Neil

@Neil43 (4213)

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Welcoming November..

Arunima Singh @arunima25 (92633) • Bangalore, India 1 Nov

Happy morning from this side of the planet. This is a bright sunny and pleasant morning. . Well, it is 11 AM as I write this. It's late morning now.. We have just come back from the celebration in our...

happy november

halloween

state celebration

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Neil November is a bit tougher than the last three months but much better than the last November though. By the way, I have never heard of Karnataka Rajyaotsava before. Thanks.

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Firefighters find a cat inside of a burned out home

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (116171) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 13 Nov

Firefighters from the Monroe Township Fire Department came to rescue a cat that was inside of a burned out home on Tuesday November 11 after the homeowners heard the cat meowing. The firefighters put out a house fire on Monday....

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Neil Wow! I am happy to know the car was saved. It seemed it is true that cats have seven lives.

14 Nov

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My cellphone is in low battery

cterine9991985 @cabuyogty (4479) • Philippines 2 Jun

Hello guys! I'm done with my online side incomes and looking forward to start my new job online. Finally, I can easily earn money online. I came from attending our orientation via zoom about my online work that's why my cellphone...

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Neil It is good to be earning online. I actually want to sell some staff online through Amazon.

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The Origin of the "Trick-or-Treating" Tradition

Anna @LadyDuck (487286) • Italy 22 Oct

Most of myLot members surely know that "trick-or-treating" is a Halloween tradition in which children go door-to-door and recite the phrase to receive candy. This tradition, called "souling", dates back to the...

halloween

tric or treat

traditions

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Neil Oh! Thanks for the information. I don't know any Halloween traditions to share though. We have All Saint's Day and All Soul's Day in the Philippines. Halloween is not really well-celebrated. But some places have Halloween.

27 Oct

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Getting breather and some good news along the way

ultraman cosmos @id_peace (16892) • Singapore 10 Oct

Hi everyone, I am still seen bobbing in and out of the club here. A few major stuff to share. 1. My boss knew that I was suffering from doing jobs that I am not qualified or able to do but still doing it anyway. Going...

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Neil I hope that everything turn out to be good and favor on your side. I believe you can do it. Nothing is impossible you know.

27 Oct

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Big Mistake, He Made Himself Sick

Anne Marie Guyer @LeaPea2417 (38859) • Toccoa, Georgia 28 Aug

My husband's boss didn't know but he handled coral with his bare hands. He got sick and ended up in the Emergency room. He is okay now. But, he learned a lesson when working on his Fish Tank. Do not handle Coral. It's toxic. My...

coral toxic

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Neil I did not know that. He should have used some gloves I think.

21 Oct

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What’s your favorite title?

Amber @AmbiePam (106466) • United States 19 Oct

Besides mom, dad, wife, husband…what is your favorite title? I think my stepmom would say gardener. This is right outside my dad’s dining room, and Diana planted this, then added the decoration. I don’t know if I have a title that...

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Neil I would say Doc? Hahahaha! At first I was a bit uncomfy but as time went by I got used to people calling me this.

20 Oct

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Do you remind yourself that nothing is permanent?

B @pitsipeahie (5415) 9 Jul

Sometimes when things feel overwhelming, I try to sit with the thought: “Nothing is permanent.” It sounds so simple — but it helps. Whether it's a tough emotion, a hard day, or even a season of waiting… it's comforting to...

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Neil Yup. I always remind myself that we live in a this world temporarily. So I always try to make use of the time productively and efficiently.

19 Oct

10/10/25 - 31 Days of Halloween Movies

LindaOH @LindaOHio (206221) • United States 10 Oct

1931 - Frankenstein What list of Halloween movies would be complete without an iconic monster? Frankenstein is a science fiction gothic horror movie directed by James Whale and adapted from a 1927 play and Mary Shelley's 1818...

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Neil Frankenstein is always a character in a Halloween movie. I don't if I watched that 1931 movie.

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Honoring my father’s legacy

rsa101 @rsa101 (40482) • Philippines 4 Oct

A couple of days ago a friend of mine from my hometown texted me to announce that the school were my father worked as a school principal many years ago decided to name one of the buildings of the school in his name. They invited...

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Neil Wow! Your father is a legend. Congrats!

10 Oct

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Favorite fruit.

