gratitude

@gratitude (181)

South Africa • Age 62

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What funny things have your friends/family done or said?

gratitude @gratitude (181) • South Africa 8 Jun 08

I have a niece who takes first prize in the dumb blonde catagory. Savanna wanted to snorkel in the rock pools once but was petrified of the sea creatures in the water. In pure desperation for me to snorkel with her and the blonde...

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1 person

What is lying around you at this given moment?

gratitude @gratitude (181) • South Africa 27 Apr 08

While you sit at your pc, what is lying around you right now? I have my cigerettes, my ashtray, my glass of water, a pen, a piece of paper I scribble bits and pieces down from things on the net, my cellphone, my earrings that...

headphones

items

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WATER do you really drink enough?

gratitude @gratitude (181) • South Africa 27 Apr 08

It has been drummed into me that I need at least 8 glasses of water a day. During the day I may drink altogether about 3 glasses. Come night time or over weekend, when I am on the internet - that's when I make up or go over the...

health

water

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What's up with the modern day motherhood

gratitude @gratitude (181) • South Africa 27 Apr 08

I am not old enough to be a granny yet but too old to have another child of my own. I am shocked at the way mothers today work with their babies. I realize that life has become a much faster and demanding pace but still so much...

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Use something to help a little child remember who you are

gratitude @gratitude (181) • South Africa 27 Apr 08

My niece lives in another province. It's like a 5 hour drive between us. She has a son now aged 3 and we barely get to see them. In the past, when they did get to visit us, it took a day or so for the little one to relax and come...

babies

family

toddler

MY experiences with the wonders of garlic and ginger

gratitude @gratitude (181) • South Africa 26 Apr 08

I have never been crazy about too much garlic or ginger. But about 4 years ago, my sister learnt the healing properties of garlic and ginger. I thought she was a fruitcake but been my eldest sister I tried it as she suggested. She...

garlic

ginger

natural anti inflamatory

natural antibiotic

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how much do you pay for a loaf of bread and litre of milk?

gratitude @gratitude (181) • South Africa 26 Apr 08

Prices are soaring here in South Africa. Out of interest sake I would like to know what you pay for a loaf of white bread - a loaf of brown bread - and a litre of milk? Please use the link below to convert to South African Rand...

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Let's see where the most expensive packet of cigerettes is bought

gratitude @gratitude (181) • South Africa 26 Apr 08

I KNOW SMOKING IS BAD - PLEASE DONT TRY AND PREACH TO ME! This post is for the smokers around the world - so please if you dont smoke - respect the post and dont bother to comment because I promise you we ALREADY know smoking is...

popele

smoke

south african

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2 people

Is your last will and testament really up to date?

gratitude @gratitude (181) • South Africa 26 Apr 08

I never considered adding into my last will and testament something that I felt strongly about, until a few years back, seeing on our tv news, the ongoing saga of Terry Schiavo. I followed the story via the internet and was...

death

life support

testaments

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Where is the funniest or weirdest place you have left your cellphone in/at?

gratitude @gratitude (181) • South Africa 13 Apr 08

I tend to put things down when I am on the go. I once left my cellphone....dont ask me why! in the fridge! I searched my home for over an hour looking for it, eventually hitting a brain wave lol, to phone myself on the landline! I...

cellphone

stupid moments

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Anyone suffering with pancreatic cancer and having chemo for it?

gratitude @gratitude (181) • South Africa 11 Apr 08

We received the devastating news yesterday that a dear friend of mine has pancreatic cancer. She cannot be operated on to remove it. The specialist has suggested aggressive chemo immediately. Is there anyone on mylot that is or...

cancer

We called it BILTONG - do you call it Jerky - do you eat it

gratitude @gratitude (181) • South Africa 8 Apr 08

I had a friend come to visit from the UK. We tried to give her a true south african experience. Most of her meals were of South african origin. We offered her what we call Biltong (beef) and she called it Jerky! She spat it out...

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Barbeque's - what do you cook on yours

gratitude @gratitude (181) • South Africa 8 Apr 08

BQ's are called braai's in South Africa. I had a friend from the UK here, and she had never tasted a piece of beef or pork done on braai. Families here braai almost on a weekly basis, especially over a weekend and always when...

braai

cooking

food

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wildlife - can you watch an animal kill

gratitude @gratitude (181) • South Africa 6 Apr 08

I am a huge animal lover. But I cannot bring myself to watch an animal kill another animal OR an animal been killed by a human OR an animal been video'd going near a trap of some sort. It stresses me up like nothing else! If...

animals

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What phobia/s do you suffer from?

gratitude @gratitude (181) • South Africa 3 Apr 08

I wouldnt know what my phobia is really called but I WILL NOT AND CANNOT be left in a car - WITHOUT THE DRIVER - if the car is parked on a hill facing downwards or upwards. NEITHER can i stay seated in a car that is BEING or has...

car

fear

phobia

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what animal/s and insects do you fear

gratitude @gratitude (181) • South Africa 3 Apr 08

I am a huge animal lover, yet for the life of me i cannot take a liking to a crocodile or a snake. I will run - find a rowing boat if i can and go sit in the flipping middle of the ocean! if a spider or a praying mantis came near...

fear

phobia

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south africa

gratitude @gratitude (181) • South Africa 17 Mar 08

Feel free to ask me anything that you are curious about or have always wanted to know about South Africa.

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MEN! what's up with the way most of them think?

gratitude @gratitude (181) • South Africa 2 Mar 08

I am becoming a hermit of late. I am sick of going out having a few drinks, maybe a game of pool and dancing only to be saddled with oxygen thieves on leaving the place at the end of the night. What's up with men that think just...

relationships

true friendship

gratitude @gratitude (181) • South Africa 1 Mar 08

The only way to have a true friendship is to be one yourself! He who seeks a friend WITHOUT A FAULT remains WITHOUT ONE THEMSELF

friend

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