tengfrancisco

@tengfrancisco (27)

Philippines • Age 50

Joined myLot 18 years ago

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When you get into a fight with hubby...

katsmeow1213 @katsmeow1213 (28716) • United States 6 Nov 08

I'm angry at my husband today, and we got into a fight just before he left for work. It's over the usual things, feeling unappreciated, him not having enough time for us, feeling overwhelmed with all the things I have to do by...

chores

fighting

marriage

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tengfrancisco I could say that I can somehow relate to your situation however, it would be the opposite for me. I'm the one who is working while my husband stays home. He's a businessman, thus he works from home. He takes care of the house and the baby and at night when the...

7 Nov 08

Time for a Vacation

ElusiveButterfly @ElusiveButterfly (45941) • United States 28 Oct 08

As many of you know, I really enjoy my job. The people who are my clients are very special to me. Taking time off from work isn't easy for me because I feel as if I am letting my clients down. But, life is stressful and I had...

life

time off

vacation

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tengfrancisco Good for you! time to give yourself a reward for working hard. I myself sure needs a little time off...but i can't at the moment. its planning season, but my family intends to go to the US after my hectic schedule...

29 Oct 08

Am I the only one left that washes dishes by hand?

Rocketj1 @rocketj1 (6955) • United States 27 Oct 08

We have moved many times in the years we've been married (18 years) In fact, we moved 7 times in the first 11 years of marriage (we've stayed put now for 7). In all these moves, we have never lived anywhere that had a dishwasher....

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tengfrancisco you are not alone rocketj1! i also wash the dishes by hand, i don't know why, i just feel that the dishes are cleaner if i was them by hands than let them be washed by a machine. no matter how everybody thinks its the easy way to managing household chores, i...

29 Oct 08

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"It is really Hard to be a Working Mother and a Housewife at the same Time"

iyah10 @iyah10 (4115) • Kuwait 26 Oct 08

I cannot imagine my wife to do the same thing at the same time and I do feel hard for her to work as a regular worker in one of the company and when she will be at home she is doing here Household chores and a simple wife for me...

working mother

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tengfrancisco i can relate to your wife. i'm a new mom to a 10 month old little boy and working at the same time. its so hard to juggle time between family and work especially in my kind of work. i work in the marketing department for one of the retail companies in manila...

26 Oct 08

Where are you going or planing to travel in half year ?

sankata @sankata (236) • Estonia 26 Oct 08

You can let us know, to where and why are you going to travel . Im planing to go to Finland in this year, for shopping.(I live in Estonia) And in February I'm going to Austria , snowboarding. I just can't wait the trip to...

travel

travelling

trip

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tengfrancisco might go to the US to visit my mother in law. she hasn't seen my little boy yet, its going to be hid first trip out of the country (we live in the phils.). and probably the beach in april or may (summer here), might be working then but will still bring my...

26 Oct 08

How would you feel if you found out one day that you are adopted?

swarovski87 @swarovski87 (328) • Singapore 26 Oct 08

As above, how would you feel if you found out that you are adopted one day? How will you react and what will you do? or if you are adopted dont mind telling us your story? For me, i think if i found out that i am adopted, i wont...

adopted life feelings

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tengfrancisco i think this would depend on whether was i loved and cared for or was i treated differently. if i was cared for and loved and treated like their own, i guess i would get hurt initially but then again it would not really matter because they didn't make me feel...

26 Oct 08

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What do you learn from Forrest Gump?

helenjh1984 @helenjh1984 (286) • China 25 Oct 08

What do you learn from Forrest Gump? I learn it from this movie many things.If you don't give up , everything is possible. I was never forgot it . Forrest Gump's mother is in hospital. His mother told him. " Life is a box of...

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tengfrancisco i learned that life really is like a box of chocolates, you'll never know what you're gonna get. you just have to go with the flow, adjust to whatever events you are given. learn from all of it and hope for the best.

26 Oct 08

do you get excited with your kids birthday? today is my first born birthday

pehpot @pehpot (4762) • Philippines 23 Oct 08

October 24, this is my first born boy 5th birthday. To me and to my hubby this is a very exciting day, we have no plans yet on how to celebrate it and we did not planned for a party this year, unlike last year where we had a...

birthday

excited

kayil

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tengfrancisco happy birthday! yes, i'm very excited, my little boy will be celebrating his first birthday on Dec. 13. its still a month away but i have already planned out his birthday party! i know that when celebrating the first birthday its always for the adults or...

