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When Mom Violy spotted Crisostomo’s handwritten menu, something in her chest lit up: home-style lumpia, sinigang steaming in clay pots—could this be the comfort food she’d been missing?

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...

GOMO is Not for All Phones

Carmina never had a problem with exceeding her data on her postpaid plan. She usually has access using internet at her home being unlimited. After staying with Mom Violy at her home Carmina had received a notification she had exceeded 2 gigabytes after two days without watching any videos online. Carmina thought since she didn't use her data on her phone for two months. Globe cellular data will just be comsumable when you use it. It was strange for Carmina and asked around how can you add data to a postpaid plan. Or how can you escape having unlimited data on your phone without running out. Sonny and Becka had informed Carmina they have purchased a sim card adding data that doesn't expire. Carmina asked what the name was and was told it was "Gogo". I began searching online didn't quite see what they have mentioned to me. The following day Carmina typed data sim card and what popped out was " Gomo". Carmina clicked on it checking if it sounded the samethi...

One Week Later after Arrival

One week later after your arrival to the Philippines staying at a home that you feel uneasy. Even though your living with any family member each one of them have their own house rules. The life they live in particular once you touch or move something they feel you’ve enter inside their comfort zone. The family member starts to feel uneasy not telling you directly to your face but to make a story out of it to someone else yet at your presence your there to hear it. Carmina and Mom Violy have been traveling together since May 4, 2022. Spending quite a time together and sleeping in same bedroom just like anyone we want our own space. During our stay at my sister’s home while family members were out of town. Carmina had transferred to another bedroom across from Mom Violy. Two weeks later Carmina moved back to the same room where we didn’t clash or hit each other nerves because we had time to ourselves. Even if Carmina was driving Mom Violy to her doctor’s appointment her stories were repe...