Archive for November, 2010
Happy Pepero Day!
Beginning of November you can already see a lot chocolates in the store especially these red chocolate box in the photo as celebration to Pepero Day, it is an observance in South Korea similar to Valentine’s Day. It is named after the Korean snack Pepero and held on November 11, since the date “11/11” resembles four sticks of Pepero.The holiday is observed mostly by young people and couples, who exchange Pepero sticks, other candies, and romantic gifts. Lotte denies starting the holiday and instead states that they noticed a bump in Pepero sales around November 11th and after continued popularity they decided to then encourage the holiday with special gift boxes and other promotions. Some consider it to be a contrived holiday and some teachers have encouraged children to exchange healthy snacks to help combat obesity. Pepero and held on November 11, since the date “11/11” resembles four sticks of Pepero.An alternative “Garaetteok Day” – sticks of white tteok – has been proposed in its stead. According to one story, Pepero Day was started in 1994 by students at a girls’ middle school in Busan, where they exchanged Pepero sticks as gifts to wish one another to grow “as tall and slender as a Pepero”.
In Japan, a similar Pocky Day was started however it has failed to gain traction.
Pepero is a cookie stick, dipped in chocolate syrup, manufactured by Lotte Confectionery in South Korea since 1983. It was inspired by the Japanese product, Pocky produced by Glico. In Philippines we called it Pretzel?? Err I forgot it already..help anyone…?
Source: Wikipedia
Prayer Stones
Happy Blue Monday everyone,always remember make your Monday blue in color but not blue as in sad. Here’s my share of blue this Monday taken when we visited Bulguksa Temple, the little girl is very serious with her prayer because I have heard her Mom calling her but she did not follow until she is not done. These are called prayer stones in Buddhism religion, each stone pile is holding a prayer of the creator.
Yellow is everywhere
Happy Monday everyone! It is a yellow Monday here today, the first photo was taken few days ago just in front of the elementary school.
Photo taken this evening while we are going to the gym, the yellow leaves scattered in the ground. It is also windy today that makes the temperature colder.
