Thelma

@thelme55 (80449)

Germany

Joined myLot 10 years ago

Hi! I am Thelma, a Filipino expat living in Germany for more than 3 decades. I am a writer and I write in many writing sites.

hubpages.com/@thelmaalberts

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Do you go through the car wash ?

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (15028) • United Kingdom 31 Oct

The Mister does like a clean car …. There used to be a really good car wash connected to a local garage. We were regulars there. Then the garage part closed. so the car wash had to go too. It recently opened up as a hand car wash...

the mister

car wash

sparkly

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Thelma We use a car wash when cleaning our car. It costs 15 € complete machine cleaning the car.

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Goodnight everyone

Michael @Wrexxo (10572) 31 Oct

10:23 p.m., just got home after dinner about half an hour ago. Temperature's 27 degrees celcius. It looked like rain, so I closed early just in case, even though it didn't rain in the end. Nothing big today, just normal stuff....

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Thelma Sunday is my lazy/relaxing day. I hope you have slept well.

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Treat not Tricks

Juliaacv @Juliaacv (57785) • Canada 31 Oct

I do up a little bag for each of the twins for Halloween. I like to put several full sized chocolate bars and a box of smarties in the bag. This year I put in some different things too. I added a package of cool ranch crispers,...

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Thelma Love it! They are so cute. I hope they have fun doing treat and tricks.

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Happy Halloween

MARILYN @Marilynda1225 (92661) • United States 31 Oct

Happy Saturday and Happy Halloween Trick or Treating doesn't start here until 6pm this evening so I have other things to do before the fun begins. Our township only has trick or treating from 6pm to 8pm which is...

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Thelma Have fun in your Halloween celebration.

1 Nov

Tonight I will have to hide.

marguicha @marguicha (230960) • Chile 31 Oct

Tonight young people celebrate Halloween. I say "young people" because when I was young, this was All Saints Day. And we went to the cemetery with flores and my grandmother prayed while I looked around. For me, Halloween is as...

halloween

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Thelma For me, it’s also All Saints Day especially if I am in the Philippines. All Saints and All Soul Days are holy celebrations in my home country. Going to the cemetery where our love ones are buried and attending mass in the cemetery. Here in Germany young...

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It's Monster Mash time! Happy Halloween

John Roberts @JohnRoberts (108829) • Los Angeles, California 31 Oct

Nothing says Halloween party than the ultimate song "Monster Mash. No other song is so closely identified with Halloween. "Monster Mash" was sort of a novelty tune by Bobby "Boris" Pickett that shot to #1 on Billboard in 1962. The...

music

halloween

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Thelma That’s a good song for Halloween. Not heard it before.

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Happy Halloween

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (101969) • Daytona Beach, Florida 30 Oct

Here are Mom and me on crazy Halloween when I convinced mom to dress as a witch and I was a vampirella. Accompanied by a crazy Halloween poem. Spooky Night Mist rising from the rainy pavement, thick fog forming, she shivered as...

hope you have more treats than tricks

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Thelma A beautiful photo with a matching nice poem. Thanks for sharing it.

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She’s back (And better than ever)

Amber @AmbiePam (132252) • United States 31 Oct

I was supposed to get her Tuesday, a day or so after vacation was over, but something happened, and it got put off. The rest of the week I tried to be really open to any time my friend could meet, but finally today she said if I...

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Thelma What a cute dog! I am sure your dog is very happy to be with you at home again.

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10/3 - 10/30 - Update

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222996) • United States 31 Oct

Sorry I've been gone so long. My laptop is acting up so I'm using my phone. My PCP ordered some labs and because they showed inflammation I am on a 5 day course of Prednisone. We'll see if that helps my pain level. The...

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Thelma Welcome back. It’s nice to hear from you again. I hope your medicine will help you with the pain.

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I Think He's Gaslighting Me

LooeyVille @LooeyVille (94) • United States 31 Oct

Gaslighting means manipulating someone into questioning their own memory or reasoning for your own purposes. This person has told me many times over the years when I've expressed a bad memory, "No, that never happened." "No,...

gaslighting

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Thelma Selfish and toxic people are doing that.

