pinkytabor

@pinkytabor (818)

Philippines • Age 51

Joined myLot 16 years ago

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Blogging is a very effectve way of communicating with people.

Jenaisle @Jenaisle (14078) • Philippines 30 Nov 08

If you're still not a blogger , then start creating your blog. Blogging has many beneficial effects. It could serve as a de-stressor as you can pour out your sentiments on your posts, as long as they're not derogatory and foul in...

new blog

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pinkytabor Hi Jenaisle. You are right, blogging is a de-stressor. I have been away for a while, concentrating on my blogs. I have been pouring out sentiments, lots of it, lately. And boy, am i starting to have followers despite the fact that mine are just some sort of...

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OFW: the new face and we are proud now

pehpot @pehpot (4762) • Philippines 14 Oct 08

There were times when people say OFW it means domestic helper or simply DH, but then there comes a time when they revolutionize the term OFW and give a better and highly respected meaning to it. Then people are ashamed to speak of...

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pinkytabor Hi pehpot. I like this topic. It is so positive. But can our doctors be OFW's too? Anyway, my brother worked as a musician for an international agency. He travelled Asia and played with a band at Hard Rock Cafe's. I have about 10 or more relatives on both...

14 Oct 08

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ladies... do you like wearing make-up?

Aniakim @Aniakim (351) • Cagayan De Oro, Philippines 10 Oct 08

my wearing make up depends on my mood. there are times that i like dressing up so i wear make up to have that total look other times especially when i'm too much of a hurry for work, i mostly just dab powder, blush on, mascara and...

lip gloss

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pinkytabor Hi there nins! Would you believe that i sometimes wear make up even when i am just staying at home? I am pretty much like you - depending on mood calls :) but i do not wear foundation. I use this tinted moisturizer from Nivea that is non-clogging and serves...

12 Oct 08

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What kinds of cooking do you do? What kinds of cooking do you like?

writersedge @writersedge (22563) • United States 12 Oct 08

I cook American, Italian, Wild Gathered food, gardened food, and Northern NY North Country food dishes. The only India Indian inspired things I've made have been yogurt and cucumbers or flat bread and garlic. But I love Gullmatony...

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cooking you order out

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pinkytabor I like stir-fry. It's easy to do with basic sauteing and i can toss up basically anything on the pan. I like the aroma of food when stir-frying. I also do a little Italian -with pasta and lots of thyme, garlic and tomatoes and ohhh cheeses. I vary menu...

12 Oct 08

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i'm getting married on 14th oct

saroodebolan @saroodebolan (408) • Pakistan 12 Oct 08

hello dear people... m getting married on 14th oct... i need lots of best wishes and prays from your side... coz it is a completely different relation... and i really do not know how to handle it

getting married

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pinkytabor Congratulations. Are you happy more than you are scared? You seem scared. All i can say is that if you are sure of it then there is nothing to be afraid of. All you need is lots of love. Enjoy each other and eventually you will handle marriage well because...

12 Oct 08

Message in a bottle

Tony @Tonycn (76) • Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island 12 Oct 08

This is the book I'm reading now by Nicholas Sparks.When Theresa was jogging along the beach she found a bottle with a letter inside.That was a letter about love and Theresa was touched so much that she desided to find the man who...

massege in a bottle

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pinkytabor Even before the tragedy happened, i was already crying as i was reading the letters. The story actually is so romantic and sad at the same time. It reminded me to love while i still can and to take advantage of the time love has provided for us.

12 Oct 08

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My dirty little secret.... It's time to come clean!

James72 @James72 (26790) • Australia 24 Aug 08

Ok fine. I have decided to share one of my "dirty'" little secrets and DAMN the consequences! lol. I am a Business Executive that works for an international company as a VP and travel the world working on communications...

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pinkytabor I was an ex-intellectual snob until hit by neurosis that developed into mild psychosis. Boy was that a disgrace to my group. Having lost almost everything, I became so depressed because i could not even afford to buy Prozac or Zoloft. So i went...

12 Oct 08

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what is Love and Marriage..

vimaal @vimaal (3361) • India 12 Oct 08

Hi friends, how are you.? "Love is holding hands in the street. Marriage is holding arguments in the street. Love is dinner for 2 in your favorite restaurant. Marriage is a take home packet. Love is cuddling on a...

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pinkytabor Your post made me smile. There is a tinge of truth to this. Yes, marriage is an eye opener. You were talking about romantic love, but in marriage it entails more than that. Romantic love is like blind...married love is an eye opener. True love is loving with...

12 Oct 08

Do you believe in lost treasures?

JannaLee @JannaLee (660) • Philippines 11 Oct 08

There are lots of legends about hidden treasures hidden on caves, buried under a certain land or even the ones that sank under the ocean. It's simply amazing how these stories reached our generation. It could be a legend, or it...

legends

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pinkytabor I do. Remember the Yamashita treasure in our country? There are still so many treasure hunters here. My aunt and her husband were once involved with these people but i also think most of these now are scams. But then considering history, like the Japanese...

