White Day

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I have never heard of this day before. Apparently, in South Korea, guys give chocolates to girls on White Day (March 14) instead of on Valentine's Day. Dr Oh, a scientist who visited our lab, sent a box full of chocolates by courier from South Korea. It looks like Ana and Lucy were successful again in cajoling someone to bring over food.


To make sure that everyone got a share of the chocolate, Ana and Lucy immediately started dividing the contents of the box after the weekly meeting (Neerja and Tita Dory were still in discussion mode).


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  1. Nellie Ann GarciaMarch 14, 2009 at 10:25 PM

    Feb 14, Valentines' Day, girls should give chocolate to boys
    March 14, White Day, boys should give candies to girls
    April 14, Black Day, informal tradition for single people to get together and eat and black bean noodle called "jajangmyeon"....oh you should know there's a Pepero Day too!

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  2. rochie cuevasMarch 14, 2009 at 10:27 PM

    as in SHOULD? sa black day daw,dahil lahat kami sa office my chocolate, mag-aambagan daw kaming lahat para sa ipapadalang black chocolate para sa kanya.

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  3. Nellie Ann GarciaMarch 14, 2009 at 10:34 PM

    haha talaga? Well tradition na kasi nila so automatic na...my labmates gave me a lot of candies haha..gabi palang ng Feb 13 or March 14 or even earlier, marami nang mga naka-pack na chocolates and candies sa stores, with matching ribbons and colorful wraps

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  4. rochie cuevasMarch 15, 2009 at 8:21 AM

    wow! parang trick or treat!

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  5. Vito ButardoMarch 16, 2009 at 7:40 PM

    as usual, kina-career na naman ni ana ang pagdi-divide... im sure kasi ayaw nyang malamangan sa partehan!!! hehehehe

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  6. Vito ButardoMarch 16, 2009 at 7:40 PM

    uy lucy.... baka dagdag-bawas yan, ha?!

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  7. Vito ButardoMarch 16, 2009 at 7:40 PM

    sige na nga! papadala uliut ako ng isang toneladang tsokolate! mukhang bitin kayo dyan eh!!!

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  8. rochie cuevasMarch 17, 2009 at 4:57 AM

    ay, oo... sinisigurado niya na kumpleto ang chocolates na makukuha niya :D

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  9. rochie cuevasMarch 17, 2009 at 4:58 AM

    haha! naku, matatagalan bago mag-react si ana at ate lucy... blocked off ang multiply sa office e! aba, lahat merong chocolate... kahit si boss :D

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  10. rochie cuevasMarch 17, 2009 at 4:59 AM

    haha! kailan? pagpunta ko sa brisbane? magandang sa duty free na lang ako mamili para pwedeng hand luggage. hehe

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