singapurense

@singapurense (49)

Singapore • Age 56

Joined myLot 17 years ago

"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose." Jim Elliot

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What are the steps you are taking to save the electricity bill?

Sreekala @Sreekala (34312) • India 20 Mar 10

Dear mylotters, Do you switch off your fridge/refrigerator for some particular hours to save electricity? Now the electricity is very costly in our place. The new electronic meter is reading the electricity...

save electricity

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singapurense Hi Sreekala, Its not advisable to keep switch appliances such as fridges on and off as it will shorten its life-span. Switching appliances on and off creates power surges that are essentially a wast of electricity and can also kill your devices in the...

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Best Movie

Mztlatina @Mztlatina (19) • United States 5 Mar 10

I personally think this is one of the best movies ever made. Russell Crowe probably has his best performance in this movie. There is a perfect combination of action, drama, sadness, happiness, and just plain awesome. Is there...

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singapurense I fully agree with you, i think it is a good movie on great leadership, bravery and turning around in any given crisis :)

19 Mar 10

Great Children's Books

csrthacker @csrthacker (48) • United States 19 Mar 10

I have recently finished reading Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book. It won the Newberry Medal for Children's Literature, but it has such mass appeal that adults are bound to love it, too. The characters are well formed and the...

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singapurense Speaking of Children's Books, I just came across one that you may be interested. Its called: Our Children, by Anatole France It a collection of contains innocent children stories that stirs up the imagination of the child. The stories within...

19 Mar 10

Totally Lost...

twoey68 @twoey68 (13627) • United States 18 Mar 10

Ok, I’ve come across something that has me really confused. In several recent discussions, I’ve seen where ppl respond and the response has absolutely nothing to do with the topic…not even close to it. I don’t mind if ppl get a...

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singapurense I have seen that before too, and it can be rather puzzling at times. I usually laugh to myself. My opinion is that perhaps the person responding to a query may be in another frame of mind. Or the discussion may have triggered another thought which may not...

19 Mar 10

Are you a worry wart?

free_man @free_man (7330) • United States 17 Mar 10

Me I am one that worries a little bit and then think what the heck is the worrying going to do for me? When I was growing up I worried about everything. I got hit by a car and it was a bad experience. I died and went to heavens...

why worry leave it in his hands

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singapurense Please allow me to share something that has encouraged me : "Worry is like a rocking chair; It keeps one busy but it gets no where." I believe we should learn from our yesterdays, do our best today and we will have the wisdom for tomorrow. As God leads...

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do you eat too much sweets??

abhiabhiabhiabhi @abhiabhiabhiabhi (531) • India 18 Jan 10

there are people who love eating sweets........they eat too much sweets,different kinds of sweets deserts ice cream etc and end up getting affected by diabetics..so its alays necessary to maintain a certain level of intake of...

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singapurense I used to like sweety things, especially chocolates and cakes. But that stopped when I got older. I cannot explain why but i just started disliking stuffs that are too sweet. Perhaps its the body's way of protecting me from further harm :) My opinion is...

17 Mar 10

What is the medicine advocated by the Doctor on diabetes?

venkatachary @venkatachary (1165) • India 12 Mar 10

This question has been in my mind for quite sometime and I would like to air the experience I had with my wife who is suffering with diabetes for the last many years.My wife used to put more sugar in coffee, and used to tell her...

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singapurense I am glad you met a good doctor :) My opinion is that most doctors (especially those in big hospitals) follow a certain treatment options and give certain prescriptions according to standard "book rules" given to them by the hospital. This is to prevent...

17 Mar 10

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Lets talk about language?

vine88 @vine88 (1031) • India 14 Mar 10

When you travel to another country of different language. How you feel, dealing with them, who does not know even one words of yours. Do you communicate with signs? How was your experience at that time? Mans one of the most...

language

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singapurense Frustrating at first since I felt like a child that is just beginning to pick up a new language. I began with mimicking the locals, repeating and using phrases they use (usually short ones). Then I learned some new vocabularies (it is quite impossible...

