Canteen

@Canteen (592)

China • Age 36

Joined myLot 17 years ago

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How much do you depend on microwave?

sishy7 @sishy7 (27167) • Australia 9 Jun 12

It has become one appliance that everyone uses regularly. To some it is a must and cannot function without it. It does everything from quick thawing, warming up food, and even cooking a whole dish. Others use it infrequently,...

cooking

kitchen

microwave

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Canteen i have no microwave, but i think it's convenient, especially the defrost and quickly warm up function. it's said microwave would endanger health, but it's not the major reason i don't buy one. coz we already have 1 steaming pot which can replace microwave. by...

18 Jul 12

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Enjoys My vacation in Kitchen...

Dassodils @Dassodils (2010) • India 2 Jul 12

Hai friends.. I am passing through the last days of my vacation time..Now I turned back to see that what I did on this vacation..I realized that I spend the whole time in kitchen..As the vacation started,It was my job to do all...

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Canteen no doubt your vacation was fulfilled and the feeling of fulfillment usually makes people happy. hope you still feel joyful after all those chores. i've been at home for more than 1 year, i have to say i'm tired of all chores, especially cooking which must be...

18 Jul 12

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how people end up their life so easy?

jornz87 @jornz87 (139) • Philippines 17 Dec 10

a month ago i read from the post in the facebook account of my friend that "again!there 's someone commit suicide in our beloved alma matter.a graduating student". in the latter part of their conversation there is a link that...

suicide of a graduating student

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Canteen obviously the boy loved this girl so much, but the girl doesn't love him that much. but there's no need for a young man to die just because of a girl. the girl is not sad at all? even his friends are so sad, if she's apathetic, then either she is not human or...

17 Dec 10

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Windows XP VS Windows 7 Who Best?

lotzone @lotzone (45) • Indonesia 17 Dec 10

What the better XP or 7? In my cases, I like and choose Windows XP. It's because many reason, but the important is: Windows XP lighter than Windows 7, it's running without any problem with old processor. But I need hear from the...

windows 7

windows xp

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Canteen my choice is Win 7. it's much more beautiful than XP, in my eyes, XP is so ugly. but XP in faster than Win7, at least for my office computer. it takes longer for win7 to open a software. my office computer's RAM is only 1G. my own computer's RAM is 4G, it's...

17 Dec 10

I usually have a headache

Polang @tkonlinevn (6438) • Vietnam 23 Nov 10

I usually have a headache. Almost everyday I must drink coffee. If not, I'll have a headache. I also meet this problem after I have been shocked. Is it normally? Do you like me?

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Canteen maybe you're lack of sleep or too stressed. i think when our brain doesn't rest well, it hurts. and too much coffee is not good for health. coffeine keep people excited. as you said, after you drink coffee, you won't have headache again. but drinking coffee to...

23 Nov 10

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Do you like Mango juice?

taztheone @taztheone (1721) • India 16 Sep 09

Many of us love mango juice compared to other kinds of juice. For me, I love both grape juice & Mango juice. Mango is rich in Vitamin A & Vitamin C & other sources of minerals. Vitamin A helps your eyes adjust to light changes...

mango

mango juice

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Canteen i have never had mango juice. but i love mango. at fisrt it's quite ok, but gradually i find i'm allergic to mango. i got small bubbles on lips after i eat it. so weird and what a pity. coz i love that flavor. i searched on internet for an answer. it's said if...

9 Mar 10

Do you Sleep with your cell phone? Remember this!

taztheone @taztheone (1721) • India 26 Sep 09

Many of us have a habit of sleeping with the cell phone, either under the pillow or somewhere in the bed. I usually play music on my cell while sleeping & many at- times I used to sleep & when I wake u somewhere in the early...

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Canteen i usually put my cellphone beside my pillow and seldom power off it. i know it's not good for our health, but i don't know phones can catch fire. so horrible. i used to listening to music or English before sleep. now i like reading novels. wlays i'm addicted...

9 Mar 10

If you are not satisified with your cellphone, what is it?

youless @youless (112496) • Guangzhou, China 8 Mar 10

Actually I am satisfied with my cellphone. If I have to say one shortcoming about it, then it is the battery because it runs out the power soon. But it can be understanding. If I don't often watch movies, surf the line or...

cellphone

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Canteen My cellphone isn't big enough for me. i love big, wide sreen cellphones. but i think qwerty is more convenient . and the cellphone with both big screen and qwerty is very expensive. so i sacrifice the screen and choose the qwerty. but still i hope my phone...

9 Mar 10

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What goes through your mind when you're listening to music?

tangurama @tangurama (204) • Canada 15 Jan 10

My imagination tends to kick in during this period. I fantasize about being the main character in the song and how I am in somebody else's shoes. I also learn to see the world differently because I am able to perceive things...

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Canteen well that depends. if i listen to dj music, i'll fantasize i'm dancing on the stage or with my friends. especially the songs from the tv show, So You Think You Can Dance. i'll imagine i can dance like they do. and when i'm fantasizing, then i become excited....

16 Jan 10

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Do you think your taste will change with age and environment?

chocalate2010 @chocalate2010 (252) • China 16 Jan 10

When i was a child, i didn't like to eat cilantro and bean curd, but now i like to eat them. In the past, i liked to eat garlic sprout, one day i am sick and vomited because of i ate garlic sprout, so now i don't like to eat them....

change

garlic sprout

taste

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Canteen yes, my taste changes with age. when i was a kid, i didn't eat garlic,tofu,carrots or radish. now i love them. coz i get to know these food are very good for health. for example after i know eating garlic can prevent cancer, now i try to eat it everyday. being...

