@SViswan on myLot

purplealabaster @purplealabaster (22094) • United States 11 Aug 15

I know that this has been said a long time ago back before MyLot got revamped, but I feel the need to stress this again, especially for the people that are new to the site ... and maybe even for those of us that have had a long...

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SViswan Thank you for the reminder. I am back after a pretty long hiatus from myLot. Just checking it out again. I hope I enjoy it as much as earlier. I always would check and respond and keep the conversation going earlier. But with my two boys older now and driving...

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cynthiann @cynthiann (18602) • Jamaica 6 Aug 15

Not sure if I should post this as it says a lot about me as a mother. Not good either! I was silently yelling at myself and with good reason too as I had been so stupid. My second son is home from N.C.as his wife wants a divorce...

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SViswan Lol....I can see myself the same as you when my son is 40! I have to keep reminding myself that he is almost 15 and I need to back off. All I can say is...it might take a while but you will realize that he is an adult and you both are sharing the same place...

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kalav56 @kalav56 (11464) • India 28 Mar 13

My personal conviction is that giving unfeeling monetary gifts in return for timely help rendered is a very undesirable thing. Many people have a need based relationship and keep in touch with other friends or relatives when they...

give monetary gifts as a fulfilment of obligation

sqauring off a transaction

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SViswan It depends. If a monetary gift would help the receiver, I'm sure it would be appreciated in lieu of help rendered. But usually this formality is not expressed within close friends and relatives. I've seen a friend's mom who thinks her friend has good choice...

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maximax8 @maximax8 (31069) • United Kingdom 28 Mar 13

People that pass their practical driving test and can afford to buy their own car are very lucky. I bought my car in 2006 however I didn't manage to pass my practical driving test until 2010. Last summer I drove my car down...

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SViswan I don't drive. I have a driving license (more than 2 years ago) and can afford to get myself a car. Yet, I am very scared of driving and prefer to be in the passenger seat and enjoy the sights or spend that time to be in my own world of thoughts. I need a lot...

29 Mar 13

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (150227) • United States 28 Mar 13

I was talking to my son's girlfriend this morning and mentioned that I actually remember my grandmother boiling a huge caldron or pot under the trees to wash her clothes in. Stirring the laundry with a stick. Then rinsing it out,...

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SViswan Hmmm...quite a few things. The old telephone with the circular dial. Presently, we don't have a landline and I don't think my younger son has ever seen one. I also remember a grinding stone to rind spices when I was younger and visiting India. Washing clothes...

29 Mar 13

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dpk262006 @dpk262006 (58677) • Delhi, India 29 Mar 13

Hi all! There are many of us who are deprived of sleep and always try to catch up with their sleep. Sleep deprived people could be found daydreaming on the toilet, in the bath, at the cinema and sometimes dreadfully behind...

fall asleep

unlikely places

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SViswan If a bus is an unusual place to fall asleep, I am guilty. Usually I am very careful and do not fall asleep anywhere...especially when travelling long distance or with luggage or kids alone. When with my husband, I fall asleep whenever I want to. But I fell...

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Dominique25 @Dominique25 (9464) • United States 29 Mar 13

I think it's important for us to schedule some time for ourselves. Otherwise all we do is work and take care of our responsibilities. When we make a little time for ourselves we are energized to again take care of our other...

free time

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SViswan Yes, I do. Early morning is my free time...when my husband and kids are in bed. I get atleast an hour to myself. I read, surf the net, listen to music or go for a walk. These are things that I normally don't get to do when my kids are awake. Sometimes, I also...

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celleDJ406 @celleDJ406 (196) • Philippines 29 Mar 13

There are times that it becomes hard to love a person so close to you when all they do is rant, complain, drag you to argue on unnecessary matters just because they want to make a point, or those that love to get you...

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SViswan I do. And though it's hard,I prefer staying away from such people. I cool down soon enough and then I want to go back. I still love them and I can't believe it myself. I've tried to talk to myself but it confuses me more and I end up going back to these same...

29 Mar 13

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youless @youless (109741) • Guangzhou, China 29 Mar 13

We all feel curious to our children's lives and we concern about their growth. So I wonder whether you will read their diaries secretly?

diary

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SViswan I've never tried to read my older son's diary. He is open and shares his feelings and thoughts with me. But sometimes, he comes to me to share his diary. Off late he is inspired by the Wimpy kid series and his diary runs along similar lines. My younger son is...

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youless @youless (109741) • Guangzhou, China 29 Mar 13

I didn't give up my work when I was pregnant. Besides it, I also went to study at night. I am glad for my right choice. Since I would not be ideal at home an didn't do anything. I was busy and therefore I hardly felt ill or had...

work

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SViswan I wasn't working when I was pregnant with my first child. I had just moved countries and was new to the place too. So, I just stayed home and took care of myself and my family's needs. I didn't have any pregnancy related illness. I was working as a...

