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...

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...

  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...

  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...

  Manang V told me today we will reach the jackpot and win some gold from the salay salay fish the reason why is because it is known to have a yellow stripe on the fish. Paksiw Salay Salay Recipe Ingredients: 1 Kilo Salay Salay Fish  1 Cup - White Vinegar 3/4 Cup -Water 1 Piece - Ginger (sliced and pounded) 3 Pieces - Garlic (skin removed) 1 - Small onion (sliced) 1 Tsp - Whole Peppercorn Patis (Fish Sauce) Salt 1 Green Chili Pepper Step 1 : Clean Salay Salay Spread with your hands and put salt on the salay salay Step 2 : In a pot add whole peppercorn, ginger and vinegar Bring to a boil add water, green chili pepper and fish continue simmering until fish is cooked Add Patis (fish sauce to your taste). Ready to serve in a serving bowl. NOT SPONSORED. Subscribe @ Carmina Lifestyle YouTube Channel  a place to look, discover and share. Thank you for your support.

Long time ago the year 2015 when I had visited California my hometown I spent the whole day with my dad this way even when I am not with him at least I can spend time with him during my stay. My dad loves driving to the area of San Francisco and to me it is my advantages because I feel like a tourist even if I grew up in California there are too many places to visit some I haven't been able to see but I hope too one day when the time comes. We fall back to our roots where we grew up every time we have the chance to visit the places you have memorize have changed and some remain to be the same as you have picture it in your head. People say I look half of my dad and my mom well you can decide for yourself who I look like to me it doesn't matter because they are both of my parents and they we're the ones who raised me of who I am now and even if you have grown up you don't change the person you are who you are is who you want to be remain as the person you are when you...

  When I have the chance to travel back in my hometown I spend time with my second family and this is our time to spend quality time with each other no matter if I am miles apart from them. I still find time to plan a get together. Everyone has so many families in their life not only one but we need to feel they are also special in our life. This was taken year 2015 when my family decided to spend our bonding in Napa, California a place known for wine tasting or a place to have a relaxing time to have a barbecue with a beautiful scenery in which I will show you picture I have taken in the past. For your reference  Rutherfordhill Grove Winery  you can check their site. This is a video of a train you can ride and dine to have a meal for another experience on your free time in which I was able to experience as well.  https://www.winetrain.com/the-wine-train/onboard-cuisine/

  The fear of your friend who will destroy your village I am sure anyone playing coin master can relate to when we play this game on our phone. My friend had introduce me to this game recently and her boyfriend keeps attacking my village and put it on revenge when he spins under someone else's name by going to my village at first it is annoying when you spend so much money on your coins as you are earning it from the slot machine in the game. I was able to figure it out on my own when you start playing the game a long period of time it is just like an ordinary slot machine only difference you are building using your coins what you have earned. The worse part is when you have save so much money and someone else's ends up with a raid (stealing) it from you it can be a tragic moment for you but you realize why you need to get stress when it is only a game to play against the world who is also playing the game. My friend called me up video call asking me if I was mad that her b...

Everyone deserves a new toy in their life when we have one pair and it is not enough as it runs out of battery we need a extra pair in case when we need it becomes available for us. I was able to try something new that is on my budget to see if what the review said was true and in every life we take a risk to see what other people say is true. In life we live there is a risk to see if what we see or hear is right and if the risk we take it either is successful or not. The risk I took is successful by buying a wireless earbuds the brand is Lenovo True Wireless Stereo Earbuds GT2 in color black from Lazada for the price of PHP 789.00 ($15.78) the shipping was free saved PHP 42.00 ($0.84) what a cool deal.  I am happy the sound is great in your ears and you don't need to put the volume high it is loud so clear in your ears but if you compare it with the high quality you can see the difference from it's case being made of plastic otherwise the sound is great for something not highl...

Manang V decided to change one ingredient from menudo by using ground pork so now we have a new recipe to add on and something you may also want to try at your home. When I took a bite I thought it was ground pork with potato and carrots but as I had swallow the food I had taste liver in my mouth oh my you cannot see the liver as Manang V had chopped it so small look like only ground pork it is deceiving but good if you're trying to feed a kid who hates liver like me. Ground Pork with Liver Recipe: Ingredients: 2 Kilos - Ground Pork 1 - Kilo - Pork Liver 2 - Potatoes (peel and sliced to cubes) 2 - Pieces Carrot (peel and chopped to cubes) 2 - Onion (peel and chopped) 2 - Whole Garlic (peel and chopped) 1 - Large Del Monte Tomato Sauce 1 - Knorr Pork Cube 2 - Cup Water Patis to taste Cooking Instructions: In a pot pour cooking oil when hot add garlic, onion sauté adds ground pork, liver, tomato sauce, potatoes, carrots, water, pork cube wait till meat and vegetables are fully cooked...

  The best thing in life is when you help an elderly person and in return they give you an advantage is offering their connections to you in every story lead to a happy ending. The gift given by other people is giving helping hands those who are need there is no age requirement there may be people who are much younger than you who also need your help or tips you can share with them they have no clue how to start something off and sometimes we learn from other people’s mistakes and learn not to do the same thing when we come to a situation that may encounter us in the future. Manang V had informed me that she needs to buy new set of clothing to wear at the house and when she goes outside. I asked Manang V what type of clothing she will need in order me to search online to purchase her clothes since we are not allowed to go shopping in the stores due our pandemic. Mananag V said she wanted shorts that had reached from her knee because she is old already she didn’t want to follo...

