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 14:34 | 24/Jun/2008
Looking Good
Looking good is very important these days. The media by all means is busy convincing us how important  it is to look good. All these celebrities are too careful about their looks. Salman Khan had a hair weaving for the second time. Even an actress like Kajol who cared a damn about her looks (as according to her what she did in front of the camera w... more...
 13:21 | 23/Jun/2008
The Beautiful Bride
Every matrimonial advertisement in the newspapers uses the adjectives like fair, beautiful, homely for girls and handsome, well settled, earning in six figures for boys. This makes me wonder what one should look for in his/her prospective spouse. Is beauty the only quality of woman that makes the marital life bliss? Is the money that the boy brings... more...
 18:27 | 19/Jun/2008
Life's lessons
Nishith was a hardworking, sincere and a man of high morals. He never partied, spoke on phone for long hours or spent on clothes, gazettes and other luxurious goods like his friends. He worked really hard, He worked with utmost sincerity. Whatever he earned, he deposited the same in his bank account. He never borrowed a single rupee from any one . ... more...
 13:54 | 13/Jun/2008
Jab they Met
She loved him a lot. She came from a Maratha family which was active in politics. Her father had lot of political influences. She had got admission for the post graduate course in law only because of her father’s influence. He on the other hand was a meritorious student. His father although educated in engineering did nothing to earn a living. The ... more...
 14:24 | 11/Jun/2008
Three loves
I am feeling lot of emptiness in life. I do not wish to get married and bring a new life in this world. Except the girl who was my first love, I did not love any other girl. Unfortunately she never understood how much I cared for her. My career was my second love. Fortunately my second love knew how much I loved her and took me to new heights of ac... more...
 16:05 | 10/Jun/2008
Buying a flat
Buying a flat is a dream come true. This is especially true in case of metros like Mumbai. Inorder to ensure that your dream does not turn into night mare some precautions have to be taken. If the flat is in a registered co-operative society check the share certificate issued by that society in favour of the owner. This would ensure that the owner ... more...
 17:39 | 9/Jun/2008
Its raining guys!
Its raining guys. On Saturday I had to walk through knee deep water at Elphinstone Parel Junction. Hence from today on wards I am boarding the train at Dadar. I have to leave fifteen minutes early. However it is better to leave home early than to walk through knee deep water.If given a chance I would not step out of my house in rainy season. Sagir,... more...
 17:25 | 2/Jun/2008
Life is not a cake
When we cut a cake in our family, every member has a share in it. Suppose there are four family members in a family. The cake will be cut in four parts comprising the share of each member. When the first member is having his piece, others may be apprehensive that if he has more than our share would be reduced.Dear friends but our life is not a cake... more...
 11:17 | 29/May/2008
Expiry date
It is sad but true that every relationship has an expiry date. Many a times we are parted with the people we love because of death, misunderstandings or even because the person we love does not remain in our touch. At such times our heart aches. I had a misunderstanding with a friend whom I valued a lot. He is the person who has really stood by me ... more...
 14:05 | 28/May/2008
Babli's Love Story
She hardly knew to read and write, but was an excellent cook. She was in her late teens. She had never seen face of school, but was well aware of what was the fashion of the season. Her name was Babli. She was the domestic help of the senior advocate whom I was assisting. Since my boss had office at her residence, I got a chance to meet this intere... more...
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 ROOBLE varghese | 15:04 | 30/Jun/2008
Friends: (4)  | City: NOIDA  | Interests: music, science
COLLEGE KI BAATEIN
 hey guys.this is a small writ-up on the memories we cherish when our thoughts run back to the time of our college days.read on and definetely u'll feel nostalgic.njoy!!…….. bas ek bar wapas lautne ka man karta hai …………….. Aaj har wo baat yaad aati hai……. …….. kuch buri batein jo ab acchi lagti hain ……..…….. kuch batein jo kal ki hi batein lagti ha...  more...
 Binu Abraham | 16:15 | 29/Jun/2008
Friends: (311)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: Reading
5 Minutes for Poor
Welcome to 5 Minutes for PoorAre you willing to spare 5 minutes for the poorAre you willing to spare 5 minutes a day for the poor. If so, you can help hundreds of poor/orphan children with food, clothing & education. Most of us have good education and enjoy good food every day. But there are millions of children who are deprived of both good food a...  more...
 LAUGHING HUMAN | 20:56 | 29/Jun/2008
Friends: (32)  | City: Guwahati  | Interests: music trekking re...
ultimate truth!
the ultimate truth!she was gazing towards the sky.it has been raining the whole day.memories came flooding to her mind the days which have been the most memorable to her till today happy memories................................ ....he was going to come today n they were finally going to meet each other! it had been over a mnth since see told him yes...  more...
