Leon

@ChinaLeon (247)

Tianjin, China • Age 38

Joined myLot 11 years ago

Feel the world and touch the world

Responses (81)

Leon's Responses

Soothing Sounds

Anna @LadyDuck (505941) • Italy 10 May 16

Which sounds do you consider soothing for your ears? Among the sounds that I consider relaxing, there is the rain and the sound of moving water. It has rained for two days, the air is clean and fresh, but not cold, despite the...

rain

water

waterfall

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Leon I like the sound of kinds of birds in the forest, which make me feel a kind of freedom.

11 May 16

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Why Are Your Legs Dirty Mummy?

Jabo @jaboUK (64346) • United Kingdom 28 Apr 16

As a child in the 1940s I remember watching in disbelief as my mother made her legs dirty. I couldn't understand it as she was so fussy about me and my sisters being clean. Material of any kind was in short supply during World...

1940s

ww2

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Leon After I went to the university, I was away from my home about 1000 kms. After graduation,I worked in another city which is also 1000 kms away from home. Luckily, I have 180 days holiday in one year with my first job. So i often go back home. But now I change...

9 May 16

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Have you tried writing an acrostic piece?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (385450) • Rockingham, Australia 2 Feb 16

Renatus Revocatus suggested a discussion submitted by @IreneVincent. It was written acrostically meaning the first sentence started with A and each sentence thereafter started with the next letter of the alphabet - second...

acrostic

writing group

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Leon Well done! It's my first time to read this kind of acrostic piece. It's like a kind of Chinese letter game.

4 Feb 16

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A Brief Review

paigea @paigea (36144) • Canada 30 Jan 16

The month is ending so I am reviewing how I am doing with my resolutions. Lose weight - maintaining my weight so, good enough. Exercise/ get fit - I joined 6 scheduled walks with my walking group. It's a start....

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Leon You are doing well! It feels very good to follow the plan,which could give you some feeling of achivement. I'm curious about mystery shopping. It's a good idea How do you do that ?

31 Jan 16

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Earnings declining

Robert @lokisdad (4226) • United States 29 Jan 16

Are your earnings declining lately? Have you noticed the lull in your earnings growth? The last few days I noticed how little earnings I have had. I was surprised to find myself bothered by it. It made me wonder a bit because I...

earnings

money

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Leon Actually I don't mind the amount the earnings increase. I just care about if the earings increase or not. The increasing earnings imply me that I'm connecting with mylot and having a good communation with mylotters.If it didn't increase, it remind me that I...

30 Jan 16

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Have you ever built a D-Torso?

Aingeal @Aingeal (437) • United States 28 Jan 16

It is this great relaxer I was given. I was given the dragon. It was wonderful meditation and just time away for the moment. I built a small dragon out by lasers out of corrugated paper. It is a model. I am not sure I can post the...

d torso

models

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Leon Could I have a look of your dragon?

30 Jan 16

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A Tin Bath In Front Of The Fire.

Jabo @jaboUK (64346) • United Kingdom 30 Jan 16

When I was a little girl in the 1940s, we were only able to have a bath once a week. We lived in a two-up, two-down house, with a kitchen at the back. There was no bathroom, no hot water on tap, and daily washing took place...

tin bath

1940s

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Leon I used the same bath in my childhood ,too! That time my family lived in the countryside where there was no tap water from the waterworks. So I just had the bath in that bath in summer.In winter I went to the common bath pool about 5 kms away from my home. I...

30 Jan 16

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An Australia Day to Remember

Judy Evans @JudyEv (385450) • Rockingham, Australia 29 Jan 16

Australia celebrates its beginnings on 26th January. This is a public holiday and each year the city of Perth in Western Australia is one of those that go to a great deal of trouble to provide an entertaining day for everyone....

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Leon Oh, so beautiful! My girlfriend graduated from Sydney University, so I have a special love to Austrilia(Even I had never went to Australia ) I think I should have a visit to Australia.

29 Jan 16

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Chocolate indulgence...

sishy7 @sishy7 (27166) • Australia 29 Jan 16

5 I was looking through my photos and saw several chocolaty pictures. I thought I'd just share some of them here since I figured every one would love some chocolate! The desserts are from a Korean barbecue...

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Leon I loved chocolate when I was a boy. But with the years I grew up, I lost the interest to the sweeteat . I love the spicy food and beer instead now.

29 Jan 16

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How Did You First Discover This Site?

Jeff Moffitt @moffittjc (129429) • Gainesville, Florida 29 Jan 16

Through a discussion on another thread I was having with @JudyEv in Australia, it made me think about how people all over the world first came across this site, and I wondered how people first heard of myLot. I have been on this...

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Leon I met this website by chance. That day I just surfed on a Chinese BBS and somebody said that mylot is a worldwide community which many interesting discussion. Then I fall in love with this lovely website after I registered an account.

