maeras

@maeras (107)

United Arab Emirates • Age 41

Joined myLot 15 years ago

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Do you feel tired at the end of the day?

ajithlal @ajithlal (14716) • India 4 May 09

What will you do after you returns home after the job? Do you feel tired at the end of the day?

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maeras Last week?? heck yes! It's month-end so there are reports to finish, bosses to please and groceries to do. Work never ends and just today I got a full work load that I didn't see coming.

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When Going On A Trip, Do You Eat Out?

singlemommy @singlemommy (2955) • United States 25 May 09

My daughter and I spent the weekend in St. Louis, Missouri. I was quite proud of us because we only ate out 1 time and that was when we were at the St. Louis Zoo. I packed my cooler with lunch meat, water, sodas, etc. Took some...

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maeras If it's a camping trip I'd rather pack my food or cook in the camp site but if it's just a somewhere to visit the place I'd eat out. Depends on the budget too and the company. For my family, it's okay to pack the food but for my friends it's quite difficult to...

26 May 09

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do you like watching Pinoy movies?

jane9147 @jane9147 (252) • Philippines 26 May 09

some of my classmates find Pinoy movies "corny". sometimes i do too. other times they call it "baduy" or "jologs". i mean, yeah but not all. but honestly i think, pinoy movies now are just for entertainment. just for laughs, like...

pinoy movies

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maeras Two year back you wouldn't catch me in a movie house watching a Filipino film. I would only watch a pinoy film at home with my mom or dad when they are all watching it on TV but otherwise I'd stick to HBO or Starmovies. But since I started working abroad, I...

26 May 09

If now, somebody give you 10,000 dollars, what bussines you will start?

icesmile @icesmile (7160) • Romania 18 May 09

Is just a question, but is a good idea too, to see what ideas peoples have about a small business. So...if somebody give you this money 10,000dollars, what you will start? A small business of course...i will start to make a...

work

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maeras I'd probably start a novelty shop or gift shop that sells handmade crafts and the likes. My sister is an artist and we used to make this small personalized things and sell it at school. Another option will be a furniture shop. The money I guess will be just...

19 May 09

How do you choose your username?

beki710 @beki710 (949) 19 May 09

When you are on sites such as Mylot how do you choose your username for them? Is there a story behind your username? Do you have different usernames for different sites? My username story is pretty boring. My name is Beki and...

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maeras I have 3 user names that I interchangeably use. I'm a bit forgetful so I stick to these three. My user name maeras is based on one of my favorite books. It was a place and was described so vividly. I would have wanted to live there if it existed. Plus maeras...

19 May 09

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Does a Man has right to beat his wife?

deepika201 @deepika201 (268) • India 18 May 09

Today when i was coming from my office ,i saw a man beating his wife.As i am against domestic violence, I went and scolded the man and told that i will call the Police.But to my utter surprise the woman scolded me and told me to...

beat wife right

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maeras I believe that no argument can be fixed with violence. It's never a good way of settling things because there is no understanding and respect, only fear. I understand the wife for sticking up to his husband. It may be that she fears that if someone else...

19 May 09

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did you enjoy high school/college?

punlonnjack @punlonnjack (1308) • United States 15 May 09

wondering if you liked school/college? did you get good grades?were you popular?i was a good student but not so popular.i however didnt enjoy school all that much.how about you.

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maeras College was the best part of my life so far. No unsolved complications, no problems, no heavy stress. I met my close friends in college and that's the time when we basically start to get independent. I was not at the top of our class but I can say that I did...

17 May 09

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What will you do if your best friend stares at your girlfriend?

ajithlal @ajithlal (14716) • India 8 May 09

What will you do if your best friend stares at your girlfriend or boyfriend?

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maeras Depends on the reason really...staring in a good way which means she finds my boyfriend good looking, or the opposite :P, ridiculous in a funny way...well, I won't mind. But if it's rude or demeaning...I'll talk it over with her. Besides, I don't think my best...

17 May 09

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Do you stick up for your friends even when they are wrong??

miamilady @miamilady (4910) • United States 12 May 09

I'm taking my lead from another discussion I just replied too. I hope that's okay. I think having friends is great. I think seeing loyalty in frienship is great too. But I have to wonder where do you draw the line on...

friendship

loyalty

right and wrong

standing up for a friend

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maeras I'm loyal to my friends. I won't leave her in the middle of the fight but I wont tolerate it if she is wrong either. It is better to stop the fight before it gets too late. If she is wrong, most probably she'll regret it later since she will be the villain of...

13 May 09

Coffee for breakfast or Fresh Juice?

queennee @queennee (186) • Philippines 11 May 09

they say having coffe everyday is not good for your health,but i tend to ignore these saying becoz im a coffee lover..hhmmm taste sooo good! i always see to it that everyday at breakfast i make one cup of coffee.but lately,a lot...

breakfast

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maeras Something hot for breakfast...so it's coffee. It keeps me awake though I know that juice is definitely better for the health. Been a habit drinking coffee.