16 Jan 10

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Do you exercise your brain a lot?

magic9 @magic9 (980) • China 16 Jan 10

Do you exercise your brain a lot? Our brain is like our body. There are many people, especially poor people, they would rather lay off their brain as if the only meaning of life is to kill time; in contrast, there are some people...

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Canteen for me posting on mylot is an exercise for my brain. besides maths and physics, the subjest i hate most at school is composition, no matter english or chinese. i think i can't express myself easily with written words. i don't know how many...

16 Jan 10

They Have Already Said It All...

cutelilbastart @hexeduser22 (7419) • Philippines 16 Jan 10

What do you do when you run into a discussion that you're really interested and so eager to respond only to find out that the responders before you already responded something similar to what you have in store in your mind? It...

discussion

mylot

response

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Canteen if what i wanna say was said by others, then i just skip that post. coz i don't know what i can say any more. i remember one post named " my eggs got crack", i wanna respond that turning down the fire can prevent eggs to crack while boil them. but other guys...

16 Jan 10

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Spending Time with Mylot Until the Wee hour, have you done that?

eurekafemme @eurekafemme (5877) • Philippines 9 Jan 10

I am still here tinkering the computer and it is already 2:20 A.M here in my country. I couldn't sleep. No matter how I toss and turn on my bed, it is not just working. So, here I am decided to spend the remaining hours here in...

mylot

slepplessness

spending time

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Canteen last night i was on mylot till 1 am. i have to say we're the same in this aspect. i wanna sleep earlier for health, but i'm a night owl, how can i change it? i can learn English, make friends, and earn money here. that's why i love mylot....

14 Jan 10

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How early do you go to bed?

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (160697) • United States 14 Jan 10

I may be on my way there now, and it is not even 9:00pm. I came home from the doctor visit, took my pain pill, ate a light supper, put my legs up and iced them as instructed. I slept for more than two hours. I think I am ready to...

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Canteen 12 pm means early to me. usually i go to bed around 1am or 2am. i'm jealous you're asleep as soon as you hit the pillow. i can't fall asleep quickly. if i go to bed too early, like 11pm, my brain is still active and i won't get asleep until 1am or...

14 Jan 10

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Should internet service be provided by the government for free?

mrdprince @mrdprince (293) • United States 14 Jan 10

Let's face it....the internet is everywhere and soon no one can live without it. So, maybe the government should make it a public access thing where anyone... anywhere... anytime can access it. And of course, it should be free.

free

internet

public access

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Canteen the government has already controled the internet though we have to pay the bills ourselves. now in China, many foreign websites are not allowed to visit, like youtube, twitter or facebook. i can't even visit my friend's cooking blog, just because he's an...

14 Jan 10

When you go out on sunny days what do you prefer to bring: Umbrella or hat?

jlamela @jlamela (4898) • Philippines 7 Oct 09

I always bring umbrella where ever I go because it's an ultimate protection from being sick especially if there's rain or even at the extreme hot temperature, but I've noticed there are people who disliked bringing umbrella and...

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Canteen neither of them. coz it's troublesome for me. i'm very careless, i've lost 4 or 5 umbrellas in the rainy days. i think i'll lose more if i use umbrellas in the sunny days. and i believe that i feel hotter if i use a umbrella under the strong...

14 Jan 10

do u wear a hat?

yolanda19191 @yolanda19191 (1934) • China 13 Jan 10

i seldom wore a hat in the past. but i wear it much more from last year of 2009. when in the summer, i wear it to prevent the sun radiation. when in the winter, i also wear it to keep dirt or coldness away. i also...

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Canteen no, i don't. though i really wanna wear a hat, it's so cold here in Beijing. but i'm not fit for wearing hat. maybe that's because my face is big while my head is small. anyway, it looks weird if i wear a hat. i envy those guys who looks so...

14 Jan 10

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How would you like your eggs done?

Jankar @Jankar (583) • Philippines 28 Oct 09

Good morning mylotters! Just recently, I have just fried my eggs, both of them. While I was cooking my breakfast, I was also wondering how do my friends here like their eggs done. I usually fry my eggs, coz I like them when...

breakfast

cooking

eggs

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Canteen i'm an ardent fan of eggs. i love to fry, boil, scramble and steam eggs. the steamed egg is a tranditional Chinese food, called Egg Foo Young. first blend the eggs, then mix it with some water and add proper salt and oil. at last steam it. very simple to make....

14 Jan 10

What Makes A Meal "Breakfast"?

nocturn98 @nocturn98 (956) • Venezuela 14 Jan 10

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day but what makes a meal breakfast? Is it the first meal of the day? Sometimes I wake up at around 11am, if I eat something is it still breakfast? Or does it have a time duration, like...

breakfast

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Canteen ok in my mink, breakfast means the meal at 6am to 10am. i'd like to eat bread with milk or noodles for breakfast. but usually i get up around 10 am. then i don't eat breakfast. i just cook for the lunch, tranditional Chinese food with rice. i call it brunch....

14 Jan 10

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I never knew exercise could be such fun!

SandrainSpain @Sandra1952 (6047) • Spain 13 Jan 10

As you know, I've lost a lot of weight recently, and I need to firm up a few bits here and there. The problem I have is, because of joint problems, I'm not allowed to go to the gym, and it's too cold to swim in our outdoor pool or...

belly dancing

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Canteen i'm so jealous. here in my country the dancing course is very expensive. i don't think i can afford it. no doubt dancing is an excellent t way of exercise, i have huge interest in dancing. i wanna learn ballroom dancing, like cha-cha, samba and western coast...

14 Jan 10

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