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 15:37 | 24/Apr/2008
i seek you in the ever-growing summer nightswhere lil sparks play in the distant skya breeze thats still warm and yet doesnt disturb the mindwraps the scents of frangipani in her invisible arms....theres your voice that talks to meand your eyes that perpetually shineoh how i think of you in these summer nights...your wicked humoryour teasing touch.... more...
 23:01 | 24/Mar/2008
karanAs I sit besides you sonI hear from your sweet mouth, a song..Wish I could sing along but you do it so beautifully and so in tunethat I silently croon within my mind I see a picture emergea young man with a guitar hung softly strum the strings and hum…Tender words. Into the sky of the nightso immersed is he so involved..That he fails to hear t... more...
 11:44 | 23/Mar/2008
Memories are so precious,  especially the ones that bring smiles to our minds and happiness to our hearts. Small instances of thoughts that are expressed as memories. The 'first times' in our lives. when i first saw my son,  the very first time made me want to cry seeing the tiny life.  An infant with his dark unfocussed eyes and tiny hands...ohhh ... more...
 10:53 | 21/Mar/2008
Lullaby for my sonSmiles flit like tiny butterfliesAcross my baby’s face.Asleep yet awake!Where do you go in your sleep, my little one?Is it the toy shop?Or is it for the candy floss?Or is it to that deep dark forest On the other side of the lake? So often do I hear songs That travel through these silent nights.Melodies so clear yet so light.I also... more...
 10:48 | 21/Mar/2008
the silence is deafeningyou knowespecially when the cricketsrelentlessly whirr outside in the tall grassesand the rain falls intermittently on my rooftopno conversationno exchange of any sorts just an inner dialogue me telling youhow its so lonesome without youwords spoken to myself in solitude words only i can hearwords that wish to convey i wish ... more...
 22:26 | 18/Mar/2008
phir woh akelapanwoh tanhaiwahi guzarey huay paloan ki yaadwahi chahat wahi junoon...baar baarkyon yaad aatey ho mujhko tum itnayeh jaantey huay ki phir hogi ek aur judaaiiphir bunoongi main apney mann mein nayey lamhoan key sapneyphir behengey aansoon akeley mein...khwaaboan mein tumhaari surat dekhoon meinaur sooni vaadiyoan mein sunti hoon main ... more...
 16:35 | 18/Mar/2008
Your voice Leaves me no choice Other than to begin fantasizing againThinking of how I would like to hold youAnd stay that way Hip to hipGaze to gaze…Oh how I would like to remain this way and lazeWhile you speak of the intimacies we are likely together share… your voice with its deep timbremakes me tremble and shiverand think of how it would feel o... more...
 11:32 | 16/Mar/2008
swirling black veils of sleepwithin which float so many dreamssome i everyday liveand a few my mind does weave...there are places i have yet to visit and voices i need to recollectthere are faces  i have before never seen yet these appear in my dreams...intangibleyet i claim to have been touchedcomprehensible they are not yet they make so much sens... more...
 23:32 | 13/Mar/2008
what does the darkness say to me when the rain at midnight begins to fall?come hither my child you i shall i hide within the spaces that will always be your sanctuary...the lil drops of water slowly slide down my facesweet is their taste heavens nectar overflowingwhile my minds been wandering at this late hourmmmmmmmmmthe smell of earth wetted and ... more...
 22:13 | 10/Mar/2008
 when the night swallows the evening skyand emits just sounds and sighs...and the breeze holds a few blooms intactwhile it shakes the leaves off the trees..then the sea in the distance reminds me of Thee... dark and captivating attracting me to the wonderous selfthe depth unknown an enigma that holds on its ownsometimes i cannot tell the intricate ... more...
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 aryan | 15:54 | 23/Apr/2008
Friends: (10)  | City: Ghaziabad  | Interests: gym,martial arts,...
LANGUAGE OF FREINDSHIP
LANGUAGE OF FRIENDSHIP ♥          ♥     ♥ A Always Funny♥    ♥ 288;   ♥ B Beautiful PersonalityC Common Interests  D Delightfully Entertaining       ....  more...
 piyush kulsh... | 17:02 | 17/Apr/2008
Friends: (205)  | City: Agra  | Interests: music,playing vi...
sucess.........