12 May 09

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Are you afraid of change?

Pose123 @Pose123 (21635) • Canada 10 May 09

Why are some people so scared of change? When we give it some thought, we soon realize that change is the natural order of things and not something that we should resist. We live in a time of enormous upheaval on a global...

relax

resist

scared

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maeras As far as I'm concern Pose, you are making sense :). Change shouldn't be looked at as some kind on a nuisance but rather a challenge, an opportunity for growth and a way of learning. But I cannot fault people who are afraid of change... for in familiarity,...

11 May 09

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If somebody ask you a question in a street you will be nice and answer?

icesmile @icesmile (7160) • Romania 11 May 09

"Please, lady or mister, you can say to me where is this street?" "yes, of course...go straight, and after you will see this street to wright!" Sometimes we are in hurry, time is very important for all, but is so easy to help...

peoples

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maeras I would help if I could even if I'm in a hurry. Sometimes I may be the one in the other person's shoe and I don't want to be snob either...so I help out as most as I can. I'd even tell them sometimes to join me if I'm going in the same place or direction. It...

11 May 09

Would you put your parents in the nursing home or would you tend them at home?

laydee @laydee (12798) • Philippines 10 May 09

Which would you do when the time comes? Similarly, if your time comes where would you rather be? At a nursing home or at your son/daughter's home? Personally, I'd rather my parents be at my home. I would hire a nurse for them...

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maeras That would be a nice idea laydee....but what if your parents have other ideas? My mom for one is thinking of making her own nursing home and keeping everyone there (my two other "moms" and whoever cares to join them:p). She has this idea that it'll be fun for...

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Hunger makes any food tastier.

ajithlal @ajithlal (14716) • India 24 Mar 09

Longtime ago I had been very picky in having food and takes food only I likes. I used to have costlier food from bakery and fastfood occasionally. Recently, I had some financial problems and I was not able to have costlier foods...

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maeras True enough...There was this one time we bought a ready to cook chicken cordon bleu. We didn't have lunch that day because everyone was so busy at work. We didn't even have time to drink water. We cooked the cordon bleu and thought at that time that the taste...

10 May 09

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Do you spend enough time with your friends?

ajithlal @ajithlal (14716) • India 2 Dec 08

Most times because we have to work hard and less time we do not spend enough time with our friends. I used to spend my time with my friends on weekends. When do you spend time with your friends?

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maeras I work with my friends, I live with my friends and I share my problems with my friends....so yeah...I guess I spend most of my time with my friends. Even though we live in the same flat, we still go out together on weekends just to break the monotony of work...

10 May 09

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Does Your Office Have a Strict Dress Code?

Pigglies @Pigglies (9329) • United States 10 May 09

I wouldn't say our dress code is very strict where I work. We don't have to wear a suit and tie. Just a nice usually button down shirt and some slacks. Some of the girls seem to be able to wear anything for a top and get away with...

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maeras At work we have a certain dress code to follow...usually it ranges from semi formal to formal. We can get away with jeans and sandals on weekends when we have to go back for extra work. We do fieldwork and visit client places so at least we have to look...

10 May 09

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Do you believe that writers are born, not made?

xroadsempress @xroadsempress (290) • Philippines 9 May 09

Well, do you? Do you agree that writing cannot be taught and that a person cannot be made a writer unless he or she was born one? This bugs me a lot. I spend a lot of time thinking how odd writers are...how bizarre this group...

not made

writers

writers are born

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maeras We can say that writing is many things...it's an art, a skill, a talent but it is something that have to initially learn. There may be people who are born to tell stories or to naturally enthrall others through words but the basic mechanics should be learned....

10 May 09

Which place you will visit if you got a touring pass free with your family?

ajithlal @ajithlal (14716) • India 5 May 09

Which place you will visit if you got a touring pass free to go anywhere in the world for a month with your family?

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maeras I think I'd take them for a tour in Europe. My sister is an artist and she'd love an opportunity to see those art pieces that is now her world. My parents would enjoy anywhere as long as we are all together, having fun and seeing something new. Maybe someday...

9 May 09

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What will u do if your BF is a two-timer?

claire03 @claire03 (1443) • United States 30 Sep 07

You've been dating for a long time like 5 - 8 years, then jst recently you heard from a friend that your boyfriend is dating somebody else and you wouldn't believe it until you really see it with your own eyes, so what your...

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maeras A relationship should be based on trust, love and loyalty...no matter how long you have been together. I think it is important to maintain trust. Once that one is breach, more problems will come..insecurity, anger and animosity. The other partner has to...

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