tomjoad

@tomjoad (551)

Philippines • Age 42

Joined myLot 15 years ago

Philippines 4:13 "I can do all things thru Christs who gives me strength."

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Have you ever heard a song in another language and liked it???

danitykane @danitykane (3183) • Philippines 6 Sep 09

Early this morning I heard a song from the radio and find it really cool. But the thing is the lyric of the song were written in korean so, I didn't understand the whole meaning of the song. The music itself and the beat got me so...

music

radio

world music

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tomjoad hi danitykane! yes there are a few songs in korean, latin, and other language that i don't even understand but i do like them. nowadays, korean music is hot in my country. we especially like a lot of them even if i can't understand the lyrics except those in...

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i know its a sin but i can't stop eating! C:

pretteen @pretteen (66) • Philippines 7 Sep 09

i promised my self i would go on a diet but i cant help it.. i cant stop myself from eating!!! specially sweets.. when i smell chocolates.. oohh my mouth starts to water.. oh my.. i'm thinking of drinking pills that lessen the...

i love eating

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tomjoad hi pretteen! first of all i would just like to say that eating is not a sin. it's part of everyday life. gluttony on the other hand, is a sin. i can understand what you're going through when you feel the urge to eat but your mind tells you that...

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Opinion about GMA 7 Presidentiable Unity Walk?

fatherblogger @fatherblogger (673) • Philippines 31 Aug 09

I am almost sure that you knew and watch the GMA-7 Presidentiable Unity Walk yesterday morning, and I think the project was successful. It was the first time that presidentiables and vice presidentiables go hand in hand for a...

election

filipinos

philippines

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tomjoad I didn't get to see this but now that I've learned of it from you, I wish I did. I'm glad that the presidentiables joined in a unity walk. I'm sure most of them joined it not for the cause but for politicking. We all know how shallow the promises of...

1 Sep 09

Prayers... is it an opportunity? Or is it an expectation?

ahgong @ahgong (10064) • Singapore 31 Aug 09

I was watching "Evans Almighty" the other night with my wife. And boy was I having a good laugh at all the slap sticks! A show that exceeded my expectations. Wished I had watched it earlier. Will be working on the review...

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tomjoad hi ahgong! i think prayer is both an opportunity and an expectation. i believe that when you pray for someone, it is an opportunity to intercede for that person. like when a friend shares to you a problem, then it's an opportunity to pray for that friend. it's...

1 Sep 09

What would you do if you ran over something on the road?

katerina @thea09 (18305) • Greece 31 Aug 09

I've wondered about this one for a while now whilst dodging wandering goats on the mountain road, not to mention a few near misses. Presumabley the goat has value to someone so if I took it home to cook it could constitute...

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tomjoad hi thea! from where i came from we don't have any goats crossing the streets. what we usually have are chickens, cats, rats, frogs, and usually stray dogs. i'm not proud of it but when people here ran over something they just don't do anything. i've seen it...

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toilets / restrooms - what is it called in your country?

Iriene88 @Iriene88 (5343) • Malaysia 31 Aug 09

Hi ... In Bahasa Malaysia, it is called TANDAS Anyway, the toilets sign are easily understood.. quite universal :) Have you accidentally entered the wrong toilets? I always go to the 1 Utama Shopping Centre..so...

toilets

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tomjoad hi iriene! i'm back! it took me quite a while and had my vacation from mylot. but i needed the money and since i'm sure that they pay (i got my payout last july, the first month i joined) so i had to come back. anyway, about your question usually we call...

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Has any of your loved ones been diagnosed or effected by alzheimers disease?

dloveli @dloveli (4366) • United States 31 Aug 09

My grandmother has been diagnosed with alzheimers disease. Doctors think it started about 3 years ago when she began to forget things. She became really nervous. Constantly biting her nails to the point of bleeding. THen she began...

alzheimers disease

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tomjoad hi dloveli! my grandmother has alzheimer's. it's really a debilitating disease and it goes undetected for years, until it's too late. my grandmother didn't show signs of the symptoms of the disease until my grandpa died. she seemed really normal to us except...

1 Sep 09

Are you satisfied with the economic condition of ur country?

ranakhan @ranakhan (5) • Pakistan 29 Aug 09

Galz and guys are you satisfied with the current economic condition of your country and if yes why it is and and if no then how you are working to make you contribution to make it better. As i am working daily one hour for my...

economy

help

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tomjoad Hi ranakhan! I am from the Philippines and our economic situation is really bad. 90% of the people are on the poverty line and the government isn't doing really well in trying to raise our economic situation. So to answer your question, no, I am not satisfied...

