kiran8

@kiran8 (15348)

Mangalore, India

Joined myLot 16 years ago

Life is what happens to you , while you are busy making plans ....

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Hot weather

Angel @itsangel (114) • Medan, Indonesia 18 Feb 21

Entering the month of February it seems that the part of Asia, including my country, is experiencing hot weather. I sweat a lot and find it difficult to rest, very unsettling. And I'm just going to have ice cream and cold fruit...

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kiran8 It is unfortunate that you are feeling the heat already because it is just Spring now..here in Mangalore which is a coastal town in South West of India, we have been lucky to have very pleasant weather, cool at night and warm during the day. But by mid March...

22 Feb 21

Deleting older posts.....

Arunima Singh @arunima25 (87855) • Bangalore, India 26 Jan 21

We make posts here. While some posts get a good number of responses,others fail to do so. And I can't actually pinpoint what's the reason. It's the time of post, the content or less activities at mylot on that particular day or a...

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editing and reposting

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kiran8 I have been here for almost 14 years now and things were far different then and many of the older members left the site when it closed down for a while, never to come back. I miss those days and the only memory I have is the old discussions and interactions ....

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Places you want to visit

Nicci Hun’s @openrangethoughts (18) • Acampo, California 18 Feb 21

I have a list of places I would like to visit. All of the places on my list are for different reasons. Some scenery and some for delish food but each for its own unique reason. Hot spring in Colorado during winter Yosemite...

foodie

travel

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kiran8 I would love to visit tne whole of South America and New Zealand ...also Himalayan foothills and valley of flowers. Incidentally , I too am looking forward to visiting Colarado and Yosemite National park

21 Feb 21

My lunch.

Jaya singh @Starkinds (32712) • India 21 Feb 21

Today I am making chicken curry with fried rice it's my all time favourite and last time I had this around three months ago so today I am very excited to having my favourite dish with my parent along with the beautiful Sunday.see...

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kiran8 Chicken gravy goes well with anything, ghee rice, jeera rice,rotis,dosas...I have made Rajma , jeera rice , dhal with greens and salad for lunch

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How would you feel if someone from your past realized they hurt you and apologized?

Hanni Harel @Hannihar (130213) • Israel 18 Feb 21

That has not happened to me. People I know that have hurt me in my childhood do not get it and continued to want to hurt me in my life. I will not have someone like that in my life because I have enough to deal with and want to...

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kiran8 I guess we can sense whether it is genuine or not, either way it takes a lot of thought and courage for that person to come forward and admit their mistake. So, from our side we need to accept it and hope for the best ..

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Cauliflower Lasagna

MARILYN @Marilynda1225 (83064) • United States 18 Feb 21

Happy Thursday everyone! not to sound redundant but it's snowing AGAIN! The forecast keeps changing so I don't know what we'll wind up with. So far it's predicted anywhere from 3 inches to 12 inches. It's anyones guess what the...

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kiran8 Sounds good , cauliflower is one of my favourite vegetables and yesterday I made pakoras as a side dish , by dipping the little florets in batter and frying in hot oil.

18 Feb 21

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Have any of your nails died and come back to life?

solxee @sol_cee (38219) • Philippines 17 Feb 21

Late last year, I started feeling pain on my right thumb. I didn’t mind it because hey it was just a thumb. Not a broken bone or something. Then I noticed a part of the fingernail going darker in color and becoming more brittle....

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kiran8 I have had it happen several times to my toe nail , because of pressure when I walked or ran with shoes on for a long time ..

18 Feb 21

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Common Sense Is Needed

Shavkat @Shavkat (140097) • Philippines 17 Feb 21

While I am browsing Facebook tonight, I stumbled upon this photo. I cannot describe it that much because I kept on laughing. I am not sure if you are going to feel the same thing. I suddenly remembered my late father said that...

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kiran8 Haha hac I am trying to look for reasons as to why he got the ladder in the first place

18 Feb 21

Sweet potato dish:it is sweet??

Laura @Laurakemunto (12862) • Kenya 18 Feb 21

This is a common root tuber in my country. Its rich in nutrients and a good source of carbohydrates. Traditionally, it is boiled and taken with vegetables or roasted and taken with tea. Recently, it has been cooked in various...

sweet potatoes

cakes

nutrients

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kiran8 I have it growing in my garden...we normally boil it in salt water and eat it. I make fritters,curries and sweet dishes with it. It is loaded with vitamin C and minerals , so very healthy..

18 Feb 21

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Ordering A Few Things From Amazon

Marlina @marlina (154131) • Canada 17 Feb 21

Yes, this afternoon, I am ordering a few items from Amazon. I hope everything will be satisfactory as I would not want to have to return anything. So far, over the months, I only had to send one thing back and my son took care...

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kiran8 Hi Marlina , i have been buying stuff from Amazon and at times I have had to exchange , even return items when it was not what was promised. However, tney are prompt and their service is very good.

