alkhansa

@alkhansa (88)

Saudi Arabia • Age 43

Joined myLot 16 years ago

Parents are not interested in justice, they're interested in peace and quiet.

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?Do you treat yourself on your birthdays??

dolce_vita78 @dolce_vita78 (8062) • Philippines 4 Oct 08

I will be celebrating my birthday later this month and I am planning to treat myself with a well-deserved vacation. My boyfriend and I are planning to go out of town for a week. Since I started working and earning my own money, I...

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alkhansa Of course I do :-) I would buy the thing that I wanted to buy for a long time. Maybe a nice dress or perfume or jewelery or something. And then I would eat out and not cooking for the whole day. Hey, this is my day, I shouldn't be working, right ? I would...

5 Oct 08

I watched my friend die today..... :(

NrgDfenZ @NrgDfenZ (1810) • Belgium 3 Oct 08

Hi all I don't know if you really care, but I just have to talk about this.. It helps me if I can talk about my feelings.. Especially now.. Today a friend of me had an accident with his car.. I was in school when they...

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alkhansa It's always hard when someone close to you passed away. I still can remember when my father passed away. It was very hard and difficult for all of us. We tried to be strong and not crying, but still deep down I was weeping silently. I still miss him very much....

5 Oct 08

When was the last time you blow a birthday cake?

Morning Girl @salonga (27775) • Philippines 3 Oct 08

It's my Mom's 82nd birthday tomorrow and I am planning for a big party! Sort of thanksgiving for the Lord brought healing to her after months of being bedridden. I am planning to buy a big birthday cake that she could blow. It has...

blowing a birthday cake

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alkhansa When was the last time I blow a cake candle ... hmmm ... I can only remember it was my 13th birthday :-) But after that I can't remember anymore. Oh, we bought cake and eat out to celebrate birthdays, but I guess we never get to blow any candles anymore....

5 Oct 08

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Do You Know How To Stop Hair Loss?

OKWUDILI APAI @okwusman1 (2247) • Abuja, Nigeria 3 Oct 08

My hair is removing recently and i have used series of cream and i am still loosing the hair. How do i stop hair loss?

hair cream

hair loss

no hair

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alkhansa My hair used to fall a lot, but I used olive oil. I know it sounds yucky, but it worked :-) I used it before I sleep at night and wrap my head with plastic/saran wrap, and put towel on top of my pillow. Or I used it in the morning when I woke up and leave it...

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Have Christmas Trees become part of Ramadan?

pinkytabor @pinkytabor (818) • Philippines 4 Oct 08

I am curious and i want someone to explain this to me. I was surprised to see a Christmas tree in a Muslim friend's house. I thought at first they have converted to Christianity, but no, they are devout Muslims. I felt embarrassed...

christian practice

christmas trees in ramadan

ornaments

relevance in a muslim country

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alkhansa Some Muslim converts still doing that because they got used to doing it before they convert. Some of them even call it "The Eid Tree" instead of a christmas tree. And no, most of the Muslim scholars said that it is not allowed to have a christmas tree in your...

4 Oct 08

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Have you ever been abused by your spouse or signifigant other?

psspurgeon1 @psspurgeon1 (1109) • United States 4 Oct 08

I was just wondering if you have been abused. If so, what did you do? Did you leave, did you stay? Were you injured???

abuse

domestic abuse

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alkhansa No, I never been abused. And if my husband abused me, I would leave and never look back. It's very very disturbing and making me really angry when husbands abused their wives. They are supposed to be the protector and maintainer for their wives. They are...

4 Oct 08

"How do you Answer those Wrong Caller in the Phone and they keep Insisted"

iyah10 @iyah10 (4115) • Kuwait 4 Oct 08

I encountered a lot of call either it would be from my phone or in the land line telephone and keep on insisting that they were calling the right telephone number and insist about the person they would like to talked too and it...

annoyed me

insist

wrong caller

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alkhansa Just answer them with a short and business-like manners. If they keep on insisting, I usually just cut the conversation. I don't like people who are insisting when I already explained that they have the wrong number.

4 Oct 08

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How many of your old classmates are you in touch with ?

jayoti @jayoti (66) • United States 4 Oct 08

I am not talking of keeping in touch with your school mates via orkut and face book. But i wanted to know, in this fast life, is it possible for us to meet our class mates on weekends or just chat on the phone ?

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alkhansa I stay in touch with a couple of my friends and we chat every other week or something like that. And every time I come home to my home country, I definitely make and effort to meet with as many old friends as possible. But online and on facebook thingy, I met...

