chingbeem

@chingbeem (910)

Philippines • Age 58

Joined myLot 16 years ago

My wonderful family in Boracay Island

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Your thoughts on brand name clothing?

reichiru @reichiru (748) • Canada 8 Feb 09

There's lots of people I know that just like to buy clothing from one store and one store only, just because of the brand. Personally I think that's silly, why would you want to walk around and be a billboard for that store? I...

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chingbeem I amalways after comfort. Mostof the time...branded clothes are those that have good quality and give total comfort. My family is into Nike apparels,not because of the swoosh but because of the comfort it gives...dryfit.we are the sporty type and we could not...

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Dealing wth teenagers

Ellie @ellie26 (4139) • Malaysia 8 Feb 09

We all have been through our teenage years. That was the age where we were just discovering ourselves, being adventures and getting to know the word freedom. I remember how teenagers were during my days. Most were not as...

rebellious

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chingbeem Hi-I have 2. A girl-17,in College taking up pre-school education. And a boy 16-third year high school. Their hands are always full...laptop(though,they dont go for internet games),they chat til kingdom come. Its very hard to talk to them because an Ipod is...

8 Feb 09

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A tour of Asia

maximax8 @maximax8 (31046) • United Kingdom 8 Feb 09

If you had a free tour of Asia which five places would you choose to go to? You could travel by air, sea, rail or bus, including a mixture of those.

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chingbeem I wish I can go to ten places instead of the 5...but that would make me so greedy already...LOL, I would like to go to: 1. The Maldives 2. Mongolia/nepal (I know,these would make 3 already) 3. Turkey-a Eurasian country 4. South Korea 5. Japan Plus, a...

8 Feb 09

If you were stuck at an airport for 2 hours with only $10?

breepeace @breepeace (3014) • Canada 8 Feb 09

Let's say you're just getting home from a big trip. You have a grand total of $10 left to your name, are already finished your book, your iPod's battery died halfway through the flight, and you have 2 hours to blow before you can...

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chingbeem It actually happened to us---I think that was the year 1998-a long time ago. When my two kids were just 7&8 year olds. We travel a lot. As in a Lot. So that Christmas...the 4 of us,together with my husband,went to Davao City,Then back to Manila,had connecting...

8 Feb 09

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How can you avoid crying while slicing ONIONS?

celestial052506 @celestial052506 (2914) • Philippines 4 Feb 09

It's my problem when peeling or slicing onions. Somebody told me to put salt in the chopping board to avoid tears while slicing onions but its not working. Specially when onions is fresh... what can you suggest to avoid crying...

spices

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chingbeem I was cooking one early morning-like 5am toprepare my son's breakfast-I was slicing onion,my husband came out of the room shocked to see me...I was wearing this huge round sunglasses...LOL,,,it worked!

4 Feb 09

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Public or Private school?

nympha687 @nympha687 (940) • United States 4 Feb 09

I was a product of private school system. I went to private schools from kindergarten-university. I've worked in all private institutions. I always believed that private education is the best especially in our country. They have...

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chingbeem Hi Nympha. i just responded a while ago to a discussion by mylotter lanlan011. I talked about English as medium of instruction here in the philippines from pre-school to College. I mentioned that I was speaking in behalf of the private school since I am not...

4 Feb 09

If Your First Language is NOT English...

lanlan011 @lanlan011 (701) • United States 4 Feb 09

Many people usually start discussions about how some people from other countries use broken English in their discussions and how its difficult to understand. Now I want to flip the script and ask Do you have trouble reading the...

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chingbeem In my country,English cannot be considered as a second Language anymore. Here in the Philippines...Beginning Reading for the schoolers are taught in English (I am speaking for private schools-I am not aware of the public school system unfortunately. We learn...

4 Feb 09

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What is your best way of enjoying life

missjasmine @missjasmine (97) • India 4 Feb 09

Few people like partying, few like travelling, few like working, few like making money, few like flirting around. So wat u like my frined? How do u wish to enjoy ur life for the maximum extent? We all are here on this earth...

enjoy

fun

happiness

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chingbeem I enjoy reading---I would give up anything for a good book. last January 26, I was supposed to meet friends to celebrate the chinese New year since my family celebrated it on the eve...I had a book in my hand...no matter how they called me up,I gave all the...

4 Feb 09

do you drink milk?

lolipopicecream @lolipopicecream (170) • Philippines 3 Feb 09

i have scoliosis and i have to drink at 3 glasses of milk in a day, how about you guys do drink milk too? i love milk especially soy milk.

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chingbeem According to my mom-when I turned 1,I threw my milk bottle and I never drank milk ever again-that bad! I would puke at the slight smell of it. But I take condensed milk-in fact I love it-LOL. I can take,butter but not for cheese. I can take creams too...unlike...

