pmcepe

@pmcepe (194)

Philippines • Age 72

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What would you do?

sheenarobins @sheenarobins (547) • Philippines 6 May 09

My younger half sister just moved in with me and my son. She has a family of her own, a husband, a 2 year old daughter and she is 4 months pregnant. She was living with her mother in-law and they were evicted because she has a bad...

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pmcepe Did you approve of your sister's family moving in with you? If it was your decision to let them stay with you it might be good to lay down house rules: What she can and can not, like desciplining your child. On the other hand maybe she had good intention on...

8 May 09

What will you do...?

herumana @herumana (52) • Guinea 3 May 09

or say...if your best friend become a loanshark.....?

best friend

friend

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pmcepe I will definitely tell my friend it is wrong to take advantage of another's misery. I'll try to convice her/him to stay within legal rates or else I will report her/him to the authorities, no kidding.

5 May 09

secrets

noemi533 @noemi533 (58) • United States 4 May 09

If your best friend was deeply inlove with a man that you had just caught him cheating on her right before their wedding soon to be coming up would you tell her even though she told u plenty of times how much he means to her and...

secret

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pmcepe I would definitely tell her about it. And if she really feels he means the world to her then it's her call. At least she is going into it with eyes wide open. But I'd be careful to know the truth first: is the affair over already? ongoing? It would be...

4 May 09

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What will you do if you are in my situation?

anday0108 @anday0108 (628) • Philippines 4 May 09

My friend is in a total mess. She is financially broken with debts over her head. Her married life is shaky and often have misunderstanding with her in laws. Her husband doesn't want to help her with her problems. She cries most...

friend in need

friendship

helping a friend

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pmcepe What we call band aid solutions can't cure a hemmorhage.A spiritual adviser (a priest/pastor/elder in a community) could help a lot. Help her trace the source or root of her problems and direct her into a workable solution. Is the husband out of work? Who in...

4 May 09

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teaching your child english

eltobh @eltobh (231) • Indonesia 4 May 09

Hi all, I am living in a country where English is not our first language. However, I observe that many parents here (particularly the new parents)are talking to their toddler and even babies, in English. I know that English is...

teach a child

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pmcepe Children have enormous capacity to learn. Talking to/teaching them in another language is okay. They will learn the common (native)language instinctively. I'd be using our national language when talking to my soon-to-be-born grandchild because she will be...

4 May 09

How many plants do you have in your house?What kind of plants do you like?

icesmile @icesmile (7160) • Romania 4 May 09

I like to have few plants in my house, i feel that i have a piece of nature in my house. I like big plants, but i like small and delicate plants too. What kind of plants do you like and how many? Do you really care to have...

enjoy the life

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pmcepe I have so many plants but all are in the front yard. I sometimes put a potted plant in the terrace but rarely inside the house. A few weeks ago when the sun was really hot and there were no rains yet I moved the some plants to where they could get partial...

4 May 09

Free Things to see while in las Vegas, NV

eclecticsteve @eclecticsteve (253) • United States 2 May 09

Gambling is not the only thing Las Vegas, NV is good for. There are other things like shows, restaurants, the theme of the hotels, and outside the city, there is Red Rock Canyon. Many things are free, however, just walking along...

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pmcepe Thanks a lot for that info. I will definitely visit Las Vegas maybe June or July to see my sister, nieces and a nephew. I thought there are no places we could visit which are for free. And I also thought that the casinos were the only hotel attractions.I...

4 May 09

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Do You Want To Travel The Entire U.S. with$ 500? I did, you can too!

anday0108 @anday0108 (628) • Philippines 4 May 09

For a month I traveled almost the entire United States taking savoring the beautiful scenery with very little traveling expenses as I would have if I took the plane in going to the different states. I traveled from New York to...

cheap travel

rail pass

rail travel

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pmcepe My optimism just came back! I will also be going to the USA with a very limited money, and there are many people in different states I'd love to visit. My point of entry is Los Angeles and I will be based in Lake Forest, Ca. How did you travel? I asked the...

4 May 09

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Why do moms love the son in law but not their daughter in laws?

laxcutie @laxcutie (1) • United States 4 May 09

Moms with one son and one daughter after their marriage loves their son in law but hates their daughter in law? how about in your family?

daighter in law

mom

son in law

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pmcepe Perhaps because she thinks that another woman in her son's life is a competition? It would really be about perception. I have 2 daughters-in-law and I know for sure I love them both dearly already even if they are still new in the family (17 months and 9...

