<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 08:31:29 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@positivesteem/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[My Long Absence From Hive]]></title><description><![CDATA[After my retirement, I had intended to spend more time at Hive writing articles and also creating content. However, things do not always go as planned. For the past few months, I had been missing in action]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-141359/@positivesteem/my-long-absence-from-hive</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-141359/@positivesteem/my-long-absence-from-hive</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-141359]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[positivesteem]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2022 00:34:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmbEf34q3BwZkUdBGtd9u2p8DwBVaqxrVoLsReiCGiFTTp/image.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Positive Thoughts, Positive Actions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source When I wrote this post "How To Be Happy According To My Autistic Son, Jonathan, I received a lot of encouraging comments. These comments show the kindness and compassion that they had]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-141359/@positivesteem/positive-thoughts-positive-actions</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-141359/@positivesteem/positive-thoughts-positive-actions</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-141359]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[positivesteem]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2022 02:33:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmXEABXquQ3X9n9PbJt7aLyLJ1ezNZBZsrfpR6E187ytwE/image.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wednesday Walk And Make Me Smile: A Walk Around LaLaport]]></title><description><![CDATA[I enjoy taking walks in nature. However, as I loved window shopping, I also enjoyed walking in shopping malls. In fact, on days when it rained, I will do my daily exercise in malls instead. The iconic]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-141359/@positivesteem/wednesday-walk-and-make-me-fe39aecc29724</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-141359/@positivesteem/wednesday-walk-and-make-me-fe39aecc29724</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-141359]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[positivesteem]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2022 02:20:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmXe5zHvuY2LDXMUHyPhArH5oKetChwwapYawYzwpoA6fY/image.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How To Be Happy According To My Autistic Son, Jonathan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bringing up an autistic son is not easy and my journey had been filled with disappointments. frustration and pain. But there were also moments of happiness, bliss, and joy. One thing for sure, it has been]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@positivesteem/how-to-be-happy-according</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@positivesteem/how-to-be-happy-according</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106316]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[positivesteem]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2022 06:53:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmSF3M4WGQiaoq5nwsoaczeGgKLLECb6ShxmQBQxYyVdjW/image.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ASEAN Hive Temple Challenge: The Temple By The River]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ASEAN Hive community is hosting a challenge where you are required to write about a temple or a place of worship. Chinese temples are sacred places, where people come to pay their respects and make]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-141359/@positivesteem/asean-hive-temple-challenge-the</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-141359/@positivesteem/asean-hive-temple-challenge-the</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-141359]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[positivesteem]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2022 01:34:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmWJuXHgTht9ohCKueTW5dWCka4NSEGKDjd3MBoWEotpfr/image.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beautiful And Sublime Sunday: Searching for Mexican Food At Three Amigos]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Three Amigos Restaurant And Bar is located not far from my house and I have driven past the place many times. Each time that I passed by this restaurant, I always thought to myself, if I want to eat]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-141359/@positivesteem/beautiful-and-sublime-sunday-searching</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-141359/@positivesteem/beautiful-and-sublime-sunday-searching</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-141359]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[positivesteem]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2022 02:51:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmNcczhosBsV8iGjQHLos4rm1PYskpTYC8kG79UNEwTPbF/image.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Emotions Drive Us]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source In my post "Why I Need To Reinvent Myself After Retirement", I gave three important reasons why I need to reinvent myself. I also mentioned in my post that if I want to achieve an]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@positivesteem/our-emotions-drive-us</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@positivesteem/our-emotions-drive-us</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106316]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[positivesteem]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2022 02:20:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmYKmJoskZcuvBuopzxKXyRpARQ2GN7DuxkLxpwhKMcZ4h/image.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wednesday Walk And Make Me Smile: Walking For Sarawak's Independence, The Kuching Autistic Association Way]]></title><description><![CDATA[On 22 July 1963, the British granted self-government to Sarawak. However, the period of self-government lasted for 2 months. On 16 September 1963, Sarawak together with the Federation of Malaya, Singapore,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-141359/@positivesteem/wednesday-walk-and-make-me-75afad02daa08</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-141359/@positivesteem/wednesday-walk-and-make-me-75afad02daa08</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-141359]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[positivesteem]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2022 03:04:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmbrRw6Y8C3nPu2X6CFkLztBfcVcuRm13PTxxy8YBx4EF3/image.