Today our lunch is Batchoy which is almost the same as Igado the only difference there is miswa noodles in it. Batchoy Recipe Ingredients: 2 Kilos - Kasim (part of the pig) cut in 1/2 cubes 1/4 Kilos - Liver 2 Pieces - Ginger (sliced thinly) 1 - Whole Garlic - ( minced ) 1 - Onion (chopped) 1/4 Cup - Green Onion 1/2 Cup - Miswa Noodles 2 Cup - Water Patis to taste Cooking Instructions: In a pot pour small amount of cooking oil when hot add garlic, onion, ginger sauté add pork, liver, water, miswa noodles, green onion and add patis cook for 20 minutes or until meat is tender and cooked place on a serving bowl ready to eat. NOT SPONSORED. Subscribe @ Carmina Lifestyle YouTube Channel  a place to look, discover and share. Thank you for your support.

  Going outside after two months makes you feel excited inside as you finally get to see your mom now I can understand the feeling when you’re able to get a break from leaving your home how you should be grateful in those who are close to you. Everyone needs a break if they could go out and explore for a short time or spend time for those who cannot go out due to their age. Every time I see my mom I have food prepared for her and she always inform me weeks ahead of time what grocery she need and food she would like me to bring for her enough to supplement before I can visit her again. The disadvantage of having a parent not living in your same home you worry for them because they live by themselves and they chose to live this way although you worry for them the best thing in life my mom is able to meet new neighbors surrounded her and they bring her home cooked meals and have it sent by their employee. I am grateful for the neighbors who take it out of their way to help eac...

Everyone is beautiful from the inside and out no matter what no matter how you look everyone is a different appearance how other interact from you. No matter what don’t ever compare your looks from other people because everyone all look different from each other that is the benefit in life no one will look the same everyone is unique in their own way. We can change the beauty from our inner side as well what we feel toward our appearance. I have a lot of friends who always tell me you’re beautiful Carmina and it is easy for you to meet people. To me everyone is beautiful no matter how every see you by a glance everyone has their own looks. It is just how you want to present yourself from other people we may come along and see people who may have a beauty reflection we also want from others but to gain that kind of beauty is accepting who you are and how you look compared to others. Did you ever receive a message from someone who said can I see how you really look like in video ca...

What sound scares you the most in your home or coming from the outside? Where ever you live inside your home we often hear fire truck, police car, ambulance, garbage truck and towing truck pass by does those sound bother you? Do you ever wonder if there is a fire around your area? Or have you experience having a fire near your home or neighborhood? There was one time a year ago I did experience hearing so many fire trucks passed by our home and we came out in the middle of our sleep to see what it was because there we’re smoke coming outside entering our home for that moment you had a scared feeling because you didn’t know how bad the fire is and where it was coming from. When living in the Philippines there are a lot of people who live and when they don’t take care of themselves leaving an electric fan, phone being charge during their sleep or leaving something being cooked while not remembering they had it on and no matter what the reason is everyone around them becomes to panic beca...

  Every once in awhile your phone will ask to be updated and there are some Pro and Con’s in having it done especially from any phone we have when we purchase our new phone we need to get comfortable in the new functions that is added in what we are not aware of its feature and the usage of each application. The Pro is there are new added features in your phone just like what is offered in the new phones in the market for example my phone is a Samsung when there is a new phone on the market the same features are added on my phone from the last year generation. How do you know when something is added on your phone there will be a letter “ N ” or a Dot in color Red to indicate there is something new added on your phone in each settings and application on your phone will show once you are exploring to see what are the new changes. Example: In this picture on the right side next to the light bulb there is a small red dot to indicate there is a new item added on your phone. The new...

  For the past few days I felt my world was falling and I didn’t know what to do or how I would feel when my world was falling apart it wasn’t serious to other people but to me it felt a big impact something I had worked so hard for and didn’t want it to end or to feel I had quit on something I just begun to be recognized for what effort I did to establish my blog. My domain need a renewal and my credit card is already expired and since we are experiencing pandemic I need to find away how I can pay it on time before it had really expired. Due my credit card was coming from another country I had to find out if a new card was sent to my home town. Every day I couldn’t sleep and the more I worked to do more researched I came to a dead end something I had to see if my personal blog really mean anything to me or how would I cope if it we’re no longer in my hands. Or I thought what if I had applied to a new web host and a domain but then again I would need to start from the beginni...

  Have you ever seen a puto that look like a pizza and also comes in a box when you have a pizza delivered from your home? Someone gave us Pansit Malabon and Puto- Bilao from  Nanay's Pancit Malabon today for our lunch in good timing it is our employee's birthday celebration which made his day even more special to him.

  I have a break for two days from my real work so I get to have time for myself. It seems when you have already worked yourself up from Christmas gifts and only have half of your list done now you want to move ahead to something new I started thinking ahead of myself took a big jump where my mom and I started planning for our next trip for next year. Yes, I know it seems for real but when you are staying home for a long time you would rather think of the good things to look hope ahead of yourself. My mom and I talk everyday from regular landline phone, via mobile phone and as well through Facebook messenger this way even if we talk everyday my mom still has the feeling you are there for them even if you are not next to them. I have been doing my part as a daughter buying her food and basic needs by sending to it to someone who works for us this way even if I cannot see her I can still do my obligation as a daughter to help my mom out. I’ve been doing the same for her frien...

  In the Philippines we eat pandesal for breakfast, merienda, lunch and dinner. We can add anything inside to make it into a main meal or a dessert but no matter how we eat it we have something that fills up our stomach. Sometimes we have the following ingredients inside our bread: Corn beef Eden cheese Salted Egg Coconut Jam Liverwurst Hot dog Mayo Scramble egg Peanut butter Sardines Butter Chicken spread Egg spread Ham Spanish sardines in a bottle with olive oil Ice cream Some people just soak their pandesal inside the coffee