<?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>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:14:21 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@schoolofthoughts/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Beyond one's comfort zone... (part 3/3)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is it wrong crave that something, something to achieve something? I don’t want to fight this feeling anymore. It calls me the “NEED” to fight to reach that light but I can barely imagine how far it might]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@schoolofthoughts/beyond-one-s-comfort-zone-part-3-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@schoolofthoughts/beyond-one-s-comfort-zone-part-3-3</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[schoolofthoughts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2018 14:51:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmjEqUc9GN8z4wT34T4NHcB6zW5DacRatFUzkHTDNHRR4ESGzhDzTfsqeUL5gR?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beyond one's comfort zone... (part 2/3)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I passed by the near Mcdonalds in my hometown, and I’ve noticed that after 8 years I came to visit that said place, a lot has changed. The white tiles of the kitchen of the view from the counter became]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@schoolofthoughts/beyond-one-s-comfort-zone-part-2-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@schoolofthoughts/beyond-one-s-comfort-zone-part-2-3</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[schoolofthoughts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2018 13:48:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmjDVpPoCgqTLh6ebTBWxjLRTbupisAyWEA1PJxNxFzXFTvMHMmkmZ5EfxLFP6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beyond one's comfort zone... (part 1/3)]]></title><description><![CDATA[A time came, that you get to question and doubt the things that you already planned out. What pushes someone to go beyond his or her comfort zone or just settle on the complacently of what’s there? Even]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@schoolofthoughts/beyond-one-s-comfort-zone-part-1-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@schoolofthoughts/beyond-one-s-comfort-zone-part-1-3</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[schoolofthoughts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 02 Sep 2018 12:40:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmjG1nL7Rn4WBZLphHBtGXqufC4sh4hv8DaxoNpvmA6aVybRfp3qWu79X9j36C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Urbanista Lesson No. 11: Bamboo as Resilient Material for Shelter]]></title><description><![CDATA[A common primitive material in the Philippines is Bamboo. Filipino Traditional houses that are mostly found in rural areas or what we call as “Barrio” gave the Philippines a distinct culture that started]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemiteducation/@schoolofthoughts/urbanista-lesson-no-11-bamboo-as-resilient-material-for-shelter</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemiteducation/@schoolofthoughts/urbanista-lesson-no-11-bamboo-as-resilient-material-for-shelter</guid><category><![CDATA[steemiteducation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[schoolofthoughts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2018 13:52:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmjDRZfc4mYvqs6r685UsWdMbPjjYzQ1r3VdXMSXBYjBzWemy131cmECRfG9Ai?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Urbanista Lesson #10: Healing a City, a Country, the Philippines... Thru Mapping...]]></title><description><![CDATA[So how can a Country, like the Philippines heal during the time of disasters? In other words, how can the Philippines increase its Resilience?... original photo by author: @schoolofthoughts Well, as we]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemiteducation/@schoolofthoughts/urbanista-lesson-10-healing-a-city-a-country-the-philippines-thru-mapping</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemiteducation/@schoolofthoughts/urbanista-lesson-10-healing-a-city-a-country-the-philippines-thru-mapping</guid><category><![CDATA[steemiteducation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[schoolofthoughts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2018 00:49:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmjJD5LAG3Kvd4WgZxBSZctWzKmKEC7Kkvjzp9nT7jJatZDWoisdG4QbEnrosM?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Urbanista Lesson #9: If only a City, a Country, the Philippines... can be healed Thru Mapping… ]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is it to be resilient? When to be resilient? What is resilience? As world continues to change, we cannot prevent different types of Natural Hazards that one specific country is experiencing everyday.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemiteducation/@schoolofthoughts/urbanista-09-if-only-a-city-a-country-the-philippines-can-be-healed-thru-mapping</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemiteducation/@schoolofthoughts/urbanista-09-if-only-a-city-a-country-the-philippines-can-be-healed-thru-mapping</guid><category><![CDATA[steemiteducation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[schoolofthoughts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2018 16:22:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmpVoaJd5E9DkKv7oQMYkt5ZEigvpyvXwAH6Gc9DkgsTWyCXXQWoE8ztGojc2Z?