theredquill

@theredquill (586)

Philippines • Age 46

Joined myLot 16 years ago

Living life the daydreamer's way.

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Where do you meet other writers?

calajane @calajane (1003) • Poland 8 Jan 11

I've always thought that meeting other writers is very important. They support you in your writing, most importantly they UNDERSTAND you when you say you're having a writer's block. They help you become a better writer! But the...

meeting writers

networking with other writers

writer forums

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theredquill Have you tried Triond yet? It's a community of writers where you can publish your articles, get comments (and advice if you ask for it), and befriend people who share the same interest (writing). You also get to earn a few cents there from your articles. I...

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If you could recommend me some mystery, detective, horror tales, novels.

ricextreme @ricextreme (964) • Ecuador 8 Jan 11

Hey reader friends of mylot. I like to read mystery, detective, and horror tales from Edgar Allan Poe, and I really like this type of literature. I specially like detective tales and novels, and I've read some books written...

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theredquill If you like Poe, you will probably like Stephen Crane's short stories. He's prose is just perfect. Very easy read.

8 Jan 11

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first website

aimeedia2x @aimeedia2x (374) • India 8 Jan 11

hi guys. what was the first site that you open in your life. i think its fun to know that. as it was many years ago. but i remeber what was mine first website that i open at cyber cafe. it was pinkworld. that was first time i...

first website

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theredquill Oh, this brings back a lot of funny but good memories. As far as I can remember, the first web site i opened was Geocities, but my first e-mail account was Eudoramail. I'm not quite sure if these two still exist now. I remember chatting using MIRC. Wow, I made...

8 Jan 11

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My first recipe in triond was published,yehey!

mtrguanlao @mtrguanlao (5522) • Philippines 14 Dec 10

I was so excited when I got an email from triond saying that my recipe was accepted and published in triond! I got the idea from one of mylotters here,wiggles,thanks my friend! I know many mylotters here are from triond,I don't...

how to gain more earnings from triond

online work

recipes

triond

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theredquill Congratulations, my friend! I'm also a Triond contributor since last month and had written around 15 articles so far. I write more about health, beauty, and fashion---topics that I know more about. I heard finance, business, and health articles attract more...

14 Dec 10

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How do I to make rapid progress on comprehension English article?Are you suggest

lck2010 @lck2010 (59) • China 14 Dec 10

next year,I will take a examination about English for PH.D. I feel anxious about it.Now I am busy building up a store of vocabulary ,but it is too tired. Can you have better suggestion? Can you tell me? Thank you !

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theredquill I am not an English native speaker, and I understand your predicament. However, since my job as an international development worker requires me to speak English all the time, I make sure that I hone my English speaking, writing, and comprehension skills by...

14 Dec 10

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Please consider the environment before printing this email, do you write it?

AjaySinghBaghel @AjaySinghBaghel (5506) • India 14 Dec 10

Hi friends, In my current company we have a standard to include this line in email signature "Please consider the environment before printing this email". I have included this line in my office id Signature and today added same...

environement

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theredquill Hi, thanks for a very useful post. I have been involved in a few organizations and did activities related to saving the environment, but I haven't really thought of including this valuable message in my e-mail signature. I will start doing that from today....

14 Dec 10

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How can I regain my youthful disposition? How can you stay young?

snowhybiscuis @snowhybiscuis (1882) • Philippines 9 Dec 10

I looked in the mirror and I see that I've changed a lot already. I am fatter, and my face is showing lines already. I am only 36 of age but I see people still looking very young despite their age. What are the best health...

beauty and health

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theredquill A positive disposition plays a big part in feeling and looking young. If you get stressed over petty things, that is not going to help. As much as possible try to get rid of negative things in your life and strive to take things lightly, although this is...

9 Dec 10

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BillGates was a Harvard University Dropout! Can you Belive it?

venkit @venkit (2955) • India 1 Dec 10

Bill Gates, Founder of Microsoft,was aHarvard University Dropout. Another surprising fact is that he started a software company (that become microsoft later)by purchasing the software technology from someone for us$50. so A...

microsoft

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theredquill Yes, I can believe it because having a college degree doesn't always guarantee job and wealth. In fact, some of the world's billionaires are college drop-outs. I guess that goes to show that success can't be measured by your education alone. It has a lot of...

