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 17:56 | 22/Jul/2008
Politically Ignorant
When it comes to Politics, I don’t mind calling myself as cent percent politically ill-literate. I seriously don’t understand the art of becoming a minister, chief minister or for that matter even PM. From the little I know or what I have observed stronger the criminal background bigger is your chance to get a seat as MLA or MP. Such are the heroes... more...
 21:47 | 15/Jul/2008
Perplexity
I am upset and aggravated as of now. Why the hell things can’t be easy in life. You try and do something good to the best of your extent and this society and people around will make sure to bring down your morale. A big emotional decision is equally tough for me too, even I am a human why the hell people can’t accept or take things straight? Why do... more...
 12:04 | 5/Jul/2008
Determination
It’s been quite sometime since I really wrote something, its not that I didn’t made an effort, I did quite a few times but then somehow nothing seemed correct either I was at loss of words or was not too sure what I really wanted to write so it was just closing those files after scribbling something. Then last week my brothers's family met with an ... more...
 23:11 | 15/Jun/2008
My Dad, my best friend
 It’s been 6 years now dad since you left… I still remember how you used to call me angel of your eyes, You would fight with mom to ensure I always had a smile,You pampered me day in and outO my dad I still miss you. I still remember how you would hide my mistakes from momYou made sure I followed all my dreamsYou were there behind me to hold me whe... more...
 13:43 | 6/Jun/2008
Boomerang
I create a ruckus if I fall sick, be it headache or fever, I create so much noise that everyone knows that I am sick. At least few get well soon calls and sms are well deserved; else what’s the point of being sick. If I have some consistent back ache it could be because of stress or may be posture but then I will tell my hubby that may be I am suff... more...
 23:32 | 1/Jun/2008
Time to say Bye
 I can’t believe how time did fly and see now it’s time to say goodbyeThere were so many wonderful moments we spent with all ups and downsRemember the laughs we shared and the tears we dealt withThose long aimless walks and those long talks You gave me the strength to be what I amYou held my hand and guided me through the darkYou wiped my tears and... more...
 21:23 | 26/May/2008
Life, Faith and Attitude
 Isn’t life mysterious? None of us know what’s in store the very next moment for us! Yet we plan till our retirement and old age. We plan for best, though there are many things which will happen and they are bound to happen.  Every time something goes wrong in life, we always feel “Why me?” Disappointment shatters us completely and the big question... more...
 09:53 | 25/May/2008
Those were the days...
I have seen while we speak to old pals or even having a general discussion, most of the times we mention that “those were the best days of my life”. Especially it’s our childhood times when we are happy-go-lucky and free; wow those childhood days; no tensions just enjoy and have a blast.  I am perplexed because I remember well when young, I always ... more...
 22:14 | 17/May/2008
Unwanted Phone Calls
Every time my mobile rings or it beeps of sms, It just leaves me irritated, most of time its people offering me loans when I don’t need one. God knows where they disappeared when I actually needed a loan or their credit cards. Now the messages have changed to “offers” from Globus Apparel Store, Spinach Groceries, reliance fresh…the list is almost n... more...
 23:23 | 15/May/2008
His or Her's
 Male or Female?    You might not have known this, but a lot of non-living objects are actually either male or female.  Here are some examples:   Freezer Bags: They are male, because they hold everything in, but you can see right through them. Photocopiers: These are female, because once turned off; it takes a while to warm them up again. They are ... more...
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 Think Tank | 15:20 | 20/Jul/2008
Friends: (595)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Eat healthy, Thin...
Two hours in Mumbai...
PhotographyMumbaiLooking through the glasses... This is what I saw during the two hours of walk this morning...  Saagar kinaare... Lahrein aati hain aur jaati hain... Beach wahin rahta hai...  Leaving the footprints on the sand... just for a moment... and we don't know which one is whose... Lonely plant? A couple was sitting below this tree. And I ...  more...
 Naina | 02:31 | 20/Jul/2008
Friends: (520)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: reading,music
Hope and love- at loggerheads?!
