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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...

My Close Friend With A Broken Heart


To my friends who their hearts are broken and no longer functioning the right now I hope one day you can come back to the happy person who I use to know who you really are.

I hope one day alcohol is not the reason to break away the feeling down the slopes.

I hope one day posting messages in Facebook will release the painful feeling everyone see you going through.

No one knows what you’re feeling since you have hidden your thoughts away in the life you called a fantasy. The life you thought would have last if it could.

I will always be there thick and thin.

I have always been there for you when you’re far away from me.

No worries when you can stand up from your feet I will always be there for you.

Take your time and bring out the tears you can’t seem to flow down your eyes.

Take time for yourself off from work until you feel better. Your clients and friends will always be here for you when you reach out to us.

Sleep off the pain and the next day you will see all the messages you had post on your Facebook wall.

You can erase all the bad feelings from your heart the guy who suddenly broke your heart before Christmas Day.

Just think at least you can start a much better new year and move on with your life.

Let’s go to the beach and yell out on the sea and tell the world all the bad things you did to me.

While I lay on the sun and removing all the bad spirits bringing a better person as I stop thinking about you.

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