cvrajan

@cvrajan (354)

India • Age 68

Joined myLot 15 years ago

Life is too good to be wasted in too serious pursuits if they rob you of humor!

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dreaming when born

laceycyoung @laceycyoung (330) • United States 2 Sep 09

Have you ever wondered why a newborn child dream's? I have wondered all of my life why babies have dream's. From the moment that my son was born, I watched his face, he was dreaming and he was smiling, laughing, and even had an...

babies

baby dreams

why do they dream

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cvrajan In south India, we used to say that when a child smiles or laughs in her dreams, God is playing with him/her by showing a flower! But my personal belief based on Hinduism's concept of rebirth is that at that tender age, the child gets dreams based on its...

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As You Get Up ..

prashanthalva @prashanthalva (2272) • India 2 Sep 09

In The Morning As Soon As You Do Get up Some People Have the Habit Of Having Some Beverage or Water .. As Soon As I Get Up, I Go to the Wash Room Freshen Myself Up And Do A Few Yogasanas And then Have A Heavy Break Fast .. What Do...

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cvrajan Blink, yawn, have a soft look at the wall clock, lie down again, cat nap, blink, yawn, have a hard look at the clock, get up reluctantly, fold the bed rolls, drink a glass of water and head for the toilet straight-away!

2 Sep 09

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When Someone Responds Back To Your Discussions

KrauseHome @KrauseHome (36447) • United States 26 Aug 09

Do you just thank them, and move on to the next person and respond back to them, or do you go and check out the discussions that person might have started and see if their is a discussion you can respond back too? I am sure there...

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cvrajan I weigh the quality of response to decide whether I should go and look in to the person's profile and see whether any of his/ her discussion is of interest to me. Generally, my preference is to respond to such of those discussions in which I can respond...

26 Aug 09

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Are you happy with the duration of your sleep?

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!! @krupesh (2608) • India 25 Aug 09

I am not happy with mine.I need some more sleep but cant get a good sleep.Its because of my work & sometimes its the addiction to MYLOT.What about you people?Are you happy with your sleep?

sleep

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cvrajan I am quite satisfied with my sleeping. I normally need 7 to 7 and a half hrs of sleep and I make sure that I get it. Even if I fall short, I will somehow compensate the shortage the next day! To be frank, I love sleeping! So do my wife and my daughter! My...

25 Aug 09

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Why some people can never change themselves?

mastinet @mastinet (467) • India 25 Aug 09

Why is it so that some people can never change and they always want to remain as they are? Most of the peoples who do not want to change have some attitude problem and they think that they are the one who are always correct in all...

change

people

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cvrajan Pose the question to yourself! Think of how you were 5 years ago: how your likes and dislikes were, how your attitudes were, how your outlook towards others was, how egoistic you were, to what extent you had capacity to manage your anger etc. Now think...

25 Aug 09

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Do you ever feel like not being apreciated?

missybear @missybear (11391) • United States 3 Aug 09

It's always the same old story, you go to the store ,you come back and it's like "OH you didn't get any cookies" You go to work all day and they say "How come you so pissy when you come home You...

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cvrajan Basically I am a person who has microscopic eyes to find only fault in others! I hardly shower appreciation on others unless what they have done is something really fantastic. My theory is this: If somebody is assigned a job, he/ she is expected to do it...

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How do you deal with people who do not like you?

kalav56 @kalav56 (11464) • India 1 Aug 09

Sometimes we can sense that for some reason or the other we have provoked some sort of dislike in another person. Now, how do you handle such a situation? First of all , are you able to sense it? If we do not like another person's...

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cvrajan Well I do sense quite clearly when some one dislikes me. I am quite capable of provoking them that way! How do I deal with them? It is difficult to generalize, but at least with about one person I can say how I deal with. Well; in India, we don't divorce a...

6 Aug 09

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Have you chosen your career based on your strengths?

kalav56 @kalav56 (11464) • India 4 Aug 09

I have been a homemaker but I could also evolve a very successful and satisfactory freelancing career path for myself.I chose teaching and this was definitely based on my inherent strength, aptitude and academic qualifications.Now...

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cvrajan I am a self employed design consultant (SOHO) and I took this choice based on my own aptitude and strengths (and weaknesses too!). I am quite satisfied with my career. But it looks my customers are bored with me and are looking for a desperate change and are...

6 Aug 09

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The Bible is the most stolen book in the world!

James72 @James72 (26790) • Australia 7 Jul 09

I just read this "fact" and immediately started laughing at the irony of something like this! "Thou shalt not steal" is one of the Ten Commandments! How the heck do you think people that steal a Bible justify...

