Sreesumant

@Sreesumant (122)

India • Age 61

Joined myLot 14 years ago

Life is a dream--but don't wake me.--Yiddish proverb !!

Sreesumant's Responses

Do you like sweets or savouries for snacks?

kalav56 @kalav56 (11464) • India 30 Mar 10

In my house everyone has a sweet tooth and loves sweets.However, I am aware that this is not too good from a health point of view and I do not make too many sweet delicacies at home on a regular basis .Some people prefer salty,...

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Sreesumant Kala, I love sweets, snacks, pastries - just about everything that I can stuff myself with. I stack up a lot of snacks at my place .The main problem is lack of time , since I get tospend very little time at home - I find that many a times the stuff rots and I...

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To be too nice is bad in a relationship?

kingparker @kingparker (9673) • United States 3 Jun 10

In a discussion with a couple of female friends, I saw a common trait. Majority of girls, they are easily fallen for the "bad boy" type of guys. Which "dangerous" might spice up the life a little. In contrast, a "nice" type of guy...

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Sreesumant Hi, I doubt if there is any stereo types like too nice,nice and too bad types of guys. Every individual has his or her weak points and strong points.Some are able to project the best of themselves and some are not able to do so. I feel that if a person is fair...

3 Jun 10

Is grammar really important in writing?

p3ks626 @p3ks626 (6538) • Philippines 23 Feb 10

I am teaching English to students and some of them are foreigners who speak another language. Some of my foreign students already had English teachers before and they were being told by some teachers that grammar is not important...

importance of grammar

learning the english language

speaking english well

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Sreesumant I would completely agree with you.Grammar is indeed a very important part of any language. It is like the columns to a building which denotes the shape a building takes, similarly our language structure.It is basic and to be given due importance at all the...

3 Jun 10

“Give and take policy”----

kalav56 @kalav56 (11464) • India 2 Jun 10

There are many people who believe in ‘give and take policy’. I just was thinking about this-- there are some people who are more ‘giver’s , some who are predominantly ‘taker’s. Do you get what I mean? Here I obviously do not...

give and take policy

people

transaction

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Sreesumant Hello kalav, Life is based on Give and Take policy ! It only varies in degrees . A person may be a giver in certain situations but a taker somewhere else . It happens with most people. We all have these black, grey and white shades in our personalities.It also...

2 Jun 10

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Travel tips...Are you this kind of traveller?

cloud31 @cloud31 (5809) 25 May 10

I just came back from a long trip last week I was accompanied by 2 office mate in which it took us about 5 hours by plane to reached the destinations. When we arrived the place we had a good lunch in a native restaurant and one...

travel

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Sreesumant Hi, I normally carry all the travel documents in a pouch since it is easier to reach foir when needed.My money is kept seperately so also cheques etc;. I normally have them all in my hand grip so that it van be easily reached.So far I have not had any...

30 May 10

Waiting for Monsoon Showers...

kiran8 @kiran8 (15348) • Mangalore, India 29 May 10

Yesterday on the television news the weather men have predicted Monsoon showers to begin in the south India in 3 days time which means on the 30th or 31st of this month. This is as per schedule. It is amazing how they come on time...

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Sreesumant Hi Kiran, the whole of India is like a furnace now with the northern cities like Delhi, Jaipur and Lucknow reaching as high as 50 degrees.That is extremely high and oine wionders if this is what the scientists say about global warming. Monsoon showers are...

30 May 10

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Are you satisfied with the life you are living?

animemisa @animemisa (130) • Philippines 29 May 10

I know that life would never be this easy, but I never thought it would be this hard. I could have it, I should have it, i might have it... Are you satisfied with the life you are living?

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Sreesumant I doubt if anybody is ever satisfied with the life they are leading.i am not saying that we want to be another persons shoes, but, we always feel that certain things could have been different in life and we could lead life all over again and undo all the...

30 May 10

In Memory Of Jay, a dear friend....

animemisa @animemisa (130) • Philippines 27 May 10

I'm always haunted with a memory of a good friend who passed away last February. He's the only child of a mother who has cancer. The saddest part of his situation is when he got sick and was hospitalized. He doesn't have anything;...

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Sreesumant So what have you decided? Most bosses and employers look after their interests first and eveything else comes later.The chances are that if you go elsewhere to work, it may be the same kind of a person under whom you would be working.I feel that it is better...

27 May 10

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Age difference

cip116 @cip116 (1011) • Romania 23 May 10

Many couples are large differences by age.I exclude couples in which interest is money. My grandmother was 10 years older than my grandfather. When they were married..no one gave that a future marriage. But I have never seen so...