 Priya | 15:40 | 17/Jun/2008
Friends: (15)  | City: Chandigarh  | Interests: Listening music, ...
Relationship
 I came across this write up on net written by Sh. Makarand Paranjape and wanted to share with all fellow ilanders. Relationships are central to our existence, yet no intimate relationship is simple or can be taken for granted. Building healthy relationships needs work, patience, tolerance and compassion.Relationships are one of the most difficult ...  more...
 pinki rawat | 17:54 | 27/Jun/2008
Friends: (38)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: computers, travel...
Earn Money!!!!!
Invitation to join RupeeMail! Hi , I have something interesting for you, RupeeMail!It’s really amazing! You get paid to open & read the contents of RupeeMail. You receive promotional offers & special discounts in RupeeMail. Interestingly RupeeMails will reach you based on the preference list you opted for.Create your RupeeMail Account & refer your ...  more...
 sam thomas | 14:47 | 13/Jun/2008
Friends: (24)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: sports,reading an...
After you die ...
How many of us know that we have a second life  after our death..?Probably many say ,that we will become another creature ..say animals ,birds etc or we become something else after our death. If that had been the case we wouldnt have born as human beings..Reason is, when God created the world ,he gave man the authority to have dominion over every o...  more...
 DIBYA | 14:48 | 24/Jun/2008
Friends: (165)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: MAKING NEW FRIENDS
I HAVE A DREAM
"I have a dream, a song to singTo help me cope with anythingIf you see the wonder of a fairy taleYou can take the future even if you failI believe in angelsSomething good in everything I seeI believe in angelsWhen I know the time is right for meI’ll cross the stream - I have a dreamI have a dream, a fantasyTo help me through realityAnd my destinati...  more...
 so lilia | 17:32 | 29/Jun/2008
Friends: (175)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: music
sometimes i feel too tiredof wearing a mask as a fronttoo tired of hiding what i feelthe pain of bitternessthe hurt that lingersi used to say life is what we make itbut sometimes i too feel tired of that lifeseems everything is not in their proper placeseems existence not worth the pain.....but on second thoughtsthink i can endure that painhiding w...  more...
 a b | 08:12 | 1/Jun/2008
Friends: (207)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Pets, Music, Book...
Yearning for RainYesterday afternoon, summer's heat reached its very peaksurely it can"t rise any more without annihilating us each...Last night, I dreamed of three peacocks dancing in the jungleperhaps there my wishful thinking and fantasies did mingle...At dawn today, I heard a duet sung by a myena and a koelthese harbingers of the rains were sur...  more...
 jessica gemini | 12:39 | 21/Jun/2008
Friends: (10)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: wildlife ,nature,...
ABOUT MEN
The problems with GUYS : If u TREAT him nicely, he says u are IN LOVE with him; If u Don't , he says u are PROUD . If u DRESS Nicely , he says u are trying to LURE him; If u Don't , he says u are from VILLAGE . If u ARGUE with him, he says u are STUBBORN ; If u keep QUIET , he says u have no BRAINS . If u are SMARTER than him, he'll lose FACE ; If ...  more...
 A S | 21:53 | 23/Jun/2008
Friends: (421)  | City: Pune  | Interests: Food, Books, Movi...
Am off to Bangalore
Well folks, i am off to Bangalore tomorrow.  I take off at the unearthly hour of 7.50 a.m. which means that i have to leave my house at 6.30, while all of you'll are busy snoozing!! :(I will be in Bangalore all of this week.  (Come back on sat morning) and though i already have way too many outstation friends a few more can not hurt. :) so anyone w...  more...
 praveen sharma | 12:30 | 1/Jul/2008
Friends: (545)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: To love is to suf...
Your Name
Wherever I walk, I can't walk past it --some fever follows, blazes over me,stops my breath wtih the threat of your name --where did I drink it, when did it fall to me?Like a leaf out of the sky --but sharp as a seed, an arrow, a flame,it strikes me out of the crowd as I pass,the only bitter fragment of speech I catch,and I shake, and people turn to...  more...
 Renu Ayyar | 18:03 | 28/Jun/2008
Friends: (37)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Putting down my t...
Read ONLY if U have a SPINE...!!!
Beyond Darkness & Despair… Abysmal, that’s the life she leads;In a filthy lane, is her ‘Abode’.Beasts come knocking on her door, Every day and every night,To fulfill their carnivorous appetite…! Torn between vulnerability & defenselessness;Mortified, she is of her own ‘Nakedness’.The vultures dwelling inside men,Brutally tears up her bruised mass…B...  more...
 anil verma | 01:17 | 30/Jun/2008
Friends: (518)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: wrighting, readin...
