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		<title>A Christmas Poem</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 00:19:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I got this from one of my mailing lists. This is what Christmas is all about. Let&#8217;s make everyday a Christmas day. :j<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joannetm.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3992553&amp;post=127&amp;subd=joannetm&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>An Email From the Universe</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 19:03:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s funny how an email (and a general, auto-forwarded email at that) would actually speak of my current situation and seem so personal. Last Saturday, I received the following email from &#8216;The Universe&#8217;. -original message- Subject: Your TUT Adventurers Birthday Wish!!! From: The Universe Date: 2011-12-03 16:15 Happy Birrrrthday to Youuuu, Happy Birrrrthday to Youuuu, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joannetm.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3992553&amp;post=126&amp;subd=joannetm&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Building Cathedrals</title>
		<link>http://joannetm.wordpress.com/2011/10/30/building-cathedrals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 10:24:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A man came across three masons who were working at chipping chunks of granite from large blocks. The first seemed unhappy at his job, chipping away and frequently looking at his watch. When the man asked what it was that he was doing, the first mason responded, rather curtly, “I’m hammering this stupid rock, and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joannetm.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3992553&amp;post=124&amp;subd=joannetm&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sick Cycle Carousel by Lifehouse</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:31:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If shame had a face I think it would kind of look like mine If it had a home would it be my eyes Would you believe me if I said I&#8217;m tired of this Well here we go now one more time &#8217;cause i tried to climb your steps I tried to chase you [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joannetm.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3992553&amp;post=121&amp;subd=joannetm&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m Borrowing Words Again&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have never done anything on Tumblr but reblog everything, and this is no exception. I posted this on Tumblr a few weeks back, and I planned to post it here too, but the thought got lost somewhere along the way. *lol* It was a good thing though, because my original Tumblr post was full of errors. So this is the edited version, with the proper links and all. Again, it's a 'twisted sentiment' post, and a bit ambiguous, because I'm still pondering about 'the issues'. There’s a hodgepodge of thoughts now, a lot of ideas, musings that remain ‘formless’ because I have avoided writing and thinking about it. I can't really make any progress if I don't even know the issue right? :? Isa lang ang masasabi ko, magulo ang mundo ko ngayon. At hindi ako gumagalaw. Isang buwan na. *sigh* Akala ko makikita ko yung sagot kapag naisakatuparan ko na yung matagal ko nang naiplano, ang matagal ko nang pinangarap. Pero wala din, hindi ko pa din alam ang gusto ko. Ano ba kasi ang gusto ko? O siguro alam ko na yung sagot, pero hindi ko siya matanggap. *sigh* It is in the mind where all battles are fought. And I'm losing big time. Hay naku, imba talaga ako, sa dami ng napagdaanan ko, ngayon pa ako na-windang ng ganito. I'm too old for this. *lol* And what I wrote here is not even related to the original post. Haha. :p Remind me not to do a manual excerpt for my next WordPress post. *lol*<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joannetm.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3992553&amp;post=112&amp;subd=joannetm&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Documenting Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:24:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I will postpone my 'good news' post a bit because... well, I haven't finished it yet.. *lol*... Anyway, I got struck by this Tumblr post, and I found myself writing a reply. And I thought I'd share it with you... :)
[via strawberrysundays]
Lately I’ve been thinking about how many people I’ve come across who write (and write genuinely well). Pages upon pages of words just sitting somewhere waiting to be read. It’s a pity so many of them will never be read by anyone but the writer himself. Sometimes, I wonder if I’ll every chance upon those thoughts and secrets and details, shared only with pieces of paper and ink, or pixels on a screen. I wonder who would be the keeper of all those secrets, the passerby who admires the beauty of those words, the intensity and insanity (maybe even absurdity) of those thoughts, the soul behind the words. Somedays, more than I want things to be okay, I want to read those words. Devour them in some desperate attempt to make up for my inability to verbalize so many of my own thoughts.
My thoughts: I feel the same way too... Especially since I document every little detail of my life... and I wonder sometimes, who am I writing for anyway? What if I finally get the courage to open up and publish these scrap notes? Would someone read it at all? Would they be moved and genuinely feel for me, and realize 'Hey, I'm not alone after all..'? I guess that's what all writers do... Write about what they're going through, with the hope that another being won't feel the same alienation and loneliness. Just a thought... :p<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joannetm.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3992553&amp;post=106&amp;subd=joannetm&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Finally, The Promised Update (Better Late Than Never)</title>
		<link>http://joannetm.wordpress.com/2010/09/04/finally-the-promised-update-better-late-than-never/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:34:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was clearing out some files while tumblelogging when I found this file. And I suddenly remembered a promise I made 2 months ago: that I'll post a blog update. At that time, I did write something, and I included some things that I missed out before. I've been meaning to post it, but I wanted to add something. Then I got busy with school stuff, so I never got to finish it. I know, excuses, excuses.. *hehe* I still haven't finished this one, but I will post it anyway. I have to warn you, it's kinda... sad. I almost always write about sad things... one of my bad blogging habits (just like posting unfinished blogs, *lol*)... Hopefully, I'll be able to write about happy things soon... :) But for now, please bear with my melancholy...<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joannetm.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3992553&amp;post=101&amp;subd=joannetm&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Chocolate Math</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 06:41:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a little fun quiz I got from the email (complete with pictures of several chocolate delicacies.. yum!) :p And it actually works *lol*. Anyway, just a little mindless fun won't hurt right? ;)

YOUR AGE BY CHOCOLATE MATH<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joannetm.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3992553&amp;post=94&amp;subd=joannetm&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Interesting Kokology Quiz</title>
		<link>http://joannetm.wordpress.com/2010/03/05/interesting-kokology-quiz/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:22:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was clearing out the clutter in my computer's hard drive when I came across this quiz that I answered some time ago. My answers and the analysis are quite interesting. Take the quiz as well, and let's compare answers. :)

"Waiting can be a special form of torture, worse than any momentary pain. The combination of frustration and boredom can send even the bravest heart into a state of panic. Our first journey will bring us face to face with the infinite. Take a moment to prepare yourself, and enter the eternal desert..."<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joannetm.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3992553&amp;post=71&amp;subd=joannetm&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Welcoming 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:48:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back home from a tiring day at work. I had a surreal moment watching the fireworks from the office window (while taking calls). I suddenly remembered New Year's Eve of 2008, when I watched it from a hospital window. I remembered my thoughts back then: quite similar to what I'm thinking now...<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joannetm.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3992553&amp;post=65&amp;subd=joannetm&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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