4 May 09

If you were dissatisfied with a store's attitude or service would you walk out?

taface412 @taface412 (3175) • United States 3 May 09

Today my father and I went to a farm store to buy some stuff for our chickens and my gardening stuff. Well the older workers who have been there forever were helpful, but I noticed it was the younger ones who showed the worst...

bad service

customer service

local farm stores

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pmcepe I had some experiences in a big department store where I wanted to buy a small cabinet with plastic drawers. The store clerk said he was getting a stock from the stockroom and I waited...and waited...and waited some more. When I spotted another store cleck I...

4 May 09

Which one is the most colorful festival in your area?

coolmailraj @coolmailraj (2460) • India 1 May 09

Just the other day I was going through some of my last year album and in the process I came across some Pictures of Holi. It is a colorful festival where we play with water and colors. Just wonder, do you have a festival like...

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pmcepe I don't know of a festival here in the Phil like that. What we do have are colorful fluvial parades and the festive Sinulog, Dinagyang, Ati-Atihan and many more of similar nature where street dancing of costumed merry makers are the standard fare. Almost every...

3 May 09

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Do you like travelling alone or with a group?

libramillie @libramillie (191) • Ireland 1 May 09

Nowadays,more and more people have their own free time to trave to relax themselves,especially during the holidays.And do you like travelling alone or with a group?

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pmcepe It will be my first timne to travel out of my country (Philippines)this month, and I will be traveling alone to the USA to visit my son who is temporarily working there and whose wife is due to give birth to their firstborn and my first grandchild within the...

3 May 09

What are your plans for Mothers Day?

ersmommy1 @ersmommy1 (12588) • United States 1 May 09

Are you making any? Have your kids been working on construction paper cards for you? Or has it yet to even be mentioned? I have no idea what I will be doing. But if it's like any other year, no one here will know until the day of....

cards

holiday

mom

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pmcepe It has not gotten into our family system until quite recently,and I think Mothers Day celebration in the Philippines got popular not too long ago. I know we never celebrated it when I was young, and even when I was already a young mother myself. But maybe...

3 May 09

Money issues

imajerseygirl @imajerseygirl (433) • United States 2 May 09

I have a question and need some advise. I don't want to seem selfish and I am not, at least I don't believe I am. In my household there is my husband that only works, and there are 5 people counting him. Typical story, bills,...

advise

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pmcepe Maybe he owes a lot of gratitude to this friend in the past, and he is trying to pay back? It may help if you try to know the reason of your husband's desire to help him in this way. Or maybe he thinks that bringing in his friend home will be...

3 May 09

what will you do to make you sleep

xannebull @xannebull (1793) • Philippines 1 May 09

sometimes, i cannot sleep early. i have lots of things that comes out in my mind unintentionally that makes me sleep late. i'm just wondering what are the things that you do to make you fell asleep as soon as you lie down on your...

sleep

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pmcepe There are different reasons why I occassionaly find it difficult to sleep right away. I normally would fall asleep not later than 10 minutes after I lie down but then again I do so very late, after 12 midnight. At times that I can't sleep right away, I take a...

1 May 09

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What do you think of children talking back to their mothers?parents?

Jenaisle @Jenaisle (14078) • Philippines 1 May 09

Nowadays, children are more expressive and bolder. They speak out when they feel something strongly. but don't you think that sometimes, they're crossing the boundaries of respect to disrespect? What are your thoughts on this?...

talking back

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pmcepe I had a discussion sometime ago with some mothers. We feel that laws about child abuse had boomeranged somehow in this area. Parents are wary of desciplining their kids for fear of lawsuits. Do you think that countries with this laws have better-behaved kids...

1 May 09

Do you make a difference to others?

med889 @med889 (5941) 30 Apr 09

Many says to make a difference either to be very nice and sweet or very hardworking or very beautiful. I just prefer to be myself and stand firmly to my personality. So do you make a difference to other around you and how?

difference

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pmcepe Making a difference to others for me means touching someone's life. Being true to yourself, not pretending to be what you are not, and finding your strengths and using them to benefit others (family, friends, work peers, community) would be a way to make a...

30 Apr 09

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Your favorite place in UST?

xtine22 @xtine22 (200) • Philippines 11 Apr 09

Hello, fellow Thomasian mylotters ^^ I guess there are some alumni here of dear UST, and maybe you miss it? If yes, what's your favorite place in UST, or at least the place that is very memorable for you? For me it's the...

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pmcepe My favorite place would still be the Engg building where I spent 5 years! Those were the best years of my students days. The friends I had there are still my friends now. I still go there every now and then (alumni homecoming, meetings). I'm amazed at the...

30 Apr 09