Ab Nach Bayern!

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Hi friends and visitors, my two kids and I are on our way to Bavaria region for a short vacation. Talk to you later when I’m back. So long…

P.S

Sorry but I really got no to chance to reply to your comments, saka nalang pagbalik ko okay? Muaahhhhsss

Suspicion and Accusation

Suspicion – The act of suspecting something, especially something wrong, on little evidence or without proof.
Accusation – An act of accusing or the state of being accused.

Ilang buhay na ang nasira dahil lang sa maling bintang ng ibang tao? Ilang tao na ang nabilanggo ng walang tamang dahilan dahil din sa hindi tutuong bintang ng madla o ng isang tao? Ilang pagkakaibigan na ang nasira ng dahil sa isang maling bintang o hinala? Sigurado akong marami at hindi mabibilang ng ating sampung daliri.

Hindi mali ang maghinala, natural lang ito lalo na kong hindi pa natin alam kong sino talaga ang may pakana sa milagrong nangyayari. Para hindi tayo mapahiya dapat, alamin muna natin kong sino talaga ang demonyo. Di ba? Mahirap kasi yong nakaturo na ang ating daliri sa taong ating pinaghinalaan, tapos hindi naman pala siya ang may kagagawan. Don’t be so sure of what you feel, hear or what you see because it will only lead you to nowhere. So before you blurt out your accusations, be sure first orelse you will be embarrassed.

Let me give you a very good example:

I received an email yesterday from a person who is not known to me. The content of his email was very short and frankly speaking I did not quite understood what he really mean. I skipped reading the subject that is why I got the impression that his message has no sense at all.

It says: on this site http://finance.eblogzone.com/

My reaction was huh? Then I clicked on the link and saw that the site is using one of my created theme and the site content was about finance whatsoever. Still wondering, I opened this particular email again and there I saw the email subject:

please refrain from republishing our rss.

Gush, how could he think I’m republishing anything from his site? Okay, I admit I have no writing skills but doing something like republishing article from other people’s site would not improve my blog either. Hey, I am not a complete idiot and it is NOT my attitude. Even if I have no writing style, I still prefer to write my own nonsense.

Oh by the way, I replied to his email and wrote this:

I had been thinking what you really mean by saying “I should refrain from republishing the RSS of your site”. I was puzzled at first and I really didn’t quite get the message. Are you assuming I am the author of http://finance.eblogzone.com/ ? Sorry to disappoint you but my site is http://lukaret.com and I mostly write in my mother language Tagalog. I’m in webdesigning and not infinancial whatsoever…

Beng

His reply: (original words)

sorry Beng,

Your link was the only one I found on the site so I emailed you to see if you were running it. It was a long-shot.

Apologies.

See what I mean by saying:

Don’t be so sure of what you feel, hear or what you see because it will only lead you to nowhere. So before you blurt out your accusations, be sure first orelse you will be embarrassed.

My advice to everyone:
“Before you raise your hand and start pointing your finger…be sure you are pointing at the right person”!

This post is dedicated to a very good friend of mine who’s been accused of spamming and hacking other blogger’s site. I know her so well and I know SHE IS INNOCENT!!!! Lumaban ka kasi and never let these two wives put you down.

A Busy Mama

There were times na (pre blog era) when I say I was busy, I was lying. Like when people asked me where I’d been, kesyo hindi na ako nagpapakita o kaya tumawag man lang. I know it’s bad to lie, pero hindi natin ito minsan maiiwasan. What if the truth could hurt the concerned person? Like for example umiiwas ako sa isang grupo ng tao na medyo di ko type, do I have to tell them ayaw ko sa kanila? O, di ba’t nakakasakit yon. I would rather lie than hurt them. Well anyways, this is not really the topic I would like to write now. But more on my previous and current activites. Yes sure, this is not interesting for you but to write it is a good therapy for me. I know that some of you are already wondering why I no longer bloghop. Alam ko rin na naging one sided ang ating relationship lately (charing) dahil you guys kept on visiting my site and I in return “zero”. Sorry for that mga mahal kong blogmates. Now here comes the part where I have to tell you that I was super busy and still am. Hindi ako nagdadahilan this time but talagang tutuhanan ito.

