mylesnarvaez

@mylesnarvaez (5451)

Philippines • Age 48

Joined myLot 17 years ago

happiness is a choice

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Urban or Rural Life?

jayceeg1987 @jayceeg1987 (293) • Philippines 23 Mar 13

I love seeing the street lights, faces of different people walking rushing to work, and the food in the city. But I really hate the noise, traffic, pollution that made me love the rural life even more. In the province, I find a...

rural life

urban life

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mylesnarvaez hi! i have sampled both rural and urban living and i found that both have their own charms. fortunately for me i grew up in a rural setting (a province south of manila) where life is simpler and not much luxuries, neighbors are generally concerned with each...

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I will be a full time grandma for a month.

lynpreety @lynboobsy11 (11343) • Philippines 13 Feb 13

I will be a full time grandma for a month or more until my daughter can get a new nanny for my grandson. Two days ago my daughter who lives in the city ask me if she can bring and stay my 2 year old grandson with me until they...

child

garndma

nanny

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mylesnarvaez i'm still amazed that you're already a grandma when i met you. hehe i think you're gonna be great! you are full of zest... and your grandson will have loads of fun time with his playmate. take care and enjoy your month! when you get...

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Why are many people so fast in believing the worst about others?

betterdays @BetterDays4Me (3777) • Philippines 19 Feb 13

Sometimes I wonder why people try to look for the worst in others as if it would make them better people. The principle I have learned since I was young is that you could benefit more by giving positive feedback to other people...

opinion

people

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mylesnarvaez i think people who put others down... were the very same people who were put down by others. sometimes negative people become a product of the environment they were in. it's like... people who were hurt tend to hurt other people too... that's how people tend...

19 Feb 13

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Setting Mylot Goal/s - and Beating your Own Deadline

Jane @jaiho2009 (39141) • Philippines 26 Nov 12

I tell myself that I should reach another thousand post before the end of this month. And wow...before I knew it- I MADE IT Now I am giving myself another race, to reach the payout before the end of...

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mylesnarvaez hi sis! goal setting is very important... it gives one a purpose and a direction. it separates the driver from a floater or a swimmer from a sinker. on my early days in mylot, i used to have mylot goals and i'm happy i have achieved most of...

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Christmas is getting nearer!

betterdays @BetterDays4Me (3777) • Philippines 26 Nov 12

I am just wondering how any of you are feeling that Christmas is getting nearer. How do you feel right now and what sentiments are coming into your mind? I think many people nowadays are thinking Christmas is more of a burden due...

christmas

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mylesnarvaez hi! i actually haven't started completing the ones on my list yet. i have been busy with a couple of projects and seminars i conducted as well as those i've participated in. the only time we sat down to talk over our christmas plans, we were preparing our menu...

26 Nov 12

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Mom Another Excuse :D

bhabycatch013 @bhabycatch013 (9150) • Philippines 19 Nov 12

hi mylotters, Finally I watched Twilight the Finale with my friends Just this afternoon I told Mom that I am going to watch movie with my friends and it was fine with her so at 6pm I started fixing myself and she told me...

family

life

mother

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mylesnarvaez sis... hope your stress level has gone down even for a tiny bit this start of a brand new week... i think your mom tends to become more protective and scrutinizing because she only have one remaining daughter to focus on. maybe she missed...

19 Nov 12

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You think we should have a student loan program here?

LetranKnight25 @LetranKnight25 (33121) • Philippines 4 Nov 12

Hello Lotters, I don't know if there's a trend like that here in the Philippines. but in the US i found out that most students who graduated from College or Highschool are due to have their student loan program. though there's...

education

loan

student

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mylesnarvaez i'm not entirely sure if the young adults here are ready now for the idea and responsibility of a student loan. i think they have to be financially educated to handle such program. coz it is still a loan and must be repaid. if ever a program should be given...

4 Nov 12

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The peso-dollar rate will hit 30 pesos by next year

cobalt20 @cobalt20 (1318) • Philippines 4 Nov 12

Next year, the peso-dollar rate will hit 30 according to Philippine star business section. I will not agree it will be hit 30 because I need to earn money from online. It makes plenty of pesos to be paid here. I hoping the rate...

peso dollar rate philippines money

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mylesnarvaez this might be selfish of me... but i hope not. PhP30 to US$1 seems too low for exchange rate, whereas it has maintained itself for roughly PhP41 for several months now. dropping too low would affect the buying capacity of families of our overseas workers, who...

4 Nov 12

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should i be ashamed if someone would tell me here that my grammar is bad? :)

missjahn @missjahn (4574) • Philippines 2 Nov 12

i want to laugh hysterically as i am a little bit ashamed or embarrass as one member here told me that he's grammar is poor but mine is much poorer . just do not know what to felt as he told me like that. i read his...

discussion

grammar

mylot

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mylesnarvaez even the native english speakers may not always have their grammar 100% correct all the time. nobody is perfect. much more so for us with english as a second language, and not our mother tongue. in all the years i've been here in mylot, not many will bother...

2 Nov 12

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Have you read the book "Fish! Tales"?

ram_cv @ram_cv (16513) • India 31 Oct 12

I recently read the book "Fish! Tales" which is a book on the FISH! philosophy which is based on Seattle's World Famous Pike Fish market. I found the book to be proposing a wonderful philosophy for having fun at work place and...

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mylesnarvaez i did. i read the book and watched the video several years ago. the fish philosophy is simple. just 4 concepts. we used that in our team-building exercises and employee rewards program. employees at the pike fish market were doing hard work day in day out...

