I love chocolate, any kind of chocolate. As a kid, growing up in Manila, I would buy Serg’s chocolate bars with my allowance. They were cheap and not really good by any chocolate standard, but I loved them! When my taste started to refine, my favorite became Toblerone. The creamy milk or white chocolate together with the nougat bits was just divine. Of course, there was a steady supply of the American brands at the supermarket, so every week I would ask, nay beg, Mom to buy me some. Hershey’s, Mars Bars, Snicker’s, 3 Musketeers, Butterfinger, BabyRuth, Milky Way, M&M’s. You name it, I loved it.
Of course, as I grew older and a bit wiser, I knew I had to slow down on the chocolate. When I started to work and was earning my own paycheck, I would go to the grocery on my own and buy my stash. I would tuck myself away in my room and eat chocolate. Of course I had to hide since I would be scolded by Mom for eating too much! To this day, any time you open my fridge, there will be some chocol
