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 12:20 | 17/Jul/2007
ECLIPSE
                      E C L I P S E                 This   to   my   50   friends  …                                   ’ THANK  YOU ‘ Thanks   specially  to  my  30  friends  for  your    comments on my posts… Thanks in particular  to  my faithful  friends who commented in appreciation on  all my  posts from the beginning  till the end.   E .P, E B... more...
 18:34 | 16/Jul/2007
PARENTS BE ON GUARD!
                     PARENTS   BE ON  GUARD!!!!The marriage of  his  daughter was conducted in style. Mr Jaycee Fernandes  was tremendously happy  at  having finished the marriage because his son-in- law seemed to be a good person .                         The paraphernalia of marriage with 75 sovereigns jewels, cash and marriage expenditure incurr... more...
 23:46 | 12/Jul/2007
CHILDHOOD PRANKS
                        CHILDHOOD  PRANKS                                                                   In    retrospection  if  my  memory  serves   me  right from  the  time of eight  years  I’ve  seen my  papa  as  a strict  disciplinarian .He  brought  us up  in a  military fashion . I find  a strange parody in  the prim ,  proper  way  of  ... more...
 23:52 | 10/Jul/2007
WOMAN OF A KIND
                     WOMAN  OF  A   KIND …                            She worked in  my  family as  a  maid  for five years .when she came to us she was young widow of  23 . Her agility and neat execution of doing her duty made her a favorite among the colony .                         Everyone  wanted to employ  her because of her uniqueness ,that ... more...
 22:05 | 5/Jul/2007
WHO'S TO BLAME ?------ II
                   WHO’S  TO  BLAME ?? --II                Sophia was talented but had a somber look in  class which intrigued me often but when asked questions she’d come with  up innovative answers .Professors  held her in high esteem .                                   She was excellent in writing short skits and would play the roles of Macbeth ... more...
 00:34 | 4/Jul/2007
WHO'S TO BLAME?
                                 WHO ’S   TO   BLAME?                                          WHAT   A    CHARACTER  !!!! It   was the first day of my college .I was  nervous as  is quite common for the  change of  school atmosphere to a college one is always  a  new experience . I  was told  that  ragging is not in vogue any  more besides there  ... more...
 19:34 | 30/Jun/2007
OLD IS STILL GOLD
                          OLD   IS  STILL   GOLD              It   was  past   one  clock and   the  train  was   tearing   into  the  Night   and it  is  quite  common  that  drivers  tend  to  make  up  their   timings  of   running  short  of  the  stipulated  hours  during  the  night hours .   So  I  surmised .                Our  family  and ... more...
 17:24 | 23/Jun/2007
PRISIMIC MIND MUSINGS
                             PRISIMIC  MIND MUSINGSIt was a ‘’shut down day ‘’in  our area  so everyone was  huffing  and  puffing  at  the  unbearable  heat but  the fact was, there  was   nothing  anyone  could  do but resign quietly  to  patient endurance  until 5’oclock in the evening .                                   I came out to the  balco... more...
 12:54 | 21/Jun/2007
''RICKSHAW-MAN''
                                 '  RICKSHAW  MAN ’’                                                     Our  kinder- garten  years   were  in  a  school nearby , then  for  better  schooling  my  papa  sought  to  put us  in  a  school which  was  quite  far away. Three months of  observation  forced my dad to send us by cycle rickshaw .          ... more...
 23:35 | 18/Jun/2007
THESE ARE HARD TIMES !!!!!
                        THESE   ARE  HARD TIMES !!I  wondered  how life  was so very simple those days  as I flipped the pages of my early school hood . I was such a jolly- go -lucky -person and felt the  whole world  was mine own .I thought the sun ,stars ,the skies ,the roads ,the sand , gravel ,the  police station, the  church , the pond ,the te... more...
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 Balaji R | 14:53 | 27/Mar/2007
Friends: (69)  | City: Madurai  | Interests: Sports,Movies
Fun
There was a couple married for quite some time and they had a boy of 5-6 years old. Their relationship was turning sour. So finally it reached such a stage that they thought it was better for them to be divorced than carry on such a relationship. So they consulted a lawyer. But the big question was who would have the kid. In the hearing in the cour...  more...
 cute guy | 11:42 | 30/Sep/2007
Friends: (196)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: in making friends...