HI !ALL FRIENDS         i am glad to write  you ,i shair to u about the success..Success is a word which is know and & liked by every one. to day evrey person want's the sucess,but success to only those person who really really work hard day to night,it is not for those person  who not interested in their work ,means lazy type person could not get ...  more...
 Sandeep Ozarde | 10:47 | 26/Oct/2007
Friends: (618)  | City: Bombay  | Interests: BREAKFAST: Assam ...
The Real Shopping-Cart Revolution
Five hundred years of progress packed into a sack of flour.By J. Bradford DeLong, Wired MagHere's some food for thought.A smart shopper can buy a 5-pound bag of Gold Medal flour for 69 cents. That's enough to feed three people for a day - 7,500 easy-to-digest, relatively nutritious, and potentially tasty calories. All for less than 0.7 percent of a...  more...
 Uday Sodhi | 15:49 | 21/Feb/2008
Friends: (224)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Internet, Travel,...
Secret of Joy - nice video
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 Amit Agrawal | 20:14 | 18/Mar/2008
Friends: (273)  | City: New Delhi  | Interests: hayaa aur hayaat
thank you pratap
I recently relocated to delhi - a city where I had done my graduation. Graduation was a very defining moment of my life where I learnt a lot. Had awesome fun with friends and life taught me in all possible ways. I really treasure those times.So when I got some time to sneak out to the college on a saturday I took the chance and went along.Went by c...  more...
 prasanna sri... | 21:49 | 1/Mar/2008
Friends: (514)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: in everything
Jokes
Stewed Tomatoes A guy isgoing on an ocean cruise, and he tells his doctor that he's worry about gettingseasick.The doctor suggests, ''Eat two pounds of stewedtomatoes before you leave the dock.''The guy replies, ''Would that keep me fromgetting sick, Doc?''The doctor says, ''No, but it'll look realpretty in the water.''Respectfully Cheating Jack an...  more...
 sahil banga | 15:21 | 3/Apr/2008
Friends: (236)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Music has seven l...
Kalingini, the Story.
No one knows what lies ahead, and because curiosity is greater than fear, and truth is stranger than fiction, we all are searching, like our predecessors. Actually trying hard to face the future. Just like buying an umbrella on the onset of black clouds hovering upon the mauve sky like the ghosts of the 18th century. 18th century. What a period in ...  more...
 Kanchan Bhat... | 22:11 | 28/Feb/2008
Friends: (41)  | City: ...  | Interests: gone!
Women!
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 ahsan ghori | 15:11 | 27/Jan/2008
Friends: (389)  | City: Thiruvananthapuram  | Interests: Tennis my passion...
Jay Walkers
Educate them first 25 January 2008I THINK the best way to create awareness about the dangers of jaywalking is to first educate the people about its consequences. Jaywalkers endanger their own life as well as those of others, especially surprised motorists.Once awareness is created then fines and penalties can be imposed if people continue breaking ...  more...
 udita chaudhary | 18:06 | 3/Sep/2007
Friends: (236)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: self-improvement,...
 "What a Wonderful World"-Louis Armstrong“ I see trees of green, red roses too I see them bloom for me and youAnd I think to myself, what a wonderful worldI see skies of blue and clouds of white The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night And I think to myself, what a wonderful world”The soulful rendering of this song evokes vivid images of a vib...  more...
 jofebin@redi... | 00:54 | 2/Mar/2008
Friends: (396)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: Music, Drawing, P...
Fired....
Hope you all will like it.... Febin  more...
 Rajendra Chadha | 09:08 | 22/Dec/2007
Friends: (47)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: writing, book lov...
Dekhna har subahatujh rukhsaar ka, Hai mutaala  matla -e-anwaar ka  [ wali]  more...
 Sonu Katha | 18:25 | 13/Feb/2008
Friends: (517)  | City: Dubai  | Interests: news,investment,l...
The most important relationship you can ...
