Shiva

@Shiva49 (27360)

Singapore

Joined myLot 10 years ago

Professional accountant with a passion for expressing opinion on topics that are relevant to ordinary folks across the world.

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Shiva's Responses

Yvonne will be 65 years old on July 1st.

Jimlos Tatooth @Ineeddentures (6989) 28 Jun

Yvonne will be 65 years old on July 1st. I have been buying Yvonne birthday gifts since 1998. I think I did well this time. Her main present, is a Citizen Eco Drive Watch. It's like solar powered and the solar panel in it keeps...

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Shiva A hard act to follow for me though I have been married longer. I remind my wife to buy whatever she likes on her birthdays as I know she will do a better job than me. And at a lower cost too!

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Six soups to choose from

Judy Evans @JudyEv (356922) • Rockingham, Australia 29 Jun

Last night we attended a ‘soup night’ at our village. In the morning, I walked to my friend’s house and peeled about 5kg of potatoes while she cut up a heap of leeks as she had to provide 10 litres of potato and leek soup. Over...

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Shiva It ended up a a win-win for you both. All told, a day of camaraderie and enjoyment.

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Zen story: The role of the Zen master

Steve Marshall @innertalks (22930) • Australia 28 Jun

The Zen master, Artrep Plerposki, was telling his students about the true role of a Zen master to his students. He said: [b]"A Zen master nurtures the soul of their student, as a quick accented inspiration, brought about...

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Shiva The Zen master has penetrating eyes to see through his students ways and thought process. Our preoccupation with body's needs and mindless pursuit of those that bring us misery is the root cause of many a ill in our society. When the soul takes over, we...

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Let your adult child be.

Judy Story @jstory07 (144813) • Roseburg, Oregon 27 Jun

Let your adult child when they turn 18 decide what they want to be. Let them pick out the type of job that they want to have. You can not decide for them. They will not be happy doing the job that you want for them. You can...

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Shiva It was the norm with Asian parents a generation ago. They could not become an engineer or doctor and pressure was put on their children to make them one. My son decided for himself from the age of twelve though he sought my advice.

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Nine hours and three trips, and it's finally a done deal!

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (45574) 27 Jun

I dreaded this, and it was even more of a fiasco than I ever imagined it could be. I had some title work to do with my car, and it had to be done at the DMV. Our DMV here is always very busy, and the other one not far away is...

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Shiva Hopefully, more work can be done online so that less people need go to DMV. The uncertainty whether the job will be done is sort of killing

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Seeing your neighbors in the past in the newspaper...

Arunima Singh @arunima25 (91081) • Bangalore, India 26 Jun

And that too for a very sad news. They committed suicide. Yes, this elderly couple( husband 81 years old and wife 74 years old)lived in our apartment for close to 20 years and moved to an old age home...

suicide

emotional despair

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Shiva I know a lot of elderly have a sense of abandonment and loneliness when they are forced to live alone. In a way it is better to live separately and be on talking terms than endure silence when living with children.

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Definitely not a vacation

Vicki, #1 Creek Girl @1creekgirl (43770) • United States 26 Jun

Dale and I went to Cherokee on Monday to the casino resort there in western NC. The whole trip was pretty close to a nightmare. First of all the car rental company messed up our reservation so we didn't have a good car. Then the...

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Shiva I recall a few trips where the best part of them was the drive back home from the airport! Sorry it did not go well for you

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Another funny sign

Judy Evans @JudyEv (356922) • Rockingham, Australia 26 Jun

We’ve spent three days on the road now and so far it hasn’t rained on us. I’ve had lots of problems using the hotspot but we get home tomorrow then I’ll be full steam ahead. On the first night away, we stayed at a holiday farm...

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Shiva That sign should prove a good deterrent for parents to keep their children under their control. They are warned loud and clear of the consequences that follow if they give a free rein to their children.

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I Was Shocked

Marie @Tampa_girl7 (52753) • United States 25 Jun

My sister sent me this photo a few weeks ago. I was totally shocked when she told me this snake lives under their home and that they like that he lives on their property. She said that he is a good snake. That he is not poisonous...

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Shiva Tough for me to know whether they are poisonous or not. I avoid them at all costs.

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I had a nice conversation with my son last night

snowy @snowy22315 (191911) • United States 25 Jun

He was talking about his flight and how when he got to New York he couldn't exchange his money. He had been in Guyana and they told him the country was too small for banks to recognize the currency. He was a bit perturbed as he...