“If cupid strikes an arrowWhy doesn’t he make it a twin strike?Why does he sometimes-Merely injure one and kill another!” What is love? When is love “love”? Is it only when two people happen to fall in love with each other that love finds its complete meaning? Is one-sided love somehow incomplete?Is unrequited love just an excuse in the name of lov...  more...
 john galt | 23:24 | 19/Jul/2008
Friends: (41)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: trekking,photogra...
Of the UPA's policies & the nuke deal
Finally,a good positive step in the right direction from the government,the decision to risk their vote bank on a good long term policy which will ultimately bring about desirable changes is certainly welcome.I am,of course,referring to the Indo-US nuclear deal which may cause the ultimate demise of the UPA government,which finally,to my great plea...  more...
 Ocimum Sanc | 17:33 | 22/Jul/2008
Friends: (39)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Music, Travel, Ph...
My first brands
My first brands….This post is probably the easiest to write, all you need is a fairly good memory, a tinge of sentiment or the ability to gup! Ha.Ha. Let’s see how much I can remember (have acquired some of them fairly recently and therefore I still have a few of these, with the possible exception of the disposable ones- u’ll know what I mean when ...  more...
 Sandeep Ohri | 07:10 | 13/Jul/2008
Friends: (427)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Reading non-ficti...
Oct 2006-Jul 2008: It's been a long stru...
It was in October 2006, I used to run a small scale unit in Mumbai and I received my first escalated electricity bill from Reliance Energy.(For those who came in late... my bill went from Rs. 210 for 11 units to Rs. 10,800 for 14 units!!)It was then that I woke up and smelt the coffee .. oops .. the mud, about how Reliance Energy had been hoodwinki...  more...
 Priya nair | 21:14 | 11/Jul/2008
Friends: (208)  | Interests: Reading, Music
Notice ME!!!!!!!!
Bear with me for this one!!! ;-)---------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------I stared at the closed door – someone was singing on TV - Idea Star Singer – it didn’t interest me anymore. Making a decision I opened the door. He was there on the bed (surprisingly) staring intentl...  more...
 Kamal Nuhiwal | 00:49 | 18/Jul/2008
Friends: (103)  | City: Siliguri  | Interests: writing, travelli...
Moments of Happiness- A Joy Forever!!
Once again a new day, a new sunshine and a fresh new story sluiced with breeze from the sacred corner of lonely heart.  I feel that there is nothing as heavenly as one’s honest heart. Honest to itself first and honest to everything thereafter. When I recapitulate my feelings, expectation, experience and agony of trounce of each night I passed for t...  more...
 ANANTH | 20:05 | 16/Jul/2008
Friends: (212)  | City: Vishakapatnam  | Interests: Music,Friendship,...
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 you...  more...
 Shalini K | 08:08 | 15/Jul/2008
Friends: (231)  | City: Singapore  | Interests: Books, environmen...
Indian relatives??
Someone sent the following to me. Not meant to be offensive but I am posting it here to see how true the descriptions are. I have not been fortunate to live and taste life in India although I can relate to some of the comments in the "Outside India" column. So, please, folks, what's your take on this? Any truth?? Relation In India Outside India Mot...  more...
 Sensible Joker | 17:01 | 21/Jul/2008
Friends: (331)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: Everything that m...
Aaj phir dil ne ek tamanna ki
20.07.2008Aaj phir dil ne ek tamanna ki... Aaj phir dil ne ek tamanna ki, Aaj phir dil ko humne samjhaya... Aaj phir dil ko humne samjhaya:  Zindegi dhup tum ghana saya.                T  Hum jise gunguna nehi sakte, Hum jise gunguna nehi sakte, Waqt ne aisa geet kyun gaya...? Waqt ne aisa geet kyun gaya...  “Zindegi dhup tum ghana saya.”?    Tumko...  more...
 Meera | 20:44 | 17/Jul/2008
Friends: (57)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: photography, musi...
Part II - In the Bride's House
We got down at the Delhi station….Our Friend the Bride V with her brother had come to receive us…(Her brother….ufff….mmm…he is just just cute…very fair….smart….5 ft 5 inches tall and always fresh and clean…His perfume…I was just speechless (for the effects read the blog "I am just speechless" to understand what was happening to me).…Donno what to s...  more...
