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When the longing for authentic Pinoy dishes strikes in the U.S., Isla Grand stands ready to transport your taste buds back to the Philippines.

Carmina is traveling to the United States to spend time with her family. My dad planned a family gathering for Mother's Day at their favorite Pinoy restaurant . Since reservations aren’t possible, we arrived an hour early to ensure we could get a table for twelve before everyone else showed up. As my dad approached Isla Grand , the branch we visited in Pleasant Hills, California , the host at the door said they could prepare a table for twelve at five o'clock. Later, the server called my dad's name and guided us to our table. The place was bustling with people enjoying meals and celebrating Mother's Day. On our first visit to Isla Grand, I was captivated by the décor, noticing many native items that gave the place a fancy yet authentic Filipino feel. They usually have a live band, but unfortunately, there was no entertainment the night we went. My family had spoken highly of Isla Grand and encouraged us to try the Filipino dishes we’ve been missing from back home. Lech...

To Change or Not To Change Who You Are?


As we get older we can no longer keep up in terms from younger and older people who uses terms what I can’t seem to pick up. I have to look up the word or honestly ask the person what the word means sometimes I feel I am not in tune with their world.

I feel I am out dated and everyone’s terms are all different than mine we get frustrated at times but when you live away from the American way you become more old fashion when you live apart of another custom.

My friends say I am too simple and I need to change myself because I am no longer young to do what my parents always told me to do.

I am thankful for my parents being strict on me because if they we’re not that way who knows what kind of person I would have become.

Sometimes you don’t realize the experience you’ve experience when you reach being older and you have children of your own you realize what it is and how to make their life the same as you’ve grown up or make things differently because their generation is not the same when you grew up.

My friends say I am far more different from them but they see something different that I am grown up but still reserved the way I dress and they way my personality is sometimes when you grew up your life being the person you are you don’t want to go out to explore.

What I mean by exploring is not going out to see places more on making changes in the way your personality is and the way you dress.

My friend said, I should change my hair style. All I know I look good in having a bob hair cut and I have explore when I was younger and found this hair style suits my face.

I have friends who tells me to stay the way you are the person who they know who you are since you we’re young.

Of course if I had to decide I’d rather stay where I am.

I am happy how I look, dress and my own simple personality. I maybe different than my friends but I am happy who I am.

I am thankful I have a face that has never aged or change and I realize may be I am not the outgoing type and more a home body person made me look and feel young.

They say people who drink a lot of alcohol expose to smoking makes them age more maybe that is my secret not only having a baby face but staying away from those two things has made my face the way it is.

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