kobussw01

@kobussw01 (6)

South Africa • Age 75

Joined myLot 16 years ago

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Why do people do such things?

kobussw01 @kobussw01 (6) • South Africa 5 Feb 09

Hi every body! Saw a shocking TV program this morning, about people who voluntarily took on a foster child and then ill-treated him, kept him locked up and drugged a lot of the time. Are people mad? Why do they undertake such...

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yupee !!!!!

vinay049 @vinay049 (1878) • India 4 Feb 09

all my hard work has paid me today.i have been in and out on mylot due to my studies.i was not so happy because of that.but today i am happy.today i got my result of first year computer engineering and it is 85 %.and i am also...

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kobussw01 Congratulations - well done! Nice to feel you have worked hard and achieved something! I am quite an old fallow know but still love sutdying and learning things. Any sort of things - history, geography literature, even a bit of astronomy. good luck along the...

5 Feb 09

Do you take the phone?

missybear @missybear (11391) • United States 4 Feb 09

You know when you got to go to the Bathroom you just got to go. What if you expecting a phone call and you really have to go? Do you take the phone with you or do you hope they don't call while you in there? My...

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kobussw01 Yes, of course I take it with me, provided it is not a videophone, of course. Callers are not psychic, so they don't have to know where you are when you are talking!

5 Feb 09

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How many languages you can read and write?

punmsharma @punmsharma (700) • India 2 Feb 09

In our daily life i use mostly English and Hindi language. But i have a good knowledge of Sanskrit and Punjabi also. i love to talking with some one in Punjabi language. But in my office no body knows this language. I also have...

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kobussw01 I have two home languages, English and Afrikaans, a local South Afican language descended from 17th century Dutch with a few inflences from Malay-Portuguese (as spoken at the Cape of Good Hope in Dutch and British colonial times). I also can read, write and...

3 Feb 09

How do you write Love in your language?

valeria1 @valeria1 (2721) • United States 24 Jul 08

I know we should not write in another language than english, but I am putting the translation of the word. In portuguese you say Amor, how do you say it in your language? I am very curious and I love to learn!

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kobussw01 I live in the Republic of South Africa. I speak two languages equally well: English which is a sort of "Lingua Franca" here, and Afrikaans, a language based very largely on 17th century Dutch (Hollands). In Afrikaans "love" is "liefde" and "I love you" is "Ek...

3 Feb 09

to spank or not to spank

okoyskabo @okoyskabo (186) • Philippines 1 Feb 09

i have a 3 year old toddler and you can just imagine how naughty he can get sometimes. in the philippines, it is okay to spank our children as a way to discipline them. but i still need your opinions if it is harmless or harmful...

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kobussw01 I believe a little gentle spank occasionally does more good than harm. At the same time there must be enough anger in your voice to make the child understand what the spank means. After a few times your voice alone will be enough. But if you only raise your...

2 Feb 09

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