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 000000000_____000000____00000_00000___000000_____00000 0___0000000000000 Make a friend... it´s a gift!___000000_____000000____00000000000 Have a friend... it´s a grace!___000000_____000000______0000000 Keep a friend... it´s a virtue!___000000_____000000________000 But being a friend... is a HONOR!........Wanna try..___000000_____000000_________0___...  more...
 dhaivat rangray | 19:02 | 11/Dec/2007
Friends: (61)  | Interests: Indian classical ...
Rediff should be booked
Rediff should be booked for carrying inflammatory articles in the 'Gujarat Polls' column. Such one sided presentation reeks of bias towards one particular section of the society. We have blamed politicians long enough for spreading hatred and creating a divide between communities for their interests. The media are equally bad, even worse sometimes,...  more...
 Guru | 12:50 | 2/Nov/2007
Friends: (211)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Meeting people, F...
Fish TRAP.....
A couple went on vacation to a fishing resort. The husband liked to fish at the crack of dawn; his wife preferred to read. One morning the husband returned after several hours of fishing and decided to take a nap. The wife, to escape her snoring husband,decided to take the boat out. Since she was not familiar with the lake,she rowed out to the midd...  more...
 Joseph Antony | 01:56 | 14/Dec/2007
Friends: (323)  | City: Kottayam,Changanacherry  | Interests: reading,movies, f...
" NICE "
    TRUST is a very important factor for all relationships. When trust is broken, it is the end of the relationship. Lack of trust leads to   suspicion, suspicion generates anger, anger causes enmity and enmity   may result in separation. A telephone operator told me that one day she received a phone call.   She answered, "Public Utilities Board." ...  more...
 Kumar Rahul | 13:37 | 13/Dec/2007
Friends: (387)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Reading and writing.
Propaganda of Retail
BusinessPropaganda of Retail A government ‘study’ has come up, proving that organised big retail is harming the unorganised small retail shops’ business. [Link] This survey (and they call it a study) was started on the directive of UPA chairperson. The survey involved around 1000 small retailers in four Indian cities, including 800 who were within ...  more...
 Arul Selvan | 09:17 | 8/Jul/2007
Friends: (56)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: news,photography,...
interacting
I want to share ideas with friends and thus improve knowledges.  more...
 ansul sahu | 22:16 | 29/Jul/2007
Friends: (157)  | City: Raipur  | Interests: Alwayes MASTI.
Taj Mahal - The Symbol of Love & Beauty
If there is any monument associated with love, passion and glory, it is undoubtedly the "Taj Mahal". Taj Mahal is not only the pride of a nation with more than one billion people, but also it highlights the glory of Mogul art and architecture. Above all, it is regarded as the symbol of love.Shah Jahan, the fifth Mogul emperor, built Taj Mahal in me...  more...
 Thohe Pou | 18:03 | 22/Nov/2007
Friends: (782)  | City: Pune  | Interests: Reading philosoph...
Thoughts of the Day!!!
    Appreciation sprouts in the land of jealousy free zones.          more...
 amar snh | 09:40 | 7/Dec/2007
Friends: (1046)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: travelling, makin...
Hi Friends keeping little busy these days will write soon something on a topic close to my heart wish you all happy holiday season ahead   more...
 soloman will... | 15:22 | 8/Dec/2007
Friends: (212)  | City: Bhopal  | Interests: living life to th...
illusions....(1)
ab aap mujhe shaitan kahen ya jo bhi,but i couldnt resist myself with sharing this hilarious illusion with you...my dear dear friends! (more is coming.............keep fingers crossed) [eyes*] [Oranges....only!] [just a beer mug friends*]  more...
 lucille iaco... | 20:57 | 8/Sep/2007
Friends: (241)  | City: Cape Cod, MA  | Interests: Nature,animals,co...
My sincere apology...
