Shiva

@Shiva49 (26684)

Singapore

Joined myLot 9 years ago

Professional accountant with a passion for expressing opinion on topics that are relevant to ordinary folks across the world.

Shiva's Responses

Mindfulness - a new buzz word

Judy Evans @JudyEv (340019) • Rockingham, Australia 21 Nov

From time to time, some words which were once very ‘ordinary’ suddenly seem to become very popular. One such buzz word/phrase is ‘reach out’. No-one says hello any more or contacts or messages. They all ‘reach out’. Others that...

buzz words

mindfulness

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Shiva It makes us focus on who we are rather than getting led by outside influences.

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Muscle Cramps.

rakski @rakski (123135) • Philippines 21 Nov

One hour ago when I was getting out of bed, my right leg suddenly had cramps. Ugh. The last time I remember to experienced this was when I was pregnant. Good thing hubby was there to stretch it out. It still hurts...

muscle cramp

pain

leg cramp

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Shiva It can be excruciating and it will last for a while. I think none is spared from that.

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Where Does The Money Go?

Kandase @Kandae11 (55036) 21 Nov

In relation to lifestyle ( living accomodation excluded) - what do you find yourself spending the most money on? Is it food, health, household appliances, entertainment, clothes etc. ? For me it would be food definitely which...

spending

choices

lifestyle

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Shiva Food, utilities, and communications are the main items.

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JFK and His Boston Residence

OceanTiara @RebeccasFarm (89883) • Arvada, Colorado 20 Nov

John F. Kennedy lived in a two-bedroom apartment at 122 Bowdoin Street in Beacon Hill, Boston, which served as his official residence until his death. He moved there after World War II, and it became a key location during his...

jfk

boston

residence

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Shiva I recall feeling empty when he died. Same with others of a similar mold. Life seems to take drastic turns at times.

21 Nov

What's next

Aparna Sen @Dreamerby (5153) • Calcutta, India 20 Nov

Life’s at a crossroad now. Preparing for the GATE(Graduate Aptitude test in engineering) exam in Electronics, I’m diving deep into revisions and solving Previous year Questions. I want to pursue higher studies in VLSI domain. On...

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Shiva I wish you success in whatever is in store for you. I worked honestly all my working years and never bothered about the rewards. My input itself was the reward as if one looks at others' approval, we can get disappointed. I worked in three countries and had...

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What Is Your Plan?

jaishankar @Shivram59 (35505) • India 14 Nov

Friends; what do you do with the money you make from mylot?? We earn a too small amount here;that too after remaining active here for months.Many of us reach the payout mark every month.I can't be as active as them.It takes me...

money mylot spend save months

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Shiva It is getting tougher now to reach the payout. It was three months earlier - now, I have no idea when I can do that! I use it to renew subscriptions to antivirus software - part payments!

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Counting Down

Juliaacv @Juliaacv (51214) • Canada 19 Nov

I'm counting down the days left to work this week. Between the time of the year, Christmas shopping, and the Canada Post strike, we have been very busy at work. We always get this busy at this time of the year,...

busy

ahhh time

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Shiva That is a cute photo. No wonder you look forward to the vacation and more time with the twins.

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Paypal Blues

popciclecold @popciclecold (38723) • United States 20 Nov

I tried to transfer money from my paypal account to my bank. Each time it was denied. I had no idea what the problem was, well I tried at least 5 times, and it was always denied. Well, I had to put in my new card and it was...

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Shiva I am at my wit's end when things hit a stumbling block. There is always a solution, which was resolved right before you went to bed!

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Assume? Or presume?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (340019) • Rockingham, Australia 18 Nov

I have said quite often in comments that I shouldn’t ‘assume’ so much. Sometimes I’d use ‘presume’ and I got to wondering what the difference was and did it matter. It seems that while both mean to take something for granted,...

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Shiva Only through practice and attention to detail, we get it right as there is a subtle difference in meaning.

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More about our meal on the train

Judy Evans @JudyEv (340019) • Rockingham, Australia 18 Nov

I thought I should tell you a bit more about the five-course meal that we had recently on a slow-moving train. The train had three carriages, each with forty people. There were tables of four either side of a passageway with two...

