<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26077393</id><updated>2012-02-23T15:21:54.218+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Talking To Myself. Again.</title><subtitle type='html'>There are times when I just want to tell all. I don't care to whom but the urge is there. I have trust issues. So, why don't I just talk to myself. Again.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talkingtojoel.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26077393/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talkingtojoel.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Joel</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12207737654546226857</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/128225250_86df3a8e96_m.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>19</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26077393.post-5733232426651759529</id><published>2008-02-08T22:09:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2008-02-08T22:13:05.640+08:00</updated><title type='text'>More Than A Year Has Past</title><summary type='text'>Definitely after a long time, my words are being immortalized again in my own little online space. Thank you to Mobile Blogger, I now have an excuse to keep this blog up-to-date. Text editing features might be limited but who cares. I'm loving it more and more! Welcome back, me.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talkingtojoel.blogspot.com/feeds/5733232426651759529/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26077393&amp;postID=5733232426651759529&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26077393/posts/default/5733232426651759529'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26077393/posts/default/5733232426651759529'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talkingtojoel.blogspot.com/2008/02/more-than-year-has-past.html' title='More Than A Year Has Past'/><author><name>Joel</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12207737654546226857</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/128225250_86df3a8e96_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26077393.post-1968984844941951579</id><published>2008-02-08T21:56:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2008-02-08T22:01:10.650+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Staple Cocktail</title><summary type='text'>I love Curant Seven!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talkingtojoel.blogspot.com/feeds/1968984844941951579/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26077393&amp;postID=1968984844941951579&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26077393/posts/default/1968984844941951579'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26077393/posts/default/1968984844941951579'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talkingtojoel.blogspot.com/2008/02/staple-cocktail.html' title='Staple Cocktail'/><author><name>Joel</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12207737654546226857</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/128225250_86df3a8e96_m.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8NbFtOvlM04/R6xfreENNRI/AAAAAAAAAAM/KyPZElAfTFA/s72-c/image-upload-250-721060.jpe' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26077393.post-8018826640347396006</id><published>2006-12-25T01:17:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2007-01-02T02:14:23.204+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Another Happy Holidays Post</title><summary type='text'>Yeah, it's that time of the year again; when that strange and warm feeling overcomes us (whether we like it or not). It's the feeling that there is indeed greatness beyond what we currently see. It's the feeling of hope, love, and joy all wrapped up in a sparkling package. I just love the holidays. I'm just happy. As usual, this Christmas season, I was busy. Too busy that I only did some gift </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talkingtojoel.blogspot.com/feeds/8018826640347396006/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26077393&amp;postID=8018826640347396006&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26077393/posts/default/8018826640347396006'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26077393/posts/default/8018826640347396006'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talkingtojoel.blogspot.com/2006/12/another-happy-holidays-post.html' title='Another Happy Holidays Post'/><author><name>Joel</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12207737654546226857</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/128225250_86df3a8e96_m.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s_G27NQ1BU0/RY620nWFCDI/AAAAAAAAAAM/GgVIzscDOtY/s72-c/DSC00069.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26077393.post-116442422188700015</id><published>2006-11-25T11:10:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-11-25T12:13:33.756+08:00</updated><title type='text'>z610i Test Publish</title><summary type='text'> "This is me and Ron in Aristocrat, Malate"I gotta new phone! Whoopee! At last, after almost 2 months of waiting, the Sony Ericsson z610i finally arrived in the Philippines. I'm just so loving this phone.I'm just testing the "Blog This" function. And yes, I chose this photo because hindi na galit si Ron. Yey!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talkingtojoel.blogspot.com/feeds/116442422188700015/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26077393&amp;postID=116442422188700015&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26077393/posts/default/116442422188700015'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26077393/posts/default/116442422188700015'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talkingtojoel.blogspot.com/2006/11/z610i-test-publish.html' title='z610i Test Publish'/><author><name>Joel</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12207737654546226857</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/128225250_86df3a8e96_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26077393.post-116402664481402600</id><published>2006-11-20T20:40:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-11-20T20:45:51.493+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Huwag Ka Nang Magalit, Please.