patchmypal

@patchmypal (344)

Philippines • Age 61

Joined myLot 16 years ago

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how affected can you get over a thing?

patchmypal @patchmypal (344) • Philippines 20 Mar 09

Hello everyone! My friend recently sold her old Misubishi Lancer which she had been using for some 8 years or so. It was a good car, well maintained and taken cared for, but it also had its share of breakdowns, and traffic...

life

things you value

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my heart goes out to my nephew who lost his love.

patchmypal @patchmypal (344) • Philippines 15 Nov 08

It was so sudden. They were so in love, were steadies for six years, planned to get married next year in the summer. She was in class, teaching that afternoon when she suddenly blacked out in front of her students. She was rushed...

love and death

love lost

pain

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"burn-out", anyone?

patchmypal @patchmypal (344) • Philippines 26 Oct 08

Hello! has anyone here in myLot ever been through a "burn-out" from too much work of whatever kind? Well, I think I am in that situation this past week. I have been spending extended hours in the office to work on deadlines, some...

deadlines

stress at work

too much work

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1 person

do you count your best responses?

patchmypal @patchmypal (344) • Philippines 3 Oct 08

Hello mylotters! I noticed that I've already earned four best responses since I joined myLot in May 2008. Am sure most of you guys, especially those who've been here for a long while have earned much much more. So how does it feel...

best response

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This may sound morbid, but it is still a fact of life . . .

patchmypal @patchmypal (344) • Philippines 3 Oct 08

Hello to everyone! Most of us have friends, relatives or close family members who have passed away, and most probably most of us were there during the burial or cremation, as the cae may be. In the Philippines, its common that we...

death

morbid thoughts

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How is it like being married to a foreigner?

patchmypal @patchmypal (344) • Philippines 27 Sep 08

Hello! I have some friends who are married to foreigners and some are living abroad where the spouses come from. They told me that cultural differences do get in the way especially in the early stages of the marriage, and that a...

cultural differences

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Any Tom Clancy fans out there?

patchmypal @patchmypal (344) • Philippines 27 Sep 08

Hello! a mylotter-friend here has started to love books by John Grisham as I do. But there's also one other author that I also enjoy reading and that's Tom Clancy. Remember The Bourne Supremacy? and The Bourne Ultimatum? Clancy is...

bookcase

ryan

tom clancy fan

cost saving measures at home

patchmypal @patchmypal (344) • Philippines 21 Sep 08

Nowadays it sure pays to conserve on energy bills considering the increasing cost of electricity. Before, I would'nt mind turning off the television before I doze off to sleep; my sister would leave the lights on in their room...

airconditioner

live frugal

saving on electricity costs

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"office politics"

patchmypal @patchmypal (344) • Philippines 21 Sep 08

I once worked in an office where some people would do anything to make good impressions on the bosses and earn favors. The senior employees engaged in the so-called "office politics" that caused factions and friction among office...

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friends and neighbors

patchmypal @patchmypal (344) • Philippines 21 Sep 08

I live in a quiet neighborhood in the suburbs, where folks are quite friendly and kids play ball during weekends. However, yesterday early morning, our neighbor from the house across the street banged on our gate and demanded that...

friends and neighbors

true colors

A day more to live, with whom would you spend it with?

patchmypal @patchmypal (344) • Philippines 16 Sep 08

I was watching a talk show the other night and their subject matter was about someone who authored a book about living life as it should be, and about how he would have lived his life if he were to be given the chance all over...

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her boyfriend is joining the army

patchmypal @patchmypal (344) • Philippines 13 Sep 08

A friend told me the other day that her boyfriend of three years who's based abroad sprang a surprise on her when he told her that he's been accepted in the army and that he'll be going home for a vacation before he finally go on...

the army

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Addicted to myLot?

patchmypal @patchmypal (344) • Philippines 13 Sep 08

I've been a myLot member for 4 months now and it was just recent that I reached my 100th post. I could'nt do as much posting as I wanted to because of work, but I never pass a day without signing in to myLot to read discussions...

addicted to mylot

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pirated cd's, dvd's, imitations, and the like

patchmypal @patchmypal (344) • Philippines 6 Sep 08

In Manila, as in a lot of public places in the metropolis, pirated cd's and dvd's abound for sale. You name the title of the movie and you'll get. Very cheap cost too. However, you don't get clear copies all the time. I know a lot...

cheap versus expensive

shopping malls

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How do myLotters keep fit with all the time being spent on myLot?

patchmypal @patchmypal (344) • Philippines 6 Sep 08

Am sure most of you guys in myLot spend a lot of time here doing postings. Sad to say I could only manage to do reading and some posting during office breaks and weekends. Reading the discussions and doing postings could really...

keeping fit

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How angry were you when provoked the last time?

patchmypal @patchmypal (344) • Philippines 20 Jul 08

I remember the time when I really got angry towards someone. It was years ago when I was still in college. I had been controlling my anger and frustration over things which this person was doing which I felt were already abusive....

anger

anger management

letting go of anger

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what would you do in case of an earthquake?

patchmypal @patchmypal (344) • Philippines 11 Jul 08

It happened last thursday while I was in the office at the 10th floor of the office building at about 10 or so in the morning. We were busy with the usual morning when we felt the premises sway. It kept us still and breathless for...

earthquake

natural disaster

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classics, anyone?

patchmypal @patchmypal (344) • Philippines 29 Jun 08

It was raining gently the other night when I chanced upon an old movie just about to start on television. It was the movie The Count of Monte Cristo by the French classic author Alexander Dumas. It was the first time that I saw...

alexander

classics

count of monte cristo

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goal, ambition, career

patchmypal @patchmypal (344) • Philippines 14 Jun 08

Most of you guys must be successful and happy - in your career, or in your family life, or with your friends. But some may not be as lucky. Some work hard, and really try their best to be successful, but still can't seem to get...

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do you collect things for some reason?

patchmypal @patchmypal (344) • Philippines 14 Jun 08

Paintings, books, dolls, antiques, tools, stamps, craftworks are just some things most people collect. Some people say they collect for a hobby, and some say they simply enjoy collecting. An elder sister of mine also "collects"...

hobby

special collection

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