My dear  iLand  friends... I apologize for leaving the conclusion of my hummingbird story up in the air and hope you will forgive me.  The sad truth is, I have been in a state of  physical distress which has not allowed my mind to transcend to that touching experience, or any other pleasant memory.   Please know that my connection with everyone her...  more...
 Apurba Sen | 13:13 | 21/Oct/2007
Friends: (73)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Trend Spotting,SE...
"Jab We Met" vs "Saawariya"
Here is how the movies are competing in blogosphere."Jab We Met" will be released  on this Friday Oct 26th & "Saawariya" on next Friday Nov 9th.I must say its neck-to-neck.Going by  IndiaFm music reviews "Jab We Met" [3.5] has slight edge over Leela Bhansali's "Saawariya" [3].When I heard "Tum se Hi",I simply loved the track.Although to much of my ...  more...
 ashutosh upa... | 12:40 | 24/Sep/2007
Friends: (104)  | City: Mirzapur  | Interests: Reading, watching...
Today's Quote
Don't Just Quote It. Read It.  more...
 Crystellite | 21:20 | 4/Jun/2007
Friends: (35)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: travelling, makin...
Little Mercies
Little MerciesHere is an email I received from a friend, which I wish to share with you all.I present two perspectives, through this Blog - one that reflects the view point of people who have shared and forwarded the following email on and on with their friends (including me) and two,  my own view point/perspective to the email. (Please note that t...  more...
 ramesh m | 11:49 | 10/Dec/2007
Friends: (110)  | City: iland  | Interests: making others happy
Performance v/s Position
A priest dies and is waiting in line at the Pearly Gates. Ahead of him is a guy who's dressed in sunglasses, a loud shirt, leather jacket and jeans. Saint Peter addresses him, "Who are you, so that I may know whether or not to admit you into the Kingdom of Heaven?" The guy replies, "I'm Joe Cohen, taxi driver, from New York." Saint Peter consults h...  more...
 mdmenon | 15:32 | 19/May/2007
Friends: (11)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: friends
hi
A warm sun rises to kiss n caress the cool sea breezes and u just be there!  more...
 angel a | 16:09 | 15/Nov/2007
Friends: (148)  | Interests: Life, relationshi...
Celebrating Children’s Day!
While coming back from an official trip a few days back, my driver stopped the car for a cup of tea in one of the small dhabas that spring up like mushrooms on the highways. As soon as I settled down on a chair close to the window and ordered tea, I noticed a small boy of about 8 years old, bubbling with energy running errands, taking orders, servi...  more...
 Reshma Thakkar | 20:33 | 1/Dec/2007
Friends: (1863)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: drawing,reading,s...
HAPPINESS AND SUCCESS
Happiness and success are two concepts intertwined with one another. These are two of the most important ingredients that would eventually define a person’s life. If one would think about it, happiness and success are two things that are relative to a person’s point of view since these are dependent on one’s ideologies. Happiness and success relate...  more...
 rajesh vora | 12:21 | 11/Dec/2007
Friends: (41)  | City: duh?  | Interests: darn !! nothing
Environment and YOU
 We have taken the word Environment and Ecology totally for granted. Thats because, we are bombarded by the sound bytes of Global warming and Environment disaster day in and day out by media etc.  Forgive me for taking you people back to school by giving definitions. But what exactly is Environment and Ecology. And why should we care or worry about...  more...
 amol prabhud... | 00:36 | 26/May/2007
Friends: (359)  | City: Goa  | Interests: understanding mys...
Success in Life
  The founder of a highly successful company was asked what it took to achieve success in life. He replied: “The same thing it tool to get started; a sense of urgency about getting things done.”     Success in life should be determined by contributions, not accumulations.  more...
 Madhavan PK | 19:30 | 27/Nov/2007
Friends: (327)  | Interests: Books, crossword,...
The lure of the land
I was traveling in a chartered bus in Delhi, when a young thing, a girl distinctly Delhi bred sitting next to me was talking to her friend beside her about a fabulous place, her native place, she had visited in the summer. I couldn’t help eavesdropping on the conversation.  She was waxing eloquent about the greenery, the rivers, the food, the peopl...  more...