</title><summary type='text'>Hay naku. Nainis lang ako. Actually, kahapon pa to e. Pero kebs.Siguro nga meron kang karapatang magalit. Or maiinis. Or kung ano pa. Pero ang sakin lang, wag ka naman sanang bastos. Hindi ko namang ginustong hindi ka makasama. Malay ko ba na meron kayong usapan ni Gerard. Ako, nagising lang ako nung umaga at tinext si Gerard. Sinabihan akong aalis kaya sumama ako.Huwag ka nang magalit dahil </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talkingtojoel.blogspot.com/feeds/116402664481402600/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26077393&amp;postID=116402664481402600&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26077393/posts/default/116402664481402600'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26077393/posts/default/116402664481402600'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talkingtojoel.blogspot.com/2006/11/huwag-ka-nang-magalit-please.html' title='Huwag Ka Nang Magalit, Please.'/><author><name>Joel</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12207737654546226857</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/128225250_86df3a8e96_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26077393.post-116394683930166437</id><published>2006-11-19T22:33:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-11-19T22:38:00.086+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Taking It Easy</title><summary type='text'>Physical and mental strain on one's self is inevitable. Yes. It happened to me. Again. A few weeks back, I was really feeling the strain of my 11 x 4 (11 hours by 4 days per week) schedule. I feel like I was crawling through my shift. Every after one, I felt so tired. All I wanted to do was go home and sleep. Thank god, that was usually the case except for some unplanned instances. But the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talkingtojoel.blogspot.com/feeds/116394683930166437/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26077393&amp;postID=116394683930166437&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26077393/posts/default/116394683930166437'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26077393/posts/default/116394683930166437'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talkingtojoel.blogspot.com/2006/11/taking-it-easy.html' title='Taking It Easy'/><author><name>Joel</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12207737654546226857</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/128225250_86df3a8e96_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26077393.post-116079923768577629</id><published>2006-10-14T12:13:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-11-09T13:18:22.206+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Mine Again!</title><summary type='text'>After almost 5 months, it's mine again. Anything I please, I can have. No. It's not another person. It's my time. Thank god.Last Saturday was the culmination of our annual sportsfest. I was pretty damn surprised that we beat our opponent. We're the champions. To top it all off, our account was crowned overall champions for the festivities. We bagged 4 golds, 2 silvers, and a bronze. Whooopppeeee!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talkingtojoel.blogspot.com/feeds/116079923768577629/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26077393&amp;postID=116079923768577629&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26077393/posts/default/116079923768577629'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26077393/posts/default/116079923768577629'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talkingtojoel.blogspot.com/2006/10/mine-again.html' title='Mine Again!'/><author><name>Joel</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12207737654546226857</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/128225250_86df3a8e96_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26077393.post-116036273313665498</id><published>2006-10-07T10:52:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-10-09T10:58:53.146+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Alone In The Metro (Reprise)</title><summary type='text'>Reading back through the post, I realized that I just couldn’t expect that much from most of the people I know. It’s not that I’m blaming them for not keeping me company. It’s just that I thought, deep down inside, they’ll be there when I need them. Of course, no one is at fault. They have their own lives and I have my own. Bottom line is, I need to relearn how to be independent.I was able to get</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talkingtojoel.blogspot.com/feeds/116036273313665498/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26077393&amp;postID=116036273313665498&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26077393/posts/default/116036273313665498'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26077393/posts/default/116036273313665498'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talkingtojoel.blogspot.com/2006/10/alone-in-metro-reprise.html' title='Alone In The Metro (Reprise)'/><author><name>Joel</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12207737654546226857</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/128225250_86df3a8e96_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26077393.post-116005596301856716</id><published>2006-10-05T19:23:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-10-05T21:46:03.063+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Alone In The Metro</title><summary type='text'>I feel so alone right now. No one is replying to any of my messages. I feel abandoned and neglected.I just finished buying stuff for Saturday's event, the cheer dance competition. I just came from my shift, then to the 2nd to the last practice. I'm now sitting alone in my favorite coffee shop (CBTL) listening to my preferred music just to take my mind off the throbbing pain in my legs.I feel like</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talkingtojoel.blogspot.com/feeds/116005596301856716/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26077393&amp;postID=116005596301856716&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26077393/posts/default/116005596301856716'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26077393/posts/default/116005596301856716'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talkingtojoel.blogspot.com/2006/10/alone-in-metro.html' title='Alone In The Metro'/><author><name>Joel</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12207737654546226857</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/128225250_86df3a8e96_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26077393.post-115976362294679411</id><published>2006-10-02T12:33:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-10-03T09:07:10.726+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Time Management and Me</title><summary type='text'>Spending time with your special someone is a privilege that is given to a worthy person. Nowadays, time is of the essence. It's a thing more valuable than money and money won't compensate for time lost, I think. It's something that takes effort from both parties. It's something I'm desperately trying to make more of.Looking back at the past couple of months, it seems like everything was a blur. