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Mom Violy's Birthday Lunch at Mamou, Gateway 2

Carmina asked Mom Violy what kind of food she would like to eat for her upcoming birthday. Mom Violy said she was craving for a restaurant that serves steak and lobster. Carmina gave Mom Violy a list of restaurants for her to decide with a link of the websites for her to see which one look something she would like to try. One week before Mom Violy's birthday she made her final choice where she would like to try  Mamou . Carmina had picked up Mom Violy at her home before heading to Gateway 2 located in Cubao, Quezon City. Mamou is located ground floor inside Gateway 2. Upon entering the person asked if we had any reservations however, they do except walk as well was seated at the table of our choice.  The person had handed us the menu. Beverages Menu Bread and butter were served after we had placed our order. Our appetizer was the Mamou's Bacon Steak. Mom Violy decided to order her lobster tail with rice. Carmina had ordered Beer Battered Fish and Malt Vinegar with choice of pot

Putting Your Mood Down

While you’re sleeping you had a dream of black butterfly in your terrace and you are standing outside of your home and not sure what the dream has a meaning to you than all a sudden your phone begins to ring and you decide to answer the phone call someone inform you some bad news during the conversation you are half asleep still listening to the person talking. As you are listening to the conversation and explaining the sad news that has happened to a friend you start to worry and knowing someone so innocent had been contacted by covid-19. In your mind you could have not imagine someone catching it so soon. After the conversation you become fully awake and you have this mood that you cannot seem to remove away no matter if you have eaten your breakfast and do house chorus you do on a daily routine. You than realize those black butterfly you saw in your dream was the person who just recently passed away. When you wake up in the morning affects us really bad when we hear sad news

Sotanghon Soup with Mushroom and Chicken Recipe

This is like the  Sotanghon Soup with Chicken Recipe that you can find in my photo album or just click on the name other than that there are more ingredients added in this soup to add flavor. You love eating dried shiitake mushroom in your soup you will like this for sure. Sotanghon with Mushroom and Chicken Recipe Ingredients: 1 - Onion (sliced) 2 - Cloves Garlic (chopped) 1 - Piece Chicken Breast Fillet (shredded) 3 - Pieces Dried Shiitake Mushroom 1 - Cup Cabbage (sliced thinly) 1 - Knorr Chicken cube 1 - Stem Green Onion (chopped) Patis (fish sauce) to taste 1 Tsp - Atchuete powder 1/2 Cup - Sotanghon noodles (cellophane noodles) 4 Cups - Water Prepare Sotanghon noodles: In a bowl with cold water place sotanghon noodles once the texture is soft strain and cut it with some scissors. Set aside. Prepare Shiitake Mushroom: Soak shiitake mushroom in water until soft Slice thinly Set aside Prepare Atchuete Powder: In a half cup hot water adds the atchuete powder stir and let it dissolve

Adobo Bangus Recipe

Manang V had to follow our weekly menu for our Sunday this time our menu for dinner is adobo bangus which is called, a milk fish in English. Sometimes the bangus is cooked with its bone or we use the boneless bangus that has already been fillet. Adobo Bangus Recipe Ingredients: 1 - Whole bangus (cleaned and sliced 3 parts from head, middle and tail) 2 Tbsp - Soy sauce 2 Tbsp - Vinegar 1 Tbsp - Minced garlic 2 Tbsp - Black whole peppercorn 1/2 Cup - Water Cooking Instructions: In a pot pour small amount of cooking oil when hot add garlic and sauté, add soy sauce, vinegar, whole peppercorn, bangus and water cook until fish is fully cooked in low heat. Note: You can also use same recipe for any type of fish for example tilapia and galunggong (mackerel). Subscribe @ Carmina Lifestyle YouTube Channel  a place to look, discover and share. Thank you.

What happens to the senior citizen when they are lockdown for four months?

Living with senior citizen being lockdown from their home for four months they are more restless and cannot keep up with the changes. They end up complaining and nagging you all the times asking when they can go out. When you reach a certain aged and you are not capable of going out from your home and you start to get bored because you have run out of things to do in your home. You begin to find new things to do but you have no patience to learn new things and what do you do you end up complaining and your mood begins to change every day. Older people have the less patience and they become someone who loses control from their feelings and they feel their palm or foot is getting itchy that they want the need to go out. The word no comes to someone else's mouth as you begin to realize the table has been switched around when your grown up children tell you no and know you need to behave yourself to prove to your grandchildren you can behave well enough like them. When you cannot

How does your friend's remember you from the past during school year?

What happens when your close friend opens a canned tuna and it remind you of them because when you had met them you had use to work at Subway Sandwich Franchise in California when you we're young. During that time your close friend had always accompany you to buy the canned tuna from Costco for the supply for your work. When you work at a young age you become independent and when you have close friends you tend to bring them along with you to keep you company. I use to have friends come over to visit me and I remember I also had friends who wanted to take advantage of me to get a free sandwich but when you’re young you do foolish things and give what they want but later you realize you are not gaining anything from it. You learn from your mistakes and realize the business need to earn an income so I started giving my friends a Subway Sandwich card and in order for them to get their free sandwich they had to purchase a certain amount of sandwiches in order to get their free

No Sun Exposure You Become the Ghost in Your Home

Slowly as you walked down from the staircase to the living room and to the dining area you begin to ask Manang V about something she gets spooked by your voices thinking they have seen a 👻ghost. Actually it is just a person standing at the dining room in the dark and all a sudden they talk unexpected and you are too busy preparing breakfast with no one around you.  What happens to you? You end up dropping what you’re holding not realizing someone else was around you without a sound. Another person passes by the hallway in the dining room and Manang V is about to have breakfast with her officemate and she suddenly hears a voice that say’s excuse me Manang V you are about to take a bite of your bread. All a sudden you are shock with the voice with a surprise you end up dropping your bread on the plate saying to the person why did you scare me. You just begin to laugh quietly thinking am I a 👻ghost no one seem to see because you stay at home too long with no sun exposure. The fu