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 17:59 | 1/Sep/2008
Airport
My best friend is coming from the States today. We are very close and I decided to go to receive him at the air port. I come from a small town and I have been brought up in a simple but educated family, where education was more important than display of material possessions. I have had my own share of struggles and life is progressing on the “thoda... more...
 17:25 | 27/Aug/2008
...there is nothing serious about life
Ups and downs are part of life. Every individual has to face it. But there are few people who like to glorify their sufferings. Having a conversation with them is nothing but listening to their tales of misfortune. On narrating these tales, they feel relieved (and you feel frustrated). It is important and beneficial to give a full stop to whatever ... more...
 11:17 | 13/Aug/2008
My speech at Brahmakumaris on occassion ...
Om shanti. Let us begin with a story. Many many years ago, there were no schools and colleges. The students learnt as per the Gurukul system, where the pupil stayed at their master’s house and gained knowledge.  A  young lad wanted to be a lawyer. He approached a teacher who taught law and expressed his desire to learn law. The master happily agree... more...
 13:24 | 5/Aug/2008
My Life and Dil to Pagal Hai
Dil to Pagal hai is the bible of my life. The film has had a great influence on me. I can relate to almost every character in the film . Like Nisha I too loved my best friend, but she never realized it. Rather even though she realized it, she ignored me. She hailed from a rich family. I was always there with her in all her thick and thin. But unfor... more...
 15:00 | 4/Aug/2008
Friendship
Yesterday was friendship day. I  received messages from many friends. Friends who had never ever bothered to ask me how I was through out the year, remembered me and wished me. I really wondered is friendship reduced to a mere formality of sending a message like that for diwali or new year. I spent the entire day with my best friend. He (as usual) ... more...
 17:04 | 29/Jul/2008
Past
Everybody has a past. A dark past we hide from the rest of the world. This past is known to few people and to hide this past we even avoid or severe the ties with these people. But your past, sometimes confronts you. The past is although unknown to the people in your mind, your mind knows it and even on minor enquiries you apprehend whether they ha... more...
 14:53 | 21/Jul/2008
No Smoking
My birthday was just round the corner. My friend Virendra asked me what you want on your birthday. “  You kick your habit of smoking” I replied promptly . “That would be too expensive” said Virendra  while he puffed smoke from his mouth. We had dinner at a restaurant on birthday. I persuaded the girls in my group to leave as they were getting late.... more...
 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...
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 Alex Gomes | 00:36 | 29/Aug/2008
Friends: (583)  | City: Ahmedabad  | Interests: Sports,Philosophy...
She forgets what she is worth...
When God created woman he was working late on the 6th dayAn angel came by and said: “Why spend so much time on that one?”And the Lord answered:“Have you seen all the specifications I have to meet to shape her?”“She must be washable, but not made of plastic, have more than 200 movingparts which all  must be replaceable and she must function on allki...  more...
 Ramsingh Sachan | 16:46 | 28/Aug/2008
Friends: (21)  | City: Lucknow  | Interests: reading/writing/c...
The Embodiment of God
The embodiment of God, also called as  AVTAAR, may be viewed as 'reaction' to the adversities faced by the 'orderliness' of the  human evolution.The sequence of 'action and reaction' initiated at the Great Beginning of the Universe remains intact while bio-evolutionary forces continue to work.The rules of  quantum mechanics are never violated.When ...  more...
 abhay sudhakar | 10:49 | 28/Aug/2008
Friends: (120)  | City: Bhilai  | Interests: watching cricket,...
Oh! Chanakya where are you ?
                        Ridiculous, absolutely ridiculous.The economic policies of the country haven't helped in improving the economic health of the country since independence to a large extent.Even now the need of foreign capital is felt for the development of the country.May be the policy makers are forgetting the fact that capital creation is t...  more...
 MOHAMMED AHMED | 22:10 | 31/Jul/2008
Friends: (2)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: Music, web & Reading
Intro
Hi everybody there!!!   Just beginning to blog.... need assistance to make it interesting, so plz feel free to make any suggestion   wl get back to u guys soon....  more...
 Vijit Vivek | 12:45 | 3/Aug/2008
Friends: (767)  | City: Patna  | Interests: Bio Medical Engin...