4 Feb 09

What was the book that turned you into a bookworm?

chance2691 @chance2691 (566) • Philippines 8 Jan 09

A LOT OF US HAVE THE ADDICTION FOR READING BOOKS. We just do. It's like our piece of escape, what with living straight-edged lives and all. Paper and ink is our form of fun, and words are our way of life. But of course, it all...

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chingbeem I am very much older than you,along with the monthly copies of the Reader's Digest, I started reading the Bobsie twins when I was around grade 4. I read lots of those adventures. Then I was very lucky that my mom wanted me to have a complete set of the Nancy...

11 Jan 09

Do you like cook food?

Flouya @Flouya (283) • India 19 Dec 08

I don't like cook food,becase it's waste time for me plus my mum always keep me away from the kitchen.How about u?

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chingbeem Hi flouya-how have you been doing in India? I just got back from Hongkong with a side trip to shenzen...wish I could make it to other parts of china...but expensive during holidays,maybe next time. You did not go home to china during the break? How is your...

11 Jan 09

Heard Of Any Unusual names?

paula27661 @paula27661 (15811) • Australia 9 Jan 09

There have been quite a number of babies born in my neighbourhood lately and I have been surprised at times at the choice of names. I came accros a little girl named "Metallica(??)and another called "Mango", no she doesn't belong...

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chingbeem Hi there...there is this lady in our neighborhood,about 40 something,named Plock-lick. Upon hearing the name from my mother in law, I thought she was naming her names, for a long time I thought she was joking. Then one day, we were in my in law's house...

11 Jan 09

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I miss going snorkeling

maximax8 @maximax8 (31046) • United Kingdom 9 Jan 09

My first experience of snorkeling was at the Great Barrier Reef in Australia when I was 21. I saw the colorful looking coral and many friendly fish. Off the coast of Western Australia I saw a manta ray. I did some snorkeling in...

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chingbeem Come to Davao,we will snorkel everyday...its so hot here already...Im bringing out the kid's gears...

10 Jan 09

Excitement in life

maximax8 @maximax8 (31046) • United Kingdom 10 Jan 09

Is there much excitement in your life? Travel is my top hobby and I find visiting different destinations really exciting. I am going to Cape Town with my toddler son this month. We will go up Cape Mountain and spend time on the...

cape

enjoy

life

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chingbeem hi max, I thought you've left for your Cape town trip already...the penguins must be nice to see.Enjoy the trip. I just got back and exhausteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed!take care

10 Jan 09

Have you been to Eastern Europe before?

maximax8 @maximax8 (31046) • United Kingdom 9 Jan 09

Much a Western Europe is really price to visit like the big cities of London, Paris and Rome. Better value and cheap prices can be had in Eastern Europe. I have visited lovely Prague in the Czech Republic, beautiful Budapest in...

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chingbeem I wish flying to Europe from asia is cheap. Maybe sometime in this lifetime my husband and I will be able to make it to Europe. But not eastern europe right away maybe. His office brings them to Paris only.He was not able to join those trips yet though. I...

10 Jan 09

What are you most looking forward to doing in 2009?

maximax8 @maximax8 (31046) • United Kingdom 7 Jan 09

Are you going to do something special in 2009 like move house, get married, have a baby, go traveling or anything else? What are you most looking forward to in 2009? Why?

fun

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chingbeem Hi max...Happy New Year. I just got back from our trip,exhausted. How was your trip with the kids? I am sure you had a wonderful time. My family and I are back in hot,hot Davao now. The moment we stepped down from the plane here in Davao,we felt the very warm...

9 Jan 09

I feel so bad...

maroseqf @maroseqf (3657) • Philippines 24 Nov 08

I shouted at my little angel last night because he keeps on crying and crying. I was very sleepy already and my head already ached. My husband said that he saw tears in our baby's eyes which made me more guilty. He...

shouted at baby

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chingbeem I read from your other responses that you just got married and your baby is just a few weeks old? am I right? shouting is intangible to a baby who is less than a month old. Maybe he will be surprised(gulat is more appropriate in tagalog=but surprise is the...

24 Nov 08

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How many years,have you been Married?

dong1970 @dong1970 (1572) • Philippines 18 Nov 08

I have been Married for 13 years and we aree blessed with two beautiful kids.How about you how many years have you been married?

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chingbeem married for 18 years...and still we are like...just been married...life is great with our 2 kids.

24 Nov 08

If you can't have your own biological child, are you open with adoption?

nimnim74 @nimnim74 (250) • Philippines 24 Nov 08

It took us so long to decide for an adoption, We already tried everything just to have our own child but it's been 7 years already but still we failed, so just recently we decided to adopt, we are in the process of having one and...

adoption

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chingbeem In my husbands side, two cousins have adopted a child because they could not have their own children. Filipino culture is not very open to this yet. Especially that my husbands family has this paternal and maternal figures whom we need to seek advise first...

24 Nov 08

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