mervinh

@mervinh (26)

New Zealand • Age 60

Joined myLot 16 years ago

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What do u think of mylotters who just post new discussions?

subha12 @subha12 (18441) • India 5 Nov 08

I have noticed few mylotters here who just post in terms of new discussions. they do not bother to reply to the discussions others started. they think that posting new discussion give more money and they do so. Do you answer to...

post

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mervinh They are selfish. It is nice to start a new discussion but it's nicer to comment on existing topics and to read what other people are saying.

5 Nov 08

need urgent help !!!! i need ur guidance...reply

vinay049 @vinay049 (1878) • India 19 Oct 08

friends yesterday i got mail from UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL LOTTERY.they told me that my account has been selected for the winning lottery.i sent them my details.trhey reply me within 20 ours.they told me that i am winner.they...

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mervinh IT'S A SCAM, IT'S A SCAM, IT'S A SCAM Don't give any personal information. DON'T SEND ANY MONEY. The best defense is not to open emails like this. Two weeks logged onto the King James Bible site and this banner ad said congratulations you are visitor...

21 Oct 08

Has a cell phone replaced your wrist watch?

Rocketj1 @rocketj1 (6955) • United States 13 Oct 08

I have just read something recently that stated that the sale of wrist watches has gone down drastically. They are accrediting this phenomenon on the usage of cell phones. They claim that most ppl no longer have the need for a...

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mervinh I don't go anywhere without my cell phone. I'm must be reachable at all times. My watch broke a year ago and I did not bother to buy a new one cause I can use the cellphone to tell me the time.

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Why do they call surgery a cure for cancer

suspenseful @suspenseful (40193) • Canada 9 Oct 08

I have been researching cancer cures. They say that there are ways to prevent it, other than mother to a tropical paradise where they are no chemicals or additives in the food. They talk about radiation, chemotherapy that will...

infectious diseases

surgery no cure for cancer

tropical

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mervinh Cancer don't need the knife. As soon as you operate on cancer, the patient gets well for a period and after that cancer comes back with a vengeance. My cousin contracted throat cancer, could not even eat a spoon of rice. He started with cayenne pepper in his...

10 Oct 08

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Tip Your Servers

webeishere @webeishere (36313) • United States 7 Oct 08

My wife has been a waitress at the same place for about 26 years or more now. We rely solely on the tips she recieves for our bills and to live off of. Now this incident happened recently. She had a table and their bill was a...

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mervinh To give a tip is important. I tip my waitress according to the service he/she delivers. This is what I expect from my waitress. Greet me with a smile and make me feel comfortable. Give me a chance to settle in and take my order. Once I've received my food and...

10 Oct 08

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Do you sleep in the same bed as your spouse?

momathome @momathome (474) • Canada 9 Oct 08

We used to sleep in the same bed together. Now I have been sleeping on the couch for about a year now. It's more comfortable for me and I get a better sleep. My husband doesn't like it though. It's not that I don't love him or...

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mervinh I sleep in the same bed with my spouse. Sometimes I will wake in the middle of the night because I'm getting. I then discover that all the blankets are on her side and I have none. I proposed to buy to single beds, put it next to each other but she don't want...

9 Oct 08

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I'm earning more and more daily

ClassyCat @ClassyCat (1214) • United States 8 Oct 08

I am watching my little piggy bank as I call it, at the top of the page as it grows in amount daily, and little by little, it's getting fuller and fuller. I am a patient person, and appreciate all of my daily blessings, whether...

earnings here are growing for me

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mervinh Thanks for MyLot. My earnings are also slowly increasing and it is easier to respond to discussions. I did 10 so far today and my earnings was $0,20 when I logged on this morning.

8 Oct 08

Does God answer prayers depending on the emotions presented

suspenseful @suspenseful (40193) • Canada 7 Oct 08

I do not cry that often and I am not what you call emotional and because of that I wonder if that is why my prayers do not seem sincere. I do not want to do as the heathen do to cut myself or do harm to myself to get HIM to answer...

emotions and prayer

the great depression

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mervinh God always answer prayers no matter how we pray. The secret is we pray to Him for help but we must leave it by Him and let Him answer it in His own time. We as mortals need immediate results. It does not always work our way. The moment you gave your prayer to...

8 Oct 08

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help me i have a cold!

jijomathew @jijomathew (519) • India 8 Oct 08

please suggest something these medicies are not doing ay good to me i am suffering from a cold the thermometer is measuring 102 degree farenhiet and i have a sore throat i have not goe for school for 5 days my exams are coming and...

fever

measuring

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mervinh You are doing the right thing. Stay in bed and ride the cold out. Don't try to stop the cold. Don't try to break the fever. This is the body's way of getting rid of the germs accumulated over time in your body. Drink plenty fluids. Squeeze out a couple of...

