Mom Violy, Tita Edna and Carmina have never been to Iloilo . Tita Edna suggested using her Philippine Airlines mileage to deduct 9,000 miles for a round trip to Iloilo and pay taxes of about 3,000 pesos ($50.85). Mom Violy and Carmina decided to do the same. Two weeks later, we learned Bacolod was recently hit by a typhoon, leaving fewer places to visit, so we changed our plans to stay in Iloilo, paying an additional 2,057 pesos ($34.86) for January 6–9, with Tita Edna leaving one day earlier on January 8, 2026. Tita Edna told us that she has a friend Beth who can pick us up from the airport. Uniparentally plans had changed since her friend Beth and son could no longer tour us around, we decided to find ways to get around hire someone else. Jerson had picked us from One Madison Place where we had stayed during our vacation with the hours Mom Violy had requested. The first day we went to drive one hour and thirty minutes to reach Miagao Church . We drove to our next destin...
The restaurant we often eat in Dampa Seaside is being renovated. Pia had approached us in the parking area. Pia noticed by the look of my face and informed that she is now working for Kainan Sa Balanghay. Pia brought us inside Kainan Sa Balanghay. Mom Violy began talking to Pia asking her to assist us to shop inside the public market. The family members who are visiting had informed us what they wanted to eat by looking at the menu. Pia had assisted us to the nearest public market purchase lobster, shrimp, squid and fish. They had suggested the best way to cook the lobster steam with hot chili sauce to dip. Butter and garlic cooked for the shrimp and crabs. Grilled pompano was served with grilled squid stuffed with tomatoes and onion dipping sauce was vinegar or soy sauce with calamansi. When you're a visitor they want to eat something combined with green mango, tomatoes and onion a popular salad in the Philippines usually dip with bagoong. Calamari is something we usually get not...