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 18:59 | 14/Oct/2007
Hi Again...
Hi... this is comin after a looong time. really wanted to write something but havent had the time to gather my thoughts and refine them.. Recently i saw the movie Dil Dosti Etc.. wont be reviewing it for u nor wud i disclose the story, just that the story made me ponder quite a lot on many issues. The most pertinent one being -"Can you love someone... more...
 23:18 | 9/Aug/2007
A sketch of slum dewellers...
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 18:31 | 9/Jun/2007
Feeling Hot
The day temperatures are soaring here in chandigarh.. Yesterday's highest temperature being a whopping 43.6 degrees celsius. The day temperatures have been on the rise for the past 3-4 yrs. (No I am not starting off any banter on the disturbed ecological balance.)Hot winds blowing throughout the day make commuting hell and the scorching heat evokes... more...
 17:12 | 30/May/2007
Ride Safe..
Most of us ride two wheelers. Some for the pleasures of biking, others for daily commuting and some for both...The traffic rules make it mandatory for the rider and the pillion to wear a BIS approved helmet.Most of us don't wear helmets and those of us who do, do  so only to evade penalty, not for personal safety. The helmets manufactured in India ... more...
 22:23 | 23/May/2007
Apology
Sorry people... Havent been able to read any of the stuff u've posted recently, and haven't been able to post anythin myself for quite some time... Theres a lot i want to say but there's still time. Am sleep deprived... Will get back to the island wid full gutso as soon as my energy levels are replenished. Till then take care and have fun. more...
 21:32 | 12/May/2007
What we often miss....
Creatures crawl about, oblivious to our existence and we to theirs... Just an attempt to capture life in one of its most colourful and vivid form...  more...
 20:15 | 6/May/2007
Dusk
Thanks Kush.. Will b able to put up better quality images all coz of u.. more...
 23:11 | 22/Apr/2007
The Letter...
>>A father passing by his teenage daughter's bedroom was astonished >>to>>see the bed was nicely made and everything was neat and tidy.Then >>he>>saw>>an envelope propped up prominently on the centre of the pillow.It >>was>>addressed "Dad".With the worst premonition, he opened the envelope >>and>>read the letter with trembling hands:->>>>Dear Dad,>... more...
 14:26 | 22/Apr/2007
Sketches from Goa
Done while waiting for my train at the Madgaon Railway Station... ps: The last post's video can now b viewed. Its a brilliant goal do try and view it. more...
 17:45 | 21/Apr/2007
Messi does a Maradona
On 18th April Lionel Messi scored a goal that has led people worldwide to draw comparisons to the goal scored by Maradona against England in the '86 worldcup. Messi is just 19 years of age. His Club F.C. Barcelona won this King's Cup match 5-2 against Getafe. Sit back and enjoy the sublime skills and electric speed of this hugely talented Argentine... more...
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 DENSON JOSEPH | 12:00 | 7/Dec/2007
Friends: (619)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Fitness
NRI's & NANDIGRAM
74 NRIs, belonging to a diverse group of academics, professionals, lawyers, activists and students, many of them volunteers and supporters of the organization - Association for India's Development  – have filed a collective Right to Information application at the Indian Embassy in Washington DC. The Questions raised are the following:ü       Have d...  more...
 Amitabh Dasg... | 16:18 | 17/Nov/2007
Friends: (247)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: Reading books,Spe...
Effective Marketing
The world is changing very fast. Since changes are inevitable, so there is no way of stopping these changes from happening.To be very correct, these changes are very much required for the betterment of human life. These changes bring new opportunities for us and we get and avail chances to get better off. These changes can be seen very clearly and ...  more...
 Sanzeev Yadav | 00:01 | 6/Dec/2007
Friends: (419)  | City: Chengdu  | Interests: We wish & aspire ...
SHE~~*~~The meaning of my Life
 She May be the face I can"t forget The trace of pleasure or regret May be my treasure or the price I have to pay She May be the song that summer sings May be the chill that autumn brings May be a hundred different things Within the measure of a dayShe May be the beauty or the beast May be the famine or the feast May turn each day into a heaven or ...  more...
 Manish | 13:52 | 21/Aug/2007
Friends: (5)  | City: Pune  | Interests: change by the min...
Speaking Silence
Speaking is activity. Silence is Rest. Finding activity in rest and rest in activity is the ultimate freedom.  - Sri Sri    more...
 amishi | 20:52 | 14/Dec/2007
Friends: (222)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: music ,reading ,f...
i m waiting..