11 Oct 08

What are the famous sweets in your country?

CJay77 @CJay77 (4438) • Australia 11 Oct 08

A few days ago I tried a number of Egyptian sweets and found them very tasty! The one I enjoyed the most was baklava. It was really sweet and crunchy too! I would like to try sweets from many different places so what sweets do you...

baklava

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sweets

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pinkytabor My husband keeps on telling me about Baklava but until now i haven't tasted it yet. We have Magrood (dates cookies) and Ghreyba (butter cookies) here and am planning to bake them tomorrow (my first time with these cookies.) Oh these Mid Eastern sweets are...

11 Oct 08

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How patient are you?

mimpi @mimpi1911 (25464) • India 11 Oct 08

Are you the one who invariably finds himself opting for takeaways just to avoid the queues and also gets jittery over waiting in restaurants? Are you the one who prefers instant stuffs, ready-to-eat meals and shuffle in the...

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pinkytabor Patience is a virtue but it could be somewhat subjective, i think. In my point of view, take away something a person values most or fiercely love and let him/her wait to have it back long enough to make him/her burn. If he/she is still as cool and happy after...

11 Oct 08

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Do you know the name of your friend’s mom?

pehpot @pehpot (4762) • Philippines 11 Oct 08

I have four close friends back in high school; I have one close friend in college. My friends in high school are all girls and we do a lot of crazy things together. Our moms would only allow us if they know that a certain friend...

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pinkytabor I have five girlfriends back in high school and we are pretty close to each other's family that eventually, our mothers became friends too. They call my mother "tita Mel" and well, there's Tushay's mama - auntie Minda, Karen's mama -auntie Gangga, Yang's mom...

11 Oct 08

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How many friend do you know here in mylot

pehpot @pehpot (4762) • Philippines 11 Oct 08

I just came up this discussion and I was thinking if any of my friends here know something about me, how many friend in your list you really know? I mean do you have friends here that even though you have not met them you have a...

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pinkytabor Hi there pehpot. I personally know about 5 people here and i have about 7 friends here whom i haven't personally met yet. One of them is a loving wife and mother of three cute little boys and who is a little like me in personality. Two are a couple who live...

11 Oct 08

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Whats your favorite soup recipe?

halynn @halynn (1809) • United States 11 Oct 08

Whats your favorite soup recipe? My all time favorite is cheesy potatoe soup. It's SOO yummy! I love to make it on cool days or in the winter. I also like homemade vegetable soup too.

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pinkytabor I would like to make chicken and corn macaronni soup. I liked the crab and corn soup, with egg and then add the cooked macaroni. My boys loved it. I used to love "arroz caldo"- it's a Filipino rice pudding in chicken broth but ever since i made that crab and...

11 Oct 08

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If a movie were made about your life, who would you want to play YOU?

James72 @James72 (26790) • Australia 10 Oct 08

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pinkytabor Drew Barrymore or Meg Ryan. The interesting part about my life is having been engaged seven times to five different men at various times. So this would probably be a chick flick and having seen lots of their movies, either of these actresses could play me so...

10 Oct 08

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British teacher moves to a tiny village in Africa - after falling in love

ronaldinu @ronaldinu (12422) • Malta 10 Oct 08

Read the article below : A British teacher is set to up sticks and move to a tiny village in Africa - after striking up a romance with a tribal elder. Intrepid Carole Woolgar, 51, will jet off in November to live with partner...

love

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pinkytabor If it is truly love then it is something people who don't know/feel it will never understand. My husband left his home country to be with me. He lived in my country where he had no family, no friend, he didn't know how to speak the language - for four years....

10 Oct 08

On the brighter side.......

rangics @rangics (1334) • Philippines 9 Oct 08

So finally, I am announcing this all to all mylotters... I'm getting MARRIED! GEEsssh... Honestly, i am and i can't help get excited with it. Well not to mention the crammings for the soon to be preparations...

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pinkytabor I am so happy for you, girl. Just keep on being happy and relax. I planned my wedding for only 15 days, do you still remember that? And everything went well. You know why? Because i only concentrated on planning my bridal dress and my husband's suit and...

10 Oct 08

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In what way(s) are you not frugal?

cutepenguin @cutepenguin (6431) • Canada 9 Oct 08

Right now, on several boards I've read, there are a lot of people feeling financial pressure - barely making minimums, or having utilities cut off. But people who still have a bit of cushion usually still have one or two...

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pinkytabor Special cooking ingredients. We stopped eating out, so i began to cook something special at least twice a week and most of the time, i will text my husband to buy things like special cheeses, pastries ingredients, special sauces, etc. without really having a...

10 Oct 08