Para sa mga party animals na nandito sa Germany gusto ko sanang ipaalam sa inyo na may gaganaping Charity Ball sa Düsseldorf ngayong Sabado, June 4, 2005. Meron silang mga guest artist na galing sa atin, namely Randy Santiago and Rachel Alejandro. I never heard of them :shock:, ang kilala ko lang kasi ay yong mga datihang famous performers noong alaw. May entrance fee pala na naghahalaga ng € 39,00. Mahal noh? Pero di bale…may kasamang kain na yan…eat ’til you drop baga. May yugyugan blues din, may raffles at iba pang programa.

Kaya kong sino man ang gustong sumali…hala ilabas niyo na ang mga gown niyo. Magkiskis na ng kilay para pagdating doon ay maging estareray. Dadalo rin ako para naman makakita ng ibang tao. Ich brauche dringend eine Tapeten wechsel.

Kong sino man ang interesado punta na lang kayo sa main site ko para sa kompletong detalye.

Just something to ponder :thinking:

The best time to grow a best friend is before you need one!
Written or compiled by Joy Stevens

TWELVE STEPS TO GROW A FRIEND

1. People Equal Friends.

There is a certain chemistry with friends just as in a love relationship. Therefore, contact with other people is the first building block to grow a friend. Friends can’t grow in a vacuum. Best friends take time.

2. Talking Is Essential Among Friends.

Talking between friends requires reciprocity. In a mutually satisfying friendship, both friends talk and both friends listen. Friends talk appropriately to each other.

3. Friends Acknowledge Friends.

Friends acknowledge each other when talking. Many conflicts in your personal relationships can be avoided if you will take the time to acknowledge other’s feelings and points of view.

4. Friends Listen to Friends.

Listening to friends in an important step in building a closer friendship. We often take listening for granted, never realizing what it means to really listen to a friend.

5. Friends Attend to Friends.

Friends focus during conversations. Friends pay attention in conversations. It means that your ears, your eyes, your body and your feelings are all focused on that person at the time.

6. Friends Show Empathy With Friends.

Empathy is identifying with your friend’s feelings and seeing life through your friend’s eyes. Confidences are freely given when they are received with empathy among friends.

7. Friends Touch Friends.

Touching is a warm form of communication between friends. When you see best friends communicating, you will notice friends “listen with their eyes,” stand close together, and touch comfortably.

8. Friends Praise Friends.

Affirmation is a powerful tool for growing a friend. Genuine praise can affect your friends’ lives. Be liberal with praise for all of your friends, including your casual ones.

9. Friends Are Loyal and Trustworthy.

Trust and loyalty go hand-in-hand for friends. Friends can trust you with their secrets, both large and small, because good friends never break a confidence. Good friends are forever loyal!

10. Friends are Equal.

Friends are on a seesaw. In a healthy relationship, friends are equals. Not 50/50 every time, of course, but with a true, lasting friendship it always evens out in the end.

11. Friends Reveal Their Feelings.

We feel closest to our friends when we are suffering together, when we feel like our friend needs us, or when we feel a friend has shared something of great importance with us.

12. Friends Do Not Mind Read.

The person who thinks, “If you really liked me, you could read my mind” can not have an adult friendship. No friend can read your mind. And you can not read your friend’s mind.

Yesterday’s Event

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Oo na, kanta ni Sharon Cuneta ang title. Pero wag isnabin at kapanahunan ko ang kantang to noong ako ay third year high school. Parang kailan lang (ngeek, Fredie Aguilar to ah) yon kong iisipin noong ako ay bata batuta pa. Ngayon ay may halong puti na nga ang buhok ko. In 7 years ay fifty na ako. Ang bilis ng takbo ng panahon. When I look back…para akong uod dati kong kumilos kaya ayon naiwanan tuloy ng panaho ngayon.

Okay balik sa topic. Hindi pa man maputi lahat ang buhok ko pero feeling ko para na akong lolang-lola. At bakit? Well, tutuo pala yong mga narinig ko noon sa mga nakakatanda sa akin. Na marami na daw mararamdamang sakit kapag may edad na. Which is 100% true.

How can I say so? Ganito yon, nag general cleaning si mader kahapon. That means: I cleaned the windows (12 to be exact plus 4 glass doors), polished the wooden furnitures after mopping the floor areas. Cleaned the computers, monitors (the surface lang of course) and office tables. After that kusina naman ang aking nilinis. Everything was perfectly clean and shiny. Nakahinga ako ng maluwag ng matapos ko ang aking trabaho before six P.M dahil time to cook na naman. All in all kontento ako sa sarili ko yesterday dahil medyo nakaligtaan ko ang aking pc addiction.

