to put per box. And guess what, I had 7 different ideas.  However, I can not afford to have more than 6 kinds since this will be my first time to do Chocolate candies.

I was chatting with a friend when she asked for a suggestion on Christmas giveaways and I jokingly offered my Homemade Chocolate candies.   She then asked me to give them samples.

Wahhh, now, am forced to make the 7 ideas I have in mind.  But it was good.  Who knows, they might have it as their giveaways right?

Hope I can do it, even not perfectly, at least presentably.

I think I need to have a good packaging ideas now.  Hope to find one on the lower cost.

Wish me luck.