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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...

Mystery to Me

 Sometimes you become curious who are those strangers reading your blog without knowing who they are because it doesn't say who has been reading it.

As I keep writing a new blog after another I see someone has already read what I just recently post.

 

I wish they would leave some sort of comment to know if they like what they are reading or even put a like on that page.

 

I have new set of old friends that I recently found in Facebook she thought I was a scammer because she didn't recognize my last name. I changed my last name because I didn't want people to recognize who I was. This way I am just a mysterious person who just known by Carmina.

 

The only people who really know who I am are my family and close friends who are main contact in Facebook. 

 

Otherwise my Facebook page is in public and I prefer it this way. I made it public so my blog doesn't limit it's viewer who knows I can be discovered.

 

Being a blogger it takes time to think what subjects to write about. Sometimes you run out of things to write about and sometimes the stuff you see just comes in mind to just to write it up in your blog.

 

I feel like I am an interview that no one seems to know who I am when I ask a lot of questions. They think I am just asking question just base on me being curious.

 

When I eat some where I feel I am a critic to talk about and take pictures of where I have eaten.

 

I have friends who think I am getting paid a lot being a blogger. Funny, to me I am doing it for fun just to keep my mind to explore the unknown. To experience the places I see every day or places I see when I travel.

 

No matter what my minds goes out to explore and I tend to write everything down once it is still in my head. 

 

As I listen to music my mind goes in a different direction and makes me want to write more that comes in mind.

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