redsponge

@redsponge (557)

Malaysia • Age 44

Joined myLot 16 years ago

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What brand of diapers do you/did you use on your kids?

flydanman @flydanman (111) 29 Jun 09

Did you use Pampers, Huggies, Luvs, a store brand or something else? How did you decide which ones to get? Were you loyal to one brand or did you tend to buy the cheapest/what was on offer?

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redsponge I choose Mamypoko for my baby son. I asked my friends, colleagues and relatives, they all said this brand is good as in absorbent. Most of the other brand will leak. I try other cheaper brand too, but I just need to change every 2-3 hours. Anyway, I will stock...

29 Jun 09

Are discounts major attractions for you while shoping?

dhawanbm @dhawanbm (3705) • India 14 Jun 09

Discounts are the main attraction while we shop in major outlets or the city. Its the fabulous offers on pantaloons or montecarlo which catch my eye most often. I seldom make shopings online and prefer to be in direct contact with...

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redsponge At the departmental store, I always look out for discounts when shopping for clothes and other necessary stuff. There are sometimes 20%-30% off for baby milk bottles. For other bigger fashion outlet, I would make sure I check on the discounted items first!...

15 Jun 09

Do still go to parks and bays ?

mhethess @mhethess (379) • Philippines 13 Jun 09

Hello everyone here in our country we have these beautiful places called Luneta Park and Manila Bay, when I was young we used to go there and enjoy the cool breeze from the bay and the beautiful scenery in the park. We sometimes...

parks and bays

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redsponge Yes, my husband and I used to bring our only baby boy to recreation parks. The parks aren't famous. We just want to let our son go near to the nature and introduce to him the tree, the grass, the flowers, the fresh air, the bird, the fishes and etc. We would...

15 Jun 09

How did you feel when you received your first myLot payment?

djsimonmlb @djsimonmlb (413) • United States 14 Jun 09

This is for all the members here who have received a payment from myLot. How much was your first payment worth and how did you feel when you saw it in your PayPal account? How long did it take to receive your payment? I will be...

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redsponge I just got my first payment on 12th June. I actually know that I will receive my first payment here last month and I have already spent part of it to treat 2 of my friends for lunch. The amount is $10.04. It took me almost a year to earn it....

15 Jun 09

How long have you left laundry in the basket?

ersmommy1 @ersmommy1 (12588) • United States 3 Jun 09

It's been washed, dried, and brought upstairs. But you just haven't found the time to fold it. This was my dilemma yesterday. Have you ever left your laundry in the basket for longer than you should?

laundry

wash

wrinkled

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redsponge This happened to me too! Sometimes, I just feel lazy after a day at work. So, I left the clothes hanging all over and thinking to fold or iron them tomorrow. And you know the same thing happened the next day until I cant stand the sight of the...

4 Jun 09

With whom do you like to go on a shopping???

tuyakiki @tuyakiki (3016) • India 3 Jun 09

I accompany my friends..With my friends as my companion,I find myself much more comfortable.My family members also accompany me sometime..I never like going alone.With whom do you like to go on a shopping???I as just curious..

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redsponge I love to go shopping with my mom. Sometimes, she will control my expenses. She will also give me comments, whether good or bad, on the things that I eye on. I do go shopping with my husband. He will for sure say OK for anything that I like. It is...

4 Jun 09

Payout

cyrus123 @cyrus123 (6363) • United States 25 May 09

I have finally reached payout. However, I have been trying to find the faqs but I've forgotten where they are exactly. I need to know how I request my money. I read the faqs when I first joined mylot but I've forgotten how to do...

payout

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redsponge I am expecting my first payment on the 15th next month too! It is exciting, isn't it? After putting a lot of effort into it and finally we can taste the fruit now! I follow the guidelines given by the responses here and confirm my paypal account...

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What do you guys do when you are bored on a Saturday afternoon?

harryt123 @harryt123 (327) • United States 21 May 09

I am just curious and want to know what you guys do. If your bored do you go out with friends? Do you stay home and watch a movie? I usually stay home and relax because I work all week. Would love to hear from my fellow mylotters....

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redsponge To tell the truth, this rarely happen to me! I mean, get bored on a Saturday afternoon. How could it be? I enjoy every weekends that I have! Haha...normally on Saturday afternoon, I will take a nap, online, or go out with friends. Most of the...

21 May 09

Do you like your boss? Do you enjoy your work now?

aikhong @aikhong (661) • Malaysia 20 May 09

For those who are working now, have you ever ask this question to yourself? Are you really happy and enjoying your current job? How about your boss or manager? Are you enjoying your job because of the people around you or your...

enjoy working

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redsponge This is an interesting discussion. I do not really like my boss. Basically, I cannot adapt myself to her style after almost 5 years working under her. She does not assign tasks to us directly but rather ask us to volunteer in taking up the...

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Congratulations to non English speaking members.

Colmuc @Colmuc (707) 19 May 09

I greatly admire the non English speaking people who are writing in Mylot. It must be very difficult for many of them yet they continue to do the best they can. This way they can learn and improve. I hope all English speaking...

english writing

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redsponge Opposite of you. I find it easier for me to write in English than speaking it. I can speak English, but not fluent. I created a lot of opportunity for myself in writing like writing blog and posting response in MyLot. But it is not easy to get...

