catmint

@catmint (628)

Singapore • Age 50

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japanese writing katakana or hiragana?

kirei24 @kirei24 (251) • Philippines 2 Mar 09

whick one is easier to learn and write?

learn japanese

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catmint Definitely hiragana. Katakana is still my bane, although it is what I came in contact with first. Exclamations uttered by superheros in manga are always written in Katakana for some reason. But when I took up the language, its hiragana and katakana...

14 Jul 09

Why do you want to learn Japanese?

july28usa @july28usa (22) • United States 18 Jun 09

I want to learn Japanese because I think its very similar to Chinese and when I was little, I used to watch anime from Japan.

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catmint It was the only way to understand what's being said on the variety shows on tv when I first started going nuts over a japanese boy group. Learning japanese was a great experience for me, not only do I learn the language, I learnt the culture that goes with...

14 Jul 09

the songs that makes you cry?

kaorulen @kaorulen (258) • Philippines 1 Jul 09

what are the song that makes you cry? me the songs that makes me cry are those song that has a message of farewell and lets just see in heaven something like that.. like TEARS on HEAVEN, "kanlungan"(it is a Pinoy song), and makes...

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catmint Only one song can make me weep. It wasn't the song itself that did it though, rather it was sang to me often by my guy. One day we got into a great big fight and that evening I had to attend a dinner and that song was sang by the event entertainer and that set...

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The 5 simple rules to being happy! Is it REALLY this simple you think?

James72 @James72 (26790) • Australia 24 Jun 09

I received an email a few days ago that was quite detailed, but one part of it stood out and I wished to share it. They were the 5 rules for being happy: 1. Free your heart from hatred. 2. Free your mind from worries. 3. Live...

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catmint The 5 rules can be sum up in "Do not imprison yourself". When one is free on a mental and spiritual level, one can find real happiness in everything. But humans are emotional creatures. Like a multi-facet stone, catching any angle and you either set off...

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Can money buy happiness?

dnz_dnz @dnz_dnz (2) • Singapore 24 Jun 09

It has been a controversial topic that everyone debates about. Can happiness be bought? People who are rich, are they really happy? What about people in the third world? Are they the most unhappy people on earth? What really makes...

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catmint Happiness means different things to different people. For the rich, happiness could mean an off day in the stock market. For the really poor, happiness could mean not having to worry about paying for dinner tonight. Our world has evolved. Gone are the days...

25 Jun 09

how can i improve on this?

spoiled311 @spoiled311 (5500) • Philippines 15 Dec 08

hi all! i made carrot bread this afternoon, with 400 g flour, 5 eggs, half a cup melted butter, some syrup, and half a cup of shredded carrots. but it turned out quite tough. how do i improve on the recipe to make it soften and...

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catmint I can think of a couple of culprits 1. Watch the heat, don't overbake 2. Add in bicarbonated soda and baking powder helps to fluff up the mixture 3. Try using vegetable oil instead of melted butter for less density There are a couple of suggestions on...

15 Dec 08

Do you feel comfortable at responding to the discussions of mylot friends from

Bala @balasri (26537) • India 15 Dec 08

any particular country? Can you explain why? The reasons may be some of them may ask not so complicated questions, with some you can identify with your culture and some of them may have the same tastes as yours etc etc.

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catmint I don't discriminate posters by their home countries. I choose what to answer, if a post can ignite my interest to comment, then it is a post that I will answer to. There must be, of course, some grounds of similiarity to evoke empathy between poster and...

15 Dec 08

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Daily routines

djonghs @djonghs (560) • Indonesia 9 Dec 08

How is your daily routines? boring or you have enjoy it? My daily routines is just like most of the people in this world, wake up in the morning, breakfast, take a bath and go to the office. Then, start up my computer in the...

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catmint My daily routine is almost cast in stone, I believe. Wake up, wash up, go to work, work, knock off, travel home, bathe, tv and web surfing, sleep. I think I have reach this stage in my life that I prefer routine to the roller coaster rides of...

15 Dec 08

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Should you help a beggar

ashish_answer @ashish_answer (784) • India 13 Dec 08

Humanity says YES! Yes, you should help a person in need of something. You should provide a financial help to a beggar. BUT WAIT!! IS THIS CORRECT!!Once I was travelling through an auto-rickshaw to my home. My auto stopped at a...

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catmint This is a question for individuals. It isn't fair to judge though as everyone has their beliefs and not wanting to help a beggar doesn't mean the person is unkind. Some beggars are scam artists out for a quick buck. Years ago, there was a report of how...

