A 63-year-old woman from Bulacan received praises from netizens after she showed off her baking skills online.
Pia Halili Villano recently featured her mom, Nanay Purita, on her TikTok account. To their surprise, many individuals were interested and curious about Nanay Purita’s journey as a baker.
“Gusto na nila ngayon talaga laging napapanood si Nanay sa mga content. Usually, nagugulat sila kasi at 63 nag babake pa rin siya. Pero nagugulat sila na meron pa pala na ‘yung bakers sa panahon ng ’90s until now nagbabake pa rin. Tsaka sabi nila meron pa raw pa lang gumagawa nung types ng cake before sa ngayon,” Pia told The Philippine STAR.
Nanay Purita has enjoyed baking since the ‘80s. She then decided to make a living out of it after she resigned from her day job in order to focus on her family.
“Nung early ‘80s pambahay lang. Tapos nung nag ‘90s, ayon medyo tumatanggap na ako ng mga orders. Ayoko no’ng hihinto ako na wala akong gagawin sa bahay. naisipan ko ipagpatuloy ko ‘yung pag babake,” she shared.
“Nung dati wala pang computer, nag cocollect ako ng mga cookbook magazines tapos inaaral ko siya. Sa project ng mga civic organizations, doon ako nag aral ng actual na baking. Malaking tulong kasi naitaguyod namin ‘yung apat naming anak. Naka-graduate sila lahat at ngayon nagtratrabaho na,” she added.
She noted that customers love her chiffon cake with boiled icing. She said that she wanted to continue baking as it brings her joy and extra income.
“Siguro talagang nakahiligan ko na, nakasanayan ko na kasi ‘yung pagbe-bake. Tsaka siguro ‘pag hininto ko baka manghina na ako no’n.” Nanay Purita said.
“Nung before pandemic, hanggang 25 cakes nagagawa ko ‘yun during weekends. Pagkatapos ng pandemic ngayon medyo bumabalik na ulit,” she added.
Nanay Purita said that she prefers using her old baking tools and working alone to finish her orders. “Kasi mas gusto ko ‘yung ako lang gumagawa eh. Para natututukan ko talaga ‘yung design.”
Nanay Purita said she was glad when Pia also showed interest in baking.
“Natutuwa naman ako at nakahiligan din niya para may magtuloy naman ng mga ginawa ko,” Nanay Purita stressed.
“Malaking influence siya. Parang Pagkapanganak pa lang sa ‘kin eh, ‘yung environment ko nakikita ko na siya na nagbe-bake.So habang lumalaki ako parang nade-develop din sa ‘kin ‘yung love for baking,” Pia recalled.
They now work hand on hand to manage their home-based pastry business.
“Magkaiba ‘yung set of customers namin, magkaiba kami ng style. Pero at the same time, nagtutulungan pa rin naman kami when it comes to ideas,” Pia said.
Nanay Purita encourages the public to continue doing what they love.
“Kung ano ‘yung gusto niyo talaga, ituloy lang nila,” she said.
“If you love and it’s your passion pwede ka talagang magtagal sa career na pinili mo,” Pia echoed.
