narthan

@narthan (325)

India • Age 37

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smoking causes cancer. Why still smoking?

prabu6683 @prabu6683 (113) • India 23 Jan 13

Do you think smoking is a style? Never agree... It hurts other too. We can see many governments takes action against smoking. But still people are smoking without respect government. How do we stop this smoking habits?

government action

smoking cancer

smoking is injurious to health

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narthan This is more of an individual preference. Laws should be brought out to make sure people who do not are smoke are not effected by passive smoking. This includes making public places a smoke free zone. Why people smoke even after knowing it is bad? First of...

24 Jan 13

Can't Sleep

junerainemay @junerainemay (346) • Philippines 23 Jan 13

This is what you get when you force yourself to sleep even when you're not sleepy. You'll end up not sleeping at all and you'll just get yourself a headache and more stressed out. I'm just staring at the computer wanting to write...

sleep

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narthan I would want you to try something which is very simple!!! Just lie down on your bed and start reading something without even bothering about the time!! This really works....

24 Jan 13

Finally doing my laundry!

ctryhnny @ctryhnny (3460) • United States 23 Jan 13

It's been weeks since I've done laundry. I think I have too much of everything if I can go that long. Now I have 2 loads going and will do another one or two depending on how I feel. This is one thing that I hate doing and I hate...

laundry

loads

washing

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narthan I usually watch TV, listen to music, read newspapers and magazines... Oh there is a lot that we can do. Except going out for long!!

24 Jan 13

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Wonder if they are good for me?

dreamertink @dfollin (25379) • United States 23 Jan 13

I have high blood pressure,arthritis,possibly fibromyalgia as well as some other medical issues.I have found through some research that eating dark chocolate is good for me. However just eating plain dark...

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narthan I understand that it is difficult to stay without eating what you like the most. But eating them once in while and in a controlled manner will just be fine. About your question whether they are good for you or not you better contact your doctor. He is the best...

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I cried just a little bit....

jillhill @jillhill (37354) • United States 23 Jan 13

My son informed me yesterday that his girlfriend will be moving in with him shortly. Since he got a divorce I have been picking up my granddaughter from school three days every other week when he has custody. We have enjoyed this...

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narthan Hearing what you told i feel a lot sad... But still if you feel that you need to spend more time with them and want to pick your granddaughter from school then you will have tell this to you son. Tell him you will miss them a lot otherwise and i an sure that...

24 Jan 13

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problem with my husband

aravocal @aravocal (54) • Philippines 22 Jan 13

sometimes we always fight about our baby, why? it because my husband always want to go out and play billiard and our baby was always cry when he went out. after he came back i was angry with him, i always told him that i need to...

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narthan Hi Aravocal, I would like to point out one thing very clearly, what you are going through is common with every relationship. Yes, it is common that we fight with our partner at some point. Having said that what is more important is that one of them should...

22 Jan 13

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drink more water harms life?

prabu6683 @prabu6683 (113) • India 21 Jan 13

advantages of drinking water

drink more water

harmful

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narthan Drinking more water is always considered a good habit to keep a sound health. I think drinking too much of water by forcing ourselves might be considered to have ill effects. Otherwise I have always heard positive things about drinking water....

21 Jan 13

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Shopping for bargains

ZoeJoy @ZoeJoy (1392) • United States 20 Jan 13

My daughter and I went shopping for Birthday presents for each other as our Birthdays are close together. We went to a very nice wholesale store that had purses, jewelry, accessories, hats, scarfs, belts, shoes - all for women....

bargain shopping

buying nice things at a reasonable price

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narthan In my case i would first see both high-price as well as reasonably priced items. If in any case I feel both of them have same quality then I would definitely go for the reasonably priced item. Again before I buy i will prioritize what I really want. If I...

21 Jan 13

When will I reach $10 and get paid?

dee777 @dee777 (1417) • South Africa 15 Jan 13

I have been posting lots of comments and started about fifty discussions on myLot for a month now and are not even close to $10? What am I doing wrong? How many comments do you deliver per day to earn some money?

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narthan Hey dee don't worry about how much you get paid for every thing that you post. Just enjoy this site by reading and sharing things that is going on in your mind. Respond to people who ask questions. When enjoy your time in mylot you will automatically see your...

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Will you go for an open car? ...I'll never

anilhclites @anilhclites (844) • India 16 Jan 13

Till now, I have seen open cars i.e without roof, in real life I have never seen anybody going to shell out money on an open car. In reel life, we see protagonists going in his open car(beautiful red car) to a college and showing...

open car vs closed car

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narthan I think it's more of an personal interest. I would love to travel in an open car. My Mom own a jeep and at times I love driving it with roof removed!! Most of the open cars are usually convertibles where the roof is hidden just behind the back seat and it...

