alindahaw

@alindahaw (1219)

Philippines • Age 53

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How do you confront office gossiping without making a lot of enemies?

alindahaw @alindahaw (1219) • Philippines 8 Sep 10

Gossiping at the workplace can make your life really unbearable. I have a friend who was forced to quit her job because somebody spread some bad rumors about her in the office. She tried to confront the person who started the...

7 responses

If you have the chance to visit Europe, where would you go first?

alindahaw @alindahaw (1219) • Philippines 5 Sep 10

If I have enough money to visit Europe, I would love to visit Italy first. Italy is such a fascinating and romantic place with its old buildings. I also dream of sampling authentic Italian cuisine right off the streets of...

europe

italy

travel

7 responses

What is your most cherished childhood memory?

alindahaw @alindahaw (1219) • Philippines 5 Sep 10

For me, being a child means riding on a basket in front of my father's bike and speeding through the countryside without a care in the world. On Sundays, we go to the beach and build sand castles. The castles never really looked...

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1 person

What drives a mother to harm her child?

alindahaw @alindahaw (1219) • Philippines 5 Sep 10

I just read an article about a mother, Carlotta Pierce, who hit her severely malnourished child with a CD box then tied her to the bed and forced her to take sleeping pills. What did the child do wrong? She raided the refrigerator...

3 responses

Mel Gibson hit his girlfriend - why would he do that?

alindahaw @alindahaw (1219) • Philippines 13 Jul 10

I just read from the news that Mel Gibson hit his children who was also the mother of his 7 month old child. I used to be a big Gibson fan but this news is really unsettling. What was he thinking? I really have no respect for men...

domestic violence

mel gibson

5 responses

What do you do when you do not feel like going to work?

alindahaw @alindahaw (1219) • Philippines 20 Jan 09

I woke up feeling lazy this morning. I work at home so I don't have to go out of the house to go to work. Anyway, I took one look at the pile of work accumulating on my desk, checked the "things to do" reminders on my computer,...

work

4 responses

Women dating men who are 10 years younger than they are...

alindahaw @alindahaw (1219) • Philippines 17 Jul 08

I just read this article about women who are dating men 5-10 years younger than they are and I am quite amaze at how things have really changed these days. I like the idea that women have more choices than they used to have...

dating personals

personals

women dating

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1 person

Is your shopping list shorter than it used to be?

alindahaw @alindahaw (1219) • Philippines 16 Jul 08

With the rising cost of commodities, I find myself making my shopping list as short as possible. I also learned to set priorities. I start my shopping list with the things that we really need at home like food, toiletries and...

basic things

priorities

shopping list

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4 people

Use bikes to save on gas!

alindahaw @alindahaw (1219) • Philippines 15 Jul 08

We have just started a "use bikes to save on gas" campaign in our neighborhood yesterday. The idea here is to encourage the people to ditch their car and use bicylces instead. The prices of oil is simply too high these days that...

bicycles

environment

gas

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1 person

Are the 70's back?

alindahaw @alindahaw (1219) • Philippines 14 Jul 08

I read a news about how our present situation nowadays is just like it was in the 70's. The author said that back in the 1970's, the inflation rate was very high and the prices of commodities were very high. He also added a...

economic crisis

recession

ugly clothing

2 responses

Did you turn off your flat iron before you left home?

alindahaw @alindahaw (1219) • Philippines 7 Jul 08

My husband always kid me about it but I just can't help it. There are a times when we are already out of the driveway and I start screaming stop, stop, did I turn-out the flat iron, or did I unplug the coffee maker? I know it...

forgetful

panic attacks

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2 people

Do you always stick to your shopping list?

alindahaw @alindahaw (1219) • Philippines 7 Jul 08

I am not really an impulse buyer but I often find it hard to stick to my shopping list when I go shopping. I always end up picking up a couple of extra items here and there and it drives me nuts. How do you manage to stick to your...

shopping

shopping list

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1 person

what is your dream job?

alindahaw @alindahaw (1219) • Philippines 7 Jul 08

I have always wanted to be writer since I was a little girl. When I was in high school and in college, I started writing for the school paper. It was really a lot of fun. After graduating from college, I took on a job at the bank....

dream job

writing

1 response

Too much sleep can reduce your lifespan!

alindahaw @alindahaw (1219) • Philippines 29 Jun 08

I have read a few studies about how sleeping more than 8 hours can actually reduce your lifespan. Most researchers attributed depression among others as one of the most common side effects of too much sleep! Now, that really...

dying young

sleep

6 responses

How can you fall madly and deeply to two men at the same time?

alindahaw @alindahaw (1219) • Philippines 23 Jun 08

I find it quite odd that some women profess to be madly and deeply in love with two guys at the same. I mean, i'm not really old fashioned but I still can't imagine how someone could really divide their energies and emotions on...

love

relationships

2 responses

Is it possible to love two different men at the same time?

alindahaw @alindahaw (1219) • Philippines 23 Jun 08

This is probably one of those age old questions that we simply can't put a definite meaning on but is it really possible to love two different men with the same intensity at the same time? i really find it quite difficult to...

2 responses

Do you eat left-overs to save money on food?

alindahaw @alindahaw (1219) • Philippines 23 Jun 08

My husband used to hate eating left-overs but with the onset of the "food crisis", he changed his opinion. A couple of months ago, we stopped throwing our left-overs on the garbage bin after every mean and save them for the next...

meals

money

savings

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How far would you go for the money?

alindahaw @alindahaw (1219) • Philippines 23 Jun 08

A friend of mine came to our house yesterday and started crying earnestly. She felt that she had been badly treated at work and that she is not getting paid enough for her trouble. Naturally, I told her to quit her jod and fire...

family

job

money

2 responses

study shows that it is good for couples to fight, what do you think?

alindahaw @alindahaw (1219) • Philippines 10 May 08

I read somewhere that it fighting can be a good thing for couples. According to the study, couples who fight with each other often have healthier relationships. What do you think? Has fighting brought some good into your...

fighting withe your spouse

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1 person

Can you function well without coffee?

alindahaw @alindahaw (1219) • Philippines 10 May 08

Like almost everybody else, I rely on coffee to keep me awake during the day. I can't think of a better way to start my day without coffee. I have read somewhere that coffee can be bad for your health andmy husband keeps on...

coffee drinking

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1 person