Xavier Bage

@franxav (14615)

India

Joined myLot 11 years ago

Social worker, physician, part-time teacher

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Looking Forward to Grandparents Day

Xavier Bage @franxav (14615) • India 25 Jul

We have Mother's Day and Father's Day in our calendar. But is there a Grandparents' Day ? I have never heard of any. But tomorrow Grandparents' Day will be celebrated in our parish church. To make this day special for the...

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Things everyone should do at least once ......

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (12555) • United Kingdom 21 Jul

Apparently, according to a report I was reading this morning, someone has been paid to compile a list of things that people should do at least once ..... I probably will quote more over the coming days , but these are a few...

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Xavier Bage I bake bread regularly but for other options I have too many excuses.

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The Only Soap Show I Watch on the TV

Xavier Bage @franxav (14615) • India 21 Jul

There are countless soaps on the TV these days. They are in Hindi, the national language, and all regional languages. I live in Kolkata and Bengali channels are quite popular here. But as for me I find them quite unattractive and...

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The Non-Cycling Tour de France Competition

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (44695) • Denver, Colorado 21 Jul

This month, as is warranted, I’ve been supplying Tour de France updates, making certain to mention the contests for various jerseys (Yellow, Green, Polka Dot, White) during the 3-week race. But there is another Tour de France...

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Xavier Bage I remember watching old documentary films on the Tour de France. They were very exciting.

21 Jul

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More Music Follows : Bruno Mars - I Just Might

Ptrikha_2 @ptrikha_2 (49874) • India 21 Jul

If your day has been hectic and tiring and you need to chill a bit, then hook up to this song by Bruno Mars. This is titled "I Just Might". You might have heard it somewhere. Now enjoy here...

bruno mars

i just might

music time

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Xavier Bage My browser doesn't support it but I hope I can get to find it somewhere else.

21 Jul

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British Shame the tragedy of Alan Turing

snowy @snowy22315 (211313) • United States 21 Jul

Most people know who Turing was, He is widely credited with being the father of the computer and also in a sense AI. He was a British mathematician and code breaker who deciphered Nazi code during World War II saving millions of...

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Xavier Bage A tragic hero, can we call him?

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World cup

Aparna Sen @Dreamerby (10314) • Calcutta, India 21 Jul

The Fifa world cup was thrilling, right? I stayed awake till 4:30 a.m. that day to watch the match. The first 70-80 minutes were kinda boring as no team scored, but then it became thrilling. Football won that day!! Spain deserved...

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mylotters

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Xavier Bage Though I was the goalkeeper for our college team and followed some Kolkata football teams zealously I didn't feel any pull for the world cup matches this year. I didn't even watch the final. Got news of Spain's win from an unlikely person. Glad for Spain's...

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Food waste must be comminuted - say what???

Judy Evans @JudyEv (385378) • Rockingham, Australia 18 Jul

The photo is another from the training sailing ship Leeuwin which is docked in Fremantle Harbour in Western Australia. In the kitchen was a notice regarding the disposal of various waste materials. The rules apply only when the...

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Xavier Bage I've never come across this word anywhere. But glad to note that this is done to keep people safe from harm.

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My daughter bought her first house!

Wendy @jerzgirl (9412) • United States 19 Jul

She made an offer in May for less than the asking price that the seller accepted. They were supposed to close on June 19, but the seller failed to disclose some items, so closing had to be postponed. They finally closed on the...

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Xavier Bage I can understand the joy of owning your own house and living in it. After struggling for 10 years I have built a house for my family and myself. I feel the confidence and peace it gives. I will retire from my job soon and I can move into my house.

19 Jul

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The Allrounder Papa that I am

Xavier Bage @franxav (14615) • India 18 Jul

Perhaps I won't be able to describe what my life in this foster care home is like. Sometimes , I do give some glimpses in my mylot discussions. No one has awarded me this unusual title but I think this suits me quite fine. I...

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Meeting fellow Australians

Judy Evans @JudyEv (385378) • Rockingham, Australia 17 Jul

When we were travelling by motor-home in Europe, we had a map of Australia on the back window and we did what we could to let people know that we were from Australia and not from England. While we were high in the mountains...

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Xavier Bage I understand the joy of meeting fellow countrymen so far from home. The photo describes your post graphically.

18 Jul

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Touring a sailing ship

Judy Evans @JudyEv (385378) • Rockingham, Australia 17 Jul

Yesterday the training sail ship, Leeuwin, was open to the public so we went to Fremantle to have a look. It isn’t a replica but was designed as a training ship. There does seem to be an awful lot of ropes. I imagine it would take...

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Xavier Bage That looks quite mesmerizing for a land dweller like me.

18 Jul

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PSA: Don't Rub Your Eyes When Walking

Jim Bauer @porwest (113649) • United States 18 Jul

I was just reminded, for some reason, of something that happened many years ago to my mom's friend. She had been heading to the bathroom in the morning, rubbing her eyes, when she inadvertently ran into the doorframe with her...

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Xavier Bage Very wise advice. Thank you.

18 Jul

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A rainy day

Aparna Sen @Dreamerby (10314) • Calcutta, India 10 Jul

Hello everyone! Yeah I will be responding back to every message within this week. I had an exceptionally busi week. And its raining. Sometimes I feel lucky to get to enjoy the rain. There are people living in different places of...

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rainy day

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Xavier Bage The rain prevented me from going out. I worked on the computer and did some household chores today.

10 Jul

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The Uniform Challenges at the Foster Home

Xavier Bage @franxav (14615) • India 9 Jul

Long ago somewhere I read about school children, especially boys, returning home with dirty uniforms, muddied shoes and socks and sometimes even with torn shirt pockets etc. It's raining in Bengal . The playground is wet . There...

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Is the name your family calls you different than your real name?

snowy @snowy22315 (211313) • United States 23 Jun

Oddly this morning I was thinking about my great uncle William. The family called him William, but in the world, they called him Bill. My dad's real name is Paul, but the family calls him Bud. Friends name is Steve, but the family...

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Xavier Bage @snowy22315 I have two more names, mostly my college mates used - Xivy and Xavier.

23 Jun

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Is the name your family calls you different than your real name?

snowy @snowy22315 (211313) • United States 23 Jun

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Xavier Bage I'm baptized Francis Xavier.. My mom used to call me Jibbay. My father called me Jebiar. The Fair Lady addresses me Jibby. Only a professor in the college used my first name to address me.

23 Jun

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The rain landed upon us with vengeance

Xavier Bage @franxav (14615) • India 19 Jun

It looks like the rain has landed upon us with vengeance. It had been raining here of and on with gaps of a day or two. However, yesterday evening , it poured for two hours without relenting. I was watching the plumbing work in...

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Due to heavy rain again the white jasmine is growing well

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23487) 19 Jun

Heavy rain helps the flowering plants. The white jasmine flowers are in pots in my balcony. Due to the rain the flowers are blossoming well. In bengali we call them bel and jui. The lovely fragrance is...

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Xavier Bage Wish you had given a picture.

19 Jun

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My smile was reciprocated by strangers. Isn't it a reason to be happy?

Xavier Bage @franxav (14615) • India 15 Jun

Yesterday, as I was going to get my motorcycle after attending Holy Mass I smiled at two strangers and I was well rewarded. No, they were not members of our church. They were not even Christians. I had never seen them before...

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