zavebe

@zavebe (122)

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philippines' call center jobs..."are we stealing jobs from americans?

gambitkyle @gambitkyle (2) • Philippines 15 Feb 07

In 1985 The Call Center and I.T Industry started in the Philippines my home country, since then it grown big and now even to the provinces you can see a call center and a lot of Filipinos benefit for the job it brings and the high...

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filipinos rule

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zavebe I'm American, and I truly don't think you're stealing anyones job, either. Many americans probably think so, but I'd prefer it be in a country were the people truly benefit from it. And it's preferable over factories being built and the sort. A good, cleaner...

15 Feb 07

It's silvery grey and has a multitude of uses but..

byfaithonly @byfaithonly (10698) • United States 15 Feb 07

What do you call it? Duct tape or Duck tape? I have no idea why but for some reason when I write it it's "duct" (which is correct) but when I say it the word comes out "duck". Have you seen the new colored duct tape? I have but...

duck tape

duct tape

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zavebe It's Duct tape, because its original use was for air ducts and such. We call it Duck tape, because that's the largest selling brand. It's like they brainwashed us! lol. The same way some call all soda's Coke. or some call all tissues Klenex's. Very weird,...

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How do "YOU" gain respect?

reaperz @reaperz (1266) • United States 15 Feb 07

I want to ask "YOU" how you gain respect from other cliques. Do you act cooler? Act different than you usually do? I know I do if i was a new kid at school and need some friends. What I do is, I dress different, talk different...

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zavebe I'm a bit different than some. But I will never, ever, change who I am in order to gain respect from others. I can live my life happily without the cool clique liking me. I take this approach to everything in life, and it's worked out for me so well. I...

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Why do vegetarians see meat-eaters as murderers ???

Profetu @Profetu (1253) • Romania 15 Feb 07

When in fact it has been proven that plants are also LIVING things(mm top that).Or that's less important?..eehh it's only a plant...who would complain? I AM! Maybe it's murder but it goes both ways (plants also die in the process...

vegetables murder meat eat consume alive

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zavebe lol. I love that argument, that plants are living things too. We just can't see their pain. Personally, I think there are way too many who become vagan for the social aspects of it, the status, the 'coolness'. Granted, not all of them are like that, but a...

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What good gestures that your culture has which you can be proud off?

abednego7 @abednego7 (1060) • Philippines 15 Feb 07

In our country, we give our elders a good gesture by holding their hand and place it in our forehead while in a bow position. We call it "Pag-Mano", which we do whenever we arrive or leave the house. I also find it good to see...

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zavebe In america, good gestures are very slight and small. We have no set system of manners or anything. But, there are very small things which actually can come across as very polite, and kind. But we have an equality amoung our members so that you can do the...

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Interesting nicknames for our loved ones and the story behind them

wayz12 @wayz12 (2059) • United States 13 Feb 07

In keeping with Valentine's Day, I would like to share my favorite pet name for my hubby. He is a handsome, big, burly black guy that I lovingly called THE BEAR, due to his slight similarity to the ursine animal. Furthermore,...

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zavebe Very cute nicknames for your hubby. I call my fiance Dove. His real name is Jesse, and when i first started dating him I told him his name bothered me. As he was the first male Jesse I had ever met. So I decided to rename him. I came up with many, many...

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Nicknames - I've had a Few.

ElusiveButterfly @ElusiveButterfly (45940) • United States 15 Feb 07

My mother used to call me Sadie when I was growing up. I have yet to ask here why. Another was Grace. But, I know it was because I am not the most graceful person. I can trip over a hair in the carpet. My sisters called me Sissy...

nicknames

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zavebe My name is Brita. Just like the water filter (which didnt come out till a few years after I was born) - so, naturally. Filter was a nickname for me. Another one when I was younger was Ostrich. (it rhymes with my last name .) And my sister always calls me...

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Dogs are a menace and need to be destroyed? No, just avoided.

Radicalpatriot @Radicalpatriot (665) • United States 15 Feb 07

I will never forget an incident in which we were visiting a friend at their house and the dog was sitting on the floor in front of us. This dog, a medium-sized pit bull that had never shown any real signs of violence in its life,...

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zavebe Sadly, pitbulls are bred for violence towards other dogs. And occasionally they hurt humans too. I don't think any dog is evil, or bad. I assume that this toddler was probably too close to the dogs favorite chew toy, or something. Some breeds are just plain...

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Defining ourselves by our relationships

thecaitycat @thecaitycat (267) • United States 15 Feb 07

This is something I see a lot of people doing - especially women. We define ourselves as someone's wife, or someone's girlfriend, or someone's mother and it seems like a lot of us lose our own identity in the process. I believe...

identity

individuality

relationships

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zavebe I've had this same discussion with friends before. To be honest, I think most women would introduce themselves as "N's girlfriend" because of European history, and culture. When a women is inntroduced, historically, they're "Misses (their first name) (his...