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Sreesumant Hello cip, age hardly matters in any kind of relationship.it is the compatibility and the comfort level that is most important.Once that is achiebved one can overcome minor misunderstandings and anything for that matter.What really matters is the chemistry...

27 May 10

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Do you accumulate your online earnings before requesting for payout/cashout?

warvial @warvial (1146) • Singapore 19 May 10

Hi everyone! As mentioned above, do you always accumulate your earnings to a big amount before you request for payout/cashout? I just did a cashout for a $0.25 (the minimum before cashout is allowed) PTC site and was wondering...

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Sreesumant I write on 2 other sites which are both review and article writing sites.the payment structure there is different to here.They pay regularly into your paypal account the accumalated account for the previous month.there is no minimum amount.I would prefer to...

27 May 10

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It is difficult now to have more than one Paypal account...

kiran8 @kiran8 (15348) • Mangalore, India 30 Apr 10

Ever since Paypal changed its rules and started asking for pan number and other details it is not possible to have more than one account with paypal.I know that many members have had more than one account, but with one pan card...

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Sreesumant Kiran, I should think that it will regularise the system.It used to be quite chaotic with some having half a dozen paypal accounts and difficult to keep track of ! Now with the additional info requirement it becomes easier for both Paypal and its members to...

27 May 10

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Wearing gold chain and rings

Professor2010 @Professor2010 (20162) • India 21 Apr 10

I always wear a thick gold chain and two gold rings. If sold the chain of pure gold can fetch me around 85 thousand rupees at the present rate. The rings have yellow sapphire and red coral as gem stones, they are my birth stones,...

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Sreesumant In India a lot of men wear gold in some form or the other. I never wear any gold on myself.i had a wedding ring which I have taken off after my divorce.It depends on personal choice and as you say a practicality with it.I read somewhere a joke regarding men...

27 May 10

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is this insomnia?

davity @davity (52) • United States 26 May 10

since childhood, it takes me a hard time to go to sleep. even when the atmosphere is so silent and cold where everybody is fast asleep, even if im lying on my bed with my eyes shut, i still can't sleep. and the problem is,...

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Sreesumant Hello davity, Have you been to to a physician with this problem? why dont you do so? I have heard of some people who are unable to sleep until very late and they wake up very late.One of my friends has this problem and he describes himself as a night person...

27 May 10

Should I change my toothbrush..

HADDOWZ @HADDOWZ (1469) 25 May 10

Hi all, I have just seen a report published by a dentist advising people to change there toothbrush every month. I have had my toothbrush for around six months and it works perfectly well for me. Should we always follow...

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Sreesumant Six months with a tooth brush ? are you serious? lol I am not sure how it could work perfectly well ! I change mine every month or a little longer than that.Once the bristles loose their firmness there is no point in using it because they do only 25% of their...

27 May 10

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Did it

TheRealDawn @dawnald (85146) • Shingle Springs, California 20 May 10

Yup, went to the courthouse, filed divorce papers, didn't die of fright. Now somebody has to serve him, I have to file another paper, and then all the scary stuff starts, I guess. This legal stuff is intimidating, but I reckon I...

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Sreesumant The legal system is always intimidating ! One can never be sure of the outcome.However , I can well sypathise with your plight and understand all that one goes through at a time like this.One can of course never be sure whether one did the right thing, not...

26 May 10

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Are you doing mylot as a hobby or during your free time? Do you do mylot during

littlefranciscan @littlefranciscan (18327) • United States 23 May 10

Are you doing mylot as a hobby or simply to fill up free time? Do you do your posts for mylot while you are at work? If you are doing it during work hours, what kind of work are your...

discussions

internet

mylot

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Sreesumant I am a new meber here having joined the site on the recommendations of a friend. So far, I am getting used to the site,making friends and getting to know the functioning of the site.it is extremely well run and I find it is very easy to navigate through the...

24 May 10

Do you like reading? Who are your favorite authors?

kiran8 @kiran8 (15348) • Mangalore, India 30 Oct 08

Who are your favorite authors? Do you like reading novels on a daily basis? i love to read just about anything and everything. Just now i am reading a book called final verdict by Adella Rogers, a very interesting book on...

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Sreesumant Hi Kiran, besides all the authors you have listed, I read anything and everything that i can lay my hands upon.I love both fiction and non fiction and buy up anything when I am travelling.I read religious books too to gain knowledge and to get some insight...

24 May 10

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