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Tushavi @Tushavi (2077) • Karachi, Pakistan 29 Mar 13

hi to all well, what a days when I'm on school there is no worries but to school work & teacher scoldings, well our school building is very big, so we running & playing during a lunch break, I never bring any food from home...

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SViswan When I was in school, we would share our lunches. I am reminded of the situation where I had a friend who was on the heavier side and I was rod thin. My mother would give me a 3 course meal for lunch and her mother would send her vegetable sandwiches for...

29 Mar 13

vanny @vandana7 (94601) • India 11 Jan 13

Ok..we have laws... There is nobody to follow them. We have public toilets that some agency tries to keep clean and collects charges for keeping them clean. But the truck drivers, and homeless on the street are not going to use...

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SViswan They should be taught in government schools. Even though most of my kindergarten students do not need to be taught, we still do it as a part of the curriculum. I can relate to dirty toilets :-( When we moved to India for a couple of years during my school...

21 Jan 13

kalav56 @kalav56 (11464) • India 11 Jan 13

I know they are helpless creatures; they are only doing their work when they keep queuing in corners of rooms and go by single files. I do not touch them when they just mind their business; but when they sit on me and inject me I...

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SViswan Sorry aunty :-( I do not have the video on my laptop here. We have it on our desktop back at home.

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kalav56 @kalav56 (11464) • India 11 Jan 13

I know they are helpless creatures; they are only doing their work when they keep queuing in corners of rooms and go by single files. I do not touch them when they just mind their business; but when they sit on me and inject me I...

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SViswan It's been a while since I visited Mylot. All are fine. I am working in Kerala now. The boys are here with me. Hubby still at Bangalore...he now has a travelling job. I'm not sure how I can post videos here. Are you talking about the tv show performance? It...

19 Jan 13

youless @youless (109741) • Guangzhou, China 10 Jan 13

We all known that it is important to sleep for 8 hours in a day. However, today I read an article and according to the scientists' research, this is not the best style. They found that actually the people who sleep 7 hours a day...

sleeping

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SViswan Oh...that's ok since the 'IF' is only sometimes.

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leonsandi @leonsandi (42) • India 11 Jan 13

Its been 21 years since my parents got married, and for the first 15 years my dad would never forget my mom's birthday! and after that i'm pretty sure he forgot most of the time. and this year he realized its her birthday a day...

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SViswan That's the point!! I'm NOT upset and I guess that bugs him more :-) I'm not really bothered about my own birthday after more than a decade of marriage. Now the only birthdays that are important for me are those of the kids' and also my parents and sister...

19 Jan 13

p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45682) 12 Jan 13

Today I was called by a lady wanting to conduct a "survey". I loathe cold calls and am usually very difficult with the callers. However, today's caller was a pleasant lady from the Philippines..so she said. I was slightly...

capital

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SViswan Hmmm...though I've come across many Indian call centre workers who do not speak good English and who read from a script, I understand that such workers handle the 'local' population. Almost all the call centres that handle off shore work (US, UK, Australia)...

19 Jan 13

vanny @vandana7 (94601) • India 11 Jan 13

Ok..we have laws... There is nobody to follow them. We have public toilets that some agency tries to keep clean and collects charges for keeping them clean. But the truck drivers, and homeless on the street are not going to use...

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SViswan It's not really the low sum. Some of the public toilets in Bangalore are done up by Wipro and the do put in money for it. But there's no one to monitor the cleanliness of so many toilets that they set up. Implementing things is the hard part.

19 Jan 13

echo060201 @echo060201 (540) • China 8 Jan 13

Now I work in another city which is far away of my hometown, ao i will call them regularly. Usually I call them every Friday, and for the other days, I call them if i have something to talk with them. I also send text messages to...

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SViswan We stay in different continents and I don't really call my parents. They call me every week. My cell phone service doesn't let me call long distance. So, if there's something really urgent that I need to talk to them about, I send an sms to my dad to call me....

13 Jan 13

34momma @34momma (13882) • United States 9 Jan 13

So must of you know that I have lost now 40 pounds because of using Herbalife! Now that I have lost the weight, I want to now tone up my body and allow it work to it's fullest potential! Yesterday I went to my first Zumba glass...

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SViswan I do not have a favourite workout because I am basically a lazy person and can't do anything to stay fit. Fortunately for me, I love eating stuff that is healthy for me and also walking. I also think I've taken after my father and do not put on weight...

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