veenakh

@veenakh (24)

Singapore • Age 62

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Travelling to Hyderabad

veenakh @veenakh (24) • Singapore 23 Oct 07

Hi all, I would be travelling to Hyderabad in the last week of December for a week. I would like to see some important and not-to-miss spots. I also would like to shop for sarees and modern clothes. Any suggestions from any of...

hyderabad

shopping

visiting

Who makes the most decisions about what everyone has for dinner?

heartuvgold @heartuvgold (493) • United States 18 Oct 07

Do you ask your family what they want to eat or do they suggest what they want you to make, or does everyone get for themselves? I get tired of always having to come up with something different, but if I let them get what they...

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veenakh Ya, I know how you feel everyday as dinner time draws closer! I have gone through this for a long time and come up with a time-table for dinner dishes for a week. This works out well for me since I donot have to break my head over the dishes to cook.

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picnic spot

veenakh @veenakh (24) • Singapore 18 Oct 07

Hi, I am from Singapore, worrying about the places to take my toddler to play in weekends or short holidays. Besides well known parks and gardens here are there any kid friendly places where you take a toddler for play and fun for...

holiday

play

toddler

Chores: Do Your Kids Have To Do Them?

Malyck @Malyck (3425) • Australia 12 Oct 07

I am just wondering at what age your children start doing chores (if at all), and what sort of tasks they have to do? Why? Besides cleaning their rooms, my boyfriend's younger siblings also have to help with the washing up and...

children

chores

responsibility

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veenakh I think it is a very good idea of starting kids to help at home, since it will help them to become independent and also reduces parents burden especially without maid at home.

12 Oct 07

do you like eating some snacks when you are reading?

wonderful1 @wonderful1 (2075) • China 19 Sep 07

i like eating some snacks when i'm reading some clothes magazines and pictures. what about you?

reading

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veenakh Yes, I love to snack when I am reading, especially newspaper. Most of the times I will be muching nuts or some sweets. It really gives me pleasure to eat and read.

12 Oct 07

I think it is a good idea for cutting onion

shirleylu @shirleylu (33) • China 12 Oct 07

Do you cut onion? Are your eyes full of tears when cutting onion? Wear your swimming glasses when you cut onion.I do that every time and my eyes are never full of tears.Try it,you will agree with me!

cut onion tears swimming glasses

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veenakh Hey, save your swimming glasses! The best way to cut onions without crying is to put them in water as soon as you cut them. This way their tear-inducing chemeicals are diluted and you will be smiling your way to dining table!

12 Oct 07

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do you wash your rice before cooking it?

jHoEn16 @jHoEn16 (2043) • Australia 8 Oct 07

most of us today here love to eat rice... so i just want to know if you guys wash your rice before cooking it? how many times? i do washed it first before cooking fro about 3x or more.. how about you?

cooking

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veenakh I think you need wash anything that goes into your body, escpecially the food. I wash my rice 2-3 times or until the water runs transparent after the wash. You need to wash esepecially the brown rice which has lot of dust and other waste particles.

11 Oct 07

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What do you usually eat as a midnight snack?

tintin7978 @tintin7978 (102) • Philippines 10 Oct 07

Right now, my boyfriend has gone off to a convenience store. I told him that I was hungry so he immediately offered to buy me something to eat. When he asked me what I wanted, I told him that I want a hotdog sandwich and iced tea....

food

hotdog

midnight snacks

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veenakh I never eat after 9 p'm. if I can avoid it. Normally I finish my dinner by 8.3. p.m. and fruits by 9p.m. Once a week I fast in the night.

11 Oct 07

Cows milk - Vegetarian or non vegetarian

CEN7777 @CEN7777 (855) • India 8 Oct 07

Hi Firends,Cows milk is highly nutritous food and full-fill almost all nutritution requirements of human body. Since it does not procured by killing animals and does not consist of any animal part, being a pro milk drinker i...

milk

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veenakh Milk is vegetarian food since it is obtained without killing or cooking any part of the animal. In hinduism it is considred as one of the purest, healthiest and holiest liquids on the earth. That is the reason why it is used in worshippings and offerings to...

10 Oct 07

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skin rashes in toddler

veenakh @veenakh (24) • Singapore 7 Oct 07

Hi Moms, my 3 year old boy has itch rashes on his bottom and down the thigh area behind his buttocks. He keeps scratching mostly in the night. I stopped using diapers since he was 1.5 years old. I regularly use moisturizers like...

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veenakh Hi, thank you for the suggestions. In fact his doc has given him a steroid cream which when applied reduces the rash, but once stopped, itching starts again. I also heard that steroid cream is bad for the blood vessels below the skin. I use only baby bath...

8 Oct 07

skin rashes in toddler

veenakh @veenakh (24) • Singapore 7 Oct 07

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How Can I Lower My Cholesterol?

thehsmomof2 @thehsmomof2 (145) • United States 12 Sep 07

I was diagnosed with "slightly high cholesteral" and am wondering what other have done to lower theirs. I do not need or wish to be on medication. I usually walk three or more miles a day, and I have whole wheat toast with...

cholesterol exercise

diagnose

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veenakh Dear, you can do more by eating walnut 4 - 5 pieces a day which is found to reduce the cholesterol. Also, take decoction of cinnamon 2-3 times a week which also helps. More importantly, destress by doing breathing exercises. Hope this helps.

7 Oct 07

Well, it is official

lilybug @lilybug (21107) • United States 5 Oct 07

There is not a diaper in this world that can stand up to my daughters bladder at night. I have tried them all now. I have even put rubber underwear over her diaper. Last night she had a cloth diaper, LUVS diaper, AND rubber...

diaper leaks

diapers

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veenakh Its ok to cut liquid food near the bed time. Another option would be to take the baby to toilet to pass urine just before putting her to bed. If she wakes up in the middle of night for a drink, you can take her again to toilet to pass urine. Once children pass...

7 Oct 07

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The cost of diapers

4cuteboys @4cuteboys (4099) • United States 6 Oct 07

I now have three kids in diapers. One is in the newborn size, the next wears a size 4 and my 2 year old wears pullups. The cost of this is over $100 when I buy big packs. That's pretty ridiculous for something they just potty in,...

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veenakh That's correct, the cost of diapers is extremely hgh and to thiks they are going to rubbish bin after one use is really frustrating! I think best way is to train slowly (as early as possible) the babies to pass urine and motion in the toilet. This is...

7 Oct 07

festival celebration

veenakh @veenakh (24) • Singapore 5 Oct 07

Hi folks now that the festival of lights (Deepavali) is coming up ( November first week), how are you all celerating it? What are the dishes are you cooking and what are the firecrackers are you all bursting?

deepavali celeration

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to Find a Place, do you buy a map or make your own.

suspenseful @suspenseful (40192) • Canada 4 Oct 07

First the question: when you go somewhere or plan to go somewhere you never went before, do you buy a map or do you make your own using the Google, Mapquest, or Yahoo once you know each destination? Now for the explanation as...

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veenakh We have a gps called mapking to direct us to unknown places. Also my husband gets a printout of driving instructions from the street directory on the internet. Both mapking and printout are a great help and easy to drive around.

5 Oct 07

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Do children these days spend tooo much time watching television ????

subathra @subathra (3519) • India 3 Oct 07

It is high time parents whole over the world need to discourage letting their children watch television for a long time . When they switch on the tv set they come across many channels which are not suitable for kids viewing these...

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veenakh yes, I do limit the timings for TV for my teenage daughter. I also monitor the channel she is watching. In this way she can have her way to watch TV and I too can control the content and the timings. I feel that time should be given to kids to watch TV along...

4 Oct 07

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