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 Joseph Antony | 01:29 | 15/Dec/2007
Friends: (323)  | City: Kottayam,Changanacherry  | Interests: reading,movies, f...
" GOOD MORNING "
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 DrHarmeet Singh | 17:18 | 14/Dec/2007
Friends: (1229)  | City: Birmingham  | Interests: Having a good laugh
Marry with care
Three men were sitting together bragging about how they had given their new wives dutiesThe first man had married a Bengali girl, and bragged that he had told his wife she was going to do all the dishes and house cleaning. He said it took a couple days but on the third day he came home to a clean house and the dishes were done. The second man had m...  more...
 Ramesh Singh | 14:03 | 11/Nov/2007
Friends: (174)  | City: Lucknow  | Interests: Writing, Music, M...
Honesty does Pay
A lady tells her husband to go to the store to buysome cigarettes.  He walks down to the store only tofind it closed.  So he goes into a nearby bar to usethe vending machine. At the bar he sees a  beautifulwoman and starts talking to her. They have a couple ofbeers and one thing leads to another and they end upin her apartmentAfter they've had thei...  more...
 Current Boll... | 19:48 | 20/Oct/2007
Friends: (419)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: blogging,making f...
Aaja Nachle Title Track EXCLUSIVE
Hey guys this is the exclusive song from the movie AAJA NACHLE This movie marks the comeback of great actress MADHURI DIXIT So this song is for all her fans desperately waiting for the release of her movie ENJOY !!!!    more...
 News Domain | 12:36 | 6/Oct/2007
Friends: (946)  | City: Chandigarh  | Interests: Reading, writing,...
please income
SantaSingh got his promotion and became principal in colledge. To keep up with his status, he decided tospeak only in English to all his juniors. One morning, his peon peeped through the doorto see if his principal was busy. Santa Singh noticed him and shouted, 'Why areyou outstanding! Please in...  more...
 Rinky Bansal | 04:00 | 5/Aug/2007
Friends: (1)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Music, painting, ...
uNme-FF
Dedicated to my bestest friend... Here's for you:I never thought that I would finda friend so great and a friend so fineI look up to you in every way'cause I learn something from you every day.Without you I don't know where I'd bebut you're still here, friends with meyou deserve so much more than I can givebut without you I wouldn't live.You've giv...  more...
 S M | 14:17 | 4/Aug/2007
Friends: (196)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Reading, Writing,...
The Future Redefined
The Future Redefined The books are way of life and the collection of books that we keep is our knowledge source often. It will be crazy idea to keep a collection of books handy while on the move or going for work for any book worm. When is the last time you bought a newspaper on the news stand to keep abreast with the latest happening. Have you eve...  more...
 Anjali shahi | 09:47 | 28/Mar/2007
Friends: (698)  | Interests: diff. subject
Looking good
We all want to look good , but in our teenage due to hormonal changes , pollution , exam. stress ,often this seems virtually impossible to achieve. Nearly 80% of the teenagers get some degree of Acne (Pimple/Zits) .      Acne - combination of blackheads, whiteheads & a variety of imflamed lesions, which appears in the form of pustules , bumps or la...  more...
 sunita som | 11:46 | 25/May/2007
Friends: (220)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: surfing the net, ...
Aashiyana
One of my frens on the Iland (Neetha Nair) suggested that i write something about my new home....i was seriously thinking on those lines when the Radio FM played this wonderful song from yesteryear.....this song says it all....it is from the movie Saath Saath released in 1982 with Farooq Shaik and Deepti Naval playing the lead roles....a timeless m...  more...
 swati naik | 10:08 | 2/Dec/2007
Friends: (8)  | City: Storyland  | Interests: I tell stories......
Leave me alone
Leave me alone here,Where the shadows of the sun tickle my feet,Where sequestered moons of my twenty years, They rub their silver scales against lonely wounds. Here, where the night skies wallow in my smallness.I will worship my own godsI will fight my own demonsHere, the evening prayer chants carry my soulHere, the temple’s inner sanctum beckonsOh...  more...
 Jessica Singh | 09:49 | 13/Sep/2007
Friends: (847)  | City: Ever heard of Nadir ?  | Interests: blogging ...and t...
Sleepless in ......
I have always been a dreamer.But, these days I am not even able to sleep properly. A constant irritation itches on in my mind and I know not where it comes from. As a child, our own Doctor Uncle used to point out that diagnosis was pivotal to medication. I somehow found a deeper meaning in those words in connection to our daily lives even when I wa...  more...
 Gagandeep Kaur | 18:53 | 1/Mar/2007
Friends: (258)  | City: Faridabad  | Interests: Internet surfing(...
