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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...

The Changes of One Personality

For the past months I have gotten to know people who I thought I knew them but recently I found out what kind of people they are once you experience how they take their life for granted and how their friendship begins to change the way they talk to you and how someone becomes evil.

I realized and understood people go to a new pattern in their life something no one really knows them it is like when you’re reading a book and once you’re in the middle the story begins to change during the end of the book there are two choices a good or a bad ending.

Of course in life from the friends you lost comes a new friend you end up meeting so in every story comes how people begin to change of one personality.

When we go through life and its changes as well being distance from them personality begins to change they begin to disappear without a trace and people like this you ever wonder who they are and if you really know them.

I realized there is always a difference from friendship you come across from and the friendship that changes they end up talking to way in a different form of matter not knowing what is going on their side of life because there are some people who are not as opened as you are some people like to hide away and not even open up to you.

The changes of one personality can become someone you never expected from a person toward the end and sometimes from one person being sick let them feel self pity of themselves even if there is no harm done in things they have said to you or how they feel toward you.

Each person has their own set of personality and they all fall into one place you are either friends with them or they decide to cut those ties in every person they have a choice they can choose which pathway they want.

I can live with a life with no friends far away from me or I can live with friends who are close to me no matter who they are I accept their well being not judging them but take it as it is. I hope they can do the same thing with me not take me for granted but to be there for me like what I have done for them.



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