To be honest with you I am physically tired. Sunod-sunod ba naman ang dating ng mga kamag-anak namin dito. Una ang mother ko, then few weeks after she left dumating naman ang aking mga step kids, they stayed here for two weeks. Pagkatapos ng aking mga step kids ang anak kong binata naman ang nandito with his girlfriend and their cat. They arrived Monday and left on Thursday last week. The next day Friday, ang sister-in-law ko ang pumarito with her husband, granddaughter and yes my mother-in-law was with them too. Can you imagine na para akong isang turumpong umiikot ng walang tigil? Minsan dahil siguro sa sobrang pagod, naisip ko tuloy how did I managed to do all the work? Di ko rin maiwasang mainis at magngitngit…mantakin niyo ba naman, silang lahat nakaupo at nagpasarap habang ako ay di na magkanda-ugaga sa kusina. Hindi ko rin maiwasang itanong sa sarili ko na…bakit ganun? Kapag sila ang bumibisita dito nakaupo lang sila na parang nag-aantay ng umaga. Samantalang kong ako naman ang nandoon sa kanila, I always helped them. Dahil alam ko kong gaano ka stressing ang may bisita sa bahay. Buntong hininga! Ewannnn! Hindi ko maintindihan kong bakit ganito lagi ang papel ko sa buhay. Hindi naman ako ipinanganak sa mundo na tsimay! Hindi ko pangarap na maging prinsesa (dahil huli na ang lahat) pero sana naman bigyan din ako ng mga ito ng kaunting konsiderasyon.

Please don’t get me wrong and you can call me bias pero hindi kasama ang Mama at anak ko sa aking mga reklamo dahil marunong silang tumulong. Di ko na kailangan pang sabihin sa kanila.

O siya na nga, hanggang dito nalang ang ngakngak ko sa buhay. Mabuti pa iutot ko nalang ang sama ng loob ko!

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Pahabol:

Guto ko palang ipakilala sa inyo ang bagong miyembro ng Hafner pamilya. Siya ay nagngalang “Punky“. Kyut little kitten with blue eyes. Yong dati kong ipinakilala sa inyong kuting na si Gerome ay malapit ng madeport pabalik sa dating may-ari na no other than my son Ivan.

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“Morning Dew” WordPress Theme

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People who are visiting my test blog regularly are well informed about my projects on progress. Just like this time, I received several emails from bloggers who were asking where they could download Morning Dew, just before I was done. Now dear folks here is your most awaited moment, Morning Dew is now released for download. zip.gif

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Madrasta

Not all stepmothers are wicked witches. In fact, many of them are like Mariel, a loving, caring individual who tries to belong in a family which she is not a part of, and which cannot be truly hers.

Quoted from Sharon Cuneta’s film “Madrasta”.

Hindi ko man alam ang takbo ng kuwento ng pelikulang ito pero alam na alam ko kong ano ang ginagampanang papel ni Sharon Cuneta dito. Like Mariel, isa akong Madrasta na kabilang sa hindi masusungit na tipo. Ang role na ito ay pinangangatawan ko ng taos puso, dahil isa itong obligasyon na nakasalalay sa aking balikat (kapag sila ay nandito sa amin). This role is very challenging and hard to play in real life. It needs patience, understanding, a bit knowledge of human nature, flexibility and above all…strength.

To be honest with you, I can claim myself as a successful stepmom, because I don’t try or never tried to replace or act as though I am their real mother. I understand that my role should be that of adult friends. I give them what I can but never expect anything back. Kaya ang resulta…we have become good friends, but hey, it is a hard won success. I have actually four stepchildren, pero madalas na ang tatlo lang ang pumupunta dito sa amin dahil may kaunting alitan ang panganay at ang ama. The kids are partly grown ups and teenagers now, kaya hindi na sila gaanong maligalig. Yon nga lang mukhang nadagdagan lately ang papel na aking ginagampanan. Hindi lang ako kusinera, labandera, tega linis at tega aliw sa kanila. Naging tsuper na ako ngayon, fashion consultant, hairstylist and adviser pa.
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