It’s been months since Carmina last posted on her Google Maps. I started doing it just for fun, exploring new places to dine and travel, and sharing those spots with others. Back in 2017, I wasn’t even blogging yet. Over the years, I received numerous email updates about changes, but in September, the removal of followers on Google Maps felt particularly strange. There’s no point in complaining about it. I decided not to close my account, as it wasn’t an option, but I did delete all the photos I had contributed over the years. I have fond memories of seeing which photos were popular and had hoped to share them with you. It was surprising to see how many views my pictures had accumulated. While deleting them, I noticed that many restaurants and bakeries no longer exist, with some marked as unknown on the map. Most of my photos were from the pandemic period, a time when I could fully express myself and write about the food I enjoyed. Let's take a trip down memory lane with Carmina th...
My friend always tells me I have everything in life. She always tells me I have the money to buy what food I want to eat. I have the money what she can’t seem to buy for herself because she lives in a tight budget. My friend always compares me to her lifestyle. All my life I have always been compared from my childhood friends. They always say, I have more than what they wish they can have, but do they know all those stuff didn’t come from me. It came from my parents who have given me what they thought I needed. Yes, I may have greater things when I was young, but I was not handed through a silver spoon whom I have met from my parent’s friends who had kids my age. I also had to earn to gain what I wanted. I wasn’t happy what people said, to me. We all have family problems and that is a part of growing up. We learn from our mistakes and learn to not do it continuously as we get older. I don’t like it when my friends feel they have to compare me what they don’t or t...