Once upon a time......
Once upon a time.... There was a rich King who had 4 wives. He loved the 4th wife the most and adorned her with rich robes and treated her to the finest of delicacies. He gave her nothing but the best. He also loved the 3rd wife very much and was always showing her off to neighboring kingdoms. However, he feared that one day she would leave him for...  more...
 Monalisa Smile | 22:46 | 28/Aug/2008
Friends: (170)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: Taking pleasure i...
iLand Wars !!!
I can understand what William Godwin must have been going through when he said, " Every man has a certain sphere of discretion which he has a right to expect shall not be infringed upon by his neighbours.This right flows from the very nature of man."  Wondering what I want to convey, let me do so without further ado. Its been three and half months ...  more...
 Sandeep Ohri | 19:15 | 30/Aug/2008
Friends: (490)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Reading non-ficti...
"I wanna be a Rockstar"
Just saw 'I wanna be a Rockstar" by Nickelback. Great video!Enjoy, here's the link on Youtube!... and well, if you like to singalong (like I do),here are the lyrics!I'm through with standing in lineto the clubs i'll never get inIt's like the bottom of the ninthand I'm never gonna winThis life hasn't turned outquite the way I want it to be(tell me w...  more...
 ROOBLE varghese | 14:19 | 9/Jul/2008
Friends: (7)  | City: NOIDA  | Interests: music, science
My Tryst With Doordarshan Channels - PAR...
                                                PART - 1This is an account of d emotional 'trauma'  I hav to undergo watchin the national channel availabl without paying a penny.I do not write dis as one criticizing d channel /its content n neither am i suggesting measures to revamp the channel 4 a mature audience.Its just a first-hand take on the ...  more...
 Binu Abraham | 16:15 | 29/Jun/2008
Friends: (328)  | 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 | 18:03 | 6/Aug/2008
Friends: (66)  | City: Guwahati  | Interests: music trekking re...
BYE FRIENDS
my dear iland friends i will be gone now for a long time i dont know when i will be able to write again anyway i dont write much. I will be reading your blogs whenever i can specially Frozy your bolgs  more...
 Priya | 15:40 | 17/Jun/2008
Friends: (41)  | 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: (29)  | 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 | 13:11 | 28/Aug/2008
Friends: (510)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: MAKING NEW FRIENDS
FOR U!
WISH TO GIVE MY DEAR !COLLECT A COLOURED OYSTER,FROM THE BASE OF SEA ,AND MIXED THE LOVE OF ME ! PICKED THE BRIGHT SUNSHINE,AND MIXED MY LIGHT TO REFINE ,TO GIVE IT TO LOVE OF MINE ! KEPT A LAMP HIDING IN HEART,TO SHOW THE LIGHT IN DARK ,TO MY CRADLE -SOME IN EARTH ! RELIEVED TIRENESS BATHING IN STREAM,AND MADE THE LIFE AS CREAM ,SO MY LOVER CAN DR...  more...
 so lilia | 17:53 | 1/Sep/2008
Friends: (208)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: music
just another woman iln love
im strong im sureim in controla lady with a planbelieving that life is     a  nature of pack to  hold in my handive got to give itthey call me the girlwho knows just what to say and dostill i fumble and fallran into the wallcause when it comes to you im just another woman in lovea kid out of schoolfire out of controljust another foolu touched me an...  more...
 a b | 14:39 | 30/Aug/2008
Friends: (225)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Pets, Music, Book...
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 jessica gemini | 10:22 | 5/Aug/2008
Friends: (22)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: wildlife ,nature,...
KISI NE KAHA HAI!!
KYON RATE TANHA HOTI HAI , KUON SABKO KISMAT SE SHIKAYAT HOTI HAI , KABHI MILE KHUDA TOH PUCHENGE USSE, JISSE MILNA NA HO NASEEB MEIN,   KYON USI SE MOHABBAT HOTI HAI........ ..  more...
 A S | 21:53 | 23/Jun/2008
Friends: (470)  | 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 | 15:26 | 19/Aug/2008
Friends: (952)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: To love is to suf...
THE LOVE
"The name that can be named is not the eternal Name. The unnamable is the eternally real," . So, if you focus on the name, then you are likely to lose the actual substance and essence of it.Basically “LOVE” is a unique feeling that can’t be defined if we really live it. On the contrary it can be defined with all its technicalities for all other pur...  more...
