rakski

@rakski (135691)

Philippines • Age 49

Joined myLot 10 years ago

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Replacing the Breaker.

rakski @rakski (135691) • Philippines 28 Apr

Last January 1, we experienced some electrical problems that led us to cut the power off at one electrical outlet. Three weeks ago, the electricity tripped off again. But this time, only the lights were out. So the same...

replacing the breaker

electricity

power trip

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I Can't Sleep.

rakski @rakski (135691) • Philippines 28 Apr

Time check, it is 11:35 in the evening and sleep won't come to me right now. I'm having a hard time to sleep and the fact that I have runny nose and itchy throat is not helping. I hope that this will not developed into something...

i cant sleep

itchy throat

rummy nose

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10 people

Roast Pork.

rakski @rakski (135691) • Philippines 25 Apr

We had this last night for our dinner. Roast whole pork is common here especially when you have big events or celebrations. But sometimes you can buy it as well per kilo. I bought a kilo yesterday. It is really good. We still...

roast pork

food

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12 people

Hot. Heat. Hot.

rakski @rakski (135691) • Philippines 25 Apr

It's currently 97°F (36C) but feels like 107 (42). I am sure it is hotter in some provinces here where the land is flat and full of fields. The air is so hot and dry. And it is just April. We still have May. I hope the rest of the...

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Pork Belly with String Beans.

rakski @rakski (135691) • Philippines 24 Apr

That is my lunch for today. I just cooked it and I will eat in a while. I sliced the pork belly, sauteed it and add some soy sauce and oyster sauce then put the string beans. Next time I will use tofu instead of pork belly. I...

pork belly with string beans

food

yum

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15 people

Accepted.

rakski @rakski (135691) • Philippines 24 Apr

My daughter applied to three universities. Oh, four universities. Three out of the four are State universities and one private university. Out of the three state U, she will take her last college entrance exam this coming...

accepted

state university

university of the philippines

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My Little Girl Is Going To College.

rakski @rakski (135691) • Philippines 24 Apr

I cannot believe it. Time flies so fast! My daughter will soon be graduating from senior high and will be a college freshman at a university soon. In two and a half weeks, she will be graduating and in August, she will be busy...

my little girl is going to college

college freshman

time flies so fast

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I Am Back. Am I?

rakski @rakski (135691) • Philippines 23 Apr

Hopefully yes. I had a difficult time coping when my laptop had a blue screen. It took me days to recover it without a technician's help. I still need to do some things, or might go to ask for professional help to make it fully...

i am back

back to mylot

mylot

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8 people

Bamboo Inspired Glass.

rakski @rakski (135691) • Philippines 5 Apr

This is one scary glass. The glass is inspired from bamboo as the waiter told us. But it is scary because the glass is leaning on one side. So it almost trip when I put it down twice since as per instinct I will...

bamboo inspired glass

scary glass

leaning glass

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Kitty's Favorite Spot

rakski @rakski (135691) • Philippines 5 Apr

I've been seeing my neighbor's cat the past nights at the same spot. I think this is Kitty's new favorite spot. It's the end of the neighbor's roof. In front of that roof, there are many trees and plants. I wonder...

kittys favorite spot

cat on the roof

roof cat

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12 people

They Ate Half Of It.

rakski @rakski (135691) • Philippines 4 Apr

They are so cruel, they ate half of my biscotti. Those red ants are so annoying. Good thing I shared some of the biscotti to my sister and SIL. Out of the 25 pieces, I shared 10, we only ate 2 and those ants ate 2...

they are half of it

biscotti

annoying red ants

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Biscotti.

rakski @rakski (135691) • Philippines 4 Apr

I met a family friend last week. They were on vacation here as they are already living abroad. She gave me a box of this Biscotti. I think biscotti is of Italian origin, no? But this is really good paired with...

biscotti

almond dark chocolate biscotti

nonnis biscotti

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13 people

Waiting Game.

rakski @rakski (135691) • Philippines 3 Apr

It has been almost six hours and my laptop is still in recovery mode. I hope I will still able to use for a few more years before I need to replace it. But my hope is decreasing. I don't have money for replacement...

waiting game

blue screen laptop

laptop recovery

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10 people

Blue Screen of Death.

rakski @rakski (135691) • Philippines 3 Apr

This suddenly popped up yesterday morning when I was so full of energy to work with my laptop. So everything stopped when this showed up. I can't get anyone to help me for now with this, I can't get it...

blue screen of death

laptop scare

blue screen

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9 people

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.

rakski @rakski (135691) • Philippines 31 Mar

Do you like this? I like this one since I also like peanut butter. It taste really good. But I know a lot of people who does like this. It is now a favorite as well of my nephew's three year old son.

reeses peanut butter cups

chocolates

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I Just Made This.

rakski @rakski (135691) • Philippines 30 Mar

Because I'm really hungry and don't want to eat too much carbs, I made this. All the ingredients are inside my ref or my pantry. I just mixed 4 eggs, 1/2 can cream of chicken, 1/3 cup milk, green beans, spinach,...

i just made this

good food

no carbs

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First Order of the Day - Laundry.

rakski @rakski (135691) • Philippines 30 Mar

It is Monday morning here on my side of the world, and my first load of laundry is done. I could not do laundry during the end of the week since the weather was unpredictable. There were sudden rains and drizzle...

first order of the day laundry

laundry time

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9 people

The Truth is Out.

rakski @rakski (135691) • Philippines 29 Mar

Last night, I received a message from my friend, who is living in a world of loans, full of debts. She told me that she had already told her husband her situation. Her husband told her he would help her. But it...

the truth is out

loans

debts

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13 people

Mango Chocolate.

rakski @rakski (135691) • Philippines 29 Mar

I saw this one in an advertisment at the mall. Unfortunately, I didn't have enough time to find the item. I'm curious with the taste. This brand, Dutche is also a brand of cocoa I sometimes use when baking. I like the chocolate...

mango chocolate

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Dried Strawberries.

rakski @rakski (135691) • Philippines 27 Mar

I know that almost all fruit and some veggies can be dried. But this is the first time actually saw dried strawberries in a store. I think I will buy this to know how this will taste. Do you have a favorite dried...

dried strawberries

dried fruits

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14 people