4 Oct 08

Who are the best wives in the world???

gracemanotoc @gracemanotoc (641) • Japan 2 Oct 08

Compare the women around the globe; who do you think are the best wives in the world? I think Filipinas are...*wink! Filipinas are affectionate people by birth so they raise affectionate and happy healthy God fearing children....

best wife

best wives in the world

filipino

married with filipino

relationship

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alkhansa The best wife in the world ... should be : someone who is strong and have confidence in herself so she would not lose herself to her husband. Someone who can respect differences, able to compromise to find a win-win situation. Someone who can...

4 Oct 08

For what purpose do you learn foreign languages?

jenny1220 @jenny1220 (152) • China 15 Sep 08

Hi,friends,I am just curious.For what purpose do you learn foreign languages? For me,I want to get a job with higher salary.What about you? Just share with me,I will appreciate you. Best regards.

foreign languages

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alkhansa I learn English, like you so I can get better jobs. But, it turned out that English helped me find my husband LOL, because he's a native English speaker. Now I am learning Arabic so I can understand my Holy Book without having to read the translation. And my,...

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how important is it to learn a foreign language?

damsel_prerna @damsel_prerna (863) • India 3 Oct 08

hi guys, do you think it is imp to learn a foreign language? have you learnt any? i have done a basic course in french and i m really confused whether i should go for the advanced course.. wht do you suggest?

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alkhansa English is my second language, and I am learning Arabic right now. Would love to learn other language to once I master my Arabic, I hope. If you're really interested in French, do go for the advance course. It would do you good and broaden your world-view.

3 Oct 08

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Please help me!

linfeng_1 @linfeng_1 (24) • China 29 Aug 08

My English is poor, so I often fail in the exam. What should I do to improve my poor English! Thanks for your help!

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alkhansa Read magazine. Watch TV/DVD with no subtitle and see how much you understand, then watch it again with the subtitle to see if you understand it right. Listen to songs/poetry and see how much you heard right. That really helped me :-)

3 Oct 08

unlucky #13

glords @glords (2614) • United States 2 Oct 08

13 is thought to be an unlucky number in the United States. In Las Vegas I've noticed that none of the casinos have a 13th floor. I feel very differently about the number 13 since I was married on the 13th and my son was born on...

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alkhansa I stayed in hotel rooms #13 more than once. Yes at first I feel a bit scared and all but then I realized, hey ... it's just a number. Why would I be scared of it ?

2 Oct 08

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Body Odor, how will you know?

geekyjock @geekyjock (371) • Philippines 2 Oct 08

Everybody knows each person has his/her own odor. And there's no exception that when we sweat, we don't smell nice. But I'm wondering how will a person distinguish that what he's smelling is already a "bad odor" or not? I mean so...

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alkhansa LOL ... very sensitive subject, but also very important. Some people have nose that are more sensitive than others. You might say I'm kind of sensitive. The smell of some spices can make me gag. The smell of smoke (from cigarette or car fumes) can make me...

2 Oct 08

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What do you do when you're really mad?

beautyqueen26 @beautyqueen26 (16030) • United States 1 Oct 08

Today, I got really steamed up over something. And, I figured that I had the choice of sitting around moping and stewing in my own juices or doing some constructive. So, I got busy dejunking the laundry room which is also a...

relationship counseling

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alkhansa I would be very very very very quiet and pout my lips. Anyone who sees me, know to just get away from me and not stand in my way. One time I did something very destructive when I was angry, and that made my husband very upset. But I am not sorry I destroyed...

2 Oct 08

Use of sour cream?

serenidity @serenidity (641) • India 2 Oct 08

I recently bought a small container of sour cream hoping to use it on my strawberries but the fruits have all gone bad before I could use them. Anybody here knows what else can I use the sour cream for? I am a Vegetarian, so keep...

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alkhansa Dip it with Lays or Ritz Crackers, um yummy ... I can just live out of those things LOL. Or put it as toppings for creamy soup ...

2 Oct 08

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What do you like to do when you are at home?

Masmasika @Masmasika (1921) • Philippines 2 Oct 08

I love reading and writing. These two are my favorite past time since i was young. I always make sure I have read something or I have written something before the day ends.....

home

read

write

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alkhansa Reading, writing, thinking about dinner menu, playing with my kids, relaxing in front of TV ... same ole ... same ole ...

2 Oct 08

Do you sign petitions online?

sedel1027 @sedel1027 (17846) • Cupertino, California 2 Oct 08

Like from Care2 or other sources? If so, do you think they work? I sign the ones I believe in and they seem to get where they need to. I get emails and letters from the state reps all the time. Not sure if the listen,but at...

care2

online

petitions

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alkhansa I do sign petition, as long as it is for good cause.

2 Oct 08

what are you wearing right now?

vimaal @vimaal (3361) • India 2 Oct 08

Hi friend, what are you wearing right now? Now i wear pink colour T-shirts and blue colour cargo jeans fant. what about you friends? share your commends...

cargo

colour

dress

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alkhansa A long purple cotton dress. Very comfy. Getting ready for sleep :-)

2 Oct 08