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talkingtojoel.blogspot.com/feeds/115976362294679411/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26077393&amp;postID=115976362294679411&amp;isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26077393/posts/default/115976362294679411'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26077393/posts/default/115976362294679411'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talkingtojoel.blogspot.com/2006/10/time-management-and-me.html' title='Time Management and Me'/><author><name>Joel</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12207737654546226857</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/128225250_86df3a8e96_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26077393.post-115638525508381188</id><published>2006-08-24T10:05:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-08-25T10:39:31.713+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Time. So Much and So Little.</title><summary type='text'>I have nothing to do. I'm bored out of my brains. Yet, it's still 2 hours before my shift ends. This is one of the downsides of being in a compressed workweek. I'm actually done for the day. I finished everything I needed to do 3 hours after I started my shift. I need to be more productive.Boredom is something that I will be adjusting to soon. I need to find a way to maximize the time I have. Hmm</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talkingtojoel.blogspot.com/feeds/115638525508381188/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26077393&amp;postID=115638525508381188&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26077393/posts/default/115638525508381188'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26077393/posts/default/115638525508381188'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talkingtojoel.blogspot.com/2006/08/time-so-much-and-so-little.html' title='Time. So Much and So Little.'/><author><name>Joel</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12207737654546226857</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/128225250_86df3a8e96_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26077393.post-115476466432115377</id><published>2006-08-05T15:56:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-10-16T08:06:40.616+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Mr. Manager and Customer Service</title><summary type='text'>Working for almost 2 years in a customer service oriented industry has made me change how I personally expect receiving customer service. It dramatically increased my expectations as a consumer. I always make it sure that people I help out at work gets 110% customer satisfaction right after our transaction. The extra mile is always present when I help out. I couldn’t help it but to expect the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talkingtojoel.blogspot.com/feeds/115476466432115377/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26077393&amp;postID=115476466432115377&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26077393/posts/default/115476466432115377'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26077393/posts/default/115476466432115377'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talkingtojoel.blogspot.com/2006/08/mr-manager-and-customer-service.html' title='Mr. Manager and Customer Service'/><author><name>Joel</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12207737654546226857</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/128225250_86df3a8e96_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26077393.post-115450260381394321</id><published>2006-08-02T15:03:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-10-05T21:54:33.350+08:00</updated><title type='text'>June: Where did it go? July: Huh?</title><summary type='text'>So, yeah, June and July have been pretty busy for me. It does show here, right? No posts or updates of any sort? Well, yeah, pretty busy.July was the month that I have been privileged to achieve my pseudo-promotion. Well, it is a promotion but has the same monetary compensation. This is the Tier 2 to Tier 3 kind of promotion. You get a new set of responsibilities, mind you; these are the tasks </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talkingtojoel.blogspot.com/feeds/115450260381394321/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26077393&amp;postID=115450260381394321&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26077393/posts/default/115450260381394321'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26077393/posts/default/115450260381394321'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talkingtojoel.blogspot.com/2006/08/june-where-did-it-go-july-huh.html' title='June: Where did it go? July: Huh?'/><author><name>Joel</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12207737654546226857</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/128225250_86df3a8e96_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26077393.post-114826555381163516</id><published>2006-05-22T18:12:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-08-04T07:35:13.670+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Coffee Shops and Friends</title><summary type='text'>Good friends are hard to find. I have a handful. I am blessed.I just got home from Starbucks, Tomas Morato. I went out with some of my good and long time friends. Gerard, Ron, Czar, and I haven't seen each other for a couple of weeks now. It was a long overdue meet up. The last time I saw them was when we were in Boracay. In Ron's case, 2 weeks before the Boracay trip. Earlier, Jason and Chris </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talkingtojoel.blogspot.com/feeds/114826555381163516/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26077393&amp;postID=114826555381163516&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26077393/posts/default/114826555381163516'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26077393/posts/default/114826555381163516'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talkingtojoel.blogspot.com/2006/05/coffee-shops-and-friends.html' title='Coffee Shops and Friends'/><author><name>Joel</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12207737654546226857</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/128225250_86df3a8e96_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26077393.post-114826538865063170</id><published>2006-05-22T10:36:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-08-04T07:41:52.080+08:00</updated><title