Anindita Sengupta

@aninditasen (16389)

Raurkela, India • Age 63

Joined myLot 8 years ago

I am a freelance writer and an online English and biology teacher. I love to pour out my heart in my writings.

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Anindita Sengupta's Responses

Jaggery

Always smiling @allknowing (136369) • India 18 Nov

Most users heere are not aware what jaggery is all about There are different types of jaggery that are made using sugar cane, toddy palm and date palm. Tapping toddy and date palms is how toddy is extracted. Most use is of...

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Anindita Sengupta I love dates jaggery. It very famous in Bengal.

19 Nov

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Assume? Or presume?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (339930) • Rockingham, Australia 18 Nov

I have said quite often in comments that I shouldn’t ‘assume’ so much. Sometimes I’d use ‘presume’ and I got to wondering what the difference was and did it matter. It seems that while both mean to take something for granted,...

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Anindita Sengupta The photo is evident and therefore we should use presume.

19 Nov

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What's for breakfast on this sunny and cool Monday morning?

The Horse @TheHorse (218807) • Walnut Creek, California 18 Nov

I just cooked up an egg with cheddar cheese on top. It was yummy. I don't have to work today, but may do some jammin' with my Burl Jam friends this afternoon. With Burl (Mike) having moved to New Orleans, we're going to have to...

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Anindita Sengupta Monday I had lentil, idli. Today I made some instant noodles.

19 Nov

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A Lady With a Story

Amber @AmbiePam (92711) • United States 18 Nov

This is Diana, my dad’s wife (my niece Amyra is on the right, niece Annelyn is on the left). She married my dad after my mom died of dementia at the age of 55. We originally knew her from church camp every summer when my sister...

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Anindita Sengupta She looks lovable. Wishing her a happy birthday. Glad you have a good relation with her.

19 Nov

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I asked them if I was fired

Diana @dya80dya (36657) 19 Nov

I found a part-time job. At least I thought it was a job. They said that sometimes we will not have any tasks. But I didn't expect this. In the beginning, there were no tasks available. Until now I had always worked in the...

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Anindita Sengupta That's really depressing. You get hired but are not given any work.

19 Nov

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Online payments

Always smiling @allknowing (136369) • India 13 Nov

Looking back at the time when we had to stand in queues to pay our bills what a relief it is now that just with the click of the mouse we do it all sitting in the confines of our home. While I am not much intoi relentless...

online payments

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Anindita Sengupta I too am very happy with online payments. We can manage all transactions sitting at home. It's very easy.

14 Nov

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What do you do when you feel tired?

Meli @astutimeliana723 (4638) • Indonesia 13 Nov

What do you do when you feel tired? There are many things that people can do when they feel tired, one of which is sleeping, lying down, watching TV, playing games, going out, and so on. As for me, I usually choose to sleep to...

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Anindita Sengupta I sleep when I am tired to get back my energy. I don't feel like watching the TV or going out.

14 Nov

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How long is your usual waiting time?

Amber @AmbiePam (92711) • United States 13 Nov

I had a doctor’s appointment at 9:30am. I left the facility at 11:30am. The funny thing is, I talked to the doctor no more than 15 minutes. Months ago,I had an appointment with him once at 7:45am. I got out of there that day at...

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Anindita Sengupta Here in my city it depends on the number of patients and the number you get while booking. If the number of patients are more and my number is booked later I have to wait.

14 Nov

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Harry and Squatters' Rights

Judy Evans @JudyEv (339930) • Rockingham, Australia 13 Nov

The photo is mine, showing a shack which housed an Australian hermit at one time. Last night, we watched Hampstead on Netflix. Until the end I hadn’t realised the film was based on the real life story of Harry Hallowes...

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Anindita Sengupta What's a hermit's life in your country? In India most hermits living in seclusion can tell about the future and some are into faith healing.

14 Nov

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The blame game starts.

Judy Story @jstory07 (139697) • Roseburg, Oregon 13 Nov

We were called at 4AM this morning my nephew is gone. There will be a service on Saturday. My sister in law said everyone is blaming his wife. You can not stop anyone from doing bad habits if they do not want to stop. Why...

blame

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Anindita Sengupta When a person dies people put the blame on some family member. People don't understand that no one is eternal.