Well, I wake up at nine this morning at naramdaman ko kaagad ang aking mga joints. My nape is aching badly, my shoulders and my arms as well. Mas malala po kamo ang sakit ng aking balakang na kasing lapad ng soccer field. Ito ang premyo ng aking sipag kahapon. A eh…meron kami dating tega linis pero dahil sa taghirap na ngayon, wala na kaming pambayad. At tsaka nandito naman ako na nakaupo lang sa harap ng computer ;). Buti nga kong laging ganito para mabawas-bawasan ang aking taba.

Anyways, dati na rin naman akong naglilinis noon pero hindi ko pa naranasan na sumakit ang buong katawan ko. I’m not making a big issue out of this matter, the point is tutuo pala talaga ang sinasabi nila na we are getting weak when we get older. Hanip…kong ganun eh ayaw ko nang tumanda. Hi hi hi!

Nakasanayan na naming magpamilya ang gumising ng late almost every Sunday. Kaya hindi nakakapagtaka kong kaming lahat ay nakapadjama pa rin kahit tanghali na. Kanina, bigla na lang akong nagulat ng may nag ring sa aming doorbell. Akala ko kong sino na neybor lang pala namin. Siyempre nahiya ako ano dahil naabutan niya kaming nakapantulog pa at nagkalat sa sahig ang mga lauran ng aking anak.

I asked her to come in pa rin dahil she sound so very upset. She told us ninakawan daw sila last night while they were away and blah blah blah. She asked if we noticed something or heard unsual noise. Sa lakas ba naman ng sound ng aming tv eh talagang wala kaming maririnig. Anyways, ng umalis itong si Aleng Neybor medyo na worried si mister ko dahil di daw niya akalaing mangyayari ang ganun dito sa aming area. Kong ano-ano na ang naisip niya. Dapat daw kaming magpalagay ng burglar alarm, bibili daw ng safe and etc. Sinabi ko sa kanya na hindi namin kailangan lahat yong mga binanggit niya dahil wala naman kaming valuable belongings. Ang delikado nga lang kong sakaling magkatutuong may aakyat na magnanakaw dito. Tapos matatagpuan nila na puro lang pala fashion jewelries ang nasa drawer ko. Eh malamang na dahil sa kanilang frustration ay ipapakain sa akin lahat yon. Mangyayaring ako ay ma confine sa hospital dahil sa indigestion.

The Germans are obsessed with the weather. They can moan, rejoice, and generally talk at great length about weather conditions - changes in temperature, humidity and moisture levels, varying degrees of sunshine, amount of rain and snowfall, barometric pressure, fluctuating mercury levels….

At first I couldn’t fathom this strange phenomenon. After all, I come from a country where the sun rises without fail everyday, climbs high up in a clear blue sky, and makes the people flee indoors or under leafy trees by midday. Terrible as it sounds, I’d taken sunshine for granted in my life - till I came to Germany, that is.

Now I understand all these fuss and relentless talk about the weather. I myself wilted like a drooping flower after a couple of weeks without the sun. I am no longer acting unaffected. Like Germans, I come to life during these few warm sunny days, and appeared animated and full of restless energy, thankful to be released from the dulling clutches of winter.

Today is one of those sunny days, I decided to wind up from my work early and spend much time outdoors instead…strolling and taking pictures.

Kawawa naman itong aking bahay kubo. Napabayaan na ng husto dahil masyadong naka focus ang aking attention sa kabila >> BARKADA NETWORK. I re-build my main site completely that’s why I had no time to write an update here. Well, I am almost done now, as infact yesterday was the re-launching of the said site. Laman na lang ang kulang *-) and members (M) of course. Oh yes meron na akong mga miyembro dati, kaya lang porting their membeship was not possible dahil ibang CMS system ang gamit ko ngayon.

I forgot to mention that my main hp is a community site BARKADA NETWORK kaya kong sakaling gusto niyong maki join…feel free to register :)

Subject: Identical Domain Name

I would like to let you know that AnP and I have discussed and settled this problem peacefully and amicably. I think I don’t have to write long about this matter because this is something just between us. Gusto ko lang ipaalam na wala kaming alitan sa isa’t-isa and what occured is all behind us now. AD ACTA.