carpediem17

@carpediem17 (1315)

Singapore • Age 61

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Would you marry someone who is attractive but lacking in intelligence?

Awinds @Awinds (2468) • United States 2 Aug 11

Let us say there is a girl or a guy you find extremely attractive - this person is a ten on your scale. You have been dating them for awhile and you know that their light bulb is not the brightest. They are the kind of person who...

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carpediem17 I guess this person stands out to you because of his or her attractiveness. If the intelligence quotient is not there perhaps there may be some other redeeming qualities the person has that one might love. Failing which it is better to call it quits early in...

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The God that I Trust

ronadelle @ronadelle (1547) • Philippines 1 Aug 11

Have you ever experienced when in times of need and help suddenly you felt like God just rescued you? And you know very well that it's Him who worked things out for you? Well, I always do feel that way. The good news is, God is...

god

help

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carpediem17 Definitely so. There were many occasions when God intervened or resolved some issues in my life, in very difficult situations. And He was there for me in providing guidance. So in God I trust.

1 Aug 11

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Beauty Child Pageants: Should it be banned?

Dymo75 @Dymo75 (339) • New Zealand 28 Jul 11

Firstly, I can't spell pageant. Anyway, where I'm from, there's talks about banning children's pageants. People are saying how there's too much depression and low self-esteem in teens because we show them too much top-models, and...

beauty

children

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carpediem17 Hi, yup I feel that it should be banned as I see very young kids of about 5 years and above all dolled up and "competing" in these pageants. They also try to act adult!! There should be an age limit or guideline as to these pageants as some parents may see...

29 Jul 11

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Because the Bible says so.

Oneironaut @_sketch_ (5742) • United States 27 Jul 11

Okay, so people are always telling me that they believe this or that because something that the Bible says. Okay, simple enough. I ask them why they believe in following what the Bible says, and they tell me that it is because...

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carpediem17 "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work". 2 Timothy 3:16-17. Some chapters of the Bible are also communicated by God...

28 Jul 11

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What in your opinion is the worst job ever?

Biomechanoid @Biomechanoid (2922) • Estonia 20 Jul 11

Hi fellow myLotters! I've watched Dirty Jobs show on Dicovery Channel today. It's a show where the host introduces world's most hard and annoying jobs. There have been many gross jobs, like pest exterminator or meat factory...

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carpediem17 Hi, I think the trashman taking and clearing the trash has a lot of dirty things to contend with. The weather, the smell, the dirt besides the load. Nothing to look forward to I guess except payday. Tying in with the trashman's job I guess will be the...

21 Jul 11

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Time Conscious!

Toni @toniganzon (72539) • Philippines 17 Jul 11

When you respond to a discussion do you ever bother to check when that discussion was started? I used to neglect that and i end up responding to a discussion that has been written a few weeks ago and sometimes my response is...

discussions

mylot

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carpediem17 I am not time conscious but rather topic conscious (as long as it appears on my screen). If I have a response to a topic, I will just reply accordingly.

20 Jul 11

Why should i forgive?

Toni @toniganzon (72539) • Philippines 19 Jul 11

It's very difficult to forgive someone who has hurt me so badly, especially the person i trusted with my life, i loved the most and who used to be there for me since i was a child. The burden has been inside me since the time that...

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carpediem17 Hi, I think the basis of forgiveness is to be letting go of a hurt and leaving it to the greater divine beings to deal with the situation. The passage you shared is so right coz it frees you of the bitterness that weighs on your spirit and soul and perhaps...

20 Jul 11

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Loving Myself

Toni @toniganzon (72539) • Philippines 18 Jul 11

When was the last time i pampered myself? Hmmmm...couldn't remember. I wake up at 6 or 6:30 in the morning everyday, start my class at 7am. Eat breakfast at 8 or 9am. Clean my room, read my lessons in preparation, jot down...

myself

time off

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carpediem17 thanks for reminding us that we ought to love ourselves. I think we are our own harshest critic. We need to be kind to ourselves. Indeed we do need to pamper ourselves as the inflation affecting the economy is eroding our savings and earning, haha. That's...

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Growing up with Harry Potter!

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27555) • Philippines 18 Jul 11

My children are so lucky, they had Harry Potter, his friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasly, and Hogwarts, to identify with while growing up. Indeed, if not for this book/movie series, we wouldn't have semi-annual excitement...

entertainment

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carpediem17 I guess we are missing the series coz it signifies our own growing older and growing up too! And every year there is a movie release with all its hype and activities. I feel that it is just as well as the series is ending as the plot seems to be getting...

19 Jul 11

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too many books too little time

raindrops12 @raindrops12 (19) • Philippines 13 Jul 11

i just cleaned my room and lo, i found out that i have about ten books in waiting to be read completely. i can't finish my backlog since every time i pass this 2nd hand book shop i can not control the impulse of rummaging to the...

books

hobby

reading

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carpediem17 I know how you are feeling as I buy faster than I read. I do read simultaneously a few books at the same time, fiction and non-fiction. I do catch a few pages in the morning before starting work and at night before knocking off to sleep. I do not have...

13 Jul 11

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Are family vices passed down through the generations?

Awinds @Awinds (2468) • United States 12 Jul 11

If the parents are alcoholics, the offspring are likely to be as well. If a woman had an unplanned baby in her teen-hood, her daughter is has a higher likelihood of repeating that mistake. If a couple divorces, their children are...

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carpediem17 hi Awinds, this is an interesting question. From general observation and reading the community news, it seems that problems or issues faced by the younger generation may be a result of their upbringing and influence of their parents. So to some extent, yes,...

13 Jul 11

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Aside from the library, where are you comfortable studying?

cebumd @cebumd (65) • Philippines 7 Jul 11

Do you prefer studying in your room or outside? I noticed a lot of medical students or students from allied health sciences in our country especially Cebu study in coffee shops either solo or as a study group? Are you like...

favorite study area

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carpediem17 hi, it may seem strange but i rather enjoy studying in the kitchen during the day and late at night. I will have easy access to quick snacks and drinks besides sitting on a hard chair which will keep me awake!! And space enough to stretch myself...

8 Jul 11

Are You a Good Listener?

Marja @buenavida (9984) • Sweden 26 May 11

Sometimes we can need a friend who listens with empathy and understands us. If I can tell some things that bother me to someone who understands, I am grateful, but I try to turn it positive, as it is not upbuilding for anyone to...

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carpediem17 Hi, I feel that we do not listen enough. And probably that's why God gave us 2 ears and a mouth. Not many people listen with empathy and understanding enough. We are in this mad rush rush world that we hear and think we listen correctly and move with it....

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Why is it hard to find a good friend ?

thepank @thepank (201) • India 25 May 11

Its really a strange thing that its difficult to find a good friend in the whole world.A friend whom you can believe and who never breaks your trust . Why we don't trust others so soon coz we have faced betrayals , why is it so ??...

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carpediem17 It depends on one's definition of "good friend" and one's expectations of this good friend. At the end of the day, we are all human and we do disappoint one way or another. Thus, it is good to appreciate a friend who is loyal and appreciates oneself too....

26 May 11

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The world is going to end! This is creating fear.

Frederick42 @Frederick42 (2043) • Canada 26 May 11

Hey, the world is going to end in 2012. Jesus is going to come. God will judge and will separate and place some in heaven and some in hell. This drama has been repeated for 2000 years. I wonder how people are not getting tired...

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carpediem17 These predictions I feel are those of the naysayers and doomsday prophets and not the work of true believers of the Christ. The bible did say clearly that the day and hour of the Lord's return, no man will know.

26 May 11

What do you usually do when you are bored anywhere?

Metatronik @Metatronik (6198) • Pasay, Philippines 25 May 11

Not exactly you are bored at home but then when you are waiting for something it could be significant or an appointment. Like you are waiting in the middle of the long line what are you doing? Are you just having patience of...

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carpediem17 Hi - these days, it is quite easy to distract myself by playing with my smartphone, or plug into my ipod for music. When I do expect for some waiting to take place, i always have a magazine or a book to pass the time. There are occasions when I relish watching...

26 May 11

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