Crepe Expectations

Much thanks goes to Carlo and Syd for keeping and finding this picture respectively. Circa 1999, this picture was taken during our entrepreneurial days in college. Crepe Expectations was the name of our business, and as you can gather, we sold crepes. Our target market were the bazaar (or tiangge) shoppers during Christmas time. Back then, crepes were relatively 'exotic'. Cafe Breton had not yet burst onto the scene, so we felt that we had a good product on our hands.

After several nights of testing (and arguing), we took the plunge and rented a booth in the Cuenca Bazaar.

JP and Joy (Carlo's cousin) manning the booth. Take a look at our menu!

We were most definitely the loudest booth there. Imagine about 6 teenagers barking orders to each other... asking (nay, demanding!) ingredients, passing utensils, etc. People walking past were amused, and I'm sure that contributed to our appeal. We weren't perfect; we almost ran out of ingredients a few times and as I mentioned before, alot of tempers flared during the weekend of the bazaar. It was a real test of our friendship, but we came through in the end.

I think we did 2 more bazaars after that, each time becomine more efficient in our crepe making process. So, did Crepe Expectations earn money? It earned a modest amount, and its profits were enough to help fund our Boracay trip back in 2000. Sadly, after everyone graduated, we didn't have enough time to continue our business partnership. However, I am sure that one day, we will once again join forces and run a business!

Life is Beautiful!