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		<title>Ethics, Disasters, Fundraising and the Social Media</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 02:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve accidentally seen a picture taken at the flooded area in Mindanao (due to typhoon &#8216;Sendong&#8216;) yesterday. The image was that of a father cuddling his young  child who perished in that catastrophic event. The image broke my heart, and even if I&#8217;ve only seen the photograph in passing, I just can&#8217;t  seem to take the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=drippingmind.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2938427&amp;post=2762&amp;subd=drippingmind&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Airport Lounge&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:36:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Historical development attests that we, humans, have been trying so hard to free ourselves from various kinds of bondage but in the process, we have been unwittingly, if not unconsciously &#8216;creating&#8217; other kinds of enslavement as well&#8230;&#8221; ~ Leofina Jane G. Galleta &#8212;oOo&#8211;- An airport is such a paradoxical, if not a lonely place to be; it magnifies [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=drippingmind.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2938427&amp;post=2707&amp;subd=drippingmind&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>12/12: Some Thoughtful Musings &amp; Introspections</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:23:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[”Some people want to take well-travelled paths, others prefer the less travelled ones; and there are few who are devoted in trying to create new paths instead. The likes of us, who belong to the third group, believe that the only way to create peaceful co-existence around the world is to connect people and make [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=drippingmind.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2938427&amp;post=2682&amp;subd=drippingmind&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;RH Bill: A Duplicate?&#8221; &#8211; Some Clarificatory Questions for the 15th Congress of the Philippines</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 23:19:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Below are some questions for the esteemed members of the Philippines 15th Congress in connection to a news article &#8211; RH Bill Duplicates Health Programs- published by the Manila Standard Today : Would you kindly confirm if these existing health programs are currently and SOLELY funded by PHL&#8217;s taxpayers’ money or if these are funded through [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=drippingmind.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2938427&amp;post=2612&amp;subd=drippingmind&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On Languages&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:59:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Language, I think, has paradoxical nature: it can unite or divide people. The real challenge posited by language is not about its preservation or usage; it is about proper utilization of its empowering nature. Language should be a tool that enable/empower people.&#8221; ~ Leofina Jane G. Galleta Related articles What is the relationship between Language [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=drippingmind.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2938427&amp;post=2547&amp;subd=drippingmind&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Refuge</title>
		<link>http://drippingmind.wordpress.com/2011/08/17/refuge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 03:02:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Only then did I realize why my spirit craves to be ensconced in mountain tops rather than in the never-ending beaches of silent shores; because the towering peaks are much more giving. Like a mother to her child, the gentle slopes always offer an embrace of comfort. In some days, while taking a stroll in the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=drippingmind.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2938427&amp;post=2535&amp;subd=drippingmind&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Perfection</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 21:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Perfection is possible but fleeting; like that perfect equilibrium attained when riding in a bicycle, it usually fades before we become aware of it presence&#8230;&#8221; ~ Leofina Jane G. Galleta **excerpt from one of my unfinished manuscripts Related articles Spaces (ljgalletaenglishpoems.wordpress.com) POETRY PICKS &#8211; INSPIRATIONAL POEMS (LJ Galleta 2007-2008) (ljgalletaenglishpoems.wordpress.com) Romantic Poetry &#8211; Love Poems [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=drippingmind.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2938427&amp;post=2530&amp;subd=drippingmind&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Deception</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:21:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;One reason why I don&#8217;t wear make up? Simple. Because it was never a habit of mine to wear a mask.&#8221; &#8211; Leofina Jane G. Galleta Related articles The deception of perception (liveonimpulse.wordpress.com) Filed under: Art Tagged: apothegm, Deception, quote, wisewords, words of wisdom<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=drippingmind.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2938427&amp;post=2526&amp;subd=drippingmind&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Children and Criticism</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;It&#8217;s always good to teach young children how to handle criticism early. Boosting up their confidence by showering them with praises is good. However, in order to lessen the possibility that they&#8217;ll gonna grow up too full of themselves and unable to handle criticism well, it is always wise to consider raising children with a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=drippingmind.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2938427&amp;post=2519&amp;subd=drippingmind&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Isang Pagsilip sa Poleteismo (Mideo Cruz/Kulo Art Exhibit)</title>
		<link>http://drippingmind.wordpress.com/2011/08/12/huling-hirit-sa-isyu-ng-kulo-sa-ccp-at-nang-sinasabing-%e2%80%9cblasphemous-art-exhibit%e2%80%9d-ni-mideo-cruz/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:20:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sa aking pagnanais na kahit papano maintindihan ko sana lalo ang hindi mamatay matay na  isyu tungkol sa nakaraang art exhibit sa CCP na pinagatang &#8220;Kulo&#8220;, kung saan kasamang nakilahok sa iba pang mga alagad ng sining si Mideo Cruz, pinilit kong maghanap ng mga larawan at videos. Ang kanyang obra, na kanyang tinawag na Poleteismo, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=drippingmind.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2938427&amp;post=2494&amp;subd=drippingmind&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Where Art Thou?</title>
