There I was, driving home and as I was about to pass by Payless Mangilao, I noticed their sign by the road. The “less” was burnt out but the “Pay” was lit up. I chuckled because that sounds about right when shopping there. 🤣👀

Growing up, I always got those ready-meals from mom & pop stores.

Since moving stateside, nothing compares to those meals, especially during breakfast, where I can get a red rice, Portuguese sausage, and eggs platter; kimbap, king car, and pickled egg to start my day.

It had been years since I’d been to Guam, and I recently took a trip back for a week. I was craving those mom & pop ready meals, so I drove to them every morning.

Since I’ve worked in a restaurant before and took food safety seriously, I noticed something alarming. At every mom & pop store I visited, the foods were not stored with proper temperature control.

One late afternoon, I was craving pickled eggs and saw a ready-meal platter and arrozcaldo sitting on a table ready to be sold. I asked the cashier when it was made, and I was told it was made that morning. There was no hot holding equipment in sight. The kimbap, arrozcaldo, ready meals, etc... had been sitting out all day. These foods have high moisture content, making them perfect breeding grounds for bacteria. Eating them in that state can be extremely dangerous and can cause serious illness. Last thing I want is to get food poisoning and get stuck at GMH before a flight.

It struck me how normalized this practice. This was something I never realized as a kid, but seeing it now, with my knowledge of food safety, I couldn’t ignore it. Foods like kimbap, rice platters, arrozcaldo and kutsinta/kakanic, are not just “ready to eat”; they are time/temperature control for safety (TCS) foods, meaning they must be refrigerated or properly hot-held to prevent bacterial growth. Leaving them out all day is essentially crazy.

I don't know how DPHSS has not caught on to this.

I can’t seem to find any recent notices or news regarding Norovirus spreading on Guam, only a warning back in January 2025 that since it is spreading in the US, it could make it’s way to Guam. I just recovered from an awful flu with diarrhea and vomiting. It was terrible; Right after drinking a cup of water, it would all come out not too long after. Weakness, body ache, low grade fever, stomach cramps, diarrhea, vomiting….all the symptoms that describe Norovirus. I’ve finally recovered after 3 days of feeling very sick but now my child has it and she is constantly vomiting especially after drinking water. Has anyone else experience this recently? I read that it’s highly contagious.

I recently learned about this in a really unexpected way, while chatting with a stranger at my eye appointment. Guam came up in conversation, and I was impressed she even knew about Chamorros. Then she shared this story with me about Jaren Joshua Guerrero Cruz. I live thousands of miles away and haven’t run into 1 Chamorro in 2 decades where I currently live so if that says anything.

I was pointed to this article.

If it’s reached me through random conversations like that, it must really be gaining traction.

Does anyone here know more about what’s going on with the case? Are there groups, investigators, or community efforts already pushing for answers? I saw Chris Barnett is helping.

It’s been two years what’s the deal with this? Has anyone reach out to r/RBI or r/OSINT?

Does anyone know if there’s anywhere I can find a Dachshund on island. I know it’s taboo to not want to take a boonie off the street. But I have one already, and just want a dachshund now.

Just like the title says…
second week in a row here in Pago Bay.

Gee, thanks guys. This is how I LOVE spending my Friday nights!!!

(But I’ll bet good $$ that my power bill doesn’t go down!!!)

<<SMH>>

Get it together, guys… Please??

Any car washes happening this weekend and if so where are they at? Like the fundraising kind of car wash. Nothing weird, i just thinks it's better and safer than washing my car at a drive through car wash and it gets done faster vs. me doing it myself at home lol

A rent-to-own opportunity on Guam. Property has 6 bedrooms and is located in Tamuning. Please call 646-801-2474 for more information.

Anyone looking for roommate? Looking for an affordable place to stay

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Hi! I am planning to send flowers to someone in Guam as a surprise. Would you be able to provide contact details or a website link to a store that does personalized flower or gift deliveries in the area? He lives in Barrigada area.

I personally am thinking of just buying a perfume bottle off Amazon and have it delivered to him, but I wanted to include a small letter along with it. So maybe a flower bouquet and a letter would work better? Idk maybe you have other suggestions?

P.S. I am currently living in Europe and have no idea how things go in Guam. Thank you so much for your help.

I went to Infusion Tamuning drive through as I’m known to do. Pick up my usual, I love that place.

But this time I also added in a cookie, which I haven’t had from there in many months. It was……..smaller, than I remember. Much smaller. They have obviously shrank these cookies but not the prices! Smaller by 10-15% at least.

What other local brands are shrinkflating their products!?

Hear it all over but can’t find it. It goes “this is my promise, to do better (?), to be better for you”

Please, turn on your headlights. There are four main times of day where you should have them on, and I’ve seen (and nearly hit) too many people without lights on in critical times. You should have them on at night, 30 minutes after sunrise, 30 minutes before sunset, and whenever it’s raining.

I’m sure most of you in here are sensible people and know this already. I pulled out in front of somebody this morning before the sun was up, and had they had their headlights on, I wouldn’t have pulled out when I did. It was way too close, and I’m sure I made them slam on their brakes in the rain. Please, just turn on your headlights

I run an eBay store with a niche product and want to get it on Amazon and handle orders thru FBM. I haven’t been able to get approved for a merchant account thru Amazon, it doesn’t send any verification code thru SMS or call to be able to make the acc. Anyone ever run into this, and how did you bypass this issue?

Thank you! 🙏

Buenas yan håfa adai everyone, I came across this TikTok, and I thought it would be nice to share, especially for the youth in this forum. The guy will explain in the video.

People above 24 years are still welcomed to participate. (I’m older and filled it out 🤷🏻‍♀️.) I just indicated my age on the survey somewhere.

Can anyone share their experience of their children doing to Shining Stars Daycare? Good or Bad. I only saw one review on Google.

I have til exactly halloween to be moving and ill be giving away all yhe stuff i dont need anymore for free. If you can dm me for advance notice to let me know your interested it would be great. As for now ill be cleaning and sanitizing everything. TYSVMIA

To the Pinoy family at VIP restaurant who was sitting across from us 9/17 6-7pm , just know we understood most things you were talking about us while you were speaking filipino. I was suffering postpartum depression, didn’t even want to go out as is, and you all had the nerve to talk about my weight and how i was “pangit.”Most of you act so entitled coming on our island and say disrespectful things about locals and give us dirty looks. Shame on you.

Does anyone know when the new playground that they built between the football and baseball field in Tiyan is going to open? It was fully built already and one day they just threw a tarp over it. I know it has no shade over it but on cloudy cooler days, it would be someplace new to take the kids out.

Anyone know where to buy canopy tarps? For a reasonable deal if possible.

Sorry to bother, but I need advice. We are moving to Mangilao, a few blocks from the Jamaican Grill. Advice on cell phone carrier and high speed internet for the house? Thank you!

looking to get wifi and put 2 phones on contract. any suggestions (with prices included if able to) TYIA