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Tired of the new rules, Carmina closed her Google Maps account — what pushed her over the edge?

It’s been months since Carmina last posted on her Google Maps. I started doing it just for fun, exploring new places to dine and travel, and sharing those spots with others. Back in 2017, I wasn’t even blogging yet. Over the years, I received numerous email updates about changes, but in September, the removal of followers on Google Maps felt particularly strange. There’s no point in complaining about it. I decided not to close my account, as it wasn’t an option, but I did delete all the photos I had contributed over the years. I have fond memories of seeing which photos were popular and had hoped to share them with you. It was surprising to see how many views my pictures had accumulated. While deleting them, I noticed that many restaurants and bakeries no longer exist, with some marked as unknown on the map. Most of my photos were from the pandemic period, a time when I could fully express myself and write about the food I enjoyed. Let's take a trip down memory lane with Carmina th...

Have you ever been a third wheel on someone’s date?


Have you ever been a third wheel on someone’s date?

I’ve always experience being a third wheel when I was young when my friends didn’t want to go alone on a first time they met someone for the first time.

Or I use to ask my friends to come with me because I also felt the same way I didn’t want to be alone with someone new I met when I use to live in the Philippines when I was younger. I had heard stories my parents use to tell me when I was young and what they might do to you.

In my mind I had this imagine what if what my parents told me was true but again on the second date you kind of know the person a little more and the tension of the person seem easier on yourself.

Having a first date gives you an excitement and you wonder who is this person you really don’t know I am sure anyone has felt the same way you really don’t know the person if you get to know someone and ask them a lot of questions.

As we get older and you are single all over again the same thing happens to you because I have experience it with my mom she always wants me to go with her when she is with her girl friends or guy friends they feel comfortable that they can rely on someone to be there with them when they go out on a date or when they travel either way you begin a part of something in their life.

When you have a friend in other country and you are doing video call you can also experience being a third wheel on your friend’s date with her boyfriend.

The cool part is her boyfriend doesn’t mind at all that you are experience the area they are in and you get to see the outside even if you know you are really at home.

The best part is when you have a friend who wants to share the same experience as they are walking outside with you but even if you are not really next by them outside but to experience seeing the environment makes you feel special.


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