Judy Story @jstory07 (146540) • Roseburg, Oregon 9 Oct

A banana is the world's favorite fruit. A banana is the USA favorite fruit. In the USA the apple is the USA favorite second favorite fruit. I do love bananas and apples and try to buy them all the time. You can make so many...

fruit

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Neil I like it too because it a good source of potassium and it restores lost muscle they say.

9 Oct

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Can lightning strike anything?

May2k8 @May2k8 (19245) • Indonesia 9 Apr 24

It seems like my router resets itself as a result of lightning hitting the electricity, so I repeatedly have to reset my device so it can connect to the internet. That's why I always check the situation, because very high...

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Neil Lightning can actually strikes anything including humans or animals. This is why I am bit scared living in my hometown because I remember when I was young there were a lot of lightnings there back then.

3 Oct

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Fighting The Heat

Anna @LadyDuck (487286) • Italy 8 Aug 18

We had almost a full week with higher than average temperature. In this country we have not the habit to have the temperature over the 90 F (33 Celsius) and almost no house and apartment has air conditioning. Keeping the...

summer

august

hot temperature

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Neil It is always hot where I live so when I am home I usually turn on my AC and when it is cold enough I turn it off.

30 Sep

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raining again

Moonyana @Moonyana (299) 29 Sep

the sun was high this morning, it convinced me its gonna be a hot day but this afternoon it started to pour again. foolish me, i did not bring my umbrella! Fortunately, it has now stopped. Fingers crossed lol

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Neil Well, it rains a lot in the Philippines. Stay safe especially if there's typhoon.

30 Sep

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9/27/25 - Meals

LindaOH @LindaOHio (206221) • United States 28 Sep

Nothing to report. Cousin #2 will be coming over tomorrow to do her usual. Haven't heard from cousin #3. Breakfast - Protein bar Lunch - Turkey/Muenster sandwich, broccoli Dessert/Snack - Blueberry muffin Dinner -...

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Neil I like protein bar. I stayed home and did my books and some online classes.

28 Sep

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Saturday night not a good night to teach online

Rachael Alice @lifecoachjerusalem (1423) • Israel 27 Sep

I am sitting at my computer waiting for a student to choose me for an online lesson in either English or Hebrew. I have been waiting for about an hour so far, and no one has asked me yet. So instead I'm here on Mylot. Wait...

saturday night work

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Neil Cool! I also have a side hustle teaching English online on a platform that is really promising. I am also thinking of introducing to teaching the Filipino or Tagalog language.

27 Sep

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The next two weeks will be intense

ultraman cosmos @id_peace (16892) • Singapore 27 Sep

I am on a too tired to work mode this weekend. I tried to do something but I am not able to push it. So what I did was to push for just enough now before resting. For some reasons, we discovered that there were a lot of things...

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Neil I hope everything will just work out fine with you.

27 Sep

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Jollibee - My First Meal of the Day

luisadannointed @luisadannointed (9441) • Philippines 26 Sep

My cousin and my aunt visited us earlier, and my cousin bought us Jollibee. This is my first day of the meal; I woke up late today because I just slept in the morning. Lol! I am so busy yesterday that I am awake until 6 AM...

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Neil I love Jollibee. It's one of the food chains that I never miss visiting when I am in the Philippines. We have a few Jollibees here in Jeddah but the food tastes different.

26 Sep

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La Bamba

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (90911) • Daytona Beach, Florida 25 Sep

If there was one song that got my attention right away it was “La Bamba”. The bad part was that it’s so catchy and has a fantastic beat that once I heard it, it just kept playing right on in my mind. I’m so glad that this song is...

song by ritchie valens

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Neil The song still resonates in my head. Hahaha! Especially the beat. I was very young then when it was hit. Well, with the internet songs are really preserved. You can just play them anytime.

26 Sep

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What?

Anne Marie Guyer @LeaPea2417 (38859) • Toccoa, Georgia 2 Sep

I have never been so surprised and saddened by a headline on the News. I live in Georgia and everyone here has heard of the AJC The Atlanta Constitution Newspaper. It has been around for over a hundred years. Well guess what?...

shocking

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Neil Every broadsheet in the Philippines is going digital too but I think they still keep their paper but the production is not as much as it used to be before the advent of the internet.

26 Sep

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