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reflection: Why I Need To Reinvent Myself After My Retirement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source It has been quite something since I posted in the Silver Bloggers community. One reason is that I have been quite active in the ASEAN Hive Community. The other reason is that since I retired]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@positivesteem/reflection-why-i-need-to</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@positivesteem/reflection-why-i-need-to</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106316]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[positivesteem]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2022 03:24:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmeFCSkBdK8cNB1ffW14PHyqf6CGQbrMR2dK3ip3My92pw/image.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beautiful And Sublime Sunday: Vietnamese Dinner At Saigon Republic]]></title><description><![CDATA[We wanted to try some Vietnamese cuisine and so we went to Saigon Republic for dinner. This restaurant is located at Saradise, Kuching which in my opinion is the top spot in Kuching for dining out as there]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-141359/@positivesteem/beautiful-and-sublime-sunday-vietnamese</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-141359/@positivesteem/beautiful-and-sublime-sunday-vietnamese</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-141359]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[positivesteem]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2022 01:46:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmWBYtWN5ccd3ozrqHAdb7YFXQ2jsdo7DW8NFUeWPXUo7N/image.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Market Friday: Books, Books And More Books]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have always liked books and love to be surrounded by books. While I was in my upper secondary school, I always go the school library to study. I would cycle to the school library almost every day after]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-141359/@positivesteem/market-friday-books-books-and</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-141359/@positivesteem/market-friday-books-books-and</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-141359]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[positivesteem]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2022 01:28:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmczpaPkgADpLqvasS1NdKWuniRCWvQo8oNXZLJezfjJ1A/image.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Scrumptious Dinner At Sushi Zanmai]]></title><description><![CDATA[My introduction to Japanese food came 40 years ago when I attended the Japanese Summer Course at Sophia University in Tokyo. I was one of the 5 students that were selected to represent Malaysia in this]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-141359/@positivesteem/a-scrumptious-dinner-at-sushi</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-141359/@positivesteem/a-scrumptious-dinner-at-sushi</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-141359]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[positivesteem]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2022 14:20:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmcoTr9HZpiK1WWXDgcR6tfmfA1jqigWb4dXNdmPeus6om/image.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Frustrating Morning At The Health Clinic With My Autistic Son]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Health Clinic at Tanah Putih is unable to cope with the number of patients that it has to attend to. Therefore all patients have to wait in the tent before they can enter the clinic. Last Thursday]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-141359/@positivesteem/a-frustrating-morning-at-the</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-141359/@positivesteem/a-frustrating-morning-at-the</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-141359]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[positivesteem]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2022 01:33:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmc7C9iffjusBGeNCVSq6yJBveryAqgCKf4uCkgTXJxuyV/image.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beautiful And Sublime Sunday: The Incredible Flying Noodles Of Kuching]]></title><description><![CDATA[Me posing with the incredible flying noodles of Kuching I am a foodie and I have posted so many articles about my food adventure on Hive. I am also always on the lookout for new food and new restaurants]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-141359/@positivesteem/beautiful-and-sublime-sunday-the-d9b2ec515b81e</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-141359/@positivesteem/beautiful-and-sublime-sunday-the-d9b2ec515b81e</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-141359]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[positivesteem]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2022 07:29:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmSE9HSNyBKxaCEf5byyyuftm4Y1E4ZWkhnXeLhXWNAc7N/image.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Market Friday: Shopping For Foot Wear]]></title><description><![CDATA[What do you look for when you are shopping for shoes? This of course depends on our preferences and lifestyle. When I am shopping for shoes, I look for comfort and durability. 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The Centre has been a lifeline for those with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-141359/@positivesteem/wednesday-walk-and-make-me-f14cce965475b</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-141359/@positivesteem/wednesday-walk-and-make-me-f14cce965475b</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-141359]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[positivesteem]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2022 23:56:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmbmRcFTyD8kZfXfZb5pWEGZd1bRXAk9UXbnXaH1EWzazB/289165287_2564065527063135_5555703976341198599_n.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beautiful And Sublime Sunday: The Best Kolo Mee In Kuching]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kuching is famous for its food street. One of the most popular food streets in Kuching is the Kolo Mee. Kolo Mee is basically a noodle dish with shallot mixture and fried fragrant onions on top. 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