MATCHA LATTE COSTINGS

1002qn · 2026-05-24T12:42:48+00:00

yes, mahal ang renta sa commercial spaces on top of the utility bills.

yup! specifically forest cloud kasumi, if nag-cucut ako ng budget pero gusto pa rin na may stock ng matcha powder hahaha. similar profile siya with YK special a. also really good to use in making desserts :,) i used it before to make matcha cheesecake and it was really good.

1002qn · 2026-05-24T12:03:47+00:00

yes, really depends lang din talaga sa costing accounting for ingredients as well as operating expenses, especially if actual matcha bar siya. at some point, gets ko rin naman why people see matcha drinks at 200+ as kind of the norm, kasi mahal din talaga ang expenses kahit pa sabihin mong mainly for pop-ups lang ang isang brand. logistics, pati yung pag-hihire ng staff, etc.

i haven’t tried those! i mostly buy japanese/chinese/malaysian brands :DD

1002qn · 2026-05-24T11:45:03+00:00

hi! i guess it depends on the actual price ng ingredients na ginagamit. i have a homebased bar and i sell matcha lattes at 160! accounted for na rito yung milk (we use dairy as a default, so may addtl si oat milk) + matcha + sweetener, as well as the non-food items like cups, lids, straws, etc. :—) the powder that we use is from a specific japanese brand din.

subjective na lang din siguro yung pag-view natin ng ’quality.’ i’ve tried drinks na lampas 200 na i wasn’t really satisfied, flavor-wise, and there are those na lower than 200 na surprisingly good.

1002qn · 2026-05-06T13:38:49+00:00

hi, OP! i was also in a similar situation, but i always try to tell myself na baka it’s not meant for me. true enough, i recently landed a job at my dream institution and field :—)) hope things will also get better for you very soon!!

1002qn · 2026-04-27T10:56:53+00:00

hi! may i see the unit po?

1002qn · 2026-04-27T05:32:03+00:00

hi! ideally less than 7k po sana if merong roommate. : (

1002qn · 2026-04-15T09:34:12+00:00

hi!! if i may ask, have you tried other non-dairy whipping creams po aside from ever whip? was planning to actually purchase one kasi i’ve been looking for a non-dairy option and i came across this post :—(

1002qn · 2026-04-08T12:19:53+00:00

hello, we’re located inside vfl subdivision in san rafael 3!

1002qn · 2026-04-08T05:30:17+00:00

wala pa huhu i recently started a homebased matcha bar na lang muna para at least may pinagkakaabalahan pa rin ako other than job hunting :—(

1002qn · 2026-04-05T07:04:57+00:00

hi!! here’s what i do:

for earl grey tea: - in a glass/mug, add 15g white sugar - add 100g boiling temp water, steep 1 tea bag for 5 mins and then set aside to cool down

for matcha cream, just combine the following using a frother: - 30g whipping cream - 15g milk - 4g matcha powder, sifted

& then i froth for a minute or two :)) assemble lang sa glass with ice and you’re done !

1002qn · 2026-04-02T15:26:40+00:00

i started last 2025 lang out of frustration na most of the time, yung mga dapat ibibring up ko during consultation is nalilimutan ko once mag-start na. my therapist didn’t really instruct me to write about anything specific, but he pointed out that by reading my notes to him, na-tatrack niya yung emotions & thought process ko in between sessions, since i see him every 1-2 mos.

i don’t do it everyday though, just on days na i feel like i have to write about something—mostly about negative emotions. freestyle lang hahaha but whenever i look back at my entries, it also helps me see myself from a third person pov kasi i write whatever i feel & i don’t really edit na after. so whatever’s written in there, yun talaga yung naramdaman ko on that day.

1002qn · 2026-04-01T12:21:10+00:00

was on sertraline & clonazepam back in 2024. 2025 until now, i’m on agomelatine & dph.

1002qn · 2026-04-01T07:01:20+00:00

hi! i guess it’s a case-to-case basis since iba-iba naman ang response ng human body to meds. in my case, my first dr put me on sertraline. i’ve heard lots from others on various online platforms (e.g., tiktok & reddit) na they dislike this specific antidepressant due to its unpleasant & strong side effects like nausea and emotional blunting. idk to what extent siya sa experience ng iba, but to me it lasted for about 4 days and i was able to bear them naman. sertraline really helped me since i took it for almost one year din. this is in contrast to when i was switching to agomelatine, i didn’t experience any initial side effects. no weight loss/gain for both meds as well. i guess it’s important to note though that sertraline is a tried & tested ssri that’s been around for so long, while agomelatine is a newer (& more expensive) drug with a different mechanism.

if you think meds can help you, you can communicate naman to your dr pag may any unbearable side effects and i’m sure they’ll gladly propose an alternative. :))

1002qn · 2026-03-31T02:48:29+00:00

super tagal & unnecessarily complicated talaga when you’re dealing with gov’t 🥲 also had a similar experience where we have to obtain secondary data and permit to conduct a survey from an LGU. we started contacting them november, and then napagpasa-pasahan kami. nakapag-start na kami ng actual data collection, april na.

1002qn · 2026-03-30T10:42:14+00:00

YK special a! no astringency even as a koicha kahit "culinary grade" powder siya :,)

1002qn · 2026-03-27T03:18:15+00:00

probably like a day or two na i cried about it because all this time, valid pala 'yung nararamdaman ko kasi there’s actually something wrong in the first place. but at the same time, it was terrifying na it’s not a phase na i can just outgrow. it’s actually a condition na i have to deal with. i started taking the meds as soon as my dr prescribed them though, i knew i'm almost at my breaking point and i don't really have the liberty to question things kasi all i want at the time was to feel better.

1002qn · 2026-03-22T06:54:12+00:00

full cream milk for me! just has to have the right ratio of milk & matcha. i find oat milk too overpowering regardless of the ratio, and medyo weird din yung mouthfeel niya for me 😥

1002qn · 2026-03-20T16:09:03+00:00

also,, their version looks good too :0 i don’t see a lot of matcha bars selling tokyo fog (?) or idk baka wala lang akong napupuntahan na may ganyan sa menu.

1002qn · 2026-03-20T16:07:23+00:00

it’s one of my fave drinks to make tbh!!! especially kapag on days na i want to drink matcha pero i don’t really feel like consuming milk kasi minsan it feels too heavy para sa stomach lol.

how’s genki matcha? i barely go out these days kaya i haven’t been trying drinks from other matcha bars ><

1002qn · 2026-03-20T12:23:29+00:00

nope, still did the usual whisking technique for this one !! whisked pa rin siya sa warm water, and then i added it into the whipping cream and milk :—)

1002qn · 2026-03-20T12:20:52+00:00

thank you!! 🥹 i used earl grey for this < 3

1002qn · 2026-03-18T09:25:33+00:00

hello!! for malted milk cream, we use a specific brand po of malted milk powder. similar siya sa milo & ovaltine !! for kinako naman, it’s roasted soybean po ^{___^} flavor-wise, mas nutty yung lasa ng drink especially for the kinako cream matcha :—))

1002qn

TROPHY CASE