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		<title>On Existentialism</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 03:41:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mona</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drawing Thought Bubbles]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The individual is solely responsible for giving his or her own life meaning and for living that life passionately and sincerely.&#8221; Existentialist philosophies have been swirling in my head for weeks now. Something expected, considering my cyclical propensity to ponder on my purpose in life. I have decided to take some time away from my [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=monaveluz.com&blog=1543118&post=2528&subd=monaveluz&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Blogger&#8217;s Remorse</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 05:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mona</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the last few weeks, I have been studying search engine optimization, how tagging images and content properly improves one search engine relevance, the many site success metrics, among others – all using my websites as a playground. I re-read my blog, from 2002 when it was called “Renaissance Girl: Dailies” to 2010 when it [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=monaveluz.com&blog=1543118&post=2520&subd=monaveluz&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Kid Foodie</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 07:19:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mona</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chlorinating the Gene Pool]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What was once a solitary pastime has now infected one of my kids. My second son, Diego, loves food.  He can taste subtle nuances in dishes and has a strong opinion on what has the mmm-factor and what does not.  He reads food magazines and stares longingly at the bright pictures. So in an effort [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=monaveluz.com&blog=1543118&post=2510&subd=monaveluz&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fierce</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 12:13:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mona</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chlorinating the Gene Pool]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Asked why she ran after and scratched a classmate, my 6-year old daughter replied,  &#8220;He was looking at me when I was changing.  And when a boy looks at me without my shirt, I will destroy him.&#8221; Asked why she wants to take soccer this summer, my daughter happily raised a clenched fist.  &#8220;Because I like [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=monaveluz.com&blog=1543118&post=2503&subd=monaveluz&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Dolt</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:58:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mona</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drawing Thought Bubbles]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Between working on office projects, being at the kids&#8217; end-of-school-year events, planning the summer ahead, packing our old house, and prepping the new one, I have had very little time for anything else.  For weeks now, my day starts before the sun goes up and ends after my last conference call at night.  Sleep provides [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=monaveluz.com&blog=1543118&post=2494&subd=monaveluz&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Forgetting Wonderland</title>
		<link>http://monaveluz.com/2010/03/06/forgetting-wonderland/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:04:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mona</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chlorinating the Gene Pool]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8216;Saw &#8220;Alice in Wonderland&#8221; last night with the kids.  I do not agree with twitterdom; I thought the film was great.  It resonated to a side of me that was reminded of intangibles we lose with age.  Of the loss of whimsy that comes with powerpoints, hypertension and car insurance.  It made me wonder why  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=monaveluz.com&blog=1543118&post=2476&subd=monaveluz&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s New, Shrew?</title>
		<link>http://monaveluz.com/2010/03/02/whats-new-shrew/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:41:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mona</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Unearthing Gems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pinoy Blogger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Writhing Writer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been away from this blog for a while &#8212; about two-three years. And with its resuscitation, I find myself checking my old haunts. How things have changed in the Blogosphere since 2005. Some sites have disappeared. Clicking on a dead link is like driving to a house you have fond memories of as a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=monaveluz.com&blog=1543118&post=2466&subd=monaveluz&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hitting Ctrl + F5</title>
		<link>http://monaveluz.com/2010/02/23/hitting-ctrl-f5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mona</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drawing Thought Bubbles]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Change]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Organizing Nazi]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I came home from the airport at 2am in morning on Monday to a house half-packed in boxes.  We are moving to a new address soon and my sister has kickstarted the effort.  While a bad hypertension attack has kept me in bed and useless*, the promise of the move has kept my spirits up. Changing homes represents a fresh start.  A [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=monaveluz.com&blog=1543118&post=2034&subd=monaveluz&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Awake</title>
