Xavier Bage

@franxav (14253)

India

Joined myLot 10 years ago

Social worker, physician, part-time teacher

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A Man, Poor But Honest

jaishankar @Shivram59 (44986) • India 10h

Today a old gentleman came to my store. I recalled I had seen him somewhere before. He gave me Rs 1200 ( around 14 dollars), and said he had borrowed some things from me about 7 months ago. Now he had come to repay the money....

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Xavier Bage Do we find such honesty in the younger generation?

Ikebana

Always smiling @allknowing (152081) • India 19 Aug

Ikebana is a Japanese form of flower arrangement that has more than just beauty It is sbased on Zen pilosophy and what is used are flowers and other natural materials Everything that is used has a balance and a meaning...

ikebana

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Xavier Bage Every arrangement has a name. That's fantastic!

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At school, how did you ask to go to the toilet?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (361340) • Rockingham, Australia 19 Aug

I don’t know what made me think of it but what was the acceptable of asking to go to the toilet when you were at school? We would wave our hand in the air and say ‘may I be excused’ or sometimes ‘may I leave the room’? There was...

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Xavier Bage In our schools children say it rather crudely, "May I go to the toilet ma'am?"

19 Aug

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So now you know some essential Greek.

Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (14175) • Ireland 19 Aug

I never really grew up, as some here have concluded. I still giggle when people break wind in public and I smirk if anyone refers to the French towns of Brest or Condom, or to the Italian town of Bra. So bite me - I’m Fiacre....

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Xavier Bage Can't help smiling. We have some local ones. You know India is a subcontinent with thousands of languages and dialects. You can offend someone with an innocent polite word here.

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A dugong study off Queensland

Judy Evans @JudyEv (361340) • Rockingham, Australia 14 Aug

Dugongs fascinate me. They’re not the prettiest of creatures but they seem very gentle. Off Moreton Bay in Queensland, dugongs are being studied in an effort to understand more about their behaviour. This in turn will help...

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Xavier Bage Interesting facts about dugongs.

14 Aug

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Poetry contests

Always smiling @allknowing (152081) • India 14 Aug

I have an account at a Site where they invite poems and also have contests I did post a few but what is more trying is to keep reading poems of others and rate them. I find that quite a tiring exercise. It seems like a give...

poetry

poetry contest

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Xavier Bage I believe I have a poetic bend of mind. I might give it a try. Does it pay? Could you tell me the name of the site?

14 Aug

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Received massage oil in a bottle with loose cap

Always smiling @allknowing (152081) • India 14 Aug

I had ordered for oil to help ease the pain in my joints I got the item today but when I opened the parcel I saw the cap was loose and a bit of oil had spilt around I immediately contacted the Amazon Customer Service. They are...

damaged item

replacement ordered amazon

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Xavier Bage Zandu is a known brand but if the cap was loose the bottle may have been tampered. You did well to ask for a replacement.

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My kind of entry statement

Judy Evans @JudyEv (361340) • Rockingham, Australia 14 Aug

I was brought up on a farm near Cuballing in Western Australia. We went through there a few weeks ago and I was able to get a photo of their ‘entry statement’. At the other end of town there is a similar horse but landing after...

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Xavier Bage I've never seen such art. It's beautiful.

14 Aug

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Corn flour pudding is ready

Always smiling @allknowing (152081) • India 7 Aug

I gave it a try. Easy to make but not fully happy with the result. Patience is not my middle name and that could be the reason why I did not wait a bit longer for it to set better. Corn flour pudding is normally white but...

corn flour pudding

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Xavier Bage It looks yummy. I'm inspired to try making it in my kitchen. Perhaps, I'll add cashew nut or groundnut and kismis on it.

7 Aug

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I Am Still Confused

Jim Bauer @porwest (105504) • United States 1 Aug

For years Democrats thundered from the podium about "making rich corporations pay their fair share." They railed against big business offshoring jobs for cheap labor, leaving American workers in the dust. But now? I'm starting...

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Xavier Bage I'm confused too though I am one from a country upon whom 25 percent tarriff has been imposed. Our 56 inch chested PM was trumpet out loudest that Trump was his dear friend.

