wsamboer

@wsamboer (186)

South Africa • Age 82

Joined myLot 19 years ago

"Whatever you do, do it with all your might"

Discussions (38)

wsamboer's Discussions

Misunderstanding of Biblical Scripture

wsamboer @wsamboer (186) • South Africa 21 Dec 08

There are so much misunderstaning to biblical scripture, even by most Christians; that they spread the wrong message to those outside of the faith and to unbelievers who want to try understanding biblical scriptures....

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2 people

Healthy living

wsamboer @wsamboer (186) • South Africa 7 Sep 08

I have been trying, for the past two years, to live a healthier life. I was shocked by the number of people who, known to me, died of either heart related diseases, or cancer. And those that are still alive, but have been...

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What happened to Whitney Houston?

wsamboer @wsamboer (186) • South Africa 30 Jul 08

Whatever happened to Whitney Houston? She seems to have faded from the limelight recently, or is it longer than recently? Her life experience, including marriage experience would, I suppose, also one day be turned into a movie, in...

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Memory of a good book

wsamboer @wsamboer (186) • South Africa 27 Mar 08

Very many years ago,as a high school student, I read a very good work of fiction. A book that really gripped my imagination so much that I could not, but otherwise feel the nostalgia well up in me again. Of feelings and emotions...

animal kingdom

emotions

racial descrimination

read

soul food

south african

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HIV/AIDS, Will there ever be a cure?

wsamboer @wsamboer (186) • South Africa 14 Mar 08

I was listening to a sermon on the reasoning of expert opinions relating to HIV/AIDS. The question that was raised, was, "will there ever be a cure for HIV/AIDS?" In the opinion of some religious and medical experts the...

Obesity: A national problem

wsamboer @wsamboer (186) • South Africa 2 Feb 08

Considering the national problems that we keep our governments accountable for, which are too numerous to mention; I consider obesity as one of the many self-made problems that we as citizens have created and keep on creating to...

diabetes

gluttonous

obesity

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2 people

American Gangster

wsamboer @wsamboer (186) • South Africa 13 Jan 08

I recently watched Denzel Washington in "American Gangster." It was once again a superb performance by Washington. Based on the true story of a black American gangster who became possibly the first and only African American...

american gangster

denzel washinton

American Gangster

wsamboer @wsamboer (186) • South Africa 13 Jan 08

gladiator

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Christmas, a gigantic commercialised venture?

wsamboer @wsamboer (186) • South Africa 7 Dec 07

Is Christmas just a gigantic commercialised venture, where billions of dollars in profit (or whatever the currency might be in monetary value) are being generated? Or is it a tradition which people who do celebrate it feel guilty...

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Financial planning - is planning to live

wsamboer @wsamboer (186) • South Africa 10 Nov 07

Just how well is the goose that lays the "golden eggs" protected? I'm referring here to the goose who lays the golden eggs of income, for his/her family. In every household there is a 'breadwinner,' who is the proverbial goose...

allergy sufferers, still suffering

wsamboer @wsamboer (186) • South Africa 9 Nov 07

Even with the latest allergy medications available on the market, allergy sufferers are still continuing to suffer. Albeit that getting some relief for specific periods, it never last as long as you would need it, or want it...

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Retirement: When is the right age?

wsamboer @wsamboer (186) • South Africa 27 Aug 07

In a recent discussion, I was asked, what do I think is the right age for "Retirement?" My answer? I don't know! There is, it seems, more than one answer to this question. To some, it seems right to follow the trend, and to...

Finding it hard to Cope with "My Interests"...

wsamboer @wsamboer (186) • South Africa 14 Jul 07

I find it hard to extend further on "my interests." I think one gets to a point where you get bogged down by things that don't hold the same special meaning to you as they did twenty five years or so ago. As a 'matter of fact;'...

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1 person

Mob Violence: What's happening to us?

wsamboer @wsamboer (186) • South Africa 21 Jun 07

A passenger of 40, beaten to death by an enraged mob in Austen,Texas on Wednesday. All Because he wanted to protect the driver of the vehicle in which he was a passenger, after the driver accidently knocked down a two year old...

killed

mob violence

penalty

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Budgeting :How important is it?

wsamboer @wsamboer (186) • South Africa 12 May 07

I was sitting down with my monthly commitments to creditors: trying to work out how much I will have left after having given most of my hardworking earnings to satisfy them. I realised that I have lost my way a few months ago,...

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How safe are allergy preventitive medicine/Antihistamines

wsamboer @wsamboer (186) • South Africa 1 May 07

Do you suffer from an allergy associated with certain substances, eg: pollen, dust, perfume or any other substance that causes allergic reactions? If you are, then you would know what a damn nuisance it can be. It effects the...

disorientation

drugs

nuisance

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Elvis Presley, Was he Rally the Greatest Rock Star?

wsamboer @wsamboer (186) • South Africa 18 Dec 06

Was Elvis Presley really as great as many want us to believe he was? I believe he was a really great performer, singer, Rocker. But was he the greatest Rock Star up till his death? Or up to after that. Or only up till when Michael...

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Are We Slaves To Debt?

wsamboer @wsamboer (186) • South Africa 13 Dec 06

Why are we slaves to debt? Do we desire what others have, even though we can’t afford it? Or are we just plain gullible or greedy. What is wrong with waiting until you have saved up enough to buy the things you want for cash, and...

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UK is it worthwhile living there?

wsamboer @wsamboer (186) • South Africa 6 Dec 06

I am from a warmer sunny part of the world. I was wondering what it would be like to live in the UK for a year or two, and work there. I have family in England, and won't be stranded. But I am terrible in the colder weather. I...

employment opportunities

opportunities

work