betchai

@betchai (140)

Philippines • Age 53

Joined myLot 17 years ago

The sound of tireless voices is the price we pay for the right to hear the music of our own opinions.

Responses (130)

betchai's Responses

What is your attitude to life?

shenzhouplaza @shenzhouplaza (1676) • China 10 May 07

Different people have different attitude toward life. some people say if you show a smiling face to life, in return you will harvest an interesting life; if you take a passive attitude to life, you will live a plain or miserable...

your attitude to life

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betchai Positive attitude energizes your life. Just as the opposite is true. A negative outlook enervates your life and you. People achieve great things not by their skills but by their attitude. Positive mental attitude is a wonder drug. A person with a positive...

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True that happiness doesn't come from money it self...

Augustta @Augustta (1850) • Poland 9 May 07

To be exact, i don't think that money is that important except for buying the basic need to live. Maybe sometime money can make you very happy but most of the time, happiness doesn't come from the money it self ... ...to be...

happines and money

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betchai Money can buy happiness, but it doesn't come cheap. Not only that, the amount of happiness your money can buy can be measured. I know this runs contrary to everything we've ever heard since childhood about money - "It can't buy happiness, it can't buy health,...

10 May 07

Spouse Perfection: Does It Exist?

robertegg51 @robertegg51 (1) • United States 6 May 07

I have been married for over 33 years to the same woman. She is still as beautiful as the day we were married, but I have never expected perfection in her. I believe that she has been a "Perfect" wife, and I wonder why she is...

perfection

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betchai Perfect spouse doesn't exist. Everybody would be perfect if each spouse would learn to love the shortcomings of his partner. Some say if you really love a person then you will love all his imperfections. I think that would make a spouse perfect.

8 May 07

what is love? Responsibility or Feeling?

Verayule @Verayule (45) • China 8 May 07

I've been with my first love for 5 years,and since recently i had a crush on another boy, i began to think what love is actually? my 5 years with him seems like a kind of habit much more than real love! HE is very nice,it's just i...

love relationship

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betchai If you don't love the guy, then tell it straight to him. By that, you are responsible.

8 May 07

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About my relationship

fadlee @fadlee (19) • Indonesia 7 May 07

Hi, I have a girlfriend. we are so much love each other and everybody in my campus know that we are the unscraped couple. Although we are fully in love, there are some men who like my girlfriend. They're always see in my...

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betchai Nothing will happen unless your girlfriend makes the move. You just have to trust your girlfriend. Guys are all like that. They enjoy watching girls.

8 May 07

it's better to leave than being left...

cherriemae @cherriemae (3370) • Philippines 6 May 07

it's hard for me the time that my bf leave me when i'm still pregnant..it's better to leave than your the one being left..what's your preference, your the one who will leave or the one being left? thanks for sharing friends..:)

being left

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betchai I prefer to be the one left. At least, I won't feel guilty. I didn't do anything unpleasant to anyone.

8 May 07

Recreation..an essential part of life - as important as work.

sukumar794 @sukumar794 (5040) • Thiruvananthapuram, India 27 Apr 07

Things that you do in your spare time to relax- RECREATION - it's not a misuse of time. You might have heard that, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy ".This is a problem that recurs in every generation.The only redeeming...

relentless

stress management

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betchai We need to give time to ourselves often. Work drains our mind and makes us tired. Recreations help replenish those lost energy in us.

8 May 07

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which is ur favourite hangout

muuvii @muuvii (181) • India 8 May 07

where do u find the best to spend ur time wen ur free?

life

recreation

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betchai I would always want to spend my free time at my friend's house. It helps strengthen our relationship.

8 May 07

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Feeling guilty. Is it a good thing? Or a bad thing?

sis_syuku @sis_syuku (165) • Indonesia 8 May 07

I very often feels guilty when i gain something that people don't. I think I also feel guilty when I'm happy. I think it's a bad thing, because those feeling prevent us to achieve a true happiness. But in other hand, we need the...

life

motivation

psychologic

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betchai When I feel guilty, my heart aches. There is something within me that hurts and it affects my emotion and mood. I think it's not healthy.

8 May 07

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Do You Feel Guilty When You Say No To Your Kids?

wachit14 @wachit14 (3595) • United States 7 May 07

My fifteen year old daughter has been begging us to get her belly button pierced. Initially I was okay with it, but after reading up on it, I am having second thoughts. Of course, she is flipping out on us and laying a huge guilt...

parenting belly button piercing guilt

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betchai I don't feel guilty saying "no" to my kid if I know that the favor she is asking for doesn't really matter. We just can't simply give them whatever they want.

8 May 07

How many languages can you speak?

longlongstory @longlongstory (197) • China 7 May 07

^^How many languages can you speak? to me,english,chinese and a little japanese. which language do you like best besides your native one?

language

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betchai I can only speak Filipino and English languages. But I can understand Spanish. I took that when I was in college.

8 May 07

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If you could learn one more language, what whould it be?

Rockmeister @Rockmeister (467) • United States 19 Apr 07

We all know that everyone of us have our own native language, my native is Tagalog because i was born in Philippines but my second language is English. If i have a chance to learn one more language, i would like to know Spanish,...

language

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betchai I would like to learn Mandarin because it's a plus factor in globalization.

8 May 07

Philippines and Our Culture of Ripping Off

id_pop @id_pop (293) • Philippines 8 May 07

Asian Treasure ripping off Lara Croft is so obvious it only shows how unimaginative our so-called creative thinkers are here in the Philippines! And who is Robin Padilla supposed to be? Indiana Jones? It's one step back for GMA...

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betchai Filipinos don't really have their originality when it comes to entertainment. That's why it's a waste of time watching them. Those in the movie industry even complained of piracy. They said we should help lift the standards of Philippine movies. How could we...

8 May 07

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What motivate you to wake up and start your activity?

sis_syuku @sis_syuku (165) • Indonesia 8 May 07

I would like to listen to some advices for this, because I really had a hard time to motivate myself to do my activity. It seems I don't have enough adrenaline hormone to keep me awake and be exciting to do something. Maybe...

health

life

motivation

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betchai My job prompts me to wake up everyday. We know how important a job is. We just can't let ourselves lie on bed when we know there is work waiting for us.

8 May 07

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Should Priests be allowed to get married?

filmbuff @filmbuff (2909) • United States 5 May 07

What do you think, yes or now? Why or why don't you think they should be allowed to marry? Some quick history: Catholic Priests used to be able to marry and have families and children. The church changed that a long time ago...

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betchai No, they would only lose their credibility and reverence. It's ridiculous to see them with their wife and kids.

8 May 07

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What wakes you up at night/?

mssnow @mssnow (9484) • United States 7 May 07

I have a very hard sleeping at night. When I do try to sleep something always wakes me up. Dogs barking, a bump in the night. The newspaper getting thrown against my house. Sometimes if i have a project i am working on. I will...

keeps you awake awake

night

sleep

wakes you up

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betchai My insomnia keeps me awake at night. I get so irritated that I can't get enough sleep. I have a job in the morning and I begin to fall asleep when it is time to wake up.

8 May 07

How do you keep away negative thoughts?

yanjiaren @yanjiaren (9031) 7 May 07

Do you repel them consciously with a mantra? Do you substitute bad thoughts with a positive one? Do you let the crappy thought fester and control your whole day? Do you engage in something to keep you mega busy to shift the...

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betchai When negative thoughts attack my mind, I can't get rid of it. It affects my mood and makes me quite upset the whole day. I can't even sleep. And everytime that happens, I just let go of it. It would soon pass anyway.

8 May 07

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1 person