31 Oct

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Moshi Manju.

rakski @rakski (164065) • Philippines 31 Oct

moshi manju

traditional korean cake

bite sized cake

cake with filling

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Thelma I have not tried that yet. I have not seen that in our Asian supermarket.

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Cashew nut

nawala @nawala123 (25203) • Indonesia 31 Oct

When i was walking from my workplace i Saw a cashew tree. The tree is bearing some young fruit. It may take months to get the fruit ripe and edible. Cashew nut does not originate from Indonesia but it grows well in here. Usually...

indonesia

cashew

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Thelma I love cashew nuts but seldom buy it as it is very expensive here.

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Why is she coming here?

Toni @toniganzon (82710) • Philippines 31 Oct

Our elder sister sent me a message asking what was going on in our household. She said our sister called her saying she was coming over to her. She does that whenever she has a problem. She didn’t even let me know she was...

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Thelma My go to person is my husband. He listens to me and wait until I am calm before saying his opinion.

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Chicken and mushroom in a creamy garlicky sauce

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (15028) • United Kingdom 31 Oct

Yes, that’s what we are having for tea this evening. A couple of weeks ago I bought a huge pack of chicken breasts and put loads in the freezer. So today we are going to be out and about getting jobs done so I need something...

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Thelma That sounds delicious. I will be eating Filipino food like Adobo, chicken soup and others in our Halloween party tonight.

31 Oct

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Why?

Toni @toniganzon (82710) • Philippines 30 Oct

An office of the Bureau of Jail Management Penology came to my work yesterday. He's a man in his 60s and well dressed. What I didn't appreciate is that he's touchy! When he talks to me he places his hands on my shoulders....

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Thelma I don’t like touchy strangers. Yes, it’s better if you send a male to him when he comes back.

31 Oct

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Fresh Fridays!

Baconstripsxxx @BACONSTRIPSXXX (19096) • West Haven, Connecticut 30 Oct

I'm soo glad its finally Friday. Treated myself to a buttered croissant and iced Macha for breakfast and dropped my car off at the car wash next door while at work Feels good going home later in a freshly cleaned vehicle and a...

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Thelma Beautiful car. I am going later to a Halloween party at my friends house. It would be fun and lots of food to eat.

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L.A. Top Ten Songs: Operator (That’s Not the Way It Feels) (#2)

Four Walls @FourWalls (90002) • United States 30 Oct

A quick note: there will be no month-long countdown in November. The main reason is my hand. I go back to the doctor in mid November, and there will probably be a lot of physical therapy after that. That means pain. Also, on a...

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Thelma It’s a nice song. I like it. It’s the first time I’ve heard it.

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What's for lunch?

snowy @snowy22315 (214487) • United States 30 Oct

Having a blueberry, banana smoothie here. Nice warm day, although it is actually pretty cool in the house I have a zipper hoodie on which I won't need outside I lucked out at Lidl and got a decent sized bag of frozen blueberries...

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Thelma I am just having a baguette with herbs for brunch. I will go to a Halloween party later and have Filipino food there.

31 Oct

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Got my dishes in. Will vacuum. It's that kind of day.

The Horse @TheHorse (240962) • Walnut Creek, California 30 Oct

The sun is trying to poke through now (Noon). But it's been a dreary and cool morning. We won't break 70 F today. Still, I got my dishes in, practiced some guitar, and will vacuum before I run a brief errand. Wheee! How is your...

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Thelma I had a laundry day yesterday, Friday. Then I went to the pharmacy to buy my husband’s medicine.

31 Oct

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I’m trying to get that protein boost.

Amber @AmbiePam (132252) • United States 30 Oct

We all noticed in Canada our allergies were better, and we loved it. Boy, do I miss Prince Edward Island right now (for many reasons). I seem to be coming down from a vacation high, and the allergies have set in again. I’m relying...

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Thelma I am sorry for your allergies. I take magnesium almost every night as it helps me a lot to have a good sleep. I don’t take energy drinks.

31 Oct

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