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As The Journey Continues

Beng — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:19:43 +0000

It was Aug. 31, 2009 when I last posted my last entry here. I even promised to update once in awhile, pero ayon hindi rin natupad. I have less time than I thought, yeah it’s as simple as that. Life has changed since we moved here in Brandenburg and since hubby opened his own medical clinic. Nag changed ang takbo nang buhay ko dahil isa ako sa kanyang fulltime alalay doon. I have to learn a lot of things…with success naman sa awa ng Diyos. Pero it is a challenge talaga to work in a field na labag sa kalooban ko. Lalo na’t hindi ito related sa aking profession, so I’m having a lot of difficulties adjusting to this new role. In addition to that, hindi rin ako sanay na kasama ang asawa sa trabaho or ang asawa ko ang BOSS ko. The problem in the case of a spouse is the potential emotional boomerang. Usually what happens is, if it doesn’t work out, the employee leaves and you never see them again, di vah? But in this case, if it doesn’t work out, you go home and have dinner together. That’s where the problem lies. Infact, we got so consumed with our business relationship that we end up talking/arguing business all the time even at home. So there’s no escape from business at all. The first eight months was a nightmare!

So one day, I was so fed up, I left the clinic without saying a word. Hubby was angry of course, he called and asked me to come back. But all I said was “no I’m not and that we really have to talk when you come home”. Because of that talk, our relationship has flourished to heights that weren’t possible after we start the business. Our heart to heart talk was what made our relationship to what it is now versus what it was before. A hundred times better. Well anyways, concocting the ideal recipe to combine a thriving business and a successful marriage is not easy, especially when you work together, but it can be done with understanding and compromise.

I know that our business is very important but so our marriage and family too. Inspite of all the difficulties…I am still lucky to have a husband like my husband. Who listens to my litany of complaints, opinions and ramblings and takes my feelings into consideration. It was actually my mistake that I didn’t open my mouth and talk about what bothered me earlier ago. We closed this chapter of our life, but we are still working together in our business as TEAM. And we are also working on our marriage to keep the shine. We will keep working on our marriage and working through whatever challenges we would face in the future. There are no experts on marriage and it is not something we learn in a book. But something we must learn by doing over and over again…a practice we must adjust as our journey continues…

THE MAKEOVER

We went to Bali for our second honeymoon last Dec. 20 til Dec. 31. We stayed at Nikko Bali Hotel Resort and Spa for 10 days in Nusa Dua. Bali is lovely. It is one of the few places in the whole world that I would actually want to go back. There are stunning sunsets, sculpted rice terraces and a temple on almost every corner. And for less-spiritual seekers, this steamy Indonesian island also has great surfing and a rollicking night life.

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Kauderwelsch Is Definitely Not Dead Nor Forgotten

Beng — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:05:28 +0000

Yes, maybe ito ay inamag lang or natabunan na ng alikabok. Pero ang site na ito ay hindi patay kundi medyo natulog lang. Ang Tita Poorshya niyo kasi ay medyo nadaganan ng sandamakmak na trabaho sa bahay at clinic at pakikipagsosyalan. Alam niyo, hindi ko akalaing very stressing pala ang ganitong buhay. Yon bang you have to play different roles sa madla. Pero don’t ya worry folks, I may look older now, pero okay pa rin ako. Naging malawak na ang aking kaalaman sa pagiging practical nurse (kuno), at para na rin akong doktor na inject ng inject. Hehehehe, sino ba ang mag-akalang ako ay mapunta sa medical field. Pero ewwww! Medyo ngumingiwi pa rin ang pis ko when I see infected wounds at kong anek-anek pang wounds diyan. Bagamat labag man sa aking kalooban, hala go pa rin ang Tita niyo dahil nakatali na siya dito. Ika nga resignation not possible.

So what’s new ba dito sa blogosphere? I am sure super daming gimmick dito ngayon na di ko alam. Or is everything the same pa rin va? Sige nga kuwentuhan niyo ang lola niyo! Saken or sa amin naman, well maraming bagay ang naganap mula noong huli kong update dito.

Like for example:

Ang anak kong panganay ay nag-asawa na noong April.

Si Lolo G. niyo ay naging Knight of Rizal naman last May.

At siyempers ako din…I mean, on that same day inducted din ako bilang isang Lady of Rizal.

May 16, one uforgettable day of my life evah. Why? Eh naging celebrities kami nang isang araw noh? Nagshooting sa amin ang ZDF (local tv channel) from morning til past midnight. The documentary film about us was aired last June.

Rampadora si Lady Poorshya, kaya join din ang byuti niya noong ginanap ang First General Assembly ng Ladies of Rizal Europe doon sa Bonn end of May. Take note: Ang nag-iisa gentleman diyan ay si Consul General Romeo L. Manalo ng Philippine Consulate General, Frankfurt.

