At the grocery store scene: Staring blankly at the jellyace in front of me, I thought of buying a dozen. It’s nostalgic when something that was part of your childhood days, something that you enjoy while you were a kid — you grew up and just a snap — was gone. And so I bought a dozen of jellies and fresh milk. Maybe to atone for the child in me. This has been a routine for a week after my graveyard shift.
I forgot what a jelly tastes like so I opened one. The taste is not much of a different than what I knew. Although this time, the jellies are somewhat bittersweet.
I bethought my kindergarten years. Way back, there are only eight colors, and there are rainbows after each rain. Everyone around just play, and each one has their lunchboxes full of stuff. That day, our teacher read a fairy tale. My girl classmate favored me to open her jelly candy. I was annoyed though I granted the favor. I told her I can’t open it though I know that if I tried harder, I can break open the darn candy. Maybe, I was just annoyed that moment. And so my girl classmate looked for someone who can open a jellyace for her. It was like she is searching for the right prince. While holding the magical jelly candy, she approached a guy classmate. My guy classmate was able to open it for her. That is the first day my teacher read a fairy tale and that is the same day I met Snow White and the Prince opening a jelly candy.
Tomorrow comes, I excite myself for our class’ break time. My girl classmate brought again some jelly. She approached the same guy as yesterday. The guy then opened all the jelly candies. Staring at them, I know whatever they are feeling will last forever. This had happened everyday, and everyday I believe that they are meant for each other.
And the school days are over. Parting is such a sweet sorrow. And goodbyes are uttered by everyone including my girl classmate bidding farewell to my guy classmate.
And now I welcome you to the present timeframe. I am eating jellies right this moment. I thought my girl classmate is meant for my guy classmate. I am wrong.
So I am sharing these three things to the world.
That time is our enemy. It ticks, it runs. It will leave us behind and no matter how harder we chase time, we lose the race.
The battle of opening a jellyace is torturous. Not in the physical aspect sense. It is excruciating to open a kid’s candy realizing there’s no one you can share it to.
Lastly, grown ups forgets priceless things.
Now you share one thing to me, are you meant for someone? Ow, please don’t ask for jellyace.
lalim ah… parang may pinanghuhugutan… hehe…
hehe. eto na naman tayo sa pinaghuhugutan! hehe! salamat sa comment!
i love this post ax. but the thing is, you do not chase time, you savor it as it comes and goes. also, not everything is meant to be shared right? lastly, i do love jellyace so much i still eat it till now!
and yes, i am meant for someone. i am getting married soon too. LOL
not all are meant to be shared, but some things are!
huwaw! congrats, congrats. i know he is the best man for you!
oo pinapagtyagaan ako nun eh LOL
hehe. o baka naman mahal ka lang talaga?!
i am meant for someone,but i still dunno who that someone is..
and ang favorite kong flavor dati yung green apple or strawberry,ngayon lychee na tas may nata sa gitna..yumyum
ako yung mango.. favorite ko rin ang green. always yun ang pinipili ko! hehe.
ako, i dont know if i am meant for someone.
ouch.i love this post, really.
nostalgic..*medyo nahihirapan ako magisip ng mga tamang salita.* babalik nalang siguro ako ‘pag alam ko na ang dapat kong sabihin.
*magpupunas muna ng luha. hehe.*
Sige lang, balik ka lang anytime! hehe. Hehe!
okies, wag ka ng lumuha!
nagbabalik..kahit hindi pa alam ang tamang salita. may tamang salita nga ba?
anyway, ayun. NOSTALGIC. yung kindergarten days, yung classmate, yung fairy tale.
the sad part it we all have to grow up and leave them all behind. sana ganung kadali balikan ‘yon no? pero hindi eh.
bibili ka ng jellyace, makakakita ng mga bata, at maaalala mo lang yung dati, simple pa ang buhay. at katulad ng palagi kong binubulong sa sarili ko, “moments. they are just that.”
haha. hindi ako EMO. ninamnam ko lang ang pagkocomment. haha.
hehe, honga! nagbabalik ka na naman.
sana maging bata ulit ako! though hindi pwede, i think young at heart na lang!
i like jellyace. and oh, marshmallows too!
am i meant for someone?
or is there someone meant for me?
hmmmm… I really can’t answer that. Only God knows.
