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Dive into a seafood spectacle — see the lobster up close and celebrate James & Carmina’s birthdays at Fresh International, Solaire Resort.

While traveling around the world, the family visited the Philippines and decided to combine a double birthday dinner with James. In our chat group, we discussed which restaurants we’d like to dine at, and Mom Violy has been eager to try the all-you-can-eat lobster her best friend recommended at Solaire. Carmina took charge of making the reservation through Solaire's Resort  website and asked the family which seating time they preferred, choosing between two options with different time frames. Carmina registered it under Mom Violy's name and phone number. She received an email for our confirmation, and a week beforehand, a reminder was sent to Mom Violy's mobile to confirm if we were going ahead or not. Carmina replied to the SMS since Mom Violy wasn’t sure how to do it. We were told to arrive fifteen minutes before our scheduled entry time, which was 5:30 p.m. on February 12, 2026. When we arrived, we were informed we couldn’t enter the dining area until exactly 5:30 p.m...

To Give and To Receive


Every time I decide to clean out my pantry I see food I hardly feel like eating anymore and hasn’t been expired. I give to those who can’t afford to buy it so they too can appreciate eating the food.

Those people you give are so grateful for what you do to them. They are not necessary poor or have no money. They are people living at your home who no nothing what kind of food you have in your food pantry.

I think I become generous this way and people also thank me for who I am.

My mom is the same way when she has leftover food and she can’t seem to want to eat it anymore she gives it away to the workers living in her condominium. These workers get to try home cook meals or food coming from a restaurant. These people appreciate her generosity because sometimes they don’t have time to bring food to work or they don’t earn enough to supplement their family needs.

My mom loves giving away not only food, but clothing that no longer fit her or clothes she get tired wearing. She gives it away to her friends or she gives it to me. I give it to the people who work at the house for freelance.

I am not the same size as my mom. I am much smaller than her. Our style is the opposite so you don’t see me wearing her clothes that often.

My in-law’s also do the same thing when they receive bulks of food given by their clients they divide their food by per family for example my in-law’s received cherries last Christmas. They placed it in zip lock bags knowing they can’t consume it on their own. Each family member had received a zip lock bag full of cherries.

I had shared it with my mom and gave her half of my portion no one in my family eat it only me.

When our cooks decide to cook some sort of Filipino dishes I would put my mom’s portion in a Tupperware and place it in the freezer. By, the time I see her she has a new set of food to eat. She does the same when her friend’s give her dessert she saves some for me and I’d come by her home and pick it up.

We never run out of food or items to give away. Everything goes in a cycle just how life is at times. You give and then you receive.

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