Aray ko, sumasakit na ang likod ko sa kakasulat at edit ng mga piktyurs. Marami pa akong ikukwento sa inyo pero sa next update nalang ang iba. Ayaw ko kayong pagurin sa ito nalang muna sa ngayon. Okay? Just wanted to let you know that we are all doing fine here in our new home.

I miss blogging a lot, but my time was very limited few months ago kaya I was forced to take a short break. Now I’m back and I hope I can update often this time.

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Lost And Forgotten?

Indefinite Hiatus

Beng — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:10:19 +0000

It is clearly not the journey for everyone. People succeed in as many ways as there are people. Some can be completely fulfilled with destinations that are much closer to home and more comfortable. But if you long to keep going, then I hope you are able to follow my lead to the places I have gone. To within a whisper of your own personal perfection. To places that are sweeter because you worked so hard to arrive there. To places at the very edge of your dreams.

Dear friends, I am very sorry to tell you that I will be taking HIATUS for an INDEFINITE time. I will be so busy with lots of things. Lots of things have been happening since I have last written, hence my total lack of updating whingyness.

You surely noticed that I have changed my “THEME”. Well, the new design is suited to my new lifestyle. My role as stay-at-home mom will be ending on October 1. Magiging career woman na naman si Tita Poorshya niyo. Pero bago yan magsimula, maraming bagay pa kaming dapat ayusin at asikasuhin. Ang buhay naming magpamilya will totally change this time. Hubby and I will be working together. In a new place, new home and new surroundings, where we will meet lots of new people.

So KAUDERWELSCH is going on hiatus. There will be no new stories or events for a while, but this site will remain accessible to everyone. There is no timetable for a return date, but stay tuned.

Thanks everyone! Wish us luck on the new adventure of our life…

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Watermark Image Protection

Beng — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:40:00 +0000

Watermark your images through using “WATERMARK PLUGIN” (applicable for self-hosted Wordpress blogs only). I never thought I will need such a thing, not until I encountered the mutating Ellumbra who has stolen and manipulated my photos. Well anyway, his work does not impress me at all…and I think he also believes that he can provoke me through comparing me with a Nazi soldier. Hehehe, what a ninny.

I am sure marami na siyang nanakaw na pictures namin but it is not yet too late to protect my images with a watermark. Just like CathCath said: “It is easier to make the complain if you have that mark.” Kaya heto ako’t may natagpuang plugin for this purpose. To those who are interested, you may proceed to the site of Marekki and download the plugin. It works like a charm and user friendly. See sample image above.

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If You Are An Eagle, Don’t Hang With Chicken

Beng — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 09:17:01 +0000

Lelet a non-blogger, newly met friend (internet) of mine left this as comment on my other site. I thought of publishing this here on Lukaret because I find her message really encouraging. And I also would like to share this to some friends in real life na ‘medyo’ nagulat or puzzled sa aking pagbabago.

Hello Beng,
I’m Glad to met you here..the other side of you. parang abot kamay ko lang ang Germany thru reading your site though parang nasa Butuan din ako…hihihi…Though I don’t know you much but for sure buotan ka day thru what i read in this pages. What more can I say…ayu-ayo din ha!

May this encourage you:

If there are people in your life that continually disappoint you, break promises, and stomp on your dreams, too judgmental, have different values and don’t have your back during difficult times…that is not a friend. Sometimes in life as you grow, your friends will either grow or go.

Remember what your elders used to say, “Birds of the same feather flock together.” If you’re an eagle, don’t hang around with chickens: Chickens Can’t Fly!

Take care always
lelet

Now let me relate a bit…

Sometimes in life as you grow, your friends will either grow or go.

There is truth in every word you have in here. I can relate dahil nadaanan ko ito. I grow and changed for the better and some friends are left behind dahil naging magkaiba na ang values namin sa buhay. To me values are those things that really matter to each of us … the ideas and beliefs we hold as special. Caring for others, for example, is a value; so is the freedom to express our opinions.

Speaking of “Freedom to express our opinions.” I would like to share some words of wisdom to some friends (again) who have trouble with accepting critic or opinion. I believe, that a constructive critic is made in order to help a person to become himself or herself into a better person, or, say, to become his or her work into a better one. And I know that criticism, however constructive, can be hard to take. Nonetheless, it’s imperative that you take it well, and even with grace and style. It’s about how you can improve on something, make some thing better. You must understand and accept this if you are to listen to what others have to say with an open mind and heart.