No one really does know.
If i am meant for someone, will i be able to find that someone?
you are meant for someone Mylen :)
‘then who was phone?’
hehe. yeah, you are meant for someone mylen.
ohh Fauxx the Grammar Nazi has been alerted. No ‘stuffs’ in this world Ax. BUT of course you can make an exception to your realm. sad thing i am not privileged to do the same in/at/on Multiply :)
Great post. Kaso lang I am not sure kung sa abroad ay mayroon din same packaging for jelly aces or kung may jelly ace dun in the first place! Kasi baka hindi nila magets how cumbersome to open one.
Ow, Fauxx the Grammar Nazi, sige ill change it! Salamat hehe.
I think meron din, but they don’t call it jellyace. I just used the name as it is prevalent here in our country! Oo nga, baka di nila magets! hehe.
wait, ako to :)
ah, oks!
Meron jelly dito for the kids mostly, às frànce is à country full of heàlth conscious people, kuno, they prefer yogurts;
greàt post, im hàving good time in germàny, bàvàrià àreà
Ah, meron palang jelly dyan! Hehe. Oo nga, nasa Germany ka at your resthouse! Ganda ng resthouse niyo dyan! Okies, enjoy lang the vacation. One month ka atang leave. Er, di ko rin alam kung ito na yung leave mo! Hehe.
hmmmm…journeying down memory lane…galing naman ng mga lessons drawn from the past…
I was meant for someone….until that that someone left the scene…er, maybe it was me…
SINGLE!
Huhu! ganun ba? well they come and go. we come and go.
Hi Ax! may natira pa bang jelly ace? pahingi naman.. :)
Am I meant for someone? hmmmmm..I am not meant for someone but for many :)
Nice post! God Bless…
marami ka palang soulmate. hehe. nakow, wala ng natirang jelly. pag gising ko inubos na nila. actually dalawang dozen ang binili ko kahapon, pag uwi ko wala na. nung isang araw bumili din ako, pag uwi ko wala na din! parang namiss din ng mga kapatid ko at pinsan ko ang jelly ace.
ako, am i meant for someone? i dont know. but if i am, i hope i will be able to find that someone meant for me.
I find it difficult to open a jelly candy too.
to answer you question, destiny is what’s happening at the present. We really wouldn’t know what and who we’re meant to be unless we meet and experience it, would we?
Sabi nga sa isang song;
Que sera sera
whatever will be, will be
the future’s not ours to see
que sera sera
a villain finding it hard to open a jelly candy? hehe!
siguro nga! but do you feel you are meant for someone?!
Yeah. If heroes bleed, villains have difficulty in opening a jelly candy. Fair enough. haha.
Nah. I don’t think I’m really meant for someone. I’m more of a “present” person. You know, I’m not into those “futuristic” things. hihi. So whoever I’m with right now, they’re the ones who are destined for me. Then if they leave eventually, I realize they’re not. So I have to start all over again. haha. yeah. I’m kinda weird.
ganda naman ng sinabi mo. “present” person ka pala. pragmatic. practical. hindi ka naman weird ah!
hmmmm…lalim..
wah adeeek ako sa jelly ace ..
enge ako..:0
meron pa ba?
woot…
kamusta naman kaw?
wala na ubos na! hingi ka ng bebelgam kay Kuya Blu!
Oks lang naman! next week di na ako gy shift!