		<link>http://monaveluz.com/2010/02/18/awake/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mona</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Seeing Places]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After about 16 hours in the air, I finally got to the hotel at around 4pm.  Didn&#8217;t even unpack.  Just crashed.  It was a restless sleep though.  I woke up at every hour.   I got a cramp on my right calf &#8212; three times.  At around 3am, I got a nightmare about my kids.  So, now I&#8217;m up.  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=monaveluz.com&blog=1543118&post=1912&subd=monaveluz&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Of Mohawks and Movies</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 04:48:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mona</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chlorinating the Gene Pool]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My daughter cut the hair on top of her head last week. It&#8217;s grown out a bit and now, we have a baby mohawk going on. I&#8217;m thinking of making it permanent.  And while we&#8217;re on that topic:  I saw the A-Team movie trailer right before Percy Jackson let me down.  Na senti ako&#8230; Filed under: [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=monaveluz.com&blog=1543118&post=1905&subd=monaveluz&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>They All Did the Huki Lau</title>
		<link>http://monaveluz.com/2010/02/13/and-all-did-the-huki-lau/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 06:50:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mona</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The invite said come in something &#8220;Hawaiian&#8221;.  Naturally, I made an entrance in black-blue pin-striped slacks, a black sweater, black charole moccasins and pitch black shades.   Because. The Grade 4-5 kids swaying to &#8220;Surfing USA&#8221; did a great job.  And the Grade 1-2 pupils skipping to Sebastian&#8217;s &#8220;Under the Sea&#8221; in costumes of different sea creatures was the most adorable sight to behold.   [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=monaveluz.com&blog=1543118&post=1881&subd=monaveluz&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sick Leave</title>
		<link>http://monaveluz.com/2010/02/12/sick-leave/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:40:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mona</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hypertension is no fun, especially if one has an unpleasant agenda for the day, requiring an elevated emotional investment level to execute properly.  Head bashing, ball cracking, nut harvesting are some among many such tasks.  It&#8217;s like having uncontrollable cough and a bad case of LBM at the same time &#8211; embracing one aggravates the other &#8212; an insight from Batjay. &#8216;In bed [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=monaveluz.com&blog=1543118&post=1163&subd=monaveluz&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Chromosome Malfunction?</title>
		<link>http://monaveluz.com/2010/02/11/chromosome-malfunction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:12:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mona</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Me and the husband are almost done building the house &#8212; we&#8217;re down to finishings!  And while &#8220;tradition&#8221; would ordain that the man gets dibs on discussing the grade of hollow blocks and steel girders with the architect/contractor, I have been on the ground doing that for the last 6 months. I have become intimate with the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=monaveluz.com&blog=1543118&post=1083&subd=monaveluz&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Finding Another Home</title>
		<link>http://monaveluz.com/2010/02/09/finding-another-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:13:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8216;Spent the last two days doing some virtual housekeeping, preparing to move my on-line home from my circa 2002 hosting service to somewhere else that doesn&#8217;t lock me out of my own control panel.  I am looking forward to a brand new corner of the web where I can lay my blanket and have a picnic. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=monaveluz.com&blog=1543118&post=1024&subd=monaveluz&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mmmmmona</title>
		<link>http://monaveluz.com/2009/03/27/mmmmmona/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:11:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mona</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My very first blog entry ever was about my love-hate relationship with my name.  After months of being away from my on-line life, I find myself at the beginning.  At lunch today: Mona: &#8220;Meat Trio on French bread please.&#8221; Sandwich Lady: &#8220;Your name, Ma&#8217;m?&#8221; Mona: &#8221;Mona.  [Pronounced 'mow-na']&#8220; Sandwich Lady: &#8221;Spelled M-O-A-N-A?&#8221; Mona: &#8221;No.&#8221; &#8220;Ok.  I got it.  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=monaveluz.com&blog=1543118&post=37&subd=monaveluz&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Our New House</title>
		<link>http://monaveluz.com/2008/03/12/our-new-house/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 04:35:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mona</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chlorinating the Gene Pool]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Digs:   Mommy, when we build our new house, I want a &#8216;manure&#8217;. Mona:   A what? Digs:   A &#8216;manure&#8217;. Mona:   (I had no idea what my eight-year old son was talking about.  But like everything else in life, I faked it.)  You have a &#8216;manure&#8217; every day.  Little, round ones. Digs:   No, I want a big, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=monaveluz.com&blog=1543118&post=16&subd=monaveluz&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pain in the Butt</title>
