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Carmina says Bebang’s halo-halo is summer in a spoon — but is it the real deal or just pretty colors in a cup?

Since last year, Mom Violy and Carmina had been wanting to try the much-talked-about  Bebang's Halo-Halo , but even when we passed by, the timing was never right. Mom Violy kept saying she’d wait until a branch opened closer to us. Then Becky told Carmina there was one along her commute route to work. The best part was that the Tomas Morato branch in Quezon City had just opened. When we arrived at CTTM Square , we found plenty of restaurants on the second floor. While checking the menu, we let the customers behind us order first. Mom Violy asked them for recommendations, and they suggested the Presidential for first timers. Unlike other places, Bebang’s Halo-Halo doesn’t have size options—everything comes in a standard size, making ordering easier. Seniors and PWDs get a discount per order, and you’re given something that lights up when your halo-halo is ready for pickup. Service was quick, so the wait wasn’t long at all. Each order comes in its own green plastic bag with a table...

Difference From Any Other Country

Summer in the Philippines is almost starting and people are planning their vacation even if we still have the coronavirus. Us Filipino love to travel when we have a chance too and travel with families, friends or meet a new friend there are always a lot of opportunity for someone like us to travel within our reach. Living in the Philippines even if you earn less of the value of any other country, we still have time to travel even if it means not leaving our country. We can travel just few hours to visit a new destination just to take a break from the real world we sometimes plan ahead or sometimes it is just last minute. No matter what we have time to explore rather than always working hard and staying at the office. Some people even bring their work as they still enjoy the beach scenery. There is a difference from the life in the United States and the Philippines we are carefree people and you will notice people living in the United States they come home and go ...

Lent Season

Easter is approaching and here in the Philippines they are very religious they obey the rule no meat on every Friday. These are the food not allowed to be eaten during this time: Chicken Beef Lamb Pork Ham Food allowed to be eaten: Vegetables Fruits Fish Egg Milk Grains The only ones who are allowed to eat meat are the seniors and those who do not believe in that kind of superstition. Restaurant provides meals for a limit time offer for example at Mc Donald’s they offer breaded fish and chips a part of their meal. Some Filipino people believe when Good Friday comes they are not allowed to go to work they will just pray and attend mass at the Catholic Church. Some people put them on a restriction to remove something they common daily routine during lent season for example: No Facebook  No Drinking. No Junk Food No Smoking They try to remove something they often do that it will be difficult for them to remove this way during lent season...