29 Jan 16

Poetry: A Girl's Plight.......

DJ @Daljinder (23200) • Bangalore, India 23 Jan 16

I wanted to be a doctor I was told I was off my rocker “Money is not grown on trees” “Who is going to pay your fees?” “We are saving for your brother” “Oh girl, you shouldn’t even bother” I wanted to join politics But was...

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Leon Thanks for Jabo' s suggestion. When I read the poem, I really don't what to say and how to say. Even the world is beautiful, it has the gloomy part. Sometimes we can do nothing except keeping a hope. The hope can give us a direction and strength to fight...

28 Jan 16

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Computer Keeps Freezing On Me

Marlina @marlina (154103) • Canada 21 Jan 16

My computer keeps freezing on me, and it is most annoying. I should have it checked by my technician, but I don't want to part from it. I hate it when the computer is at the shop. I have a tablet but I much prefer to work on my...

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Leon Only one desktop computer. I think I spend more time on my mobile phone than computer. The mobile phone stole much of my time. My computer is just to read mylot most time (begin from I joining the mylot) and do some words/excels/powerpoints. I thinke in...

21 Jan 16

Natural Food Dyes

Anna @LadyDuck (505941) • Italy 21 Jan 16

You surely know that all commercial food dyes contain plenty of chemicals. If you want to color your cakes and food, prepare the dyes yourself. Pink and Red Beet juice or beet powder. You can buy ready made juice, or...

natural dyes

food colors

natural juices

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Leon I will show the post for my girlfriend! It's so interesting !

21 Jan 16

Top rated discussions

Always smiling @allknowing (153526) • India 20 Jan 16

I spent some time trying to find out how discussions are rated. This is what I found 1. It is based on likes and not responses - Please like my posts. Will you? (lol) 2. What you see there is a one day show and that day is...

top rating

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Leon Very useful suggestion!

21 Jan 16

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Do You Prefer Money Or Gifts For Birthdays?

Gudheart @gudheart (12659) 21 Jan 16

I have a slight dilemma as it is my niece's birthday on Friday and my Nephew's birthday in February. I know they would obviously prefer toys because they are both very young, but part of me wants to give them some money too to but...

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Leon I think the children(I mean the boys and girls under 18 years old ) would prefer the gifts since they haven't the strong valuve of money. If you give them the gifts that they like very much, they would keep them for a very long time. And when he grows up and...

21 Jan 16

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Have you ever microwaved a chocolate bar?

Gudheart @gudheart (12659) 19 Jan 16

Some people may think I am strange for doing this, but sometimes if I feel like a quick warm chocolate dessert I just get a nutty chocolate bar and heat it in the microwave for a few seconds. The result is quite nice as the...

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Leon It's a good idea! I will have a try!

19 Jan 16

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myLot is just like a roller coaster....

AbbyGreenhill @AbbyGreenhill (45490) • United States 19 Jan 16

A roller coaster has ups and downs. I have ups and downs. You have ups and down. myLot has ups and downs such as: Some days we are all happy and cheerful and other days we are sad and need a shoulder to cry on. Some days we get...

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Leon yeah,the ups and downs also occur in our life time. The ups and downs are just the rule of everything.

19 Jan 16

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The Reluctant Prostitute.

Jabo @jaboUK (64346) • United Kingdom 19 Jan 16

Late at night she walks the street, Her body is for rental, But her children have to eat So please don't be judgemental. Her husband was a foul-mouthed drunk, His beatings she'd endure, Could not believe how low she'd sunk, So...

poems by jabo

prostitute

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Leon Jabo,every time I read your post, I can learn some new things. Not only some new words, but also some attitude, yeah, the kind-hearted attitude to the world. If all the people in the world like you with this kind of attitude, there is no war...

19 Jan 16

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Grocery Shopping, Do You Enjoy or Hate?

Morning Girl @salonga (27775) • Philippines 18 Jan 16

I so love shopping for groceries. It is my one big delight to shop for food items for my family as well as household items. To me, it is not a chore but some kind of relaxation and leisure. This is why I spend long hours in my...

groceries

shopping

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Leon I don't like to gp to supermarket at all. But I find my mother in law like doing that like you. She like to wander in the market and choose what she like to cook for the family. You have the same hobby!

19 Jan 16

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Police Officer Helped Man Make it to Job Interview

marcyaz @Marcyaz (35316) • United States 18 Jan 16

James said he was headed for a job interview but when he got off the bus he realized he had gotten off at the wrong stop and had to go 6 miles more. He looked so distressed that a police officer stopped and asked him if he was...

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Leon So lovely story.My friend told me that American police officer are all serious. But after reading your post, I feel most of them are normal person and helpful!

19 Jan 16