<?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>Mon, 18 May 2026 22:00:26 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@tadstrange/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[My Fitness Journey Week 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[Week 3 has been a rough week in terms of my fitness journey. This is mainly because of Chinese New Year happening. This means that I ended up in binge eating central with all the festivities and opportunities]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/health/@tadstrange/my-fitness-journey-week-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/health/@tadstrange/my-fitness-journey-week-3</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tadstrange]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 02 Feb 2020 16:25:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mani the Cat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mani the Cat enjoys lying down like a human. I guess it is because she wants to emulate her owner. Either that or she is extremely submissive. Actually, that sort of makes sense because she tends to get]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cats/@tadstrange/mani-the-cat</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cats/@tadstrange/mani-the-cat</guid><category><![CDATA[cats]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tadstrange]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2020 06:34:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/BgxWBRxjvNhnbM9DiyHtCptYaDNF3xx85r8if8spuMjfmZmqB1dYX8vKE97NVW9YmtymkXyJ11kAjDY6Hb1TEvZQ7RYnhQa9aD3YC1aUrtn6ZwHAphyj9Y9SkBGsEHkPTySVXefnryDhPCWC4K9LHhEpg97pabfbDFqQYSdGHNzdQBQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Fitness Journey Week 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, a week has passed and let's see where we are at this week! Overall, I have experienced no change in weight this week. HOWEVER, that is not a bad thing. Due to the KaradaScan, I can actually see my]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/health/@tadstrange/my-fitness-journey-week-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/health/@tadstrange/my-fitness-journey-week-2</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tadstrange]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2020 16:48:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQCBkWdUWY95qKFHmiR6oi2EuxzaVckSqVS1a6wCPNWmqiE7DzJGdAmdzx6JKx5czMwbXjp9cM4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 1 of my fitness journey]]></title><description><![CDATA[So after a lot of prodding ahem I mean support from my friends, I have decided to start the decade fresh with another attempt at being healthy. My reason for wanting to be healthy is because right now]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/health/@tadstrange/week-1-of-my-fitness-journey</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/health/@tadstrange/week-1-of-my-fitness-journey</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tadstrange]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2020 17:23:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPeDnZ5bqPBB3SaFrMHiMA9GEufPKXkgL7x3M72ar6chKSDZKKpvFxVHAtSYRjNHkn1XYMHiQGW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 Poems to kick off 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cavern of Light by Sean Saw The cavern of candles always stays alight Yet the candles still burn through without much fight Their wax trickles down the inner walls Where wick once was, wick no longer calls.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@tadstrange/3-poems-to-kick-of-2020</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@tadstrange/3-poems-to-kick-of-2020</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tadstrange]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2019 18:54:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Henry and the Stranger]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Richard was…” Henry paused. That was when Henry first saw him. It was at his best friend, Richard’s, funeral. He was only noticed as Henry started. This stranger was dressed in black, as a funeral goer]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@tadstrange/henry-and-the-stranger</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@tadstrange/henry-and-the-stranger</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tadstrange]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2019 08:47:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smaug the Magnificent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello there! I would like to have a shameless plug for the facebook page for my pet Skink. Skinks are strange creatures that are like snakes but they have teensy leggies. Smaug isn't the best in terms]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/pets/@tadstrange/smaug-the-magnificent</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/pets/@tadstrange/smaug-the-magnificent</guid><category><![CDATA[pets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tadstrange]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Dec 2019 12:38:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNudBjmVEsvdwkkn5BcVGVhG6B3sS5Rdst4AD2BBNFDzrjYKK9WkGMjnfoKJkwG5aWxQj839NCv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tales from the Past - When to Quit Smoking]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is another of my late mother's writings I found while cleaning the house, this time it is a story about a time when I convinced her to stop smoking. The sad irony of this entry is that not soon after]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/family/@tadstrange/tales-from-the-past-when-to-quit-smoking</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/family/@tadstrange/tales-from-the-past-when-to-quit-smoking</guid><category><![CDATA[family]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tadstrange]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2019 11:30:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tales from the Past - Sean the Fashion Police]]></title><description><![CDATA[The following is something my late mother wrote about me in 2007. I thought it was a fun thing to share with the world about my childhood. A great irony is that growing up, I never had any sense of fashion]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/family/@tadstrange/tales-from-the-past-sean-the-fashion-police</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/family/@tadstrange/tales-from-the-past-sean-the-fashion-police</guid><category><![CDATA[family]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tadstrange]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2019 17:42:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tales of a Crow - Ulric's Tale - 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[“I guess today ain’t ye day, Crow!” The blonde man pushed a sizeable pile of gold coins to the centre of the table. He then looked at his hand of cards and smirked. “I’m goin’ all in, baby! You don’t wanna]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fantasy/@tadstrange/tales-of-a-crow-ulric-s-tale-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fantasy/@tadstrange/tales-of-a-crow-ulric-s-tale-1</guid><category><![CDATA[fantasy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tadstrange]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2019 20:29:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soulforged: Chapter One]]></title><description><![CDATA[“I’ve already paid my piece! Go back to your boss and –“ The sound of shattered glass echoed through the high street of the southern slumlands of the Drachenland. The crash was loud but those who heard]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@tadstrange/soulforged-chapter-one</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@tadstrange/soulforged-chapter-one</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tadstrange]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2019 03:51:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where I have been...]