hereandthere

@hereandthere (45645)

Philippines

Joined myLot 12 years ago

Hello! I'm a FILIPINA, which is a Female Filipino (haha!) and the PHILIPPINES is in Southeast Asia. Be sure to follow GoAskAlice and myLotBugs. See you around!

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what do you with the socks and sleep mask in small pouches that

hereandthere @hereandthere (45645) • Philippines 20 Jan 21

airlines give away? do you use them? keep them? give them away? when i was young, i was happy to receive them as "gifts." same with the hotel stuff like small sizes of lotion, shampoo, soap, shower cap, and sewing kit. what do...

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i wanted to try this new small business but

hereandthere @hereandthere (45645) • Philippines 12 Jan 21

hello and happy new year, fellow mylotters! sis reminded me about a new courier service that opened in our neighborhood as i left to send a box of preloved clothes to my friend outside metro manila. i thought they were only for...

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sorry i have a mouse problem

hereandthere @hereandthere (45645) • Philippines 3 Dec 20

hello again. early this week, i had to buy a new mouse after the kitten accidentally "broke" it. she was on my lap but when she jumped out, down went the mouse with her. i didn't expect her to jump off after just a few...

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questions about homebaked cookies and expired yogurt

hereandthere @hereandthere (45645) • Philippines 3 Dec 20

hi, all! so the flavored yogurt i bought a while back has already expired. i notice the timeframe is only 2 months from manufacturing date to expiration date. it still looked and smelled okay. but i did not check the taste and...

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water interruption for the south

hereandthere @hereandthere (45645) • Philippines 27 Nov 20

for fellow filipino mylotters in the southern part of metro manila, maynilad will have water service interruption in Las Pinas, Muntinlupa, Paranaque, Pasay, Bacoor and Imus, Cavite from nov 28 to dec 2. i attached the link...

water interruption

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tried harp music this time

hereandthere @hereandthere (45645) • Philippines 16 Oct 20

while tidying up the kitchen after dinner, sometimes i would play relaxing instrumental music from the tablet to help wind down before bed. for a change, i picked instrumental harp music last night. i also switched on the yellow...

instrumental music

background music

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i have a problem with facebook and gmail

hereandthere @hereandthere (45645) • Philippines 26 Sep 20

my problem with facebook and gmail is that everyone and everywhere expects that i have them. i never made an fb account, ever. i was forced to make a gmail account once just for one important meeting, but never opened it again. i...

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when do you use matches?

hereandthere @hereandthere (45645) • Philippines 13 Sep 20

our gas range is old. it has 4 burners on top, 1 hot plate, then the oven and the tank of gas below. we use a match to light the gas stove when the burner is acting up. we use it also to light the candle at the altar and more...

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what colors do you put on official forms?

hereandthere @hereandthere (45645) • Philippines 23 Aug 20

hi all! fellow mylotter @corbin5's discussion about people with different-colored eyes or hematochromia reminded me of something i've been curious to know about mylotters from other countries. like other filipinos, i have black...

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the tiktok video on how to make the mask fit better works

hereandthere @hereandthere (45645) • Philippines 11 Aug 20

i used to only have cloth masks, but have since bought disposable surgical masks also to alternate. i remember reading about this tiktok video of a canadian dentist on how to make the surgical mask fit better, so i searched it...

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how and when do you get the results?

hereandthere @hereandthere (45645) • Philippines 8 Aug 20

hi all! when you need to have labwork or diagnostic tests done like blood, x-ray, ultrasound, ecg, etc, how soon do you get the results? do you have to go back after a day or two? is it emailed to you? when the new hospital was...

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the day after the typhoon people flocked to...

hereandthere @hereandthere (45645) • Philippines 17 May 20

our dry season (summer) officially started march 20th. but covid-19 and the stay-at-home order since march 15th canceled not just graduation, holy week, out-of-town trips to the beach, going home to the province, reunions, buying...

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did you receive help from unexpected sources?

hereandthere @hereandthere (45645) • Philippines 12 May 20

my neighbor has been applying for new teaching contracts overseas and his savings from his last contract has been depleted. when the government distributed financial aid last week, all of his siblings received money, except...

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my donut dreams came and went

hereandthere @hereandthere (45645) • Philippines 7 May 20

the doorbell rang this morning and in came 2 boxes of donuts from dunkin, a total of 12 pieces. what a coincidence. i've been thinking about buying some donuts (mr. donut) at the convenience store when i go out later this week...

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can you buy licks for 60 us cents?

hereandthere @hereandthere (45645) • Philippines 1 May 20

paki lista is what we ask the vegetable seller in the wet market when we buy assorted vegetables of varying amounts from one stall. they will tear off a page from a spiral notebook and list down the names of the vegetables and...

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ecq extension kinda expected

hereandthere @hereandthere (45645) • Philippines 23 Apr 20

it was just announced that the Enhanced Community Quarantine for the National Capital Region and other areas will be extended to may 15 (it started march 15). i guess i was sort of expecting it given how densely populated ncr...

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i promised myself i will not...

hereandthere @hereandthere (45645) • Philippines 18 Apr 20

hello, mylot folks! i promised myself i will post something first before answering notifications and visiting other people's discussions. so here it is! the way i visit mylot is to click mylot admin's profile first...

top discussions

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food chains products are being sold at our supermarket

hereandthere @hereandthere (45645) • Philippines 17 Apr 20

i thought the fried chicken drumsticks we had earlier this week was especially yummy. was surprised when sister said it was actually chickenjoy from jollibee (a popular filipino food chain here). she saw them being sold at the...

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holy week shows i just remembered

hereandthere @hereandthere (45645) • Philippines 12 Apr 20

happy easter, everyone! in the past, there wasn't much to watch on tv during holy week. but in later years, the time at home became bearable when two american tv sitcoms were shown here: 7th heaven and touched by an angel. 7th...

touched by an angel

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from bc to bc to bc

hereandthere @hereandthere (45645) • Philippines 7 Apr 20

growing up, bc meant before christ. cellphones, computers and the internet arrived and bc became before computers. then i caught something from another mylotter's post - before corona! i agree. there will definitely be changes...

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