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When Mom Violy spotted Crisostomo’s handwritten menu, something in her chest lit up: home-style lumpia, sinigang steaming in clay pots—could this be the comfort food she’d been missing?

Carmina informed Mom Violy that she would visit her home on Saturday, November 8, 2025. She asked if Mom Violy wanted to go out for lunch and mentioned needing to do some grocery shopping due to an upcoming big storm. Mom Violy suggested trying Crisostomo, a Filipino restaurant inside Robinsons Magnolia. Carmina forwarded the menu for her to choose what she wanted to eat, while Carmina already knew her order. I chose pork barbeque served in a set of three pieces with a vinegar dipping sauce. I skipped rice and opted for lumpiang hubad, fresh lumpia without a wrapper, topped with peanut sauce.  Mom Violy initially craved the classic Pinoy paella, but when it wasn’t available, she decided on sinigang na baboy with an extra serving of rice. A family member chose sisig with garlic rice. Carmina enjoyed her meal with Mom Violy and particularly liked the  lumpiang hubad , though she kept wondering why it had no wrapper. I explained that it’s called "naked" because it’s served witho...

Taking Life for Granted

There are people who take their life for granted who chose to pick the wrong path in their life in order to make their life better.

There are people who abuse their health instead of going to a turning point to eat healthy and take care of themselves.

There are so many things to want to live and to make your life better if you wanted too.

But when we have friends who chose the wrong path in their life and chose to not change for themselves all we do is keep telling them they can do it if they wanted too.

Even if how much we show how much we care for them it doesn’t make them sense to even try because they feel their foot, body, soul and mind is not yet set to be programmed to do it.

It is sad we take our life for granted and those who are ill want to live a better life to be with their family and love ones.

Too bad those people who take their life for granted cannot switch places to those who are suffering and want to live to have a better life.

Although it is not possible but no matter whom you are it is your choice to set your mind to program yourself to have a better life.


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