14 Nov

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Follies of the Male Kind

Xavier Bage @franxav (13836) • India 11 Nov

There are some follies only men are capable of committing. As I passed the school area I saw a man's back, his trousers belt to be precise. His belt passed through buckles, over one of them, under another one. The normal...

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Anindita Sengupta Women can't afford to be careless in their dressing up. A badly dressed character is questioned in our Indian culture.

12 Nov

Staying at home is a sign of...

Shavkat @Shavkat (139933) • Philippines 11 Nov

...aging. This is what my friend is telling me today. I was so skeptical of what she claimed. I told her that it depends on a person's personality. As for me, I used to be an introvert, but I developed being an ambivert. At the...

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Anindita Sengupta My husband was an extrovert until his death. He died at the age of 71. He didn't like staying at home during the day. I loved going out earlier but not now.

12 Nov

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Expensive food does not necessarily mean good food.

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (37444) 10 Nov

A neighbor close by decided she would get big time into a strict Keto diet. She asked me about it, but I told her it didn't interest me as it was just too much meat, etc. She jumped in, went out and bought a ton of stuff, and...

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Anindita Sengupta There are some tasteless biscuits in India for diabetic people which is tasteless. I purchased them once by mistake and never bought them again.

11 Nov

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I dont think food value of a vegetable can be replaced by a supplement

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (19469) 11 Nov

Vegetables in India have different food value. Spinach has a lot of vitamins. Bittergourd are very good for people with diabetes. I dont think any supplement in the form of tablets can reproduce the food value of the vegetable....

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Anindita Sengupta Food supplements can never replace fresh vegetables. Some people have strange ideas.

11 Nov

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Trump's Cruelty

celticeagle @celticeagle (166911) • Boise, Idaho 10 Nov

I saw a very sad video last night. It was about a woman who found out she was pregnant. But the baby had a problem where it could only live after birth for a very few minutes. Instead of getting the healthcare she needed, she was...

baby

healthcare

america

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Anindita Sengupta Did he win the election honestly? American people may face lot more injustice.

11 Nov

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Walls with a marble finish

Always smiling @allknowing (136369) • India 10 Nov

Solitaire is the only place around here that has walls with a marble finish and the walls do not require to be painted. We had this guy who was an expert in giiving such a finish. He used marble powder and probably white cement...

solitaire

walls

marble finish

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Anindita Sengupta I wish I could do the same to my house too. One of my friends has used marble for her boundary wall.

11 Nov

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Do You Like Bread Pudding.

rakski @rakski (122902) • Philippines 11 Nov

The bread I bought is not the usual brand I buy. I bought it because there is no stock of the other brand that we like. But the new bread cannot measure up to the usual one. Hard on the outside, too sweet on the inside. I found...

do you like bread pudding

bread pudding

yum

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Anindita Sengupta I do use bread in my pudding and broken biscuits sometimes.

11 Nov

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Wrapping up rediscovery of happiness, dinner and final thoughts!

Aparna Sen @Dreamerby (5107) • Calcutta, India 10 Nov

As I mentioned in my previous post, I was feeling a bit down, but now I’m much better. Watching a comedy show on YouTube---"Mind your language"(it's an old show but it's extremely funny)---was just the remedy I needed I guess....

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Anindita Sengupta I stay alone with my dog who keeps me on my toes. My elder son visits me often and works from home. I love chatting with him.

11 Nov

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The visit of the ancient lady.

marguicha @marguicha (222994) • Chile 8 Nov

If you like theatre, this was the name of a very good surreatistic drama. But my visit had nothing dramatic. The lady was very nice and she had a beautiful dog. The house was of a good size but has to have many...

visiting a house i want to buy

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Anindita Sengupta I will never sell my house as my condition is the same as yours. I don't want to stay in a rented house anymore.

9 Nov

Beauty Regimen.

rakski @rakski (122902) • Philippines 8 Nov

I am a simple person. I grew up with two older sisters but we were not exposed to toner, moisturizer stuff, and even makeup. I do not have a lot of some of the women do. I hate putting lotion on my skin. I live...

beauty regimen

dry skin

lotion

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Anindita Sengupta I do use lotion and face cream but seldom use make up.

9 Nov