Although you are in heaven we still celebrate your birthday because we wish you are here on this special day. Yesterday it was my Lola’s birthday she would have been one hundred plus years old. We would always cook pancit to feed everyone in the house. To us even if she is not with us in our spirit and memories remain with us. There are some people who celebrate their love ones when they have already left us. We set a prayer gather with family and friends. We light up a candle to enlighten their spirits to wish them a happy birthday. We visit their grave site and bring food and flowers to have a picnic and talk to them with our family and friends. This way even if they are not next to us we still get to spend time with each other. This is how we show how much we love and gratitude our loves ones mean to us.

Hanap Vicentico’s is a family-owned restaurant in which my mom loves to eat with her best friends she grew up from high school and college friends.  She brings her family who come to visit their hometown to reminisces about their childhood life when they we're very young. Everyone in the Philippines love eating Filipino food especially if it is cooked by someone else. Here is more information on Hanap Vicentico's on their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/krispykarekare/   I was able to meet the daughter of the owner who is currently running the family restaurant. Menu: Buko with Caramel Shake Pancit with Puto and calamansi Sinigang (tamarind soup) Salmon Belly Crispy Pata (Fried pig trotters or knuckles) Dipping sauce of crispy pata (made of soy vinegar onion and hot chili pepper) Filipino Dessert: Karioka (sweet rice ball cooked in sugar coated) Inside the karioka Saging con yelo (Canali...