meiteoh

@meiteoh (416)

Switzerland • Age 46

Joined myLot 17 years ago

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Discussions (23)

meiteoh's Discussions

Your best or one of your best dish!

meiteoh @meiteoh (416) • Switzerland 3 May 09

Do you have a "best" or "one of the best" baked goods? You know, the feeling you get while making it, when it comes out of the oven and you are just in heaven when you take a bite out of something you've made yourself. Time...

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Tips and advice for a beginner

meiteoh @meiteoh (416) • Switzerland 2 May 09

I'm really interested in picking up quilting. While I have an old Elna sewing machine from my hubby's grandma (it's from the 1970s, I think), I have absolutely no idea how to go about starting. I did buy some precut squares...

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Coping with a tensed brother-sister relationship

meiteoh @meiteoh (416) • Switzerland 2 May 09

This is something that has been going on for a long time in my family and I am not too sure if I ought to even worry about it (you'll see why). I have only one brother who is older than me by five years. He is married to a...

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Playing games!

meiteoh @meiteoh (416) • Switzerland 9 Jul 08

Just out of curiousity... Do you play any of the following regularly? 1) Online games 2) Computer games 3) Board games 4) Sporting-type of games If so, tell us a little about what these games are and why you like them!...

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Messy people: do you know any?

meiteoh @meiteoh (416) • Switzerland 30 May 08

Hubby and I went to Marseille this weekend to collect my stuff that I sent via ship and we stayed with his childhood friend. Now, my hubby did warn me beforehand that this friend of his is a rather messy person. The this is this -...

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What is your nose like?

meiteoh @meiteoh (416) • Switzerland 22 May 08

Shape, size, and heck, even personality. I have a button shaped nose which pretty normal for an Asian. I used to think that it was a bit on the flat side (o' what I used to want to give up for a sharp nose) but I suspect I've...

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DIY fertilizer

meiteoh @meiteoh (416) • Switzerland 22 May 08

Do any of you avid gardeners here make your own fertilizer or do you just stick to commercially available ones? I've just started using coffee grounds as fertilizer for my green plants, but am wondering what else I can use from...

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Getting all busy and stuff...

meiteoh @meiteoh (416) • Switzerland 20 May 08

...so much so that I'm awfully too tired out to contribute anything meaningful to myLot discussions. There is the gardening, the knitting, the cross-stitch, the daily routine not to mention just going out to enjoy the sun...and...

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Does anyone know what sub species this is?

meiteoh @meiteoh (416) • Switzerland 19 May 08

I bought this from the store today because it was one of the few smaller bromeliads on sale...but this is the thing, I don't know what exactly it is since there are hundreds of different types of bromeliads. Can someone tell me...

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When the phone rings...

meiteoh @meiteoh (416) • Switzerland 17 May 08

...while you're having dinner. I just have to share this. My mother- and father-in-law (FIL) love to do this! Out of 10 times, at least 5 to 6 times, they would call while hubby and I are having dinner. My hubby never tells...

dinner

phone call

phone etiquette

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If you can plant it, why buy it?

meiteoh @meiteoh (416) • Switzerland 14 May 08

I'm going to head out and get my very own aloe vera plant (on top of the ginger and onions that I already have). Hubby did ask if I wanted a herb garden but I dunno if we can manage that with all the holidays (I have yet to find...

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Man or woman?

meiteoh @meiteoh (416) • Switzerland 13 May 08

I just got back from my medical examination, which required me to strip. The best part? There were two men (the doc and a student observing) excluding my hubby (yes, I'm a woman) in the room. When the two stepped out earlier,...

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Do you tan or burn?

meiteoh @meiteoh (416) • Switzerland 13 May 08

Just out of curiosity, since summer is around the corner and heaps of people have started going to the beach, I would like to know... ...do you tan or burn? ...what sunblock or tanning stuff do you bring with you? ...if you...

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3 people

Cyclamen woes/questions

meiteoh @meiteoh (416) • Switzerland 12 May 08

I live in Neuchatel, Switzerland where it's colder than usual because of the increase in altitude (500 m above sea level). In March, we had 15 cm of snow when it was supposed to be the start of spring. The current temp ranges from...

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Watering when you're away...

meiteoh @meiteoh (416) • Switzerland 11 May 08

This is more for those who don't have gardens (well, actually I don't mind hearing from those who have gardens)... I have heaps of flowers planted along my balcony which gets great sunlight because we face the south but when it...

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2 people

Miniature rose care tips

meiteoh @meiteoh (416) • Switzerland 10 May 08

I just bought a miniature rose bush - the label says that is a Rosier Forever 10cm from Denmark. I'm in Switzerland so sometimes the plant names here are crazy. Anyway, I replanted it into a bigger pot but am wondering about the...

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Cash card machines - they hate me!

meiteoh @meiteoh (416) • Switzerland 9 May 08

I always hate this love-hate affair with machines. Sometimes they work just great, other times they just break down on me. Like today... It's laundry day and the laundry machines run on cash cards. I was supposed to get a...

cash card

laundry

machines

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Cash card machines - they hate me!

meiteoh @meiteoh (416) • Switzerland 9 May 08

I've always had a love-affair with machines. Sometimes they don't work, other times they just break down on me. Just a few minutes ago, I was down at the laundry - it's laundry day today - and the machines run on cash cards. I...

HELP: Knitting socks for men!

meiteoh @meiteoh (416) • Switzerland 8 May 08

I've just started a pair for my hubby, after having put one aside coz of some issues. The thing is this: I can't seem to get the right fit - it's always ALWAYS too small or the toe is too pointy. (I like to start my socks...

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The city, town or village? Big or small?

meiteoh @meiteoh (416) • Switzerland 8 May 08

If you had to choose, where would you stay - the city, town or village? Would you want to live in a huge metropolitan area or would you prefer a small quiet town/village? Just wondering about your choice and why you made your...

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