Shiva

@Shiva49 (26893)

Singapore

Joined myLot 10 years ago

Professional accountant with a passion for expressing opinion on topics that are relevant to ordinary folks across the world.

Shiva's Responses

Side effects.

Always smiling @allknowing (140088) • India 18h

As I had mentioned earlier I finally went to a doctor about the weakness in my limbs. I was given some tablets and one of them Ultracet has created havoc in that my mouth has gone totally dry and there is nausea too I called up...

side effects

pain killers

allopathy

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Shiva I google for side effects. Most medicines have side effects and the intensity depends on each individual

Anna update

snowy @snowy22315 (184709) • United States 6 Feb

Anna gave me permission to post this. For those of you who don't know she is in the process of moving. I think they are packing boxes now. Although she loves where she lives now, she wanted a place that would be safer for her...

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Shiva Anna is not as active as she was earlier. Good to know she is well and will be back here like before.

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The ongoing war in Ukraine is over 1,000 days old

snowy @snowy22315 (184709) • United States 5 Feb

As bad and scary as things are in the US right now, it could always be worse. We could be in Ukraine or the Kursk region of Russia for instance. The latest news is that Kim Jung Un is pulling back troops from the front lines since...

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Shiva When will we learn wars are fought not in the interest of the common folks? Ironically, they suffer while those who initiate and perpetrate wars are ensconced in safety.

6 Feb

Make America Stupid Again

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (121127) • United States 4 Feb

well we are already well on our way but now Trump's next plan is to do an executive order to abolish the Department of Education. Awesome. He tried to do it in his first term. It was part of the Project 2025 plan. He put the wife...

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Shiva It reminds me of "Off with his head", without taking a second look. It is an exclamation that means to execute someone. It is often associated with Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

5 Feb

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How to deal with a grumpy coworker who is highly skilled?

Anish Asokan @RevivedWarrior (3239) • India 4 Feb

I have a coworker senior to me but then grumpy most of the times. He is highly skilled. I have seen few times when he has been outspoken and not exactly friendly. He has been friendly to me most times, but then slightly been...

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Shiva A few seem to revel in such a state of mind. I keep a professional relationship with them.

5 Feb

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Sweden Joins the School Shooting Lineup

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (82219) • Daytona Beach, Florida 4 Feb

The shooting occurred at Risbergska School for Adults in Orebro, Sweden. It is a campus also with schools for children. The school is on lockdown after a man in a mask entered and opened fire. Five people were shot and underwent...

sweden school shooting

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Shiva The shooter is "out of his mind" to perpetrate such a heinous crime on the innocents.

5 Feb

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So much for Trump's tariffs

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (121127) • United States 3 Feb

Mr. Tough Guy threatened 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada because. . . he is dumb. He doesn't understand how they work and has said for years that other countries pay the tariffs. That of course is not how it works but no one has...

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Shiva He should start with halting supply of armaments to the world. That will usher in peace and stop wars. Trade is not a one way street. Everyone benefits like with peace. He took a blinkered view. Trump's rhetoric sounds sweet to a few but following up that...

4 Feb

Short story: The knowing heart

Steve Marshall @innertalks (22298) • Australia 3 Feb

The Spiritual master, Sri Kotan Zerskoski, was distinguishing to his students about the heart, and the mind. He said that the thinking mind does not really know reality, and only the knowing heart knows the true reality...

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Shiva Our heart/soul is connected to the universal soul. That unravels the communion and we are then set for loving all without borders. The state of the world reflects heart is ignored for all practical purposes with our world leaders gloating over false...

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Neighbour's envy - owner's pride

Always smiling @allknowing (140088) • India 2 Feb

I was that neighbour when I saw this papaya tree loaded with fruit in my neigbour's garden. Their property is right in front of our gate. I just could not but feel envy looking at that cluster. I have other fruits - several...

neighbours envy owners pride

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Shiva When envy creeps up, I count my blessings.

3 Feb

I have been sad today.

marguicha @marguicha (224787) • Chile 1 Feb

Yesterday, when I was coming back for buying my meds, I saw several people in my neighbor´s garden. So I said hello with my hand and my neighbor´s son came to say hello to me and told me that Miguel, my neighbor, has died last...

neighbor s death

stroke

sad

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Shiva It is sad news. Those who die young also are those who are missed more.

