dreamjapan

@dreamjapan (409)

Japan • Age 62

Joined myLot 17 years ago

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miserable at school

dreamjapan @dreamjapan (409) • Japan 14 Oct 09

My second son is in the last year of junior high school. He has had an awful time, was bullied ALL through...

junior high school

tests

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dogs yapping at night

dreamjapan @dreamjapan (409) • Japan 28 Aug 09

Hi, I have a year old lab mix puppy. She is such a lovely, over friendly dog but she has gotten into the habit of yapping at night. This is not the "I smell cat get out of here" bark, this is very annoying high pitch yap that is...

noisy dog

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2 people

cook books

dreamjapan @dreamjapan (409) • Japan 11 Apr 09

Does anybody collect them? I have about 40 books and 5 folders of recipes that I have printed from the internet. I read online somewhere that one person had over 3,000 cook books, some of them antique. I would love to collect...

cook books

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Teaching ESL to little kids

dreamjapan @dreamjapan (409) • Japan 4 Apr 09

Hi I have been teaching ESL to kids for about 18 years but the youngest kids I have ever taught were 4 and 5 year olds. From May I will be taking over a friends class, she has real little ones 2 years old. I have a few ideas but...

esl

kids

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1 person

What's your biggest regret in life

dreamjapan @dreamjapan (409) • Japan 19 Dec 08

Hi We all make decisions everyday, from what to have for breakfast to deciding what to do with our lives, more study or work! So has anybody made a life changing decision that they regret. Mine is moving to my MILs. She has...

kidney

regrets

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1 person

Electric Appliances

dreamjapan @dreamjapan (409) • Japan 8 Dec 08

I think my electric appliances are making a conspracy against me. In the past 6 weeks my microwave stopped working, my dish washer refuses to wash, the convertor for my PC is playing and now my vaccum cleaner is refusing to be...

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1 person

six year olds stress

dreamjapan @dreamjapan (409) • Japan 5 Dec 08

I need some advice. We are living with my MIL, we are in a tight situation with money and my husbands health is very bad. Unfortually MIL is a very selfish inconsiderate old woman. In a way I can understand, she is 71 and still...

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Controlling Anger

dreamjapan @dreamjapan (409) • Japan 2 Dec 08

My anger that is. We live with my MIL and she is very good at pushing my buttons, I don't know if she does this on purpose or not. The biggest problem is my husbands health, he has just gotten out of hospital, he has heart and...

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Give up or not

dreamjapan @dreamjapan (409) • Japan 28 Nov 08

I have been on so many diets in my life and have gotten fatter and fatter. I am now 46 and extremely overweight. Part of me feels that I really can't be bothered any more but part of me wants to loose some to feel better. The...

cakes

metabolism

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Puppy woes

dreamjapan @dreamjapan (409) • Japan 28 Nov 08

I have a fibe month old lab mix puppy who is driving me crazy. She is always jumping up and trying to bite. She has chew toys and will play with them but she is always trying to bite. Also I noticed today that where she urinates...

infection

puppy biting

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making money with online store?

dreamjapan @dreamjapan (409) • Japan 28 Nov 08

Hi, I was wondering if any myLoters had made money from an online store? I have been toying with this idea for a few weeks now but I am wary of paying for hosting etc and not making money. Would you recommend starting on...

auctions

making money online

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1 person

Mumbai terror attack

dreamjapan @dreamjapan (409) • Japan 26 Nov 08

I have been watching the news on and off today and from what I can understand it looks really bad. I hope that any myLoters in the area are safe. Jacks

mumbai

safety

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1 person

ideas for cooking for a person with kidney problems

dreamjapan @dreamjapan (409) • Japan 26 Nov 08

My husband has been diagnosed with kidney failure, up to 70%. With medication and diet he should recover. I know that he needs low salt, low protien diet so I have figued out a few things but need a few more ideas!! Especailly...

cube

diet for kidney disease

kidney

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2 people

confidence to write a book

dreamjapan @dreamjapan (409) • Japan 25 Nov 08

When I was a lot younger I thought that one day I would write a best seller. But life has sent me a few curve balls and I lost that confidence. When I read books I tend to feel that I could of written that. So how to gain...

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Husbands health

dreamjapan @dreamjapan (409) • Japan 24 Nov 08

hi Everybody, I'm looking for some help with my husband health problems. He was admitted to hospital 3 weeks ago with high blood pressure,200 over 140. What they found scared us a lot he has congestive heart failure, there was...

blood pressure

congestive heart failure

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Running a kennels

dreamjapan @dreamjapan (409) • Japan 23 Nov 08

Hi I was wondering if anybody knows how to start a kennels. I live in Japan so of course I would have to find out the local laws and regualtions. We have a lot of land and basically don't want to continue with the family...

kennels

My blog

dreamjapan @dreamjapan (409) • Japan 16 Aug 07

hi everybody Please have a look at my blog. I'm still trying to find my voice but it is basically about my life and life in Japan. Enjoy!

blog

japan

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collecting cook books

dreamjapan @dreamjapan (409) • Japan 2 Aug 07

Does anybody collect cook books? If so how many do you have? I have about 30 books plus 10 folders of recipes that I printed from the internet or cut from magazines. I'm always amazed at how recipes have changed and how our...

collecting cook books

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1 person

Is it hot where you are?

dreamjapan @dreamjapan (409) • Japan 27 Jul 07

The past few days it has been really hot here in southern Japan. Today was 35.8C and I feel like I am going crazy. I have air conditioners but try not to use them to much because of my electric bill. Does anybody have any good...

air conditioner

hot

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3 people

Malayasia

dreamjapan @dreamjapan (409) • Japan 27 Jul 07

Hi, Is there anybody from Malayasia, or expat living there? Hubby is thinking of moving there for a couple of years, I'm wondering whether to stay here in Japan or take the kids and go with for an adventure. Need information...

ex pats

malayasia

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