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When Mom Violy wanted seafood, one name kept popping up: Breakthrough Restaurant. Would it live up to the hype?

After a road trip and exploring the area, Mom Violy requested some seafood and was given a recommendation to dine at  Breakthrough Restaurant . When we entered the restaurant, we saw it was bustling with customers, and Mom Violy asked for a table by the window to enjoy the beach view . The server informed us that we needed to place our order at the counter and choose the seafood to be weighed, similar to the process at Dampa . Tita Edna was busy snapping photos, while Carmina was filming as Mom Violy placed her order. Breakthrough isn’t air-conditioned, but they provide electric fans at your table for comfort. Mom Violy wanted sinigang and was deciding which kind of fish to have with her soup. Mom Violy requested the crab and shrimp to be cooked in butter and garlic. Mom Violy also ordered adobong pusit (squid). Tita Edna placed her own order, which was kilawin na dilis . Carmina wanted fresh lumpia , but since it wasn’t available, she opted for pinakbet instead. Everything seeme...

Old Faces That You Have Encounter

What happens when you decided to open your old Facebook account that you haven't opened for many years. You come across from a message from your close friend Nel since was sent year 2012.  You only began reading what Nel message you last 2012. Nel is the  close friend who had passed away.  He had migrated back to the Philippines for some personal reasons. His family lived back in California.   Lyn (sister), Carmina and Nel I was reading his messages for some reason it didn't give me any goose bumps. It made me realized I was so happy for him from the messages I read. During that time he was dating someone that lived away from him. His girlfriend apparently was my dad's friend's mother in-law.  Anyway, seems like a small world has crossed between us. I have known him in my 20's. Maria had introduced me to him and his close friends when we had met in Celebrities dance club.  I remember when I hang out with his friends and his...