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<title><![CDATA[ SILENCE ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[           I’m at home with silence.  And silence isn’t just the absence of physical sounds, because noise isn’t just physical.  Noise can also be background noi ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ BATHING APE (BAPE) ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[          It’s not what you think. BAPE is a clothing brand inspired by the 1968 film “Planet of the Apes.” It is a legendary Japanese streetwear fashion brand ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ting Manalac ]]></dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ ODYSSEY ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[           I have just watched the Hollywood version of Homer’s epic poem “Odyssey,” and was suitably impressed by the gigantic monsters (read cyclops), gory  ba ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ting Manalac ]]></dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ THINGS BEAUTIFUL ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[         &quot;Beauty is an experience, nothing else. It is not a fixed pattern or an arrangement of features. It is something felt, a glow, or a communicated sense o ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ THE GAME OF MAHJONG ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[          I wonder sometimes why I enjoy playing mahjong so much—I mean it’s one of my absolute favorite things to do. I play with a regular group of ladies once ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ting Manalac ]]></dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ FALLING ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[          Yesterday, I missed a step in this multi-level AirBnb house we’re staying in, felt myself falling in slow motion, and landed heavily on my right arm. G ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ting Manalac ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:36:36 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ STILL LIFE ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[          Some arrangements just catch your eye—ordinary, sometimes unusual things put together in such a uniquely singular way, it almost says they were meant t ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ting Manalac ]]></dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ THE WINEMAKER ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ “Everyone serves the good wine first, and when people have drunk freely, then the poor wine. But you have kept the good wine until now.” (John.2: 1-12)        ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ting Manalac ]]></dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ BIRDING ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[           I recently developed an interest in birds since planning a joint digital collage project with my friend and avid bird photographer, Ely Teehankee. Pre ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ting Manalac ]]></dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ WAZE IT ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ When I first learned to drive at the age of 16, it was on my dad’s Standard shift Austin.  Our driver Jessie would take me to the UP campus in Diliman where I c ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ting Manalac ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:20:21 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ MURDER ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[            I read the following article with great sadness, not because I’m politically pro-Marcos, but because murder has become a routine option for eliminati ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ting Manalac ]]></dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ LAST MAN STANDING ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[             Having watched my share of World Cup Footballgames this past season, has made me think of that saying about “the last man standing.”Last man standi ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ting Manalac ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:14:37 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ ORCHID POWER ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[           I went through a stage of almost obsessive focus on images of orchids. This was early on my road to learning digital collage. I was looking at fractal ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ting Manalac ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:09:46 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ WHAT IS A QR CODE ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[          A QR (Quick Response) code is a type of two-dimensional barcode that  stores encoded data. When scanned with a smartphone camera, it translates visual ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ting Manalac ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:05:19 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ IN-N-OUT ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[           In-N-Out is the name of a fast food hamburger restaurant in the US. They claim that their hamburger is special  because of its “absolute commitment to ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ting Manalac ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:01:24 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ SOMETHING ABOUT EAGLES ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[          There must be something about eagles that makes them symbols of power, drive, independence, and loyalty. Our own Philippine eagle, which is critically ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ting Manalac ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 14:57:11 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ DOCTORS’ APPOINTMENTS ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ When we come to Houston every year, we use the opportunity to get our annual medical check-ups, a process which is not as straightforward as it sounds.  To get ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ting Manalac ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 14:55:16 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ THE MESH ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ I have something called a mesh for my internet connection, and in case you’d like to know what that is, the AI on my browser says: A mesh network is a network ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ting Manalac ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 14:54:08 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ WHERE LIFE BEGINS ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ “The very center of your heart is where life begins, the most beautiful place on earth .” - Rumi -         I believe Rumi, and at least for me, the three lives ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ting Manalac ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 02:03:04 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[           On a cruise ship there is always a main dining room which is open all day long. You can pick a spot here, just sit there for the duration of the cruis ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ting Manalac ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:04:55 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ LA VIDA LOCA ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[           “Livin&#039; la vida loca&quot; translates to &quot;living the crazy life&quot; in Spanish. Popularized by Ricky Martin&#039;s 1999 hit, the phrase implies embracing a spontan ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ting Manalac ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:11:12 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ AIRPLANE WOES ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[           I’m practically a control freak, and my idea of hell is sitting in an airplane on the tarmac in bad weather waiting for thunderstorms to pass so you c ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ting Manalac ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:51:28 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ KALEIDOSCOPE ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[           I’m told that describing an experience as kaleidoscopic means the situation is characterized by a “rapid, shifting display of varied and contrasting f ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ting Manalac ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:27:21 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ “GOODS OF DESIRE” ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[           There’s a quintessential Hong Kong lifestyle shop with the rather jarring name of “Goods of Desire,” selling premium gifts with a Hong Kong flair. I s ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ting Manalac ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 04:03:47 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ IS REDEMPTIVE SUFFERING CONSIDERED A MYSTERY IN CATHOLIC TEACHING? ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Yes — redemptive suffering is considered a mystery in Catholic theology, because it involves a profound, personal encounter with God that transcends human under ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ting Manalac ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 04:02:34 EDT</pubDate>
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