		<link>http://monaveluz.com/2007/12/15/pain-in-the-butt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 12:48:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mona</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dog Bite]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Life has a way of challenging my self-fabricated absolutes.  &#8220;I have a high tolerance for pain,&#8221; I bragged more than once.  Then, Cookie, our adopted dog, bit me. I pissed the dog off so much, he bit my arm, my torso and my rear.  (Remember that scene from &#8220;There&#8217;s Something About Mary&#8221;, where Ben Stiller [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=monaveluz.com&blog=1543118&post=17&subd=monaveluz&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mel&#8217;s Daughter</title>
		<link>http://monaveluz.com/2007/11/19/mels-daughter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:53:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mona</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While my four-year-old daughter looks freakishly like me proof that she carries Mel&#8217;s DNA jumps out at me every so often. Lisa:  Mommy, why is your tummy so big? Mona:  Well, when your Kuya Carl was was a very, very little baby, he lived in my tummy.  It made my tummy stretch so he can [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=monaveluz.com&blog=1543118&post=18&subd=monaveluz&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Been Around the World and Ayayay &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://monaveluz.com/2007/11/01/been-around-the-world-and-ayayay/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 13:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mona</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Seeing Places]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Life has taken me to four countries in six weeks. That&#8217;s seven airports in two continents. Four time zones and two climates. The trips have not been without their hiccups. Like when I rented a car in the US with GPS, entered the wrong hotel address and drove into the belly-button of the American midwest. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=monaveluz.com&blog=1543118&post=19&subd=monaveluz&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mel, Mona and Money</title>
		<link>http://monaveluz.com/2007/09/26/mel-mona-and-money/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2007 13:11:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mona</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chlorinating the Gene Pool]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mel and I had always been at odds when it comes to how we look at money. More importantly, how we spend it. I waste. He wants not. I would never let the neighborhood beauty parlor quacks touch my hair (I learned the hard way). He would never pay more than P50 for a cut. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=monaveluz.com&blog=1543118&post=21&subd=monaveluz&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mel and the PTA</title>
		<link>http://monaveluz.com/2007/09/15/793/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2007 23:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mona</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My husband dislikes joining organizations. Specifically, organizations which need him to do anything. A total opposite of my dad who jumps at every opportunity to lead, Mel prefers to show up for org meetings only if he can slink in the back row in peace and if free finger sandwiches are on the agenda. Knowing [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=monaveluz.com&blog=1543118&post=793&subd=monaveluz&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Late Night Snacks</title>
		<link>http://monaveluz.com/2007/09/13/late-night-snacks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:22:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mona</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chlorinating the Gene Pool]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The kids and our new dog were all piled over each other in the living room the other night, watching Disney channel.  We had an early dinner and the kids were getting the munchies. In her tiny toddler voice, Lisa started, &#8220;I yike &#8230;&#8221;  It takes her a few moments to decide. &#8221; &#8230; c0ck [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=monaveluz.com&blog=1543118&post=23&subd=monaveluz&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Spidey</title>
		<link>http://monaveluz.com/2007/09/08/spidey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2007 05:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mona</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bagging Bacon]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On my way to work last Friday, traffic was at a standstill in front of the new Medical City along Ortigas Avenue. I was sitting in my car in silence, in deep thought about what I wanted to accomplish that day, when I heard this faint, but shrill choral screaming that could only come from [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=monaveluz.com&blog=1543118&post=24&subd=monaveluz&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ako&#8217;y Nata-Meme</title>
		<link>http://monaveluz.com/2007/08/22/790/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mona</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s my version of the &#8220;8 Random Things About Me&#8221; meme. After 5 years of web logging, it&#8217;s a wonder how I still have things I&#8217;ve never written about. 1. I generate a lot of earwax. It takes 3 cotton buds to get my tiny ears clean. 2. I used to cry &#8212; as in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=monaveluz.com&blog=1543118&post=790&subd=monaveluz&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Nose Knows</title>
		<link>http://monaveluz.com/2007/08/21/789/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 03:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mona</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I ran out of Johnson&#8217;s baby cologne, my pambahay scent; so I ended up using my &#8220;going-out&#8221; parfum, Estee Lauder&#8217;s Beautiful. It was 9pm. I had just taken a bath and was getting ready for bed.  As I was drying my hair, Lisa and Diego entered the room. Their faces immediately changed; and the two [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=monaveluz.com&blog=1543118&post=789&subd=monaveluz&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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