 Renu Ayyar | 16:13 | 12/Aug/2008
Friends: (61)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Putting down my t...
Adieu..
 Dear iLanders, Sometimes, in life priorities change…what matters the most to you become secondary or perhaps redundant!‘Normal’ becomes boring, mundane and very off-beat!!! And as always,’ Change’ becomes the only constant in our lives….!!!! All of us understand that excess of anything is always bad, injurious & harmful to health. Yet, we commit t...  more...
 anil verma | 18:33 | 21/Aug/2008
Friends: (831)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: wrighting, readin...
ADWANI KI AMARNATH YATRA KI TAYAARI
आडवाणì 8; जी की अमरनाê 1; यात्रì 6; की घोसणा RATH YATRA DECLAIRED BY ADWAANIजब लिया था राम नाम क...  more...
 ashwin | 14:42 | 12/Aug/2008
Friends: (27)  | City: Secunderabad  | Interests: Nation building, ...
Gandhigiri Karne Ka Re!
I would like to wish my Indians a HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY 15.8.08.Athought occurred to me which I would like to share it with you[thereader of my blog].I had a vision [ dream or nightmare, I am stillunable to decide],Gandhiji and Bhagat Singh ji started asking me fewquestions and....read below the direct textBapu : So all of you are celebrating 61st...  more...
 Harsha | 21:11 | 22/Aug/2008
Friends: (329)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: buks,archeology
FOR MOTHERS-OBVIOUSLY THE BEST!!!
NOTE: If you have already read this story somewhere, pl..z do not leave a message criticizing that its a decade or two old..however old it is..pl..z remember that this is MY blog and i post this solely 'cuz i like it..and comments are welcome as usual.With loadz o luv...HARSHA.TYPICAL MOTHERS...John invited his mother over for dinner. During the co...  more...
 Gudiya | 11:14 | 7/Aug/2008
Friends: (143)  | City: Aurangabad  | Interests: Doing something t...
WHAT THE HELL?
Everything fine and as usual. Sometimes life transforms into a routine and everything is monotonous. This is what is happening now a days in my life. Eveything is set and fixed.Good for some but as you know, " The Grass is greener on the other side."You really want the things to go haywire sometimes, you need to be in a messy situation!But, here I ...  more...
 Seena Vincent | 07:03 | 21/Aug/2008
Friends: (1029)  | Interests: Internet Money
Learn Good English Online - Free
This is an abstract of blog post Online assistance for better vocabulary and language appeared on Free Online Dictionary Websites.Being a foreign student or professional, English language is a must for higher grades and better carrier.We have to deliver some extra efforts to master this language. Being an international language it is very easy to c...  more...
 prakash chou... | 10:08 | 31/Aug/2008
Friends: (14)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Music and reding
KNOW ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF HAVING FRUITS...
 Fruit Benefit Benefit Benefit Benefit Benefit    apples Protects your heart prevents constipation Blocks diarrhea Improves lung capacity Cushions joints  apricots Combats cancer Controls blood pressure Saves your eyesight Shields against Alzheimer's Slows aging process  artichokes Aids digestion Lowers cholesterol Protects your heart Stabilizes bl...  more...
 Manu Nair | 07:49 | 31/Aug/2008
Friends: (743)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Writing,reading,s...
High Time For Our Country to Invest in a...
Can we ever ban plastics in use today? Plastics are used for making electrical switches, kettles, lawnmower parts toys, drink bottles, carrier bags, paints & adhesives, are also used in pillows and in mattresses. It is used for cars and computers too. Are these only the uses of plastics? No milk in India is supplied in plastic covers and we also us...  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 | 22:46 | 1/Sep/2008
Friends: (480)  | City: Ahmedabad  | Interests: music-classical,r...
DUTY AND RESPONSIBILITY
IN  THE  BHAGAVAD  GITA  IT  STATED   6.1-2   ......     He who performs his duty without depending on the fruits of his actions --- he is a sanyasi and a yogi, not he who is without fire and without activity .... No one becomes a yogi who has not renounced thoughts, scheming or planning.Human responsibility is the absolute law of God, and unless y...  more...
