Otanetix

@Otanetix (508)

United States • Age 37

Joined myLot 14 years ago

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How to teach my daughter to studying?

srisahara @srisahara (4508) • Indonesia 20 Mar 13

Hello mylotters...My daughter is difficult to studying her subjects from school. She is third grade of elementary school. She prefers drawing, playing,singing, dancing and acting like a star on the TV. She is so difficult to...

studying

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Otanetix It might be helpful if you give her some incentive to learn other subjects. For instance, you can reward her efforts in her difficult subjects with something she wants. If not that, you can try to motivate her to learn the difficult subjects by making a...

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Do you think Chinese should learn English?

dandan07 @dandan07 (1906) • China 21 Mar 13

Even after years of English learning, many Chinese people still can not use their English to communicate with people using the language. In most cases, it is just because they dare not try. But now, on the website, starting a...

education

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Otanetix Yes, I think it's useful to learn English. A lot of people from other countries where English is not their native language are also learning English. Learning another language can become a great asset to you in this global market. Although my country's primary...

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How shall I answer my child?

youless @youless (114080) • Guangzhou, China 21 Mar 13

Whenever I ask my son to finish his homework, he will sigh and say:"You are lucky because you don't have to do the homework..." At that time I really don't know how to answer him. I have to tell him that I had done many homework...

homework

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Otanetix I think that your son needs to know the importance of doing homework. It might be helpful to even motivate him about why students are assigned homework. Anyway, you can tell him homework is something that will help him in the future when he becomes older....

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How Much Time Do You Spend Here?

KrauseHome @KrauseHome (36427) • United States 24 Feb 13

I know for many of us who come here and also work full time, the amount of time we can spend in here each day varies. There might be days where we are lucky to get in and post back to more than a couple of discussions and then...

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Otanetix I usually spend 2-4 hours every other day. But the time I spend on myLot varies from time to time. If I notice a lot of discussions I can respond for that day, I can stay longer. However, it really depends on my schedule as well. Work and other errands does...

21 Mar 13

the tv has to be repaired

rebel_woman06 @SIMPLYD (90696) • Philippines 11 Mar 13

For the past weeks my husband and I would be in our respective gadgets tinkering or playing in our bed , after supper. Though we would do it together sometimes, it seems we are not so into bonding. Last night, , before we...

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Otanetix When I am with family, watching TV with them helps. If I can't think of something to talk to them about, I usually try having us watch a movie just to pass the time. I don't know if that's the best way to bond for me and my family, but it also helps them just...

21 Mar 13

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Making friends

kingparker @kingparker (9672) • United States 19 Mar 13

I remember my aunt once criticized me behind my back, which I was told by my mother, I wasn't a type of person who is good at socializing, and I am really suck at it in comparison to her children. I also get such comments from...

friends

strangers

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Otanetix Making friends becomes easier with practice. I was once shy about meeting people, but I got better at it through various experiences. Of course, not all of them were successful, but sometimes it can take several tries. It is easier if you try to learn more...

21 Mar 13

Is smart phone really required such high processor?

naruto @akp100 (13503) • India 20 Mar 13

Hello Friends Well, as you know new and new phones are launching with more great features. Now Samsung has already released their new Galaxy series S4. Well, now it is available with octa core processor!!!...

processor

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Otanetix No, I don't think so. But I can't really say I am a smart phone power user. I only use apps on my smart phone occasionally. I think smart phones don't need such a high processor for the functions the current smart phones on the market can do. I think it's...

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Not enough money to pay

AkamaruKei @AkamaruKei (5219) • Malaysia 19 Mar 13

Yesterday i want to buy new cellphone. My friend promote some phone to me. He buy that cellphone early than me. He say that phone is cheap and tell me the price. So i just take enough money and then when the seller count all the...

life

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Otanetix Yeah, a similar event happened to me. I was shopping at the grocery and had all these items. Once I put all my items on the conveyor belt, I was going to get my wallet out of my pocket. However, I realized I did not have my wallet with me. I was so embarrassed...

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Why people use face book?

asmawahabbcs @asmawahabbcs (73) • Pakistan 20 Mar 13

I start using face book before almost three years ago. I meet many people there whom i have missed and didn't meet from a long time. My university fellows and my students also and i get many other advantages by using face book. I...

i have met my love one on face book

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Otanetix I also use Facebook to get in touch with friends who I see often and some who I have not seen for a long time. Generally, my use for Facebook is to know more about what my friends are involved in. It's very difficult to contact them and meet them face-to-face...

20 Mar 13

Can't help buying.

Belle_of_the_Ball @Belle_of_the_Ball (896) • Philippines 18 Mar 13

I find it hard not to buy something or spend a penny whenever I go out of the house.Most of the time, I end up buying food (even though there's no room in my fridge anymore) or petty stuff for my abode. I am a far cry from...

big spender

living a frugal life saving money

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Otanetix Yes, I do sometimes to succumb to impulsive buying, but I suppress my urges to buy with avoiding malls. In my free time, I have shifted my habits by going to the library instead of going to book stores. I also try to keep credit cards and most of my money...

