<?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-30774096</id><updated>2011-06-08T14:48:59.760+08:00</updated><category term='objective'/><category term='one sentence post'/><category term='letters'/><category term='blogging'/><category term='books'/><category term='family'/><title type='text'>The Personal One</title><subtitle type='html'>You've found me...now what?</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thepersonaltaorist.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30774096/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thepersonaltaorist.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>The Taorist</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03793689695203773009</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://static.flickr.com/39/78361796_8a437a7ad2_s.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>10</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30774096.post-6585005931695599328</id><published>2006-08-31T21:00:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-08-31T21:11:02.878+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='blogging'/><title type='text'>Updating My Blog and Life</title><summary type='text'>If any of you've noticed, I've updated to the blogger beta. A few months ago, I nearly all but gave up on blogger; there was no update nor change for over two years. I was waiting but none came. Fuck, this is free so why the hell should I complain? I mean there are other blogging platforms out there like wordpress.com and i.ph for me to pick up, right? So when this whole upgrade came up I felt </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thepersonaltaorist.blogspot.com/feeds/6585005931695599328/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30774096&amp;postID=6585005931695599328' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30774096/posts/default/6585005931695599328'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30774096/posts/default/6585005931695599328'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thepersonaltaorist.blogspot.com/2006/08/updating-my-blog-and-life.html' title='Updating My Blog and Life'/><author><name>The Taorist</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03793689695203773009</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://static.flickr.com/39/78361796_8a437a7ad2_s.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30774096.post-115537306409522522</id><published>2006-08-12T16:50:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-08-12T16:57:44.106+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='objective'/><title type='text'>Taorist is Raw</title><summary type='text'>A friend of mine said that she likes this blog above my others because it was "raw." It makes me think that my other blogs are pretty lame and dry. But when I think about it, she has a point--this blog is uncensored. There's no worry in structure nor design. It's straight out of my gut. No drafting nor organizing. I write whatever comes to mind: walking without going anywhere. No mission, vision,</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thepersonaltaorist.blogspot.com/feeds/115537306409522522/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30774096&amp;postID=115537306409522522' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30774096/posts/default/115537306409522522'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30774096/posts/default/115537306409522522'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thepersonaltaorist.blogspot.com/2006/08/taorist-is-raw.html' title='Taorist is Raw'/><author><name>The Taorist</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03793689695203773009</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://static.flickr.com/39/78361796_8a437a7ad2_s.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30774096.post-115508698790956214</id><published>2006-08-09T09:28:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-08-09T09:29:47.920+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='letters'/><title type='text'>The Letter Never Sent</title><summary type='text'>Good morning Master,I am leaving your stables to be free from your ever straining aura.You have been benign to me enough that you gave me a chance to try my hand at an acquaintance skill. It is something that I can do, but choose not to. I have chosen a path that has been there for me everyday but was never taken. I am now stepping on that path, not knowing where I will end up. Yet, that is where</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thepersonaltaorist.blogspot.com/feeds/115508698790956214/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30774096&amp;postID=115508698790956214' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30774096/posts/default/115508698790956214'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30774096/posts/default/115508698790956214'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thepersonaltaorist.blogspot.com/2006/08/letter-never-sent.html' title='The Letter Never Sent'/><author><name>The Taorist</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03793689695203773009</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://static.flickr.com/39/78361796_8a437a7ad2_s.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30774096.post-115465509383968526</id><published>2006-08-04T09:30:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-08-04T09:31:33.856+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='one sentence post'/><title type='text'>One Sentence Post #1</title><summary type='text'>When you've been there, it's easier to let it all go.one sentence post</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thepersonaltaorist.blogspot.com/feeds/115465509383968526/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30774096&amp;postID=115465509383968526' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30774096/posts/default/115465509383968526'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30774096/posts/default/115465509383968526'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thepersonaltaorist.blogspot.com/2006/08/one-sentence-post-1.html' title='One Sentence Post #1'/><author><name>The Taorist</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03793689695203773009</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://static.flickr.com/39/78361796_8a437a7ad2_s.