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What made Mom Violy step out of her comfort zone and try Las Flores for lunch?

  Mom Violy wanted to try Spanish food from  Las Flores  at Robinsons Magnolia . I remembered long time ago saw a family friend when my family was visiting beginning of the year. Mom Violy couldn't remember decided to have our lunch. Carmina decided to try out their Let's Do Lunch for 595.00 pesos ($10.26). Carmina asked for vegetable soup and Bikini sandwich which is ham and mozzarella cheese with potato chips. There is an unlimited calamansi but decided to pay additional for a Coke to share with Mom Violy. Mom Violy wasn't sure what she wanted ended up eating Gambas al Ajillo and white rice. In the beginning Mom Violy thought if she ate her gambas al Ajillo with just unlimited bread from the Las Flores she won't get full. It turned out she didn't eat that much of her rice. Mom Violy also ate my vegetable soup thinking she won't like the taste. Carmina always eats vegetable soup and just wanted something light for a meal. I didn't finish my bikini san...

Everyone Has Their Own Stories

You have more time to think of your future as you stay home most of the time you realize what greater advantages you have than what you can ever imagine the reason why I say this I have friends who have told me that I am lucky even if I live in the Philippines and unable to go out. I realize I have something greater than them I have an income, sheltered home, food to eat and no problems in life to live fully by joking around with the people who work along with me. I don't want to seem like I am bragging this is what I always hear from my friends if you ask me how I am doing they already know my life is all blog stuff.  Sometimes we don't realized friends who see you have been analyzing who you are based on your conversation with them and they tell you're so lucky where you are and admire you for what you have than you hear how their situation is and try to give them advices they tend to question where are those advices and tips coming from as you wonder why they tell yo...

It's Time to Plan Your Retirement

There will be a time in your life when you feel you want to return back where you use to live when you we're once young I have known some seniors who had migrated from California and decided to invest on a property in the Philippines a second home they can come back too when they plan to retire or a vacation home to fall back into other than renting a hotel room during their vacation. Sometimes it also goes vice versa but otherwise most people want to stay in a place where the weather is a little bit cooler than dealing with the tropical climate and most people end up investing their money in a townhouse or a ranch type of home when they know when they reach a certain age it will be difficult to use the staircase or body will no longer functions as when we're once young. Most people like living in a condominium just for safety reasons being secured by security guards but the disadvantages is that you deal with the tenants above you in case the owner is renting their units and i...

Ancestor's Home in Cabanatuan, Philippines

  Living in ancestor’s house where my mom grew up when she was young with her parents and siblings where memories bring back every time, she would visit her hometown. What happens when you’re all grown up and your siblings all have migrated to another country and your parents are now in heaven resting in peace? The ancestor’s house remains where it is being taking cared of a relative as your caretaker and this happens to a lot of people who have reached a retirement age having a home so big it is hard to manage here in the Philippines to pay someone to take care of your home is inexpensive compared to other countries. No matter if you’re earning more than the Philippine currency you can afford the living expenses and the expenses that come having an ancestor’s home. What happens when none of your siblings don’t want to migrate and retire back in the Philippines, they are content with their life abroad? Most people end up selling their ancestor’s home due to the life situati...

Homemade Biko Recipe

  Today Manang V asked me if I eat biko I said yes she had informed me that Gina will be making it today the employees had chipped in order to cook it at the house for their merienda. I had informed Gina too bad I cannot go to the kitchen and take a video of you cooking it since we are in covid right now being social distance from each other. I had informed Gina I will just get her recipe and her pictures of what she had made in order to share it with my audience. Biko Recipe Ingredients: 2 Kilo - Sweet Rice 1 Kilo - Dark Red Sugar 4 Pieces Fresh Coconut 12 Cups - Water Step 1: Cook sweet rice just like regular rice use 12 cups of water for the 2 kilo sweet rice. Step 2: Grate fresh coconut and squeeze out with your hands to separate the gata that you will use later to set aside. Cooking Instructions: Boil gata and coconut in a pot and add sugar once it has thicken like this picture shown: 2. Add cooked sweet rice and stir for 30 minutes until it is cooked spread on a tray like thi...