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...
Fifteen years ago my mom was traveling to Virginia, United States and there was a sale of Lindt chocolate truffles and pistachio nuts she kept eating it every day. One day she was trying to stand up and she fell down off from her chair my mom was wondering why her legs we’re so painful that she couldn’t walk. My mom flew back to visit her doctor in San Francisco. Her doctor had recommended her to take Glucosamine Triple Flex + D3. Years had passed my mom place herself on diet started eating oatmeal in replacement of her rice. What she didn’t know there would be affect on the later period of her life? My mom and I living in the Philippines asked me to search what food she can take and what food is not allowed to eat. I started to do research on the behalf of my mom needing to find what food made it trigger her arthritis. My mom love eating pistachio nuts, peanuts, cashew, corn nuts, corn, mungo beans and many more from the bean family. I found that some people have...