ANSWER OF QUESTION - 2
2. EXPPECTETION- I am not saying you can not expectetion from any other persson or closed relationship, please understand i am saying only if you have expectetion from others and want his/her complet your expectetion than frist you complet expectetion of others. Example - agar aap chahte hai ki anay vaykati (chhote or bare ) aapki ijjat kare toh pa...  more...
 ashwin | 19:43 | 30/Jun/2008
Friends: (27)  | City: Secunderabad  | Interests: Nation building, ...
A MUST READ FOR INDIANS - PATRIOTS
Dear Friends ,I have come across this post and I feel all patriotic Indians should pray for our soldiers who are fighting battle under severe circumstances.Whatever possible from your end do something for the soldier's family  especially the jawans and kick those jokers who sit n delhi and parliament and decide about our soldiers future and equipme...  more...
 Harsha | 20:30 | 10/Jun/2008
Friends: (221)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: buks,archeology
feelin' bad cuz you aren't boss??
           Feelin' bad 'coz you aren't the boss???Here's a story for you then...Long long ago when god first created a human being, all the body parts started arguing about who the boss should be.Every body part had a say of its own.Brain said, "I control, so naturally I should be the boss".Hands said, "who cares?..I do all the work".Legs said, "I ...  more...
 Gudiya | 14:32 | 20/Jun/2008
Friends: (90)  | City: Aurangabad  | Interests: Doing something t...
Gender Difference!
I read a post of fellow ilander, 'the daddy tiger' which gave me idea for the following post....We were newly married that time. I asked my husband to take me out in the evening. He agreed (remember, we were NEWLY married). So, we went to the nearby market. The weather good, and we were on bike. There is one flower  shop on the way. I love the arom...  more...
 Seena Vincent | 21:26 | 29/Jun/2008
Friends: (919)  | Interests: Internet Money
Dating Sites and Matrimonial Sites a Com...
The dating sites are yet to get popular in India.But still reports are there several metropolitan youngsters areregistering with dating sites and other matrimonial sites. Their mainintention is to make good friendships with other parts of the world. Inspite of several unhealthy reports and fraudulent behaviors thisservice is getting more and more p...  more...
 prakash chou... | 16:44 | 30/Jun/2008
Friends: (12)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Music and reding
dear friends
Dear Friends Please help me ! I want some Hindi Birthday SMS, Please write sms in your comments.   Regards Prakash    more...
 Manu Nair | 15:30 | 30/Jun/2008
Friends: (543)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Writing,reading,s...
Ragging-The First Day In College Where I...
The first day as we entered into the Ist yr.degree of the College we were asked by our seniors to be prepared to be ragged. We were too scared about ragging but ultimately this turned out to be fun. They asked our names, asked some of the females to sing a song from a movie/film and I too was ragged as I had to talk to all the senior girls of the C...  more...
 krishna kuma... | 17:06 | 13/Jun/2008
Friends: (35)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: Ayurvedic Product...
what goes around
One day a man saw an old lady, stranded on the side of the road, but even in the dim light of day, he could see she needed help. So he pulled up in front of her Mercedes and got out. His Pontiac was still sputtering when he approached her.Even with the smile on his face, she was worried. No one had stopped to help for the last hour or so. Was he go...  more...
 narendra shah | 22:59 | 30/Jun/2008
Friends: (417)  | City: Ahmedabad  | Interests: music-classical,r...
MINDSET PROBLEM (part - 1)
My Dear  Friends.....  In order to bring in a sense of purpose and quality into our lives, we need to look at the nature and working of our very mind.The mind is meant to absorb information, transform it into knowledge and lead it into action. Action and speech determine the quality of our life and these come from the mind.How can we understand the...  more...
 Rakshita Verma | 16:04 | 26/Jun/2008
Friends: (614)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: jokes, poetry, pu...
Dreamy Eyes
   Déjà vu was not new for Karan. He often dreamt of times that lay ahead. Or should I say his dreams came true. He didn’t know if they were messages from God for people around him or was it a blessing for him. But he often used the phrase; don’t dream too much, what if they come true. Nobody except people very close to him understood this.  As a k...  more...
 nitin bhatnagar | 20:24 | 25/Jun/2008
Friends: (244)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: listening music, ...
Let's Laugh.....
Prescription for cyanide A nice, calm and respectable lady went into the pharmacy, walked up to the pharmacist, looked straight into his eyes, and said, "I would like to buy some cyanide." The pharmacist asked, "Why in the world do you need cyanide?" The lady replied, "I need it to poison my husband." Please click here to read the full post  more...
