My daughter is teasing me. She said my readers are indeed growing, kasi meron na daw akong one basher.
I am sorry that one person (or maybe more) thinks that I am showing off by posting our family photo in front of our dining table which was at first glance, full of food.
Oh my buhay has thousands of photos showing food, at our table, in the restaurants, and including street food. Go to your friends’ Facebook and most photos are also about food. Our table is always maarte any day of the year long before OMB and Facebook were born.
OMB is my online diary and I choose to share it with friends and strangers alike (so far, until now).
It can’t be helped that people would interpret things differently.
With regards to the millions of starving Filipinos– I am not guilty. I do more than my share. You only see those that I post. Needless to say, I come from a family with long tradition of giving and helping. We cannot help all, but we know how to share and it’s done everyday. We do more than giving alms or feeding the street people. We employ people.
I wish I have a lot of extra time and energy to post every activity or thoughts on OMB. I want to document them as a reminder of my life, some of my thoughts, our family moments, the days I am depressed, the days I am happy and even the days I am angry.
I don’t thrive by posting things to give readers an impression that I am this or that. To do that is not worth my time. I don’t need to pretend to be someone or try to make people envious. That’s not what OMB is for. That’s not my reason for being.
I know what I am and where I am. It is not about being confident. It is simple acceptance of who I am. I don’t need to display food on the table to shout to the world that this is me. I am not shallow.
My happiness does not come from being petty. My insecurities are not about having a lot or having so little. I do not compete with other people. My only competitor is myself. My insecurity comes from fear. Fear that I am not good enough. Fear to make mistakes again. Fear that I am on the wrong road. Fear that I am wasting my precious time. Fear that after all I am a bad person. Fear to become a liability to my children. Fear to disappoint my family. Fear that God will abandon me.
If one does not like what I blog about, please close your eyes and go to sleep.
Good night.
Hi ACTY! don’t mind the trolls out there. Bashing is a sign of envy, so let them die from it.
So far, I can only think of three bloggers who are downright legit, honest and down to earth.
and you are part of that trio.
Thank you Marvin.
Very well said. I know you have a genuine heart and your intentions are pure. In comparison, please know that you have thousands of well meaning friends and readers than one pathetic basher.
My Father once told me, ” Life is what you make it.”
Thanks Annie!
bes
Ms. Annie, don’t mind that basher. She or he must be going through something in his or her personal life. Someone once told me that if a person critisizes another it is a form of envy, wanting to be what the other is. I, for one, enjoy all your posts and pictures…you are a blessings to a lot of people, making me laugh when times are tough. More power to you!
Naku Ms. Annie don’t mind your bashers. It is true that there are bloggers who post stuff just to tell the world what they have or where they have been up to the point of “kayabangan.” But, whenever I read your blog posts, I NEVER felt you were bragging or showing off. You are just so natural and sincere that I feel you are really just sharing your life to us your blog readers. Please don’t stop what you are doing.
If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
– from Desiderata
Hi Ms Annie.. Pls don’t mind those who CANNOT APPRECIATE the good things that come out of ur posts.. I, for one, will always be grateful to GOD for leading me to ur blog posts.. Your journal gives me a glimpse of what LIFE is like on the other side of the fence.. NOT for me to envy, but for me to APPRECIATE all of God’s beautiful creations.. I am GRATEFUL to YOU for sharing with us the beautiful places u and ur family have been to… Places i may never get the chance to see in my lifetime, but through ur pictures, it gave me the chance to see and appreciate the beauty and splendor of God’s work.. If anything, we ur readers should be THANKFUL to u for being GENEROUS with ur time and effort in sharing ur journal with us.. To You and ur family, Ms Annie.. I say THANK YOU SO MUCH for being humble, honest and kind to all of us.. As for your so-called BASHER, well… MAGSUMIKAP KA.. PARA UMASENSO DIN BUHAY MO… NAKIKIBASA KA NA LANG NG JOURNAL, GALIT KA PA… HALA??? BAWAL MAINGGIT.. NAKAKAMATAY…. 😉 hahahahaha… God bless u and ur beautiful family, Ms Annie.. Take care and be safe always… 🙂
It’s nice to know that somehow my posts bring some positive vibes on you Pam. I appreciate your spending time reading my posts. My appreciation also to Marvin, Bes, Cecile, Joy, and Zita. I owe you a drink (gulaman at sago).
An, ever since we met you in 2011, we have enjoyed reading your OMB blog. Thanks for sharing your life experiences with us. You’re quite sincere and you have a great sense of humor. Please don’t mind the haters. To the readers of OMB out there, Ms. ACTY’s pictures here don’t do her justice. She’s more beautiful in person. 😉
Hahahaha alvin, ikaw talaga. Sige reregaluhan kita.
You are an inspiration!!! Continue what you are doing!