Happy White Day!

    Helllooo dear Fizzies ! (From now on I shall call followers of my blog Fizzies)!

Ahhhh,love is in the air...In honour of chocolate, I will today  be talking something fun,delicious,that girls and guys would enjoy! And something so ,ooooh....romantiiicccc...Ooo la la!

The Japanese celebrate a Valentines day in a rather unique way. Women give chocolates to men! These gifts of chocolate are divided into three types:giri choco(obligatory chocolate for bosses and co-workers),honmei choco(chocolate for the man who the woman is serious about),and tomo choco(chocolate for the woman's female friends.   

Usually, the chocolates would be more heartfelt if it is handmade. However,the concept of giri choco more of a duty than as a gift of affection.With all the romantic hype and media,as well as the pressure of giri choco, a guy who gets no chocolate on Valentine's Day might feel offended and and entitled to feel as if there's something wrong with just not his social life but his workplace. It is common for a woman to buy about 20 to 30 boxes of chocolate for men on these day. That's a lot of money involved.


I did a little research and an average spending of a woman on Valentine's day:Honmei choco(1892 yen)(RM 75), Tomo choco(726 yen),(RM 30) Giri-choco(540 yen)(RM 21).

I guess it makes sense as Valentine's Day should be a day when people show love and affection rather than gifts as a duty. It seems the Japanese women are serious about getting/or truly showing appreciation for the guy she loves the most by spending the most on this day. RM 75 in Malaysia is a huge sum of money for a woman to buy a box of chocolate! 

 A month later on March 14, the men would return the gifts and presents,double the price ,to women. Another unique celebration known as  'White Day'.The gifts are usually in white,such as white chocolate,lingire(lol), and even handkerchiefs!!! The most popular is usually a necklace. Some people believe its a way of marketing strategy back in the days as the origins of this day is unsure. At least its fair that men and women both deserve something! Hehehe

Anyway, as someone who love the idea of giving small gifts to friends I would love to gift Giri-choco to my friends! What a lovely surprise to see a group of friends enjoying chocolates together! Im pretty sure many Malaysians would practice this once they dicover this unique culture as a way to have a good time to chill and show affection to their cherished friends. 

Although some guys may get the wrong idea,as girls giving guys Valentine's gifts are rare and a little strage to some guys, its great to have guy friends who are open-minded! My close guy friends? They'll probably demand for more and laugh at the meagre amount. HAHA! In a joking way la, I know they will appreciate them very much. Love you guys so much! ( In a friend way,k?!!) So my advice to the girls,just gift the chocs to close friends to avoid wrong ideas unless ur a social butterfly. Dont forget ur close girls too! They've always been there for u through thick and thin.



And dont forget to love yourselves dear Fizzies... You are who you are,special and unique. Celebrate Valentine's day with jibun choco. . These chocolates are given to yourself. People might call you 'perasan' in Malaysia if caught doing so. (Perasan: common Malaysian term for 'narcisstic' in a joking way). Stuff yourself with loads and loads of jibun choco. Throw the guilt away. Rest assure many Japanese people are doing the same thing.



However,my favourite chocolates in Malaysia can be pretty expensive.

A box of Ferrero Roche(30 chocolates) in Malaysia costs about RM  35!
  

RM 4.25 for the awesome Swiss Toblerone per box of 100g




The small box of Kinder Chocolates which taste heavenly


And dont forget everyone's all time favouite,Kit Kat!!!




I have many waaayyy many more favourite chocolates! But just listing the bests so far. I never really had the chance to taste the really expensive chocs but Im pretty contended with just buying a bar of Kit-Kat! Especially White Chocolate Kit-Kat from Germany tastes heavenly! And other brands of savory creamy chocolates. 

I never really like dark chocolate though. No offence to people who love them. Sadly,its the healthiest of all chocolates...

Its pretty ironic that Swiss people are one of the healthiest people in the world eventhough they're one of the biggest consumer of chocolates!!!

All right Fizzies, had loads of fun talking about some fun facts of chocalates ! Love those little things melting in my mouth. I promise this will not be the last article on chocolates,will post some more fun facts of chocs if I have the mood and come across a fun fact! Leave a comment to share your delightful choclate moments!Need study now,byeeee!