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Urbanista Lesson No. 8: A Radiance of Light on stormy days...]]></title><description><![CDATA[I and my four other housemates were renting one unit of the first floor, row house apartment. Together with the other tenants and the owner’s family on the second floor and a mini store as a form of business]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemiteducation/@schoolofthoughts/urbanista-lesson-no-8-a-radiance-of-light-on-stormy-days</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemiteducation/@schoolofthoughts/urbanista-lesson-no-8-a-radiance-of-light-on-stormy-days</guid><category><![CDATA[steemiteducation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[schoolofthoughts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2018 15:08:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmidUsSqj3oi1uNZf72GXZAr6h4DMMwoT16kcCY2MnvLRjwy6kfPukdkPAnX5H?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Urbanista Lesson No. 7: Traces of real life's Stormy days..]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is it to be resilient? How to be resilient to all events in one’s life? When to be resilient? What is resilience? In other words, how to survive life’s storms?... Life’s stormy days can be of any]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemiteducation/@schoolofthoughts/urbanista-lesson-no-6-traces-of-real-life-s-stormy-days</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemiteducation/@schoolofthoughts/urbanista-lesson-no-6-traces-of-real-life-s-stormy-days</guid><category><![CDATA[steemiteducation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[schoolofthoughts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2018 16:22:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmor5Txa6XDeE2evVN84RD45dSbHszxZQ7QiG2DXEuwKmRQmx1sHtM1r89g3Wd?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Urbanista Lesson No.6: Instinctual Paths..]]></title><description><![CDATA[Follow your Instinctive Paths... They are directing you to good places.. When at times you don’t know where to go, but there is clearer and greener direct path to take, just take it because how will you]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemiteducation/@schoolofthoughts/urbanista-lesson-no-6-instinctual-paths</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemiteducation/@schoolofthoughts/urbanista-lesson-no-6-instinctual-paths</guid><category><![CDATA[steemiteducation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[schoolofthoughts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2018 16:03:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmhdeQ8wMTFUwvXkPaxuggcLhvC9Kza2uH2pat9C4a4atBgCcSExpmrXtvsKb7?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Urbanista Lesson #5: Urban Sight: An Irrepressible Instinct]]></title><description><![CDATA[It can be situated on a city, a boulevard, a street, a park, a condo or even just a void space, it is considered an open space. A city square in a city, benches aligned with treescape in a waterfront,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemiteducation/@schoolofthoughts/urbanista-lesson-5-urban-sight-an-irrepressible-instinct</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemiteducation/@schoolofthoughts/urbanista-lesson-5-urban-sight-an-irrepressible-instinct</guid><category><![CDATA[steemiteducation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[schoolofthoughts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 Aug 2018 14:06:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmpToQ9822Z4wQ3unYnVcypivgqiEYh8zJDpPGifosEbbVrnQB1FcV2sT5Qqdy?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Urbanista Lesson #4: Make yourself open.. To Urban Open Spaces…]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last Sunday morning, we got the chance to walk to McDonalds because that’s the only day we could get to bond together and just having that relax breakfast to the waterfront. On our way to breakfast, I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemiteducation/@schoolofthoughts/urbanista-lesson-4-make-yourself-open-to-urban-open-spaces</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemiteducation/@schoolofthoughts/urbanista-lesson-4-make-yourself-open-to-urban-open-spaces</guid><category><![CDATA[steemiteducation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[schoolofthoughts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2018 15:57:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmpBSpamHtEG8MdMPH6Bsru5r2pt7gcbAnZ1q6sw88P7joo4awCPKqkf4sekBw?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Urbanista Lesson # 3: “Green up”...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is my simple pocket of green.. original photo by author In my previous workplaces, I always see to it that I do have a plant at my desk this is to sometimes remove my mind into stressful things at]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@schoolofthoughts/urbanista-lesson-3-green-up</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@schoolofthoughts/urbanista-lesson-3-green-up</guid><category><![CDATA[steemstem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[schoolofthoughts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2018 15:18:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmp9uRtPadtFQ8zzd1tBf2WVjdovmLcq9FqYVaX2bdG7JHsYvqdzmTKp6hVYKT?