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Reply to Randomize me in Misc JoeUser Forums

I'll spray the house if I even see one mosquito... Endemic, I mean endemic. (not epidemic yet thank goodness...) Apparently the edit function still doesn't work.

Reply to Randomize me in Misc JoeUser Forums

>>Nasty little thing though, trust me. Yeah it's epidemic in this region I'm in. (But then it's asia, hotbed for all sorts of viruses these days *irony G*) Dengue fever cases are on the rise in some parts of Singapore these days too. Damn thing is becoming national problem here if the measures taken don't help. It's bad when you get it the first time, it's worse when you get it again. Nasty thing.

Reply to I'm too narcissistic in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I thought modblog looked nice. But I think the interaction here is better. And I don't see a point in putting things online if nobody at all is going to see it.

Reply to Randomize me in Misc JoeUser Forums

>> Yep, had it, got the crap kicked out of me by it, and then kicked its butt. Sort of a badge of courage I wear when talking to microbiologists/infectious disease folks. I just love to see the look on their face when they are talking about Dengue and I say "I had that". That is something. >> My wife is now officially full-term (38 weeks). The doctor said she is okay to go into labor any time now. History tells us not to get our hopes

Reply to The Aesthetic Experience in Misc JoeUser Forums

Interesting. I think I shall try to check out those two pieces of music you mention, I don't believe I've come across them. I like having good music in the background particularly when I'm writing. Kinda like having an appropriate soundtrack. The high that one gets from music is easily transfered to inspiring what one is doing at the time. To take a not-so-obvious example, I al

Reply to Life Is... in Blogging JoeUser Forums

You really need a break, and something going for something new would definetly help break that deadening feeling inside.

Reply to Funny Joke I found on a blog. in Humor JoeUser Forums

lmao.

Reply to If you love us, respect our decision in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

Predicatment - you can't tell them the truth, because they would pry even more and even try to make suggestions and that would be annoying. Why can't relatives leave things alone when they can clearly see that we don't want to answer them? They seem to feel that they have the right. Enforcers of societal norms, they don't seem to take too well when you don't do it "when you are supposed to". My relatives are like that. Love to pry and direct

Reply to It's Official: I suck at Chess in PC Gaming JoeUser Forums

I think even at the easiest setting, Chessmaster merely limits it moves to the basics or it just doesn't plan as many moves ahead, but it's still sharp and unforgiving.

Reply to Brain Tumor in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

Prayers to your mother, and you and your family too, Heather.

Reply to "friday five" Winter Wonderland in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Awesome, Danny. Good of you to start Friday Five again. I do miss Mignuna too.

Reply to Lost to translation in Misc JoeUser Forums

>>They tell me it is because I haven't gone through their ridiculous and idiotic certification process. Now there's a common obstical they like to throw in people's way. Don't matter if you have years of experience, don't mean anything unless you got a piece of paper with a stamp of approval to show for it. Like Jamie, I think it might be the hospital's way of covering their own asses the best they can. Avoiding possible medical liability scenarios that might come up. (Seem to

Reply to Where's everyone gone? :( in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I was working, but now I'm home. Weekend! Yea! Have fun!

Reply to "friday five" Winter Wonderland in Blogging JoeUser Forums

1/ Upon finding the snow, what is your first thought? Either I got transported somewhere that snows or the earth has flipped. 2/ What do you think you'll do differently because of the snow? No more complaining about how hot it is. I'll do a whole lot more walking. I've been to places where it snows, and I like it. 3/ What will you wear when you go outside? I have some winter wear that I bought for my trip th

Reply to Grammy viewership 2nd-lowest ever in Music JoeUser Forums

Desperate housewives is very fun show, I agree. The first season began over here a couple of weeks ago, and it got the highest viewship for English programs. Guess we are curious what American housewives are desperate about. *G* >>They absolutely don't represent housewives in Amerca. It's all fiction, a big sham I think it's an exaggeration. Like Ally McBeal.

Reply to I have the flu in Health & Medicine JoeUser Forums

If you can, a cold pill and lots of sleep is all you need to make it go away. I found that if I feel hungry, it's a good sign. I believe that it's just the body using up energy to fight off the infection, so one feels hungry.

Reply to My computer hates me in Blogging JoeUser Forums

No advice on the relationships from me. But on the computer - get a new one, a basic computer, from Dell or HP isn't very expensive these days, wherever you may be, and often is decent enough to play a few good games. Unless you're a hardcore gamer, a super expensive graphics-X computer is not needed.

Reply to My Dear JU Friends in Blogging JoeUser Forums

All the best to you in your work, Dynamaso.

Reply to How will we be able to keep baby away from the computer? in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

You could buy him one of those kiddy computers, the one that which isn't really a computer but has buttons like one and usually an LCD screen, and talks. If he's too young for that, there's those plastic ones that makes noises or play a tune when you push a button. If he still likes to bang on your keyboard, you can unplug it - that way it doesn't affect your

Reply to The forum hates me in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I hate using codes in this place. One time I screwed up an entire page while trying to quote. Thus I never do the quote thing.

Reply to With the passage of time in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

Sometimes people just want to go their way - like being on a long journey and the people beside you just happen to be going the same way, so you travel close together because you face the same bumps on the road. Then one day, upon reaching a certain fork in the road, they choose to go one way and you another. It's like that sometimes. That's not so bad though. I really hate to be disappointed by a friend. Someone who claims to

Reply to Best friends with a gem in Misc JoeUser Forums

Thanks for the comments, everyone.

Best friends with a gem in Misc JoeUser Forums

On the local news lately, "Most retailers say more and more girls are opting for diamonds as their best friend." Then they interviewed a jeweller who comments: "For some which are just friends, we have some designs just for them which don't scare them off, can start off with something simple and sweet. (I really never knew you would buy a diamond "just to

Reply to Have you been dooced? in Blogging JoeUser Forums

>>apparently you don't have any rights as an employee. IMHO, if they want to get rid of you, they will use all kinds of excuses. Smoking, email, blogging, sitting in the coffee area in your uniform, taking a lunch nap in your cubicle... yet if they love someone, these people can do what they want - play computer games, make fancy websites on work time, gossip, 3 hour lunches...