I just had fresh lumpia from Goldilocks for my late lunch. I hadn't had any kind of lumpia in a very long time. It was delicious. I can still taste it in my mouth.

Mom loves Goldilocks. It's great how a bunch of these types of stores have popped up in the Bay Area within the last 10 years or so. They bring the Philippines to mom, and bits of her childhood too. Tasty bits!

Going to Goldilocks today made me feel good on the inside. I was reminded of my grandma, and how she used to make a lot of the desserts they sell there in addition to Chinese pastries. She made the best spongecake jelly rolls, sansrival, ensaymadas, flan, siopaos and hopias for us whenever she visited. I haven't seen the likes of those since she passed away.

I feel fortunate to have Philippino culture in my background, adding to the mix of Asian that I am.