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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...

Carmina


Carmina is a simple person who doesn’t care about luxury handbags, shoes and clothing.

She prefer wearing t-shirt, jeans or shorts and sneakers.

Carmina is more reserved in the way she dresses.

She care more on what kind of phone she has because she loves taking pictures and stolen videos of other people.

Carmina doesn’t get mad often.

She isn’t the type of person to lie and if she does she will just have a smiling face.

Carmina doesn’t have enemies.

She just removes people who we’re friends in the past for reason they flaked on her so many times.

Carmina doesn’t get mad that often.

She loves to joke around with people around her.

She is not a serious person only when she doesn’t get her way.

She easily forgives people when they apologize.

She can trust people, but if they loose her trust it will take time for her to get that trust back in her life.

Carmina is creative and doesn’t like seating in one place.

She easily gets bored.

Carmina’s personality is very unique because she is very sweet, nice, caring and always thinks ahead of everyone.

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