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As Carmina prepares for the upcoming changes on February 1, 2027

Carmina heard that YouTube has a new guideline for those who are considering to be fully monetized starting February 1, 2027 , lots of people will be affected. People are already having a difficult time accomplishing 4,000 public watched hour what happens when it is double task. Carmina is grateful she has passed the 3,000 public watched hours yet worried if don't reach being fully monetized. I know it explains that won't be affected however we want to make sure by February 1, 2027, that we are fully monetized giving me five months to work harder. As of August 9, 2026, Carmina has 383 public watched hours to accomplish to be fully monetized. My friends tell me better have extended public watched hours just to be safe. The only way to complete the public watched hours is either you have friends play your playlist, go live streaming and do premiere since counted as a live stream. Somehow, I am grateful had encounter YouTube friends helping me with my public watched hours. The...

Sports Club King Soup from Quezon City Sports Club, Inc.

Carmina's family love eating Sports Club King Soup and they always order a lot coming from Quezon City Sports Club, Inc. Someone had dropped us and order the Sports Club King Soup being picked up by a driver and for reason they have given us this size to us. I am not sure how much the Sports Club King Soup cost if it is this amount but looking at their menu  Quezon City Sports Club, Inc  located in the photo you will see a list of Chinese Menu that they served inside the price is PHP 320.00 ($6.40). Normally we don't receive this amount of soup that arrives in our home it is better to call them up and verify if that is the real price. I am not sure all I can say that their Sports Club King Soup is quite different if you love eating black century egg for sure you will enjoy their soup. Note: Carmina is not selling or advertising for Sports Club King Soup from Quezon City Sports Club, Inc. just someone had given it us for free. Subscribe @ Facebook Page Carmina Lifestyle ...

Pad Thai Gong with Shrimp from Quezon City Sports Club, Inc

  The best part in life when someone thinks of you and you don't need to think what food to eat for your lunch or dinner a ll you have to do is prepare the food when it arrive in your home.  Someone had purchase food from Quezon City Sports Club being a member often love to eat their Filipino, Chinese and Thai food served inside the area. Due to be pandemic they allow take out or food delivered to your location.  In our case someone had picked up the food and sent it over to our home the food they had given us is the Pad Thai Gong with Shrimp for PHP 240.00 ($4.80). Pad Thai Gong with Shrimp was spicy having hot chili peppers on the top with scramble egg, shrimp, peanuts and other ingredients it was something different from places I have tried before although if you're not into spicy food I am sure they can adjust the hot peppers on the Pad Thai Gong with Shrimp. The food was just preordered by someone else we cannot complain when food is free and given to you. ...

Oriental Palace

What happens when you're favorite restaurant is decided to close down?  You end up searching for a new Chinese restaurant until you has decided the place you will always have your family gathering. A place to keep ordering until you've tried the complete menu of your favorite Chinese dishes. We've decided to try Oriental Palace to see what our taste buds will like it or not. A way to find out is order common food we always order from a Chinese restaurant to go on based whether it has approved us. Prawn Hakaw PHP 188.00 ($2.98) four pieces Sharksfin Dumpling PHP 148.00 ($2.98) four pieces Roasted Pork Asado Small PHP 480.00 ($9.60) Hot Prawn Salad Small PHP 680.00 ($13.60) comes with fruit salad with the prawns. Assorted Meat Fried Noodles (Medium) PHP 630.00 ($12.60) the only problem is the sauce wasn't enough to fill up the noodles. There we're too many meat and vegetables than the sauce itself when mixing it together. Something Oriental Palace has to reconsider if...

