MamaAfrika

@MamaAfrika (168)

Belgium • Age 65

Joined myLot 19 years ago

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Helping people sometimes gets you into trouble.....

manong05 @manong05 (5027) • Philippines 20 Oct 09

I was driving very early in the morning one day for an urgent appointment. When I reach an intersection, I saw a car that turned turtle but stopping didn't cross my my mind since I'm sure help is on the way. But after seeing a...

helping people

missing appointments

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MamaAfrika Once I found a wallet at my window when I came home. I tried to find the phonenumber of the person, but could not. So I called the police... They questioned me as if I had robbed the wallet! There was no money in it. I know next time I find a wallet, I'l...

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To spank or not to spank?

ChaoticBeauty @ChaoticBeauty (263) • United States 20 Oct 09

I have heard of this movement going on across our "great" nation of parents who think it's wrong to punish a child with spanking. In fact, there are states with laws against such discipline in public places. Does anyone besides me...

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MamaAfrika I've been raised by a father who hit me a lot. They sent me to boarding school and every time I came home my stepmother found something for him to hit me (my fault or her childrens fault, beating came on me). He even took me down the cellar, to avoid the...

21 Oct 09

Do ghosts really exist?

mrnischalgurung @mrnischalgurung (424) • India 20 Oct 09

since we were kids,x we were told scary stories about ghosts, vampires and werewolves. No one knows whether they really do exist or not, still if one is walking in an empty street at night, he fear ghosts. bull but have you ever...

ghost

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MamaAfrika exist?... might be a strong definition. What do you understan under the word 'exist'? We exist! I stongly believe there is a fourth dimension, where other 'spirits' live. Some might call it ghosts... others spirits... I am convinced as babies we are all born...

21 Oct 09

Being on mylot

frankiecesca @frankiecesca (2489) 20 Oct 09

Do you find it difficult to get on here everyday? I see lots of emails in my inbox but, some days I am so snowed under with other things to do that I physically cannot spend any time on here at all - in fact it is really...

internet

mylot

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MamaAfrika I know the feeling of struggling to here too. I am very busy trying to get my household in order, getting food on the table, getting the money for the food... It's a shame how hard life can be for a single mom. But I try as much as possible to look what is...

21 Oct 09

Have you ever heard of Damien Deveuster? better known as Father Damien?

MamaAfrika @MamaAfrika (168) • Belgium 6 Oct 09

Living in Belgium, our daily news lately holds always some content about Father Damien who lived in Kalaupapa, Molokai helping the leprosi. He is to be declared a saint on sunday 11 october 2009 as he performed some...

Do you catch yourself smiling alone?

barbiejune @barbiejune (125) • Philippines 5 Oct 09

I went to the bank to pay my credit card today and on my way out i saw a dude selling pin buttons. I am a fan of those buttons and i remembered a memorable time when i gave my fiance one which said something pretty funny. After a...

smiling

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MamaAfrika Sure that happened to me many a time. Would it not be need when all people would walk around smiling, and people shouldn't be confused about it? It would be a wonderful world!

6 Oct 09

After Married

ashter @ashter (22) • Indonesia 2 Oct 09

3 days ago I just married.I felt so happy.I married with my friend in photo studio.we both work at a photo studio .Someday my wife pregnant and I will have a child.I always want to make happy kids and wife both aspects of love...

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MamaAfrika Congratulations! All my best wishes for a beautiful, warm family! I lived the same problem before, I choose to do some extra work beside my regular job and collected so extra's, which I saved for when the kids came... I'm sure there are possibilities all...

6 Oct 09

Being married for 25 years... do you see that much around you?

MamaAfrika @MamaAfrika (168) • Belgium 6 Oct 09

Well my sister and her husband got today 25 years ago married, for which I sent them all my love and a big congratulation! It is not that normal anymore here in Europe staying together for so long. Only the older people(60+)...

Ho Many Languages Do You Know?