One day all the employees reached the office and they saw a big advice on the door on which it was written: "Yesterday the person who has been hindering your growth in this company passed away. We invite you to join the funeral in the room that has been prepared in the gym". In the beginning, they all got sad for the death of one of their colleague...  more...
 Subodhkumar das | 13:49 | 19/Oct/2007
Friends: (106)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: travelling and ph...
Boss First- Moral storyJunior Software engineer, a senior Software engineerand their Project Manager are on their way to a meeting. On their way througha park,they come across a wonder lamp.They rub the lamp and a ghost appears.The ghost says, "Normally, one is granted three wishes but as you are three, I will allow one wish each". So the eager Jun...  more...
 kishore lakk... | 15:21 | 20/Apr/2007
Friends: (275)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: making friends, c...
GOOD WIFES
Hello friends after a long long long time iam back to you all.  I missed u all aloooot but conditions are like that for me.This blog is a general blog and especially women should not take it as a serious one because i just read this one from one of the newspaper.How to get a nice wife! There are times in a person's life when he needs to take crucia...  more...
 cajetan vaz | 21:33 | 6/Jan/2008
Friends: (1140)  | City: Goa  | Interests: silence
how far back can you remember?
13:27 | 15/Mar/2007 | 37 Comment(s)               How far back can you remember? Some of my oldest memories - Tripping and hurting my knee on my way to nursery - My first day...  more...
 Gurmeetsingh... | 13:19 | 26/Aug/2007
Friends: (240)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Swimming, Thinkin...
Success in Interviews - II
Wednesday, August 21, 2007Success in Interviews - part II Friends,Thank you for your kind words. I feel motivated to keep sharing. I also feel fortunate that at this young age of 36, I can devote so much of my time for the benefit of deserving people. Do share the messages to your other friends, as well, so that they also benefit. I shall also past...  more...
 Saahil | 13:34 | 3/Mar/2007
Friends: (65)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Blogging, Music, ...
Love is something...
Love is something in which you give the other person power to destroy your life... and still trust that the person wont...  more...
 Sailesh Cousik | 09:08 | 4/Jun/2007
Friends: (64)  | Interests: Reading, Music, M...
My Favourite Things (Re-Revised)
JULIE ANDREWS TURNS 69 To commemorate her 69th birthday, actress/vocalist, Julie Andrews made a special appearance  at Manhattan's RadioCity Music Hall for  the benefit of the AARP. One of the musical numbers  she performed was "My Favorite Things" from the legendary movie, "Sound Of  Music". Here are the lyrics she used: Maalox and nose drops and ...  more...
 Sanjeev Verma | 18:32 | 4/Apr/2008
Friends: (177)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Film, Western Cla...
Indian Media: Obsessing over the Trivial
Apocalypse NowYou can scarcely open a newspaper these days, or turn on the television, without despairing at the trivialization of news and views. You are not even safe in your car while driving to work as motor mouth RJs feast on trivia and further assault your senses. Indeed, media’s obsession with trivia is assuming gargantuan proportions. Let m...  more...
 Shailey | 17:08 | 23/Apr/2008
Friends: (55)  | City: Jaipur  | Interests: Life is still bea...
HI
DostonWapas aa gayee hu aur jindagi ab aur bhi jyada khubsurat ho gayee hai.........main bahut khush hu apne pyar ke sath. Pyar karna tumse seekha hai Jindagi jeena tumse seekha hai Muaf karna hame gar koi galti ho jaye to Kyunki galti par muskurana bhi hamne tumse seekha hai Tum mil gaye ho sanam ab jindagi puri hai Tumhari shakl mein mujhe khuda ...  more...
 Anup nair | 15:55 | 13/Feb/2007
Friends: (188)  | City: Nasik  | Interests: Sports,netting, s...
What a Shame !!!!!!!!!!
By the time you read this news, the body of Major Manish Pitambare, who was shot dead at Anantnag, would have been cremated with full military honors.On Tuesday, this news swept across all the news channels ‘Sanjay Dutt relieved by court’. ‘Sirf Munna not a bhai’ ‘13 saal ka vanvaas khatam’  ’although found guilty for possession of armory, Sanjay c...  more...
