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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...

Sleeping

Every day it is the same routine just to stay home and now we sleep late hours and find out we have slept more than usual eight hours and exceeding to ten and you end up having a bad headache of too much sleep. I am the one who is also experiencing that and waking up with a sore throat as my friends have message me before saying they have a bad cold and we live far away from them it seems silly to think you have caught it from them. As people are getting stress over the issue of the COVID-19 we tend to sick ourselves as we wake up the next day. Or when people are use to going outside but cannot step foot because there are police patrol outside your home you get stress over something else. As you hear from your friends who we're sick and now feeling much better than find themselves less online and they have continued their regular routine in which you are not sure what they have been up too. As you are trying to get yourself well rested you just continue your day how you ...

Kanin Club Filipino Restaurant in the Philippines

This is my sister's best friend both we're visiting the Philippines at the same time they love eating Filipino dishes and found this restaurant for us to try at the Kanin Club located in Alabang Fresh Lumpia Kare Kare Fried Chicken  Laing Diniguan Munch Punch: http://www.munchpunch.com/kanin-club/

Stranded in Doha on July 15, 2016

This is when Mom Violy and Carmina got stranded and had to sleep over night at Doha coming from our Amsterdam trip and we didn't reach our connecting flight due to our Qatar airlines being delayed traveling to our stop over. The best part I had extra change of clothing, and we're told we can only limit ourselves in our clothing that is why I always bring extra change of clothing in my hand carry because you never know what emergency you will expect on you Qatar Airlines provide us a hotel and meals voucher during our stay.  New friends I met during the same situation as us. After our experience we learn not to get a connecting flight and always stuck to a direct flight with our bad experience can never forget. NOT SPONSORED. Subscribe @ Carmina Lifestyle YouTube Channel  a place to look, discover and share. Th...