NonaSaile

@NonaSaile (924)

Philippines

Joined myLot 16 years ago

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Should I always log off instead of just close my browser?

NonaSaile @NonaSaile (924) • Philippines 22 Dec 08

Sometimes I just click on the "x" at the upper right hand corner of the browser, instead of clicking on the logout button in sites where I need to log in in the first place, for example, myLot and my email account. Is there a...

rendering

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carolling kids

NonaSaile @NonaSaile (924) • Philippines 18 Dec 08

If you're from the Philippines, you're familiar with the scene - a minimum of two children (all usually complete strangers to you) go gate-to-gate, door-to-door, singing their now standard opening song "sa maybahay ang aming bati,...

christmas in metro manila

drum

translation

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schooling in your country?

NonaSaile @NonaSaile (924) • Philippines 3 Dec 08

In the Philippines (and fellow Filipinos, please correct or add if necessary), we have: 6 years of elementary schooling (Grade 1 to Grade 6) 4 years of high school (First Year to Fourth Year) 4 years of college (First Year to...

educational

educational system

middle school

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anybody here who uses chikka and now having a hard time logging in?

NonaSaile @NonaSaile (924) • Philippines 24 Nov 08

I have an account at chikka.com and every now and then I use it when I need to send a quick SMS. The past few weeks, I have been failing to log in. I don't go there often, so I'm not sure if it's just me and my pc, or if there is...

chikka

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Now whre could I have put my...

NonaSaile @NonaSaile (924) • Philippines 21 Nov 08

Eyeglasses??? That's my case. I keep misplacing them so many times a day, and finding them everywhere - on the ref, the sink, in the bathroom, outside in my tiny garden... I have a friend who keeps looking for her ballpen. I...

absentmindedness

controller

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Do you remember the first time

NonaSaile @NonaSaile (924) • Philippines 11 Nov 08

you lost a tooth? I mean the very first tooth. What was it like?

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A virus called "Internet Antivirus"

NonaSaile @NonaSaile (924) • Philippines 8 Nov 08

I found this web cam for sale on the internet with a price quite within my budget. I was burned before with a pc camera that turned out to be a lemon, so I first looked up the net for any product review or discussion thread about...

infection

internet antivirus virus

web cam

Blogrush has shut down

NonaSaile @NonaSaile (924) • Philippines 30 Oct 08

Just this morning I logged on to my free account at Blogrush to check on my visitor stats. Just a few minutes ago, I checked my email, and there was this notification from Blogrush that it was shutting down. I just checked, and...

blogrush

presentation

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do you associate things to either of two genders?

NonaSaile @NonaSaile (924) • Philippines 21 Oct 08

Do you think that at this day and age, there are still roles, activities, jobs, interests and hobbies, even way of thinking and saying that can be gender specific, I mean, can only be either for a male or for a female?

gender roles

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Water submetering? (in Metro Manila)

NonaSaile @NonaSaile (924) • Philippines 10 Sep 08

I don't understand the mechanics in this and would like to know. I've googled it but I haven't found a good answer, except that it is prevalent in rented apartments in Metro Manila. Is this legal? Does the mother or main meter get...

meter

water meter

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What's the difference between cigars and cigarettes?

NonaSaile @NonaSaile (924) • Philippines 9 Sep 08

Besides the difference in size, and from personal experience, the stronger aroma of cigars, are there any other differences? Is cigar smoking just as bad to the health? Does the campaign against smoking cover both cigar and...

cigarettes

cigars

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How long does your anti-virus take to scan your PC?

NonaSaile @NonaSaile (924) • Philippines 31 Aug 08

I'm using AVG free edition with automatic updates. I do full scan all the time. It takes more than 56 minutes to finish. I don't use the computer while it's running a scan because AVG really slows up everything to the point of...

scanning time

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Transition points of our life

NonaSaile @NonaSaile (924) • Philippines 27 Aug 08

This is my 200th post. It led me to think of life's turning points. Transitions. I chose to put this post in the Philippines category because the turning points in my life are mostly "social-cultural-geographically dependent"....

turning points

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I dreamed of monkeys!

NonaSaile @NonaSaile (924) • Philippines 4 Aug 08

I was in a ship and it was sinking. We were going every which way, nothing panicky at all, just going up and down and here and there. In one part there were cute and cuddly monkeys with an adult with them, helping us find a way...

dreams

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Same old problem with taxi cabs in Metro Manila...

NonaSaile @NonaSaile (924) • Philippines 31 Jul 08

My aunt and two female cousins came visiting from the province. They were fetched by my niece at the bus terminal. With so much luggage, they had to take a taxi. They were charged a flat rate of 250pesos. If it were metered, the...

taxi fare

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I wish this congratulations pop-up will go away

NonaSaile @NonaSaile (924) • Philippines 29 Jun 08

It says: Congratulations! You are the 999,999th visitor: Congratulations you WON! Click here to claim. My foot. I find it very intrusive. Help please, will someone tell me how to get rid of it from my browser? I've turned on my...

pop up blocker

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i wonder why mylot hangs when i try to edit my profile

NonaSaile @NonaSaile (924) • Philippines 26 Jun 08

i've been going to my homepage to edit my profile, the page becomes unresponsive. i keep having to close my browser and log in to mylot. it's all ok when i just browse the discussion and i've already been able to respond to one. i...

mylot

Pass on a smile, a laughter, share a joke, spread cheer, friends!

NonaSaile @NonaSaile (924) • Philippines 14 Jun 08

"Laughter is contagious ... start an epidemic." -Susan Thurman "A smile confuses an approaching frown" - Anonymous "A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men." - Roald Dahl Do you know a dose or two of...

anecdotes

fun

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Food for Thought

NonaSaile @NonaSaile (924) • Philippines 13 Jun 08

What are your favorite quotations, sayings, passages? The philosophies on life that drive you, the anecdotes that inspire you? I'd love to hear from you!

anecdotes

quotations

sayings

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