How To Mix Heaven

 You start with a good manual ice crusher.

It does not require batteries or electricity

but just your eager and excited hands!

 With good efforts I can produce fine crushed ice

which I happily scoop on a bowl.
 Then I top it with sweetened boiled kamote (sweet potato) . . .

 . . . and followed by sweetened boiled bananas:

 . . . and followed by sweetened boiled langka (jackfruit):

 Then I top it with more ice:

 I actually cover the whole thing with ice:

An top it with sago:

And top it with ube (purple yam) ice cream

not unless I have the real mashed ube . . .

And sprinkle pinipig (rice crispies) over it:

Mix everything with love:

And I got myself my own home-made Halo-halo

which I can have by demand right from the fridge:

Yum!

This cool summery delight is called Halo-halo which stands for mixed concoction (mostly fruits) on a bed of crushed ice. I like to think of halo-halo to best describe our culture of mixed inspiration from our neighboring east and from the west.

In my tropical country it is always a welcome snacks. And my sister Luchie would always try to prepare some ingredients which are then cooled in the fridge so we can  have halo-halo any time we like!

I like halo-halo in the afternoon.

After a break from creative work

it provides a good chillout snacks.

I only wish my dog Sweepy can have some

but he can only have his own flavored yogurt

which he finishes fastbreak in a minute

before I can even take my second taste of halo-halo!