1 Dec 10

Fallen out of love

sammy14 @sammy14 (834) • Philippines 1 Dec 10

I hope this goes thru because I do not understand what is happenig with myLot sometimes it does not go thru and it is hard to retype and go back to the idea that was supposed to be posted... Anyways, the subject is about...

dissolved

fall out of love

relationship

things or circumstances

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theredquill If you base love on feelings, then you will definitely fall out of love at one point because emotions fade with time unless the couple exerts an effort to keep the fire burning in their relationship, so to speak. But in my opinion, there's more to love than...

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After this AIDS I havn't heard much about syphyllis and gonorreah?

Bala @balasri (26537) • India 17 May 07

AIDS killed them too?

aids

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theredquill Well, because AIDS is the killer, that's why. It gets all the attention. However, sexually transmitted diseases like syphyllis and gonorrhea can increase one's risk to acquire HIV because of the characteristic sores that makes it easy for HIV to get in. So...

1 Dec 10

13th Month Pay

insurectus @insurectus (334) • Philippines 1 Dec 10

This week or maybe next 13th month pay will be released. Any plans: Save? Invest? Buy luxurious stuffs?

13th month pay

money

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theredquill Invest and save, no question. I want my money to grow, and since it's a bonus, I wouldn't be really needing it for my basic needs. I'm thinking of investing on government bonds because they are low-risk. I will then save the interest, then if I have enough...

1 Dec 10

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How many bottles you have ?

Karunvig @Karunvig (714) • India 1 Dec 10

ALways on my table, i have atleast 7 bottles of different perfumes... i usualy get one bottle when get salary... what about guyz.. ? Do you prefer to have different kind of perfumes or one is sufficient... !

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theredquill Wow, that's quite a lot. You must be a really sweet-smelling person, and nice to be around with. Haha! As for me, I only have three: one is for daily/office use, one for weekends, and one for evening affairs. The daily use is very fresh, like this...

1 Dec 10

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love at first sight,or just a crush???

blackcloud @blackcloud (97) • Philippines 29 Nov 10

how would you know to yourself that girl or boy you have seen at the first time you felt something??? something that seems unexplainable??? for you???what are your signs??? after seeing her and seen her another day...does the...

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theredquill In my experience, the initial strong emotions you experience when meeting a person you're really attracted is just infatuation, and with time, if the you have not formed any bond, the feeling will just fade. Love, on the other hand, is more than just a...

29 Nov 10

sadness

keessrose @keessrose (51) 28 Nov 10

I am sorry mylotters for the sad posts but I am just not at a very good situation at this point. I thank mylot as I get the chance to express how I feel. I used to have a journal before, and it helped me everytime I am in a...

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theredquill Being down is part of life, keessrose, so you are free to express yourself. Grieve, mourn, cry. MyLotters are here to listen and understand. But then remember that there's always a rainbow after the rain, so take heart, it will be all right. There's always an...

28 Nov 10

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need help

sisco100 @sisco100 (2338) • United States 20 Nov 10

well i just got into the whole blog thing and i'm not sure what i'm really doing. so i'm asking for help on this matter. i was wondering if you mylotters could take a look at my blog on my profile and tell me what you think and...

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theredquill Hi sisco100, I have viewed your blog and explored your posts. I am a sucker for black backgrounds, so I like the clean, streamlined, no-nonsense look of your blog. However, I must say that you have to work on the content of your site. Make it more interesting....

27 Nov 10

It's all pants

p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 27 Nov 10

The Ghanaian government has announced that they are to introduce legislation banning the sale of secondhand underwear largely on the grounds that it is unhygienic. I am not a wearer of "pre-loved" underwear but guess that there...

knickers

pants

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theredquill Personally, I wouldn't buy used underwear for two reasons: it's not hygienic, and underwear is very private/intimate. I understand though that some people might not be able to afford brand-new ones, hence they resort to getting some from the second-hand shop....

27 Nov 10

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