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Tired of the new rules, Carmina closed her Google Maps account — what pushed her over the edge?

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...

Summer Palace Restaurant in Edsa Shangri-la Hotel, Philippines

This is my mom's favorite restaurant in Summer Palace in Edsa Shangri-la Hotel that she loves to celebrate her birthday with family and close friends. Summer Palace Restaurant: http://www.shangri-la.com/manila/edsashangrila/dining/restaurants/summer-palace/#! We have this thing among our friends we take turn treating each other out for our birthday and this way from our gratitude among our close friends or what they call BFF for best friends forever even if you are a female or male it goes into saying you’re always thought of even if we don't see each other often even if we don't hear each other we know everyone is in our thoughts and prayers. As we look at our past pictures and coming birthday to come and if our birthday is being affected from the virus there is a way to just celebrate not the date of your actual birthday, but you can always postpone it on another date when the best time comes in mind. Friend...

Posting Pictures with More Meaning

We come home from vacation we tend to deal find ourselves to take a while to go back to our life back to reality and sometimes we need to find ourselves to get back in track. Last week I had post a picture telling my friend Yann let's plan a beach outing once the virus was all gone. There are some people who don’t even pay attention what we write as we post something they just look at the picture thinking you’re at the beach. They think you’re at the beach during the COVID-19 and they ask you so many questions asking if there is any there in your area. You had received a lot of people liking your picture, but also receive comments if you are okay. I realize a picture can distract a person thinking your some where but actually you are not. Some time people think ahead of themselves and think you in a danger zone, but actually you are not in where the picture was taken at. I realize people over look at something but don't see the actually thing they see...

Create Your Own Surprise Photo Box

What if you’re in a relationship with someone and you don't know what to give your girlfriend or boyfriend, but you want to give them something out of the ordinary that comes from your heart? What if you wanted to ask her or him as a part of your partner for life or you are about to date someone and you find this person really special but not just giving her just the flowers, balloon and romantic dinner or what else someone usually does in this occasion. Or what if you had a best friend who is leaving out of town and won't be seeing them that often as you could either way you want to be creative to give something you made out from your own creativity.

Create your own desk calendar photo album book

What happens when you’re a student and you start going to college and away from your family or you are off working but you’re not use to your new environment and you want to take a long some pictures of your family and friends but you can’t decorate your desk so much clutter because other people next to you might complain. I figured college students are use to having those Fuji instax mini Polaroid camera just like what my niece has when she comes to the house to take pictures with her cousins. Why not use a 3 inch or 4 inch desk calendar photo album book that you can put 68 photo pictures inside and still be able to look at it when you’re at work this way you won’t always feel homesick. They are also great for parents who feel they want to decorate their desk and want to add a creative touch to their desk to glance and see pictures of their love ones not next by their side. Anyone can use it for people who have less space but still want to have pictures aro...