School Year: 2023 – 2024
The ABM Bazaar took place during the first and second days of the Intramurals, featuring an array of food stalls offering a variety of flavors, from savory to sweet, spanning Korean to Mexican treats, along with stalls presenting fun activities and services.
Among the numerous stalls, D’naughty Choco delighted students with freshly sweet, cooked donuts in flavors like Donut Choc-o, White Chocookies, and Matcharap. Their best-selling flavor was the White Chocookies. They also offered a perfect thirst-quenching drink, their Iced Choco, to pair with your donuts priced ₱70 for 16 oz. Their prices ranged from ₱60 to ₱100. To accompany your sweet tastebuds, they introduced lomo cards ranging from ₱5 to ₱10, showcasing diverse K-pop groups such as Enhypen, New Jeans, Blackpink, and others.
One of the students from D’naughty Choco, Kelly Casandra Agot from 12-ABM B, shared that their team decided to go with a naughty and catchy approach to their customers. She also said that before they sold, they decided to search for the current trends and came up with selling mini donuts and lomo cards. “Since they were trending, we assumed that these products were profitable and feasible,” Agot concluded.
Sassy Sweets and Sweet Nothing, two stalls catering to those with a sweet tooth, offered delightful treats for students. Sassy Sweets excelled with their best-selling churros and ice cream, while Sweet Nothing shone with their favored cookies and cream crepes, attracting over thirty satisfied customers.
Sophia Opina, a 12-ABM A student from Sweet Nothing, revealed that their booth drew inspiration from Taylor Swift. Their primary objective was to infuse a pink theme and cultivate a sweet and cute ambiance for their booth. “Napili po namin ito dahil sa unique ito at sa tingin namin is mas maganda or may appeal ‘to sa mga students since minatch namin ito sa theme ng aming booth which is yung sweet-like flavors of our crepes,” Opina shared.
Aside from their top-selling churros and ice cream, Sassy Sweets also offered nail extension services for the students to enjoy while indulging in their treats. Classic nail extensions were priced at ₱59, while premium nail extensions were available for ₱79.
Jewel Andria E. Avena, a student from 11-ABM A representing the stall Sassy Sweet, shared that they came up with the name of their booth because they would love to blend the sweetness of churros with the fierce attitude of nails. Avena added, “We decided that these are the products we are going to sell since I think no one has ever sold churros. The combination of the churros and ice cream is great for sweet tooths. Furthermore, we also do service business which is nail extension, and we intentionally made it affordable since our target market is students.”
B-Band Snack and Espresso Escape both offered engaging activities for the students to participate in. B-Band Snack featured a spin-the-wheel and hoop activity, with students performing beside their stall in line with their basketball and music theme. Their top-selling items were Milo Jelly and Mojos. Espresso Escape hosted a jail booth, putting students’ patience to the test and challenging them to showcase their speed in avoiding capture to escape paying a ₱50 bail.
Van Aguirre Abas from 12-ABM B shared that the baristas thought that the iced hazelnut latte would be the best seller, but the iced vanilla latte was what most students ordered. “Originally, we thought of the name Kape at Tulugan but eventually changed it to Espresso Escape para sosyal!” Abas stated.
To inject a unique twist into the Bazaar, Ini(ha)wan delighted students with freshly-grilled inihaw, featuring their standout dish – the iconic pork barbecue playfully named “BBQ si Kulot, Inaalis niya ang aking lungkot” pricing at ₱25.
Ini(ha)wan extended its offerings to include beverages like their witty sago’t gulaman, humorously named “Ikaw ang sago, sa tanong kung bakit ka na gulaman,” and their refreshing melon juice titled “Bakit ka nag-iba? Melon na bang iba?”—available at ₱15. They incorporated playful reminders with signs strategically placed at their stall, “Please make bilang your sukli before you go-go and hit and run errors cannot be modified afterward!”
Samantha Mangabang from 12-ABM shared, “Ini(ha)wan is the name of our booth, and it was inspired by ourselves, which means ‘Samahan ng mga Iniwan.’”
ABM Bizarre Bites made a distinctive mark with their Mexican-themed booth. Offering a delightful selection of tacos and quesadillas, they bring the essence of Mexican cuisine to your taste buds in a single bite! They also served refreshing beverages like red tea and cucumber to complement their savory snacks. The star of their menu undoubtedly shines with their top-notch tacos.
Shane Baybay from 11-ABM shared their thoughts while preparing for the ABM Bazaar, “Since there is no Mexican food here in our school canteen, we decided that it would be our product, and we know that many people like tacos and quesadillas.”
Moya’s Park was the place to visit for students seeking Korean treats with their best-selling hwachae and crocheted accessories! If you have a fondness for teddy bears, Moya’s Park is the perfect destination for you, with Moya charmingly serving as their mascot. They also arranged a picnic-style relaxation spot with a large teddy bear, inviting students to savor their treats in a cozy setting.
Jim Balitos from 11-ABM A, representing Moya’s Park, shared the background of their booth’s name. Jim expressed that the word “mist” did not seem appropriate for the warm and comforting feeling they wanted to exude with their business, so they eventually translated it to Japanese. Hence, Moya, their mascot, was born. Their concept was a bear enjoying nature. “We chose the products tanghulu (A Korean sweet fruit), hwachae, cookies, and crochet. A sweet and refreshing combo with sharable crochet items. We depended on the weather for the consumers since it is a very humid and sunny day,” Balitos included.
Viene Ninon and Leighton Soriano shared their opinions about Sassy Sweet’s churros. “We bought it at the booth named Sassy Sweets. Honestly, it was so good. Plus, the service was a 10 out of 10 because they made it so quick, and overall, it was pretty good.”
On the second day of the Intramurals, around 5:00 pm, the ABM students collaborated to efficiently clear the school’s field and dismantle their stalls, sporting smiles on their faces. Following a day filled with positive interactions, memorable experiences, and the formation of new friendships, it was finally time to unwind and move forward.