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is my first post in what felt like ages. You must have been very worried as to where I have been. Well, what happened was my mother passed away peacefully after a long battle with lung cancer. Prior]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/teammalaysia/@tadstrange/where-i-have-been</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/teammalaysia/@tadstrange/where-i-have-been</guid><category><![CDATA[teammalaysia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tadstrange]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2018 16:38:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strange Eats: Recipe: Summer in Winter Chicken]]></title><description><![CDATA[This isn't the most pretty dish I've made so far but I guarantee that it still tastes amazing! This is a dish I made a long time ago successfully. So, I wanted to recapture that dish. However, I wanted]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@tadstrange/strange-eats-recipe-summer-in-winter-chicken</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@tadstrange/strange-eats-recipe-summer-in-winter-chicken</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tadstrange]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2018 05:57:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmooewUFKq82Z2AzW1BB6k6peRJ9BUXoLxkwKRBsCtkAsspqMSqRuqUC7ZHJsW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congratulations to our winners!]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few days ago, to coincide with all the various milestones that my Steemit blog has hit, I started a competition! The instructions were hidden behind a simple 3-point Caesar Cipher. Those who have knowledge]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/contest/@tadstrange/congratulations-to-our-winners</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/contest/@tadstrange/congratulations-to-our-winners</guid><category><![CDATA[contest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tadstrange]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2018 03:53:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXa4EVMS4ynwYLkyGZ8cuso9L37rTEhA9crGN8A5QofE1fiyJmFwsMhRB4HMjawUzfiYmgYrGMTk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poetry: Life is Short]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our life is short like bubbles in a rapid river, Our candle is shaved sliver by sliver. We know not when, how or why, We only know that we will die. Death is not what we really fear But what comes after]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@tadstrange/poetry-life-is-short</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@tadstrange/poetry-life-is-short</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tadstrange]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2018 11:31:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZirN8rDAz8caHu35SUkWkv9FMmkANvvsjZsSoAXAHs7rSwjpF4vBfch83qn5G4tXZVu96NyWmk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strange Eats: Recipe: British Scrambled Eggs (And Competition!)]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few days ago, I had the absolute worst scrambled eggs ever. It was dry and flavourless. It was a disgrace to all things eggy and holy. So, I decided I must teach her how to make it the way I like it.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@tadstrange/strange-eats-recipe-british-scrambled-eggs-and-competition</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@tadstrange/strange-eats-recipe-british-scrambled-eggs-and-competition</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tadstrange]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2018 10:03:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gbkvz1yNBypLpwUHBnasMpK1zSCzdCn3LapKxxmw29gb8fqFbbAjMgzKvk5y6AgQSDUq6NkdCQc3F2YJpMyi478942ar5HTb1ruT2UPr1P7J45qDLh1xz1JSroypbWdwEtBkRo84zxQs9URkC2MNCE2u9rDnKLi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strange Eats: Recipe: Pasta Carbonara]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few years ago, my mum made me a super delicious carbonara pasta with Parma ham. However, due to her condition, she can neither remember her recipe or coherently explain it to me. Thus, to replicate it]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@tadstrange/strange-eats-recipe-pasta-carbonara</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@tadstrange/strange-eats-recipe-pasta-carbonara</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tadstrange]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2018 02:18:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WTySVi815wTBS1cviU2Mho5Jm3v8vrcxsDyXmQGot82E9jbVU1dqD6gNdb8ot8AT1fmVfxMQipyrYNnL2QiRNcJjf5VTYHo67zBvXf3hMJTMivuf8RSUCE3AN3jWQjodNFdbeXziZEqWs1XsNFTV84K5wm4XEyfe3p?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wi-Fi Woes]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you were wondering where I have been for the past few days, I am not dead. My Wi-Fi died out and thus, I couldn’t post anything up due to my crap data plan. It is a funny story as to what caused the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/teammalaysia/@tadstrange/wi-fi-woes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/teammalaysia/@tadstrange/wi-fi-woes</guid><category><![CDATA[teammalaysia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tadstrange]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2018 07:51:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYgRdXauFp2WkVPt1xALKaCRwgWQxdHHLTBkatPXp7MXU95USA9TtfpeMr7RxdtjJUqGRXHNS6z?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the Company: Chapter 10: Here We Go Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[Day... screw it. The facility was deathly quiet today. I ran about looking for Mr Red. I wanted to ask him about the cipher he gave me. I wanted to ask if he had any more answers to the storm of questions]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/horror/@tadstrange/inside-the-company-chapter-10-here-we-go-again</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/horror/@tadstrange/inside-the-company-chapter-10-here-we-go-again</guid><category><![CDATA[horror]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tadstrange]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2018 06:23:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZtpgHNzPQQBxWiMgpob63SSR3NFxdZUMN8mVFrjoL3wYHRRkgBE7nd9MqEomG6q6nJ6y76supJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impermanence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today, I found out that Stephen Hawking died. One of Earth's greatest minds. It is truly a great tragedy as his passing leaves behind a vacuum in this world. His mind is just simply too great to be replaced.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@tadstrange/impermanence</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@tadstrange/impermanence</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tadstrange]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2018 12:28:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYX58ksjG5rcL5CdZMstX4u32kod5A828XCiuKHM7ftSaV4qTbPTiQkDEJ1GfaDm5X3eNSHyAv2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>