Our family wants to celebrate a belated birthday, an early Father’s Day, a graduation, and a going-away dinner, all in one special gathering. My dad decided to make a reservation at  Peking Delight  located at San Ramon, California . Each family members drove from their location on Saturday, June 6 for dinner at seven o'clock. We had arrived early my dad went ahead placed his order so when everyone had arrived the food won't take long can be served at the table. When your dad has eaten at Peking Delight so many times which is one of his favorite Chinese restaurants. We started off having some corn with chicken chowder soup and hot and sour soup . The family can just pick what soup they would like to eat and serve it in their individual bowls.  We had some appetizers which was the Peking duck . Main course was the following dishes 2 Happy Family, Ginger Onion Beef , Chicken with Spicy Garlic Sauce, Assorted Seafood Claypot and Yang Chow Fried Rice . We all had a full stoma...

Carmina's dad was craving for Vietnamese and wanted to bring his family have a meal. We are in the area of Brentwood, my dad remembered he used to dine in at  CreAsian Wok 'n Roll . Upon entering there we're a lot of customers and the person asked how many we are seated at the table. The server handed us a menu asked us what we would like to drink. They brought out pitcher of iced water with glasses for us to pour our own water. My dad ordered a grilled lemongrass chicken combo with egg, shrimp, and an egg roll . Family member ordered basil leaf with chicken and garlic rice . Another family member had ordered a large Creation Special soup to share with everyone. Carmina wanted the banh mi sandwiches but unfortunately it wasn't available had to pick something else to eat. I decided to try the string beans with shrimp and included is the plain white rice. Service is fast and food is served at your table. Those who cannot finish their food they will provide take out c...

Carmina was doing errands with her dad came across seeing Ranch 99 Market to do some grocery shopping. Carmina's dad saw there was frozen duck decided to purchase and try it at home. Carmina read the instructions and see how to prepare it. It says thaw out for twenty-four hours leaving in the refrigerator. Carmina had search to find out more information on  Joe Jurgielewicz & Son, LTD  since never heard about it. All you have to do is follow the instructions how to cook it in your oven and preparing the rest of ingredients just used tortilla to wrap it up and make sure slice up the duck when it is has cooled down. Enjoy the duck with your family. NOT SPONSORED. Check out my channel @ Carmina Lifestyle YouTube  and click on the subscribe button for more videos. Thank you for the support.

Whenever Carmina visits her hometown on vacation, she always makes time to ship boxes to the Philippines . This time, she’s staying with her dad in an unfamiliar area, so she had to ask where to send her balikbayan boxes . She learned that people there are happy with LBC ’s services. Mom Violy gave her a list of heavy items to buy and ship, and a family member suggested using extra-large LBC boxes , which were on promotion, offering discounts for sending multiple boxes at once. Relatives also donated used towels, bedsheets, clothes, and other items to give away for the upcoming Christmas season. Carmina kept telling her family she gladly accepts donations to ship. Everyone had unwanted clutter, and the best part was not spending on the items, just the shipping. In the end, Carmina shipped two extra-large boxes, plus another box from someone else, all picked up on Saturday, May 30, 2026. LBC gives you replacement boxes this way you can start packing new boxes and have it shipped out wit...

While visiting California, a family member found out I was in town and suggested we meet halfway. Uncle Danny mentioned he’d like to eat at a buffet, and a visitor recommended Fusion Buffet  at Sun Valley Mall in Concord, California . I passed along the suggestion, and we agreed to meet at eleven o’clock when the restaurant opened so we could walk right in. We set the date for Wednesday, May 27, 2026. When we arrived, there was already a line forming right at opening. At the counter, staff asked how many were in our party and if there were any seniors eligible for the 10% discount for guests aged 65 and older.  We were shown to our table and ready to get food. While family members filled their plates, Carmina took videos of the dishes on offer. I found it tricky to record since the line was busy and didn’t want to hold anyone up, which made me understand why people in some countries film in fast mode. The service was excellent, with staff clearing plates promptly. Utensils we...

Carmina was shopping at Suisun Seafood Center to pick up ingredients for a dish requested by a family member. As soon as she walked into the store, she noticed a variety of beverages and spotted her favorite basil seed drinks . Although she had never tried that brand before, she decided to give it a shot since they had watermelon and mango flavors.  Here are the description and ingredients. Honey Bee Basil Seed Watermelon Flavor costs $1.59, while the Mango Flavor is $1.75, excluding sales tax. Carmina has always enjoyed basil seed drinks but had never come across watermelon and mango flavors before. They’re not too sweet and are refreshingly perfect for a hot day. NOT SPONSORED. Check out the video @ Carmina Lifestyle YouTube Channel  and click on the subscribe and thank you for the support.

  After doing errands with the family my dad wanted to eat Vietnamese food in the area of Fremont . My dad brought us to  Pho Lan Noodles House  for our lunch. We all decided to eat one of our favorite Vietnamese dishes. We had ordered some appetizers fried wanton and fried chicken with fish sauce . My dad had ordered Lemongrass chicken include with rice and salad in his meal but was already full when he had eaten his wife's meal. She had ordered the Chicken Banh Mi and chicken clear soup. I wanted to try their Pork Banh Mi sandwich and requested no jalapeno pepper on it. The sandwich is quite big had to slice it in the middle and the remaining was for takeout. The filling of the pork was a lot of serving soft and tender had a lot of flavoring. The bread was also soft even if it was toasted. Family members had ordered the Garlic Chow Mein with Shrimp . NOT SPONSORED. Check out my channel @ Carmina Lifestyle YouTube  and click on the subscribe button for more vid...