2 Feb

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Only a Couple More Hours to Get Your Payout In

Kareng @kareng (66441) • United States 31 Jan

We are down to the final hours before the month is closed out here at myLot. How did you do? Did you make payout? I hit payout about 7 days ago and have just been hanging out with everyone since then to stay in touch. I was...

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Shiva No, in fact, it is getting longer for me to get to that magic figure.

1 Feb

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Are you civil when you run into people who have done you wrong?

The Horse @TheHorse (222592) • Walnut Creek, California 31 Jan

Yesterday a fella whose band I used to play with stopped by Guitar Center to pick up some strings. He is not the best person around. He actually tricked me into playing a charity gig with him (long story) costing me a night at the...

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Shiva I try to avoid them and, if I fail in that, I try to break free at the first opportunity. They are a blot on decent human interaction. They cast a pall of gloom by their mere presence.

1 Feb

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Plane crash in DC.

The Horse @TheHorse (222592) • Walnut Creek, California 30 Jan

By now you've read about the plane crash in Washington DC. A military helicopter and a commercial airliner collided in mid-air over the Potomac River. The commercial airliner was on final approach to Reagan airport on a flight...

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Shiva With thousands of aircrafts up above every moment, we take for granted that nothing like this will happen. It is well worth a fool-proof study to determine the cause rather than pointing accusing fingers prematurely Thankfully, no one close to me has been...

31 Jan

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Short story: The zen master bounces into life, as himself

Steve Marshall @innertalks (22298) • Australia 30 Jan

The Zen master was walking along a beach, when he picked up a flat stone, which he then threw into the water, so that it bounced three, or four times, off of the water. He said to his students: "We all need to bounce off...

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Shiva We need to either sink or swim and some give up at the first whiff of danger. When we know God makes the ultimate call, we have to reinforce our determination to keep afloat and swim. Leave it to God to call time on us. He knows best when our mission is...

31 Jan

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Big News This Morning

celticeagle @celticeagle (170766) • Boise, Idaho 28 Jan

I was listening to some news on YouTube and was shocked. Besides Denmark's take on the Putz' threats to take Greenland by force if need be I also listened to a man who works at HUD talking about what is in store for those with...

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Shiva Change is the only constant - comes to mind. However, one should be able to stomach them And "no one owes us a living" is the buzz word increasingly.

29 Jan

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Cleaning out cupboards

Judy Evans @JudyEv (345279) • Rockingham, Australia 29 Jan

My sister-in-law died from cancer not quite four years ago. We had just moved to the Perth area. Since then, we have seen a lot of Vince’s brother and have supported him as best we could. We have done a few projects together and...

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Shiva Her talents and work ethic live on. The garments look professionally made.

29 Jan

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A 'before' photo

Judy Evans @JudyEv (345279) • Rockingham, Australia 27 Jan

It’s going to be another scorcher today with temperatures really the high 30Cs so over 100F. We went out early and made a start on tidying up the garden that fronts the village street. The circular beds are new. The pickets come...

western australia

garden beds

low maintenance

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Shiva It is worth waiting to see the outcome of your "green fingers"

28 Jan

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ChatGPT is our new go-to source

Judy Evans @JudyEv (345279) • Rockingham, Australia 26 Jan

In our state, Western Australia, we belong to several Facebook sites. One is Lost Cuballing and another Lost Narrogin. We had our farm near Cuballing and recently a woman posted saying her father had farmed near Lol Gray Soak...

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Shiva I have not tried ChatGPT, AI or, for that matter, crypto. Good to read about the positive side of advancing technology which can be breathtaking.

27 Jan

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The ego, life, and love

Steve Marshall @innertalks (22298) • Australia 26 Jan

We should not try to destroy our ego, but to work with it. Our ego is a part of who we are. Our total person includes our ego. We need to connect our ego to our soul, rather than to our mind, and so instead of...

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Shiva Ego has a negative tone generally, but our ego can spur us to reach greater heights of wisdom and achievement. For that we have to veer ego towards positive and loving deeds that benefit society. We need to be ever on guard not to let our ego lead us towards...

27 Jan

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My classmate lost her home in Altadena

relcap23 @florelway (23355) • Cagayan De Oro, Philippines 25 Jan

Who could have imagined? My classmate has settled in America for years and raised a family in the home now grounded into ashes. For some Filipinos they believed America is a haven of joy and it is their ultimate dream to settle...

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Shiva It is tough to face such a situation. She has to pick up the pieces and salvage her life again. I feel sorry for her. Dreams perishing overnight.

26 Jan