14 Dec 08

taking a course

winterose @winterose (39887) • Canada 13 Dec 08

If you could take a course in anything you wanted, no holes barred, money or age, or time, or intelligence, or whatever excuse you could come up with is not a problem, you have everything you nee to take the course, what would...

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catmint If I am able to take a course with no strings attached, I really want to take up baking. I love to bake but I am not investing enough time and effort as I wanted. If I am given a chance, I want to become a full-fledge baker. Second choice would be dancing....

14 Dec 08

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Problem with WorkFromHome and Craigs List

lilcee @lilcee (2703) • United States 13 Dec 08

I've been doing WorkFromHome where you post ads to Craigs list for a couple of months. I've gotten paid twice. Today when I tried to do it, when I tried to log into Craigs list to post an ad, it said my account was on hold. I...

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catmint I posted the same thing yesterday on mylot when my account got put on hold. According to the craiglist forums its not likely we are going to get our accounts back. Craiglist probably thought the whole bunch of us are spamming them and decide to teach us a...

14 Dec 08

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A tourist in your own town

winterose @winterose (39887) • Canada 13 Dec 08

I live in Montreal and there are so many different things to see and do as a tourist that you could live a year here and still not visit everything, I rarely go to the attractions myself, what major tourist attractions do...

attractions

tourist attractions

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catmint My home country is just about 685 sq km big and me having grown up here all my life, I do not find anything on this tiny island a surprise at all. But being a tourist in my own town did cross my mind sometimes when I am bored but I never attempted it yet....

14 Dec 08

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Do you hate people who have annoying ringtones?

Sheepie @Sheepie (3112) • United States 13 Dec 08

If so, you would be absolutely disgusted with me. I don't just have the song ring tones that are like my favorite song, though I hear that people get annoyed with those. I have ring tones that would annoy anyone. And you know...

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catmint I think your list is always for a good laugh, especially in a very quiet office and suddenly a funny ringtone comes blasting through the cubicles. I don't usually find any ringtones annoying but rather how loud it is set at. Try sitting through a continous...

14 Dec 08

HUH? My Earnings Just Went Up 0.9 Cents in The Last 10 Minutes

miraclefreebies @miraclefreebies (3043) • United States 14 Dec 08

What's going on mylotters? My mylot earnings just did a 180 in 10 minutes. I just happened to look up at my earnings and it changed, then I looked about 5 minutes later, and it went up again. Holly Molly! Is this happening...

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catmint WTG for you! Mine went up 2 cents today Mine still updates around the same time for me so no surprise for me here except for the earnings

14 Dec 08

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Christmas plans

ethanonthemoon @ethanonthemoon (1494) • Quezon, Philippines 13 Dec 08

Year after year, I celebrate this season with my family in our Paranaque house. My mother called me recently and asked me if I want to celebrate Christmas day in Tagaytay. I said no. Hehehe. It is nice in Tagaytay but I have work...

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catmint My plans this christmas? Sleep late, be a couch potato, gorge on snacks, web surf, sleep, wake up the next day for work. Such a letdown that this year's christmas is on thursday, we have to go back to work the next day *grimace*

13 Dec 08

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Do you remember your appointments or do you set an alarm on your mobile?

mercuryman3a @mercuryman3a (2477) • India 13 Dec 08

I am very forgetful. I often forget an appointment.Once the management committee meeting of a school was scheduled at 4 PM. i organised every thing as the secretary and fixed up with the Chairman that we would start sharp at 4 PM....

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catmint I am the one who organise stuff for our General Manager and no way I can flunk out and hope he forgive me. That put the fear in me and I maintain his schedule in every medium I can find, paper, electronic, human, anything that will make sure I don't...

13 Dec 08

What other make money online strategies you have not tried yet and why?

fatherblogger @fatherblogger (673) • Philippines 13 Dec 08

Hi everyone,I noticed that most of myLot members are into PTC sites. Now, here are my questions. 1.0 Besides PTC or whatever you are doing now, what other make money online strategies that you have not tried yet? Affiliate...

blogging

ptc

strategies

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catmint I am so not into affiliate marketing. I tried signing up for quite a number because all of them promise something different but once inside, they all demand the same things, i.e. pay them to join, get your downline and good luck to me if I succeed. Sad to say,...

13 Dec 08

Questions about neobux.com

apples99 @apples99 (6556) • United States 12 Dec 08

Hey folks, Iv been hearing and seeing a lot of different info about neobux.com. and I'm thinking of joining neobux, but I just thought I'd get some more information first, because Iv had some bad experiences in the past with other...

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catmint neobux is great! I get paid on average once a month, was just paid 3rd time last week. The payout amount will increase a dollar more after each payout request though. But I prefer to cashout every month than leave it with them, just in case of the unforeseen....

13 Dec 08