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The midsummer heat can be cruel and oppressive, often causing headaches and just plain old discomfort.  There are three ways to find relief from the heat: you can either take a shower, stay in an air-conditioned room, or have an ice-cold dessert. Typically Filipinos have a dessert called halo-halo in the afternoon, where the heat is at its worst.  Halo-halo is a combination of different preserved fruits and jellies mixed with crushed ice and milk.  You can find halo-halo pretty much at any restaurant, but the Travel Cafe Philippines at Greenbelt 5 puts an interesting twist to this popular summer snack.  Their buko pandan halo is a sweet combination of the party favorite buko pandan salad and halo-halo.  Made up of pandan-flavored jelly, shredded young coconut, milk, and crushed ice, this refreshing dessert will definitely lower the temperature and make you forget the summer heat, at least for a while.