 Vicky Kathunia | 12:02 | 10/Jul/2008
Friends: (95)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Surfing and Trave...
Funny--Shayari
=================================================So friends ready for a new fun again????? Here is  something for you.================================================= E K sher BY doctor=Hoon mai doctor jahan,meri wife hai nurse waha,Yeh kaisa julm sehna PADTA hai,mujhe apni wife ko SISTER KEHNA PADTA hai..     Jo sagar NE kaha lehron se, Jo ped NE ...  more...
 sadaf | 14:53 | 12/Jul/2008
Friends: (196)  | City: Jaipur  | Interests: reading,music,pai...
Tell Me Whom You LoveJohn Blanchard stood up from the bench, straightened his Army uniform, and studied the crowd of people making their way through Grand Central Station. He looked for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn't, the girl with the rose. His interest in her had begun thirteen months before in a Florida library. Taking a ...  more...
 Madhur bid | 10:44 | 9/Jul/2008
Friends: (215)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: networking; music...
Memory.........
Memory is often used to recollect bad experiences, feelings rather than using it to recall / remember good expereinces or feelings; In most cases, left to itself, our mind tries to recollect bad experiences/feelings and never, as a rule, recollects experiences that had positive effect on us. I had this experience recently when I casually advised on...  more...
 Dr.Roopa Naik | 14:46 | 6/Jul/2008
Friends: (231)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: everything under ...
Strength of a Man The strength of a man isn't seen in the width of his shoulders. It is seen in the width of his arms that encircle you. The strength of a man isn't in the deep tone of his voice. It is in the gentle words he whispers. The strength of a man isn't how many buddies he has. It is how good a buddy he is with his kids. ...  more...
 fozia aziz | 14:29 | 10/Jul/2008
Friends: (143)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: singing,dancing,p...
story
                                          Rapunzel(part 2)     The enchantress allowed her anger to be softened, and said to him: 'If the case be as you say, I will allow you to take away with you as much rampion as you will, only I make one condition, you must give me the child which your wife will bring into the world; it shall be well treated, a...  more...
 Trochee | 12:27 | 21/Jul/2008
Friends: (10)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Strangers, lighth...
guillotine
this is where i leave her, footsteps receding shoeshines blurred props tumbling from a handkerchief world A miasma under a dim streetlight: rough pictures and tinged whites, burnt sketches with chewed outlines this is where i stop being a painter and collect my incapable skin, exiled from colours; a green lizard on a brown window pane.  more...
 Vibhakar | 17:39 | 19/Jul/2008
Friends: (33)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Adhyatma, Dnyanes...
The Gita
Since last few days , I am immersed in transliteration of the Gita. Why when definitely a known dozens exist? and by the wisest ones?Gives better insight and a fresh view, you do not get wedded to singular views, reflects discrimination of absorbed matter and thoughts, amongst other things.Gita teaches endlessly-is new to you when looking again int...  more...
 sareena nafe... | 11:15 | 12/Jul/2008
Friends: (110)  | City: kannur  | Interests: colours of life
Freedom
Niki cycled through the untarred road  rather triumphantly tightening his fist to the handle bar,then letting it loose to give an appearence of free wheeling,making sure that he was well seated in his gel-filled saddle.Occasionally he threw glances on the spokes of his wheel,for he had decorated it with glowy toy cartoons that he got at the cycle s...  more...
 tanu sahney | 19:16 | 6/Jul/2008
Friends: (145)  | City: Lucknow  | Interests: music,studies,ple...
success
May the road rise up to meet you;    May the wind always be at your back;    May the sun shine warm upon your face;    May the rain fall soft upon your fields.    And until we meet again may God hold you in the palm of his hand.    You’ve failed many times.  Although you may not remember.  You fell   down the first time you tried to walk.  You almo...  more...
 soloman will... | 00:41 | 18/Jul/2008
Friends: (345)  | City: Bhopal  | Interests: .....
The Fall of Icarus!
