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 11:01 | 12/Aug/2008
MY FATHER - MY HERO.......
I believe there are three D's associated with daughters' - Daughters are Daddys' Delight!!. While mothers love for her children is widely written & spoken about , the stern faced but soft hearted Daddys are often overlooked.As I try to recall memories of Daddy when he were younger, my mind conjures up a hazy picture of a skinny man in bell-bottoms.... more...
 13:30 | 9/Dec/2006
A tribute..........
On October 27, 1980 Kalpana Chawla wrote a poem to her friend, which she titled 'Toward the Goal'.............   D ive deep down An aim awaits Pearls peep For your hands to reach Just yours For years, decades and ages A door lies locked A pearl in the shell A secret in the brain Open it Break it Reveal it Fly high more...
 17:36 | 22/Nov/2006
And I wonder......
“People see things that are and say, why? I see things that can be and say, why not?”                                                                 -  George Bernard Shaw Rules are tormenting to follow and exciting to flout, but they are set nevertheless. From what we eat to how we live is governed by a set of rules. But matters of the heart are b... more...
 14:26 | 30/Oct/2006
I Love You...............
And I’m here…..in a crowd of people. I smile, I talk and laughter fills the air. Life seems so good….everything’s bright and fair. I excel at my work, my seniors pat my back. I plan to learn more, to make up for what I lack. Over a cup of tea, I share a joke or two…..there is a sense of comfort with colleagues old and new. I’m drowned in the lap of... more...
 13:13 | 13/Oct/2006
If........
Rudyard KiplingIfIf you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies, Or, being hated, don't give way to hating, And yet don't look too g... more...
 12:35 | 21/Sep/2006
Home and away.........
One phone call from my didi, announcing that she was taking me to Dubai for a wide variety of reasons, changed my life and the size of my wallet drastically . I went on a shopping binge because the plan of action was to get a job in Dubai while on visit . So, though it is a shopper’s paradise i added a few good outfits in my kitty before i could at... more...
 11:34 | 11/May/2006
Maa's Day........
Yet another Maa's day is here and I'm wrecking my brains trying to figure out what to gift my mom....Jus had a tiff with her this morning (one in a list of many  ). I know what she would like as a gift but I can't afford it. Bcoz I jus can't avoid arguing with her and its been aeons (yawn!....) since I gave up trying to explain to her the new mantr... more...
 09:58 | 4/May/2006
How Kaavya Viswanathan Plagiarised, got ...
When I first came across the title, "How Opal Mehta got kissed, got wild and got a life" I already knew that I wanted to get hold of this novel and read it. The title instantly sparked an interest. And that it was written by a 19 year old Indian studying at Harvard came as a pleasant surprise. I remember reading about Kaavya's interview where she h... more...
 10:11 | 26/Apr/2006
Tomorrow never comes........
How many times have we deferred our tasks for tomorrow...simple tasks like washing, cleaning, paying bills....Its a bug that catches up with all of us (more so with me ;)). I had once made a new year resolution for doing away with it. I managed to play along with it for about 3-4 months in the beginning and I found my life getting less chaotic. But... more...
 09:09 | 20/Apr/2006
Sun,Sand and Sea
Hello!I am a goan....and proud to be one! Read through this and you will know why....Goa! a land of myriad cultures, people, customs, traditions and of course beaches!! The very mention of the fact that I am a goan often sparks an interest in those around me. And then follows the steady flow of inquisitive questioning to know more about this land t... more...
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 piyush singh | 09:28 | 13/May/2008
Friends: (34)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: MUSIC
santusti
आदमी आ  more...
 Asif Dabir | 16:49 | 29/Jul/2008
Friends: (42)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Travelling, Makin...
JAI HIND
ALL INDIANS MUST SEE IT IT WILL JUST TAKE YOUR 2 MINS. PLEASE FORWARD THIS MAIL TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND ALL INDIAN.. Copy the link & Paste it in the browser http://worldoftimepass.com/general/jai-hind or click right button on your mouse and click on "Open the link in New Window". PLEASE FORWARD THIS MAIL TO ALL INDIANS.. From : Asif Dabir (Mumbai)    more...
 MuntajibKhan... | 17:03 | 24/Jul/2008
Friends: (116)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Reading, writing,...
Urdu shayari
Jiski qurbat mein qarar bahut thaUska milna dushwar bahut thaJo na tha mere hathon ki lakeeron meinUss shaqs se mujhe pyar bahut thaJiss ko na tha mera hal-e-dil maloomUss shaqs ka mujhko intezaar bahut thaNa chahte huve bhi bhula diya usay humneKya karte iss baat pe uska israar bahut tha English translation:Whose proximity was such soothingYet, a ...  more...
 vchennai | 17:38 | 11/Aug/2008
Friends: (740)  | City: Madras  | Interests: movies, chatting
Thoughts
Our thoughts are very powerful. If we believe good things would happen, only good things would happen to us. If we entertain fears in our minds, the negative event would eventualy happen. So, we need to stay positive, strong and focussed in our thoughts.Few do's for healthy thoughts & good life1) Whatever happens (good or seemingly bad) , happens w...  more...
 neelima | 00:02 | 13/Aug/2008
Friends: (213)  | City: Dehradun  | Interests: music,cooking, re...
