COUNTERS

A KILO of pork. Lesson, I am giving this AS A LESSON, not that I indulge on pork. I am focusing on the "language" behind a kilo of pork. Not its "health advisory" part or its "yumminess when you slice it and fry its fats and add it to the salted shrimp!"
       "A kilo" is what you call a counter to quantify the so-called mass nouns like water, soy sauce, shampoo, cheese, rice, rain AND SO ON. Think about Head and Shoulders shampoo, Safeguard soap, Viva mineral water, Carlo Rossi wine, Eden cheese, and those uncountable things ( hair and cement included, you are right, Cory and Diosa!)
       Question: What is the smallest counter for the mass noun shampoo? (Don't "twist" your face, Ms. Tacbobo. I'm giving you the choices!) a. sachet  b. bottle  c.  drop  d. tube
                       What is the proper counter for rain? (Again, don't cringe, Paul, Charry, and Kints. This is a multiple choice question!) Is it: a. sachet   b. tube   c.  bar   d. torrent.
       I remember some of the counters: a pile of sand (near our gate!), 3 bottles of perfume (on the shelf), many sacks of rice (bodega near the pier!), a bar of soap (Brand name? I won't tell but it rhymes with souffle!) and a sheet of paper (from the students!).
       I hope that the questions above beget wisdom. Wisdom as in the next time you speak with a sales clerk, you would use it properly!
       Now, can I thaw my one kilo of pork?