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Mom Violy and Carmina’s dining experience at Dean & DeLuca

  Mom Violy told me she wanted to order the Paella Negra from Dean & Deluca. Carmina suggested we dine in since we’d never really tried their main courses, always just getting takeout with the cream puffs . Mom Violy agreed, and we arrived about thirty minutes before the lunch rush began. The service was very slow, even though we had ordered ahead of time. They mistakenly brought out the Paella Valenciana , despite Mom Violy repeating the order three times to the person who took it. It turned out the cook on duty made the error, even though it was written down clearly. We know Paella Negra takes a long time to prepare, which is why Mom Violy had requested it to be cooked beforehand. She wanted it as her main meal, but because of the mix-up and feeling hungry, she took a piece of Carmina’s Turkey Club Sandwich and asked for the bacon on the side. I didn’t expect the turkey to be just one piece, and the bread was toasted so hard that it removed one layer of the sandwich. Since ...

Survey about Your Childhood from Carmina Lifestyle

Carmina wanted to do something different for a change.

You have people surrounded around you and from your own life you wanted to find out what they can remember their own childhood.

From my first person who had filled up Carmina Lifestyle survey is something you can learn from someone who grew up while growing up from their own parents.

1. What was your position in the family? (Only child, youngest child, eldest child, second of four and etc.) Eldest Child

2. Did you get along with your siblings? Yes

3. Who used to be your favorite relative when you were a child? What was he/she like? (Personality) Cousin that would show me hobbies and games

4. What did your favorite toy used to be? Do you still have it? YuGiOh Duel Disk, Yes.

5. What things did you use to hate eating as a child? Onions

6. What did you use to dislike about them? (Taste, color, texture, etc.) Texture

7. What was your favorite food as a child? Pizza

8. Do you still hate them? Yes

9. What food you couldn’t pronounce when you're a child?

10. Did your parents ever make you wear a certain outfit in public and you didn’t like it? Can you describe the outfit? Nope

11. What is your favorite color? Red

12. What is your most vivid memory of the home where you grew up? Playing with the family pet

13. What smells or sounds can you recall from your childhood? Dog barking

14. How many times did you transfer to a new home/school? 5 schools

15. What’s your earliest memory of life? Solving a maze on paper

16. Do you actually remember it? Barely

17. Did you use to have any irritating habits when you were a child? Nail biting

18. What are the best things about being a child? Having energy to do what you want.

19. What are the worst things about being a child? Not being listened to

20. Do you now have any children? No

21. As a child, what were your biggest fears? Ghosts

22. Do you think that our ideas about childhood have changed throughout history? Yes

23. Do you think that our ideas about childhood have changed since you were a child? How? Children seem more spoiled now compared to before.

24. What did you learn from your parents now that you’re older? 

25. What is the rule your parents had always informed you each day that you can remember? Think before you act

26. Did you have any restrictions growing up? What were they? No

27. Which parent were you close too and why? Both because they spent time with me.

28. What was the age you liked the most and why? 20, I had energy, time and freedom to do what I wanted.

29. What was your favorite cartoon character? Is it your favorite now? Popeye, no.

30. Did you have a favorite word or expression when you we’re a child? What was it? I don’t remember.

31. As a child did you figure out who was Santa and how? No, my parents told me

32. As a child did you figure out who was the tooth fairy and how? No, my parents told me

33. From your vacation with your family which place did you enjoy the most and why? Japan because it was cold in December.

34. From your childhood what can you remember to inform your own kids/Grandkids how it was like growing up. Find a hobby while you’re young

All answers have not been edit and it is the way the person had responded to the Survey about Your Childhood from Carmina Lifestyle.

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