Life is like an ice cream:Enjoy it before it melt.  more...
 Manojkumar P... | 15:19 | 12/Aug/2008
Friends: (30)  | City: Pune  | Interests: Photography, Musi...
Yaad
Bheegi Hui Aankhon Ka Yeh Manzar Na Mille GaGhar Chor Ke Mat Jao Kaheen Ghar Na Mille GaPhir Yaad Bohot Aaye Gi Zulfon Ki Ghani ShamJab Dhoop Mein Saaya Koi Sar Per Na Mille GaAansoo Ko Kabhi Oss Ka Qatra Na SamajhnaAisa Tumhein Chahat Ka Samandar Na Mille GaIs Khowaab Ke Mahool Mein Be-Khowaab Hain AankheinJab Neend Bohot Aaye Gi To Bistar Na Mill...  more...
 Vicky Kathunia | 12:10 | 11/Aug/2008
Friends: (124)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Surfing and Trave...
Celebrations -India's First Gold Medal -...
Hello Friends India's Abhinav Bindra won a Gold Medal in men's 10-metre Air Rifle event in Beijing. Bindra shot 104.5 to take his total to 700.5 in the final.  This is India's first ever Olympic gold in any individual event and ninth in total.In ten rounds, Bindra shot 10.7, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, 10.5, 10.5, 10.6, 10.0, 10.2, 10.8 to clinch the first b...  more...
 amrut patil | 17:07 | 26/Jul/2008
Friends: (106)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: singing
BILLO BARBER
BILLO BARBERActually i never thought that I would be writing on the topic like this....(Females pls excuse me as they dont have the luxury to keep a beard and they wont like to keep one..!!!!So they wont understand the parody of  to shave or not to shave.!!Alaa...Shavesphere!)As I am sporting a french beard now a days not because I am stylo types b...  more...
 Nadeem Jaira... | 10:52 | 5/Aug/2008
Friends: (59)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Poetry, Music, sp...
emotional contagion
One midnight, I had just finished another shift at a job I didn’t like so I was alive with energy. I smiled, my eyes were open, I felt good about myself. I said my usual goodbyes to a friend and sprung into my car. My friend reversed his car just before I had the chance to leave my car park so he had beaten me this time – it was an unspoken game th...  more...
 sugreev | 13:37 | 5/Jun/2008
Friends: (38)  | City: Kanpur  | Interests: music,watchingmov...
about love
love is life. i think every man do love every person & every part of nature  more...
 abhijit dutta | 07:00 | 20/Jun/2008
Friends: (110)  | City: Yamuna nagar  | Interests: Eating, cooking(a...
Get paid while searching net
Have your ever been paid paid for making searches over internet. If not then it is here. Just click on the link below and join for free. Now after joining everytime you do a serach over internet you are going to be paid for it. The link is live and working. So buddys what are you waiting for, come and see for yourself. Do a search and get paid. Cli...  more...
 Bharath Kumar | 10:30 | 6/Aug/2008
Friends: (131)  | City: Coimbatore  | Interests: Music,Cricket
True friend
Horror gripped the heart of the World War 1 soldier as he saw his lifelong friend fall in battle. Caught in a trench with continuous gunfire whizzing over his head, the soldier asked his lieutenant if he might go out into the "no man's land" between the trenches to bring his fallen comrade back. "You can go," said the lieutenant, "but i don't think...  more...
 Gaurav mishra | 15:31 | 27/Jun/2008
Friends: (124)  | City: Patna  | Interests: play all type of ...
dont 4get
Hai frnds,when i first came on this iland, i have not hoped that i will b  able 2 make even 20 frnds,but today i have more than 100 frnds.u all bcame a part of my life.not a single day wentby when i have not read your thoughts on various topics,and i have also tried 2 write or u cn say tell everything true about me,as we all know that frndship star...  more...
 Vijit Vivek | 12:45 | 3/Aug/2008
Friends: (717)  | 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...
 Mumbaikar bi... | 15:03 | 8/Aug/2008
Friends: (118)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Ek Dum Streagth B...
Kahani Thirsty crow ki........
Kaisa hai tum bhai log ?? bole tou ek dum mast hai na….mein bhi mast hai…Nahi re pakiya wo kya hai na ki apun last ek week se Taapu wale dosto ke blogs padhne mein bizi thaa. Malum hai na tere ko ki blog kya hota hai….last time bola tha na woiz…iss baar apun ne kaafi story padha…bole tou ek se ek…mast story..malum nahi re kidhaar se laate hai ek du...  more...