type='text'>My Typical Weekend</title><summary type='text'>Today is a Sunday. We just finished having dinner. The feeling was quite similar. It was nothing out of the ordinary. I mean that with good intentions. It was just my mom, my sister, my brother, our help, and me, all sitting around the table, eating in intermittent silence. It was our thing, I guess. We don't talk too often while eating, unless we have a guest around. Times like these, we just </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talkingtojoel.blogspot.com/feeds/114826538865063170/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26077393&amp;postID=114826538865063170&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26077393/posts/default/114826538865063170'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26077393/posts/default/114826538865063170'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talkingtojoel.blogspot.com/2006/05/my-typical-weekend.html' title='My Typical Weekend'/><author><name>Joel</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12207737654546226857</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/128225250_86df3a8e96_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26077393.post-114810095008368874</id><published>2006-05-21T02:08:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-08-04T07:47:10.520+08:00</updated><title type='text'>A Lazy Saturday Morning</title><summary type='text'>It's a Saturday morning. Here I am creating a new post in an Internet café with free access. I'm about to go to their house right now. We're just waiting for his shift to finish. I just came from a drinking session in Valero Café with my teammates. It was the usual, small talk here and there, the overly familiar silence when a topic finished. We then started talking about something forbidden. It </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talkingtojoel.blogspot.com/feeds/114810095008368874/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26077393&amp;postID=114810095008368874&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26077393/posts/default/114810095008368874'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26077393/posts/default/114810095008368874'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talkingtojoel.blogspot.com/2006/05/lazy-saturday-morning.html' title='A Lazy Saturday Morning'/><author><name>Joel</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12207737654546226857</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/128225250_86df3a8e96_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26077393.post-114674370703779905</id><published>2006-05-04T19:53:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-08-04T07:50:16.200+08:00</updated><title type='text'>A Magical Week</title><summary type='text'>I just had dinner and decided to get some coffee. It’s quite early to get ready for work. I still have like an hour and a half to do anything I like. A cup of coffee in hand, I went to my room and started up my computer. The first thing I always do is open my iTunes. I decided to listen to Give It Away by Deepest Blue. My mind raced back a couple of days ago when I was lounging around at </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talkingtojoel.blogspot.com/feeds/114674370703779905/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26077393&amp;postID=114674370703779905&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26077393/posts/default/114674370703779905'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26077393/posts/default/114674370703779905'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talkingtojoel.blogspot.com/2006/05/magical-week.html' title='A Magical Week'/><author><name>Joel</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12207737654546226857</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/128225250_86df3a8e96_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26077393.post-114521232859645746</id><published>2006-04-17T02:29:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-08-04T07:54:44.590+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Connections Are In</title><summary type='text'>A funny thing happened to me today. It made me put things in perspective. I’m glad that it happened. Anyway, here it goes.I just wanted to go to the mall today. So, I did. It was a perfect day to go to the mall. The sun was high so A/C is well appreciated. I wanted to buy some more things for Boracay, just some toiletries and similar things. I made prior arrangements with Chris for this. We met </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talkingtojoel.blogspot.com/feeds/114521232859645746/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26077393&amp;postID=114521232859645746&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26077393/posts/default/114521232859645746'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26077393/posts/default/114521232859645746'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talkingtojoel.blogspot.com/2006/04/connections-are-in.html' title='Connections Are In'/><author><name>Joel</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12207737654546226857</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/128225250_86df3a8e96_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26077393.post-114498911420405646</id><published>2006-04-14T12:29:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-08-04T07:56:55.380+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Starting Fresh</title><summary type='text'>Summer's here. Birthday is nearer than ever. The beach is just a few days away. The well deserved vacation is inches away. This will be the fresh start I am looking for.Welcome back to blogging. =)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://talkingtojoel.blogspot.com/feeds/114498911420405646/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26077393&amp;postID=114498911420405646&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26077393/posts/default/114498911420405646'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26077393/posts/default/114498911420405646'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://talkingtojoel.blogspot.com/2006/04/starting-fresh.html' title='Starting Fresh'/><author><name>Joel</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12207737654546226857</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/44/128225250_86df3a8e96_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