 Rakshita Verma | 15:56 | 29/Aug/2008
Friends: (692)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: jokes, poetry, pu...
The Canvas
         The Canvas The painting is pulled downFreed of the frame Repaint, recreate a storyPut up on a fresh frame The canvas is clogged Will the amateur artist know?Layers of lonely shades How’ll the colors in contrast show? Smear and smudge The sob story is over Young, smart strokes are hereHope is hopping over  (Experimenting with Alliteration)©...  more...
 nitin bhatnagar | 16:56 | 26/Aug/2008
Friends: (255)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: listening music, ...
Judge Yourself...Interesting
This time I am posting a test which you can use to judge yourself, Icant say how much correct you will find it, but one thing for sure, youwill definitely find it interesting.Situations You are in a deep deep forest... as you walk on you saw an old hut standing there (1) What is the status of the door? (Opened/closed) You enter the hut an...  more...
 Sreekumar N | 19:13 | 9/Jul/2008
Friends: (8)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: Sports, Arts, Soc...
NUCLEAR DEAL WITH AMERICA
UPA Government facing a problem because of nuclear deal which is unknown to everybody. The Prime Minsiter may think that the agreement will be good for India in the future for the solution for energy conservation. The left parties think that India will become an idol before USA. I think it is a confidential agreement between India and US. It should...  more...
 pankaj rames... | 12:08 | 27/Aug/2008
Friends: (53)  | City: Indore  | Interests: Internet, movies,...
Top 10 reasons India sucks at the Olympi...
Yesterday, Tim Sullivan, an Associated Press writer, wrote a stinging article about India’s decades of mediocrity at the Olympic arena. And surprizingly, for a non-Indian analyst, he hit the nail on the head when he offered the most likely explanation of India’s Olympic debacle - “…The most likely explanation seems to be that India has paid little ...  more...
 Thohe Pou | 17:54 | 29/Aug/2008
Friends: (866)  | City: Pune  | Interests: Reading philosoph...
Ph.D Awarded to R.B. Thohe Pou
R.B. Thohe Pou from Koide village, Senapati District Manipur was awarded Philosophy of Doctor (Ph.D) in Geography under the guide of Prof. (Ms) Jaymala Diddee (Rtd) from University of Pune on 14th July 2008. The title of his thesis is "Poumai Naga: Socio-cultural and Economic change". His area of interest are tribal studies, teaching and writing. W...  more...
 Sensible Joker | 13:25 | 29/Aug/2008
Friends: (336)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: Everything that m...
LOVE; Against All Odds: Shattered Dreams
She is a grown up woman, and a child, too. And she is a Princess. Lives in a castle, an impenetrable one… or in a golden cage? But she is a Princess nevertheless… and maybe she was proud of it. After all, she had been treated this way. She had almost everything… almost every toy. And she was happy with it… like a kid. But, she was no more a kid… at...  more...
 soloman will... | 21:29 | 28/Jul/2008
Friends: (381)  | City: Bhopal  | Interests: you got only one ...
prem karta hoon tumhe...
Prem karta hoontumhe jo jaan logi..Bhaav vihwal hoke shayad thaam logi..Sharm se jo bandkar logi aankhon ko tum..Jhuk ke, dhire se, ye palke choom lunga..Jor se dhadkegamann ,kaampenge adhar..Maun mein sabbhav honge tab mukhar..Meethi sihran sijo hogi tan mein tere.Kaano meinabhivyakti ki mishri ghol degi..Sparsh ke aanch mein tapne lagogi..Prem ki...  more...
 Rishabh Kohli | 10:34 | 25/Jul/2008
Friends: (61)  | City: NOIDA  | Interests: Singing,music,net...
Real and Virtual
hello all.....Long time since blogging....isn't it? ya I know..For such a long time I'd been orkutting quite a lot, and so didn't blog.. These sources of entertainment like Orkut,Facebook and other social networking sites are not only a good medium to communicate with ur old friends, bt also to increase ur social network and make new friends.. You ...  more...
 Siddharth Arora | 19:37 | 31/Mar/2008
Friends: (316)  | City: Jaipur  | Interests: Travelling
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 | 13:43 | 2/Sep/2008
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