 Nishant Paul | 16:09 | 9/Aug/2008
Friends: (87)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Writing Poetry
"Talkhiyaa'N...!!!"
(1)-------"Talkhiyaa’N...!!!"Aaina Unko bhari mehfil mei’N dikhlaya gayaDosti aur dushmani ka farq samjhaya gaya ...Bantte phirte the logo’N mei’N dawa-e dard-e-dilUnko hi la ker yaha’N sooli pe latkaya gaya ...Baat ke khanjer se usne kat di sanso’N ki dorPhir gale mei’N talkhiyo’N ka zaher tapkaya gaya ...Bhar ke paimana diya ghairo’N ke hatho’N m...  more...
 sunil deshpande | 22:08 | 2/Aug/2008
Friends: (163)  | City: Aurangabad  | Interests: success is the ab...
Blessings........
YEH Frends........one from ours just replyed me here is.... "Thanks a lot friend for ur blessings"you wl tell, nothing special in this, u r right frends.I wld like to say ....... Only thing in this world u can give everyone in free of cost u need not to spend anythng except few words and u never be loose anything that is "BLESSINGS"so dont be like ...  more...
 Pradeep | 23:45 | 10/Aug/2008
Friends: (46)  | City: Kanpur  | Interests: making frnds, rea...
Ant & Grasshopper - Must read
Ant & Grasshopper The Ant works hard in the withering heat all summer building its house and laying up supplies for the winter. The Grasshopper thinks the Ant is a fool and laughs & dances & plays the summer away. Come winter ,the Ant is warm and well fed. The Grasshopper has no food or shelter so he dies out in the cold. Indian VersionThe Ant work...  more...
 keshav singhal | 17:38 | 12/Aug/2008
Friends: (432)  | City: Ajmer  | Interests: Learning, Reading...
khargosh aur kachhuye kee kahaanee ...
खरगोश और कछुए की कहानी … मित्रí 9;ं, आपने कछुए और खरगोश की कहानी त...  more...
 manish soni | 15:04 | 21/Jun/2008
Friends: (20)  | City: Indore  | Interests: MAKEING FRIENDS,T...
BOSS
When the body was first made, all the parts wanted tobe Boss.The Brain said,"I should be Boss because I controlthe whole body's responses and functions.The feet said, "We should be Boss as we carry thebrain about and get him to where he wants to go." The hands said, "We should be Boss because we do allthe work and earn all the money."And so it went...  more...
 parthasarath... | 00:29 | 11/Aug/2008
Friends: (145)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: poetry & literature
Desire for love
                                                    Desire for love                                Jungle scrapping the sky..                                      Sun can not smile..                       How the moon will peep or star wink!           Heart filled with rubbles of my demolished home!                           Death..death..and death...  more...
 Vichitra Gupta | 19:25 | 16/Jul/2008
Friends: (230)  | City: B H I W A N I ( HARYANA)  | Interests: bhajan,sahitya,de...
RAKHWALA
तेरे नैना कà¥à¤¯à¥‚ठभर आये, तेरे नैना कà¥à¤¯à¥‚ठभर आये,वो है सबका रखवाला तू , काहे को घबराये .ये आसूठऔर ये दà¥à¤– सारे , ले जा पà¥à¤°à¤­à¥ के दà¥à¤µà¤¾à¤°à¥‡ ,वो ही टू...  more...
 rajiv s kumar | 16:45 | 9/Aug/2008
Friends: (12)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: spirituality
GOD BLESS
THERE  ARE  MANY  WHO WOULD  DIE  FOR GOD. BUT ONLY A SELECTED FEW WHO LIVE  FOR   HIM LOVE ALL BLESS ALL  more...
 hardhitter h... | 22:32 | 7/Aug/2008
Friends: (122)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Life
Everybody Cheats-IX
Everybody Cheats-IX Before I start writing this part, I must need to clarify something on the title of my blog in this relationship category here. I been receiving lot of mails and messages from fellow islanders having an impression that it is MY, Siddharth’s belief & opinion that everybody cheats. Hell, no!!I picked up this title for two reasons,1...  more...
 bhagwant pandey | 11:56 | 9/Aug/2008
Friends: (141)  | City: Lucknow  | Interests: Writing, Literatu...
In dino
पिछले कुé 1; दिनो से म& #2376;ं काफी वî 1;यस्त रहा &# 2361;ूँ,. एक प् 52;ॉजेक्ट ह&# 2375;ंड&...  more...
 Rector kathuria | 20:47 | 15/Jun/2008
Friends: (42)  | City: Ludhiana  | Interests: Music, Media, Rea...