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Why do some women have the guts to abort their child?

p3halliwel2005 @p3halliwel2005 (3156) • Philippines 14 Feb 07

I know..I know that some womens alibis would be that they are not ready...they don't want any obligations..they re too young..their parents would get mad if they new she was pregnant...and lots more alibis...Don't they know they...

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zavebe Personally, I would never have an abortion. I couldn't pass up the chance to bring new life into the world, to raise and treasure the child. I also am fortunate enough to be with a man who would help raise the child, if something were to happen to me. But...

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Westerners have no respect for the elderly?? Agreed??

James72 @James72 (26790) • Australia 13 Feb 07

I have lived in Asia for the last two years and find that there is a big difference in attitudes towards the elderly in Asia generally compared to Australia and the UK for example. In countries such as Hong Kong, the...

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zavebe I don't think ALL westerners have lost respect for their elders, but I would agree that our culture no longer encourages us to care. I think in western societies especially, we have gone through boom after boom of intense technology. And our elders appear...

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Mishandling family money matters, which do you blame, your partner?

xxx737 @xxx737 (72) • Philippines 14 Feb 07

My sister worked as a pharmacist, she's got a regular pay which she will budget it for her family consumption, and her husband is working as seaman. Everytime her husband came home, they always heated up with an arguement about...

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zavebe I once heard a statistic that over 1/2 of all marriages end because of money disputes. Because it isn't your relationship, it's harder to say what to do about it. It could just be a sign of a failing marriage. Or, they could be using money as a way of...

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Can you pick a favorite and which is it?

imsilver @imsilver (1665) • Canada 31 Jan 07

I'm a big time reader and I have almost everything that he's written (as well as a few other authors.. lol.. ) I have 3 bookshelves in my house and my bigges one is 1/2 stephen king books... I've read and re-read the books many...

stephen king books

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zavebe My favorite book by him so far is Insomnia. It was absolutely trippy fun. And his book The Eyes of the Dragon was pretty cool too. Both were a bit different from his other works, though. And not near as main stream as others. I'm currently reading the Dark...

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how would you let go of someone you had first loved?

dubaimt @dubaimt (273) • United Arab Emirates 12 Feb 07

they say that first love never dies.. i know, how corny it may sound, but i do believe in this, do you? i had this first love of my life, and he just seems to be a part of my life from then on; even if we had separated a few years...

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zavebe That sounds very rough. I think the first love is one you can never quite forget. Because they were the first one you ever shared your soul with. So for him to just run away has to hurt. He just ran away with a part of your soul. I think i'm fortunate, so...

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Dispute between Mother and Wife

figogary2005 @figogary2005 (65) • Australia 5 Jan 07

I love my wife very much. However, I love mother too. Sometimes it is quite different for adjusting their different value and opinion. My wife is a master graduate. She like to work hard for her career. My mother seems like a...

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zavebe Well, I dislike my fiance's mom. (I am a female). I just have issues with how she does things, how she raised Jess, and how she is. But, I know that she's still Jesse's mom. And even if I hate her, I've learned to be simply civil with her. My suggestion...

14 Feb 07

How to maintenance long distance relation ship to keep well?

Rasnie @Rasnie (1135) • Indonesia 28 Dec 06

Anyone has experience about long distance relation ship? suppose you have to live separately from your husband or wife because she or he has to work or live in the separate place for a couple months or years. How to maintenance...

long distance

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zavebe I've been with my Fiance for almost 5 years. We met online when we were both about 15 years old. we didn't meet for the first time until I was 17. we still havent been able to live together. I'm turning 21 now, and he's spent the last year or so away from me...

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Can you put price on love!?!?

naughtymelai @naughtymelai (38) • Philippines 14 Feb 07

If love can be bought will you buy it? If you love someone how much will you pay to keep the relationship? Is there really a price for love? Today is Valentine's day! Share with us your point of view about love...

whats love gonna do

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zavebe I think love should never be purchased. True love should be something natural, something earthy. (I'm getting all hippie now :P) But you shouldn't need to buy things to keep love alive. Although, gifts never hurt ;). But if money is a requirement to stay in...

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"Feb Fury" whats the weather like in your area?

Ravenladyj @Ravenladyj (22902) • United States 14 Feb 07

I know that cleveland got nailed and other parts of OH...as well as many parts of NY..Chicago got blasted too from what i understand.....Well I'm in Western New York (in between Buffalo and Rochester and about 5 - 7 miles from...

life

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zavebe I'm in ohio right now. -11 degrees. Bucketloads of snow! It's about a foot deep now, i think. But it finally stopped snowing just recently. Though, it'll probably continue snowing later on. Very windy now, too. Causing drifting, so it's almost pointless to try...

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How should we reduce the population?

michelledarcy @michelledarcy (5220) 12 Feb 07

With the increase in environmental destruction due to the large human population on this planet, how should we reduce the number of people on the earth? How about stopping Health treatment for the over 65's as they are no...

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zavebe I'm praying to god that you're being completely sarcastic. After reading your post on why all christians aren't vegans. you're willing to save all the animals on earth, but you want the elderly to die? Or to limit our reproduction? I'm more willing to...

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