8 Oct 08

Are you a person who smiles and talks to people you don't know?

Masmasika @Masmasika (1921) • Philippines 7 Oct 08

I commute everyday to work and I always meet people on my way. Sometimes I smile and sometimes I talk to them. But I don't always do it. I talk to people who seem friendly and who want to talk to people. There are people who shy...

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mervinh I like to talk and I like to smile. A stranger is just a friend you do not know. In this day and age we don't know when we might need that stranger/friend. Furthermore, smile only has value when we give it away.

8 Oct 08

When was the last time you visited your dentist?

Masmasika @Masmasika (1921) • Philippines 7 Oct 08

Wow, that was more than ten years ago. I always take care of my teeth and at my age, I could still use them to bite the hard guava. I brush my teeth regularly and I brush my teeth after eating sweets. Teeth are very important and...

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mervinh Ive been to the dentist 5 years ago. About 15 years ago I fell out of a tree on top of my friend. I broke one front tooth and chipped 2 others. The dentist fixed the teeth and the decay started slowly and unobtrusively. The end result is that my four front...

8 Oct 08

Will you raise your children in the same way as you parents raise you?

hongqistreet @hongqistreet (321) • China 8 Oct 08

There are actually many differences between my parents' generation and me.When i was young,they always made me do something i really hated.But they thought that was good for me .Sometimes they just did the things they thougt good...

child

parents

raise

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mervinh I promised myself not to raise my children like I was raised. My Dad was very strict and we received hidings like clockwork. He never played with us or talked to us or hugged us. He, however, played with other children. It's only when I was married that I...

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How much should you really eat?

mercuryman3a @mercuryman3a (2477) • India 6 Oct 08

I find that we genearlly tend to over eat and keep eating tillour stomach is full. I used to really eat like mad. I would eat up what ever my wife cooked and she started making a little extra. I would polish off that extra...

eat

exercise

stomach

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mervinh Eat enough so that there is still place for desert. There are so many theories around but we must realise that everone is different and what works well for me won't work well for you. Also remember our metabolism slows down as we grow older. To eat the right...

7 Oct 08

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is your handwriting readable?

kayedanda @kayedanda (1850) • Philippines 6 Oct 08

i used to take pride in my handwriting. even at an early age, my mom used to joke that i write like a teacher, meaning that i write quite legibly. but nowadays, i type more than i write, so i guess my hands got a bit rusty,...

handwriting

legible

readable

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mervinh People that write like doctors are extremely clever. The reason why they write illegible to the ordinary person is because they try to write as fast as they think. I was so glad for the computer, because now you can at least read what I write. At university we...

7 Oct 08

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If I came over to your house for a sleepover.... ......

gemini_rose @gemini_rose (16264) 6 Oct 08

What fun things would you have planned for the night? Would there be movies and midnight feasts, staying up all night etc? Or would we have to be in bed by ten! I used to go and stay at friends occasionally as a child, not...

fun things

midnight feasts

movies

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mervinh A couple of years a we had a sleepover at a friend's beach house. It was tremendous fun. We barbecued from 4 in the afternoon, ate at 6, watched a movie at 8 and went for a swim at 11pm. Got home after 1 in the morning and started with our karaoke. After...

6 Oct 08

Dont you feel disgusted after clicking ads for months and not getting paid?

sumiirajj @sumiirajj (1983) • India 6 Oct 08

Hi friends,We all spend 1 to 2 hours everyday patiently and click ads .But atlast most of the ptc sites never pay us.Then why we are crazy clicking ads again and again?Sometimes I think of quitting all ptc sites but am still...

craze

ptc sites

trust

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mervinh We click on ads because the guys in charge send us reminders to click, click, click. I check my emails everyday and there is this one ad that says you have ads to read. The links are right there and you click through the links to read the ad. All this for...

6 Oct 08

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Hi Im Retired I Need A Job!

Patsie Hatley @Hatley (163781) • Garden Grove, California 5 Oct 08

Since so many of us older people are living much longer, and healthier is there any reason why we aged could not work part 'time or build up a small business instead of vegging out on retirement? Must retirement mean we are no...

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mervinh Dear Hatley You are at the right place. Share your experiences with us. Tell us what jobs you did, what's your interests, how you raised your children. I am very fond of old people. I like their stories of how they grew up compared to how I grew up and how...

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Would you quit your job without another one lined up?

whywiki @whywiki (6066) • Canada 6 Oct 08

I work with this guy and his girlfriend and he gave notice last week. He has no job lined up he is just tired of this one. He plans to rest for a few weeks then look for a better job. In the meantime the girlfriend works full time...

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mervinh That is not the responsible thing to do. Normally couples share bills. With the loss of income from the boyfriend, whos is going to pay his share of the bills. Unemployment can put a strain on a relationship. What goes through the girlfriend's mind when she...

6 Oct 08

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