canaussie

@canaussie (221)

Australia • Age 67

Joined myLot 15 years ago

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How Do You Make Up For the Lost Time?

canaussie @canaussie (221) • Australia 1 Dec 10

I have been traveling and away most of the time from my family and I know I have missed a lot of my kids' growing years. So whenever I get back home, I have all these goodies for them. I do make sure that we dine out or go out of...

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"Aftershock" a very sobbing movie!

canaussie @canaussie (221) • Australia 1 Dec 10

Do like watching foreign movies? I watched the Chinese movie "Aftershock" last night and it is the only movie I ever cried out loud. I couldn't help myself. It is based on a true story about the earthquake that ravage a town in...

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Do you fix your own computer?

canaussie @canaussie (221) • Australia 1 Dec 10

I wonder just how many of you ever attempted to fix your own computer? I have been tinkering with my computer for years and with trial and error I feel confident fixing it myself when it looks pretty sick. With new recovery tools...

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Have You Heard or Used Boxee ?

canaussie @canaussie (221) • Australia 24 Nov 10

My hubby grabbed me to watch the TV showing Boxee Box that is out in the market. I really don't know much how this one works but was browsing through forums and still am confused. It says you can hook this up on TV and watch...

What you didn't learn at school and wish you had?

canaussie @canaussie (221) • Australia 24 Nov 10

So we are taught that going to school and finishing a course will get us a better life and future. We are forced to take a set of curriculum for ten to twelve years, learn higher levels of science and maths that at the end of the...

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Synesthesia: Real or Insanity?

canaussie @canaussie (221) • Australia 22 Nov 10

Ever heard of synesthesia? It is a neurological state where senses are linked to things in many different ways. For example, letters, text and numbers relate to color or sounds. That a synesthete can hear or taste numbers and or...

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Claiming Insurance

canaussie @canaussie (221) • Australia 21 Nov 10

Our home was burglarized last month when we were away. We lost a lot of stuffs and cash lodged the claim weeks ago but the insurance company disapproved it. Until we complete the forms they sent and produce evidences, receipts,...

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Do You Go With Hair Trends?

canaussie @canaussie (221) • Australia 21 Nov 10

A famous hairdresser says that ninety percent of women wear their hair long, layered or with highlights. He says that women should also change her hair style twice a year so they won't look boring. However, women with long hair...

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Taxes Here, There and Everywhere!

canaussie @canaussie (221) • Australia 21 Nov 10

How many of you have the habit of looking at your receipts and squirm with additional taxes you had to pay? It seems that everywhere I go, whatever I do I get taxed! Here in BC, Canada, there is 12% Harmonized Tax (GST,goods and...

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Stiffer Penalties on Drunk Driving

canaussie @canaussie (221) • Australia 21 Nov 10

Law-makers are giving stiffer penalties on drunk-driving in our city. Drivers who refuse to submit to breathalizer now face immediate ninety day driving suspension and a $500 fine. Not only that, car will be impounded for 30 days...

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Love for the Nth Time.

canaussie @canaussie (221) • Australia 21 Nov 10

We heard the adage, happy are those who have found love than not loved at all. But how many times do people fall in and out of love to realize that relationship is like a curse. I have a couple of friends that each time they fall...

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Closed Family Ties can be Suffocating

canaussie @canaussie (221) • Australia 21 Nov 10

Lucky are those whose closed knit relationship with their families and relatives. However, it could also be suffocating and a disadvantage. In some parts of the world families or even their other relatives live together in one...

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The Right Place at the Wrong Time!

canaussie @canaussie (221) • Australia 21 Nov 10

You probably have heard of the hotel explosion in Cancun, Mexico just a week ago. My hubby and I were vacationing in the same beautiful and grand hotel the week before it happened. We were supposed to stay that week when the gas...

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Most important gadgets you MUST have?

canaussie @canaussie (221) • Australia 4 Oct 10

Living in the world where Technology advances quickly, we are consumers of modernity. I've seen/heard People who would queue in the wee hours of the morning at shops even before they open to acquire new editions of electronic...

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Would you rather FLY, SAIL or DRIVE?

canaussie @canaussie (221) • Australia 2 Oct 10

I take flying anytime. I'm quite impatient and as much as possible I want to get to my destination as fast as I could so I can do my business right away. I've sailed and traveled on ship and bored the heckle and jeckle out of me!...

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Do you spend much on cosmetics and beauty products?

canaussie @canaussie (221) • Australia 2 Oct 10

If you're like me, I can't be bothered putting much stuff on my face and body, except for basic moisturizer and body lotion. Unless I'm going out to a party or hot date with my hubby, I just do my simple routine. I had a phase in...

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What should Relationships be like? Answer: like chopsticks!

canaussie @canaussie (221) • Australia 1 Oct 10

I viewed a short clip that answers what a successful relationship should be like and the speaker simply compared it to chopsticks. Here's the comparison: That relationship like chopsticks: * must be held neither too loose nor...

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New Emergency Safety Demo in commercial airline! You got to watch this!

canaussie @canaussie (221) • Australia 1 Oct 10

If you have traveled on a commercial flight, you must be familiar with flight attendants demonstrating how to use seatbelt, lifevest, oxygen mask, exits etc., I came across this video just now with the airline introducing new way...

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Wonderful, wonderful change of event for my friend!

canaussie @canaussie (221) • Australia 30 Sep 10

A year ago, my friend who lives in Europe (I was in North America then), was my constant phone buddy. She shares her woes to me during the lowest point in her life and times of uncertainty. She had millions in her account after...

When RECYCLING is a faux pas!!

canaussie @canaussie (221) • Australia 30 Sep 10

Recycle, recycle, recycle! We find this everywhere and most people have adapted the concept, that it's good for the environment and in the sure way we can help to preserve our planet. However, China has done this to the extreme! A...

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