18 Feb 21

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Summer is here

Jaya singh @Starkinds (32712) • India 16 Feb 21

It is now the beginning of summer. It is very difficult to get out in the sun after 9:00 am. You cannot have been in the sun for more than 10 minutes or 5 minutes and even now February is not over but the heat has knocked. Have...

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kiran8 Not yet, it is spring and we have lovely weather here , cool at night and moderately warm during the day. I see flowers blooming everywhere, mangoes and jackfruit trees filled with fruits ready to be plucked in a months time when it would be the beginning of...

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Why does the UN not come up with Uniform set of laws for all countries?

vanny @vandana7 (100517) • India 29 Jan 21

I agree based on developments and cultures there will be variations. Some are necessary too. Like in India we need to bring down dowry menace. These too may be added after the International Court of Justice and jurors vet the...

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kiran8 I feel that UN has lost its credibility over the years, what exactly has it done in the recent years that has made an impact with regard to crucial issues ? A few nations and the top representatives who are elected through a process that is hardly democratic ,...

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The coup d'etat in Myanmar.

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27560) • Philippines 15 Feb 21

The military has done it again. Staged a putsch in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. Of course, any takeover of the government by men-in-uniform spells something sinister. For how can unarmed civilians go toe-to-toe with...

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kiran8 There has been a lot of unrest in Mynamar since almost two decades ...and military has always played a role , most of the time crushing the citizens rights . The solution can come only when there is scope for communication between the dictators and the...

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Is your online persona different from reality?

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104628) • United States 15 Feb 21

I find myself pondering this question a lot while on mylot. Is this person the same here as they are in real life? Or, sometimes more bluntly, Is this person serious right now? Neither of those questions are...

serious

online persona

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kiran8 I gave this a serious thought ...I have realised that I react differently to different people and situations and all of those different personal traits are mine , so, I am what I am on mylot ..

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Do you have any serious addictions? I have developed a new one.

The Horse @TheHorse (220068) • Walnut Creek, California 14 Feb 21

I admit that I begin my day with coffee and a cigarette. Even before my ritual bacon and eggs. In the early afternoon, I often switch to tea. Later, I have been known to sip wine or beer. But I am most worried about my most recent...

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kiran8 Gardening ...I seem to be constantly thinking about repotting and procuring new plants ..

14 Feb 21

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It's Freezing Here!! How is Your Weather?

Kareng @kareng (61143) • United States 13 Feb 21

It's cold!! Brrr! It is right at 8 pm here in southern Mississippi and it is 33 degrees with a wind chill factor of 25. That's too cold. But we have much colder weather on the way. I'm not a winter person and dealing with the...

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kiran8 Here in Mangalore, the weather remains more or less the same all through tne year rangi g between 20 - 34 degrees except during monsoons when it pours for about 3 months. As of now we have beautiful weather, very pleasant ..

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Things that (kind of)unite us across nations and continents

Ptrikha_2 @ptrikha_2 (47062) • India 14 Feb 21

While responding to a comment on one of my discussions, this thought came to my mind. Whether someone is in India, Australia, somewhere in Europe or US or in Singapore or Malaysia, there are day to day products and equipment(s)...

worldwide products

famous branded products

tide

vicks

surf excel

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kiran8 True , I have come across cotton skirts and tops made in India sold across the globe and vice versa ..goes to show that we are all inter dependent to certain extent

14 Feb 21

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Lightning

sheima @itsmesheima (152) • Hong Kong 4 Feb 21

I live in a tropical climate where the rainfall is very high here. I really like the rainy season,but sometimes I am afraid of lightning. I have an experience about lightning that traumatized me with this. I was greeted by...

lightning

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kiran8 It is almost the same here in Mangalore where the monsoons are very heavy and we have landslides and at least a few calamities where lightning strikes old cottages etc..in my ancestral house they keep several iron rods and sheets and throw it out when the...

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A little over Midway to 100 & didn't know this

Anne Marie Guyer @LeaPea2417 (37369) • Toccoa, Georgia 13 Feb 21

I am 56 and a half years old and still learn something new everyday, but I feel like I should have known this but I never knew it til yesterday. Did you know that there are more colors of tomatoes than red? I have a Misfits...

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kiran8 Green tomatoes stirfried and coarsely blended with garlic and chillies makes a tasty dip or sandwich spead with cheese

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Celebrations changing

Laura @Laurakemunto (12862) • Kenya 14 Feb 21

If asked "How's your Christmas?" Most people will answer "it was fine?" How about "valentine?" same so long as we are happy, healthy and living. WHO would have thought that such celebrations will come a time when people would not...

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kiran8 Natures law is survival of the fittest,pretty much everywhere not just among us human beings...so, individually we have to strive to make ourselves better and stronger and not depend on others to do so

14 Feb 21

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