18 Mar 13

Importance of Radio in your life

sreejithsreenivas @sreejithsreenivas (10200) • India 17 Mar 13

I still listen to radio.I always listen news and songs from radio.In this modern era many people consider radio as a dying media,but its not fully true.While it may be tempting at times to view radio as a dying medium unable to...

radio

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Otanetix While I don't use the radio too much anymore, I do still use it. If I am driving for a long time, I tend to use it. I use it mostly for news events in my general area because I don't enjoy listening to most of the mainstream music broadcasted by my local radio...

18 Mar 13

Deleted someone on FB because their post made me feel bad..

monkmano @monkmano (585) • Canada 17 Mar 13

So I ordered a pizza on friday night, I didn't want to cook and I probably only do this once a month or less. But who arrives at my door but someone I went to high school with. Neither of us said anything he probably doesn't even...

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Otanetix Yes, I think your offense is justified. Nobody should have to put up with people who make such snide remarks about other people. Facebook is meant to be a place where friends interact with each other. It's actually very surprising that people have the guts to...

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the rain is very refreshing

hotsummer @hotsummer (13976) • Philippines 13 Mar 13

I want more rain because of the hot weather. I just wanted to feeling more refreshed and so I would be very much happy if he would continue to rain throughout the night. and so there won't be any need to use air conditioning. But...

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Otanetix Yes, the rain can be very relaxing in times of hot weather. When it rains in my area, it's usually light rain. It's very refreshing when I go jogging.

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Is there right or wrong in sharing opinions?

Shavkat @Shavkat (142014) • Philippines 13 Mar 13

For me, I do think that there is right or wrong in conveying opinions. It could be bad or good, as long as it is done in a constructive way. How about you? Will you insist that you are right, even it contradicts to the opinion of...

opinion

people

statement

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Otanetix Technically, I do not think there's a right or wrong way in sharing opinions. It's just that not all people try to be considerate about others' feelings when making opinions. But an opinion is just someone's view on a subject matter. If it so happens that it...

13 Mar 13

Do you ask for help when you need it?

Dominique25 @Dominique25 (9460) • United States 12 Mar 13

A lot of people think that asking for help is a sign of weakness. I don't think this but I feel that I don't like to burden others because we all our very busy. But I'm learning that it is important to ask for help when we need...

help

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Otanetix Yes, I generally do ask help when I need it. I ask for help when I cannot accomplish it by myself. Everyone at one point will need someone's assistance with something. Also, when someone asks me for help, I usually help out unless I am really too busy to...

13 Mar 13

Would You Talk or Cry?

Nitin Nair @nitinnair89 (2899) • India 13 Mar 13

Hi all :) This is my second post in anime category and the subject is as usual about the Anime 'Naruto'. So there's an episode in this series where Naruto fights with the Kyuubi(Nine tailed demon fox sealed in is body). His...

confused

naruto

return of a dead soul

share or cry

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Otanetix To be honest, I would not know how I would react. Naruto's situation of Minato talking to him was a moment that almost made me cry. If that type of situation happened to me, I might either cry or just stand there speechless. It really depends who in my life...

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Have You Forgotten Someone?

jdalaqui @jdalaqui (1073) • Philippines 13 Mar 13

Making new friends is wonderful. Making new friends is an adventure. Making new friends is great joy. On the course of making a lot of newer friends? Have you forgotten someone else? Them who fill meaning to the odd days of the...

making friends

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Otanetix Yes, I have forgotten someone before. However, I did not know I forgot them until something triggered me to remember them again. So many things happen in my life that I do tend to forget things. It's hard to remember people who you have not seen or spoken to...

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Do you embrace change?

Dominique25 @Dominique25 (9460) • United States 12 Mar 13

Change can be difficult. I don't too much like changes. I would rather things stay pretty much normal and make changes gradually. I'm working on this though. I working to get out of my comfort zone. I have enrolled in a college...

change

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Otanetix When I embrace change, I try to assess between risk and reward. If the risk is higher than the reward opportunity, then I probably won't engage in that new change. However, it is good to try a do new things because it's a good learning experience. We learn...

12 Mar 13

Do you use WII Fit?

TriciaW @TriciaW (2441) • United States 12 Mar 13

So I got my WII to work on my tv now and have actually spent some time playing. I decided to go back and use my WII fit and I can't help but laugh at myself. I have no balance at all. I enjoy doing the arobic things that I can do...

wii

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Otanetix I did try Wii Fit at my friend's house a few times. It's definitely a different experience than just doing more conventional exercises. However, I just wanted to see how it works. I was kind of impressed on how responsive the movement sensors are for the game....

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I am being too dependent on spell checkers

lady Di @lady1993 (27219) • Philippines 8 Mar 13

I just noticed that i have become like that, sometimes i even forget the correct spelling of long words since i just type whatever and use the spell checker, since most sites have it now- even mylot. i just right click on the...

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Otanetix No, I don't really have the same problem. I am very careful about my spelling. That is probably because I remember how my grammar classes in primary school were very strict in their lessons. Every so often we would even have pop quizzes on spelling. I remember...

9 Mar 13