24 Oct 08

Do you feel guilty when you dine out without the kids?

pehpot @pehpot (4762) • Philippines 23 Oct 08

Sometimes (before I have my youngest baby) hubby and I dates, I will leave my two toddler with my sister and me and hubby will dine out. i really feel guilty eating on restaurants without them and so I often take out food to bring...

dinning out

guilty

without kids

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tengfrancisco hi phepot. my husband and i rarely go out without my little boy. one and only that's why i think we're still too attached to becoming parents. as much as possible we take him with us everywhere we go.

23 Oct 08

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Would you rather wear uniform or casual outfit when going to school or work?

mayrah @mayrah (1144) • United States 20 Oct 08

Most of the institution or colleges we have attended during elementary, high school and college, they require us to strictly obey the rules and policies which they have provided. And that's not limited to school, because even when...

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tengfrancisco i think there are two (2) ways to look at it. one (1) is for uniformity/equality. wearing a uniform does not identify you as the boss or the subordinate. it identifies you as a team and not as an individual. two (2) wearing a uniform constrains you from being...

21 Oct 08

How to earn more money?

daydreamer20 @daydreamer20 (1688) • Malaysia 20 Oct 08

People, need a little help. How to earn more money? :D I've browsed through the myLot discussions and it seems like there are a lot of PTC stuff which to me, is not really that nice. You might get spywares and the senseless...

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tengfrancisco from what i gather, you are trying to earn EXTRA money. when your trying to earn extra money it means you really need to give it more time and effort because its not really your bread and butter. you can't expect to get huge pay outs if you treat it as an...

21 Oct 08

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when you feel down what do you like to do to pick yourself up

easymoney75503 @easymoney75503 (1702) • United States 20 Oct 08

we all get depressed or sad at some point. what do you like to do to get feeling good again. some people like to shop, eat, dance, sing etc. i like to write. i can sit down with paper and pen and just write everything out by teh...

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tengfrancisco i eat, play badminton and go do window shopping...i also love to just sit down and think or sleep off my depression, probably when i wake up i'd feel much better.

21 Oct 08

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The new form of advertising and it is effective

pehpot @pehpot (4762) • Philippines 21 Oct 08

As yo all know by now I do watch local shows at prime time slot. and I do notice that there is a new form of advertising going on. That is incorporating the product on the shows. Like in one series, My girl, the shampoo the lead...

advertising

effective

local

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tengfrancisco this kind of advertising is being practiced ever since i can remember. they just used to be subtle in using the products on air. this way the advertisers can show the audience how to effectively use their products and not just associate them with the celebrity...

21 Oct 08

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When's the last time you got some exercise?

bugbaby @bugbaby (1787) • Indonesia 30 Sep 08

This morning ... I exercise every day for at least two hours, then I teach self defense classes where I do some more.

self defense

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tengfrancisco before i got pregnant, i used to play badminton at least six times a week...now with my baby waiting for me to come home from work, i've decreased my playing days to three and consider playing with my baby exercise

20 Oct 08

In cutting costs, would you consider getting rid of the internet?

mentalward @mentalward (14690) • United States 19 Oct 08

I was wondering this because of today's economy and almost everyone's need to cut corners these days. I know that, as long as buildings need heating, ventilation and air-conditioning, my husband will need the internet. He...

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tengfrancisco I honestly don't remember the world without the internet. It's like everything became sooooo accessible after the internet. If you need a number for take out, go to the internet. If you need to send flowers to your gf or wife, go to the internet. If you want...

20 Oct 08

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how many places u have visited outside ur country?

naha123 @naha123 (1265) • India 20 Oct 08

how many? can u list some?

travel

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tengfrancisco I've only visited a few, Bangkok, Malaysia, Phuket, CHaiang Mai, Singapore and Vietnam. I'd love to visit the US (Disneyland and Vegas of course!), Rome, Paris, Egypt, Japan, Korea, Australia... Alright, alright, I'll admit it, I'd love to globe trot...

20 Oct 08