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Shiva That is a luxury meal on a train. No wonder you all look happy and contented.

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A Lady With a Story

Amber @AmbiePam (92766) • United States 18 Nov

This is Diana, my dad’s wife (my niece Amyra is on the right, niece Annelyn is on the left). She married my dad after my mom died of dementia at the age of 55. We originally knew her from church camp every summer when my sister...

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Shiva She is an inspiring lady and deserves your warm feelings for her.

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Be happy.

Judy Story @jstory07 (139717) • Roseburg, Oregon 16 Nov

There are ways that you can be happy all of the time. Go for a walk every day. The walk is good for every part of your body. A walk is refreshing and just makes you feel fresh all over. Smile at other people when you walk by...

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Shiva When I get hurt due to the actions of others, I console myself I should stay the course and not get pulled down for no fault of mine. Time heals in the end.

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What is your protocol when your computer freezes?

The Horse @TheHorse (218881) • Walnut Creek, California 16 Nov

I woke up this morning to a frozen computer. Well, almost frozen. I was able to get "delete cookies" to work." Now things seem to be working normally. When deleting my cookies and temporary files does not work, I reboot my...

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Shiva When my computer freezes, I freeze too momentarily. Then it is collecting my thoughts and fighting back against the wall. I start with control, alter, delete, switch off, and wait for a while. I have virus prevention programs, CCleaner, etc. as a bulwark...

17 Nov

What's your favorite chocolate?

Aparna Sen @Dreamerby (5153) • Calcutta, India 15 Nov

From creamy milk chocolate to rich dark and indulgent white chocolate, there's a perfect variety for every taste. Nutty, fruity, or with a hint of spice, each chocolate offers a unique experience....

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Shiva I like dark chocolates with mint flavor.

16 Nov

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S-L-O-W

much2say @much2say (55616) • Los Angeles, California 15 Nov

A cashier at a particular grocery store I go to is the nicest guy you'll ever meet. He is an "older" gentleman - always so chipper and polite . His line is often the shortest . . . it's NOT because he's fast....

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Shiva The counter staff like to greet and banter but I keep it short if others are waiting. I take the free line.

16 Nov

A surprise I didn't need!

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (37543) 15 Nov

Maybe some of you will remember that last year, I was in a car accident. A lady pulled out of a fast-food restaurant and slammed into the side of my car, while I was driving down the highway. Police were called, she received 3...

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Shiva This is indeed a nasty surprise out of the blue. You should fight tooth and nail as the rule of law should be upheld.

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If You Had A Lot of Money.....

celticeagle @celticeagle (166997) • Boise, Idaho 14 Nov

If I had a lot of money and could afford to give to different charitable organizations I would give to the Cancer Society, our local Humane Society, the local food bank, Make-a-Wish, and St.Jude Children's Research Hospital. I am...

charitable

money

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Shiva I have found money influences our approach to life. The more one has, the less one is charitable. If I had enough to spare, I would have donated more. Now I still do till it hurts my pocket.

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I want more sleep

Always smiling @allknowing (136446) • India 14 Nov

Health experts say 7 hours is enough but I want more. I always slept for 8 hours and more These days I am up early but once I am up I cannot get back t sleep. I come here and start posting while the whole world around me is...

long sleeping hours

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Shiva I sleep reasonably soundly for six hours at night and nap for about an hour in the afternoon. I hope that is about enough.

15 Nov

The blame game starts.

Judy Story @jstory07 (139717) • Roseburg, Oregon 13 Nov

We were called at 4AM this morning my nephew is gone. There will be a service on Saturday. My sister in law said everyone is blaming his wife. You can not stop anyone from doing bad habits if they do not want to stop. Why...

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Shiva What a world out there for the little ones! I hope they get the care every child is entitled to.

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Short story: Know yourself, and so know God too

Steve Marshall @innertalks (21916) • Australia 13 Nov

Rabbi Abram Abrahams, was discussing, with his students, the best ways to understand God, through first understanding ourselves. Here was his take on this subject on that day. "We can never know all about another soul,...

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Shiva We get led by our five senses and all that glitter. We have no time then to reflect on who we are. We need constant reflection rather than judging others on their actions and appearance. We pat ourselves that we are better and that approach leads us nowhere...

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