Herez my msg to the men in power blue.wh...
Herez My Message to the Men in Power Blue : Be a team person and a leader I want in each one of you...........Full of that dash and drive that makes the opponent shivers……………Have that fire ….that zeal in you………..search for it inside you and search until you find it………..Project on the dynamism…...believe that you have the potential…… and also gain t...  more...
 nishant shah | 03:43 | 1/Dec/2007
Friends: (516)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Music Rock Meta...
Remember the days
Remember the DaysRemember the days when,We played at the beachside shed,Cloning the villas of sand and clayAnd when the oceans touched our feetWe would gleefully gaze the sun in crimson redRemember the days when,We used to hide candies from Mums eyesAnd our grandpas narrated the fables of the timberland.We swirled in the wind to catch the butterfly...  more...
 rise from ashes | 22:47 | 25/Feb/2007
Friends: (15)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: calligraphy, musi...
what a way to die
A woman was shaking out a rug on the balcony of her 17th floor condominium when a sudden gust of wind blew her over the railing. "Damn, that was stupid," she thought as she fell. "What a way to die."As she passed the 14th floor, a man standing at his railing caught her in his arms. While she looked at him in disbelieving gratitude, he asked, "Do yo...  more...
 Kush A | 19:51 | 14/Dec/2007
Friends: (185)  | City: Mysore  | Interests: Football, books, ...
Was 9/11 an inside job?
False flag operations: Covert operations conducted by governments, corporations or other organizations which are designed to appear as though they were carried out by other entities. The term is derived from the military practice of flying flags of nations not their own in order to mislead. As an example, in 1939, when Hitler had under control Czec...  more...
 Abhishek Goel | 13:45 | 30/May/2007
Friends: (271)  | City: Chandigarh  | Interests: programming poetr...
Increase your earnings
Increase your earningsInvite your family and friends to grow your network and increase your earnings.You can send the following content to your contacts by personal email account.Hi,mGinger.com pays you to read ads on your cellphone! These ads are only about your interests.Not only that, you get to decide when you want these ads.Based on my calcula...  more...
 el amor | 04:57 | 5/Dec/2007
Friends: (191)  | City: London  | Interests: painting, travelling
COP 13- Bali, Indonesia.
 UN- 13th Conference of Parties (Cop 13) on Climate Change is taking place from 3rd- 14th of December 2007 in Bali, Nua dasa. Why would they have this Conference in Bali this time? Any idea? The most exploited, vulnerable and disaster prone place in the world is Indonesia. The world is calling us to make a change…..change your ways….….change your l...  more...
 shailesh S | 17:12 | 8/Jun/2007
Friends: (1383)  | City: Noida  | Interests: Internet, surfing...
Ever You Wonder ………(Some stray thoughts…...
Why are they called stairs inside but steps outside?Why, any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner?  If love is blind, how can we believe in love at first sight?  Why 'abbreviated' is such a long word?How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered?  Why, when you change...  more...
 THE MARIGOLD | 13:34 | 4/Jun/2007
Friends: (168)  | City: NEAR TO U  | Interests: Reading,Movies,Co...
WHEN A GIRL.....................
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 munish banerjee | 23:34 | 24/Feb/2007
Friends: (52)  | City: Lucknow  | Interests: IDENTIFYING BEST ...
A MUTUAL FUND JUST FOR YOU
A Mutual Fund Just for YouLife is just too hectic and complicated, isn't it? You probably have enough to do, what with your demanding job, your busy family, and your personal interests, like having fun. With all that going on, who really wants to spend time studying investments and moving money from here to there and from there to here? And even i...  more...
 kanksha p | 14:08 | 12/Jul/2007
Friends: (47)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Reading, Writing,...
Mumbai Spirit # 2
  The day before yesterday, I was again in a Mumbai local at the declining Rush hour. And was musing about what post should I write next. Few second class passengers were also traveling in the zone, making worse of the crowded situation. A few fellow commuters scared them about TC and got them off. The minute they got off at Jogeshwari, another ave...  more...
 psaint who | 20:20 | 20/Nov/2007
Friends: (52)  | City: Blandings  | Interests: sports n' books.
tagged heur
seriously world, to even ponder the solemnity of what’s written below, we need a completely different pair of eyes. i believe that it calls for tremendous courage and sacrifice to actually donate your eyes. while, yes, i am yet to make my mind on this, my heartfelt and sincere adulation to those of you who does do it. the ii lady has tagged me. alb...  more...