 Madhavan PK | 15:25 | 18/Apr/2008
Friends: (372)  | Interests: Books, crossword,...
A test of love
She liked many things about him. She couldn’t wait to be with him be it sms, email, or in person. She would hate to admit it, but he was one person she liked better than anyone else and as much as she liked herself (to be truthful a little less than herself). He was cool. He loved her. He said he loved her more than anyone else in the wide whole wo...  more...
 Saranya Narayan | 21:39 | 14/Sep/2006
Friends: (6)  | City: Chennai(Madras)  | Interests: Music,books
Honesty
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 amit khanna | 17:24 | 14/Apr/2008
Friends: (170)  | City: Lucknow  | Interests: Baying at the moo...
A pot full of coins.
There were so many coins lying around that something had to finally give. There were coin's everywhere, in the bathroom, below the mattress, some had found their way below the sink. I dare say some had already found a place in my house owners pocket as well. The coins ruled the roost. The only place they were not to be found was inside my wallet.So...  more...
 rajat chandel | 22:13 | 19/Feb/2008
Friends: (37)  | City: Chandigarh  | Interests: music,reading,sur...
Silent Sorrow
Solitude has soft, silky hands, but with strong fingers it grasps the heart and makes it ache with sorrow. Solitude is the ally of sorrow as well as a companion of spiritual exaltation. The boy"s soul undergoing the buffeting of sorrow is like a white lily just unfolding. It trembles before the breeze and opens its heart to daybreak and folds its l...  more...
 Joy Kaidharath | 09:07 | 21/Nov/2007
Friends: (1464)  | 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...
 anita g | 12:46 | 20/Aug/2007
Friends: (54)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Trying to underst...
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's...  more...
 gaurav atri | 16:05 | 13/Apr/2007
Friends: (263)  | City: NOIDA  | Interests: Travelling, Explo...
Photos
Its not a laughing matter, after all we are standing at the highest point in Mahabaleshwar (Maharashtra).  more...
 AdityaDas Menon | 13:39 | 19/Feb/2008
Friends: (1188)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: Romantic Yogi
"VIJAYEE BHAVA...SARVA VIJAYEE BHAVA..."
VIJAYEE BHAVA….SARVA VIJAYEE BHAVA……………… The temple was crowded due the speciality of the day…….I was standing far behind, from where a glimpse of a darsan was bit impossible…..It was the time for evening aarathi……Near me, I saw him…..” Mr.Crooks,.one of the most crooked fellow I have ever met in life…..He hurried towards me…. “ Quite surprise Adit...  more...
 raj sharma | 13:18 | 27/Dec/2007
Friends: (133)  | City: Indore  | Interests: sprituality,medit...
NEW YEAR
     NEW YEAR........NEW YEAR….A TIME FOR RESOLUTIONS ,FOR INTROSPECTION…..WHERE WE ARE, WHAT WE ARE ,WHAT WE WANT TO DO, WHAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE , WHAT WE WANT TO ACQUIRE,WHAT HABITS TO DITCH AND WHAT BONDS TO ADD AND THE LIST IS ENDLESS.   PERHAPS WHY WE WAITED TILL NEW YEAR….WHY WE COULD NOT IMPLEMENT SUCH GOOD THINGS EARLIER. WISH WE COULD MAKE...  more...
 Reshma Thakkar | 21:11 | 26/Mar/2008
Friends: (2106)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Enjoying life as ...
SHOULD WE
 Should we build our surroundings --or thoughts?Should we seek pleasure --or happiness?Should we progress materially --or spiritually?Should we nurse our ego --or ability?Should we fear death --or disease?Should we be worthy of praise from man --Or God?Should we be intelligent --Or wise?Should we attempt to win --Or achieve?Should we envy –Or admir...  more...
 Lethal Weapon | 17:35 | 6/Dec/2007
Friends: (66)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: reading, writing,...
