elmare0699

@elmare0699 (163)

South Africa • Age 59

Joined myLot 15 years ago

Whatever you do, do it because you enjoy it

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the BIBLE is the best selling book for all time!

chuyins123 @chuyins123 (2112) • Philippines 23 Nov 10

The only book translated in many different languages but has no revision ever since! This amazing book continued to be so much applicable, relevant and interesting despite the passage of time! It's how amazing the working of the...

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elmare0699 I absolutely agree with you the Bible is amazing and is still relevant and applicable today as it will be at the end of times. There is nothing that can replace the Word of God. I also know that there have been revisions regarding the translation of the Bible...

23 Nov 10

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"Religious People" is Too Much Paranoid When it Comes to Evil.

Secret @IntrovertShy (2780) • Marikina, Philippines 21 Nov 10

I have a dream, but I did not achieve it. The reason is every dream that I choose is consider for them as "evil". They prevent me from doing "evil". One of the dream that I want to achieve is to compose a "song" and create a...

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elmare0699 Wow, you gotten an earful on this subject and I agree with most of what has been said here. Lets make it simple, there's a phrase is the Bible that basically says the following (my words); "examine everything, keep the good and reject the bad". Also in the...

22 Nov 10

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It's going to be my very first attempt to ride a plane.

eM @eLsMarie (4345) • Philippines 22 Nov 10

I'm so excited. I'm going somewhere. We're riding a plane and it's going to be my very first time!!! Can you remember the moment you first ride a plane? How's the feeling?

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elmare0699 Hi, I was just wondering, how does one ride a plane? Does it buck like a horse or is it a smooth ride like on a motorcycle? Now when I was a kid I attended boarding school and we used to fly from Zambia to South African every holiday. As a kid I loved...

22 Nov 10

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Letting your imagination take you to WONDERLAND

MarappleStiffy @marapplestiffy (2182) • Philippines 22 Nov 10

I love reading books, tales of love, devotion, betrayal, adventure, hope, revenge, murder and mayhem, and places of beauty that could only exist in the mind. It's a way of escape sometimes, don't you think so too? I have cried...

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elmare0699 I absolutely agree with you and although I am a fan of good movies there is nothing like a good book to take me away from my fears and concerns. I just wish that I could make money from reading books.

22 Nov 10

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Are you a pet person?

jazel_juan @jazel_juan (15746) • Philippines 21 Nov 10

ok what i mean is are you like someone who loves to have pets? or like someone who has pets.. i was never one, i tried having a dog before and well my dog died..i did not kill it though..but i feel guilty back then hehe it felt...

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elmare0699 I am definitely a pet person. When I grew up we always had dogs, sometimes a cat too, as well as geese and love birds. After leaving home I didn't have a pet and even imagined that if I had one I might forget my pet and it would died. But about 9 months ago I...

22 Nov 10

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What do you think of a dog each time when you see a dog ?

wildlittlefan @wildlittlefan (4680) • Hong Kong 21 Nov 10

I couln't even rememebr when I knew about dog. I think it must be sometimes during my kindergarden age or short before that. Perhaps my mom had shown me a picture of a dog or my teacher did when I was still very young. In the...

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elmare0699 Since I can remember we had always had dogs at home. They were friendly and protective of us, but barked and growled at strangers and they were big dogs. As an adult I have only kept a dog twice, both small dogs. The first one I had to give away because I...

22 Nov 10

Christmas is near,was there a time in your life that you believed in Santa Claus

frenzylady @frenzylady (518) • Philippines 16 Nov 10

Christmas is fast approaching and what better way to celebrate it by giving presents/gifts to your loved ones, speaking of gifts, when we were kids I always thought that Santa Claus is real so we hung socks and wait for the gifts...

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elmare0699 I don't actually recall believing in Santa Clause. I use to go to Sunday School even before I started normal school so I'm sure that I knew Santa wasn't real, but I sure believed in receiving gifts on Christmas day. We celebrate Christmas as the birthday of...

17 Nov 10

My friend walk to work and back home

kingparker @kingparker (9673) • United States 16 Nov 10

This morning, my friend, who is also my co - worker called me around 6:30 A.M. in the morning, but I miss his call. Not until he saw him at the door and smoking, he told me that he couldn't drive his car to work, because his car...

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elmare0699 Walking to work is not such a bad thing, actually it is good exercise. When I was much younger I used to walk to work everyday, winter and summer. Our winters aren't very cold but our summers can get very hot, it's not a problem in the morning but walking home...

17 Nov 10

What do you think of King David of the Bible and how do you feel about him?

wildlittlefan @wildlittlefan (4680) • Hong Kong 16 Nov 10

There are many characters in the Bible that is worthy to be discussed. Moses, Joshua, Jacob, Joseph were all interseting character that we can surely learn something from their life. However, I would like to narrow down our...

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elmare0699 It is true that David was God's favorite and it was because David never left God. As all sinners do, David sinned time and time again, some of his sin were quite bad, getting a man killed so that he could have his wife, lead to the death of his son. David was...

17 Nov 10

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Hospital

kerriisthebest @kerriisthebest (448) • United States 16 Nov 10

Have you ever been in the hospital, if so why? I have been in the hospital a couple times. I was in the hospital when I was two years old I had a bladder infection they had to replace some tubes I don't remember all they did...

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elmare0699 I've been in the hospital a few times myself, although only once as a kid to have two teeth pulled out under anaesthesia and that was only a day visit. My other stays were as an adult, twice to fix my left knee and the stay over was for 3 days and then one...

16 Nov 10

live alone or with someone

naturalbella889 @naturalbella889 (135) 15 Nov 10

Do you prefer to live alone or with someone? or does your feelings vary. Sometimes I wish I was living alone and not have to share my space. what do you all think? I like people most of the time but sometimes people's habits get...

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elmare0699 I know what you mean. I share a flat with my brother and although we get along well and we both you our own thing, there are times when he does or doesn't do something that drives me up the wall. A couple of years back I lived alone and I could do just what I...

15 Nov 10

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Do you still use a pencil?

santosmarichris @santosmarichris (1849) • Philippines 4 Nov 10

Last time I used one was last year when I took my exam, lol. I have this notebook which I write on everyday for my important appointments, events, expenses etc. and I find it oh so messy. So, I searched for my...

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elmare0699 I still use pencils myself although not on a daily basis. When I'm in the mood I like to draw and using a pencil is great because I can erase lines and do over until I'm happy with the end result. I don't usually use it for notes but I do use one for my...

5 Nov 10