MOONPIES? A TREAT FROM SRI LANKA - AN OFW EXPERIENCE VIDEO

You know that feeling you have when someone comes from
vacation? Be honest now! Although you are glad to see them, you really want to
know what exciting gift they brought you back as well. Did they find a special
snack? Was it some kind of special clothing? What are they keeping secret in
their bag?

Well today Gayan returned from his vacation days with his
family in Sri Lanka. He had a bag with him that had several treats inside just
for me! It was fun to open the bag and see what he had brought.

The first thing I found in the bag was a box of Choco Pies.
These pies seemed to be similar to what we in the States would call a moonpie.
When I opened one up to taste it, it brought back the memories of going to our
local store and eating a moonpie while drinking an RC Cola! The taste was
practically the same. It had a chocolate covering over a gram cracker style
biscuit with a marshmallow filling in-between. Only thing different was this
was a little smaller than the moonpies of the south.

He had also brought chocolate candies and another type of
tea biscuits with him. The chocolates were in a box that had pictures from
different areas of Sri Lanka on it. It could really be like a keep sake to
remember where it came from. The chocolates won’t last that long for sure!

He had also brought back a pair of slippers made in Sri
Lanka! I may not wear them here much, but they will be used in the Philippines
for sure. I thought Mr Bud Brown was in town when pulling the tsinelas
(Filipino for slippers) from the bag.

Oh, and what is that in the bottom of the bag? Did Gayan
save the best for last? Oh man, look at this…..

You will have to come back to find out what this last item
is!