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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...

Dealing with Aging Losing Their Sense of Vision

 



I asked Manang V for a green glass downstairs in the kitchen.

Manag V handed the glass and said that is not green that look like color white to me.

I realize when you’re getting old your eye sight begins to change the vision of one person can change when you’re not wearing any eye glasses.

Same situation had happened to my mom I placed a clear Tupperware in her freezer with a white fish inside that was cooked by Manang V when I had visited her on her birthday.

It was in a clear container my mom had a difficult time finding it inside her freezer along with colored Tupperware in which she was able to identify the other Tupperware the other day when she felt like eating her food given to me.

My mom started calling me up over the phone telling me I didn’t give it to her. No matter if you had explained where you had placed it in her freezer she won't admit she cannot find it.

My mom ended up finding the clear Tupperware after one week looking for it this is when I realize people who are much older it doesn’t matter if you’re wearing eye glasses or not even if you cannot see it you get upset to the point you get frustrated in yourself.

I realized maybe it would been easier for my mom if her Tupperware had color toned than something clear in order for her to identify what she is looking in the freezer this way it won’t take a week to find what food you’re looking for to make it easier on them.

You reach a certain age your vision begin to change and what you see doesn't react toward to other people this is what I had realize to the people surrounded around me.

Now I know what Tupperware to use when I decide to give my mom food again when in time I will be filling up her freezer with food.

To find the best plastic food keeper is to find colorful colors I had made my recent purchase from Top One MKTG Online Shopping at Shopee Philippines.

The store provide all different type of plastic containers this way any elderly can see where you place your food and you will not worry if they drop it off from their hands.

My mom loves her new plastic containers being sent to her home filled with food cooked by Manang V our cook at the house.

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