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Urbanista Lesson #2: Help design your own city...]]></title><description><![CDATA[On my way to the library today, colorful art umbrellas hanging by the canopies welcomes you to a community Hub where I’m doing my everyday review. Handmade colored umbrellas add attractions and color to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemiteducation/@schoolofthoughts/urbanista-lesson-2-help-design-your-own-city</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemiteducation/@schoolofthoughts/urbanista-lesson-2-help-design-your-own-city</guid><category><![CDATA[steemiteducation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[schoolofthoughts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2018 14:54:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmibdrfp4S32ikJnUPq1HhzoCsmee93vFmFJx45hbNEkWEPZhKVYMsi1PBDq96?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[URBANISTA Lesson #1: Walk with me in the PARK...]]></title><description><![CDATA[If one of your friend invites you to walk, will you walk? Of course, first question that will pops into your mind is, the “where” question right? If she mentioned a place, to the nearest mall, the nearest]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@schoolofthoughts/urbanista-lesson-1-walk-with-me-in-the-park</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@schoolofthoughts/urbanista-lesson-1-walk-with-me-in-the-park</guid><category><![CDATA[steemstem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[schoolofthoughts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2018 14:23:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmjaMsf6RLK6v56AZqX7NseeVntG9K8iS278qJPW4VyoW2KzXgFYqpEtNXKLay?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Torn between love and learning...]]></title><description><![CDATA[How is it to be torn between love and learning? For the things, I both equally love, how can you possibly choose between the two if it coincides with one timespan?... Over the years, I've been planning]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fundition/@schoolofthoughts/torn-between-love-and-learning</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fundition/@schoolofthoughts/torn-between-love-and-learning</guid><category><![CDATA[fundition]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[schoolofthoughts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2018 16:07:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmoTgf5Yee18KtpuEewtP77wT48jDQb92efCJaxY7wtWomvVvU2ZpaD3NcZY24?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Different "Gutters" of life..]]></title><description><![CDATA[My pocketbook quote book once said: " We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." - by Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) An efficient jog today led me noticing the gutters on the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@schoolofthoughts/different-gutters-of-life</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@schoolofthoughts/different-gutters-of-life</guid><category><![CDATA[steemstem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[schoolofthoughts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2018 15:33:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmkWnUDQRkMMv4EyceeKQMv7acSLZzEuRvHazU63MHFNPFi3FsYXDsvUrKjqEe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A kick out of life- A kick of “HOPE”..]]></title><description><![CDATA[My pocket quote book once said: “I am one of those people who just can’t help getting a kick out of life - even when it’s a kick in the teeth”- Ploy Adler (1900-1962) This pocketbook of “HOPE” is a mini]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@schoolofthoughts/a-kick-out-of-life-a-kick-of-hope</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@schoolofthoughts/a-kick-out-of-life-a-kick-of-hope</guid><category><![CDATA[steemstem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[schoolofthoughts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2018 16:10:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmi11hMTmKVhBr6UdtYXq7SLpnSohHK4rZHwxT4TH4vMuQprJMZf4haQoGXS6d?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[In pursuit of my affirmed "REALITY"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just last week, I quit my full-time job to be a full-time Steemit blogger but at the same time pursue my long time dream to be an Urban Planner. Out of 7 years in Singapore, after all the planning of taking]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@schoolofthoughts/in-pursuit-of-my-affirmed-reality</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@schoolofthoughts/in-pursuit-of-my-affirmed-reality</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[schoolofthoughts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2018 16:34:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmkY7HvF4ukMqBcKJpAntmL6VZ6Z2a6ZXhKBLu3LXUY3XWPStDQRpWxKctpGud?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>