When I was in kindergarten, my teacher told the class that candies (or sweets) were made of blood.. and being as naive as I was, I believed in her and stopped taking candies for years.
The bloody-candy-myth was broken later on but I was no longer interested with sweetie stuffs.
Till today I have not much interest with sweets and candies. I prefer black coffee and bitter chocolate, and I don’t even have a pack of sugar at home.
One exception that I am craving for is cotton candy, not that I really like the taste but it has been years since I last saw a freshly made cotton candy, and I miss it.
Something about candy..
According to wikipedia, candy is derived from Dutch term kandij, which is a kind of candy anyway.
The traditional term for candy should be confectionery, which refers to food items that are (at least perceived to be) rich in sugar. [wiki]
While the term candy is widely used in North America, UK and Commonwealth countries normally refer to a piece of confectionery as a sweet (as of Malaysians?).. Australians refer it as lollies though.
Snickers Bar are invented in 1930, the name Snickers was from a favorite horse of the manufacturer.
There’s a 2006 movie “Candy” starring brokeback mountain hunk Heath Ledger.
There’s another movie named “Candy” in 1968, which actually starred Marlon Brando.
“Candy Candy” is a Japanese anime TV series in 1970s.
August 2nd, 2006 at 7:34 am
haha i take more of those soft gummy candies nowadays instead of the hard you need to suck Fox sweets.
I also lurveee bitter chocolate…did you try Royce’s chocolate before?its quite nice….and haha the Turkish Delights from the movie The Lion,The Witch and The Wardrobe sure caught my eye..did you eat before?
August 2nd, 2006 at 12:07 pm
gosh.. you talk like an expert Joshy. Ermm I don’t really love chocolate, I just prefer bitter over sweet.. and I normally don’t bother much about the brand, but I like Swiss chocolate though.
August 3rd, 2006 at 2:38 am
i know wat candy are those!!! can buy from airport right? the huge tube… :D anyway, i’m no fan of candies either…prefer bitter choc but hate it if my teh tarik not sweet enuf. :)
August 3rd, 2006 at 10:06 am
Bingo.. me even order teh tarik also ‘kurang manis’
August 5th, 2006 at 12:25 am
that i oso do if i know that shop serves very sweet teh tarik – otherwise my usual hangout know how i like my teh tarik ;)
August 5th, 2006 at 6:19 am
You lepak so much at the same place until people know your taste? Wah loyal customer..
August 8th, 2006 at 9:22 am
waaa u actually believe that ah? the statement taht it’s made of blood.. muahahahhaa farnee lar..
August 8th, 2006 at 9:54 am
alicia.. I always thought teachers were saints and not supposed to lie, I was wrong lol.
April 3rd, 2008 at 2:16 pm
hahaha…this part is funny:
“…my teacher told the class that candies (or sweets) were made of blood.. and being as naive as I was, I believed in her and stopped taking candies for years…”
i have to say it is very funny..