Her & His Diary
Another one from my mail box :+) *HER DIARY *Day night, I thought he was actingweird. We had madeplans to meet at acafe to have some coffee. I wasshopping with my friendsall day long, so  Ithought he was upset at the fact that Iwasa bitlate,but he made nocomment. Conversation wasn't flowing soI suggested   thatwe go somewherequiet so we could talk,...  more...
 RAVI GOVINDA... | 18:28 | 30/Jan/2008
Friends: (50)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Sports, Philosoph...
Gilchrist retirement!
Gilchrist's retirement is a shock from the blue. Cricket Australia has failed to honour him at the right time with captaincy that he had deserved and earned it. I do hope all the Boards governing cricket realise that cricket is about skill, application and form. It has nothing concerned with age. Some cricketer's due to their meritorious service de...  more...
 santy | 12:40 | 31/Mar/2007
Friends: (36)  | City: Raipur  | Interests: Music,Poetry,Long...
Benaam Saye
All friend'sBenam sai me dard ther kyo nahi jata Jo Bitt gaya hai wo gujar kyo nahi jata...Sub kuch to hai kya dunti hai nigaheKya bat hai mai waqt pe ghar kyo nahi jataWo eke hi chehara to nahi saare jahan menJo door hai wo dil se utar kyo nahi jata" Pahle pahle to khwabo ka dam bharne lagati haiPhir aakhen palko me chup kar rone lagri haiJaane ta...  more...
 satish yenda | 12:44 | 31/Dec/2006
Friends: (19)  | City: Vishakapatnam  | Interests: playing cricket a...
happy new year
I WISH U ALL A VERY HAPPY AND PROSPEROS NEW YEAR  more...
 madhav rao | 10:32 | 10/Mar/2008
Friends: (33)  | City: jamshedpur  | Interests: reading,philosoph...
Reality a myth
Sometimes I wonder what reality is. Before understanding what is reality lets define what reality according to man is. Reality is that which is possible and what is perceived by our faculties (senses).now I wonder how deep our senses pierces. Is it really the reality what we see and perceive. Does a thing exist in reality if we are able to touch an...  more...
 anshul banga... | 18:21 | 5/Aug/2007
Friends: (337)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Love life,romanti...
the magic of kissing
the magic of kissing.........Kissing is one natural ex-pression of humankind which has been there since times immemorial....it could be out of love,out of passion,out of care,out of lust,out of warmth and so on....but i will speak or rather write about the kissing done out of passion and love...Kissing between two opposite sexes is common to all na...  more...
 Kumar Ahuja | 11:09 | 21/Apr/2008
Friends: (290)  | City: Mumbai(Bombay)  | Interests: I luv Making Frndz..
Some more humor
Long back, a person who sacrificed his sleep,forgot his family, forgot his food,forgot laughter were called "Saints"But now they are called.."IT professionals" ------------------------------------------------------- ----- ---------------An interesting line written at the back of a Biker's T Shirt:"If you are able to see this, Please tell me that my ...  more...
 MaCh | 16:08 | 10/Apr/2008
Friends: (51)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Current affairs,B...
SURVEY : MYSTICISM
Do you believe in Astrology, palmistry, tarot cards and the like? Why/Why not? I think we should see what the bharatiya janta feels. Post your comment here.  more...
 vivek jain | 13:06 | 21/Jul/2007
Friends: (97)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: sports,travel,pol...
Freindship and Faith
The miracle that costed 1 dollar and 11 cents> >> >> >    A little girl went to her bedroom and pulled a glass jelly  jar> >from its hiding place in the closet.> >> >      She poured the change out on the floor and counted it carefully.> >Three times, even. The total had to be exactly perfect. No chance here for mistakes.> >> >      Carefully placi...  more...
 Manmohan Chh... | 00:32 | 16/Sep/2006
Friends: (21)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Humor, Creativity,
Tomarrow is my Presentation.
Tomorrow  I will be delivering an elementary talk to first year graduation students. The topic of my talk will be  related to Pheromones. Pheromones are chemical substances which are used by insects to communicate among themselves.There are many firsts to my this presentation if every thing goes fine.It will be first time, I will be presentation be...  more...
 JESSICA SINGH | 09:49 | 13/Sep/2007
Friends: (860)  | 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...