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cvrajan I could guess the following reasons: 1) People thought since the book was lying in the hotel room (I think that's where many people find bibles to reach out instantly) it is part of the Hotel bill (like soaps and shampoos) and hence took it with them! 2)...

14 Jul 09

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What are the tips about photography you want to share?

wrangel15 @wrangel15 (1443) • Philippines 26 Jun 09

I really want taking pictures. I almost have three thousand pics taken since I last year. I want to share a good tip when taking pictures. Some may already know this. It is the rule of thirds. This makes a good photograph by...

photography

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cvrajan The only tip I want to share as a person who finds fiddling with knobs, buttons and rings in the camera too difficult, is to use Auto-mode and shoot!

11 Jul 09

Ideal Age gap between couples-opinions please!

kalav56 @kalav56 (11464) • India 15 Apr 09

I had been invited to my son's friend's house .Actually they are newly wed youngsters and I came to know that the lad is just 20 days older than the girl.I immediately said that 'Ah!can keep fighting [like classmates after...

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cvrajan Kala, You have the knack for the best discussions, I say! congrats again. This is one of my favorite subjects. I am a firm believer that an ideal age gap of 4 to 8 years between the husband and wife is highly desirable (the husband to be elder, of...

11 Jul 09

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The Moon Had Replaced The Sun

kdmlrys @kdmlrys (398) • United States 12 May 09

I know this is not really a big deal but it's my first time to see the moon at 6:30 in the morning! I woke up today (about 6 o'clock) then I noticed it, looking sharp in the bright sky. I just think it's cute. See pic...

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cvrajan This reminds me of a "toast" I received during the last day in my college given by my juniors. I used to be a "known" person in my college due to my active participation in drawing and painting competitions. This is the dig I received on this subject during...

11 Jul 09

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Biblical Mysteries Explained

kdmlrys @kdmlrys (398) • United States 11 Apr 09

It's April 12 (Sunday) here in my country today and I just saw a commercial on Discovery Channel about their new documentary called "Biblical Mysteries Explained". From this link...

bible

biblical mysteries explained

discovery channel

documentary

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cvrajan Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, a great Hindu master used to say about sacred books and religious scripture. "Religious scripture contain both relevant and irrelevant matters. It is like sugar mixed with sand. Like ants, we should only take the sugar grains and leave...

11 Jul 09

What are the five sites you always visit?

tuliorowena @tuliorowena (350) • Philippines 11 Jul 09

Most of us are use the internet wisely, we do not just sit and play for hours we also go online for learning and for making money. For me i have set myself into a routine, when i go online i first visit my top 5 sites. 1. yahoo...

internet

making money

mylot

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cvrajan 1) gmail, my email provider. 2) Helium, where I regularly write articles and earn money. Helium discussion boards are of great charm to me. 3) GoogleAdsense. I get my daily record of my adsense earnings from my writing from sites like Howtodothings.com 4)...

11 Jul 09

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What makes a good parent?

cristalkate @cristalkate (536) • Portugal 10 Jul 09

Hi there mylotters!^^ I'm a single mom of 8 and 7 year old kids. Since my ex left us, I do my best to give extra time to my kids and be a good parent. Wheewww, really not that easy tasks however I enjoyed being a mom and a...

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cvrajan Give love, but do not demand love in return. Let love blossom on its own. But as a parent you can demand discipline. How far you can succeed in it with lovable children is a different matter! Give them gifts. But never make them think that gifts will be...

11 Jul 09

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To start or response a discussion, which you prefer?

zearah @zearah (5381) • Philippines 11 Jul 09

I love to start when I'm at mood and I have things to clarify. There are instances that I ask 1st my friends then from them I could have an idea to raise it as a discussion if I want to now more information. Though most most my...

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cvrajan My first choice is to respond. I don't specifically restrict or look for responding to the discussions started by my "friends list". I simply look for the latest discussions under various threads and when I stumble upon something interesting to me, I will...

11 Jul 09

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are you ticklish? where/what is the most ticklish part of your body?

ckyera @ckyera (17331) • Philippines 11 Jul 09

hihihi...hey mylotters i am just curious if most or all people do have a ticklish part in their body... i came out to this question coz i remember my husband every time i hold his foot particularly the under part, he reacted too...

tickles

ticklish

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cvrajan I believe there is a lot to do with our mind in being ticklish about some parts of the body. Though I can say I too have some parts (like under the feet) to be ticklish, I can remain undisturbed if I make up my mind strongly. When I play with little children,...

11 Jul 09

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