29 Aug 09

Should Willie Revillame be suspended due to his behavior about Cory's funeral?

fatherblogger @fatherblogger (673) • Philippines 7 Aug 09

Once again, ABS CBN's Willie Revillame is on the hot seat as he was allegedly being arrogant during his show. It was known that he wanted the inset news about Cory Aquino's funeral march to be removed while his show is on going....

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tomjoad hi fatherblogger! in my opinion i think it was a mistake to show such a scene on a primetime show that wants to bring happiness to people. it was really improper to flash those scenes because it was a contrast scene of happiness and sorrow. [b]so first and...

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Do you ever eat the buffets until vomiting???

busky5 @busky5 (3164) • Thailand 7 Aug 09

I never understood why when i ate the buffets, i like to eat alot to make alot of benefits.Sometime i ever ate until vomiting after buffet.Then Do you ever eat until vomiting?????

eating

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tomjoad hi busky! well, normally i don't do that. however, there were times when i experienced eating in and eat-all-you-can buffet and i felt like vomiting. i think i've tried it once or twice. there was even a time when i purposely eat a lot and planned to just puke...

7 Aug 09

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If you were to color your day, what will it be and why?

beaushell @beaushell (339) • Philippines 7 Aug 09

Today I choose maroon as my color, its one of my least favorite of all colors... I'm really sad today. I'm waiting for a response to a job application and it hasn't arrive yet (or will it really come?). I am thinking about a...

color

life

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tomjoad hi beaushell! i think i would color my day blue. blue is usually associated with sadness or sorrow. it can also mean being cold or it could mean being apathetic. in my case, i paint my day blue not because i'm sad or apathetic but because i'm bored and lonely....

7 Aug 09

Which room is your favorite?

ahgong @ahgong (10064) • Singapore 2 Aug 09

We all live in a home. And under that roof over our heads, there are rooms. And every room has its purpose. The bed room is where we all go to bed at night to rest for the day. The living room is where most of us will be...

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tomjoad before when i went to college i used to have a room at our house. so my favorite then was my room. i loved my room and i used to spend a lot of time in it. when i went to college our house got renovated and they changed my room. then they transferred our rooms...

2 Aug 09

How will you tell the guy that his zipper is open

homeshoppers @homeshoppers (6166) • Philippines 1 Aug 09

I had this experience before, i was on my way to work... i used to ride train going to work and of course if its too early, you will expect a lot of passenger who will take or ride a train to avoid traffic.. Then theres one guy...

life

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tomjoad haha! interesting topic and funny too! well i guess it's pretty easy. one way to tell a person that his fly is open is to just look at it and then laugh. i'm pretty sure when he notices he'll immediate close his fly. if you know the person then you can just...

2 Aug 09

How do you say 'Thank You' in your language, dialects?

Iriene88 @Iriene88 (5343) • Malaysia 1 Aug 09

Dear fellow myLotters, I'm so happy to have the opportunity to know so many friends here at myLot from different parts of the world! It will be wonderful to know where are you from and the greetings that are commonly used...

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tomjoad hi iriene! once again an interesting discussion! well, i'm from the philippines. here we have two major dialects cebuano and tagalog. our national language is tagalog. however, i'm a native cebuano speaker. we do have different greetings that we use depending...

2 Aug 09

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What is the best website for you so far

homeshoppers @homeshoppers (6166) • Philippines 1 Aug 09

there are too many website around the net.. you dont know which one to browse.. some offer money, though some, you need to pay first before you can join.. Right now, best for me is of course the mylot... though im just new here. i...

earn money

mylot

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tomjoad hi homeshoppers! well, i must say that there are really good websites in the internet. your choice would depend mostly on your preference. in my case i like the websites where you can watch movies and animes like youtube, crunchyroll, veoh, and megavideo....

2 Aug 09

What is the language speaks in Philiphines ?

emdee @mdvarghese (1789) • Bangalore, India 2 Aug 09

I have a good number of Philipine friends in Mylot . I thought it will be interesting and necessary to know some basic things about philiphines. We here in India, people will speak different languages in different states. In some...

language of philiphines

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tomjoad hi mdvarghese! well there are around 170 languages in the philippine archipelago. each region has different native dialects. there are 2 major languages, a few major dialects and some minor dialects. the 2 major languages that we use here in the...

2 Aug 09

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