 L KINI | 13:52 | 6/Dec/2007
Friends: (785)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: Netsurfing,Nature...
Funny Equations
                I hope everybody remember about A Rasna cooldrink advertisement in our school days. One cute little girl in that advertisement always telling that "I LOVE YOU RASNA" Want to see her now Obviously Scroll down  =========================Funny Equations!Human = eat + sleep + work + enjoyDonkey = eat + sleepTherefore,Human = Donkey + wor...  more...
 Arvind Parashar | 13:43 | 9/Dec/2007
Friends: (44)  | City: Hoshiarpur  | Interests: Books,Spiritualit...
HONOURABLE MEN
TO ALL BOYS  & CC TO ALL GIRLS: Honorable MEN  Every Man Must Read and of course Woman (to understand man) If a female is reading this article then just realize the value of a man; and if its a male then feel proud of after reading it! "One day, while a woodcutter was cutting a branch of a tree above a river, his axe fell into the river. When he cr...  more...
 shobi thomas | 17:15 | 26/Mar/2007
Friends: (53)  | Interests: friendship, sendi...
Cricket Mania
This is dedicated to Jerry of the 'Tom & Jerry' fame. Jerry is alive and kicking and very much on this iland... Team India is down and out. The Men in Blue who stepped out of the country oozing with confidence are now a disoriented lot. They fear for their safety and are unsure how to return home. Gun toting securitymen are guarding their homes fro...  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...
 Vineesh Kris... | 16:44 | 7/Aug/2007
Friends: (56)  | Interests: Blogging, traveli...
A Weird Dream
 Stan waited for the office bus at the place were he regularly waited. The junction where the narrow road leading to the too low subway joined the highway. It was dusty and hot as usual. The construction of a flyover to counter the hour-long traffic jams had begun and Stan had crossed the road with difficulty because he had to negotiate the tin she...  more...
 Pavement Freud | 22:19 | 14/Dec/2007
Friends: (250)  | City: Vasai, Maharashtra.  | Interests: Bollywood kitsch...
A Lovely Song from Mouna Raagam
Full marks to the sheer genius of Illaiyaraja. The tune was used for the title track of Cheeni Kum. The movie"s story seems to have "inspired" Bhansali"s Hum dil de chuke whateva...  more...
 Mirror R | 12:09 | 7/Nov/2007
Friends: (60)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: reading
Love
Love...the much talked about term..A stage in a relationship comes when his happiness naturally spills in to become hers, when his sorrow is something she will go the extra mile to lessen, and when her joy becomes his priority too. When they are in a state of 'oneness'- each step, every move and experience being uniquely lived by this 'one' being t...  more...
 rashmi johnlove | 12:46 | 5/Feb/2007
Friends: (0)  | City: Patna  | Interests: painting
  SOMEBODYSomebody is very proud of youSomebody is thinking youSomebody is caring about youSomebody misses youSomebody wants to talk to youSomebody wants to be with youSomebody hopes you arent in troubleSomebody is thankful for the support you have providedSomebody wants to hold your handSomebody hopes everything turns out all rightSomebody wants y...  more...
 vatsala joshi | 18:38 | 13/Oct/2007
Friends: (86)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: guess...
Ek choti si love story-3
Trisha jolted out of her thoughts abruptly.The college gate seemed to have loomed up out of nowhere.She hastily dropped a few notes into the auto-driver's hand, and clambered out.              The weather seemed uncertain;fickle in it's loyalty, to the purple rainclouds, or the sun sulking behind them.It seemed to mirror Trisha's current state of b...  more...
 sunil sharma | 18:12 | 5/Jan/2007
Friends: (10)  | City: ajmer  | Interests: friendship with o...
honesty
where has the honesty is it really limited to books and history or to film like munna bhai.Why we are so helplessly watching dishonesty and corruption growing at neck break speed in walks of life,whether it is business, office ,education,social or pesonal life.your own are deceiving you or you deceiving your own people for momentary pleasure or sma...  more...
 Shikha Walia | 15:08 | 10/Nov/2007
Friends: (98)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: listening to musi...
Happy Diwali
WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY DIWALI  more...
 priyanshi dutt | 19:42 | 9/Nov/2007
Friends: (125)  | Interests: guys, tennis n food
ma frnd xpired:(
I wish i had left,in place of him;is what tat day we all felt"why did u have to leave?was the question carried by the windFar and wide the blues spreadof havin lost ur frend in the midst of airWhy didn i stop himwas the only question on everyones mind but this was jus the beginingof a life we didn knowof hearts filled with agony,incompletewithout u...  more...