Tips: How to Purchase Bulacan Sweets Philippines

For one month my mom has been craving for Bulacan Sweets she has wanted to eat their santol candies. During our pandemic we crave for certain food and remember we use to be able to go outside of our home head down to Bulacan Sweets in Greenhills Shopping Mall or find it where it is available. Carmina's mom is not computer literate and she doesn't know how to look and search in the internet. Carmina is the one who does everything for her mother when she craves for food. Carmina find she very resourceful and able to succeed in what her mom would crave for during our pandemic. To place your order in Bulacan Sweets I found out there is a website where you can directly place your order for a month the server was down and unable to place your order. Carmina's mom had always reminded her to check to see if the Bulacan Sweets was opened to get herself satisfied in her santol candies. Carmina will share you the link where to place your own order for those who are like ...

April Promo Buy 1 Get 1 for 1.99 Pesos Jamba Juice Philippines

Too hot in the Philippines and every time I look at my phone I keep seeing a reminder from Jamba Juice in the Philippines that they are having a sale for the month of April Promo Buy 1 Get 1 for 1.99 Pesos ($3.98) for 12 ounce. The best part there is no limit of how many you can order which is the advantages when you have a big family who love to drink Jamba Juice. The flavors available are any two flavors you can have the same flavor for each one of the two in the April Promo Buy 1 Get 1 for 1.99 Pesos. Example: Razzmatazz and Banana Berry Apple N Greens and Strawberry Wild Strawberry Wild and Chocolate Moo'd You can check for the menu  Jamba Juice Philippines  by clicking the name to direct you there. Note: Carmina is not selling or advertising for Jamba Juice something I love to drink on a hot summer in the Philippines. Subscribe @ Facebook Page Carmina Lifestyle  a place to look, discover and share. Thank you.

You Can Be a Silent Top Fan Badge in Someone's Facebook Page

Did you know you don't necessary need to comment or like someone's Facebook Page to be a Top Fan badge? The reason why I say you can be a silent Top Fan Badge in someone's Facebook Page because I have a best friend she doesn't really say anything without me knowing she is actually reading articles I have posted in Carmina Lifestyle. Yesterday I was talking to Ms. Cruz and toward our end of our conversation she had mentioned to me she had received an email that was linked to her Facebook account. At first Ms. Cruz didn't know what it meant why she had received a Top Fan Badge or in her term a gem showing a picture of it. I wasn't aware that my followers/viewers we're also receiving a notification on their end what you can say you learn a lot from people who are close to you. Ms. Cruz had informed me that am when it had popped up on my end. Every time I have a new Top Fan I would always make sure to announce it to let my viewers know who my new Top Fan is for ...

Toffee Cashew

For those who are young can eat Imperial Nuts Toffee Cashew made in USA the reason why I say this because those who are seniors and have a hard time eating something hard will break their teeth. Although it is noted in the can on the back where the ingredients are listed. Those who are seniors who don't read the warning know what will happen to them. Imperial Nuts Toffee Cashew made in USA remind me of cashew brittle only difference these are separate not a bar of caramel next to it. You can purchase your can of Imperial Nuts Toffee Cashew made in USA at  365 Market Place  Lazada Philippines for PHP 130.00 ($2.60) 4.5oz/127g not including shipping and handling. Note: Carmina is not selling or advertising for Imperial Nuts Toffee Cashew made in USA and 365 Market Place just a place I did my grocery shopping for my snacks. Subscribe @ Facebook Page Carmina Lifestyle  a place to look, discover and share. Thank you.  

Childhood Cookies

Carmina was able to find her childhood cookies that she grew up eating when she was young in California even though it is not the exactly the same brand, but the taste is the same. I was able to try and reconnect back to memory lane. Carmina was able to find Lil Dutch Maid Vanilla Wafer made in USA from  365 Market Place  Lazada Philippines for PHP 234.00 ($4.65) 238 g/10oz not including shipping and handling. Note: Carmina is not selling or advertising Lil Dutch Maid Vanilla Wafer made in USA and 365 Market Place Lazada Philippines just a favorite cookie I use to eat when I was young. Subscribe @ Facebook Page Carmina Lifestyle  a place to look, discover and share. Thank you.