 Sreekumar N | 18:43 | 19/Jun/2008
Friends: (8)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: Sports, Arts, Soc...
KAMAL HASSAN'S NEW FILM
Kamal Hassan's new film 'Dasavatharam' is making wonder to the cinema viewers. The costumes he used for 10 characters is a new experiment for the film world. I think this film will make a revolution in world cinema and it will be a world hit. He always use his talent to make a difference. The film makers will try to do this kind of works to enterta...  more...
 pankaj rames... | 15:29 | 12/Jun/2008
Friends: (53)  | City: Indore  | Interests: Internet, movies,...
Press Release Power
I'm sure by now you've heard about how Press Releases can help your marketing campaigns on the Internet. But besides from people telling you, do you have any quantitative evidence that it's worth the time to craft a newsworthy release? From a search marketing perspective, this is one of the best ways of killing two birds with one stone. Besides get...  more...
 Sensible Joker | 12:43 | 27/Jun/2008
Friends: (299)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: Everything that m...
Hay! Hay!!
Saawan ka pehla baadal uska kaajal ban jaaye…! Mauj uthe saagar mein jaise aise kadam uthaaye…!! Rab ne jaane kis mitti se uske ang banaaye…!!! Chham se kaash kahin se mere saamne woh aa jaaye…! Bholi si surat aankhon mein masti door khadi sharmaaye…!!   Aye hay!!!  Ek jhalak dikhlaaye kabhi kabhi aanchal mein———    SHIT!!!   Does she have an ‘aanc...  more...
 soloman will... | 00:26 | 26/Jun/2008
Friends: (316)  | City: Bhopal  | Interests: living life to th...
lost in love!
A warm sensation fills my body  My heart races with every touchThe softness of your voice soothesMy soulAs I lay there hoping the momentWill never endCalling out for youPraying that you"ll never let me goThe sensation so strongI can no longer feel my bodySlowly I fade in and out of realityIn an instant the warm sensationFades awayMy heart emptyMy ...  more...
 Rishabh Kohli | 13:22 | 26/Jun/2008
Friends: (57)  | City: NOIDA  | Interests: Singing,music,net...
Great Expectations
Family problems..... why they arise? Why do we expect a lot fromeveryone? A student works hard for an exam, and his parents expect thathe must score >90%... They go to take his report card and thenbecome shocked to see only 70%..when they go home,they scold their sonthat he wasn't able to score very well... Why don't they understandthat every perso...  more...
 Siddharth Arora | 19:37 | 31/Mar/2008
Friends: (299)  | City: NOIDA  | Interests: Meeting new peopl...
And I Keep on Waiting......
Its 8:15 a.m. and I stand here in the bus stop waiting for the officebus to arrive. I stand here in the same manner as I did a few yearsback waiting for my college bus. Little did I know then that thingswould change so much in 2 years; the sky under which I am standing seems to be looking at me and smiling .. It is perhaps the only thingthat has ac...  more...
 dhrubo | 17:41 | 17/Jun/2008
Friends: (148)  | City: NOIDA  | Interests: In my small world...
A Wonderful Story
 A woman came out of her house and saw 3 old men with long white beards sitting 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 have something to eat." "Is the man of the house home?", they asked. "No", she replied. "He's out."  "Then we cannot come in", they replied. In ...  more...
 thomas jacob | 16:49 | 17/Jan/2008
Friends: (27)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: reading,writing,a...
Inheritance
"I am not a selfmade man.For, generations have livedIn the planes I live.Their foot prints I trampleIn the roads they made.Their fire I preserve in my hearth.yet these I do not own.Only have use and leave.Death hall never thriveFor life is passed to posterityAn unbrocken chain of inheritance.To them I leave my rights.The vallies and planes to till....  more...
 ramnath rajaram | 23:51 | 30/Jun/2008
Friends: (1715)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: HEALTH AWARENESS,...
Crabby Old Woman
Crabby Old WomanWhen an old lady died in the geriatric ward of a small hospital near Dundee, Scotland,it was believed that she had nothing left of any value.Later, when the nurses were going through her meager possessions,they found this poem.It"s quality and content so impressed the staff that copies were made and distributed to every nurse in the...  more...
 sunil sachdeva | 18:33 | 25/Dec/2007
Friends: (270)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: writing,freindshi...
MY WEALTH MY GRIEF
O’ LordI’ll gladly share \My wealth and happinessWith one and allBut my griefWith none at allThose are treasured momentsOf my strifeLocked with gifted memories Of lifeWhen morns golden rays blackedAll colorsNights silvery octopus tentaclesSqueezed lifeHot lyrical gem talks melteddown ears, When doors slammedAt sightTurning colors of hopeBlack or wh...  more...