Ladies and ladies here is your most awaited moment…Mini Romantic and Nostalgie theme has been released for download today. Please take note that I did not add the Widget function as I have mentioned earlier. I was not contented with the result. The calendar was messed up and the search form was pushed downward, well…I know it needs a different styling but I really have no time to tweak my work again. I have several lined up clients projects to attend to. So it is all up to you if you still like to download and use it. Download it here (please click “View All Files” so you will get the complete list).

I also wanted to tell you honestly that I somehow lost interest in creating themes for free. Why? Inconsiderate theme user like XXX—this part I have to remove because the site author wrote me and has apologized already —XXX, Pattaya Property Rental and the rest has spoiled everything. How would you react if you were in my place? You create something with passion, released them for free and later you’ll find out that numbers of users violate your terms of usage. How could they be so ungrateful?

*UPDATE 29.06.2006
Please be informed that S. N. of Marketing Strategies contacted me this morning and that we have settled the problem nicely. To those who have read this post earlier ago, you surely have noticed that I removed part of this entry where I mentioned about it. I modified this post as sign of goodwill and in fairness to S. noble move to settle the problem.

I would like to express…

Coming up next…2 new feminine WordPress Themes. This will be released approximately end of this month or ealier. As usual you can view the themes in my Testblog

My mother is finally here with us in N’tal since last Friday. Masuwerte si mader dahil maganda ang weather ngayon kaya lagi kaming lumalabas. Like last Monday, walang pasok si Kathleen, she suggested we visit Brueggen Mini Zoo. Pinagbigyan ko ang kanyang kahilingan since matagal niya na rin akong kinikulit tungkol dito. The place was small and they only have few animals to see, but Mama and the kids were enjoying.

This morning before we left to Duesseldorf, I called the travel agency for our short trip to Paris. We are scheduled to leave on the 17th of this month and we’ll back home on the 19th. I will be very busy after this trip dahil naka schedule din kaming umalis papuntang Amsterdam sa June 21. Hubby has a four days convention there, o say…di ba’t it’s a great timing and great opportunity to come along para makapamasyal doon.

This would mean I’ll be away from my PC. Well, a little break from computer work will surely do me good. It’s time to unwind a bit and relax myself most specially relax my right arm. I am lately having this lateral epicondylitis tennis elbow. Paano kasi, kong kailan ko naisipang tumigil sa pag design saka naman ako nakatanggap ng sunod-sunod na orders. Kaya napasabak ako ng husto sa trabaho and that is how I get my tennis elbow.

Inspite of the pain, I am still happy to work for my clients because they really know how to appreciate my work. I would also like to mention that I am receiving several heart warming emails from the people who are using themes I created. Like for example Cynthia of Fivrant Living. She wrote:

Hi there! I’ve just begun using WordPress, so I’m new to themes. The Beauty
Within is one of the loveliest that I’ve seen, though. I’m using it, with
my own header, at http://www.fibrantliving.com/ . (The header is a detail
from a photograph my daughter took of a flower arrangement I made.)

I don’t know what the proper etiquette is about these things, but I wanted
to say thank you

Namaste,
Cyn

Another user named Lena wrote me this:

Hello Beng!
I found your site through themes.wordpress.net and had a look
around. I just wanted to tell you that I think you are so talented! All the
themes are beautful and all your other stuff too!

Lena

From Marc of Macalua.Com

Hi Beng,

First of all congrats sa mga WP themes mo. They’re really world class. I
was wondering if you’re available to do custom themes for some projects I
have…

See, isn’t it nice and heartwarming? Thanks a lot to all of you

I am no longer surprise why some friends of mine lost their trust towards our Kababayans here abroad. They told me they’d rather choose to make friends with the local residents than to fellow Pinays. I know the fact that some if not many of our Kababayan can be so evil, but still it did not influence my personal belief and opinion. It’s because I believe that in each of us, no matter how bad we are, deep in our heart…lays the human kindness. I was firmly convinced of that until today…

Just a single call from a friend of mine made me think and realized that all the understandings and indulgences I showed to them (THEM – means people I was familiar with before) was for nothing. What a waste, I should have abandoned them long time ago. Now enough is enough!!! What’s the use of believing there is such a trace of kindness in an evil’s heart. It’s a baloney. Despicable people are people whose cruelty, nauseating cuteness, or all-around creepiness have netted them a position in immortality. This kind of people don’t deserved to be treated equally. Why? It’s because they seem not to know how to appreciate and value the kindness I showed to them. Evil remains evil even if they look reformed!!!

Kinasusuklaman ko kayo, mga walang modo. Pfwehhh!

Friend: Dinig ko nandito ka raw last two weeks ago, bakit hindi mo ako tinawagan?
Me: Sorry, pero kaya kami napagawi diyan ay dahil sa holy first communion ng pamangkin ko. Kasama ko ang aking buong pamilya kaya hindi ako nagkaroon ng panahon para isa-isahin ko kayong bisitahin.
Friend: I was so sad, kong kailan kita kinakailangan saka ka wala…I feel so bad at the moment and I don’t know what to do.

And the phone conversation went on and on…our topic was mainly about stress, depression and midlife crisis.

Mukhang marami ang mga dumaranas nito ngayon. That friend of mine who called me is currently under going the famous life begins at… or ika nga midlife. She asked me for an advise what to do? Ouch! Kahit nadaanan ko na ang process of midlife transition na ito nahirapan pa rin akong magbigay ng payo sa kanya. Dahil iba-iba ang factor nito, merong external at meron ding internal at saka we have different types of personalities.

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It’s finally springtime!!! I love the smell in the air during spring. All fresh and new, hmmm (ahhh hatching, sniff sniff). Watching the flowers bloom, the birds building their nests, that whole period of rebirth thing going on. “It’s rejuvenating!”

I should actually feel alive again…like a bear that slowly awakens from its long winter nap. But hell, no I’m not! This year, I decided that I hate spring. It wasn’t a decision that I took lightly, but after sneezing and blowing my nose for what seemed like the hundredth times in the last 30 minutes, it was the only conclusion I could come to. Sometimes, I can barely resist the urge to scream or say f_ck. It sucks!!! At times like this I wanted to pack it in and move to Philippines again. At least the pollen count there would be minimal. Haay naku, kong madali lang sanang gawin eh di nandoon na ako ngayon.

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