Saying goodbye to Spring makes me sad because it`s getting hotter in a few weeks. Though it makes me excited that I can be able to eat again sherbets or ice cream while sweat is dripping on my body. When I was a kid, summer would always come with the best treat in the world, ice cream. Ice cream in the Philippines has a different taste compared to ice cream in Japan. Ice cream in the Philippines has a lot of toppings (like tons of toppings), like candy sprinkles, choco-chip, melted sugar, sweetened rice crispies, and, chocolate syrup, which was one of my favorites if I had to choose.
I`m not an ice cream lover. It`s just sometimes I`m looking for its taste. I`d rather eat sherbets or ice pops because I`m more into fruity flavor. I don’t eat very many of them now, and find the burst of sugar too overwhelming, but I love thinking back to the time when I did. Now, devouring all those insanely sweet treats was fun yet scary, you better watch out for your blood sugar not to shoot out.
But the sugar isn’t really the reason I remember. It was that the sugariest times in my life were also wonderful gatherings of friends and family. From birthday celebrations to family picnics, it was always about spending time with the people I loved. That`s why the memories have endured. So, yeah, I’m going to sketch a lot of desserts. It’s paying homage to those beautiful times when life was just about having fun together. Sharing quality time and having a treat to seal the deal. These days, I’ll often find myself happy about some little thing that just happened and use it as a reason to celebrate. Honestly, I’ll take any chance I can to smile and be happy about life. I feel lucky most days to just be living it. I figure adding a little sweet treat to mix is just living it that much better. And so, I like to think that no matter what time of year it might be, it’s always a good time for ice cream season.
JOHN
