dianne17k

@dianne17k (587)

Philippines • Age 39

Joined myLot 17 years ago

monkey on the loose

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To make money or sheer interest . why do prefer a particular course/ job ?

Jaj_sahi @Jaj_sahi (153) • India 9 Jan 09

I have seen my friends taking up a course in their grads because of their parents. some of them have an intention that only by studying a particular subject or course, you get a job and you can earn. while some of them still...

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dianne17k I'm one of the people who chose a particular course in college to please my parents. They wanted me to take medicine so I took a course related to the field. It took me 5 miserable years in college to finish a course I don't have my heart into. Now, I'm in a...

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Do you use hair conditioner?

migsmartinez @migsmartinez (1293) • Philippines 5 Jan 09

I used to use hair conditioner when I grew my hair longer. My hair would felt much softer when I used conditioner. Now though, I cut my hair much shorter and I don't really need to use conditioner anymore because my hair feels...

hair conditioner

shampoo

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dianne17k I use hair condition daily. My hair is fairly manageable and doesn't really require daily conditioning but I use it daily anyway, out of habit. It's like a drug for me. There was this one time that I purposely didn't condition my hair and though the softness...

10 Jan 09

How did you start smoking?

snam23 @snam23 (3157) • United States 10 Jan 09

And why? If you smoke, what got you started? How did you start? Have you tried quitting?

smoking

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dianne17k I started smoking 7 years ago back when I was in my junior year of high school. It was purely teen rebellion during that time. I stopped for about a year but started smoking again during my freshmen year in college. I was only a social-smoker at first but I...

10 Jan 09

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a pinoy version of TWILIGHT?

spoiled311 @spoiled311 (5500) • Philippines 4 Jan 09

Hi all! The biggest vampire movie to hit the screens worldwide is "Twilight." And word came out that Star Cinema -- a Philippine company -- is producing a Pinoy version and the movie will be entitled "Takipsilim." The movie...

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dianne17k When the news broke out that ABS-CBN was adapting the book in Filipino, a lot of fans of the book series must have gotten really pissed. I am not a fan of remakes myself. I don't really get why local productions tend to make remakes or copycat productions of...

4 Jan 09

Potty training

bethyboo @bethyboo (399) • United States 3 Jan 09

It won't be long before I will be potty training my little guy so I need all the advice I can get. I'm not sure at all what to expect. He is an extremely smart little guy and seems to pick up on things quickly so hopefully I won't...

advice

potty training

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dianne17k I don't have kids but I've seen a younger cousin and my godson got potty trained when they were less than 2 years old. Their parents say that they let their child sit on the potty on a the same time each day as early as when they were 6 months old. They did...

3 Jan 09

Depression

HeavenUnaware @HeavenUnaware (1757) • United States 3 Jan 09

How many of my fellow MyLotter's have ever dealt with being very depressed? Are you still depressed or have you found a way around it? I've had a very tough life, or so it seems. I know people have it harder than I do but that...

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dianne17k I've been in and out of depression almost my entire life. It's been hard for me as well seeing myself more blessed than most people and yet still feeling the pain. Like you, there are instances that I wished I hadn't existed or I wished that I could just...

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If you could have one superpower ability, what would it be?

HeavenUnaware @HeavenUnaware (1757) • United States 3 Jan 09

If you could choose to have one superpower ability.. which one would you choose and why? I'll share my answer after a few people respond.

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dianne17k I want to be able to read minds. I've always had a hard time communicating with others and reading body language. It would definitely lessen misunderstanding on my side. Knowing how others perceive me will also be beneficial in improving myself.

3 Jan 09

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Internet, As a Part of Life!

Mitraa @Mitraa (3184) • India 3 Jan 09

Do you agree with this view? Internet has taken the place of importance in our daily lives! Please share your views!

importance

internet

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dianne17k The internet now of big importance to majority of the world's population. We're all hooked and like me, most of you probably wonder how life was before the internet. Just a few weeks ago, I didn't have internet access for almost 2 weeks due to problems with...

3 Jan 09

Do you take too much luggage when you plan a trip?

sivanj @sivanj (1263) • India 29 Dec 08

There are two category of people when they plan for a travel. Some actually like to go empty handed (take very little) and buy during tour, if something is required. There are others who wish to carry everything with them so...

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dianne17k I usually pack more than the essentials just to be prepared for any untoward incident that might happen. I back a week's amount of clothing for a 3 day trip just to be sure. Some people might even think I'm a girl scout because of all the unnecessary things I...

3 Jan 09

Your Country's Pride

xtian04 @xtian04 (282) • Philippines 29 Dec 08

What makes you proud about your country? What makes it a nice place to live in? Is it the culture? the people? the food? Share the best qualities of your country or your city & let us know why you love it. :P

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dianne17k What makes me proud of the Philippines? hmmm... Definitely not the politics and the whole political system. lol. It's a marvelous place to live in where you never really run out of adventures and places to go to.

3 Jan 09

Have you or would you like to travel to China?

potatosmile @potatosmile (45) • China 1 Jan 09

China is beautiful country with many culture and history treatures and attractive landscape. It's a real good place worth for a trip. Recently i set up a blog about travelling and food about China. I hope to share information with...

china

chinese

travel

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dianne17k I haven't been to China but it's in my list of places to go before I die. This place has colorful history and interesting culture. I want to study basic mandarin before I do though just to make it a little easier to get around the place. I'll be checking...

3 Jan 09

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Why it is preconceived that most of the Fashion Designers are GAYS ???

karanthearyan @karanthearyan (6) • India 3 Jan 09

Why it is preconceived that most of the Fashion Designers are GAYS...

fashion

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dianne17k This is because we live in a stereotyping world. People tend to box a group of similar people and label them as such.

3 Jan 09

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How to make traveling possible

maximax8 @maximax8 (31046) • United Kingdom 3 Jan 09

I know that many people dream of going traveling but they never get to do that. Perhaps the wait until retirement and then their health is not good enough. Some money worry that they don't have much money to go traveling with....

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dianne17k I'm one of those who wish to travel around the world but right now I'm trying to explore as much of my country as I can. There's still a lot I haven't seen in the Philippines so I might as well start here. I'm saving for a few more months before I resign from...

3 Jan 09

New Year Traditions?

Luvxoni @Luvxoni (135) • United States 3 Jan 09

Why is cutting ones hair a considered a good start to the New Year? Has anyone heard of this before?

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dianne17k I saw that in the TV on new year's eve. They consider it lucky and it somehow symbolizes getting rid of the bad memories of the past year and starting fresh for this year.

3 Jan 09

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what is your profession???

pankil @pankil (125) • India 27 Dec 08

hii friends and my fellow mylotters .....lets discuss what work we do in life ......i am still a student pursuing engineering but i am trying a lot of ways to earn online....mylot is the latest....what about you what do u do???

work

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dianne17k Hi! I'm a speech pathologist by profession. I teach kids who find it hard to communicate. It's a financial rewarding job but somehow I find myself wanting to do other stuff. I've been trying to develop my online career recently and once I get steady income...

3 Jan 09

back to work monday

poppoppop111 @poppoppop111 (5731) • Canada 3 Jan 09

i've had three weeks off of work and college and i go back monday. don't you find it hard to go back to work after having so much time off. not looking forward to getting up early and having to get in that cold car in the morning

work

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dianne17k My work begins on Monday as well. After 3 weeks of sleeping at 6am and waking up past noon, it's gonna be really hard to adjust my sleeping hours again. After the first week of vacation, I actually thought I missed working since I was so bored at home. But now...

3 Jan 09

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