Hi Ax, mukhang nahawa ka sa mga madalas kong post–childhood memories ;)
I’ve outgrown the jellyace, now I’m into Ube Taro :D
oo nga! puro tayo kiddism articles! hehe. ako naman ang hihingi, meron pang ube taro?
favorite namin ng kids ko ang jelly-ace (the brand itself) lalo na nung nandyan pa ko sa pinas. there’s also jellies here in singapore pero taro ang tawag nila. not sure abt the taste. baka kasi di ko magustuhan sayang lang. namiss ko tuloy ang jelly-ace.
about your question, yes i am meant for someone and i’ve already found him. despite all odds, di niya pa rin ako iniiwan :)
si Norte, taro ang kinakain, pero i doubt it is the same taro we are talking! hehe. sige lang, try mo lang tikman baka masarap!
huwaw! buti ka pa, nakita mo na siya! hope the happiness lasts! i know right.
ax alam mo napaisip ako kung anu na bang lasa nyan kasi yearsssssssssssss na na hindi ako nakatikim e. ganun din kung ikukumpara sa other half ng buhay ko, sa tingin ko matagl ng patay un so i dont meant to someone (haha, ako ata nag emo sa bahay mo lol)
emo ka nga! bubuhayin natin siya para maging masaya na kayo ever after!
Ax, on the reminiscing lane ka ngayon ah…
Thanks for dropping by my site…
Am i meant for someone… I thought so, till that someone married a foreigner old enough to be her father… Grrrrrrrr… haha!
Buhay nga naman…
oo nga! hehe. oks lang, dalaw ulit ako!
you are meant for someone, naniniwala ako. and you’ll meet that someone a little before too late!
am i meant for someone..?
until a month ago..,
akala ko…
lipas na ako sa mga usapang pag ibig..!
akala ko..,
nagtapos sa tatlo ang bilang nang…
aking minahal..!
hanggang sa…
dumating si…
stas..!
isang ruso na…
akala ko…
siyang “meant for me”..!
pero..,
ngayon..,
ilang oras pa lang ang lumilipas..,
naisip ko na…
baka hindi talaga siya…
ang siyang…
itinakda para sa akin..!
malungkot..! :(
baka hindi nga siya ang itinakda..
para sa iyo..
bilog ang mundo..,
kahit saan ka pumunta..
matatagpuan mo ang isang tao..
na naghahanap din sa’yo..! :)
wow naman. minsan nga makakain nga ulit ng jellyace para mapagtanto ko yan. hehe. lol. but my mom, lagi nya me binibilan ng jellyace.. kahit ngayon.. totoo kalaban natin ang oras, sana nga pwedeng ipatigil :)
hehe! sige, kain ka lang ng jellyace. tapos bigyan mo ko ha! wala na akong pambili eh!
pabayaan mo na si ‘Time.’ may sariling mundo yan!
wow. i particularly liked this line:
‘That time is our enemy. It ticks, it runs. I will leave us behind and no matter how harder we chase time, we lose the race.’
bigla ko tuloy naalala ang pompoms,chikadee,lala chocolate,bubblers,fanta at kung anu-ano pa.hehe
tama, pompoms! hehe. meron pang lala chocolate, meron na nga tigpi-piso ngayon non! fanta parang wala na. chikadee at bubblers wala na din. bazooka wala na rin akong nakikita, pero meron pa nun.. minus the comic strip. hay.
jellyace? hindi nga, matagal na rin ako nakatikim nyan, pwede pa naman siguro wala naman sa edad ang pwede kumain nyan e
hehe. honga!
Waw, anu na nga bang lasa ng jelly ace?
One would easily assume that they are meant for someone, and that somewhere, somehow, they’ll meet this someone. What people don’t realize is that as we all think we’re meant for someone, our ‘someone’ also thinks that there is someone meant for him. Most of the time, in this scheme of things, one will get hurt when the other finds the one for him. The universe seems to conspire against us, and the only thing we can do is to act for ourselves. When you think you’re meant for someone, then walk into his life, and be his someone. You can always prove yourself to be that somebody’s someONE.
masarap pa rin ang jellyace!
i believe likewise. be the someone for someone. be the one meant for someone. the universe seems to conspire against us, and to counter that, we have to prove that destiny is ours and isn’t made by the stars.
