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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...

Sorting Out Your Life from Boredom

The best part staying home for months you get to sort out your life which I mean organizing the surrounding around you. I have been staying at home for one month and I was able to survive like some other people who maybe living the same way I am.

My cousin message me and I was kind of surprised the word she used when you stay home. My cousin said, she feels paralyzed nowhere to go and just stay at home. I didn't realize it that way by using it in that kind of word. I thought paralyzed is like when you can no longer walk or feel helpless.

After I was talking to my cousin I realized there are some people who are not like me who can survive staying at home to find other things to do something productive when you stay home.

There are some people who cannot stay in one place to explore and outside. They feel uncomfortable staying in their home. I feel if you have a big home there are other things to explore in your own home not like me I only have the second floor of a two story house. But, I was able to manage one month and going to deal with it another month to go.

I was able to find a shoe boxes filled with cd's with old pictures and music I use to listen too ages ago. I know I sound old and I am just that no one really knows my real age. I will just keep it a secret to the whole world because no matter if I tell you my age you won't believe me.

For those who are my reader and know my age I am sure you will agree with me.

Anyway after finding that treasure in my boredom I was able to add it along to my blog and to the music I am still sorting it out and listening to the songs to see which ones I can transfer to my playlist on my phone or laptop.

I have learned to watch movies online and went back to watching American shows that made me miss my life back home and we end up seeing new things when we watch those shows to add on places to eat and places to explore when we have time to travel all over again.






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