Sun Set
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 anilairen | 20:03 | 3/Aug/2008
Friends: (436)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: travelling music ...
happy friendship day
Happy Friendship Day  more...
 Ananta Khakh... | 19:22 | 2/Aug/2008
Friends: (249)  | City: Balacharah  | Interests: Football , Cricke...
Bhal Pai Thakim Tomak
  Bhal  Pai  Thakim  Tomak Janam luiyei dekhilo Bah suwuni prithibiDekheiyei morom lagi gol tomakAei jen moi tomar premor poriluHodai bhal pai thakiboliSero jeevonoliDehet pran thakaloi Ahiyei dekhilo moi prithibit Mok sokoloye bhal paiSokoloyei akiwali loiSokoloyei morom seneh kareAkono aghat pabloi nidiyeBah iman morom Bah iman senehKenekoi ari j...  more...
 Vijayant Tiwari | 00:22 | 14/Jul/2008
Friends: (27)  | City: Lucknow  | Interests: Art,Designing & G...
Bhagwant's .. Yalgaar Ho..
बढ़े च 54;ो कि मं ज़िलेæ 6;  भी, आवा 332;़ देकर  हमको प 369;कारें& #2327;ी,  बस मन म 375;ं...  more...
 LAUKIK | 09:40 | 16/Jun/2008
Friends: (100)  | City: Mangalore  | Interests: CHATTING
TWICE IS THE BEST
The hard reality Read Twice The hard reality The hard reality is that when you need advice, everyone is ready to help you, but when you need help, everyone   is ready to advice you…..!  more...
 praveen sharma | 11:17 | 2/Aug/2008
Friends: (928)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: To love is to suf...
FRIEND
A friend is like a flower,a rose to be exact,Or maybe like a brand new gatethat never comes unlatched.A friend is like an owl,both beautiful and wise.Or perhaps a friend is like a ghost,whose spirit never dies.A friend is like a heart that goesstrong until the end.Where would we be in this world if we didn"t have a friend.Make new friendsBut keep t...  more...
 RAGHUPAT | 09:58 | 9/Aug/2008
Friends: (119)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: "I dare to dream"...
love is not..............
Love is Not......... .........  Love is not body that feels attraction, It comes from soul divine,That is a part of God Divine,That lights your body and mineLove is not friendship based on mind,It is Holy soul indeed,That unites the mind of similar thoughts,So you get joy and peace,Love is not blind without a logic,It is a soul, you fool,That sees ...  more...
 Sanjeev Verma | 23:16 | 7/May/2008
Friends: (212)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Film, Western Cla...
Echoes of the Past
By Sanjeev VermaCinema—and I usually say this when the wife is out of earshot—is my first love. For me it’s cinema. Or films. Never movies. I painstakingly—and I am sure gratingly—object to even my nine-year-old son calling them movies. Why, he asks? Aren’t they synonyms—films, cinema, movies, et al? No they most certainly aren't. Movies, I maintai...  more...
 datanentrygo | 07:49 | 19/Mar/2008
Friends: (322)  | City: Ranchi  | Interests: computerjobs
Jobs of editorial proofreading.
Jobs of editorial proofreading. Editorial proofreaders they can also recommend changes in word choice or inappropriate punctuation. Jobs of editorial proofreading. http://jobcenter.webs.com/pr.htm  more...
 Ranjan Sengupta | 15:25 | 24/May/2007
Friends: (1024)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: music, reading no...
Physics and Music
Can we define music? Most of us may agree that it is bourn by a time series, jointly or independently, of amplitude, frequency and complexity, three fundamental well-known parameters used in physics. This time series is the objective reality, or the fictional reality of physics. But obviously all such time series pertaining to auditory sensation ar...  more...
 ShashiKumar ... | 18:15 | 28/Dec/2007
Friends: (71)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Travel, Painting ...
"SAVING IS SIN, SPENDING IS VIRTUE"
 Japanese save a lot. They do not spend much. Also Japan exports far more than it imports. Has an annual trade surplus of over $100 billion. Yet Japanese economy is considered weak, even collapsing. Americans spend, save little. Also US import more than it exports. Has an annual trade deficit of over $400 billion. Yet, the American economy is consi...  more...
 Naveen Gupta | 23:07 | 9/Jul/2007
Friends: (54)  | City: Nagpur  | Interests: chating, music, v...
Love always Lasts!!!
If love finds its way into your heart.understanding it will leave no loss.lovers come and leave and grow.but love never has left you alone.through all of life, through all of day,you lived your life, to know love stays.as stars above guide like lightsso love guides hearts to loves delightthere was that girl, you met and knew.that somehow her love w...  more...
 AAMEEN KHAN | 15:05 | 12/Aug/2008
Friends: (433)  | City: zelon  | Interests: