@ducatirose on myLot

squaretile @squaretile (3778) • Singapore 13 Dec 09

... your friend asked for an expensive christmas present when she was only going to buy you a cheap one? Well, what happened is a few of us asked what each other would like. So my friend said a magazine subscription, which...

cheap

14 responses •

4 people

ducatirose Over the years I have been able to afford to get what my good friends wanted, other years I havent. The ones who cared about the materialistic value of the gifts aren't close no more really, it saddens me because its not the price that counts its the "giving"...

16 Dec 09

•

1 person

AcidPT @AcidPT (70) • Portugal 16 Dec 09

I'm not really into the Christmas spirit yet... but every year there are some songs that really make it come... of course apart from Rudolph the red nosed reindeer, Jingle Bells, etc, do you have some songs that fill you with that...

christmas xmas song spirit tree queen music

8 responses •

1 person

ducatirose Hands down the Pogues! love it! and spooky or wot its just started to play on the radio as typing this! Yeah!

16 Dec 09

Raja_Franklin @Raja_Franklin (683) • India 15 Dec 09

Still i am not well prepared for this year Christmas celebration. What about you?

christmas

13 responses

ducatirose I'm not organised at all this year, was planning to do all my cards this evening but have been having power cuts all afternoon/evening every hour or so, really frustrating trying to write cards by candle light! ...Christmas past or wot! lol! so gave up and...

16 Dec 09

evydabest @evydabest (197) • Malta 15 Dec 09

Hello my fellow mylotters. So i wanted to ask how many people out there wear glasses. I would just like to know, an average of those who respond of course. Anyways, i don't actually wear glasses, but i think my eye sight is pretty...

glasses

in need of

long sighted

resulting factor for needing glasses

short sighted

64 responses •

6 people

ducatirose Hiya I have a trick for you to try stop the "fogging up" on glasses - rub a tiny bit of neat washing-up liquid over the lenses, (on the inside and out) this helps I've done it for years ... it also works on windscreens and visors! hope that helps hun xx...

16 Dec 09

evydabest @evydabest (197) • Malta 15 Dec 09

Hello my fellow mylotters. So i wanted to ask how many people out there wear glasses. I would just like to know, an average of those who respond of course. Anyways, i don't actually wear glasses, but i think my eye sight is pretty...

64 responses •

6 people

ducatirose Your response sounds so familiar to me! I break glasses frames all the time, I had one pair that I wore for ages that were stitched together with elastic! I should get my eyes tested again havent done it for 10 years just changed the frames when they broke...

16 Dec 09

evydabest @evydabest (197) • Malta 15 Dec 09

Hello my fellow mylotters. So i wanted to ask how many people out there wear glasses. I would just like to know, an average of those who respond of course. Anyways, i don't actually wear glasses, but i think my eye sight is pretty...

64 responses •

6 people

ducatirose Hiya like your puddy cat avitar looks like he's doing the kitty version of the YMCA dance! for years I refused to wear my glasses in public - vain, young & stupid! Yup! whatever! I didnt half get myself into some predicaments! Catching the wrong bus and ending...

16 Dec 09

cudamani @cudamani (996) • India 15 Dec 09

I drank cold coffee only once but I did not like its taste, though some people really enjoy drinking cold coffee. Coffee should be drunk very hot and that too in the early morning after getting from bed and brushing the teeth....

coffee

drink

78 responses •

13 people

ducatirose Hiya I drink cold coffee all the time, in fact if I know I'm gonna be busy work/home etc I make a cuppa coffee as cant stand cold tea! Also love "camp" coffee, mix it with milk and lots of crushed ice - delicious for hot summer days xx wishing everyone a happy...

16 Dec 09

krystalheart @krystalheart (842) • Philippines 1 Dec 09

In this 21st century, does age matters to when will someone get married?I am planning to get married at age 30, I am thinking that in that time I am very well ready for new part of my life, and that I can start a new...

marriage

48 responses •

3 people

ducatirose I think its lovely that some peeps get married when they want to. For most people I think you meet someone who is right for you and you for them and thats when you get married but I would suggest living with your intended first! Its so different living with a...

2 Dec 09

rakesh_07 @rakesh_07 (684) • India 1 Dec 09

Do you have the habit of switching off your mobile phones/cell phones when you are about to sleep? or do you switch it "On" and leave it in a different room so that you dont miss any call or message? or do you have it next to...

65 responses •

11 people

ducatirose I didnt have a mobile for ages because I felt like it was an invasion of my privacy! I turn it off most of the time unless I'm waiting for someone to call that's what the answer service is for! A good thing to put on your mobile is a contact number saved...

2 Dec 09

•

1 comment

mimpi @mimpi1911 (25464) • India 1 Dec 09

If you ask me, I really have think. I hate ironing but quite like washing, cleaning and more cleaning. . It has been therapeutic for me. Ironing, on the other hand, really strains me. I do not do it unless really...

58 responses •

11 people

ducatirose To be honest there arent any housey jobs I enjoy maybe thats why we call them "chores"! I quite enjoy washing up as you say its quite relaxing and I tend to look out at my garden and plan what I want to plant for next year and watching the little birds is...

2 Dec 09

krystalheart @krystalheart (842) • Philippines 26 Nov 09

As we all know coffee and tea are both antioxidant... but which is better?

tea

13 responses •

4 people

ducatirose Alcoholic anaesthesia! like it lol!

26 Nov 09

froggieslover @froggieslover (3069) • United States 26 Nov 09

I think this is a bit gross but my daughter who is 8 says that sometimes she pees in the shower because she doesn't want to get out of the warm shower. Being that she is eight I found it both funny and cute that she would ask if...

9 responses •

2 people

ducatirose Mmmm! I think if she pees in the shower thats ok but doing it in the bath might be a different kettle of fish! lol ;')

26 Nov 09

•

1 comment

Chiniona @Chiniona (327) • China 25 Nov 09

Hello! English exam is coming, I find I can't do it right, because I'm bad at grammar! Do you think the grammar is important? In Mylot, there are so many mistakes in someone's articles, I wonder know it happens common or not in...

32 responses •

5 people

ducatirose it doesnt matter how you say it! just as long as it comes from the heart! did you know taht it desnot ralely mttaer waht odrer the wdors or how the wrods are siad or pntcuated yuor mnid fllis in the gaps! Bcuease if tehy hvae the frsit and lsat ltteter in the...

25 Nov 09

•

1 comment

jugsjugs @jugsjugs (12967) 25 Nov 09

I am the type of person that tends to make my bed when i am about to get into it rather than when i get out of it.My friend tends to get out of the bed every day and has to make it straight away,i used to be like that,but tend not...

bed

make your bed

85 responses •

13 people

ducatirose I totally agree I live in an organised mess! I have a pile of things that are needing to be done, then there is the "whatever" pile which generally just piles up till I have an avalanche and think "right time for recycling!"... I'm not bothered as long as my...

25 Nov 09

•

1 person

ducatirose @ducatirose (31) 25 Nov 09

Why dont sheep shrink when they get wet? my woolen jumpers always do when I put them in the wash. Also where do butterflies go at night? and if hot air rises why is it so bloody cold on the top of a mountain? Food for thought,...

3 responses

ducatirose brilliant! I also wonder what machine makes the machine that makes things like robots? and if you look into a memory stick, those ones with clear plastic casings dont they look like a google earth map of a wee city!

25 Nov 09

ducatirose @ducatirose (31) 25 Nov 09

How do you put a photo on your profile thingymagig? I've gone into profile and edit profile and photos and faq's and I still cant seem to be alble to put name to face. Any help really appreciated but please keep it simple my brain...

2 responses

ducatirose Thank you! oh! so near and yet sooooo far! why on earth isnt it in the profile bit, never saw the preference bit! ;0) big hugs ducatirose xx

25 Nov 09

freedomg @freedomg (1684) • United States 24 Nov 09

I am a HUGE Christmas person and in the past have been known for going as "all out" as possible without losing the house, but this year we are looking at a very slim holiday. I was just wondering how many others are cutting back...

christmas

7 responses •

2 people

ducatirose the recipe is! you are all sworn to secrecy (Not!) go bake and enjoy but not too much cos you'll get really really fat! Scottish Tablet 1 1b granulated sugar, 4 oz butter (real butter not marjorie),1/4 pint (150ml) milk(this is my trick use Bailey's cream...

25 Nov 09

anniepa @anniepa (27955) • United States 25 Nov 09

I'm surprised I haven't seen anything about this here. It's been reported by numerous sources that President Obama has made his decision regarding Afghanistan and will announce next Tuesday that somewhere around 34,000 additional...

000 additional troops to afghanistan

34

22 responses •

2 people

ducatirose Hiya Annie, is it just me or do you think "terrorist" whenever you hear the name "Obama"?.... sounds like " Oh! bomb her!" to me! I'm not a political animal but I have a few good friends who have been there, and done that and come home, (thank me stripey sox)...

25 Nov 09

•

1 comment

ducatirose @ducatirose (31) 25 Nov 09

How do you put a photo on your profile thingymagig? I've gone into profile and edit profile and photos and faq's and I still cant seem to be alble to put name to face. Any help really appreciated but please keep it simple my brain...

2 responses

fruitcake43 @fruitcake43 (11) 28 May 09

Its the age old question, which is better? i personally believe rugby is, what are your views and why?

7 responses •

2 people

ducatirose In my mind there is no comparison! Rugby is a real man's (or woman's) game. Football is for failed ballerinas and sheep! Nothing against them individually but as a corporate commodity... its a farce! The "ooooh! ref, he just broke my professionally manicured...

25 Nov 09

ducatirose's Activity