arbie bee

@brokenbee (11949)

Philippines

Joined myLot 11 years ago

Some people are going to leave but that's not the end of your story... That's the end of their part in your story.

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My iPhone went missing...

JB_girl @sol_cee (39040) • Philippines 25 Jul

I've been feeling a bit off these past few days because I'm still not sure if I lost my iPhone or if someone "helped" me lose it. Either way, it was a huge hassle. These days your whole life is on your...

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arbie bee I haven't lost any of my phones but I agree with you, setting everything up on a new phone takes some time and it is a bit frustrating chore... I have a new one, given by my sister. It's been 5 months and I still haven't set everything on it. Actually it...

26 Jul

To Kill Or Not To Kill.

rakski @rakski (158639) • Philippines 25 Jul

After being away and busy for quite some time, I finally had the chance to check on my calamansi plant. To my surprise, I found this little green pupa attached to one of its stems. I'm pretty sure before reaching this stage, the...

to kii or not to kill

calamansi plant

pupa

butterfly

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arbie bee Before I tried to move the caterpillars from my vinca plants to other plants, but the last week, I had seen one... It was already big like my index finger... I just let it stay there because I was also planning to remove the plant already... After about 2...

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Bibimbap.

rakski @rakski (158639) • Philippines 15 Jul

Bibimbap is one of the most popular dishes in South Korea. The name literally means "mixed rice," and it is served with a colorful assortment of vegetables, meat, a fried or raw egg, and a spicy gochujang sauce. Everything is...

bibimbap

korean cuisine

foodie

bonding and eating moment

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arbie bee My mother and I like that.... We order it sometimes when we go to SM Baguio... =)

23 Jul

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House Lizards.

rakski @rakski (158639) • Philippines 16 Jul

I think we have a bunch here in our house. I do not hate them but I do not like them as well. I mind my own business as long as they mind theirs. Recently, they have been surprising me. They pop out somewhere near me and I...

house lizards

lizards

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arbie bee I don't like lizards... There were times before when they pooped on my head... I don't know why they do that... I don't think it's just coincidence... It's like they really intend to do it...

23 Jul

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Lugaw.

rakski @rakski (158639) • Philippines 16 Jul

We call it lugaw. Sometimes Arroz Caldo. Also know as congee or porridge. We can have it plain, with hard boiled eggs, with chicken or sometimes with beef tripe. It is topped with fried garlic and sometimes chopped green onions....

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arbie bee I like it with chicken feet and some liver and gizzard... Now I am also craving for it, especially now that it is raining here in my hometown...

23 Jul

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Boots In This Heat.

rakski @rakski (158639) • Philippines 17 Jul

I really have nothing against boots. I actually dream of wearing them someday. But I don't actually want to wear it here in my country, a tropical country. In the temperature we are in today, it was really hot this morning and...

boots in this heat

its hot today

hot weather

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arbie bee I remember wearing boots when we had parades when I was in elementary... I was part of the school band and it was part of our uniform, but not like the one on the picture... I just use that during rainy days when I have to go out...

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Can You Do This?

rakski @rakski (158639) • Philippines 17 Jul

Can you do split even once in your life? I cannot. But this is one statue in Bangkok with a yoga pose. It has been said that this statues were done to teach everyone how to perform seld stretching and self healing.

cna you do this

full leg split

self stretching

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arbie bee I can't even when I was younger... We were even scolded by our mother when she saw us doing that.. Hihihihi

23 Jul

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Where my scissors gone?

LK2018 @Letranknight2015 (52706) • Philippines 22 Jul

They came back home with some shopping stuff. Not to mention new kind of kitchen scissors? What happened to mine? Did they throw it away without telling me? This aunt of mine likes to threw away stuff even though they are not even...

scissors

kitchen

garden

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arbie bee My mother is like that... She throws away things, especially my things, and when I ask her, she won't admit it.... It is annoying me at times.. That's why, I just keep some of my things inside my bedroom...

23 Jul

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Repeat.

rakski @rakski (158639) • Philippines 13 May

There is a circulating news here in my country that the brownout that happened last night might not be the first. The news said that it could be the start of a rotational brownout within the...

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arbie bee Two days ago, we also experienced that. They said it's only for one hour but it lasted for two hours.... Other areas here in my province also had different schedule of manual load dropping...

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Are You Allowed To Eat Inside Your Room?

luisadannointed @luisadannointed (11987) • Philippines 26 Apr

When we were young, we were not allowed to, but growing up, because we are too stubborn, my mom just surrendered to us, lol! But we are still not allowed to eat inside their room, but since I am sick the whole weekend, she...

