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When the longing for authentic Pinoy dishes strikes in the U.S., Isla Grand stands ready to transport your taste buds back to the Philippines.

Carmina is traveling to the United States to spend time with her family. My dad planned a family gathering for Mother's Day at their favorite Pinoy restaurant . Since reservations aren’t possible, we arrived an hour early to ensure we could get a table for twelve before everyone else showed up. As my dad approached Isla Grand , the branch we visited in Pleasant Hills, California , the host at the door said they could prepare a table for twelve at five o'clock. Later, the server called my dad's name and guided us to our table. The place was bustling with people enjoying meals and celebrating Mother's Day. On our first visit to Isla Grand, I was captivated by the décor, noticing many native items that gave the place a fancy yet authentic Filipino feel. They usually have a live band, but unfortunately, there was no entertainment the night we went. My family had spoken highly of Isla Grand and encouraged us to try the Filipino dishes we’ve been missing from back home. Lech...

Do you think it is too late to go back to college when you’re in the half of a century?

  Two days ago I was talking to my friend and she had mentioned to me she woke up having a dream. In her dream she was a successful lawyer and when she woke up she felt her current job had no challenge to push her forward in looking into her work daily. Do you think it is too late to go back to college when you’re in the half of a century? Does anyone you know have place themselves to school at an old age? My friend felt she wanted to go back to school even if she had counted how many years it would take when she would graduate. Sometimes in our life we choose a major that we’re unsure what type we wanted and only went based on who we’re dating during our college years. We never consider or look ahead to see what we’re actually good at when we’re young. Or who knows we had parents who had meddle in our own career choices saying you’re not good at that field. Either way we reach a turning point in our career where there is no challenge and direction to go forward. ...

Having a Beauty Treatment in a Cup

The meaning of Bella Vita is good life but when you're drinking from Vita Bella Bubble Drink and Coffee Shop it is more than having a beautiful life. When we're stranded in our home for two years we want to have our facial treatment without access of doing it in the Philippines. We tend to look into another alternative to give us our skin and beauty back to life from aging and staying at our home. We would find another solution in order to complete our own task based on our beauty treatments we can get it from drinking beverages sold at Vita Bella Bubble Drink and Coffee Shop having a dose what is written in the cup. From not making a final decision Carmina had ordered their best seller Blended Ice Red Velvet Cheesecake Galore PHP 130.00 ($2.60) and Watermelon with Lychee PHP 110.00 ($2.20). Blended Ice Red Velvet Cheesecake Galore Watermelon with Lychee  All I can say the drinks are different from places I have tried the only difference they have healthy benefits inside somet...