So here we go…
Honesty is a prerequisite to a friendship. There must be a willingness to speak the truth, and a willingness to hear the truth. Friends who do not care enough to confront may save themselves a little awkwardness in the present but will end up losing their friendships in the future.

And as the saying goes…
Remember what your elders used to say, “Birds of the same feather flock together.”

Individuals of like character, taste, or background (tend to stay together). Or People of the same (usually, unscrupulous) character associate with one another, as do birds of the same species. The birds will resort unto their like, so will truth return unto them that practise in her.

I love this part very much!
If you’re an eagle, don’t hang around with chickens. Chickens Can’t Fly!
Hehehe, ganun ba yon? Though, chicken can fly din di ba? Hindi nga lang ganun kataas sa lipad ng agila.

This part actually belongs to the quote Lelet left on my comment box, hindi niya lang ito idinagdag. I found it somewhere else.
Over the years my phone book has changed because I changed for the better. At first you think you’re going to be alone, but after a while new people show up in your life that make your life so much sweeter and easier to endure.

AND IT IS SO TRUE!

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Still Kicking And Alive

Beng — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 15:10:25 +0000

Hello friends…hello mga kapuso, mga kabisyo and hello to all lurkers around. Yes, I’m still kicking and alive and busy running around here in Davao. I have so many things to say to you pero hindi ko pamakuhang gawin ito sa ngayon. Si lola niyo ay wala pang DSL connection. Naka dial-up lang si ako ngayon kaya tumataas ang mga kilay ko sa inis dahil super bagal nga naman po. Pinakilos ko na nga ang pera para kunyari maging madali ang pagkilos ng contractor ng PLDT. Pero heto at kuwarisma nga naman ano kaya hindi pa rin na activate ang linya ko. Kunting tiis nalang and I hope makapag online na ako this week regularly. So, stay tuned lang muna kayo diyan hanggang sa muli kong pagbabalik. I MISS YOU ALL!!!

Content Plagiarism

Beng — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 23:00:56 +0000

Thanks to Technorati Links on my dashboard, I found out that two sites has copied my content about traveling to Australia.

See screenshots:

Site URL: http://travel.xpk2.com/?p=11864

Site URL: http://www.travelersmax.com/travel/have-you-got-the-travel-bug/

I have “copyrightfeeds” installed but this doesn’t help because the site owner copied and pasted an excerpt of my entry manually.

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Thank You Dear Google!

Beng — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:10:11 +0000

You guys should congratulate me because I made it to the bottom. Some of you may also say “Welcome to the club!” See the image below? Google has slashed my PR from 5 to 3 just few minutes ago! Thank you dear GOOGLE for doing this to me. With this, I can continue dreaming. See, I’m just a pathetic paid blogger who dreamed to finance the education of my children from what I earned. Now what are you going to do next? Put my PR to 0? Just go ahead and I’ll say thank you again from the bottom of my whatever.

According to Ratified, I even reached PR 6 but unfortumately I never saw it.

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Hiatus Is Over

Beng — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 14:43:34 +0000

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My hiatus officially ended today. Hindi na kasi makapagpigil kaya heto apir na ulit ako dito. Honestyl speaking, I am almost done with my work na kaya pwede na akong magliwaliw.

By the way, sa mga nagtag pala sa akin, I’ll do my assignment after this post. Either isa-isa or baka pwede ko na ring pagsabayin para di gaanong marami. I think I have 5 tags waiting on the line (ngehehehe).

And before I forget, the movie clip above was taken by my hubby. Yesterday was our wedding anniversary and as present, he bought me a mini digital camera it is JVC GZ-MC100. As you see, siya ang nagregalo siya rin ang bumwelong gumamit nito :).

Hmmn, I might use this camera sa naisip kong pakuwela next time.

P.S
Maraming salamat ulit sa inyong walang pagod na pagdalaw dito kahit nasa likod na ako. Buraot!!! Ito ha, bukas na ang tindahan ko.

On Hiatus

Beng — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:40:48 +0000

To all my beloved blog friends.

I wanted to let you know that I am going on blog HIATUS for a month or so. I am buried in webdesign work right now and so I really need to take a step back from blogging and get my priorities straight.

This is what I have on my PRIORITY list at the moment.
(THESE ARE THEMES FOR MY CLIENTS)

~~1 Personal Theme for Rachel~~ – (accomplished)
~~1 Business Theme for KG~~ – (accomplished)
1 Business Theme for Rheumatology Clinic – (on progress)
1 Personal Theme for Ria

Stay put lang kayo habang ako ay maghahanapbuhay muna. Until the day I get back and annoy you again. With my award winning oh-so-boring na nonsense pa, and full of grammatical error updates/posts or how blogosphere may ever call it. Ciaoooo! :luvu:

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