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arbie bee They don't prohibit me to bring my food in the room but I am the one trying to avoid it as much as I can because those small ants are too smart... HIhi

27 Apr

A Killer.

rakski @rakski (158639) • Philippines 27 Apr

Am I? This morning while outside, I saw one of the four plants I planted with the smallest and top leaves being eaten by a very small worm. I got so angry that I killed the worm. You see, two to...

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arbie bee Just this week I also felt like a killer... Even if I didn't directly kill those three frogs, I felt guilty... I was keeping these two containers of rice wash in the garden uncovered... That one afternoon, I still checked those containers and no frogs in...

27 Apr

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A Killer.

rakski @rakski (158639) • Philippines 27 Apr

Am I? This morning while outside, I saw one of the four plants I planted with the smallest and top leaves being eaten by a very small worm. I got so angry that I killed the worm. You see, two to...

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arbie bee That's what happens to my vinca plants.. after the caterpillars feast on them, new stems and leaves start to sprout making them more beautiful...

27 Apr

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The Sun Is Taking Its Time.

rakski @rakski (158639) • Philippines 27 Apr

Or did I speak too soon? It is now 7:52 in the morning and the sun is still hiding in the clouds, which I like very much. The light feels softer this way, and the air is gentler compared to those mornings when the heat arrives...

sun is taking its time

cloudy

cooler breeze

nice weather

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arbie bee It's hot here in my province... But also a bit cloudy now unlike earlier this morning...

27 Apr

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Iced Coffee.

rakski @rakski (158639) • Philippines 27 Apr

It's 6:07 in the morning. I am having black iced coffee instead of the hot one I used to drink every morning. It has a few weeks already that I have not drink hot coffee on mornings. This is because of the weather here. Now I...

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arbie bee iced choco milk for me..... since two days ago... we also used to drink hot choco but because of the weather, we switched to iced chocolate...

27 Apr

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Mexican Petunia

aubrey @averygirl72 (38848) • Philippines 16 Jan

Hello myLot world. I hope you all have a wonderful New Year. I want to do gardening again this new year. We have a lot of Mexican Petunia plant in my aunt's garden. I use Google Lens to identify the name of the plant by taking a...

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arbie bee I don't have it... what I planted outside our fence is vinca - different colors of vinca.. they are easy to propagate...

31 Jan

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What’s your favorite breakfast?

JB_girl @sol_cee (39040) • Philippines 25 Jan

Honestly, I don’t really do breakfast - coffee usually does the job for me. But there’s one exception I can never resist: Jollibee’s breakfast meals. For those who don’t know, Jollibee is a famous Filipino fast-food chain, kind of...

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arbie bee I also like Jollibee's longsilog but I prefer Vigan longganisa if it is available... =)

30 Jan

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Have You Tried These CEFR English Tests?

Curlann @annierose (21977) • United States 26 Jan

I recently took some CEFR English tests online and wanted to share my experience and get your thoughts. On the British Council EnglishScore test, which assesses grammar, vocabulary, reading and listening and shows your level from...

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arbie bee I haven't tried it yet.. I think the last English proficiency test that I took was the one included in my college entrance test... Last night, I dreamt that I was taking an exam but I forgot what it was about.. I just remember that I was having a hard tjme...

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Finally, January took the hint!

JB_girl @sol_cee (39040) • Philippines 30 Jan

January really felt like it would never end this year. Between the cold mornings, the busy days, and just the general “ugh” of the month, it sometimes felt like I was living the same day on repeat. Even little things like trying...

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arbie bee Today is January 61, 2026... =)

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Are nicknames common in your country?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (385450) • Rockingham, Australia 16 Dec

I’m wondering if nicknames are common in countries other than Australia. I often hear of some very clever nicknames but can’t always remember them. I heard a new one today. There is a guy in the sea shanty group that we follow...

western australia

nicknames

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arbie bee Here in the Philippines, it is quite common that they give nicknames to people. We often repeat some letters of their names to create their nickname like An-an... Bong Bong.. Lenlen... Jaja.. Jojo... Or shorten their names like Sam for Samantha... Vicky for...

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The Lost Kitty.

rakski @rakski (158639) • Philippines 10 Oct

I don't know how this kitty got inside the gate. I just heard a bigger and deeper meow of a full grown cat infront of our gate. When I went out, then I heard the smaller cry of help of this little one. Though he looked...

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arbie bee We have four new kittens.. the first two were found by my mother last Oct 8 inside our gate and I found the other two yesterday, also inside our gate... I don't know how they got here and who owns them. But now we adopted them... The smallest seem weak...

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