
When I was a kid, Mama would always tell me how delicious my
lola's cakes were. I never miss the twinkle in her eyes and the proudness in her voice that even if they were not well-off, lola would always find a way to show that simple gesture of love to each of her 10 children. Mama said, Lola never missed a single birthday to serve a mouth-watering cake. Too bad I never had a chance to taste it because she passed away a year after I was born. But looking into my Mama's eyes, I know that my Lola not only served a cake made of love but also initiated a tradition that would be passed on to our generation.


Papa & Mama's 23rd Wedding Anniversary, June 23 2008
In every birthday me and my siblings had, a cake is the star of the feast. A cake not exactly like my lola's, but also filled with love and gratefulness from Mama and Papa. It's not every year that my parents would give us an extravagant birthday celebration, but a cake would always be in our
hapag kainan. For all the birthdays that we've had, the cake should be there; everything else is optional. Most of the time its a Goldilocks cake because they know that we feel very happy and proud if we have a Goldilocks cake served. Just like my brother, RD, in this picture:
RD's 6th birthday, November 13 2005

Goldilocks has always been synonymous to cakes for me. There is always a perfect Goldilocks cake for any occasion. You can even do your own stuff with their cakes! Like this one we did for Mama's 47th birthday - we designed the cake with wafer sticks, candy-coated chocolates and cookies to give it more pizzazz! My youngest brother, RD thought of that idea. You can see the smile on Mama's face how happy she was! :) Mike (my hubby) was also there to celebrate with us.
Me and my hubby way back 2006, with a "personalized" Goldilocks cake!

Now that I have a family of my own, I have followed my lola's tradition of serving cakes on special ocassions. Even at that time when Jian was still in my womb, we showered his forthcoming with a Goldilocks cake. Although the elders told us about the
pamahiin that our child will be darker if I would eat dark food, we still opted for the Chocolate cake because it was both our favorite (and thankfully Jian didn't came out dark, hehe)!
Jian Ezekiel's Baby Shower, January 20 2007
Here are some more celebrations we've shared with Goldilocks. I and my hubby always make it a point that we take pictures on special occasions. I'm glad we caught them on camera!

My 22nd Birthday while I was pregnant with our baby. November 7, 2007
Daddy Mike's 22nd birthday. April 18, 2008

PinkNotes' 23rd birthday, with a pink Goldilocks cake! November 7 2008
One of the most memorable new years I've had was the New Year of 2009. Its because both of my brothers who study in Cebu came home to spend Christmas vacation with us. This was the time that my family became complete again. We were all busy preparing our "media noche", and Mike & I decided we should bring home a Goldilocks Chocolate Mousse cake to make our new year sweeter!
I remember when we were buying at the Goldilocks shop that time, the customer line was already extending outside of their doors. That was actually the last piece of cake at the shelves; all their cakes were literally out of stock because everyone was buying Goldilocks for New Year's eve!
The latest ocassion that we celebrated was Mother's day. I have always been the thoughtful "ate" in the house. So Mike & I bought two Goldilocks cakes, one for Mike's mom, and another one for me & my mom. We took the first cake to my in-law's home a few kilometers away, and they definitely loved it! This was how we enjoyed the feast when we got home:


Goldilocks is a part of my life, and I think that is also true for a lot of others out there. Everybody has their own Goldilocks stories. Goldilocks gives us more reasons to celebrate any occasion, with or without all the hulabaloos attached. With just a simple Goldilocks cake, you'll know that it is a special day. You don't even have to think about it; Goldilocks can make any day a special one!


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