na-miss ko na rin ang jelly ace at lala chocolate. hehe
tama, time is our enemy! maraming chances akong pinalagpas at di na maibabalik pa. hahay! nakakahawa ang seriousness mo ah!
hehe. wag ka mahawa sa seriousness ko! know your enemy sabi nga ng Greenday!
at oo ang lala chocolate na meron ng tigpi-piso ngayon!
naubos ko jelly ace! next time pizza or chocolate he he..
oo nga. inubos mo!
nice post AX..again, from a seemingly simple thing coming up with a really deep stuff..haha..
salamat jem! sana maging active ka na ulit sa blogosphere! hehe.
o… natamaan ako.. nakalimutan ko na nga
ang all-time peborit kong jelly-ace.
dati tuwang tuwa pa ko
pag kulay green at parpol ang nakakkain ko.
enge naman o
Kain lang ng kain ng jellies! hehe. ako rin, green and pebroit ko! kaso ubos na rin ang jellyace ko!
Ang saya naman ng post na ‘to. I can really relate. Lalo na sa katulad kong isip-bata. =)
Sana makagawa din ako ng reader-catcher na post katulad nito sa blog ko.
salamat arbie! hehe. makakagawa ka rin neto!
wow. jellyace. mahilig din ako jan. salamat sa visit sa blog. madami magagandang pinoy komiks ngaun. subukan mo maghanap ng UNSTOPPABLE sa komikons o kaya ung mga komiks ni Gilbert Monsanto sa National or kaya sa Comic Odyssey.
hehe, walang anuman! oo nga eh, sa’yo ko lang nalalaman yung mga komiks na yun! kase yung iba, pambata. hehe. yung class mythology pambata ang dating sa akin! sige, search ko sila! hehe.
Hello. I think the article is really interesting. I am even interested in reading more. How soon will you update your blog?
thanks spambot!
WOW!
I love your blog.
I was just searching for a science project involving sugar in the jellyace and then I found this :)
hm, salamat! maraming maraming salamat. you do not know how much this means to me. hehe.
i like the way you write.
a jellyace and love.
i like the way you comment.
a two-liner and up-above-name.
i, too, love jelly ace. it reminds me of a happy childhood.
love,
nobe
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http://www.iamnobe.wordpress.com
ow, childhood, childhood, ow!
when will you come back?
binibilhan kami ng mommy ko noon n’yan. oo, mahirap nga buksan ‘yan. ‘di tulad ng mani or nagaraya na isusubo mo na lang.
tama! grabe, lalo na pag mapawis yung kamay mo! ang nagaraya sarap na sarap din ako! nauubos ko yung malaki tapos papagalitan ako ni mama kase maalat daw yon!
waah, un pala un..ok un ah..akalain mo un,bata ka pa lang, may ganun ka na agad deep thinking..
loce jelly ace tsaka marsh mallows..ahihi…
marsh mallows. magawan nga ng istorya ang marsh mallows!
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And here I am, feeling brokenhearted after I heard the story behind the jelly ace. It’s weird how we get to see other people’s stories come into being and then disappear like nothing really happened, and how we forget about the stories we ourselves should have had while we spent our time staring and watching other people’s stories.
Am I meant for someone? I hope so. I would like to think that there is some uncontrollable and unexplainable phenomenon that is in charge of my future no matter how it can suck based on what I experienced before. Then I also get to blame that phenomenon if my future sucks harder. :P
For a sucker at romance, I, too, am just here waiting.
Waiting like everyone else.
Joke lang. Binabawi ko na, actually, ako yung hinahanap nung soulmate ko eh. Yay.
Parang hunting ba to? Haha. Yung soulmate mo may dalang M-16. Lol.
Actually, soul na siya. Naunahan ko siya hunting-in.
Ay, gusto ko pa naman manuod ng barilan. Wala ka bang record? Gusto ko madugo kase takot ak osa dugo. Hahaha.