Papaya Soap

  Two months ago Rodelo had informed me he would like to purchase some Lakas Papaya Skin Whitening Herbal Bath Soap at Lazada during that time they had Anniversary Sale each seller I would try to make my purchase they never informed me the product was out of stock. I felt bad for Rodelo his order was always waiting to be shipped out where toward the end the seller has cancelled the order being out of stock. I had decided to start looking in Shopee Philippines for different price range. For a person like me who doesn't use Lakas Papaya Skin Whitening H erbal Bath Soap had no clue why Rodelo wanted to purchase over PHP 100.00 even if I saw some less than the price given. Rodelo base on his own experience any Lakas Papaya Skin Whitening Herbal Bath Soap we're fake not original. Rodelo said he had tried it once and he said when he uses the Lakas Papaya Skin Whitening Herbal Bath Soap the soap start to change by the color and the texture start to break off. While I was searchi...

Finding Alternative Shrimp Carbonara

Someone in the house is craving for salad and your mom wants to find shrimp carbonara you tend to look for a restaurant that caters for everyone's food preference. Carmina was able to find The Porch by Casa Verde located in Sikatuna Village from Grab Food application. Carly's Country Salad PHP 263.00 ($5.26) with Honey Salad Dressing, Dinner Roll and Melted Butter all separated in a plastic container. Seafood Carbonara PHP 274.00 ($5.48) with Dinner Roll and Melted Butter in plastic container. Carmina wanted to eat something lite for some Baked Potato Soup for her lunch PHP 159.00 ($3.18) with Dinner Roll. The best part at The Porch by Casa Verde the serving is big enough to fill up a person which is an A+ for us. To try  The Porch by Casa Verde  and check out their menu click on the name to direct you there. Note: Carmina is not selling or advertising for The Porch by Casa Verde was looking for a one stop restaurant to get cravings for two person to have our lunch. ...

Easy Self Adhesive Power Strip Wall Mount

Carmina wanted to organize her table and didn't want to have her power strip to take space on her table. Carmina was able to find a way to place it on the side of her table so the cords won't be in the way. Anyone can assemble the Self Adhesive Power Strip Wall Mount together just takes patience. I will show you how to do it and where to purchase yours. Step 1: Open the package and separate the three pieces Step 2: Remove one side of the sticker on the self adhesive shown in the picture and stick it on both sides Step 3: On the power strip stick one on the back of your power strip and mount it on Step 4: Mount the other side to the wall or where you would like to place your power strip Carmina had purchase this neat Self Adhesive Power Strip Wall Mount at  Hong Kong Value Shop  Online Lazada Philippines for PHP 60.54 ($1.21) per piece not including shipping and handling. Note: Carmina is not selling or advertising for Self Adhesive Power Strip Wall Mount and Hong Kon...

Nomiya Izakaya

We are celebrating one week for a birthday celebrates to eat any choice of meal per day to see what they feel like eating during our pandemic. To top it off we will try a new restaurant until we reach the end of the week to see what other places we can order besides the ones we have tried in the past. Japanese it is going too  Nomiya Izakaya  to get some of the following from their menu. Appetizers Spicy Salmon Nori Fries ingredients Spicy Salmon Wrapped Nori and Deep Fried PHP 155.00 ($3.10) Dragon Maki ingredients Ebi Tempura, Cream Cheese, Cucumber, Unagi and Mango PHP 375.00 ($7.50) Main Course Oyako Don served with Miso Soup, Chicken, Onion, Egg and Rice PHP 315.00 ($6.30) Miso soup provided in the meals Chicken Teriyaki Don served with Miso Soup, Chicken Teriyaki Rice PHP 300.00 ($6.00) Tendon served with Miso Soup, Ebi Tempura (3 pcs) and rice PHP 335.00 ($6.70) Chicken Chahan (chicken fried rice) PHP 165.00 ($3.3.) Shrimp Tempura (5 Pieces) PHP 410.00 ($8.20) Review fr...