 Sonal Verma | 15:18 | 8/Nov/2007
Friends: (68)  | City: Gurgaon  | Interests: Everything
Diwali Greetings
A Happy Diwali and A Happy and Prosperous Year Ahead to all and your families.  more...
 sai narayan | 14:54 | 19/Aug/2007
Friends: (74)  | City: sydney  | Interests: tennisreading fic...
A simple tale
I recently bought a DVD for my kid. It was about Tenali Raman tales. When we put the DVD, my kid was sleeping and I and my wife ended up watching it ! The simple tales are engrossing even for us, and I thought I'd share one of them here.-------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------One day the king was discussing some...  more...
 Joy Kaidharath | 09:07 | 21/Nov/2007
Friends: (1459)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Social upliftment
This MAY BE LAST POST FROM ME, IT ALL WI...
This may be my last post, depending on the out come of the decision of Justice Radhakrishnan and Justice Dalvi at 2.30 p.m.  Case detail is given in the image which is given at the end.If this is the last post, then see you in the next world (if what the religions teach is truth).  If not, then it does not make any difference, because then, we will...  more...
 AdityaDas Menon | 15:57 | 5/Dec/2007
Friends: (1170)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: Romantic Yogi.....
" THE PRINCESS" ....Part One...........
"The Princess".......... Part One... Dear Reader, My Blog “ The Princess “ is nothing but simple scribblings of my wandering thoughts based on a story describing Panchali’s secret fascination towards the Star of Mahabharata – Karna ……Infact I read that few months back in a weekly.As per them, it was described in Puranamanjari.I don’t know whether i...  more...
 shiva r | 22:10 | 10/Dec/2007
Friends: (191)  | City: Indore  | Interests: making friends, m...
om shaathi om!
Guys had half smirnoff..yeah ..quarter and then haaaalfffff... feel like my kundalini has raised...the spellings r correct becos im re doing them....anyway..wanted to convey smirnoffs gud after four...bottom line ...gulpin is injurious to health...top line ...make hay when the sun shines! once in awhile is ok..rt...all cool boys common make sm nois...  more...
 raj aandipatti | 22:28 | 15/Jul/2007
Friends: (103)  | City: earth  | Interests: music
THE DEFEATED
Defeat   is  colourless......all  alone......you.............................lick   your  wounds.......thinking,  what  might  have  been......Your   dreams......lying   shattered......in  myriad   pieces........What   has  gone   wrong.......?.......................................... .....Agonising........you   are  all  alone........................  more...
 dilip krishnan | 16:20 | 27/Nov/2007
Friends: (216)  | Interests: Reading, writing,...
An Evening in ChanakyaIn the late seventies and early eighties, the government-run Chanakya Cinema was one of the very theatres in Delhi that regularly screened English films. Once in a while, Chanakya also hosted foreign film festivals. The Nirula’s had set up shop nearby and their pizzas and ice creams were indeed a treat those days when there wa...  more...
 Namrata Hari... | 09:16 | 11/Dec/2007
Friends: (351)  | City: Bhubaneshwar  | Interests: JILL OF ALL TRADE...
The "DATE -RAPE"
Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault(WARNING AND DISCLAIMER: The readers are advised to apply their common sense after reading this article and behave responsibly. However, I am not responsible if someone picks a tip from the article and uses it with criminal intentions. Care has been taken to keep some portions and the names of the drugs ambiguous, to ...  more...
 Priyan Rebello | 10:47 | 14/Nov/2007
Friends: (154)  | City: Thiruvananthapuram  | Interests: reading, talking ...
Anything white.....
The insignia I forgot, In this world whether I exist. Each time I look into my hands. They are white against darkness. I am white and I wish to disappear. But the world is dark and I appear. Anything white can't fade. .......................Priyan...........  more...
 bulbultuk bu... | 10:46 | 2/Dec/2007
Friends: (310)  | Interests: ALL ROUND THRILL ...
I LOVE YOU
I LOVE YOUI LOVE YOUI LOVE YOUI LOVE YOUI LOVE YOUI LOVE YOUI LOVE YOUHi ILAND FRIENDS , BULBUL IS ALIVE AND KICKING,FLUTTERING AND FLYING,HALE AND HEARTY,CHEERFUL AND POSITIVE AND WILL BE BACK SOON.....THE ABOVE SHOWS HOW MY LOVE FOR YOU ALL IS GROWING BY THE DAY..ONCE I AM  BACK I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE JUSTICE TO MY RETURN AND BE ACTIVE AS EVER OR I...  more...
