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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...

Makisushi Japanese Restaurant

You have a family member that is craving for Japanese food but they want a certain sushi other than finding a restaurant. You end up typing ebi sushi that is available to be delivered to your home through via Grab. The first name that came up was at Makisushi Japanese Restaurant. It is a new place that I have never tried before the advantage you get the chance to take the picture of each meal everyone has order and write about it. Each sushi is delivered in a box with the soy sauce in a plastic container with wasabi and calamansi on the side for PHP 184.00 ($3.68) for three pieces. Our other family member wanted their favorite California Maki sharing with someone. My job is to remove the food and transfer it to our serving plate to be served to the family members. California Maki is eight pieces for PHP 156.00 ($3.12). Large Chicken Tonkatsu for PHP 348.00 ($6.96) served with Japanese Rice that comes with miso soup, salad and ice tea. Large Chicken Teriyaki with vegetables and Japanese...

Western Burger Philippine Way

  Seeing the Western Burger from the menu from Sweet Ecstasy had remind me something I had missed backed home in California with the same ingredients with the barbecue sauce, onion and bacon made me want to order their food. It came from a box that looked like this delivered to my home from the Grab rider who had picked it up for me. The food was secure that it would arrive the way it had looked in the picture. All the sides are additional charge in the Western Burger is PHP 330.00 ($6.60) each piece. My kamote (sweet potato) fries had coated sugar it tasted great something different from places I've tried before for the price of PHP 105.00 ($2.10). I didn't want to miss out to try their onion rings thinking it fit in my Western Burger although it was still crispy from being cooked and packed up in our meals. Onion rings PHP 140.00 ($2.80) Ecstasy Fries has their special sauce topped with cheese and onion. We had removed the onion this time around for PHP 150.00 ($3.00). Their ...