17 Mar 10

Do you have an accent and do you like it?

MAllen400 @MAllen400 (829) 19 Feb 10

I think here in England like a lot of places world wide accents and local dialogue is fading which I find a real pity. It is lovely to hear a local accent when you visit a place and know that that is the regional accent from...

dont change

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singapurense I am a Singaporean, I am supposed to have learned British English since I went through the British examinations like every other peers in Singapore... BUT... I do not have a British accent. Due to exposure to American movies and TV programs, over the years,...

17 Mar 10

Learning new language

cintoy @cintoy (1011) • Indonesia 16 Feb 10

Do you think that to learn new language is difficult? the most difficult for me is the usage of the words. I am keen on learning Japanese but i think the grammar is a bit difficult. The most difficult is when you are required to...

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singapurense Learning a new language definitely requires effort. However, thanks to accumulated knowledge, there are better techniques for learning today. Some techniques do help a lot. Without the techniques, we can still depend on a reasonable course and a good old...

17 Mar 10

Use of "a mi" in a spanish sentence. Please help!

sanjanaraman @sanjanaraman (237) • United Arab Emirates 12 Dec 09

Today, my daughter, who is taking spanish in school came up to me and asked about the use of 'a mi' in a spanish sentence. I don't know a word of spanish so please help me! She wants to know when you put 'a mi' in front of me...

a mi

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singapurense It should be "a mí" (with an accent on the letter i). It basically means "to me". So, is it "a mí me gusta" or "me gusta a mí"? Both are correct though the former tends to be more emphatic. The negative form would be "a mí no me gusta" or "no me gusta a...

17 Mar 10

I need to learn Spanish online for free...

Rose2798 @Rose2798 (359) • United States 21 Jan 10

Does anyone know of a quick, efficient way? I'm in high school, by the way, but I took Hebrew in my old school so I have very basic knowledge on the language. If anyone can help me with my search for a free (without the word...

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singapurense How is your learning process so far? Allow me to recommend a site http://www.BridgeSA.net/LearnSpanish.html for free resources. There is another site linked to the above which lets out a secret that few knows ...

17 Mar 10

A Challenge to make the World a better Place..

byfaithonly @byfaithonly (10698) • United States 18 Mar 07

Every day we see and hear of the horrible things going on around the world. For the most part we will all complain about the situation but how many of us actually do something about it. A little bit ago I turned on the TV and...

a better place

helping others

improving the world

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singapurense I was attracted to your title - A challenge to make the world a better place."Yes, we should, i agree to that totally. And like you said, do it unconditionally and hope it gets passed forward. Please allow me to share something i heard recently. Its about a...

19 Mar 07

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When you call a hotline, would you hold your phone for 1 hour?

lordwarwizard @lordwarwizard (35747) • Singapore 12 Mar 07

Some of you may recall from one of my discussions at http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/870306.aspx that I am getting a new phone. I had to call up my telco provider because I wasn't sure if my 2G SIM card would work with my 3G...

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singapurense I can understand the frustration you experienced. I had it before - not because of choice but because of no choice. Not sure if it was an hour or 45 mins, anyway,it was a telecom company from which i needed some very urgent attention and had no other avenue -...

12 Mar 07

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Que Pasa? Do You Know What It Means?

justcurious @justcurious (31) • United States 30 Nov 06

I have always wanted to learn a different Language. I took Spanish in school but was never able to really speak it the way my friends did. I could never roll my R's. I love the language and was just curious. Do you know what...

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singapurense Hi justcurios, I am singapurense - a new member. Please allow me share my two cents worth ;) 1) "Que pasa" should be written ¿Qué pasa? to be correct. 2) ¿Que pasa? means "What is happening?" or "What´s up?" in modern English. 3) "What happened?"...

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