Archie0 @Archie0 (5659) 5 Oct 09

Do you love to learn new languages?how many languages you know to speak, no matter how much you know but have you tried for atleast few words?What all you do to learn diffrent languages?

different languages

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MamaAfrika Hi Archie, I did exactly the same topic a few years ago. I speak English, German, French, Italian, Dutch, Flemish (almost the same as Dutch), some Spanish, some Portuguese, some Tshiluba, some Turkish, some Pigeon English, some Lingala, some Ewe, some Mina, a...

6 Oct 09

collecting

strawberrybaby39 @strawberrybaby39 (2086) • United States 13 May 09

Does anyone have things they like to collect? I have tons. Stickers,stamps,post cards,stationary paper,things from the Titanic and more. What do you like?

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MamaAfrika I collect elephants. I have been collecting elephant statues, pictures, books, just about anything with elephants on it, and this since years.My bedroom has elephants on the wallpaper, curtains with elephants, a carpet with elephant, my ashtray has elephants,...

6 Oct 09

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Rainbow

MamaAfrika @MamaAfrika (168) • Belgium 5 Oct 09

I had a demanstration of the vacuumcleaner Rainbow. Oh my god, I thought my house was clean, and this woman kept on pulling dirt left an right! I was so ashamed... I just ended up buying the Rainbow, and I can tell you: Now my...

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MamaAfrika Believe me, it is much better than Kirby! As Kirby still works with filters, Rainbow uses water as a filter, and water is the best filter one can get! It is cheap, a lot cheaper than buying dustbags, and it keeps all the dirt into the water, where filters...

6 Oct 09

Rainbow

MamaAfrika @MamaAfrika (168) • Belgium 5 Oct 09

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Do you like to learn other languages?

MamaAfrika @MamaAfrika (168) • Belgium 22 Oct 06

I speak a few languages such as English, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Flemish (is almost the same as Dutch), some Spanish and a little Portugese, some Tshiluba and a few words in Turkish, a few words in Arab, some Ewe or Mina,...

language

learning

world

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MamaAfrika How good from you! German and dutch are indeed languages with a same base. A fact is that they are difficult. What is your native language?

11 Nov 06

If you were to to come back after death, what or who would you love to be...

MamaAfrika @MamaAfrika (168) • Belgium 29 Oct 06

I would be an elephant mama.

reincarnation

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MamaAfrika Did anyone say you had to come back as an animal? Greetz

6 Nov 06

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If you were to to come back after death, what or who would you love to be...

MamaAfrika @MamaAfrika (168) • Belgium 29 Oct 06

I would be an elephant mama.

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MamaAfrika As I said before... would that bring you happiness?Take a look at Scrooge...:)

2 Nov 06

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If you were to to come back after death, what or who would you love to be...

MamaAfrika @MamaAfrika (168) • Belgium 29 Oct 06

I would be an elephant mama.

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MamaAfrika Thank you! Cats like being spoiled.:)

2 Nov 06

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If you were to to come back after death, what or who would you love to be...

MamaAfrika @MamaAfrika (168) • Belgium 29 Oct 06

I would be an elephant mama.

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MamaAfrika Thak you. That being spoiled sounds nice....

2 Nov 06

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If you were to to come back after death, what or who would you love to be...

MamaAfrika @MamaAfrika (168) • Belgium 29 Oct 06

I would be an elephant mama.

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MamaAfrika Thank you. I hope you will use your power for the benefit of others.

1 Nov 06

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If you were to to come back after death, what or who would you love to be...

MamaAfrika @MamaAfrika (168) • Belgium 29 Oct 06

I would be an elephant mama.

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MamaAfrika Thank you! Glad to know you are happy the way you are.

1 Nov 06

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Buddys?

mr_pitiful75 @mr_pitiful75 (430) • United States 22 Oct 06

Will you be my Buddy?

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MamaAfrika I'm quite new, could use a buddy too. So yes, count me in.

31 Oct 06