		<link>http://drippingmind.wordpress.com/2011/08/10/where-art-thou/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 07:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.&#8221; &#8211; Aristotle What makes an art work a legitimate work of art? What makes a person qualified to be called an artist? Who decides on the legitimacy of these? Should there be rules on how art works are [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=drippingmind.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2938427&amp;post=2469&amp;subd=drippingmind&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lessons I Learned From Children</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 09:50:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Below is an excerpt of a conversation I had with a child who, on that day, was trying to earn enough coins so he could buy lunch for him and his sibling. (He was attempting to “clean the shoes” of incoming/outgoing jeepney passengers en route Quezon Avenue). LJ: Di ba masakit sa paa yung tumatakbo [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=drippingmind.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2938427&amp;post=2460&amp;subd=drippingmind&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Legends of &#8216;Fraud&#8217; &#8211; (Introspections on PHL 2004 Elections Controversy)</title>
		<link>http://drippingmind.wordpress.com/2011/07/30/weighing-on-the-alleged-2004-election-fraud/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2011 01:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lately, the media&#8217;s abuzz with news about newly presented evidence to allegedly prove that the 2004 presidential election has been rigged. The first news article that I came across this morning was about the mea culpa of new witnesses (as well as perpetrators, since they&#8217;ve confessed of wrongdoing in the first place) offered to the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=drippingmind.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2938427&amp;post=2161&amp;subd=drippingmind&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On SONA 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 07:50:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Few minutes from now, the President of the Republic of the Philippines, His Excellency Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III will deliver his second State of the Nation Address (SONA). This afternoon, I wouldn’t be looking forward to hear a perfectly written and eloquently delivered #SONA. In fact, I am in the process of trying to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=drippingmind.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2938427&amp;post=2149&amp;subd=drippingmind&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>U-Turn</title>
		<link>http://drippingmind.wordpress.com/2011/06/19/riddled-musings-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 06:06:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You summoned, yet again, the spirits that you&#8217;ve been keeping captive. Ensconced in luminous cages, the time has come for them to serve you once again. A knowing smirk briefly registered on your face, as if an all-knowing &#8216;eye&#8217; captured the unspoken reasons that compelled you to do the things that you&#8217;ve been doing these days. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=drippingmind.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2938427&amp;post=2130&amp;subd=drippingmind&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Filipino Music</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2011 05:31:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Art Tagged: culture and arts, filipino music, kundiman, philippine cuture<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=drippingmind.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2938427&amp;post=2121&amp;subd=drippingmind&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Envisioning The World</title>
		<link>http://drippingmind.wordpress.com/2011/02/12/envisioning-the-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 12:41:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;What Would It Look Like?&#8221; is a video presentation from the Global Oneness Project: Filed under: development, diversity, guide to life, Leofina Jane Galleta Blog Entries, Life, Opinion and commentaries, People and Humanity, Social Issues Tagged: Humanity, inspiration, perspective, thoughts, wisdom<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=drippingmind.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2938427&amp;post=2116&amp;subd=drippingmind&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;BECOMING&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://drippingmind.wordpress.com/2011/02/11/becoming-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 13:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Life, in general, is made up of many &#8216;ingredients &#8216;- each of which possesses distinct quality that could either be complementary or in contrast with another. (Obviously, I was entertaining this kind of thought while preparing a dish for dinner. ) Humor me &#8211; let&#8217;s take a view of the world like we&#8217;re about to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=drippingmind.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2938427&amp;post=2114&amp;subd=drippingmind&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 07:22:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There was once a leaf. This leaf came to life from a tree in the middle of woodland at the foot of a mountain range. From a small budding thing that sprouted from the nurturing branches of a tree, it has grown to look young, fresh and green. Proudly nestled at the highest part of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=drippingmind.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2938427&amp;post=2109&amp;subd=drippingmind&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Like Water- Reflecting on the Nature of Things</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[At this very moment, while nursing a cup of freshly brewed coffee- I am simply wondering and reflecting about various factors and the manners in which the nature of things seem to be defined&#8230; Say, the essence and nature of water- embodied in oceans, seas, lakes, waterfalls, brooks, rivers, etc&#8230; All these are called bodies [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=drippingmind.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2938427&amp;post=2053&amp;subd=drippingmind&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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