Skip to main content

When the longing for authentic Pinoy dishes strikes in the U.S., Isla Grand stands ready to transport your taste buds back to the Philippines.

Carmina is traveling to the United States to spend time with her family. My dad planned a family gathering for Mother's Day at their favorite Pinoy restaurant . Since reservations aren’t possible, we arrived an hour early to ensure we could get a table for twelve before everyone else showed up. As my dad approached Isla Grand , the branch we visited in Pleasant Hills, California , the host at the door said they could prepare a table for twelve at five o'clock. Later, the server called my dad's name and guided us to our table. The place was bustling with people enjoying meals and celebrating Mother's Day. On our first visit to Isla Grand, I was captivated by the décor, noticing many native items that gave the place a fancy yet authentic Filipino feel. They usually have a live band, but unfortunately, there was no entertainment the night we went. My family had spoken highly of Isla Grand and encouraged us to try the Filipino dishes we’ve been missing from back home. Lech...

Prisoner in Our Own Home




When we’re all prisoner in our own home we have a tendency not to be in a mood swing and you have friends close to you who don’t practice safety during our crisis you end up getting annoyed from the way they tell you stories about them.

No matter as you keep caring for them your friends are in their own world you end up lecturing them because you are getting annoyed from them when they say they are prepared to die but they complain to you about other things going on with them.

You come to the point your conversation goes on the broken record and you can’t seem to control your feelings and tell your friend NOT MY PROBLEM.

I don’t usually use this term but I have friend use this to me before and I know it hurts to hear it but to put a stop on a conversation not going anywhere with just excuses you need to stop yourself and control your emotions before your friendship ends with that person.

What happen when you’re friend thinks you’re mad at them like you need a break from them because they are not changing and they keep repeating over and over again. It becomes tiresome when you hear the same topics from them.

There is no ending what they tell you and your friend wants you to repeat everything you have told them in the past.

You keep telling them just to reread everything from the beginning of our conversation because you no longer want to retype everything from the beginning.

I know it hurts to tell a friend how you feel and sometimes when we are a prisoner you need to tell them you don’t need to talk about it anymore.

Comments