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Shiva I am stuck with currencies of a few countries. Some are no longer in circulation but I hold on to them as a memento of my visits.

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That's a good question!!

Jimlos Tatooth @Ineeddentures (6989) 23 Jun

I do some jobs for people with their phones, puters ,internet and TV etc Today I sold a guy a galaxy a13 , pristine, battery 100% etc etc, unlocked And he moaned about the music on it not being loud enough - same as when I got...

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Shiva I hope you were well rewarded for not only the work done but putting up with "It takes all kinds to make a world".

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Short story: The coming and going of love

Steve Marshall @innertalks (22930) • Australia 23 Jun

The Zen master, Helklu Zerboski, told his students that life is not short, nor long, nor does it pass at all. Life has no coming, or going, no entering, or departing. Here is some more of what he said about, life and...

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Shiva The Zen master is wizened with age and also wisdom. Love touches the heart but is unfortunately in short supply here. In fact, it is endless but we are more led by hatred, suspicion and ego. Love unshackles us from prejudice, pre-conceived notions, and is...

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Are you able to admit when you were wrong?

The Horse @TheHorse (228067) • Walnut Creek, California 22 Jun

This morning, I was watching some YouTube videos about the crash of that Air India 787 a few days ago. My initial hypothesis was that the pilots tried to retract the landing gear, but instead retracted the flaps, which are...

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Shiva Politicians are the worst culprits. At each election, they start blaming the incumbents but upon election, they prove worse than their predecessors. It is "how good I am, and how bad others are". For the common folks, it is from the frying pan to the fire!...

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Finally, USA helped Israel bombed Iran's Nuke sites

Erly Maglangit @cacay1 (84998) • Cagayan De Oro, Philippines 22 Jun

It was just one click; the USA is powerful. It was the final decision of President Trump. There were three Nuke sites bombed triumphantly. If only Khamenei had accepted the proposal of President Trump to discontinue processing...

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Shiva I hope this is not a tacit agreement for other big powers to do what they like. Might is right but not for those without clout.

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References may not be all they seem

Judy Evans @JudyEv (356922) • Rockingham, Australia 21 Jun

While Vince was working at a school, he employed a gardener largely on the strength of a reference from a lady he knew. Among other things, she had said he had the best garden in the town. He turned out to be lazy and unmotivated....

western australia

references

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Shiva Good riddance for her but a burden to those who acted on her reference. Many are not truthful when it comes to employees they want to see their back of.

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It's what's between the lines that counts

Judy Evans @JudyEv (356922) • Rockingham, Australia 22 Jun

In another life, we were partners in a farm machinery business. At one stage, they took on a young mechanic but soon found he was more of a liability than an asset. They gave him six months notice, citing there wouldn’t be enough...

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Shiva Attitude matters more when we are young and learning the ropes. Once we are on a firm footing, things will become easier. I recall learning the hard way and putting all the effort needed to lay the foundation for a secure future.

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You can't help stupid #2

Judy Evans @JudyEv (356922) • Rockingham, Australia 20 Jun

In my last discussion, I wrote about the groundsman at my husband’s school who was a bit short on commonsense and even shorter on intelligence. Some time after the lawn incidence, the same guy had a Workers Compensation claim...

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Shiva At the extreme of lack of commonsense is cutting a tree branch while sitting on it. Some accidents are waiting to happen due to our overconfidence/carelessness.

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How would you tell a 2.5 yr old kid this?

Jenaisle @Jenaisle (15016) • Philippines 19 Jun

How would you tell a 2.5-year-old kid that he is physically hurting you or someone? Do you spank him when he doesn't listen to your pleas to stop what he is doing? No matter how I explain to him that what he was doing hurts, he...

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Shiva From personal experience, I showed displeasure through facial expressions and words. That drives home the point to most children.

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Keeping out undesirables

Judy Evans @JudyEv (356922) • Rockingham, Australia 19 Jun

Australia is classified as a continent but it’s surrounded by water and effectively cut off from the rest of the world. It’s one reason why our creatures have evolved so differently from those in other countries. It is more...

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Shiva From [personal experience, I know Australia takes more care than most others when it comes to keeping out imported pests (of course, I don't mean humans)

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Home From the ER

DE @DaddyEvil (152002) • United States 19 Jun

Well, I had fun this afternoon... Pretty and I put the new mower together and watched a stranger mow our yard. Except in front of our car. I started the new mower up and Pretty started mowing in...

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Shiva Thankfully, it will heal in a couple of days. These happen despite whatever care we take.

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