My thoughts et random.....(the credit of these thoughts go to the scriptwriter of the movie Holiday too!)I"ve found almost everything ever written about love to be true. Shakespeare said "Journeys end in lovers meeting." What an extraordinary thought. Personally, I have not experienced anything remotely close to that, but I am more than willing to ...  more...
 stuti | 09:53 | 24/Jun/2008
Friends: (27)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: music reading
once....
After walking couple of years together, they seem to be getting tired, maybe need fresh options. So like many people who've been together for they also drifted apart. The man easily drifted to other women - so many options. His partner confused, where what to change so that to keep relationship intact, for the sake of the child...She tried talking ...  more...
 Zebunissa | 11:58 | 18/Jul/2008
Friends: (68)  | City: Pune  | Interests: physocology
First impressions
First impression is the last impression..I don’t think so..Whenever I meet people I feel they are goodInnocent sweet honest just like me ;) And then as we progress further I realize it’s not trueAnd then my behavior changes ..Simultaneously the people who were under impression that I am goodStart noticing these changes and start feeling that’s untr...  more...
 anilairen | 20:43 | 10/Jul/2008
Friends: (390)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: travelling music ...
rays of hope
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 Kainaat Crea... | 09:16 | 22/Jul/2008
Friends: (1398)  | City: Birmingham  | Interests: Having a good laugh
Why are you paid more?
A mechanic was removing the cylinder heads from the motor of a car when he spotted a famous heart surgeon in his shop, who was standing off to the side, waiting for the service manager to come to take a look at his car.The mechanic shouted across the garage,'Hello Doctor!! Please come over here for a minute.'The famous surgeon, a bit surprised, wal...  more...
 amrut patil | 18:44 | 20/Jul/2008
Friends: (79)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: singing
Ganeshaya Namah
A great song and Class Performance ....  Pausaaaaaaa? Pausaaaaaa?Gananayaka GanadaivatayaGanadaksha YadhimahiGuna shariraya Guna ManditayaGuneshanay DhimahiGunaditaya Gunadhishaya Gunapravishtaya DhimahaiEkadantaya Vakratundaya Gauritanahaya yadhi mahiGajeshanaya Bhalchandraya shree ganeshaya dhimahi{Ekadantaya Vakratundaya Gauritanahaya yadhi mahi...  more...
 Mumbaikar bi... | 16:19 | 22/Jul/2008
Friends: (101)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Ek Dum Streagth B...
Chat bole tou Waat...................
Are o Pakiya idhaar baith jaldi se idhaar baith…apun ko tere se ek mast baat bolne ka hai…Are apun ka tou sir ghoom rela hai baap….yaar kal ka baat hai ye apun computer pe idhaar-udhaar dekh rela tha ki tabhiz apun ko udhaar Chaat ka kholi mila bole tou idhaar aane ka aur chatting karne ka kya…a..re wo wala chat nahi  re bole tou computer pe chaat ...  more...
 hardhitter h... | 12:06 | 16/Jul/2008
Friends: (75)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Life
Everybody Cheats-VI
Everybody Cheats-VI The call came when I was collecting her clothes from Sheila’s living room. My shrink.. Blah blah, how can I miss a fixed appointment, it’s so difficult to fit me this week. I was not listening; nothing was being registered from cell phone to my brain cells. Next day 11 am sharp she gave me time. Doc- Actually I scheduled some ps...  more...
 vikash kumar | 10:35 | 9/Jul/2008
Friends: (4)  | City: Bokaro  | Interests: movie,music & fri...
TENSION
HI........ CAN U FEEL TENSE SOME TIME. HOW MUCH PAIN  U FEEL.  ITS A TRUE HAPPNING. LAST NIGHT I WAS SLIGHTLY DRUNK. PIK MY MOBILE AND DIAL A UNKNOWN NO. TO TALK AS A FRIEND. ON THE OTHER SIDE IT WAS A GIRL & HER VOICE IS SO SWEET THAT I FEEL TODAY ALSO WHICH CANNOT BE EXPLAIN IN WORD. AFTER INTRECT WITH HER I WANT TO TALK LONGER BUT SHE SWITCH OFF...  more...
 rasheed | 22:53 | 20/Jul/2008
Friends: (33)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: in life
organisation politics
Hi all, I m feeling hellright now………… organization politics fed up of defending myself against it I don’tunderstand why people cant let us live alone…….. why that’s necessary forothers to nose in when things goes into right direction……….. why people alwaysjealous of others if you want to see your self being praised by others d...  more...
 venmonybimal... | 12:20 | 19/Jul/2008
Friends: (181)  | City: Chengannur  | Interests: writing,painting,...