16 Jan 13

Citizens of English speaking nations are quite lucky

anilhclites @anilhclites (844) • India 10 Jan 13

Since English has been declared as the International language, people born in English speaking country are quite lucky. They have to just learn one language and they can do very easily as mother tongue require no efforts. But...

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narthan while it's true that It's easy for native english speaking people to move around the world easily without facing much of communication problems. It doesn't mean it's always tough for people from non-english speaking country. I never considered learning a new...

10 Jan 13

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friendship with girls

rashidckk @rashidckk (42) • India 10 Jan 13

The only thing I am consistently failing is to make friendship with girls in my college. I am not charming and smart but I have seen many guys who are not that much smart around me making good friendship with girls. I dont even...

friendship

girls

tips

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narthan My first advice to you is just be yourself. Don't show that you are desperate to make girl friends. And at the same time be as casual as possible and try talking to them over your subjects and ask doubts. That is the best way to make friends. also occasionally...

10 Jan 13

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Are you OK with your wife or girlfriend taller than you?

anilhclites @anilhclites (844) • India 6 Jan 13

Celebrities like Salman Rushdie and Sachin Tendulkar may be OK with their wife taller than him but for common people it may not be. I just read a newspaper about this, according to their survey, man's ego hurt if they have their...

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narthan I don't think i really care whether my wife is shorter or taller than me. I will be happy as long as we both understand each other and get along well. I think that is what matters and not the physical appearance.

6 Jan 13

India cricket has hit his lowest point

anilhclites @anilhclites (844) • India 3 Jan 13

Indian fans for some moment should stop watching cricket. India lost to arch rivals Pakistan and thus lose the series. Sehwag Gambhir Yuvraj are nothing but nuts and they should some how be sacked. Cricketer remains in India team...

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narthan Though India is under-performing in International cricket, I think it's a bad idea to blame specific players. Though we know they should have performed, we also should understand that it's wrong to expect things to go as we imagine. Moreover, No player would...

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Mr Gavaskar says too much, Ganguly is much better.

anilhclites @anilhclites (844) • India 6 Jan 13

Gavaskar has been writing cricket column for nearly two decades. I'm not finding its analysis too good. He has a problem with nearly everything. Indian players play football and he has a problem. Ganguly is the best analyst of...

gavaskar vs ganguly

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narthan Well said friend!!! It's a fact that Ganguly makes a good analysis of cricket. I would rather say Ganguly has more practical approach and is very scientific unlike Gavaskar. Gavaskar thinks of Indian players as a computer software where they do just what is...

6 Jan 13

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Add a bit of alcohol!

McCreeper @McCreeper (777) • United States 5 Jan 13

My brother knows how to make a fairly decent tasting pasta, but it requires me to get some white wine. Is it legally fine for me to cook with wine? (I feel a bit scatterbrained, but I just need some assurance on this.)...

alcohol

cooking

pasta

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narthan Adding a bit alcohol/wine to food makes it a great dish!!! reading through your recipe makes me try your dish right away... Wish i could taste that too with you:-( I love chocolates with different flavours of alcohol. Hope you enjoy your food

6 Jan 13

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In there own beds

C @ShyBear88 (59347) • Sterling, Virginia 5 Jan 13

Tonight is a first for my family. My oldest child my daughter she is 23 months old and in a big girl bed. It's not a toddler bed it's my old day bed that was in my parents house that is now in my house. She is sleeping it for the...

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narthan I think you should feel happy because they are grown up and are kind of learning to be more independent. So just enjoy seeing your kids become more responsible:-) good day..

5 Jan 13

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Do you use the stairs or elevator?

rockerfellaco @rockerfellaco (157) • United States 1 Jan 13

I notice that most people would rather use the elevator than the stairs. This is especially true in my office. I work on the 5th floor. I take the elevator up in the morning, but always walk the 5 flights down. I also will take...

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narthan If I have to climb more than 4 for 5 floors then I use elevator else i usually use stairs!!!

2 Jan 13

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Buying a pirated dvd movie........

mariaperalta @mariaperalta (19073) • Mexico 2 Jan 13

Not sure how long this has been going on in Mexico. But the last week here, Ive seen many in the streets selling pirated dvd movies for just 1.00. Now here in Mexico new dvd movies are very expensive some over 20.00 each. My...

dvd movies

legal

pirated movies

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narthan Selling Pirated DVDs/CDs of a newly launched movies are even more common in the streets of India. What I don't understand is though the law prevents from selling pirated things how are these people able to sell in the heart of a city without even having the...

2 Jan 13

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