21 May 09

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Early Child Education

ny1009 @ny1009 (36) • Malaysia 20 May 09

Any mom is interested in discussion about early child education?

education

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redsponge Hi there, the topic is too wide. Can narrow it down according to certain age range? Otherwise, I do not know from where shall we start the discussion. As for what I am doing for my son who is going to be 9-months-old, I try to expose him to as...

20 May 09

Do you read your emails in order?

kykidd @kykidd (6812) • United States 18 May 09

I was just curious if other people are like me and pick and choose the order in which you read your emails? Or do you read them in the order in which they are received? Sometimes, if I am looking for something in particular, I...

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redsponge I choose and pick certain mails to read first. For example, if there is email from friends or family, I will definitely read them first. Then follow by the promotion emails. Next I will pick those forward mail with interesting subject to read. Lastly, I will...

19 May 09

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Do Anti-aging creams and serums work?

Glow1971 @Glow1971 (354) • Spain 18 May 09

I'm 37 yrs old and I've been using anti-aging cream since I was about 30 yrs. I've tried a couple of them over the years but I've been using Roc Deep Wrinkles night cream for about the past 3 or 4 years. I saw their commercial on...

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redsponge Hi there, I believe that anti-aging creams and serums work. Any brand that is approved. I start using the artistry anti-aging lotion when I was 26. Then I stop using for quite sometimes, I change to other brand skincare and other type. I notice that the lines...

18 May 09

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Is mylotting hard for you?

snam23 @snam23 (3157) • United States 17 May 09

Some members have over 10,000 posts. Others that are just starting barely have a hundred. Then there are those in between. I've seen some members start a discussion almost daily and others who are not even active here any more....

hard

mylot

mylotting

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redsponge I take time to search for discussion that I am interested in. If I could find one, then I can start typing my thoughts or opinions right away. No, I do not draft or refer to dictionary when typing the response. However, I would correct the red underline...

18 May 09

Do we all do this or am I just a big softie?

ellie333 @ellie333 (21016) 13 May 09

Earlier tonight after my son had finally gone to sleep I just sat there watching him sleeping and thinking how wonderful he was and how much I loved him. I felt so peaceful just sitting there watching him sleep. Be honest how many...

i love my kids

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redsponge Yes, I always watch my baby sleeping and I enjoy it. I felt the peace too. Besides from watching him silently, I will touch his face and give him a kiss on the forehead too! He is always the greatest gift that I got in life!...

14 May 09

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How many websites do you sign up to earn money?

clorissa123 @clorissa123 (4926) • United States 10 May 09

I just want to know how many websites do you signed up to earn some extra money online? How do you divide the time between them to maintain your steady earnings from them? I have signed up a couple of paid - to programs. I just...

earn money

websites

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redsponge I have signed up for 6 websites to earn money online. 4 of them are writing paid post in my blog. For these three, I only need to login and check for available jobs to take up everyday. I also have adsense, which I can just leave it on my blog without taking...

11 May 09

is it possible to achieve the target of $10 in mylot?

akt1843 @akt1843 (207) • India 9 May 09

i wonder how many mylot members have achieved $10 with the earnings moving so slowly. in my view it can take 10 years or more than that. or we have to sit and discuss and participate whole day and night to earn fast. but what...

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redsponge I am not sure will you be spending your time to read what I am writing here or not, I know that sometimes it is boring to read up the same thing for a few times especially I see that you have many responses here and you stop replying after 10...

10 May 09

Is it really important to learn the household chores?

MyzDy19 @MyzDy19 (919) • Philippines 9 May 09

My parents taught us(I and my other 2 girl siblings) how to do the household chores. Well they say that girls should know how to do that so that we are not pitiful if we get married and have our own family. Hmmm but I'm thinking...

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redsponge 10 years ago, I was like your classmate who did not do house chores at home. My mother used to complain to relatives and friends that I am a lazy girl. My father told me that I can skip doing house chores at home, but then I must know how to do...

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How do you handle people trying to selling things to you?

qiao522 @qiao522 (449) • China 28 Apr 09

Today, I paid a lot to get myself another set of art photos again. The false eyelashes, the thick powder, the heavy make-up... I didn't feel well when she got all those on my face and now feeling like I'm paying for getting...

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redsponge I would suggest you have your financial plan. If you can spend without much planning, I bet you are rich and that is why you can easily fork out some money for unnecessary items. However, if you think deeper, those you spent is your hard earn money, why not...

7 May 09

What do mothers do when their children are sleeping?

caesarin @caesarin (1089) • Indonesia 5 May 09

I usually tidy up the bedrooms, do my job, open mylot, take a bath, sometimes take a nap. I hardly enjoy me time when they're sleeping. My me time is relax and have a coffee, listen to the music I like, watch DVDs, and other my...

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redsponge My baby sleeps around 8:30pm every night. Then I will do some laundry, I am glad that my baby can sleep when I am making lots of noise inside the bathroom. The bathroom is attached to our bedroom and our bedroom is very small, so it is quite noisy when I am...

6 May 09

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