31 Oct 12

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Getting ready for UNDAS (all saints day)

LetranKnight25 @LetranKnight25 (33121) • Philippines 31 Oct 12

Hello Lotters I could not really concentrate on my mylotting because of this nearing All saints day or Undas in Filipino. it's a tradition of Filipinos visiting the dead for one day, some visit early, some at the exact...

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mylesnarvaez i'm gonna start doing flower arrangements tonight depending on what flowers we would be able to buy later. then i'll incorporate the orchids we currently have in bloom in the garden to give it a more personal touch. we have lots of candles bought weeks ago so...

31 Oct 12

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What makes you tick?

betterdays @BetterDays4Me (3777) • Philippines 30 Oct 12

I heard this statement before a few times but never really understood what it means. Does it mean what touches your emotions easily or what?

people

tick

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mylesnarvaez it's the behavioral aspect of a person. what makes somebody tick is just like what makes that person behave in a certain way. the reasoning behind a person's action... in the quest for understanding what makes "YOU"... you. like if i look at you now with...

31 Oct 12

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I moved to the Philippines

franseman @franseman (516) • Philippines 29 Oct 12

In febr. 2007 I left my motherland Holland to start a new life in the Philippines. Actually I knew nothing about the country. I had been there for a vacation to meet a friend I met on the internet. And we decided thatI could live...

adjusting your life

moving to another country

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mylesnarvaez wow, that is so nice to hear. one often hears about filipinos moving abroad and it's not that often i hear foreigners moving here that i'm so glad to know that some people actually do. not only that their work was here but they chose to live...

30 Oct 12

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How much do you pay for internet?

codris @codris (781) • Italy 29 Oct 12

Hi there people, i stay on internet about two hours every day, it's not much time i know, but my internet plan is very convenient, 20 euro every month, and i pay every two months, with it i can use internet 24 hours every day with...

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mylesnarvaez hi! access to internet is a must in some of the work that i do because i do a lot of online communications, research etc. our internet plan provides unlimited access 24/7 for about 32 usd or a little over 24 euros each month. it is also packaged with free...

29 Oct 12

My father

lady Di @lady1993 (27224) • Philippines 29 Oct 12

has been sick for almost 3 weeks i think. First it was cough, then it went away and was replaced with colds. then he had coughs just recently again.. He has been drinking medicine, but it doesn't seem to cure him permanently.....

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mylesnarvaez prolonged illness really need a professional diagnosis. the doctor can refer laboratory tests based on symptoms so your dad can have proper medication. i'm not a medical professional but based on cough and colds alone, it can be the lungs which needs...

29 Oct 12

Can you imagine vacationing in Europe someday?

betterdays @BetterDays4Me (3777) • Philippines 28 Oct 12

I heard many people say, "I never can afford going to Europe, it's too expensive" and I can't blame them for saying it because I believe not so many people can really afford that extra luxery. Anyway, I also believe anything is...

europe

trip

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mylesnarvaez a definite yes. i've only been to 7 asian countries and i really really wanna do europe someday. first on my list is the vatican city. it's a place my mom dreamed on visiting one day and we (my sister and i) plan on making it happen. i've also been invited...

28 Oct 12

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Season Three--The Voice

CAPirani Photography & Art @capirani (2840) • United States 16 Oct 12

I'm watching right now, the second week of the Battle Rounds. I watch a day late on Hulu so I am probably behind anyone else who watches this at the regular times. But I love talking about the show, so if any of you want to join...

the battle rounds

the voice

the voice coaches

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mylesnarvaez i'm playing catch up too coz i've been working heavily for the past few weeks and sometimes just doing marathon episodes whenever i have free time. some battle rounds were pretty amazing and pretty even too. the new feature to the show, the steal... can be...

25 Oct 12

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Mom You Are The Cheapest Date I Had hahaha!~

bhabycatch013 @bhabycatch013 (9150) • Philippines 21 Oct 12

hi mylotters! Don't take it wrong alright there is no doubt how much I love my Mom and there is no price of loving her. Just this morning we went to the mall to buy some stuff then we did not notice that it was almost past...

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mylesnarvaez that is so nice sis! bonding moments for mother and daughter. i'm amazed you still had room for ice cream. hehe my mom can sometimes be an expensive date. whenever we go out, there will be a little shopping too. sometimes a...

25 Oct 12

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That awkward moment when accidentally I drove my neighborhood in panic

Jane @jaiho2009 (39141) • Philippines 23 Oct 12

Early this year one apartment here in our neighborhood was burned down due to negligence (Sometime in April- no not a movie) Early this afternoon me and my son grilled some meat at the backyard. Before that, I had to set the...

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mylesnarvaez hi sis! we also had a fire incident with a house across from ours. the 2nd floor bedroom was burned badly, smoke was enough to alert the fire department. good thing it was a quick response. the smoke was so dark, it almost look like the...

25 Oct 12

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I wish the storm would pass

LetranKnight25 @LetranKnight25 (33121) • Philippines 25 Oct 12

At least for one day. Does our Weather understands that we are nearing the all saints day? we will eventually get busy as time goes by. most specially when Oct.31 strucks in! which is btw my Grandpa's bday and...

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mylesnarvaez hi lk! does the weather understand? i'm sure it doesn't. hehe i know it sucks. there was 2 days worth of continuous heavy rain in our province and electricity was coming and going for the most part. the wind was blowing so hard,...

25 Oct 12

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