My Visitor..........
These were my special visitors.........she came with family....except hubby, he is on a BT...  more...
 Meera Warrier | 10:43 | 13/Jul/2008
Friends: (54)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Let us live so th...
Random Thoughts
        Dont let someone become a priority in your life, when you are just an option in their life.............. Ahhhh..........I recently realized this !!!!! Though a little late, the best lesson I learned was:  Relationships work best when they are balanced. When our office recently lost an office attendant, I remembered that I owed him a "Thanks...  more...
 krishna veni | 10:43 | 20/Jul/2008
Friends: (179)  | City: .  | Interests: .
Take me away
                             Take me away to a distant land far, far away from the misery and suffering of this uncanny world.  Wake me up and take me away for here I lay in a dormant state in the cocoon of this materialistic world. Take me away from this gloomy world towards the path of enlightenment. Take me away from the grief, misery, aversion ...  more...
 keshav singhal | 14:46 | 15/Jul/2008
Friends: (352)  | City: Ajmer  | Interests: Learning, Reading...
Does not see
नींद न देखे टूटी खाट, भूख न देखे झूठा भात,प्याì 0; न देखे धोबी-घाé...  more...
 vchennai | 16:55 | 18/Jul/2008
Friends: (717)  | City: Madras  | Interests: movies, chatting
Contrasts
Each and every human being is unique. We all have different perspectives, beliefs and experiences in our lives.Let me try to explain my thinking process (assuming there is process in my thinking).Whenever I see rain, I think of sunshine. Without rains, we wont be appreciating sunshine and vice versa. Whenever we have powercuts, I realise how depend...  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...
 pia kumar | 15:07 | 10/Jun/2008
Friends: (21)  | City: Jabalpur  | Interests: music,food,reading
friends
friendship is the most beautiful realation in this world. God has given us every realation but the friendship is one we make it. so always love n trust ur friend bcoz they r the ones who makes us happy when we r sad    more...
 Mira Iyer | 00:23 | 21/Jul/2008
Friends: (181)  | City: Boston  | Interests: Music,books
Intervention
(Title based on a documentary by that name which inspired this work)She started preparing a glass of hot chocolate for her daughter.Maybe some easy-on-the-stomach sandwiches too.No meat. Would the hot chocolate be too heavy for her daughter's weak stomach? She impulsively threw the hot chocolate into the sink and kept a big glass of milk into the m...  more...
 deadly_arms | 14:01 | 30/May/2008
Friends: (26)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: I m EXTREMELY SOR...
Uncomplete but true
There was a 16 yrs. boy & he saw a girl and fell in love at first sight.He didn"t think that sometimes she would be mine.Few years later or within a year God play a game now that girl fell in love with same boy who had love her in  first sight.Now their love gone on & on,all the times they thought each other and both were stand on their terraces al...  more...
 Suyash Chatu... | 16:21 | 21/Jul/2008
Friends: (37)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Playing Cricket, ...
Lucky's Greatest Treasure
Anyone who has pets will really like this. Mary and her husband Jim had a dog named 'Lucky.' Lucky was a real character. Whenever Mary and Jim had company come for a weekend visit, they would warn their friends to not leave their luggage open because Lucky would help himself to whatever struck his fancy. Inevitably, someone would forget and somethi...  more...
 Binu Abraham | 16:15 | 29/Jun/2008
Friends: (324)  | 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...
 Harsha | 22:53 | 14/Jul/2008
Friends: (306)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: buks,archeology
THE OTHER SIDE OF FREEDOM