Carmina informed Mom Violy that she would visit her home on Saturday, November 8, 2025. She asked if Mom Violy wanted to go out for lunch and mentioned needing to do some grocery shopping due to an upcoming big storm. Mom Violy suggested trying Crisostomo, a Filipino restaurant inside Robinsons Magnolia. Carmina forwarded the menu for her to choose what she wanted to eat, while Carmina already knew her order. I chose pork barbeque served in a set of three pieces with a vinegar dipping sauce. I skipped rice and opted for lumpiang hubad, fresh lumpia without a wrapper, topped with peanut sauce. Mom Violy initially craved the classic Pinoy paella, but when it wasn’t available, she decided on sinigang na baboy with an extra serving of rice. A family member chose sisig with garlic rice. Carmina enjoyed her meal with Mom Violy and particularly liked the lumpiang hubad , though she kept wondering why it had no wrapper. I explained that it’s called "naked" because it’s served witho...
Years ago Mom Violy and Carmina would go to the public market to purchase their vegetables. Due to our condition being stranded in our own homes Mom Violy was craving for sweet white corn to make some corn soup out from it. Mom Violy asked her daughter if she can look online and have fresh vegetables shipped to her home. Carmina was able to find the white corn from SnG Mart Ph Online Lazada Philippines for PHP 116.00 ($2.42) per kilo. Carmina prefer yellow corn. She went ahead and placed an order for one kilo yellow corn for PHP 90.00 ($1.88). There is no COD (cash on delivery) you will be paying another way to purchase online. I prefer paying through Gcash paying wireless is the easy access. There will be a shipping and handling fee being delivered to your location. Living in separate home Mom Violy had requested it to be delivered to her home although it had arrived earlier than expected. Carmina decided to share it to the household where she is living at for our merienda ...