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I can't help talking about this again

Always smiling @allknowing (152081) • India 31 Jul

Yes. It is about Peppie. He was here this morning earlier than other days He has not eaten the dry feed nor the curds but the moment I said 'fishy' he came running. I think I will surrender and search for fish and get it for...

all about peppie

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Xavier Bage Maybe he smells it inside the fridge!

31 Jul

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My kitchen venture

Always smiling @allknowing (152081) • India 31 Jul

It has been awhile that I attempted making dosas in the kitchen The batter was always done using the grinding stone Now that the maid cannot do heavy work I tried doing it in the mixie and I must say it was a success. The...

dosas

breaking my routine

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Xavier Bage Dosa? My mouth is flooded !

31 Jul

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Money, money, money

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (165437) • United States 31 Jul

Sure is good I am going back to work soon. Everything is requiring money. The Mazda has had a sound that actually started this winter, then stopped, but has been perturbing me all summer, and getting worse. We drive it most...

july 2025

wheel bearing

pet care

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Xavier Bage I agree Heather, it is important to take care of things and pets. And we need money to do all that. My motorcycle needs repair but it has to wait.

31 Jul

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Why aren’t people using public toilets anymore ?

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (4486) • United Kingdom 31 Jul

There has just been a report on the news that states that in England in the year 2000 there were almost 6000 public toilets. By the year 2021 there were just under 4000, in the year 2025 there are just over 3000. However, that’s...

public toilets

spending a penny

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Xavier Bage I believe public toilets are well maintained in UK. In India we find toilets and users are charged some money . But toilets without guards are found dirty.

31 Jul

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Caught another RAT today

LK2018 @Letranknight2015 (52485) • Philippines 29 Jul

The entire weeks storm caused other side of the house to have water leaks. But because of the rotten gutter, it has also broke our ceiling near it. Which allowed big rats to come in and wreck the place. I caught one before, but...

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Xavier Bage I have been using rat poison to get rid of those pets.

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These Indian husbands

Always smiling @allknowing (152081) • India 29 Jul

I am not saying all Indian husbands are dominating but my maid's husband is He does not respect her and screams at her at the drop of a hat He does not think her job is important. She is a good housewife and takes good care of...

indian husbands

some are dominating

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Xavier Bage This is a sad reality in the Indian society. Many women suffer silently.

29 Jul

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Tsunami alerts triggered for entire U.S. West Coast, Alaska, Hawaii after massive 8.7 quake strikes off Russia

Go Crossbones @crossbones27 (51047) • Mojave, California 29 Jul

Big 8.7 Earthquake, , could have been updated to 8.8. Regardless its seems like its the 8th biggest earthquake ever recorded. The west coast of mainland US. is in Tsunami warning until 11.40 PM tonight give or take depending on...

earthquake off east coast of russia

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Xavier Bage That earthquake sounds quite big. Where was the epicenter ?

29 Jul

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I was about to give up!

Jenaisle @Jenaisle (16239) • Philippines 29 Jul

Yesterday, my two-year-old+ managed to break both my cellphone and laptop within an hour. First, he accidentally spilled ramen on my cellphone while eating. I had to place the phone inside the rice container so it would dry....

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Xavier Bage I live with children as it is my work. I have to be ever vigilant as they cannot spoil or destroy anything. I don't give them my phone. My laptop unfortunately "smoked" while recharging the battery. Since then I am working without a laptop.

29 Jul

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Decided to give it a try once again

Always smiling @allknowing (152081) • India 29 Jul

I have not been a success at growing chilies and tomatoes that we use practically in all our dishes. It is the birds that have destroyed our chili plants and as far as tomatoes are concerned we did not succeed in getting...

chilies

tomatoes

giving them a try

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Xavier Bage Chillis and tomatoes are perhaps the easiest to grow. I agree seeds should be good. But you might find seedlings ( baby plants) of chilli and tomoto in the local market. Plant them and you will get the yield more quickly. You may cover the plants with nets to...

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Anthuriums

Always smiling @allknowing (152081) • India 29 Jul

Anthuriums are ideal for making flower arrangements Just a flower with a couple of leaves can produce the most exotic flower arrangement. Anthuriums remain fresh on the plant for several days and so also in a flower...

anthuriums

lasting

expensive

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Xavier Bage I have some anthuriums in my little garden. I didn't know its name. Thanks for telling.

29 Jul

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