 Giftson SJ | 18:13 | 29/Nov/2007
Friends: (128)  | City: Tirunelveli (stationed: Lagos, NIGERIA)  | Interests: Being Naughty.......
BATTLE OF THE SEXES
Hiee Buddies.....         The Battle continues...................................,   Love you all.....!!!!!  Cheers.....:-) ~:gift:~  more...
 Indigo Iris | 17:04 | 27/Nov/2007
Friends: (71)  | City: terra firma  | Interests: poems,country mus...
The Maker's Will...
Faces unknown stare at youWhat do they say, you wonder anewEyes that tell many a taleTake me home, some sadly bewailOft they plea, hear me outYou're left to cringe, shudder and doubtOf God's mysteries, old as rockSome to cradle, some to mockOthers left to dusty trailFull of woes, and oh, so frailNone ever to bail them outOn their own must fight the...  more...
 C V | 14:49 | 9/Aug/2007
Friends: (176)  | City: India  | Interests: Nature, philosoph...
Dreams
 Each one of us has been endowed with the innate capacity to dream. We begin dreaming very early in life as kids.  All of us recollect those times in ourchildhood, can’t we, when we dreamed of wanting to excel in our studies or ofhaving that special toy and when it did materialize, what was it that we felt? A feeling of joy, ecstasy? A dream come t...  more...
 DURING REM | 13:54 | 4/Jun/2007
Friends: (33)  | Interests: writing, graffiti...
Got this thing in the mail... i know most of you would have read this thing before... but who just missed this part can read it here:A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said: "I am blind, please help." There were only a few coins in the hat. A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his po...  more...
 Angel Johnson | 16:48 | 1/Jun/2007
Friends: (42)  | Interests: Listening to Musi...
Our blessings
A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea and only two of the men on it were able to swim to a small, desert like island. The two survivors, not knowing what else to do, agreed that they had no other option but to pray to God. However, to find out whose prayer was more powerful, they agreed to divide the territory between them and stay on o...  more...
 Mahendra Mishra | 10:15 | 3/Dec/2007
Friends: (209)  | City: Rourkela  | Interests: being in and arou...
A wonderful Story...!!
From My Collection...!!!A woman came out of her house and saw 3 old men with long white beardssitting in her front yard. She did not recognize them. She said "I don"t think I know you, but you must be hungry. Please come in and havesomething to eat." "Is the man of the house home?", they asked. "No", she replied. "He"s out."  Then we cannot come in...  more...
 slipperyways rM | 17:03 | 11/Dec/2007
Friends: (35)  | City: nowhere  | Interests: nothing
Alvida
     “Please!! Please!!  Could you drop me home today?” there was urgency in her voice “It is too late and I do not want to travel by bus so late”.I looked at her. Her dry lips were trembling. She was almost shivering with cold. The weather had become merciless. The met dept. had predicted the temperatures would hover around 0-2 degrees for next co...  more...
 ashwini bhat | 12:40 | 20/Jun/2007
Friends: (100)  | City: madikeri  | Interests: making friends,ph...
Respect Your thoughts...
This is one more reason why we have to thank God for the food that we can have easily.But in the otherhand....ironicly, we still waste the food that we buyI feel very GRATEFUL for what I have today.......We are so blessed for the wonderful works of God's hand in our life today, just think of this.............."I felt very fortunate to live in this ...  more...
 Moe M | 02:00 | 7/Dec/2007
Friends: (167)  | City: Third Rock  | Interests: ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ -...
Hu Who?
At the White House Oval Office - Condoleeza Rice meets with George Bush - this is their conversation.George Bush: "Condi! Nice to see you. What's happening?"Condoleeza Rice: "Sir, I have the report here about the new leader of China."George: "Great. Lay it on me."Condi: "'Hu' is the new leader of China."George: "That's what I want to know."Condi: "...  more...