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30774096.post-115434187165037742</id><published>2006-07-31T18:23:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-07-31T18:38:07.463+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='books'/><title type='text'>Chiebomatto, Ecstatic Saint, and Femeninity</title><summary type='text'>Met up with a long time blog friend: Chiebo. This is the first time I personally met someone from the blogging community. She and I had an arrangement over books. She sold me two great books:The Way of Perfection by St. Teresa of AvilaIt's Only Too Late If You Don't Start Now by Barbara SherWhy choose such "feminine" books? I chose them because they appeal to the feminine side of me. No, I am a "</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thepersonaltaorist.blogspot.com/feeds/115434187165037742/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30774096&amp;postID=115434187165037742' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30774096/posts/default/115434187165037742'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30774096/posts/default/115434187165037742'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thepersonaltaorist.blogspot.com/2006/07/chiebomatto-ecstatic-saint-and.html' title='Chiebomatto, Ecstatic Saint, and Femeninity'/><author><name>The Taorist</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03793689695203773009</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://static.flickr.com/39/78361796_8a437a7ad2_s.jpg'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30774096.post-115370028230779271</id><published>2006-07-24T08:14:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-07-24T08:18:02.320+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><title type='text'>A Silver Lining with a Dark Cloud</title><summary type='text'>I guess with my father's impending death, his greed knows no bounds.As mentioned last post, I was supposed inherit a rather large and beautiful house. Me and my family were all set to transfer there around April. I guess all good news have tainted paints.I just recently went back to get some things from back home, when my dad wanted to discuss some things regarding our transfer. So we sat down </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thepersonaltaorist.blogspot.com/feeds/115370028230779271/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30774096&amp;postID=115370028230779271' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30774096/posts/default/115370028230779271'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30774096/posts/default/115370028230779271'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thepersonaltaorist.blogspot.com/2006/07/silver-lining-with-dark-cloud.html' title='A Silver Lining with a Dark Cloud'/><author><name>The Taorist</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03793689695203773009</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://static.flickr.com/39/78361796_8a437a7ad2_s.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30774096.post-115269783741795045</id><published>2006-07-12T17:42:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-07-12T17:53:25.026+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='blogging'/><title type='text'>Shape Shifting</title><summary type='text'>I love blogging, and now I'll get paid to do it.I've been blogging for a few years now; had an on and off love affair with the dang thing. Eventually, I got hooked. It started when people commented on my posts. Then things happened in my life: we moved out, moved in, and moved out again. I told my story about my mom and dad, how I first found out about my Girl's pregnancy, my Robyn's birth, I've </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thepersonaltaorist.blogspot.com/feeds/115269783741795045/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30774096&amp;postID=115269783741795045' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30774096/posts/default/115269783741795045'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30774096/posts/default/115269783741795045'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thepersonaltaorist.blogspot.com/2006/07/shape-shifting.html' title='Shape Shifting'/><author><name>The Taorist</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03793689695203773009</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://static.flickr.com/39/78361796_8a437a7ad2_s.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30774096.post-115251519886992668</id><published>2006-07-10T14:38:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-07-11T13:13:51.580+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><title type='text'>A Glimpse</title><summary type='text'>Before anything else, please read , this, this, this, and this.At first, me and my family were going from house to house to house just so that we have a roof above our heads. Now, I partly own a big house.My parents have decided against selling the house. The house will be given to me and my brother. Me and my family will be moving in next year after the kids finish this school year.Concerns:What</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thepersonaltaorist.blogspot.com/feeds/115251519886992668/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30774096&amp;postID=115251519886992668' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30774096/posts/default/115251519886992668'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30774096/posts/default/115251519886992668'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thepersonaltaorist.blogspot.com/2006/07/glimpse.html' title='A Glimpse'/><author><name>The Taorist</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03793689695203773009</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://static.flickr.com/39/78361796_8a437a7ad2_s.jpg'/></author><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30774096.post-115250917812344711</id><published>2006-07-10T13:08:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-07-31T17:43:43.800+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='objective'/><title type='text'>The Floating Objective</title><summary type='text'>Don't have an idea as to how this blog's going to be. I had this grandiose idea that this would be my "personal" blog.I guess this is the best way to start: write about it.I wanted to separate my personal life from the persona most people in the blogosphere know. I guess I was inspired by Scrivs. Yep, I agree everyone needs a site like this. I could be as stupid as I can be without anyone </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thepersonaltaorist.blogspot.com/feeds/115250917812344711/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30774096&amp;postID=115250917812344711' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30774096/posts/default/115250917812344711'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30774096/posts/default/115250917812344711'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thepersonaltaorist.blogspot.com/2006/07/floating-objective.html' title='The Floating Objective'/><author><name>The Taorist</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03793689695203773009</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://static.flickr.com/39/78361796_8a437a7ad2_s.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30774096.post-115234416216011621</id><published>2006-07-08T15:36:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-07-08T15:37:32.103+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='blogging'/><title type='text'>Just When It Opened</title><summary type='text'>Suddenly it closed again. If I only knew, I'd give in my two cents. I guess she chose well. It just goes to show, rules change when they're obsolete.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thepersonaltaorist.blogspot.com/feeds/115234416216011621/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30774096&amp;postID=115234416216011621' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30774096/posts/default/115234416216011621'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30774096/posts/default/115234416216011621'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thepersonaltaorist.blogspot.com/2006/07/just-when-it-opened.html' title='Just When It Opened'/><author><name>The Taorist</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03793689695203773009</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://static.flickr.com/39/78361796_8a437a7ad2_s.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
