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Want to restore a 40-year-old decoration to its former glory? Try these simple, safe cleaning tricks that won’t damage the finish.

Have you ever seen a decoration your parents kept, carrying it with them from another country or a previous marriage? Carmina realized that parents often hold onto items they've purchased in the past. While browsing Greenhill's shopping center, she stepped into  Mystic Gems by Bensani and saw so many nostalgic items that reminded her of growing up.  I pointed out to Mom Violy that she had a similar crystal tree decoration at home. She said it was forty years old and already dirty. The saleslady explained it could be cleaned easily with soap and water. Carmina decided to take Mom Violy home and bring the crystal tree decoration with her. Mom Violy questioned why she was taking it, and I said I would clean it and return it.  I noticed Mom Violy had placed planting seeds inside the decoration, for reasons I didn’t understand. Before cleaning it, I checked online to see what was needed, knowing its value. I placed a towel underneath, prepared a plastic container with dishwas...

Carmina's Foodie at Four Leg Restaurant in the Philippines

Can't decide what to eat but you crave for burger/chicken in a sandwich. You begin to wonder what the meaning of a Four Leg Restaurant is and what is the mystery of getting a bite of a huge burger often we see floss bread in the bakery however we don't often see it on top of a Chicken Burger. Carmina decided to try the Chicken Floss Burger that has the following ingredients chicken, bacon, tomato, lettuce, onion, barbecue sauce and garlic aioli sauce for PHP 258.00 ($5.06) served with fries.   The great advantages is the hamburger patty is 100% beef making it American to get an opportunity to try their Big Leg Burger with double beef patty, grilled onion or caramelized onion an option to choose, tomato, lettuce, cheese and secret sauce for PHP 298.00 ($5.83) served with fries. Best Seller is their Bacon Cheese Burger with cheese an option to add additional toppings is paying extra for All Beef Patty, requesting no tomato, onion, lettuce and secret sauce for PHP 378.00 ($7.41) s...